I Am A Tiger

Oh, Taegeuk Sa Jang, how I’ve missed you. Satisfy my love for the back stance.

You could probably make some sort of psychological case about how I like the back stances better than the front stances, but I mostly enjoy it because it’s so much fun to step into a forward stance from the back. It’s like you’re winding up for the spring.

I’m still the evil one in Tae Kwon Do, by the way, but they assure me that my uniform should be here in the next week or two. The blue lightsaber, however, may take longer, so for now I’ll have to go with my evil red one. I’m sure they’ll understand.

Fiddling

I have been practicing making wire jewelry for two weeks without hurting myself! I think this is a record.

I like making chains more than I expected, too. Once I get a little better at jump rings, I think I’m going to make a couple of belts for Kuen and Daja—Kuen will look good with a silver one over her blue tunic, and I’ve got a few fabrics for Daja that’d look good with copper.

Of course, I’ll have to make the clothes first. Sewing hasn’t been happening lately—partly because I’m lazy, and partly because Mom has been on a sewing jag of her own and I don’t want to get in her way. I’ll stick to metalwork for now.

I’ve already made some nifty bead rings, but I’m not ready to start on pendants. But I’ve got a lovely little rock collection that’s sitting here waiting to be messed with. We’ll see how it goes.

Mini Mia's Poetry: The Crash

One of the things under my bed was a “poetry portfolio” I had to make in what appears to be ninth grade. Behind a stack of bad poetry following formats like “Simile Poem” and “Permit Me Poem,” I tucked this goofy parody.

The Crash

Once upon a midnight dreary, I sat and pondered, weak and weary
Over how I could produce a poem that would earn me a good score.
So I could make the font look cuter, I thought I’d use my old computer
So I went and tried to boot ’er as I’d done every time before
Little was I ready for the shock I had in store—
For it would turn on nevermore.

( It Goes On … )