Thursday Last (March, 29)

It has been a while…
There is much to say, but so much that I don’t know how to fit it all in. It will come eventually.


Oohh, I got a little bit irritated yesterday {Thursday, that is}. Thank goodness Margarite was there and at various times during the evening gave me a little talking to, so I wouldn’t be upset over something stupid and inconsequential.
So, we were walking out of class and a not so random person was sitting outside the doors, they were not alone…I was being selfish or maybe even a bit jealous I suppose, so I disregarded the fact that they were oh, so conveniently sitting there when my class let out. I walked by without saying anything, nor did I look back, I was acting a bit childishly but it was with good reason, I suppose. Well, maybe not, but either way it irked me.
I didn’t work this evening; instead I was able to go to an important meeting concerning a project that I am collaborating on. Walking to Randolph and Wells was an experience for me, I walked up State street to Randolph and then over to Wells, I have never really been that direction on foot before and it was nice being outside and seeing what the Theatre district in Chicago looks like at 5:30 in the afternoon.
When I got to the corner I met up with Evan, Jotyika and Ruth, a minute later or two later. And we headed to the South side of Chicago, it was a fun car ride, filled with jokes about Evan’s car and subsequently his driving skills, along with the topic of the impending meeting, and how my class went today. That was a funny conversation… Evan asked me if I had class today, and I replied, “yes I did ” which wasn’t really the funny part.
Then I said that “it was quite boring actually, because it was Art History” when Evan asked how it went.
And Jotyika who was sitting in the back seat with Ruth, asked, “Why, were you fasting?”
I turned back towards her and give her a quizzical look, before I realized what exactly she was asking, and another moment why she would be thinking that.
I said “oh, no. I had a class today, not fasting”
“I don’t do that one very often” then I paused a second and said “I think I like food too much for that.” We all kind of laughed about that one.
The rest of the trip went pretty smoothly, though punctuated with sporadic swearing at other drivers by Evan, and various comments by the others in the car, not to mention the command given by Evan to myself to, hand him my phone so he could show me how some little gadget in his car worked.
The meeting at the community center went well, it provided much insight for the group and me, and gave a number of good ideas to think about.

Clothing… Armor, inspiration…organic sea shapes and rounded hollowed out wood. That is what I’ve got to work with
It can’t be too literal, or even too vague
Each piece has to be the right blend of innovation and inspiration
This is something that one hopes to achieve
And only occasionally does
Lets hope that it’s this time for sure.