Some observations

[mizarchivist]

Strangely, (she says with just the hint of irony-mmmm, iron) I prefer to read vampire books - you know, the kind of vampires that actually suck blood and have sex. None of this pansy glittery kind- over a morality play from 150 years ago on a topic I didn't need convincing over. So, I will continue to read Outlaw Demon Wails- Kim Harrison's latest- over Uncle Tom's Cabin for the duration. The latter is for book group which doesn't meet until January, so... nyah! Vampires and witches win!

It  occured to me yesterday that the closest thing to a craft fair I'd done before this past weekend was Dealer's Row, '01. That event was enough of a failure in my eyes that I unconsciously ignored clay-based crafting for the better part of 5 years. That will not be the case at all this time. I spent a large part of last night making a necklace.  Some major difference between then and now include: no major product manufacturing beforehand, very low overhead, and mostly zen attitude. Bonus: I have Etsy as a potential outlet, too. Getting used to not selling things there (very much) definitely conditioned me to more realistic goals. I do find it an interesting coincidence that my two retail-ish experiments took place during crappy economic times. I was happy enough about yesterday that I treated myself to a -gasp!- $4.05 breakfast.
So, to sum up: Emotional growth for the win! What's the end zone dance for that?

Comments

[taura-g.livejournal.com]

I think that sweetmmeblue's dancing Snoopy icon would fit best. ;-)

Congrats! And Good luck.

[lizzielizzie.livejournal.com]

What about lesbian vampire erotica (http://www.freyasbower.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17&products_id=143)? :-) (Written by a friend of mine)

[drwex]

Emotional growth and vampires! It's the duo that can't be beat!