I bet you do this too … when my little fish-brain gets caught on a hook of an idea, sometimes it follows that line far and deep. Sometimes the ride is long; sometimes the line snaps pretty quickly. But however long it takes, I’m along for the ride. (See my Bollywood films blog, for example…)
These days, I’m fascinated by sewing blogs. Two that I read pretty much every day, both for their own content and for the content they themselves link to:
Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing
Both Gertie and Peter seem like delightful people with whom I’d like to be friends … they both seem to have that cheerful willingness to sally forth into the unknown, armed with a good attitude and a practical confidence. I like to think I possess that quality too; as improvisors, we learn pretty quickly that assuming success takes you a long way towards succeeding. If you’re going to make things (including theater) for a living or a hobby, you tend to get attacked by a lot of little logistical surprises; actual physical materials (and human beings) tend not to behave the way you wish they would. When those problems arise, assuming that you can probably fix them will usually help you *actually* fix them.
Sew on, you heroes of fiber and cloth. And one of these days, among these days I spend ravenously reading sewing blogs, I’ll actually make myself start sewing again.
I’m going to assume success.
Mandana Khoshnevisan 