Friday Morning Randomness

I'm sitting here expecting to have no internet access soon until who knows when, so I thought I'd do some writing to ease my anxiety. I'm probably getting all stressed for nothing, but the cable company is coming to check on our service today and they may be adding a new line to try to strengthen our signal. I'm doubtful that it will help, since these problems worsened after they updated their system. Probably need some work on my positive thinking today! I've already made coffee, checked my email, read some blogs, played a word game, did some photo work, renewed items on Etsy, re-fired and filed my new flying fox pendant, picked out a bead to start my planned new line of wire wrapped rings [yah!], completed my third Pay It Forward item, brought out the rats for visiting, and fed and treated my guppies [three have ick :( ]. I wake up too early!

Chris took his math final yesterday while I waited for him. We brought Eris, and I thought I'd avoid the usual understandable curiosity by taking a hike on some ungroomed trails through the woods behind our local YMCA. After conversations with both of the people that passed, I went back to the college to sit under a tree away from everyone. Twenty minutes later, after a conversation with a student that lasted almost as long, I moved into the car with her and waited for over an hour. I'm not complaining, except I got very cramped! I actually think it's pretty cool that so many people are interested in snakes and are willing to approach despite her size. Two of the three wanted to pet her, and she tried to climb up one poor guy's pant leg!

Eris inspecting a fallen tree on our walk
 

Same tree from a distance - I just thought it looked neat having fallen on the power line

I did try making a mold of a polymer clay maker's mark/quality tag, but that was a big bust! Even after I finally managed to not bubble the Sculpey during firing, the molding compound got stuck in the tiny etchings I made. Maybe I'll make a little custom-shaped mold so I can create PMC tags to etch directly onto until I can get metal stamps. I'd love a little dragonfly to go with my shop theme, but I should probably stop making things difficult on myself. Okay, off for now - hope everyone has a great day!