Moment with Mr. Fly
In the furniture shop where I work, there is a black/house fly who has been living there about three weeks. Some days I don't see him (or her) at all, while other days he makes a nuisance of himself by continually trying to land on your face. Mostly I don't give him much thought. I don't give flies in general much thought really.
Last Wednesday, however, I had a "moment" with the fly. I had been polyurethaning a really pretty white-washed table, sitting on the floor with my head under the top of the table. When I lifted my head after a bit, I was surprised to be nose to nose with the fly, who was perched on the table's edge. What surprised me the most was that he didn't move away even though I was so close. The way he surprised me made me think he had been watching me, and so I said to him (yes I actually talked out loud to the fly) "hey there". He stayed put, watching me while doing that leg rubbing thing that flies do, and I examined him up close. They're really quite interesting to look at, they look so alien. Anyway, it felt like we had a moment, and for that moment, this fly wasn't just a fly, he was cute.
Now that I've confirmed for you once and for all that I am crazy, I'll tell you about what I've been doing this week. Today, some decorating. I really like decorating, especially seasonal decorating and moving things around. Freshening up, you know?
The other thing that has been taking up my time and my mental space, is the prospect of going to South Korea for a year. I dropped off my passport application today, so I'm really only at the beginning of the process and nothing is etched in stone yet. In fact I tried to restrain myself from mentioning anything about this on my blog for a while...but I'm excited!
I hope you Americans had a happy Thanksgiving. Take care!
Just started getting the tree ready. We really don't have too many decorations. I've always been a little afraid of accumulating too many Christmas decorations, and I don't like a lot of what's in the stores--too much plastic, I think.
In our entryway I like to have a little spot for things that change every few weeks. I had this vase of tree branches and just added a few ornaments and a birdie.
Last Wednesday, however, I had a "moment" with the fly. I had been polyurethaning a really pretty white-washed table, sitting on the floor with my head under the top of the table. When I lifted my head after a bit, I was surprised to be nose to nose with the fly, who was perched on the table's edge. What surprised me the most was that he didn't move away even though I was so close. The way he surprised me made me think he had been watching me, and so I said to him (yes I actually talked out loud to the fly) "hey there". He stayed put, watching me while doing that leg rubbing thing that flies do, and I examined him up close. They're really quite interesting to look at, they look so alien. Anyway, it felt like we had a moment, and for that moment, this fly wasn't just a fly, he was cute.
Now that I've confirmed for you once and for all that I am crazy, I'll tell you about what I've been doing this week. Today, some decorating. I really like decorating, especially seasonal decorating and moving things around. Freshening up, you know?
The other thing that has been taking up my time and my mental space, is the prospect of going to South Korea for a year. I dropped off my passport application today, so I'm really only at the beginning of the process and nothing is etched in stone yet. In fact I tried to restrain myself from mentioning anything about this on my blog for a while...but I'm excited!
I hope you Americans had a happy Thanksgiving. Take care!
Just started getting the tree ready. We really don't have too many decorations. I've always been a little afraid of accumulating too many Christmas decorations, and I don't like a lot of what's in the stores--too much plastic, I think.
In our entryway I like to have a little spot for things that change every few weeks. I had this vase of tree branches and just added a few ornaments and a birdie.
posted by Tere | 5:29 PM
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The tree is lovely ;o)
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