that all-nighter, not surprisingly, completely fucked up my internal clock.

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i procured a bunch of painted wooden beads and some hemp twine, both natural and black on friday. over the next week, i'm gonna try a few knotting techniques that i learned years and years ago. the hemp twine is really quite uneven, though. the bracelet i made myself on friday is incredibly lumpy. also, i had to roll it quite a bit before it became maleable, so it looks really worn and fuzzy.

it's hemp jewellery, though, i guess. it's supposed to be rustic?

i just wanna make sure i figure out exactly what i'll need to bring to the MOMpop next sunday. scissors, obviously. masking tape? maybe. little pieces of cardboard to serve as shitty impromptu cork boards? thumbtacks.

the event's supposed to be really casual and spontaneous, but i'm getting inexplicably excited and nervous about it. i haven't made hemp jewellery in years, and i get the brilliant idea that i'm gonna teach kids how to do it, now? hmm...

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we (HT, MM, HP, S&A and my sweetie) went to see carolyn mark on friday. the show was great, but way too short. i was kinda expecting her to play more than one set... i got her new album, which came with an 'ask me about carolyn mark!' button and a bag of 'beaver-flavoured chips.'

the album is absolutely amazing. i wish i had her voice -- my god, it's so rich and gorgeous.

we were debating whether the best thing to do is eat the beaver-flavoured chips and just keep the bag, or not eat the chips at all and keep the whole thing intact.

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the more S&A talk about their wedding plans -- taking ballroom dancing lessons so they can have a decent first dance, hiring DJs, getting dresses, finding photographers...ugh -- the more i am so, so glad that we never went through all of that shit. i mean, i understand that all of this is important to them, but i can't help but feel that there must be a better use of their time.