epic haiku

carpet cleaners, carpet makers

There is a week long conference here at Covenant this week for Rug makers. Some of you might remember the tables with signs saying "reserved for Rug Makers" distributed throughout Founders. Well, they are here now. They are making really intricate rugs. Some of them are really cheesy, some are really awesome. They are attempting to preserve the old art of hooking rugs by hand. They have all this felt like material everywhere and these canvases with patterns drawn on them to fill with colour, much like cross stitch. At first they were kind of annoying, but now I think it's rather cool. I was just outside Rod's office and these little old ladies were trying to figure out how to get to Mills the fastest and cut through Rivendell. How funny is that? Rivendell has been taken over by little old ladies, as has Blackwatch and all of Third. In the mean time, I am trying to get Mac/Rhymer lobby clean... this may take awhile.

Interestingly enough, Rivendell's commons is being used right now as a cloth dying station. There are all these interesting chemicals, neutral coloured fabric, tons of latex gloves, and die set up all over the sink, counter and table. At one point (and maybe still at this point) in my life I wanted to get a herd of sheep and use their wool to make cloth that I would dye with the colours I would make out of the flowers in my garden (out side my cottage where I would drink lots of tea). It's funny how the absurdities of life sometimes collide with reality and remind you of your fantasies when you least expect it.