I try and find different ways to express myself creatively. You try being a creative individual when you are limited day to day in corporate america. I know I’ve whored my sole for a somewhat comfortable life, and my “work” has suffered because of it. Where the hell is this going you ask? So we’re in PierOne looking for holiday gifts. I glaze over. I find that in 5 minutes, I’ve walked the store 3 times now, while my wife is stuck in one fucking section. I mean, for god’s sake, it’s PierOne – hell, it’s even a PierOne CLEARANCE store – just pick it up and lets get the hell out of here.
That’s not 100% accurate, but you get where I’m at.
So when the wife catches up to me we’re in the candle holder section. I look over at these things stacked and say:
“Those are kind of cool…”
Not skipping a beat (since I hate all things candles I’m sure my wife is thinking I’m drunk and she’s about to score the score of all ages – more useless candle crap) she says:
“Where we’re you thinking (of putting them)…”
To which I respond:
“On the wall. Above the mantle.”
Wife:
“Really? How?”
Me:
“Screws. They’re just made of wood…”
So my art project comes to life. 2 screws per little “hand-carved” candle holder. Less then a buck a pop (they were listed at $8 originally. Who the fuck spent $8 a pop on one of these? If that’s you reading, PLEASE send me a picture of yourself, I’ll do a post solely dedicated to you!!). I like it. Wife likes it. It’s pretty cool looking. The picture doesn’t do it justice.