In this episode of Things Lost or Broken this week, we met up with student, Anna Curtiss to chat about the things lost or broken in her life. Earlier this week the young costume designer's wallet was misplaced on a bus. When she discovered the loss, Curtiss wasn't about to run four blocks to catch up with the bus. "So far nothing has turned up. The day before Christmas Eve is a fantastic time to be running about trying to replace cards," said Curtiss sarcastically.
Despite troubling occurances left and right, Curtiss is determined to maintain a positive attitude. "I could easily look at these experiences and wonder when the next bad thing could happen, or I could greet them as an oppourtunity in disguise. I was ready for change but didn't realise it."
Yesterday Curtiss' laptop screen ceased to work for no apparent reason. She knew the computer was on, but not responsive to her verbal plea's for it to function. Taking it to a nearby service center revealed that the LED screen had simply given up the goat.
To top things off, Curtiss had planned on spending the day working on a few new shirts and patching some clothes. Just as she was ready to start sewing, her machine decided it needed to skip every three or four stitches and simply not function. "I seriously considered the notion that perhaps it is my proximity to these things that is causing these malfunctions," giggled Curtiss during our interview. "I'm flabbergasted at all this mishap!"
Curtiss is turning to simple chores, and crafts that don't require the use of either her laptop or her sewing machine. Knitting, for example, has turned out to be very soothing. She is also in the process of refurbishing a quilt. "All my laundry is done, and there are patterns cut out for when the sewing machine decides to work again," Curtiss chuckled. "I am going to see about having that repaired as well."
What can be taken away from all these events, we asked Curtiss, "Oh, that you should always speak nicely to your inanimate objects! You never know when your laptop conspired with your sewing machine."
Miss A. Information - Daily News, Seattle
p.s.
I would be posting a tutorial, and chatting about Christmas, but the images are trapped on the invalid computer, so bear with me for a time.
xoxoxo Anna
Despite troubling occurances left and right, Curtiss is determined to maintain a positive attitude. "I could easily look at these experiences and wonder when the next bad thing could happen, or I could greet them as an oppourtunity in disguise. I was ready for change but didn't realise it."
Yesterday Curtiss' laptop screen ceased to work for no apparent reason. She knew the computer was on, but not responsive to her verbal plea's for it to function. Taking it to a nearby service center revealed that the LED screen had simply given up the goat.
To top things off, Curtiss had planned on spending the day working on a few new shirts and patching some clothes. Just as she was ready to start sewing, her machine decided it needed to skip every three or four stitches and simply not function. "I seriously considered the notion that perhaps it is my proximity to these things that is causing these malfunctions," giggled Curtiss during our interview. "I'm flabbergasted at all this mishap!"
Curtiss is turning to simple chores, and crafts that don't require the use of either her laptop or her sewing machine. Knitting, for example, has turned out to be very soothing. She is also in the process of refurbishing a quilt. "All my laundry is done, and there are patterns cut out for when the sewing machine decides to work again," Curtiss chuckled. "I am going to see about having that repaired as well."
What can be taken away from all these events, we asked Curtiss, "Oh, that you should always speak nicely to your inanimate objects! You never know when your laptop conspired with your sewing machine."
Miss A. Information - Daily News, Seattle
p.s.
I would be posting a tutorial, and chatting about Christmas, but the images are trapped on the invalid computer, so bear with me for a time.
xoxoxo Anna
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