Well, I guess my yearly tradition to go over the top on Valentine’s Day must commence as usual. Otherwise what else would I do?
Okay, I’ll post another mushy song in my playlist of delicious love songs. This being my all time favorite song just in general.
Stevie Wonder I Believe (When I Fall in Love with you it will be forever)
Tomorrow I’m releasing my origami hearts out into the wild, I guess. A little early but, I am ready to get rid of them. I did do a trial run of them at the library and I have no idea how that faired. Probably a bit whimsy, which is the ultimate goal.
A life without whimsy is a dimsy life. I made up a word!
A part of me is anxious for some reason. It’s not at all weird a 40 something year old is making paper crafts and writing weird messages and doodles in them, no it’s not…shakes head, yes it is. It’s like my inner child is unleashed. But it’s not at all any different from my cards. The cards though I get to choose who gets them. This I cannot say, or if my boss will take them away and say you can’t leave these here.
I also feel that maybe someone out there, and I mean a lot of people out there right now need some light in their life. This world is dragging everyone down. And if I can spread some light to just a small part of the community then I feel like I have a sense of purpose. Valentine’s Day can suck for those without anyone, and even though I’m comfortable being alone now, some others may not be. Then there are kids who don’t have loving parents, or friends, maybe a paper heart will cheer them up. Maybe a widow or widower who is alone finds a paper heart and it makes them smile. So I’m going to do it. I may feel uncomfortable but I’m so tired of being in my comfort zone, my bubble. I’ve let so many opportunities and people pass me by because of it.
Paper Hearts do your thang! Hahaha
This one has to be my favorite of the Origami Surprise Hearts.
And if you know the song even better and you are probably in my age bracket, hahaha…
I have made two baskets full and I hope they don’t creep people out, but in a way I guess I do want them to have an experience…of joy! But it’s mostly probably going to be uncomfortableness. Because I did make other song lyric ones too. I was just in the moment running out of ideas, but also conjuring up a February playlist and that song was playing in the background.
And 80’s music had some of the best, mushiest, cheesiest songs in any era of music! And I mean that in a good way! They made great love songs. Peter Gabriel’s In Your Eyes is just one of about a million love songs that were so good. That one isn’t cheesy as some of them. But name some cheesy love songs and it might end up on my February playlist.
My all time favorite is This Must be the Place (Naive Melody) by the Talking Heads it’s already on there.
It’s not all 80’s music, but just some of the best love songs I believe to be the best. Actually there are too many to even try to fit in a playlist. And it’s going to take me the entire month to get it all I think.
If you haven’t guessed I’m making a playlist for each month..then after the year is up listen back and hope memories of that year come back to me..because music tends to do that. I don’t necessarily know if themes will pop up but they probably will (like February all about love). And I have gone and butchered and changed at the very end so I don’t even know if it’s that great an idea.
But once I’m done I’ll share it with you guys!
Here is January’s. I was going with just Inspiration, and Strong Women because that’s what I aspire to be,my intention anyway. It is kind of melancholy too but January was pretty melancholy.
And that is the start of February
Of course I always do some code mushy Valentine’s stuff. Making the untypical Valentine, this year I am doing origami. The crane life is a life of whimsy and I love how whimscial Origami is. So of course, hearts!
Each one has a message inside. Nothing cliche Valentine messages, but I’m going to leave them at the service counter at work. This will be sort of my first attempt at publicly presenting my code mush (besides the big wide web!). I usually deliver personal messages or cards to people. Or leave my magazines in the break room (haven’t done those in years but I think they were too ridiculous and I was running out of ideas ). I will not at all be disappointed if it’s received with weird glances. I hope it makes everyone weird and uncomfortable! which is how I feel 95% of the time.
I’m writing to inform you the clouds are dispersing, I think, so time to get cracking on code mush cards. I have a lot to give out this year, plus I want to add an origami to each one. I’m still working on my paper star, as the cheap origami paper just isn’t cutting it. So I think cutting strips of thick wrapping paper might work better. But the easy Santas actually look a little mushier than a star so who knows..depending on how busy I get Santas might have to do!
I also got to spend some time looking at an artist I’ve always admired, the late George Rodrigue this weekend! At the Longview Museum of Fine Arts! You might be familiar with the blue dog paintings that you may have seen, especially in the 90s and early 2000’s.
I love this quote by him that was in the exhibit:
“In art the more personal you are, the better you become.”
And also another quote by Rodrigue:
“If you paint to please the public or a critic, you’ll never paint anything lasting, anything real, or anything your own.”
Going to distribute bats around the store today!
Code Mush 