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September 29, 2005
This just in
Two more finished Mariahs showed up in my inbox this morning, from Goodkarma and Renee, and they look great; go have a look!
Moving on Saturday, whether I can arrange to get the bed right away or not. Right now I think it would be worth it to have to sleep on the floor for a night or two in order to be able to get up on Sunday and walk to the studio, rather than being stuck out on the edge of town with no bus to get me there. No more wasted days.
It's amazing how much of a mess I can make in a month and a half, especially considering I only brought half a vanload of stuff here, and a third of that went to the studio. The floor in my room is already covered in prints, fabric, yarn, papers, pencils, clothes and shoes. And knitting needles. Gah. I bet Peter's got our house all cleared out like the minimalist bachelor pad of his dreams in my absence, but it's comforting to know that it will only take me a few weeks to make it look like a herd of kindergarteners stampeded through.
Here's one for the Making Fun of Americans file: I set up my new account with Georgia Power yesterday, and the lady there asked me, "why don't Canadians have Social Security numbers? How do y'all pay your taxes up there?". Heh. Peter said I should have told her that we don't pay taxes in Canada, that the government makes enough money from operating the moose hatcheries that we don't need to. I wish I had told her that the Governor-General comes around with her fleet of dog sleds once a year and takes a portion of our seal hunt. Damn. I need to learn to think faster.
Posted by jodi at September 29, 2005 07:37 AM | categories: dumbass : knit design
Comments
Heh. Moose Hatcheries. Funny stuff!
Posted by: NWJR at September 29, 2005 09:04 AM
I had a woman at the social security office ask me, "You're from Canada? Well, now, who is your Christopher Columbus?" The man in behind me snorted but I just smiled politely and replied, "um, Christopher Columbus actually."
Posted by: caro at September 29, 2005 09:26 AM
Moose hatcheries . . . sled dogs . . . no taxes in Canada . . . OMG, you crack me up!
Posted by: chris at September 29, 2005 09:47 AM
LOL. How do you pay your taxes?
Posted by: Sandy at September 29, 2005 09:52 AM
Jodi- I happened upon your web-page from the HB Beal site. your site is very cool, and it makes me happy to see you "doing art" Loved your comments about the arena feeling.
I will keep readin'
Are you living in georgia now? I'm in florida. write back if you feel so inclined. sz
Posted by: SuzAnne Maple at September 29, 2005 10:32 AM
You always think of the best lines AFTER you hang up...that would have been a good one though!
Posted by: Sarah HB at September 29, 2005 11:34 AM
Moose hatcheries! One more thing to warp my child with. You should have just told her "we don't pay taxes" and left it at that. Heh. I'm always for the maximum mess-with value of any comment. Which is why my child will now hear about Canadian Moose Hatcheries, Ltd. You need a logo and t-shirts. NOW!!!
Posted by: Liz at September 30, 2005 12:30 PM
You should have told them that we snowshoe over the frozen tundra in the winter in a pilgrimmage to pay taxes to our King, the man with the plaid hat on the Canadian Tire money.
Darn it. Why do the best ideas always come to you after the fact?
BTW - I know some people who work for the moose hatchery in New Brunswick. I don't know why these people are laughing. They even bottle and sell "moose pee". It's a delicacy in these parts.
Posted by: Stephanie VW at September 30, 2005 01:05 PM
Wait a minute. I just looked at the globe and figured out that Canada is much bigger than just a little strip north of the U.S. on my map. It's even connected to Alaska! Wow. No wonder you Canadians don't pay taxes. You're hiding up there, clear off the map. I'm sure our president can fix all that for you, if you just give him a chance.
Posted by: Snowball at September 30, 2005 01:28 PM
Oh, for fucksake. Dumbass is right. Could I just DIE?! ;-)
Posted by: Norma at September 30, 2005 03:17 PM
Do you have ANY idea how excited I would be to actually pay my taxes if the President came around in a dog sled to personally collect them! Now that's a presidential job description I can get behind. OMG - I'm writing my senator RIGHT now!
Posted by: Kellee at September 30, 2005 03:49 PM