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October 16, 2006
backseat quickie
Yesterday morning was spent entertaining a charming crowd of firefighters and campus police, who happily joined with Nara and I (the only crazies who come in and work at 8:30 on a Sunday morning) in a rousing game of "what's that burning smell?"; had I known they would all be so much fun and stay until lunchtime I would have ordered pizza or something. Tab the electrician was also called in, and despite having been to our building five days last week and now Sunday morning as well, turned down my offer to set up a nice cozy cot for him in the hall. Go figure.
As blogging hasn't been in the top of my mind of late, I didn't think to get the camera out until after they were gone. But let me tell you: I've never been the sort of girl to get all wet and bothered over a man or woman in uniform (except maybe a hockey school uniform), but hell some of those people were hot! You'll just have to imagine it instead. And imagine jackets coming off, releasing the acrid scent of the last fire as they fall to the floor; little slivers of hot firefighter and cop belly showing as they stand on a ladder with their heads in the ceiling, turning 360 degrees while sniffing to see what direction the burning was coming from. I must say I was not as impressed by this technology as I was with the heat seeking camera.
At any rate, they finally left and then I spent the afternoon putting the first applique layer on this quilt:
Posted by jodi at October 16, 2006 06:59 AM | categories: in the studio
Comments
So, what was burning?
Posted by: crumpet at October 16, 2006 07:32 AM
Oh, just some old ballasts in the light fixtures. Same problem as last week. They all need to be replaced but it won't happen. Third best printmaking MFA programme in the country my arse.
Posted by: jodi at October 16, 2006 07:38 AM
Now forget all the belly slivers and wafting aroma of well worked officers, that cloth could get me hot and bothered.
Posted by: Melly at October 16, 2006 08:52 AM
Nice to see it "sparked" your creativity.
Posted by: NWJR at October 16, 2006 10:37 AM
Dr. Pennfield, I smell burnt toast.
Posted by: Steph VW at October 16, 2006 11:18 AM
oh my. *flush*. i need a cold shower after that write-up!
Posted by: brenda in toronto at October 16, 2006 12:08 PM
Hi Jodi, The applique looks intriguing! And shiny! are you using cotton?
Claire
Posted by: Claire at October 16, 2006 05:20 PM
Funny, I was just walking down the hallway from my office to the staff washroom and noticed, hanging from the light fixture that used to flash incessently but is now permanently off, a note that reads "needs new ballast". Eleventh best University in it's class in Canada my arse!
Posted by: peter at October 16, 2006 06:25 PM
Hello Jodi, that feels most bizarre, is like saying hi to myself, lol! I live in Adelaide, South Australia, I also partook in googling 'jodi needs' & found your blog. Until now I had never even seen another 'jodi' spelt 'jodi'. I just wanted to say g'day!
Posted by: Jodi at October 17, 2006 09:53 PM