Oh, how I love thee, paraffin and pigment!
So, yesterday I bought a 96 box of crayons to keep at work and/or to take with me places (incase they get melted—see, I already have one at home). I discovered that they’re like $2.50 cheaper at Walmart than at Michaels—and that’s a lot when they aren’t expensive to begin with. And on my way home, excited about future crayon use (though I’ve yet to do any since I watched two episodes of LOST with Otto instead) I had a little blast from my past.
I remember almost catching the microwave on fire trying to create one of those mottled multi-color crayon things. Anna and I thought this was a brilliant idea when we were, oh, ten.
I thought about how I hate sharpening crayons and therefore loved the beginning of new school year because it meant I got new ones. I think I’m a fan of the little lip on the top. And I like them to be neat and clean and uniform and I don’t like to tear the paper. Perhaps I’m a little OCD about ‘em.
At one point in my life I had decided that I was going to work for one of two companies—Crayola or Bic. Eventually Prang or Papermate also entered in the picture. I thought I wanted to be an engineer in ink. Turns out that’s 1) a hard thing to be and 2) you’re stuck there, so no field-changing. So I came up with a new plan. I think I’m currently on plan eleventy-billion-and-six, but what-ev.
I still love coloring books. I like the PowerPuff girls best right now.
Green crayons are some of my favorites. If it’s a shade of green and a crayon, I like it.
Gel crayons aren’t so fun, by the by.
And I want to go to Easton, PA, and I want to buy this shirt, too.And today I’m drawing a sailboat. And this weekend I’m going to take some fun crayon pics, perhaps. The ones I found online inspired me to do so…
Happy weekend, kiddos.
"Perhaps I’m a little OCD about ‘em."
ReplyDeletePerhaps?
Nah...
So, Crystal wants to go to the Crayola place too. She says, "Carrie likes crayons??? I gotta meet her! She sounds cool!"
So, I guess you're in good with my GF. Hooray!
DELIGHTFUL!
ReplyDeleteWeeeee! That was a fun ride.
ReplyDeleteI think talking about Crayons put you into a ten-year-old mindset becuse, by the end, your sentences made you sound like a child talking about crayons lol. It was sweet, in a weird way.
I know it's been a while since you've actually posted this entry, but I figured I'd post you a link to this pic...
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...because it's a crayon glass I got from the Crayola Factory I ALMOST toured. The key word being almost. Because my parents were mean and wouldn't let me go. Granted I was 21 at the time...but still they scarred me for life. So now I HAVE to go back!
Anyway, I got the crayon glass from the factory gift shop, which my parents did let me go to...and which you get a free crayon at.
I would've posted a pic of just the glass, but that would've involved washing it and then getting my camera out, taking the pic and downloading it...which is so much work! Besides, I like this pic cuz it's my dad pretending to be manly while drinking beer out of a glass with a cartoon crayon on it.
I'll stop rambling now. :)