that's why i like it... 'cause it's kinda straddling its identity. some people think it's a precursor to the christmas season -- and it is -- but some people get it a little mixed up with halloween, too, as seen in this "marker painting" entitled christopher lee as dracula beating a turkey by punk rock and fine art philadelphia legend mikey wild. mikey whipped up this commission for me while i had a cup of coffee in the 9th street market wednesday morning on my way to pick up my turkey -- and yearly dose of baroque bullying -- from the equally legendary sonny d'angelo.
my favorite 24 hours of the whole year begin after the leftovers from thanksgiving are put away, through this evening, when we will be well into untangling lights and introducing hillel and ripley to their first christmas tree (we didn't put one up last year.) i've really got no significant knitting projects going at all -- in fact, i put the leafy man away for the year, since my meditation on the autumn leaves is effectively over until 2006, when i'll certainly take him out again. i really don't know what's next on the knitting or needlework front at all -- there are a few things sitting around that i can work on, but nothing i'm really obsessed with. which is good, since by the end of this long weekend, the press will be full of type and the ink will be out, and we will be testing papers for the knitting tarot book.
mel tormé is right at this moment singing about how he hates to say goodbye to november but how it also makes way for december. and i have to decide whether or not to eat pumpkin cheesecake for breakfast.