Brighde's Baubles in Davis Thursday

[miss-jett.livejournal.com]

Brighde's Baubles will return to Davis on Thursday. We've missed a lot of folks; Salem has been somewhat lonely for us.

I have a doctor's appointment in Davis Square at 1:30 on Thursday. We'll be setting up in my usual spot, by the Holland Street entrance to the T, after my appointment. I expect to be there until 9:00 or 10:00 pm. I have a lot of new jewelry, including some witchy and Halloweeny stuff. 'Tis the season! ;) I am also happy to take requests if you'd like me to make you something and I have the materials on-hand; I'd only ask for a deposit of a few dollars to help ensure that you're really coming to pick up the finished item, unless I already know you personally.

My mini USB cord is MIA, so I haven't been able to get pictures of new stuff onto the computer. I'm going to hunt for it tonight, and will hopefully be able to post pics of some of the new stuff.

[ETA: Found the camera cord. Will post a link to pictures of new jewelry once I get them uploaded.]

Comments

[miss-jett.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the concern; it really means a lot to us. [I'm not sure who you are. Have we talked IRL?]

That's a really good idea if we ended up in a tougher spot again -- I'd actually had a similar thought.

On a related note, AJ & I have had many discussions regarding how screwed up it is that, the more desperately one needs something, the more opposed some people are to allowing that person to receive what they need. So sometimes protesters are allowed to participate in urban camping but homeless folks are not, for example. [I'm thinking and writing broadly, with all of the various Occupy ______ protests in mind. I know that arrests and abuse have taken place, and am well-aware that I've been too preoccupied with our stressful situation to keep up much with news.] Another example: the week leading up to Shakespeare in the Park in Davis, someone from Theatre@First was allowed to sleep in a tent to watch over the stage and equipment, but we would not have been allowed to set up and sleep in a tent in the park. I hope it's obvious that I'm not begrudging the folks in either example anything, just comparing situations...

Even being out in Davis selling jewelry, it often felt like I had the hardest time making a sale when we needed it the most, even if our outlook and projected moods were still upbeat. (Of course it was even harder when we were just plain miserable because we were having difficulty meeting basic needs.) It's a really interesting dynamic.

[elements.livejournal.com]

I hear you on that. I feel like that's what happens in the job hunt too - hence the places that even state forthrightly that they won't hire unemployed people. I've found so far in my own job search that being someone who is desperately looking, no matter how careful I am not to seem in any way desperate, seems to prejudice people. I wonder what kind of fear is behind that, for the people holding back.

Oh and no we haven't met IRL. I stopped by when AJ was there once around when the whole Harvard Vanguard thing happened.