Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Old Snot - December 30, 2025

Y'all.

(Don't eat while you read this.  It's disgusting.)

My nose has been running thin, clear snot since . . . I don't know when, but I know it was happening this spring while I was trying to work in the vegetable garden, because I had to keep my pockets full of tissue so I could work.  This continued all year.  I blamed it on allergies. 

Last week, when I went to the doctor for my yearly physical, he prescribed antibiotics for a sinus infection.  I've been taking them for a week. 

This morning, I got up, poured some coffee, made some toast, and sat down to resume a video that I'd abandoned last night before bed.  Pretty soon, I began to hear noises - cracking, popping, squeaking noises - coming from INSIDE my head.  I blew my nose, and what came out looked like (and had the consistency of) well-chewed, yellow-green bubble gum.  It must be vintage snot, breaking loose from deep recesses.  It probably has spring pollen in it.

I guess the antibiotics are working.  

* * * * * * * 

Yesterday, despite temps in the '20s, I went out shopping for groceries and craft supplies.  Not long after I got home, the mailman delivered craft supplies I'd ordered the day after Christmas.  

This week's crafts focus on air-dry clay and UV resin.  In the past, I've played with polymer clay and two-part resin but did not produce anything noteworthy with either medium.  I threw them away a couple of years ago during The Big Purge - I did not like the toxic fumes - but I still have all the tools and molds.  

I'd never worked with air-dry clay until yesterday.  All I did was form some small shapes and set them out to dry.  I want to paint on the clay.  The plan is to try different kinds of paints, see what I can come up with.  

My BFF is gearing up to play with the same craft materials.  I wish we lived in the same state.



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