See, as a child, whenever something wonderful was on the horizon...a vacation, amusement park visit, etc. I would constantly worry that I would die before the event would take place.
I remember being so excited about taking a train trip to Atlanta, one weekend. We had to be at the station at 1am for a 2am departure, so my parents set the alarm for midnight. Needless to say, I couldn't sleep. I tried to read to pass the time, but too worried for it to help much. All of a sudden, I heard a TERRIBLE noise and knew that the end had come...I was going to die and not get to go to Atlanta.
And yes...the irony of that statement does NOT escape me. Most of us would rather die than go TO Atlanta, nowadays. But remember, this is childhood.
You know...back when we had HOPE.
Anyway, I prayed death wouldn't hurt too much and gritted my teeth, waiting.
The noise stopped. Turned out, it was the digital clock's alarm going off to wake my parents.
Through my 20's and 30's, while engaged in the sport of "Long distance Therapy and Counseling Marathons" (don't laugh...I placed top three...only behind my mother and ex-husband) I discovered that this isn't uncommon to some children. We know that there is but one thing that can take away an upcoming, exciting event, and that thing is death. Ergo, we become afraid of dying as the event nears.
Now, of course, I realize there were MANY things that could've disrupted those anticipated events: Weather, unexpected financial upsets, Democrats...all of these things had the potential to wipe-out any future plans. But at the age of 8, I only knew the occasional thunderstorm and 'economics' only meant that I needed .99 cents for the latest Shawn Cassidy 45.
Registered: April 13, 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 178
Mon, Feb 01, 2016 @ 3:48 PM
I can see that all your months of hard work, strategic planning, frustrations, blood, sweat, tears and fears have culminated in this Amazing piece of Art!!!!! Absolutely Spectacular!!!
Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Mon, Feb 01, 2016 @ 6:19 PM
This gets more and more amazing as I see the different views! Thanks for all the photos too! I love that hardward and the images you used! SO fun to see your work again!