June 24, 2005

I think you'll kinda like it if you give it a chance, now

(Grades are in, and they're way better than we expected. Great.)

And so, finally, the great sigh of relief has been sighed. I'm taking everything in beautiful Super-Slow-Motion and eating fruit by the boxcar-loads. 5 pounds of grapes? 4 hours, followed by 2 pink lady apples, a peach, a banana and a handful of frozen berries. This is my adult fulfillment of my Childhood Declaration Number Four:

4: "When I am a grownup, I will eat all the candy I want. Candy until I'm sick. Because no-one can tell me not to."

My next move in Ultimate Summer Fulfillment was turning out to be a little more difficult. This time last year, Tiny and I were in NYC, living in a beautiful house that came equipped with a kick-ass hula hoop and a back porch. I decided then and there that 'Next summer, I will have a back porch, and a hula hoop.'

I moved into the Derby the month I got back, so presto, back porch. The Hoop continued to evade me. I knew it was essential to the next three months of my life, but no one carried them in big enough sizes.

I woke up yesterday and tapped on sleeping Cake.

"I can't find a hula hoop anywhere. What am I going to do?"

Without opening his eyes, he answered: "You're not looking hard enough."

And he was right. As Cake thumbed through the phonebook for toy stores, I googled "how to make a hula hoop" and found this awesome and informative website.

After the regular major trauma of visiting the home despot, I cut and abandoned half the tube in the HD parking lot and rode the rest home on my scooter like a bandelaro.

I made the first hoop yesterday, and painted it today. I think I'd like a 3/4 inch hoop instead, as the 1 inch kind of bruises the hips, but I can tell you that a ton of you motha's are getting a custom made hula hoop this summer.

I'll post pictures as soon as it dries.

Posted by Sonya at June 24, 2005 02:59 PM
Comments

that's my good friend jason. i'm glad you found i - hooping is awesome; spread the love!

Posted by: leblanc at June 27, 2005 02:09 PM

(and that's my good friend amy...)

Anyway, Hi Sonya, and YAY, another hoop addict!

I know some great hoopers in Seattle; You can connect with some of 'em - like Ariel (electrolicious.com) - through www.hooping.org.

Posted by: Jason at June 28, 2005 09:28 AM

I forgot about that house. I was just thinking about New York last night. I can't figure out where I stayed when I was there and you were there. Where the hell did I stay?

Posted by: David at June 28, 2005 12:53 PM

you stayed with mistah J.Cro. and his Mexican Royalty Roomate. Remember! There was ham under your pancake!

Posted by: sonya at June 28, 2005 03:40 PM

There was that night/morning, what with the ham secretly popping up under my pancake, yes. But I was there for a while and I definitely remember not being at Cronin's. I can't figure it out. I've mentally gone through every single one of my New York friends and I don't recall being on any of their couches.

Posted by: David at June 28, 2005 08:43 PM

my boss boss company owner man just gave me about three hoops worth of 3/4" irrigation tubing, thanks to him catching me scoping the website you posted and reading over my shoulder.

Better than getting fired for personal use of computer and internet.

I have extra tubing if anyone wants. I will probably only make one.

Posted by: jaye at July 7, 2005 12:47 PM