Can we talk about welding? No? Yes? Should I tell you about how I've perfected the soft boiled egg? It only took me one dozen tries and many delicious lunches. Or I could tell you about my trip to San Antonio that felt more like a trip to Vegas - sequined dresses and disco balls and all. Or maybe you'd like to know that my studio is finally in tip top working shape and that dress I made on Friday -- yeah, I've worn it for four days straight. Smelly? Maybe. Who cares. Our water main is broke due to Friday's deep freeze, so I'm kinda just rolling with it here. Just when I thought I couldn't love my dog any more than I already do, well, I do. I couldn't stand how cute and fun she was chasing exploding snowballs. Oh wait, you're tired of hearing about Cherry? Well, maybe I could open up a conversation about how it's been crossing my mind that maybe it's time I had myself a baby. Yeah, re-read that. It's just a thought. We can talk about it later. I just wanted to plant a seed. No, none of this really matters. All I really want to talk about is WELDING! But see, now I've run out of energy. This girl is beat. In the best possible way. You know, in that kind of way when everything feels ok and you just know it's all gonna work out one way or another and really, I don't need to do anything about it.

Welding!!

W. It's f**king scary.
E. We started as 10 -- 6 men, 4 women. We're now 8 --6 men, 2 women.
L. The men are bold and Fearless. I'm trying to be.
D. I've found my new kind of guy. He's called the artsy-blue collar guy.
I. This was the content of our first 75 minute class: "There are many ways that one can get hurt." "Try really hard not to get hurt." "You will probably get hurt."
N. The key to a good oxy-acetylene weld: Slow. Steady. Good strong heat. Keep thinking there's a note on living the good life somewhere in there.
G. Just like when I play tetris for hours on end, I'm looking at you but all I can see is myself holding the torch, making puddles and pushing the feed.