Monday, August 10, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
I So lOvE CrAyOlA
So sHe bOuGhT AlEx a bOx oF CrAyOlA...
tHe sMeLl oF FrEsH CrAyOlAs bRoUgHt BaCk sO MaNy cHiLdHoOd mEmOrIeS... i rEmEmBeR I'M NeVeR GoOd aT DrAwInGs...i dOn't dRaW BeCaUsE I CaN'T DrAw...bUt i'M
aLwAyS DrAwN To cRaYoNs eSpEcIaLlY CrAyOlA BeCaUsE Of iTs SmElL... i'm aDdTiCtEd tO It's sMeLl! BuT NoT To tHe pOiNt oF BeInG StOnEd...i jUsT LoVe iT. iS AlL.
I ReMeMbEr hOw i aLwAyS HaNkErEd fOr fReSh bOx oF CrAyOlAs wHeN I WaS YoUnGeR. AnD WhEn oNe oF ThEm iS BrOkEn, I'D TeLl mY Ma tO BuY Me a nEw oNe. i jUsT
WaNt tHeM FrEsH AnD NeW.
aS I GrEw oLdEr aNd mY InTeReStS WiDeN, i nO LoNgEr gO FoR CrAyOlAs...iN FaCt i tOtAlLy fOrGoT AbOuT ThEm. bUt iT'S ClEaR In mY MiNd tHaT WhEnEvEr i'm aSkEd
wHaT I WaNt, I'D SaY, "CoLoRs", wItHoUt bAtTiNg aN EyElAsH.
As a gRoWn uP, aNd hAvInG FoRgOtTeN AbOuT ThE GrEaT-SmElLiNg cOlOrS, i tRiEd uSiNg dIfFeReNt bRaNd oF CoLoRs. sOmEtIMeS I ReCoGnIzE ThAt tHeY Do nOt sMeLl tHe
sAmE BuT I JuSt bRuSh iT OfF. SiNcE I LeArNeD ThAt tHeY ArE CoLoRs aNd nOt cOlOgNeS. ThEy aRe hErE To aDd cOlOrS AnD NoT ScEnTs.
i iMmEnSeLy eNjOyEd fAbEr-cAsTeLl aNd tHe oThEr cOlOrS My aUnT GoT Me fRoM GeRmAnY AnD ThEy tOtAlLy mAdE Me fOrGeT My cRaYoLa-sCeNt aDdIcTiOn.
BuT ThIs fReSh bOx oF CrAyOlA So bIg cRaYoNs tOtAlLy bRoUgHt mE BaCk tO WhEn i wAs tHrEe aNd wAs cOlOrInG JuSt aBoUt eVeRy sUrFaCe iMaGiNaBlE.
oHhH...I CaN JuSt sNiFf iT AlL DaY AnD MaRvEl aT ThE MeMoRiEs iT BrInGs!