Last year, at UC Davis’s alumni Picnic Day, I didn’t get a chance to make maggot art because there were too many kids in line and eventually the activity closed. This year I kicked all the kids out of the way and got my turn.
Actually, there wasn’t any line so I just walked right up. But I was prepared to kick the kids out of the way, and that’s what counts. The maggot art supervisor said, “Would you like to start with blue?” And I looked at the maggot held between his forceps and took its measure: it definitely had an artistic temperament, and it was clearly undergoing its blue period. So I said “Yes please,” and then he dumped the maggot in a tiny paper cup full of blue paint, and then I took the maggot out with my own forceps and started him running along a sheet of white paper. Then I dumped him in red and yellow, and a few minutes later I had a piece of maggot art.
I got very excited about it and my friend Su said “You’re just like a kid.” But no. My art was much better than all the kids around us; it showed more maturity and perspective, conveying the weight of my relative age and experience. I think you can see what I mean:
I’m calling it “Humanity.”
Speaking of kids, I also took the opportunity at Picnic Day to get a read on what the kids are wearing these days. There was definitely a trend: college girls wore T-shirts with phrases like
FREE HUGS
and
KISS ME, I’M SINGLE
All of which leads me to conclude that the kids today are more relaxed and upbeat. When I was in school? The shirts were more like I’M PACKING MACE and EVEN IF IT’S CONSENSUAL, IT ACTUALLY ISN’T.
Because you’re old and forgetful, I’m sure you weren’t wearing your reading glasses. Right below the Free Hugs and Kiss Me, I’m Single text was “But only if you’re rich and won’t insist on a prenup otherwise back off, I got mace.”
See, nothing much changes. Take comfort in that.
Also, maggot art is all shades of icky. Except for yours of course. eBay that bad boy. Who wouldn’t want a Gre Howard original?
Seriously? Maggots?
That’s disgusting.
yes means no
you forgot the classic - ‘sex is murder’
I’ve read about that maggot art. I can’t tell if it’s cruel to the maggots, but I guess life has handed them a crappy card already, since they ARE maggots and all.
I have that mace t-shirt. I always wondered why I didn’t have a boyfriend.
PETM will be interested in this little post. If I were you, I’d get ready for a little visit.
you know how some restaurants have pictures of red chiles next to the menu items that are Very Spicy! so that the customer is fairly warned ahead of time?
I’m thinking you may need a similar system of notification for your blog. I almost choked on the scone I had started to eat right before loading Geese Aplenty because I couldn’t stop giggling.