Saturday, October 15, 2005

eff and gee

robert's craft may seem like a harmless enough store. but that's just what they want you to think. naively you walk in for something simple, like ribbon, that a craft store would have. but there's something in the scent of wood and scrapbooking supplies that is not so innocent. before long things start to blur together and suddenly you're standing outside the doors cradling 20 dollars worth of wood, glue, paint and paper that will eventually find themselves as haphazardly half-finished projects on the study floor. such could have been the case with an excusion i made to said store yesterday. they were having a sale! they have a Five Dollar ice cream machine! and Cute New charms! and Hemp! and Paper! and...BUT! by cleaving to my focus (and leaving my wallet in the car) i scrapped by with my ribbon and pompoms.
such an accomplishment deserved a trip to see the snakes and mice at the pet strore right next door, so, once again, leaving my wallet in the car i went to smash my nose against some aquariums. however, with the lingering fumes of puffy paint i underestimated the appeal of domestic aquaculture and found myself with 25 cents worth of goldfish riding shotgun next to the pompoms. i was at a loss for a clear, non-cooking related bowl when i got home, so little eff and gee were poured into a rather chubby vase, which i then tied the robert's ribbon around.
the weirdest part, which may come from robert's or too many hours sitting sleep-deprived in a plastic desk, came right as i was going to bed:
if f= the golden fish in my bathroom, does f'=
a) the fish's children
b) the fish's parents
or c) the fish's swimming pattern?

5 comments:

miss terri said...

or.. a later thought...is f' the rate at which the fish ages? i think that that's the solution that best fits. (i hate best fit anwsers. best is totally subjective. grrrr)

Lindsey said...

No, the answer is f'= Eff's name once he becomes a rapper.

miss terri said...

alas, we will never find out what f' equals. i found him with his lips stuck to the bottom of the fishbowl, tail sticking straight up. i didn't think it was possible for a fish to be fatally vain. weird. g looks a little lonely. i may have to go buy h.

Lindsey said...

Fatally vain... You should have named him Narcissus instead.

Noah said...

f' is actually the fish's children