Today I'm giving you a book recommendation that will NOT be for everyone. I'm fairly familiar with books regarding carnivals and sideshows from the Depression era on into the early 1940's and the setting and genre of books of this era fascinate me. Over the past two days I was engrossed in "Nightmare Alley", by William Lindsay Gresham, and although I'm off on my next book now, I wanted to share the introduction to the book with all of you (just click on the link). Some of you may be familiar with the various movies that have been made of this, but I really can't see that this would translate well to the screen. It's something that perches in your gut and gnaws on you from the inside out, the way a good tale will do. It's also an interesting window into a lifestyle that most of us couldn't imagine. The intro is long, but worth the read (just follow the link above). The author, William Lindsay Gresham committed suicide a few weeks after his fifty-third birthday.
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"Nightmare Alley" is a book that will haunt me for a long time. There's some exquisite prose in here, and the characters are really well presented. The scene isn't that far away from us - less than 100 years distant. Although it's been made into film twice (1947 and 2021) I can't see this transferring easily to the screen. |
On a brighter note, I spent most of yesterday working on the next group of crystals for Etsy. I've been working on the set-up sheets for the photographs - making sure that every crystal is labelled with the name and the appropriate product number, and that those are accurate. Changing an incorrect listing once it's been uploaded is a total PITA. I got totally through all of the round crystals and the 10 mm, 8 mm and 6 mm sizes of the bicones, so it was a lot of work. I'm still working on the 4 mm and the 3 mm bicones before I'm ready for the actual photography sessions. I'll have to reprint all of the layout sheets before I can begin that, and I'm waiting on a part for my printer before starting the project. Still, it was a day of progress and I'm pleased with that.
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I haven't had any time to work on my Etsy listings for more than a month, so I grabbed the opportunity to get some work done yesterday. I've got the rounds ready to reprint and photograph now, and I'm almost finished with the bicones. |
It looks like I'll be busy doing computer work at the shop today too. DH warned me that he left a lot of work for me - tons of price tags. We used to have a fairly easy way to generate our price tags, but our sales program hiccuped and we have to hand-enter every tag now. It affords us some flexibility, but it also slows us down - a LOT. Telling the computer to generate 50 tags vs actually typing in 50 tags is a real time sink.
I looked into whether I can have my HSA funds applied to my braces. IF I can get either my Dentist or my Orthodontist to "recommend" braces for me, then the expense will be justified and allowed. I went ahead and transferred some uninvested funds into my personal account yesterday just in case, so that I can afford the downpayment. I'll talk to the Orthodontist when I see him next week regarding a recommendation. I think straightening my bottom teeth will save my gums and teeth, I'll have to see if I can get him to agree to that.
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It's nice to have the ACC show back again. It used to be a Spring show, now it's in the Fall, but there's always something wonderful to look at. DH says he can go through the show in an hour. It takes me a bit longer than that - LOL. |
On that note, I'm out of here. Have a glorious Saturday and a good weekend. We have the last weekend of Renaissance Festival tomorrow, so we'll go out for a few hours to enjoy Fest for a bit, and to purchase our season tickets for next year. Then my Sundays can return to normal ... except the ACC Craft Show is next weekend, so I'll be attending that next Sunday morning. At least that's indoors and doesn't require cosplay clothing choices - LOL. Enjoy your day - Slave Ukraini
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