I've been really busy lately. My Puppetland duties have stepped up, now that we are actually making puppets. They look great so far. A shout out to my friend Heidi in Boston who hipped me to the greatest new material called Fossfoam. Better than Celastic, buckram or felt, we are making giant heads of animals that weigh virtually nothing, yet are very durable. Puppetland cut our build time in half, of course, so even though we are cruising along, there is still a growing sense of panic. I'm also supervising a whole team of people, which means I don't get as much work of my own done because I am piloting 5 others.

I did get to take a whole day off on Sunday, and I went to the Rose Bowl Swap Meet with my friend Vinh. We went early at 7:30am and paid the extra addmission fee of $15 each. It was well worth it. It was much less crowded, temp was cooler and we saw everything quickly and made some decisions. Vinh scored an excellent Haywood Wakefield dresser for less than $200. Steve and Tom showed up later around 10:30am. So did everyone else. Too crowded and too expensive overall. We will check out Long Beach next.

Vinh and Tom just moved to LA. Vinh is an interior designer by trade, and has whipped their new apartment into shape so fast that it gives Mare and Molly a run for the money. I would like to see all of them in a Designer Cage Match. They have to move, unpack and decorate an entire apartment in less than a week. Throw in the extra challenges of pets, babies and unhandy menfolk making suggestions and we got a game. The winner plays Jane Daly and they have to do an entire house.

And I thought I was doing pretty well because all the boxes were unpacked. We moved in November.