glove drought

since moving back to los angeles, i haven't had any luck with finding gloves. this could be due to a number of factors: some people here just don't wear gloves because they're dirty hipsters, others keep better track of their gloves because goddamn! burberry gloves are expensive, or the weather is just too damn nice to be wearing gloves down here.

well, i was not shocked by the lack of lost gloves in LA, since i had been thinking about my potential for glove drought for quite some time. however, today while driving in silver lake, i thought i spotted a glove on the side of the road. Tony pulled over and screeched to a halt, and i gasped, "what are you doing?!?" in my confusion, as i thought he had lost his mind. he replied, "i'm supporting your dirty glove project!" aw, what a guy. i grabbed a napkin, jumped out of the car, and walked back up the street toward the crumpled object. sadly, it was only a lonely men's sock.

i thought about picking it up, but i'm not yet desperate enough to resort to rescuing lonely socks. maybe soon, but not yet.

the graduate glove lady

well, i've graduated, and now i'm a boring glove-obsessed graduate with nothing to do. two days ago, while i was biking home with Jessica, i made her stop and wait for me to rescue a glove i saw on B and 7th. i almost rode right past the glove because it was turned inside-out and the fingers weren't showing. however, being a diligent glove-seeker, i decided to double check. my intuition paid off and what i saw on the street was indeed a glove! it took me a while to finally get to sewing since i had finals and packing to do. i also had some difficulty coming to a decision about what kind of doll to make, but inspiration struck when i realized the pinky finger of the glove was worn through and i couldn't stuff it. aha, brilliant! i could turn the pinky into a turkey wattle and make a turkey doll! the wrist opening made a nice bird foot, and the rest of the fingers serve as effective, albeit awkward, tail feathers. i rummaged through my buttons and found a nurse hat and decided to make a glove doll to dedicate to my sister, Caroline. give a hearty hello to Nurse Turkey!

a spring in my fingle

as i did my weekly bike loop today, i thought about how this would probably be my last time doing so. despite the bittersweet tone of the ride, i took the time to enjoy the blooming verdant green that had overtaken davis. springtime means warmer weather and a lessened likelihood of glove-wearing. however, i kept my spirits high in the hopes that i might find a glove on this last bike loop ride. i made it to the 12th mile without spotting a glove, but literally in the last 5 minutes of my ride, i spotted one! there, on the side of the road, a small pink and black striped fingerless glove, lying there waiting to be found. i kept my pockets light for the ride and only took my cell phone, ipod, and a plastic bag for the glove, so i apologize for no photo of the glove in its natural habitat. i let out a victory shout and checked behind me to see if anyone was watching (how embarrassing if someone was!) but i was alone on the street. i hurried home and put the glove in with a load of laundry. after a very full day of chores, assignments, and packing, i finally sat down to finish the glove. since it was a fingerless glove, i had to turn it inside out and seal the finger holes before stuffing it. the stubby fingers gave the glove a funky mohawk so i decided to embrace the natural shape of the glove. turning the glove sideways, i used the thumb stub for a nose and gave it two piggy nostrils. i sealed the wrist opening and pinned it down to form a frowny mouth. two pink button eyes finish off the face.

and now we have our resident punk glove:





Fingle Mofger!

the tip-off

yesterday, my wonderful roommate Emily tipped me off to the location of a glove near campus. i was very glad that she didn't bring me the glove, because i have decided that i will only rescue lost gloves that i myself find. however, i will take tip-offs if people see lost gloves around.

i left early for class so i would have time to snatch up the glove before anyone else saw it. the bitter cold of the morning didn't bother me, as i was too excited about my quest for the glove. emily gave very good directions, and i found it with no problem. it was casually draped on a wooden fence near campus, no doubt placed there by a good samaritan who figured the owner would return. the glove is black leather with cashmere lining, and it is in great condition. now here is where i expect a little controversy: why didn't i leave the glove where it is? it's obviously an expensive glove and someone must be missing it. to you who ask, i give this answer: if indeed the glove is valuable, then the owner should be more careful with his or her possessions. if it was a wallet i definitely would return it. but no, it's a glove, and easily replaceable. i have a mission to rescue lost gloves, rehab them, and give them a good home, and i will not be dissuaded!

now, back to the glove story.

i have so many ugly gaudy buttons, that i thought this would was the perfect time to finally use them! i gave the glove sparkly eyes and earrings, and placed her hands upon her hips to give her a 'tude. she is also wearing a kitty barrette in her hair because she's a crazy cat lady. oddly enough, i just realized this glove smells like my grandma's house. weird.

here she is, posing in the refracted sunlight, gazing away wistfully.

she is beautiful, she is mighty, she is Parm.

a pair's innuendo

well, you know how i had hives and i was hoping i would find a glove to make my day better? it turns out that i found two gloves that very same day! and even better, it was a complete pair! so although the gloves were not lonely, they were nevertheless abandoned and needed a new home. unfortunately i found them after a bout of rain so they were soggy, covered in grass, and one of them had a worm on it! eeeeew! it's quite unlike me to touch nasty things, but i knew i had to do it for the sake of lonely gloves everywhere! i had a plastic grocery bag with me just in case i came upon icky gloves, so i picked the two gloves up like i would dog poo (i.e., inside-out bag used as a barrier between hand and gross object). after smiling the entire bike ride home, i hung up the gloves to dry on the clothesline in the backyard.

once they had sufficiently dried outside, i whacked them with a stick a few times, then gave them a thorough wash and dry. i stuffed them with fiberfill, freshly purchased from walmart (blech!). since they are a pair, one is male and one is female. i've decided that right-handed gloves are girls and left-handed gloves are boys, so currently i have 2 girl gloves and 3 boy gloves. well, enough back-story! meet the pair:

Fahap and Garl

boooooo hives

i know this isn't a journal but i figured i'd just tell you that i woke up with hives today on my neck, torso, and arms. they itch! i went to cowell student health center, paid $6 for a parking permit and promptly found out i could park for free in front of the health center as long as i checked in, and was seen by the doctor there. neither of us have any idea what caused the hives, but it could be any number of things and i'll probably never find out. pretty easy treatment: claritin and/or benadryl. the bummer is that i had to miss my internship this morning and i was really looking forward to going. i only hope that i find a glove today. it would make my day a whole lot brighter!

bummer, rain today. that means taking the bus to school and fewer chances of finding gloves on the way. on the other hand, rain makes people more likely to wear gloves. i guess it's a trade-off. despite the low odds of finding one, i decided to take a plastic grocery bag with me today in case i ran into a soggy glove. after getting out of my evening class 30 minutes before the bus was due to leave, i decided to walk from kleiber hall across campus to the bus stop by central park. i thought the walk would take up some time and perhaps i would come upon a glove on the way. after walking for only 45 seconds, i found one! a purple glove, crumpled and wet, lying on the sidewalk all alone. i announced joyfully to my mom, (who was on the phone with me) "oh! found a glove! found a glove. purple glove. awesome." i think the guy that walked past me on the sidewalk at that moment thought i was crazy. oh well. a purple glove! i was hoping for a colored glove this time. yayyyy! ok well, unfortunately i forgot to take a picture of the glove in its environment, but i think i made up for it with the final transformation.


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another homeless glove

after having a lovely dinner at sam's mediterranean with amy and nina, i donned my gloves and earmuffs to bike home to do some homework. i had been vigilantly keeping an eye out all day for stray gloves but had found none. then, to my great delight, i spotted one lying in the bike lane on B street! i skidded to a stop (i really need to stop doing that), made a quick u-turn, and rescued the glove from the treacherous asphalt. smiling, i hurried home, singing with my ipod as i went.

once home, it was the same drill as before with Dug. i washed the glove in the sink and ran it through the dryer. i had to run to the nugget to get more cotton balls because i knew this glove would need a whole lot. my prediction proved accurate: i stuffed it with 105 cotton balls! i cut the lower part in half and sewed two legs, bent the middle finger down and sewed it in place to serve as a nose, and pinned down the pinky finger to make it an arm. after adding button eyes and a thread mouth, Glumbo was complete!









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