Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

the triangulated opera house




So for a number of days before christmas Ezekiel and I went north. Crossed the border we did and passing beyond Brisvegas and the big lights, we entered into the woofordian wonderland and there partook of the splendiferous boocrew creations in the children's playground. On the second night things got a little funky in the design department of my brain and the result was jamie parkin saying slowly, "well I like it. we'll have to consult with a higher authority on the structural side of things. But I reckon you can build it".

In the morning we got out the packet of skewers and confronted the higher authority with a model that looked a lot like an echidna. After briefly stroking a very long blonde goatee for dramatic effect the thumbs came up and the rising of the magnificent triangulated opera house over the children's sand pit was begun...