The Z-List Celebrity

After drawing two 'fives' yesterday, I am greeted with two 'sevens' today. Both of the guys in these cards have goals. In the first illustration, the 7 of Cups, the man shown from the back stands in awe of what is before him. Of course, what he sees is an illusion, but it doesn't stop him from hoping that the rewards amongst the clouds will one day be his. His neighbour stands on a cliff. Even though in an advantageous position, he wishes to fight away the opposing rods beneath him. Neither of these men have achieved their goal fully yet, so the duo could symbolise the obstacles which confront us in our pursuit of dreams.

With the intention of going for a run this morning, I was up early, but my jogging partner needed to collect her car from the repair garage. We were at the mercy of the repair-man, so ended up running far later than planned. This gave me some time to work on tomorrow's exhibition - printing and compiling things for a visual display behind our plot.

My friend and I eventually got out for our run. By that time, the sun was shining and we ran in dark sunglasses, both looking every bit the z-list celebrity. We are actually lapping the old wreck quicker now. It was lovely to run in the sun and feel the breeze in my hair as we did. Afterwards, we sat on a bench and chatted about the weekend. That is one of the nice bits about exercising together; we talk too. It makes a change from only ever seeing each other in the pub or at parties. It's really calming being on the field. It is set back pretty far from the main roads, so there is no noise. Not many other people ever seem to be there; only the odd couple walking their dogs. Animals usually run over and most strangers greet us with a hello.

With a little time on my hands this afternoon, I decided to try and put a concealed zip into a kid's dress I am making. With disintegrating lining material, this was harder than I had expected. I had always been pretty good at doing it at university, but time has only helped me to lose the knack. My eyes ached after half an hour of fiddling about with it, so I gave up for today. The experience reminds me a little of today's cards. I had such expectations and visions for how the dress would look, only to be confronted with the reality of so many obstacles. I was just too tired to batter them all away with my stick by the end of today.



Illustrations from The Radiant Rider Waite by Pamela Coleman Smith, recoloured by Virginijus Poshkus