Resolution #239: See If I Still Know How To Weave A Basket...

Date: 8-27-2014

Due Date: 8-27-2015

Resolution: I doubt they still do this but when I was in elementary school and Thanksgiving came around they would dress us all up like Indians and walk us over to King Street Park where we would run around playing out stereotypes.

I'd say Native Americans but I don't think I learned that term until High School.

We'd make bow and arrows out of sticks and run around "Woo Wooing" like crazy children. I don't know if the techniques were culturally accurate but they also taught us how to weave baskets and placemat sized blankets.

This year I'm going to see if I still know how to do this. First, I'm going to make a basket as I taught in school. Then I'm going to try to make a wicker basket because it's more fitting with The Wicker Breaker and I think I can do it.

I'll try my hardest to attempt some underwater basket weaving but it's not a requirement.

Result #239: I'm Really Disappointed With Myself For This Failure… Because… This Task Was 100% Achievable…

Update #1: The Conclusion…

Date: 8-27-2015

Most of my failures can be chalked up to financial insufficiency in my life. Some have to do with the fact that I moved and no longer have access to the people or places that were supposed to be involved.

This resolution however failed from pure procrastination.

I have the yard needed from my knitting resolution. I have the paperclip needed to hook the yarn. I did order the wrong type of rope needed to create the structure of the basket, which is what led to the procrastination but I could easily buy the proper rope at the dollar store up the street.

As I've said in the past, even though I feel like I'm doing better every day, I've lost the delusional enthusiasm for life that I once had, which led me to be prolific in every creative venture I set out to achieve.

I hope it's just a matter of settling in and I'll be back to my old ways when I revisit all these failures as they become bucket list items because I really feel like I've been faking every bit of enthusiasm for the past year or so, an enthusiasm that was legit even when I was at my lowest moments.

I just don't know anymore but I do know that I will at least get this basket weaving resolution done at some point and I will let you know when I do.