The Headless Paperboy by The Boy

The Headless Paperboy is a recycled superhero created inside The Boy's head and brought to life with a little help from me and Lo. Made almost exclusively of paper recyclables like newspaper, paper rolls, an egg carton, a cardboard box, a couple of ice cream boxes, and one sardine can, along with glue and paint, he came together sometime last year and I've only now taken the time to pose him for a picture.

The Headless Paperboy stands roughly 4 feet tall and, at the time of his birth, he and The Boy were roughly the same height. Since then, The Boy has far surpassed him.

According to mythology, The Headless Paperboy uses his highly precise flame-shooting fork to propel himself to great speeds and heights, and to pulverize any plastics that dare litter our beautiful green Earth. He's headless because headless is cool. Um, we can't quite remember what the sardine can on his chest does but rest assured it is lethal and amazing!

The Headless Paperboy: ridding the world of plastic one water bottle at a time!

♥︎M

I Can Touch The Sky.

Have you ever had footwear that made you feel feminine yet powerful, like a ballerina maybe, or even Wonder Woman? No. Me neither. Not until now.

This past weekend, I crocheted my very first pair of slippers from a couple balls of thrifted cotton yarn. And guess what? When I slip them on, not only do I feel the estrogen and sheer might coursing through my veins, I can fly like a bird.

You don't believe me do you? That's alright. I'd be skeptical in your shoes as well. But in this new pair of beauties, dagnabbit look at me! I'm SuperMich!!!

See what I mean?

Thank you Lo, my sweet man, for capturing me (or at least part of me - I was just too quick I guess...) on camera levitating, hovering and then flying off in my comfy new crocheted super-slippers. Now my lovely internet friends won't think me completely mad.

Will you?

Note: This turkish slipper pattern comes from Simple Crochet by Erika Knight published by Clarkson Potter © 2003. This book is filled with scrumptious yet accessible patterns that even I can crochet! These slippers are portrayed on the book's cover.