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3, 2, 1 . . . launche'


This is one of the few new things I've done recently. We draw names for Christmas in our family of 14 adults and I had the brilliant idea last year that all gifts should be handmade...either by us for our person or we had to purchase something handmade. Consequently, I ended up helping to make several of the gifts for other people and my person ended up with something I ordered online. Fail.

The image above on the left is one of the projects I 'helped' someone do for their person. The background is painted with acrylic and the tree, etc. was done with a polyester plate print. Quick and fun to do. I tried to do another in reds and oranges as shown on the right but the print slid and when I tried to clean it up it just made a smeary mess. Fail...again. The one on the right has been photo-shopped just to satisfy my desire to see it in those colors. Besides a sunset, it makes me think of a rocket blast or an explosion of some kind. I'll have to try it again someday because I like it and it reminds me of my word for the year...

My word for 2011 is launch. I like the word and its meanings but I can never think of it without thinking of the silly joke that Jimmy tells using the word... (Jimmy doesn't mean to offend any ethnic group btw...he just enjoys remembering and retelling silly jokes... over and over and over...)

"Do you know why the space program has never taken off in Mexico? Every time they get ready to set off a rocket and the countdown begins -- 3, 2, 1, launche' -- the workers all go to lunch." (launche' -- I presume in silly-joke-world -- is spanglish for 'launch' and 'lunch'.)

So, here's the big dictionary definition of my word for the year...

launch 1  (lônch, länch)
v. launched, launch·ing, launch·es
v.tr.
1.a. To throw or propel with force; hurl: launch a spear.
b. To set or thrust (a self-propelled craft or projectile) in motion: launch a rocket; launch a torpedo.
2. Nautical To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.
3. To set going; initiate: launch a career; launch a business venture.
4. To introduce to the public or to a market: launched the new perfume with prime-time commercials on the major networks.
5. To give (someone) a start, as in a career or vocation.
v.intr.
1. To begin a new venture or phase; embark: launch forth on a dangerous mission; launched out on her own after college.
2. To enter enthusiastically into something; plunge: launched into a description of the movie.
n.

Sometime soon, I'll launch into the explanation of some of the reasons launch is my word for 2011. Suffice to say for now, anytime you get ready to launch into anything...even lunch...it is an exciting time.

Comments

Leau said…
I'm ready for launch, lunch and anything else this year brings to you guys! it's gonna be a great year!
January 17, 2011 at 8:20 PM
elaine said…
I like the print in the blue tones... it looks very peaceful and serene...
January 19, 2011 at 11:51 AM
Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio said…
Let's go to lunch!
Guess we have to come up for air first.
March 9, 2011 at 5:12 PM
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