Okay, so a couple of things. I've mentioned Amy Sedaris' brilliant home entertaining/hospitality book, I Like You a few times before. It's brilliant! Go buy it! Well, she is a crafty sort and does all sorts of laidback crafts that are good for lazy and cheap/poor folk such as myself. One of my favourites [that doesn't involve googly eyes, although it easily could] is the Fuck It Bucket. I've been planning on making one for a long time, but I was waiting for the right moment. The right moment is defined as that magical time when Halloween candy is on sale and I'm under considerable stress. I'm happy to report that the day has arrived - I will be considerably stressed over the next three days wherein I will be working approximately 45 hours with early mornings and late nights and Zellers has a big pre-Halloween candy sale. This afternoon I made a Fuck It Bucket.
As you can see from the photo, a Fuck It Bucket is quite easy to construct, but allow me to guide you through the complicated stages. Step One: Obtain a bucket - you can write Fuck It on it, but since my bucket is black and I couldn't find any fancy metallic pens I have put a sign by it. Step Two: Obtain candy - I am using Hershey candy bars, Cadbury candy bars, little caramels and those powdery Rocket candies as well as I found some mini-bags of Halloween popcorn that pops up bright orange. Step Three: When life gets tough, say "fuck it" and eat some candy. This is the best possible advice I could give, so it's great that someone was able to sum it all up so succinctly for me. Words to live by kids!
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Too funny!
A while back, I had some students that cursed like sailors... especially the "F" word. I put a stop to it by making them pay a quarter every time they said the word. I never thought that the word could be applied to sugar and chocolate!
Yes, I swear a lot. I embrace it. I filled up my swear jar that I did for an ET with old batteries that I'm waiting to recycle.
You see - the presence of candy and chocolate makes it so much easier to deal with [or not deal with, really] your problems.
Haha. That's great. I gotta know, are you a David Sedaris fan as well?
Oh yes - I am a huge David Sedaris fan! I had to stop reading his stuff on the subway because it was making me guffaw out loud, which was a little humiliating.
I believe the bucket is actually the idea of another of Amy's brother - the one who calls himself "The Rooster" and has been mentioned in David's books as well.
LOl! I should get myself one of these!
They are very easy to construct and provide a lot of relief from the stresses of life. And while you might not be able to find discount Halloween candy - there is always Christmas candy and chocolate...it's very seasonal!
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