2005-04-13 - 8:35 a.m.
Darn it!
"Dear Laura: "Thank you for your interest concerning the ESUVEE Safety Campaign. "We are pleased that you like ESUVEE so much that you would like a plush toy version of it. At this time, there are no materials beyond what is available on the Campaign�s web site, ESUVEE.com. If circumstances change, we�ll be happy to notify you. "Once again, the ESUVEE Safety Campaign appreciates your interest." Damn. Double damn. TRIPLE damn. I want me an Esuvee doll. *sigh* Maybe if we all wrote in, they'd make some, I don't know. I just think they're missing out on a wonderful opportunity. I was trying to describe a Nauga to someone last night - if you've never seen one, they were a very cute '70s promotional item for Naugahyde - "The majestic Naugas roaming across the plains" kind of thing, and very funny it was, too. Very similar to the current Esuvee campaign (which is a safety program, btw), and probably in part the inspiration for it. Naugas were hella cute, but since they were a promotional item, there aren't that many of the original ones still around (though you can buy newly made ones on Uniroyal's official Nauga site. You can probably find them on E-bay, but I prefer the old-fashioned tack of searching the thrift stores. I don't want someone's pricey nostalgia item; I want a lost forgotten Nauga that needs a good home. Yes, I'm weird. You should know this by now - haven't most of you seen my studio? ...Which is an absolute mess right now - I haven't had time to clean it since Bob's party, and there's crap everywhere. At this point, I think Bob *has* to build me a separate studio just to hold all the weird stuff I pick up. But I just *know* an Esuvee would look COOL in there. Right next to the sock minions and the antique skull match holders. *sigh*
Dorsal - Ventral
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