I’m still struggling to escape the black dog of long-term depression, and as dormant parts of my psyche are gradually reviving, some odd results arise.
Those pictures are eight years old, and those particular masks aren’t listed on the store’s website ( http://www.cadelsolmascherevenezia.com/en/masks/27 ); and I have neither access to a 3D printer nor the skills to turn those jpegs into a 3d-printable file; nor the social network to get in touch with anyone who could do anything of the sort.
And yet, I want.
It’s been long enough since I wanted something I don’t have that it feels like a new emotion to me, and I suspect I’m wallowing more in the experience-of-wanting than I actually want a mask. But hey, there are lots of worse things that could happen to me than that, so I figure it’s still a win. :)
Yeah, Venetian masks are amazing, very hard to resist buying. We bought several when visiting Venice, gave some of them away as gifts, painted them, etc.
If you can’t buy one, the next best thing is to make one yourself. No 3D printing, just learn papier mache, it’s easy enough that 4 year olds can do it. Painting it is harder, but I’m sure you have acquaintances who would love to paint a Venetian mask or two. It’s also a fun thing to do at parties.
I’m on a fixed income, and have already used up my discretionary spending for the month on a Raspberry Pi kit (goal: Pi-Hole). The odds are that by the time I could afford one of the masks, I’ll need the money for higher priorities anyway (eg, my 9-year-old computer is starting to show its age), so I might as well wait for a bit of spare cash before I try digging much harder.
(I can think of a few other reasons, but they’re mostly rationalizations to lend support to the main reason that feel less low-status-y than “not enough money”.)
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I’m still struggling to escape the black dog of long-term depression, and as dormant parts of my psyche are gradually reviving, some odd results arise.
For the first time in a very long time, today I found myself /wanting/ a thing. Usually, I’m quite content with what I have, and classically stoic about what I can’t; after all, my life is much better than, say, a 16th-century French peasant’s. But my browsing has just brought me to the two rodent Venetian masks shown at https://www.flickr.com/photos/flatworldsedge/5255475917/sizes/l and at https://www.flickr.com/photos/flatworldsedge/5123591774/sizes/l/ , and I can’t stop my thoughts from turning back to them again and again.
Those pictures are eight years old, and those particular masks aren’t listed on the store’s website ( http://www.cadelsolmascherevenezia.com/en/masks/27 ); and I have neither access to a 3D printer nor the skills to turn those jpegs into a 3d-printable file; nor the social network to get in touch with anyone who could do anything of the sort.
And yet, I want.
It’s been long enough since I wanted something I don’t have that it feels like a new emotion to me, and I suspect I’m wallowing more in the experience-of-wanting than I actually want a mask. But hey, there are lots of worse things that could happen to me than that, so I figure it’s still a win. :)
Yeah, Venetian masks are amazing, very hard to resist buying. We bought several when visiting Venice, gave some of them away as gifts, painted them, etc.
If you can’t buy one, the next best thing is to make one yourself. No 3D printing, just learn papier mache, it’s easy enough that 4 year olds can do it. Painting it is harder, but I’m sure you have acquaintances who would love to paint a Venetian mask or two. It’s also a fun thing to do at parties.
Is there a reason to not just email & ask (other than depression)?
I’m on a fixed income, and have already used up my discretionary spending for the month on a Raspberry Pi kit (goal: Pi-Hole). The odds are that by the time I could afford one of the masks, I’ll need the money for higher priorities anyway (eg, my 9-year-old computer is starting to show its age), so I might as well wait for a bit of spare cash before I try digging much harder.
(I can think of a few other reasons, but they’re mostly rationalizations to lend support to the main reason that feel less low-status-y than “not enough money”.)