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Saturday, January 30

(Powdered Sugar) White

     It's kind of obvious really, that falling snow would be White. But actually, there should be lots of different Whites, all for snow. There should be White Glitter - you know, those nights when the snow is falling and reflecting the light from the lamp posts and everything just sparkles? And then the kind of snow that's falling right now - Powdered Sugar White.
     It's the most beautiful thing. The whole sky is an endless expanse of pure white frosting; the tiny snowflakes that have been falling since 6:30 AM have successfully coated the neighborhood in a heavy blanket of white chocolate, making everything look pure and clean and exquisite. The colors of flour, sugar, and salt have been blended into delicious strokes of Angel Food Cake paint with a perfect snowball cookie pigment on the side.
     Winter makes the whole world into a flawless dessert - a heavenly slice of earth - that only really lasts when the clouds dump Powdered Sugar White and snow falls.

Thursday, January 28

Barbie Pink

     Since it was my birthday about a week ago, I think it's fitting to start The Color Project with the color I associate with birthdays: Barbie Pink. Like the name of the color itself, it makes me think of all my past birthdays; birthdays full of princesses and barbies and cards from my aunts out of state. It's the color of missing class to go out to lunch with my mom and getting homemade gifts from my little siblings and pink balloons and smiles that last all day long. It's the color of the feeling I get inside when I wake up on that one day a year, knowing that I'll spend the day receiving compliments and well wishes and for once, it's alright to be selfish. It's the color I think of when I think of January - despite snow and grey weather - it's Barbie Pink that gets me through the end of 2nd quarter at school and Barbie Pink that helps with the post-Christmas blues. And even though it's too cold to have a party in the park or go swimming at the pool, my birthday is still - always and without fail - a lovely, warm and bright Barbie Pink.