我每天的袜子表演让我的妻子笑得很开心

I’ve Made My Wife Laugh Every Day Of The Pandemic With Daily Sock Shows

我每天的袜子表演让我的妻子笑得很开心

This little chimp lived quietly on our bed for over a decade. It was the first gift our son bought for us. The quarantine had been such a drag that I decided to try to cheer her up by hiding Socky under some pillows with just his head showing. Not only did it make her chuckle, it made me feel better too.

这只小猩猩在我们的床上安静地生活了十多年。这是我们儿子给我们买的第一件礼物。隔离是如此的无聊，我决定试着让她高兴起来，把袜子藏在一些枕头下面，只露出他的头。这不仅让她笑了起来，也让我感觉好多了。

I kept it up for about a week, but eventually ran out of hiding places. Still wanting to keep her grinning, I realized I had to get creative. And that is how this daily sock monkey melodrama started. There are now well over 100 episodes.

我坚持了大约一个星期，但最终还是跑出了藏身之处。我还想让她继续笑，于是我意识到我必须有创意。这就是这部每天上演的袜子猴闹剧的开始。现在已经有100多集了。

I get ideas by conjuring up random words to see if they lead to anything, usually while doing menial tasks like exercising or showering. And I’ve been at this long enough that Socky is now a constant part of my thoughts, so that when I look at magazines, social media, the physical world around me, I’m always searching for inspiration for the next day.

我经常在做一些琐碎的事情，比如锻炼或洗澡的时候，通过想象一些随机的单词来寻找灵感，看看它们是否能引出什么。我已经做了这么久，soky已经成为我脑海中挥之不去的一部分，所以当我浏览杂志、社交媒体和我周围的现实世界时，我总是在为第二天寻找灵感。

I feel that every skill I’ve ever acquired has been leading to this. That includes my advertising career, a watercolor class, skill with power tools (yes, Socky sometimes requires them), and the knots and fishing line I use as a fisherman (to hang things from the ceiling!). It’s all vital for putting on this show, where, for Socky, all the bed’s a stage and whatever’s lying around the house, the players.

我觉得我学到的每一项技能都导致了这一点。这包括我的广告职业，水彩画课程，电动工具的技能(是的，袜子有时需要它们)，以及我作为渔民使用的结和钓鱼线(挂东西在天花板上!)这对上演这场表演至关重要，对Socky来说，所有的床都是舞台，房子周围的东西都是演员。

I sincerely hope Socky makes you smile too.

我真诚地希望soky也能让你微笑。