• when i’d had my teeth cut out
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    when i’d had my teeth cut out

    And I’m spent for the night… whew. Updating my LJ… and catching up on myspace stuff… it took forever! My teeth have finally stopped hurting – for the moment. I expect them to be aching again when I wake up in the morning, since I have a tendancy to – well, not quite grit my teeth, but hold my jaw…

  • Dragoncon 2006 wrap-up: everything else
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    Dragoncon 2006 wrap-up: everything else

    All the non-new costumes, and how the held up. I wore classic Leia friday morning at the RL table. That was fun! I had planned on doing that last year, but ended up wearing the metal bikini instead. Got pics with PsychoShinji… yay! I missed her when she was in Robin and I was in Starfire last year. I also…

  • April & Leo Recap
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    April & Leo Recap

    Chase’s turtle turned out soooo good! I’m so impressed. When he said he wanted to do this costume, as a surprise I put together an April O’Neil costume. I wasn’t going to tell him, I was just going to put it on at the con when he put on the turtle. But of course I ended up telling him. LOL…

  • Corde wrap-up
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    Corde wrap-up

    Everybody who knows me knows I’ve been wanting to do this costume for some time LOL I went into this thinking, oh, it’ll be quick! Haha, yeah right. Started out with just a basic white robe first. Lined the sleeves with white satin. Then it was time to stamp. I never did figure out *exactly* what the pattern was on…

  • Mandalorian wrap-up
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    Mandalorian wrap-up

    Out of all my new costumes for Dragoncon, this was my favourite! I’m very proud of how it turned out. It was fun and comfortable to wear, and for the first time ever I had 10 year old boys wanting their picture with me. LMAO. We painted the helmet ages ago. Here’s my helmet in-progress: > Here’s my vest in-progress:…

  • Belle & Beast wrap-up
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    Belle & Beast wrap-up

    Well, for Belle-dar it’s a wrap-up, not so much for Beast. But anyway. When Chase and I decided to make a Beast costume for him, and wanted it to be for the masquerade, I couldn’t enter the same old Belle I’d entered last year, so I embarked to make some upgrades to it. This was a chance for me to…

  • Dragoncon 2006 Sunday pics!
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    Dragoncon 2006 Sunday pics!

    Back to our regularly scheduled Dragoncon pics! Got to sleep in a little bit Sunday morning. We got up and I put on Rogue for the X-Men photoshoot, and Chase stayed in normal clothes to play photographer. I was absolutely stunned by how many people showed up for the X-Men photoshoot! Me and Kitty! This is just part of the…

  • Corde wrap-up
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    Dragoncon2006: Saturday pics!

    Saturday morning was the parade! I had to iron that monster of my lake dress, and we didn’t really get my hair on right – we were in a hurry because we were running late! Neither of us went to the 501st pic, but by the time we got to the staging area, the parade was just starting, so that…

  • Dragoncon 2006: Friday pics!
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    Dragoncon 2006: Friday pics!

    I’m home from Dragoncon! I got home yesterday and had to work, so I came home and pretty much crashed. It was a great weekend! We did dub it “The Weird Dragoncon” because we didn’t do thinks like we normally did. I’m working on getting my pics up while here at home. I just got my wisdom teeth out at…

  • when i’d had my teeth cut out
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    when kell was under there somewhere

    Kell is an extinct stratovolcano. Kell is currently responsible for the administration and resource management. Kell is a mercenary for the Global Liberation Army. Kell is a very modest man. Kell is recycled. Kell is not dancing above. Kell is back on track, wins New Egypt first! Kell is in the background, standing by the ship’s wheel. KELL is short…

  • when my brain was on dragoncon
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    when my brain was on dragoncon

    Yipes! I just put some grub in the microwave for a snack, then skipped off to the back fridge to get a coke. When I came back, the microwaves was popping and making weird noises and there were SPARKS inside! Also a bad burning smell! Turns out I had left the spoon in the bowl. I had even thought before…

  • Progress updates
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    Progress updates

    It’s so strange being able to pack my costumes – and not have to worry about shipping or airlines! This is the first time I’ve driven to Dcon, and the first time in a looong time I’ve not shipped costumes or had to store things in my luggage. It’s an odd experience, but a good one. Chase’s costume is almoooooost…

  • when i’d had my teeth cut out
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    when i was tired of working on costumes

    I’m just so tired and ready for all this stuff to be done. It’s gotten to the point where I’m not even really thinking about dcon anymore, i’m just wanting all the costume stuff to be done for a while. All we’ve done the past month, every free minute, has been working on costumes. 😛 I’ve only got 2 more…

  • Mando, Belle updates
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    Mando, Belle updates

    Today was really busy. We made good progress on Chase’s costume. It’s almost there. The mando is almost done, too. After the weathering on the shirt and vest dry I can finish it tomorrow. Blue Belle just needs one or two more things. Yellow Belle needs her roses sewn on. My secret costume needs the belt finished and the wig…

  • Wonder Woman delay, Mando updates
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    Wonder Woman delay, Mando updates

    A bit of bad news – though sort of good news for me, as I was really worried about it – Wonder Woman will not be ready for Dragoncon. I had originally not intended her for Dragoncon anyway – but Chase thought we could get it finished so we tried. But now it’s come down to the final hour… and…

  • Handmaiden Corde, done!
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    Handmaiden Corde, done!

    I finished the handmaiden this morning!! 😀 Well, almost, I’ve got to hem the sleeves of the underdress but that’s it. I’m so excited I got one completely finished. I do still have to weather it but technically it’s done, I could wear it today if I needed to 🙂 Tonight I’ll finish blue Belle and the upgrades to yellow…

  • when i’d had my teeth cut out
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    when my leia shirt got me in trouble

    Ok so get this! I went up to mum’s school today to have lunch with her and meet her students this year. When you get there you have to sign in and put a name badge on and all that kind of stuff… well when I went up to the front desk to do so, the receptionist was telling me…

  • Dragon*con 2006 schedule
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    Dragon*con 2006 schedule

    All times subject to change 😉 Friday 8AM: Princess Leia (ANH). I might wait until more like 10 (after registration and breakfast) to put it on, I haven’t decided yet. I’ll be wearing that through 2 while I’m at the RL table. 2PM: Mustafar Padme 4PM: Bespin Escape Leia (maaaybe – I might just wear mustafar a little longer) 6PM:…