• Lucky Number 13
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    Lucky Number 13

    September 2, 2014 /

    This year was weird. The bad: -First and foremost, Ash wasn’t there. It just made the weekend feel off. -The crowds were really heavy. To the point I wasn’t comfortable rewearing Marie Antoinette or Anne Boleyn as the weekend wore on. And it’s not so much the amount of people – it’s the lack of crowd control. Dragoncon could easily…

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  • Lucky Number 13
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    Thursday of DragonCon: Badge Line Pic

    August 28, 2014 /

    Thursday of DragonCon: Badge Line Pic (or what you were doing on Thursday if not at DragonCon yet) (I don’t know if I’ll be able to update my site while there, so this may just be a placeholder til I get back.) (edit: now that it’s post dragoncon I’m leaving all of my other daily gifs up, because they’re pretty…

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  • Final Dragoncon Line-up
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    Final Dragoncon Line-up

    August 26, 2014 /

    Last schedule thoughts: Friday I will definitely be at the Vintage Vogue Fashion Show, so I’ll be over at the Hilton from 12:30-2:30. If I can manage I’ll try to wear Anne a little longer than that, otherwise I’ll probably be in her again Sunday. Saturday I’ll be at the USO Girls/WWII shoot at 12:30 as Peggy, and later that…

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  • Dragoncoooooon
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    Dragoncoooooon

    August 26, 2014 /

    Spent all last night running around the house, finishing packing, finishing projects. I don’t know how we’re going to fit it all in the car. This is just part of it: We’ve got: 4 garment bags 1 large costume bin 1 16x16x16 wig box 3 boxes we’re carrying for friends 1 mini fridge 1 giant box of food Chase’s costume…

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  • Lucky Number 13
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    3 Days To Go: Something you recommend everyone pack

    August 25, 2014 /

    3 Days To Go: Something you recommend everyone pack 1. Medicine Not just Dragoncon but every single trip I go on, I take a medicine bag of anything we may possibly need. Besides personal prescriptions, I always take pain relief (multiple kinds – aspirin and ibuprofen), Benadryl (also personally helps me sleep), Sudafed, Sudafed Sinus Headache, stomach meds, plus things…

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  • Weird
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    Weird

    August 25, 2014 /

    So Friday I went and got my haircut, and he also cleaned up my Donna wig for me, and forbade me from every putting scissors to a wig again, LOL. I had to go home a funky way, because of awful construction mess on the freeway. It was rush hour and even my back way was slow going, probably took…

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  • mostly done
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    mostly done

    August 25, 2014 /

    -Make collar and bracelet pieces for Johanna -Make earring for Johanna -Make bracelet for Johanna -Trim Johanna wig lace -Try on/clean up and finishing touches on Johanna -get eyelets set into Peggy belt -get buckle covered and attached for Peggy belt -paint my props for Peggy -recurl Peggy wig -assemble briefcase for Peggy -finishing resewing trim on Donna -paint crown…

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  • Lucky Number 13
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    4 Days To Go: Something you are really excited about this year

    August 24, 2014 /

    4 Days To Go: Something you are really excited about this year This year? I’m excited about several of the guests, especially Terry Gilliam! Don’t know if I’ll go meet him or not but I live vicariously through Cath’s guest trans experience so I’ll get to hear some stories I’m sure. I’m excited that Joel, Trace and Frank will be…

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  • Lucky Number 13
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    to-do list updated

    August 24, 2014 /

    -Make collar and bracelet pieces for Johanna -Make earring for Johanna -Make bracelet for Johanna -Trim Johanna wig lace -Try on/clean up and finishing touches on Johanna -get eyelets set into Peggy belt -get buckle covered and attached for Peggy belt -paint my props for Peggy -recurl Peggy wig -assemble briefcase for Peggy -finishing resewing trim on Donna -paint crown…

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  • 5 Days To Go: One of your best memories from DragonCon
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    5 Days To Go: One of your best memories from DragonCon

    August 23, 2014 /

    5 Days To Go: One of your best memories from DragonCon I have a lot. Meeting Chase. Partying with the girls. Our skit in 2005. Costuming with my mom. But I’ve talked about all those things recently, so in the effort to not repeat myself too much, here’s a more recent fun story. In 2010, I think it was? Stan…

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  • FAQ Friday: My Fav Patterns
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    FAQ Friday: My Fav Patterns

    August 22, 2014 /

    Today’s question is… What patterns would you recommend to make XYZ? I never mind glancing through patterns to see what might work for a costume for folks. It’s part of my fav part of researching a costume. I don’t always have time to do it, but when I do, I love it. (And it’s part of the reason I put…

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  • Lucky Number 13
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    I wanna go

    August 22, 2014 /

    Before every Dragoncon, before every Disney trip, I always feel like Joey in, “The One Where Ross Got High.” Yet I’ve never been able to find a gif of that so I could share my feelings with the internets. So today I made my own.

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  • Aaaand I’m sick
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    Aaaand I’m sick

    August 22, 2014 /

    Woke up sick to my stomach this morning. Took some medicine and came into work but don’t know that it’s doing much good. Uuuugh I gotta go get my haircut today, don’t have time for this. I packed a bit yesterday. Worked on getting the loose thread picked off Donna (where I had to pull up the trim and sew…

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