• Kestrel
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    Kestrel

    I’d like to introduce the newest member of my family, Kestral: She’s a Cairn Terrier (like Toto from The Wizard of Oz, only not black!) We just got her today and she’s working herself right into the pack… even biting back at Indy when Indy gets too rough! We got her her own little kennel, and I had Kes in…

  • when i wasn’t sure about HP6
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    when i wasn’t sure about HP6

    Oh, I guess I should mention I read Harry Potter on Monday. Did I like it? Uh… I don’t know. It left me with a bad taste in my mouth. When I got done reading it, it didn’t feel as though I’d just finished reading a Harry Potter book, do you know what I mean? I wasn’t left with a…

  • Comic Con 2005 Pics!
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    Comic Con 2005 Pics!

    I’m still in San Diego – our flight is at 12:30 today… we’re already packed so we’re just hanging out in the hotel room. I do NOT feel good… I woke up this morning with my eyes and throat hurting – this is what Ash and I call the “Famiglia.” Don’t ask. Now I get to look forward to travelling…

  • Hallo from SDCC 2005! A few pics
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    Hallo from SDCC 2005! A few pics

    Moooore San Diego updates!! There is still a TON of stuff (action figures, statues, displays, etc) I need to get pictures of – I’ll probably get most of them Saturday when I’m in Starfire, easier to move around in 🙂 This morning was the Rebel Legion breakfast/group photoshoot – pics from earlier today and last night are up now: Thursday…

  • SDCC 05 pics
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    SDCC 05 pics

    Pics from this morning and yesterday: Wednesday and Thursday at Comic Con A cool shot of part of the Grand Canyon from the airplane… My swimsuit I made for this summer!! I’m the “Spider Loser” New lightsaber that I bought at Preview Night last night! Luke’s severed hand!!! AUUUUGH! (that’s the real one!) Me wearing my new Arwen dress 🙂…

  • Hi from San Diego
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    Hi from San Diego

    We’re in San Diego! Things got off to a bumpy start, with a 6AM flight out of Memphis with an angry ticket agent and a 30 minute delay due to a malfunction. We were freaking because we only had 50 minutes of overlay time in Minneapolis – but we made it there on time, made our San Diego flight and…

  • On my way
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    On my way

    I shipped my boxes out yesterday – five all together!! Ugh, I don’t want to think about the cost. One was the big, big one that fits my Amidala Parade parasol – I also fit the cloak in there, as well as Ozma, for extra padding for the parasol. Two of them were 16x16s with most of my other stuff…

  • Updates on everything, Slave Leia progress
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    Updates on everything, Slave Leia progress

    Arwen: -add braids around the trim on the underdress -put the trim around the neck of the outer dress Arwen will be officially 100% done, hopefully tonight, if not tomorrow. I just have to finish handsewing the braid on the underdress. For Leia… My original list is finished, but I want to go back and re-do part of the boots.…

  • when somebody remarked on my bossoms
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    when somebody remarked on my bossoms

    HAHA, omg, I love elfwood sometimes. “I think that if you draw your bossoms it would make better art. i think that you are lovely and I do mean it” BOSSOMS!!!!! Not bosoms. BOSSOMS! HAHAHAHA!! Who the hell even uses the word bosom anymore, besides 90 year old ladies?! OMG I can’t breathe for laughing. I had a thought last…

  • when we finally got rid of dial up
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    when we saw bob and willie

    Sitting here watching The Neverending Story. Yay! We went to see Bob Dylan & Willie Nelson last night. Willie Nelson was great, I really enjoyed his show. Bob Dylan… I like Bob Dylan, but damn… he was more mumbly than usual, couldn’t understand a thing he said.

  • Arwen Blood Red progress
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    Arwen Blood Red progress

    In progress pic of Arwen: It looks much better on me than the dressform – my shoulders are a bit wider. I still have to… -finish painting the gold lace for the arm -cut out sleeves -attach sleeves -hem sleeves -add braids around the trim on the underdress -hem the bottom of the outer dress -put the trim around the…

  • SDCC Schedule
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    SDCC Schedule

    Quick Comic Con costume schedule: Wednesday preview night: normal 😛 Thursday: Arwen Blood Red, Ozma Friday: Leia, Hermione Saturday: Either Mara Jade or Starfire and Queen Amidala Sunday: Mara Jade or Starfire (if I wore MJ sat, then I’ll do Starfire sun, etc) I’d prefer to wear Starfire saturday, but I’d have to get out of it early for the…