dragoncon persists

Well I'm back from dragoncon. It was a weird time. Good? But weird. I felt off the entire time. I did a really bad job at taking pics of my costumes and I'm kicking myself for it now. I also had a ton of plans for videos and didn't do any of it. It was like I only had a finite amount of mental energy, less than usual, and I ...

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one day remains

Down to the wire here. The last week has been a roller coaster. I have a new boss. His style is totally spiking my anxiety. 2 meetings today in the midst of trying to get ready to be out of town. I do not think he understand my job/position in the company. I'm going to have to deal with this when I get back. (EDIT: I removed the paragraph about ...

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to-do list check-in

Ok let's do an update since we're approaching the last weekend of work... Things that finished and just need packed: Scully, Ozma, Lady Jessica, Seven of Nine, Stevie Nicks, T'Lyn, Tatooine Padme, Taylor Nadja: -clean up teeth (I went to clean up my old teeth and the inside shaping stuff popped out of one. Tried to glue it back in and didn't fit after that, so I ordered a new ...

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make the friendship bracelets

Whelp here we are about a week out and I am NOT DONE and not even the SLIGHTEST bit packed. Normally this point I've already packed the stuff that's done/older costumes but I haven't even gotten my bin out of the attic yet. I can't even get excited about con because I'm still in panic mode. I spent 3 days last week destroying my right arm to sew this cord ...

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To-do list, updated

Random Wednesday post to update the to-do list: T’Lyn: -magnets on badge -paint ears -try on Taylor: -Try on Mara: -pauldron attachments -extend belt velcro -wig is in the US!! Padme: -stamp a few more things on cape -style wig Shin: -try on wig -add beads to wig -weather suede ALL pieces (want to some paint "dirt" spatters on the black pieces) -dye black pieces -figure out armor attachments ...

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get it hot like papa john

Sooo that was an interesting weekend. First let's go through Friday's to-do list and see what I got done: 1. Finish T’Lyn wig 2. Paint her ears to better match my skin tone, I tried them on and they are not a match. 3. Try on Taylor wig, cut bangs if needed? 4. Finish tacking the lining on the Taylor jacket 5. Stamp the Padme cape 6. Finish Baylan vest 7. Finish Baylan shirt 8. Finish Baylan ...

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to-do list update

It's a Friday update only because I need to get my to-do list in order and figured I'd make it public. I'll have more info and photos on Monday. T’Lyn: -Try on/style wig -print/paint badge -add blue stripes to boots (they came in and I love them!) Taylor: -reglue lost stones on -finish tacking lining on jacket -try on wig Padme: -stamp designs on cape (testing ink ...

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you exist in the context

oh hi. It's getting close to panic time for dragoncon. A while back Jess made a comment about my the Taylor Swift game mastermind in relation to my dragoncon line-up - so I had to do my dragoncon line up that way: Those 10 are pretty much confirmed. Left off the 2 unconfirmed for now. Here's where we stand at the moment: 1. Seven of Nine with her updates from December I need ...

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life was a willow

Sorry for no Monday morning post yesterday. I've been dealing with a lot of anxiety the past week. Not much more I can say at the moment. Been trying to keep my nose to the grindstone and my mind on other things. So the good news is I'm officially done with SEWING on 3 out of 5 of my Dragoncon costumes. Let's recap! Tatooine Padme: First up, I finally bit the bullet ...

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heartbreak is one thing, my ego’s another

Well here we are on another Monday. So here was my Padme to-do list last week, with updates: 1. Hem skirt - done! 2. Finish pleated front panel/attach - half done. I got it re-gathered and ready to go but wanted to wait til my beads arrived to make sure the two things together are sized correctly. 3. Do tacks on top - no, i am too lazy 4. Research stamp stuff for ...

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