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Dragoncoooooon
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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3 Days To Go: Something you recommend everyone pack
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
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
-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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4 Days To Go: Something you are really excited about this year
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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to-do list updated
-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
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
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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6 Days To Go: The guest you were most excited about from a previous year
6 Days To Go: The guest you were most excited about from a previous year As I mentioned before I don’t get all that excited over guests — well, let me rephrase. I get really excited over guests, then do absolutely nothing about it at the con. Some guests I’ve been excited about in the past and actually made an…
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I wanna go
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
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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7 Days To Go: The coolest thing you ever bought at DragonCon
7 Days To Go: The coolest thing you ever bought at DragonCon Hmm. Over the years we’ve gotten to where we really don’t buy much anymore. We did get this Kingdom Come Wonder Woman statue I’ve always wanted a couple of years ago, now displayed next to my helmet: And, I don’t have a photo of them, but you know…
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im almost there
Finished putting the “bark” on the Johanna shirt last night – tonight I’ll start applying the metal pieces/nail heads, and start on the collar and bracelet piece. I also got all of the hook-and-eyes and snaps attached to the dress to keep it and the shirt in place. Then I sewed on snaps onto my Anne Boleyn dress to hold…
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Dragoncon Meme Day 2
8 Days To Go: A pic of you at your most recent DragonCon and what you remember most from that year Hmmmm a story from last year, hmmmmmm. Oh, I know. I was wearing Donna Runaway Bride, and Chase and I had gone over to the Hilton for something, and were about to head back to the Marriott. As we…
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what a mess
Well, the good news – Indy got a check up and she is 100% fine. I’m so relieved. What a massive stress off of me. I guess it was the perfect storm of her schedule being off, new food, stealing cat food, and Chase and I being closed up in our individual work rooms (which we don’t usually do, but…
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Dragoncon meme
Yes another one. Because sitting at work freaking out over how much work I have to do at home means I need something to distract me. This meme came from darkfirewolfe! 9 Days To Go: A pic of your first DragonCon and what you remember most from that year 8 Days To Go: A pic of you at your most…
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work, work, work
Yesterday got home and did some little things – ironed Peggy again, put the insoles in my Anne shoes, fix the hook and eye on my corset, put the hand loop on my Anne skirt, finished altering my Peggy shirt, etc. Got started on the “bark” of my Johanna shirt. Which basically means I stood there with my arm out…
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A sort-of schedule
So, here is an attempt at a Dragoncon Schedule. Wednesday: Evening – Johanna, for a photoshoot. I will not be wearing this “on the floor” that night. Hoping to go take some shots on the 10th floor (and the elevators before they get too crowded). If anybody else is already in and has a Hunger Games costume and wants to…
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Weekend and ruffles
Indy’s been sick all weekend. Drinking a lot of water and peeing way more than usual. She’s had several accidents, just since late last week. At first thought she was just off her “schedule” after she got sick to her stomach weekend before last, because that’s happened several times before – but now not sure. Hoping it’s just a bladder…
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Ruffles ruffles ruffles
I have this great Johanna gif that I have not gotten an opportunity to use so I’m just going to use it everytime I make a post about my costume. I got the chiffon overskirt cut and sewn together, and pinned in place. I’m going to have to handsew it in place before trying to machine sew it. Then, onto…
