Archive for April, 2008

Sweet Relief

  It was so nice to go home last night and be able to do anything I wanted or needed to do.В  I spent about an hour in the back yard, trimming plants and cutting the edges of the grass.В  (K does the main mowing, but the weedwacker is my gig.)В  I wanted to also start [...]

April 29, 2008   Posted in: Sewing  One Comment

BEST IN SHOW!!!!!

  I was thinking of building up to the announcement, but I’m just too excited. Yes, all that hard work paid off; we won best in show. It was so amazing. We had been so stressed out about it. Our documentation barely got in on time (rather funny story of Lana and I zooming down the [...]

April 28, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

Exhausted

  What a whirlwind last night was… I got home early and was going to get right to work, but my Costume College class registration packet had arrived, so I had to get that filled out and back in the mail right away.В  That took a while to look through all the limited classes and select [...]

April 25, 2008   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

Updated to-do list

  Before I leave work: Trim and whipstitch the armscye seam. Finish whipstitching inside seams. Once I get home: Attach skirt. Touch up wig curls. Sew in wig clips. Find hair attachment for Cranach gown. Redo bouquet. Make placket. Dye hair. Make and attach bows. Pack. Check into hotel. Drive home. Yes, I know those last [...]

April 24, 2008   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

Stunned.

  Um, I just got an email late this afternoon from a representative from Berkeley City College. They want me to come in for a preliminary interview. Yaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! **Crazy Kermit the Frog arms** This is one of the schools that can get anywhere from 200-400 applications for each open position. Most of the time, they give [...]

April 18, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Work  No Comments

CC26 or Bust!

  Illness has delayed my progress a bit, so now I’m frantically trying to get things finished for the masquerade. I still need to: Hand sew the back of the piping to the bodice lining. (1 hour) Hand sew eyelets. (3 hours) Finish the undersleeves. (1 hour) Finish oversleeve embroidery. (1 hour) Attach under and over [...]

April 15, 2008  Tags: ,   Posted in: Sewing  No Comments

Humor from the classroom

  I just needed to jot this down quickly so that I can add it to my humor page later.В  (Speaking of which, that page really needs an update or rewrite or something.) Definition of archetype: old writing structure or words. Completely wrong definition, but her thought process made me smile.В  She is obviously familiar with [...]

April 7, 2008   Posted in: Work  No Comments

alive…barely…

  Last week of the quarter and coming down with a cold. Ick. Also trying to finish up those applications, finish sewing my CC26 dress, complete the academy attendance spreadsheets, and wrap up plans for my Firefly event. Ugh. Can I crawl back into bed please? But I refuse to take a day off of work. [...]

April 3, 2008  Tags:   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments