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chrysillaThe end of the last workday before con is always the most grueling time period. Argh.
Otherwise, things are OK. Realized today is the end of my 'summer break' month. Not really sure where to go from here yet. I don't really feel good, per se, but I feel less bad than I did a month ago. Felt like a long time in some respects.
Tho on the other hand, we did have a hurricane this weekend, preparations for that would stress me out normally, and I had a stomach flu last Thursday and Friday, so its not strange that I feel a bit off right now. Whups. And now I'm going to a con. Maybe I'll add a couple of weeks to my break for recuperation.
Still mulling over the different bits of my life, with no new conclusions. It still feels a bit overwhelming to think about the future of my free-time. Especially now that I'm quite taken with sewing.
Made another tank-top blouse, like the purple one but in blue cotton rather than purple silky rayon. And I replaced the hand-sewn straps and sash with blue velvet ribbons, sho much simpler. And making that got me thru the hurricane, which luckily did not bring much damage to my neighborhood, but it sounded awful while it was going on Saturday nite to Sunday morning. It was nice to drown out the howling winds around the 15th floor with a sewing machine and gothy internet radio station.
I've been wrestling with body-image all summer, and this week it just suddenly dissolved. Maybe it was trying on my Shadowcat spandex to see if it still fits (it does!), or maybe my brain is recovering from stress. Either way, phew!
Now that I'm sewing *and* watching Star Trek TNG, I have tons of costume ideas. Way to late to make anything for this DragonCon, but there's always next year. And this year, tons of costuming and art panels to attend. Shadowcat (plus new Lockheed puppet) is the only proper cosplay I've packed. At least the new blouse is Tardis blue :-)
This year, in circling things on the schedule grid I'll be focusing on art, costuming, and podcasting, with a dash of gothy stuff and literature. Maybe less BritTrack, b/c its not like I haven't heard these stories before. And my Moffat-rage may derail otherwise fun panels for other folks. We're at the Westin, where there are Steampunks and Browncoats, so I'll probably hang out there for a bit. While it looks like the B5 guests cancelled at the last minute, Sylvester McCoy was added at the last minute, so OMG YAY! Technically my first doctor, if only for ten minutes ;-)
Maybe DragonCon will be the jolt of caffeine-substitute that I need? Get me focused, or at least give me some energy with which to think.
Oh, and there's a Puppet Jam Sunday nite. I have nothing prepared, but I do have two puppets. Yaaaay!
<3 Chrysilla
Otherwise, things are OK. Realized today is the end of my 'summer break' month. Not really sure where to go from here yet. I don't really feel good, per se, but I feel less bad than I did a month ago. Felt like a long time in some respects.
Tho on the other hand, we did have a hurricane this weekend, preparations for that would stress me out normally, and I had a stomach flu last Thursday and Friday, so its not strange that I feel a bit off right now. Whups. And now I'm going to a con. Maybe I'll add a couple of weeks to my break for recuperation.
Still mulling over the different bits of my life, with no new conclusions. It still feels a bit overwhelming to think about the future of my free-time. Especially now that I'm quite taken with sewing.
Made another tank-top blouse, like the purple one but in blue cotton rather than purple silky rayon. And I replaced the hand-sewn straps and sash with blue velvet ribbons, sho much simpler. And making that got me thru the hurricane, which luckily did not bring much damage to my neighborhood, but it sounded awful while it was going on Saturday nite to Sunday morning. It was nice to drown out the howling winds around the 15th floor with a sewing machine and gothy internet radio station.
I've been wrestling with body-image all summer, and this week it just suddenly dissolved. Maybe it was trying on my Shadowcat spandex to see if it still fits (it does!), or maybe my brain is recovering from stress. Either way, phew!
Now that I'm sewing *and* watching Star Trek TNG, I have tons of costume ideas. Way to late to make anything for this DragonCon, but there's always next year. And this year, tons of costuming and art panels to attend. Shadowcat (plus new Lockheed puppet) is the only proper cosplay I've packed. At least the new blouse is Tardis blue :-)
This year, in circling things on the schedule grid I'll be focusing on art, costuming, and podcasting, with a dash of gothy stuff and literature. Maybe less BritTrack, b/c its not like I haven't heard these stories before. And my Moffat-rage may derail otherwise fun panels for other folks. We're at the Westin, where there are Steampunks and Browncoats, so I'll probably hang out there for a bit. While it looks like the B5 guests cancelled at the last minute, Sylvester McCoy was added at the last minute, so OMG YAY! Technically my first doctor, if only for ten minutes ;-)
Maybe DragonCon will be the jolt of caffeine-substitute that I need? Get me focused, or at least give me some energy with which to think.
Oh, and there's a Puppet Jam Sunday nite. I have nothing prepared, but I do have two puppets. Yaaaay!
<3 Chrysilla
