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m_of_disguise) wrote2017-07-03 08:24 am
m_of_disguise) wrote2017-07-03 08:24 am
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I had every intention of working on M's new coat over the weekend, but things just did not come together. All my patterns are in the storage unit, as well as the fabric I intend to use and the bolt of muslin I use to make mockups. Grrr. Since the car still isn't fixed, and everyone I know was either gone for the holiday weekend or working, I had no way of getting to the unit to get the things I needed.
So, I stayed home and binged Game of Thrones instead. I hadn't been watching it when it first started because we had canceled our HBO subscription, and I just realized the other day that Hey! We have HBO again! It's probably on demand! I finished seasons one and two over the weekend, and will probably watch season three tomorrow since I have the 4th off. The Kings Landing costumes are beautiful, especially Sansa's stuff because I like her color palette a lot, but poor Natalie Dormer, they just put her in some of the fugliest stuff. They did the same thing to her on the Tudors, poor thing.
Anyway, I did manage to do a little bit of something over the weekend, and built an new website for the Guild's mini-retreat, Costumers Lost Weekend. We had to skip the event this year, but if we get a head start on planning for next year, things should come back together. Since I'm practically the only one at work today, I'm going to do some more research on locations and activities. The group voted on a visit to Fredericksburg, TX for next year's retreat, so I'm trying to dig up cool stuff to do.
I'm trying to get a jump start on 2019, too, which I know is a looong way off, but I'm so freaking excited about the location I want to hold it at that I practically have everything planned out already. XP I can just imagine a Victorian archery event, a lakeside picnic lunch, an Outlander themed dinner, a Game of Thrones breakfast (per suggestions from friends, which I am now totally on board for). There's also a conference room that we can rent for panels and classes. The venue is even in a bona fide Texas ghost town, how cool is that? I think it would be awesome, I just wish we didn't have to wait two years for it! XP At least that allows plenty of time to plan.
The car should (hopefully) be finished today if the part shows up on time, and then I can get to the storage unit and dig out the fabrics I need. I'm really looking forward to starting on this coat project, and I'm excited about the embroidery. I hope I've given myself plenty of time to get it done by September, but if work keeps on being as slow as it is, it shouldn't be a problem.
So, I stayed home and binged Game of Thrones instead. I hadn't been watching it when it first started because we had canceled our HBO subscription, and I just realized the other day that Hey! We have HBO again! It's probably on demand! I finished seasons one and two over the weekend, and will probably watch season three tomorrow since I have the 4th off. The Kings Landing costumes are beautiful, especially Sansa's stuff because I like her color palette a lot, but poor Natalie Dormer, they just put her in some of the fugliest stuff. They did the same thing to her on the Tudors, poor thing.
Anyway, I did manage to do a little bit of something over the weekend, and built an new website for the Guild's mini-retreat, Costumers Lost Weekend. We had to skip the event this year, but if we get a head start on planning for next year, things should come back together. Since I'm practically the only one at work today, I'm going to do some more research on locations and activities. The group voted on a visit to Fredericksburg, TX for next year's retreat, so I'm trying to dig up cool stuff to do.
I'm trying to get a jump start on 2019, too, which I know is a looong way off, but I'm so freaking excited about the location I want to hold it at that I practically have everything planned out already. XP I can just imagine a Victorian archery event, a lakeside picnic lunch, an Outlander themed dinner, a Game of Thrones breakfast (per suggestions from friends, which I am now totally on board for). There's also a conference room that we can rent for panels and classes. The venue is even in a bona fide Texas ghost town, how cool is that? I think it would be awesome, I just wish we didn't have to wait two years for it! XP At least that allows plenty of time to plan.
The car should (hopefully) be finished today if the part shows up on time, and then I can get to the storage unit and dig out the fabrics I need. I'm really looking forward to starting on this coat project, and I'm excited about the embroidery. I hope I've given myself plenty of time to get it done by September, but if work keeps on being as slow as it is, it shouldn't be a problem.