I am, atm trying to get ready for Lolifest next weekend. I'd intended to wear an outfit I already had but realized I felt like something new. A while back, I made a skirt, though it's not entirely finished, so now I'm attempting to make a bodice to wear with it. Fingers crossed, it all goes well and then I will have a new outfit. It's all made out of mint, baby blue and cream striped fabric that has pink cabbage roses on it. The fabric is a little heavier than the normal cotton one would use but I've had a lot of luck using unusual fabrics for loli gear so I think it won't be a problem.

I need to go to the fabric store, though, to get some stuff for trim and what not...buuuut the car has decided to crap out.

M went to go to work Friday morning, only to be back not ten minutes later because the power steering had gone and smoke was pouring out of the hood. We called a mobile mechanic to come have a look at it, because we need it back on the road asap, and he gave us the bad news that the whole steering rack had gone. I was hoping it was just a leak in the lines, which would have been SO much cheaper and easier to fix. So, tomorrow, he will come and finish the fix up. Til then, I can't go anywhere that doesn't involve public transport and spotlight isn't easy to get to that way.

Here's hoping it all works out, one way or another.

*creeps out from the rock she's been hiding under*

Alright, I've been really slack...again. I've been pretty bad for that this last year and of hermiting at home a lot but I'm going to try and stop doing that now. After the fun and insanity of holidays and friend visits, I needed to hide a bit. Who? Me? The EXTRA extrovert? Yes, I have my introverted moments too...it just means I have to talk more when they're over to make up for it! *laugh*

I fell a wee bit accomplished as I have managed to FINALLY get the details for Lolifest up and out...cause, as we all know, I'm a slack bastard! But I've sufficiently spammed every related forum I could think of so we should get a couple people. :P I probably have time but I don't know if I will make something new for it or wear something I have. I thinking maybe my newest on since I only wore it for a little bit at Animania. Minus the wig, I think, now that I have cut my hair and it could be quite hot out. Easier that way.

Oh yah, in case there is anyone that didn't already know...I cut my hair. *snort* It's just past waist length now and SO much easier for me to look after. Not that it was hard before but when you're used to THAT, this length is stupidly easy.

Uh, what else? Trying to make plans for Brisnova. Hopefully will be there so long as nothing gets in the way. I'm no longer Cosplay Coordinator so I will be able to wander and talk to people and just enjoy the event for once. :) Looking forward to that part! Need to get my butt in gear and make stuff to wear!

Christmas and New Year's was great. Got some fun stuff and got to hang out with tons of awesome people and sing badly. Wish people didn't decide to live so far away but...*shrugs* C'est la vie!

Gonna run away now and recover from my mad typing stint. Hope to see lots of people at Lolifest but even a small group would be good since I was so slack this year.

Cheers!

Okay, maybe the title is a TAD dramatic but you'll understand what I mean in a minute.

I just got through flipping through the latest Shop Til You Drop magazine that I picked up with the groceries this evening. Now, it's not a high fashion magazine but it's usually a good one to look through to get a run down of current trends, places to look for neat bits and pieces, how to put certain outfits together and sometimes a different point of view on the fashion industry. It's an overall okay mag for someone with a limited amount of time.

So, I decided to give the current one a quick flip through, to see what catches my eye in case I want a new outfit for the upcoming Christmas parties, or just because, and was horrified by what I found. Yes, horrified, terrified and wanting to stick my head under a pillow and forget...pretend it was all a bad dream.

I weep for anyone trying to buy clothes for the next season, for those that decide they love the new trends and hop on board this particular fashion train because it's really nothing but the worst kind of TRAIN WRECK. The styles are pulling up some of the WORST trends of the 80's and combining them with the most ludicrous colors and stylings. The only people who MIGHT (and that is a big maybe) be able to pull these looks off are stick thin Glamazons with more money than Gates and who probably belong on the catwalks themselves.

I mean, seriously? Poofy but structured Tulip skirts (which we all know were really a bubble skirt in it's past life) and floppy wannabe blazers with scalloped edges? The ruffle trend could be fun if done right but most of the dresses I saw had strategically places ruffles intended to draw the eye to the parts of the body most normally built females would really prefer to pretend don't exist. And high waisted short shorts? Did somebody forget that shorts aren't the most flattering garments to begin with? Pulling the waist up to your bra strap and cutting the legs off at your groin REALLY isn't going to help any. *headdesk*

I have a funny feeling I'm going to be relying on my in-closet staples spread out with very selective online purchases from places where sanity still reigns and combining that with garments coming from my very own sewing machine. You know, ones that fit and flatter me rather than make me look like a balloon float that got lost on it's way to the Macy's Parade. *rolls eyes*

Oh yes, and then there is the final thing. You know how 'they' like to say Green is the new Black and all that crud? The color of the season, for both garments and makeup...is orange. Ranging from peach to pumpkin, it's the trendy color. And it makes my want to vomit. One of the hardest colors to match to most people, it's also just plain hideous under normal circumstances unless you're going to a Halloween party. Does that sound a bit too narky? I know I really hate the color, personally, but come on! It's ORANGE! McDonald's uses orange in everything they make because it's supposedly the most psychologically neutral color and one that spans all socio-economic groups. It does that because everyone agrees it a gross color!!

Alright, rant over. I'm going to go through my fabric and pattern stashes and decide what I'M going to be wearing for the next 6 months because I get the feeling that I really won't be buying anything new anytime soon.

X-posted from Blogspot

Well, thanks to a few days of cooler temperature we've been getting off and on, I am slowly managing to get ahead of the mess that is the backyard. Once I get done, I'll post some before and after shots to show you guys just what a difference it is! XD

Meanwhile, planning for Yule has begun! Tomorrow, I think I'll start putting decorations up.

And I need to go to spotlight to find some lovely cotton in fruit prints. Why? To with the new decorations I have for my nails! They just came in the mail from ebay and I'm really looking forward to giving them a try. They look SO cute and yummy!( Pic Under Cut )

Ugh. My hands hurt. My whole body hurts. I'm watching Pirates 3 on tv and all I want to do is stretch out on the bed and rest.

All because I decided today would be a good day to start weeding my garden. Only, it's so bad that's it's not really weeding, it reclaiming. The back yard has resembled a jungle for some time now and working on it has not been a priority, but I want to be able to enjoy it this summer, so something has to be done.

Unfortunately, I should have worn gloves. Cause my hands are just wrecked now. Good thing I'm not currently trying to keep my nails long, because they would be a lost cause now. And I really worked my butt off today and ALL my muscles are reminding me of that fact. Tomorrow is going to suck.

( Oh yah, here's pics! )

Ow.

If someone had told me 8 years ago that I would be living in Sydney but wishing I could go back to Canada, I would have told them they were nuts. At the time, I really couldn't get away from home fast enough and was very excited by the thought of moving here. I still love living here, very much, but I miss home, familiar places and people and hate being so very far away. Could I possibly have picked a place further away to live? Thank goodness for living in the age of technology. Keeps people in touch better but sure can't prevent one from getting home sick.

Ah well, c'est la vie. Guess we'll see what the future brings.

Yah, I think the title says it all. I should just leave this like that! But no, I'm actually going do an entry cause I suck at entries.

So, what's been happening? Been busy at home a lot, trying to sort stuff here, get projects done work on work stuff and folio stuff and so on. Sad to say but I really haven't left the house much this past month and I really should.

Went to Auckland, NZ, though, for Armageddon. Really enjoyed that, met some awesome people and finally got to put faces to names on at least two! *waves at anariazar_rel and pinkdiamond* Visit wasn't nearly long enough, we didn't get to see much outside of Central Auckland and I didn't get to jump off the Sky Tower as planned but we hope to go back soon. We've been invited to visit WETA so that just give us even more reason to get back as quick as we can.

Been playing a lot of Halo 3:ODST lately, trying to get all my achievements and what not. Geeky, I know. But it's a lot of fun and I enjoy the game play aspect of it almost more that the original Halo 3. It's more compact in storyline and you have to do a lot more thinking as you play, less random killing/reacting. I've always been a big fan of the Halo games, the first one was the only reason we bought the boat anchor (aka original XBox) and now that I seem to be getting my sewing and costuming mojo back, I'm inspired to work on my Halo cosplay ideas. Part of what has REALLY inspired me was meeting the voice of the Master Chief in Auckland. Such and awesome guy and just reminded me how much I do love the games.

So now we're back home and dealing with daily grind crap again. I'm trying to sort through the sewing room, which is nicely clean and organized these days, and get rid of excess costumes I don't need anymore and plan future projects. I have the urge to make a lot more clothes atm. Especially now that I just got some really awesome shoes in the mail! Need things to wear with them!

Going to also get on top of weeding the garden so that varietys_liar, faerie_mistress and sewaddicted can come over during the summer months and sit out there for tea and stitch n' bitches. May also enlist the help of said inmates friends! We'll see...there's just so much crap out in the yard right now that first I have to motivate myself to tackle it!

Anywho, going to run off and do stuff now. I'm currently ripping a dress I made apart cause I'm realizing I'm really only happy with it as a skirt now. Need to get as much as I can done today while I have the house to myself. (Marco's playing in the bush with a friend right now)

Oh yah, didn't get up to much for Halloween cause everyone was busy doing something else and we'd just gotten back from Auckland. Got three Trick or Treaters though! Next year, we will do something. *plots*

Now...where to start? Oh yah!

I recently found a site that lets me direct stream eps of shows that I have never watched so that's what I'm doing...assuaging some curiosity. Like this Smallville everyone goes one about? I mean, DC! Who'd watch that? Now, Marvel I could understand....*debates ducking for cover* Can't entirely complain though. There's a certain insane, bald actor on the show that I share a birthday with so that's amusing for me.

Oh, and One Tree Hill. Not normally anywhere in the realm of my usual choice of shows but I figured, what the hell? Besides, I do like basketball...and cheerleading. Can't be all bad, right? So far, I'm not hating it. I hear CMM is a total douche bag in real life, though.

Meanwhile, I needed something to do with my hands while fast pacing through eps of said shows so I pulled out my fabric paints. I have these really awesome jeans that are getting kinda full of holes but I still love the jeans so I just patch them up. Now, I have started painting on them. See pics. XD
( Pics Under Cut For Sanity! )

*runs off to be a dork some more*

Just a quick post to show what I got up to this weekend...a continuation of my last post, if you will.

( Pics under cut to save you from the horror! )

Now, I just have to make a few adjustments and do a whole horror themed photoshoot. :)

Better watch out cause Harry's going hunting! :)