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Soooooo, it's my month! My very favourite month! Hallowtober.
That also means that I'm at my all time busiest. Like.. my outside-of-work-load is outta control!
I just finished and sold a red gown for my etsy, a tribute to Melisandre while not being the tv series cosplay: fav.me/d5gmqln
Which, resulted in an email from another client requesting the cosplay tv version Melisandre, as well as two Daenerys costumes - the blue gown and the desert pants/vest top. I'm pretty excited. If I could just make GoT cosplays for the rest of my life, for a living, I totally would! hahaha. Though, there are too many great costume-porn series out there! Like the Tudors, or Once Upon A Time. Mmmm.
Also, Since Halloween is coming up I'm doing all the family costumes, naturally.
My sister will be going as Shego from Kim Possible, so I'm in the middle of making a full spandex body suit for her.
And, since I've learned silk painting, I'll be hand painting and creating an authentic Alice Madness Returns Siren dress cosplay for myself. Add to that a full samurai costume for my better half and that's just the beginning!!
Then, of course, our annual Halloween parties - one giant one we like to go to, and a massive horror themed party thrown by some very costume/prop savvy friends of ours - and a house full of guests for at least one of those, means SO MUCH CLEANING TO BE DONE!! haha, it's amazing! I mean, really! I've got costume bits and fabric cut up and all over everything, but I gotta cleaaaan too?? nuts!! haha.
We wouldn't have it any other way though. So far Halloween weekend has our house an additional 6 people up. haha!
In the meantime, I've joined a Game of Thrones costume group, and it's been amazing! Everyone is super helpful with brainstorming how to approach different costumes. I'm confident about the blue Daenerys gown that I've started. ^_^
I will post pictures as I finish everything!
And as far as Alice goes, I've got all my materials, except the foam for the angler fish and whatever I'm going to make a hobby horse and vorpal blade from! I really need to tackle those props..
That also means that I'm at my all time busiest. Like.. my outside-of-work-load is outta control!
I just finished and sold a red gown for my etsy, a tribute to Melisandre while not being the tv series cosplay: fav.me/d5gmqln
Which, resulted in an email from another client requesting the cosplay tv version Melisandre, as well as two Daenerys costumes - the blue gown and the desert pants/vest top. I'm pretty excited. If I could just make GoT cosplays for the rest of my life, for a living, I totally would! hahaha. Though, there are too many great costume-porn series out there! Like the Tudors, or Once Upon A Time. Mmmm.
Also, Since Halloween is coming up I'm doing all the family costumes, naturally.
My sister will be going as Shego from Kim Possible, so I'm in the middle of making a full spandex body suit for her.
And, since I've learned silk painting, I'll be hand painting and creating an authentic Alice Madness Returns Siren dress cosplay for myself. Add to that a full samurai costume for my better half and that's just the beginning!!
Then, of course, our annual Halloween parties - one giant one we like to go to, and a massive horror themed party thrown by some very costume/prop savvy friends of ours - and a house full of guests for at least one of those, means SO MUCH CLEANING TO BE DONE!! haha, it's amazing! I mean, really! I've got costume bits and fabric cut up and all over everything, but I gotta cleaaaan too?? nuts!! haha.
We wouldn't have it any other way though. So far Halloween weekend has our house an additional 6 people up. haha! In the meantime, I've joined a Game of Thrones costume group, and it's been amazing! Everyone is super helpful with brainstorming how to approach different costumes. I'm confident about the blue Daenerys gown that I've started. ^_^
I will post pictures as I finish everything!
And as far as Alice goes, I've got all my materials, except the foam for the angler fish and whatever I'm going to make a hobby horse and vorpal blade from! I really need to tackle those props..
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Bees and Moths and Roses
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Spent a lot of time today in the garden.
Took an extraordinary number of photos of bees and moths on and around the plants/flowers.
Looking forward to sharing some of those soon!
So satisfying to see the garden full of so much life! <3
Took an extraordinary number of photos of bees and moths on and around the plants/flowers.
Looking forward to sharing some of those soon!
So satisfying to see the garden full of so much life! <3
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tenir un journal
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I've always been awful at keeping a journal, online or on paper. The online ones ALWAYS get me in trouble and the paper ones ALWAYS drift off and end up forgotten on a bookshelf somewhere. haha.
And yet here I am again. It's sad, actually, there's so much I feel like I'm going through right now I'd love to get out someway, but can't really talk about it and wouldn't know what to say anyway.
There have been ideas streaming.. an animation project I've mapped out (who knows if I'll ever get to do it...), some paintings I want to do, and even trying to tackle it with a poem put to song with a friend of mine. Who knows. There's just so much going on. So many conflicting and horrible feelings. Things that are gone from this world that will never be again, and it can't be helped. Just gotta deal and move on. Like that's easy for anyone. hah. It's moments like this I recall conversations with people - like one I was part of at this festival over the weekend.. how people have it so damn easy in this country it's easy to get wrapped up in things that you think matter.. in people that you think matter, that really don't. My boyfriend has a saying at these moments "They're just made out of people, luv." And it's true. And we do have it good here, so we shouldn't get wrapped up in it. But that doesn't make things hurt less, or the feelings of betrayal, abandoment, anger, confusion, sadness... any feeling like that about anything at any given moment... doesn't make them less real.
Don't get me wrong here, my life is better and happier than it has been in years, truthfully. There are always just these things lurking in the closets like Lovecraftian monsters if you go looking for them.
My romantic relationship is more tender, encompassing, supportive and enjoyable than anything I've experienced previously. I honestly don't know how this man not only puts up with my shit every day but somehow loves me for it. hahaha. He is an endless source of emotional support, encouraging my ideas and dreams, constantly appreciating me the way I need. I couldn't be luckier.
The job is going well. It isn't ideal, but I don't hate it as much. I now handle leasing, showing space to potential clients, deposits, payables, miscellaneous accounting, and various other property management related things. It's also enabling me to buy my dream car. Something I never dreamed possible until a few months ago. For the previous year I didn't need a car, since I took public transportation into center city every single day. But now, of course, new job means new location, means need new car.. means... MINI! <3 So that should be happening in the next week or so, and I couldn't be more excited or terrified at the notion.
Date night is coming up for this month too! I'm overjoyed that next week we get to go see "Beside Myself" by BalletX again. This piece made such an incredible impact on my personal self and life two years ago. It's really thrilling to have a chance to see it again other than online. I'll definitely be packing the tissues.. haha.
Other than that, my garden is in, my roses are in bloom, my herbs are on our food, and we've literally been traveling every single weekend for the last two months. Such incredible adventures with so many caring, fun, and interesting people. It's been wonderful. This weekend we're headed off for a group kayaking trip.
I've also been sewing more than I ever have. I completed a specialized comission, two vests for the boys, two full india inspired outfits for myself, and a full costume. Not to mention the other projects I have yet to complete. It's been gloriously busy.
Aaand, I'm out. Time for some Daniel Radcliffe VS pissed off old lady ghost with my Foxx. <3
And yet here I am again. It's sad, actually, there's so much I feel like I'm going through right now I'd love to get out someway, but can't really talk about it and wouldn't know what to say anyway.
There have been ideas streaming.. an animation project I've mapped out (who knows if I'll ever get to do it...), some paintings I want to do, and even trying to tackle it with a poem put to song with a friend of mine. Who knows. There's just so much going on. So many conflicting and horrible feelings. Things that are gone from this world that will never be again, and it can't be helped. Just gotta deal and move on. Like that's easy for anyone. hah. It's moments like this I recall conversations with people - like one I was part of at this festival over the weekend.. how people have it so damn easy in this country it's easy to get wrapped up in things that you think matter.. in people that you think matter, that really don't. My boyfriend has a saying at these moments "They're just made out of people, luv." And it's true. And we do have it good here, so we shouldn't get wrapped up in it. But that doesn't make things hurt less, or the feelings of betrayal, abandoment, anger, confusion, sadness... any feeling like that about anything at any given moment... doesn't make them less real.
Don't get me wrong here, my life is better and happier than it has been in years, truthfully. There are always just these things lurking in the closets like Lovecraftian monsters if you go looking for them.
My romantic relationship is more tender, encompassing, supportive and enjoyable than anything I've experienced previously. I honestly don't know how this man not only puts up with my shit every day but somehow loves me for it. hahaha. He is an endless source of emotional support, encouraging my ideas and dreams, constantly appreciating me the way I need. I couldn't be luckier.
The job is going well. It isn't ideal, but I don't hate it as much. I now handle leasing, showing space to potential clients, deposits, payables, miscellaneous accounting, and various other property management related things. It's also enabling me to buy my dream car. Something I never dreamed possible until a few months ago. For the previous year I didn't need a car, since I took public transportation into center city every single day. But now, of course, new job means new location, means need new car.. means... MINI! <3 So that should be happening in the next week or so, and I couldn't be more excited or terrified at the notion.
Date night is coming up for this month too! I'm overjoyed that next week we get to go see "Beside Myself" by BalletX again. This piece made such an incredible impact on my personal self and life two years ago. It's really thrilling to have a chance to see it again other than online. I'll definitely be packing the tissues.. haha.
Other than that, my garden is in, my roses are in bloom, my herbs are on our food, and we've literally been traveling every single weekend for the last two months. Such incredible adventures with so many caring, fun, and interesting people. It's been wonderful. This weekend we're headed off for a group kayaking trip.
I've also been sewing more than I ever have. I completed a specialized comission, two vests for the boys, two full india inspired outfits for myself, and a full costume. Not to mention the other projects I have yet to complete. It's been gloriously busy.
Aaand, I'm out. Time for some Daniel Radcliffe VS pissed off old lady ghost with my Foxx. <3
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The almost once a year journal post!
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Wow, I really am super awful at this journal game! lol! I think I say this every time I write one.. ah well!
Updates, updates... hrm..
Well, got a new job, so I left the ballet! Sadly, actually. If the pay and hours had been decent I could have stayed there forever! Luckily I made a lot of wonderful connections and we haven't missed a BalletX show in almost two years! Haven't seen much of this PA Ballet season, sadly, it just wasn't our taste this year. Despite that we attended every one except the last in 2011.
The new job? Totally sucks! But I'm in it for the cash, haha! Gotta admit it. I'm loving the nice paycheck since it's paying for all the awesome stuff I get to do now. Huge opportunity really, considering some of the contacts I slaved away to make last year that will hopefully pan out in the next.
On the acting side, I just did a project that will be made into a high school anti-bullying campaign video all Discovery Channel style; with specialists, psychologists, ect. I was very grateful to be a part of it since it is something so incredibly important to me. I also got a glowing review for it. Otherwise, I've been taking some time off to focus on modeling and staying indoors with all this cold yet snow-less weather!!
On the painting side? just so much. The job really lets me have a lot of time in my head to plan and so when I get home I actually hop to it and get it out. It's wonderful.
Rest of life? It's overflowing in days straight of house paint, lots of dirt under the nails (we ripped out the entire backyard garden and are putting in a rose and herb garden, with the help of the Philadelphia Rose Society), and a TON of friends visiting every other weekend. It's been crazy busy, thrilling, and full of the good life.
I couldn't ask for more, I've never been happier.
Oh yeah... and yay Buddha! hahaha
Updates, updates... hrm..
Well, got a new job, so I left the ballet! Sadly, actually. If the pay and hours had been decent I could have stayed there forever! Luckily I made a lot of wonderful connections and we haven't missed a BalletX show in almost two years! Haven't seen much of this PA Ballet season, sadly, it just wasn't our taste this year. Despite that we attended every one except the last in 2011.
The new job? Totally sucks! But I'm in it for the cash, haha! Gotta admit it. I'm loving the nice paycheck since it's paying for all the awesome stuff I get to do now. Huge opportunity really, considering some of the contacts I slaved away to make last year that will hopefully pan out in the next.
On the acting side, I just did a project that will be made into a high school anti-bullying campaign video all Discovery Channel style; with specialists, psychologists, ect. I was very grateful to be a part of it since it is something so incredibly important to me. I also got a glowing review for it.
Otherwise, I've been taking some time off to focus on modeling and staying indoors with all this cold yet snow-less weather!! On the painting side? just so much. The job really lets me have a lot of time in my head to plan and so when I get home I actually hop to it and get it out. It's wonderful.
Rest of life? It's overflowing in days straight of house paint, lots of dirt under the nails (we ripped out the entire backyard garden and are putting in a rose and herb garden, with the help of the Philadelphia Rose Society), and a TON of friends visiting every other weekend. It's been crazy busy, thrilling, and full of the good life.
I couldn't ask for more, I've never been happier.
Oh yeah... and yay Buddha! hahaha
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This and That: Foxes and Rabbits
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AHH! It's like... almost summertime again!!
And I'm massively behind in uploading....
SO much more to come..
About 8 or 9 months worth of work.
A couple paintings, a bunch of line work, a lotta scetches, and a new "shocked" series which is somewhere between disturbing and just fun!
haha
Anywhoo! Life itself is interesting as always, contstantly changing.
Romance is damn near perfection. Career could be better, but the side modeling career is booming, so not a lot of complaints there. Physically I'm in the best shape and weight since 3 years ago! Awesome! I'm doing extensive yoga 4 hours twice a week, sooooo good! And socially we have people drifting through every week! It's amazing. One of my best friends is even moving down here too, so hott damn and hallelujah! <3
Art.... so much more to come!!
In the meantime... my etsy!
www.etsy.com/shop/Poecilonym?r…
And I'm massively behind in uploading....
SO much more to come..
About 8 or 9 months worth of work.
A couple paintings, a bunch of line work, a lotta scetches, and a new "shocked" series which is somewhere between disturbing and just fun!
haha
Anywhoo! Life itself is interesting as always, contstantly changing.
Romance is damn near perfection. Career could be better, but the side modeling career is booming, so not a lot of complaints there. Physically I'm in the best shape and weight since 3 years ago! Awesome! I'm doing extensive yoga 4 hours twice a week, sooooo good! And socially we have people drifting through every week! It's amazing. One of my best friends is even moving down here too, so hott damn and hallelujah! <3
Art.... so much more to come!!
In the meantime... my etsy!
www.etsy.com/shop/Poecilonym?r…
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