In spite of waking up with achy skin and the worst headache ever, which persisted through most of the day and different pain relievers, I was astonishingly productive today. Perhaps that was because I didn't turn on the computer until 7 p.m ( Read more... )

... tends to stay at rest. Or rather, a girl who doesn't update her lj tends to not update her lj ( Read more... )

I still have to sew the bottom of the jacket and sew on the braid, but you know what? I am LIGHT-YEARS further than I was last year at this time. Last year, as you may recall, K and I were both up all night working on finishing the costumes. This year, there will be no all-nighter! *cheers for self ( Read more... )

It's nearly 2 in the morning, and I've not been getting half the sleep I should this week, but that's okay, because I finally have curtains in my sewing room! Somehow, the thought of welcoming my family with a sink full of dirty dishes wasn't as distressing as the thought of making them sleep in a room which had fabric pinned to the curtain rod in ( Read more... )

Yesterday morning, I explained to a student the meaning of "knock on wood ( Read more... )

I got home the other night only to notice that on the back of my shirt were several odd brown lines, as though someone had drawn on it in brown marker. I have no idea where they came from; I'm sure they weren't there when I put it on, but I can't think of what could have caused them. Unless someone in the subway really did draw on me. If that's ( Read more... )