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This weekend, I spent a lot of time running around preparing for several upcoming events. Like most people who have many interests, I managed to overschedule myself so that I am preparing for many things, all at once, and have soaring expectations for each one of those events.

So ( Read more... )

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I’m not sure I’m right, but I’m pretty sure that many women have “a dress”.  A dress that represented something powerful to them - whatever it may be.  A dress that remains in their thoughts and memories.  Perhaps it was one they owned, or perhaps it was from a movie they say.  ( Read more... )

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I was zooming through OffBeat Bride when I noticed a hat reference.  I opened the link in another page, meaning to get to it when I was done reading about offbeat weddings (a pasttime I have as of late since a friend was getting married) and forgot about it for a while.  When about ( Read more... )

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Today is my in-between day in the midst of two vacations.  And on that day, I’m working, I’m filing court paperwork, and I’m blogging.

So a few headlines from the last week or so:

1. Toyota Prius.  I love you.  Your sleek design, your smooth transitions, your silent presence.  I love ( Read more... )

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I’ve been working nonstop for several weeks now - every night taking work home, working on weekends, etc.  So, yesterday IGB and I decided we were going to go antiquing - for nothing in particular.  We had several places on the list to go.

Oh.my.god.  We only got through ( Read more... )

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In visiting Demode today, I ran across a link that took me to another link, and as the journey usually goes, some wild jaunt into another area.  Well, I ended up finding some top notch Victorian costuming sites that I’d not found before.  I thought I’d share because - ( Read more... )

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There’s a long list of t-shirt photos, along with some hilarious translations of what they say, in this Livejournal Post.  I know when we watched Firefly, we wondered where we could get those awesome t-shirts.

Be ready for some serious Jayne-love and drooling in the post ( Read more... )

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I thought this simple article about not only how they did the makeup for Elizabeth: The Golden Age, but also the historical methods of doing makeup during that era, was interesting.

Plus, I love it when they give me the tips and tricks to accomplish a look using current ( Read more... )

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Those of you who know me personally won’t be surprised by this, but I’ve decided to add costuming to one of my categories.  I’ve had DeMode on my Blogroll for a little while, and my recent fascination with watching everything Elizabeth I has got me totally wrapped up in ( Read more... )