The Countdown and the Crunch
10 days until I leave for Dragon Con. I'm happy to report that I'm not as stressed as I was, oh, a week ago. Goddamn costuming is stressful. And it's a very organic stress. At first it was, I'm so inferior to all the size 0 hot chicks with boob jobs; then it turned into, I'm so inferior to all the other costumers I see in pictures from last year's con; then it turned into, I'm so interior to my friends' costuming talents and I'm going to be the weak link in our group costume. But, I got together with fellow costumer Lisa last night to consult on a few tricky parts still to construct, and she was thrilled with my progress so far. It's really coming together, I must say. Most of the techniques I'm using are brand-new to me, and for a lot of this I'm really flying by the seat of my pants, so I'm terrified that at any given second I'll irrevocably screw it up beyond salvation. So, I test out everything once before working on the actual garment and hold my breath a lot.
Still, almost there, and it's looking pretty kick ass. :)
I'm so looking forward to this, even the 13-hour car drive down to Atlanta. (is it longer than that? I don't remember, been a while since I mapped it out of curiosity) I so desperately need this vacation, especially since my last "vacation" was marred by Steve's mom having a triple bypass, followed by 5 weeks of hell due to car drama. It has not been a great summer. So, escapism? Yes please, and make it a double!
So, what's left to do... finish the bodice (see my icon for reference, just gotta put that yellow "V" on and that little keystone on the top) and bracers (sew on the snaps and stick in a little interfacing to stiffen them), and the boots (another fabic piece to go over the shin). All relatively little stuff. Oh, and finish up my Willie costume, but there's not much left to do for that either, basically just hot glue safety pins to a bunch of rubber cockroaches (remember the bug scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom?) I should easily be done by the end of the week, then clean the house in anticipation of my parents' arrival for housesitting. I can do this. Easy peesey. :)