I forgot my Dragon*con room deposit was nonrefundable.

I've been doing some tough-love budgeting lately and I don't think I've got the money to attend D*C this year. I'm going to hold onto my hotel reservations for now in case some AMAZING guest I can't live without shows up, but I think this is probably not that likely (I can't even think who that would be... well, Randi isn't getting any younger I ( Read more... )

I finally found white windowpane fabric for my Boy George costume! In sheet form. I love it when I have a breakthrough ( Read more... )

Money's super tight this summer. I'm putting off buying a car for a little while longer until I have a better sense of how much my new place will cost me and when I can reasonably add a car payment to my already substantial list of monthly obligations (and forget a new couch for a while). So I may have to cheap out on my D*C costumes. X-Wing ( Read more... )

It appears I'm going to be an X-Wing pilot for Dragon*Con. On the one hand, finally. On the other hand, that wasn't even on my LIST this year ( Read more... )

I have an extremely ambitious slate of costumes for Dragon*con this year... especially considering that I don't really anticipate I'll have a decent sewing space until the end of June, when I move out of this apartment. Here's hoping I don't get stuck having to do any business travel during July and August. I don't think this list will expand, ( Read more... )

I have a small extra cash infusion, so after paying off Stupidhead's vet bill I am quickly laying in supplies for my Katsu costume(s). I've ordered a pile of light pink twill from FFC- nothing fancy, but it doesn't need to be, I don't think- for Josephine, and a huge order of paints, dyes, and crystals from Dharma. Painting all those stripes is ( Read more... )

Winding down.

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