Thanks again to all who gave me advice about whether to adopt the kittens I fostered...my babies (I'll always think of them as "my" babies) were adopted this week, and one of the adopters also took the mama!
So I'm signing on to foster a pregnant cat from tomorrow until adoptable age...yay for more lives saved!
Re: SPARTA!!wrestlingdogAugust 16 2013, 20:39:40 UTC
Man, we haven't had a Sparta post in ages.
- I finished my practicum and am now on my way home for a two week vacation! Hoping to see a bunch of friends, hit up some of my favorite places, and go down the Shore for a day.
- I get to meet our new kitty today!
(Other than that, I'm not feeling Sparta-ish. Ugh.)
Today, I dragged myself out of bed and ran the fastest 5k I've ever ran in my life in much hotter weather than I prefer. I felt boss as fuck and so many people on the trail were like, "You go!"
I was a total emotional rock at my aunt's funeral (in a good way).
On the costume front, Thor's pants are made, I traced out and graded up a vintage 1944 women's Eisenhower jacket for the rest of the uniform. Traced because I was not using a fragile 70 year old tissue pattern. Graded because I could only find it in "tiny teenager size" and neither I nor my model have a 30 inch bust and 25 inch waist. Ah, 1940s size 12... The jacket has now been cut out. Cap's overalls need the zipper and the buttonholes done. I've started on the mock up for the Iron Man dress and am having panic about it and getting it done. I am not standard clothing sized or shaped. I've started stitching the millinery buckram together for the hat. Then took it apart. (Do not try to math at 2am.) Cannot find my millinery wire. I have red satin gloves and sheer stockings with red Cuban heels and backseams on their way. I'm still waiting for my LED disc to arrive and getting increasingly nervous whether it will get here in time
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I always trace my patterns instead of cutting them after a friend suggested that to me a few years back. They go back into the envelope much easier then, let me tell you.
Tracing out patterns takes a lot of time and is a pain in the ass, but it saves a lot of money if you're using a patterns from a smaller company that you can't get on mega sale at Joanns or Hancocks.
How would... How would one achieve a 25 inch waist and a 30 inch bust in the 1940s? I thought augmentation was a much more recent invention. Is that corset related?
Also, Sorry about the personal thing. That's a rough spot to be in and one that takes a lot of time to get out from under.
I get information from my insurance stating that I am approved to get an ultrasound. Woohoo! But then I call the imaging place and they have no record of me getting a request. I called them over a week ago to call my doctors office, they called back to state that the doctor faxed in the request. So I go to schedule my appointment for the 26th. To find out they still have no record of me. *bangs head into table*
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So I'm signing on to foster a pregnant cat from tomorrow until adoptable age...yay for more lives saved!
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- I finished my practicum and am now on my way home for a two week vacation! Hoping to see a bunch of friends, hit up some of my favorite places, and go down the Shore for a day.
- I get to meet our new kitty today!
(Other than that, I'm not feeling Sparta-ish. Ugh.)
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Congrats on getting your pole on!
Today, I dragged myself out of bed and ran the fastest 5k I've ever ran in my life in much hotter weather than I prefer. I felt boss as fuck and so many people on the trail were like, "You go!"
I was a total emotional rock at my aunt's funeral (in a good way).
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Well today was my last day of work. I'm sad to go (I'll miss the money and the people).
I move out to Ottawa Monday for grad school!
I got an iron IV treatment yesterday and this is the best that I've felt in months!
I go to NYC in 2 weeks!
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Those costumes sound like they'll be amazing!
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I hope I get them done!
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Also, Sorry about the personal thing. That's a rough spot to be in and one that takes a lot of time to get out from under.
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