I finished La Cucina  by Lily Prior last night on the way home. I enjoyed it, and it wasn't exactly long.  Probably just as well early in the mornings.  Though I had to stop reading cos I was feeling too squiffy.

Today I started Singularity Sky by Charles Stross.  described as a post-singularity space opera.  And only at lunchtime did it track my ( Read more... )

Well Continuum 4 is well & truely over ... though it's even hazier than 2 weeks memory would usually have it. I promptly came down with the evil flu as soon as I got home ( Read more... )

You know it has to be bad when I'm up dressed and sewing at 7.10am - a time of day I sincerely believe should be spent in the land of zzzzzzz ( Read more... )

I've had to seriously downgrade my costume expectations cos of a more than 2 day stress headache, followed by serious fatigue on the weekend. So last night I got the corset cut out and the two layers hand basted together. For all the pieces, and after drinking more sauvignon blanc than I should have ( Read more... )

well, it's taken me forever to get around to adding an avatar. And I just couldn't figure what, so it's from one of my few vintage patterns. I had a similar haircut as a child, though my hair was dead straight ( Read more... )

well I've got just over a week until I go to www.continuum.org.au

Naturally I haven't even cut out my costume for the masked ball yet. Let alone find a mask to paint/cover/decorate. Nothing like procrastination and dithering for raising the adrenalin levels.

I have decided what to wear though, so that is something that I didn't have a week ago. I've ( Read more... )