Updatery
Well, I haven't been on LJ in nearly a month. That doesn't surprise me, actually. I've been on FB and Twitter more than I have here, mostly because for some reason, it feels more of a chore to update on here than it does on the other two sites. I don't know why that is...
Not much has been happening in my life besides work and sewing. No boyfriend or prospect of one anytime soon, though I have had a few guys in their 20's hit on me. That just makes me laugh.
Work wise, so far I've gotten a 3.5% raise due to the collective agreement with my union at the beginning of March. There's another 5.5% raise coming through the rest of the year for a total of 9% by December. I've also gotten trained in the security area, which hopefully will mean that I'll be getting more hours soon. Right now, I'm still getting anywhere from 10 to 25 hours per week. The higher number makes me happier, because I need at least 22 hours per week to be able to afford this place. As it is, I might be talking to my landlord to see about lowering the rent by $100-$200...
Sewing wise, I'm getting more and more commissions. I just finished an Imperial Guard cloak for a friend, and am doing a couple of simple jumper-type dresses for someone else. I'm also entering into talks for doing a medieval style wedding dress for a Monty Python themed wedding. I'm going to be doing more posting of what I've made on here, with the permission of those I make things for, of course. I'm hoping to do at least one more corset this year yet, even if I have to do it for myself. I'm probably going to start posting more about my sewing than anything...
I've been doing a lot of dancing in the last little while, including all night dances, and dancing in my livingroom for an hour at a time, and have lost about 3kg (6.75lbs) doing this in the last two weeks. I'm hoping to lose another 6kg (13.5lbs) before the beginning of May. That's just over 2lbs/week, which I believe is entirely doable. That will bring me down to about 89kg, or about 190lbs.
I have 2 major events coming up in the next month and a half:
The Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo (April 24 & 25th), where I'll be volunteering for pretty much the entire weekend. The major guests of honour are Leonard Nimoy, Brent Spiner, Billy Dee Williams, Malcolm McDowell, Paul McGillion, Tamoh Pinkett, Tony Todd, a trio of tertiary Twilight characters and a bunch of webcomic and comic-book people. Leonard is also going to be in Vulcan the day before...yes, Spock is FINALLY coming home!! lol
A cruise to the Western Caribbean with my Mom. She was supposed to come with me and my best friend last year, but due to unforseen circumstances, she was not able to make it. So, this time, she's paying for 90% of it, since I paid for 90% of it last time. :) I did the Western Caribbean 5 years ago with my Dad & family for his 60th birthday, but we left out of New Orleans and went to Jamaica first. This time, we're leaving from Miami and heading to Cozumel first. The only destination who's position has not changed is Grand Cayman. Mom wants to go swimming with the Stingrays and Dolphins in either Cozumel or Grand Cayman. I want to go on a motorcycle ride around the island (but can't afford it since it's $300!!), but will settle for a tram ride up and "bobsled" ride down the mountain in Jamaica.
Well, I guess that's about it for now....
Not much has been happening in my life besides work and sewing. No boyfriend or prospect of one anytime soon, though I have had a few guys in their 20's hit on me. That just makes me laugh.
Work wise, so far I've gotten a 3.5% raise due to the collective agreement with my union at the beginning of March. There's another 5.5% raise coming through the rest of the year for a total of 9% by December. I've also gotten trained in the security area, which hopefully will mean that I'll be getting more hours soon. Right now, I'm still getting anywhere from 10 to 25 hours per week. The higher number makes me happier, because I need at least 22 hours per week to be able to afford this place. As it is, I might be talking to my landlord to see about lowering the rent by $100-$200...
Sewing wise, I'm getting more and more commissions. I just finished an Imperial Guard cloak for a friend, and am doing a couple of simple jumper-type dresses for someone else. I'm also entering into talks for doing a medieval style wedding dress for a Monty Python themed wedding. I'm going to be doing more posting of what I've made on here, with the permission of those I make things for, of course. I'm hoping to do at least one more corset this year yet, even if I have to do it for myself. I'm probably going to start posting more about my sewing than anything...
I've been doing a lot of dancing in the last little while, including all night dances, and dancing in my livingroom for an hour at a time, and have lost about 3kg (6.75lbs) doing this in the last two weeks. I'm hoping to lose another 6kg (13.5lbs) before the beginning of May. That's just over 2lbs/week, which I believe is entirely doable. That will bring me down to about 89kg, or about 190lbs.
I have 2 major events coming up in the next month and a half:
The Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo (April 24 & 25th), where I'll be volunteering for pretty much the entire weekend. The major guests of honour are Leonard Nimoy, Brent Spiner, Billy Dee Williams, Malcolm McDowell, Paul McGillion, Tamoh Pinkett, Tony Todd, a trio of tertiary Twilight characters and a bunch of webcomic and comic-book people. Leonard is also going to be in Vulcan the day before...yes, Spock is FINALLY coming home!! lol
A cruise to the Western Caribbean with my Mom. She was supposed to come with me and my best friend last year, but due to unforseen circumstances, she was not able to make it. So, this time, she's paying for 90% of it, since I paid for 90% of it last time. :) I did the Western Caribbean 5 years ago with my Dad & family for his 60th birthday, but we left out of New Orleans and went to Jamaica first. This time, we're leaving from Miami and heading to Cozumel first. The only destination who's position has not changed is Grand Cayman. Mom wants to go swimming with the Stingrays and Dolphins in either Cozumel or Grand Cayman. I want to go on a motorcycle ride around the island (but can't afford it since it's $300!!), but will settle for a tram ride up and "bobsled" ride down the mountain in Jamaica.
Well, I guess that's about it for now....