It seems the people who actually like me won't allow me to say no.

Oct 04, 2007 18:39


Happy Birthday Gillian!

Struck with the disappointing discover that one of my students was so young he thought the SNES was Nintendo's first Entertainment System, there was nothing to do except buy my comics (Buffy and Jack) and go figuring out how to dress myself as an American ten years younger ( Read more... )

runaways, fancy dress, birthdays, geek meets

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corchen October 4 2007, 17:48:09 UTC
I have an airbrush, and both fabric paints and body paints. That might work? Especially if you did the shirt and exposed skin at the same time with body paints, which would probably go onto fabric ok?

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innerbrat October 4 2007, 17:52:12 UTC
...That works, yes.

Now to find a suitable top. What sort of fabric should I be looking at?

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corchen October 4 2007, 17:56:04 UTC
Aside from tight? I'm not entirely sure. I'm guessing you'd get a better result from natural than synthetic fabric, but aside from that. . . hmm.

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aintesduck October 4 2007, 18:21:29 UTC
one of my students was so young he thought the SNES was Nintendo's first Entertainment System

LOL!

My first gaming system was a brand-new-just-released Atari 2600 with Breakout and Space Invaders; anybody remember that?

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nadriel October 4 2007, 18:58:37 UTC
When on Saturday, as I have some time free, although not the whole day?

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innerbrat October 4 2007, 21:51:35 UTC
I think it might be Covent Garden, atch, for M&S goodness. Early afternoon?

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gmonkey42 October 4 2007, 19:29:05 UTC
Eeee! Thank you!

Dude, I had an Atari, with Pitfall and everything.

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van October 4 2007, 20:18:36 UTC
You're going as a golden oldie? I'm trying to figure out your costume... ahahah

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