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newmoonstarStill writing! But it's a cold, rainy day, so taking a break today and randomly updating LJ instead.
Yesterday was fun because I wore my lovely 8th Doctor t-shirt for the first time, and kept getting compliments from random Whovians at the grocery store and on the sidewalk all day long. It makes me feel so warm and fuzzy to know there are so many of us all around. (And makes me wonder why they won't give the 8th Doctor some more on-screen adventures. Everybody loves him! No one said anything when I wore my First, Second or Ninth Doctor shirts, but they all went crazy over Eight.)
Also found more Whovian goodness yesterday at a fundraising rummage sale the local collective artist studio was having. I don't know what it is about the artsy hippies in my city, but they have the best stuff at their rummage sales. Plus there's always Beatles music playing in the background. Somehow, ever since the metaphysical bookstore closed after 40 years, I'd almost forgotten how blissful it is browse thru shoulder bags with pictures of Indian deities and shirts made from old kimonos and chat with other cheerful artsy geeks while 60s music drifts in with the incense on a sunny day... Honest to goodness, that is literally the best way to while away a lazy afternoon. *nostalgic sniffles*
But getting back on track, I found a Chinese tunic there that looks like the one Susan wore in 'Marco Polo', so woohoo! One cosplay half-done, and I didn't have to sew! And also a cameo pendant for Victoria's outfit from 'The Evil of the Daleks', so I finally have everything I need for that cosplay. Woohoo again! I think I now have, like, eight different outfits planned for Chicago TARDIS, and it only lasts three days! I'm gonna have to narrow things down, but I suppose time management will be the deciding factor in the end. Only two of them are entirely off the rack, so which cosplays make their debut will depend on how much sewing I get done. (But probably SOMEONE from 'Marco Polo'. I have patterns and fabric now for Susan, Barbara, AND Ian's outfits! What can I say, the costumes were fabulous, and I want to wear them ALL. Plus it's my favorite TARDIS team, so gotta represent for my lovelies. OH WHY can't they just find this serial somewhere already?!)
Also found an enormous and fantastic book on Impressionism, which has a ton of pictures, some of which I've never seen before, and I'm a pretty hardcore Impressionism groupie, so that's really impressive! I'm waiting to read it till I'm done writing though, because I know it'll put me in the mood to sew Victorian dresses, and I can't have distractions now I'm in the home stretch with my play. Onward and upward. :D
P.S. I'd marry anyone who got the reference in the subject line of this post...
Yesterday was fun because I wore my lovely 8th Doctor t-shirt for the first time, and kept getting compliments from random Whovians at the grocery store and on the sidewalk all day long. It makes me feel so warm and fuzzy to know there are so many of us all around. (And makes me wonder why they won't give the 8th Doctor some more on-screen adventures. Everybody loves him! No one said anything when I wore my First, Second or Ninth Doctor shirts, but they all went crazy over Eight.)
Also found more Whovian goodness yesterday at a fundraising rummage sale the local collective artist studio was having. I don't know what it is about the artsy hippies in my city, but they have the best stuff at their rummage sales. Plus there's always Beatles music playing in the background. Somehow, ever since the metaphysical bookstore closed after 40 years, I'd almost forgotten how blissful it is browse thru shoulder bags with pictures of Indian deities and shirts made from old kimonos and chat with other cheerful artsy geeks while 60s music drifts in with the incense on a sunny day... Honest to goodness, that is literally the best way to while away a lazy afternoon. *nostalgic sniffles*
But getting back on track, I found a Chinese tunic there that looks like the one Susan wore in 'Marco Polo', so woohoo! One cosplay half-done, and I didn't have to sew! And also a cameo pendant for Victoria's outfit from 'The Evil of the Daleks', so I finally have everything I need for that cosplay. Woohoo again! I think I now have, like, eight different outfits planned for Chicago TARDIS, and it only lasts three days! I'm gonna have to narrow things down, but I suppose time management will be the deciding factor in the end. Only two of them are entirely off the rack, so which cosplays make their debut will depend on how much sewing I get done. (But probably SOMEONE from 'Marco Polo'. I have patterns and fabric now for Susan, Barbara, AND Ian's outfits! What can I say, the costumes were fabulous, and I want to wear them ALL. Plus it's my favorite TARDIS team, so gotta represent for my lovelies. OH WHY can't they just find this serial somewhere already?!)
Also found an enormous and fantastic book on Impressionism, which has a ton of pictures, some of which I've never seen before, and I'm a pretty hardcore Impressionism groupie, so that's really impressive! I'm waiting to read it till I'm done writing though, because I know it'll put me in the mood to sew Victorian dresses, and I can't have distractions now I'm in the home stretch with my play. Onward and upward. :D
P.S. I'd marry anyone who got the reference in the subject line of this post...
