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I have a Japanese costume blog thing. Yez, that does make me a complete geek.
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So far only a couple Saku and Kagetoki pics up and I'm still not done tagging them (read, don't know how to) but I'm working on it.

(Also, Tomomori and Masaomi ironically, one of the better pairs that I've seen. Oh to have such a tiny appropriately-shaped body to put my costumes on.)

There's been a lot of snow here today, and the store closed so early that the Boos literally told me not to come in at all. So! A whole extra day off. Sadly, I didn't get as much done as I wanted to, but I did get some things accomplished. I still wish I'd gone to work out though. :3

Done Things:
*Masaomi's scrapbook is only one (maybe two pages) from being done. I'm missing a few of the pictures that I really want to have for those pages (mostly reference and design comparison photos for the shirt and chest binder).
*Got his jacket done yesterday! The costume is totally 100% wearble right now. Anything else is extra improvements to other costumes.
*Picked up additional ink and emulsion and t-shirts for the Detour Karaoke Team. Made plans with my sister to print shirts tomorrow, assuming I can drive to get out there.
*completed "Tadashii Ouji no Tsukurikata" one more drama down. <3
*got and watched one episode of "Yoiko no Mikata". OH SHO~! (Also, /that's/ where "Tomadoinagara" is from, another mystery solved.)
*caught up on "The Complex" chats - still need to comment though. Must remember that.
*poked a couple of shows on Crunchyroll. I may consider subscribing. Someday.

ALSO: Kagetoki-figure release date pushed up a month. Should ship in mid-april! Yay!

ALSO ALSO: Whoever the first person to read this is, if it's after 7 am mountain time and you have my cell number, please call and wake me up? My alarm can't be trusted anymore.

There hasn't been a banquet yet after all.
But looking things over, I'm only about one button hole and some ribbon away from finished with Izayoiki Masaomi. The con is just under two weeks away. This is mind-boggling.
Masaomi could be 100% wearable /tomorrow/ if needed.
I can make Benkei's obi tomorrow, no problem, the only rough thing left will be if I decide to re-make the cloak, though I got Violet Casa Satin for the new applique in case I do, and I know more about stabilizing and thread tension now. The rest shouldn't be too bad, but time consuming to figure out the proper form for a hood to make it look like his does.
The other thing I /might/ decide to do is open and line the sleeves on Saku's inner kimono. I don't have quite enough of the fabric that I want though, so that may continue to be put off for another time.

Jacket is... a step or two from finished. BUT it looks good. Actually like... I don't totally hate it. This is probably a bad sign.

Before I put the final fasteners on the jacket I get to make a chest binder. I have all the supplies, and my machine is finally not in a delicate situation where I can't change settings (when I started doing the research, I was in the middle of the metallic thread zig-zag applique madness) but I'm too tired to start it tonight anyway. Trust the civil war reenactors to be supporting me in my freaky crossdressing hobby. (Speaking of crossdressing as a hobby lifestyle, I did find these today, but for the cost, I'll experiment with the muslin first.
I want to know the extent of chest compression that I'll get before I go about making sure that the jacket fits correctly and fastens right.

Tomorrow on my errands, I'm planning to wear my boots (the Gogos), to make sure that they fit and I'm used to them. One of said errands is to get photos developed (probably at Walmart). I've decided that I get to start on my scrapbook tomorrow or Saturday. (Must also remember to grab some full-size versions of mouse_art's Saku and Kagetoki's photos.) I should probably wait until I have the pants patterned and cut out so I can have photos of them too... meh. Whenever I start it, it'll give me a good idea of the process I've been through and let me organize my thoughts about the costume. I think that's what really helped me process Saku and Kagetoki /and/ find the details that we missed documenting or detailing.

But for now. I really need to sleep, lest I end up sleeping until time for tennis tomorrow and not running any errands at all.

Anyone studying Japanese or needing a review should deffinitely look at iKnow. The Japanese 2000 course starts very basic (Though you can thankfully set it to use all the kanji for things even before you've studied them), but it looks like getting up to level 10 will deffinitely be teaching me a thing or two. It'll also help you moderate how much you study at once and plan out when to help you review for best information retention. My 30-item quota for the day took me less than 30 minutes, though that will get longer as the items get harder, I'm sure. Anyway, for the time being, I'm hoping to add it to my daily routine, and I know there are some people *pointed look at ashitara* who could use some continual studying time.

There could be a costume rant here... but I'll let it go beacuse I'm really feeling burned out tonight. Masaomi's coat has been harder than I anticipated and now I'm going to watch Love Shuffle 9 as a sanity break before I try to work on him anymore.

Got through the last of my closing shifts for the week, leaving two opening shifts the next two days and then blissful time off.
( Babble about work... mostly just for myself )

Lunch/Dinner was leftovers from Tiger Lily. I still have enough left for one meal.
I got home and made omurice for tomorrow's breakfast while I waited for my kitsune udon to heat. It was the best thing ever. Just warm enough and sweet and tasty.

Still to do for tonight:
-workout - I'll probably just dance and do cardio.
-dishes
-sleep... some.
...
I need to work on Masaomi's jacket, but I think that will have to wait for tomorrow. Weekend should involve fixing Hakuryu's light problems, doing laundry and finishing Masaomi. I want him done this week so that I can use any extra time to do necessary fixing on Benkei. Saku is still pretty much fine, since I can't get enough fabric to line the sleeves of the turquoise layer anyway.

Since people seemed interested last time:
Here's more pictures of Masaomi-in-progress...
( Now with completed kimono and applique sample... )

Tomorrow, I have most of the day off and then the rotation in Home Dec. I hope... I hope that everything will work out. I'm kind of at a loss about it again. It's been 6 months, the last one Emily did most of and we were fully prepped. This time... I really really just don't know.

Friday I have plans to take my Yudu over to Kimball and hangout with my sister and experiment. I wish I had more emulsion, but I might try to get some liquid before I go over, we'll see. At the very least, I should have a couple nifty 'cool&soul' t-shirts by the time I'm done. ^_^

Imagine for a moment that this kimono was closer to 'done' and a little further from 'ahahahahaNO':

( Since I forced the picture on my flist, I'll cut the rant )

Also, for myself and anyone who cares - this is what my sewing space looks like when the apartment is actually cleaned up! I actually missed a lot because I was a little too far in. Another step or two back and you'd see several more piles of projects, fabric, and more drawers of stuff.

Now, sleeping. Two more days until my day off. Then only one day before my /weekend/.
Am very excited, but will try not to let myself go nuts with my Yudu once I get it. This week, for sure!

Today.
Work killed me. Don't know why it was so hard but it just felt /so/ long... ;_;

After dinner, I wanted to walk around the mall a little. Which resulted in me buying a new phone. Which overall will probably serve me very well. It's just not what I expected to do tonight. It's a Blackberry Pearl Flip. And I am a very pleased Maya so far. We'll see how long it takes me for it to drive me nuts.

The rest of the past couple of days, I've spent a lot of time looking at Izayoiki cosplayers online. Mostly for ideas and thoughts (dos and don'ts) on Masaomi. The very idea of the jacket is making me kind of crazy at this point.

Unless you are really really interested in the inner workings of my mind on fabric choice, color usage and embellishment technique for this specific costume, you probably don't want to click this:
( Links and comments under here )

Did nothing today.
Blah work splorge

Did decide on a fabric set for Kiyomori that I am very pleased with. Now to find a really big wood block and make a giant stamp. Why yes, I have lost my mind, thank you for asking.

Lots of painting done last night (most of the back panel) but still no photos to post.... and tonight... was a bust for accomplishing anything.


My brain is so dead that that's all you get. Sorry.
Mmm. Leader.