Entries tagged with saku

Current Music: WindWaker... in the background

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le sigh

Today... today was special.
It was my 'day off'.
By which I mean that I worked until almost 3 am, and then when I went in today to give Nikki more detailed notes about stuff, I got stuck working for another 2-3 hours.

/And/ I got suckered into working tomorrow for 5 hours.
/If/ I get my next actual day off, I'll have worked 15 days straight.
I mean, I love Val as much as the next TM, but would I be totally out of line to grovel at her feet and say 'please please /please/, never leave again!'?

Once I got home, I /should/ have spent the day hemming Saku while watching Maoh, HnA, VS, AnS and the new PVs and performances that are up this week. All of which I still plan to do...

But instead I've spent most of the afternoon just reading

honooko's Open Your Eyes. Which is reminding me just how much I love well-written fic, and is making me rather happy.

Still planning to be productive. Mmyep. Soon.
unfortunately

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I need votes...

Do we try to attend NDK or not?
Pre-Reg through August 15th is $45 each.
If we pre-reg, we will probably be able to get Cosplay slots, as online signup begins Aug. 16th.

Hotel would be another $60-80 per person (depending on if anyone shares the room with Jess and I). [Edit: Hotel would likely cost more like $75-110 per person.]

Attending would also mean I would have to fully complete Saku or refine Benkei and maybe consider making Kokuryu for Corina. In the next four weeks. [Read: I WOULD GO CRAZY.]

It would also make me very very poor.
But I want to.
Any thoughts? Anyone?

I have to keep reminding myself that the only award I can hope to win from the masquerade/cosplay is master's craftsmanship. Which has no associated prize, just a nice bit of paper.
The thing is that Kagetoki will be a year old after this con and we probably wouldn't get the chance to compete with it again (since there's already talk of Genbu and Haruka 4 and various other craziness).

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Today

I feel like posting a list of stuff I did... because it feels like nothing.

-started assembly on Saku's under-kimono. This is also serving as a test for how my new pattern will work. It took me a lot of poking through the book to find the details on facings and the center back that I was unsure of, so I didn't get as far as I'd have liked. This layer is unlined, so I have to tack all the facings by hand. Got through one of the wrists before bedtime hit. Fun fun fun.
-saw Iron Man. Jess said "/That/ is how a cyberkinetic makes himself useful in battle". I was thoroughly pleased.
-Watched the Rookies on TFP2. I love that show, even when it's pretty boys that I don't know. Fancy that.
-Watched Shukudai-kun 94. So much love for girls who hit on Sho and the new AiLand game. Fabulous.
-Finished Bara no Nai Hanaya.
-Officially giving up on Atsuhime. 31 episodes and I've only seen 4? That's a /lot/ of catching up to do with very little incentive unless the plot hooks me. I might go back and try watching Yoshitsune instead. >.>
-Did not go in to work. At all. *proud*

However, work in 6 hours. I /knew/ I shouldn't have slept so late. Dangit.

Current Music: "truth" - 嵐

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I dreamed of some strange abberant-ish world last night. But the last thing I remember was getting to try on this amazing sequiny dress in rusty copper to green tones. It looked amazing, but I didn't get to see it on because I was too awake.

Yesterday I spent several hours scrapbooking. Not with my Japan stuff, but with costume reference for Kagetoki.
Overall I'm happy with how it worked out, but was a little disappointed at how few progress pics we actually took compared to what I'd like to use.

I also read lots more of 'Hidden Warrior'. I think Tobin-tachi effected my desire for dramatic Renaissance garb. Instead I'm hoping that all this means that I'm ready for Saku. *deep breath* Really. I have some time off, and even though I've wasted more than half of it, I think I should use the rest for something useful.

Today I'm downloading Maoh 2 and listening to a ton of This American Life. It makes me want to see the TV show too.
Once again I've realized that reading while listening to TAL is /impossible/.

But first... maybe breakfast?

( Nah, first, Maoh 2 )

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Tomorrow:

I keep forgetting things that I need to do, so... list.
-workity work work
-CSU bookstore to get graph paper to pattern Saku's kimono
-Best buy (with Damien) to get the geeksquad to look at my 'hard disk problem' and purchase a nice big external +/or a stack of burnable dvds.
-start on Kagetoki's coat. even if I have to start it by hand.

Edit... Since my computer may eat itself soon I may as well do the itunes quiz now: ( Read more... )

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( I took a Hyoutei Quiz )
I'm proud of that restult.
And for now, that is all.

I have eight of Saku's flowers done. I'm thinking I'll end up with about twenty overall, though how they all fit together will make a big difference. I shouldn't be working on them yet... but it's exactly the kind of detailed crafting I've been craving lately, so hopefully this will get it out of my system and I can go back to Kagetoki's stretchy bits.
February is going by too fast and I'm scared.

Current Mood: not asleep yet
Current Music: "Stand Up" - B-51 (Boy's Este theme)

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Whee, wednesday.

Accomplished basically nothing today.
Apart from a lot of sleep and some internet poking. I feel mostly better now, except for some sinus congestion, but I doubt that will be going away any time soon. I used to take sudafed daily for 3-4 months out of the year.

Anyway.... I did rethread my machine (I had a slightly different set up for using the embroidery thread) and got the outside of Kagetoki's coat put together. ( A little costume babble )

Since I slept too much, I'm watching Boy's Este in an attempt to put myself to sleep. Also, making To Do lists.
( for costumes )

Apparently Takumi still makes me flail more than I thought, so I should try some other way to sleep.
[ETA: Episode 8 - It was only a moment, and it was totally a gag, but apparently Takumi just can't escape the gay. Also, knowing this whole thing has a shojo manga that it's based on makes me give it a lot more leeway. It's actually a nice romance. And pretty. Very pretty. Kanao-san. Mmm.]

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Ｃｏｓｔｕｍｅ　Ｂａｂｂｌｅ

Kagetoki's applique is finished. I overlocked the edges of all three panels tonight, which made me feel a lot better about them in general. Tomorrow I'll put the outside of the coat together and cut out lining. The bindings are going to be hard, But I think I have plans that will work. Note: remember that I need gold thread. Probably rayon?

I also cut Saku's scarves tonight. Bonus points for anyone who understands why I was going 'ah~ Natsukashii' while sitting under 6.667 yards of narrow chiffon scarves.

Will be ordering Madeira polyneon for Benkei and potentially a silver for Saku. I'mnot sure how much hand-work will go into her costume, but I have plans right now (for the aforementioned scarves, among other things). Her brother takes precidence, of course. Hopefully by tomorrow night (I'm off all day) he'll have a completed coat and obi-thing. That will leave just shirt, gloves, boots, armor, wig and rifle. Plus cording and ball-things. But the last isn't technically my responsibility. ^_^

I'm thinking we should watch more Gankutsuou tomorrow, even though I'd rather start Darker than Black.

Also, I'm not allowed to go in to work tomorrow, but I might anyway. Just a little.
Should also do my taxes. >.> *twiddles thumbs*

It took 8 stores before we found a copy of Across the Universe to buy tonight (6 Jess did alone on her way home, 2 we did after dinner). But we have it now and this makes me very happy. It's such an awesome movie. I notice more and more about it every time.

EDIT: OMGWTFBBQ! Aiba, Masa and..... SekiTomo!? Oh fandom, what are you /doing/ to me? Also, Kawai, Hijiri and a pile of girls that I don't recognize. <3

Current Music: "Hey Jude" - AtU soundtrack version

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( LJ Percentage Meme/Quiz )
I finally stopped being flaily a while ago. We finally went shopping for groceries. My stuff was around $50, the shared stuff was only $40. I still don't have pencils, 10x10 graph paper or flat thumb tacks. -.-
We're both almost out of our Good Times gift cards from Kat. (You fed us for a whole month+! Sankyuu~ <3 ^^)

summerqueen emailed me today about the /awesome/ that will be Fanime. It made me nervous and excited and everything. Maybe that started me being flaily.
( I'm having a case of Costume-Block )

Bah. Sleep now. More freaking out later.