Time flies

[clevermanka]

Time flies, even when I'm not necessarily having what I'd call "fun."

Saturday I got massive amounts of work done on the bodice, thanks to a certain sewing goddess. I'm planning the perfect thank you gift for her...oh, the possibilities. It's so fun to buy for other sewing-types. Went to her house in KC on Saturday morning and we drafted a pattern for my bodice. By the time I had to leave for Chess Match rehearsal we were ready to put in the grommets. Whew! I returned briefly to her house after rehearsal, put in a couple grommets, and then called it a night. Got home around 10:00 p.m.

Sunday, back up to site for another Chess Match rehearsal, this one a little more interesting and a little less intimidating than Saturday's. At least I didn't feel like quite so much of an outsider the second day. It was cool to put a couple more faces with LJ names: mesniu and fantomas71. Alas, I do not get to jump on someone's back and flail about ineffectually during the melee. As rougewench pointed out, her girls need to be uninjured and available to service those who survive the fight. Oh, the sacrifices I make for my livelihood. Returned home from rehearsal to make significant progress on the bodice. I did have to make one adjustment to the right shoulder, but other than that the fit is very good. Called it a night at 9:15. Sewing while exhausted never produces good results for me. I need to get the lining all tacked down and the tabs sewn in along the bottom hem and I am done with bodice #1!

It was quite reassuring to hear the sewing goddess comment on my difficult to fit for this figure. "You have a great figure for bellydance," she noted, "but not quite so easy to shape for the renaissance silhouette." She kept looking at the pattern she drew saying "I can't believe your waist is that long!" And "It's like you have two waists!" Even with her extensive expertise, I still have a bit of wrinkling across my back where my waist comes in so far. A bit of boning along the back seam should help that, but the boning might not arrive in time for Media Day this weekend. Alas.

However, the bodice looks absolutely amazing on and it really does give me the classic renaissance cone shape. It's incredible. I'm so used to seeing myself as an hourglass that it's amazing to look in the mirror and see--no waist! Just angles down to a big floof at the hips where my petticoat is hiked up and fluffed to show my bloomers. Of course, my boobs are pushed high enough to rest a drink on, but from there down--whoosh. Straight lines, baby.

Wow, and here comes the flood. Rain's really coming down.

Comments

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

My dear, if you had been able to commit for every day of the run, we could have had you flailing ineffetually. The manner in which we handle it allows for the flux of different women.

We will be spending the melee lewdly group-groping a man while we "beg him to save us"/drinking with him instead.

Don't sweat having it perfect by Media Party. Frankly that wrinking at the small of the back happens to all of us. Remember, we are whores, we are not supposed to look pristine, we are supposed to look used.


D.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

if you had been able to commit for every day of the run, we could have had you flailing ineffetually

Stupid stupid cruise!!! LOL! The drinking and groping will be a good compromise, though.

we are not supposed to look pristine, we are supposed to look used

Maybe I should take my costume out to the driveway and run over it a couple times. It's looking pretty shiny-new right now. I put the bodice on a chair last night and took a couple steps away from it to get a good view and thought "wow, it looks really...nice." I guess a couple weekends with the dirt and sweat will solve that problem, eh?

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

Indeed, it will rumple up quickly. Remember, you are a "new" whore. It's not such a bad thing that you look a mite more put together and a little less lived in than the others.


D.

[angelbedwell.livejournal.com]

What! We don't get to flail? Man, last year I got to climb Tom Davies/Kevin Kritzer! *melodramatic pose of forelorness*

I can't wait to experience the upside...which is probably the site of you in a bodice :) Grape?


Angel

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

No, no flailing. Wah! And darling, you can have one of my grapes anytime. ;)

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

As I said to cherynobylred, if you had committed to every single day of performance, you could have gotten a more physical moment in the melee. It's not appropriate to screw over the other people in an exchange because you can't be there every day.


D.

[angelbedwell.livejournal.com]

Yes'm. I'd hate for anyone to be screwed over on my behalf. I was mostly playing. And I'm sure there will be more than enough physical moments. :) and straight on innuendo sans comedy.

BTW: Am planning on being there for the media party on Friday and Chessmatch on Sunday. I don't have anything to put on my head. Can I come naked? well, my head will be naked...

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

Hon, you're a whore. You don't have to have anything on your head. However, the first weekend we will look into a garland or appropriate hat to go with what you've got.

See you this weekend. I'll have a fan for you, so have a ribbon or cord with which to tie it to yourself.


D.

[lorilie.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to see the pictures of all these fabulous costumes you've been making. I so envy your sewing skills.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Pictures very very soon! This weekend, I hope!

As for the "skills"--it's all entirely learned behavior. Practice, practice, practice, and don't be afraid to fuck up.