Pick up what you can and run

[clevermanka]

Here's some food for thought for those of us with tight hip flexors. And here are some (more) suggestions for SI Joint issues.

I myself don't buy from Amazon, but I don't force (or even encourage) others to share my shopping politics. If you do buy from Amazon and you're in the market for some exercise/therapy bands, redheadfae posted a link to this incredibly good deal on Flex Active bands.

Aging is B.S. The Myth of Missed Opportunities. PREACH.

Recommended in a comment on The Toast's Friday Open Thread was this site called Storywonk. It's about writing, publishing, fandom, meta-analysis, and has podcasts that talk about a few shows, including Star Trek, Buffy, and Outlander.

Eighteen minutes of behind the scenes clips from Fury Road.

Soooo after doing a lot of thinking about it, I am leaning toward cosplaying Nux and not some interpretation of a female War Boy. How the hell I'm going to get this amount of hair under a bald cap I'm not sure, but I at least want to try. TBH, I think dealing with the issue of how to appear shirtless (and abide by public nudity laws) will be easier than hiding my hair. This was mostly motivated by my desire to recreate Max's jacket (which Nux wears, briefly), and then aprilstarchild is considering putting together a Capable costume and wouldn't that be fun to cosplay together at 221B Con?

Although I gotta be honest, right now I'm in a pretty low place and the idea of putting any sort of costume together seems like some pretty fucking high goals. I can't even muster the energy to do my PT exercises every day.

Today's Tumblr is Tuesday, June 2: Lightning.

Comments

[1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com]

Girl, if anyone can rock a Nux cosplay, it's you! I'm ridiculously excited at the prospect, and I know you'll do it justice, even though you're feeling pretty low at the moment <3

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the vote of confidence, bb!

[kazoogrrl.livejournal.com]

I've been listening to Storywonk's Dusted podcast and it is wonderful, and I'm not even a huge Buffy fan. Their rapport is great.

I'm sorry you're feeling crap. Maybe just let the costume ideas germinate for a bit. A work around might be white fabric bandages around the chest, maybe with scar/brand edges peeking out as if it's fresh? Or a scrap of the Wives white clorhing?

I went to AwesomeCon this weekend and really regret not wearing my interpretive Loki costume. Saw very little MM cosplay, though there was a great Furiosa/Joe duo. Also, really great Q&A with Buffy cast (Benson, Caufield, and Marsters).

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

If I do it, I'll use the drag king technique of taping (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPZkCeHeRU4) for the chest and then fashion-tape the jacket to hold it to my skin. I'm a lot less worried about that than I am fitting this hair (convincingly) under a bald cap.

Boo for regrets. Next year!

[kazoogrrl.livejournal.com]

The intetnet can be so wonderful and helpful, I love it!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

When I figure out how serious I am about this idea, I'll be watching all the bald cap tutorials!

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

JFC, duct tape directly on breast skin?!
It's got to be less painful pulling off than my imagination supposes, LOL. Please tell me it is.. oh wait, shaving first, that makes sense.

I love that article. Thank you.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

i was thinking how perfectly you could be the valkyrie, a soon as you mentioned mmfr cosplay. :)

(i... may be entertaining poorly-thought-out ideas of dressing up as the doof wagon itself)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

That would be HILARIOUS

[kazoogrrl.livejournal.com]

I am imagining some sort of elaborate towering wig with speakers.

[sherwood21.livejournal.com]

Did I tell you the story about how my Dad used to photograph lightning? I tell it a lot, so I may have.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Do tell!

[sherwood21.livejournal.com]

Dad's a photographer. When we were little, he used to photograph lightning. Mom hated it. HAAAAAATED it. Hated him driving around in the rain, being out in the rain, risking getting struck by lighting. (Also, possibly, leaving her alone to wrangle small children during thunderstorms.)

One night, it started storming like crazy, so Dad grabs his camera, and drives up to the Clinton Dam Overlook, which was one of his favorite spots to try and get his shot.

He stepped out of the car. Lightning touched down approximately ten feet in front of him. He very calmly turned around, drove sedately back home, and never went out photographing lightning again.

Also, did not tell Mom why for twenty years.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

AWESOME.