How...appropriate

[clevermanka]

This one's for me and writewench:


It's shaping up to be a pretty day, although still wretchedly cold. Fourteen degrees F at 9:00 a.m. Brrr. Acorss the way, there's a man in coveralls walking on the roof of Malott Hall. I imagine it's absolutely miserable up there. I'm so glad to have a desk job. Say what you like about being chained to a eight-to-five, I don't mind it that much. I'd rather not have to be here at all, but under current circumstances, I don't see that changing anytime soon.

Before I forget, I just got the notice that we're scheduled to dance at Aladdin Café Thursday, February 24. I'll post again a couple days before the gig. I wish I had a new costume ready. I'm sick to death of looking at all my current ones.

I so badly want is a week off work where I can honest-to-god unpack my sewing room and get started making stuff again. I have a wedding to attend in a couple weeks and since it's semi-formal, I have absoultely nothing to wear. I'd love to make myself a killer little cheongsam out of some of the lovely brocades I've been seeing, but 1) no time 2) I don't know where half my notions are, including my shears, pins, and thread. It's very frustrating. I only need a day to whip up a cheongsam, but I need probably two eight-hour days to get the sewing area useable.

I need twice as much time and half as many things to do. So, what's new?

EDIT: I just found this community--applyingtograd. I think I'm going to lurk for a while. It would be interesting to know what kind of questions applicants are asking each other. I know KU isn't MIT or Harvard, but I wonder if they'd be interested in hearing from someone on the other side of the application process.

Comments

Indeed!

[sandmansister.livejournal.com]

LOL

This is the firstest thing I saw when I logged in... what greatness! Thanks for the much-needed giggles. I was in the midst of much asshattery and this broke the evil spell!

Re: Indeed!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm happy I could provide the distraction. Looking forward to seeing you in March, btw, even if you aren't skating in the Derby. Are you planning some sort of get-together with faire folks?

[stuology.livejournal.com]

have a wedding to attend in a couple weeks and since it's semi-formal, I have absoultely nothing to wear.

I don't have anything to wear to it either, and finding something has been difficult. I don't have time to look again either until next weekend.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Well, if we both show up in sweatpants, at least we won't be alone.

[rowangolightly.livejournal.com]

Oh, I can *so* sympathize with the no-time-to-unpack the sewing room blues.

When I moved down here last March I went straight into full production mode without having the time to unpack ANYTHING! When I'd packed up the old one, I put my customary tools into a couple of workbaskets and a biiig box and labelled then thusly but no clue as to where things like trims, notions, interfacings, linings, patterns, frikkin' pegboard hooks....

Consequently my lovely sewing room is still piled to the ceiling with boxes containing all that shi,er..stuff and I'm prolly gonna hafta go buy more pegboard hooks before I find the shit-ton of them that I already have!

It's gonna be like an archeological dig in reverse but I keep swearing I'm gonna tackle one box a week. Not to mention that I've got to do so in order to take my cartons of fabric out of the guest room and put them in there, too!

Re: Indeed!

[sandmansister.livejournal.com]

I desperately want to see faire folk as well! middnightclear has kindly offered to let me stay at the House of Payne (actually, it was more like, "Of course you're staying here!" LOL). I'm planning to leave early Friday and take off Monday so I have time for non-derby-related activities.

Re: Indeed!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Keen. Keep me posted.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Last March you say? OK, I don't feel so bad about being here since December, then. =)

[supergee.livejournal.com]

I was wondering when they were going to upgrade Damitol.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I bet you could enlist kijjohnson to help prep the room. And we'll be picking up the last of your scattered relics this weekend (or tomorrow?), right? Thus All yer notions are belong to us! (http://evolution-control.com/mp3/allyourbase/)

Chris

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

The problem with having someone help me in the sewing area is rather the same problem with having someone help in the kitchen. There's four square feet of space, and no matter where the other person is, that's where I need to be.

Probably the best way to help me is just sit on the other side of the room and keep me company. =) Again, like ya'll do when I'm cooking. Sometimes.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

snerk

And I <3 your icon.

[adammaker.livejournal.com]

That icon now comes to mind when i hear,
"With Liberty and Justice, For All".

For all?
Oh My!

[arian1.livejournal.com]

I send lots of support! Yeah. From. Like...out here. In the snow.

Arian down a frozen well!!!

[green-tara76.livejournal.com]

*makes mental note to ask for Fukitol (TM) prescription from doctor.
Wouldn't it be great if they had pens and stationary like all the rest of that pharmaceutical marketing crap?

[skyflame.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, it looks like I won't be able to attend the Aladdin Cafe festivities on the 24th, as I already have committments in Lawrence both Monday and Tuesday of that week. :(

[fantomas71.livejournal.com]

I predict that you will do good work with even casual involvement, saving people hours and weeks of bureaucracy-slogging. I would have loved to have had someone like you in my corner when I was less knowledgable about the whole dirty business.

[starstraf.livejournal.com]

Mel, I'm larger then you and therefore have 2-3 things that might work in your current state.