All over the place

[clevermanka]

Too bad I don't enjoy coloring in coloring books. This is one of the most beautiful coloring books I have ever seen. Wow. WOW. For $1.99 I might buy it anyway and use the line art as backgrounds for my journal. (Edit: Dang, I started to place an order, but the site isn't secure. Booo!)

I don't make my tea by the cup anymore at work. I have my nana's Brown Betty here at the office, so I make my tea by the pot--it's more economical since I can get two or even three cups out of a Yorkshire Gold teabag with a teapot. Also, the style factor can't be denied. Thanks to radcliffe's charming tea cozy, it stays warm for over an hour! This morning, though, it was very hot and I was very tired when I poured--the handle burned my hand a little bit. I didn't notice how hot it was until I was already halfway done filling my mug and I couldn't put the pot down quickly without spilling everywhere. Ouch!

Tomorrow I shall finish nottygypsy's bloomers. I should have finished them on Sunday, but: L-A-Z-Y.

I just answered a mind-boggling question: "Are your PhD students fully funded?" What?!?! All of them? Fully funded? Apart from GTAships? Um. No. Does any university fully fund all their doctoral students? I'm just sort of baffled. Wow. I know there are fellowships out there for the top-notch students, but...all of them? Huh.

The dress I made most recently (a lovely orange cotton with asian-style motifs and a funky kimono-esque neckline) is now too big. I've only lost five pounds or so, but apparently it was all above the waist (of course) and the stupid thing was falling off my shoulders all day yesterday. Even while wearing it as a jumper, over a turtleneck shirt! So that one's going to Wild Man Vintage if they still have their Local Clothing Designer rack. Grrrr.

God, I hope my bodices fit for this weekend. Hm.

Comments

[tessagratton.livejournal.com]

We try not to admit students unless we expect to be able to fully fund them with a GTA or GRA. There is often one, maybe maybe two, we admit without funding who actually end up coming, and even more occasionally a student with an outside grant/fellowship. When I got here I was very surprised that the admissions people didn't just admit good students. But they're adamant about being able to offer support. Maybe it's a science thing. *shrug*

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

we expect to be able to fully fund them with a GTA or GRA.

This girl wasn't asking that. She was asking about Free Rides. 100% paid. Not a GTAship. At a state university? C'mon!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Well, perhaps she comes from a science background. People don't pay for their own advanced degrees in science.

[geekmom.livejournal.com]

Common advice for people considering grad school is not to go if you have to pay for it. Any university that really wants you will figure out a way to pay for it, too.

But I'd count a GTAship as paying for it! Really, now.

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

As much as you might have wanted an excuse to make a new bodice, that's always a pain.

I had a fitting with corsettegirl and thanks to the current stress in my life I'm now down to 125 pounds, so she's going to have to do another mock up for me.


D.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

As much as you might have wanted an excuse to make a new bodice, that's always a pain.

And pretty much impossible to get done before Friday night. I might be straight-lacing. We'll see.

Congrats on getting down to your first goal. Sorry it hasn't been for the best of reasons.

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

Well, the other option is what I do when my body weight drops too far. I have a couple of pillows which are foam, about an inch or 2 thick, which is cut in a wide squarish shape...the width of my abdomen (the front of the abdomen rather than all the way to the center of the sides) and from the bottom of my bodice to just under where I would want the bottom of my breasts to sit. The foam gets covered with chemise fabric.

You then lace the pillow into the bodice with you, and the foam fits to your person, filling out the missing bits of you, creating a shelf upon which your breasts sit within the bodice. If you've dropped enough weight you make the pillow long enough that it comes to just below the bodice line at the top and let it push your breasts completely up into place.

It allows one to wear a garment that can be laced no tighter. Funny thing is, it's a fairly period manner of dealing with the problem.

Thanks for the congratulations. I'll take the loss, but I'll also do what I can to treat my body well as I work through the transition. It's all good in the end.


D.

[bestill.livejournal.com]

What are you doing this weekend that requires bodice-wearing? Something fun I hope!

And it is definitely too bad we can't control where weight loss happens. It always seems to go away from the boobage area first . . .

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm helping out at the Joplin Ren Faire this weekend. It's their first year and it's just a one-weekend gig.

[lightonthesill.livejournal.com]

Oooooh Shiny Coloring book. Have favorited the link for Liam. :)

Hope you are feeling better today.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The Tireds usually don't hit until noon. We'll see.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Hope you stay energized for awhile today. It's hard with this weather.
Do you think your dress is cut too small through the boobage for me? I know my shoulders can take up a lot of filling out, but if it would be small in the "just over the bust", there's no point in me trying to buy it from you.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I think it probably wouldn't fit you through the ribs. The shoulders and back would work great, but I'm not sure about the underbust. You'd be more than welcome to try it on, though!