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clevermanka) wrote2012-03-11 09:03 am
clevermanka) wrote2012-03-11 09:03 am
I need to slow down but then I won't get anything done
I got to bed at 10:30 last night, which means I was awake for twenty hours yesterday. You guys. It was an interesting thing to note, though, that I was feeling much better than I would have if I tried to stay up that long after having awakened at a normal time. Says a lot about one's internal biorhythms. Woke up at 5:30 this morning, but what with the time change, it was really 6:30, so according to the clock I totally slept in.
Yesterday was crazy errand running and house-tidying day. I got some major scores at the thrift store, including a gorgeous suit jacket that is going to be my Sherlock suit jacket. It's just...perfect. Pics later, when more of the costume comes together.
Bonus Jacket Story: When I bought it at the Sally, it still had the dye tag on it. Somebody had probably stolen it, then gotten flummoxed (or lazy) as to how to remove the tag, gave up, and donated it. The woman at the store didn't have any advice for me, so she sold it to me for half price and wished me luck. We had to run out to Sears anyway (we keep going out there, partially because we want to shark any more Good Deals and partly because I think we're both in denial about it Really Closing), and while we were there, I noticed that their dye tags were really similar to the one on my coat. I managed to talk a very nice salesclerk into removing it for me--seeing as how it wasn't a brand they carried and it still had the Sally tag stapled to the collar. So yay for a beautiful new suit jacket for two-and-a-half bucks!
I also found![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mckitterick a bunch of suit vests that fit him beautifully. Obviously some guy with a fondness for vests died or something because there were five vests, all the same size, all clumped at the end of one of the racks. The man is good for vests for a while. I think he's got nearly ten now. He wears 'em well. Oh, we also scored him a killer pseudo-military looking lightweight jacket which is a really good thing because as we were leaving the house I remarked on how awful his old jean jacket looks on him now. Just way too big. I'm gonna strip all the patches off it (some of them are pretty crooked, anyway) and transfer them over to this new jacket.
Speaking of patches and jackets, I have lost my own patch-covered garment. I'm pretty bummed about it. Some of those patches...I have no idea how to replace them. =(
A couple more errands today in KC.mckitterick very much wants to see John Carter of Mars, but I wasn't terribly enthused by the previews and what I really want is to get back home and start working on the drum case that I didn't even get started yesterday.
I am thinking that for this summer I'm going to commit to One Creative Project Every Weekend. Sometimes it'll be the same project (I imagine the Sherlock stuff will keep me busy through the end of May), but every weekend I want to spend at least four hours doing something that involves creating stuff: clothes, art, even car stuff. It just has to have two components: One, it's actively doing something, and Two, it has a tangible result. Four hours. Every weekend that I'm home.
Today's weather is a bit disappointing after yesterday's gloriousness. The poor squirrels on the back patio look pathetic. It must suck to eat your breakfast in the rain.
Yesterday was crazy errand running and house-tidying day. I got some major scores at the thrift store, including a gorgeous suit jacket that is going to be my Sherlock suit jacket. It's just...perfect. Pics later, when more of the costume comes together.
Bonus Jacket Story: When I bought it at the Sally, it still had the dye tag on it. Somebody had probably stolen it, then gotten flummoxed (or lazy) as to how to remove the tag, gave up, and donated it. The woman at the store didn't have any advice for me, so she sold it to me for half price and wished me luck. We had to run out to Sears anyway (we keep going out there, partially because we want to shark any more Good Deals and partly because I think we're both in denial about it Really Closing), and while we were there, I noticed that their dye tags were really similar to the one on my coat. I managed to talk a very nice salesclerk into removing it for me--seeing as how it wasn't a brand they carried and it still had the Sally tag stapled to the collar. So yay for a beautiful new suit jacket for two-and-a-half bucks!
I also found
mckitterick a bunch of suit vests that fit him beautifully. Obviously some guy with a fondness for vests died or something because there were five vests, all the same size, all clumped at the end of one of the racks. The man is good for vests for a while. I think he's got nearly ten now. He wears 'em well. Oh, we also scored him a killer pseudo-military looking lightweight jacket which is a really good thing because as we were leaving the house I remarked on how awful his old jean jacket looks on him now. Just way too big. I'm gonna strip all the patches off it (some of them are pretty crooked, anyway) and transfer them over to this new jacket.Speaking of patches and jackets, I have lost my own patch-covered garment. I'm pretty bummed about it. Some of those patches...I have no idea how to replace them. =(
A couple more errands today in KC.
mckitterick very much wants to see John Carter of Mars, but I wasn't terribly enthused by the previews and what I really want is to get back home and start working on the drum case that I didn't even get started yesterday. I am thinking that for this summer I'm going to commit to One Creative Project Every Weekend. Sometimes it'll be the same project (I imagine the Sherlock stuff will keep me busy through the end of May), but every weekend I want to spend at least four hours doing something that involves creating stuff: clothes, art, even car stuff. It just has to have two components: One, it's actively doing something, and Two, it has a tangible result. Four hours. Every weekend that I'm home.
Today's weather is a bit disappointing after yesterday's gloriousness. The poor squirrels on the back patio look pathetic. It must suck to eat your breakfast in the rain.
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I can't imagine where I might have left it. I mean, it's not like it's been warm enough for me to not keep it on if I was out at a bar or something. I dunno. I keep hoping it'll just magically appear. Which, considering the state of my closet, is a possibility (albeit a slight one).
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And, yea for good scores at Salvation Army. I am going to try next weekend (I always forget until Sunday, when they are not open) to see if I can find a shirt.
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I would offer company, but I'm not sure if I'm going downtown for St. Pat's this Saturday...
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I'm glad to hear you are feeling better, you do sound more positive, too. Pillaging trophies will do that :D Congrats.
The Borrowers have been at it lately at my house, they must have your jacket. I'm sure they'll give it back if you ask.
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Spring weather helps. So does WINE.
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Yay!
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Plus, you know, hot 9th ray action!
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