Very Silly!

What Is Your Battle Cry?

Sprinting along the steppes, wielding a sharpened screwdriver, cometh Hlmauera! And she gives a mighty howl: "I'm going to smash you into the stuff of nightmares, then steal your lederhosen!!!"

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My goodness I'm tired- too many nights up until 1 am. I'll be even more tired when I get back from Crown on Monday. Early mornings (Rapier always starts at 8:00. BLAH!) and a long drive along with long days in the sun. We do this for fun right? How come I always need a vacation after my weekend events?

I'm excited because I haven't been able to get to a crown event in the last 6 months, actually I think 12th night was the last and I haven't seen many of my friends since then. I'll also get all the steel I can eat in the tournaments after a dirth of fighting experiences here. In addition my Don and his wife will be there. I just hope he and my current cadet sister will work things out. I know he's been trying to get a hold of her to do that but she hasn't responded...wedding plans keep her busy I'm sure but I also think she may not know what to expect and thus doesn't want to deal with it before the wedding. It would be nice if she could just call him back to tell him that they can talk about it after the wedding, if indeed she intends to do so. I think the anger has mostly died down on my Don's end, although I'm sure they need to discuss it. He and his wife have both asked me how she is doing and how the wedding plans are going. She is still part of the family, unless she chooses not to be. No matter what happens they will all remain my friends, it's just easier if I don't have to watch every word I say to her to avoid that topic.

I'm very excited to have my dress done. I'm not sure that it is as flattering to me as I might like but that may be just my insecurity about my body. And I haven't tried it on since I put the belt on it. That should make it a little more flattering.

I've been asking myself what I would do differently when I make another one. I think I will shorten the sleeves a bit. I may need to go back and do that on this one. I think I would do the top of the sleeves a bit differently. I didn't think about the panes needing to be even when I cut them out so I had to do a bit of adjusting by hand. I want to do a slightly different style as well. Maybe the shoulder roll and then the small panes. I'd do a bit more under-stitching to flatten out some seems and keep the lining from showing. (I had to hand tack it on this one) I'd love to decorate it a bit more- I may still do that with this one. The sleeves seem kind of bare, I'm just out of time and didn't have anything appropriate at home. I really like the front lacing because I can get in and out of it by myself if I need to. I like the look of the back or side lacing dresses but they are very difficult to get into by myself. (Pouting over lack of a helpful partner) I really like the dress I did for CE years ago. Although I'm not sure how it would look on me nor do I think I could get into it by myself. I certainly think I'd want the dropped waist rather than the high waist.

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So in other amusement, I also saw a funny joke this morning and thought maybe to share...
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Yeay for payday

I went to the bead store in Corvallis. Ohhh naughty! I found some beautiful little gems to add to my Venetian I bought a citrine green and a garnet color which I alternated. They are diamond shaped and very rough facets. I think it turned out very pretty. The camera is already packed or I'd show you pictures. I'll try to get some pictures this weekend. The best part is it only cost me $36.

Damn it there goes the cigarette smoke through the patio door again! I get so tired of lung pollution that I don't choose. Well I'd better go shut the door and get ready for bed. Tomorrow will be a long day!