D is for
Posted by Elizabeth on 08-25-2008 at 10:30 am DoctorsI have an appointment with one this afternoon at 2:30. We are taking care of this wrist issue today. I will either know what the problem is, or know that it is a big enough problem that the GP does not know what it is. Hopefully, the GP will get it figured out. What else has been going on? Saturday was my last day at GiantBridalStore, and yesterday was sort of the celebration party. Kero of Creative Tangling, Kninja of Knit Fast, Die Warm, and another non-knitting friend came over for Indian food and The Rocketeer. Oh, what a ridiculous movie! It was exactly what we all needed. Just when you thought it could not get more crazy, the Mob and the surprise Nazi Commandos have a shoot-out! I do not really have any immediate plans regarding future jobs. I am thinking about starting a business. I might have mentioned that before, I don't know. It will probably have something to do with custom sewing, with a historical bent. Probably. That is the direction I am leaning at the moment.
C is for
Posted by Elizabeth on 08-08-2008 at 10:58 am CatI have one. Her name is Chai (two C's in one!). She is a Siamese-mix that my grandpa found on his roof one day, having been dumped there by someone. She was less than a year old and had *obviously* been a house-cat previously, because she loved people. I talked her down out of a tree inside two minutes the first day I saw her. Now, she is about four years old, weighs about three times what she did when I found her (approximately 12 pounds now, and she carries it well), and likes to play with the plastic rings from milk containers more than anything else. Except maybe rubbing her face on footwear. CostumeCostuming has been a [s]habit[/s] hobby of mine since I was about 15 years old. A very small percentage of the costumes I have made have been discussed on this website, because I really have not had the time/inclination to do much sewing since I started it. I hope to be able to do more, but that is not looking likely in the near future, as I need to give my arms some time to recover. My primary focus for costuming has been Tudor England, circa 1530. The clean lines on Tudor gowns appeal to me much more strongly than the lavishly-embellished Elizabethan styles, and the history of the British Isles is, essentially, the subject of my undergraduate studies. I began making costumes for attending Scarborough Faire in high school. The first few were not good. My sewing skills were not particularly well-developed at that time, and I did not have the research skills or standards that I do now. I did get some interesting sun burns, though (tip: do not go outside in Texas without sunscreen for more than 10 minutes. The wedding photo from the last post makes us look sunburnt because we are sunburnt. When I got to college, I discovered the local SCA group, and was hooked. My first two years playing were probably my most productive, costume-wise, and things have tapered off since then. I have branched out into a few more time periods since then. The Vaugely Victorian, which was primarily discussed last fall (and yes, I know, it still needs pictures. Maybe next week) is as close as I have gotten to an actual Victorian, but I hope to do more and might dabble in some Regency-era clothing as well. We shall see.
B is for...
Posted by Elizabeth on 08-06-2008 at 11:26 am BrideI work in the American Wedding Industry, doing alterations to gowns. About 75 percent of the brides we deal with are sane, and just want their dress to not trip them or fall down. About five percent are convinced that they are being horribly rude by asking for normal things and keep apologizing for it. That last 20 percent, though? They seem to have taken the shows like Bridezillas (Wikipedia link) as a license to be completely insane, as though it is now socially acceptable to be a raving, whining, demanding psychopath because, after all, she's getting maaaarrieeeeed. Unfortunately, it seems that this 20 percent is correct in that assumption, because no one will call them on it. To all you people planning on yelling at your hairdressers before they have even done anything wrong: This is not okay. Other people are still people. The extra weight on your ring finger does not promote you to divine status.Also, I got married about two months ago. That is part of why I dropped of the face of the planet. Not most, but part. Picture! I am still recovering from this. Thank-you notes are currently the bane of my existence, and I do not quite know what to do with the extra stationary. There was something else that started with a B that I was going to write about, but maybe I will think of it later and get it posted.
How many come-back posts do I get?
First, apologies. I am sorry for letting this blog languish as it has. My job has been very stressful, and has not allowed much extra space in my head for writing, even on a blog. I was knitting for a while, but, as will be detailed later, knitting is not much of an option at the moment. I have things to post, but it will be re-cap style. Hopefully, with work about to wind down for the year (because I have traditional woman's work: seasonal and poorly paid), I will be able to get back to knitting and sewing on my own time. Meanwhile, I think I will try out the Encyclopedia of Me meme. So, here we go. A is for Ailing...which keeps me from hobbies. Apparently, having a job that requires the use of one's hands, combined with a lot of knitting and some sewing in one's off-time, leads to bum wrists. I have not really been able to knit for the last two weeks because my wrists hurt too much. Last weekend I broke down and got some braces for them. However, they restrict my movement enough that I cannot manipulate the fabric very well when trying to sew, which means I cannot wear them at work very often. And yes, I know, restricting movement is the whole point of having braces. So, I pretty much have to wear them at home, which means no knitting or sewing for me. Yes, that's right. I have to give up my nice, relaxing hobbies in order to be able to function at a stressful job. Not being able to knit is *not* helping me keep my cool at work at all. Instead, I have been reading quite a bit and writing a very tiny bit. I did manage to finish a few projects since you last heard from me, and I will try to get those up pretty soon. That is where I have been lately. Hope everyone else is doing a bit better.
Advice?
Posted by Elizabeth on 04-29-2008 at 12:13 pm Sorry about the radio silence lately. Work has been crazy. This job is supposed to be part-time, right? I've worked overtime for the last three or four weeks. It's fun, really. I have not had the energy to post about what little was getting done. Anyway, I have a question. I have this quilt, right? Well, it has seen some wear. I got it about four years ago, third-hand from a roommate who bought it off of eBay. Last time I washed it, several of the squares popped their seams. Now it needs to be washed again, having been on the bed for most of the winter. I don't want to wash it, for fear that the rest of the little squares will rebel and the whole thing will then fall apart in the wash. When I say several squares, I mean at least eleven have completely pulled apart on at least one side, sometimes two. Because it would have to be done by hand, there would be a good deal of time invested in repairing it, but not as long as it would take to make a new one. My options, as I see them are as follows: 1) Wash the quilt as-is. If it falls apart, it falls apart. 2) Don't was the quilt. So it's a little grungy, who cares? 3) Repair the quilt, then wash it and hope none of the other squares pop. Or, wash the quilt and repair everything after that. 4) Trash the quilt and make a new one. Or, rather, make the new one, then trash the old one. Because I do still need a blanket on the bed. It's only the end of April, and the sheet-only weather doesn't hit until July or so. 5) Trash the quilt and buy a new one. What am I talking about making a quilt for when I haven't got time to update a blog once a week? Right now I'm leaning towards option 4 or 5, but should probably go with 3. Any advice?
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