Jul. 27th, 2006

vanillafluffy: (Sewing Society)
This morning, I met up with GK at her mom's house, where she used the sewing machine there to good purpose. My cloak is taking shape nicely. GK was *quite* surprised; she says she's never, ever, NOT had to put a pleat in the back of a cloak for shaping, but owing to the fact that I have exceptionally broad shoulders, I don't need to be pleated.

GK works here http://www.cloakmaker.com/ in her spare time, and during her last visit, offered to fulfill my long-standing wish for a cloak of my own. (Dating back to my days of drooling over David Prowse back in high school---really!) We got the material during her last visit, a nice, heavy golden-brown cotton--I thought twill, but it's proven to be something a bit less wrinkle-resistant. Drat.

Still, it's a good color for me, sort of a palomino effect with my blond hair, and when I tried it on, my toes curled. It sweeps divinely. Just a little movement on my part produces swirling ripples of tawny goodness. Being tall may be a drawback when it comes to finding pants that fit right, but damn! can I carry off a cloak! We're not going to get it done before she leaves, because she wants to serge the hem on the industrial serger where she works, but I'll try to get pics.

This is the clasp it's going to have:

vanillafluffy: (Sewing Society)
This morning, I met up with GK at her mom's house, where she used the sewing machine there to good purpose. My cloak is taking shape nicely. GK was *quite* surprised; she says she's never, ever, NOT had to put a pleat in the back of a cloak for shaping, but owing to the fact that I have exceptionally broad shoulders, I don't need to be pleated.

GK works here http://www.cloakmaker.com/ in her spare time, and during her last visit, offered to fulfill my long-standing wish for a cloak of my own. (Dating back to my days of drooling over David Prowse back in high school---really!) We got the material during her last visit, a nice, heavy golden-brown cotton--I thought twill, but it's proven to be something a bit less wrinkle-resistant. Drat.

Still, it's a good color for me, sort of a palomino effect with my blond hair, and when I tried it on, my toes curled. It sweeps divinely. Just a little movement on my part produces swirling ripples of tawny goodness. Being tall may be a drawback when it comes to finding pants that fit right, but damn! can I carry off a cloak! We're not going to get it done before she leaves, because she wants to serge the hem on the industrial serger where she works, but I'll try to get pics.

This is the clasp it's going to have:

vanillafluffy: (Jools)
For some unknown reason, I keep thinking today is Friday. Not sure why. Tomorrow, GK and I are going to one of the local flea markets, because she wants to trade in some computer games, and after that, we're going back to where she's staying and I'm going to inflict some MI5 on her. (She's a big-time Buffy fiend, so I'm going to show her the ASH episode and mess with her head. And get a Jools fix of my own---it's all good.)


Her next-oldest brother is going to be in town over the weekend, which I'm looking forward to. We used to be as thick as thieves until he moved to the other coast (of Florida, not the US). It blows my mind that he's got two kids now! He was always so...extreme. He's had a metal-goth-punk vibe going on for damn near ever. (To the point that I'm really curious to see what color/s his hair is at the moment. The last time I saw it, it was yellow, orange and red. It looked like his head was on fire. It's been red, white and blue, it's been green, and I'll never forget the Christmas when it was flamingo pink. Like I said. Extreme.)

Marina needs me to nanny tomorrow night, which is good, because I can use the cash. I've got a pay-or-die notice from FPL, my home owner's insurance is due *again*, and I'd better give some money to my ISP, so I can continue my 'Net habit.

Once my bud goes home, I've got to start looking for a job. Seriously!
vanillafluffy: (Jools)
For some unknown reason, I keep thinking today is Friday. Not sure why. Tomorrow, GK and I are going to one of the local flea markets, because she wants to trade in some computer games, and after that, we're going back to where she's staying and I'm going to inflict some MI5 on her. (She's a big-time Buffy fiend, so I'm going to show her the ASH episode and mess with her head. And get a Jools fix of my own---it's all good.)


Her next-oldest brother is going to be in town over the weekend, which I'm looking forward to. We used to be as thick as thieves until he moved to the other coast (of Florida, not the US). It blows my mind that he's got two kids now! He was always so...extreme. He's had a metal-goth-punk vibe going on for damn near ever. (To the point that I'm really curious to see what color/s his hair is at the moment. The last time I saw it, it was yellow, orange and red. It looked like his head was on fire. It's been red, white and blue, it's been green, and I'll never forget the Christmas when it was flamingo pink. Like I said. Extreme.)

Marina needs me to nanny tomorrow night, which is good, because I can use the cash. I've got a pay-or-die notice from FPL, my home owner's insurance is due *again*, and I'd better give some money to my ISP, so I can continue my 'Net habit.

Once my bud goes home, I've got to start looking for a job. Seriously!

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