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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005
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12:29 pm
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My boy knows me so well. Yesterday after school, my dear boy met me with gifts: the oscar wilde action figure pictured above and the 'only' single.
These kinds of things make my heart melt... Though it may be a well known fact that I'm quite fond of Mr. Wilde *looks at icon*, the fact that he does things like this out of the blue always makes me smile. Randon gifts given 'just because' are the best kind, because those are the kind that matter. You have to give gifts at christmas, but gifts given any other day of the year have so much more meaning. I love to give 'just because' presents. They make people smile.
Oscar now lives on top of my moniter, though he can't really sit as a result of his plastic jacket which keeps him in a bit of a standing position.
today started out on the wrong foot but has turned around nicely. I got perfect on my fitting-type-deal and was told i was off to a great start, which I needed to hear. I've been feeling overwhelmed lately (I will spare you my lengthy to-do list), and knowing that I'm doing *something* right was reassuring. I'm a little behind, but not so much that I can't catch up.
Tomorrow... or whenever I have time i need to make a date with financial aid. I don't have enough money to cover tuition, but I'm sure I'll find some kind of safety net. The good thing about my mom losing her job, other than her being able to go back to school, is that I am now officially considered dirt poor by the government, which means I should be able to get some money. Should. I just got a bursery applcation which if approved will help a lot. I'm a little concerned about how I'll get by this year, but somehow i will do it. I might cancel my cable... maybe move, both if which i'd rather not do, but if it must be done, it will be. I just need to finish 1 and a half semesters and i'm home free... until my loans need to be paid off! I'm not nearly as stressed as I was about it. I know somehow I will make this work. I must say though, I'm incredibly grateful and thankful that I have my boyfriend. He's so good at listening and reminding me that things will be alright and giving me all of the things i need, like really good hugs.
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| Friday, October 28th, 2005
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11:58 pm - from macabre_dollie
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![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) betterdressed's Halloween party:
8__bit dressed as Chewbacca.
_marrionette_ didn't dress up, spoilsport.
betterdressed dressed as a cup of tea.
blindomelon gets drunk, strips naked, and somehow emerges dressed as Frylock.
blueberry_head dressed as a zombie.
chebe dressed as a elephant.
darkangel42 dressed as a disturbing self-made character called "Buttercup Toadsniffer".
darkkisses dressed as a first baseman for the Cubs.
deada1ive dressed as George Clooney.
desired_poison dressed as a halfback for the Vikings.
ladyasenath didn't even show up and doesn't get any candy.
legothismego dressed as the King of Zimbabwe.
macabre_dollie dressed as Ozzy Osbourne.
meiow dressed as a beat ghost.
radiant_redhead dressed as a snake.
ragefulpurity dressed as Harry Potter.
schelley dressed as Osama bin Laden.
secretcircus dressed as a character from "Gandhi".
skylar_orb dressed as a rat.
xstemofthornsx dressed as someone called "Damon Strauss", but you've never heard of them before.
Throw your own party at the Hallomeme!
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A coworker suggested that I could go as Fabricland for halloween - drssed entirely in Fabricland Slap bracelets. That's probably the best costume ever... other than the eight year old who came in yesterday, insisting to his mother that he be a monk for halloween.
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| Thursday, October 27th, 2005
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12:46 am
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I am thoroughly, utterly, ridiculously addicted to "Too Much" by Mr. Presley at the moment.
I don't know why... but I listen to it about ten times a day, sometimes on repeat. When it comes on at work, I sometimes run to the back and sing along.
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| Tuesday, October 18th, 2005
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9:18 pm
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I decided to change the flossing on my corset a bit. I've been looking at it so much the past few days, I kind of am sick of seeing it now. Luckily, I'm handing it in tomorrow, so I won't have to look at it for a few weeks.
( Not the best pictures, but here it is, complete... )
Now I have to tidy up my pattern and get it all ready for tomorrow.
Wow... tomorrow is already wednesday!
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| Monday, October 17th, 2005
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10:34 am
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It's been a while... so even though it's not quite done, I thought I'd post pictures anyway.
This is my corset for my evening wear/bridal course. It was an excercise in the priciples of contouring, which means I didn't make this corset so much for waist reduction, but to follow the lines of the waist, the curves of the bust, blah blah blah. It does cinch me in a bit. It was difficult to draft since I had to play around with the school's size six blocks which are about an inch too big throught the waist, and slightly small on the bust. It turned out pretty well though.
It's made of black and pink/blue silk duipioni, steel boned, and all of that good stuff. When I get a chance, I would like to take pictures of it on my dressform, but fornow I thought I'd share these:
I'm really happy with the bust shaping. That turned out really well. It's due wednesday, and I'm actually excited about handing it in. How dorky is that?
I did things a little differently than I usually do when I make a corset. My lining is not attached to my exterior, except at the busk and back lacing. I kind of like it this way. I added a front modesty flap under the busk, and one behind the lacing, which I actually need to fix up a bit. Other than that, it went together very easily and fits pretty well, considering I had to play around with the blocks so much. Oh.. I also did four pannels in the front and only two in the back. Usually I split it up three and three, but I think it helped contour around the bust with the extra pannel.
So, it's not super exciting, but I think I'll do pretty well on it. We had a month to do a half scale draft, full scale draft, muslin, and the actual thing which really isn't all that long when you take into account all the other things we had to do. I would have liked to do something wild and outrageuous, but I left that for my dress... which... I don't know, it might be a monstrosity, it might be super cool.
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| Wednesday, October 12th, 2005
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11:40 pm
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| Sunday, October 9th, 2005
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10:43 am
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9:31 am
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After my shift at the fabric store today, I get two whole days off from work, though I do have class one of those days... I haven't had an entire day off since last saturday.
I worked my little butt off last night and friday night trying to get my mock ups done, but i did something stupid and made the back of my dress 1" longer than the front...So, neither of my muslins are anywhere near being done. I haven't even cut out my corset pieces. I still need to sew the lining to my dress, draft the sleeves, sew them... press the damn thing then it will be done. I'm feeling just a little bit stressed, since I really only have tuesday to work on my corset and wednesday night (and I work 6-9 grr!) to do my dress.
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| Friday, October 7th, 2005
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1:10 pm
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Today I:
- slept in 45 minutes late
- managed to get to school ON TIME
- neglected to prepare for the rain
- received back TWO packages that were sent on two different occasions to a customer - one was a remake of the first thing i sent and she never received. Now i have two stripped cinchers
- got my gst cheque. Yay $50!
- have no hot water again. This is unreasonable. I want money taken off my rent - I pay for hot water and I am not recieving hot water. It came on for a while last night after being off for over 24 hours, and is now back off again, and has been since i woke up at 7 this morning.
- found out osap is taking my money again
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| Friday, September 23rd, 2005
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7:36 am
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This is the second time I've slept through my alarm this week. It went off at 6:15, I woke up at ten after seven. I have class at eight, and I had to catch the 7:29 bus, which I missed. Now, no matter what, I'm going to get there at least ten minutes late, which means my sewing samples that i worked my fucking ass off yesterday finishing, will be late and 10% will be taken off. So now I'm just frustrated and I'm going to take my time and drink my coffee and watch the news, because it doesn't matter if i get there ten minutes late or two hours late. I still lose 10%... unless I use my get out of jail free card. We have two 'forgive me' slips that allow us to hand things in late without deduction. I really didn't want to use them this early, but I'm freaking out and terrified that if I hand one thing in late I'll fail, become homeless, and live in a box on the street, obtaining nourishment from day old, discarded donuts, forced to sell my body for spare change. I can't wait until tomorrow when I don't work, and I don't go to school and I can get some sleep and hopefully finish my homework for monday.
I really hate that if you're ten minutes late you automatically lose 10%... Though it wasn't such a big deal when I was able to wake up in the morning.
Work has been dead lately, which means my shifts seem to drag on and on. My four hour shift seemed to take forever last night... but there are some bonus' (boni?). I think I've found the fabrics I want to make my corset out of for evening/bridal, and getting swatches and supplies for class is now much more convenient. I stocked up on zippers on wednesday.
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| Thursday, September 22nd, 2005
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12:40 pm
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| Thursday, September 15th, 2005
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6:46 am
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I've had a headache since Tuesday night...
Last night I finished up my sketches and technicals, one of which will be used as part of my line (if I'm happy with it eight months from now). The style is pretty victorian, though almost more the 1960's take on victorian, but wiht some asymmetrical details and buckles. I think my theme is: Victorian Insane Asylum. Don't tell me "it's been done." I know it's been done. EVERYTHING has been done! So I'm doing it anyway. But, I'm not doing stripey asylum, or bondagy asylum, or anything disgustingly gothy (ie. NO CIRCLE SKIRTS, NO FAUX CORSET LACING, NO PANNE VELVET, NO BONDAGE STRAPS (though I might make suspenders)!. My models will be classy women that just went wrong... Oh the tragedy! I think I'm going to read The Female Malady again... it might provide some inspiration.
I'm actually torn between two of my dresses... they're similar. Both have high lace collars, almost leg o'mutton sleeves that are tight and either button/buckle below the elbow. One has a corset style waist, the other has princess seams. One has a trumpet skirt, the other has a flared skirt. So... Buckles or buttons? My goal is to design a. a trendy line (I've got the victorian, the mod, the lace... all things I'm hoping will follow through into the next few seasons) b. a line that will appeal to an alternative crowd. I'm thinking the buckles... but the buttons are so classy. And I really want to use jet. A lot of the trends this season are pretty great, except for those ugly bubble skirts and those few garments that lack any shape whatsoever. Oh puke. I hate those things.
I dreamed last night that I was shopping for fabrics. I bought black wool, vintage cream laces, off white velvet, jet buttons, and tons of silver buckles and black leather. The best part? The buckles were only 69 cents a piece. Maybe that's a sign I should go with the buckles. If I had a scanner I'd scan my sketches and make you choose, but i've got to hand these suckers in in an hour and fifteen minutes.
Next week I only work wednesday, thursday, friday, sunday, and the week after it's just monday, wednesday, thursday! I have a friday off!
I'm already way behind and stressed about school and it's only week two. This year is going to be... fun.
I get to make a corset/bustier in my evening wear/bridal class. It has to function as a foundation garment, so no buckles, etc. I'm trying to think of something really kick ass... maybe go traditional... or maybe I'll do it in fuschia silk...
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| Sunday, September 11th, 2005
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10:34 am
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oh my god...
my hot water has been shut off AGAIN. I am covered in soap and have to leave in forty five minutes.
I guess it's kind of funny.
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| Saturday, September 10th, 2005
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8:33 pm
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Sunday: picked up a hot straigtening iron by the plates... dumb.
wednesday: broke/pulled back the nail on my left thumb
thursday: sliced my finger with my other FINGERNAIL while folding fabric at work. It bled, I had to run away and get tissues before i ruined 15m of fabric. That was probably the weirdest injury I've had in a while. I'm not even sure how it happened really...
saturday: hammered my right thumb nail while hanging a picture. At least my pink polish covers up the black mark..
And that is all for this week's list of injuries.
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| Monday, September 5th, 2005
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6:19 pm - oh my! how could I forget...
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Yesterday, before work, my boy and I were sitting on a bench passing the time before I had to go into hell/fabricland.
I was looking around, people watching, when I noticed something strange in a window on the second floor of a building across the road from us.
Two people standing, embrasing, completely naked. Completely. Right in front of their window. I saw breast, penis, legs, stomachs. OHGOD. It was just like a car crash, I couldn't stop looking. I would turn my head, but my eyes would go right back to the window. Eventually, they fell to the floor and all that was left was the occaisional flicker of a foot.
I carefully eyed everyone who came into work today, thinking that maybe they were the nude strangers I had seen earlier.
Really, if you live on the second floor of a building with huge windows in down town toronto, you probably (in my opinion) invest in some curtains. But hey... that's just me.
So, people out there, I may have seen you naked.
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| Thursday, September 1st, 2005
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5:39 pm
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There was a slight set-back with today's "to-do" list. I was searching for my black twill and my fabric boxes exploded. One time, long ago, all my fabric was folded and placed in one huge rubbermaid container and two wicker baskets. Over the months they have migrated to plastic bags, insanly small scraps have collected and it was a major mess.
Sooo... ( This is what I did... )
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| Wednesday, August 31st, 2005
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10:31 pm
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| Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
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11:34 pm
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When I got home from work, I noticed a couple cop cars in the parking lot of the coffee time next door. Not that unusual...
I stopped in the coffee shop to pick up something to eat and there was a drunk old man, literally falling asleep at one of the tables. The guy working there would yell "hey wake up!" and the drunk man would jump, almost falling over.
Then I noticed two police talking to a bunch of people infront of the parking garage in my building. And one more at the front doors, and two more by the elevator, and police tape everywhere. There were cops guarding the fucking elevator.
That was interesting to come home to. Of course, the police wouldnt tell me what was going on.
Someone was shot at the mall near my house tonight. By near, I mean half a block away, where I buy groceries and browse around zellers when I'm bored, where I send off packages at the post office. That's a little scary.
I'd like to move soon.
A kid was shot in a drive by a few weeks ago. Luckily, he survived. He is, I think, four.
The world is kind of scary.
( A few thoughts on the subject... )
Oh, I had a pretty decent day at work after all that worrying. I had some great customers and actually got to work the fashion section. I helped one really nice lady pick out fabrics for scrubs she was making, her first sewing project ever. I liked her.
Goodness, I can't type or spell. Fashion makes you stupid.
Oh yeah, and I'm really tired of circle skirts... yawn... i should go to bed.
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| Saturday, August 27th, 2005
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3:09 pm
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My auctions pretty much sucked... not the stuff, the stuff is awesome, just no one was bidding.
Here's what's left. IF anyone is interested, please comment with an offer.
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| Wednesday, August 24th, 2005
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4:57 pm
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I got the job at Fabricland. I start monday. And they're not even starting me at minimum wage, since I've already been trained once. Yep, I'll be making a whole $7.60/hr, but I get a 35%-50% discount.
So far I'm scheduled for 32 hours next week, which is pretty great. I really feel relieved. Especially since I know how to work at Fabricland, I just need a little brushing up.
After my interview, I went shopping for a new bra and some work clothes, since most of my tops are really low cut/ill-fitting (my boobs grew to gigantic proportions). La Senza doesn't carry my size, but I was lucky enough to find two bras that were a. pretty b. my size and c. only $6.98. I also picked up a pair of really, really nice pants, some black t-shirt type tops, and a couple of cropped cardigans to cover up. It was money well spent.
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