Quoth Og Mandino

"Your time is too precious to be sacrificed in wasted days combating the menial forces of hate, jealousy, and envy."

My Authorial Debut

The Thrilling Sequel

Orycon 33 – Post Con Wrapup

I think the big takeaway from Orycon 33 is that I NEED A NEW CAMERA. Or wait, let me correct that. I need a camera, period. The camera on my stupid Droid X is not a camera at all, it is an evil demon that lives only to lull you into the false security [...]

The hazards of costuming & pumpkin scones

So it has been my intention to walk my super-fancy Nebula gown in the Orycon Masked Ball this weekend. But since I wore it back in May, some terrible, terrible things have happened. And many of those things have been scone-shaped, pumpkin-flavored, and iced.

Yes, I have gained a few pounds, and it remains [...]

And they sewed all weekend long

OK, so here’s this weekend’s costuming report. On Saturday, we finished the corset! And I have a few comments about corsets, especially plaid corsets. I now have a theory as to why you don’t find many Scottish corsetieres running around anymore. It’s because the particular combination of sewing a corset AND sewing with plaid [...]

Daughter’s OryCon costume: It begins

NOTE: This is not the plaid we are working with. This plaid is rational and orderly compared to the plaid we are working with.

So yes, dammit, I have decided that I’m going to have a costume ready for daughter in time for Orycon next week. Because I promised her, and I’ve been [...]

You see what happens?

So I’ve been helping my friend Sara Mueller sew a Victorian bustle gown. And now, of course, I’ve decided I have to have a new project of my own because, Jesus Christ, it’s like inviting an alcoholic to a liquor party when you put a needle and thread into my hands.

I’m finally going [...]