#since January I've been saying that I just want to keep chipping away at this little by little. and I HAVE. but sometimes it feels very slo
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RRD cosplay update! The whole dress, all 10 panels plus sleeves, in one picture! Finally!
Since my last post, I've been slowly pinning together as many seams as possible: pinning the side panels to the four back panels I'd previously sewn together, pinning the side fronts to the center front panels, and pinning the sleeves to their organza lining pieces. All of them are wiggly and difficult, for completely different reasons, so it took a lot of pinning and a lot of patience.
Today I finally managed to sew all those seams (and narrowly win a game of thread chicken lol -- see the previous post in my #my sewing and #my cosplay tags) so now the whole overdress is sitting in three pieces, plus the lace-on sleeves. Just a few more seams and this thing will officially be dress-shaped!
Next up, I need to press all these new seams flat, then press them open, then press the black silk organza so it encloses the raw edges of the seam inside, ready for sewing down later. I've got a lot of pressing ahead of me, but thankfully that's something I can do quietly, here and there as time allows during the work week.
For the sleeves (which are the darker bits on the outside of the above pic), I sewed the black organza lining to the red fabric along the top edge that will eventually get lacing grommets, the wrist edge, and the few inches just above the wrist that will close up with hooks and eyes, so I can get my hand in and out of the fitted sleeve. I left the section that will eventually be the back seam open, so I can turn the whole thing right side out. I'll need to press all those stitchlines on both sleeves too, then turn them right side out and press the finished edges flat.
Work has been even weirder than usual, so I really have no idea what to expect out of this next week, but hopefully I can work my way through all that ironing over the coming days. Once that's all done, the next step will be sewing the sleeve seams shut, and sewing the two front panels to the six panel back and sides section.
At that point the dress will be in one big ten panel piece, and I'll seam up the center front to turn it into an actual dress. Then I'll be able to move into sewing down all those organza seam finishings, to keep everything tidy and strong inside, and sewing the shoulder seams together. Past that point, it's all the many many hours of finishing -- facing the neckline, leveling and sewing the hem, adding the grommets to the sleeves and center back, and sewing on the narrow trim along the seams and the wide trim at the neck.
A lot of that final phase will be done by handsewing, but thankfully I still have 15 weeks and a handful of days until Dragon Con. There's still a long, long way to go on this project -- and plenty of time to get it all done -- but it's fun to see it start to come together into something actually dress-shaped. I'll post another update when there's more progress to show!
#RRD cosplay#my cosplay#my sewing#Dragon Con 2023#I keep meaning to update more than once every 2 weeks but somehow then another 2 weeks has gone by and I'm like whoops I should post a pic#I'd blame work bc it has been very very weird lately#also I've been dealing with a little bit of health-focused stuff and that always takes a lot of energy out of me#since January I've been saying that I just want to keep chipping away at this little by little. and I HAVE. but sometimes it feels very slo#glad it's finally starting to feel like a real dress-shaped thing
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Hey there! How have you been doing! Just thought I'd check up on you! Hope you've been doing well! I don't really have much to say, except that you're epic and cool! Since I was sharing some of the ideas I've had today, I wanted to ask you if you'd be willing to do the same? :> You don't have to, but I'm just curious! Also, out of curiosity, have you ever received requests on this blog? :o Not that you have to write them, of course! Either way, I hope you have a nice day! :>
I'm doing well, I just got home and ate some cucumber slices! (and chugged like 2 full bottles of water lmao)
I have a ton of writing ideas rn. Like- I think there are 100+ vague ideas written in my notes app, and at least 30 active wips. I keep switching back and forth between them, chipping away at each one slowly but surely 🫡 (gonna end up finishing all of them at once or smt, idk)
Some of the ones that I've been working on the most are:
Bartender reader x Gaz after a bad breakup (it's gonna end up being like 5 parts if I ever decide to post it, shit goes crazy in that one)
Firefighter Valeria (I finally got it started instead of letting it rot in my head 🙌 I don't even know how many parts that would end up being)
Transmasc cbf Gaz x transmasc reader (really don't know where I'm going with this one)
I also have a handful of platonic and romantic Ghost x reader ficlets floating around, might finish some of those up at some point.
And I know I mentioned a hybrid poly 141 x reader fic a while ago- that one is technically finished, but I'm not happy with it yet so I might go back and revise it
And nah, I've never received requests on this blog. Probably because I haven't posted a ton of my writing + I don't even have a pinned post so my blog is like. Impossible to navigate 💀✋️
I used to take requests on my other blog tho! I stopped after my hyperfixation on cod took over (plus I got like a shit ton of requests in one night and got intimated by it, never looked at them again)
I haven't even deleted the old requests from my inbox even tho some of them are from as far back as September. I have a couple of drafts for some of those, so I'm just holding on to them in case I randomly get motivated to write for those requests again. Probably won't happen, but who knows?
I've definitely written a lot more since I stopped taking requests tbh. Well, on this blog at least. I haven't posted any writing of my own on my main blog since January 😶
Anyways, thanks for talking to me!!! I love chatting with you lovie 💕
#I don't remember if I mentioned this#But Alejandro and Rudy are in the Firefighter au too#I think I did mention that actually#That they'd be cops#But I think I might do smt other than cops for them#Maybe paramedics? Idk#I also have a disabled reader x poly 141 Beach day fic but I haven't really started on it yet#I really want to tho#Teehee!!#answered asks
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Hello! I've had an exciting month. A lot of good things happened to me. For finishing the set of drawings in the last post I treated myself to a pink dsi xl. This colour was never sold in my country so I took a risk and ordered one from overseas. In my memory the dsi xl was the best way to experience ds games. I kind of wish I was able to keep the one I had when I was younger, but that is life. I really love the colour of this dsi xl so maybe it was for the best. I was also pleasantly surprised to see the zelda game in the list of dsi ware redownloads. It's a little shame that this was in fact the only game downloaded onto the ds during the lifetime of the dsi shop. But hey if you only get one game to choose from, zelda is many people's top picks! I may soft mod the console in future to get my hands on nostalgic dsi ware games. I've had a huge blast playing Pokemon Heartgold. I caught a shiny metapod:
It's name is Red Moon! Also this month has been a very big month for me with gacha. I've been saving on and off over the last six months for these banners.
First up is Tears of Themis.
I got the anniversary Atrem! I am currently working to get Vyn too. We're on hard pity. Aw. I am waiting for the sharing returner code to refresh so I can save 180 s chips. At this point I might as well hey? I was also lucky enough to win a copy of the thank you letter from the twitter raffle. It hasn't arrived yet, but I am watching that letter box closely.
In a surprising turn of events, Oberon dropped on Fate Grand Order on the same day as ToT anniversary!
People were debating online when this servant would be available. Many people thought the banner would start a week after the release of the story. As you can see I earned this servant for free. While not always diligently, I have been working towards saving for this character since January.
I've never announced it on tumblr before but I am actually quitting this game. Now that I am becoming serious about my art stuff I don't really have the time for a game that requires a looooot of commitment and investment. Also the magic is pretty much over for me with this game. Since last year, I've been skipping a lot of dialogue and doing the bare minimum. I think the last time I enjoyed a fgo event story was the summer camp one. That was so mysterious and filled with thrills! I was one of the players who thought my game was playing up because of the gender swap shenanigans. I think fondly of that memory.
I've been looking forward to Oberon ever since I first heard about him years ago from the jp fans. Np 3 is really a nice way wrap it all up. I sort of want to get revenge on the Douman banner from last year. As far as activities are concerned that's over, but I may for a time passively collect login bonuses. But honestly if I stop feeling like doing that halfway, no hard feelings.
Finally we have Genshin!
Wanderer was guaranteed so the more exciting thing here is the r2 weapon! I wasn't sure if I'd get the weapon at all so I didn't prep for it to avoid disappointment. I'll get onto leveling it up soon! The other exciting news is this patch was truly made to celebrate Kaeya! Not just the costume: I also got my final constellation for him as well as a weapon!
I am so happy with how July unfolded. I ended up taking a break from art to emotionally process a recently resolved issue from my past. How do I say this... It's finally over now but it had affected the way I lived my life for a decade. I am going to live more peacefully for now on. Be less afraid and be apologetically like myself. That kind of thing.
To finish things off today, here's a picture of a little dog that passed away nearly a year ago. I still think about him. Stay safe stay well.
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chain rxn upd8
Been a while since I've updated, sorry! I've been busy lately, and there's been a lot going on, what with the holidays and all, and my brain just Will Not cooperate with me on this one. I'm trying to work on this (and I *have* been doing it, I promise!) but it's been incredibly slow goings. If I force myself to shit something out to meet the deadline, it's going to be exactly that--shit. And I like this piece, and like my readers, so I don't want to put out shit. I want to be proud of my work. Which means, unfortunately, an indefinite hiatus while I chip away at this. There will be no update on January 1st.
There are some other projects that have taken the forefront, and with my ADHD, I just kind of have to ride the waves as they come. Hopefully, once this new garbage is out of my system, I can return to chain rxn. Since I have everything outlined through the end--the "plot" is usually my biggest problem finishing pieces, especially if my hyperfixation ends before I finish--I do genuinely think it'll get done. I really have been working on it, but progress is too slow to realistically consider regular updates. The plan now is to go on hiatus until I finish it all, then go back to posting weekly until the end. Sorry if that's not what you wanted! I urge you to subscribe to the piece and then just keep an eye on your email so you don't miss whenever I start uploading again.
Please believe me when I say that I don't want to do this. I don't like having to go back on my word, and I especially don't like disappointing people who enjoy my work. That being said, this is the only real option I have, so it's what I'm going to be doing. It's far too stressful to have impending deadlines looming over my head, even if they're arbitrary and self-delineated. Thanks for sticking with me, and thank you for reading. I'll be back.
As I hit milestones, I'll post about them here, so you know I really have not abandoned this. Let this soothe you:
Total word count: 60,373 -> 61,804
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In case y’all were curious as to where this thing’s up to behind the scenes, well... kinda just hit a major milestone :D
Double fun fact, this happened whilst Marrow was side-eyeing Qrow for being a pain in the ass to his boss.
#Fair Game#Cart writes#a lot apparently#¯\_(ツ)_/¯#Reason#it's finally getting into stuff that i've been wanting to write since about january#uhm...#last year#i wasn't kidding when i say i keep notes for a long time#and if something doesn't work i just repurpose it for later#but boy howdy does it feel good to chip away at this monster again#and write Marrow giving sass where it's deserved#lmao drag his ass
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12/12/21 — behind on my study schedule already! 🤡🤡🤡
I guess I underestimated how busy I get on most weekends... even though I just spent the weekend cooking/eating/watching TV with my grandma. Lol. We watched our fav crazy doctor, House, and a hodgepodge of westerns. Gonna finish up the night by delivering a long-winded, impromptu sermon finishing another module or two, planning next week, and doing my Bible study.
I'll probably sit and reestimate things and actually use all of March for this study sprint, instead of stuffing things in just Dec/Jan/Feb.
I'm excited that I'm actually willing to be flexible about this instead of getting frustrated right off of the bat. Telling myself that I'll be okay with it taking 2x, 3x as long definitely worked in my favor.
In other news, I decided to actually put my priorities in order, and let my time spent/scheduling reflect that— 1. God/Discipleship, 2.
Mental/Physical/Environmental Health, 3. Relationships, 4. Career/Study, 5. Hobbies.
God/Discipleship — Aside from working through Matthew with my friends/BSF (which runs until the start of Q2 next year, when a new study is announced/starts), I have a short Bible study on the Lord's Prayer planned for the rest of this year, and next year, I'm reading the whole Bible and working through The Bible Study (which is so pretty, btw!). Me and my friends are also in talks to start a faith-based podcast, so we'll see! I also decided to take it very easy on Sunday in observance of the Sabbath (which is for man, which leads me to my next priority ;-))
Health — Mental, physical, and environmental health. I've restarted therapy, and since it's costing me so much money, I'm really going to try to give it my all and get my money's worth, yano. I'm waiting for some kind of diagnosis (ADHD, Depression, GA... who knows), in which case I'll be glad to have an answer for why I am the way I am. Lol. Physically, I'm going back to meal prepping and eating whole foods on a regular basis, mixed with a little bit of IF, nothing too crazy— except for the Daniel fast that I think I'm going to participate in next January. We'll see. I've never been plant-based for that long. Me and my friend also agreed to do some sort of exercise regimen for 60 days (I negotiated a restful Sunday, which is such a reprieve, lol), and I'm excited to see where that goes! Environmentally, I'm going to make sure that I keep up with housework, because in all honesty, if my house is a wreck, I am too.
Relationships — I'm doing pretty decently in this category lately, but I want to do better! I want to spend time with family and friends way more and make a commitment to take things to the next level with friends that I actually want to do life with, as they say. More transparency and vulnerability, keeping my word, going first and making real efforts to spend time, etc.
Career/Studies — Low on the list, huh? Well, I do want to spend 2-3 hours studying/day, but not at the cost of all the other things! I do want to pivot slightly in my career, but aside from that, I'm doing okay in my job. And I'm not in a rush to make anything happen for the first couple of quarters of the year, so if I can only put in an hour or two, I'm going to be completely satisfied with that!
Hobbies — I'm focusing on gaming, reading, and making music. Reading and music are things that I put off most often! Gaming is hit or miss as far as how satisfying it can be, so I think I'm going to save it for Sundays only. Reading is something that I can chip away on when I have time in the day; 15 minutes here, 20 minutes there, which is great! Music is extremely high effort and high resistance... From learning theory to practicing piano, to re-recording vocals on a short deadline... It's stressful, honestly. I've decided to take a step back from music for at least Q1. No more music collabs. I might go back to doing the bare minimum of playing the piano and working through Alfred's Book 1 for 30 mins/day. I might play around in a DAW or work with a few loops, but I won't be doing any serious production, no collaboration at all, period. Trying to be a vocalist gives me the most stress, so I'll settle for being a beginner instrumentalist most of the time, a novice producer some of the time, and a collaborating vocalist none of the time. Praise be! Lol.
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I don't want to do my post I am so tired. But I will do it because that is what I do. And I always feel better afterwards. Today was great and I really want to tell you all about it.
Last night was really hard. I was in a lot of pain and I didn't know how to deal with it and so I was kind of lashing out at James a bit and was just very upset. We talked it out and everything's fine and we had a great day together I was just in a lot of pain and was very sad. And we had to call 911 at one point because someone was upstairs just absolutely screaming for like an hour. It was really scary sounding. And I hate calling 911. It stresses me out.
I felt weird when we woke up but we got out of bed and got dressed and left here early. We biked down to the harbor and then over to the medical center. I checked in but apparently I had done something wrong on the questionnaire. The question was did it happen on someone else's property and I said yes. Apparently that through the system off somehow. But it was fine we went we waited and soon enough they were taking us back.
I'm glad I had James there to kind of keep me honest. Customer service Jesse tends to come out when I'm in these types of situations and I down play stuff. So having him there helped curbed that a bit. I did not like seeing how much I weigh. That always makes me upset. But it's fine. I'm still working on losing weight because I want to be healthy again but numbers always upset me. But it's okay.
When I showed the nurse my bruise she was legit silent for 10 seconds. She was in the middle of a sentence when I pulled my skirt up to show her and she just stopped and stared. She was shocked. It was not what she was expecting. The doctor basically did the same thing when she came in. They were very surprised that I had continued to bike and hadn't taken any time off work. But they understood my reasoning. And they understood that I just kept feeling like it was just a bruise. And honestly the doctor was very concerned about my elbow to especially because I was having trouble bending and it was hurting really bad last night and today. It's not so bad anymore. Most of the pain has subsided. But I think that's because they put me on pain medication. I'm taking two different things. And I don't hurt at all so that's nice. And Keith were hurting really bad today to from stress and pressure in the air. And all that pain is gone. Very good pain medication.
Basically the doctor said to ice it and then put heat on it. Couple times a day if I can. Elevating it and epsom salt baths as much as possible. She also said that I might need to get some physical therapy if I lose strength in it but because I'm still biking and working on yoga and things she doesn't think that will be too much of an issue. She gave me a sheet that says what I should look out for and basically told me it was a really bad deep tissue wound but I'll be okay. They did some Wound Care on my elbow and wrapped it. And then sent me to the pharmacy to get my prescriptions.
The wrap they put on my arm made it so I couldn't do much and it was a bit of a mess. And then I just kind of fell out of it. But we got everything and then we went to IHOP.
James was very focused on this call back from the job. I really hope they get back to him soon because he really needs those. Just emotionally it would be so good for him. But we have a nice breakfast. And then we biked back to my apartment.
I cleaned up a little bit and he carried the box of toys for the kids. But it was very hot outside and the wrap they put on my arm was hurting me really bad. So we stopped and took it off of me. But I was still in pain so we took off the under bandages well once we got to the bus stop. I really really appreciate all of James help today. He really makes me feel cared about even when I'm having trouble accepting that.
But we got the bus and headed to school. And it was really fun having him there. We got in the building and went to my storage closet. I showed him some stuff but we spent the first 45 minutes organizing. I told James what he could clean and what he could sort through. I'm made labels and swept and dealt with trash. We cleaned off the boards and put things away. It was really good. We were very very accomplished and it was really nice having him there. Chelsea came and was laughing about how we did her job for her. And then we went for a walk. I introduced him to a couple people and we sat and Marcus is classroom for a bit with some of the other teachers. Hung out and I showed James off to all of the people in the school. Everyone thought he was so handsome and kind and funny. Because he is and it's true.
We went downstairs to get the kids and they are so excited to meet him. Darielle screeched. And there was very many handshakes. It was so funny all the adults wanted to hug him and all of the kids wanted to shake his hand. The kids were getting their report cards today so we had to wait for a couple of them but they were getting really antsy so I had James take them upstairs. They were very excited to be able to ask him questions and interrogate him about stuff and threaten him. But they were very excited to take him upstairs.
I came up a few minutes later and we told them what the plan was for the day. Formally introduce them to James. I told them what happened at the doctors. And ask them where they wanted to have their party and they voted to have it inside. But they also wanted to still have recess. So then we went outside for recess.
Recess was really good but they locked the basketball court again so I couldn't show off my skating skills to James as much as I wanted but that's okay. We skated up and down the sidewalk for a bit. But mostly James stayed inside playing basketball with the little kids. I went and checked on him a few times and he just looks so cute with all the kids being so much smaller than him.
I was finally able to connect with my dad on the phone. But he upset me because he wanted to go and upgrade my phone without me ever seeing what phone he's upgrading to. But I've only had my phone since January so I don't even want an upgrade. And I've been saying for like a month now what phone I do want when I do get an upgrade in a year or so. And I was very distressed and overheated. And I'm dealing with a lot with how much pain I'm in a my injury and moving and all the stuff and I didn't need to be told that all of a sudden I was going to need to get another phone. I don't want another phone. I just got this phone. And he didn't understand why I was being difficult when he was doing something nice. But it didn't feel like something nice it felt like something controlling. Just because you can get a free phone from a BOGO sale. But we still have to buy the phone. Upgrades are not free. You still pay for the phone. And I'm trying to explain this to him and I'm like why are you involving me in this we can just add you on the lines for our family plan. But he was obsessed with this free phone. Just let Mom handle this she has been doing it for over a decade and she's good at it. She gets us discounts she make sure everything is the way it's supposed to be. There's no reason for him to take over on this thing that he does not understand. And it was very upsetting and distressing to be almost crying in front of my students for no reason. But we Change the topic and he's going to come visit for Father's Day.
And I am really glad to see him I want him to come here and hang out with me. But I don't like when he does things like that. It's very upsetting to be told I'm being ungrateful when it's something I didn't even ask for. I have enough money now that I could pay for my own phone plan and I appreciate that they keep me on the family plan but still. It's not a necessity and when you hold something that you are doing as a kindness over someone else That makes me not want to ever take any help. And it's something I'm working on right now because I have a lot of toxic Behavior about doing things on my own. And not accepting help from other people. So to have that thrown in my face really hurts.
We took the kids back inside though. And we went right back to our classroom to have our pizza party. I was in charge of handing out pizza. James did drinks. And Chelsea kind of directed traffic. It was a really fun day. We had chips and cupcakes. We had ice cream. The kids got to go to the art store. It was really nice. I gave them all the gifts that I had bought with their comic book money. I got lots of hugs. There was music and dancing. I made a couple more glitter jars with a couple of the girls that weren't here yesterday and then we use the leftover soda bottles to make two big glitter jars. It was a lot of fun. I love having James there in the classroom with me. The kids really liked him too and that was nice. And we used a couple of constellation rules like most quiet table gets to come get food first. And that was really really nice. And Chelsea like him too so that was cool.
We finished up the day with very many hugs. I told everyone they had to give me a hug before they left and they all complied mostly. Ahmad let me hug him but he wouldn't hug me. It's okay. Damon and some of the girls were just holding on to me and didn't want to let go. China was a very sweet one because she hug me and just kind of said to me that she was really going to miss having me as her teacher. And it was very very sweet and soft. Something that doesn't always come through with her. But I can tell she's trying. And that's all that matters.
We cleaned up the room and then I took the final few kids and James up to the cafeteria. Dallas and de'arra asked if they could have boxes to carry the rest of their art until they ran to go get those and soon enough it was time to go. Everyone agreed to meet at karaoke later. And then me and James went to get the bus.
I was in a very good mood when we laughed and we waited and it was too hot but I really enjoyed being with him and I just felt happy. We got back home and I took a shower and got cleaned up. James changed his shirt and around 7 we left to walk to the hotel. Took way less time than we thought it would though.
We got there about 7:05. And no one was there yet. So we went across the street to the park and watched a little bit of the concert that was happening. Mostly just enjoy each other's company. James was very stressed about the whole job thing so I was just trying to comfort him. He said he felt selfish but I like being able to be there for each other. I like that we have that given taken it's not one-sided. But then as we're sitting there we see Tiffany so we head back over to the hotel.
We get in there in the rooms are very small but it ended up being really fun. That's the other thing that was happening was trivia. I did one song with Linnea. A Tom Lehrer song called the masochism Tango. They were all very confused by it. But it was very fun and very silly. I kind of wish I did poisoning pigeons in the park instead but that's all right. But the trivia was what excited James.
Once other people from the school started showing up we were able to get three teams and it was groups of 2. And me and James is team was called Team Rocket. And we ended up winning. James is very good at trivia. Obviously. And I was a little annoyed with myself because I got one wrong that I should have gotten right and mostly he knew the answer is not me. But it was really fun being able to do it together. The music one was the hardest one and neither of us knew like any of the songs so that was frustrating. But the rest of it was really fun and good and I'm really glad we got to do it. And at the end we want a $50 gift card for the fancy restaurant at the top of the hotel. So we're going to get to go on a date together. I'm very excited. And James is only a little tipsy and I like Tipsy James. He's very cute and affectionate.
I went back to the karaoke room to say goodbye. Show Marshall, my boss, my crazy leg bruise and told him what happened. He cursed out loud when I showed him. He was very surprised. And then we all sing one more song. As a group. I just wanted to see Chelsea sing something and then we say goodbye. Chelsea gave me a big hug and told me to keep her updated on my leg. But I'll see her tomorrow. It's fun day for the little kids and we're all helping out in the morning. I'm really glad Chelsea is my co-teacher. I love working with her. But she's also just a really good person and I think we're becoming friends more than just co-workers.
Me and James walked back to my apartment. He took the cheese out of my fridge that he can make dinner and we said goodbye.
I cooked pasta salad for lunch tomorrow and had a couple cookies. I cleaned up and try to play with this expandable rod thing I got. And accidentally cut my hand open. Which is almost worse than when I first open the package earlier and it exploded in my face and almost killed me. Not my best purchase. Very sharp. But I cleaned up and now I'm in bed. Today's been wonderful. I feel confident about my leg and it was a really good school year. And I'm looking forward to a quiet week. Just some BMI days and moving stuff and a good time. I hope you all have a great night. Sleep well everybody. Be safe out there. Until next time.
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