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Month: April 2012

  • Photo post

    I finished my dress! Very, very pleased with it.

    I finished my dress! Very, very pleased with it.

    Edited to add: Yes, I finally graduated from shirts to a whole dress! This is the Colette Parfait. I didn’t want to spend too much money in case it came out badly, so I went with a cheap cotton poplin from Lincraft. I didn’t expect to get something so wearable out of it! In terms of sizing, I went with a 16 to make sure it would fit. Yowza, it was quite big around the bust. I ended up taking about an inch from under each arm tapered down to the waist, so I definitely think I’ll make the 14 next time. I didn’t do too badly with the zipper, especially considering I don’t actually have an invisible zipper foot. (I used this tutorial.) I also got to use my sewing machine’s automatic buttonhole function for the first time ever! This project was a big win. I learned heaps, and I got a wearable and CUTE dress out of it.

    Hmmm… what should I make next?

  • In 1950, an elephant fell out of a monorail in Germany

    In 1950, an elephant fell out of a monorail in Germany – Wow! Sidenote: I’ve actually ridden the monorail in Wuppertal (which is actually a hanging monorail and is called the Schwebebahn).

  • “Oh, You Sexy Geek!”: “Geek Girls” and the Problem of Self-Objectification

    “Oh, You Sexy Geek!”: “Geek Girls” and the Problem of Self-Objectification – A longish piece, but well worth reading. The sexiest cosplay I’ve done was probably the Wonder Woman outfit from Halloween last year. It falls in a weird area though. I didn’t alter the costume to be sexier; Wonder Woman by default wears a pretty skimpy costume. And I didn’t choose it to be sexy; I chose it because she was my childhood hero and I had the WW Underoos as a kid. (Unfortunately they don’t make WW Underoos for grown-ups.) I actually tried to de-sexy the outfit a bit by adding a skirt over the (very brief) shorts. I guess it’s a bit like the woman in the essay who defends dressing as slave Leia. For her, that outfit is about empowerment. “You put me in a gold bikini with a chain, and I’m gonna choke you to death with it.” For me, Wonder Woman was about embodying my inner 4-year-old’s ideal of a strong, powerful woman. (That said, I felt much more comfortable dressing that way at a party with my friends. I don’t think I would’ve done it at a convention.)

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @RoseRed_Shoes @drkknits @knitdra @mrs_sockvictim Now you guys are making me want to go. But really, I don’t need more wool!

    SONOFA. Just realised it’s *two* weeks til the benchtop arrives. Two more weeks of not having a proper kitchen. FFFFFFUUUUUUUUU.

    @Opheli8 Stainless steel. They have to weld it together so it fits perfectly.

    @drkknits @RoseRed_Shoes Nah, we can’t use the cooktop/oven or even put things in cupboards til it goes on. Bugger.

    People on Twitter who don’t know how to spell cologne: http://t.co/aNfpVIdd. I’ll admit I laughed out loud.

  • Shared today on Facebook

    People on Twitter who don’t know how to spell cologne: http://bit.ly/I72xML. I’ll admit I laughed out loud.

  • Custom Hand Painted Star Wars Shoes

    Custom Hand Painted Star Wars Shoes – This Star Wars fangirl can appreciate the craftsmanship, but there’s no way I could walk in those.

  • Bicycle Restoration – Sydney Cyclist

    Bicycle Restoration – Sydney Cyclist – Brilliant restoration of a very cool kid’s bike. Damn, I wish I had a bike like that!

  • Just Ask Christopher: The Towering Inferno – An Appreciation

    Just Ask Christopher: The Towering Inferno – An Appreciation – Excellent post by Christopher about my own personal favourite disaster movie. My Dad introduced me to it. Christopher didn’t even mention my favourite thing about it: it has both OJ Simpson and Bobby Brady in bit parts!

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Kitchen install done for the day. Check out the money shot! http://t.co/hBmJImpN

    @that_alison Oh, that’s not staying. The splashback is “smoky mirror”, and everything about that will just be painted white.

    @jasony Unfortunately it’s a time of mega work stress, so that’s detracting. But they’ve been pretty flexible, so I can’t complain!

    @jezfletcher @sarahhazelton Bring It On is the poo. Take a big whiff. LOVE IT.

    @imdominating Meh. Cairns is way far away. My biggest fear in Sydney is getting a bad latte. 🙂

    Cutting out booze has boosted my #paleo efforts. I’m down 3.3kg in 21 days. Not bad – and that’s with NO exercise too! (cc @drkknits)

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Ride home in the dark by myself! BOOYAH!