Weekend Recap.

I would like to take this moment to say...alergies suck. Big time. My head feels as big as balloon and my eyes are itchy simply because I DARED to stand outside yesterday when there was a bit of wind.
Apparently I am a delicate little flower.
Ugh, you suck, sinuses.
I KNEW I should have taken a decongestant before I went to work. Alas.

ANYWAYS, despite feeling like my face is about to burst forth into a technicolor dream, I had a pretty productive and fantastic weekend....which I will be posting pics of tomorrow more than likely.
Friday consisted of a long string of comedy of errors trying to get downtown to get my passport situated. This long tale consisted of me calling my mom up and asking her to search for my old passport (Which was issued in 1990 when I was 14...so yeah...kinda expired now), packing every inch of info could need including birth certificate, SS card, Marriage licence (because you never know) Photos, ID, etc etc..., sitting on the trolly next to the guy who smelled like balloney, turning myself around a few times on the street and ending up on some train tracks before finally finding my way to the City Hall building (once again, my stellar navigation skills at work!), then getting there, standing in line, and realizing the form for my passport that took me forever to fill out was left on the kitchen table...*headdesk*. So I get another form and managed to get most of it all filled out, only I had to sit on the phone with my mom again to get the old passport number and other tidbits I forgot.  My mom laughed at me...at lot. As is her way.
But after all that I got it done and took a nice walk downtown near the marina...then somehow ended up on possible top secret government property on my walk...because of my lack of navigation skills...then ran like Hell OFF the Navy property to get to my trolly. No one was arrested therefore it was a good day.
That evening I went over to wyngdlyon 's place and she, christalblu , and I sat and chatted about steampunk costume ideas and browsed through a great period pattern catalog. Going to try my hand at Victorian stuff. Wish me luck on that one. It kind of as me nervous. But the fact that I always wanted to wear a bustle eggs me on!  The coversation eventually degrated into adjectives you should not used to describe your genitals. But we still managed to get some good ideas for costumes solidified so I'm itching to get back into the studio this week.

Yesterday was the Leodemus of Thebes tourney which was fun. Greek themed but I since really don't like wearing Chitons too much because I get cold WAY too easily, I went persian. The tourney as usual, was a blast and We had a HUGE potluck where Max made a ton of good sandwich type munchies (and now I have leftover chicken curry...which I left at home today. Damnit!). For me, the highlight of yesterday was I was inducted into the Order of the Gilded Thimble. Its an order of SCAers who are considered very good tailors/garb researchers/VERY well dressed and so on. According to Ellyn, some of the members thought I was already a member O.o.  But Ketill (you sneaky Viking you!) apparently whispered in a few ears about this and I was inducted into the order. It really means a lot to me to be inducted into this. I have been really working hard over the last three years on improving my sewing skills.  And like the doof I am, I ended up totally inspired and went home and worked on that hald finished Italian Ren I had sitting in the corner for the last four months...still not done yet. Working on the bodice fit STILL. UGH! Damn you, large boobs!
So yeah. Good weekend overall. Back to the grind at work but since the summer season is winding down, the desk hasn't been nearly as busy as it was. Ah well, gives me time to finish up commissions.

Which reminds me,:
Yes, the three colored commissions will be done this week. Promise. I'll have them to you fellas by Saturday at the latest.