So I just realized: three weeks till Spring Break.
I lack the interviews for my thesis. *Beats head on desk* This is partly due to apathy, and partly due to the fact that I am so drained and tired that I wanna curl up in a little ball and sleep the year away.
But on a different note: culture night was fine. I ended up overtaxing myself, though, which sucked afterwards. Didn't sell anything, but I didn't expect to. Otherwise things have been okay. I think.
I have been inspired lately to actually work on my thesis, which is good. Bad thing is that it constantly gets bumped aside by the fact I have two weeks to do new work to sell before Powwow. Crud. And Powwow is THE big NAEA event. (NAEA = Native American Enlightenment Association, the Native club on campus of which I am the president.)
COUNTDOWN TIME: and weeks go by FAST!
Countdowns:
Till WU's Powwow - Two weeks
Thesis 2nd draft due (aka all interviews done and analyzed) - 4 weeks
Thesis Presentation (aka all info done) - 6 weeks
Thesis FINAL draft due - 9 weeks
Till Commencement - about 12 Weeks (about 3 months)
Till Wedding - 5.25 months
Wedding updates:
[X] Find the guy, get in a relationship with him
[X] Get engaged (ask him if he takes too long)
[X] Pick a date
[X] Pick a place
[X] Pick bridesmaids/maid of honor (opted out of maid of honor)
[X] Pick groomsmen/best man (opted out of best man)
[X] Pick Flower girl
[ ] Pick ring bearer(s)
[X] Pick theme and colours
[X] Decide on Guest List (need to double-check)
[X] Save-the-dates
[ ] Pick decour
[ ] Send Invites and RSVPs
[/] Pick food, cake, etc.
[X] Dress
[ ] Everyone else in the wedding party's clothes Ideas on Facebook
[X] Get $ and plan for honeymoon
[ ] Plan the ceremony (writing our own)
[ ] Get married
[ ] Have a reception
[ ] go on honeymoon
[ ] Make sure everyone realizes a marriage is a gift from Him between two souls and a paper doesn't mean anything, but now we have one anyway. A wedding does not equate to a marriage.
[ ] Come back
[ ] Resume life
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
I Hate Dress Shopping
I am 5'3" and I am a size 22. Most of this is from medication that causes weight gain, three years of bad and greasy foods at the cafeteria, and sitting on my butt all day for the past four years (college, you know). However, because I am getting married this summer and for general health I am trying to change my lifestyle and loose weight. But the fact of the matter is that most dresses that I think are cute are definitely not in my size and I dislike most of the ones that come in my size. Tragedy. Thus I hate dress shopping.
And because I hate dress shopping I have taken time from my normally scheduled basketry and studies to make one. It costs less, which is always nice, and it will be made to my liking and size without the embarrassment of the "big girl" issue.
It was supposed to look like this:
But I wanted to make it without the pink tippets or the rows of tedious buttons. Tippets are the funky sleeve things she has on them, and I have no patience for that kind of thing. Seriously, it would take a while. Those take more precision. Aaaand the buttons are very tedious work to sew on as well as to button up when I wear the dress.
I asked my mother, who has made one before, how I should go about doing it. She said "make it in panels," so I thought, okay... make the skirt in panels and make the top with panels, too, so that it looks cool.
I realized about halfway through that it was not what my mother meant at all. She meant make the entire front one or two panels, and each side is a panel and the back is one or two panels. Oops. well, you have to learn sometime and you have to get things wrong to figure out how to do it right.
So, long story short it is NOT this dress, which I think is gorgeous, but it is The Disaster.
I made the brilliant decision to make the dress with no pattern, no pins, and no measurements. And with a fabric that shows every darn wrinkle... So The Disaster was born. It took me hours and I did the skirt and top separately. So far so good. Then I tried to stitch them together and add sleeves. Sleeve attachment is kind of really hard...
So THIS is The Disaster.
Note that all wrinkles are visible and every mis-stitch is in your face. It was not very exciting I am also making a frustrated face because I KNOW it looks like the kind of thing you give a kid for dressup when you know they are not leaving the house.
Or perhaps it is the dress you let them play with and tell them that it sucks. Any way you put it, even ironed out it was bad...
So, after failing, I had my moment of despair where nothings feels right and I thought I couldn't do it and I was frustrated beyound all belief. And went to bed.
The next day I felt a little better. But at the same time not because I had made myself sick with upset-ness. It was the morning of the dance and I had nothing to wear. So after taking a deep breath, making a smoothie, and looking online, I decided to try again.
I purchased some red suede at a cheap price, as well as some pins and a measuring tape (which helped IMMENSELY, and I cannot figure out why I was so foolish to try it without either). I ate a small breakfast and got to work.
It took me five hours of constant effort to get this done, but when I was done I was very pleased.
This picture was taken, of course, after the dance when I had taken off all of my jewelry and the jingly belt I was wearing. The belt helped, really. It made it look better at my waist. Okay, at least I think so. The trim on the sleeves are a little off and they were weird. Yes, they are bell sleeves, but I like bell sleeves better than close sleeves. As for the off-ness: I notice, but everyone else said that you cannot notice.... I really really do notice. And the hem at the bottom is crooked, but with a long dress like this it is harder to tell that the length near the floor is uneven.
The dress was a hit at the dance. Everyone was really happy with it and were all "You MADE this?!" and Japanese students kept saying "sugoi," which means "cool," or "amazing" in Japanese. I was amused. I don't think it is praiseworthy, myself. It looks like a shift with bell sleeves, but looks a lot closer to what it was intended to look like! And (from when I started measuring to when the dress was finished) it only took me five hours. All in one continuous block.
Now that I have ventured somewhat into clothing, my friends want me to help make them costumes for an anime convention coming up. I hope I will be able to have fun and not die of everything... Yes. I hope those clothes will turn out better. I am no great seamstress.
However, I think that I will not make clothing as a career path. I will stick to my jewelry and being a basket case.
And because I hate dress shopping I have taken time from my normally scheduled basketry and studies to make one. It costs less, which is always nice, and it will be made to my liking and size without the embarrassment of the "big girl" issue.
It was supposed to look like this:
But I wanted to make it without the pink tippets or the rows of tedious buttons. Tippets are the funky sleeve things she has on them, and I have no patience for that kind of thing. Seriously, it would take a while. Those take more precision. Aaaand the buttons are very tedious work to sew on as well as to button up when I wear the dress.
I asked my mother, who has made one before, how I should go about doing it. She said "make it in panels," so I thought, okay... make the skirt in panels and make the top with panels, too, so that it looks cool.
I realized about halfway through that it was not what my mother meant at all. She meant make the entire front one or two panels, and each side is a panel and the back is one or two panels. Oops. well, you have to learn sometime and you have to get things wrong to figure out how to do it right.
So, long story short it is NOT this dress, which I think is gorgeous, but it is The Disaster.
I made the brilliant decision to make the dress with no pattern, no pins, and no measurements. And with a fabric that shows every darn wrinkle... So The Disaster was born. It took me hours and I did the skirt and top separately. So far so good. Then I tried to stitch them together and add sleeves. Sleeve attachment is kind of really hard...
So THIS is The Disaster.
Note that all wrinkles are visible and every mis-stitch is in your face. It was not very exciting I am also making a frustrated face because I KNOW it looks like the kind of thing you give a kid for dressup when you know they are not leaving the house.
Or perhaps it is the dress you let them play with and tell them that it sucks. Any way you put it, even ironed out it was bad...
So, after failing, I had my moment of despair where nothings feels right and I thought I couldn't do it and I was frustrated beyound all belief. And went to bed.
The next day I felt a little better. But at the same time not because I had made myself sick with upset-ness. It was the morning of the dance and I had nothing to wear. So after taking a deep breath, making a smoothie, and looking online, I decided to try again.
I purchased some red suede at a cheap price, as well as some pins and a measuring tape (which helped IMMENSELY, and I cannot figure out why I was so foolish to try it without either). I ate a small breakfast and got to work.
It took me five hours of constant effort to get this done, but when I was done I was very pleased.
This picture was taken, of course, after the dance when I had taken off all of my jewelry and the jingly belt I was wearing. The belt helped, really. It made it look better at my waist. Okay, at least I think so. The trim on the sleeves are a little off and they were weird. Yes, they are bell sleeves, but I like bell sleeves better than close sleeves. As for the off-ness: I notice, but everyone else said that you cannot notice.... I really really do notice. And the hem at the bottom is crooked, but with a long dress like this it is harder to tell that the length near the floor is uneven.
The dress was a hit at the dance. Everyone was really happy with it and were all "You MADE this?!" and Japanese students kept saying "sugoi," which means "cool," or "amazing" in Japanese. I was amused. I don't think it is praiseworthy, myself. It looks like a shift with bell sleeves, but looks a lot closer to what it was intended to look like! And (from when I started measuring to when the dress was finished) it only took me five hours. All in one continuous block.
Now that I have ventured somewhat into clothing, my friends want me to help make them costumes for an anime convention coming up. I hope I will be able to have fun and not die of everything... Yes. I hope those clothes will turn out better. I am no great seamstress.
However, I think that I will not make clothing as a career path. I will stick to my jewelry and being a basket case.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
My Business Has A Blog!
Now my business - Picpic Tewlikitpe - now has its own blog!
http://picpictewlikitpe.blogspot.com
Check it out!
In the meantime, I have been trying to do thesis stuff and failing.
Trying to be healthier and vaguely failing.
Trying to not do my homework and succeeding.
This is my 50th Post.
http://picpictewlikitpe.blogspot.com
Check it out!
In the meantime, I have been trying to do thesis stuff and failing.
Trying to be healthier and vaguely failing.
Trying to not do my homework and succeeding.
This is my 50th Post.
Monday, February 8, 2010
And she begins a bit of a quest
With my wedding six months away (almost literally) I am trying really hard to get in shape. I was doing well and losing weight until recently and I think my bout with stomach issues may be partially to blame because it has made me just lay around. Not that I am that active in my daily life...
I found out I have (most likely) pre-ulcer perforation to my stomach lining, which means that I need to stress less and eat less acidic foods, chocolate, and citrus and I need to stay away from caffine. Yeah, I haven't been very good at that so far. I also got blood drawn to make sure it isn't some kind of bowel rot (wtf?!) and to check and see how hypoglycemic I may be and see if there is a chance of diabetes. So yay. It wasn't as bad as I thought having my blood drawn but every time she slightly moved the needle to change vials it hurt more. Josh was there to hold my hand because I am kind of a pathetic wimp when it comes to needles in general and I always hate the idea of blood leaving my body. It belongs in there, yo! And those of you who have had blood tests and whatnot frequently have no sympathy, but that is okay because it was mostly fear of having it drawn the first time.
So the quest for health involves the usual exercise, eating better, etc. This will help my weight which will help general health, and help my body deal with things better. I will be exercising for at least an hour on Tuesday and Thursday nights after work, and eating better.
Starting today I will be logging my food (though not on here). Dinner was honey-raspberry chicken (made with grenadine because we lacked raspberry syrup), and fried potatoes of two varieties (Yukon Gold and Sweet Potatoes). I will probably be naughty before bed, though, because there is iced cream that has been calling my name all day. Maybe, maybe not.
Right now a paper is kicking my ass. I got an extension on it for my medical condition but it is still obnoxious. Especially since I lack some of the information and understanding, it is difficult to write. And I keep getting distracted! Grr. Oh well, at least I am getting it partway done.
Off to do the paper!
I found out I have (most likely) pre-ulcer perforation to my stomach lining, which means that I need to stress less and eat less acidic foods, chocolate, and citrus and I need to stay away from caffine. Yeah, I haven't been very good at that so far. I also got blood drawn to make sure it isn't some kind of bowel rot (wtf?!) and to check and see how hypoglycemic I may be and see if there is a chance of diabetes. So yay. It wasn't as bad as I thought having my blood drawn but every time she slightly moved the needle to change vials it hurt more. Josh was there to hold my hand because I am kind of a pathetic wimp when it comes to needles in general and I always hate the idea of blood leaving my body. It belongs in there, yo! And those of you who have had blood tests and whatnot frequently have no sympathy, but that is okay because it was mostly fear of having it drawn the first time.
So the quest for health involves the usual exercise, eating better, etc. This will help my weight which will help general health, and help my body deal with things better. I will be exercising for at least an hour on Tuesday and Thursday nights after work, and eating better.
Starting today I will be logging my food (though not on here). Dinner was honey-raspberry chicken (made with grenadine because we lacked raspberry syrup), and fried potatoes of two varieties (Yukon Gold and Sweet Potatoes). I will probably be naughty before bed, though, because there is iced cream that has been calling my name all day. Maybe, maybe not.
Right now a paper is kicking my ass. I got an extension on it for my medical condition but it is still obnoxious. Especially since I lack some of the information and understanding, it is difficult to write. And I keep getting distracted! Grr. Oh well, at least I am getting it partway done.
Off to do the paper!
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