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So my big "project" this past summer was getting a Giselle dress made. The funniest thing is that I LOVE Giselle's pink Mucha gown that she wears in the beginning animated portion of the film, but I really hate the color pink. I guess I just love the design of the dress so much, I was able to overlook the color. XD

I hunted down all the fabric myself in just one trip to the LA garment district. My seamstress did an amazing job of putting it together, I love how it turned out. I was able to find an awesome wig piece from Granada Wigs in San Diego. Since Dan already had an Edward costume made from the previous year, I begged him to dress up with me. XD



( I've been dreaming of a true love's kiss )

Mwahahaha. So that concludes all my Comic-Con photos from this year. As for what we're doing next year, I have no idea! I guess we'll see when it gets closer to next year's con.

( +4 | claire's red riding hood )
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There are a few new pieces of jewelry up on the Etsy shop, some by Kit, some by myself, and some are joint projex.



[1] tortuga rum necklace
[2] tahiti secret bracelet
[3] zombie mahjong bracelet
[4] mauritius earrings
[5] st. kitt's island bracelet
[6] volcano country necklace
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I saw an artist on Etsy who made simple prints onto moleskine journals, of things like scissors and clothespins and keys. I loved that, and I use moleskine journals all the time. I like to draw on the covers of mine, so I know which end is up, and I thought it might be a neat idea to do a few one-of-a-kind journals to put up on Etsy. My first one:


( +4 | jenny's lanterns journal )
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I had a job interview Monday, for a bar/coffeeshop in a hotel closeby. This hotel is over-the-top opulent; there are hammerhead sharks and manta rays in their garden pools. I think I've pretty much got it handed to me, but I've also applied to my favorite bead store, whose staff confided that they'd need the help soon. Not hard to guess which job I'd prefer, but I'll take what I can get.

J has made noise about the necessity of my added income when he gets out of the military, but I think we both know that's laughable. (He found out today he'll be making 20K more than he'd thought, a grossly unnecessary but appreciated number.) Mostly, I think he's just trying to encourage me to go back out and make friends. I do miss my Starbucks sisters and brothers. That, and he knows how punchy I feel when I can't pay for what few things I require, how giddy I am when I can press a fistful of twenties into his hand and tell him to bring back tea.

I'll find out whether I've got it on Monday, when, incidentally, I'll be enjoying a post-birthday ROOT CANAL, FUN FUN FUN. XC But, I'll be glad to have it done. I just can't complain. Life is really outrageously nice right now.
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And you, my loves. Aside from the diehards, my friendslist has been a tad bare lately. I was lucky enough to talk to Whitney for a few hours the other day, but otherwise I miss my sisters. What's new in your lives?

Huzzah, I have more photos from Comic-Con! As always credit goes to our wonderful photographer Britt Dietz, who sticks with us every year. So today I'm posting photos from our Dr. Horrible shoot on Friday at Con. Have I ever mentioned here that I love Dr. Horrible? I don't think I ever talked about it...but yah, I got the idea over the summer and fortunately the costumes are extremely easy to do.


I was Penny and my boyfriend was Dr. Horrible (daww isn't he adorable?).

( The world is a mess, and I just need to rule it! )

On Halloween I went to Disneyland Paris with my friends Niels, Dan and Jon.
We took a whole bunch of photos and made some videos too :)

I've got my trip report here for those that like to see :)

Chances are you won't know what I'm talking about so just pass over this entry.

It's a long shot, but to the person/folks who sent me an email titled "Sponsorship for Doodles" or something like that, could you send it again? It ended up in my junk mail and was deleted before I could read it! Thanks!

Quick update on sketch commissions. I finished those for snitter_writer, cinecat, drayxvejiita, and kensou.

But I'm still waiting on instructions from oatmeal_queen, impextoo, and owl_eyes_4ever. Please send me emails with what you'd like drawn! Otherwise...well, I can't draw. x3

 Tis that time of year again, folks! 'Val' (as I tend to call her) is, as most of you know, my backup writer for WCMI. She wrote a special holiday-themed drabble for us and I simply had to post it here. Too cute! Also, let it be known far and wide than November 1st is her birthday, the poor thing! Imagine having to suffer through such a day! But don't mope too much, Val...your unbirthday will be back the very next day. ;)

On a side note we are finishing up the new segments and should be updating WCMI (FINALLY) within a week or so...and no, you won't have to wait a year for another segment. ;p You won't even wait a month if everything continues to go as smoothly as it is.





( Bunnies, goblins and break-ins, oh my! )