Saturday, December 6, 2008

Sewing.

So, again, I'm just jotting down a short little blurb about stuff that I really want to do. Right now, that is sew something. This has been a trend for about, oh, two months. I got desperate enought that I said, "shit, I'll just handsew something!" This would have stopped about a week in, in all likelihood. Instead, I have been sequining fabric for a skirt, which will be put together as soon as I get home. I really love the feeling of wearing things that I've made, and I really have a hankering to make that JPeterman dress that Jules posted the other day (the short-sleeve cotton one), if only I could find a pattern.

The other things I want to make:
http://www.voguepatterns.com/item/V2903.htm??tab=list/vintage_vogue&page=all
-This dress, the green version, but without the sleeves.
http://www.simplicity.com/dv1_v4.cfm?design=2843
-Something inspired by the red plaid or brown outfits (a bit more adult though).
http://www.simplicity.com/dv1_v4.cfm?design=4032
-The purple coat (it's made of fleece, how cool is that!?)
http://www.simplicity.com/dv1_v4.cfm?design=4032
-Also maybe this dress. The one in the real picture. I have cranberry colored wool that is begging to be made into a jumper-dress.
http://www.simplicity.com/dv1_v4.cfm?design=4072
-And this dress. I have a combination of white polka dots on black ground, white kitty faces on black ground, and turquoise geometric rondel things with black.

I'm going to stop there, before this becomes much more time consuming than I expected.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Doctor Who

I am recently obsessed with Doctor Who. I love it. It's thought provoking, funny, and it's made me cry. Those of you who know me personally (and that's most of you) know that me crying...is not common. Particularly from things meant for entertainment. (Fact: The only book to ever make me cry is All Creatures Great and Small.)

I think what I really like is that there are constsant moral dilemnas. Life isn't morally clear, and neither is this show. Even better, The Doctor's set of morals are completely different from the human characters', which makes sense, as he is an alien. It's really about people, and how they relate to each other.

I also really like that there are things that carry through the whole season, trends that lead up to the season finale. The first season, they point this out. The second season, I think I've found it. Also, there are episodes that are just epic. Like, I have already watched some of them more than once because of the sheer epic awesomeness.

In some ways, it reminds me of Firefly. Like, this is how Firefly should have gone -- four seasons in and a dedicated fanbase. (Granted, Doctor Who is the longest running sci-fi series on television, if not the longest running series all around. 1963-89, and then 2005-now.)

So, that's my babble. Sorry for the long break between posts; spending Thanksgiving break with no computer access does that. Hope y'all had a good holiday!

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