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Fridayness
Mar. 13th, 2009 07:58 pm1. Me, on display. Well, me and my stuff on display. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ldyaurelia/3301247162/in/set-72157614306308660/
2. After slightly more than a week to mull over just HOW to turn my raw materials into kaga chochin lanterns, I think I have an idea for building the bottoms so one can actually put a light inside and hang them. Will try it tomorrow and see if it works.
3. As you, dear readers, know, I have been invited to be one of the groomsmen at my friends' James & Sylvia's wedding in May. Yesterday I got an email reminding me that the uniform of the day will be plain white dress shirts, black trousers, socks and shoes, with a skirt option for me, Honorary Guy (TM) status notwithstanding.
I did a memory jog through the closet to see what I had in the nature of white shirts. Oh, yeah, that's right. I did a closet purge last spring.
I stopped at the outlet mall near work last night, despite the fact that I tend not to enjoy shopping unless it involves a book store. Every single "man tailored" white shirt inThe Hell Of Things We Cannot Sell Anyway Nordstrom Rack had three-quarter sleeves! Eddie Bauer actually had a long sleeved ladies' white shirt, but I balked at the price. (Especially since I managed to score a cotton sweater, a Henley top and a corduroy skirt off the clearance rack for less than the price of a single Plain White Shirt.)
Then I had the necessary epiphany and forthwith made a beeline for the Men's department at the nearby Marshall's, only to be faced with a conundrum: what the hell IS my neck size anyway?
I returned today on my lunch hour, armed with the necessary measurement, and selected a very nice Plain White Man's Shirt With Upscale Designer Label for the princely sum of $9.99. (Includes spare collar stays, buttons, plus the requisite number ofbooby traps straight pins, plastic collar thingies and tissue paper.) Thanks to my long arms, the fit is remarkably not-awful. I'll probably move the cuff buttons over and add some darts so I maybe look like I have a waist.
2. After slightly more than a week to mull over just HOW to turn my raw materials into kaga chochin lanterns, I think I have an idea for building the bottoms so one can actually put a light inside and hang them. Will try it tomorrow and see if it works.
3. As you, dear readers, know, I have been invited to be one of the groomsmen at my friends' James & Sylvia's wedding in May. Yesterday I got an email reminding me that the uniform of the day will be plain white dress shirts, black trousers, socks and shoes, with a skirt option for me, Honorary Guy (TM) status notwithstanding.
I did a memory jog through the closet to see what I had in the nature of white shirts. Oh, yeah, that's right. I did a closet purge last spring.
I stopped at the outlet mall near work last night, despite the fact that I tend not to enjoy shopping unless it involves a book store. Every single "man tailored" white shirt in
Then I had the necessary epiphany and forthwith made a beeline for the Men's department at the nearby Marshall's, only to be faced with a conundrum: what the hell IS my neck size anyway?
I returned today on my lunch hour, armed with the necessary measurement, and selected a very nice Plain White Man's Shirt With Upscale Designer Label for the princely sum of $9.99. (Includes spare collar stays, buttons, plus the requisite number of
