| Sew What? |
[Apr. 21st, 2008|10:37 am] |
Yesterday I purchased a big bolt of stretchy black fishnet fabric. It's not a plain fishnet, but has a slight wave pattern to it. Now I need to make stuff out of it.
I really need to make some money in a big, big way, so I'm hoping to come up with some easily-made stuff (despite me knowing this is going to be a real bitch to work with) that people will want to buy. I'm thinking arm-warmers, fingerless gloves, overskirts, and the like. Do you have any other ideas I can filch consider? If I can get the stuff together, I'll set myself up with an Etsy account and begin selling like mad.
I'm also planning on using other fabrics, too, but since I have a whole frigging bolt of the black fishnet, this will be the main element of many pieces.
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Do you remember those poop-pig key chains? You know, those horrid little squishy beasties that when you squeeze 'em, appear to be pooping? Well, I found a truly horrific version of it yesterday. It was a female pudendum, and when I squoze it, a nasty, slimy, white bulge erupted from betwixt the labia. It was the vilest thing I'd seen in quite some time, so of course I splurged the ten cents and gave it to ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) schwartzung. He was suitably revolted. But then James squeezed it and licked it which was just.... Well, words can't describe just what it was, so you'll have to supply your own.
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I had a brief fighting practice last night. Somehow, I've started using my broadsword as a bastard sword, and that's gotta stop. I also got hit good and hard in the eye. It felt like my eyeball bounced off the back of my skull. I thought I'd have a shiner today, but I think I dodged it. I did end up with what looks like rugburn on my eyelid, though. Good one, schwartzung....
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Link time.
Life Before Death: Incredibly moving photo exhibit pairing pre- and post-mortem photography and brief bios.
An Exhibit People Are Dying to Get Into: "Gregor Schneider, a German artist, is planning the ultimate in art: a person dying as part of the exhibition."
Death Erection: A short but intriguing article.
The Diesel Tree: Grow Your Own Oil: "Australian farmers in the wet tropical region of North Queensland have bought over 20,000 of these so-called diesel trees. The intention is that in 15 or so years they’ll have their very own oil mine growing on their farmland."
Middle aged father branded 'hoodie' and thrown out of shopping centre for wearing hooded anorak: A baby was once evicted for a similar reason.
Vladimir Demikhov: "Chronicle about experiments of Vladimir Demikhov, a Soviet scientist who made the first transplantation of a dog's heart in 1952. The experiment, aimed at finding ways of replacing portions of the human body lost through injury or disease, was pronounced Russia's "most successful". In 1946 Demikhov replaced the whole heart-lungs complex of a dog without using the apparatus of artificial circulation of blood. In 1954 he conducted a revolutionary experiment, when created a two-headed dog by grafting a puppy's head to a full-grown pooch. Then scientists even observed the process of rejuvenation of the elder dog. Shown are the two dogs before the operation, Demikhov performing operations, the puppy's head lapping up water, demonstration of the dog on a scientists' conference..."
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| Red! |
[Mar. 1st, 2008|12:55 pm] |
Last night's photo shoot went swimmingly. My red pants were the star of the night.
Here's a sneak peek!
I made the top and belt. f00dave made the spiked choker. angramainyu set up the lights and snapped the shot.
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| DANCE! |
[Feb. 28th, 2008|03:15 pm] |
After teaching my classes last night, I ended up doing some role-playing gaming online, something I haven't done in a decade or so. Just as I was wrapping up, my phone rang. It was Sara, wondering where I was. You see, last night was goth night at the Ren, and I am usually there around 23:00. Here it was, 23:30 or so, and I was nowhere to be seen. I guess the regulars were nervous! So I heeded my summons and got my arse down there.
I didn't end up doing too much dancing. I was pretty shagged out. However, I did try that descension from yesterday's Danse du Jour clip three times. The first time, it worked. The next two times, I got cocky and ended up falling flat on my back good and hard, and not at all with any grace. So yeah. That move needs work, but I know I can do it....
Today's plans include figuring out what I'm going to do for my next upcoming dance performances. I still have to figure out something concrete for the Beats Antique song, and I'm still contemplating what to mix with it. The venue has lots of room, so I could do poi, if I were so inclined. It might be a good accompanying piece for the "Trinkit" dance, which I see as being half standing up, and half down on the ground, and all pretty slow and controlled. So something speedy and energetic might be nice.
It would also be nice to use veil poi (or voi), but sufficient practice space is problematic. I need high ceilings. Hmm... I could go early to my Wednesday teaching gig, and use the room there. Huzzah!
I've been invited to perform at a couple other events in Toronto, but I'm still hedging. I'd have to make new costumes, just because of the themes of the show, and I'm not sure I have time to complete them plus put together new dances.
I also have an upcoming photo shoot with 8 Digital, and need to practice more for upcoming gigs with them. The black leather dance costume I'm working on would work well for this.
Tonight, I'm back to tap class, and then I'm going to try out a breakdancing class (although I won't be able to continue, because it's during my regular wing chun slot).
Oooh. I just had a cool idea for the costume I'm making. Gotta scribble it down while I'm thinking about it....
Oh yes. Inspiration. It could very well work. I'm going to need a lot of cord/lacing. Anyhow, I'll post these links, and then I'm back to work doing costuming while pounding my music deep into the recesses of my brain.
7 Abandoned Wonders of the European Union: From Deserted Castles Retrofuturistic Factories: The castle is especially beautiful. I wish I had something this amazing close by. Imagine the wonderful photo opportunities....
Google Gives All SF Homeless Free Voicemail: "A homeless person will be able to call in for his or her messages from any phone. The move by the city and the company would allow someone to be able to fill out a job application, which asks for a call back number."
New Underwear Technology May Devastate U.S. Masculinity: Is it really any worse than underwire bras?
![[Hardcore kitty dancing]](http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c95/fredd4592/roffles2.jpg "[Hardcore kitty dancing]") |
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| Some Day, This Too Shall Pass |
[Jan. 21st, 2008|11:10 am] |
I'm still down for the count with this cold/flu/plague. Hopefully, it will all come to an end soon, restoring me to my much-desired state of perfect health. In the meantime, I continue to hydrate my sinuses and nostrils while dehydrating the rest of my body. I'll be glad when the snot dries up. It's hard to retain thoughts in my head when it's overstuffed with mucous.
I saw Cloverfield last night. No spoilers here, but let me just say it's the best movie I never want to see again. At least, I don't ever want to see it on a big screen again--not without having popped a few Gravol first. A few times, I had to not only close my eyes, but cover my face with my hands, terrified toddler-style, to keep the scary flickering lights from triggering my urge to purge. I just might watch it again on DVD, with the pause button ready to slay any incipient nausea.
For once, the armour-making in my home isn't being done by me. f00dave and snowy_kathryn have gotten the armour bug, and spend last night making bracers and greaves. I hear my buddy James wants to come by this week to get some done, too. I still want to put a few finishing touches on mine, and make a few tweaks. I also want to make my leather pants into studded leather pants. I'll have to find some automotive spray paint, because I don't want the studs to be shiny. I'm far too sneaky a character to want to have shiny metal drawing attention to me when I'm skulking through the underbrush with my sword in hand.
Last week, I brought home a dance pole for my own use. Once I'm feeling better, I'm going to be practicing much more regularly. Let's see if I can come up with some pole/belly dance fusion. That'll scandalize someone, I'm sure.
At the end of the month, I'm off to Toronto yet again for a dance conference: On the Move. I'm still looking for crash space for the nights of January 31 and February 1. If you live in downtown Toronto and have space on your couch, let me know, please! I promise to be a good house guest and not shit on the floor.
Ready for links? Here you go!
Move Over, 'Meerkat Manor': Not your typical plagiarism case.
The Internet Party: What Happens When Google's Parents Leave Town for the Weekend: The anthropomorphosis of websites can be pretty darned funny!
Man sodomized stepson in revenge: To paraphrase Chris Rock, I'm not saying he should have done it, but I understand.
Batter Blaster: Wait. Spray pancakes?
Nelson Rocks Preserve Disclaimer: Best disclaimer I ever did read. |
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| *rubbing hands together* |
[Nov. 12th, 2007|02:54 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | costuming | ] |
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| [ | music |
| | Grendel - Hate This | ] |
Hmm... I'm getting the costuming itch. I'm thinking of making a leather dance costume for next month's gig, and going to town with the black body makeup. I'd better take a look at my materials and get started.... |
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| Busy Busy BIZZEE |
[Oct. 22nd, 2007|12:51 pm] |
I am in denial. I believe in my force of will.
When I woke up, my nose was stuffed up and my voice very tiny. I am NOT getting sick again. I'm still not over the Thanksgiving plague. I am NOT getting sick again. NOT.
So there.
But, my mouth is falling apart again. That part I can't ignore. Last night, one of my fillings came out. Again. I'm glad I'm not one of those people who has tooth issues, or I'd be in a constant state of conniptions. I've had seven or eight fillings this year, and my mouth is still disintegrating. Grr....
I dreamed last night that I was conjoined or melded with several of my friends, and we kept phasing in and out of one another. We all had to walk in step, or we'd fall down. If one of us got out of phase with the others, we'd turn a misty sky blue. And then schwartzung told me he had his septum circumcised. I have no idea how that works, and didn't think to ask in my dream. Damn.
Link dump? Ok.
Giant Cat: I want a couple of cats like this (thanks, gha5t).
Hooker raped and robbed - by justice system?: "A DEFENDANT accused of forcing a prostitute at gunpoint to have sex with him and three other men got lucky, so to speak, last week. A Philadelphia judge dropped all sex and assault charges at his preliminary hearing. Municipal Judge Teresa Carr Deni instead held the defendant on the bizarre charge of armed robbery for - get this - 'theft of services.'"
Black Orchid Designs: I won $50 in gift certificates for this place. Now I want to go in person to see if there's something I want....
Chicago police murder innocent man: This pisses me off. A lot.
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The workshop with Heather Shoopman was really good. I was really really lucky in that my late bus arrived a half hour early to Toronto, so with the help of a cab, I was able to get there in time, after all. I learned some good combinations complete with ITS (Improvisational Tribal Style) cues. Although the Bhangra-style moves aren't my favourite, I know snowy_kathryn will love them to death.
Afterwards, I hung out with Chris (this always spells trouble) for an hour or so, and then I ran back home to attend a stag and doe party. I took a few pictures, if you'd care to check 'em out.
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My armour production is really speeding up, but I've only just realized how damned heavy it's going to be. Holy crap. I'm going to have to do more strength training just to be able to run, fight, and hide in this stuff. What was I thinking?
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I'm mean. One of the guys in my LARP group was very tardy in getting his character background in, and when he did, he didn't bother giving his character a name. So I named him Tett Putain. You Francophones will catch the misspelled reference right away. For those of you who speak no French, this comes from Tete Putain, which translates to Fuck Head. The sad thing is, he thinks the name is very cool, and wants to go with it.
No one is going to tell him what his name means, but it will surely come up at some point during the game with other players.
Mwahahahaha! |
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| Leatherclad Warrior |
[Oct. 18th, 2007|02:46 pm] |
Too busy making armour to chat much, but last night I ended up DJing the retro night at the Renn for about an hour. It was a bit tricky with it being an unfamiliar music collection and with me having my contacts in (meaning I couldn't really read the names of the tracks too well), but I didn't do too bad, all things considered. I played Divinyls, U2, Gino Vanelli, the Ramones, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, etc. Certainly not my typical sort of set list, now, is it?
Before I get back to leather work, here are the links which've been clogging my internet tubes.
Don Justo's Self Built Cathedral: "Justo Gallego Martínez is building his very own Cathedral in Mejorada del Campo near Madrid, Spain."
Motorway fowl-up: Why 3000 chickens crossed the road: "Thousands of runaway chickens brought traffic to a standstill after a transporter lorry crashed on a busy road near Glasgow." Has the best picture of a cop chasing a chicken I have ever seen (thanks, f00dave).
Doctors Find Grass Growing in Babies Lung: So that's how the Chinese do their grow-ops. Clever.
Misc. Pics of the Day: Some good stuff, here.
SteamPunk Gearrings: Very cute. Now, why didn't I think of that?
Searching for God in the Brain: "Researchers are unearthing the roots of religious feeling in the neural commotion that accompanies the spiritual epiphanies of nuns, Buddhists and other people of faith."
Geeks in the Woods: I'll be doing something much like this in a couple of weeks. I hope I don't run into a beholder (thanks, schwartzung)!
7 (More!) Underground Wonders of the World: Lost Caverns and Buried Cities: Makes me want to take up urban spelunking.
Mail Harmless Bacteria, Go to Jail: The War on Terror takes on the scientists (thanks, tdj).
Diet Water: Just no (thanks, gha5t). |
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| Horny Remover |
[Oct. 3rd, 2007|04:33 pm] |
![[Horny Remover]](http://www.engrish.com/image/engrish/horny.jpg "[Horny Remover]") I am a one-woman sweatshop.
This morning I made muffins.
Then I got rivets for my armour.
Then I sewed two shitty tunics for game (I wish my sewing machine were working properly so I could make something that doesn't look like it was crocheted by an infant).
I gathered a few Indian chemises together to potentially donate (we shall see if they're looking for anything that fancy). I also found some jewellery to give to the cause.
All this stuff helps out the game, and it also helps me, because I get extra points to beef up my character. Whee!
I gathered together new CDs to potentially sell to my students (they've been asking for music).
I also gathered some links for you. When I say DO NOT CLICK on a couple of them, please believe me. They're that bad. The rest are ok, though.
Take Back Your Time: "TAKE BACK YOUR TIME is a major U.S./Canadian initiative to challenge the epidemic of overwork, over-scheduling and time famine that now threatens our health, our families and relationships, our communities and our environment. October 24th Is Take Back Your Time Day."
A Helmeted Cock: A medieval gastronomical extravaganza. Also the thing of nightmares.
Hard-Hitting Ad Shows Naked Anorexic Woman: "An Italian fashion chain has stoked controversy with an advertisement featuring a naked anorexic woman. The ad, which is intended to raise awareness about eating disorders, is timed to coincide with Milan fashion week."
Chimp Not a Person, Court Rules: "He's now got a human name — Matthew Hiasl Pan — but he's having trouble getting his day in court. Animal rights activists campaigning to get Pan, a 26-year-old chimpanzee, legally declared a person vowed to take their challenge to Austria's Supreme Court after a lower court threw out their latest appeal."
Shenis: So girls can pee standing up, and frighten their male counterparts (thanks, Bradford).
Garry Kasparov to run for president: If American politics is ruled by retired actors, Russian politics may soon be run by chess gurus.
Lily Cole: Like a Painting: Beautiful fashion photo series from two years ago.
Artists Built Secret Apartment in Mall: No mention if the security guards who found it were zombies or not (thanks, Benoit).
I'm warning you. DO NOT CLICK the following links, which are in no way, shape, or form safe for work or your appetite: Two Girls One Cup (thanks, schwartzung, for ruining my morning) and No no no!!!!
Ok. You can breathe now. |
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| Character Background |
[Oct. 1st, 2007|10:16 pm] |
Today was a very busy day, filled with writing, the sewing of leather, and dance. I wrote a character background, began piecing together my leather armour, and taught one dance class, one mini workshop, and performed one drum solo. The crowd was very tough, performance-wise, but very receptive, when it came time to teach them some basic dance moves.
The sewing was especially tough. I'm sewing leather by hand, and broke two needles in the process. My finger and thumb pads are feeling pretty tender, and typing is filled with extra sensation.
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I wrote a quick and dirty character background for an upcoming game. If you'd care to read the beginning of Di'ikh Aiah (Deek Eye-Uh), ( Read after the cut ) |
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| The Descent into Dorkdom |
[Sep. 26th, 2007|05:14 pm] |
My descent into dorkiness is accelerating. I am now the proud owner of spirit gum and elf ears. I continue boiling leather for my armour, and I made a foam boffer staff on the weekend.
It looks like the Underworld event will be taking place much further away than originally planned, which likely means I'll be riding the Greyhound bus and a subway while wearing armour and lugging around a whole wack of foam weapons. Does it get any geekier?
Yes, yes it does. I haven't turned into that guy in the box from Trekkers.
... so far.
In other news, I'm going to the Renn tonight all dressed up in Steampunky goodness. Won't you come, too? There's going to be a fashion show. I'm not in it, but I'll be wearing a wonderful outfit from Queen of Heart Costumes. Pictures are forthcoming, I dearly hope.
Who needs fandom when you can dress up for the sake of dressing up?
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Links? Ok!
There Are No Ugly Women: Not that I think any of these women were ugly in the first place, but check out the before and afters....
Spider Cat: Does whatever a spider can (thanks, zombienought).
Where Vehicles are Left to Die: Like rusting elephant graveyards.
![[German cat]](http://www.ath0.com/bn/germancat.jpg "[German cat]") |
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| Leatherclad Warrior |
[Sep. 25th, 2007|04:17 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | costuming | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  tired | ] |
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| | Claude Challe - Drifting Away | ] |
I have begun making my leather armour. I am now in the process of experimenting with boiled leather. Wish me luck. This could be grotesque.
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10 seconds doesn't do much.
25 seconds makes it a bit stiff.
I'm drying the 1-minute boil to see how that goes.
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The one-minute boil seems to do the trick with the coat leather I'm using. It shrinks the leather a little bit, and gives it a good stiffness. Any longer, and I think I'd end up with cooked leather, rather than stiffened leather.
Now that I've figured out what works, I'm going to cut out lots more leather leaves for the leather leaf armour. Here's hoping I end up with something bot serviceable and not too fugly. |
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| Arachnophilia |
[Aug. 31st, 2007|07:37 pm] |
 It's been a long day. Not everyone's day job includes a few hours of playing dress-up, but I work at a costume shop. So yes, I was paid to be a fairy princess.
Tomorrow, I'm off to a kung fu workshop, and then I'll get to try out some wushu for the first time. After that, I might be beating people up with foam weaponry. I live the dream, I tell ya!
Link time.
A Public Cervix Announcement: NSFW, because it's the amazing Annie Sprinkle.
Hyper Intelligent Spiders Work Together to Lure, Trap and Eat Human Prey: Shelob lives (thanks, tdj).
Pet creepy-crawlies eat human owner: This goes well with the previous link.
Short Letterpress Documentary: Printing presses, real presses, that is, are wonderful.
“They wanted them poor niggers out of there.”: Even more nastiness from the Big Easy.
At Least Nine Cases Of Walmart Flipflops Burning Customers, Here's The Latest: Don't buy the cheap-ass flipflops.
Cadbury's Dairy Milk Ad: I really, really, really don't get it.
Davidson Vs. Darby: This kid put together an ingenious way of pranking fans of the other team. I think he should have been rewarded for his ingenuity, and not suspended. |
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| Leatherclad Warrior |
[Aug. 30th, 2007|04:28 pm] |
![[Have a fag!]](http://www.forwardedfunnies.com/p/200708/att00022.jpg "[Have a fag!]") I felt a bit crappy last night at the club. When I woke up this morning, I was fine. I ended up leading the first part of today's kung fu class because the Sifu was caught in traffic, and I felt fine. But once he arrived, I suddenly felt like shit on a stick. My guts were all roiling, and I felt grey and sweaty. I had to sit out part of the class, but managed to finish up and bike all the way home.
On the way back, I stopped in a thrift shop in the hopes of finding a crappy old leather trench coat to use for armour. I couldn't find one, but what I did find was better.
I've been wanting plain black leather pants for years. Today, I found a brand new pair of Northbound Leather pants for $15. And they fit (although I'll need to wear a belt with them). Oh frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
So even though I still feel grody to the max, I'm wearing a gleeful smile.
Now, I still need some leather armour. I think I need this doorknob, too.
Have a map.
Psst. I think these are the same pants:
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| Skin on Skin, Let the Pain Begin |
[Aug. 15th, 2007|12:14 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | costuming, dance | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  anxious | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Bay Laurel - Pale Colours | ] |
I want to make myself some more leather clothes. I must be deranged, because it must all be done by hand.
Heaven help me....
Maybe if I start small, and make a halter top, it won't be so bad. I kind of want pants or a skirt, though. Maybe I'll make a patchwork tiered skirt--a short one, though, and not one of my enormous skirts of doom.
So far, I've made one dance costume, two leather dance belts, and one leather bodice. But the last leather project I did was over a year ago, and my fingers have forgotten how much it bloody hurts.
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A dance college in Toronto is offering a full scholarship for this year's term. My chances of winning it are slim to none, but if I did, would I be crazy to go? Likely. |
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| Sniffing Glue and Smoking Crystal |
[Aug. 9th, 2007|06:37 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | costuming | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  high | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Android Lust - The Want, Lacking | ] |
It seems I am employed. I think. Or maybe I'm just high on fumes.
I spent the afternoon gluing Swarovski crystals all over figure skating costumes which will be worn at the world championships in Paris. That's the sort of stuff that makes up my new job, which is so much more interesting than hustling coffee at T. Ho's. I still need to be trained on the cracked-out cash system, but that will come soon enough.
And yeah, this is me. I think I need a tan.
Tonight I'm off to a blues festival with snowy_kathryn.
Yeah.... |
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| shanmonster.com |
[Jun. 25th, 2007|05:51 am] |
If all goes well, my site should be live again very shortly. Cross your fingers!
Also, I'm itching to go for an early-morning run, but I'm going to wait until snowy_kathryn's up so I can retrieve my mp3 player. I am a terrible runner, but I want to start running daily nonetheless. I figure a lap around the park will be a good start. And I'd better do it soon. It's supposed to be a scorcher today....
The dance performance went over fine yesterday, my embarrassingly hideous eyesore of a costume notwithstanding. snowy_kathryn looked much better! Much to my chagrin, my legs were completely wobbly and weak afterwards. I blame the month-long asthma attack for my weakness, and now that my lungs are on the mend, I hope to get my strength (and muscles) back posthaste. Here's a quick little clip of me coping with a costume malfunction while wearing this monstrosity yesterday. The music is "Ana" by Transglobal Underground.
If the video doesn't work now, give it a while. I just uploaded it, and it may take a while to "process" (whatever that means).
And I now have my mp3 player, so off I go! Wish me luck.... |
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| Someone Revoke My Goth Card |
[Jun. 24th, 2007|11:24 am] |
I shall be wearing something intensely out of character while performing this afternoon. f00dave had better take pictures, because I can't imagine ever wearing something so garish again. Ah well. All the better to show up on that enormous stage, and if the stage wrecks my pants, I shall shed no tears. In fact, I may very well cheer.
And just for shits and giggles, here's a blast from my past: Mistress ShanMonster Takes on Squire the Uppity Willa Sub. |
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[Jun. 22nd, 2007|10:05 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | costuming, dance | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  pleased | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Implant feat. Unter Null - You Push Me | ] |
I bought the best pants in the world today. They are ASS-TASTIC. I'll be wearing them for my performance on Sunday.
I also scored an awesome new set of Saroyan Pro II finger cymbals, a drum rhythm cd, and a silver belly chain. And all guilt-free, because I sold leftover cds, jewellery, and costuming from my past days as a belly dance vendor. Woohoo for guilt-free ASS-TASTIC pants (they look much nicer than in the picture)! Woohoo for fancy heavy-gauge zils! |
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| Eros, Thanatos, and the Avant-Garde |
[Apr. 27th, 2007|10:11 am] |
My performance in Toronto went over ok, although I think my last one was better. This time around, I experienced a technical difficulty. Toward the end of "Dragonfly," one of my poi went awry. I have strands of sequins attached to them to make them look afire under stage lights, and during one swing, a strand of sequins somehow became attached to my updo. I kept the other poi swinging, and I kept on dancing, and after a couple of tugs, the poi came free along with half of my updo. Oops. Props have a way of fouling things up from time to time, don't they? Still, I am happy with other parts of the performance, like my floorwork and my standing backbend down to the floor while doing an overhead butterfly.
The next cabaret in the Eros, Thanatos, and the Avant-Garde series takes place in June. If I do that one, I think I'll do a straight-up AmCab performance, complete with flirting with the audience. I haven't done that sort of show in a couple of years. It's time to get back to my roots!
I'm very pleased with my new costume. Hopefully, I'll have pictures of it before too long. The corset belt fits well, but I don't have complete range of motion in it. If I do bold movements with my legs (like dragons or other wide-legged stances), the belt rides up. So it's all ladylike moves with my legs close together in that belt, I guess. The top, with its new straps, stays in place no matter what I do, though. And I think it looks really sharp.
More costuming is to take place on Sunday, when snowy_kathryn and I have planned a stitch-n'-bitch. I'm not sure what my next project will be. Maybe I'll do something really simple, like a couple of panels to wear over pants.
And I have to thank you again, faustian_wish, for that little mp3 player. It has made preparing for performances so much easier! Now I can listen to my music to death on the bus rides to Toronto, and can practice poi without worrying about CDs skipping. Thankyouthankyouthankyou!
Today I teach my last dance classes in Waterloo. The gym has gone out of business. This is a bit of a merrygosorrow. You see, I hate having to bus all the way there and back again. Although it's only a 10-minute drive, I don't have a car and almost always have to bus it. I invest about 90 minutes transportation to get there, and another 90 getting back. It's brutal. I was able to bike last week, but that won't be an option today because it's pretty darned wet out. I will not miss the commute. That being said, I will miss the classes. The students have been a real pleasure to work with, and I'm disappointed they will not be following me. Although the travel distance didn't scare me off, it is stopping them.
In the meantime, I continue to teach at Impact Movement Studios on King St. in Kitchener. Classes are on Mondays at 6pm, and starting on May 7, also at 12:10pm. Classes are on a drop-in basis, and are $10 each. Classes are very small, so there is plenty of one-on-one. Come and play! |
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| Attack of the Cubist Belly Dancer |
[Apr. 8th, 2007|10:44 pm] |
I thought I'd be gaming tonight, but I guess I was presumptuous. So instead, I did a bunch of hand-sewing while halfheartedly watching Hercules. Steve Reeves is still the man, but attention-wise, he just can't compete with me accidentally pricking my fingers. I gotta keep my eyes on my sewing, and not on the big demigod muscles.
Except for the straps (I'm still in the air over what design to use--perhaps suspenders!), I'm finished the dance top I started yesterday. I was going to post the pictures, but it would seem my site's server is down. So instead, I'll put them on Tribe so you can take a gander: here and here.
I cropped out my face because I still look green and bilious from my bout with the gut flu.
Tomorrow I'd like to get started on a matching lace-up belt.
And the more I consider it, the more I believe suspenders may be just the kind of straps this top needs. I think it will match the geometric design. And then I'll be some sort of cubist belly dancer. Hello, interior hip squares. Here I come! |
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