…but for all practical purposes the costume is finished. I keep thinking there’s something I’m missing. There probably is, and it’s probably not the nagging feeling that I don’t have a pouldron. Nor a sword. But I can’t think of what I could be missing. I tried it all on tonight, looks rather realistic for all that half of it is synthetic fabric. Dad cut out the knives, they’re all bright and shiny and if I remember, I’ll “etch” them with my little paint marker. I must always remember that I can make things simpler. Don’t rivet when you can tie. I’ll need a buddy to help me get the quiver fastened, and hopefully someone can braid my hair. I can try it myself but damned if it doesn’t work very well. I’ll bring the wig, just in case, but meh.
Need a blank tape to dub “I Feel Pretty” on. I hope it’s a funny skit. Not that I really want to make fun of Legolas…but heck. It’s not like I’m gonna win Best in Show, but maybe we can make them laugh their pants off…
Please remember to vote. The link is everywhere on the page. I know I won’t win anything there, but hey…at least people love me!
I really wish our scanner worked…I’m quite proud of my peacock quiver and leg wraps/vambraces. Hopefully that attention to detail will make people overlook the bad fit. Ah well. Never claimed to be a tailor. Although I have to admit I’ve got the sewing bug. At least I can thread the needle and make a semi-serviceable buttonhole
I want to be in a costume drama. lol. I’ve got a lot of dreams. I hope I’ll be able to write some of my stories while I’m gone. btw, in case I didn’t mention it, part III of Decadence is up. It’s a bit of a boring part cause it’s just background, but hopefully you’ll like it anyway. As always, feel free to leave feedback!
and because someone asked:
Does Logolas die in the third movie?
Unless they’re doing a major departure from canon, no, Lego doesn’t die. He’s around plenty long enough for us to drool.

I found out that instead of the sure lose I was going to have last week in the Wizard’s Quest I instead moved onto the Tower. Now, this is the highest level of competition in this particular comp, and I’ve never made it there before. So I’m happy to be there, even if it is a bit of a fluke that I got there. Now the problem is thus: I had planned on taking a leave of absence this week, as I’ll be gone at Comic-Con starting Wednesday. But if you take LOA in the Tower, you drop back down to your team’s high-qualify level. So I’m asking everyone nicely to please vote for my site even though I might not be able to return the favor. You can take days off next week. Like I said, it’s never easy. And for those of you just stopping by… PLEASE VOTE! just click the link:
http://www.thewizardsquest.com/tower/
I’ll love you forever. I know I probably don’t have a chance, but at least I’d like to make a showing!
And now onto the slightly less dilemma-ish:
I tried on most of the costume today. Looks alright, I suppose. Wish I had a mannequin so I could have gotten the seams a little closer to my proportions. but eh. whatever. Finished the gosh darn quiver today! And it looks near like what it’s supposed to…although getting it on and off isn’t the easiest thing to do. The buckles are just a little bit on the small side (no offense to my most wonderful jewelry major cousin Corey who cut them out of nickel for me) so the leather doesn’t just slide through. Ah well. There will be plenty of people out there who’ll be able to help me out, I’m sure. Started on the “blades” for the white knives, it will be interesting to see if they actually stand up straight. Hopefully. I might have time to make a scabbard or two, we’ll see. I only put one set of clasps on the silver frock because you can’t see anything else but the one when I’m wearing the whole thing. Might put snaps on so I don’t have to wear the whole thing the whole time, but that might be later….
I need to pack. Please dear God let me consolidate well. Please vote. It would make me happy.

Harry Potter Update: I’m on page 101. As usual I have nothing to do today but read, so perhaps at the end of the day you’ll have an example of my speed-reading prowess. or not.
There’s a new tech that came today…he’s supposed to work with Luigi, but Luigi isn’t here, remember? This guy (Jesse) drove all the way down from Vermont to do some research over the summer, and now his guy isn’t even here…he goes to Dartmouth. Ooooh. Ivy League.
Costume check:
Clothing. (Mostly) Done, will have to do if I run out of time.
Vambraces. Done.
Leg Wraps. Done.
Shoulder straps for quiver. Tooled. One needs staining. Attach buckles.
Belt. Needs tooling. Attach buckles.
Quiver. Peacock painted. Knife case made, needs attaching. Straps!!!
Arrows. Shafts painted, need fletching and cutting to size.
Knives. Hafts need cutting, rasping. Cut “blades” and cover with silver tape.
Cape. Done; needs holes for quiver straps.
Pin. Baked, needs pin back.
*ah shit moment*
Ok now. I’ll finish if it kills me. Darn work taking time away from my fantasy.
Box Office Guru (courtesy of Y98 FM) gave PotC three reels out of four. Everybody likes it!