so last weekend was Memorial Day weekend, right? Nice long weekend, yeah? Well. I was busy working on my costume muslin on friday and saturday nights, so I didn't turn on the computer until late late saturday night (it was probably sunday by that time) and what do I see instead of the nice "Welcome to Mac OS" screen? A little floppy disc with a flashing question mark. Self, I says, this is not a good sign. So I left it until morning, cause it was late, and lo and behold the same thing shows up the next day. And the next. So I was without a computer (not to mention the internet) for the entire weekend! Aaaahhhhh! Being the holiday, there was no one we could call...the upside was that I finished the muslin and now have laid out all the pattern pieces. All that's left is to cut *gasp* the fabric and sew it together...like that's going to be easy or something *g* I've got to find some fabric for the trousers as well. And then it's onto the props, which could be fun or scary. I've got some metal that I can cut into knife shapes, but then how would I get it out to Cali? Would they let me mail it, do you think? Don't I wish I lived in Cali. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it, I suppose. Gotta make the quiver and such, and I'll try to make a few arrows, and we've gotta make the elven brooch. Just so you know, "we" refers to my mother and I, as she'll probably make the pin and maybe the knife handles.

So, good weekend stuff was the pattern getting done. Bad bad bad computer! Sigh. Hopefully we either a) get it fixed soon or b) get a new comp, which is not likely to happen as we're buying a new car. Too bad we're not rich. Soon, grasshopper...

so if you don't see me online, that's why. also why your emails might have bounced, lol.