Cool Autumn Rain

I've been trying at every opportunity to get some shots of my boys in the rain. Only today was there enough light when it rained, that I was able to get any shots. Maybe next time I can get the twins ready in time too.

Blue floof

It's been a little while since my last post. I've been up and down, emotionally. I'm doing okay at the moment, thanks to a night of chatting and relaxing with Christy. :3 I made a fluffy blue wig for Ichigo. I've been wanting to make that one for a few days but my fingers have been sore due to excessive sewing. And, I still have alot to finish in the next 2 weeks leading up to Nekocon. Some things will be easier than others.

Ichigo and Owen:


He looks weird in pics with the blue wig, but he's adorable with it in person. It's crazy soft too. I can't wait to make more stuff from this fur. @_@

And a couple of me, since I haven't posted any in a while.



I've been feeling kind of blah lately but I think things are gonna be alright. I'm feeling creative again, and my fingers aren't as sore anymore so I can get back to sewing again. Which is good, cause I wasn't kidding about having alot to finish by Nekocon (November 2nd-4th).

Spoiled brats! <3

It's been a little while since I've posted anything animal related. The animals are all doing pretty well.

Hammy has some tubes to explore now, which he loves, and Taz and Peepi have a little bit of tubes as well. Hammy has seemed a little depressed or lonely lately, but I'm still grieving for Cartman. I'm not ready to try and find him a cage mate, but I will admit that he would benefit from one. Anyway, this is what his current setup looks like. The cage is out in the living room only because Ti couldn't sleep. I kept a close eye on him, and the cats. :3 That's Owen staring at him, as he runs on the wheel.


Oh, and I'm sure ya'll have noticed the bright light on my desk in recent doll photos. Well Decke thinks it's for him. I put a soft blanket up on the desk for him to chill on, and he basks under the warm, purring loudly. Eventually purring fades to gentle snoring and we get this:

Dolls dolls dolls.

I finished Ichigo's vest and shorts today. Well, the shorts still need a little bit of tweaking, and the vest still needs a little more, but they're mostly done. Ichigo's Ninja oufit is nearly complete. I now, only need his weapon container, the one that straps to his thigh, and his scroll, etc container, that hooks onto the back of his pants.





I never knew a Tsubaki could look so badass. That's my Ichigo for ya. Oh, and the cat in the first shot is Owen. He keeps stealing Decke's warm spot, under my craft lamp.

And I've suddenly come up with an idea for Ichigo's shuriken. I'm gonna use shrinkydinks! The only problem will be figuring out how big I need to make them before I bake them. I'll have to do a few tests. I'm not sure what to do about his kunai. Any ideas?

Oh and I'm also gonna be re-naming Cory. I've been politely asked not to use that name anymore, by Ti, and I can understand why. So, I'm considering new names, that will still fit with his twin Reginald. I'm thinking maybe Reginald and Frederic. So, Reggie and Fred, or Freddy. What do ya'll think? Does this face say "Fred" to you?

Ichigo and Nekocon

So, I've been working on Naruto ninja stuff for Ichigo, and I think he's gonna be the only one I dress up, except for Isaac, for Nekocon. Isaac is gonna wear Elli's Panda Outfit, and Ichigo is gonna be a ninja. Not cosplaying anyone in particular. Just a ninja. I'll be making him a vest, some long grey or black shorts, the two pouches that hold scrolls and kunai/shuriken, and maybe even a new wig. I'm also considering sculpting some kunai.

So far, I've made him a ninja headband with the Konoha leaf symbol, and a pair of black ninja shoes. What do ya'll think?




And some closeups of the shoes:




They're a little loose in the toe but I like them. They were loose on the top too, but I stitched in some black elastic, which is virtually invisible, and holds them up and flush against his shins.

I'll also be making extra headbands with the various village symbols on them, to sell/trade/etc at Nekocon. If there is interest, I may make more shoes, but I'm not sure about that.

Good to be alive.

I've been sewing alot lately. I've probably already said so, but it's worth mentioning again. I've sewn more in the last month, than the previous 11 months combined. I'm not complaining mind you. I'm grateful to be productive again.

I got what I needed from the Zoloft. Coping tools, an easier calmness, and a year of mellowness. Unfortunately, the side affects outweighed the benefits, of continued use. Mellow really does not describe the state I was in. Sure, it was easy for others to be around me, but I wasn't even a shadow of my former self. Easy to get along with, but not fun.

I became fearful of speaking about things that bothered me. Rather than defusing situations, I kept quiet until things were way past out of hand.

It was hard to come off of the Zoloft. My mood swings were worse than ever, for about three weeks, gradually fading, or mellowing. I feel calm again, but I can FEEL. I have the mellowness, the calm, that I need, but I also have a drive to DO things. I want to work, I want to play, I want to go places and see things. All I did before was sleep, and sit at my computer. I'd go out with friends maybe if they came by, but not to do anything. We'd walk around the mall, then go home. Or go to the beach, then home. We never really DID stuff. I never really did anything.

Now I'm sewing, and job hunting, and sleeping healthier amounts of time, and still have time and energy to play video games, or watch movies. I'm getting so much more done now. I still procrastinate. I still forget things, but I feel alive.

I'm happy to be alive.

Tummy Aches, and Cleaning

I don't know why, but yesterday, my body decided to revolt. Thursday I went to bed early, with a headache, a little nauseous, and chalked it up to dehydration from the hot day in Williamsburg. I'm thinking it may have been the beginning rumblings of something. Yesterday, Friday, around midday, I started feeling very nauseous again, with that splitting headache.

I think it was watching CSI on my laptop that did it. The compression was iffy, so the image was jumpy, and gave me a headache. I'd been nibbling cheese crackers since I'd woken up, and my stomach did not like that. I got sick a few times and tried to sleep it off. My body didn't really want to comply. I was crying and mumbling nonsense at Ti, who held me till I had to vomit again.

I'm feeling better-ish today. I have a can of chicken soup, to be made in a moment, and I'm avoiding that other half a box of cheese crackers. I don't think I'm actually sick. I'm fairly certain it was the TV show, and eating nothing but cheese crackers. I'm hoping to get the rest of the apartment in order today. I need to eat to have energy for that.

Our apartment has been in varying states of disarray since we added a roommate, simply because there wasn't the additional room, but we've got that mostly sorted out now. Now it's just a matter of putting it all to rights.

So I need to put away all the stuff cluttering up the right side of the living room, piled up on the loveseat. With the remainder of today, and tomorrow morning, I should be able to get it all sorted out, and clean enough for company. Which, is the main goal.

I've got a friend from Arizona, who will be coming by on Sunday. She's in town, visiting friends and family, and luckily had an opening for meeting up and hanging out. I'm really looking forward to it. I'll be having a mini-meetup, with several more of my doll friends over. Not too many though, as my apartment is fairly small. I'll likely post some photos afterwards. :)

Colonial Williamsburg

I went to Colonial Williamsburg today, with Christy and Rissa. It was hot, but we had fun for the most part. I got a decent amount of exercise, walking from and to the Visitor's Center. I've been promising pictures for my Mom, since I first moved to this area, so I took that opportunity today. It's a little picture heavy (10 shots).



This little creek runs along side one of the major roads, and is along the pathway from the Visitor's Center, to Colonial Williamsburg. There were some horses before it, but I didn't get any pictures of them, on the way in, and they were gone, when we were leaving. Probably moved to a shadier area.


I'm not sure what this building is, but I think it's just one of the homes inside the Colonial area. I bet it's expensive. Rissa and Christy theorized that homes like these are probably passed down the family and not sold, or rented.



You can see Rissa, and part of Michael, Christy's son, in that first shot. We thought these little cottages were adorable. I thought my Mom would want to see them, so I snapped a couple of photos.



The sign says that the Parish's Home is back that path. I didn't get any photos of the church, but it was really pretty. The red brick building was a store. We went in and looked at cute crafty stuffs, then headed out to get something to eat at a little resteraunt nearby called Retros, cause Rissa was craving a hotdog. They have good chili-cheese fries. >:3


I couldn't tell if these guys were oxen or just strong bulls, but they're pulling a cute little yellow wagon.


I'd like to ride in that carriage next time I visit Williamsburg I think. Michael thought this carriage was really cool. Rissa and Christy were checking out the soap shop.


On our way back to the Visitor's Center we took a shortcut, and saw this mama cow giving her calf a bath. There were two calves and two mamas in there. They were all really mellow and didn't mind us coming right up to the fence to take pictures.

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No more metal.

I've taken most of my piercings out. I'm trying to find a job. The only one I'm keeping is my lip, to be removed during shift hours, and replaced after work. I look more my age without so much metal in my face. I miss my eyebrows though. Or rather the piercings. I still have my actual eyebrows of course. There was just not an easy way to keep them open and still get hired, and they were also starting to mess with the end of my eyebrow, making it grow weird. Ah well.



The pictures ended up a little blurry. Blah.