Brain Flotsam V2.007

I actually went out and bought this green nightmare fantasia pseudo-medievalish pre-packaged costume for the Masquerade at Portus. It may need some emergency re-tooling, but at least it was relatively cheap and I didn't have to sew that stretch velveteen. Eek. We hates the stretch fabrics, we does. (Although the Magical Mystery Sewing Machine may make that hate disappear, we'll have to try it sometime and see. It sewed a button on my dad's shirt like magic, yo! A button. Fwee!)

Anyhow.
You know what else is annoying? Going to a masquerade wearing glasses. Most masks are right out.

Otherwise, I think I'll be wearing street clothes under my (home-made!) cloak for most of it, and carrying a tote bag of art supplies.

And wearing a bright green snake plushie. Maybe if I drape myself in black some Death Eater cosplayers will mistake me for the Dark Lord and do my bidding. Muahahahaha. Mostly, I expect I will be finding art-related activities or squeeing in mad fangirl glee over Wizard Rockers. (Ministry of Magic is playing! Eeeeee!)

I'll be at the hotel Thursday morning. See some of you lot there.

Baby was adorable.
Friends were lovely.
Airports were boring and uncomfortable.
I am home safe and sound.

Wow, a lot of great fic and art and meta can pile up in six days! Catching up slowly...

I'll be visiting a wee baby for the next few days in upstate New York. Be back next week!

Who's going?
What are you doing there?

I'm thinking of getting a Saturday day pass and going to the Sunday Post-Portus concert. But maybe I'd take Friday off and go to that, too. Thoughts?
I think some Snarry people were getting together sometime, too.

Is hanging out in the Lobby / Bar / Common Area still happening?  Have laptop and tablet, will draw for fun.

Ok, I still haven't finished labeling and deleting in the trip set, but I had to post this because DUDE, Brains.

Ok, I'm back!
Processing photos, reading the backlog of emails and journals and fests...  I think I will never actually catch up, but I will try my best.
Plus there are new fests and challenges to participate in, and oh wow I have a class project to finish this weekend...

I am totally inspired for 10th century fic, though - castles, castles, castles! W00t!

My buddy Jaye and I are gallivanting through southern England and Wales for the next few days. Two girls, a tiny car, castles, cathedrals, and pubs. That's the stuff of which dreams are made!

I will be back online by May 1st, or thereabouts, to answer exchange assignments and all that good stuff.

Don't burn the internet down while I'm gone!