Thankful for 30...

I really do have SOOO much to be thankful for, and as late in the month as it may be, I committed to doing it and have done poorly, but I will have 30 reasons, one that happened on each day. And I will put them all here!

1.Bad Descisions Brunch- a time my friends and I get together on Sunday mornings and revel in Saturday evening's events... including some bad descisions, and many more laughs and remembering good ones.

2. Boys who play girls in the theater

3. Dancing in Fall leaves... SOOOO many wonderful colors this year!

4.Tech Crew fun times backstage

5. The scene in V for Vendetta about Guy Fawkes Day... "Remember, remember the Fifth of November..." ...We watched it as a study break for a big exam

6. Knowing the answers for exams

7. Naps.

8. Lunch with my youth group followed by fun with my actors... AND no big long photo call!

9. A day during the run of a show in which I don't have to enter the theater... Feels magical!

10. Playing Powderpuff Football with my sorority sisters, and having friends come watch!

11. Times to laugh with my classmates.

12. Revisiting SG (Stitcher's Guild) for the first time in a long time

13. Simple exams

14. A smooth Strike for what could be my last Strike... It is really an amazing thing to have watched an organization grow, and then to be okay with the idea of letting it go. Sitting at pizza party after Strike that night, I was really... okay with it.

15. Nintendothon! A philanthropy event for Pi Kappa Alpha's chapter at my school... I sponsored 2 members of the fraternity and was sponsored by 2 members of the fraternity and 3 of my sorority sisters. It raises money for Toys for Tots. Over the course of the weekend I played 12 hours of video games!

16. good hugs

17. feeling pretty

18. an empty feed on Google Reader

19. new media to play with in Drawing for the Theater- playing with black paper is neat!

20. Good friends who will let me take over kitchen tables and get work done

21. Piling people onto couches and getting to spend time talking and laughing into the wee sma' hours- nights you may not completely remember with people you know you could never ever completely forget are the stuff college is made of.

22. good coffee and good friends- and any occasion, even homework, that brings the two together.

23. throwing lessons- I learned to build a teapot!

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To SWAP or not to SWAP?

I am really torn. The format is SUPER attractive this year... I could see myself wearing a grouping like this, and it would fill out the wardrobe of a Seminarian nicely...

From SG's page on SWAP 2010:

This year, to accomodate the many different clothing needs of our members, we have three SWAP formats to choose from. Certainly you may make more than one if you have time, but if you do each finished SWAP must fit one of the three formats.

Option #1:
6 tops - t-shirts, shirts, blouses, or camisoles
4 bottoms - jeans, pants, shorts, skirts or kilts.
1 your choice (not an accesory)

Option #2:
2 dresses -single pieces consisting of top and bottom that can be worn alone.
6 tops - t-shirts, shirts, blouses, or camisoles
2 bottoms - jeans, pants, shorts, skirts or kilts.
1 your choice (not an accesory)

Option #3:
5 dresses -single pieces consisting of top and bottom that can be worn alone.
4 tops - t-shirts, shirts, blouses, or camisoles
1 bottom - jeans, pants, shorts, skirt or kilt.
1 your choice (not an accesory)

2 garments may be purchased or previously sewn.
1 may be knitted or crocheted.
1 will be a matched print or stripe.
1 will feature embroidery, beads or sashiko
1 will have buttons as the star feature OR use unusual or alternative closure(s).
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This year's emphasis is going to be on making a wardrobe that fits your needs, and showcasing your sewing and embellishing skills.

Sewing will begin December 26th, and all garments must be finished by April 30th, 2010. Because this is a shorter time frame, pattern fitting and cutting may be done whenever you're ready.

I really like option 2, and I think I could do it. Especially since 2 items can be pre-existing, and it contains dresses. I am not penalized for not finishing, and I will be sewing for my Senior Seminar in costume design... these little challenges of embellishment and matching could be practice for real things in Senior Sem! The six tops could be difficult, but at the same time, they could be my 2 pre-existing items, AND a chance for me to get over whatever "thing" I have about making tops. I have some coordinating things I bought and never even touched for SWAP and Istanbul, and need more things I make on my body... I just don't know if this is the way to do it.

I'd love some input.

Jessica with pictures!

Well, Jessica was a very nice-looking Rabbit. She was really pretty amazing until we were rained on on our way back from the dance. And when I say rained on, I mean soaked-to-the skin, shoes hidden, chilly wind, not-a-dry-stitch-on-my-body kind of rain. It was an adventure. And taffeta does not like to come off of rained-on Rabbits. Not one bit. As a result there are no head-to-toe shots of us, but I'm happy to share what exists...I had to do a bit of alteration, and even though this was made from a self-drafted pattern 3 years, a dress size, and 10 pounds ago, I found myself removing fabric. I used a combination of French and pinked seams, facing the slit that ended up being approximately 8 inches above my knee. With nude-toned micronet stockings and 5-inch heels, I felt pretty awesome.

A Show!!!!

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is up.

As of tomorrow...

We still have some things to do, but I feel pretty good about it.

Jessica Rabbit report soon, but I have exams before then.

ETA:

I will be doing Thankful for 30 this weekend- a la Mary of Confessions of a Craft Addict.

1. Bad Descisions Brunch- a time my friends and I get together on Sunday mornings and revel in Saturday evening's events... including some bad descisions, and many more laughs and remembering good ones.

2. Boys who play girls in the theater

3. Dancing in fall leaves- SOO many wonderful colors this year!

4. Tech crew fun times