Sunday wrapup, a day late and a dollar short

[neadods]

True, I have not done Sunday wrapups for the last two weeks.

For the last two weeks I have:
1) Driven to Colonial Williamsburg/Quiltfest Hampden
2) Saw Night Vale Live (SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE)
3) Driven to the Philadelphia Flower Show
4) Gone to Benfest

There was something I did last Sunday too, but bugger if I remember what it was now. Oh, yeah, saw a moderately amusing The Importance of Being Earnest. (The women were good, the men were shouty, Lady Bracknell did not have the requisite force of personality.)

I also got the notice that I'm on 4 panels for 221B Con:
- Russian Holmes
- Canon 101
- Theater of the Imagination (audio Holmes)
- Doctor Who

I am aware of the symmetry that I'm on a Who panel at a Holmes con and was on a Holmes panel at a Who con.

I also really wanted to make a bunch of little printouts of a story or two to hand out, but am not sure I will have the time/$$ to get them done in time now.

This week, I'm trying to get back into the "sprint" saddle. As chemises and skirts can overlap from the Kitchen Guild to the Rennfaire, I have gone through my rennie closet and dumped whatever was too small (a depressing lot of it) and told my friends I'll sell it cheap. We'll see who, if anyone, nibbles.

The rest of my sprint is Kitchen Guild setup. The tasks are:
- Go through rennie closet; get rid of unworn garb to make room. (Done, although I kept three of my favorites in case of lost weight)

- Wash & iron new kitchen guild garb (I bought a fair amount of it at Colonial Williamsburg; caps, stockings, and short gowns did not change much in 70 years) Washing happening now.

- Run elastic through the drawstrings of the Jas Townsend chemise sleeves and waists. (I don't care if it's not period; I'm literally playing with fire and will not be constrained by my sleeves!) Ditto the drawstring waist of a linen skirt.

- Go through my rennfaire basket/feast gear/accessories. part of the wardrobe. Cull as necessary, group into new bins as necessary, and make a space for the kitchen guild gear and accessories.

- Finish reading/highlighting book on open hearth cooking.

I feel reasonably certain that I can accomplish all these tasks by Sunday morning, although I'll probably be running elastic rather than knitting at knit night.

Also, I'm going to start doing a lot of unfollowing on Facebook. It's not that I don't care, it's that I'm spending far too much time online. I'm not unfriending; I can ramp back up when the house is done. And the house MUST be done this year. I'm so close there's really no excuse.

Comments

[azriona.livejournal.com]

You were down in my neck of the woods! I hope it was over the weekend, the weather was gorgeous and we spent most of it outside.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Which neck of the woods - Williamsburg, Hampden, DC, or Philly? I've been rather out & about.

(It was the DC Night Vale, not the Atlanta one. I'm going to Atlanta for 221B Con, though.)

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

What kind of Rennie garb, and (roughly) what sizes? I've been looking at the bodices at Heart's Delight for the last few trips but keep talking myself out of them due to sticker shock; I could use a couple more chemises as well.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Large and XL, mostly from Chivalry Sports:

bodice (assd colors, including red and black)
Irish Dress (green, faded black, bright blue)
chemise (black, white)

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

If the blue Irish Dress is XL, I'd definitely be interested in that.

Bodices, I seem to fall squarely between the two sizes, but I wear a L T-shirt and they say when in doubt go smaller, so what colors do you have in L?

I might be interested in the black chemise if it's large enough in the upper arms -- I have old-lady batwings these days, with a circumference of 17".

[neadods.livejournal.com]

You don't want this chemise, then. It's medieval style, with a narrow sleeve.

[redpanda13.livejournal.com]

"Lady Bracknell did not have the requisite force of personality."

Are you saying that Sian Philips did not have the requisite force of personality? I do hope not. She was one scary dame when she played Livia in I, Claudius, though that was a while ago.

[melusinehr.livejournal.com]

I saw it a week ago and thought she was terrific, but I will agree that her interpretation was less full dragon and more society mama - she was slightly more aware of her own absurdities than other actors I've seen in the part.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

She wasn't this time, to my disappointment. She threw off the clever lines like she knew they were clever - always deadly in Earnest - and seemed more shouty than a force of nature.