Sharing is good

(I have a cute new icon! Do you believe in magic???)

I think I may be in love with Cruxshadows, but I'm not sure yet. Must listen to more gothic music. Yessss, my precioussss.

The bulk of my time and a good portion of my attention has been captured, caught, and otherwise tied up in modifying a trench coat from vintage WW1 to Fijimiya Aya on a good day. I always forget how long sewing takes when I'm not doing it; time seems to fly while doing it, which is not a good thing on a work night! So far I have added a cover on the right panel to hide the button holes (Aya-kun uses buckles, not buttons, thankyouverymuch), lengthened the sleeves by two inches and hidden the old cuff-style with a new cuff, and added a wider collar that is more in line with Aya-kun's trench. The collar is my pride and joy, since I managed to enclose the old, smaller collar in the new, larger one so that it's not even really apparent there used to be a different collar. I only have nine buckles to do (three for the front, and three for each seam) and the trench is nearly perfect. I even managed to keep the hook-loop in the collar. I am da bomb. I have also taken a long-sleeved turtle-neck and turned it into a sleeveless turtleneck with the shirt-detailing Aya-kun's shirt has. The pants are purchased and tolerable, but I'm not to fond of the low-slung pant look; it makes the dreaded camel-toe effect far to easy to achieve. My boots are going to be my old horseback riding boots once I get them scrubbed up a bit (that's a Friday 'clean up' thing) with buckles tied around to keep the foot up and match Aya-kun's style (we've reached eleven buckles, now; luckily I have enough of them - though they were a pain to find!). I even managed to find a wig in the perfect color, and escape the party store without buying the butterfly mask, angel wings, black angel wings, a glittery wig, a glitzy blue wig, or mardi-gras beads. I consider that a triumph of sorts.

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I have a story to tell that will likely amuse you all. A couple of years back, I went to my friend lightningrose's wedding (and it was a lovely affair; I was chauffeur and companion for a member of the bridal party, so I got to attend everything). At the reception afterward, I was seated with some of the most fun people I've ever spent four or five hours with. One of them happened to be a rather attractive Asian man who, like many at the table, enjoyed animation, comics, video games, and all of the other sundries that take up so much of my free time. We had a lovely spirited discussion about various things and the experience was quite pleasant. I noticed that he was a) cute, b) polite, c) had interesting things to say and d) didn't dominate the conversation. We're going gold, here, people. And then there was the piece de resistance... he asked me to swing dance with him. We just hit platinum! So, there I am, dancing with an attractive, interesting man (a very good dancer, for the record), enjoying myself thoroughly and wondering if it would be too forward to ask for his number when he says to me, "Thank you for dancing with me, my boyfriend almost never does."

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If I'd been in an anime, I would have facefaulted. As it was, I hope I covered well and said something about having a good time. Why are all the good one's taken?!?!? And gay?!? It's just not fair...

So, I was reminded of this by roomie two, and he was amazed when I finished the whole story with, 'I wonder if he's single now... and actually bi...' He commented that usually he heard people express they'd never want to date someone bi because, if he found someone of the same gender he was attracted to, I could get ditched for a guy. Of course, my take on it is that if I'm going to get ditched, I'm going to get ditched, but if the relationship is going well and he finds a guy he's interested in (and the other guy is willing), he might be willing to share.

Mmmm... sharing is good between lovers.

[Edit: 1:24 EST - I post about sex and I get attention. Must remember this for future reference. ;) ]

Joining the Meme Bandwagon

city_of_dis is cool, therefor I shall slavishly follow his wishes and post a new meme. Post anything you want. Anything at all, just be honest and anonymous. Feel free to post as many times as you'd like; I'd like to hear what you're thinking. I promise to only speculate privately as to who you are. ;)

Wrath vs. Lust

Sin of the day is: wrath for most, an apparently lust for me. Is it hot in here?

New words of the day: gynophile (someone attracted to women) and androphile (someone attracted to men). Both are non-gender-specific. For all of my lovely androphiles out there, check it out. [Link and words gotten here]

Interesting American Historical Religious Trivia [via Snopes]

On my informal sin of the day's behalf, I present the following:
"Jelly bracelet fashion accessories have been around since the 80's. But instead of a fashion statement, they may be making a statement about your kid's sex life.

These bendable pieces of colored rubber have become a sexual code to many teens.

Here's a common breakdown:
Yellow: hugging
Purple: kissing
Red: lap dance
Blue: oral sex
Black: intercourse"

So, if I wore a rainbow of jelly bracelets to a bar, with a little black thrown in for contrast, I'd be a walking advertisement for sex?

3D Celtic Knots via the computer

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Celtic Knotwork Font (cost money)