Pick a subject, any subject

[soc_puppet]

Man, what a day I've had. I have three lines that I would've loved to choose as subject headers, but I couldn't choose! I'm weak, I admit it. Or maybe just indecisive.

nekokenchan came over again today and we managed to get the Dante costume finished ^_^. This segues into subject option one:
Why I Love My Brother: Example Eight
He willingly played dress-maker's dummy for us! ^_____^ Now that is one cool little brother. I only had to ever ask once (on three different occasions (once for the coat, once coat-and-tails, once whole eansamble)), and he never made me beg, and he was very good-natured about the whole thing in general ^_^ <3. He's expecting some kind of compensation at some time (like a really good gift for his birthday) but it just makes me so happy to have a brother like him.

Anyway, the costume is all done and looks really good. First time I've ever made pants, too--and there was a lot of really bad stuff going on when we were making the pants, too. We acted very much like the teenage girls we are. For example, we're making the costume for a guy, but the pattern we're using is for women's clothing. We ended up using the skirt pattern for the coattails, and it was pointed out quite frequently that the pants were girls' pants, and there is not as much crotch room. Of course, we know a boy (Joe, and I'm fairly certain he has an LJ, but I don't know him through it) who frequently wears girls' pants, so 'Kenchan made the following comment.
Kenchan: It's really easy for guys to get into girls' pants.
Me: >_< Might I suggest you re-work the wording of that?
Kenchan: *sternly* Mind out of gutter!
Me: Can't! Too late! *crocodile tears*
I ended up doing most of the work on the pants, but that's fine as I'd made 'Kenchan do most of the sewing work on everything else as a way of 'teaching her to sew'. I also ended up pointing out that, thanks to reading too many lemons, I'm somewhat desensitized to the word 'crotch'. This in turn made me blush like an elephant seal in the sun, so I guess context has a lot to do with it now.
We had a lot of red cloth left over from the costume, and 'Kenchan let me keep the scraps ^_____^ <3. (Second subject choice: red cloth) I'm planning on making a new batch of FMA hair ties, so if you want one just speak up. (Third subject choice: Ed-cessories)
With the first costume done we moved on to designing the second one. First time I've ever made a pattern, too ^^; I kinda ad-libbed it when we were making a Himura Kenshin costume (white hakama/pink kimono) for 'Kenchan, and there wasn't much that needed doing in the way of pattern making for that, and worked off of a ready-made pattern for the Dante costume, so this was new to me. Difficult @_@. Also, Hannah is going to kill me, but it will be worth it.
Last thing: if anyone out there could get me a basic transcript of that file in Magic Kaito where Akako shows up, I'd be much obliged ^_^. I remember the basics of it, but I like to be accurate and I haven't been getting up early enough to make my own copy ;_; (I am prepared to offer fic or art in return for the material in question.)

Comments

[lord-vor.livejournal.com]

I'll take a hairtie... you never know when one will come in handy... Also you and Pat should be exiled for your hereticals views on FFX2.

[soc_puppet]

I was going to give you one whether you wanted one or not--the perfect thing for our somewhat too tall Real Life Ed ^_^. So yes, you will be getting at least one, obviously uneducated views on FFX aside. (You cannot beat the fanservice. It is impossible to do so. Also, Rikku/Paine = Yum!)