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RTBTCKI: Well 5 AM is Better than 3 AM edition

| June 19, 2014

Went to bed at 12:30 and woke up at 5:00. Couldn’t go back to sleep and didn’t want my thrashing around to wake my husband I got up and puttered about the house doing things that needed to be done. Caroline got up at her usual 6:30 and started her morning routine. Looks like rain […]

Conventional Wisdom: Reality vs. reality TV

| June 18, 2014

I watch Heroes of Cosplay. I started because I knew a couple of people involved from the convention circuit and Masquerades I had either been in or had run. A couple had been models for friends of mine who are comic book artists. We are now into season 2 and I would like to address […]

Crafty Tuesday: Costuming Caroline in Regular Clothing

| June 17, 2014

Caroline is playing Mrs. Petersen in her elementary school production of Bye Bye Birdy. Thought this one is going to be easy. Thrift store for a dress and coat and done. She is small so there is usually a lot to choose from. Guess what, all three thrift stores in my area are either closed […]

Crafty Tuesday: Answers to a few Question

| June 10, 2014

Do I take commissions? Yes. In limited number but I do. The base cost of a hand and rod puppet is $140. Depending on what it is and what I have to do to make it (materials cost pattern drafting etc) there may be additional cost (Example the X-men First Class puppets were 180 because […]

RTBTCKI Monday Morning Rather Early

| June 9, 2014

My sleeping pattern seems to be falling into the good nights (6 hours +) and the bad nights (4 or less and that’s all she wrote). This was one of the four and done mornings. Not that I don’t try to get back to sleep but there comes a point that I get concerned that […]