surprisedI am going to Australia, and I have been nominated for the Campbell Award.
Because I am going to Australia, and I have been nominated for the Campbell Award, I am attending the Hugos.
Because I am attending the Hugos, I needed a dress.
Originally, I was having a dress made, but time got away from us, and now this year's fabulous pumpkin patch of a dress will be next year's fabulous pumpkin patch of a dress (which gives me something to look forward to in Reno). I wound up in the unexpected, somewhat awkward position of needing to find a formal dress at basically the last minute. Oh, and did I mention that I have a wacky build and wear a size 16-18 right now? SUPER-FUN.
Thanks to a fantastic crew (Kate, HappyCat, Jeanne) and a fantastic saleswoman at the Walnut Creek Nordstrom's, we found me a dress. Floor-length, one-shoulder, teal and peacock, Grecian-cut...seriously, I put this thing on, and I am suddenly both thirty pounds lighter and thirteen feet tall. It is A DRESS OF MAGIC.
Because I have a dress, I needed shoes and jewelry.
Due to the cut of the dress, a bracelet was mandated; no necklace, which eliminates most of my jewelry collection (I'm planning to carry a Chimera Fancies pendant in my strapless bra, because I am a superstitious bunny). I found a lovely blue and silver swirl bracelet, and ordered a pair of beautiful blue glass earrings from Beckett's Etsy store. My shoes are two-inch tarnished silver heels with a sling-back.
Because I have shoes, I need a pedicure. Because I have a formal dress, I need a haircut.
Being a girl is difficult, yo. But it's all going to be worth it. My little sister (#2, the gothic Betty Page) spent yesterday working out my makeup, and Cat and I are going to have our hair done before the Hugos. I will look like a princess. A weird blue princess who may have a chainsaw somewhere under there, but still, they don't depose you for that.
I am going to Australia, where I will wear my dress. To the Hugos, where my name is on the printed material.
Wow.
That is all.
August 17 2010, 02:41:26 UTC 6 years ago
My husband has a set of bracers with knife sheaths on them. As a prank, we put them on one of my friends, around her calf. Her wedding dress was long enough to cover it.
The look on her husband's face when he went to do the removing-the-garter pose for the photographer was funny. I wish we had a pic of that, instead of the actual pic that was taken ;)
August 18 2010, 03:49:32 UTC 6 years ago
Is.
AWESOME.