I REALLY should post things besides fic...

[bard_linn]

So, I survived my first year as a teacher (HUZZAH!) and am intending to go back next year. In some ways I'm looking forward to it even (one of my VPs told me I needed to get a life when I admitted this.)

Thus far this summer we have made our annual trip to Knobles, an awesome amusement part I wish everyone got a chance to try - it's very old fashioned, but in the fantastic way. (For example? You pay to go ON rides, not get in the park!) We've also been working like MAD on our Ah! My Goddess costumes for Otakon. Bell's under dress is done, and her blue over dress is cut out, but we have to hem and put them together before we start trim and such. Skuld and Urd are basically all in parts, but we have a good sense of where we are going with it. (Bell got to this stage in about a week or so; this makes me much less worried than I was when we were still dragging our feet to start....) My sister is coming with us to Con after she gets back from Italy with Mom. They leave the 15th, which isn't so awesome in the sense that 1/2 (or so) of our creating team will be gone. Dad and I will probably focus on jewelry, trim and my hammer while they're gone.

It'll be amusing 'getting into character'. CBL (my sister) is not passive like Bell is AT ALL. I wouldn't say Kiraya is a match for Urd either (She's got the height for it but not the temper.) Me? I get to squee about ice cream, my sister, equations and making this.

....yeah, really hard to get into character. >D

Comments

[jade-pen.livejournal.com]

...I don't know if I managed to tell you or not, but I'd love you forever if you could send a few pics of your cosplay my way. I love Ah! My Goddess, and the lack of good cosplayers (that I've seen, I admit as a caveat) has always saddened me. So... yeah. Official request, mm?

It's good that you're enjoying your time as a teacher, though; don't lose that spark, mm? I'm sure both of us remember teachers who just didn't care anymore, and I'd hate to see you become one of them.

[bard-linn.livejournal.com]

May have to wait until after con, but I don't have a problem with it. I miiiiiight keep it flocked just because I'm a bit 'eh' about linking this name with my face. (I'm paranoid about my kids linking the two. Not everything I write is EXACTLY appropriate for school, you know?)

I love my coworkers to bits, and that really helps. Yeah, there are days when I'm completely frustrated - but they we can all go and complain together. ^^

[jade-pen.livejournal.com]

I don't mind if it's f-locked or not... heck, for that matter, it is your face and cosplay, so it's not like I can go "zomg pics naow!" Just wanted to let you know that if you do post pics somewhere, I'd like to see 'em. :)

Hey, that really is a good deal for you! I'm glad to hear that your coworkers are like that... definitely a lot better than the alternative!

[bard-linn.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Oh, I know. Don't worry, I'm not upset or anything. I'm sure there will be pictures posted SOMEWHERE - tons get taken at con after all. You might find them before I do. XD

[jade-pen.livejournal.com]

Pshaw, I couldn't find a needle if there wasn't a haystack for it to get lost in. *laughs* But we'll see what happens. And I really hope that you enjoy the con, mm?