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mapsedgeSurviving the next seven days is going to be a real challenge. Besides my own costume for White Hart (Sus', the beading on my doublet may have to wait, and I'll be capeless...), I'm also sewing for three people who all have the same deadline - next Wednesday, the 28th - one of whom just got me the fabric a couple of days ago, is out of town and unavailable for fittings, and will require a few extremely time consuming touches.
The upshot is that I cannot possibly finish by the deadline, even if I were to bail on White Hart (that would be a "no") and stay home from work for the next five days (also, "no"). Yes, I overextended. It seems, though, that quite a few factors played into that, not the least of which were (it seems to me) the positively arbitrary process of deciding Official Costume Deadlines (a little early if you ask me) and the procrastination of fabric approval.
From approval to deadline was a ridiculously short period of time.
It works a bit like the airlines: you overbook the flight by X number of seats, counting on the probability that Y percentage of passengers will cancel. Except, in this case, you take on commissions that will come due in staggered fashion, giving you time to balance each one.
They all got me fabric and deadlines at once. sigh
Michelle and the kids are in Tennessee visiting family - her father's class reunion works in there somewhere - so I'm alone until roughly the 4th of July. Usually, I relish these times, but just now I'm missing the support another pair of adult hands in the house can offer.
Anyway, I'm going into the weekend with a high level of stress, which I hope, given that there's nothing I can do to change it, will dissipate once I'm on the road for down South.
From approval to deadline was a ridiculously short period of time.
It works a bit like the airlines: you overbook the flight by X number of seats, counting on the probability that Y percentage of passengers will cancel. Except, in this case, you take on commissions that will come due in staggered fashion, giving you time to balance each one.
They all got me fabric and deadlines at once. sigh
Michelle and the kids are in Tennessee visiting family - her father's class reunion works in there somewhere - so I'm alone until roughly the 4th of July. Usually, I relish these times, but just now I'm missing the support another pair of adult hands in the house can offer.
Anyway, I'm going into the weekend with a high level of stress, which I hope, given that there's nothing I can do to change it, will dissipate once I'm on the road for down South.
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Date: 2006-06-23 16:32 (UTC)Come back and bust your balls.
Sometimes, sleep is truly for pussies.
This is one of those times.
D.
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Date: 2006-06-23 17:37 (UTC)The beading is really not necessary...
We'll have fun...no stress allowed, ok? ...for either of us!
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Date: 2006-06-23 17:43 (UTC)Although I'll have beads with me - so maybe beading can be a shtick if there's someone there who needs something to do during the day. I'm staying with Di and Charles, will you be stopping by?
Really? I can bring 6 panels - I've already got the pattern made up - and something for a collar and rope/tassels. This might be an oppotunity to show you the fletcher's knot.
I also still have to sew all the closures. I saved the hand-work for when I get there.
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Date: 2006-06-23 17:52 (UTC)*sigh*
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Date: 2006-06-23 18:12 (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-23 20:05 (UTC)Contrary to my snarky comment in my LJ, it will be good to see you again!
However, I can't imagine that one of your new station would stoop to be seen with a lowly bunch of actors! But then again, there will always be those of us who remember Solace as he should be. :-P