ONLY FIVE AND A HALF SLEEPS UNTIL FESTIVAL.
Uni Freak-out:
I have a ridiculous amount to do! Last night I got to 2500 words on my epic assignment, and freaked out because NONE of those words count towards my 3500 word count, which means I've still got 3500 words to write! THEN AFTER THAT I HAVE A WHOLE OTHER ASSIGNMENT TO GET DONE BEFORE FESTIVAL. Tomorrow I'm getting my hearing tested, and testing my mum's hearing. My plan of getting this mini-assignment over and done with early backfired because now that just makes assignment number three to get handed in before Festival. I COULD HAVE DONE THIS IN MAY.
Actual Festival Prep:
Yesterday someone posted the long range forecast for Mittagong on the Aneala facebook group. Holy crap I have never seen the words "torrential rain" before on a forecast. At this point it looks like the first couple of days will be sunny and cold, then after that it's going to rain. It's going to rain a stupid amount of rain. I think I might pack some sort of rope and attempt to rig up a clothesline in my tent to hang my garb over so it doesn't just end up being a wet puddle on the floor.
Last weekend I suddenly decided that it was going to be cold and one wooly surcote isn't enough. I Cut Out my maroon wool and I almost have another one! All that's left is to make sleeves. Then I need to look at taking up the hems of all my dresses because no matter how much this new site has been advertised as not being a muddy horse paddock, with that much rain it may as well be a muddy horse paddock.
Today I'm going to buy new gumboots, because my old ones just aren't the same after they went to German Sparkle Party. I've given up on the idea of wearing hose. I might bring a few of my linen pairs just in case, but I think I'll be wearing wooly socks the whole week. My epic sleeping bag arrived! I'm so excited to use it, it feels amazing and soft and warm and heavy. I had to store it somewhere so I put it in my suitcase along with my new airbed and pump. I've officially started packing! The cat was grumpy with me because I had to evacuate my self inflating mattress and tent poles and shove them under my bed too, so now his little Tory-sized spot behind my suitcase is no longer there. He tried to shove himself in anyway which really wasn't working for him.
I finished taking in my wooly man-cote a couple of weeks ago, but I didn't put it on until yesterday. Now, this man-cote was mark two. I made a whole different one that was entirely too small, including a pair of very tight sleeves. I remember needing to use the old tight sleeves on my new one temporarily, but I was under the impression that I made a new pair. WELL the sleeves I put on yesterday were stupid tight. I could barely get them on over the sleeves of my supportive man-shirt, and it took some effort to get them off again. As I was wearing it they warmed up and became a little more comfortable, but at the end of the day I need new sleeves. CRAP. That's just another thing to do, and I HATE making sleeves. These ones have buttonholes too. Mister Nathan suggested I sew them on the plane. I had intended to sleep most of the way to Sydney since we leave at 5:30am, hence the half sleep on my countdown, but I guess if I don't have time beforehand, then a five hour plane ride is prolly enough time to hand sew a pair of sleeves together.
I want to enter the Laurel's prize. I want to have my awesome bag, needle case & documentation, and my new garters. I have one more motif to weave until I've finished the first garter. Then there's another 18 motifs until I've finished the second garter. Each motif takes roughly an hour to complete. Hmmmm. I don't think I'm going to be able to finish it in time.
Uni Freak-out:
I have a ridiculous amount to do! Last night I got to 2500 words on my epic assignment, and freaked out because NONE of those words count towards my 3500 word count, which means I've still got 3500 words to write! THEN AFTER THAT I HAVE A WHOLE OTHER ASSIGNMENT TO GET DONE BEFORE FESTIVAL. Tomorrow I'm getting my hearing tested, and testing my mum's hearing. My plan of getting this mini-assignment over and done with early backfired because now that just makes assignment number three to get handed in before Festival. I COULD HAVE DONE THIS IN MAY.
Actual Festival Prep:
Yesterday someone posted the long range forecast for Mittagong on the Aneala facebook group. Holy crap I have never seen the words "torrential rain" before on a forecast. At this point it looks like the first couple of days will be sunny and cold, then after that it's going to rain. It's going to rain a stupid amount of rain. I think I might pack some sort of rope and attempt to rig up a clothesline in my tent to hang my garb over so it doesn't just end up being a wet puddle on the floor.
Last weekend I suddenly decided that it was going to be cold and one wooly surcote isn't enough. I Cut Out my maroon wool and I almost have another one! All that's left is to make sleeves. Then I need to look at taking up the hems of all my dresses because no matter how much this new site has been advertised as not being a muddy horse paddock, with that much rain it may as well be a muddy horse paddock.
Today I'm going to buy new gumboots, because my old ones just aren't the same after they went to German Sparkle Party. I've given up on the idea of wearing hose. I might bring a few of my linen pairs just in case, but I think I'll be wearing wooly socks the whole week. My epic sleeping bag arrived! I'm so excited to use it, it feels amazing and soft and warm and heavy. I had to store it somewhere so I put it in my suitcase along with my new airbed and pump. I've officially started packing! The cat was grumpy with me because I had to evacuate my self inflating mattress and tent poles and shove them under my bed too, so now his little Tory-sized spot behind my suitcase is no longer there. He tried to shove himself in anyway which really wasn't working for him.
I finished taking in my wooly man-cote a couple of weeks ago, but I didn't put it on until yesterday. Now, this man-cote was mark two. I made a whole different one that was entirely too small, including a pair of very tight sleeves. I remember needing to use the old tight sleeves on my new one temporarily, but I was under the impression that I made a new pair. WELL the sleeves I put on yesterday were stupid tight. I could barely get them on over the sleeves of my supportive man-shirt, and it took some effort to get them off again. As I was wearing it they warmed up and became a little more comfortable, but at the end of the day I need new sleeves. CRAP. That's just another thing to do, and I HATE making sleeves. These ones have buttonholes too. Mister Nathan suggested I sew them on the plane. I had intended to sleep most of the way to Sydney since we leave at 5:30am, hence the half sleep on my countdown, but I guess if I don't have time beforehand, then a five hour plane ride is prolly enough time to hand sew a pair of sleeves together.
I want to enter the Laurel's prize. I want to have my awesome bag, needle case & documentation, and my new garters. I have one more motif to weave until I've finished the first garter. Then there's another 18 motifs until I've finished the second garter. Each motif takes roughly an hour to complete. Hmmmm. I don't think I'm going to be able to finish it in time.
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