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May. 10th, 2016 07:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chocolatepotIs it just me, or is every celebrity endorsement/spokesperson on tv these days a comedian? Ellie Kemper, Nasim Pedrad, Cecily Strong, Jay Pharaoh, [that other guy in the Old Navy ad with the previous three], Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Jim Gaffigan ... Right??
Bought an Almay lip balm/gloss and a tinted Burt's Bees lip balm today because sometimes the lipstick is just too much, but nothing is too pale. It felt very extravagant but this is a pay week so oh well. Speaking of money, the used car lot I gave my info (so they could contact me about small sedans between 50k and 80k miles) called me back and left a message and the thought of listening to it, and therefore having to make an expensive decision down the line, is giving me the anx.
I like a lot of aspects of Houdini & Doyle - I'm actually happy with the costuming, that police uniform is well done - but the heavy-handed treatment of sexism and feminism, while common to the genre, are wearing. (Also, the second episode is kind of wtf in that respect??) Plus, wasn't Houdini just as eager to find proof of the paranormal as Doyle? Not a skeptic?
So lately I've sewn 1940s tap pants, 1860s drawers, and a 1950s slip. None of them are totally done, but the basic bodies of all of them are together with various amounts of finishing. I'm not sure I made the pattern pieces the right size for the slip - it's a use-the-ruler-for-your-bust-size system, and it just seems to be a bit small. Also the skirt isn't very full, I could definitely use a ruffle on the bottom to fill it out.
Bought an Almay lip balm/gloss and a tinted Burt's Bees lip balm today because sometimes the lipstick is just too much, but nothing is too pale. It felt very extravagant but this is a pay week so oh well. Speaking of money, the used car lot I gave my info (so they could contact me about small sedans between 50k and 80k miles) called me back and left a message and the thought of listening to it, and therefore having to make an expensive decision down the line, is giving me the anx.
I like a lot of aspects of Houdini & Doyle - I'm actually happy with the costuming, that police uniform is well done - but the heavy-handed treatment of sexism and feminism, while common to the genre, are wearing. (Also, the second episode is kind of wtf in that respect??) Plus, wasn't Houdini just as eager to find proof of the paranormal as Doyle? Not a skeptic?
So lately I've sewn 1940s tap pants, 1860s drawers, and a 1950s slip. None of them are totally done, but the basic bodies of all of them are together with various amounts of finishing. I'm not sure I made the pattern pieces the right size for the slip - it's a use-the-ruler-for-your-bust-size system, and it just seems to be a bit small. Also the skirt isn't very full, I could definitely use a ruffle on the bottom to fill it out.
