Duchess

Your pocket knief is a cutlass.

Guess not. I didn't know the studio had sold her. The Duchess

Hmmm. I would imagine that The Rose is being 'kept' for future Master and Commander sequels. But that is only my speculation... The Duchess

Cool! He's one of my favorite actors! The Duchess

Do an ebay search for "belly dance shirt" or "bellydance shirt" If you would be more interested in a website and straight forward purchase, I can post some of those too. The Duchess

Ah Diego. That was phrased much kinder than anything running through my head. The Duchess

Some people are SO picky!

Thanks Stynky! My sewing machine is a hand-me-down Kenmore, around 30 years old. The only time it has ever balked on me was eight layers of suiting. But for hat trim, I use a large upholstery needle and do it by hand. I should hope that none of you have heads that are large enough to make that a truly onerous job! The Duchess

That struck me as unreasonable funny! The Duchess

Ha Just scrolled up the page a few posts and there I am. I guess I meant in reference to myself... The Duchess

Single too. Though I cannot remember posting here before. The Duchess

I wouldn't wonder too much about it. It is generally better to buy these things in person where you can inspect the quality of the crafting and of the leather itself. You might pay more that way, but you know that what you're getting is good. The Duchess

Personally, I'm against glueing anything on a costume. I know that it is quick and easy, but it really is just so 'tacky'. :) I'm a proponent of the "if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right" costuming technique. The Duchess

I enjoyed it. Though on the scale of things, I probably won't see it again for a while, and don't feel a desire to own it. It was a well developed plot line and Cage did a good job doing 'his' in trouble but still humourous character. In defense of the black powder thing, it is a whole lot more dry, being frozen under the ice than yours is on the open water. While watching the movie I kept trying to figure out what they took out to make it a PG movie. The only thing I could come up with is there is a reference to the girl swearing, but I don't recall that she did. The Duchess

Uhh... seems to me that once the propaganda be removed there isn't anything left... The Duchess

Aye, here's to defining the relationship. I've never yet seen a "friend with benefits" or "open relationship" that ended well. By that I mean that people were still friends, or even on speaking terms more than a year after the falling out. The Duchess

Thanks for the correction. It was the pixar movie I saw, just had the wrong name in me head. The Duchess

It was hard lesson learned. When the Pixar Ants movie came out, I foolishly went to a matinee. I've never felt so much like a crotchty old behemoth in my life. The Duchess

Invader Zim.... ooo yeah. I like that. But then I've liked everything Jhonen Vasquez has done so far. Johnny the Homicidal Maniac being the pinacle of misanthropic joy. mmm. Good Stuff... I think I will try a late showing of Sponge Bob hopefully that will do away with the kiddies. The Duchess

Dude, that's pretty harsh. I am in total agreement with El Pirata. That was a bit inconsiderate. I would say an apology is in order, to say the least. Hey, it wasn't really harsh or uncalled for. The pictures are great, but I don't enjoy scrolling through all of them, just to read the post. The Duchess

I like that line.... Now if that line and "can't judge a book by it's cover" were mashed together........ If she ain't much fun with her clothes on top of the cover, chances are she won't be much fun with the clothes off and the sheets will be blank? The Duchess

Kendra- You look great in your costume. Though I think you need a flag for your ship! and in defense of the tall ones; the only men who've ever specifically said (to me) they appreciate a tall woman, are the ones who are short! The Duchess

Of course it would be hard to understand the appeal, when you have to be something of a contorsionist to admire one's own behind! Actually that probably applies to all of your body. Whatever your vantage point, it isn't the same as an external viewer... There has got to be some cliched feel good advice here somewhere... The Duchess

well, if we really wanted to discuss period, the shirt would be the least of my worries! I'd probably be killed for a heretic/witch or "bad woman". And lets not forget that at 25 I'm an old maid. My very first fest clothes was a long dress with sleeves and all. But the place I worked at involved lots of running up and down ladders, leaning over railings, climbing onto balconies, and throwing large buckets of water onto people. So within a week my first dress, evolved into a completely different range of attire for safety reasons. The Duchess

And on a model here: http://www.pyracy.com/gallery/details.php?...527&mode=search I think the shirt I have is bit more robust than the one you sketched. The body portion is more fitted, though of course you can't see that. :) Mine is made using elastic rather than a draw string. But note that there is lots and lots of leather that does the supporting and essential covering, so I don't need to rely on the shirt for anything. The Duchess