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

Creepy! I'll add to the spirit of this post. Jesse Ventura was at the WSU campus last weekend giving a talk. Because after all he is noted scholar and influential political figure....HA! Anyway he came in a Jack Sparrowesque look. Bandanna, jewelry, eye liner, and a nasty little twin goatee... Also very creepy... The Duchess

Unfortunately it ain't a tip if it be compulsory. I've tipped for all me tats, and also been cut good deals for it being something of my own. But a few years back, my trusted artist became born again, and last time I went to talk to him, I recieved a lecture on my religious morals. A bit of a shock since I wanted to consult about some new work... The Duchess

I split this off, so it will get all the attention it is due... The Duchess

shirtless under a bodice is the absolute height of trashy renfair reject. Wear a shirt. There are shirts that are low cut enough to give the cleavage you desire, with out entering on bondage/trashy/sex wear. I've never in all my years at renaissance festivals had trouble with cleavage and wearing a shirt under my bodice. The Duchess

Me too. I missed them in Spokane last week. Terrible responsibilities... I'm feeling a bit cheated of my punk/folk since I moved to washington. The Duchess

I've listened to it a few more times since I made that post. Then I put in Drunken Lullabies and some other downloads. The new disk is good, I'm not disputing that, but it isn't great. It just feels like they sat down to fill a quota, the formula of punk/folk irish music. "must have one sad type ballad, one ballad that ends well, one comedic song, one raging pissed adventure,...." And then played them over and over again in a studio until something of life was just sucked out of the songs and a little extra special polish was put on them. yeah, I think that's about it... The Duchess

Hmm, I have to disagree about the upper arm location. I have a fairly small shoulder tattoo and it doesn't really look out of place. Though now that I think about it, this tat is about twice as long as it is wide, which sort of makes it "match" it's location. So that might have something to do with wether or not it "fits." The Duchess

It seems like maybe the question to ask is: What do you think is wrong with the reproductions you've already found? The Duchess

Often how well a pattern "works" is greatly affected by they type of fabric and thread used to make it. It'd be interesting to see exactly what people who had trouble used... The Duchess

:) To each their own. :) I'll continue to listen to it and see what happens. The Duchess

Well, I just picked up the new disk yesterday. I have to say that I am a wee bit dissapointed. It lacks the flash and energy of some their other stuff. It feels toned down and overly polished. The Duchess

On the back of any pattern, should be a list of required supplies along with quantities and suggestions for fabrics. In general, it's nice to have a sewing maching, some spare needles. Hand needles, straight pins, iron, pattern wheel and paper, scissors. The Duchess

Yes, Mr. Sparrow, in addtion to a prodigious quantity of witty repartee, possess the ability to time travel. How truely wonderful he is. The Duchess

Yeah, you can have that, I don't want that. Actually it was a, possibly obscure, referance to a BBC comedy called the Red Dwarf and it's character "the cat." The Duchess

whoa... the medicine and lack of sleep is playing tricks on my eyes... for a sec I thought you wrote "so I joined the resistance instead." Well, I might have done, if there had been one available! Don't feel to bad. I once spent nearly a month trying to figure out the meaning of a roadside billboard. On it was a picture of a guy in a long tasseled hat driving a jeep. For that length of time I always read the sign as "Feed the weasle", until one day, driving past at a slightly later time of day, I realized the actual words were "Feel the wind in your tassle." So Viva La Resistance! The Duchess