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auntiemeeshHa ha! I sewed and there were no disasters or crises. I now have a shift (alarmingly large - ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
eve11, we may need to have a fitting party because I think I'll need help pinning it to make it fit better - the front and back are too wide and the sleeves are falling off my shoulders) and a bum roll. This means, unfortunately, that next up is the corset, which is not going to be such an easy weekend's work. But it's a challenge and I like challenges. And I want to get all the undergarments out of the way before attempting the dress. That way I'll have the proper underpinnings when I'm fitting the bodice and such.
In other news, there was Doctor Who this weekend. This ended up rather longer than I expected, as I ended up pretty much watching the episode over again and doing a sort of partial play by play.
There was a lot that I really, really liked about this episode. Rory! When little Amelia opened the Pandorica and out popped Amy, I knew this season finale was going to be a lot better than some recently. I wasn't entirely wild about the vortex manipulator. I know it's a well-established device but it still felt a little bit handwavy. But the popping in and out thing, with the Fez and the broom, was brilliant. I love that the Doctor stole Amelia's drink in the afternoon to give it to her later on in the night. And the fact that even when directing his comments to seven-year-old Amelia, he still calls her Pond.
Did I mention Rory? Because I love Rory and I am so happy to see him back for real and not just as a Nestene trick. Poor plastic Centurion Rory, so real in every way except for the one in which he's a pre-programmed Auton. I <3 that he guards the box for 2000 years. "So, two thousand years. How'd you do?" "Kept out of trouble." "How?!" "Unsuccessfully."
Once again I really liked River. I've decided that the episode with the weeping angels, where I kind of hated her, was an anomaly. The Doctor shows up and her response, "And what sort of time do you call this?" Such an old married couple. Which makes me wonder about her age because she seems to have a very long history with the Doctor and yet she doesn't really seem old enough to have had such a long history. Hmm.
And then she and Amy team up to make fun of the Doctor, aw, so cute. "Right then, I have questions, but number one is this. What in the name of sanity have you got on your head?" Because the most important thing at that moment, with the last feeble remnants of the universe unraveling at their feet, is to poke fun at the Doctor. "It's a fez. I wear a fez now. Fezes are cool." Oh, Eleven, you will never be cool.
And then they go straight back from goofy fun to deadly danger, in the very ADD manner that I'm coming to expect with Eleven. I think Matt Smith was at his best in this episode. Completely manic and spastic right up until he's half dead (and I could write a whole post on the way this season was about true love and Amy's determination of what it was, and then only being 'mostly dead'). Smith gave a really lovely performance in the second half of the episode, finding just the right balance between having the strength to do what needed to be done, and still being half dead. The scene in Amelia's bedroom was beautifully done. He really looked convincingly like a very sad old man, in a young man's body. And then he turns to look at the crack and he looks so young and vulnerable for a minute that it was rather heartbreaking. "Live well, love Rory. Bye bye, Pond." Oh!
And then suddenly Amelia's just a little girl living with her mum and dad, in a universe full of stars.
I love that when she wakes up on the morning of her wedding, even though in this reality the Doctor never existed, never came to her when she was little, she still has her Raggedy Doctor drawings and figures all over the place.
"You're my mum. Oh my god, you're my mum." "Of course she's my mum, why is that surprising?" They're funny lines, but this is one part of the story that doesn't quite work for me. After the Doctor left, Amelia grew up with her parents so it doesn't really make sense to me that Amy has this moment of displacement at this moment, but I'll let it go because it's worth it to get the next scene.
"Ah, Amelia. I fear I may've been using the same joke book as the Best Man." "You're my tiny little dad!" Her squeal and almost overwhelmed jump on him is too adorable to have a real problem with.
And once again, Amy is crying without knowing why. Poor Rory has a tough go of it for a few minutes there.
"You're crying."
"So I am. Why am I doing that?"
"Because you're happy, probably. Happy Mrs. Rory, happy, happy, happy." Looking a little panicked here, is Rory, and who could blame him.
"No, I'm sad. I'm really, really sad."
"Great." Now he looks like he might puke.
"Why am I sad?" And then she sees the TARDIS journal and everything starts to fall into place.
I love the moment when Amy goes all 'you may definitely kiss the bride' with serious intent in her eyes and the Doctor puts his finger on her lips to sush her, and then wipes his finger on Rory's jacket. Eleven doesn't like girl cooties. And omg! the Dance. The dance of the drunken giraffe was hysterical. This is a Doctor who does not worry about standing on his dignity!
And I'm giddy with glee that Amy and Rory got married, and Rory's still around heading into the Christmas special. I love Rory, I love the dynamic between Rory and Amy, and between Rory and the Doctor. It would be nice if they upgraded him to full Companion status next season, although I'm not holding my breath.
I'm also curious to see what happens with River next season. So far I've mostly liked River and her weird, temporally mixed-up relationship with the Doctor, but it could go either way moving forward.
It's a long wait till Christmas, but that's okay. Plenty to do in the meantime.
eve11, we may need to have a fitting party because I think I'll need help pinning it to make it fit better - the front and back are too wide and the sleeves are falling off my shoulders) and a bum roll. This means, unfortunately, that next up is the corset, which is not going to be such an easy weekend's work. But it's a challenge and I like challenges. And I want to get all the undergarments out of the way before attempting the dress. That way I'll have the proper underpinnings when I'm fitting the bodice and such.In other news, there was Doctor Who this weekend. This ended up rather longer than I expected, as I ended up pretty much watching the episode over again and doing a sort of partial play by play.
There was a lot that I really, really liked about this episode. Rory! When little Amelia opened the Pandorica and out popped Amy, I knew this season finale was going to be a lot better than some recently. I wasn't entirely wild about the vortex manipulator. I know it's a well-established device but it still felt a little bit handwavy. But the popping in and out thing, with the Fez and the broom, was brilliant. I love that the Doctor stole Amelia's drink in the afternoon to give it to her later on in the night. And the fact that even when directing his comments to seven-year-old Amelia, he still calls her Pond.
Did I mention Rory? Because I love Rory and I am so happy to see him back for real and not just as a Nestene trick. Poor plastic Centurion Rory, so real in every way except for the one in which he's a pre-programmed Auton. I <3 that he guards the box for 2000 years. "So, two thousand years. How'd you do?" "Kept out of trouble." "How?!" "Unsuccessfully."
Once again I really liked River. I've decided that the episode with the weeping angels, where I kind of hated her, was an anomaly. The Doctor shows up and her response, "And what sort of time do you call this?" Such an old married couple. Which makes me wonder about her age because she seems to have a very long history with the Doctor and yet she doesn't really seem old enough to have had such a long history. Hmm.
And then she and Amy team up to make fun of the Doctor, aw, so cute. "Right then, I have questions, but number one is this. What in the name of sanity have you got on your head?" Because the most important thing at that moment, with the last feeble remnants of the universe unraveling at their feet, is to poke fun at the Doctor. "It's a fez. I wear a fez now. Fezes are cool." Oh, Eleven, you will never be cool.
And then they go straight back from goofy fun to deadly danger, in the very ADD manner that I'm coming to expect with Eleven. I think Matt Smith was at his best in this episode. Completely manic and spastic right up until he's half dead (and I could write a whole post on the way this season was about true love and Amy's determination of what it was, and then only being 'mostly dead'). Smith gave a really lovely performance in the second half of the episode, finding just the right balance between having the strength to do what needed to be done, and still being half dead. The scene in Amelia's bedroom was beautifully done. He really looked convincingly like a very sad old man, in a young man's body. And then he turns to look at the crack and he looks so young and vulnerable for a minute that it was rather heartbreaking. "Live well, love Rory. Bye bye, Pond." Oh!
And then suddenly Amelia's just a little girl living with her mum and dad, in a universe full of stars.
I love that when she wakes up on the morning of her wedding, even though in this reality the Doctor never existed, never came to her when she was little, she still has her Raggedy Doctor drawings and figures all over the place.
"You're my mum. Oh my god, you're my mum." "Of course she's my mum, why is that surprising?" They're funny lines, but this is one part of the story that doesn't quite work for me. After the Doctor left, Amelia grew up with her parents so it doesn't really make sense to me that Amy has this moment of displacement at this moment, but I'll let it go because it's worth it to get the next scene.
"Ah, Amelia. I fear I may've been using the same joke book as the Best Man." "You're my tiny little dad!" Her squeal and almost overwhelmed jump on him is too adorable to have a real problem with.
And once again, Amy is crying without knowing why. Poor Rory has a tough go of it for a few minutes there.
"You're crying."
"So I am. Why am I doing that?"
"Because you're happy, probably. Happy Mrs. Rory, happy, happy, happy." Looking a little panicked here, is Rory, and who could blame him.
"No, I'm sad. I'm really, really sad."
"Great." Now he looks like he might puke.
"Why am I sad?" And then she sees the TARDIS journal and everything starts to fall into place.
I love the moment when Amy goes all 'you may definitely kiss the bride' with serious intent in her eyes and the Doctor puts his finger on her lips to sush her, and then wipes his finger on Rory's jacket. Eleven doesn't like girl cooties. And omg! the Dance. The dance of the drunken giraffe was hysterical. This is a Doctor who does not worry about standing on his dignity!
And I'm giddy with glee that Amy and Rory got married, and Rory's still around heading into the Christmas special. I love Rory, I love the dynamic between Rory and Amy, and between Rory and the Doctor. It would be nice if they upgraded him to full Companion status next season, although I'm not holding my breath.
I'm also curious to see what happens with River next season. So far I've mostly liked River and her weird, temporally mixed-up relationship with the Doctor, but it could go either way moving forward.
It's a long wait till Christmas, but that's okay. Plenty to do in the meantime.
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Date: 2010-06-28 03:38 am (UTC)Hmmm... what size shift did you make? I cut out the pieces for a 14 but if that's large maybe I'll increase the seam allowances or something. I've yet to actually sew anything, but I have shift and bum roll pieces cut out, and all the broadcloth panels for my underskirt (and they are loooooooong... I think because we're doing them w/o hoopskirts we're going to have to shorten them considerably. but we'll see.). It was too hot to do anything today. I basically melted. bleh.
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Date: 2010-06-28 03:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-28 12:44 pm (UTC)If you are having a friend over to help you with fitting your chemise, you might also want to get her help in making yourself a duct-tape dummy! It's a cheap alternative to an expensive dress-form, and even better, because it's fitted to your own body *exactly*.
BTW, after padding the bust area with poly stuffing, I used the expanding spray foam insulation to stuff the rest of mine! Worked much better than the combination of poly stuffing and crumpled newspaper I used to stuff my *old* one with.
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Date: 2010-06-28 05:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-28 02:36 pm (UTC)Once again I am totally awed at the complexity of the sewing projects you take on. Hurray for you!
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Date: 2010-06-28 05:51 pm (UTC)