sundries, retrograde

[rm]

I ordered new checks at Citibank two weeks ago. They should have arrived by now. I went into Citibank -- they forgot to order them. Now I get them for free. Oi.

I am trying to order this dress for the cruise. The sale is ridiculous and I have the same model dress in a print at a shorter length so I know it will fit. It's such a starlet dress, I love it. *Glares at fucking paypal*

Patty bought a fabulous dress today too.

More details have emerged about the break-in at our office suite. Photos of the perp have been passed around and the whole case strikes me as rather bizarre. On one hand, he wore a suit and had small luggage to carry stuff out, looking all corporate. On the other hand, he ignored the eight billion conspicuous cctv cams here and, get this, scaled the wall (the offices in the suite don't have walls that go all the way up for wiring and AC purposes, but they are still like 9' high) to get stuff. Surely there are easier ways to steal a laptop?

Hey, LeakyCon is this weekend, and I won't be there. Have fun, kids. Part of me is melancholy to miss it, but part of me is glad for the HP break this year.

I think I want to try to do the Minneapolis plane ticket thingy this weekend. Waiting to hear from Kali as we might travel together.

I'm itching to write. Should do that Madonna essay in the next couple of days, but should also see what on my fanfiction stack I want to get done next. The last one felt good.

Also, MY NAME IS NOT RACHEL. This bothers me more than I can possibly describe. My name does not have the hard ch-sound in it, and it is NOT A DIMINUTIVE. It is also not an affectation. It's the legal name my parents gave me. Don't bloody drop the last syllable. If you want a nickname for me, ask. It won't be Rachel.

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[rm.livejournal.com]

I know. Isn't that AMAZING? So neither of our sizes. (I do have a 25" waist, but it is not where the Trashy Diva waists are; I was only able to order the gown because it's a 26").

[schpahky.livejournal.com]

This kills me too, I've had my eye on it for ages. They have the skirt in my size, but without the bustle-y thing...sigh.

Oh! Speaking of, I need to find a bustle or bustle-esque skirt for my now-recurring Temperance Lady character. Have you any hot tips?

[rm.livejournal.com]

Etsy! They have lots of bustles that tie on over things and would be good for the tease of taking off. Just sit on the steamfashion community -- links come up all the time.

I really love that one too. I keep toying with it.

[schpahky.livejournal.com]

That dress is so the "bravely waving in white wrist-length gloves while your partner sails off to war" dress. Transfers instantly into USO dance dress too. SIGH.

So, wait, I can just put the bustle over a long skirt and that'll do me? Thus resulting in two removes?

[rm.livejournal.com]

Yup! That's how many bustles worked historically. While ball gowns and upper class day dresses were often single pieces with all bustle structure underneath, it was also common for a bustle to be an overpiece in constrasting fabrics, allowing multiple combinations and cost savings in fabric. You see it in Old West style stuff a lot.

[stardragonca.livejournal.com]

My great grandmother could climb a tree in a bustle. Never saw it, but wish to.

[rm.livejournal.com]

That Recollections place I bought that green gown has some of these "over bustles" but you can find them much cheaper and in shorter, sassier versions on etsy. Steamfashion! Trust me.

And of course that's what that dress is for. It's just too much meta in my head.

[schpahky.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. But I would need different sizes for top and bottom. And it's still $90, but HMMM.

[rm.livejournal.com]

Also, seriously, go on Etsy and search "bustle"

Recollections is really good about weird sizing stuff, FYI.

[lawsontl.livejournal.com]

I'm squeeing. I haven't looked at Trashy Diva clothes in a year or so and just realized that I'm only about two inches out of the large and could actually wear the XL in many cases. And I ADORE circle skirts with a white hot passion. I'm a pear, most of my remaining weight is between my waist and knees, and the circle skirt is very forgiving of that, plus they're just adorable to boot.