Gone Feral In Idaho

I will probably miss the deadline for this and not submit. There are no edits, but I thought I'd throw this out there. It is complete fiction based on my experiences, but no case of mine is specifically tied to this story. 9:27 PM: I  resent the neighbors a bit. I wonder why, every time, none of them bothered get to know this person. Somebody thinks a daughter visits every couple years. From the looks of the room, it seems like this must be an off year. No one knows any names. Someone thinks he's from California meaning I have a lot of work ahead of me.  I'm tired, but that doesn't matter at all now. I'll grab every box of papers I can. I am well known for finding people, even those that don't want to be found. 9:47 PM: I am a stranger to this room, but I've seen it hundreds of times. It is cramped and dusty with the ammonia smell of cat box impregnated into every surface. The other smells just blend together in a familiar heavy fog. There is the old chai...

http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/# It looks like I am now in Zone 7a instead of 6b.

img source I just added a new blog to the list I follow- Season of Shadows. I just read the final post and was so moved. There are so many blogs out there by haunters that it is almost impossible to know of all of them. Rest in peace John and thank you for making Halloween a wonderful place. His blog will be maintained by family so we can all get some inspiration and how-to's. Here is his last post .

This is the dress, presses and finished. Its not perfect, but it will do. I added the darts in the back. Unfinished hem in this shot, but you get the idea. I usually use drapes to hide my imperfections, but this close fitting piece is comfortable as well as flattering. Who knew?  I think I'll wear it tomorrow night at the Red Light Variety Show .

Attaching the sleeves was a bit stressful, but I got 'em on. Bling.

I like the deconstructed look that this Etsy Seller has. But I also don't want to make a bunch of asymmetrical funky stuff that screams "Hey, I have a SERGER!" I also love the look of Joan Harris from Mad Men . I also like this, I know, nerd, right? Since I am me, I decided to buy a fabric I liked and then design a dress for it using a pattern and making some changes. This is the pattern I chose. Simplicity 2337 as seen on Pattern Review .com Since this is my first several pieced pattern I decided a musin was the way to go with this project. So I got to tracing and cutting. I know most people don't trace their patterns, but I like to. Those are my tuna can pattern weights. The curve is to adjust the pattern for my proportions which span several sizes (hence why I've taken up sewing). I like the muslin because I can mark directly on the fabric the changes I need to make. Its my lumpy body double. After lots of changes, seam ripping, and re-basting, I fin...

Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo .

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins My rating: 4  of 5 stars I liked this book. I It was a very easy read and compared to the other popular young adult series (Potter and Twilight), this was pretty good. For a formula plot I was able to keep reading with interest even though it was pretty predictable. The characters start out pretty one-dimensional, but Katniss really starts to grow within the story. Is this the best book ever? No. Was it an entertaining read? Yes. Is is violent? Yes. I love all the people that were shocked with the violence of the games. Maybe they should watch Idiocracy, oh wait, they wouldn't get it. I am currently into the second book and it seems to keep the momentum going, So far. Sometimes I can be such a snark. View all my reviews

I *just* remembered the dream I had last night. Whoa, I dreamed I was committed to a state hospital psych ward for no reason other than I was really tired from work and slept in. I am in no way near that state of mind, but it creeped me out big time until I had real life and death stuff to deal with at work. I promptly forgot the dream. I now remember being so frustrated and freaked out in the dream. This was a first for me. Eww. image source

I still have to touch on the body image issue, just not today. This is my latest creation made from a free pattern on the internet and cotton/poly/spandex jersey. Not my best photo, but people see me looking way more embarrassing every day. Actually, I'm almost never embarrassed about how I appear, only except when captured with a photograph. You see, we move through life making all sorts of faces, sounds, and smells. Those fade with time. That's why a live performance is so good, but a single mistake on an album lives on and on, over and over, making itself more noticeable with each play. Maybe this is a bit about body image. My dress form was made in an evening while watching television. I ate and drank, I used the bathroom. Kyle kept telling me that I'd distort it. I said a body in motion is for how clothing should be made. After several hours and several layers of packaging tape, he carefully cut the dress form off me. As soon as I saw it I was mortified. I was...