And we did not catch the whale...
Aug. 16th, 2011 11:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gracedpalmerA weekend of firsts, though not particularly notable ones. Despite living here for 3 years now, I had not actually been to the beach. In fact, I didn't really know we had any until this spring. I don't have a good mental spot for freshwater inland seas Lake Michigan. Freshwater shouldn't -have- sand beaches, right? But anyhow, we went wading at sunset and got sand between our toes and there were waves that acted and smelled -almost- like the ocean, but not quite.
Eventually, it got dark, and we realized we were starving. My appetite is still borked, so I didn't really care where we went. This resulted in my first ever trip to a barbecue place. These are...weird. As with steakhouses, mentioning vegetarianism to the staff results in a combination of bemusement and mild panic. Fortunately, I ended up at a lot of steakhouses and other non-veg-friendly places when I was a kid, and can happily make a meal out of side dishes. Mac & cheese=yum. That said, I dunno that I'd go if I actually wanted Food.
Did a fun rush illustration job over the course of about 48 hours, went to the bead store and wallowed in the shiny, worked on more sewing. I'm enjoying my new warm-weather skirt design, but it takes an awful lot of sewing in the very fray-prone fabrics I've been using. Memo to myself: less satin, more tropical wool. Grabbed some 60" wide 100% linen for $5/yard. Very pleased, and perhaps soon I will have more than two summerweight skirts.
Today:
Wash all the dishes and scour sink.
Finish illumination commission forladydrake
Finish second triptych sketch, also forladydrake
Clean desks
Practice drawing facial expressions
Add 1 more panel to green skirt
Remember to eat
Debate reworking webpage some more, wander off confused
Eventually, it got dark, and we realized we were starving. My appetite is still borked, so I didn't really care where we went. This resulted in my first ever trip to a barbecue place. These are...weird. As with steakhouses, mentioning vegetarianism to the staff results in a combination of bemusement and mild panic. Fortunately, I ended up at a lot of steakhouses and other non-veg-friendly places when I was a kid, and can happily make a meal out of side dishes. Mac & cheese=yum. That said, I dunno that I'd go if I actually wanted Food.
Did a fun rush illustration job over the course of about 48 hours, went to the bead store and wallowed in the shiny, worked on more sewing. I'm enjoying my new warm-weather skirt design, but it takes an awful lot of sewing in the very fray-prone fabrics I've been using. Memo to myself: less satin, more tropical wool. Grabbed some 60" wide 100% linen for $5/yard. Very pleased, and perhaps soon I will have more than two summerweight skirts.
Today:
Wash all the dishes and scour sink.
Finish illumination commission for
ladydrakeFinish second triptych sketch, also for
ladydrakeClean desks
Practice drawing facial expressions
Add 1 more panel to green skirt
Remember to eat
Debate reworking webpage some more, wander off confused
