Lord of the Regency?

You all know that I'm in an intense Regency / Jane Austen mood. But now, swelling in power and force, my great love for Lord of the Rings / Tolkien in general has returned! It's a good thing I found my History of Middle-Earth collection...and that Mama&Papa just got the extended LotR on blu-ray!!!

Also, my copy of The Two Towers is still missing, but turns out the whole trilogy is available as a free app on my phone.

Which reminds me! I have a new phone! 'Tis exciting. Oh yes, and Kim Rice is my new roommate! She's made of all sorts of awesomeness. I loved living with Lindsay, but Kim has been so fun. The Lord was definitely involved in that arrangement working out!

Anyway. Back to Regency. I'm making a dress in the style of Jane Austen times. I just finished the toile / mock-up, and it's a good thing I got all my impatience & corner-cutting out of my system before using the pretty fabric! Here's a pic (during which I'm blinking):

Well, I hope I just inserted a picture...I've never used the Blogger app before.

It's got lazy stitching (if stitching it can be called), a backwards sleeve, an incorrectly cut skirt panel and an inside-out neckline, but voilá! It doesn't fit correctly without the proper undergarments, but they're up next. Also, I'd like to see if I can modify the pattern to fit in a modern "summer dress" kind of way, if I mess with the skirt options and other areas' fit and such.

Anyway, that's all for "Lord of the Regency"! I may or may not write another post after this one. (actuallyIalreadywrotemorebeforerealizingitwasentirelytangentialtothesubjectofthispostsoI'mpostingotseparately...shhh!)

Night,

Laurenkin

In Other News

I love to sing. Like many other people, I'm sure, I often get all "my voice isn't that great"-feeling and, ridiculously, let those feelings prevent me from singing as freely as I would like, even to myself. What silliness!

Anyway, I've been wondering for a while what type of music suits me best - the style I like to sing and the music I most enjoy. I grew up on musicals, I love pop, rock, golden oldies, classical and Celtic music, and pretty much any choir music. Until recently, I considered myself a "floater" with no particular "home" in any genre. BUT ALL THAT HAS CHANGED! Jim & Judy Gwilliam's 50th Anniversary Bash + my Michael Bublé Pandora station + seeing Casey Abrams perform jazz live has brought me to the realization that classic jazz standards are where my heart (and vocal cords...?) truly lies! (lie!) Hoorah for that.

Also. I am in a mood lately. I'm going to call it my GO FOR IT mood. I'm just in the mood to GO FOR IT. That is all.

By the way, all - I am constantly having ideas for blog posts. I guess my default "think" setting is to frame my thoughts as if I'm going to write and present them, even tho I usually never do. So! I have come up with blog titles for my various thoughts, and you can choose my next blog:

In Response to Twilight: My Kind of Man
Proof I Am A Loser (but not the kind you think)
Pondering the Principle of Sacrifice vs. Living Up to Your Privileges
The Adventures of Lauren and Lindsay: American Idols Concert & our Overnight Trip to OKC!
Jaff, Son of Jezsik: the Boy Who's Lived in my Head for 10 Years
Reinvented Fairy Tales: my Big Bag of Story Concepts
Random Things I'd Like to Write Papers About

So there. Choose as you like. I may or may not be inspired differently, but I'm pretty sure I'll be happy to go with whatever you choose (since I've mentally composed/outlined each one already).

Farewell, all!
Lauren