I still hate making tops.
Aug. 3rd, 2020 03:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
insaneladybugCrump is here, painted, and has canon-accurate pants. I also gave him socks! I was able to get what I needed for Gansley and he should be here later today, squeee. So excited to have them all together!
This past day I tried to make Johnson's shirt. I failed. The vest part fit okay, but once I put in the sleeves, it didn't fit right, aurgh. I could either take the sleeves out and put in new ones, or do the whole thing over. So far I'm having trouble removing the sleeves. I'm a little too good at sewing tight stitches! (Maybe I'd better get a stitch remover at the store....) In any case, I'd better study how the Joes' shirt sleeves are made and how wide they are at the holes. I am determined to get this right!
I ended up buying something from QVC's Christmas in July after all, but not what I'd seen and gotten interested in before. Those were mild interests that shortly faded. But on the last day, they brought out something that enchanted me so completely and continuously that I did something crazy and bought it. They showed a three-foot Elsa doll that talks and makes snowflakes. I've actually kind of wanted three-foot Frozen dolls and wondered why there weren't any when I saw the three-foot Rapunzel last Christmas. I know I shouldn't have bought the doll, and a couple of times I've thought of cancelling the order before the stock arrives. (It was kind of a pre-order and I should receive it by the end of the month. So hard to wait!) But the Easy Pay is very affordable for me, and after all the crazy spending I've been doing lately, I think I should be able to swing the payments easily while also saving some money for my birthday. I absolutely cannot seem to convince myself that I don't need or want a three-foot Elsa. Especially since I can't find anything of comparable value anywhere. This was pretty much a one-time deal too; the price went up to full after that night, so if I did end up cancelling, I couldn't get back the deal I locked in if I regretted it later.
I also for the first time am now interested in seeing Frozen 2. I may not accept it as canon because I'm still unhappy about the ending and some other things, but I want to see it. Hearing the host talk so enthusiastically about it while advertising the doll got me excited too. I think it deserves at least one watch.
I think that host, Jane, is probably my favorite QVC host. She was adorable in how she proclaimed her love of still playing with toys and she wanted my other favorite host, David, to buy her the Water Nokk horse she was also advertising for Christmas. LOL. I love it.
On the downside, the Internet has been repeatedly cutting out over the last month. After CenturyLink ran a bunch of tests virtually, it seems that the modem is dying, aurgh. We're going to need a new one soon, and apparently the CenturyLink stores are closed because of the virus, so we have to buy online. Seems to me that tech stores should be considered essential and stay open when so many people are working from home these days. It's much quicker to buy something in person or do curbside pick-up than wait for online delivery!
This past day I tried to make Johnson's shirt. I failed. The vest part fit okay, but once I put in the sleeves, it didn't fit right, aurgh. I could either take the sleeves out and put in new ones, or do the whole thing over. So far I'm having trouble removing the sleeves. I'm a little too good at sewing tight stitches! (Maybe I'd better get a stitch remover at the store....) In any case, I'd better study how the Joes' shirt sleeves are made and how wide they are at the holes. I am determined to get this right!
I ended up buying something from QVC's Christmas in July after all, but not what I'd seen and gotten interested in before. Those were mild interests that shortly faded. But on the last day, they brought out something that enchanted me so completely and continuously that I did something crazy and bought it. They showed a three-foot Elsa doll that talks and makes snowflakes. I've actually kind of wanted three-foot Frozen dolls and wondered why there weren't any when I saw the three-foot Rapunzel last Christmas. I know I shouldn't have bought the doll, and a couple of times I've thought of cancelling the order before the stock arrives. (It was kind of a pre-order and I should receive it by the end of the month. So hard to wait!) But the Easy Pay is very affordable for me, and after all the crazy spending I've been doing lately, I think I should be able to swing the payments easily while also saving some money for my birthday. I absolutely cannot seem to convince myself that I don't need or want a three-foot Elsa. Especially since I can't find anything of comparable value anywhere. This was pretty much a one-time deal too; the price went up to full after that night, so if I did end up cancelling, I couldn't get back the deal I locked in if I regretted it later.
I also for the first time am now interested in seeing Frozen 2. I may not accept it as canon because I'm still unhappy about the ending and some other things, but I want to see it. Hearing the host talk so enthusiastically about it while advertising the doll got me excited too. I think it deserves at least one watch.
I think that host, Jane, is probably my favorite QVC host. She was adorable in how she proclaimed her love of still playing with toys and she wanted my other favorite host, David, to buy her the Water Nokk horse she was also advertising for Christmas. LOL. I love it.
On the downside, the Internet has been repeatedly cutting out over the last month. After CenturyLink ran a bunch of tests virtually, it seems that the modem is dying, aurgh. We're going to need a new one soon, and apparently the CenturyLink stores are closed because of the virus, so we have to buy online. Seems to me that tech stores should be considered essential and stay open when so many people are working from home these days. It's much quicker to buy something in person or do curbside pick-up than wait for online delivery!
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Date: 2020-08-15 07:09 am (UTC)Sometimes an item just Sparks Joy immediately, honestly XD If you can afford it, man! I still want my Velvet Crowe statue after all this time.
Also have not seen Frozen 2, but I do know about the ending and it makes me also :( But it looks pretty, and the songs I've heard sound good :D
BOOOO about the modem though :C I hope your new one gets delivered speedily.
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Date: 2020-08-15 08:31 am (UTC)Indeed! I am waiting excitedly for her to come. She shipped this past day! I definitely couldn't afford her if not for the Easy Pay installments!
I saw it and my feelings are very mixed. It was a beautiful film, and yes, the songs are amazing and sometimes plunnying! But I still don't like the ending. The first one really had the perfect ending.
Well, it turns out the modem is okay and something was wrong outside! A techie came and fixed it.
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Date: 2020-08-15 08:54 am (UTC)SOON NEW FRIEND :D And yeah booooo, it's pretty, but I have Preferences and the ending does not fit them :(
OHO I AM SO GLAD that's definitely preferable!
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Date: 2020-08-15 10:34 am (UTC)Yesss! And yep, sadly true! I don't feel like I can accept it as canon. If the ending was different, like Elsa's just going to learn how to control her powers better and then come back, I would probably be okay with that. Also, Anna should be able to stay a while too to learn about their mother and her culture!
Totally!