Weekend PI

I can tell that I'm getting stressed because my head "herpes" (as I call my dry, flakey scalp) is back. But it's a good stressed. And it's more excitement than stress. Dane and I are preparing for the Fremont Summer Solstice Parade this weekend. My costume is done, with the exception of a few pieces. It was actually quite amusing, last Wednesday LR and I had a date to make the flower hair clips for my costume but we also wanted to go to the Rebar and see the "semi-pro" (I use that term VERY loosely) wrestlers. Seattle and its wonders never cease to amaze me. We got to watch wrestling (picture men in their 20's - the heaviest wrestler was a buck fifty in pajamas, as it was the Pajama Rama Jam), drink PBR for $1 and then we actually got to throw the empty cans at the wrestlers. Good times. LR and I sat in the back making my flower clips. First time I'd ever made arts and crafts while at a bar.

Dane's costume is a little trickier. He has a lot of gold lame in the Anubis costume that needs to be phased out. Plus we needed to find him a red shirt and pants. You would not believe how hard it is to find a plain, blood red shirt and pants of similar red coloring. I finally did find something for a top at Target but we were at a loss for his pants. And then, I remembered something profound! I had red pajama bottoms! They look like capris on Dane, but his knees down are covered with the other problem, a bunch of gold lame. So to solve that problem, I drew up a pattern of flames and we purchased a tulle/meshy type material and started making his costume. Nick and Andrew came over to help as well.

Saturday I went to school. I don't like my new teacher. Then we slaved away on Dane's costume some more. It's too cool for words. We had to do a lot of stuff ghetto (glueing fabric to fabric instead of sewing, and burning the edges of the fabric so it wont fray) but it looks good. For fun we went to RB's mom's house (parents are away) and even took the minivan to dinner w/ HG, her hubby and RB's hubby. It was fun to pretend we were renegade teenagers again. We stayed up late playing card games and watching movies - always a blast with that crowd.

Sunday we shopped at Ikea for our reading room and other stuff. Then I met with my team then went home and shaped Dane's mask using an X-acto blade, my hands are all cut up. Then I painted it - looks good.

As for this week, things are booked solid. Steven is coming in town on Friday, which is a godsend - he can help us get ready, secure a spot on the parade route, and then we can decorate my reading room go to Alki, and then meet up w/ HG and M for dinner and dance at Kolbeh. I really hope it doesn't rain for the parade, I've spent too much time and money on these costumes to get rained out.

After this busy busy weekend it will be a relatively slow week spent focusing on school and catching up at work. HG's b-day celebration and the Children's Charity Ride are coming up. Before I know it, it will be June! What the toot!