Flounders, and Manatees, and Stays, Oh My

Ok, sooo...who was it that first looked at a freakish looking flounder and decided that people should put that in their mouths?  GAAAAH.  It's not random thought Wednesday (except it really is in my head), that was just in response to this, which gives me the willies.  http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/11/marine-miniatures/holland-text.html

It's cool, but still...willies...

I'm tired.  So, so tired.  I have a heritage preservation league board meeting on the far NE side of KC today, and it is going to take me an hour and 20 minutes each way to get there and back.  I know there are people who have that commute on a daily basis, but geez Louise, I'm used to a 15 minute total daily commute!  I'm really just feeling draaaained, there has been so much going on lately.  I love my friends, and I love spending time with them, but I'm a stay-at-home.  I need some time off to recharge myself.  And catch up on laundry.  Going to attempt to go into hiding after La Boheme Friday evening.

I do have on my manatee socks, though, which makes me happy, and the Spring Equinox is shortly upon us, and that is good.  Last night there was a beautiful big orangey moon low in the sky, the spring peepers were singing their little froggy hearts out, and I watched an awesome show about the Marvel Universe. :D  It's the little things.

(Buttery yellow sock with baby blue manatees.  Because I'm a grown up and I do what I want). 

Like the local public radio station playing Caribbean steel drum music this morning on my way in to work.  It was kind of jarring, against the grey, dull, leaf-less landscape, but it reminded me of my last vacation in The Bahamas, years ago, and that was nice.  I *really* need to get out of the midwest.

Anyway, boo hoo, pity party.

I have decided that my supervillain alter ego (who will of course be fabulously wealthy and stylish), will be chauffeured around in a 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom.  Yay-yussss....look at that beautiful lady.

Anyway, this is my current project.  Well, something similar to these anyway.  These are in the holdings of the Met Museum, they are late 18th century, linen and leather, with reed boning.  I have been needing a new pair for years, my poor stays are a ratty patched up mess.  I am going to soak my reeds this weekend and get them cut and shaved at the tips, and perhaps get some of the channels sewn.  I love how the lacing path on the back of this pair is lined with leather strips, so as not to wear down the fabric.  If I have enough leather left after top and bottom, I will see about doing the same!

I'm still on a mission to get young, silly girls who are new to interpretation to stop making their stays so small that their boobs look like balloons overly filled with fluid, and to stop wearing their stays on the outside of their clothing.  Do you wear your panties on the outside of your pants?  Nein.  So stop it already!