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I've been watching SyFy's The Heroes of Cosplay and it's bringing back my desire to costume full force. I don't want to compete, and I don't have time to make more than one awesome costume a year. I've decided that next year I will be going back to Dragoncon and I will be dressed most awesomely. I've already started brainstorming ideas.

It didn't help that I was in JoAnn's this morning getting Ruggle supplies and everyone else in there was getting last minute things for D*con. Met a very nice lady from VA who costumes for a living. She and her husband will be entering the Masquerade tomorrow night as steampunk gargoyles, complete with 186" wingspans. I helped her with directions to Norcostco.

I was invited to go this year with my Dad and sister, but I think Erik is still a bit too young. Not too young really, but more the problem that he flees into crowds willy nilly and this makes for a very unhappy mother wolffe. Next year I'm hoping he will have matured enough to mind when I tell him to stay close.

To ease the itch this year I've decided to make a costume to debut at our Halloween party. I have no idea what at the moment, but as I said before I'm brainstorming.

I need to get skinny so I can sew and wear all the fabulous things I want from old movies. I was watching Rear Window last night and drooling over Grace Kelly's clothes. Especially this black and white dress:



and this pleated skirt black dress:



And why aren't there any really good pictures of those online? And why can't 40's & 50's style come back in a big way?

I have 24 ghosts who have taken up residence in the maple tree, with a small graveyard below. Two jack-o-lanterns glowing on the front porch and a ton of decorations inside. The boy's costume is mostly done and I'll spend tomorrow prepping what I can for the party.

The only drawback is that I didn't dodge the cold bullet and my tonsil is so swollen I feel like I've swallowed a golf ball. Other than that everything's great. LOL