Week 60 (+31) Dresses, rings, recptions and other girly thoughts POVs etc.

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All The Right Moves - OneRepublic

60
-In time, the number of seconds in a minute, and the number of minutes in an hour. (a legacy of the Babylonian number system)
-The number of miles per hour an automobile accelerates to from rest (0-60) as one of the standard measurements of performance
-In the Bible, the number 60 occurs several times, for example as the age of Isaac when Jacob and Esau were born, and the number of warriors escorting King Solomon.
-In the laws of kashrut of Judaism, 60 is also the proportion (60:1) of kosher to non-kosher ingredients which can render an admixture kosher post-facto.
-In darts, 60 (treble-twenty) is the highest score which can be achieved with a single dart.


Since John used part of his tax return to get a PS3 we now how a semi 'cable' like TV thing going on. Since you can use it to watch Netflix on your TV you don't have to be glued to a computer/laptop to watch all the on demand/instant view movies and TV/cable shows (It also get the Stars shows :D). So while I'm going about things like sewing John's pants or cleaning up or even getting up and ready for the day/ getting ready for night I have it on going in the background.

Anyway as of late I've been watching "Say yes to the Dress". I don't know why I started watching it but it is kinda interesting to watch. It reminded me of this show that was one the crap cable at the motel when we went to SD on our road trip last year. And as you all know I'm not a girly-girl so it kinda is out of sorts for me. Anyway John sees that I'm watching it and is getting on my case about it and how it is so dumb and blah-blah-blah. This in itself is not unlike John since he hates almost everything and defiantly whatever you (the universal you in this case meaning you, me and everyone lol) like/are doing/watching/have any interest in no matter how intense or passing it is. That is just John for you. Anyway about John I digress. So it is neat how they are not pressuring the people like a used car sales man. I also like seeing each persons view of the perfect dress is and what looks best on them. I also think that I decided to watch it since Rach was talking about how she would love to have her wedding reception at this mansion up in the aves. And after looking at it I can say that I like it as well.

Anyway as you can tell when to young women get together talk can and does turn to the matters of life. Higher education, GUYS and wedded life (etc.). It really surprises me when Rach and me sit down and shoot the shit. The things we talk about and the things we have in common. I mean there is almost a ten year difference and I'm a tom-boy and she is much more a girly-girl then I will ever be.

Things that we agree on is what is the point of a huge wedding reception for other people when you could just have a simple one and spend the money on a nicer/longer honeymoon? Though with her liking the mansion up in the aves that might change lol. Also why would you and your man stand for hours on end for the procession to come by and shake your hands when you are just going to end up with sore feet? Also why sink such a HUGE amount into your dress when you are just going to wear it once and then just put it in a box/trunk and never wear again and no your daughter is not going to want to wear it. She'll want her own and who can blame her. I mean you do right so duh! That was another thing that surprised me about the show. Some really nice dresses can be had for less then $2,500. That is not a ton of money for a dress. Hell even $1,800 got some gorgeous dresses. And remember this is at Kleinfeld Bridal in NYC that are designer made/name brand so those are REALLY good prices. I bet locally you can get similar dresses no matter where you live at those prices and below.

I also like how they showed brides in all shapes and sizes and all kinds of walks of life. From the Barbie type to BBW. From Rich as hell to not so much. I mean most of the dresses and brides shopping for them ranges from 5k down to 1.8k. I like the episode with the not quiet plus size biker chick with tattoos one which was a full sleeve of tats. They knew the kind of thing she would want to do and they always work within those lines not trying to make their views of the bride or the ideal thing happen only what she wants. Like a dress that showed her tats and yet looked wonderful as well. Very interesting show and look into different people's minds when it comes to this subject.

I think it is funny how John freaked out on me over this. First off is it really that weird that I as a 20 something chick would want to watch something like this? No matter if you are a tom-boy or a pretty princess at certain times all women seem to become interested in this kind of stuff. So why not me? And while all the guilt over it. I mean :P at him. I can dream and plan just as much as a thin chick that is all sugar and spice and pink glittery barf. It gave me a look into what kind of dresses are out there since I'm not one of those girls that has been dreaming about the perfect wedding since I was like six.

Personally I want a simple dress and a small simple reception that is not held at the church gym in a month that is not summer. I like either spring or fall personally and I want a simple ring not the mother of all rocks. I have simple taste and don't care to be the center of attention. Thats just me. Only thing that I want to be top notch is the photographer. I want to nice pics of the thing to remember it by and to hang up. A mix of color pics and black and white photos. I really like b&w pics.

Also I think it pisses John off because I have not written off marriage and a husband. I think he thinks that no one will love him in that way. Rach says that she does not think she will be married either but I think deep down she wants to find a great guy and has not written it off since she has a place she has picked out for her reception and knows what kind of dress she wants. I just don't believe in throwing in the towel until they shut the lid on my plus size coffin and I'm six feet under. I mean why would you? It might not be the mainstream thing of married in your early 20s/30s with 2.5 kids and a house in the suburbs but who cares as long as you are happy and all that warm cheery stuff.

I'm personally looking for a crazy guy that is himself not matter what, that loves doing whatever we like doing and doesn't give a flying frak whatever everyone else thinks and who will put up with my odd interest in all kinds of stuff and likes dogs lol. (Must love Dogs LOL) Doesn't give a crap what mine or his family thinks and can think for himself when it comes to ignoring them and others over what he and I want to do in life and all the everyday life stuff. Someone that can blow up at me and I can blow up with him and then we can shrug it off later after cooling off. Face all the shit that life can throw at a person and not let it blow him down. Someone that keeps getting up and brushing himself and me off and keep going. I'm just looking for that random Nerd that completes my geek lol.

Is that to much to look for in a guy? lol I dunno but it is ever changing since life is ever changing.

Just my thoughts on this. Its is late and my brain is just blah-blah-blahing right now. Just thinking out loud this week, ^_^

Patch Poll 3.0 - Plz vote or comment!

So here I am again looking for some opinions on my patch WIPs and now the placement of the UCI and how you like the text I have chosen or if you have another that you think would work better.

Remember this is suppose to be a Steampunk-ish designed patch. And is suppose to have the feel of an olde (yep old with a 'e' if ya know what I mean) map or parchment or a book.

First up is the idea that sprang from my head and after working up the patch and trying this element out I just today decided that it was not going to work. Its a little bit to modern and doesn't meld well with the patches. I might try to fool around with it more free hand with pencil and try to get it working better with the new font and design. ...but for now it is scrapped pending a re-engineering (with similar format that is).



Am I the only one that feels that the above is similar to what a University emblem would look like? Hmmm.... I think it is. Thus to modern. *le sigh* I really like this idea. Oh well.



On to some examples of the final patches and the wording on them. Remember that the circle ones are going to be a circle patch (just on square 'paper' for ease of working with them). The half circle one will be a rectangle patch.

Design one (1) examples:

A simple design which would work well transiting to a patch.




Design two (2) examples:

More complex and I just like this one more. Very eye grabbing in my POV. (Yes Craig I know you think that is it to complex but I will try it anyway and see what the company says lol.)






Design three (3) examples:

The half patch or rectangular patch. Kinda fun might be made side project while working with the full ones. I dunno if I will get this done but might in the future but vote on it any way plz.





^ALL THE DESIGNS ABOVE ARE JUST EXAMPLES OF THE TEXT PLACEMENT^



Now onto the text placement options. I have lines in red shades place on the WIP patches with numbers next to the line. I would like you to give me the patch you like and the number line that you think the text would look good on.

EXAMPLE: I like patch 'A' and line 3!

If there is not a line on the place that you think the text looks best then say something like:

...I think it the text would work best and look good next to line 3!


Patch 'A'


Patch 'B'


Patch 'C'



Like last time plz leave comments on your ideas or your rants. All verbiage is going in to see how these are received and in working to improve them more.

Yes I'm odd, we have established this as well as my never growing up ^_^ MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Yay and your done (...if you voted or commented that is >.>)!

UCI Patch poll

So I have these two WIP (works in progress) patches that I've whipped up and after I'm done with them I'm going to have them made for real. (Cool I know ^_^)

And so I just wanted some views and opinions on them and a vote to see what ones you like the best. So please vote!

UCI by the way will be printed over the patches but I have yet to do the last hand drawn part of the patch, as this part was all done by computer manipulation (gimp, paint, picasa... simple programs because I'm a broke as hell artist). UCI by the way stands for "United Celtic Isle". More info below the poll on this.

Number 1 Number 2



Leave comments on your ideas or your rants. All verbiage is going in to see how these are received and in working to improve them more.






My character is part of a underground militia known as the UCI. Her name is Leeus (for right now might change in the future *shrugs*). She was born in America but ran away to the UK as a teenager. She is stationed out of Dublin right now in non-active status. That is all right now as I'm still working on her details/back story and all the surrounding bits.


On another note I have worked up dog tags (military-ish) as well and am just waiting for them to be shipped to me. I'll get pictures of them up when they come.

Both these patches and the tags are from a character that I have been working over in my head and on paper for a story and such. Anyway I just wanted to see if I could get the patches and the tags reproduced in real life because I thought they where so cool!

Yes I'm odd we have established this as well as my never growing up ^_^ MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!