Crystal Obscurity

Crack.

I have no apron to speak of, yet I love to cook and occasionally bake. So, I bought a plain blue apron when they were on sale at the store.

And I'm getting spikes! I'll paint the <M> logo on it. And I'm thinking something along the lines of, "Imagine the most scrumptious, delicious, tastiest thing your can think of and multiply it...by six!"

I have so many blurbs of conversation that I want to write out as fics. Those are usually the most enjoyable ficlets to write: the ones where I have a specific scene or conversation that I build words around. Not the most gripping, epic things to read, but I like to see familiar characters interacting for the sake of interacting.

I am, however, missing certain narrative catalysts. Oh well, they will come to me eventually.

Muahahaha! For the latter half of this year, getting out and hanging with new people and finding out they're super-creeps: 2. Finding out they're pretty meh: 2 1/2. Finding out they're pretty awesome: 7 1/2. Booyah!

So this last weekend (and by weekend, I mean one of the weekdays that I was off,) I got to meet and hang out with chieira  and her bf. They're both delightfully awesome nerds. In the 'you know who that character is?!' way. Not the, you know, taped up glasses used to help discern the various colors of one's mucus type. Just to clarify. And we must drink mead together from a husked bottle! And rock climb! Just not...at the same time.

Uh, yeah. Also, I'm so preparing for Yule already. I have scarlet_frostz's gift. And part of Tommy's. And a gift for my mother, as well as nearly half of her stocking stuffers. If and when I can, I will so try to get by with Disney gifts. I get a discount on merchandise, and I'm on such a budget.

Ugh! And my new dress came in the mail! My mother bought me the dress that I want for Yule. She had me try it on to make sure that it's the right fit...then she went and wrapped it up. How cruel! Oh, how I long to be hugged by the loving tentacles of my new dress.

I've brushed up on my blueprint reading. Now I have another couple of weeks to get my conduit fabrication formulas down before the test. Ugh. My two least favorite subjects. Then we get back into AC Theory! Yay! Oh, you sumptuous Sine waves! Amazing algorithms! Fantastic frequencies!

Okay. I'm done. >_>

So! scarlet_frostz demanded suggested a Button of Doom version of the <M> necklace that I did a while back. So here it is!





And of course, Miss Candy wearing it. ^.^

The thunderstorm is right over top of us. It's not too terribly windy or rainy, but the thunder is loud. And the flashes come right in the window and brighten the room, even though it's hardly 5pm.

As usual, I have the blinds open to give the apartment a good view. My oldest cat and I are content just sitting on the couch and enjoying the weather (after I've unplugged the more sensitive tech from the outlets, of course). She flicks her tail lazily and is hardly rustled from her half-waking nap.

The younger cat, however, is frightened. I don't know how many storms he's been through, but he's gone through about two years worth. In Florida. Yet he still ran out of the living room with each flash/clap, until even my cooing and petting couldn't calm him (and this is the man-slut of the two. He will come running if he just thinks you might give him attention). He ran back and forth across the apartment from one bedroom to the other, until he finally decided on my room. My closet, to be precise.

Poor guy.

So the wonderful and talented scarlet_frostz drew fanart for my latest Megamind Fic. (Naughty, naughty stuffs)

You can find her pic right here.

I cropped it a few times to get some purty avatars. Just thought I'd share. ^^

  

All right! It's finally finished! The cats may have eaten my first attempt, but I struck back with a vengeance!

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Not too bad for my second attempt at making anything from clay. I pushed two pinholes toward the top, cleaned it up some more, then painted it. I didn't want to risk shrinkage in any project, so I originally bought the air-dry type. No baking. But that also means that the protective glaze used on most baked clay wasn't exactly an option, so I gave it a Kamar Varnish. While it's not listed for use on clay, it IS listed for acrylics. Which is what I used to paint the clay.



Crappy camera is crappy. The varnish is holding up well, giving it a finished dry feeling (whereas just the dried paint felt...well, like paint)



So I used those two holes that I punched earlier, and made a necklace of it! It's a regular clasp and circle on the ends, and the beads are Snowflake Obsidian.

{Neo-Pagan Hippie Alert} And when I saw the Snowflake Obsidian beads, I knew right away that I would be using them for this necklace. Obsidian has long been used to heal the sacral chakra and bring mental clarity. Not only did the color play of dark and light remind me of Megamind, but it's known to bring forth the negativity of the past in a manner that can be worked with and worked through. It's a stone of positive (though sometimes harsh) transformation. Snowflake Obsidian is a gentler form. {/Neo-Pagan Hippie Alert}

But how does it wear, you ask?



Why, like this! At its full length, anyway. The beads do bunch a little, so I may later redo the beads and place a heavier stone/bead on either side of the charm to weigh it down a bit more. The clay itself is quite light. Or I may run across a better stringing material that's small enough for the beads and can tie around the charm nearly invisibly.

But wait, there's MOAR! As with most of my necklaces, I like to adjust them so that they press into the throat (try not to read too much into that...)



Mmm. Nothing like a little Megamind pressed against my throat. >_>

I didn't hang out with anyone today. I didn't run out and do errands around town. I just slept in (until nearly 1pm) and stayed in the house ALL DAY.

And it was wonderful.

I've caught up on cleaning the apartment, I've finished writing/typing/proofing a Megamind fic that's BEEN EATING MY BRAIN (and time) for the last four mornings. I've also finished paining 75% of the <M> charm that I sculpted out of clay. I'll flip it over tomorrow to paint the backside, then take pics!

I'm still going to go walking/jogging here in a little bit, then shower/dress to go out dancing!

Usually just hanging around the house bothers me, but not today. I seem to have managed to strike that balance between leisure and getting shit done. Huzzah!