aw! how precious!!
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aw! how precious!!
Yay! I'm about to use my underwater camera!! (I've never used one so this is exciting!!) :dance: :yay:
They're so much fun! You'll have a blast!
I got to use my camera! yay!! I got someone to film me while I swam, so I can watch it, and try to correct my monofin technique. Lol I never realized how much I use my knees :( oh well! I know what I have to work on, haha :)
My sequins came in the mail today! I didn't expect them to get here so soon! I'm just about in tears I'm so happy![emoji24]
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The dentist's office I went to had a large tank with a bearded dragon in it.
I reached over 1000 posts! :yay:
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So I had a bit of a dumb day at work (my boss is kind of a crazy sketchy lunatic doing a lot of tax evasion and skeevy illegal shit), and was tired and cranky and kind of depressed... Then I stepped through the front door of my house after my shift to find a HUGE box sitting on my couch!
A friend of mine in Florida, who I've known for years, had mentioned that she was sending me a surprise, but I had literally zeeeero clue what it was supposed to be because she was asking all of these weird questions about colors, sitting positions, and things like that... So I was SUPER stunned to see such a huge box! D:
I opened it up, and... OMFG.
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MY OWN CROCHETED MERMAID TAIL BLANKET. With a super soft silky lining and little hippy-fins! ;w; I wasn't expecting anything so detailed and time-consuming, and it's so pretty. It also had pretty good timing, because I'd been complaining to my boyfriend last night about how long it's taking for the waters to start warming up out here, and then the yarn-tail shows up today-- The day we're getting a frost warning. In June. :T SURE DO LOVE NEWFOUNDLAND WEATHER, EH B'Y?
And the package also came with, hands down, THE best letter I've ever been sent.
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HEY MERBUTT,
So I started the MERBUTT project in March. REMEMBER ALL THOSE RANDOM QUESTIONS THAT DID NOT INVOLVE BACON? Yes. That was the beginning of it all. THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
Now, two months and thus about 216 hours of work later, IT IS COMPLETE. I didn't use all 287 little pieces I made, but more than 11 skeins of yarn went into it. Each little part was stitched onto the body individually. There is a bunch of cloth lining it, too. I have also learned that sewing machines are just as horrendous as I had originally thought based on observation alone. They are Satan incarnate. DON'T TOUCH THEM. THEY WILL SEW YOU DOWN AND PREPARE A DEMON-SUMMONING CIRCLE IN THREAD. Then Benedict Cumberbatch will appear and eat everything in your fridge. All the stitches you can see were done by hand, but the hidden ones were done with a machine and dang. Even the little light on that thing is hot as hell. I'm lucky to have made it out alive and with all of my fingers. (... *Counts.*)
I remember you weren't doing so well this past winter 'cause of all the grayness[*], and then the house hunting turned into a mess with mafia secret deals and everything[**], and a little after I started the project there was the Loki scare[***]. I wanted you to have something that would make winter a little easier, and to remind you that not all of the people you know are dickwagons. Or maybe I am... Or WILL BE... Uh-oh. If I ever become a dickwagon, keep the MERBUTT project as a reminder of whom I once was. It can be your Hambo when I turn from Simon into the Ice King and start kidnapping princesses and wearing bandages for underwear over my winter body. Also, it's for when you can't go swimming 'cause ICE. A THING WE DON'T GET IN SOUTH FLORIDA... Can you imagine that lots of Floridians have never seen snow? SO MANY CHILDREN HAVE NEVER MADE SNOWMEN. You know those giant balls of fluff they use as snow in cartoons that would probably be sleet or slow-motion hail in real life? That's what we think falling snow looks like until we see it in real life and we're like, "What is this white dust? WHERE ARE THE FLAKES?" When it's winter here, the 'snow machines' at holiday shows are usually either sparkles or bubbles. They had an 'ice skating rink' in an outdoor mall and it was legit just white plastic full of cuts from the blades of real ice skates they were giving kids so they could 'ice skate' on plastic. Wat?
Anyway, try not to get it too dirty. If you do, I would not recommend putting it in a washing machine. Hand washing is better so it won't get caught/tugged on too much. Keeps irons away from it- a lot of the yarn is synthetic and WILL melt if make them experience FIRE. To dry it, lay it out as flat as you can and flip it as needed to make sure all of it dries. I would recommend also putting it out in the sun if it's warm enough or near a fan or something just 'cause it's so thick. I really don't think the 'wash and care' instructions on the yarn labels anticipate my giant projects. If it's too much trouble and if you trust the dry cleaners in your area, maybe have a professional deal with it. They're used to quilts and yarn blankets, I think.
The little green bag looks gross, I know. I was aiming for 'purse made of algae,' but by the time I got to it I was so tired I just made a wallet. Oh, and don't forget Dave's SPAGHETTI AND MEAT SAUCE[****]. I made it more so he could smile and feel thought of rather than for actual use 'cause I didn't think he'd want to go in public with a pasta bag? I don't know him that well, but I didn't want to embarrass him too badly. You guys have my permission to alter it if he wants a strap or a belt loop or something on it.
HAVE A NICE DAY/AFTERNOON/NIGHT. GIVE YOUR BOYS HUGS AND WAVE AT THE FISH.
P.S. Tell Dave I showed his bag to the security guard at my dad's place and she said the meatballs reminded her of boobies.
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[*] I struggle a lot with depression, which I can usually manage most times of the year, but as soon as winter hits SAD hits me like a fucking train. This year was particularly bad.
[**] Back at the end of February, we'd had everything set to go to move into our dream house... And then the day of the move, three hours after we were supposed to have started moving everything, we found out that the owners had sold the house out from under us to somebody else. :T We ended up scrambling to find another place, a smaller, older building with a bunch of problems that we're paying $300 more per month on than the dream house we almost had. I still get kind of salty about it, sometimes.
[***] Back in mid-April, my cat got out of the house and went missing for four days. I was stressed out and strung out, didn't eat or sleep the entire time and after I made a "MISSING" post on the Facebook page of the rescue group I got him from, I got... A lot of stress and hateful comments from people that made the whole situation worse. I was a wreck on FB that week.
[****] When she was asking me weird and unusual questions to get an idea of how to make the MERBUTT, she mentioned that she felt bad for not making Dave anything, and wanted to make something for him but didn't know him very well, so she decided to ask what his favorite food was. Dave was all like, "... Uhm. Pasta? With like... meat sauce?" And thus, the Spaghetti and Meatsauce coin purse was born, and it super brightened up his day because he's been passed out on the couch with the flu all day. I should get pics of that thing, it's amazing.
BUT YEAH. So I got a neat thing I totally wasn't expecting at all, and it's super comfy and I've been wearing it all night. <3 The best part is that the light-blue scales on the belly match my housecoat, which I've been wearing with the MERBUTT all night too. :D
Tieri...
I WANT TO SEE THE MEATBALL BAG!!!
Me too!
So pretty!
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Haha that's awesome. An that letter is kick-a$$
I love how the front matches your swimming tail, Tierri!
Today, I'm going to Niagara Falls Comic Con, and I'm going to dress up in my new walking tail and model jewellery for a friend of mine. In exchange, she is letting me hand out business cards :D
SO EXCITED!!!!!!!
Jennifer Morrison is coming to fan expo canada oh my god Emma swan is coming to my city
Look at how adorable this is! http://m.9gag.com/gag/ae0opEO
Tiere, you have an awesome friend, and that merblanket is very cool! I can't wait to make one of my own!
Yesterday I got a random call from a local bird breeder and he gave me an Imperator peachick because it had curled toes and he didn't have time to fix it because he was going on a trip. The significance of this is the Imperator - which is a type of peafowl (peacock) is endangered! Another name for them is the Indo-Chinese green peafowl. I have been wanting to raise them for years and I finally get to help out this beautiful endangered bird! :swoon:
So I'm having issues with a friend. I've been stressing out a lot, but today was my graduation. My littler sister gave me a box and earrings because she thought they were mermaidy. I was so happy because she put so much thought into it and I wasn't me expecting anything from her. Even though she's 10 and doesn't believe in mermaids, she still thinks it's really cool that I'm doing mermaiding. Attachment 30334
Awww, how sweet of your sister. Congratulations :clap::yay:
Nawwwww^