Harry Potter party and A Song of Ice And Fire characters
One of my friends had a Harry Potter party on Saturday night, so I spent last week putting together a costume and then Joe and I made Treacle Tarts, Pumpkin Pasties, and Mini Shepherd's Pies.
I packed all of the above plus decorating stuff and all sorts of random crafty supplies for making wands into the car and schlepped it all to Brittney's house. We were running behind with everything, and it was a fairly small turnout, but we still had fun and it was nice to hang out with a couple of friends without having other things to distract us. We made wands and quills and decorated pumpkins and watched a couple of the Harry Potter movies and argued about things that were different from the books and ate way too much chocolate... but it was fun. :)
We were running so late that I didn't really have time to do anything other than throw on the costume that I'd made... I was intending to curl my hair and do my makeup and everything, but it just didn't happen. Here's a picture that Theresa snapped with her phone...
I'm actually pretty pleased with the way it turned out, although I need to re-do the feather boa stuff, and probably try to do something to stiffen the collar, since it's too heavy with the boa on it and doesn't lay flat. But otherwise, I think it's awesome, and Joe's horrified "Oh my GOD!" reaction when he saw me (with just the outfit-- not even with the glasses and accessories!) was priceless! :D
Elsewhere, the nominations for the "Not really annual, but as often as we have someone willing to run it" Character Meme for westerosorting has concluded, and the things I was nominated for just make my heart swell! Honest!
The two that I'm planning on campaigning for:
Davos Seaworth (one nominator's reasoning: "for being a tireless supporter of Stannis". <3!) I was also nominated as Stannis himself, which makes me squeal with girlish delight, but I think there's another nominee that is more appropriate, and I think Davos, being Stannis' #1 supporter, is more appropriate for me. <3
and
Brynden Tully, The Blackfish (one nominator's reasoning: "dedicated knight in modly retirement and leader of WarTrouts" <3) Not gonna lie, this is the one I was really hoping for! :D And I love the reasoning, as well. I can't participate in a lot of the tournaments and things any more, because I am now a moderator for House Tully. So, like the Blackfish, I have chosen to retire from the front in order to become a needed leader for my House. ;) I just love Brynden... I love the mystery behind his squabble with his brother, his devotion to standing up for his beliefs, and his staunch support for his family, even if he doesn't agree with them 100% of the time. So yeah, I'm tickled that several people nominated me for The Blackfish.
And now I just have to figure out how make awesome campaigns for them!
The one I'm not planning on campaigning for, but that I'm sure there will be others campaigning on my behalf:
Maester Qyburn XD And it's all because of the contests I created for the Tourney of the Hand. LOL!
The nominations that I think are awesome, and I'd be tickled to actually win them:
Stannis, obviously...
Jory Cassel
Dacey Mormont
Bran Stark
I understand the Stannis votes, because I am a pretty vocal Stannis-is-the-one-true-king supporter. I'm not entirely sure why I was nominated as Jory and Dacey, but as they're awesome characters, I'm not complaining! And Bran is just... odd to me, because I think he's probably the Stark that I'm the LEAST like.
And then there are the ones that are for characters that I don't really know that well, so I really wish the people who nominated me had included a reason. :) I'm not *opposed* to these... I'm just not as familiar with them:
Jon Connington
Wylla Manderly
Addam Marbrand
Overall, I'm tickled that I got nominations, because I just don't feel that I'm that active in the community, other than being a mod for House Tully. So it just gives me warm fuzzies and as cliche as it is, it really is just an honor to be nominated. :D
I packed all of the above plus decorating stuff and all sorts of random crafty supplies for making wands into the car and schlepped it all to Brittney's house. We were running behind with everything, and it was a fairly small turnout, but we still had fun and it was nice to hang out with a couple of friends without having other things to distract us. We made wands and quills and decorated pumpkins and watched a couple of the Harry Potter movies and argued about things that were different from the books and ate way too much chocolate... but it was fun. :)
We were running so late that I didn't really have time to do anything other than throw on the costume that I'd made... I was intending to curl my hair and do my makeup and everything, but it just didn't happen. Here's a picture that Theresa snapped with her phone...
I'm actually pretty pleased with the way it turned out, although I need to re-do the feather boa stuff, and probably try to do something to stiffen the collar, since it's too heavy with the boa on it and doesn't lay flat. But otherwise, I think it's awesome, and Joe's horrified "Oh my GOD!" reaction when he saw me (with just the outfit-- not even with the glasses and accessories!) was priceless! :D
Elsewhere, the nominations for the "Not really annual, but as often as we have someone willing to run it" Character Meme for westerosorting has concluded, and the things I was nominated for just make my heart swell! Honest!
The two that I'm planning on campaigning for:
Davos Seaworth (one nominator's reasoning: "for being a tireless supporter of Stannis". <3!) I was also nominated as Stannis himself, which makes me squeal with girlish delight, but I think there's another nominee that is more appropriate, and I think Davos, being Stannis' #1 supporter, is more appropriate for me. <3
and
Brynden Tully, The Blackfish (one nominator's reasoning: "dedicated knight in modly retirement and leader of WarTrouts" <3) Not gonna lie, this is the one I was really hoping for! :D And I love the reasoning, as well. I can't participate in a lot of the tournaments and things any more, because I am now a moderator for House Tully. So, like the Blackfish, I have chosen to retire from the front in order to become a needed leader for my House. ;) I just love Brynden... I love the mystery behind his squabble with his brother, his devotion to standing up for his beliefs, and his staunch support for his family, even if he doesn't agree with them 100% of the time. So yeah, I'm tickled that several people nominated me for The Blackfish.
And now I just have to figure out how make awesome campaigns for them!
The one I'm not planning on campaigning for, but that I'm sure there will be others campaigning on my behalf:
Maester Qyburn XD And it's all because of the contests I created for the Tourney of the Hand. LOL!
The nominations that I think are awesome, and I'd be tickled to actually win them:
Stannis, obviously...
Jory Cassel
Dacey Mormont
Bran Stark
I understand the Stannis votes, because I am a pretty vocal Stannis-is-the-one-true-king supporter. I'm not entirely sure why I was nominated as Jory and Dacey, but as they're awesome characters, I'm not complaining! And Bran is just... odd to me, because I think he's probably the Stark that I'm the LEAST like.
And then there are the ones that are for characters that I don't really know that well, so I really wish the people who nominated me had included a reason. :) I'm not *opposed* to these... I'm just not as familiar with them:
Jon Connington
Wylla Manderly
Addam Marbrand
Overall, I'm tickled that I got nominations, because I just don't feel that I'm that active in the community, other than being a mod for House Tully. So it just gives me warm fuzzies and as cliche as it is, it really is just an honor to be nominated. :D