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It's far from a cultural/political/societal statement. A group of friends simply got together to make a silly video and it just so happens that all of them were Asian.
What are they odds... lol
nvm carry on
It's far from a cultural/political/societal statement. A group of friends simply got together to make a silly video and it just so happens that all of them were Asian.


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So I went to a thrift store a couple weeks ago, looking for some olive-greenish curtains. I was planning to do a Scarlett O'Hara-style entry for a sewing contest where the theme was making something on a shoestring budget. I did not find the curtains, but what I did find was far better, because it was much, much worse.
These pants. Here is a picture of them taking up nearly my entire bed. I started laughing the minute I saw them, because they actually change color. Seriously, they change from green to blue as they move, but the camera didn't pick that up very well. They have large grommets instead of belt loops. I adore them and hate them at the same time. That was probably the best dollar I ever spent. I'm thinking of making a coat out of them, using that skirt in the second picture as an accent fabric. It's either terrible or wonderful... or possibly both.

those are actually kind of cool, pop. they sort of remind me of some cropped pants i have that i usually wear with a white button down/sleeveless in the summer. btw, i loooove the grommets.
oh how i wish i was as talented as you are with the sewing! that's really very cool. thanks for sharing.
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i have several pairs of arm warmers similar to the ones above in different colors -- i wear them almost every day while (especially when i'm sitting/working) because my wrists/hands get pretty chilly. i used to know somebody who made me ones like the image above.
recently i decided i'm going to hack up a few of my sweaters that i never wear and convert those. i have a few old single ply cashmere sweaters that i'm probably never going to wear, but i know that i'd love the sleeves as arm warmers. i've been resisting temptation to just hacking up my sweaters and look for someone who can properly convert them, because i'm thinking the seams could roll easily otherwise.
i used to know several talented seamstresses. not anymore. i think i'm going to put a note on my church bulletin board.
Well, I may not be going on the road trip after all. My friend may go to Turkey with someone else. I'm trying to find someone else to go with me, maybe my sister and her husband. But I doubt it.
Sigh.
It's not even that big of a deal but I feel like crying. I just got so excited and had everything worked out, and it's not one of those "Hurr durr God laughs at your plans, see what happens" things. It's a "hey, I have to ask off for work a certain amount of time in advance and have an idea of what I'm doing" type thing, and a "there's only certain people I'd want to go on a vacation with but nobody can do it" type thing.
I'll survive. Gosh I sound so spoiled, "Waaah my VACATION isn't working out how I wanted."
I guess it's just...it shows me how alone I truly am. I don't mean that in a depressed way. But this would be way less of an issue if I had a husband.![]()
You can come to Indiana.. we are a whole other country. we got everything from forest to mafia
I want to visit Indiana. Well, I've been canoeing in Indiana. I want to visit again, though.
Zedonk! I've been busy! I got time off yesterday to go hiking and then learned how to use a rowboat. I know it sounds lame, but I'd only paddled boats before. Now I know how to row. And now my arms are sore.Hey Popclick, good to see your still around Sis. I was wondering where you disappeared to! Now if only the elusive Julianna and the Zaoman would make an appearance.
I guess I should say that I was kidding about hating Zaoman. He's a good friend of mine. I know he would laugh if he saw it, but I don't want anyone to take it the wrong way.![]()
You can come to Indiana.. we are a whole other country. we got everything from forest to mafia