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Ian McKellen reads Edwin Morgan’s poem “Instructions to an Actor”, in which Shakespeare himself instructs the boy actor playing Hermione in the original production of The Winter’s Tale to hold as still as a statue in the final scene of the play.

London – July 28th, 1979.

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Americans, I know we're going through it, but why do I keep seeing stuff like "I'm sorry world, we'll fix this in 4 years"? But like... what do you mean "4 years"?

We have midterm in 2026, yearly local elections, special elections, primaries, etc.

We have the right (dare I say responsibility) to contact our representatives and the right to organize and protest if/when they don't listen.

We need to find a meaningful way to educate people about propaganda and media literacy. We need to convince people to be willing to educate themselves. The habit of only checking in to politics on presidential election years needs broken.

I understand how defeating today feels, but we, especially those of us who could conceivably make it through these four years unscathed, need to stop this proactive surrender.

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At the gate for my flight home from visiting friends and there's a woman here with a service Shiba Inu. No pics because he has a Do Not Disturb vest and taking pics of strangers is illegal but I need to stress how ON DUTY this animal is. Ears up. Eyes doing Lazer scans of everything. Examining everyone who passes within 10ft like a security guard. Ass planted on her feet. I have never seen a dog with such intense chivalric guardian energy before. He has tiny eyebrows and they are FURROWED with concentration.

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It is finished! The “Lisa Frank” corset (which, no, has nothing to do with the actual Lisa Frank) is done and on its way to Tig Greyves in North Carolina.

I’m really, really proud of how it turned out. The pattern-matching is good, the fabric will wear like iron, and this is the first MayFaire Moon corset to get an actual clothing tag inside! I’m delighted. I hope everyone else is, too!

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nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early  astronaut: moon's stuck in a time loop.  nasa employee: what?  astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* moon’s stuck in a time loop.

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early  astronaut: moon's stuck in a time loop.  nasa employee: what?  astronaut: *loading a pistol* moon’s stuck in a time loop. do you have extra ammo? this won’t be enough. nasa employee: enough for…what? astronaut: *finding extra clip of ammo, pocketing it, and getting back on the rocket-ship* don’t worry about it!

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early  astronaut: moon's stuck in a time loop. nasa employee: what?  astronaut: *emerging from supply closet with a space harpoon, getting back on the rocket-ship* moon’s stuck in a time loop.

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early  astronaut:   oh hey u guys are back early astronaut: moon's stuck in a time loop.  nasa employee: what?  astronaut: what?  nasa employee: how did you know what i was going to say?  astronaut: *punching in key pad code for base evacuation signal, getting back on the rocket-ship* i told you…moon’s stuck in a time loop. *red warning lights begin flashing*

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early  astronaut: moon's stuck in a time loop.  nasa employee: what?  astronaut: *rifling thru bookshelf of operating instructions, selecting one that says “AIRLOCK MANUAL OVERRIDE INSTRUCTIONS,” getting back on the rocket-ship* moon’s stuck in a time loop.

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early  astronaut: moon's stuck in a time loop.  nasa employee: what?  astronaut: moon’s stuck in a time loop. hey, do you have anything to eat? i’m starving. *opens random drawer, finds nothing, closes it* nasa employee: a time loo- uh, we don’t have food in here…we can’t…eat in the control room, only the break-room. astronaut: *sighs* nasa employee:…my lunch is in like 10 minutes, though, and if my lunch is actually STILL THERE and not STOLEN, AGAIN, i can share it with yo- astronaut: nah, that’s ok…no time. *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* or…too much time. but thanks, anyway. OK, bye! *alarm begins blaring* nasa employee: you’re…welcome? wait, a TIME LOOP?!

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early  astronaut: yup. nasa employee: …?  astronaut: *sitting down next to nasa employee* so…do you ever like…wonder what the meaning of life is? the secrets of the universe? nasa employee: aren’t you supposed to be ON the MOON?! *alarm begins blaring* nasa employee: hey, what the hell is that? astronaut: that’s the code red override klaxon. moon’s stuck in a time loop. oh, and there’s an explosion imminent. But don’t worry, we can deal with that tomorrow. So, you have any siblings? *pulls beer out of space suit, cracks tab* want a drink?

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early  astronaut: do you know frank in IT? nasa employee: what?  astronaut: do you know frank, who works in IT?  nasa employee: yeah, but why are you guys back so early?  astronaut: moon’s stuck in a time loop. call frank, tell him there’s a virus in the security patch and the system’s compromised. then get the hell out of the base.  nasa employee: wait what? what? where are you guys going?  astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* back to the moon. it’s stuck in a time loop. call frank!  nasa employee: *picks up phone* ugh, straight to voicemail. i wonder wha- *alarm begins blaring*

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early  astronaut: *grim silence* nasa employee: i said, you guys are back early…hey, what are you…?  astronaut: *randomly opening drawers until they find a pair of scissors and some duct tape, getting back on the rocket-ship* moon’s stuck in a time loop.

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early  astronaut: moon's stuck in a time loop.  nasa employee: what?  astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* moon’s stuck in a time loop. *sticks head back out the door of the rocket-ship* by the way, if you go to the break-room in exactly 2 minutes and 45 seconds, you’ll catch the person who’s been stealing your lunches for the past two weeks. nasa employee: what?! WHO IS IT?! *alarm begins blaring* nasa employee: *running for the break-room* FUCK!!!!

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early  astronaut: moon's stuck in a time loop.  nasa employee: what?  astronaut: *sits down, sighs, pulls a beer out from their spacesuit* moon’s stuck in a time loop. nasa employee: …ok, and? hang on, how did you get a beer? you can’t have that in here. astronaut: what do you know about project floyd? nasa employee: I mean, the usual amount? i’m not really on the project anymore, why?  *alarm begins blaring*  astronaut: COME WITH ME TO THE ROCKET-SHIP, we don’t have ti-

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early  astronaut: yeah. moon's stuck in a time loop.  nasa employee: what?  astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* moon’s stuck in a time loop. see you tomorrow. maybe. nasa employee: WHAT?!

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early  astronaut: moon's stuck in a time loop.  nasa employee: what?  astronaut: *sighs, rubs hands over face, and loads pistol, before getting back on the rocket-ship* moon’s stuck in a time loop. and, uh…you should call your mother like you’ve been meaning to. and tell her you’re not actually mad and that you will come to dinner tonight. you’re gonna be hungry. nasa employee: wait, what? WHAT?? how do you know my mom?! why am i gonna be - *alarm begins blaring* 

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early  astronaut: moon's stuck in a time loop.  nasa employee: what? astronaut: *grabbing two pistols, an extra box of ammo, a pair of scissors, some duct tape, a space harpoon, and a booklet of operating instructions that says “AIRLOCK MANUAL OVERRIDE INSTRUCTIONS,” starting to get back on the rocket-ship, but dropping everything with a horrendous clatter* FUCK! goddamn moon’s stuck in a time loop. *alarm begins blaring*

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early  astronaut: moon's stuck in a time loop.  nasa employee: what? also, hey, where’d you get that duffel bag? astronaut: *grabbing two pistols, an extra box of ammo, a pair of scissors, some duct tape, a space harpoon, and a booklet of operating instructions that says “AIRLOCK MANUAL OVERRIDE INSTRUCTIONS,” shoving them into the bag, and getting back on the rocket-ship* moon’s stuck in a time loop.

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back earl-  astronaut: *grabs nasa employee and kisses them passionately*  nasa employee: what? WHAT?! astronaut: *loading a single pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* moon’s stuck in a time loop, sweetheart.  nasa employee: what?!? astronaut: a time loop!!! i love you!!! get out of the base!!! stay alive!!! nasa employee: *presses fingers to lips, confused but intrigued, as alarm begins blaring* 

nasa employee:…. nasa employee:… nasa employee: ho hum what a regular day at the office *alarm begins blaring* nasa employee: what the hell is that?!

nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back earl-  astronaut: *grabs nasa employee and kisses them passionately*  nasa employee: what? what?! WHAT!?!? also, hey, where’d you get that duffel bag? astronaut: *grabbing two pistols, an extra box of ammo, a pair of scissors, some duct tape, a space harpoon, and a booklet of operating instructions that says “AIRLOCK MANUAL OVERRIDE INSTRUCTIONS,” shoving them into the bag, then cupping nasa employee’s cheek with free hand* moon’s stuck in a time loop. nasa employee: the moon’s stuck in a what?! astronaut: a time loop, sweetheart, but we don’t have much time ourselves, so you have to listen to me RIGHT now nasa employee: *faintly* …“sweetheart”?! astronaut: in 2 minutes and a few seconds, you need to go into the break-room and find frank. nasa employee: wait, frank from IT? astronaut: yes. nasa employee: how do you know he’s gonna be in the break-room? i can’t just call him at his desk right now? astronaut: how do i know this?! because, one, time loop, ok? and…also…because…heismaybetheguywhohasbeenstealingyourlunchfortwoweeks nasa employee: that BASTARD i KNEW it astronaut: BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT’S IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW. hey! listen to me! go in there, catch him red-handed with your burrito, and tell him lunch is on you FOREVER if he goes RIGHT NOW and checks the last security patch - because there’s a virus and the whole system’s compromised. then you need to get the hell out of this base, ok? nasa employee: …ok. ok. and…and what about you? astronaut: *cocking pistol and getting back into rocket-ship with duffel bag* me? i’m gonna shoot for the moon.

EPILOGUE:

nasa employee: so, how many loops in total? astronaut: i mean, it was hard to keep track. somewhere around six months, if i had to guess. nasa employee: damn. astronaut: yeah. nasa employee: and in those six MONTHS, the best zinger you came up with was “shoot for the moon”? astronaut: hey, you know what, i had some other stuff on my mind! nasa employee: i mean, i guess. it sounded like you found time to flirt with me each time. astronaut: yeah, like i said. other stuff on my mind. *they look at each other, blush, and look away* astronaut: sooooooo. you’re sure your mom is cool with me coming over for dinner? nasa employee: can’t make the day any weirder. plus, i owe you for ratting out frank, right? astronaut: he did help us save the world; we can’t be too mad at him. nasa employee: you’ve had a little while to get over it, i might need some more time. and it wasn’t even your food! astronaut: ok, that’s fair. what if i buy you lunch to make up for it? nasa employee: hmm, when? astronaut: tomorrow? nasa employee: well, i’ll have left overs from my mom, and you might too if you play your cards right. day after tomorrow? astronaut: honestly, anytime is good for me.

*FADE TO BLACK*

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This is the story of a corset that was a good bit more technically complicated than I'm usually called on to make-- and I don't mean having to make it light up or change colours.

A lovely human came to me at Faerie Con and comissioned me to make a corset that didn't hurt after a few minutes' wear, as she had scoliosis and all her current corsets caused pain. So I trotted off home to get started, and I had to sit and conceptualise for a bit on how to make a corset that looked symmetrical, but wasn't. Raise both hips? Average out the difference? Create a magical force field to bend perception?

I quickly realised something important: when you're wearing a corset that's even a little bit visually complicated, it's very, very difficult to see if something isn't truly symmetrical about it. Plus, humans are complicated already: we don't stand up straight, we rarely stand perfectly still, and we don't stand directly in front of one another with laser levels. Simply being worn is enough to confound perception-- especially when you further enhance the illusion with an asymmetrical design.

So. First things first: move the cat.

Then, draft the pattern. While the top and bottom were going to match, and the lacings would be the same width, the waistline on each side was going to be different. So I had to draft two patterns: Right side, and left. I had to cut it twice, instead of simply folding the fabric and cutting both sides at once. And I had to pin it and sew it one side at a time, because I know myself, and putting one side down and going off and doing something else for a bit is a recipe for madness.

After putting the corset together and checking it eighteen times, I was finally able to lace it, and then to start adding the appliqués and the crystal dew drops. That took a while. But in the end, was it worth it?

Well, my client is happy, and that's worth all the trouble in the world.

#commission #bespoke #RenaissanceFaire #RenFaire #fairy #smallbusiness #custom #elegance #embroidered #corsets #corsetry #customcorset #dryad #forest #fairytale #satisfaction #fairies #FaerieCon #Fae #Faeries #Fairies #FAERIECON #beading #steel #busk #bones #handmade #fashion #green

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L’Shana Tovah, sweethearts, and may 5784 treat us all decently.

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On the cutting mat for today? This monster of a made-to-order #Spoonflower print. I’m not sure it’s a coherent enough pattern to match, to be wholly honest, but I’m a perfectionist, G-d help me, and I’m going to make it work.

Let’s do this. Wish me luck.

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The best tea parties are the ones you don’t have to clean up after. Or maybe they’re the ones you can wear! Three-lace corset of rose-patterned silk jacquard with a tablecloth-lace overlay, and removable afternoon tea charms! There’s tea in the teacups, cream in the pitcher, and macarons on the plates. Won’t you pull up a chair? #corset #corsetry #tea #teaparty #afternoontea #party #afternoonteatime #macarons #cake #pastries #miniatures #charms #costume #cosplay #aliceinwonderland #madhatter #fashion #steelboned #paymentplans #creamandsugar #handmade #bespoke #commissionsopen #theme #nocalories #yeshavesome https://www.instagram.com/p/CqbFFj1pVVY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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When The Morrigan shows up at your house…. Thanks and glory to: @alexmedvickphoto @thechangelingroom @eventsbymerida #themorrigan #blue #silk #fashion #costume #costumedesign #weddingdress #weddinggown #offbeatbride #geek #folklore #corset #corsetry #corsets #steelboned #handmade #custommade #bespoke #waterfallpleats #victorian #train #paymentplans #thecatswereterrified https://www.instagram.com/p/CqLY1xYDDaP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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If you’re new around here, you may not have seen one of my favourite shots EVER— the fabulous Virginia with…well, I think you know Who. The TARDIS Corset is available in 3- or 5-lacings, custom made for you with 3D-printed panels that can actually light up, and a little “Pull to Open” door that actually opens to reveal your choice of interior. Ability to go anywhere in space and time not guaranteed. #doctorwho #thedoctor #twelfthdoctor #who #petercapaldi #tardis #tardisblue #policebox #fandom #fans #itlightsup #itsbiggerontheinside #custommade #handmade #geek #geekweddings #offbeatbride #offbeat #blue #sonicscrewdriver #bbc #yourebiggerontheinsidetoo https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpx2izKJrBe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Oh, it’s bridal season again. #Glitter #Glitter #MoreGlitter #Wouldyoulikesomeglitter #Sorrytrickquestionyougotglitter #Bridal #Wedding #Offbeatweddings #geekweddings #glitterneverdies https://www.instagram.com/p/CpjAXt7pf1l/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I am exceedingly pleased with how the pattern matching is going on this one. #silk #bridal #corsets #commission #elegance #corsetry #artisan #handmade #custommade #steelboned #costumes #paymentplans #custommade #bespoke #satisfaction https://www.instagram.com/p/Co78C2bLN0i/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I assure you in the strongest terms possible: you are not being as helpful as you might assume you are. #silk #worthgown #commission #historicalcopy #historicaldress #weddinggown #houseofworth #corsets #bridal #helping #catsmakethefurriestpatternweights #corsetry #costumes #steelboned https://www.instagram.com/p/CoskJ07vpl5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Well, my friends, another Channuka is over. I hope it was bright and safe and encouraging for you, and that some good things happened— even if it’s not your holiday, cos we all need some brightness, right? So here’s to the coming of the light! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmnhj5ZOABD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=