Beyond the Walls of Mordor

I ended up going to the doctor yesterday and found out I had what I suspected. Strep Throat. I had managed the whole year without getting it and thought perhaps I would bypass it this year, since we've moved out of the "season" for it.

Low and behold, it reared it's ugly head. So annoyed I can hardly stand it. I've also lost my voice. I was fortunate that work let me leave very early today, I was pretty useless trying to answer the phone. =^^=;;

Sherlock musings, I'm debating if I want to do a secondary Sherlock outfit, more of a closet cosplay? I was thinking about doing his white button up shirt, pinstripe pants and suspenders? Like what he wears when he's messing around with his violin. Or maybe the dressing jacket from the first movie when his beloved Watson throws open the curtains on him? Seems like it would be a bit fun to do.

Randomly debating if I want to delve a bit into RPS writing again and do a bit of RDJude. It would just be here at DW basically for LNchan and I to get a chuckle out of. =~.^= Oh, and I've been making small animated icons from Sherlock. They've been a bit of a trick but fun to make!

And that's all for tonight, ja ne for now! =~.^=V

Well, after what seemed like an endless week, I'm getting ready for bed and looking forward to a 3-day weekend. Tomorrow a.m. my 'rents and I are picking up our first "Bountiful Baskets" order, which is a direct from farm to buyer produce program. For approximately $15.00, we get around $70.00 in produce for two weeks. Also bonus, I ordered the mixed bread basket. (I'm such a garden geek!)

With Mum's encouragement, I ordered an older "Angelic Pretty" dress from "Closet Child" today. I had to put a few things into Google Translate since the order form has changed since I used it last. I bought the OP (One-piece) of "Whipped Magic" in darker pink today. It was a design from 2008 that initially I didn't like but after a few years, it has really grown on me. It's been nicknamed "Toxic Cupcake" because of the use of brighter greens in some of their cupcakes on the print. I think its cute and will look adorable with my blonde and pink bob.

Also, fell completely in love with the anime "Aikatsu." It was a random link on the side of Youtube that I clicked a few days ago. Literally addicted. I normally am not fond of shoujo anime, especially ones geared at obviously tweens, but there is something really endearing about this. The female main characters are very likeable and instead of being catty when one succeeds, they're actually sincerely happy. Yes, it's about girls achieving their dreams to become Idol Singers/Actresses/Models, but it also makes a point of showing you have to do a lot of hard work to get there.

Another reason I love it? The above guy featured in my icon. His name is Johnny Bepp. And yes, he was designed after the actor Johnny Depp. He's the girls' choreographer and speaks quite often in Engrish. He's very cute, he's very funny and he has quite a few "Depp-isms" that are obvious to us hard core fans.

That's about it for today. I'm getting pretty excited to get back into lolita seriously again. I didn't realize how much I missed it. Oh, and I bought my "Sherlock" pinstripe pants last week. I found them at a second hand store for 4 bucks! What are the odds?

Ja ne for now! =~.^=V

So I managed to download the Y!M last night. It looks quite a bit different from what I remember it and I had to disable a BUNCH of options like the emoticons, instant sign in, etc. Plus, I have to set up a major block list if I want to use it, because quite frankly, I only want to talk to LNchan on it. =^^=

Just watched a slew of Sherlock/Watson fan videos and realized about three of Sherlock's outfits can easily be done out of items I already own in my closet. Thanks to my virtually noexistant chest, with a simple sports bra, I can do quite a few of the wide open shirt with suspenders outfits he wears. Which means I'll have to start practicing on doing my "five o'clock shadow" makeup once again. I used to be pretty darn good at it when I used to dress as Jack.

Don't know if Nick is going to be with me long enough to be my Watson. However, one of my dear friends who could pull off a replica of Jude Law if he wanted too, may be willing to step in. He's been interested in cosplay for a few years but his husband often places it among the "kinky things" versus just a past time. In least I won't have to worry about anything getting frisky after a photoshoot with him.

That's about it for tonight. Planning to make some Sherlock and Sherlock/Holmes icons here pretty soon to go along with my new Hobbit ones. Until next time, ja ne! =~.^=V