Cast party and costume shopping

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Today shall be very fun. I'm going to meet Steph and Charlotte for costuming for Festival later. They're going to show me what they've come up with already, and I think we'll be hitting the thrift store after in case we need to look for anything else. They're working for LXHS and Oz, while I got my Diamond Geezers sheet! I believe I got the "tough cast" character, which always makes me smile-- it's nice to be trusted to step up into a character the GM is not sure about. I actually really like the character am really looking forward to playing her. She blows stuff up!

Costuming came to me immediately. I have an army background and I'm a demolitions professional, so I plan on wearing my olive-drab cargo pants, a black tank or maybe sports bra, and my stompy hiking boots. For some reason I see my hair put up in outrageous pigtails made to stand as straight out as I can possibly manage. And I'm going to wear that sun-deflecting paint that football players wear and draw tattoos all over myself with Sharpie.

After that, I will be dragging them back to my place to be my kitchen helpers. Tonight is the long-awaited cast party for To Think of Nothing, and we will be cooking a number of lovely dishes for it. I plan on setting up a buffet-style selection of goodies, significantly more substantial than your chips and pretzel snacks. I started off the process by cooking for my lovely actors, so it seems fitting to finish it off by feeding them as well.

Comments

[acousticshadow2.livejournal.com]

to make pony tails stick straight out I've found that it works better if they are two braids. You can get a wire (the color of your hair) at a craft store and work it into the braid after you have them so that it makes them stick straight out. A medium soft wire will allow the hold to be there but if someone bumps into it will bend so you don't poke someone's eye out. If you really wanted pony tails you could put a second ponytail holder on the end of each pony tail and attach the end of each wire (hidden inside the ponytails) to the second ponytail holder.

Just a thought. It has worked for me back when I had long hair. :-)

[breakinglight11.livejournal.com]

That's a fantastic idea! I will definitely do that. Thanks so much for the suggestion!

[acousticshadow2.livejournal.com]

Tt also works best if it is one long wire between the two braids... I guess it would have helped to mention that, you most likely would have figured that out when it came down to application. :-P Good luck!