Man, student teaching has really taken over my life. I didn't get to make any new costumes for AWA this year, but I had a few more things to bring with me and change things up a little. Needless to say, I didn't get my armor for Asynlynn done... I got my shield started, but only in the prototype that is completely cardboard and masking tape. It sucked that it was rainy on the last day and we didn't get to do our normal photo shoot.
What sucked even more is that I somehow managed to get pink eye. I don't know if I got it from the school where I'm student teaching or from AWA. Regardless, it sucked. Not to mention the fact that I have a touch of OCD, so I don't like feeling like I've touched a lot of things and not wash or sanitize my hands. I just thought it was kind of funny that I don't recall seeing anyone else do anything like this, but I'm the one that got sick. (I'm not saying my friends didn't wash their hands or anything -- just that I didn't see it. Of course, I wasn't going out of my way to do that or anything.) But it's better now!
Anyway, I missed two days of school, which just means that I have to make it up at the end of the semester, but I didn't miss teaching or anything. I just finished my first placement which was a first grade class. One little girl got me a bunch of adorable little teacher charms in an owl bag. She remembered me saying how much I loved owls at the beginning of the semester. My teacher got me a small Thirty-One bag and three books. I'm kind of sad to leave them and move up to a fourth grade class.
Last night, I remembered I had jewelery wire from making icicles as Christmas presents a few years back. So, I made a Walmart run for wire cutters and tried making chainmail. Yeah, that's right. I made a little bit of chainmail. It looks like crap because the wire is so thin and flimsy, but it's a start. I mean, seriously, how many people in the world can say, "Oh, I know how to main chainmail!"
I've also decided that I want to be able to sew. Zach and I made a fabric run before AWA for his vests. A nice woman told us that there was a sale on some patters and I ended up getting like 6 patterns for 99 cents each. I also got a sexy steampunk dress pattern for $10. Now I just have to find the time and the motivation to get my lazy self up and do it.
That being said, Heather came up with an amazing idea for next year's convention. I know that Zach did steampunk Pokemon trainer last year, but she suggested that we should do a big steampunk gym leader group. She's going to be Sabrina, Mike is going to be Lt. Surge, I'm going to be Misty (I think), and I'm not sure if Zach ever landed on who to be. I said all of that to say this: help me? Please? <3
So, I think that's about all you've really missed... I'm going to end this jumbled mess of a post right now. I'm going to try to post more. No promises until December, though. (Graduation, baby!)
What sucked even more is that I somehow managed to get pink eye. I don't know if I got it from the school where I'm student teaching or from AWA. Regardless, it sucked. Not to mention the fact that I have a touch of OCD, so I don't like feeling like I've touched a lot of things and not wash or sanitize my hands. I just thought it was kind of funny that I don't recall seeing anyone else do anything like this, but I'm the one that got sick. (I'm not saying my friends didn't wash their hands or anything -- just that I didn't see it. Of course, I wasn't going out of my way to do that or anything.) But it's better now!
Anyway, I missed two days of school, which just means that I have to make it up at the end of the semester, but I didn't miss teaching or anything. I just finished my first placement which was a first grade class. One little girl got me a bunch of adorable little teacher charms in an owl bag. She remembered me saying how much I loved owls at the beginning of the semester. My teacher got me a small Thirty-One bag and three books. I'm kind of sad to leave them and move up to a fourth grade class.
Last night, I remembered I had jewelery wire from making icicles as Christmas presents a few years back. So, I made a Walmart run for wire cutters and tried making chainmail. Yeah, that's right. I made a little bit of chainmail. It looks like crap because the wire is so thin and flimsy, but it's a start. I mean, seriously, how many people in the world can say, "Oh, I know how to main chainmail!"
I've also decided that I want to be able to sew. Zach and I made a fabric run before AWA for his vests. A nice woman told us that there was a sale on some patters and I ended up getting like 6 patterns for 99 cents each. I also got a sexy steampunk dress pattern for $10. Now I just have to find the time and the motivation to get my lazy self up and do it.
That being said, Heather came up with an amazing idea for next year's convention. I know that Zach did steampunk Pokemon trainer last year, but she suggested that we should do a big steampunk gym leader group. She's going to be Sabrina, Mike is going to be Lt. Surge, I'm going to be Misty (I think), and I'm not sure if Zach ever landed on who to be. I said all of that to say this: help me? Please? <3
So, I think that's about all you've really missed... I'm going to end this jumbled mess of a post right now. I'm going to try to post more. No promises until December, though. (Graduation, baby!)
