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My Twist on the "Ask Me Anything" Meme
As I think I've mentioned before, I tend to be hyper-cautious about memes that seem to have as their hidden purpose: 1) demonstrating how much feedback you can induce people to give you; or 2) going into TMI-overload with a sort of truth-or-darish "I promise to answer any question!" And as for the whole "working outside my comfort zone" thing, these days that's a life program, not an occasional LJ amusement. But here's an offer inspired by the current "ask me to blog outside my comfort zone" meme that's going around.
Is there any question -- whether idle or deeply profound -- that you've ever wanted to ask me but never felt you had a good opening for? I'm inviting you to ask it here ... with the following conditions.
* I will not be screening comments (either questions or answers). If there's something you want to ask that you don't want the rest of the world to know about, you'll have to do it face to face some time.
* If I think a question is too personal, I'll decline to answer it. (This isn't "hrj bares her soul", just "hrj answers questions".) I probably won't be offended (and I might even answer the same question face-to-face), I just won't post any answers that I'm not willing to have on permanent public record.
* This offer isn't confined to, or necessarily specifically aimed at, my f-list. Casual readers are explicitly included.
And I promise that if nobody has any questions, I won't conclude you-all don't love me! (Or even conclude that my life is an open book with no mysteries.)
Is there any question -- whether idle or deeply profound -- that you've ever wanted to ask me but never felt you had a good opening for? I'm inviting you to ask it here ... with the following conditions.
* I will not be screening comments (either questions or answers). If there's something you want to ask that you don't want the rest of the world to know about, you'll have to do it face to face some time.
* If I think a question is too personal, I'll decline to answer it. (This isn't "hrj bares her soul", just "hrj answers questions".) I probably won't be offended (and I might even answer the same question face-to-face), I just won't post any answers that I'm not willing to have on permanent public record.
* This offer isn't confined to, or necessarily specifically aimed at, my f-list. Casual readers are explicitly included.
And I promise that if nobody has any questions, I won't conclude you-all don't love me! (Or even conclude that my life is an open book with no mysteries.)
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"Also, for painting hangings, you may cut white cloth, and put it on top of the blue cloth, fastening it on with pastes, like glue; and lay it on according to the figures which you wish to distribute over the ground; and you may paint with washes of colors, without varnishing afterward. And you get more done, and cheaply, and they are handsome enough at the price."
The U. of Toronto book doesn't seem to have anything relevant in the discussions of applique.
Arnold (Arnold, Janet. 1985. Patterns of Fashion (1560-1620). Drama Book, New York.) p.111 describes some appliqued decorations on a gown as:
"The gown is embroidered with applied black satin motifs and couched black cords. Each motif is glued to a piece of paper to prevent fraying, cut out and mounted on the velvet, then outlined with black cord."
So that doesn't seem to have the motifs glued onto the ground fabric directly, although it's otherwise the technique you're using.
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Next year, it would be whatever I'm studying most closely then.
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Also: when do you think you'll be done with my DVDs? I don't mean to nag, but we had a guest over recently who hadn't see "Rome," and we wanted to cure that problem. The next guest was a "Deadwood" fan and, well, you know....
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Sorry about the delay on the DVDs -- I'll pack them up this weekend. I kept thinking I'd work my way further through Deadwood, but it never really grabbed me. Rome was great, especially in that way of "enough things I disagree with that it could make a fun review".
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Answer Part 1
Bathroom: Completely rearrange the fixtures. The tub goes across the outer wall, a longer tub so I can stretch out full length if I want, and expand the window down and sideways. Maybe jacuzzi jets, but more on that later. Location of the other fixtures is less important but it would be rather fun to do (Victorian) period-style fixtures.
Master bedroom: Install a pocket universe for the walk-in closet ... no, scratch that. The problem is I have two people's stuff (mine and my persona's) in one person's space. (This does, of course, bother me in concept when I contemplate ever getting in a relationship that goes as far as moving in together.) I'd love to do something that really takes advantage of the 12 foot ceiling. I've fantasized about redoing the bookshelves entirely in the top 6 feet of wall and then installing rolling library ladders to access them. On the other hand, there's something to be said for painting William Morris-style medieval friezes all around the room (and on the ceiling).
Oh, and in general, I'd get rid of all the wall-to-wall carpet and install real hardwood floors rather than just wood laminate.
Dining room: More Victorian medieval paint jobs on the walls. Get rid of the filing cabinets. Something more interesting with the lighting, but I'm not quite sure what.
Kitchen: This is something I've actually been thinking about because I figure in about 5 years I'll start on the kitchen remodel. I'm thinking in terms of turning the wall between the kitchen and the dining room into a counter/pass-through arrangement. More on the fantasy side, I'd move the appliances into a central island, but I'd have to play with layouts to figure out where to put the fridge and any additional cabinetry. If I could move the tool cabinets out into a garage (more later), then that area would be the pantry-like-object. The floor should be finished with something easier to clean than parquet tiles, but less prone to causing breakage than marble. The counter-tops, however, should be marble or granite.
Deck: Could only be improved by the addition of a deluxe barbecue outfit, but that would really call for having people over for barbecue more often.
Stairs/entryway: Either a continuation of the William Morris style paint job, or a large ornate mirror. There isn't really room for real entry-hall furniture ... unless I expanded that area out into the present-day driveway a little. Nah, stick to just the mirror. Install the planned half-bath under the stairs, with necessary wall construction to go with.
Re: Answer Part 1
That would be part of the plans for just about everyone in the SCA, and over half of fandom (*any* fandom).
Unfortunately, successful installation evidently requires parts from the same warehouse as the parts for my multilocative teleporter, which have been on backorder for THREE YEARS now... and
Answer Part 2 (pesky character limits)
Guest bedroom: In the Victorian fantasy design scheme, this is to be the "Victorians do Egypt" room. Wall painting as appropriate. Bed that is both a convertible Murphy bed and follows the Egyptian theme.
Yard: All areas of the yard will have an automatic, completely invisible, and water-conserving irrigation system. Finish all the planned brick walkways with conversion of the desired parts of the lawn into beds instead. (This is all mapped out on my current garden plan, but it's a bit complicated to describe.) Add garden bench. In the corner under the deck just outside the windows to the guest bedroom, install the hot tub (including privacy screens that roll down from the edges of the deck). Part of the budget goes to paying whatever bribes are necessary to get permission to build a garage-like workshop at the back of the driveway (it's too close to the property line to get regular approval -- or we could just include this as one of the fantasy aspects). Workshop structure includes sufficient strength and security measures that my tools don't disappear a week after being moved in.
I think maybe I'm not thinking far enough outside the box. But really, the truly unlimited fantasy budget goes into my reproduction Roman villa either in the Sierra foothills or overlooking the ocean near Mendocino. Everything else is a compromise.
Re: Answer Part 2 (pesky character limits)
Funny, for some reason I've always thought of you as being Modern architecture & decor type, contrary to all evidence. That's probably more about my response to your generally clean, spare thought processes and less to your actual taste.
The sense I get of your overall plan makes me think of a vertical version of Brighton Pavilion....
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But I'll still keep fantasizing about a 4-poster canopy tourney-bed (where at least it would have the practical purpose of providing extra heat-insulation).
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