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Aug. 22nd, 2025 11:33 am
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 I got the vest almost done for my costume. It needs buttons and either snaps or Velcro. Now onto the much more complicated swallow tailcoat. The fangs arrived today.

Right now, I am working on some heads out of fun fur that I can price at $40.00 and make a little money on each. I want to get two done today before I start the coat.

At five o’clock I will be at my panel for today. We are discussing one of my favorite TV series that more people need to know about, The Prisoner. I saw it when it first aired. I think I was four and, of course really didn’t understand what I was watching. I did like the cowboy episode. Rover was nightmare fuel for me for years. I thought I had dreamed the whole thing until PBS show it while I was in my teens. The minute I saw Rover I exclaimed, “It’s real?” then explained my nightmares about it. Other bits and pieces felt very familiar. This time I was old enough to understand what I was watching and by the end it was on my favorite list. I rewatched it for this panel and think, considering the situation today, PBS should show it again.

Tomorrow, I have two panels at LI Who

10 am Prog B L.I. Who Beginners  (or How to navigate a convention)

12pm Prog B Heaven Sent 10th Anniversary (TEN YEARS!!!!!!)

Sunday I have one panel

11 am Prog B Sarah Jane Smith (One of my absolute favorite companions)

I’ll be around mostly Saturday because I am trying to get puppets and costumes done as well.

Now one of the cats (Inky the black and white) decided to roll in the fur trimmings and now she is a black, white, pink, and red cat. Of course that means the fur is getting all over the house. 

I am grateful for things I have gotten done.

Busy Busy Busy

Aug. 21st, 2025 09:54 am
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 If it is not one thing then it is another.

Right now, I am working on my costume for Sean’s Party. Then it is back to puppets.

I will be at LI Who this weekend. I have several panels I am on

Friday 

5 pm Prog A: The Prisoner panel 

Saturday 

10 am Prog B: L.I. Who Beginners 

12pm Prog B: Heaven Sent 10th Anniversary

Sunday 

11 am Prog B: Sarah Jane 

In between those I will be wandering the convention or going home to continue the work on Puppets.

Monday is loose ends day. Putting the mail on hold. Getting our change bank ready for DragonCon. Cats taken care of. And all the other things I need to do before leaving town.

Tuesday we start our journey to Dragon Con. I want to get with in 4 to 6 hours of Atlanta before stopping for the night.

Wednesday is the beginning of Dragon Con for us, but it really cranks up on Thursday.

Then we are in the Dragon Con through Monday. 

After we get back, I get to reset my thinking with no other conventions except NYCC to think about and I don’t have a table there.

I am grateful for conventions and the joy they bring me.

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Or as it shall be hence forth know RTBTCK as it was known previously

This is one of my random thoughts blogs. What comes to mind is written down.

Here’s an odd TV/Movie fact, the kid playing David/Daniel in the Ben Cross version of Dark Shadows was the actor who voiced the word “Dong” in the Glass Onion. He has a whole bunch of other credits, but these are two of his more obscure rolls.

Being an adult has its advantages like you can eat what you want for dinner. I wanted hot dogs and baked beans, so I had them. The disadvantage is that one must be careful what one eats and how much of it. I needed comfort food and didn’t want to make from scratch mac and cheese.

The will is sloooooowly moving forward. We have fewer obstacles than we did two weeks ago. I think we may be looking at October to get things started up so I can actually moving forward on things that need to be done.

I got a summation of what is owed medically that Medicaid will not pay for. Grand total 32,000. Please push the go fund me as I am trying to get through this without going into bankruptcy.

Today I am working on puppets and my costume. Yes, on occasion I do make myself a costume for a convention. I think the vest is going to get done today along with two puppet heads as I have found their fabric and eyeballs. I finally found that missing box of eyeballs I wanted to use for this project. Still have a lot to do but also have things that must be done.

Thursday, I take the car in for an oil change and the usual going over. I want it to be road worthy for Dragon Con.

I am on ten panels at Dragon Con. My usual Friday night Workmanship Contest and the review the next day and my so you want to build a puppet which is on Saturday at 11:30 AM rather than Monday at 10AM. I have a lot of other fun panels for the weekend. I need to get my notes together for each panel. I will be busy, but it will be fun. We have a table in the Comics and Pop Art section. We, being me with puppets including some new types, Caroline with her art, and Thinn, Caroline’s roommate, with her art. Come by and say Hi.

Off to fiddle with foam and fabric.

I am grateful for whatever I get done today.

Life goes on and on and on

Aug. 16th, 2025 08:15 am
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 I know I have been rather quiet. There has been a lot going on but my want to write about it has been weak.

There have been some nice memorial services for Peter at various conventions. I was either there, or someone was kind enough to tape it. It is nice hearing all these stories about Peter and how people remember him. At the SDCC George Takei copped to the fact that the Jim Beam line in Oblivion was entirely of his doing. Something Peter has been saying for years only to get a “Yeah, sure Peter” in return.

The will is slowly moving forward. We can’t file it until we get a couple of signatures to complete the paperwork needed for the will. Meanwhile I am twiddling my thumbs waiting for other things to happen before I can pick up the trail and move my piece forward on the board of life.

I am, as I told my parents, two puppets behind. Those may get shelved as I move onto creating stock for our table at Dragon Con in the Pop Art section. A name came up that if I had known they were coming I would have gotten their puppet done. Also, this year I have a costume I must build for myself for my brother’s Addam’s family reunion. I have the pants and the shirt. I need a vest, swallow tailcoat, and boot covers.

I miss Joann’s so much right now. I can’t run out and get some fabric. I have found a quilting store near me that has cotton fabric. I know some Micheals have fabric counters. I hear that Walmart and Target have fabric in some of their stores. Right now, what I need is simple things like black lining and buttons. I do have one set I need but am scratching my head where I am going to get the rest. We are supposed to have buttons at our Michaels location. They haven’t come in yet. Apparently, Micheals bought Joann’s materials, and we are starting to get it into our store.

Today I think it is going to be vest and heads since I finally found my puppet eyeballs, I have been looking for over a month. I need to balance my costume and the stock I need to build for DragonCon.

We have a table in the Pop Art Alley. Caroline and her roommate are selling their art, and I will be selling puppets including just puppet bodies that can be turned into your own personal puppet. Then there are the puppet heads. Just heads. Come on by and say Hi. I’ll post the number when I know it.

I need to clean up from the previous project before starting the next one. That and cat boxes need to be cleaned as does their water bowls.

I am grateful for a peaceful mind.

homeownership is expensive

Aug. 14th, 2025 03:14 pm
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Still plugging away at unpacking. Just the remains of the sewing room left--not quite 20 boxes. This includes assorted other craft supplies that will not be going in the sewing room. Unlikely to make it by the end of August, but should be mid-September. Then I get to put the rest of the curtains up, sort out the closets, and start painting the trim in the rest of the rooms. (Going to take my time on the painting!)

It being mid-August, and still about 90° F out, I decided that now was a good time to get my heating system maintenance done. And, uh. I need a new boiler. And some replacement pipes for the baseboard heat. Ex-pen-sive. About the same cost as moving my laundry up to the main level. At least I discovered it now and not, say, January.

This is why I haven't started the process to install solar panels yet. If I had done that, I wouldn't have the money for this.

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