SomewhatCyclops

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

hmmmm

It's just willful ignorance, but they'll be the first to bitch when they lose something.

YES! Exactly!

I don't even know what to say to them because 'do your own research' as also been rewired to mean something else entirely!

We have never needed simple statement of facts more, and it is not at all what we are receiving.

We need that pumpkin, and we're getting coffeemate.

Stage One, picture of a pumpkin. Initially the sign (image or representation) is a reflection of basic reality. Stage Two: picture of a pumpkin pie. The sign masks a basic reality. The image becomes a distortion of reality. Stage Three: A pumpkin spice latte. The sign marks the ABSENCE of basic reality. the image calls into question what the reality is and if it even exists. Stage Four: The sign bears no relation to any reality whatsoever, it is its own pure simulacrum.

This meme talks about one part of it, but I think we're just dealing with the word 'news' not meaning 'news' and what they talk about in all of the media is about as full of real news as that coffeemate is full of pumpkin.

I recently read Simulacra and Simulation and its impact on my thinking on what is going on in the media can not be understated.

Using massive Medicaid and Medicare fraud.

Yeah I utterly did that to myself. I just listened to either Deep Space Nine or Columbo and powered through.

I now know exactly how long it takes me to make that corset with gores, though (and gores were the way to go)

As the horrific news continues on the daily, I feel helpless because I just want to make it all stop.

However, this afternoon I made a little video to channel my thoughts and emotions.

I call it #MAGABoys.

Feel free to like and share. :)
#DonaldTrump #KristiNoem #MAGA #ICE #Chicago #Portland

She looked great in the corset, I'll get pictures of her in it at an event she's going to (I didn't want to take pictures of her body right after work when she was excitedly trying it on, that's weird.)

I did it.

I can't sew another stitch tonight if I wanted, my hands are so trashed they're bleeding through bandages.

My next project is a dark color and I'm SOOOOO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT GUYS IT IS SO COOL.

I got that goin' for me :)

Completed corset and the mess made to get there

Completed corset

Done

Boned corset

Boned.

Gores have been sewn into the corsets bust

Gorezzzzzzz

Dremel makes quicker work of spiral steel than tired hands.

Time gain? 2 hours.

There's definitely waist tape.

The most stressful cut in the corset is this one, it's a warm up for the most stressful operation, which comes at the very end - grommeting.

Why are these stressful? Easy to fuck up hours of work.

Not seeing a bunch of seams, they've been enclosed in the corset's boning channels.

Corset: Day 5
It starts.

Turning it over tonight, there's no choice but to finish.

between the two of us, some of the extra length got caught up in one of the seams and so far i've left it there as a little in-joke with myself.

Corset again looking more together

Did not forget waist tape

Happy birthday Buster Keaton! Born #onthisday in 1895. Watch his silent classic The General from 1926: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-general-1926

I have no pattern so I have to make sure I remember the operations.

Like waist tape. I can't tell you the times I've had to unpick because I forgot the fucking waist tape.

I'd give SO MUCH to be able to sit in a room and sew with you :)

Close up shot of a corded corset basted together showing a contrast direction in bust cup cording

I am working hard to keep that contrast in cording direction

A light blue corset being assembled

@ltuhura.bsky.social , @theadia.bsky.social

Gore prep done, on to fastest baste ever, even though i repeatedly did the math in my head until I fell asleep last night.

I can get it the rest of the way I swear I can.

Plan for finishing corset Finish Gores. 1.5 Step 7: fastest baste /Measure ever 1 hour Step 8: Put together bust panels 1 hour Step 9: Bust panel and side panel. .5 hour Step 10: Attach bust and side panel to hip panel .5 hour Step 11: For fuck's sake, waist tape to busk 5 min Step 12: Attach busk to sides .75 hour Step 13: Make bias tape 1 hour Step 14: Add bias tape to seams treat seams 2 hour Clip boning 1.5 hour Add Boning to Seams .5 hour Step 15: Final shaping 15 mins Grommets 1.5 hour Step 16: Bind. 2 hours Step 17: Make lining 2 hours Step 18: Line 1 hour

My Plan: