you need something to sell...

now this could be anything.  it could be a thingamajig.  or a whosi-whatsi.  or...a "whatchamacallit." now, you need to sell those in order to have a "payday."  and if you sell enough of them, you will make "100 grand."  satisfied? [holds up a snickers bar]

hello!  it feels like it's been so long.  school is really picking up now with our term garments and such and this past weekend was probably the busiest of the semester so far but i love it.  other than the evening dress that i'm making, i'm really excited about this project i'm doing on yves saint laurent, the premise of which is that i've been hired by a top fashion house as creative director and my first task as such is a small fall suit and coat collection (3 suits, 1 coat).  we were given a choice of designer from a short list of about 12 top designers who established their names before 1960, including saint laurent, dior, balenciaga, givenchy, chanel, courreges, james galanos, charles james, bonnie cashin, adrian, claire mccardell, norman norell, and pierre cardin.  these were essentially the best of the best back then and even now some of them are still revered for their contributions to fashion.  anyway, the project is progressing quite nicely and i look forward to posting scans of the collection when i'm done.

i hate outlining my sketches in black pen so you can see the lines when i put marker over them.  it's so nerve-racking that hold my breath when i do it.  i sometimes wonder what if...i got so into it...that i passed out...wouldn't that be the funniest thing you've ever heard?

i'm also close to choosing a church: either redeemer or a small church called trinity grace.  i problem is that i like both very much.  although i like prefer the worship style at trinity grace, the sermons at both churches have been relevant and engaging. trinity grace's congregation is on average much younger, which i'm not sure yet if that's a good thing for me or not.  hmm...a difficult but good dilemma to have i suppose.  i could theoretically go to both, since trinity grace meets at 7 in the evening, which still feels strange to me actually...

on a more sober note, i was reminded this week of the terrible consequences of sacrificing your family for your career.  not that i ever intended to do that.  but good intentions don't always welcome the best outcomes, which concerns me.

i'll leave you with a peek at what i do on a day-to-day basis: