When real things happen to imaginary people

Last night the StuntHusband and I toddled off to the monthly club night we like.



It was also Santarchy, so there were all sorts of drunk characters in varying degrees of Santa costuming. But! There was also someone in a full Krampus costume, who stopped at our table and gave us a leaflet proclaiming we had been naughty, with a short explanation of who Krampus is. Yay!

A bonus photo of me tormenting the StuntHusband, with context! I have a ridiculous fondness for overwrought gothic romance novels from the 60s/70s/80s, and the more outlandish, the better. Someone on Tumblr posted the cover to one that I immediately had to get. As it turns out, this particular novel is notable for the fact that it's all the classic gothic romance tropes, but with queer characters.



StuntHusband refuses to read it. I, however, am going to be indulging in it tonight.

In theory, I like Spring. But pollen and schizophrenic weather means that I'm dealing with some level of a sinus headache almost constantly. And y'know what? I've got a high pain tolerance (which, yes, has occasionally led to me ignoring things that I should have talked to a doctor about, because it's just pain, and I don't want to raise a fuss, and yeah. I know, I know, and I've been lectured about this many times.), so most of the time I just wince and ignore it. But the other night I had a sinus migraine come on so fast that I thought I was going to throw up while on the bus home, and when I DID get home, I flung myself on the couch and clutched an ice pack over the upper right side of my face. Remind me again why trepanation is such a bad idea?

And there are other things going on leading to stress. Nothing for folks to be worried about, just the usual accumulation of Too Much To Do and not enough time or energy. What all of this means is that I am trying to improve my mood by wearing things that I KNOW I love. Such as today's outfit:

Mmm, red velvet. And wacky hair volumizing powder which does indeed give my baby-fine, fly-away hair some gentle lift without needing backcombing or hairspray. I think this is my new favorite hair product.

Oh! LilyElspeth/Lorax of Sex custom-dyed a pair of my vintage Fluevogs. Originally they were black and cream, but now they're black and matches-my-lipstick burgundy:


Tonight, I need to get some writing done and try to go to bed early. Ahahahahaha. Yeah, we'll see if either of those happen.

Over a hoop skirt, no less! And with my beloved J. Peterman silk frock coat that I've had for ... 15 years? Something like that.

One of my co-workers told me that he really likes my long skirts, that it makes me look like I'm floating down the hallway. Hee!

My Gloria di Notte skirt by kambriel! Remembering how to walk so I don't catch the lace hem on my bootlace hooks only took about two minutes, thank goodness. Also, I need to unearth the petticoats that are longer than mid-calf, but aren't the epic doorway-blocking ones. (Yes, I have multiple petticoats of varying length and floof. What, doesn't everyone?)

I am tired. I went to bed at a reasonable time last night, but the alarm going off at the appropriate time to go to work was not fun.

Yes, seeing the Mary Poppins Army defeat Voldemort made me dig out my Mary Poppins-esque frock coat^*. Now help me find a handbag that is bigger on the inside.




^*Which came from J.Peterman ages and ages ago, and has gone through assorted revisions and tailoring. It's one of the jackets I keep searching for on eBay, because it really is one of my favorites.

I'm still feeling a bit tired and sickly, but I've armored myself against that by wearing a stripey blazer. Yes, this is how my mind works.

With the blank stare of the sleep-deprived, because whoo, insomnia.

Black lace blouse with jabot from Newport News ages and ages ago, black lace skirt made from a thrift store prom dress, and stripey waistcoat made from a thrift store blazer that was a smidge too small for me.

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In other news, muse_books commented with more information about the LJ Scrapbook thing I reblogged last night:

Error in this meme..... paid users always have had 2GB with option to pay
for an upgrade. The item on news in English says:

Will I still have the same amount of storage space for my images? Yes,
all account levels will retain the same storage space levels as before,
including if you've purchased the extra storage space add-on. These
levels are not being reduced.

Huh, okay. I'll admit, I don't remember how much storage space I have for images, but that's because I have a permanent account (thanks to the kindness of the StuntHusband, who isn't even ON lj anymore.)

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In other other news, I'm having olives, Brie, and GF baguette for dinner. Because I CAN, dammit.