Blarg

I've been composing a blog post for a few days. Maybe this little blip will kickstart this process.

Haven't given up the ghost completely...

...yet.

Hello again, gently readers.

I've been composing this post in my head for the past few days, and have been thinking about my poor, abandoned blog for even longer. I'll admit it, I was slightly embarrassed that after all my bluster that I had to let go of not one, but two projects. Boo hoo. Only not really.

So, a bit of a recap: there was a trash-fashion show that I competed in--I've been participating every year since it started, but this was the first one where I modeled.

bad cell phone photo

another bad photo of sleeves!

bustle!

And here's the finished outfit!

The first photos are poor quality, yes, but you get the gist, and this was the only photo I got of my complete outfit! I did not plan for documentation. Bad one on my part. Anyhow, the top is a bra with bottle caps (from across the country!), the corsety-bustier thing is out of heat-treated potato bags, and the skirt, bustle, veil,  and sleeves are made from onion bags.

I had been working away on this project despite my body deciding to not play fair: the week before I had some close contact with dogs that I don't know, I'm quite allergic to dogs and paid the price for that; and the week leading up to the show a cold decided that it was the perfect time to wage war. Side note: though zinc-heavy remedies can be super awesome, they make you feel fun-kay. Blech. That's why I hadn't been posting in the blog as much--I have super limited time after the monster goes to bed, and between allergic reations, colds, trashion shows, and, well, cats on the internet, I hadn't had a lot of time for blogging. Boo.

Now that the trashion show is over, I have been re-thinking my projects. I have a few irons in the fire, just in regular life, and I have been having doubts as far as adding another one to the pile. Of iron. So, I'm not. Adding one. To the fire. I've decided to not participate in NaNoWriMo.

What? you ask.  But you've been talking about that in your blog for a long time!

That's true. I have.

Are you the type of gal to string a reader on?

Maybe, but I don't try to be.

Why drop this one, and not one of the other 'irons' in your 'fire?' Hmm?

Well, a) I don't appreciate the tone you're taking with the quotes there, buddy. Watch it , or I might not let you ask any more questions.

Noted.

And b) it's more of a last in, first out kind of order. NaNoWriMo is the youngest project, so it can chill. I didn't register as a participant, so I'm not dragging down the success rate of the project. There are plenty of other people who will start and not finish.

You mentioned that you had let go of two projects, but you have more. Do you want to elaborate?

Not yet--some I can't expand on yet (SQUEE), and some I will, but in future posts. I can't blow my wad all at once--gotta keep it going for a little while, eh?

What does abandoning projects that you speak about publicly do to your reputation on your blog?

Nuthin. Key phrase is 'your blog.' (How do you like them quotes now?) My blog, my rules. This interview is OVER.

Don't worry, gentle reader: since this exchange happened in my head, I totally flipped over the imaginary table. That's the only way to end an interview like that.

And that's the end of my post. Only time will tell if I'm actually back on the horse.