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SO we've picked where were going to dinner for my birthday. (We being J & myself, and Anna & David) Hurricane's Grill. I've picked what I want to eat already (yes, I am that girl) and now I am having rouble with the cocktails menu. BECAUSE OH MY GOD. I CANNOT CHOOSE!

WILDBERRY FIZZ
Wild berries soaked in vanilla & honey syrup, Chambord, charged with bubbles

RUBY RED
Absolut vodka & Pomegranate Liqueur, served "Caprioska" style with smashed limes and
plump muscat grapes, sweetened with Hibiscus juice

ROAST ORANGE & GINGER MARGARITA
Patron Anejo Tequilla, Gingembre Liqueur with roasted orange, lime and fresh ginger

XO EXPRESSO
Grey Goose vodka & Kahlua, shaken with vanilla bean and cinnamon syrup &
a shot of LAVAZZA espresso, served "Martini" style

HAZY LEMON
A refreshing mix of Limoncello & Absolut Vanilia, sprayed with fresh lemon, finished with a burnt orange foam

SO NOW A POLL
[Poll #1520032]

HALP ME!

Every year there's a Christmas party made up of a large group of friends here. Most of know each other through our medieval society and very often the parties are themed. This year our party was held on a lovingly restored 1902 coal-fired steamship, the Waratah.

Appropriately it was a steampunk party.

( For the Queen! )

For those who are interested, the full set is here

The Doctor Who and Torchwood books are very hit and miss. The DW ones always have been -- I read a bunch growing up and I still read them now. I find that they fall into one of three categories:
1) Really awesome and almost surprising
2) Two characters are written really well, the rest aren't, and overall it's not bad but I wouldn't read it again
3) Worse than the first fic I've ever seen leaving me wondering if I will ever get my two hours of time back it took me to read it, and also why they don't just hire one of the many decent fic writers out there to write the books instead.

Anyway, yesterday was spent recovering from the EPICNESS that was the steampunk party. During which I slept, lazed about in bed, and read two of the new Torchwood books I'd picked up. One was pretty good. Very Tosh and Owen centric and I enjoyed it. The other was.... Well, it had potential. The idea behind it was really COOL. but the book itself? Arse.

Let's just say that it had Jack Fucking Harkness riding a Fucking Flying Unicorn.

In fact, I have to share:

Jack surveyed the rest of the Stadium. The howling wind that had encircled the enclosed space was beginning ot loosen chairs and hoardings. But soaring toward him from the stand beyond the goalposts was another extraordinary sight. A Flying Unicorn.

The pale white coat was dappled green in the supernatural light. It seemed to toss his head at him as it approached. Jack clambered up onto the balcony rail, waited fort he amazing creature to pass and leaped onto its back.

He almost overshot. But the animal dropped its shoulder and swung around so that Jack was able to rebalance.

He sat well forward on the animal's withers, plunging his handsdeep into its silky mane and pushing his legs over the point of the shoulder to keep them cleat of the elegantly beating wings. He held on grimly as it veered into the wind and out over the centre of the stadium.

The unicorn shimmied right a little, then swooped through a sudden squall in the wind. Its legs kicked away the snatching branches of the alien trees as the hooves skimmed the canopy

ANYWAY. The moral of the story is listen to the big finish audios if you want better quality (overall) and only read the books if you are prepared for FUCKING UNICORNS.

I know there likely aren't that many people on my FList who care about my costuming plans for the years, but here they are. 3 fandom/cosplay, and 3 medieval

( pictures! )

Finally, there's my other steampunk idea. Which combines two dresses into an evening gown and adds a bunch of embellishment
( Read more... )

Add to these SEVEN things, one, mebbe two outfits for another person I know *cough*silensy*cough* and the repairs I need to make to my current garb and the fact that I'd love to make the Pieta dress as well (YEAR AFTER I TELL MYSELF), and it's a busy year!

I better start working on my schedule! :D

Part of the gold pass was getting signed photos from the people there. I had gotten Paul's right before Joe's panel, and went to get Joe's right after.

Joe looked at Paul's in my hand, said 'can I see that' and grabbed it, adding something to it.

So I went back to Paul and he added something to Joe's.

( pictures under here )

Boys. All I'm saying.