Costume Time

Hi there, dear readers.

So you know in the last post I mentioned that we're going to Rocky Horror?

I forgot to mention - Katie and I are dressing up for it.

She's been working on a Columbia outfit for a while now.  We took a trip to our local Savers (only like the best thrift shop ever) to try to finish it off.  Cute shoes, a flash of yellow over a silver top, some red tights, and short shorts.  All she needs is a glitzy bow tie and a mini hat, and she is set.

(And, I might add, it's a mighty good Columbia outfit.  She tried it all on together Saturday and it is perfect!)

I was thinking I was just going to dress goth with what I have.  Two fold reason.  1.) I am dead broke for a while and can't afford a costume, and 2.) as a plus sized woman, it can be hard to find something that doesn't look horrible or stupid.  Shopping is hard sometimes, ok?

But Savers was awesome.  Katie and I actually got to talking with one the employees (who was wearing a killer Robin Hood costume); turns out, she used to be Magenta in the performance we go to. 

Now, Magenta is the character I've been fantasizing about being for a while now.  A fun maid outfit (which was actually, I found out, a long button down tee shirt with maid accessories over top) and crazy hair and who wouldn't love pairing up with Riff-Raff?

As a plus sized gal, though, maid outfits kinda suck. 

Not this time.

The gal at Savers showed me the cutest maid outfit for plus sized women.  Bonus moment - it was under 20 bucks.   Katie had me try it on - it totally fit perfectly - and bought it for me, cause she is just that awesome.  I plan on pairing it with my black boots and some fishnets.

Awesomsauce.

I get to finally be Magenta!!

What about Jim and Trev?  I can hear you asking.

Well.  Jim is planning on dressing like a girl.  Trev is going to do his impersonation of Mr. Plinkett, the crazy movie reviewer from Red Letter Media.

(I know, I know.  I wanted him to be Riff-Raff too.  Ah well.  At least he Time Warps, lol.)

It is going to be a bundle of crazy fun.  I will have pictures when it's all said and done. :)

Happy Monday, readers!

~Meaghan

Snow (Hey Oh)

Hi there, my dear readers.

Yes.  The title of this blog is the title of one of my favorite Red Hot Chili Pepper songs.  (I love those guys.  Seriously.  Great music.  I'm listening to it as I write this, btw.  You should listen too.)

(On a total side note here, I still remember the first time I heard this song.  It was the first Easter we were in Colorado and I was getting ready for sunrise service while watching VH1, cause we actually had cable at the time and why not.  This song came on and I broke out in chills from head to toe.  Hot. Damn.  Great chords, great words, and a hot lead singer.  Thus it began....)

Anyway.

There is snow today. 

I've been up since like 6am, doing homework, drinking Earl Grey tea with sweet cream (if you have never tried it, I highly recommend you do - I've been looking for a coffee alternative and this fits the bill), and watching it snow.

We've already gotten more than the weather people expected.  So I'm not sure what that means as for the rest of the day.  But this is our first snowfall of the year, so anything could happen.

I feel like our first snow is kind of late.

 I mean, I love the autumn weather more than anything.  I really do.  I love the blustery winds and golden trees and crisp sunshine that invites me to do homework and knitting outside.  And snow and I have this serious love/hate relationship; I love it as long as I don't have to go out into it.  The minute I have to go outside, I basically hate it.

But I've seen snow come here in September.

So it feels like it should have happened already.

As much as I complain about snow, I really don't think it's all bad.  It's where we get our drinking water.  It's important to the environment out here.

And while Colorado rocks in a lot of regards, this is one of the best: it snows one day then it's 70 degrees and sunny the next.

Seriously.

So while it's all wet and snowy today, it'll be beautiful tomorrow.

I'll be back to sitting under my trees on campus by Monday.

Happy Friday, all.

~Meaghan