filled with delicious . . . stuffing.
There are already lots of people who do quite well in the "food with eyes" genre but this was a request, and I accidentally made a start on the pattern for it before (too bad I was making a bird). v1 was okay from the front but it's too square. I am planning to make different expressions/versions, it seemed better to test expression while testing the pattern so v3 is different. Was also trying to streamline the sewing. I have a "realistic" v2 that came out with too much darting to do the face, it is up for grabs but shadrad has dibs.

version 1. My father identified it as garlic :\


version 3 ^^; (blah, i did not notice till now it's underexposed? Retake?)


4.5" diameter/~3" tall. I have name candidates but I'm not sure yet.

More shots of Sargon (click for Flickr for larger). Sorry about the failbroidery, inexperience . . .


I do not know how to decide whether or not Animazement is too soon to be thinking about trying Artist Alley (opens tomorrow night), since I never heard anything from the ACen waiting list. I really prefer selling things in person; though I'm still not sure people will want them or which to sell . . . I just started going through the con list looking for something that allows fiber arts and I might know someone going to. I also have until March 15th to send in for Plush You show in Seattle; and same deadline for next issue of Stuffed magazine. Figure if I'm making the stuff anyway it's no deal to send an email.

If I'm linking Flickr, yes my Sapporo/Otaru pics have been up for a while now. I've almost finished the report but . . . haven't. "Been distracted" would be a terrible understatement. I'd like to have tomorrow night as a deadline for myself I think. So you can look at them now if you like, but if you wait for the report you get highlight photos and probably slightly better context than the captions.

I got good news today - apparently the CAT scan was more accurate than the MRI, and I will only have to have one adrenal gland removed. So I guess I got a bit of luck after all; lifetime cortisol replacement is not a good outcome. Endo says get the one out, and I'll be "fixed" (risky surgery, hospital stay and recovery aside) - I don't think I've ever had a doctor use that word with me.

Did get to see Watchmen today. I liked it but it didn't change my world (okay, full frontal glowing changed it a bit); I admit to being distracted by the 8 year old (at most) kid next to me. Feet didn't reach halfway to the ground and he had a cold. His father had him cover his eyes during the not-that-explicit sex between consensual adults, but apparently things being hacked off was A-OK. Never mind that any of the context of either went completely over his head; *that's* what makes it bad. I love our culture.

Okay, I went far past exhausted again today, as little as I seem to accomplish, but it's time for bed.