OK, we've reached the point of ridiculousness here.

[badseed1980]

I so need to go grocery shopping. My cupboards are BARE, y'all. I am OUT of COFFEE. That in and of itself is cause for alarm. Gods, I wish I had tonight free, but I don't. Ah well. At least I should be able to manage to grab a few things at the store on my way home and still get where I need to be by 7pm. I hope. I just don't want to face getting up Saturday morning and getting to Arisia by...what, 10am for the first panel I want? with no coffee in my system and nothing healthy for breakfast.

This is such a busy, busy month.

I also still NEED A GODDAMN BRA to wear under my good dress!!! I don't know how I'll get one! The Victoria's Secret in Faneuil Hall didn't have a backless/strapless except those useless adhesive things. I think the Lane Bryant ones would be too big for me--their smallest size is my size in a normal bra, and you usually need to go down one for a strapless. Maybe I can order a couple online tonight when I get home and give them a try, and I'll send back whatever doesn't work. I need to do this so I can get the damn dress tailored.

How long does it usually take for a tailoring job like getting a dress taken in? Hopefully not forever. I don't know how much in advance I'll be able to bring it in. Couple weeks, tops, most likely.

I may see about taking a short vacation late in February. Just a long weekend or something. *sigh*

Comments

[ayalanya.livejournal.com]

i can recommend damselfrog for sewing in general - she makes clothing and does it well. i don't know what her schedule is looking like, but i'm guessing that she'd be a bit less busy than a shop (thus getting it back to you faster).

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I'm sure she's good, so thanks for the recommendation, but I think I'd rather get this done by someone I can really get PISSY at if they fuck it up by mistake. Wouldn't want to do that to someone who's not doing this as their full-time job at a shop.

[elissa-carey.livejournal.com]

*nod* Definitely order the bras online; it'll be less hassle for you. Here's the first batch of results for "backless strapless bra" via Froogle: click here (http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=backless+strapless+bra&hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&safe=active&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=Cyl&sa=X&oi=froogle&ct=title). There ought to be something in there somewhere that will suit you. Perhaps the Fantasie Ivory Rose? :)

Perhaps you can also see about looking for a grocery delivery service, at least for now. There may be some online. (I know there used to be, anyway.)

*hug* Have a good time at Arisia! A friend of mine (yuki_onna, aka Catherynne Valente) is going to be there, helping to give some of the panels/seminars. You can check out which ones on her most recent posting, if you're interested.

And I hope your birthday's been grand. :)

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Fantasie Ivory Rose was the one I was looking at! I will probably order that when I get home tonight, maybe in a couple different sizes just in case. (36D and 36 DD probably...I'm fairly sure I'll want the 36, though I'm often a 38. Strapless bras slip easily.)

I will have a chance to grab at least the bare necessities at the store tonight, fortunately. Apparently those grocery delivery people are like the cable guy: they give you a time frame when you need to be home to accept delivery. Dudes, if I HAD that time, I'd go to the store myself! :P

My birthday was lovely. Hope yours was as well.

[miss-lisa-ma.livejournal.com]

As a fan of good tailoring (and someone who's taken stuff back for re-dos when it wasn't all that good), I'd give it at least a week for the initial take-in at anyplace decent, if the dress has princess seams or otherwise straightforward construction.

If January's nuts, it's so worth it to pay extra and have the bras rush-shipped. You're right; you gotta get the bra you will wear with the dress to get it tailored properly, or you'll look like a '57 Chevy with fins.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

*nods*

The take-in shouldn't be TOO hard. I don't know a heck of a lot about sewn garment construction, but I discovered last time I took the dress out of the closet that it actually DOES have simple, straight seams down the sides. If they can undo those, do a bit of darting and some general taking-in, it should be fine.

[etainwilson.livejournal.com]

Out of coffee?? No coffee? The horror! The horror! That's even scaring me. (huddling around the programmable Mr. Coffee, clutching the GreenMountain Dark Magic beans...) My child, may you find a hidden stash in the pantry soon!

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

It's ok--I made it to the store! I have coffee AND creamer in my fridge now!

[debbith.livejournal.com]

Sounds crazy, sounds like you'll need a massage when you take your mini-vacation, those are always good for clearing all the crazy energy. Hope everything settles down soon!

*hugs*