Finished video! Judy and I are around 2:10 and we show up twice. =D The whole thing is actually pretty interesting to listen to if you’re willing to sit through it.
Posts Tagged‘Victorian’
Conservatory of Flowers in SF
Judy and I did a video shoot over the weekend for “Get Out and Play”, a local San Francisco tv segment. They needed some Victorian costumers for the new exhibit at the Conservatory of Flowers, so we volunteered. It was pretty neat since I’ve never done a video shoot before. A lot harder than photoshoots actually. Holding a smile pose for 30 seconds is no joke. o_O
The exhibit, Wicked Plants, is really really cool! It’s a tiny exhibit since the conservatory isn’t that big but it is really worth seeing if you are in the area. I want to go back and actually spend more time reading all the plaques. I never read the exhibit plaques.
Renoir Boating Party
I should be posting China photos but I am defeated every time I try to process them… so many photos!
Judy and I went to the Greater Bay Area Costuming Guild’s (wow what a mouthful) Renoir Boating Party event on Saturday. The event was based on the Luncheon of the Boating Party painting. It was a really cute event and a lot of fun! We had a picnic on the docks and ogled all the beautiful dresses.
Steampunk Con 2011
A bunch of us went to the Steampunk Exhibition yesterday. We spent a lot of time wandering around looking at the booths and exhibitions, and we sat in on a panel where Gail Carriger was speaking. Gail Carriger is the author of a really awesome steampunk victorian series that we love. It has werewolves, vampires, and awesome humor on top of steampunk. What’s not to love? If you’re into that kind of thing, check out Soulless which is the first book.
I’m always a little afraid to sit in on panels of authors I like because just because they can write, doesn’t mean they can speak. One of the very first authors I heard in person was Neal Stephenson and I was so disappointed. I’m sorry, but the guy is an awful speaker. I like his books though! (For the most part…)
I had a great time listening to Gail Carriger though! I’m so glad we dragged ourselves up to go see her because she was in the first round of panels that morning, and I had trouble getting myself and Marcus out of bed and out the door. =D The other author on her panel, Cheryl Priest, was also great to listen to and I really want to check out her books now. From what I gather, her books are steampunk in civil war times. Time to hit the library!
After the panel, we went up and fangirl-ed a bit on Ms. Carriger and got a photo with her. (It’s on Judy’s camera though so I gotta go poke Judy for it.) We had lunch, wandered around, and then checked out the Lego Convention which was also in the hotel. So awesome! The 2 cons decided to offer badges to each other’s conventions for $10 so we got to check out the legos and they got to come check out the crazy costumers. =D
The 2008 Costume Year in Review
Wow, it’s 2009 already! Tempus fugit!