Fashion Show

I haven't felt like writing much lately, probably because of how crazy I've felt.  I'm still trying to figure why when one thing goes bad, everything else tumbles around you.  It makes me believe that you are what you think. 

Despite all of the craziness, I've managed to get myself into more craziness by getting booked as a showcase designer for an upcoming fashion show.  Exciting, I know.  The only problem is that my concept for the collection is based on something that happened recently with my mom, and therefore has not been created.  This means I have from now until Febuary 1st to create as many garments as I can...I'm shooting for 8. 

This isn't the time to show half-assed garments either; one thing I've learned is that networking does help, so showing some shotty work just won't do - not that I'd ever want to do that. 

About a month ago I decided 2011 is going to be the year I do everything I can to start my business or make some impact in the fashion world.  After I mentally prepared myself is when all of these opportunities starting coming up, like this fashion show, or a friend asking me to help with a fashion shoot which led to some good contacts, or another fashion show production contacting me. 

I'm looking forward to this year.

Mysterious Foil

 

I'm not talking about "a character who contrasts with another character in order to highlight various features of that other character's personality, throwing these characteristics into sharper focus (Wiki)."  I'm not talking about a weapon used in fencing, or how to obscure or confuse a trail or scent, and  I'm not talking about ruining anyone's master plan.  Lastly, I remember using the F-O-I-L method in math, but that's not it either.  Though all of the above mentioned may be mysterious in their ways, I'm talking about aluminum foil. 

Have you ever had a burrito from Chipotle?  It comes wrapped all perfectly in foil.  Then you begin to eat it, and you get about half way through and realize it's going to be your next meal as well...so you try to wrap it back up in the same foil it came in, which is nearly impossible.  The now wrinkled foil has taken on a smaller form and is unwilling to go back to its old ways of being smooth and big enough to fit around your burrito.  So, you tug on it, then it rips. 

Aluminum foil also serves baking purposes, keeping those pans safe from villainous food.  It can be molded into a food dish, or to make wondrous flying dragons and unicorns.  Ever thought of making a skirt or dress out of foil?  Well don't, because it will probably tear and then you will be naked...awkward.

Basically, foil is awesome.  Fragile, shrinking, warrior, and compromising.  But don't put it in the microwave.