State of the Neko address: week 23, part 2

song+ Strangers Like Me- Disneymania
book+ Batgirl Rising
scent+ chocolate
quest+ apartment rearranging
upper+ i'm feeling rather productive lately
downer+ none? how odd
attire+ work clothes
drink+ cherry 7up

so really the inevitable semi-confrontational this-is-what-i-need-from-you roommate discussion with Moose went better than i'd originally anticipated. after a few days of avoidance, this morning she broached the subject of moving out herself. turns out someone else pointed out to her that she really can't afford to pay rent, pay off her tickets, and make car payments since she'll be buying a new car from a dealership now that Phineas is being (rightfully) repossessed by mom. she has a few friends that have offered to let her room with them rent-free in exchange for chauffeuring services. i said essentially “good for you! you understand that you still owe us the rent we floated you at the beginning of the year, right?” so presently things are going about as smoothly as possible all things considered. she should be moved out sometime between now and the end of August. that's fine, Kyu and i finally get studio space.

first thing he said “when this this and this *pointing at smaller tables* are upstairs, i'm putting in a big table for playing Warhammer on!” okay, whatever. it can go there *points* i'll be upstairs ignoring you and your nerdy friends. xD i like his friends just fine, but that doesn't mean i wanna listen to them play games that take hours to get through. if he has his Warhammer gaming area downstairs i'll just have a photography station set up upstairs so i can possibly get pictures taken without fighting the camera's flash for 10 minutes every time. xD between that and shifting my sewing stuff out of our room, there could actually be space to rearrange things.

..i don't even feel the slightest bit bad that we only had the “yeah, no more being roommates” conversation this morning and Kyu and i are already discussing just how we want to rearrange everything. xD it's gonna be nice having room to navigate around everything. i'm eager for space to dedicate to our hobbies without them piling up everywhere ready to tumble like a landslide at the slightest cross breeze. this is the perfect opportunity to indulge my obsessive love of hyper-detailed organizational schemes too. whee!

i foresee the purchase of numerous clear plastic organizational things over the next few months. just as i can afford them, other things are higher on the priority list. like a working sewing machine. i'm also thinking of going for a serger. i like the efficiency of them, and if i decide to go into doll clothes manufacture for spare money (like i've been thinking of doing) i'm sure as hell not gonna hand-sew everything! xD it'll also make people-sized costuming endeavors run smoother. i think i could make decent spending money by creating accurate dolly cosplay for hard-to-fit sizes. i'd specifically stick to JiD/EiD (girls), DoC/DoT (both genders), and Kid Delf (girl) since that's what i have and i'd need a model physically nearby to get a perfect fit. i also have Momo, but sewing for a tiny is fiddly and obnoxious. based on my own preferences i'd likely specialize in Western superheroes, but i think being open to other things could be fun too. it's not worth seriously planning out until i have the space and proper tools, but it's something i've thought about more than once lately. i love costuming and design, so i may as well find a way to profit doing something i love, right? i should ask around and see if there's any interest in those things.. for the most part, the doll hobby skews toward Anime/manga more than superhero comics. i'm personally passionate about capes and tights though.