Steampunk costume

So my sister is an awesome seamstress. She is a teacher at Oregon state university for it. So because of my sisters mad sewing skills I've never really had to buy a dress (thank you sis!). So for dragoncon I've never really dressed in any sort of costume. Well my sister is making me a part of my Steampunk costume. I thought I would share the pictures of it so far. I'm so excited to wear it!

pants

-hey sorry i've been silent for a little bit. this month has been crazy! all my siblings were in town and i've had to get ready for school (i start on 8/20! holy crap!) and getting ready for dragon con. needless to say, i've had a packed month. so watch out, i'm back. hehe.

-i saw this image and just knew i had to share it. for i cannot stand when guys wear their pants hanging off of their butts. especially when they have a belt on the pants. what is the point of wearing the belt?! so yeah. so somehow, i don't think guys who are trying to look 'super cool' are trying to show they are available. hehe.

whale skirt

so i bought a cute little jean skirt at target and then stitched on a whale to the skirt. i think it turned out cute. i'm going to mail it my brother and sister-in-law to give to my niece. i bought the skirt bigger then her size now, so she should be able to wear it for a while. here are the final results.

sunday

so this sunday me and my roommate went to the chicago south side irish parade. it was a short parade and wasn't crazy at all - as it has been in the past. but it was nice to get out and enjoy the weather. i must say though the parade was a little disappointing. oh well i guess. we shall see in the up coming years if it gets crazy again.

to get to the parade we had taken the L. while riding the L there was a guy who was waiting to get off at a stop and he had to stand there with his legs spread wide out because he had his pants hanging off his ass. if he stood straight they would have fallen off. and the silly part is he had a belt on also. i don't understand this! why have a belt if your not going to use it. belts are made to hold your pants up. i don't want to see your ass!