Episode 82: Playing Catchup

In this episode, the girls play catchup after being gone for about a month. They squee over their most recent favorite things, then discuss their current crafty/DIY projects.

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Events

• Worldcon in Spokane  August 19-23
• Convolution 2015 - Burlingame October 5-6, 2015 (july 25th working picnic)
• Writers With Drinks monthly http://www.writerswithdrinks.com/
• Celesticon: (September 4-7, 2015) http://www.celesticon.com Where: Fremont Marriott, Fremont, CA
• SF Zine Fest: Sunday, Sept 6th 2015, 11AM - 5PM, San Francisco County Fair Building, free admission
• Big Bad Con 2015 - October 16-18, Hilton Oakland Airport: http://www.bigbadcon.com/
• Labryinth of Jareth - http://labyrinthmasquerade.com/

Get Geeky

Moments of Squee - What’s got us excited?

• Jade -- I’ve been under a rock in regards to working
• Minions Movie -- Hilariously funny. Good for people of all ages.
• Dubsmash war between cast of Agent Carter vs. Agent of Shield http://www.buzzfeed.com/alannabennett/hayley-atwell-chris-evans-dubsmash#.ljzeJn5D0
  http://www.hitfix.com/harpy/a-complete-history-of-the-2015-dubsmash-war-between-shield-and-agent-carter
• AND there will be version 2 -- http://www.hypable.com/agents-of-shield-agent-carter-dubsmash-war-2/
• My costuming group at SDCC won “Most Humorous” masquerade with their musical “Challenge Accepted” We had to bow out earlier this year but i’m so happy (and jealous) for them -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpjbC6UaInI&sns=em
• Sandy:
• Flipping out over Steven Universe everything.  The cartoon is on summer break but there’s a lot to check out on Hulu, Google Play, or its original Cartoon Network. New episodes go up on August 6th, but there was a major upload around SDCC that has all the fans talking.  Fan Art on Tumblr is incredible, there are comics with some cute storylines, it’s all ages but has something for everyone.
• EMP Museum - http://www.empmuseum.org/

Get Crafty

Fiber Optics

Let's talk fiber.

Finished Objects
Sandy	Pattern: gryffindor house sweater Yarn: Cascade Longwood sport The sweater fits perfectly. I think I put up pictures on the Ravelry GGC thread for y’all. Just need to put the ribbon in the shoulders, I have a care label all done up.
WIPs
Jade	Pattern: Leftie by Martina Behm Link: http://strickmich.frischetexte.de/en/shop-english/eshop-leftie/ Yarn: Miss Babs Yummy 2Ply (zing) and Yummy 2py Toes (Batshit crazy) Notes:
Sandy	working on nice cool afghan hexagons-- doing the Hexagon How-To afghan out of DK weight cottons, 15 different colors. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hexagon-how-to By Lucy of Attic 24 shooting for a queen-sized afghan by the time the weather changes
Jade	Pattern: Louisa by Cocoknits Yarn: Shibui - Linen, Cloud, and….. Progress: Finished one sleeve. Am starting to work on the second sleeve.
Sandy	Pattern Fox Paws by Xandy Peters five colors of Knit Picks Comfy Fingering, blue, teal, purple Finding it pretty difficult, concentrating on it is important finished the first color sequence
Jade	Pattern: Dr. Who cowl
Sandy	My travel work was the Sweet Eleanor scarf in Jojoland Melody, sock weight, shades of heathery blue, green, and purple, starting on the second skein crocheted in G hook, very fast I changed the notation to American stitches, you can find that link on my project page. http://www.ravelry.com/projects/nogitsunegirl/sweet-eleanor-scarf
Sandy	Hermione's Everyday Socks by Erica Lueder Araucania Itata Multy: wool, silk, bamboo green, purple, yellow… picked up sock nylon for the heel
Tour De Fleece
The tour finished up July 26th. Jade managed to finish one spinning WIP, and is half way through another. She “fell” off the bike, and came in mid-way with the rest of the pack.

Make it Sew

• Jade is nearly finished with the Kate Bishop costume. The dress and belt are 90% completed. She still needs to finish her mask.
• Jade helped a friend learn how to use her sewing machine and how to sew the beginnings of a Asian Lolita outfit.
• Speaking of outfits, have you seen the Muslim Lolita outfits? They’re awesome http://www.boredpanda.com/muslim-lolita-hijab-japanese-fashion-anime/
• Sandy started off with some routine maintenance on her sewing machine, which turned into a BIG OLE PROBLEM, and now it needs to be repaired.
• Sandy just bought Gertie Sews Vintage Casual, too, boo-hoo.