Last day of July....and another hot one. I got up early to do chores and work in the garden and it didn't take long to be soaked in sweat so I came indoors to work on costume projects.
Yesterday I spent the day at Cyphan, a local Science Fiction and Fantasy convention. It was great to hang out and see everyone. It was also another opportunity to "clean house" as I brought along with me a whole garbage bag full of toys to donate to the "Bug's Pals" event at Hope Children's Hospital. I also brought along a whole box of those Star Wars books to donate to the Joliet Library and to other members who requested them. So yet more "stuff" purged out of the house. Slowly but surely, the year long purge continues!
I wore my Rebel Fleet Trooper costume in the morning at Cyphan and my Imperial Gunner costume in the afternoon...and...egad...someone posted a photo of me in the gunner from behind...I REALLY have to step up my efforts to lose weight....that butt shot was absolutely ghastly. Where I have lost some weight the last couple weeks...I need to lose a LOT more. It has been hard to be motivated lately because of the extreme heat we have been experiencing. It is hard for me to be really active enough when it is over 90 degrees every day and even uncomfortably hot and humid at 4 in the morning.
Also at Cyphan I picked up my "Read" poster. This poster was made by the Joliet Library from a photo taken of me in Hoth costume in front of a green screen. That photo was then photoshopped into the poster (as were all of the other participants) and the posters are supposed to be put up throughout the Library. It came out pretty good...I was sweating it thinking I would look absolutely horrid...but...all in all...I don't look hideous....
Last weekend was the Master Gardener Garden Walk and I spent all day on Saturday at one of the gardens being the "butterfly expert". Butterfly counts have been down this year as a whole. I haven't seen many at my restoraton site, and have not seen a lot of butterflies in the yard either. It has been a disappointing butterfly year.
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