No Time for the VMAs. Day 18

It never ceases to amaze me just how busy I am, now that I am not working. There is an endless list of errands, projects, lunches, resume building, etc. that seems to occur, and I feel like I can't ever seem to get anything done. That being said, I finished one custom tailored shirt this week. Well, one might be asking, "Why is Julie working on that? That's not a McQueen project?" No, it is not, however, I have picked up a contract job in October. It is a two-week gig with some folks from my tiny, niche industry, so it is a great opportunity. The dress-code for the contract is business. Well, this is a problem. My closet is flamboyant. So, I need to alter that. I thought that making some tailored shirts would be a good idea because I know I stand to learn a lot from the cotton, as it is stiff and not very mailable, apparently, unlike my schedule, because I have only gotten one done in a week! This contract also gives me an opportunity to make some skirts that are all work and no play, but solves my dilemma from Sunday: What do I do next, bite the bullet and get the good fabric? Or make some less expensive versions first.

After finally receiving my yarn on Monday, Ramon and I headed up to the track on Tuesday afternoon. I was relieved from DMV duties, as I discovered that Ramon's registration was actually still valid from last year. The time at the track was productive, and quite a work-out for Ramon as the car is a real handful at this time, as no tuning has been done. This car, however, was not made for the street. On our return from the track, passing over a bit of freeway near downtown Oakland where the concrete is in big blocks, the car bucked from front to back wildly more than Vern the 17.3 hand Dutch Warmblood that gave me such a concussion that kept me from working back in 2008. Note to self: do not knit in the dark in a race-car, on a shitty freeway.



So, in addition to the one shirt that I have finished, I received my yarn, and with help from Thunder, I have started Ramon's sweater. I am only a few inches in, but I am very happy with the texture of the yarn.

Today, I have a media kit I really need to finish for a friend, and the next Tuesday I am launch Ramon and Nicole's new work website that I have been plugging away on for weeks. So, when can I get to the McQueen? Perhaps my priorities are not in order here. Oh, no, no. I think that they are. I just feel frustrated that I have spent so much time running around in the past week, and so little time sewing.

Ramon finishing the race-car is a huge step though. I know that I mentioned before, but he's been working on this project for a year-and-a-half. It seems easy to take on the big, overwhelming project, because at the beginning it is all optimism and hope. You think to yourself, "I can totally do this, it will be easy, I have a year!" But then, as they say, life happens, right? I think I am still in the honey-moon phase of the project, because I think I still have so much time to do all of this stuff, but do I? I am going to start posting the Day number in the title, as a reminder to myself of how much time I have left. Hopefully this will help keep me on track, and motivated, not frustrated. Time shall tell.

For further inspiration, while I may have missed watching the VMAs because of my busy schedule, I certainly did not miss my fashion hero—but please not that my hair has been platinum, and straight longer than hers—looking absolutely stunning in McQueen:





And of course later, looking absolutely shocking in meat:



Oh the lovely courage to pull this off. This is why I admire her. Regardless of your, or even her opinion of how it looks, she did it. Could you?