A Born Again Diva

Well, I guess we're not Caesar ... ;-)

Well, Caesar indeed is special.

The show will open soon, and I am already feeling how it will fly fast through the performances, and then wham! a deafening gaping empty silent hole. I cannot have that. I also found out today that my beloved director has HIV (has had for years, but I only found out today) and it touched me quite a bit.

my next immediate task: to make stuffed legs out of brown pantyhose. They have to be believable. Harrumph. Oh well, nobody will be able to say I didn't try...but not sure how much I can do...

Ehmm... would this be an awkward moment to mention the d-word, as in ... "dissertation"?

yes. definitely awkward.

dang dag - we have the same size boobs, but your face is far prettier.

Stuffed legs tip -- (I'm in the process of making a doll for sozlet):

Instead of just stuffing the pantyhose like you would a pillow -- grab a handful, shove it in, grab another -- wrap it up like a um yule log. It might be trickier because of how big it'll have to be (the doll is only 18 inches tall, and I only did this for the head), but I was impressed by the non-lumpiness of this technique.

Basically you'd start with a long thin tube of stuffing, ideally probably starting with the length of a foot. Then tear off flat pieces of stuffing and wrap it around until it's the right width, pulling hard. You can also bind it with string to get the right shape.

Probably 4 sections total -- foot, shin, knee (round ball), and thigh (hardest).

Also, maybe get a kid's size or an extra small so you can go ahead and stuff it to capacity.

Might be easier if you cut out the shape in cardboard first and then filled it out with stuffing.

Hmm, the challenges of a dissertation are nothing next to figuring out how to make a life-like panty-hosed leg.

OH! I just saw a mannequin for sale on craigslist the other day -- now THAT would be easy...

Checked Boston, this might be promising:

http://boston.craigslist.org/for/148991919.html

hmm, soz. the wrapping techniques definitely sounds promising. i'm gonna get a tight small pantyhose (you know, thicker ones, and then maybe a shimmery thin one on top). now how will i make those four pieces stick together? Maybe if I run a thin wire through the whole leg? hmm hmm hmmmmm..... then i may to some stitching - in the ankle, knee area, to shape the leg a bit more and put the sheer pantyhose on top. Exciting.

meeting with my boss in 2 hours - much less exciting, especially since i did close to nothing this week workwise. he thinks i work a lot and that i'm a genius - don't want to ruin his ideals here... gotta go prepare a thing or two.

I think if they're just shoved in they'd stick adequately. Like, stuff the pantyhose to the thigh or all the way up to the waist, then sew closed.

I like the two-layer idea, makes sense. Gives you more options for shaping, too.

wanna come down and be in the next play? It's gonna be a twist on Space Odyssey

OK, now you're just trying to get onto the sig lines thread.

i live a dangerous life, drewdad!

Sure!

It's always been my dream to play HAL

I'm sorry Chai, I'm afraid you can't do that....

PA-SHUUUUUU......

Then I shall interface with your carpetbot Drew...

PA-SHUUUUUUU.......

i played HAL for a couple years right here on the A2k stage

and then my twin brother joined the ensemble

chai can do better than that, i'm sure!

Can I play one of the astronauts that gets offed without ever appearing on screen?

just wondering...do the parts require having ample boobage, or is that just a plus....like if you forget you're lines, they can just look at your cleavage?

i don't think anyone ever noticed if ample boobage'd person ever forgot her lines. that is yet to be tested.