The Dress Saga

[altogetherisi]

This always happens to me.

I went to a dress shop. I found a dress I like, (shiny royal blue strapless thing) which isn't *too* expensive and kinda fits. Hurray! The dress shop has an alteration service, which reminds me that yes, I can have the dress professionally altered so that it fits better, and therefore could justify buying it. So, I buy it. Lovely. I just want the hem put up a bit, but the dress shop isn't sure how fast it could do it. They promise they could do it by Sunday though after I say I'm going to check with another needlewoman that does alterations.

So, I take the dress to shop #2. The woman there straight away pins not only the hem line but also to tighten the fabric just above the bust and agrees she could do everything I wanted easily, and quite cheaply - but she can't do it fast. Crap. I go back to the first shop and explain that now yes, I would like to use their alteration service please. So, fine, they go to pin up the hem again - but then I mention that I'd also now like the fabric just above the bust tightened as well, and they basically stare at me in horror and say this is impossible without me actually meeting the needlewoman in person. Which, btw, I don't know why I can't do that.

So then, the woman in the first shop makes some calls, and tells me I should go to a third shop on the other side of town where they do emergency alterations and where they will do and the alterations I want and fast too. I say thank you and off I go to shop number three, which turns out to have a different name to the one I was given (so, I do still wonder if perhaps I never found #3 and just wandered into #4, but whatever, it was the only alteration place on that street) where they confirm that yes, they can do the alterations I'd like, and can absolutely do it fast enough. 

But they want to charge me more to alter the dress than the dress originally cost. Crap. It's particularly outrageous considering they want more than four times as much as the woman from shop two had said she would do it for if there had been enough time.

By now I'm feeling pretty dispirited about the whole thing.

So, I go and buy another dress.

I'm not sure it's really good enough to be worn to this May Ball instead of the blue dress, because it isn't as long as I'd like, just reaching the knee instead of covering it, but this dress fits me perfectly and it purple and lacy and it makes me feel both thin and curvy simultaneously and the shop is nice and it makes me happy, and it's not expensive anyway, plus there's a student discount, so I buy it. Whatever.

God. I just want this all to be sorted. And I haven't even got to clutches and fascinators yet...

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The awesome weather has become steady, rubbish rain. Apparently it might become torrential later. Great, thanks.

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Today my friend N is going back to Montreal. I'll see her when I go over to visit in August but that seems such a long time away now. We and two Js had lunch together yesterday, and it's just been so so great to see her these few times recently.

After lunch yesterday, had dinner at a small but lovely Gavin and Stacey get together at C's house. Much fun, and far too much Indian food, was had by all.

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MARMFISH: There was at some point discussion of some people meeting up in London on Sunday 4th July for sightseeing and good times. Was that just an idea or is it definitely happening? Is there any wiggle room on the date if it is still a "maybe, could be fun" thing? Only, I really wanted to, it sounded awesome - but I may now be going to Wireless festival that day... 

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Small amount of angst over G not replying to my request to sleep on her floor. I'd feel slightly rejected if she said no, but even that, and the irritation of having to ask someone else/consider a B&B maybe, would be better than not knowing what I'm doing just a couple of days from now.

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There's going to be another series of Torchwood, with Captain Jack and Gwen, written by RTD, set "internationally" ie probably in the USA, jointly produced by a company called Starz which very much isn't Fox. I'm surprised by how I'm actually kinda optimistic about this, considering everything. Thoughts?

Comments

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

Gah, I am sorry about the Dress Saga! You talking about dresses the other day gave me prom flashback dreams...

Anyway, I am not sure about the date, I'm still not 100% on when Kara will be here in our fair country. But I think maybe there would be some wiggle room, idk. The thing is that I would prefer to have it at the weekend, just incase I have a job by then, but it's not a be all and end all kind of thing. Didn't Lisa say then would be good for her because she's staying with her Dad then?

Anyway, I am more ??? about the launch. Do we know who is coming etc? Because it's a looooong way from Leeds and then back again if I've nowhere to stay and there won't be so many of the awesome!fish there :/

[hanelissar.livejournal.com]

I am also ??? about the launch. Is it the 15th? Because theoretically I am supposed to be having a TheoSoc meeting that day (though I can totally wriggle out of it if needs be, who needs treasurers?) but also London is much further away from Bristol than it is from Bucks, and I would need somewhere to stay probably which I don't think there is and although if people are coming in the morning it'd be awesome to hang out during the day, if I'm just going for the hour-or-so-long launch party then turning around again and going back, it is not necessarily so worth it. :(

I think we need to have a marmfish post of discussion and organising for it.

[altogetherisi.livejournal.com]

Oh ok, if Kara isn't clear herself then it's understandable I'm confused! And obviously, it is to her that we must fit. But if there is a chance we could consider the 5th instead of the 4th, I'd be very grateful. If you do need a weekend date, I would selfishly champion the 3rd over the 4th, but PR says (higher up this post) that she has Pride that day (so the 5th would let her be less tired, lol!). Lisa has said she can't come at all :( But, to make up, we now appear to be planning a marm fish meet up in York for later in the summer...

I too am becoming more ??? about the launch. I want to go, and I can go, but it seems almost everyone I speak to about is either ??? themselves or just can't make it, which is sad. Plus, that it's in the evening instead of the afternoon is kinda annoying because if I go, and particularly if I stick around for a while, I'll miss something else I had hoped to do in Cambridge (which is actually a whole other massive headache because I have no idea where/if I can sleep if I go there...) and I'm happy to skip that if other wonderful fish will be there but missing it to be where most fish aren't would be kinda sad. :( I think we really need a roll call marm fish post to sort everything out.

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

Life and plans, so confusing! Well, I think Kara would be fairly flexible anyway. But, yes, I could probably do the 5th. Oo! York. York is very lovely and accessible to me. I have, or will have by that point, a spare room if people need somewhere to stay.

I really want to go, because, film! Marmfish! Sarah! Cool stuff! You should do a roll call post (I am typing this on my phone from my bed) and then we can see what's what. Or if maybe there would be somewhere to stay. Because if, say, you and Han were going, I would consider that enough to go... :)