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• Cosplay Prioritization Matrix - Gearing up for the next Con

  April 11, 2026

  Recently I wrote a damage report for my Xal’atath cosplay. I listed out every piece, what went well and what changes I need to make for the next time. That list feels impossibly long. BlizzCon is five months away. How...

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Season 2 - Week 0: 03/30/26-04/05/26

  April 6, 2026

  New season, new format. We’re one month post Emerald City Comic Con, and it’s time to get back on track. I have a lot of projects I want to work on, so I’m trying this method to make sure it all gets done. Th...

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• The System: How I Get Shit Done

  April 3, 2026

  When I was younger, I constantly had a pile of unfinished projects.

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• Xal’atath 1.0: Shit that Happened (Damage Report)

  March 26, 2026

  Damage Done

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• Xal’atath Cosplay: Post-Convention Assessment

  March 15, 2026

  Cosplay vs Cosplayer. I got pretty damn close.

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• Day Two After ECCC: Becoming Xal’atath

  March 10, 2026

  Two days after Emerald City Comic Con, I’m still processing everything.

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 7: 02/09/26-02/15/26

  February 16, 2026

  LET’S GOOOO Did I get done what I wanted to this week? No. But I know it will get done, even if it doesn’t look like it.

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 6: 02/02/26-02/08/26

  February 9, 2026

  Even though it doesn’t feel like it, I actually got a lot done this week. Let’s keep this momentum up. Because let’s be realistic here, I don’t have much time left.

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 5: 01/26/26-02/01/26

  February 2, 2026

  It’s coming along. Slowly. Trust me that I will finish in a month. The void has a way. 💜🖤

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 4: 01/19/26-01/25/26

  January 26, 2026

  It’s now been a month of me posting these updates. With ~5 weeks left until ECCC, I’m feeling the pressure. But I think these posts are helping. There’s a lot of work left to do, but I know I’ll finish. Le...

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 3: 01/12/26-01/18/26

  January 19, 2026

  This is a weekly check-in for Sewing & Shit. Not a tutorial. Not a highlight reel. Just a running log of what I worked on, what got stuck in my head, and what Future Me needs to remember. Some weeks are p...

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 2: 01/05/26-01/11/26

  January 12, 2026

  This is a weekly check-in for Sewing & Shit. Not a tutorial. Not a highlight reel. Just a running log of what I worked on, what got stuck in my head, and what Future Me needs to remember. Some weeks are p...

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 1: 12/29/25-01/04/26

  January 5, 2026

  This is a weekly check-in for Sewing & Shit. Not a tutorial. Not a highlight reel. Just a running log of what I worked on, what got stuck in my head, and what Future Me needs to remember. Some weeks are p...

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 0: 12/22/25-12/28/25

  January 1, 2026

  This is a weekly check-in for Sewing & Shit. Not a tutorial. Not a highlight reel. Just a running log of what I worked on, what got stuck in my head, and what Future Me needs to remember. Some weeks are p...

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• 20 Years of Sewing: How a Pirate Vest Started Everything

  November 30, 2025

  20 Years of Sewing: How a Pirate Vest Started Everything

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• Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire 2025

  September 11, 2025

  Intro

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• I Didn’t Know What to Do With That Much Attention

  June 23, 2025

  Scene

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• Ashe 2.0 - Quiver Build Part 1

  June 3, 2025

  We need an Upgrade!

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• Citing my Sources - Patterns, Tools, Materials

  March 15, 2025

  Every researcher includes a “Works Cited” or “Sources” or “Bibliography” at the end of their written work. Today I will do the same. I’d like to share where I got everything for this costume, and give credit to the pe...

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• My First Cosplay Experience

  March 10, 2025

  The Emerald City Comic Con was just held this weekend, March 6-9, 2025. It was my first comic con. It was also my first time making and wearing a cosplay creation. Now, I’ve sewn and made plenty of other costumes and ...

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• Bay Area Maker Faire 2024

  October 20, 2024

  What is this ‘Maker Faire?’

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• This is a test

  July 26, 2024

  This is a test Hello. This is a test. I’m doing this little experiment with my friend. I want to emphasize this word.

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• My Sample Post

  July 25, 2024

  This is a sample blog post to test Jekyll’s functionality. You can write in Markdown and it will be converted to HTML when Jekyll builds the site.

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