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nausicaa83The second part of my cosplay is here! The other day I bought the black braces, and today this arrived, and it's now ridiculously obvious who I'm going to cosplay as, but yes, the game is still on. :D First one to guess, you get a cookie!
May I add how much I adore Village Hats? That's where I bought the deerstalker too, and the quality of these hats is astounding, for a very cheap price. And the hats arrive the very day after the order, wow.
Surprisingly, today another package arrived too, with a bracelet I ordered from Etsy not five days ago. I love that site, but usually shipping takes a lot longer than that.
So, here's the story behind this bracelet. On my first year back at university, when I was a cute little puppy, we had this wonderful professor who taught us Prehistoric Archaeology. It should have been boring, but the guy was so amazing it was our favourite course, and we sat in that classroom looking like those students in Indiana Jones' class. One of the first lessons, he tells us that the most important thing he could ever teach us, as future Archaeologists, is this:
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."
Then he asks us "who said that?". And there's this little shy voice, yours truly, answering "Sherlock Holmes?". And the guy smiles at me, and proceeds to explain to us how Sherlock Holmes got what the process of studying history and archaeology is all about, all in that simple sentence. Never bend facts to your theories, and be ready to be proven wrong again and again by new evidence, and enjoy the ride, because it's going to be bumpy.
So, this statement from A Scandal In Bohemia has a huge sentimental value to me (plus it was probably the first time I had ever spoken in class since the academic year had started), and when I saw this bracelet on Etsy, it just *had* to be mine. :D
It also has a map of the interior of 221b, so there's that too. ♥
It's small, very comfy, and it fits my wrist perfectly.
Totally random, but I've had Offenbach's Barcarolle in my head since I woke up, I wonder if I should add that to the dream journal, because it's just...stuck there. Not that I'm complaining, but it's been a few hours, I wish my mind would just change the tune.
May I add how much I adore Village Hats? That's where I bought the deerstalker too, and the quality of these hats is astounding, for a very cheap price. And the hats arrive the very day after the order, wow.
Surprisingly, today another package arrived too, with a bracelet I ordered from Etsy not five days ago. I love that site, but usually shipping takes a lot longer than that.
So, here's the story behind this bracelet. On my first year back at university, when I was a cute little puppy, we had this wonderful professor who taught us Prehistoric Archaeology. It should have been boring, but the guy was so amazing it was our favourite course, and we sat in that classroom looking like those students in Indiana Jones' class. One of the first lessons, he tells us that the most important thing he could ever teach us, as future Archaeologists, is this:
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."
Then he asks us "who said that?". And there's this little shy voice, yours truly, answering "Sherlock Holmes?". And the guy smiles at me, and proceeds to explain to us how Sherlock Holmes got what the process of studying history and archaeology is all about, all in that simple sentence. Never bend facts to your theories, and be ready to be proven wrong again and again by new evidence, and enjoy the ride, because it's going to be bumpy.
So, this statement from A Scandal In Bohemia has a huge sentimental value to me (plus it was probably the first time I had ever spoken in class since the academic year had started), and when I saw this bracelet on Etsy, it just *had* to be mine. :D
It also has a map of the interior of 221b, so there's that too. ♥
It's small, very comfy, and it fits my wrist perfectly.
Totally random, but I've had Offenbach's Barcarolle in my head since I woke up, I wonder if I should add that to the dream journal, because it's just...stuck there. Not that I'm complaining, but it's been a few hours, I wish my mind would just change the tune.
