Ookings of d00m

I went out today and bought pretty much everything that I need for my Halloween costumes. I need to do a little sewing to make the Batman cape and cowl, but I have enough fabric leftover from previous costumes and unmade projects that I got to avoid fabricland this year.

I am also becoming a little unsettled by the changes in sizing in mens' clothing. I'm starting to have a hard time finding pants that fit - when I was 18, it seemed that most pants were sized "square" - the waist and inseam the same size, or close to that. Now that I'm back in that size range, the pants with the right waist size seem to assume that I'm about 5' 0". Also, some (but not all) manufacturers have redefined "large" so that, even though my torso is much bigger than it was when I was 18, I'm now wearing a medium.

I give into my yuppie urges today and bought a couple space aged exercise shirts - one with crazy warming fibres (seems to be warmed than my wool sweater), and another with crazy moisture dispersing fibres. Both include thumbholes stitched into the sleeves, which makes me absurdly happy. They also look like surperhero outfits, which doesn't hurt either.

On the downside, the apartment is in a mess, my network is broken and I didn't make it to the grocery store, so I have no food that I want to eat. I do need to eat something, though, before I go out to dance all night at DarkRave. I also didn't get laundry done, because there was a significant lineup in the laundry room when I went down, likely caused by one of the machines being broken. It looks like the broken machine flooded at least part of that floor.

Worst. FetMasq. Ever.

Maybe I just had my expectations unrealistically by TOKink. But that was fucking absurd. Overcrowded and overloud, with tourists and idiots standing around chatting in the middle of the play space. I've been before and it wasn't quite that bad. We tried to play, and I couldn't get enough space to swing my arm, let alone a flogger. People posing on the equipment. Someone walked in between me and my partner, providing commentary while interfering.

We left after having been there less than an hour, including the short time dancing. I had dressed to play, so dancing didn't work out that well.

What a fucking total waste of time.

Maybe its just when we got there. Maybe it's just that it's the long weekend. Regardless, I was disappointed.