Here's The Rub

I realised I'll probably be sitting on a blanket on the lawn. I'm not sure how that will work in a shortish skirt. I need to practice.

I certainly don't want to stand for five hours!

I may bring a chair, but I don't want to block the view of the people behind me. That's also why I'm skipping the witch's hat.

I checked the votes. Dark blue wins easily. It had twice the votes of the other two.

The other two are exactly tied. I was hoping for a second-place suit.

Before I change to a different suit, I'll practice sitting on the ground and standing up and make sure I can be ladylike.

Tall order, I know.

If I change suits, I have to run the new one past my wife. She'll wonder why I changed my mind. And she'll wonder why I have so many suits!

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Some Little Bits

Christie and Me

First, this --->
is the look I'm going for. Click to make her larger. I printed a glossy of this that I can go take to MAC (maybe) and ask if they have a lipstick in this colour.

Did you know that the first amendment says there's a separation of church and state? I had no idea!

Sorry. I was getting into character. :)

It looks like neutral eye shadow, mascara, eye liner, blush, pink-y-ish lip gloss, pearls, hoop earrings. I'll post a picture with the wig I'm considering.

And now the suit!

It looks like Dark Blue wins by a length.

I showed my wife the suit and said "this is what I'm planning to wear to the rally". She looked at it, frowned, and said "does she wear skirts that short?" I said "I don't know. I've never seen her below the waist."

That was her only comment. Discussion over.

One e-mail mentioned that the sleeves seem awful short. Now I'm wondering ~ please take a look. Are they? She mentioned that I should avoid the watch and bracelet. I think she's right ~ they make my arms look long. I'll drop the watch, but probably go with the pearl bracelet.

One More Thing

As I mentioned, I've never done a character before. I've done roles (for different reasons) but never taken on a persona. I don't count Meg ~ I'm just being me, ramping up the femme as much as I can (unfortunately, never enough).

I hope to think like her. Before I talk, I'll have to think "I'm Christine. What should I say?" or I'll have to have preplanned responses. I'll have a few, but certainly not enough for all of the different circumstances that can come up.

I'll try to have a Responses For All Occasions post soon. I'm open to suggestions. One hard thing is listening to her so I can get the feel of being Christine.

At the rally, I'm only going to answer to "Christine" so if anyone here sees me there....

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Please!

Drop back a few days and tell me if you like
#1 ~ the light blue suit
#2 ~ the dark blue suit
#3 ~ the purple suit

Either comment or e-mail....

So far the dark blue is winning!

I'll announce my choice tomorrow or Wednesday. And PLEASE let me know if you're coming to the rally!

Revisiting the Dark Blue Suit

I was told this suit didn't look that good open. Here's how it looks closed, which is probably how it'll stay. How informal can a senate candidate be? Most of you preferred this suit. Last chance to vote! I plan to present my wife with my costume choice early next week.

Suit Number Three

Of three. We're done. I have some others, but these are the ones I'm considering. This one fits fairly well. The skirt is very full; lots of material there. It has longer sleeves than the others, which may be important on a cold Halloween day.

The camisole in the full shot is red with red lace trim. The head shot shows a cotton cami, of the same style I mentioned with the light blue suit. I'm not sure why I fell asleep before that picture was taken. I had two. My eyes are closed in both.

Please click on the picture to see it in all of its glory!

And tell me what you think ~ in comments or e-mail!

Thrift shop tomorrow!

Suit Number Two

This is a dark blue suit that I like but have never worn out. It's a three-piece suit: camisole, jacket, skirt. Alone, the cami fits a bit funky, and I'm not sure why. It might be a tad too small, or maybe I'm shaped a tad too differently than the target body.

With the jacket, it looks good, and I do NOT plan on removing my jacket!

I may wear this cami under the light blue suit, if that's the final vote.

Remember to click on the pictures to enlarge them and make me less fuzzy.

(Scroll down ~ there's one more picture there!)

One more suit tomorrow.

Suit Number One

I have three. I'll get to the thrift shop story on Friday. This week is a suit a day. Feel free to vote.

So you all get a break ~ no long tomes to read for the next few days.

Feel free to click on a picture to enlarge it. I have to warn you ~ they're pretty big pictures. When you enlarge it, I don't look quite so fuzzy though. You get to decide if that's a good thing. :)

In the full-length picture, I'm wearing a light blue stretchy cami underneath. This picture was taken just about two years ago, as I considered something to wear for Halloween 2008. I don't have any pictures from that day, but I think I did wear this suit. That's a story for another day though.

I also have a light blue cotton camisole with green lace around the neck that I'm considering. First things first though: let's all pick a suit!

In the bust shot, I'm wearing a lace cami that I like but I don't think is my best choice. That picture is from Oct 2007. I was probably thinking of wearing it for Halloween, knowing I wouldn't.

As I mentioned I've seen pictures of O'Donnell in a similar suit, so this might be my best choice. But let's see.