Par for the course of me never really liking the shows I've worked on. I admit I'm not easily impressed in general, but 1883 is just plan weird!
Disjointed story with no reason to latch onto any of the characters. Sloooow boring (often mumbled) conversations and lots of obvious CG effects (specifically fire). Bad blocking of background extras. Bizarre cinematography - it looked like reality TV! It was such a strange look for a period drama! Tons of scenic insert shots that wasted time and lasted long enough that I was bored of looking at empty fields or tree branches without anyone in the shot. The one flashback scene didn't even have any visual indication it was a flashback (like faded color or fuzzy edges) except for the date label at the beginning of the scene - it just looked the same as everything else. Lots of things bugged me about the costumes, which wasn't really a surprise.
I could go on, but if you still want to see for yourself what all the ridiculous hype is about (seriously, everywhere I look including my Roku homescreen, there's an ad for this show!), the first two episodes are available for free on Amazon Prime.
I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
Merry Christmas, everyone!
If you're looking for something Christmasy to listen to/watch over the next few days, here's the most recent episode of my favorite podcast Blurry Creatures. It's a really fascinating (and nerdy) deep dive into the Biblical story of the Magi.
Two days after my son turned in his last paper for his bachelor's degree, I finished my shirt sewing project. Eight shirts, made to measure. Most of the fabrics are linen. Yes, regrettably you can tell exactly when I got my sewing machine repaired... but I hope these help him as he moves through his master's program and in life.
We had a very quiet Thanksgiving, and I'm doing palate cleansers between the shirts in my shirt gift project, so I ran through the scrap pile and made myself an apron.
Aprons, IME, should be made of thicker fabrics in order to actually prevent splashes and stains from getting to your real clothes. Both of these were skirt leftover bits :)
