An interview

An interview from alienor

1. What is your favorite fabric to work with?
My all time favorite fabric is wool. Its such a forgiving fabric and such a great feel to it when I am working with it. Wool just makes me feel happy, can't really explain it, I just *LOVE* wool.

2. Did you grow up in a military family, or just marry into it? If you married into it, what has been the most unexpected change?

I married into the military, but there is a history of service on both sides of my family, my maternal grandfather and uncle have both served in the Marines and my paternal grandfather was in the Army.

The most unexpected change? How angry I get at protesters out in front of the grocery store on the way home from work. They are out there every Wednesday with their signs "BUSH LIED" "ARE WE SAFER NOW?" and flags. My blood just boils and I walk faster.

For the seperation part of things, I think that I was pretty well prepared going into it. My usual mood of operation is any day I get to spend with Matt is a bonus day, any day he's gone is just normal. That may sound backwards, but I don't view having him home as a 'right', its a priviledge. I know and am grateful for the sacrifices that he is making to make us safer here at home. I honestly believe that this IS making the US a safer place to live.

3. If you could import one costumer you've met online into your living room for weekend (for chatting, fitting, whatever), who would it be and why?

I think it would have to be Jen Thompson, not only is she a great person, but also so I could just see her new outfit with the pinked doublet up close. ;) I so want one, but I don't think I'm up to all the hard work to make it for myself.


4. What's your favorite costuming 'secret'?

The power of a steam iron. It never ceases to amaze me at how many problems can be fixed with a little steam and heat.

5. If you could instantly absorb all the contents of one book (think photographic memory here), what would it be and why?

JA's Pattern's of Fashion. I have read that book from cover to cover several times and I still am learning new things everytime I open the cover. It is such a useful book.

A bad, really stressful day

OK, the systems here officially suck. The IT people are even worse. A simple report takes 13 minutes to run because its run locally and not on the DB server where it should be. Oh, and appearently its ALL our fault because we want everything on one report instead of 7.

"Oh, but if we had a Data Warehouse it would solve all our problems" said the IT lady

Yah, right. And this silver bullet's going to kill the ware-beast in one shot.

Insert flashback to last boil the ocean IT project in different company, that took two years of planning before it was cancelled.

I need to come up with some finatically great solution to this Gordian knot before I go insane.