WOO!! Garconer's Halloween shot is FINISHED!!

...Jesus...this has been the first piece I've managed to one-shot in, like, a WHILE. Will wonders ever cease...?

It looks pretty damn sweet though...there might be some technical issues with it, but I'm hoping that his natural studliness will overshadow any potential complaints...

The next one on deck is Lillith's. I'm HOPING that hers won't be quite as intensive as Cossette's was...but we'll see. The last time I did itty-bitty lacey details was on Michaela's Boudoir piece, and that didn't turn out as well as I had originally been hoping for.

But, we'll see. I'm trying not to have second thoughts about any of the pieces so far, and in particular, Lillith's pose of all things. What she appears in stance-wise is how she wanted it, but now I'm kind of like, "Are you sure...?"

So far, she hasn't given me any real motivation to go back and redo it.

Also, it's official: my mother has the legal documents necessary to get a handicap tag on her car. Her last appointment to the doctor's yesterday morning prompted her physician to act on it, even though Mom REALLY doesn't want it. Techinically speaking, she has no evident or outwardly obviously physical disability -- until you see her try to walk and you notice that one of her legs can barely bend. This, sadly, is the result of long-term damage from when she was trampled by a horse at thirteen -- that, and from when she had me. Apparent, I was positioned just so on one of her nerves that it pinched and never got straightened out. She's needed a hip replacement since FOREVER for it, but she's never been able to qualify on account of being too young -- she's only still in her 50's after all.

In her 50's. Limping. Suffering headaches virtually everyday from a concussion from when she was thriteen. Battling anemia. Coping with worn joints. Dealing with high blood pressure. Working on controlling her hypertension anxiety...

Yeah.

My mother is a fucking SAINT.

Yet, for all of that, she still moves, still laughs, still does what she loves, and still puts in a full day's work at home as matron of her domain...

...And, interestingly, according to her doctor, still has FANTASTIC bone density.

Seriously! Apparently my mom has great bone structure! The rest of her might be going to hell, but she's got the bone frame of an AMAZON...!

The world is full of ironies sometimes...

Even so, Mom is in the process of filling out the paperwork. She's dragging her feet with it (since she's neither in a wheelchair or on crutches), but Dad's making her file the claim. The doctor cleared her to do so, so from the medical expertise standpoint she's safe. I figure that if we get a cane for her to use, it'll seem less odd to someone just watching her.

But honestly...I just really want her to get a hip replacement...

Mom aside, though, I'm still focusing on the Halloween stuff...which, if I work my cards right, should be done in the next couple of days once Lillith's shot is complete. I'll get started on that tomorrow, and we'll see what happens...

Until then, a hot cup of chocolate and perhaps a cookie are calling my name...

Until next!



…From the creators that brought you Nocturne Eternus and FFVII: To Bless the Tainted Child…

…Comes the epic romance that proves…

…Love transcends all things…

…Including the Fourth Wall…

… and present…

The Mael-X-Cossette Collaboration Project

Chapter One
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Chapter Two
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Chapter Three
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Chapter Four
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Chapter Five
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Chapter Six
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Chapter Seven
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Chapter Eight
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Chapter Nine
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Chapter Ten
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Chapter Eleven
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Chapter Twelve
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Chapter Thirteen
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Chapter Fourteen
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Chapter Fifteen
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Chapter Sixteen
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