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dancerjodiSort of caught up with LJ after skip 650! I need to trim some communities and some friends that aren't really friends off of the friends list. If I should know something important please let me know in person - I may have missed it.
VT was really very nice, I'm too tired and have to get working so I can't post a full review here. Notable experiences included spending time with a great group of women (its been a while), Nyla's cooking (as usual), and being in the hot tub late at night while the soft snow was falling. Pics are here: http://www.diabolis.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=198
I got my Arwen dress finally (backordered since December). I need to try it on and see how it looks and fits. It's really pretty and pretty accurate (from what I remember from ROTK). Here it is: http://66.0.193.113/cgi-bin/www11650.storefront (click LOTR link on main page and then look at the Arwen Coronation Gown).
We got the other market analysis report from the other realtor - it wasn't too helpful overall. She took a bunch of houses, some totally not like ours at all (some 2-families, some sold "as is") and averaged the prices together to get a price for ours. She also didn't fill out the sheet commenting on the particular aspects on our house (i.e. what was good, what was bad). She did note some properties that sold 1 block over from us that weren't on Ken's report in late 2003 that sold for much lower than he's valuing ours at and were on the market for a while - its something we should probably discuss with him.
I think we're just going to see what happens with the market in March. Things should pick up (so Ken says) and prices should climb a bit (so Ken says). It will all get figured out in time.
Which brings me to the quote of the day:
"Confine yourself to the present." - Marcus Aurelius
VT was really very nice, I'm too tired and have to get working so I can't post a full review here. Notable experiences included spending time with a great group of women (its been a while), Nyla's cooking (as usual), and being in the hot tub late at night while the soft snow was falling. Pics are here: http://www.diabolis.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=198
I got my Arwen dress finally (backordered since December). I need to try it on and see how it looks and fits. It's really pretty and pretty accurate (from what I remember from ROTK). Here it is: http://66.0.193.113/cgi-bin/www11650.storefront (click LOTR link on main page and then look at the Arwen Coronation Gown).
We got the other market analysis report from the other realtor - it wasn't too helpful overall. She took a bunch of houses, some totally not like ours at all (some 2-families, some sold "as is") and averaged the prices together to get a price for ours. She also didn't fill out the sheet commenting on the particular aspects on our house (i.e. what was good, what was bad). She did note some properties that sold 1 block over from us that weren't on Ken's report in late 2003 that sold for much lower than he's valuing ours at and were on the market for a while - its something we should probably discuss with him.
I think we're just going to see what happens with the market in March. Things should pick up (so Ken says) and prices should climb a bit (so Ken says). It will all get figured out in time.
Which brings me to the quote of the day:
"Confine yourself to the present." - Marcus Aurelius
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Re: Dress.
Date: 2004-03-08 07:18 am (UTC)It arrived some time on Friday when I was in Vermont. I got back last night after not being home for 3 days, driving around 10 hours over the weekend total, and wanting to sit down. I did take it out of the package though - its very pretty (and heavy). They did a good job trying to copy the lace in the sleeves without being super fancy and the neckline looks nice. It looks really big though - I'm hoping the thing doesn't swim on me. It took forever to get it and I don't really want to have to deal with returning it.
You know - they aren't even listed in the printed catalog (none of the LOTR costumes are). I wonder if they are having serious problems getting the things that people are ordering.
Either way, I'll let you know how it looks/fits (and once I compare to some reference pics, let you know what the accuracy seems to be in more detail).
Re: Dress.
Date: 2004-03-08 04:04 pm (UTC)Would LOVE to see photos of you in it!
I have tons of pics of the original if you'd like a couple for comparisson!
Re: Dress.
Date: 2004-03-09 05:12 am (UTC)It is pretty, but not super accurate (more of a sheer green fabric with some embroidery that's meant to look like the lace used in the real dress).
"I have tons of pics of the original if you'd like a couple for comparisson!"
There are a lot of good ones on the Alley Cat Scratch site - I'm going to take some pics of the dress (detail ones of small areas, like the neckline and sleeves) and post them here with the Alley Cat Scratch ones for comparison - hopefully this weekend.
Either way, the thing is really pretty (and heavy, Wow!)
Re: Dress.
Date: 2004-03-09 04:33 pm (UTC)