Costumes

Headache again last night. It took me awhile to fall asleep, even after 4 Advil. *Sigh.*

I actually got a lot done with costumes yesterday. Clare Patterson met me at Ricky's on 5th & 43rd and I bought some glittuh--special makeup glittuh with a special kind of applicator and glue so the fairies can draw patterns on their bodies. I got it in several colors-- purple, green, turquoise and silvery-multicolor, although I'm still looking for orange-red. We wandered in and out of the various trimming/buttons/jewelry stores and I found a good necklace for Hippolyta and another necklace for Mustardseed/Fire. Clare was extremely helpful and had some great suggestions--it was she who pointed out the glitter glue and said the fairies could draw patterns with it. After that we went to the hosiery store in Penn Station where I'd hoped to get the cloud-patterned tights I wanted for Peaseblossom/Air but they didn't have them, so I ordered them online.

Then we hit Conway and I found a little white, sheer, star-patterned tank top for air, a white polo shirt for Demetrius, and some black pants for Puck. I actually kind of wanted the white but then I though they would get pretty dirty as I going to be down on the ground.

Think pink!

Jason and I had a funny conversation Saturday. We were talking about costumes, and he asked me what Egeus would be wearing, to distinguish Silas from Starveling. I said Silas would don just one piece, rather than a full costume change. Jason asked what piece; I said Silas had suggested a Hamptons jacket. Jacon looked blank. "What" I said, "A Hamptons jacket." Jason didn't know what that meant so I tried to elucidate. "You know, made of seersucker." He looked even more blank and I started laughing. "I am blind; what is this thing you call color? What does it sound like, what does it taste like, how does it smell?"

Seersucker! How can a guy not know what seersucker is? This just proves Jason is not from the South :)