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I don't think they'll have those wings at the Faerie Festival. I'd have to build them myself.

...Time to go buy duct tape.

 

Yes, I want the Falcon's wings!

 

Rockets are gross (I keep glucose tabs in my purse encase my blood sugar goes low when I'm out - they are basically oversize rockets). Chocolate Smarties on the other hand, are delicious.

Duct tape is the solution to everything. I wanted to make my prom-dress out of duct tape, especially after the disaster that was prom dress shopping, and I almost did it. Then my grandmother (the one I love dearly) said that she would buy me whatever dress I wanted online, and I couldn't say no to G-Mamma.

 

Happy -it's only a holiday in New England- Patriot's Day!! aka, Marathon Monday!

I'm not actually in Boston this weekend or I'd be at the marathon today. Last year was the first time I'd ever gone and had such a good time (was a lot more interesting than I expected it would be) until I was on my way home and got a text from my now boyfriend asking if I was alright. I was at mile 20 and knew nothing of the bombs at the finish line until he texted me, which was lucky he did because I was able to text my mom before she heard about it.

 

My dad is going to the Faerie Festival to take pictures (he scored me a ticket), so I'll make sure he takes some pics and sends them to me.

 

So you gonna make some wings out of duck tape?

 

I'd need to go get duct tape, first. I might make some, but not for the Faerie Festival, as they'd get in the way.

 

I know what you could do!

Make X-wings!

 

They'd still get in the way.

 

They don't have to be huge. Make them about the size of those stupid fairy wings; heck, you could just make them out of card stock! Just draw the markings and then cut them out.

 

Not an option for the Faerie Festival. Completely unrelated. And besides, for costuming aside from casual stuff, it's either go all in or go home. If I make an X-wing, I'm making the whole ship and it'll be huge.

Tiny s-foils would look ridiculous, anyway.

 

Duct tape, the handyman's best friend.

Sometimes it's good to be Canadian, we get shows like Red Green.

 

Duck Tape is a brand of duct tape.

 

Duck Tape brand duct tape is the only duct tape I buy. It's my go-to costume supply.

 

The term "duck tape" was originally the name given to this variant of tape, which was developed during World War II for use in sealing cases of small arms and machine gun ammunition against moisture. Ordnancemen and other support personnel in the armed forces quickly discovered that duck tape had a wide variety of secondary uses, and after the war the makers chose to market it in the civilian sector under that brand name ("Water slides off it like a duck's back!"). The original variety was olive drab in color, produced that way so as to match the color of the ammunition cases it was intended to seal, but later on (in the 50s IIRC) it was changed to silver, as many were using it to seal ventilation ducts (hence the morphing of the name into "duct tape"). Most duck tape sold these days for commercial and residential purposes is a sort of dull silvery gray; if you want a chrome-like color, then you're probably going to have to special order it...

However, the official brand name of the product, first developed and manufactured by 3M, is still Duck Tape. And you can find it in a wide variety of colors and patterns, with other brands making their own versions—I once saw rattlesnake-patterned duck tape at Target!

 

I buy chrome Duck Tape at Walmart and have a roll in my closet, so you don't have to special-order it. It's shineh~

 

We had a pretty good one --- I made a dish of red russet potatoes -- that I boiled almost done then cut them into chunks and put them into an egg batter and then Italian breads crumbs and browned them in a pan with some oil. Well after the first pan was on a plate with towels draining --- My Mom says your son is sampling them. My son is my kitty Max. I said 'oh no, Maximus' --- and he was not just sniffing - he was licking away at the seasonings. I laughed and shooed him away and put that potato aside and I ate it. They were a big hit with my Dad and his business partner and it was all a guess --- so I was happy it turned out well, too.

Briannakin, The idea of the Kinder Eggs - kind of reminds me of King Cakes from Louisiana - Mardi Gras. Some of them are made correctly and some just place the little plastic baby and Mardi Gras beads in a bag with the cake. The premise is several things -- King Cakes are like chain letter food. Two things for the plastic baby -- who ever winds up with the plastic baby in their slice - is supposed to have good luck for the day and to keep things rolling they are supposed to call their bakery and order a King Cake and send it to someone. This usually last for about 2 to 3 weeks in March through April. They are like a giant ringed pastry and the really good ones can having fillings --- but all are good.

 

In the Army we called duct tape 100 MPH tape.

 

You know what's the worst? Waking up at 5 after you had pretty much no sleep all night. The things I do for my prayer group

 

Growing up in the theater, I have an absolute hate for duct tape... okay, hate is a strong word, and when I finally get around to making my dress form it will be out of duct tape, but I still don't like it all that much. Nothing is worse than someone putting duct tape on something on a stage and then it getting really hot, no longer holding and leaving a big sticky mess.
Gaffers tape is where it's at!

Granted, it's like $25 a roll so not nearly the bargain duct tape is, but it works really well and doesn't leave a residue (or at least the good stuff doesn't, I've seen some of the cheeper stuff leave a little bit) and holds even when it gets really hot.
That being said, since I've moved away from home and my parents stopped doing theater, I don't really have access to it any more.

 

Got sick of my long and untamed hair, and since I can't afford to go to the barber until next month, I just shaved it all off.

Someday I'll get one of those home-barber tools.