Re: Siriusly wonderful!
Posted by Jeremy Rowntree on July 25, 1999 at 20:59:29:
In Reply to: Siriusly wonderful! posted by Zimra on July 21, 1999 at 20:14:18:
: Well, I'm finally recovering from a wonderful week at Sirius
Rising. The company was superb (Catherine, Natasha, Shannon, Jeremy,
Fiona, Alex, and Boyun)
And your own good self, of course and not forgetting Roy too - thanks
so much for the tent! BTW, it's Boyan. :-)
, the henna flowed (so nice to watch other people apply it, gave me
some great ideas), the food was fabulous (absolutely fabulous,
especially Boyun's clams and Fiona's gyozas and Catherine's bread),
and it was just an enormously great time in general.
Wasn't it just! Roll on next year.
: Things I learned: 1. Latex contracts when it dries. It gives
better color when wrapped in plastic. It is WAY too fun to pick the
latex off. *Powdering* latex after it dries makes it much easier to
deal with.
Failing to cover both latex'd hands with plastic can lead to
unfortunate amounts of sticking between the two hands overnight. It
would be interesting to know if the powder would have prevented this
particular problem.
: 3. Don't pick at the new skin! I actually pulled off some of my
design along with the new skin. Remove with cocoa butter or more new
skin.
This is a good point. Also, if you choose not to put NewSkin under
the latex layer, be sure your henna is really dry beforehand. We ran
out of NewSkin at one point and the latex just took the henna off the
skin as it was applied.
: 4. Don't henna during the late afternoon at Sirius Rising, unless
it is your hand. If you henna your feet, you can't go in the hot tub
until you remove the henna! :-( :-( :-(
Very true. Unless, that is, you're figuring on getting a fresh design
done each day, and soaking it off each evening. :-)
: 5. Everybody should go next year. It was amazing fun!
I'd wholeheartedly second that!
: Zimra, hoping everyone makes it home safely!
Well, Fiona and I are home after a week touring Toronto and Montreal,
and buying loads of most excellently priced CDs. Just listening to
Natasha Atlas now....
Cheers, Jeremy