Yep, I realized that I wouldn't be able to have things set for this year, so all of the costume work done in the the past couple months have really been geared for completion in 2010. This worked out well since I spent Halloween traveling in Southern California and I knew that a more simple in-progress costume for my "Nevermore" costume would be a must for ease of packing.
I have slowly been working on two costumes for 2010, but Nevermore at least has had a basic test run (though I'll be adding a heck of a lot to it since all I really had this year was the mask form, vest -which needs to be better fitted- and the top hat). The other costume is still in the extremely early stages and I'm actually trying to decide on a final design, plus I have to find an appropriately elaborate thrift-shop wedding dress to mess up which I imagine will take some time (and money) to find. AND I plan to start work on the mechanism for unfolding wings this weekend

. And like Biggie, I really need to lose some weight as photos from this year indicated

. I'm definitely too much of a "chunk-ette" at the moment which is tough for a skeletal costume as that second costume will be in part (plus paleo field season is coming up and I really have to be in shape). Argg, I usually don't buy into New Years resolutions, but I suppose this year I have to jump on the old bandwagon.