Streamlining The Slipcover

"In a mad fit, I wrenched the slipcover inside out and cut into it with a vengeance!"

The right side and the extra fabric supplied for fitting purposes.



Can you believe all of this was to be tucked in underneath the cushions?



After the extra has been trimmed off and pinned.



The left side surplus fabric.



All of the fabric now lying across the seat was also supposed to be tucked up under the cushions, but that was far too much fabric. I slit the slipcover two inches away from the elasticized portion that actually encases the cushions. Now the cushions will sit on top of the seat and the elasticized part will be brought up and over them. After this, the back portion should not ride up whenever the cushions move.

Well, at least that's the goal.



Because the surplus "tuck-in" fabric is gone, this is how the back should look like from now on. Before the fabric would come up from under the cushions and pool over onto the floor. What a mess!

Next step: Hand basting the slipcover.

I am not buying anything else, but...

If I did, this would be the list:

These three beautiful fabrics would be bought to make clothes that I would create and fit on this so that I could have outfits like
from Mela Purdie and
from an Etsy seller, all to wear with a purse made from this in some vintage bark cloth that I have been saving. While at home, I would enjoy tea poured from this
while listening to these four albums, comfortably sitting on this.

Aquafina is tap water!*

As it turns out Aquafina, the single biggest bottled water brand, is nothing but tap water, from a public water source. Technically they had been labeling it as (PWS) on it's bottles and had never said in advertisements that it was from a mineral spring. However, we were given enough images; like snow-capped mountains, to allow us visual closure in imagining it as pure spring water.

Of course, this comes the very day that I finish the last of my Aquafina 24-pack that I bought last week.

I originally started drinking bottled water at home because my apartment's tap water had a weird smell and taste. Months later I found that the weird smell was actually from the kitchen cabinets (Yeah, ewww!) I've since moved my glasses to my dining room buffet so I should try again. I became so used to opening up the fridge and immediately having a deliciously frigid long gulp of water. But I no longer want to pay for the same stuff that I could consume for free.

Looking into this:

Reusable water bottles **
Brita faucet or pitcher filtration system
Pur faucet or pitcher filtration systems

You should check out this cool PBS site on bottled water from 2004.

*Soylent Green inspired this title. If you don't know what I'm talking about, don't miss out, rent it as soon as you can!
**Will also find reusable shopping bags there.

Raw Food Ice Cream...seriously?

I'm not so sure about the Raw Food diet, but this sounds SO good:

Joellies Jollotti*

• Meat of 1 young coconut
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1/4 cup agave nectar (or honey)
  
• 1/4 cup cacao chips (or any dark chocolate chip)
  
• 1 tsp mint extract

Blend all ingredients together until creamy.
Freeze and enjoy!

*Recipe by Chef Joel Odhner of Rawlifeline.com

VCU Solution

Well, I had my meeting with the department head and everything seems to be handled.

Due to instructor availability, both of the Art History classes that I wanted to take this fall were canceled. However, he compiled for me a list of classes that I could take from this fall's offerings that could be made to fulfill the credits that I need. A class in one of the required categories that I need to graduate will not be offered in the two semesters before my preferred graduation date, so they will allow me to substitute another class.

In addition, one "class" he suggested is a museum internship. I had never even considered this option before, but I am thinking about it now. I'll let you know.

Woo Hoo!