#incredibus

[cometcrystal]

Blurry incredibus

[shingekinomyfeelings]

Zeki, earlier in the year I was regailing my other moots about the glory that is the How to Train Your Dragon book series and trust me when I say THESE BOOKS ARE INCREDIBUS!!!😭😭😭

What starts off as the adventures of a wimpy Viking boy and his disobedient dragon (Toothless is way smaller in the books and waaaay more of a brat) gradually evolves into an interspecies war epic about breaking cycles of generational cruelty, the importance of knowledge over ignorance, destiny, how hearts can break and heal and love again, and becoming a hero the hard way.

Also, it's got so many unique dragon species and some of the funniest chapter titles! All twelve of the books are up on YouTube in audio book form read by none other than David Tennant! 20/10 Cas approved!🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉

ooh I might have to read it one day. Can't really do audio books, I end up zoning out and missing the actual... story.

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I felt lost last week when I was put into a situation and place against my will. I felt I had no say, no choice, and no voice. I felt truly truly hopeless for the first time ever in my life. This dark sad sad place and situation made me feel dark dark despair. Combine that with many friends speaking false and ill only made it worse and more isolating. I almost lost control. But what I could control was my breath and eventually my heart. I remembered the words of my teacher. I couldn’t control what was going on around me or even what was happening partly in my own body and what was happening to me. But I could control my heart, and how I responded to those around me. I chose love. I chose this life and it was people like you reading this who have filled my heart with such love that got me through it. These pictures were taking after the light from that darkness. Whatever you may be experiencing friends, remember you do have a constant choice about how you respond to it. I hope it is with love. Be kind today. Be kind and give love to everyone you meet. Even that person who cut you off in traffic yes! You can’t read the status of their heart and they may be experiencing something even worse than we could imagine. We all have our own darkness, our own sickness, shade, shadow, sin or whatever you want to call it. These’s always gonna be another mountain but it’s the climb and how we approach it that makes all the difference. Just know you don’t have to go it alone, and it’s making you stronger for a greater purpose. I believe in you all. Thank you to those who have stuck by me and continue to believe in me. Now let’s go out and change the world with love today. Let’s go climb some mountains today baby! #lovewins #itstheclimb #knobodylovesyou #incredibus #positiveattitude #gettingbetter #neveralone https://www.instagram.com/p/B2MOwxgBvMW/?igshid=pump4pvhxt3m

[artecanek]

(Aceleratii incredibus)... . (Carnivorous vulgaris) 😅 Y ahora una post-apocalíptica marca Acme #looneytunes #coyote #roadrunner #madmax #furyroad #artwork #blankcover #sketchcover https://www.instagram.com/p/CkhMQJoMBgC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[inkofamethyst]

April 30, 2021

y’all I am CRYINGGGGG I just read through my April 9, 2019 post (I journaled so infrequently back then compared to now lol (though, I wasn’t stuck inside all the time back then either, so)) and it is so funny.  Like, I’m all “apparently my name comes up all the time in the english department with teachers I don’t even know, that’s wild” and then I end up getting the english department award.  And I’m all “I got nominated for best performer but there’s another guy who’s more popular than me who also got nominated so I don’t think I’ll win” and then we both win.  And then I go “can’t wait for that awesome nap I’m going to take on the way down to Disney for the band trip” and the bus (the Incredibus, by the way, named for the best Disney/Pixar movie and also because it was supposed to be the senior bus but despite all the seniors on the trip riding that bus there were more juniors on it anyway because there weren’t a ton of seniors going lollll) breaks down and we have to transfer to another one in the middle of the night.  It’s just,,,,, looking back on old thoughts like that is the funniest thing.

ANYWAYYYY

I’ve just finished another skirt!  An entirely self-drafted, calf-length circle skirt with nice pockets made of brown flannel that I got on sale for 2.79/yd.  The material itself is... not the best, but there are so many things about this skirt that make me feel !!!!  I didn’t think I’d like the longer length so much (I’d planned for ~27″ total but it ended up being longer than that), but it makes me feel super cozy and also the fact that it’s a full circle means that there’s so much swoosh all the time.  Simply put, it’s my swooshiest skirt yet :D  I drafted the pockets myself, but they’re completely based on the lovely pockets in my gray wool skirt (which is probably one of the most versatile pieces on my wardrobe and I love it so much).  I literally traced the pockets from that skirt and incorporated them into my own skirt and they came out fan-freaking-tastic.  There’s a surprise floral front piece to the pockets that I love, I used a new technique to conceal the pocket pieces better, they’re connected to the waistband at the top and the side seam all the way down the pocket so they don’t pull weirdly on just the side seam, and they’re quite large and cozyyyyy.  The waistband is that perfect 1.5″ width that I love, and it fits perfectly around, too.  The material is so soft.

It was super quick to make, and it’ll be even faster in the future since I won’t have to worry so much about pattern-making (especially for the pocket which probably took up 45 minutes or more in total to figure out before I even began sewing) or technique.

I feel so good in this skirt, but I don’t think my parents are very enthused about the idea of me wearing such an... odd? array of clothing for people my age.  Which, like, I suppose is fair, as everyone is entitled to their own opinion, you know?  I sort of just want my mom to be all “why are you dressed like an 80 year old?” so I can ask her how she would prefer me to dress and her reasoning behind it.  Like, I feel cute, bro.  

Really, the only issue with the skirt is that I put the invisible zipper in slightly crooked near the top so I have to take four attempts to get it zipped up, so I kinda wish I’d done an overlapping bit above it, but ah well.

Oh also, hemming it took forever.  Like, four hours total devoted to just the hem?  Most of it spent handsewing the bias tape to the underside.  It was quite relaxing though, after I got into my groove.  I need a thimble, I think.

I will say one thing about the waistband, though.  I was testing the skirt after I’d halfway sewn the waistband on for fit, right?  And at that point it looked like I was wearing a 3″ waistband due to the way it was folded, and I kind of liked it?  I’m thinking about making a fully adjustable skirt (actually I plan to make two, with a modernized (shortened) 18th century-style petticoat being the second (or first, depending on what I get around to)) that has a corset style closure at the back of the waistband with a “modesty panel” of sorts included as an extra flappy bit.  Only thing is that I’m not sure how I’d connect the actual skirt pieces in the back.  Snaps, maybe?  Tiny buttons, perhaps?  This is the only issue I foresee with a project like this, but it’s a pretty big one tbh.

Actually.  What if the corset back isn’t the closure, but what if its only purpose is to be the adjustable feature?  In that case, I could include a side seam zipper as the actual closure, and just gather the skirt to the... modesty panel bit n the back?  Then the corset bit could come in and let out as much as I’d need it to (but I’d need to figure out the length of those panels, obviously, based on how much my waist size fluctuates)?  Not sure, but I think I’m getting closer to a final answer.

As fun as the skirt is to twirl in, I’m afraid it likely won’t last too many washes.  That’s not a terrible thing nor is it unexpected, considering the price of the fabric.  That said, I want seven of these things now.  Seriously.  Different fabrics, lengths, colors, patterns, all of it.  Ugh.  As soon as Joann puts their quilting cotton solids on sale again, I already know that I’ll be going broke over them.  I need dark blue, dark green, and light green for Jester, a white to make a top, and probably another color for a skirt.  Burgundy, perhaps (this would make sense since I have a ton of burgundy lipsticks lol)?  Maybe for my next flannel skirt (I have 3 yards of an earthy green and 4 yards of black (but I’m thinking about making a pinafore out of the black as a sort of simple layering piece, though this doesn’t mean I can’t order more (or I might wait to get a black and white windowpane flannel from the plaiditudes collection this fall if they sell it and make a pinafore out of that instead a la Queen’s Gambit, but we’ll seeeeee~))), I’ll do a 3/4 or half-circle skirt instead to play around with volume (in the wind, as I learned today (and when I twirl sufficiently), full circle skirts have a tendency to show off a bit more than what I’m comfortable with.  Also, with less volume, there’s less of a problem with me twirling and accidentally showing off something I’d rather keep hidden lol (this brown skirt goes completely parallel to the floor if I twirl long enough ahaha).

But!  That’s all future ramblings.  Right now, I am happy with this thing I have made.

Today I am so thankful for sewing as a hobby.  Like, one of the most fun parts about it is apply prior knowledge to new problems, inventing new solutions in the process.  Like how I’m going through possibilities with that corset-back adjustable skirt thing.  The sewing part of it is fine, and I do enjoy seeing the finished product, but I also really really love working through a sewing problem methodically to reach a solution.  It feels like working through math problems, honestly.  The fun is in the challenge.  Since I’ve not been doing sudoku recently, I think this helps to keep my brain elastic.

Oh and um I just checked Pinterest as I often do when I’m bored and apparently [dsmp] Wilbur is back??  Like, alive again.  I don’t know how, seeing as it’s been a month and a half that I haven’t been keeping up with stuff, but like, people think(/thought?) Dream’s dead, Ghostbur is apparently, like, gone, and lots of people are freaking out.  Hhhhh maybe when school lets out.  Maybe.

[trippyrichey]

Incredibus p2

[embrace-the-unusual]

Happy 2018 y'all!! I rang in 2018 dancing at a russ liquid and manic focus show with my boyfriend and one of his good friends!! After that show ended, we camped out at an event called "Dawning" where they had some really good deep house and drum n bass playing all night. We were camped right next to this school bus called the incredibus and it was so peaceful chillin in that bus!! 2017 was a year of a lot of new things for me. I went through and worked through a lot of shit. I figured out what i want to do as a long term job. Through the good and the bad, it was a year of growth. May 2018 be another year of growth. May i be more conciously and spiritually aware of myself and how i affect others. This is the year of moving on and letting shit go. This is the year of surrender.

[mizzalovesyou]

What a view to end a job well done that day @shanemccarrick @brentwoodphotography #sunset #fun #friends #love #incredibus (at 955 Central ave)

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It was just two years ago that my bus caught on fire and I nearly lost it all. To answer your first question it was a lithium battery and some Christmas lights that over heated (use alkaline) and caught fire to a sacred basket of mine burning half of my sacred objects. Life is precious people. Take those risks. I would rather have lost it all doing what I love, then lost it all doing something I hate. This only made the bus better. It made me install more fire extinguishers, and appreciate all I have even more. Even when following your dreams there are always going to be bumps and hiccups. But see yourself on the path that you want to be on, keep going when life challenges you, and I promise you will look back a stronger person. People will always talk. Fires will always burn. But you can always face it. We are being prepared for great things friends. Trust Knobody on that! #knobodylovesyou #incredibus #litbus https://www.instagram.com/p/BvmJBe8Ay9I/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=102h48qoewwkw

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I love my little home! #buslife #tinyhome #bus #hippy #incredibus #travel #love #live #free #livethedream

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Sometimes people have a different idea about you when you say “I live in my vehicle”. I love me trippy magical school bus. I tell people it feel like you are walking into a hug by a unicorn when you walk in! Come visit sometime. We will be at @zenawakeningfestival next month. Hope to see you there! If you need tickets, let me know. #theincredibus #incredibus #lights #schoolbus #trippy #buslife #unicorn

[brentwoodphotography]

Everybody I want you to meet "Somebody". I've been kinda quiet about him ever since I met him two weekends ago here at Camp LovEvolution here in North Carolina. But after spending time with him again yesterday and trying to ask his little puppy permission I believe this little guy is going to be traveling around with me as my little K-9 companion. Nothing will ever replace my dog Konica who left to heaven on Thanksgiving last year... but I know I have enough room in my heart for this little guy too. I can't wait to bring him back to Florida and everywhere else I go to introduce him all to you personally. But in the mean time here's my little special Somebody. Or maybe I'll call him SumBuddy. #puppy #dog #love #puppylove #travelphotography #theincredibus #incredibus #love

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Reconnecting and meeting at the heart it's never a bad thing. :-) #color #colors #heart #paint #love #buslife #incredibus

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Love my bus, my home, my safe place, my sacred spot. #tinyhome #bus #happy #hippy #beyourself #incredibus #thephotosynthesis

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[brentwoodphotography]

So many rainbows lately showing up in the weirdest of places. ;) #rainbows #rainbowwarriors #knobodylovesyou #sumbuddyloves #theincredibus #incredibus