Jessica's Planet: Life, Liberty & Pursuit of Happiness

[Jessica]

Two more nights to tweak my costume since I'm too tired to work on it tonight. Bummer.

Still fussing with the hair, trying to get it just right....can't really tell how it will look until it's on though...hoping not to look like the monkey king.

 

[Jessica]

Dammit. I'm such a procrastinator. Instead of working on the tons to do on my costume, I am taking boudoir photos of a Mego doll. WTH????

 

[Jessica]

Crapadoodle. I can't find my chimp boots. If I can't find them before Saturday, I'll just wear my dark brown square-toed tall shafted stacked heel boots. They'll work just fine. I'm not participating in a costume contest, anyway. It's just another convention where I can get my ape on.

I better stop procrastinating and get on with the shoulder seam adjustment, the fake leather collar adjustment, and the replacement of the front green panel to my female chimp coat. I also have to re-sew the brown inner sleeves because I found the perfect woven-looking material which will have a finer weave than the one I made myself.

At least I found all the makeup and glues and removers and even the toothblack enamel and those I have pooled together in one box.

The wig I have heavily sprayed with Aquanet Super Strong Hold spray is still holding its shape, and it's been a few days already since I sprayed it. I better spray it some more tonight until it's hard as a helmet, so I won't have to fuss with my hair/wig on Saturday.

 

[barryo]

It's just another convention where I can get my ape on.

well, you dont hear that every day.............but it's got a nice ring to it...........

 

[MadCow]

Dammit. I'm such a procrastinator. Instead of working on the tons to do on my costume, I am taking boudoir photos of a Mego doll. WTH????

Nor do you hear this ! LOL.

 

[Jessica]

I know. I am insane.

 

[Jessica]

Here is the naked Mego I am helping to customize, and me before I added the dark outline around my eyes. I found black nailpolish that dries in 60 seconds but when you painted it on it looked dark brown. That was very helpful, especially because I could not sleep the night before (due to all the excitement of getting my ape on). It was already 2:30 in the morning and I didn't trust myself to go to bed with wet nailpolish. I woke up at 6:00 just to get ready and I took my time with the makeup. I wish I blended the edges better especially around my eyes, but when I smiled, the edge of the makeup just magically disappeared. Whew!!

 

[Saya]

great job on all that hair, I KNOW it took you forever. keep it up jess.

 

[Jessica]

Where do apes go for groceries?



Why, at Trader Joe's, of course!!

 

[Venomous venom]

hhhhhhhh...LOL..rock it jess...

 

[MadCow]

You are a nut ! I love it !

 

[Jessica]

I just finished the outfit for the Custom Traveler 2. Yay. Here's what I tried to make:

Here is how it looks. You can't tell from the photo but it's got raglan sleeves. The buttons are leather circles that I punched out and glued down.

 

[Batty]

Those pics of you in the store are great!

 

[Jessica]

Those pics of you in the store are great!

I am so brave, huh?

 

[Batty]

If I had the talent to put together the makeup and costume like you did, I'd go everywhere like that!

 

[Jessica]

Here's the goofy thing I'm planning this Sunday. They are showing the original 1968 Planet of the Apes on the big screen in Antioch, and I'm going to see it in full ape regalia. I'm also putting together a soldier outfit (just vest, pants and shirt...maybe bandolier if I get extra wind in my sails) for my 4-year old. I'll have to bang that out tomorrow since I will be out Saturday and won't have time to craft. I told Ashton that he can take his nerf rifle that we painted brown, and he's so excited. I better remember to buy some high protein shakes tomorrow...or risk going to Trader Joe's again in costume.

 

[Jessica]

I stayed up until 1 AM last night sewing this costume for Ashton. I wanted him to wear an ape costume when we watch Planet of the Apes on the big screen in Antioch tomorrow. I couldn't start the outfit until 10:30, when the last guests left. It's made out of black fleece, and I used two pairs of mongo ginormous purple pants (size 2XL) that I bought at Walgreen's just for the purple. I still have one leg of one of the pants left, enough to make several outfits for 1:6 gorillas.

 

[Jessica]

Ashton took this photo of me. I kinda like it. I was removing the appliance. Look how perfectly it fits my face. Always a shame to have to remove it.

This is how the foam latex appliance looks after the third time it's been used:

 

[Jessica]

OMG! I have two gorillas in my household that I completely overlooked. The boys will be outfitted as gorillas including deluxe gorilla pullover hoods with prosthetics that I will try to sculpt myself. If that doesn't work, there's always Apemania as a backup. Expensive, though, but worth it.

 

[Saya]

you are so dedicated . have a great time in Antioch.