no piranhas in the bathtub this year?

[jaina]

For the Big Bang Theory folks on my flist, I found out through portnoyslp that there was a BBT puzzle in the MIT Mystery Hunt this year. Here is the link. It's a pretty cute puzzle and not an instant solve, but it helps a lot to be a fan of the show. There's also an xkcd puzzle that I think involves some other internet fan stuffs, which I haven't tried solving yet.

I have gotten thwacked over the head with two costumes of the OMG WANT NOW MUST MAKE variety. First is one of Alice's dresses from the new Alice in Wonderland-- we saw the trailer in front of Avatar, and I caught a fleeting glimpse of this dress and said "WANT!" I found some nice screencaps of the trailer here; that's where these pics are from. Click to embiggen:



The other one is...nnngh, why do I do this to myself? I saw the touring production of Mary Poppins back in December. That's a story for another day, but during "Let's Go Fly a Kite," one of the girls in the ensemble was wearing an outfit that was so cute, I did nothing but watch her and almost completely missed the big plot-important thing that happened in the song. And of course there's no freaking pictures of this outfit, anywhere, and I don't remember the exact details of it. After extensive searching, I found an online video of the Broadway production, so at least I have some grainy screencaps to go on:



There's a cute little hat, and clearly a jacket of some kind over a white blouse, and a full skirt. I'm assuming it's a child's or young teenager's outfit. I wish I knew more about this era-- the movie (and musical, I'm assuming) is set in 1910. I've been doing some googling but haven't found any similar outfits that I could use for further research. Anyone have suggestions? Why am I a crazy person who does things like this to myself?

Comments

[rosiewook.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think you'd look lovely in that Alice costume!

As for why you do this to yourself? It's good to have a passion; even if it results in lots of hard work and stress.

I wonder if you might ping Sonia for some ideas on the Mary Poppins stuff? She's been doing all sorts of research for her book that might overlap with this era.

[macbeemer.livejournal.com]

I love that Alice costume so much more than the one with all the gorgeous embroidery at the hem. I mean, I like ASPECTS of her poster dress, but my biggest gripe is that the ruffle on the skirt cuts her legs at such a weird proportion.

I don't know if I know anyone working on Mary Poppins, but if I do, I'll see if I can get you any info on the kite costume. Other than that... man, I'm not going to be too much help. D:

[brightcupenny.livejournal.com]

I don't know what it is about the strapless Alice dress that I love so much...but I sure do love it. Like a whole lot.

Hey, if you can get me any info on the kite costume, that would be spectacular! But no worries if not. ;-)

[starfirephoenix.livejournal.com]

That alice costume is so pretty :) Thank you so much for posting the pics :)