running around the racetrack

Tomorrow evening I'm heading to the other side of the county for a meeting with my local International Costumer's Guild chapter. It's an hour's drive, but I've been trying on and off to reach this group since Costume Con and given that they tend to go dormant in the fall I figure this may be my last chance to catch them before hibernation!

Oddly I find myself gearing up at the time of year when I'm usually winding down. This seems especially true socially, which is doubly odd as I'm a fairly dedicated quasi-hermit :P

Even when I'm not doing, my mind is ticking over. In no particular order, here's what occupies my waking thoughts (though happily not my sleeping ones):

• Sewing, as ever. I must find time/means this fall to work on the fuschia Regency
  
• Helping one of my fencing buddies plan a wireless scoring method
  
• Faire coming up - will probably only go once, but it's an excuse to dress up :P
  
• Trying to do some proper costume research by looking at actual paintings instead of the tiny b/w reproductions in my books (I've got all these resources near me; I've been stupid not to use them!)
  
• various social experiments
  
• fencing
  
• writing
  
• reading
  
• learning ASP.Net
  
• Helping D. when I can
  
• catherding
  
• Keeping the house from falling into total disorder
  
• Economizing
  

I'd like to finish one major sewing project, or difficult book, or make one visit to the museums this fall. Something with a definite end point so I can feel like I've closed a circle. I enjoy being busy, but I sometimes need an identifiable "milestone" so I don't feel like I'm chasing my tail. Ya know?