Right Side Up, Dammit

I have an announcement that should be happy-making for several of you who commented on the photo in this entry: Yes, the fleurs-de-lis on the display jacket I was trying on in the picture are upside-down. But the fleurs-de-lis on the packaged jacket I actually bought, took home, and wore to the ball last night are all proudly right side up. Which makes me happy too, because I don't like the upside-down fleur-de-lis thing either.

The ball was fairly fabulous but I don't have the energy to talk about it right now. Here's my favorite costume from the tableaux, drag queen Maybelline Mascara as the Butterfly:






[ETA: Excellent breakdown of ubiquitous writing "advice" by Nick Mamatas.]