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Pony Talk => Off Topic => Topic started by: WeepingPiano on April 08, 2013, 07:36:54 PM
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I now have a facebook page for Lochlyn-Rose! Like if you'd like :D It will have updates, pictures, and hopefully videos!
https://www.facebook.com/LochlynRose
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As some of you know, I work at a renaissance festival as a mermaid! Well, I finally have some pictures to share :)
They are not the professional ones, but I thought y'all might want to see these now, and I can add those later :D *edit* new pictures at the bottom
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(my friends were making me laugh in the last one)
I am having a great time and kids love me! (most of them, some of them cling to their mothers)
also, watching adults be giddy and child-like is the best.
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(p.s. I made the top of my costume, and my two belts.)
I hadn't realized how well some of the PotC merch I have shows up in pictures :3
aaaaand that locket is a little tribute to my not-so-secret-anymore crush
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Me and my sister
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Me and my brother-in-law
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4/22 ~ Most of these are from last weekend, but the really good one is from this weekend
myself and a good friend
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myself and the navigator
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I was not only not paying attention, I was actively distracted by the mermaids in the large pool across from me
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Stalking around the faire between shows (before my mask came in)
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aaaand last but certainly not least (for now)
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I love this photographer. He is very nice and has an adorable child. (and he makes me look great!)
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That's AWESOME!!! How fun, and that tail is gorgeous!
Thanks so much for sharing.
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Those are really cool!!!! That is what you do for a job :)
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Beautiful. How did the other mermaids turn out? I remember you were having issues?
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You look fabulous! Your costume turned out great and those tails are just awesome. You are so lucky, living the dream, a beautiful mermaid!
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You are so pretty, and lucky! I would love to be a mermaid lol. :biggrin:
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Thank you all for the complements :)
and two of the other mermaids are a bit taxing, but I know things will work themselves out.
The pirat... I mean, /sailors/, are great people, so that helps :D
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You look so pretty!!! I bet that was a lot of fun (minus the issues with the co-worker mermaid problems).
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So cool! Is your tail comfy all day?
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It is for now!
Later in the season it may very well boil my legs, but we will deal with that when the time comes :)
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Oh, lucky. Aren't you just the loveliest thing to come out of the sea!
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I'm glad you finally got everything together and it's gone well so far. Awesome costume!
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You people are seriously the best :blush:
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AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!
best. mermaid. EVER! *hug* so happy for you :)
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You have the best job ever! Beautiful costume, too! You did a very nice job on the top :)
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I've always liked mermaids. If I'd seen you as a toddler, my reaction would have been :yippee:
Pirates and mermaids, you've got the good life.
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LOVE your costume! Such a great job!
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What a wonderful costume! You look so pretty!
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Neat! That looks like a lot of fun, and your costume looks great!
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You look gorgeous! And I absolutely love your costume!
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That looks absolutely great! Agreed to Sky Rocket Sammie: I would have gone crazy, had I seen you as a youngster. OK, I admit: even now I would... :D
But then there's the blasphemous question none of us dares to ask: how do you... you know, :sheepish: when you have to... umm... :blush: Oh my, darn curiousity! *hides under sofa*
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I love your costume! It's amazing you did the top by yourself, and the tail is beautiful! You're a gorgeus mermaid and I would've loved to stumble up on you as a kid. I remember being a kid on a cruise and this old lady told me stories about the mermaids in the sea and I squinted my eyes so hard, trying to see them while mom rolled her eyes, lol. You're living the dream.
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Wow, that costume looks amazing! Your make-up is gorgeous too! I'd have sworn that mermaids were real if I'd seen you as a child!
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That looks like so much fun! It's so awesome you get to be a mermaid, even if just for a while.
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That looks absolutely great! Agreed to Sky Rocket Sammie: I would have gone crazy, had I seen you as a youngster. OK, I admit: even now I would... :D
But then there's the blasphemous question none of us dares to ask: how do you... you know, :sheepish: when you have to... umm... :blush: Oh my, darn curiousity! *hides under sofa*
Lol I'll ask it. How much of a pain is it to get in and out of the tail when one needs a bathroom break? Also do you guys get carried by the sailors from behind the scenes to your "grotto" or do you get wheeled out on some contraption?
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Gorgeous! I'm glad things are working out for now with the other mermaids. You look so happy in the pics! I am also curious about how the tail works. Zipper? Buttons? What is it made out of? It looks fantastic!
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It is made out of dragon skin silicone and we slide in (well, we wiggle and pull and tug). It is easier to get out than it is to get in.
The tails are really heavy, so we are only carried in emergencies. We put on and take off our tails in place. :)
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Oh, that looks like fun :)
Are you loowed to wiggle out of there on breaks? How would that work, with people freely walking around?
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XD about that
we have the crew hold up sheets and then we dash to the tent ^^
we have to wear hooded coverups when we wander around the faire
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Very cool! You could always use ice packs wrapped in washcloths to cool down in the summer.
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So beautiful! Glad to hear everything worked out well with your coworkers and your costume is stunning you did a great job! Did you do your makeup too?
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You look amazing:) I would totally be one of those giddy adults:)
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Right now I don't do my own makeup, only because one of the other girls has the materials needed. But I will be buying my own stuff so that I do not have to rely on her. (she makes me late to stuff)
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WOW! awesome costume and job! i am quite jelous! i really want that tail....*wonders how to make one*......amazing just amazing!
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Right now I don't do my own makeup, only because one of the other girls has the materials needed. But I will be buying my own stuff so that I do not have to rely on her. (she makes me late to stuff)
Well it looks fabulous and I can't wait to see what you do when you get your own stuff !
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The tail is just awesome, and your top turned out great too! I read you had a hard time with those other girls and it's great to see such a big grin on your face after all that trouble! ^.^
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How cool! Those tails look so awesome. It's too bad they're so heavy, it would be amusing to see mermaids being wheelbarrowed in and out. :D Congrats on getting that job! I wish my renaissance fair had mermaids.
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It is not so much the weight, but the way it is dispersed. I end up being 140lbs in mine, but 20-25 of that is in the fin, and the fin has to be supported to keep from pulling, so it is mainly awkward. A wheelbarrow would be great fun! But Rex (our boss) says no for now.
I kinda want to see if she will let us be in the parade one day.
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awww you guys could decorate a flat wagon for some pirates to pull couldn't ya? lol put the scalliwags to work says I! ARRRR! lol when i visit my local renfair, my garb is pirate lol no mermaids at mine either :(
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wow! you look very beautiful in it!
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Wow that's so amazing! Gorgeous mermaidtail! I would love to be a mermaid just for one day.. :satisfied:
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I'm really curious: how were the tails made? I know there are some online shops that specialize in them, but were yours custom built by other ren faire people?
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They were custom built by professionals for the three of us :) However, I do not personally care for them or their work ethic, so I would not recommend them. (things they said to, and about, people, and the way they conducted themselves while they were in state on business on someone else's dime.)
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They were custom built by professionals for the three of us :) However, I do not personally care for them or their work ethic, so I would not recommend them. (things they said to, and about, people, and the way they conducted themselves while they were in state on business on someone else's dime.)
Boo! A friend of mine desperately wants to one day have a mermaid tail, so I'm sort of hoarding resources for her. A shame they were buttfaces about it. :(
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They were custom built by professionals for the three of us :) However, I do not personally care for them or their work ethic, so I would not recommend them. (things they said to, and about, people, and the way they conducted themselves while they were in state on business on someone else's dime.)
Boo! A friend of mine desperately wants to one day have a mermaid tail, so I'm sort of hoarding resources for her. A shame they were buttfaces about it. :(
They are crazy pricey, no matter who you get them from, but if you (she) wants a silicone tail like mine, check out merbellas :) Their work is stunning and beautiful. I would love to have one. (fabric/silicone hybrids are also a more affordable option)
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My first though: What happens if you really have to use the ladies room?
looks awsome
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I am curious who did yours... It's way too nice looking to be Mertailor.
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They are pretty easy to get out of, you kind of roll down from the top until you get to your knees. Then you can step out.
G_R, you are correct, it is not mertailor :) I will PM you to avoid publicly announcing who it is that I do not care for :)
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Wow, cool job! You make a beautiful mermaid!
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I found a new picture :3
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Your eyes look amazing in that last pic. You make a perfect mermaid!
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Thank you! :lovey: I can hardly wait to go swimming
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Omg, im so jealous! :lol: You look awesome! When I was a kid I used to swim all the time. And I always imagined that I was a mermaid. :lol: Or sometimes a dolphin..
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You look awesome!
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Ooh, you look so pretty and just like a real mermaid! You have the best job ever :)
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Your costume is so awesome! I love watch you did with the netting. And the last picture you took was amazing!!!! I really like how real those tails look how did they accomplish that?
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Thats you job? ....thats just awesome :shocked:
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You are soo incredibly gorgeous! I have seen tails before, but never ones with such detail (and scales?!) before.
Costuming is such a blast!
I would look more like Ursula than Ariel I'm afraid, so I will stick to fursuiting XD
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I would look more like Ursula than Ariel
Hahahaha, I'd totally love to see that. Go for it, girl! :biggrin: You've already got your first fan in me!
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Thats you job? ....thats just awesome :shocked:
this! ^^
you look so beautiful and also happy, and it's so nice to hear you get paid for something you love and enjoy - all jobs should work that way!
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I WANT YOUR JOB
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:D
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I was actually watching "My Crazy Obsession" last night and it featured a guy who wanted to be a merman. It was pretty awesome. His fins looked so real, and I guess he makes them himself?
He auditioned to be a merman at a mermaid amusement part in FL but they didn't want any dudes. :( He was pretty hot, too. I kept thinking, that's so awesome, I want to do that, I need to get me a tail!
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I believe he is the MerTailor. He does make his own tails (and if he is who I think he is, he has his own company making them)
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Oh, yes! You're right.
I am addicted to your pictures. So beautiful :)
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Yaaaay, pics!! You look fabulous! That costume is amazing! :o)
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Well, I am headed back out tomorrow morning ^^
I will be back with more news early to mid next week :lovey:
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you look brilliant :D
love pkw xxx
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Does it ever get old or boring at that job? It looks like its not to hard :)
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You see new people and have new experiences every day, so it has not gotten boring :)
And it is harder than it looks :) smiling, laughing, paying attention to every one and every thing to make it as special as you can for each individual takes a lot of energy. Just being "on" all the time. You can not shut down, even for a moment, or you look like a dead fish XD
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new pictures from week 2!
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aaaaand that locket is a little tribute to my not-so-secret-anymore crush
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I just wanted to say that I absolutely LOVE this picture!
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It's not creepy if I save all the pictures, is it?
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It is mine too Maniah!
and not creepy G_R :)
(or I am creepy too, because I save pictures of renfaire people all the time) XD
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This makes me really miss going to the ren faire in california. The first time I went I went with my friend and we rented costumes and people stopped us and asked to have their pictures taken with us. It was totally awesome :D I totally understand the love that people have for working the ren faire.
My favorite show was always The Bold And Stupid Man Show. They don't perform anymore, last I heard. Or if they do, it isn't at the cali ren faire, anyway. But they had the funniest routine!
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My favorite performing group was as the ren faire in CA the last two weekends :)
I hope to see them before TRF in October though ^^
Working at the faire is wonderful, but I do miss walking around and seeing the other performers
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neeeeeeew pictures! :D
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You look beautiful! :heart: And your costume is amazing... that must be the best job ever! ^.^
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I adore your costume! I would be one of those giddy adults you speak of :)
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Wow you are gorgeous and I love that tail. I'm glad you're having fun!
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Gorgeous!! What a cool job! I love your costume and makeup, the seaweed and netting adds a certain touch I haven't seen before and really love! (better than 'girly-girl' mermaids!)
I saw that episode of the obsession show with the Mertailor man too, very interesting! I had never seen silicon tails before, they look very realistic!
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Wow, your costume is awesome. I would definitely be one of those standing and staring in awe. And taking a million pics.
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You look incredible! What a fabulous job! Very cool!
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Updated :D
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You look so beautiful and happy. It makes me happy to see people doing what they love. Thanks for sharing!
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You make a great mermaid :D
That looks really fun, I'd love to try out being a mermaid for a day XD
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now with an FB link!
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I love pro "mermaid" actresses, especially since I went through a phase as a girl where I wished I could be a mermaid when I grew up.
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hi! im a mermaid too!!!!! i have a neopren tail airbrushed with scales for now but im making a silicone tail.
i love your tail!
may i ask where you go the cool giant clam? im searching for one
love all your pictures!
do you have a facebook?
id love to add you
thanks
meremily
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The giant clam is in the mermaid lagoon at my Renaissance Festival :)
and I do have a facebook page :D the link should be in the first post :)
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Well, the 2013 season of Scarborough is officially over.
*melancholy feels*
Thank you all for your kind words :) I will still be updating now and again, as I hope and plan to continue mermaiding (totally a word)
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Wow you look amazing!!
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Late to the party, but you look gorgeous! How fun, I used to imagine I had a mer tail and fins when I would go swimming as a kid, when I wasn't pretending to be a seal. I would have been so excited to see a mermaid at a Faire. Heck, I would be now!
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i am so happy you went for it! :)
any other "local" faires around you? i know when the MI ren fest disbands a lot of them go south again, many to TX
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There are actually two others in state that I am going to try to get jobs at ^^