for today, anyway. I woke up at 8 this morning, plenty of time to do things before I needed to leave for work. So, I took out my camera, and snapped a picture of my HAED for our two-weekly progress update.


As you can see, there's been a lot more activity around the wing area, and the parts next to her face. I'm actually working on the background right at the top, but because that's a nice blocky area, I'm trying to even it out with the horrible number of one stitches that are coming up in the next page. Most of the wing outlines and the leafy bits are one - three stitches only, and that takes up heaps of time. So, instead of sailing through this page and then suffering later, I'm hoping that my tactic will work out for me later.


Whilst HAED-ing, I normally watch stuff on my laptop. One of the newer shows I've been watching is a UK mini-series called Lost In Austen. I read some reviews on several blogs, and they all seemed to really enjoy it, so I decided to give it a try.

The main character, Amanda Price, is a girl who really loves Pride & Prejudice. One day, after reading the book, she hears some noise in her bathroom, and discovers Elizabeth Bennett there! Apparently there's a secret door that leads from the Bennett's house to her bathroom. She opens the door to investigate, and she ends up in the Bennett's house, with no way to get back to her own house. So, she starts living out the book (she lands up in the beginning, with the news that Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy have just arrived in the area) as Elizabeth's friend from out of town.

The story line is quite interesting, seeing how they manage to twist the original. For example, instead of being attracted to Jane, Mr. Bingley singles Amanda out! She tries to stick to the book as much as possible, by telling him that she's attracted to females, not males. :D Also, Mr Collins likes Jane, but Amanda interrupts them, and somehow finds herself engaged to him.

It's definitely engaging, but I wouldn't say that I love it. I'm a huge fan of the BBC version of Pride & Prejudice, I don't like the recent version with Keira Knightly. I've probably watched it at least 5 times, and there will be more to come. That being the case, it's a bit difficult for me to watch this new movie, where it's similar...but different. Give me Mr Darcy aka Colin Firth any day! :D