this one from McCall\u2019s<\/a> (closest to the purple version), can you guess who I am?)<\/p>\nI\u2019d certainly appreciate any useful references and tutorials you guys have run across on these electrical skills. \u00a0I didn\u2019t have much luck when I tried a similar project for my cyberpunk courier costume, and wound up just taping LEDs to batteries and sticking them in my hair (like a little black dress \u2014 always in style).<\/p>\n
I\u2019d also appreciate any clever ideas for what to do what may be my very last summer vacation in my adult life. \u00a0Any bright ideas?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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