It's my first post - So who am I, and what am I doing here?

The first post of a blog is supposed to be profound, right?  It's a new journey, a first step, a commitment to setting down your private thoughts on virtual paper.  Dramatic enough for you?  Damn it Jim, I'm a designer, not a playwright. (yes, you will see occasional Star Trek references here, get used to it)  My thoughts are usually expressed visually, but I am taking that first step into the written word.  So why?

As I said before, I'm a designer.  A costume designer.  And I never thought it was anything exceptional until I got the chance to start answering the question "so what do you do?" with that answer.  The responses fall into two categories: those who nod and say "oh, that's nice" like I just told them I beg for spare change dressed like a robot on Michigan Ave, and those who say something like "Wow.  So what exactly do you do?"  And I never really have a good answer for them.  The reason is I do so much under the mantle of Costume Designer that I never know how to start. 

So here's my answer to those people out there that what to know what the heck I do for a living.  I plan on putting it all on the interweb for you to see.  Step by step, project by project.  What's my goal?  Well, like I said, it's a good way to explain what I do.  But I also want to show any one who's interested some tricks I've learned, shortcuts for making things look awesome, and just share my general enthusiasm for creating really cool things out of nothing at all.  And hey, just maybe someone will find my blog and want to hire me.  Because seriously - this is a fun job!