Now he has a cool nickname, “Torso Boy”, so what’s he complaining about?

And I shall call it, Mini Me.

Tom helped me make a Duct Tape Dress Dummy on Monday night. Now there’s a humbling experience. Essentially, what you do is put on an old t-shirt and then wrap your torso and upper arms in bands of duct tape to make a mold of your figure. Then cut it up the back and mount it on a pole/hanger arrangement and then stuff it with fiberfil. The result is an accurate model of your figure which can be mounted at your height. Very useful for tailoring, which is why I made it, but EMBARRASSING to see all the bumps and lumps. And you know how the camera adds 20 lbs, well not having a head or any limbs adds like 50 lbs. It’s kinda hard to look at. I’m going to start making a dress soon, just so it stops sitting there in the corner, naked and accusing.

Maybe “Maxi Me” is more appropriate *sigh*.