Adam and I met up at the Rocket Factory after work. He had intended to pick his bike up and get ready to work on the valves, but the shop had closed early. Instead he mixed up some cement and continued patching up the hole in the concrete pad under the sewing table.

I started in on the latest prototype for the Martianwear hoodie, using a basic front-zip design with raglan sleeves. I generally use set-in sleeves, to emphasize the shoulders, but this piece will already have enough going on up top with its oversized, fur-trimmed, parka-style hood.

Adam had plans to tend bar at Sahni’s absinthe-themed birthday party, so we downed tools a little after nine and made our way to Capitol Hill. I was tired and didn’t stay long, but it looked like the birthday girl was having a good time. It was an intriguingly bohemian bunch and I would like to have been more social.