craftgrrl | my first real sewing project

without help from anyone else! i've already mastered the pj pants, but i've finally moved onto something new :) i just spent the last 3 hrs working on a new purse for me to gamble with in vegas this weekend, and i'm almost done. i know it sounds like alot of time, but i didn't have a pattern so i eyeballed everything, using my old dickies mini messenger bag as a model. now all i need to do is attatch the straps and the zipper. this will be my first time with a zipper, so i hope all ends well. i'm just going to wing it cause the instructions that came with them confuse me... if there are any suggestions or tips, i'd love to hear them.
anyways, as soon as i'm able to steal my dad's camera, i'll take a picture and post it!
ps. is it too nerdy to be this excited about a bag?!