in reality

I keep trying to put together some kind of dragoncon costume schedule to post, so people can know when I'm wearing what. today I realised that this is really my dragoncon schedule: 1. wear costumes 2. nap 3. wear costumes 4. tequila shots so yeah, im just going to post that when anyone asks

This week

So here's a list of costume stuff I've gotten done this week: -bought stuff for a costume I wasn't planning on making - - -unfolded some material - - - - - -made a to-do list

Do what

One of the questions I get a lot from random people is how do I wear so many costumes at Dragoncon? (On average, I usually wear around 12 costumes at Dragoncon.) Let's say an "average" non-costumer is at Dragoncon for the same amount of time as we are (4 1/2 days). Each day they wear a different change of clothes. Each night, they change into pajamas or whatever they sleep in. So, a ...

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Then & Now: a costume meme

Digging back in my blog archives, I found a costume meme I filled out in July 2002. I decided to add my new 2013 answers to it. 1.Name: 2002: kell 2013: kell (oh i'm so glad I'm still kell.) 2.Cosplay Name: 2002: kell 2013: kelldar (I just expanded.) 3.When did you first start costuming?: 2002: 1998 2013: 1998 (some things don't change) 4. How many years has it been now?: 2002: er… twoish? (seriously speaking) 2013: 15, omg I've been in this hobby for ...

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Deep Cosplay Thoughts

Chase & I were talking today and the subject of a certain, very large, costuming website came up. He asked it people even still use it; I told him yes, all the time, that's part of its' problem. You upload something now and it's buried as soon as it posts, because there are so many users now. You're lucky to get one comment and a handful of views, whereas "back ...

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10 years of my life at Dragoncon

I put together this little pic of me at dragoncon for the past 10 years.

A FAQ: How do you wear so many costumes?

Almost every year, when I post my Dragoncon planned costumes, I always get a few comments or questions regarding how I manage to wear so many costumes. Well I'm going to tell you my secret... at conventions, I really don't do much of anything else but wear costumes. This right here is what we do most of the time at Dragoncon (or any convention) - sitting around and goofing off: ...

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Indy helps

She inspects She poses She builds kits She models she tests fabric quality she gives critique she cleans she dances surprise kes inspection