cosplay life
The weird life of a cosplayer.
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C4 all over again
We couldn’t go to Celebration 4 because of the wedding – we just couldn’t afford it AND a wedding in the same year. Hearing people talking about it, and people constantly asking if we were going just made me so sad that year, because I really wanted to be there! I was so disappointed we couldn’t go. And now the…
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Latest flickr comment
I don’t think so
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Wizard scan
I didn’t get around to scanning the magazine last night – but thanks to tetsuyacasshern on LOH I can at least give a sneak peek 🙂 Still going to scan my copy, so I’ll post a better version probably when I start posting pics from the photoshoot today. Speaking of which, we’re off!
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Random costumey Thoughts
Random Thoughts: #1 I need to take pictures of the Leia costume I made last year for Dragoncon and have never worn. #2 I stumbled across the webpage of a couple of cosplayers and they made me feel OLD. I know I’m older than the average anime con attendee these days, but to actually see the years and to realise…
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LOL wut… weird comments
before I crawl back to bed, had to share this gem from myspace: “Do you OWN all these costumes you wear?? Are they your husbands??? and WHERE ON EARTH DO YOU THEM?? I’ve looked all over but can’t find some of those you have.” Yes, all of my girly costumes are Chase’s. what?? I mean, what?? on top of that…
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Halloween silliness and Wonder Woman pics
The annual Halloween emails/messages have begun. So far hit up: Belle (would i be willing to commission one for halloween), Stitch (how u make that mask i wanna make 1), She-Ra (been looking everywhere, would you be willing to sell yours?) and oddly enough Marion (do you rent your costumes, because I need a Marion costume…) I think I’ll keep…
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Costume Suggestions?
I’m looking for a costume to make for Dcon next year, something that will be easy and fun to dance in. Slave Leia was my #1 choice costume for that in previous years, but it’s gotten so oversaturated I wanted to find something else. I tried Wonder Woman and Belle’s pink dress this past con – Wonder Woman just because…
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weird myspace comments LOL WUT
I keep meaning to post the silly, weird myspace messages I get, and I always forget. But I remembered today – here’s the latest. Subject: one would assume… message: “…you might have an interest in wrestling since your ionto wearing alot of the attire that could work for it. My wife wrestles and is looking for opponents like you. Please…
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when i figured up some stats
Obnoxious Costume Stuff I have been really bored at work lately. I went through my costume views and stuff at cosplaylab and came up with some stats. Most Viewed: Belldandy Second most Viewed: Queen Amidala Parade Dress Both of those are because I won 2nd place in the Belldandy look-a-like contest there, and first place in the Padme look-a-like contest,…
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when i couldn’t find my costume stuff
My day of working at home has turned into “Day of Looking for Stuff.” First I had to find all my Susan stuff. I haven’t worn it since 2003, so it was spread out all over. The corset and skirt were together, at least. One boot was where it was supposed to be – the other was hiding. One of…
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when i got annoyed at commission requests
Do people on myspace not know how to read? I get so many messages everyday with people asking stuff that is on my main page, right there. I don’t have THAT much text on my page. I have paragraph about me. I have a paragraph (in big bold type!) that I make my own costumes, and I do not sell…
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Padme Photoshoots
Gosh! We took pics of Battle Padme and Lake Padme last night. The battle ones came out ok, not great, but the lake ones, the lighting was way off and I just couldn’t figure out why. On the way to work this morning I realised – we had left the light on behind the backdrop. It threw off all the…
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when i had bad ebay deals
Bad Ebay Deals! I have had, as far as I can remember, 3 bad ebay deals, all involving costume stuff. The first was in probably 2001. I found a nice pair of red Mary Janes that would go good with my Asuka sundress I had recently (also) bought off ebay. This was in the days before I had paypal, so…
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Injuries, Pains, and other Annoyances
I was thinking about the injuries and other odd things I’ve received while costuming, thought I would chronicle them! 1. Sperrets! I’ve had three costumes that have given me odd sperrets – the first was Yuffie. Wearing fishnets on one arm/hand and one leg led to some odd designs on my skin afterwards, mostly on my arm. My whole right…
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Sculpey Moment
Well, I was without internet access all weekend, so you’d think I would have gotten some more work done, but alas, that was not the case. Anyway, the point of this entry was this: I’m sitting here working with some sculpey at the moment, and it made me remember this incident a few years ago. It was back in early…
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woe is me
Well I haven’t updated in a while, i’ve been busy constantly… it’s one thing after another lately! While I was going through the marathon of finishing the play poster for the school last week, I, in a fit of madness, bought a mannequin on ebay. I thought it would be nice to have one to store particular costumes on, like…
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when i was creeped out
Oh and um, ew. Apparently this dude my mom knows through the theater saw me on TV in my Padme costume back when ROTS came out, and I guess he heard that that was my mum at the theater or something. Well apparently he had asked her to introduce us, and she knew he wasn’t my type, so she didn’t…
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when i was too mean to be lily
So today I wore my Hermione costume without the robe to work. Cause it is Halloween and all, yknow. Well, I didn’t curl my hair. Or, I did curl my hair this morning, but it completely fell and doesn’t look like I did anything to it. So I said I wasn’t Hermione, I’m Lily. Kevin asked me who I was…
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ranting
Last year I was bombarded with requests about how I made my Anna Valerious costume – understandable, since the movie was still pretty new, but I was still flabbergasted by HOW MANY times I was asked, to the point I just ended up saving a form letter on my computer with the info, and then I’d just copy and paste.…
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when i hated cossies
I really hate the word “Cossies” in place of costumes. It annoys me. I overlook it when people use it when talking to me, but everytime I run across it online it makes me want to shoot myself. Or someone else. (2016 EDIT: It’s 2016 and I still hate this word. Thankfully it seems to have died off.)
