Cosplay List

I don't know how other cosplayers do it.  I mean, it's just so hard trying to pick out a character that you like and sticking with that character while working on their costume.  Maybe I just have to many characters that I want to cosplay but narrowing down my cosplay list always seems to go like this:

I guess at least one person understands.

Anyway, there are two conventions that I am going to next year.  There's Queen City Kamikaze (QCK) in March and Anime Boston (AB) in April. I have plenty of time to work on and change my cosplays but as of today here's my list:

QCK - fem!Cecil (Cecilia) from Welcome to Night Vale:

Now, I would put a picture here to show you what Cecil or Cecilia looks like but there's one problem with that.  No one knows what Cecil actually looks like.  I mean we know what his voice actor looks like but that's not Cecil.  In fact the only description of Cecil we've gottn is that he is "not tall or short, not thin or fat." Welcome to Night Vale is a podcast so it's all audio and the writers really seem to like to leave a lot of stuff up to fan interpretation.  So pretty much everyone has their own vision of what Cecil and all the other Night Vale characters look.  Taking fan interpretation one step further, I decided that I want to cosplay Cecil's female version, Cecilia.  

I am really excited for this one since I think I only need to buy a purple long sleeved button-up shirt and gray or back vest.  I plan on wearing the shirt and vest with a black pencil skirt, galaxy print leggings, and purple converse.  I decided that I will use my actual hair for Cecilia.  I haven't seen any strawberry blond Cecil or Cecilia interpretations but I guess that just makes the costume more unique.

AB - Shima Renzou from Blue Exorcist:

Shima's probably one of my favorite characters from Blue Exorcist so I'm definitely excited.  I already found a really nice wig for him but I still have to look around for his school uniform jacket and his headphones.  His shirt, pants and shoes should't cause too much difficulty, but his staff on the other hand will.  I'm not sure whether I should just give in and order the staff on ebay or try to make it.  I have made something similar to it before but it was much smaller and way less elaborate.  I need to think on him a lot more but I have plenty of time to do that.

AB - Trip from DMMD:

                                                                     Or his younger self (the red head):

My cosplay buddy plans on cosplaying Virus (the one with the glasses) with me and neither of us are certain which version we want to cosplay.  If we cosplay as older Trip and Virus, people will recognize us quickly and we won't get mistaken for other characters.  But if we cosplay younger Trip and Virus, we won't have to spend as much on their costumes.  It's a hard decision and I think we're probably leaning more towards the younger versions, but we still have time left to figure out what we're going to do.

Alternate - Asahi Azumane from Haikyuu!!

Asahi reminds me a lot of myself because we're both tall and scary-looking when we're really just small on the inside and are unsure of how to talk to people.  I'm getting his uniform as a Christmas present so if it so happens that my cosplay buddy and I decide to drop a character from our list, Asahi will most definitely fill that spot. All I would need to buy is a knee pad and maybe some sneakers (mine are getting worn out anyway).  I really like him and if I don't get to cosplay him at QCK or AB, I'll definitely cosplay him at next year's Another Anime Convention.

-Rene

My Feet Hurt and I'm About to Cry - a recollection of Another Anime Convention 2014

So the convention was amazing. Both my Kurloz and my Clear costumes went over great and I got a lot of compliments and pictures taken.  I am so happy they both turned out really well. 

I'm really happy that I managed to go all three days this year.  I usually manage to only go Saturday and Sunday because I have a ton of homework that I have to finish on Friday.  This year however, I miraculously did not have a mountain of homework so when I got home on Friday, I immediately changed and rushed off to Manchester.  My costume, aph America, was just something I threw on but many people still loved it. I met up with my a couple of my friends and we walked around for about four hours.  We went to a few panels and fangirled over everyone and everything.  I stayed to 9:30 PM although I wanted to stay later.  I left because I figured that I really needed to get to sleep and get up early the next morning to prepare for Saturday's costume.

Kurloz:

Despite having the most complicated make-up, Kurloz is probably my favorite cosplay I've done so far.  I woke up at  6:00 AM on Saturday and immediately started to get my costume on.  The face paint wasn't hard but it did take about 45 minutes with an added 15 minutes of me just trying to put on contacts.  Then came the fun part: the stitches. I followed this tutorial and I think they came out really well.  All you have to do is take some thread and some spirit gum and stick the thread over your lips.  Although the spirit gum will probably end up getting stuck to your fingers more than your face, it will all work out and you will get as many compliments as I did. uwu  

You're probably wondering how I talked and ate that day.  Well, I didn't.  It was very hard not to talk and I ended up pulling off some of the stitches which we had to re-glue about 5 times.  My diet consisted of an ice coffee from Dunkin' Donuts, a soda, a smoothie, and a protein shake, which I drank through a straw slid in between my stitches

Despite my choice to where high-heeled boots on Saturday, I had a great time.  Everyone looked amazing and there was no end to my silent fangirling.  I met so many new people and I got to hang out with all of them even my old friends.  I stayed at the convention until 7:30 PM and then I went home to eat a huge dinner to make up for my missed lunch. I went to bed hoping that tomorrow I'd be able to talk and eat like everyone else who wasn't as crazily devoted as I am. Boy, was I wrong.

Clear:

Thankfully, I got to sleep in until 7:30 AM on Sunday.  Clear's make up and costume was pretty easy which is why he was so much fun to do.  The hard part was his gas mask which is essential to his character.

My fatal flaw is that I like my cosplays to look perfect and most of the times they do.  But this also means that if I'm cosplaying a character who wears a gas mask, then I'm going to want an actual gas mask which is what I got.  So I was happy and I love how he turned out but it was horribly hot in and hard to talk through the mask.  I ended up sweating off my make up including the two moles Clear has on his chin.  And since I no longer had the moles on my chin I kept the gas mask on pretty much the whole time so I felt like I was perfect.  It made me happy but I had to make my friend talk for me and help me walk through the bigger crowds.  

The only time I took off the mask was when we went to lunch and at the end of the convention.  Other than that, I lifted it up to sip from my water.  It wasn't bad and I loved seeing people's reactions

Like Saturday, everyone looked amazing on Sunday.  I met even more people and we all promised to meet at the next convention.  I left a little before the convention officially ended at 6:00 PM.  It was hard going home knowing I wouldn't be back until next year but I was exhausted and definitely needed some rest.

So, overall the con was amazing, my cosplays, were amazing, and everyone I met was amazing.  Although my feet hurt and I want to cry, AAC was amazing this year and I can't wait to go again next year.

-Rene

Things That Make Me Happy

Well, I don't know how you are feeling but personally, I'm feeling kind of down this weekend.  I'm stressed out over homework and other personal problems but instead of venting all those feelings on the internet and slipping into an even deeper hole of depression and anxiety, I'm going to make a post about all the things that make me happy. 

So whether you're feeling awesome or down in the dumps like me this weekend, I hope this post will make you smile. 


1. Marnie the Dog ( tumblr)

 I mean just look at this little ball of goofy adorableness. How could you not smile at this dog?

2. Otters that look like Benedict Cumberbatch 

I love Benedict Cumberbatch but this stupid otter meme just kills me every time.

3. Welcome to Night Vale ( website )

Everything about Night Vale to the usual weird happenings in the town to the LGBT+ representation just make me smile.  

4. My Clear cosplay

I just love it.  I can't wait for this weekend when I actually get to wear it.

5. The fact that Homestuck is going to be updated this month.

It's been a nearly year since I caught up with the 6,000+ pages of Andrew Hussie's webcomic and it's finally getting updated again! The hiatus is ending, finally!

6. Naps

Naps are nice and relaxing. I want to take one now and maybe wake up Friday night, just in time to go to AAC...

7. Halloween is in two weeks!!

Halloween is my favorite holiday and I can't wait to eat candy and stay up all night watching scary movies with my best friend!

8. Hetalia

It's weird but it's the reason I love history so much.  Hetalia is a webcomic turned anime about personified countries that are just adorable and kind of stupid. It shows different cultures and history through short clips.  It's great, seriously, look it up.

-Rene