Anime Conventions, Nerdgasms and Cosplay

So, I went to my first anime convention this past weekend, GarasuNoShiCon 2010 in Ohio. For such a small convention, it was a lot of fun.

I went with Alex, she-who-will-remain-anonymous-for-my-integrity's-sake and Sydney. Alex cosplayed as Sailor Uranus, though she was originally supposed to be Sailor Neptune, but pulls she off the blond look way better than I do XD She-who-will-remain-anonymous-for-my-integrity's-sake was Sailor Saturn, to go along with our little group, though she wanted to be Sailor Pluto and got confused. I was Sailor Neptune, though I was originally supposed to be Sailor Uranus but didn't look good as a blond. Sydney went as...Rukia from Bleach, for some reason I'm not quite sure of XD

What I never expected was how many people would want to take our picture. I felt like some sort of celebrity, getting stopped every once in a while so someone could get a photo XD When we got there on the first day, I felt completely silly and ridiculous, but after we started getting a lot of attention, I was able to relax and have fun with it.

We didn't pay much attention to the panels, but of course we went to the Sailor Moon one. The one I really enjoyed was Tie Me Up. Oh my gods, Tie Me Up...It. Was. Amazing. There's no other way to describe it. I was expecting someone to stand at the front of the room and ramble on for an hour about tying people up, but it was nothing like I'd thought it would be. The lady presenting it was absolutely hilarious, she did actual demonstrations of various ties, and her sub was so hot. I'm not afraid to say it XD All I want to know is where she found him and where I can get one. I've had it pointed out to me on numerous occasions that I would make a good dom and now that I think of it, they're probably right. I'm a dom in everything else I do, so why not? LOL

We saw a lot of awesome costumes at the con, but most of the ones that really stood out to me either I didn't know where they came from or they might have just been fun outfits XD One in particular was the guy with the face mask, half shirt, and tail. He was just plain adorable. We were walking behind him and she-who-will-remain-anonymous-for-my-integrity's-sake shrieked, "He's got a tail!" He turned around and was just so damn cute that I wanted to hug him. So I did ^.^; Another was a cosplay recognizable by fans and n00bs alike: Kakashi from Naruto. Two of them, actually. They were absolutely fantastic. She-who-will-remain-anonymous-for-my-integrity's-sake was too afraid to go up to them and ask to take their picture because they were hot XD So Alex and I shoved her over to them, but ended up having to ask them for her anyway. They were great sports about it, though, and even had a routine worked out for photo requests ^-^

The cosplay arena during day two was also a lot of fun. We weren't there for very long, but I got to see Alex, Sydney and a few new friends we made there put on an epic battle (which they won). The guy who called himself the Prince of Zombies was uber adorable, by the way. I like how he glomp-attacked their opponents. Sami and I didn't dress up that day, but Sydney dressed as Rukia again and Alex had put together a cute little lolita outfit. I love lolitas, just for future reference XD If I could, I would be one. All the time, not just for special events.

Anyway, that was a little account of my wonderful weekend of anime convention awesomeness ^.^ I hope everyone that went had as good of a time as I did!

On Writing and Mental Instability

I was thinking today on my writing process, which seems a bit haphazard and causes me to doubt whether I'll ever actually complete anything. My stories come out in bits and pieces, due mainly to the fact that I'm dealing with very temperamental characters who chose to share only what they feel like sharing at any given moment.

This is also why I think I'm slightly mentally unstable, because my characters live in my head and talk to me XD Don't get me wrong, I know they're figments of my imagination and only live outside my head in writing, so I'm not completely crazy. I just wonder if there are any other authors whose characters are quite so...lively.

Belial, whose name was obviously borrowed from biblical resources, is the most vocal of all my characters, so the majority of what I know of him and my other characters is because of him. He's very sarcastic and cynical, so I'm not sure how much of what he says is truth or what can be taken at face value.

On Friends, Birthdays, and Club Attire

Am I the only one who lives right near a lot of their friends and has no idea they're close at hand? I just recently discovered that I live quite close to three of my old friends from Woodhaven. Alicia and Nicole live pretty much on top of me, so I'm not sure how I didn't know that, and Sam lives close enough that I'm surprised I didn't know that either. Sam also happens to be moving in June, which causes me even more frustration because I haven't seen her in years and I want to see her before she leaves, while stupid little me was clueless as to the fact that she lives so close for now. Hopefully this handy bit of information will lead to reunions with people I've sorely missed.

On the subject of birthdays, Stephanie's was yesterday, so a very happy birthday to her. Marcella's is coming up soon and we're going out to celebrate tomorrow, which I'm extremely excited for. I haven't seen her or a lot of my other friends in ages.

Which brings me to my last subject: club attire. We're going to a club for a lovely time of dancing and celebration of the birth of our dear friend, and sad little me has no clue what I should wear. I've never been to what might be considered an actual club before, although I've been to B*Back. But that was just a teen club that we went to in the summer when we wanted to dance on the weekends. So this may be considered my first foray into the adult club scene. I don't think I've ever really thought about clothing this much before, which is truly saying something, seeing as I make clothes and my eventual goal is to be a small-time fashion designer. My sister's advice: jeans and a T-shirt. I was planning on the jeans already; skinny, of course. My new ones from Rue 21. I adore them. Not so sure on the T-shirt score, though. I'm thinking the slinky black top that's also from Rue 21, depending on the weather. If it's as chilly as it seems like it might be, I might opt for the top mumsy got me for Christmas a few years ago. They're both long-sleeved, but the Rue 21 top is made from lighter material. As for a short-sleeved top if weather permits one, I've no idea what to wear. I might go for the see-through black rose-patterned top from Rue 21, with a tank underneath, of course. I haven't worn that one yet. Why does it seem as if all my good clothes are from Rue 21?

The Beginning

Since my dearest hubby said that I should make a blog with her, here it is, after much agonizing over the fact that the interwebz apparently loathe me and don't want me to have a blog. I prevailed! And so, here is the place where I shall post all the nonsense that comes into my warped little mind (when I remember that I have a blog!). Since I'm pretty sure I have no life, there's no doubt that this is going to turn into a place where I let the fictional people that live in my head rant about whatever is bothering them. Ahhh, the joys of pretending you're a writer... Never fear, though! I'm sure when I get bored enough I'll keep you updated about the things going on in my life.