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( AX '09 Con Report... sorta. )

Yeah, not the full typed up version but it will do until I get home and type it up on my computer... I find this keyboard kinda aggravating, I don't care if it's wireless or not. I'm still waiting on pictures, or a proper program to resize pictures as my mom doesn't have Photoshop installed on this computer NOOOOOOOOOOO, and the program I was using on this thing sucks (makes the photos look scrunched up and weird looking!). I'm sorry if I missed mentioning anyone, I didn't do it on purpose and this is just key points and stuff that happened during the con? Yeah. Thanks for reading!!

brb planning cosplay for next year's AX~ XD XD XD

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SHOUTOUTS
adora_tan: kitty faces FTW
animeangel: it was nice seeing you again for all of 5 seconds XD
cherryteagirl: too cute *___* I didn't see you at the BlazBlu booth, or any other time during the weekend unfortunately!
ciphero: BEST KOREA EVAR
cmariiuchiha: I was so worried you weren't coming, but I'm glad we were able to meet up!
dust_eden: wow, just wow. XD
giantsatanrobo: YOU NEED TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR, DAMMIT. Also: dickbutts
itsukayume: Thanks for stopping by our room during that time, and let's get a Vocaloid group going! >:D
maridahhadiram: we saw you for all of a few seconds in South Hall
olynthus: Nordics FTW
owldepot: OMG YOU ARE SO TALL. lol
ravendarkwings: best booth babe EVAR, I'm bummed I missed seeing your RO costume in person :(
yafromuk: epic Haman is EPIC, Zeta Gundam photoshoot for ALA Y/Y?

Well, those are all the people I have added on lj as of this moment (I'm terribly sorry if I missed anyone), and there were some that I didn't even see at all this weekend which makes me a sad panda. ;___; Uh, I guess I better go add some more people now, and start typing up my con report which is going to take a few days I'm sure. DX If I met you at the con, and you're lurking my lj, feel free to add me... I don't bite~

I finally get around to checking my e-mail and shit, and find out that the director and producer of LoGH is going to be at Otakon this year. GODDAMMIT.

Anyway. We're back from the con, which was okay I guess. I didn't get to run into many people as I thought I would, the con itself was really kinda blah in terms of things to do (wasn't too interested in any panels or events going on), but the people we were with more than made up for it. I'm already planning for next year's trip. lol

I'm tired, and going to veg out watching whatever the fuck is on tv, with David and giantsatanrobo. Con report and pics coming later, whenever John gets around to editing the pics he took. XD;;

( Su-san progress goes here, approximately 90% complete? )

Su-san was tired, and needs to shave I know. XD XD XD I think he has the look down, at least?

FUCKING HANDSEWN BUTTONS. I'm not even done yet, still have the buttons on the shoulders, sleeves, and pockets (which I still have to sew lol), ... the buttons, front pockets, and holster strap thing that goes around the shoulder, that's all that's left to do aside from making Hana-tamago. Oh, the wig poufs on top for some reason, so I need to fix that, I hope generous amounts of Aqua Net will do the trick. I'm really not going to have time to sew anything else in time for AX, but at least this way I can concentrate on David's costume even though it'll be worn for maybe 2 hours at most for the Hetalia gathering. lol =/

I'm eating some ice cream, then going to bed. I have mail to send out in the morning, and have to buy the stupid button starter pack for the 5/8" buttons I bought. All for that stupid white plastic thing. *mumbles* Ugh, I'm not ready for this fuuuuuuuuuck.

Ugh, just counting down the days until we leave, FEELS LIKE IT'S FOREVER AND A DAY.

I had a long winded entry typed out the other morning, but nevermind... XD I really shouldn't be updating lj when I had to be at work at 8am, running on 2 hours of sleep, probably PMSing, and just feeling generally shitty (honestly, I haven't felt that bad for probably at least a year now). ^^;;

I'm not ready for AX, fuuuuuuuck. Shit's been seriously stressing me out as I barely have time to sew, especially now that I'm sewing costumes for someone other than myself. lol David asked me to drop his other costumes for AX so I can concentrate on his Sweden... I feel really bad since it wasn't a series we originally had planned, but it's better to have one well made costume than 3 half assed ones, right? Quality, not quantity! I'm putting Rosamia on hold for now until ALA, since I want to remake adora_tan's Four now that I found an appropriate pattern, and so we can do both Titans and casual versions. X3 ALA is going to be rewear/photoshoot/pedocon lololol Again, I'd rather not rush, and wearing the Titans outfit in the middle of fucking summer would kinda suck and is more appropriate for the weather in January (long sleeve twill uniform top + thick white leggings GO GO GO). ^^;; I don't know what else... apart from being able to hang out with all you awesome people, I'm really not looking forward to AX because of all the bullshit, and who knows what other surprises they have in store for us this year, heh.

lol One of these days it won't take me 2 fucking hours to update my lj. XD

Hey guys, I'm selling stuff on the cos.com marketplace again, so if you see anything you like please let me know. Most of it is shit that's been sitting in my cosplay closet for a while, but I also have Shiro, my Japanese PS2 up for sale as I could use the extra money. *cries* btw, if anyone wants a first generation PSP, let me know since David wants to sell his. lol

( Anemone's neck injection thingie whatever progress here. )

QUBELEY HEAD.

Wow, hand painting shit sucks ass. I still need to add a top coat, and attach fabric to the back so it'll stick to my neck better (with tape or something). I haven't quite figured out that part yet haha, hopefully my idea works though. .___. I don't think it's too bad for my first time using Paperclay, so it will definitely be remade uh, someday.

I finished David's jacket, I'm not 100% happy with it but it'll do for now, it just kinda sucks that I found the perfect material to work with after I finished sewing the goddamn thing. I was going to make the beret out of the same material, but it's not ideal for berets so we'll have to buy one instead... twill jacket + wool beret won't look too bad, right? I was going to start on his Sweden trench coat thinking I had the material on hand, but when I was cleaning up the closet earlier it was no where to be found. D: I did find a light blue twill, but I could've sworn I had navy blue in there dammit.

I've been listening to a lot of Deftones, Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage, and Radiohead (just to name a few, haha) lately. My high school life is haunting me again, nearly 10 years later WTF MAN. D:

I just paid $400 in credit card bills, BYE BYE PAYCHECK. ;___; I still need to call and get my Citi account straightened out not looking forward to that but it's gotta be done. I'm making like $200 more per paycheck doing the same shit I've always done at work, but it never seems to make a noticeable dent in my bills. lol I guess I need to raid my closet and see what else I can sell on the cos.com marketplace or eBay. ^^;; At least I'll have enough left over to cover the room deposit, whenever they end up taking that out of my account... the 9th or 10th? I can't remember, except it's going to be $180 SONOFABITCH.

This weekend's to do list: sew, sew, and sew some more. I think my sewing machine is dying, the poor thing is like 3 years old now? lol :(

Rules:

1. Anyone who looks at this entry has to post this meme and their current wallpaper on their Livejournal.
2. Explain in five sentences on why you're using that wallpaper!
3. Don't change your wallpaper before doing this! The point is to see what you had on!

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ROSAMIA FOR AX Y/Y?

Goddammit, I was looking around for wigs and found the perfect base wig (they ship FAST too), not to mention I happen to have some of Katie Bair's wig dye in PURPLE that's been sitting in my bathroom cabinet for god knows how long now. I still have, like 1 1/2 costumes to sew for David, though most if it's just been actually gathering costume pieces. I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE AHH. I'll see how much I can get done this weekend since I'm off Saturday - Monday, but this is really cutting it close, wheee.

lol I probably shouldn't be updating when I'm half asleep and should've been in bed like, 2 hours ago. XD

Help? D:

My Anemone dress has this weird spot that smells kinda funky, I think one of the cats got to it the other week when I had it sitting out on my ironing board. It's a really small spot/area, and maybe it just seems noticeably bad when I'm actually wearing the damn thing. >___< There was a noticeable stain on the front of the dress out of all places, so I figure spraying it with Shout! (some kinda gel stuff in a spray bottle), letting it sit for a while like it says on the instructions, and hand washing it would do the trick. The stain's gone, but the smell is still there!! I don't know wtf to do, anyone have any ideas? I've been febreezing the shit outta my dress but that's not helping either, and it's kinda hard to wash that dress since the red ring is attached to the bottom now.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'LL BE HOME AGAIN IN 3 SHORT WEEKS!! *jumps* We'll be leaving on the 29th, and coming back July 16th... after that it'll be 4 1/2 months to go, but I'm counting 3 1/2 months as I plan on leaving my job in November to have some time to chill, get our stuff together for moving, and prepare for David's big graduation!! :D I can't wait to be back home, even if it's just a short while as being away from all the bullshit at work, college kids, and townies is going to be a nice, plus I get to spend some time with my mom! AND OF COURSE, HAVE A FUN FILLED WEEKEND WITH ALL YOU LOVELY PEEPS AT AX! <333 God, I've been looking forward to this for a fucking year, just kinda sucks that I'm not bringing all the stuff I originally planned to do... oh well, that just means ALA = photo shoot con. XD;;

I've been feeling restless for a while now? It really sucks not being able to fall asleep when I want to, especially when I have work at 8am and am there for like, half a day doing hard work (I'm not joking, most labor intensive RETAIL job I've ever done). =/ I'm going to blame it on stress, and the fact that I constantly have too much shit on my mind at any given time, I really hope that this vacation will help! I'm gonna try to lay down in a bit to get a few more hours of sleep, I hope I don't wake up to the cats fighting. AGAIN.

( a.k.a. Shii's usual round of generally unflattering cosplay pics, but what else is new? XD )

Baby kept meowing like,"OMG GET ME OUT OF HERE!11" and she's been an indoor cat for a few years now and probably wouldn't know wtf to do if she did manage to get outside. DX David was trying to make me laugh in some of the pics, it should be obvious which ones lol and OMG I NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH MY EYEBROWS. THEY MAKE ME CRY. ;___; I'm still not sure how I feel about the pink wig, but w/e I can't wait to wear this at AX with adora_tan as my darling Eureka and have fun at our little E7 gathering (if you know anyone who might be interested, check out my thread in the AX subforum :D)!

Only one month to go fuuuuuuuuck. DX

Edit: I forgot the stupid collar, but it's ok we'll be taking more pics this weekend lol

Sundays are totally for sleeping in, so I got a late start when it came to cleaning up our house, our work room mainly. ^^;; The mess Baby (the cat) left on our model kit desk still had to be cleaned up, I had pattern pieces thrown everywhere around my sewing desk, scraps of fabric and thread laying all over the floor, trash and well, it was just super messy. It looks a lot better now, just don't expect to walk all the way into our closet, you'll step in maybe 1-2 feet in at best. lol XD

We might take some Anemone pics outside in a bit even though I'm feeling kinda blah and still haven't been able to get my eyebrows done huuuuuuu. ;___; I bought some Paperclay from work the other day, as being the dumbass I am I totally forgot about the injection point thingie she has on her neck, and started on it last night. I'm a bit worried that the Paperclay might be too brittle, so we headed to Wal-Mart last night and I picked up Sculpey Ultra Light stuff just in case! I finished sanding, some cracks need to be filled in but overall I think it looks spiffy, even though I made it a wee bit too long and had to break off 1/2" on the end. ^^;; It wasn't until I realized earlier that I probably made it too long as it resembled Qubeley's head, maybe subconsciously I wanted to make a Mobile Suit out of Paperclay?

Pics later, maybe! Gotta do some more cleaning first! @_@

David has the major points summed up on his latest entry, here, so please check it out! Basically, it isn't going to be as bad as we all thought, but I always expect the worse so... XD another thing to consider, some of the hotels have lowered their rates, there's more info here for anyone interested!

I think I short nap is in order now, this headache I've been having all day is killing me. DX

While I was on my break, David told me that they're going to officially announce something regarding the new policy tomorrow at 12pm PST! We'll have all the info we need to know, and an FAQ, yknow the stuff that should have been prepared before we all booked our damn rooms. >___> Anyway, keep your eye out on this thread for more info. I hope it doesn't seriously fuck over my group's plans, I could care less about the room parties and was just looking forward to having fun hanging out with everyone (and not complete strangers this time, haha).

btw, is everyone rooming at the Westin or what?? lol

Anyone having problems with lj, specifically not being able to change userpics or send messages? 0_o; The page just comes up blank, which is really weird.

I should have known that the weird mood swings I've been having lately are probably because of THAT TIME OF THE MONTH, I either feel like complete shit or extremely depressed over the smallest of things. Awesome. I swear to God every single fucking time I try to sleep early it just ends up turning into a long nap with me waking up at fucking 3am or some shit. D:< I would've been fine waking up 3 hours later at 6am, but now I'm probably going to end up taking a nap in the afternoon because of this, pfft.

I forgot what else I was going to say. :( It sucks having an idea for something, and buying the materials, only to find out no stupid store in this shit town has the pattern I need in stock. I was looking forward to get David started on his first sewing project today, but looks like it'll have to wait until Friday when my store might get some more patterns in stock. .____. I have other shit I need to work on, but still.

Mood swings, go away plz

( THOSE HAIRCLIPS OMFG BRB PUNCHING BABIES )

I seem to get the most shit done on my costumes when it's the wee hours of the morning. >___> I'm so close to finishing this costume wtf, and fuck the AX block hotels for dropping a bomb with a month until the con. WAY TO GO FUCKERS. I really don't see how all the hotels are going to implement this new policy, what really bugs me is how they waited this late to announce it, and what about people who aren't part of the con, but staying at the same hotel (or just people who want to shop or hit up the clubs in said hotels)? I know David's not gonna want to wear his costumes all day every day like I am, so what then? This is going to be one giant clusterfuck, and srsly fuck staying at a hotel next year, we'll just be going Friday/Saturday and driving up to LA. >___< and wtf I don't even know what to do with my rooming situation, I don't want to break our group up, goddammit. I'm looking forward to having fun rooming with everyone, but this could potentially double costs for everyone if we do have to book another room. brb punching more babies.

Anemone [Eureka Seven]

- buy a pack of button covers
- wash/condition wig
- trim up front pieces of wig **razor the ends maybe? low priority**
- do something about that bastard invisible zipper
- line and add insoles to shoes
- make hair clips/headband thingie
- make collar
- make hoop thingie for the bottom of the dress

Seychelles [Axis Powers Hetalia]

- paint flowers on bottom of the dress **if I have the time XD XD XD**

Sweden [Axis Powers Hetalia] for David

- sew trench coat
- purchase wig on eBay
- style wig
- buy black pants, shirt
- buy black tie
- buy black parade gloves
- get new glasses (?)
- find a suitable plushie for Hana-Tamago, or make one pfft
- make gun and sword holster... thingie
- green contacts? fuck DX

Yang Wenli [Legend of the Galactic Heroes] for David

- lol everything
- sew jacket
- make a pattern for the front panel piece
- figure out something for the patches
- make hat
- buy pants
- buy dress shoes
- custom dye and trim wig
- buy a history book for a prop
- buy a bottle of brandy lol

The next few weeks are going to be interesting. >___>;;

( the rest of Anemone XD )

Yeah, the rest of the pics from the other day, I just forgot to post them. lol The dress is finished for the most part, still have to figure out something for the zipper and buy another bag of polyfill but aside from that it's pretty much done. The bottom of the dress rests about to where my fingertips are when my arms are straight down... so yes, it's damn short now. Wheee.

I have work now, bye. :(

No really, David had no idea I was flipping him off until we started going through the pics, haha.



Innocent MY ASS.

TO DO LIST:
- hem up the red ring of doom to the right length (it's pinned in those pics lol)
- shorted the dress a few inches so it's accurately short >____>;;
- add something to the inside of the dress so the red ring retains its shape
- make a new collar, the one in the pics is my test version
- make matching hairclips and headband... thingie
- buy button covers for the one button on the back of the dress
- style the wig, namely trim the long pieces in front

I look weird with pink hair, I was thinking the dark pink would look more flattering considering my skin tone but this isn't bad imo! Just kinda weird looking, that's all. XD I'll probably go with dark pink whenever I get around to making my Cynthia Lane costume... c'mon, you didn't see that one coming? >:3

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GODDAMN I'M GONNA GET THIS STUPID DRESS DONE BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK AFDASKFASKJ;FDAS

fuck these stupid ass bills and not having money because I always get my paychecks right when rent is due or a fucking week before all of my fucking credit card bills are due. motherfucker.

That is all, you may now return to your regularly scheduled lj activities.

( witty text goes here )

idk the lighting is gay, as it doesn't look this bad in person... we were going to take some test pictures outside but IT RAINED THIS AFTERNOON. I still have to go back and trim any excess that's sticking out from the edges of the red/orange bands, and shit still needs to be ironed but what else is new. XD There's no point in me ironing it until I finish the dress anyway, btw that invisible zipper foot I bought the other day and was totally excited about? Yeah, doesn't work for my machine fuuuuuuuck after messing with it for like 2 hours I checked online and I have to buy a metal one that's $15. Fuck that, I'll figure out something later.

WHENEVER THE FUCK I GET THIS DONE, I still have David's Dewey and Sweden to work on... I really don't know if I can get all of this done in time fuck fuck fuck. ;___; If I disappear for a few weeks, you guys now know why.