*Yawn*

[pacificpikachu]

I got so little sleep last night. Because of COSPLAY, of all things. I was completely exhausted when I got in bed, but once my head hit the pillow, all the sudden I was like the Energizer bunny. I started thinking about all the potential costumes I could do next year, how much they would cost, how to pull them off, materials, fun things I could do in said costumes, reactions to said costumes at conventions, etc., etc. Took me a good two or three solid hours (maybe more) to even manage to relax I was so brimming with "YAY! CONS!" energy. At least I had some good ideas. ^^;;

Basically bedtime, and yet again sobered by Steve Irwin-relatedness because of watching the interview with Terri on 20/20. :(

Today was...really normal, mostly. I've determined that using public transportation to get home from college frays my nerves. I always only *barely* BARELY end up getting on the buses I need to be on, and it makes me a nervous wreck. XD;; You have no idea. Sometimes it comes down to a matter of seconds between catching the right bus and having to wait TWO HOURS NOT EXAGGERATING WTF. There are all sorts of...uh...interesting, shall we say...characters on buses.

[Insert pointless whining about having to go to Chemistry tomorrow]

[Insert discussion of how the pheasants seemed slightly less freaked-out today]

[Insert my cat CC going nuts in my room]

Better be off to bed, then.

Comments

[hitchi.livejournal.com]

I do that, too, with cosplay, but I haven't lately, mainly because I get all disappointed about it. It's strange.

I love public transportation. XD

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Don't be disappointed about cosplay! Cosplay is one of those things no one should be disappointed about because it's just for fun, and even if it's not perfect, it's all about having lots and lots of fun. :D

I don't. o_o It scares me.

[hitchi.livejournal.com]

I try not to, but I know that some of my ideas will never be a reality, and then at cons, my playing doesn't go well or I forget what to say. I think my last costume especially discouraged me, especially since my mom was all like, "You don't know how hard this is. You're so ungrateful. Enjoy this because I'm never making such a complex outfit for you again." Then, I debuted as Colette at Ohayocon, which was...just not a nice con this past year. I also think it partly has to do with the fact that my nazi parents wouldn't let me go to AX this year.

[pacificpikachu.livejournal.com]

Don't say "never"--if you really want a costume, you can always save up for a while (as long as you need to) and hire a seamstress to help you out. Even if a costume is really ambitious, if you keep saving up and designing it and working towards making it a reality, it'll probably happen with time.

Don't worry about being in character at cons--most of the time, people won't follow you around and make snide comments at you if you're not being in character. Heck, half of the fun of cosplaying is doing ridiculous things in your costume. Like I said, it's just about having fun--not worrying how good you are or anything like that. Just be polite and relax! And I know you're always very polite. ^^

There's always next year for Anime Expo. Of course, it's not a guarantee that you can go, but maybe sometime your mom will relent and agree. I think it would really help if she talked to my mom, who is an awesome person. She's a nurse and a veteran conmom, so hopefully it'll work out this year.

And she's welcome to come if she'd like! She wouldn't have to hang around the convention while she's here, either--we'd already have my mom as a chaperone, and possibly other moms. There are plenty of things to do in the LA area, and if you buy your plane tickets ahead of time, sometimes you can get them really cheap.

Even if a con doesn't go well, just try to look on the bright side of things and plan to have a better time next convention. :)