Twilights
So I finally decided on what to do for Halloween. Wal-Mart actually still had some of the bat wings (the first time they've had them this late since they introduced them!), so I decided I should grab them up and for once do a proper Rouge the Bat cosplay with the wings included.
It also occurred to me that perhaps I should have considered a human Twilight Sparkle. I adore seeing everyone's ideas on human versions of the Ponies, because each one is so unique and shows their love of the character, and I remember considering such a costume in the past and thinking I probably had something around here that would be suitable for the kind of clothes Twilight would probably wear. The main thing I'd need would be the wig, which ... might be difficult to find, I don't know. Then Hot Topic has those cute accessories sets to cosplay various Ponies, but yikes, the price on those is outrageous, even after the 50% discount I saw when I was there two weeks ago.
I also saw a blurb about the season premiere of the show next month. It seemed so far away when we first heard the season would start in November, and now it's almost upon us.
I'm lukewarm on what I read about it. It certainly has the potential to be awesome, but it could go either way. And I'm still awfully lukewarm on the whole alicorn idea for Twilight. Which has made me waver slightly on the idea of the Build-A-Bear plush again, but in the end it probably won't change my mind, since it's the only Twilight they have and she's just gorgeous.
Amusingly, even though I know their Twilight has the wings, I barely remember a thing about them. I was so focused on her face and the beautiful rooted hair. And the softness. They had a couple of "built" Twilights on display and I was definitely enjoying looking them over and petting them.
I also realized that because of my great love for the character, I probably want at least one type of every incarnation of her. So, one small figure, a Fashion Style figure, maybe also one of each in alicorn form, too; I love the small alicorn figure, a regular plush, an alicorn plush, possibly the very small Ty plush Hallmark carries (it's a lot better looking than the tiny Funrise plushies and even has brushable hair like the big plushie!), and probably even an Equestria Girls doll. I almost bought one of the latter last night, but the design and how out of proportion they look keeps turning me off. Then I wasn't sure if the legs were durable; they looked like they might not be. But some of the fans tell me that the dolls seem to be very durable, so that would make my only grievance the disproportionate nature again.
I don't think I've loved a female character this much since Meroko Yui.
And my October Writing challenge is done, save for some touch-up work I need to do on one of the entries. It feels good to have been triumphant, but bittersweet too. Now I'm back to wondering a bit what to write. The October Writing challenge drove me all through the month. I still have my challenge at 1drabble; I have about twelve more themes to tell the rest of my story in 500 word increments, as per the word limit of each drabble. The story is definitely choppy when told this way, but it's an interesting challenge. And I have the story on Dutch Ingram that I started. But the latter is puzzling me a bit, as it was from the beginning. I hope I'll be able to get it done, but I have the feeling chapters will be more sparse than for my first Rockford multi-chapter. I love Dutch, but I haven't bonded with writing his interaction with his wife like I've bonded with writing the friendship between Ginger and Lou. I can't get enough of those two.
Perhaps next month I shall tackle a lot of 31_days themes again (maybe with a lot of Ginger and Lou adventures, like I did with most of the October Writing challenge). For the first time in a while, I love a great majority of the prompts! And they were fixed up by a friend, so I'm doubly anxious to work with them. After reading through them again, for the first time in even longer, I feel like possibly taking up the challenge of a month-long commitment and writing a short connecting piece for every theme. They're all so great that I hate to think of picking and choosing, and combined they sound like a grand adventure story.
It also occurred to me that perhaps I should have considered a human Twilight Sparkle. I adore seeing everyone's ideas on human versions of the Ponies, because each one is so unique and shows their love of the character, and I remember considering such a costume in the past and thinking I probably had something around here that would be suitable for the kind of clothes Twilight would probably wear. The main thing I'd need would be the wig, which ... might be difficult to find, I don't know. Then Hot Topic has those cute accessories sets to cosplay various Ponies, but yikes, the price on those is outrageous, even after the 50% discount I saw when I was there two weeks ago.
I also saw a blurb about the season premiere of the show next month. It seemed so far away when we first heard the season would start in November, and now it's almost upon us.
I'm lukewarm on what I read about it. It certainly has the potential to be awesome, but it could go either way. And I'm still awfully lukewarm on the whole alicorn idea for Twilight. Which has made me waver slightly on the idea of the Build-A-Bear plush again, but in the end it probably won't change my mind, since it's the only Twilight they have and she's just gorgeous.
Amusingly, even though I know their Twilight has the wings, I barely remember a thing about them. I was so focused on her face and the beautiful rooted hair. And the softness. They had a couple of "built" Twilights on display and I was definitely enjoying looking them over and petting them.
I also realized that because of my great love for the character, I probably want at least one type of every incarnation of her. So, one small figure, a Fashion Style figure, maybe also one of each in alicorn form, too; I love the small alicorn figure, a regular plush, an alicorn plush, possibly the very small Ty plush Hallmark carries (it's a lot better looking than the tiny Funrise plushies and even has brushable hair like the big plushie!), and probably even an Equestria Girls doll. I almost bought one of the latter last night, but the design and how out of proportion they look keeps turning me off. Then I wasn't sure if the legs were durable; they looked like they might not be. But some of the fans tell me that the dolls seem to be very durable, so that would make my only grievance the disproportionate nature again.
I don't think I've loved a female character this much since Meroko Yui.
And my October Writing challenge is done, save for some touch-up work I need to do on one of the entries. It feels good to have been triumphant, but bittersweet too. Now I'm back to wondering a bit what to write. The October Writing challenge drove me all through the month. I still have my challenge at 1drabble; I have about twelve more themes to tell the rest of my story in 500 word increments, as per the word limit of each drabble. The story is definitely choppy when told this way, but it's an interesting challenge. And I have the story on Dutch Ingram that I started. But the latter is puzzling me a bit, as it was from the beginning. I hope I'll be able to get it done, but I have the feeling chapters will be more sparse than for my first Rockford multi-chapter. I love Dutch, but I haven't bonded with writing his interaction with his wife like I've bonded with writing the friendship between Ginger and Lou. I can't get enough of those two.
Perhaps next month I shall tackle a lot of 31_days themes again (maybe with a lot of Ginger and Lou adventures, like I did with most of the October Writing challenge). For the first time in a while, I love a great majority of the prompts! And they were fixed up by a friend, so I'm doubly anxious to work with them. After reading through them again, for the first time in even longer, I feel like possibly taking up the challenge of a month-long commitment and writing a short connecting piece for every theme. They're all so great that I hate to think of picking and choosing, and combined they sound like a grand adventure story.