AnimeNext report and a few late Anime North photos
Got back from AnimeNext on Sunday afternoon. Hello to those of you I saw over there. :-) Sorry if I seemed kind of out of it at times since I got very little sleep over the weekend; I was stuck sharing a bed with my brother, who rolled around a lot in his sleep, and shinei told me I looked like a zombie on Saturday morning. X_X; If anyone new wants to friend me, feel free to do so and comment to introduce yourself. I generally add everyone back as long as I have an idea who you are.
Good points:
-saw a lot of people over the con and finally got a chance to chat with some in person
-got a Kaleido Star DVD autographed by one of the Japanese guests of honor, Toyo Ikeda, who was an associate producer for the series ^_^
-Kaleido Star panel ^_^
-photo shoot of D’s sister with ngmaster
-won an honorable mention in the hall contest for Count D’s sister
-masquerade started on time this year
-cosplay chess was fun to watch
-free hotel room since I had so many Marriott Rewards points after my family’s Toronto trip in May ^_^;
Bad points:
-hotel room confusion at the beginning (had to switch rooms because the first only had one bed and then another group was also given keys to our second room by mistake o_o;)
-not enough sleep X_X
-pre-reg line was so much longer than the new registration line on Friday morning
-only got to wear Ayame for a couple of hours on Saturday morning because it was so hot out and I was boiling in all the black brocade x_x;
-dress for D’s sister got stained; I was able to get it out but that was not a nice way to end Saturday. >_<
-having to drop out of cosplay chess as a piece; I hate having to back out of stuff -_-; but my body just wasn’t completely up to it and Jamie assured me she still had enough people to fill the board.
I debuted my costume for D’s sister on Saturday and I think I confused everyone with it. LOL For once, I was actually supposed to be a girl in a dress and not a guy in a dress! But everyone kept thinking I was cosplaying Count D since he and his sister look like twins. (D and his relatives cause such gender confusion… XD) The hair and mismatched eyes are switched around but I doubt many remember that tiny detail since she was only in one chapter. And my contacts didn’t show that well on my dark eyes so I’m not sure if anyone actually noticed them to check which eye was gold and which was purple. (Um, just curious, were any of you actually able to see them? ^_^;) It would have been cool if I’d been able to find someone to wear one of my D costumes with me since I have both wigs but oh, well.
Took a few pictures but haven’t looked at them yet. Will try to get them up later this week.
Any photos of my costumes will probably just be the new dress since that’s the only one my brother got pictures of. And once again, I forgot to try reenacting that amnesiac D walks into a glass wall scene for a silly pic when I had the vacation outfit on. ^_^; Maybe, it’s surprising I didn’t accidentally walk into a glass wall considering the lack of sleep!
I’m not going to Otakon this year so now that AnimeNext is over, I’ll be taking a break from sewing costumes. 3 cons within 2 1/2 months and trying to make a new costume for each plus fixing Terra was just very tiring. x_x; I’ll probably do some planning for future costumes but don’t intend to start sewing them yet. Meanwhile, I think I’ll make myself some random jewelry or do a bit of needlework. Maybe, sew a summer skirt for regular wear since I haven’t had much luck with clothes shopping lately.
And unrelated but I have a few new Anime North pics from consplayers.com. I like the photos of D’s vacation outfit other than how tired I look. There were a few of Terra, too, but only posting one.
I kind of wish I’d done some kind of corset top on this outfit since the scarves seem to make the bodice look weird and lumpy. ._.;
Good points:
-saw a lot of people over the con and finally got a chance to chat with some in person
-got a Kaleido Star DVD autographed by one of the Japanese guests of honor, Toyo Ikeda, who was an associate producer for the series ^_^
-Kaleido Star panel ^_^
-photo shoot of D’s sister with ngmaster
-won an honorable mention in the hall contest for Count D’s sister
-masquerade started on time this year
-cosplay chess was fun to watch
-free hotel room since I had so many Marriott Rewards points after my family’s Toronto trip in May ^_^;
Bad points:
-hotel room confusion at the beginning (had to switch rooms because the first only had one bed and then another group was also given keys to our second room by mistake o_o;)
-not enough sleep X_X
-pre-reg line was so much longer than the new registration line on Friday morning
-only got to wear Ayame for a couple of hours on Saturday morning because it was so hot out and I was boiling in all the black brocade x_x;
-dress for D’s sister got stained; I was able to get it out but that was not a nice way to end Saturday. >_<
-having to drop out of cosplay chess as a piece; I hate having to back out of stuff -_-; but my body just wasn’t completely up to it and Jamie assured me she still had enough people to fill the board.
I debuted my costume for D’s sister on Saturday and I think I confused everyone with it. LOL For once, I was actually supposed to be a girl in a dress and not a guy in a dress! But everyone kept thinking I was cosplaying Count D since he and his sister look like twins. (D and his relatives cause such gender confusion… XD) The hair and mismatched eyes are switched around but I doubt many remember that tiny detail since she was only in one chapter. And my contacts didn’t show that well on my dark eyes so I’m not sure if anyone actually noticed them to check which eye was gold and which was purple. (Um, just curious, were any of you actually able to see them? ^_^;) It would have been cool if I’d been able to find someone to wear one of my D costumes with me since I have both wigs but oh, well.
Took a few pictures but haven’t looked at them yet. Will try to get them up later this week.
Any photos of my costumes will probably just be the new dress since that’s the only one my brother got pictures of. And once again, I forgot to try reenacting that amnesiac D walks into a glass wall scene for a silly pic when I had the vacation outfit on. ^_^; Maybe, it’s surprising I didn’t accidentally walk into a glass wall considering the lack of sleep!
I’m not going to Otakon this year so now that AnimeNext is over, I’ll be taking a break from sewing costumes. 3 cons within 2 1/2 months and trying to make a new costume for each plus fixing Terra was just very tiring. x_x; I’ll probably do some planning for future costumes but don’t intend to start sewing them yet. Meanwhile, I think I’ll make myself some random jewelry or do a bit of needlework. Maybe, sew a summer skirt for regular wear since I haven’t had much luck with clothes shopping lately.
And unrelated but I have a few new Anime North pics from consplayers.com. I like the photos of D’s vacation outfit other than how tired I look. There were a few of Terra, too, but only posting one.
I kind of wish I’d done some kind of corset top on this outfit since the scarves seem to make the bodice look weird and lumpy. ._.;