a month's worth of weekends
ate at Ken Afford for the first time in seven years. prices and food haven't changed. Melo was hosting so Tifa, Karlo and I went. the second Master Pogi cosplayer was the best one there.
Char wanted to have a studio fashion shoot so she invited Nicole, Kiko and me along.
was supposed to have dinner with Pia and Toyang but it turned out that Toyang's friends planned a surprise party for her that night. we decided to tell her that plans were still pushing through but then cancel at the very last minute. the night would have been more fun for me if not for a bit of stomach trouble towards the end.
Tifa's friends Andrea and Angela were visiting from Canada and she wanted us to meet them. Ada and Cleo were busy and Audrey was still out of town so Char, Karlo and I were the only ones able to go. we were supposed to watch Thor but plans got derailed.
since Andrea was leaving on Saturday and she had never experienced a cosplay shoot, Tifa decided to organize a mini-shoot for them. Andrea didn't have an Izaya costume but Tifa's mom had a coat that looked close enough so she used that instead.
went to the first day of MCC 2011 with Nicole and Tifa. later on, we met with Char at Wham and Karlo and Patty at Crepes and Cream. talked to Lorra and Elbert for a while. was able to see Sese and Jessica's latest Panty and Stocking costumes and almost didn't recognize Ian as Brief. Monique was in full geisha mode for the first time in months. got to see Erving's new cleanly shaved look. saw Marko out of costume for the first time. the most hilarious thing was seeing Adriel and Abu crossplay. all Tux Team members in attendance were in casual and more importantly, Melo actually looked respectable!