Cosplay and other stuff
Oct. 25th, 2007 09:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladyofthethreadHmm… It’s been nearly a week since I updated. From the response to the last post, it looks like we should have a decent size PSOH group for Anime Boston. ^_^ There should be D, his grandpa, Leon, Medusa, Ten-Chan, and maybe, Pon-Chan and Honlon. Then, for AnimeNext, I’ll do a smaller group with kiwi lady as T-Chan plus whoever wants to rewear their costumes. If any changes or additions are needed, let me know.
Went to the dentist on Monday and got the decaying wisdom tooth removed. Luckily, this one could just be pulled out normally. I still need to go back sometime to have the last one taken out and the dentist said that one would have to be sawed. Not looking forward to that. x_x;
And I’ve discovered that Chase statements can be ridiculously messed up. I was working with my parents’ latest statement and it claimed a recently created account had a balance at the end of the last period, 10 days BEFORE the account was actually created. O_o They added in the amount to the balance for the previous month and part of the money in the new account had been transferred from an existing account, meaning that money was counted twice and inflated the total balance for the previous month to way more than it should have been. Before figuring that out, I was looking at the total balances for the past couple of months and wondering, “Where the hell did all that money go?!” I told my father to go and yell at the bank. >_>
I started working on the main robe for my new D costume and have the sleeves done so far. Also, I finally got heels to wear under the outfit so I won’t be so short. I know he really wears slippers but since the costume is floor length, I’m going with trying to appear taller to match the overall look (he’s like 10 heads tall in the reference!) over having completely accurate shoes. I got these black 4” wedges on clearance for $15.
I would have preferred a lighter color since his slippers with that costume were shown as being light but I figured I wasn’t likely to find anything else that cheap and I can try shoe dye if I have time. I’d been looking for a few weeks and it seems hard to find wedges with plain, closed toes that aren’t over $60 and/or made of an obviously unsuitable material. It would have been easier to get stilettos but I have no practice walking in those and I don’t have a Leon to catch me if I start toppling over! ^_^;;
And I’ve been messing around with my Sora wig some more. It’s still kind of streaky and getting a bit frizzy at the ends. At this point, I think I’m better off getting a new wig and trying the dyeing again when I get around to making the rest of that costume. It started as this dark purple New Look wig and is still useable but I’m not completely satisfied with the dye job. I was trying to match this but think I went a little too red with the repeated dyeing attempts since some spots wouldn’t color as easily.
neoangelwink, let me know if you’d like this wig for your Sora costume; I got the reply from your entry but wasn’t sure. If you want it and can pick it up next time you’re in the city, you can have it for free.
Hmm… Halloween is less than a week away and I have no idea what I’m doing. The botanic gardens has their Halloween event this Sunday but I’m not sure if I’ll go to get pictures like I did the last two years since I’ve been lazy and haven’t planned. Maybe, I’ll wander around the city a bit on Wednesday but not sure what I’d wear if I do since it looks like it’ll be colder this year.
Went to the dentist on Monday and got the decaying wisdom tooth removed. Luckily, this one could just be pulled out normally. I still need to go back sometime to have the last one taken out and the dentist said that one would have to be sawed. Not looking forward to that. x_x;
And I’ve discovered that Chase statements can be ridiculously messed up. I was working with my parents’ latest statement and it claimed a recently created account had a balance at the end of the last period, 10 days BEFORE the account was actually created. O_o They added in the amount to the balance for the previous month and part of the money in the new account had been transferred from an existing account, meaning that money was counted twice and inflated the total balance for the previous month to way more than it should have been. Before figuring that out, I was looking at the total balances for the past couple of months and wondering, “Where the hell did all that money go?!” I told my father to go and yell at the bank. >_>
I started working on the main robe for my new D costume and have the sleeves done so far. Also, I finally got heels to wear under the outfit so I won’t be so short. I know he really wears slippers but since the costume is floor length, I’m going with trying to appear taller to match the overall look (he’s like 10 heads tall in the reference!) over having completely accurate shoes. I got these black 4” wedges on clearance for $15.
I would have preferred a lighter color since his slippers with that costume were shown as being light but I figured I wasn’t likely to find anything else that cheap and I can try shoe dye if I have time. I’d been looking for a few weeks and it seems hard to find wedges with plain, closed toes that aren’t over $60 and/or made of an obviously unsuitable material. It would have been easier to get stilettos but I have no practice walking in those and I don’t have a Leon to catch me if I start toppling over! ^_^;;
And I’ve been messing around with my Sora wig some more. It’s still kind of streaky and getting a bit frizzy at the ends. At this point, I think I’m better off getting a new wig and trying the dyeing again when I get around to making the rest of that costume. It started as this dark purple New Look wig and is still useable but I’m not completely satisfied with the dye job. I was trying to match this but think I went a little too red with the repeated dyeing attempts since some spots wouldn’t color as easily.
neoangelwink, let me know if you’d like this wig for your Sora costume; I got the reply from your entry but wasn’t sure. If you want it and can pick it up next time you’re in the city, you can have it for free. Hmm… Halloween is less than a week away and I have no idea what I’m doing. The botanic gardens has their Halloween event this Sunday but I’m not sure if I’ll go to get pictures like I did the last two years since I’ve been lazy and haven’t planned. Maybe, I’ll wander around the city a bit on Wednesday but not sure what I’d wear if I do since it looks like it’ll be colder this year.
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2007-10-26 02:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-26 05:56 am (UTC)The bank incident sounds frustrating, hopefully it was all sorted out for you.
Have a lovely Halloween ♥
no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 04:05 am (UTC)Yeah, the bank thing was frustrating. -_- The current totals seem to be correct but I have to shake my head at that error with the account being listed before it was created.
no subject
Date: 2007-10-26 09:20 pm (UTC)ABout the cosplay group, how nice *_* People cosplaying PSoH *_* hahaha me dumb.
Btw, I bought a magazine about anime and manga here and there was a short interview with Simone Setti, the cosplayer who dressed as the Kirin ^^ I want to make costumes like you and her when I grow up. u.u
*the one who is already 21 yrs old and still is a child*
And I can't walk with stilettos. Dude, I can't. Just take a look at How Cool's stilettos - they scare me O.O Beautiful, but how can someone walk wearing those?? Jesus, no way.
And Halloween here is boring, there are a few parties here and there but it is not really celebrated except for the witches around. Sad, because I love Halloween... To me it is better than Carnaval. [[I HATE carnaval. u.u]] Anyway, have some fun - I'll be here, watching DVDs or working.T_T
no subject
Date: 2007-10-31 04:11 am (UTC)Yeah, if I'm wearing high heels, I need them to be wide ones. ^_^;
Halloween usually isn't that exciting for me since I never have parties to go to or things like that. ^_^; Usually, I just wander around the city a bit in costume and take some pictures.