fokushii

Um... hi. : D

I've taken a bit of a break from cosplay, mostly because it gave me more grief than joy, so taking a break felt like the logical option.

Haven't been on dA in ages, and my inbox is overflowing, so I'd just like to thank everyone for the faves, watches and comments. They're all very much appreciated, even though I am a lazy bum and can't be arsed to reply.

I'm currently trying to teach myself to draw properly, so you'll probably see some of my artfarts here, if I feel like something I sketch s good enough to be shared with the world. Mostly I'm posting my attempts on Tumblr, so stalk me there if you want to see what I'm up to.

Long story short: I've pretty much hated cosplay with a burning passion ever since I got back from Japan. Not cosplay per se, but the whole "making costumes and running around in them" business. Mostly because I've gone through some surprising self esteem issues regarding my skills as a costume maker and have decided that I'm not as good as I should be. Which I know is stupid, because cosplay is supposed to be a fun way to express your love for your favourite characters but, unfortunately, I'm more interested in seeing how much better I can be at making costumes, rather than expressing my love for fictional characters (that's what Tumblr is for.

I'm trying to get back on track now, making simple costumes and not giving myself any strict deadlines. Which would probably work a bit better if I hadn't already agreed to MC at Desucon Frostbite. Which means I actually have to get my costume done by then. Good thing it's not a very complex costume, as I'll be cosplaying Jack Frost. From Rise of the Guardians. Yeah. I know. I haven't cosplayed such a ~mainstream~ character since 2005 when I did Urahara from Bleach, and I'm feeling a bit weird about the whole thing. I'm so used to no one recognising my costumes that my brain'll most likely explode, come Frostbite.

Aside from all that, I'll be attending to conventions abroad this spring. First J-Popcon in Denmark on 15-17 March and then Animecon in Holland on the first weekend in June. So that's something to look forward to!

Because I obviously don't have enough cosplay profiles on the internet yet, I made one on Facebook. Feel free to stalk me.

Also, hello. I'm back from Japan. Can't be arsed to write up anything about WCS yet, but I might do that later. And I say might because I don't want to make promises I can't keep. : D

Tracon is this coming weekend and I'll be wearing one of my old costumes (after I've done a bit of "why would anyone sew anything like this, oh god, burn it now" -fixing on it), Cupid(o) from the game Shining Tears (I am a horrible person and originally cosplayed the character just to accompany my friend's Elwyn, so I know absolutely nothing about the character. Other than the fact that he probably plays the harp). So if you're coming and see me wandering around, come say hi.

Tomorrow, noyn and I will be flying to Nagoya for the World Cosplay Summit.

Not nervous at all. Nope. Nuh-uh.

I'm lying, of course.

There's still a ton of stuff to do before we leave but I've already decided that being a hysterical wreck isn't going to do anyone any good, and that I. Will not. Panic.

So yeah. The point of this entry is to say "OH MY GOD GUYS HOW IS IT JULY 25TH ALREADY WE ONLY JUST WON THE PRELIMS ARGH" and to remind you that the best place follow our adventures is Facebook.

Also: adghfahjsdfgfashjtehgdf.

The rest of the internet is too damn distracting and keeps me way from dA for extended periods of time. Sorry if you've missed me. Although you probably haven't. Stalk me on Tumblr if you have.

Desucon (the Finnish version) was last weekend and I'm still a bit high on all the awesomeness. Especially the lovely feedback I've received (directly or not) about MC:ing the masquerade has been pretty mind-blowing. I love hosting cosplay shows and knowing that people think I'm good at it is pretty amazing. Sorry if i sound like a self-absorbed dickwad; I promise I'm not. I'm just genuinely surprised to hear that people like what I do. I's actually pretty humbling and makes me want to get better and better, so that I won't let anyone down the next time I get on stage. So, you know. Wow.
(I'll be hosting the Animecon masquerade in Kuopio, in case anyone is interested.)

Otherwise I've been trying to concentrate on WCS things. I still have one costume left to finish (... and two to fix) and then it's all about working on the skit. July is going to be terrible but at least nothing can ever top the horror that was last summer (On worst days I worked from 4.30 am to 3 pm, went home and rehearsed our skit with noyn until around midnight. Never. Again.). I'm really excited about the WCS and look forward to meeting all the crazy people in person. It's going to be amazing.

Also, because this merits a separate mention: I'm planning on cosplaying Joffrey Baratheon from Game of Thrones sometime after we get back from Japan (I'm thinking either in Tracon and/or Cosplay Gaala; the latter one because I might actually want to do a bit of a skit and take part in the masquerade as a contestant for a change). I hate him with a burning passion but he's one of the most interesting characters in GoT and has a damn fine wardrobe. So yeah. I'll be searching for the perfect brocade for the next few months. : D

Anything interesting going on in here, anything I should know about? If not, just tell me your lamest jokes.