Because I'm blocked on fic, afraid to look at my flist after so long, and avoiding homework:
( 1. Never Leave the Baby Alone )
( 2. Pack Light )
( 3. Come Well-Funded )
( 4. Don't Be a Bitch )
( 5. Take your meds )
( 6. Avoid con-drama )
( 7. Hang out in a small groups )
( 8. Do the stuff you want to do )
( 9. Be polite when asking for pictures )
( 10. Don't be a sleaze )
Ima’s List of Cosplay Tips for Peoples of all Sizes, Shapes, and Gender Identities
Part II
( 8. Crossplay so you look good )
( 9. Splurge on the wig )
( 10. Be Ready for Photographers )
( 11. Get that one thing right )
( 12. Polish it off )
So recently I was thinking about a panel on cosplay which I attended at Arisia. It was horrible. I was telling my mother about it when I realized that I had a lot to say on the subject of cosplay. Makes sense, since I've been doing this for about six years and have fucked up more royally than any costumer has fucked up before.
So I started writing. And now I've got something to post about it. It will be in two parts, since it got a little long. Here it is:
Ima’s List of Cosplay Tips for Peoples of all Sizes, Shapes, and Gender Identities
Part I
( 1. Never Cosplay a Nazi )
( 2. Never Leave the Baby Alone )
( 3. Be Comfortable )
( 4. Be recognizable )
( 5. Pick a character that you like, not a character that you look like. )
( 6. It doesn’t have to be exact. )
( 7. Wear clothes that fit you. )
So I started writing. And now I've got something to post about it. It will be in two parts, since it got a little long. Here it is:
Ima’s List of Cosplay Tips for Peoples of all Sizes, Shapes, and Gender Identities
Part I
( 1. Never Cosplay a Nazi )
( 2. Never Leave the Baby Alone )
( 3. Be Comfortable )
( 4. Be recognizable )
( 5. Pick a character that you like, not a character that you look like. )
( 6. It doesn’t have to be exact. )
( 7. Wear clothes that fit you. )
Caving to the Pressure
Mar. 9th, 2011 09:29 pmSo I'm not sure if ya'll knew this but I have a serious problem with change. Especially when it comes to my comic books. This is the reason why I read so much fanfiction: I don't have to acknowledge the big ass changes that have happened to my BBs until I'm ready.
This is especially true when it comes to Robin. I hated Jason for *years* because he replaced Dick as Robin. Hated him. Tim I liked because he felt the same way about Dick as I did. Hated Stephanie for taking away my Timmy, hated hated hated Timmy's new identity as Red Robin.... you get the idea.
Which is why I am both proud and ashamed to say that yesterday I bought an issue of Red Robin and I liked it. And that the other day I decided that it wasn't Damian's fault that he's a stupid job-stealing jerkface who deserves to be stuck in a pot of boiling joker-acid.
I'm growing up you guys and (like usual) I have no clue what's going on in actual canon because I've spent so long avoiding the very thought of it.
I don't know what to do. This is like a crisis of faith. Except with spandex-clad boys.
.... But I know that it's still stupid for a superhero to name himself after a fast food chain and wear a condom on his head. So that's never going to change.
This is especially true when it comes to Robin. I hated Jason for *years* because he replaced Dick as Robin. Hated him. Tim I liked because he felt the same way about Dick as I did. Hated Stephanie for taking away my Timmy, hated hated hated Timmy's new identity as Red Robin.... you get the idea.
Which is why I am both proud and ashamed to say that yesterday I bought an issue of Red Robin and I liked it. And that the other day I decided that it wasn't Damian's fault that he's a stupid job-stealing jerkface who deserves to be stuck in a pot of boiling joker-acid.
I'm growing up you guys and (like usual) I have no clue what's going on in actual canon because I've spent so long avoiding the very thought of it.
I don't know what to do. This is like a crisis of faith. Except with spandex-clad boys.
.... But I know that it's still stupid for a superhero to name himself after a fast food chain and wear a condom on his head. So that's never going to change.
CRISIS PUFFS!
Jan. 10th, 2011 01:42 amSo my XO made me what is possibly the coolest gift I have ever received as part of my stocking this year. I took pictures a while ago but I only just got around to posting them. Sorry for the not-so-great image quality, I took these pictures with my phone:
( AW YEAH CEREAL! )
On the fic-related front, I am still writing despite a pretty heavy schedule. I am teaching a course this month on Star Trek which is taking up the majority of my fan-related creative time. But there is still fic coming. Really.
( AW YEAH CEREAL! )
On the fic-related front, I am still writing despite a pretty heavy schedule. I am teaching a course this month on Star Trek which is taking up the majority of my fan-related creative time. But there is still fic coming. Really.
This is why I love being a part of fandom:
http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_startrek/1306607.html?view=166249199#t166249199
http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_startrek/1306607.html?view=166249199#t166249199
Star Trek Shipwars is having a public vote for thier final round. I suggest that you GO! GO read the fic and then vote for Team Crackship THREE OF YOUR FAVORITES!
I'm so sad that it's all going to be over soon O_O
I'm so sad that it's all going to be over soon O_O