PMX 2011 Ani.me pictures

Hakuouki
We are cosplaying the same character: Souji Okita, from different time periods

Tiger & Bunny
Jade as Kotetsu T. Kaburagi
Me as Barnaby Brooks Jr.

Ani.me

Pacific Media Expo 2011 Nov. 11-13

PMX this weekend was pretty fun. I went with Jade and her mom and we got an artist alley table. I made more at PMX than at AX lol!

Friday: Arrived, waited in line for an hour only to find out that the artist badges weren't even ready, so I headed over to the artist where Jade's mom was already waiting. It was a very small room on the second floor but it was nice to get rid of some of my AX stuff.
I was dressed as Matryoshka Gakupo and then switched out for the D concert.
The concert was an absolute blast! D started with their new song Huang Di, which has not even debuted in Japan yet. They also showed the PV that hasn't aired. They had a great set list and it was really fun overall. They are all so gorgeous! At the end of the night I was able to get Hiroki's drumstick. Jade, another girl and I all lunged for it so all three of us ended up on our asses lol! I'm going to frame it. Haha.

Damn....

My last few posts are just all pictures of me. Such a camwhore XD
So here are some pics of my class mates!

Rebecca

Brian and Micaela

Another group

The man walking towards me is my professor, Michael Wright

Taken during last Monday's photoshoot. It was a lot of fun. There are some group pictures of my group but my friend has them. I'll post them once I grab them from her.

The photoshoot was fun and very hot D:
I think there's another one coming up where we get to use the green screen 8D

Gakupo hoodie

Finished my Gakupo hoodie today! I, for the life of me could not find a plain blue hoodie for under 20 bucks :/ So I just made it XD
Sorry for my no-makeup face ><

Lol zipper.

Just need some brown work gloves and contacts~

To do: Finish up Barnaby and Okita

PMX 2011 and ALA 2012 cosplay plans

PMX 2011
Barnaby Brooks Jr.
Souji Okita (S.1 ver.) - Hakuouki
Matryoshka Gakupo - Vocaloid

ALA 2012
Gunji - Togainu no Chi
Heisuke (S.2 ver.) - Hakuouki
Episode 0. Gackt - Maybe for this one if I can get fabric and a wig. I think my unemployment will have run out by the haha. If not then I might recycle Mello and get a new wig for him. Haven't worn Mello since 2008 XD


Damn Mello was my first cosplay. I had some pictures but I don't know where they went. I'll post them if I can find them.



Gonna try and schedule my classes early so I can work next semester~

Perspectives in Tech. Photoshoot

On Monday we had to do a photoshoot with our group members to play around with lighting. Being the narcissist that I am I'll post my photos 8D

One of my group members took these so I don't have the color originals for the b&w ones ><

Cherry Blossom Festival

I went out with Anya and Paloma today to the Cherry Blossom Festival which had been post poned since March-ish. It was very small, not like the first time I went. I guess they've run out of money? Well it was still fun to hang out with Anya and Paloma. We haven't hung out much cause of our different schedules and school projects and whatnot.

My outfit:

Wig: CosplayDNA
Cardigan: Black Peace Now
Neck Ruffle: Handmade
Jabot: Bodyline
Pants: Express
Boots: Demonia
Accessories: H&M

We went to the Yamazaki Bakery first for foods~

Paloma got green tea mochi mochi, Anya got the melon pan and I got the honey bread. It was all delicious! And so cheap 8D
After, we spent about 20 minutes looking for the festival. I didn't take very many pics since all the cosplayers were pretty eh. I also didn't feel like digging through my purse for the camera haha
When we found the festival, we watched the fashion show then headed over to QPop and Kinokuniya.

I got another pair of sarrouel pants at QPop:

UNION JAAACK!!

And discovered Sentimental Circus by San-X at Kinokuniya:

Pen and Phonestrap

It was a great day with my friends! I can't wait for Halloween when we go to Disneyland!!

ALSO I GOT TO SEE MY CRUSH SHIRTLESS. 8D

Camwhorin' + Karaoke with Suncoast :P

Some Camwhoring before I left house 8D

We went to karaoke because it was Jaime's last day at Suncoast. She got promoted and moved across the street to FYE. Will miss her lots! Good thing she's not so far away

Suncoast crew+Jade's mama and Erin's BF

Jade and Luisa

It was super fun! I got a little tipsy though. Obviously cannot hold my liquor XD I think this is the most I've ever sung at Karaoke.

Tune in Tokyo: Bad Girls, Good Girls event

Tune in Tokyo held another event at Royal T, this time the theme was Good Girls/Bad Girls. I went with Midori, who drove and Anya and Paloma went in their own car.
Midori gave me a gift from Japan which I will post later~

Tune in Tokyo events are pretty boring so I don't think I'll be going again. I thought 3rd time might be the charm but it wasn't. It was the saaame. I spent 10 bucks to get in and pretty much just sat around twiddling my thumbs. Not worth it.
I had more fun at the Magical Girls event and that was free. Who ever organizes these things needs to put together some activites or something since there usually isn't enough people to start dancing or anything :/

All in all it was a very blah event. It wasn't bad but it wasn't good either.

It was nice seeing Anya, Paloma and Midori before heading off to school though. And we took some fun pics. Will miss you guys :)

Camwhorin'. Had originally worn my BPN cardigan but I decided to switch to a leopard print jacket WHICH WAS A BAD IDEA cause it was so hot there!

Little Tokyo trip and Cabazon

Nisei week started yesterday so Jade, her mom, and I went to go check it out. IT WAS REALLY HOT.
We walked around to look at the booths. There weren't that many. I think it was bigger last year :/ I got some cold soba which was really good. I was hoping there would be more food booths too.

We stopped by Qpop and I got a Sex Pot shirt and off brand pants.

comes with suspenders

We went back to Jade's house after and played Scattergories for a little bit before I headed home.

Aaand today we took a family trip to Cabazon. It was 101 degree! D: I thought I was gonna die. It's all brand and rich people shops so not really worth the trip IMO and I'd already spent 100 bucks the day before so I'm broke lol!

That's it for this weekend. I have to print out a few copies of my resume tonight so I can go look for a job at school tomorrow. Hopefully they still have something open. That's what I get for procrastinating 8D

Later!

Bunny helmet WIP+Gunji claws

Started work on Barnaby's hero suit. I have most of the helmet roughed out on thick construction paper. I found some Iron Man tutorials that used Rubbermaid trashcans for the armor so I'm gonna try that.

Barnaby AX 2012: Gonna wear my platforms to me me more height.

Anime Day at Suncoast

Today's Anime Day was the most fun in my opinion. A lot of people came :D There was trivia and a karaoke contest.
I went a Ciel again with a bunch of stuff I put together last minute.

Outfit snap: the shirt and collar are from my Valentine's Ciel costume, vest is from Heisuke and shorts and hat are from Halloween Ciel

AX 2011: 7/1-7/4

Haha finally! XD Jade and I got another Artist Alley booth this year. I did better this year than last year by 20 bucks lol~ Jade sold a lot for me the last day <3
On to the pics! I didn't take many since I was in Artist Alley most of the time and there weren't many cosplays I actually liked enough ;P

Day 0, Durarara!! group

Jade and her mom at the booth

Jade and I, both as Heisuke

Random outfit snaps 2

I went to Melrose yesterday with my aunts and Araitz (our Spanish student) and I decided to dress up since I hadn't in a while. Not since the Tune in Tokyo Pop Punk event I think

I think the only "brand" I have on are my boots LOL
Beret, shirt and vest: H&M
Skirt: Bodyline (from Anya)
Socks: Offbrand
Boots: Demonia

Hermosa Beach Street Fair

I went out with Anya, Paloma and Midori today to the Hermosa Beach fair WHERE IT WAS WINDY LIKE WHOA.

Anya was in mori girl and I wore shorts overalls with a tank underneath so we were freezing our asses off. We did a few rounds around the fair, got some free samples. We went to a vintage shop where I got these beauties:

Anya paid for them since I had no cash and the shop didn't take card D:
Thanks mamma! ♥

After the vintage shop we went to get something to eat. I wasn't too hungry though so I didn't get anything.
It was a fun day!
Now the long wait till Anime Expo arrives!

+Auf Wiedersehen!+

Hetalia Spring Picnic

I had a great time today with some Hetalia friends! Pictures with me in them were taken by Lia. Thanks Lia! ♥

Trip to Melrose

My aunty took me to Melrose today! First stop: Vivienne Westwood ♥
It's so cool to see real Vivienne Westwood clothes and jewelery. I love it so much! I tried on the armor ring and the knuckle duster. The armor ring is $280 so about $300 with tax. Hopefully I'll get enough birthday money to buy it. I've been wanting this thing for YEARS.

So goh-geous

Everything is SO expensive! But it's designer so I wasn't really expecting otherwise.
The two shop attendants were very nice and helpful (and adorable *O*). One of them started chatting with my aunt and he brought me different sizes to try on for the armor ring and knuckle duster. The shop had an overall friendly atmosphere. The two guys there weren't snooty or anything at all (even though we didn't buy anything ><). I'll definitely be back to buy that armor ring.

After Vivienne Westwood we stopped by a snack store that sold European and Asian snacks. My aunt bought a German snack called Topkuss.

 It's so rich and creamy and delicious! But I'd had it after 3 of them XD It's extremely sweet. The inside is some sort of marshmallow concoction. I'm not sure what it is exactly :/

We then ventured over to Wasteland were I got this guy:

I thought it had a kind of Sex Pot Revenge feel so I had to buy it. And the guy who rang me up had the CUTEST one piece on. I wanted to take a picture but that would've been creepy LOL

I got this at Crossroads, across the street from Wasteland. Plaaaiiid! Looks like the bustle shorts Paloma got from Q Pop XD

All in all it was a good trip and now I know exactly what size I need for that armor ring. Can't wait!

Phantom Galleries free theme exhibition 5/14/11

I thought about putting this in my art blog but I figure this is more of an event :) I went with Calla and we just hung out around the area. We even went into a sex shop which was interesting LOL

My artwork:

Heisuke Cosplay Update

Almost halfway done D: And I'm all caught up in this blog now yay! Hopefully it doesn't revert back again 3:

I made a little stencil so it's a little easier :>

Not very uniform but whatever LOL