You're not going to take me alive...

I haven't post here in a while! I'm sorry! I still come here everyday and read everyone's entries, I just don't feel like I have much to say. Which is a lie, this entry is probably long.

I got a new laptop! My last one lit on fire. I love my new laptop. It seriously never even gets warm. It's made of fans.

( I got my teeth fixed! )

( I've been working out a lot! )

Moving on..

Katsucon happened! and aside from being called a horrible racist for my Anthy costume and almost getting kicked out of the con for my Motoko costume, I had a blast!
( Here's the costumes I wore: )

I'm going to be traveling for a month and a half coming up here. I leave for ACen on the 26th. Still staffing, just a lot more this year. After that I am heading to Des Moines to visit family and friends as well as attend Demicon. This will be the first time since 2005. It was my first convention. I was asked to run and attend some panels as well as judge, so I'm really looking forward to it.

After that I head back to New York to hang out for a couple of weeks, get my driver's license and shoot a wedding.

A few hours after that I am off to San Jose to attend the last two days of Fanime and directly after that head to San Fransisco where I will be shooting another wedding.

( Costume list for ACen and Demicon )

That's it for now, I guess. Just more of the same and really excited for the summer.

I am so excited and so pumped for Katsuconnnn! I can't believe I'm actually going to get 4 costumes done in less then three weeks.

Line up:

Schedule:
Arriving on Thursday

Friday:
2pm - Triple-H group (Himari)
5:30pm - Unlimited Saber Works Group (Saber Lily)
After gathering - Motoko

Satuday:
ANTHY ALL DAY ERRYDAY to wear with my two buds :D

I got some hilariously dark but apparently not dark enough make up for Anthy and my glasses are obnoxiously large. HERE'S SOME PROGRESS OF MY COSTUMES:





Anywho, I don't really have a set schedule photos wise except that lionboogy has first dibs on Saber since he is making me a new sword for it. I will try to be a lot better about answering my phone this year when people want photos.

I think that's it.

Sooo, Christmas is upon us. I don't really celebrate Christmas or Thanksgiving really, but we did decorate the tree.


TROOOOOONNNNN.

Trying to restructure my life. Trying to find some jobs here in photo editing/retouching. Also giving serious thought to doing pet photography. Deep in thought about Katsucon. This is what my list is looking like:


Okaay - I am planning Fate/extra Saber, but if I run low on time or completely fail at embroidery, I'll just finish Lily since it is mostly finished.

I really want to make a Sailor Moon costume. Bunny would be awesome. I'd love a group, but I got bombarded with everyone wanting to be Rei or Minako. I don't really know how to handle something everyone is just jumping at. Plus to match mine, I'd have to make it with people, which will probably involve a lot of Skype sessions and I would most likely make people sign nondisclosures about the bunny suit 5.0 pattern since I have plans for it and don't want it everywhere.

Whew. But once I make the wig, I plan on doing a few SM costumes.

Chii! I've been sitting on my new Chii wig for a while. I have the fabric for both, it's mostly an issue of time.

Aaannnnddd costumes I AM making. Originally I was going to do Crystal Princess, but I need to take room into account, so I want to make Triple-H Himari instead. I really want a group. Not sure anyone wants to do them with me.

Last one is a surprise costume I am making with binkxy, though I totally think you can tell what it is. ;P

Anywho, been really busy and I have a million photos to edit. Here's my new headshot:

I've been taking a LOT of photos since I've been in Texas.

HERE ARE SOME

Kittiesm a fish and a puppy:


( Seven more )

CHARRRRR:


( Four more )

Photo of nativegirl


and my new profile picture taken by nativegirl

I've decided to completely redo the Unlimited Saber Works for Katsucon 2012. I also have a Facebook group here: http://www.facebook.com/groups/135687159869820/









Seeking lots of individuals to cosplay the many forms of Saber at Katsucon to create the move UNLIMITED SABER WORKS! This is a VERY in depth and detailed entry, so please take the time to read it if you are interested and ask as many questions as you like. If this goes well, I would like to do it at more conventions.

So most of you know I have a huge girlie boner for Saber and all things related to Fate/stay Night which has EXPLODED in the past 6 or so years from a couple of visual light hentai games to an anime, non-hentai story games, fighting games and everything in between.

Cassie, Tiffany and I were joking at PMX about doing this for fun and I think it's about time we did it.

( Background information on Saber, Fate/stay Night and Unlimited Saber Works )

So the goal is to get as many Sabers as possible to recreate this.

Saber is a huge fan favorite in Japan, so she has many versions, forms and merchandise. In fact, I myself didn't realize HOW many versions until I went digging.

I have below the cuts 50 CANON versions of Saber and 12 NON CANON versions of Saber.

This is not all of them, and you are free to browse on your own. LET'S GO!

( The Main forms - 10 )

( Canon Alternative Outfits - 30 )

( Non Canon Alternative Outfits - 12 )

( Canon Kimonos )

Taken Characters:
2. Taken
5. Myself
C2. Camille
C3. Ashley
A4. Cristi

Alternate Characters:


Castor (Fate/extra): mostflogged

I'm fine with more than one of an outfit and even other characters from the series! So the more the merrier! We need to figure out a time though.


If you are having trouble finding reference, let me know!
Some of these outfits only have one image or are very limited.

So you guys now, Saber's original design was actually meant
to be a male and Shiro was going to be a girl. Check out this hunk:

So apparently I made 15 costumes this year. I'm not sure how this happened...but it did.


1. Miku from Vocaloid 2 (Sandplay of the Singing Dragon)
2. Etna from Disgaea 2
3. Natsuki from Summer Wars
4. Madoka from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika (School uniform)
5. Panty from Panty and Stocking (Angel Transformation)
6. Panty from Panty and Stocking (Bunny)
7. Fam from Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing
8. Madoka from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika (Magical girl)
9. Mysu from [C] Control
10. Mina from Getsumen to Heiki Mina
11. Leeloo from Fifth Element
12. Quorra from Tron Legacy (Casual clothes)
13. Scarlet Witch from The Avengers
14. Kitty Pryde from X men
15. Bunny from The Playboy Club

I didn't think I had made this many, but there ya go. I have a lot of down time while things are settling into place right now and I'm am thinking about Katsucon. I mean, there's ALA too, but I'm mostly thinking of Katsu. I'll probably make something Idolm@ster and Ranka (to cosplay with Jenny) for ALA.

Katsucon is starting to look like this:


I'm not sure about Godoka since Kristen and I decided to work on it together as a project. So it's more on what her schedule is like. I've been playing around with embroidery for Saber since I have Jenni excited to make Caster from Fate/extra since she is an adorable fox girl. I've been sitting on a Chii wig for a while and have wanted to make a new one. I might just make the maid one for Katsu since it's simple and adorable. I also have Maka I can finish.

So lots of things to choose from and work on.

Also, this happened:

Thanks to Anna for the photo!


After things are settled and I build the rest of the tutorials, I'll be making a "Everything you've ever wanted to know about Bunny Suits post"

Tutorials post laterrrr.

Here's my final costume list for NYCC!


The bunny suit I'm making works for a bunny suit and Scarlet Witch and I don't want to waste a good thing!

Pseudo schedule:
Thursday
If I go, it's just to pick up my badge

Friday
Morning to noonish - Scarlet Witch
1PM - til forever - Madoka

Saturday
Bunny suit until 3pm
3pm-? Madoka
5pm-end Kitty Pryde

Sorry it's been so long since I've updated. I actually want people to keep using LJ.

So this weekend I'll be a booth babe for 2K Games at Ellipse mall in DC for their newest game. Pretty excited about it. If they like me, I'll get to work the bigger shows. I was going to come in on Friday and leave on Saturday, but it appears all my friends are out of town this weekend. Damn you Rennfaire!!

Anywho, I also got published last month in Newsweek!

( Picture of the article here )
Hooray! I plan on getting it framed.

My life has been pretty crazy lately. Starting going to events and rubbing elbows again. I'm thinking about getting into pet photography. So if you are in NYC and want some free photos of your pet, let me know.

Dragon*Con happened. It was... special. BUT HERE'S SOME COOL PHOTOS.




Still waiting for photos. I have barely any.

Oh, and this happened:



That is a vibrating Tribble in my hand. I cannot look at this picture without losing my shit. I crack up every time.

That's it for now. Working on stuff for NYCC. Shooting a charity golf thingy on Monday. Hoping I have time and energy for everything.

Due to a shipping error involving bolts, Quorra will not be finished for D*C, so instead Adam and I are crashing the gathering in Quorra and Sam from the end of the movie.



Normally I wouldn't bring animu stuff to D*C, but awesome people happen.

Wearing Msyu with Erika as Q and wearing Maetel with Rob as Count Mecha.



Random progress over the past few weeks:



I still need to dirty up the suit. I'll be posting a tutorial for the wig after D*C.



I'm farther than this on Quorra, this is just the most recent photo I have.