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I have so much things I want to cosplay this summer and it’s driving me crazy.

Like I want to cosplay a genderbent Raido Kuzunoha, my OC Gwilwileth, a headcanon older version of Chibiusa, remake my Philia costume, or maybe cosplay one of the many girls from Madoka.

I wish I had more money, it would make choosing what to do so much easier haha

I can’t say I can’t think of any cosplay ideas for the next while!
Now the hard part will be picking which one to do for Animethon…

{Photos of Other Cosplayers & Myself}

I had such a great time at Calgary Expo this year. It was time my boyfriend ever went to a convention proper, so I made sure it was a good one.

Recap of the con ahead:

We dove for two and a half hours on the Friday, only to find our hotel was the dingiest thing possible. Thin walls and just plain old, but the beds were incredibly comfortable! On Friday I cosplayed Merrill and got my photo op with Eve Myles. It was amazing, she recognized me right off the bat and was just estatic about the whole thing. She was just so impressed by my costume. Even as she was leaving, she made sure to tell me it was amazing. I was blushing so hard, haha.

Saturday I dressed in Lolita. It was the first time Dylan saw me in lolita so it was a bit of a shock for him, haha. And here I thought I was toning it down! I met Cary Elwes on Saturday, and he was a big sweetie. Absolute charmer and still funny! Dylan had a great chat with him about the Princess Bride, and all of a sudden Cary just pulled his hand and started signing it. We didn’t even pay the autograph fee, he just was happy to hear about our being fans I guess, haha. He gave me a hug and everything after I told him that I’d been a fan since I was young, it was really neat. I also saw Eve Myles again that day. I almost didn’t since I was just so overwhelmed after yesterday, but Dylan kind of pushed me into meeting her. I don’t regret it at all! She recognized me again, out of costume, and called me her little elf, haha. We had a fantastic conversation about Merrill, and I told her exactly why I loved her character and how she portrayed her, and she was actually touched! She said I made her day! 

On Sunday I dressed as Merrill again. Took a few photos with Liz and it was fun! I’m still kind of mad/embarassed/idontknow at Liz and Dylan after they pushed me into meeting Linda Hamilton. I really didn’t want to, since she is very much my childhood hero, and I didn’t want to embarass myself. But I did anyway haha. I basically told her about how much I adored her in T2 and how she shaped me as a person, but then I fucked up when she we got onto the topic of my cosplay briefly that MY name is Merrill, and not the cosplay. I’m so embarassed and humiliated still. I’m really happy I did it but oh god just horrible, Kayleigh.

But all in all it was a fun weekend! I did a lot, took a lot of pictures, ate a lot of expensive con food, haha. Got a lot of con swag for being on a budget! Dylan bought me that PG print and Garrus standee. He’s such a sweetheart!

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Myself and Kayleigh (In our Dragon Age cosplays hAHA) with John Rhys-Davies! He’s seriously like a friggen foot taller than us but he crouched down in the picture sjshkjsdhfjsdf 

And he wouldn’t stop tickling us! He was a really funny, sweet guy haha He was surprised when he saw our costumes too, haha.

[SCREAMING INTERNALLY]
This just happened! And Eve Myles recognized me and just just brightened up and got so excited! Even when she left on her way out she told me how she loved my costume.

I just just can’t anymore…. I’m just trembling I’m so happy!

I want to play Dragon Age 2 tonight so I can nab a few pose references for Merrill but I’m still busy repairing that costume! On top of working for a full 8 hours, I still have to finish the staff, hem the new front of the tabard, glue one of the ‘shoes’ back on, finish sewing the one leather greave, and then finally sew everything into the bodysuit.

I’m in for one hell of a busy day.

Almost done…
I can do this.

I wish I had someone to cosplay the Lutece twins with, because I really want to cosplay Rosalind and I wouldn’t even need a wig.

And done! I think I’ll have to re-do the one on the left at a later time, it’s a little bleh.

Do you think I have enough gold paints? 
(My sanding skills are poor, don’t remind me!)