It's been "a while" since I last posted, to say the least. I've done very minimal cosplay-related things since Katsucon, so I guess I haven't had much to say... (My tumblr blog has been suffering as well, hah.) Life as a whole has been pretty "bleh" (and mildly depressing), so my motivation has been at an ultimate low.

So... sorry! Not only have I not been posting, but I still have some messages I've been meaning to respond to! Ack. I hope to tackle them soon!

Imminent Updates

I constantly have the thought, "Man, there's really a lot of cosplay pictures I've never posted to dA! I really need to go back and update with some older stuff I missed". I usually avoid bombarding people with a bunch of pictures at once, which ultimately leads to them not getting posted at all. SOOO, maybe finally I'll go back and update things from 1-2 years ago that I still wish to share with everyone. Maybe one or two a week. Long story short: I'll probably be uploading older cosplays in the coming weeks!

Upcoming Conventions

I'm planning on going to AnimeNext, for, well, most of the weekend. The weekend is actually kind of a mess due to family gatherings, so I'm going to be doing a lot of driving AND missing much of Saturday. It's actually going to be quite a hassle that I'm not really even looking forward to the con. Plus, I'm not super excited about my costumes either. I have to get working on stuff but I've been in such a funk I haven't gotten the will to sew even though I know I have to. In short, I hope I manage to have fun at this con despite all this, and that it's all worth it.

In other news, I'll definitely be at Otakon. Taking it somewhat easy on costumes, in contrary to my original plans (which really is best for my sanity), but should still be a good time.

I'm looking for photographers for both conventions to do shoots with, FYI!

Recent Obsessions

Did I mention Korra? Did I mention how much I love Korra? Well, I love it. A lot. I get so excited to watch it every Saturday morning, like a little kid. It's fantastic. It's the same excitement I had watching A:TLA as it aired. My heart, it can't take it. The show is really amazing, but I think you all already knew that. I could go on, but I won't. I think you get my point. (I may or may not be planning a Mako cosplay for Otakon, tee hee )

I've also been watching Samurai Sentai Shinkenger, which a friend of mine (aka. ~bluucircles) adamantly introduced me to. To say I was a little obsessed with watching it would be an understatement (I watch ~20 episodes in about four days), so I'm almost half-done. I'm trying not to go through the rest of the series too fast, hahah. But there are a number of movies too! I may have been officially converted to Sentai stuff, and I'm sure I'll watch some Kamen Rider things too, hee.

Last But Not Least!

Ahh! I wanted to also note the awesome weekend I had at the end of April! Headed up to NY and got to spend the weekend with ~skei, ~overkilljoy and ~sometimescake (the latter two I hadn't seen for at least a year). We enjoyed Sakura Matsuri for a bit, and then went to the recently-opened Ootoya in Manhattan. You see, Ootoya is a Japanese chain restaurant the four of us used to go to ALL THE TIME when we studied-abroad in Tokyo. So the fact that the four of us got to see each other AND go to this nostalgic restaurant is AMAZING. The NYC Ootoya was much more up-scale than the ones in Japan (and therefore lost a bit of charm, but that was to be expected), but the food was just as tasty! They had katsudon, which they didn't serve in Japan, so I got that. But I'm excited to go back and try some of the dishes I had in Tokyo. Ootoya, you will be seeing me again! Finally, we went to a Yann Tiersen concert in Brooklyn that night. It was AMAZING to hear it all in person. And hot damn, can that man play the violin (and practically every other instrument ever). Overall, it was a fantastic weekend with fantastic friends. I... really need more weekend like this...