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( Giving in, because I can... )

I know all I do is complain about how much I hate my job, BUT if anyone is desperate enough to want to work there, they need a weekend holiday person. They may also be needing someone to replace me soon, hah. I'd call this a job you work just to get by while waiting for something better. There will be tons of people, there will be screaming kids. Good times.

I've been pretty down the last few weeks and I still hate my job (which I'm still at, needles to say), thus the lack of updates. Nothing good to say. SO instead of whining, I'm going to post a bunch of pictures of my cats.

( A good use of this entry, if I do say so! )

Can anyone who has bought from cosplaywig (on eBay) tell me if they send you an invoice?? Because I bought 5 wigs and I'd much rather pay the discounted shipping rate. It's been going on two days with no word from them (which I realize they are notorious for).

Internship is effectively over (well, no one told me I needed to come in, so I stopped going), job is so-so, Dracula costumes are finally taking shape (thanks to angidawn24, no thanks to me) and I've got a cold.

It was nice having today off, but mostly all I did was lay on the couch or sleep. I thought I was getting over the cold, but apparently not yet! I did catch up on some TV though and later in the day most of "The Empire Strikes Back". At work the other day I heard a kid refer to a Death Star keychain as a "Star Wars Bakugan." It made me a little sad!

When we were at NYAF on Saturday I got ridiculously overheated from being in the "dealer's room/everything ever room" so we went outside to cool off and this old guy on a bike kept taking pictures of us. He said he was a photographer, but that was it.

Check out his video post!

It's really amusing, because he's so baffled and excited by it. He took a ton of pictures of us, so I'm glad he used one where I wasn't eating a granola bar or looking rediculous, though Liz is wearing my hat...

The "official" pic of my D costume. I was so frazzled all my pre-formed poses went out of my head, so thank god this turned out. (And thank you Anna for taking it!)

In other exciting news, I've been complaining about my job all week (you know, because I've been there a whole three days), but I think if I try I can get over it. It's not that I hate it, it's just that it's new and I hate new things. I also hate 6 day work weeks, getting up a normal time in the morning and losing a day at my internship. But I'm getting paid, so hooray. I was getting to the point where I was Really Poor.

I finally got to sit down and play a little 358/2 today finally. I got it Tuesday only to be too busy/exhausted to play all week. Only put in an hour so far, but that's a start! I'd rather be snuggled in bed with my cats and my DS more often...

Annnnnnd my acid reflux is back. Hooray for that too. ~_~

So we got up early and got into costume and a few went on the subway and the rest of us piled into the car. First thing first, we got PULLED OVER before we were 10 blocks from my apartment. And we all swear it was because the cops wanted to see us, not because we had temporary plates and might have been driving a stolen car. Excuses!

I don't have a lot to say about NYAF once we got there, because I only went for the one day and most of it was taken up by masquerade stuff. I can say though, that I really enjoyed the masquerade. There were tons and tons of beautiful costumes, some great performances and (god forbid) well choreographed and rehearsed dance skits! I have mixed feelings about attending NYAF again based on other feedback, but if I could I'd go just to be in/watch the masquerade.

I also really really loved the whole judging and rehearsal set up. It was so easy and it didn't take all day. I'm used to AB, where once you check in you're there for life, so it was great to be able to rehearse and then get back out, eat, pee and see what my friends were up to. I really really really love having a rehearsal. Really. REALLY. Uh, anyway...

We won first place in the Craftsmen division, which is really cool. I was totally thrilled that there were 2 top Vampire Hunter D groups! Also cool! Poor D needs a little more love. I'm sad that I forgot all my rings though, but I guess I had enough other bling to make up for it.

( Here are a few pics and the skit video~ )


The Negatives...
I wish I'd gotten to see a little bit more of the con, but judging from the stats on how many people were there Saturday (something like 21,000) I can see why I didn't! (But was there anything even to see? A lot of people are telling me there wasn't!) It was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo crowded. We braved the dealer's room, but by the time we got down one aisle we had to leave and go outside, because I was totally overheating and I've learned my lesson about overheating in D. The rest of the time before we checked in for judging was spent outside the convention proper in the entrance hallway. Getting anywhere was sort of a terror. I wonder how anyone in a bigger costume did it, really! It was incredibly frustrating.

And no fault of NYAF, but I hhhhhhhhhate the Javits center. We all agreed it's almost easier for us to go to Boston (or travel anywhere, really) than to go to NYAF, haha. But there's something about a local con that's so tempting at the same time. I dunno. We'll see.

So that's that. The costumes/skit two years in the making have finally been unleashed and I don't think there was a better place to do it. ^_^

EDIT: Jeez, I totally forgot! Thank you to my friends soooo much! Thanks to my chibi butler/slave for being such a trooper throughout the whole process of making/wearing D! And thanks to Joel for driving us around! And everyone else for being awesome! And Angela for being my most excellent partner-in-crime!

It was also great seeing all you people I saw, but am too lazy to list again! You know who you are. ^_^

Super tired. Back from NYAF, which maybe we'll call "Vampire Hunter D Con" from now on? XD Very happy with the costumes and the skit. We won Best Craftsmen level. ^_^ The masquerade was pretty awesome! I'll post further details when I'm not exhausted.

Following up on my last entry, I got the job. Yay~ Being unemployed might feel like a vacation to some people, but to me it's very stressful! I'm glad that's over with, even if it means I'm back to the 6-day work week.

Since NYAF is this weekend, here's a little preview:

This is the first time I'll be doing the costume with the hand-demon-thing. I didn't really base him too much on anything. I sort of looked at the book illustration and the movie artwork and this was the result. This one is just the makeup test. I've got two backups. Liquid latex is my friend! I took pictures of the process to make it, which I did with just things I had around my apartment. Will post those eventually.

Anyway, I'll be there Saturday with my damsel in distress (who we still call Charlotte ala the Bloodlust movie, but technically isn't), Saix, Riku, Demyx, Ed (FMA) and Tamaki (Ouran). Haha, quite a mix this time! Tomorrow is last minute finishes and a full costume run. Oh boy~