Cosplay Schedule for Sakura-con 2013!

Unicorns! I'm finally recovered from Emerald City Comic-con (JUST BARELY), and now it's time for another convention to kick my butt with awesome. This time it's SAKURA-CON, Seattle's biggest anime/manga convention. It's a blast, rife with incredible cosplay and an epic dealer's room. This con is one of my most "mellow" of the year, in that I am NOT on any panels or signings. I'm just cosplaying every single day!

My cosplay lineup!

Princess Neptune from Sailor Moon

Friday, March 29th

The Evil Queen from Snow White

Saturday, March 30th

 

Blue Arpakasso 

Sunday, March 31st

How am I going to pull off the Arpakasso? Well, watch for me and find out! And if you're not at the con, watch my Instagram for pics throughout the convention.

What about you guys? Who's going to Sakura-con? Who's cosplaying?

Outfit #59: Random Access Memories

Dress: H&M // Jacket: Thrifted // Boots: Beyond the Rack // Small Quartz Necklace c/o // Long Quartz Necklace c/o Poor Sparrow 

This outfit was actually from last week and I don't usually post things on the weekend so I saved it until today. That jacket would NOT work right now, because it's about 60 degrees Fahrenheit outside right now. FINALLY, SEATTLE IS GIVING US SPRING (and it was snowing on Friday). I'm sooo ready for sunshine, I've definitely been feeling depressed after months of leaving work when it's dark and it being nothing but overcast and drizzly. I love Seattle, but hot damn it can be very depressing at times.

Summertime means BBQs, weekend LARPing camping trips, and most importantly: SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON!!! I'm incredibly excited.

I spent the weekend working on cosplay for Sakura-con with Sarah - we ran a ton of errands and most everything is purchased/assembled! I'll be posting my cosplay lineup in another blog post. Already thinking of what I need to get done before SDCC, AND yesterday I was asked to model in a cosplay calendar so I need to dream up some "sexier" costumes for that. Any suggestions of characters you guys would like to see me cosplay? Keep in mind it has to be someone with curves, cause there's no way I could ever make myself look like a scrawny anime girl.

And in other news, I love this dress. I just love Scandinavian prints, and this SCREAMS Swedish design to me. I'd expect to see this print on pillows at IKEA... Oh, and the necklace. I've been wearing it practically every day. I LOVE RAW STONES. Thanks, Poor Sparrow <3

Outfit #58: Never Look Back

Dress: Forever 21 // Sweater: Forever 21 // Hat: H&M // Boots: Litas by Jeffrey Campbell // Ring c/o Starlight Woods

My hand looks weird in that picture. Why does my hand look weird in that picture? WHAT IS GOING ON!?

Tonight I'm having a cosplay marathon/snack-a-thon with Sarah, and then tomorrow we're going to a vintage fair to shop around. PHOTOS INCOMING.

I got this sweater on sale at Forever21 with 50% off the sale price, so it was only about $5.00. Exciting day!

I have nothing interesting to say. Here's a cute gif of a kitten.

Outfit #57: Spring has Sprung

Dress: Thrifted // Hat: Forever21 // Boots: Litas by Jeffrey Campbell // Belt: Forever21 // Necklace c/o Pauletta Brooks Wearable Art // "Fuck Off" Rings c/o Vidakush

Oh, I'm so relieved that spring is here! Seattle may not be acting like it yet (torrential downpour and sideways winds, anyone?) BUT thanks to daylight savings I get more daylight... which means after a long winter of hibernation and hiding in a cave of blankets and anime video games, I can finally come back and give you guys outfit pictures. YAY AREN'T YOU EXCITED?!

This dress was in my collection of "to alter" dresses, and I pulled it out the other day to go thrifting with a friend and decided I love it as is. My decision on what hemline length I like to wear changes daily, so I have an entire duffel bag full of amazing old vintage dresses I want to shorten the hemline on... until I don't.

My winter involved too much for me to encompass in one blog post, but here's my promise to you, my dear unicorns: I won't abandon you again. You'll get all the weird rants, strange outfits, and cosplay news YOU COULD EVER ASK FOR (or didn't ask for). Aren't you excited?! I am.

Emerald City Comic-con Schedule!

Today I looked at the calendar and had a sudden panic attack: ONLY 9 DAYS UNTIL EMERALD CITY COMIC-CON HOLY CRAP. After getting fat and happy over the winter, I feel hardly prepared for con season - but here is comes steamrolling upon me, geeky jaws a'chompin'.

Am I prepared? Haha. Hardly. But everything will come together JUST IN TIME and I'll stop having panic attacks as soon as I have the badge around my neck. Until then? I need to drink a lot of tea and pet my dog a LOT to stop from a full blown anxiety episode.

This con I'm even more busy than usual - and I'm excited to share ALL OF THE THINGS with you, my darling unicorns!

COSPLAY

For this con I'm actually so busy that I don't think I will be cosplaying more than one day (I'm saving money and cosplay for Sakura-con and San Diego Comic-con!), but on Saturday I am involved in a MASSIVE X-men group. Seriously huge, like 30+ cosplayers. I'll be Jean Grey/Phoenix, so watch out for a tall, bootylicious Phoenix (in her green outfit).

EVENTS

As far as events go, I am usually a leaf in the wind (if you have any party recommendations I'd love to hear them!), but Friday evening I am throwing the Official ECCC Live Art Event for the 3rd Year. I will be hosting this AWESOME event. Come see a bunch of famous artists painting on canvases on stage while you drink and dance and watch our cosplay go-go dancers bust a move. There is NO COVER, but this event is for charity (Seattle Children's Hospital!) so we will have donation box at the entrance. We are also raffling off a piece of art and some other great comic book goodies!

Here's the Facebook event for more info. So excited to see you all there!

PANELS 

And finally: panels! This year I am on a whopping THREE FRAKKIN' PANELS, as I must be some sort of insane person (as if you guys didn't know that already). Here's my panel schedule: come see me!!

I CAN BE A GEEK AND FEMININE

Friday, March 1st, 6pm, Room 2AB

Do you love Star Wars AND the color pink? Spend equal amounts of time shopping for clothes AND comics? There's no shame in being geeky and feminine! Join panelists Bonnie Burton (author of The Star Wars Craft Book), Kristina Horner (YouTube vlogger "italktosnakes"), Molly McIsaac (geek fashion blogger and cosplayer), and Tara Theoharis (geek lifestyle blogger at Geekyhostess.com) as they celebrate the people and things that make being geeky and feminine fantastic! Men and women are welcome to participate in this lively discussion on what it means to be a geeky woman in the 21st Century.

HOW TO TALK TO GEEK GIRLS (AND OTHER SUPPOSED MYTHICAL CREATURES)

Saturday, March 2nd, 11am, Room 2AB

You see the cute geek girl at the comic shop... but you have no idea what to say to her! Let us help you with "How To Talk To Girls", the panel that is equal parts comedy and social commentary that's been sprinkled with a bit of dating advice and served from a feminine point of view. (But don't let that scare you. It's really not that frightening!) Come for the laughs... but be forewarned. You just may learn something! Presented by Molly McIsaac, Gail Simone, John Roderick, Sarah Kuhn and Forest Gibson.

ONEUPMAKEUP: MAKEUP FOR GEEKS

Saturday, March 2nd, 3pm, Room 401

The ladies of OneUpMakeup (Kristina Horner, Liz Leo, Mallory Shoemaker, Meagan Karimi-Naser, Molly McIsaac and Tara Theoharis) create makeup looks inspired by their nerdy passions and favorite fandoms. Join them as they talk makeup, answer your questions, and do some live demos. Whether you just wear makeup when cosplaying or rock it everyday, we've got a look for you! See more in the meantime at youtube.com/oneupmakeup!  

I hope to see all of you there!! And if you can't make it, make sure to obsessively peruse my twitter for my live tweets! If you see me, don't be afraid to say hello! I am very friendly and I don't bite (TOO hard).

What about you guys? What are you excited about at Emerald City Comic-con?