Thats just what Im like: if Ive a task set, I want to get it done quickly, rushing, perhaps, but having it out of the way. And it just so happens that in choosing this cosplay, I took on a mammoth task, which inevitably leads to the Procrustean treatment of my waking hours.
After going to kung-fu, and yes, getting good exercise (Im pleased that I can do the no-handed cartwheel every time now, though Sifu wants me to do it with a much bigger jump), even though that pretty girl wasnt there this time, either, I thought about writing. However, Aimee wanted to play more Sonic and I after all had my cosplay to do, so I just headed home. I had a craving for Dominos so went and got a Meateor, which they still do in the Finchley Road branch. That craving was answered well, and considering Ill get three meals out of it, I dont think £10 is bad. Considering how much I always disliked all pizza except weird ones with crispy duck on them, Ive certainly changed my tune now. Its entirely thanks to barbeque sauce, though. Carrying a smelly pizza on the bus, on the other hand, is embarrassing.
Got back and ate my fill, watching Bleach filler episodes, which dont seem bad at all so far but then, I thought the same about a few of the other anime-only storylines, only to be disappointed further on. Aimee came over and while she set about having Sonic jump off all sorts of precipices, I got on with costume stuff. Shoes were looking good, but they were the only things even close to being finished, unless I count the very simple arm-guard or gloves. The silver spray-paint was great, though, really making things look metallic. Shame the black stuff was much harder to work with. She played, I worked on the costume, occasionally stopping for Guitar Hero, or food, or just to mess about online, attempting to make her send odd things to people she was talking to and changing her desktop background to furry porn.
The evening was something of a repeat of last night. As to last night, well, heres a telling excerpt from Aimees account of it:
I ended up stay at Tom's yesterday till 3ish, while I was playing Tom went a bit crazy/sleep deprived and starting to try and distract me by talking about Hedgehog's and singing I'm a hedgehog, a motherfucking hedgehog, to the sonic theme.
In a Mexican accent.
Today, she stayed until 4:30am, when it was getting light! At 5:15, I finished my costume. Im happiest with the mask, although its more blue-ish than purple-ish. The wings needed to have more counterweights worked into them so that the opening and closing would still work, all my feathers were lefts, and I really dont think its worthwhile, in terms of time, effort or expense, to feather the back of them as well, so my cosplay will only really be worth photographing from the front, but theyre looking very cool. The fact that they can open and close is a definite plus. The boots are big and clompy, making me lumber about, but they look alright. The shoulderpads really dont have skulls on them, more blobs, but never mind. The gun will get a lot of attention, but sadly I just dont have the skill to make it really good. It doesnt look like a machine, it looks like a papier maché shape with stuff crudely painted on it, but thats all that its within my means to do, Im afraid. The tail is similarly not very professional, but adequate. Overall, I dont think it will get many craftsmanship points in the masquerade, and nor will it make people marvel at how it could be constructed, but the sheer complexity and number of components, along with the genuine awesomeness of the character design, ought to make it one of the noteable cosplays of the Expo weekend. I think I will remain proud of it, and afterwards wont have to be very ambitious with costume-making any more, having felt Ive done what Im capable of doing with the amount of effort Im willing to put in. The only costume I feel like I still want to make is Emilio from Psychic Force (more wings

: everything else Ill be content to buy or borrow.
Oh yes, and I got paid the first part of my money for my one and only weeks temping. Im so glad I dont start my new job until just after expo
having to get up for it tomorrow would be hellish, or at least would have completely changed my plans. Now Im all finished before Cousin Szen comes to stay for the week, and can even try the whole thing on tomorrow and perhaps take some test photos. Then in the evening, off to meet Ben Christo for a jam quite pleased he moved it to this week suddenly, since that means I dont have to learn his songs very well. Honestly, Im not at all convinced I want to be in a band with him again, much as I love him as a person, and much as I respect all the international touring hes been doing and the huge crowds hes played to. His bombastic music is just so much more limiting than what I play with Ben and Reuben, and Im happy there. After playing music I didnt even like with Hero, just because of the money and the chance to do cool stuff like making the music video, recording in top studios etc, I just feel that here and now, I ought to be playing music I really, really enjoy, even if the band is still incomplete.
Edit: so tempting to post a progress pic!
Devious Comments
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Now is not the time for dairy treats of the milky and shakey kind, Yagami-kun..
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<3
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Now is not the time for dairy treats of the milky and shakey kind, Yagami-kun..
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Welcome to EPO
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But yeah, Amplified have a very similar sound
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I'm ENGLISH, so I MUST speak with either a cockney or a posh accent, love tea and cricket, and have bad teeth. And darlosworld reminded me that we also PERSONALLY know the queen!
"With all those nutrients charK, it's no wonder you're 12 meters tall~~!!"
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No problem!
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I'm ENGLISH, so I MUST speak with either a cockney or a posh accent, love tea and cricket, and have bad teeth. And darlosworld reminded me that we also PERSONALLY know the queen!
"With all those nutrients charK, it's no wonder you're 12 meters tall~~!!"
Thanks for watching!
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*watches*
And niiiice, Opeth are awesome, as are Amplifier!
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I'm ENGLISH, so I MUST speak with either a cockney or a posh accent, love tea and cricket, and have bad teeth. And darlosworld reminded me that we also PERSONALLY know the queen!
"With all those nutrients charK, it's no wonder you're 12 meters tall~~!!"
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WE COSPLAY, THEREFORE WE ARE
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"I'm All Ripped Up And I Love It"
ill have you hunt you down >:B
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old account ~SasukeRoxMySox has been hacked
this is my new one
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"I'm All Ripped Up And I Love It"
awesome cosplaaaaaays!
are you going to this may expo?
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old account ~SasukeRoxMySox has been hacked
this is my new one
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...i'ma gunna watch you. :3
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Oh I wish I was an awesome little ninja. That is what I truly want to be! And if I were an awesome little ninja, everbody'd be in love with me!
Best part at Anime Nebraskon... The octababies at Wendy's....
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