Memoirs of a Nobody

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As 2008 winds down, and the world starts gearing towards 2009, I start to think of my ‘year long plan’ to create costumes for my first ever anime conventions. Year long, because I’m a perfectionist and it’ll take me that long to learn quilting, remote control, and how the hell to sew leather. Plus, when you add up my costume supplies, it’s….rather expensive (I really should have choosen easier characters…we need more fat characters in anime and video games).

The problem is, knowing which convention I should be planning for, but as I don’t know if I’ll still be living here or in MA or Arizona, it’s a bit of a loss, and I can’t plan for all three (well, I can, I just have to switch out scripts if I do the Masqurades). One of the annoying parts of having a controversial costume I guess.

I wish I knew more people close to me who also did cosplay to get advice and help. Plus, I love the group atmosphere of a lot of cosplay groups, that friendly, wild excitement, the rush of doing something ‘out there’ with someone else…reminds me of my drama days. Plus, the whole lead up and ‘backstage’ moments before a performance (of any kind).

One of the reasons I’m hoping, when we move, I can find a group with simular intrests, so I can get to know people and have a bit of fun in a new place. Especially if I move to Salem, close by Anime Boston…I’ve seen some incredible KH cosplayers I wouldn’t mind getting to know (hell, I’ve seen some incredible cosplayers from that area period).

I wonder if my fear of judgement would be that bad, surrounded by others, just as insane as I am? Would I get nervous, donning another’s face like I did while I acted, or would the insanity of everyone else comfort me, like it did when I cosplayed for Harry Potter?

Oh well, guess I’ll find out one day…until then, I shall learn to turn rubber, swimsuit spandex and latex body paint into an octopus woman (or as she’s more commonly known, Ursula the Sea Witch…)

PS: Does anyone know any reasonably good looking, large sized characters (male or female) that would be reasonably reconizable? I have Telma (Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess), Leaxeus (misspelled that, and from Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories) and of course, Ursula, but I was hoping to expand my horizons…I guess I could try a Fat Bandit from KH…they’re not that common…and it would be helpful for any KH group who needs or wants a Heartless…