Like the title of this post says, "Wow." I apologize for the wait on this post and the many questions in my email that I didn't exactly respond to with haste. I am here now and hopefully will be back on track at least for a bit. Now where to begin? Uh... Happy New Year? I suppose it's a little late as it is February. For a seriously quick recap on what I accomplished last year, started doing mediocre convention videography (check out me and my moirail's joint channel here), answered lots of questions for people (mostly about Alois Trancy or Seras Victoria although I did suddenly start being asked more about Homestuck at the end of the year--remember to email me if you have questions at wickedcosplay@yahoo.com), made a crapton of costumes and other clothing, AND got into college!!! Woo! And all thanks to this blog or I wouldn't have had a portfolio to get into MassArt (because guess who's never taken a high school art class? this girl)! So thanks followers and other random people who ask me questions because you have helped me continue to stick with this blog. Check out my acceptance letter envelope. (I thought it was funny and great.)
Okay so what's the deal for the future and what is with that photo at the beginning of the post? Well it's part of my future plans. For Anime Bosotn 2015 I told you all that I wanted to make a Trickster Dirk and a Bec Noir Cosplay but unfortunately the people I was planning to do these characters in group cosplays with had things come up and they can't attend Anime Boston at all. So I had to think of new cosplays to do so that we could still premiere those group cosplays potentially at another con. Pictured at the beginning of this post is the start to Friday's new cosplay plan, or Serenity (Homestuck). She is a firefly. And arguably the most overlooked character in Homestuck as my friend Justin (his tumblr and his facebook page) so bluntly put. He's the one you have to thank for this cosplay. As for Saturday's plan I think I'm bringing back Gamzee Makara (also Homestuck--all Homestuck all the time right now) except this time making a Sober!Gamzee instead of a Sopor!Gamzee for those of you who have a clue what that means. (In short I'm doing insane Gamzee instead of chill Gamzee.)
So that's it for Anime Boston but what am I doing for the rest of the year? Other conventions hopefully. Although probably not Boston Comic Con now that I've found out how expensive it is this year ($100 are you kidding me--it's not even a big con). Hopefully meetups. And hopefully photoshoots and/or cosplay videos. I wanna let you guys see what I'm doing more instead of a few photos from a con and maybe seeing me at said con if you happen to live in my area. Yup.
Also I have started integrating myself into technology (crazy right) and now own an iPod touch instead of just and iPod classic. This means I can use apps and recommend that you get this cosplay one if you aren't great at planning and keeping track of your cosplay "checklist." It's called cosplanner and has been a huge help to me. Here are a few screenshots of it's functions but it also has space for reference pictures and more!
Lastly I encourage you to follow me on tumblr for more frequent cosplay updates and such. Instead of these random, wordy posts that I only make when I've finished a piece of a project (or made substantial progress).
I apologize for being so uncertain throughout this post but I just thought it might be good to touch base with you all because I've been busy for quite a bit. I hope your cosplays are all coming along well and that you have a great year ahead of you. Hope to talk soon. MadDog out!
