I've been featured in two places [that I know of?], first in *VandorWolf's journal located here! And also in a 'Best of Naruto cosplays' news article by *tayness1234 located here! Thank you so much to the individuals who featured me, and please check both the journal and the news articles out, the other cosplays and artwork featured are amazing and worth checking out!

Now, for the MCM Expo.
I'm not into writing a massive thing about what happened, I'll just hightlight a few things about Saturday.

First thing I should say is, this was most definitely the best convention event I've been to so far. I did an all-nighter, and considering all things I felt relatively awake by the time morning arrived. I did some last minute tweaks to my ANBU Shino cosplay before going off and getting ready.

For once, I'd say I binded pretty well.
I put on a tank top, bandages and over the top I used duct tape to hold the bandages in place [which also destroyed them by the time I took the tape off, but they were already worn with use so it didn't really bother me too much]. Despite binding pretty well, considering how I usually bind [which is FAIL binding, mind you], I did start feeling terribly ill and short of breath towards the end of the event. I was constantly yawning [which is a sign that my body and brain's not recieving enough oxygon] and after I ate/drank anything I felt ill and lightheaded.

I'm definitely buying a tranvestite binding top.
Does anybody have any recommendations? I apologize to those of you who've already provided links, I've lost them all since I lost the internet a few months ago! > n < Please send them in again!! And they need to be a reasonably priced for me, thank you~

I bought two posters at the convention, featuring Gaara and the lovely KANDA! ♥
I blame Kandi for my love of Kanda, I met her over on GaiaOnline, I call her Kandi because she is the Kandi to my Zelos. c: "
Kandi = Kanda?
To be honest with you, I'd have probably has a spasm/screaming fit if I saw a poster with Zelos on. |:
Zelos~ ♥
When I watched D.Gray-man [not seen much to-date], I never liked Kanda much. He seemed a bit moody and angsty for my liking, I preferred Lavi and Allen. Komui is funny as well~ |D
But I was roleplaying with Kanda, and I don't know how it happened... but both Kanda and Zelos ended together.
I know I thought it was unlikely, but surprisingly enough it works.
And now it's one of my favourite crossover pairings.
Along with Zuko x Reki, Zuko from Avatar and Reki from Haibane Renmei.
I don't do many crossover pairings, but I do enjoy them~ ^ ^

Me and Kandi plan big things for Zelos and Kanda, and I need to roleplay it as soon as I figure out how to get the fucking layout looking how I want it to. >/
Nothing seems to work.
Though I do think I've thought up something, though the layout of it would most certainly annoy me whilst typing.
When using the [list] coding tags on GaiaOnline, [<ol> or <ul> on dA, I think,] it only pushes the text in on the left, it doesn't do that to the right. >/
On dA it does. D|
I want the text to be in a small column to the left of the layout I'm making, though I only know how to do that on the right. >/

Anyway! I've gone off in a tangent. ^ ^;
Sorry!

I have to say, I saw a surprising amount of ANBU cosplayers this expo, did this have anything to do with the ANBU thing that was supposed to be going on? Who knows. I knew something was happening but failed, and I figured it was cool that I was going as ANBU Shino... failed ANBU Shino. I didn't have the shades or a scarf that'd fucking stay up. >/

Speaking of my shades, when I actually were wearing them, a stormtrooper said to me stuff like, "I love the shades, love the look you have going there, it's very cool, very nice"... or something to that effect, as usual my memory's not that brilliant.

He also did a thumbs up.

Um... for once, I managed to get a ticket into seeing the masquerade! That Nina Tucker Chimera cosplay was freakishly lifelike, I applaud the maker of that cosplay! I was recording the masquerade as much as I could, but it's probably low quality due to my shitty camera and the fact that I happened to be sat in the corner at the back... which is more than I can say for the people standing up, man do I feel sorry for them.

There's bits missing out of my recording [I plan on putting the crap I got up on Youtube anyway] because... well, I didn't feel too well and I had to be whisked off to the girl's bathroom. ^ ^" I felt better after! And my memory card ran out. D|

The pitch and volume of the speakers really got into my ears as well! Sheesh. |:
Other than that, I loved the cosplays that went on stage, all were amazing!

I saw so many people I missed so much!
Too many to name... but I'm glad I saw you!
I said hi to just about all of you~ hehe. > w <
There were some I didn't get to see either, which suckec. :c

I think if I don't manage to go to ACen 2010, or if I come back from America by the time MCM is on, I'll go as whatever I went to ACen as - hopefully Axel? XD [/many doubts]
Right now I mostly want Luka Megurine, Zelos Wilder, Axel and Reno cosplays.

Like, srsly. >|

Randomly, just had a conversation with ~DeviousBunny.
Because my parents haven't set up a standing order so we've got money coming in and because my job searching's coming up with a fat fail, ~DeviousBunny's been paying for my stuff. Like, everything. I need to pay her back.
I'm paying the money she gave me for expo back in cash, but everything else... don't even know what she's bought me, just basic stuff, you know? Food, drink... shit like that. She wants me to pay her back with a wig when I get my own source of income, yay! c: A wig'll be cool~ she said either Mikuru or some other character. > u <

I think an Axel wig will be the first thing I buy.
I'm also buying his shoes before the jacket, I mean... at least then I can do casual Axel cosplay. |D ;;
I already have lots of red and black clothes like his, sort of?
Can you guess, I love black and red? XD
I also love fire in general! > u <
It'd be so cool if Gaara was fire instead of sand, srsly.
Though I do like sand also.
But fire just fucking rules. ♥
I also want to get working on Axel's chakrams sometime soon, ~Cameraxel's were amazing yesterday! [sorry for being so in your face and... well, fangirlish? |D ;; I think back and I realize how annoying I must be~ I just love your Axel cosplay so much!!]

Oh, and all the photos I took on that lovely big camera are with ~Ragdoll-Chan - she accompanied me as Tobi! ^ ^
I think she looked awesome~
So when she gets the photos to me, I'll be putting the good ones up shortly afterwards and give the appropriate copyrights.
She said she'd get me the ones of Luke's meetup, don't worry Kaz! ^ ^

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ƿʆɑȵʂ _{’09
London MCM Expo [Saturday 23^rd May 2009]
Kai, Tony & Ash's Birthday Meetup [Saturday 13^th June]
Kelly's 22^nd Birthday Meetup [Sunday 14^th June]
Anniversary Cosplay Meetup [Saturday 22^nd August]
Holly's Photoshoot [Wednesday 2^nd September]
Luke's Cosplay Meetup [Saturday 19^th September]
London MCM Expo [Saturday 24^th October]
Random London Meetup [Wednesday 28^th October]}

ƿʆɑȵʂ _{’10
ACen [Friday 14^th May - Sunday 16^th May]}



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