New year

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Hello old friends. It has been a doozy of a holiday season hasn't it? I don't know about you, but I still can't believe that it is 2016.  It is always sad to say goodbye to a great year that has helped me grow to the person that I wanted to be. I went on vacation for the first time without my family, I bought a new car, started a new job, and was able to get back to the thing I love most (acting). I just hope 2016 it going to be as great. 



To start off the new year, I wanted to clean out my studio. For a long time it has been a place for me to collect useless things that I might "make over". We all have those thoughts, am I right? It was all starting to pile up in my tiny room. Yesterday I decided enough was enough.  Thus began my new year cleaning streak.

Here is what my studio looked like before. 
This is the controlled chaos. I had things everywhere and anywhere.  Under things, in boxes, hidden in closests. It was everywhere! Not to mention that the red "wallpaper" was fading.  

The cleaned up studio after a day's work. There is still a ton more for me to get to. I don't dare touch the closest in this room yet. I swear there is something living I in there. That might be a task that I will tackle on a snow day. 

It is a slow start but I am looking forward to a clean work space. 
What are you guys doing to start off the New Year?

Mohegan Comic Con

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Who knew that there would be so many conventions in Connecticut and surrounding areas. Earlier this year I found out that a convention was being held locally and a nearby casino. Naturally I would wanted to go. As time draws closer to the convention I found out I can only go one day. This was a sad time for me. The one day that would be good enough for me. 

It is a smaller convention compared to Connecticon, but it had bigger stars in attendance. The atmosphere is a bit different as well. At Connecticon there would be more cosplayers than regular people in street clothes. At this convention there were more people in street clothes then cosplay. When I first walked into the casino I was only one dressed up. I thought to myself,"where were the other cosplayers?" Thankfully I met more people in line who dressed up as well.


Another thing that was different compared to all the conventions was the time. Mostly vegan start early in the morning at 10 this convention started at 2 PM and lasted until 8pm. There were also stricter rules about face make up and perhaps due to it being tribal land. Thankfully I didn't bring my umbrella  for my Jane Porter  costume or else I would have gone through major weapons check.  


This convention held a ton more comic book vendors which serves it right being in a comic book convention. I was also very impressed with a lot of the local comic book shops in the vendor room. One vendor, Sarge's comic book shop, held tabletop gaming demonstrations all day. I enjoyed getting to play Coup with my sister. 

 

They also had a ton of photo opportunities stations. There was two Indiana Jones seen set up as well as to backgrounds with the convention logos. I wish more conventions that we went to did  this. Sadly I did not get a chance to take these photos. I was too busy having fun. Oop! 

One of my favorite moments were getting to hang out with an old friend of mine. She dressed up as the Kimmy Schmit from the netflix show. Another great moment was getting photobombed by a balloon minion. 



Well I wish I had more time to explore this new convention. I heard Saturday was a blast with a ton more cosplayers. I did have a great time. I hope the convention stays local for next year. 

DisneyBound.....what is that?

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What is DisneyBound and why is everyone talking about it? Trust me you are not the only one that is thinking that. For those of you who are yelling at me saying that it has been around for a while now, you should really know this, I know. I've just been too sucked into my world that I didn't know what this term is.

DisneyBound is way to dress up as your favorite characters using items from your closet or local mall. It is a brilliant way to cosplay on a more comfortable level when you are at a theme park or the last day of convention. It was started by Leslie Kay on her tumblr blog  when she took iconic Disney characters and made affable version of these characters. It is now my favorite thing to look for on pinterest.

Now that you know what it is, here are some of my favorite Disneybound versions:


Isn't it the best idea ever? It makes me want to get out of my "everything I own is black" comfort zone when I am shopping. It also allows me to and Geek to my outfits in a little way.


Want to know more about Disneybound? Visit their tumblr page here.

What are your favorite disneybound outfits? I would love to see them! Post them in the comments below!

The one about the convention Pt 2

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I am still on a convention high from Connecticon two weekends ago. I still am going through all of the photos that people are posting on the facebook page re-living the awesome moments that we had. 



Here are some highlights from the last two days.


1. Death Match!

My sister and I look forward to this every year! It takes cosplayers and put them together in a match of death. The victory is determined by the audiences applause for their favorite character. What I love most about this main event is the randomness that happens in between  the matches. A couple of years ago one of the characters had a toy bear that the host Moogli commandeered. The audience as a whole named him Odin. Well Odin made a surprise appearance this year and it was great. 



Another one of my favorite moments was the winner of last years match Bill Nye the Science Guy. He basically stole the show this year as he acted as the death wrangler for those who lost. Every time he came onstage, the audience started to chant "BILL, BILL, BILL". 

Photo from last year with Bill Nye and Miss Frizzle
And this terrific 10 year old kid won Death Match this year. He was wearing stilts and walking up and down stairs. This kid had some serious talent and I am glad that he won.

A picture with Jack and Oogie Boogie before they won Death Match.

2. My first Cosplay Contest

This year I took the plunge and entered myself into a costume contest with Jane Porter. I knew I wasn't going to win, but I did want to push myself into doing something that I would not normally do during a convention. I am glad that I did this and it has taught me new things that I will take with me when I enter into my next one.



3. Riverfest!

As I mentioned before, this years convention happened the same time as Hartford's Riverfest. Lots and lots of food trucks and an amazing firework display. This year we had a prime spot from our hotel to see the fireworks. So my sister and I ordered room service ( the first time ever for me) and we enjoyed the view with air conditioning. 





4. Sword fighting

The last thing that my sister and I did was to visit a German Sword fighting demonstration. Oh my was that fun! Not to mention that we sat next to a guy that owns his own school and was giving us insight on the exercises they were showing us. And then, they gave me a sword. Well, not a real one. But there were giving lessons on the swords and I participated. Oh my was it fun! Makes me want to take up lessons. Too bad there is no where close were they give lessons. 




All in all, it was a wonderful weekend. Probably one of the best conventions I've been to in a while. I can't wait to go again. Here are some photos that I took of awesome cosplayers.



Tis only a flesh wound 

Power Rangers Pannel



Only 340 days until Connecticon 2016!

The Costume after the Convention

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Why yes I am working on a new project just after CTCON. I am that crazy. No I don't need help.....well depends on who you ask. 

One of my new favorite things to do is to re-fashion my old costumes into new ones.  I just don't love the idea that I am spending so much time on a costume just to wear it once. Not to mention that I don't have a super Hollywood budget to make anything I want.


So for my next event at  the Connecticut Renaissance Faire in Oct,  I have decided to take my old renaissance costume from here and make it into a Wonder Woman version. My boyfriend likes to point out (by point out I mean laugh) that I love to bring the modern characters into the renaissance time period even though they don't belong. I think of it more as a challenge to see if I can make them fit into that world but still retain their personality and superpowers.
Sketch for the costume

As always, I will keep you posted on my progress. My goal is to spend as little as I can on this to keep with the spirit of re-fashioning.