Arc's Post-A-Lot

[Arc]

This weekend I volunteered at that con I mentioned a while ago, and I feel unfulfilled. Sucks, because I was so excited leading up to it.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Oh I am so sorry it was a let down after the previous con.

Was it not as organized? Different type of crowd?

[Ashton]

smaller crowd?

[Arc]

No, it was a big convention, so lots and lots of people. But yeah, it wasn't very organized and there wasn't much communication. I was scheduled for the whole weekend, but I skipped yesterday because I was over it. And turns out that if I went yesterday, I would have been in a position that I didn't sign up for, so I'm kinda glad I skipped (my friend was there and saw the schedule for the day). Mind you, I signed up back in June and had my positions confirmed two months before the con.

On the bright side, since I didn't have much to do, I spent a lot of time exploring the expo floor. I talked to some artists and vendors, interacted with a lot of cosplayers, and got autographs from Chris Sabet (voice actor of Vegeta from DBZ) and Aleks Le (voice actor of Mikey from Tokyo Revengers). Surprisingly though, I'm just glad the con is over.

[Ashton]

oof

[Arc]

There's a local DJ that hosts anime raves, and he also hosts after parties during con weekends. My friend and I went to the party after volunteering on Saturday, and it made up for my crappy day. I cosplayed as Duplica from season 1 of Pokémon and had so much fun. However, I entered the cosplay contest and lost, so that was a bummer. D';

[Lemon Cheesecake]

It sounds like it wasn't completely a wasted week end, you got some fun in there. But it is definitely frustrating when you are expecting things to go one way & they don't.

Did you make your costume?

[Arc]

True, true!

[+] SPOILER

No, I just bought similar clothing to put the outfit together. The only thing I made was the star and the yellow trim on the collar, which I used yellow adhesive for. ^^; I was also sent the wrong wig color, so that throws off the cosplay, but I had to make due with it because it was too late to return it. I got mistaken for Hatsune Miku, lol.

[galled]

Oh, it works! Super-cute!

[Diana]

How fun! Your duplica looks so good!
Have you seen the Pokemon x Miku art collabs? To me, they are less miku-looking than non-miku characters funny how that works out!

Cosplay contests can be really intense. It's really brave of you to even sign up, I always chicken out at the opportunity!

[Ashton]

ditto is sus

[Arc]

Thanks guys! :3 I haven't seen the Pokémon x Miku art until now, and wow, the artwork is so cute!

I'm shy and spent years holding myself back from doing things, so this year I've been pushing myself out of my comfort zone. This was my second time entering their cosplay contest, and although I lost both times, I feel proud that I made myself do it. The first time I entered I cosplayed as Power from Chainsaw Man.

Indeed, Ditto is sus. xD

[Lemon Cheesecake]

You are so cute!

I agree, you should proud of yourself that you even entered the coplay contest because that can be so daunting.
You should also be proud of yourself for getting out of your comfort zone! And that you are so creative!!

[Arc]

Thank you! :3

And thanks, I am! Losing only makes me want to keep entering until I finally win. xD There's another con next month (and hopefully another after party) and I've got some ideas, so let's see how that goes.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

you have time to research a costume. They should have a category for those who actually design their own. I am always amazed at how creative some people can be.