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| "I am the morning sun coming to vanquish this horrible night!" |
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| "Hoist the sails, Britain!" |
Just a really quick update here. AX 2012 has come and gone, my best friend flew out of LA yesterday, and I am in a good place right now. Talk about an amazing couple of weeks!
We had an absolute blast in our costumes, received an astounding amount of photographs from other people, and chatted with some pretty amazing folks. I can't tell you how much joy I received to see my best friend in her Pirate!England cosplay. She poses like a professional, and was basically dripping confidence the entire weekend. It is a unique experience to attend such a large convention, and not feel incredibly overwhelmed by it... because for how crowded it was, we were pretty at ease. (The people make it a comfortable place!) It is by far the most costume-heavy convention I have been to, and also the attendees are genuinely awesome and super friendly. I prefer AX to Comic Con, now.
As for an actual convention report, I may get to that at a later time. Just too much of a blur right now to recall everything. Since my best friend was in town since the 22nd, a lot of my days were focused on spending quality time with her, and not just on the anime convention itself.
As for my costume, it's 100% complete. Didn't really run into problems or real discomfort wearing it at all -- and better yet, it didn't bust or flinch at all! So glad that I took the time to craft it so sturdy. The contacts were insanely perfect, and I'm pretty sure I freaked a few people out a couple of times So much love to my caring husband, who stayed up late and did the henna on my back for this cosplay. I'm still planning on doing a paid shoot with a professional photographer in the near future, because while I love the photos I have currently -- I really need high quality ones for my portfolio. Still trying to figure out who to contact for such a thing.
All the best for now, and will update more comprehensively soon!
♥ Ely
