Christmas in my house was good this year :3 I'm sitting at the table with west coast cooler, enjoying the good things :3 I got some amazing things like Vivienne westwood jewellery, which I adore, and a ps2 because in my house we have a wii, xbox 360 and ps3, but I wanted the retro thing, to play my fave old timey games on, i'm being such a nerd and playing monster hunters with it :3

I've come to love Assassins creed 2! >> i'm not a massively epic gamer but I love games like that, Ezio is hot, you can parkour, and hire hookers! that game has it all!

anyway, along with the Vivienne westwood (omfg squeeing still over that) I got somethings like one of a kind jewellery that i'm so pleased with, along with fancy ass earrings that my sister got me :3

Our living room was stuffed full of my nieces gifts, I was in awe of what she got! *jealousy*



Anyway, i'm stumped with the amount of cash I have to spend in the upcoming months, I mean, I've priced 2 cosplays that I definitely want, and they come to €174 which isn't too bad, i'm slightly relieved, as its a kick ass price for all that I need. I'll need to grab a pair of jrock boots for one of them, and when I get em both i'm sorted for kitacon if gets me what she was planning to for christmas. I'll just need a korea cosplay and then i'm done I think, unless I make progress on my fairytail cosplay!

Then I have my sisters bday at the end of this month, my mums bday and anniversary and my nieces bday all within days of each other, and my mums present is going to be amazing as she's 50 and spiggin' awesome! I'm shelling out €400 getting her, her dream pet! She wants a bischon frise dog which I can agree does look sweet, but I doubt i'll be allowed help her name it 'Elfman Wandercrest' D':

After kitacon I think I can rest easy from cosplaying for a while ; ; so I can sort out what I want to do with myself, i'm thinking of using all the art i've done in the past 3 years to make a kick ass art portfolio and do something with it :3 maybe a years introductory course for art or animation for a year >>;

anyway, I hope you bishes had a pimpin' crimbo and a FOOKING AWESOME NEW YEAR

I love the people who watch me and fffff I will put up art again soon ; ; just you wait and see <33333333333

and for the people who know me irl <333333

; ; ohman theres a tiny bit of snow where I live ; ; I want more! I was awake at like 6am to see what the snow was like, and it depresses me ; ; how much snow have you guys got? D: tell me so I can be jealous!



[[Basics]]
- What is your cosplay alias?
Tsunade ; ;

- How many years have you cosplayed?
bout 2/3 years

- How did you get into cosplaying?
I like dressing up and portraying a character

- What was your first convention and how did it go?
Ugh, one of the very first Eirtakons... tho I didn't get to stay long because I was with a friend and arrived way too early ; ;

- How many cons have you been to?
3 eirtakons, epic-con, 2 alcons, kitacon, leprecion, Grand cosplay ball (ttly counts)

- How many cosplays have you done?
5 (that I think are ok enough to mention);Matsuda (Deathnote), Tsunade (naruto), Blair (soul eater), Matsumoto (Bleach), Marian Cross (D Gray Man)

[[Your Cosplays]]

- What was your first cosplay and why did you choose it?
Matsuda, because all I needed was a suit and my hair was kind of like his so I rolled with it. It was my first cosplay!

- What is your favourite cosplay you've done so far?
TSUNADE TSUNADE TSUNADE TSUNADE TSUNADE TSUNADE

- What is your least favourite you've cosplayed?
Blair... I hate dresses ; ; I forgot I did and regretted it ; ; wig and hat are p awesome tho :3

- What cosplay is the most uncomfortable?
Both Blair and Marian ... Marian gets too hot, and blair is a DRESS

[[Process]]

- How do you research the cosplay before you make it?
I search out a lot of images, Get a friends opinion, if the say I won't look stupid i'll get it ; ; then I watch the show to get an idea of the character

- Do you sew your cosplays yourself?
I need to get my hands on a sewing machine, but while I don't have one I make the cosplays accessories 83

- If so, how did you learn to sew? If not, do you plan to learn?
Self taught as a kid, then improved in home ec 8)

- Do you make your own props?
Attempting to make a wooden sword for my kitacon cosplay ; ;

- If so, how did you learn to? If not, do you plan to learn?
I'm going to annoy my brother whos a carpenter for tips

- Do you style your own wigs?
yes D: depending on the character

- What other skills do you use to create your cosplays?
D: being able to pull off their character sometimes is so much fun 8D

- What skill has been most useful for making your cosplay?
Knowing who to pick

- What is the hardest thing when making a cosplay?
Having the confidence to wear it

- What was the biggest screw up you've had making a cosplay?
Forgetting to make a proper Marian Cross mask and running around like a git with cardboard on my face ; ;

- How often do you injure yourself while making a cosplay?
not that much, I always have cuts after accessorie making ; ;/needles


[[Budget]]

- Do you try to stay cheap or do you splurge on materials?
If I buy a cosplay wig and all it costs betwee 80-100 euro

[[cos-PLAY]]

- Have you ever cosplayed with a partner or group?
At alcon I usually help organize the bleach/naruto groups 8)

- Do you try to act in character?
I do D< find a more in character Tsunade RAWR people complimet me on it

- Have you ever done fanservice at a con? (Yaoi, yuri, etc)
Yes u.u

- How do you react to cosplayers dressed as character from the same anime/game/etc?
; ; at my first alcon I think I scared by shouting omfg LEE when I was Tsunade! Now-a-days i'm a little more composed

- Do you try to duplicate your character's expressions, walk, movements, etc?
If I see Akatsuki I yell, if I see Toushiro I bully, same if I see allen Walker

- When crossplaying, do you try to act as much like the gender as possible?
Yes D< but its hard to be a man

- What was your funniest experience of acting in character?
Probably getting to do a photoshoot with Orochimaru, Jiraiya and Sarutobi sensei! we all had Jounin Vests and got some epic win pics <3 or my first skit <3

- What was your worst experience acting in character?
; ; failing miserably

[[Competition]]

- Do you compete in cosplay contests?
; ; when I make the whole outfit yes

- Have you won anything?
no ; ; I don't compete

- Do you prefer skits or walk-ons?
SKIT <3 skits are so much epic win.

[[Community]]

- How many friends have you made because of cosplay?
D: hopefully a lot >> << >D

- Do you attend photo shoots and meet-ups outside of conventions?
Yes XD I used to do it a lot ;; but cosplaying in Engerland is way more fun

- What is the funniest reaction you've gotten cosplaying from people outside of the community?
there are 2: we had been in the park cosplaying when a load of Japanese people stopped and took our Photos

or a couple of friends as D Gray Man Characters were recognised by swedish/norwegians 8D

or at kitacon, walking through northhampton as marian cross and not having anything shouted at me, even though I had a red beard

- What was the worst?
Nothing :3 people are always nice!

[[Future]]

- How long do you think you'll be cosplaying for?
:3 a while yet hopefully

- Name a few cosplays you're planning to do next:
Okuni -
Boa - one piece
Majorie - Shokugan no shana
Kamui Gakupo - vocaloid
Mizukage - naruto
Jubei Kibagami - Ninja Scroll
Ukraine - Hetalia
France - Hetalia
Korea - Hetalia

- What is your dream cosplay?
Dream cosplay? If I didn't have giant boobs BONTENMARU FROM SAMURAI DEEPER KYO <333333333333333 or Abel knightroad that man :3

[[Misc]]

- What do you take into consideration when picking a character to cosplay?
Someone with big boobs /lameemmaislame
hair I can manage, not overly tall, and someone whos personality is a little like mine D: I won't try someone I can never pull off

- Is cosplay serious business for you?
YES D:< IT IS

RAWR

- What is your favourite thing about cosplay?
:3 Getting to have so much fun, getting pics of that character that aren't already out, and just getting to look cool I guess 8)

- What is your least favourite?
; ; failing as a character

wearing heels for characters is killer too ; ; ouch

- What is it that makes you keep cosplaying?
I rather hanging out with cosplayers rather than anyother group, I have my friends back here that know I read manga etc, but nothings better than being able to have a laugh with people who'll get your jokes <3

- How would you like cosplaying to change in the future?
D: I want it to get MORE popular :3

- How do you want to grow as a cosplayer?
I want to get better so I can bloody cosplay abel <3

wow I usually don't do the whole tags thing D:

NOW HERES A TAG! 8D
I was tagged by ~Kittymariah
1.Post these rules
2.Each tagged person must post 10 things about themselves on their journal
3.At the end, you have to choose and tag 10 people and post their icons on the same jornal
4.No tag-backs

1. I drink >> i'm proud of it, not an alco :3 but I like the taste

2. I tend to sing a lot when noone around or i'm bored on the phone XD;

3. I'm uber choosy about my cosplays D:

4. For some reason lately, people are buying my paintings D8


5. Gurren Lagann = best anime ever; trufax

6. I watch too many horror movies even tho I get really freaked out XD; I never learn the lesson

7. Devil may cry, best/sexiest game ever 8'

8. I manage to have tonnes of friends and still have that little insecure voice in my head D:

9. All the people I know now I luffle loads 83

10. I love dying my hair i'm addicted, I get so bored with my own colour so easily <3

I tag

Saturday

ok so me and headed off to London on Saturday evening ; ; I was so exhausted, I have another chest infection, and I had gone to dublin the day before to pick up my stupid passport. so to even get to london I had travelled 11 hours D< and its only supposed to take 3 :'( my flight was later than clares so I had to faff about the airport for an hour aka boring :S then I eventually got to London about 7 in the evening I think.

Stanstead was odd D: I got really cold there so I put on my lame sweatervest, I always call it my Chandler top XD I love it soooo much, but i'm so lame for even owning it ; ;

anyway we managed to get across London which took forever (but eeee~ I love London and am definitely going to an expo <3) and we eventually got to the battersea ; ; but I got soaked mannnnn! anyway, the battersea was ok ; ; I did not heart it so much :T bawwwww

Sunday

Sunday I didn't want to really go out, I was feeling shite and wanted to be better for the ball D:< but clare made me leave, when my lungs fall out I blame you anyway, we headed out to Camden Market which i've always wanted to visit because i'm lame, we got an expensive taxi out there. Apparently my mum said it cost so much since i've got an accent, but I was too lazy to sound british got to Camden, got an epic hat, it was a trillby <3 trillbys are love <3 got lame sunglasses, and a cool armoured ring, and looked in tonnes of goth shops, and WANTED A GORGEOUS JACKET THAT I COULD NOT AFFORT BAWWWWW

anyway, after we were done in camden, we headed out to collectormania where the next taxi driver was an ass D:< also we got on the underground, which I was terrified of, theres a video of me hiding when the wind started rushing /i'm so simple

actually there's some epic pics of that day where I drew a gurren lagann symbol on the windows XD ohman

we got to collectormania where I met Steve Blum aka OROCHIMARU ; ; I have his autograph / he was nice and I got to see some friends who I missed /LOLAL ;0; and I bought an itty bitty Kittan Figure and Gurren Lagann vol 1 ; ; /sogood and I may have bought the best yaoi manga ever made called GAYS ANATOMY <3~ only reason I got it was for the title

anyway we left collectormania, and Clare got leo from charmed's autograph and spent too much money

we got back to the hotel at 6.30, and we both rushed to attempt to get ready ; ; and I failed so bad, we both forgot hairdryers and straighteners and and and I had wet hair.

But we made it to the ball about 7.20 pm 8'D

so many amazing cosplayers, there was a cute simon and nia and I was like at them, and at one stage of the night I saw satan! XD

ohman I had tequila slammers, bulmers and jaegerbombs all night <3 it was glorious ; ; but ugh as usual I got a bit emo, but I was so proud when I had my retard moment of telling people about me and shadowys irish cosplay event idea <---- inconspicuous name is subtle

we hung with a bleach cosplayer(who I am so sorry for calling slash ; ; ) and link and Steve, and Flush XD Flush was hilarious lmao when he had a tequila slammer he flailed 8'D

All the naruto cosplayers were amazing ; ; I was like *weep* at them XD and there was an epic real life bender :F
/ugh i'll edit people into this later

also ; ; to people that came back to our room , sorry about the grumpy dood next door, and I should've given you guys my malibu as clare kept swiping it out of my hands ; ; you guys were awesome

Monday:

I went home, and didn't arrive till 2am D:<

~o~ Eirtakon was touch and go for me this year, I had to miss the saturday because I was busy getting money to go to the ball~ but I got extra so I could attend the Sunday, and brought my adorable lil' sister Shauna to it ;v

I spent waaaaaay too much money, like 400 BAWWWWW :T bought Nana episodes 1-11 on Dvd, along with BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL ohgod I have Manji on Dvd fufufufufufufuf~ *fangasm*

I got an awesome Monkuro boo plushie ; ; ohgod its like idk~ a marshmallow pig! along with A FRANKIE FIGURE YO! \o/ it's freakin' huge, I gave up getting a Viletta Nu figure for himmmm~ I also got a haruhi figure to go with my Yuki derp derp derp :iconawesmplz:

Also I have a Boota plushie to go with my Kamina figure >> and mah sekrit kitacon cosplay

Bought some new yaoi XD; because I'm not completely off of yaoi yet, and and and the yaoi had knights in it KNIGHTS and a manga that seemed like a rip of of Dgray Man D: \o/ also I got a Tobi Plushie thrown at me in the Cartoon Passion give away!

Also United Plubication were there I was oMfG you gais were at alcon it was awesome!

Also :iconspehirothbeatrix: your cosplay was epic win yo'
and ; ; it was good to see you again ; ; and your Lady Gaga was epic, it was so fun teasing over it :U

I got to hang with Tony ; ; whos username I will edit in later D; because its hard to spell! bawwwwww D:

Saw that theres a new con coming up in Ireland :S twill be interesting to see how that goes, it'll be interesting to see if it does well. Its priced at the same as an English con would cost which is odd

in better news Cosplay ball is the weekend after next fufufu

I can't wait ; ; I have my cosplay ready, just need a necklace XD; and to pack, and hopefully I get my passport~o in time, because its due date is the 27th and I leave Ireland on the 28th XD;

We get to London the saturday evening/night, we're gonna grab maccy D's and bring it to the hotel, sleep >> and mayyyyyybe attend some of collectormania :V fufufu, then we meet animuleagu~ people after that and attend la ball! ho ho ho :3

Its amazing how petty and silly people are now-a-days are and we all know who thats directed at :S

\o/ thats all from me for a while! Ja Mata