Word Vomit

Just a few thoughts before I go to sleep.

This year I'm pursuing all my hobbies that I abandoned after high school. I feel like my life has stabilized enough and I have enough control in my life where I feel like I deserve to have my own life, my own hobbies, and my own happiness. It took me a lot of last year to realize that I don't need to schedule everything around another person, and that it's okay for me to have time for myself, and even have my own friends and hang out with them.

I feel more like myself. An individual human being. A person. Happier. 

With that said, I'm back into cosplaying. I'm also working out regularly and eating things I want to eat and I feel good about myself. I feel more comfortable around guys and I'm relearning how to interact with them without feeling funny about it. All these things are big deals to me because after I got into a relationship, so many things happened that I ended up feeling uncomfortable about doing the things I liked doing and had to focus on everything else. 

Behold! This is what 2013 looks like so far! $70 worth of fabric! Most of the expenses came from the bridal satin, which was $6 a yard and I got 5 of them. Original price $15/yard because there was a HUGE sale going on. Of course I got as much material as I thought I needed at the time! I still have a few odds and ends to buy, but otherwise I bought the bulk of needed supplies. I even got to order wigs from Taobao, since I lucked out and my friend was doing a Taobao order for SakuraCon. No more having to order from eBay!

I want to keep my cosplay budget under $200 for now. 

So... what am I working on?

Sinon from Gun Gale Online/Sword Art Online

Kuroyukihime from Accel World

I roped one of my good friends to cosplay with me, since my boyfriend seems to not want to do it so much. 

Chiyuri from Accel World

I also found out that Chiyuri and Kuroyukihime have another outfit... which makes me really want to try this eventually, since we already have the wigs!

Kirito from Gun Gale Online/ Sword Art Online

Super excited!