sakura con 2013 unfortunately didnt go too well for me (;w; ) i had fun, but there were loooots of little bad things that kept happening OTL but bf and friends were extra amazing to make up for it X3  so i'll omit most of the bad things----sorry if it's a bit choppy XD;;;;
scon this year was referred to as SAOkura-con, it had a few sword art online related guests so the con was a sea of kirito and asuna cosplayers.  but all of my cosplays were magi so it was a magi-con for me lol


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( DAY 1 - MAGI POSTCARD / DEFAULT SINDRIACollapse )


as my last post (back in feb lol), i'm going to japan this friday so day 2 report will most likely come after im back in mid-end May.  i also went to fan expo last weekend (cosplayed misaka mikoto 8D) so hopefully i can blog about that later too----X3
i got both afternoon and evening tickets to the anime magi event so im really looking fwd to that X3  will report back about it + the other magi doujin events!!!

random photos from my trip last year XD;;;;


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( tokyo disney seaCollapse )


( sweets and desserts 8DCollapse )

got my spring vacation approved so i'm going to tokyo april 28th - may 13th X3  spending lots of times with my good friend so excited XD lol
the dates are weird since i wanted to hit up as many magi events as possible XD;;;;  the anime event, super comic city and senya ichiya (magi only doujinshi event) 8DDDD  i got the serial code for both anime events (afternoon and evening) so hopefully i can get tickets------- X3

my other hotel in osaka was in the middle of ame mura (america mura) where all the lolita stores are, so i managed to fit in a day of shopping X3  it's been a few years since i did lolita shopping in osaka so my memory was failing me + there were changes XD;;;;  (x-posted to egl comm)


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namco namja town was having a collaboration with bakemonogatari / nisemonogatari this time (last time i went, it was idolmaster).
so happy XD, im a huge fan of the monogatari series----X3  tifa kindly came with me again, thank you!!! 8DDDD 



( bakemonogatari food and exhibit X3Collapse )


( other tokyo otaku photosCollapse )

happy 2013!  had such a nice, relaxing break----sewed lots, went for tea twice, ate lots of brunch and did a lot of hanging out XD
i dont want to go back to work tmr (;w; )  i've been sleeping around 3am and waking up around noon...how am i going to wake up at 6:30am tmr idk OTL 

anyways, japan pics as promised :3
i went to japan for 3 weeks back in may, but it was mainly to visit relatives and family friends so i didnt get to have much otaku time (;w; )
it was a lot of travelling...kobe > osaka > kyoto > tokyo (=w=;; )  id rather just stay in tokyo...OTL

had a few days in osaka to myself so went to the steins;gate cafe (limited time collab event)

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( a few more Osaka otaku photosCollapse )

will upload the bakemonogatari event next X3  watched nekomonogatari (black) today, it was so good (;w; ) 

a bit early but 2012 reflection X3  this year was quite nice, i got the job i've been wanting and finally a series i can moe over like i did back in the PoT, HxH and digimon days lol


Jan: took annual family trip to hawaii----it was nice and relaxing as usual X3  photo is me trying to avoid the sun as much as possible, it's too strong for my hikikomori eyes lol 
but we're not going in 2013 cuz my dad needs to go back to japan instead (;w; ) ちぇっ  it's gonna feel weird cuz we've been going for the past 5? 6? years...


Feb: started working at ubc (university of british columbia for those outside canada), i've always wanted to work here so yay X3  my dream life is still a NEET (aka not working) but if i must go work, i like my job and my coworkers are great 
random shot of my cubicle and not-so-hidden power level lol


May: went to japan for 3 weeks with family---kobe, osaka, kyoto, yokohama, yokosuka and tokyo to visit relatives and family friends.  didnt get much otaku time to myself, but did go to the lolita and otaku stores in osaka and tokyo, including the steins;gate and bakemonogatari events 8DDD  also disney sea----i'll upload more photos later XD;;;;


Aug: magi---sin sama-----\(^q^)/  it's been about 8 years since i've moe-ed this hard lol; most of my friends havent seen me in this state before lol (the few that have known me for so long remember my PoT fuji senpai phase lol)
finally a series i like that isnt dead or minor and i can buy all the goods and doujinshi 8D ...which may not be a good thing for my wallet XD;;;  i crossed over to the dark side and bought sin sama bed sheets too...i dont want my parents to see it so i've been hiding it in my bf's room lol

i think that's it for highlights of the year-----my bf, family and dog are all good 8D

cosplay!

16 new costumes:
maylene (kuroshitsuji), shimura tae (gintama), doll (kuroshitsuji),moriyama shiemi (ao no exorcist), kujikawa rise & amagi yukiko (persona 4), kanoe yuuko (tasogare otome amnesia), gasai yuno (mirai nikki), miku koi iro byoutou ver (vocaloid), okita sawa (tari tari), ranka lee wish of valkeryie ver (macross F movie - sayonara no tsubasa), feyris nyan nyan (steins;gate), saber maid ver (fate/hollow atraxia), tsuruko (ano hana), ja'far (magi), rin meltdown ver (vocaloid), 
im pleased with doll the most X3  spent a lot of effort on her----so many roses, never again OTL

couldn't do that much con travelling due to work but there were lots of local events...too many in the end XD;;;;
+ Apr: scon (day 1 2 3) 
May: fan expo
July: mini comi
July: j-fest
July: summer festival
Aug: anime revolution
Aug: cos & effect
Nov: anime evolution (day 1, 2)
othe photoshoots his year

2012 anime i watched in kind-of-a-ranking:
1. fate/zero (loved it so much, also watched fate/stay night afterwards which sucked a lot lol)
2. nisemonogatari / another
3. natsume yuujinchou 4 / chihayafuru
4. inu x boku ss / kuroko no basuke (everyone is exploding their ovaries over it but i couldnt get into it (´・ω・｀) prob cuz im already hyped over magi XD;;;;)
* still too new to rank lol: psycho-pass / zetsuen no tempest (enjoying both so far)
* dropped: tasogare otome amnesia (story was good but too much boobs...), tari tari (was cute but got boring)

not counting magi cuz as much as i love the manga, the anime is crap XD;;; but i cant help watching it cuz i love magi so much OTL

didnt watch much this year (´・ω・｀) last year's animes were waaaaaay better... 

To come in 2013...
* 2013 is my 10th yr cosplaying so i really want to go to AX XD;;;  i think i say this every year XD;;;;  but depends on guests----i wouldnt mind other cons too X3  
* magi magi and more magi lol  pretty sure im going to japan in april or may for the events!!!

i think that's it :3  have a happy 2013 everyone-----

continuation of ae report (ae day 1 here :3 )


( AE day 2 – meltdown 炉心融解 kagamine rin (vocaloid)Collapse )

our department is closed after this week so i get dec 24 - jan 1 off XDDDDD  i hope to get lots of sewing done so i dont have to courage wolf as much in march lol

AE (Anime Evolution) came back this year up at SFU and surprisingly, it was enjoyable (I know, surprise! lol)
i missed halloween this year due to being sick in bed so this was my halloween lol  it was fun hanging with everyone 8D
it was nice how the artist alley and vendors were close to each other. Some of my friends are in dealers and some have artist tables, so it was nice how we didn’t have to travel across the con to see them lol (but the artists who had tables away from the dealer’s in the AQ seemed to have slow traffic...)
But a big thing we all hated was how the dealer’s smelled horrible OTL  since it was across many small rooms, the smell got really bad…couldn’t stay inside without sticking our heads out the window XD;;;;


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i now have 7 magi costumes to sew...(=w=;; ) 3 for myself and 4 for other ppl.../cuz-i-clearly-value-magi-more-than-my-sanity
spent over $500+ on materials already and im not done buying fabric OTL haha..ha...OTL
i need most of them done before scon so already courage wolf-ing OTL

ae last weekend was surprisingly pleasant, will post more about it once i get photos X3  for now, some shoots i did this year outside of cons 8D


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( kanoe yuuko (tasogare otome x amnesia)Collapse )



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( ranka lee ~ wish of valkeryie ver (macross F movie - sayonara no tsubasa)Collapse )

going to seattle over the long wknd to hang out with USA friends X3  and perhaps do some tourist-ish things cuz i only go down there for scon XD;;;; 

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there is a strike at work and they're picketing my building so i've been having a lovely time off this week 8DDDDDD  (it's not my union that's striking, but im part of another union so not allowed to cross the picket line = cant go into work...oh darns lol)  taking advantage of this rare opportunity by going to diff places for lunch XDDDDDDD  so many choices when im not stuck on campus----XDDDD

didnt really like 1st ep of magi, but op wasnt as horrible as i expected XD;;; (could have been arabic and lot more epic but so much better than the ed song OTL).  but it's still 1st ep so not judging it yet-----lol 
i just cant see/hear Ono D as sin sama...that mini clip sounded pretty damn awful OTL  REALLY hoping he does a better job / it'll sound better once it's animated OTL

( Tea at Patisserie Fur Elise Collapse )

patisserie fur elise website  is here <3 

( 7/21 - sfu summer festival - miku ~ koi iro byoutou (love colored ward) ver Collapse )


omg is sept really ending? i just thought august ended XD;;;;
magi anime starting soon and the seiyuu cast will be announced this week!!! i dont have high hopes for the anime; not really liking the visuals or news released/leaked (;w; )

on an unrelated note, our basement (which includes my sewing room and bedroom) flooded so i've been living at my bf's for about a week now (;w; )
it's work > go home to eat dinner and talk with mom > go to john's house to derp and sleep XD;;;; it's quite inconvenient cuz most of my things are in storage OTL so glad cosplay season ended!!!! i hope i get my stuff back soon (;w; )

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outside of work, cosplay and lolita, im hopelessly in love with magi (;w; )  七海の覇王にぬっころされた！！シン王萌え！！フォカシン最高！ジャーファルさんマジ天使！ｈｓｈｓ
i bought a lot of goods and doujinshi, cant wait for them to arrive \(^q^)/  good bye money-----sinbad moe-----(*A* )

my last update was 2 months ago XD;;;;  i like blogging but i really fall behind XD;;;;
going to attempt catching up on blogging XD;;;  i have 3 small cosplay events coming up in a row so hopefully i can update those in a timely manner :3



( Day 1 - kujikawa rise & amagi yukiko (both Persona 4)Collapse )




( Day 2 - blue rose (tiger & bunny)Collapse )

this sat is mini comi----i finished sewing gasai yuno (mirai nikki) so most likely wearing that 8D  i have to finish off her cell phone tho-----yukki <3 lol

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fan expo report next----i want to finish it before i leave for japan but not sure if that's going to happen XD;;;;  oh wells lol
going to tea in lolita today 8D  i should go get ready now----X3

 

( day 2 - doll (kuroshitsuji) / shiemi (ao no exorcist)Collapse )

  

( day 1 - otae (gintama) / blue rose (tiger & bunny)Collapse )

going to japan in two weeks! (may 13 - june 1)  it's mostly to see relatives this time OTL, but im hoping i can squeeze in otaku and lolita times here-and-there (;w; ) 

( Thu 3 Cosplay (Blue Rose & Princess of the Crystal)Collapse )




( Fri 4 Last Day (went to Akiba again XD;;;)Collapse )



sakura con schedule
Fri: Otae (gintama) / Blue Rose (tiger & bunny)
Sat: Doll (kuroshitsuji) / Shiemi (ao no exorcist)
Sun: Otae (gintama)

having a mini panic attack from scon prep XD;;; (LJ is my therapy lol)  see you all there!!! X3

Wed 2 - akiba (madoka magica cafe & tiger and bunny exhibit), shinjuku
going to split this according to fandom X3
 


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( Tiger & Bunny ExhibitCollapse )



( Shinjuku Marui One and the rest of my night...Collapse )

back from my hawaii vacation :3  it was very sunny and warm...then i came back to vancouver covered in snow XD;;;  i have lots of tutoring this week so going out in the snow is no fun OTL
continuing with my asian trip blog!  john and i left hong kong for japan X3  lots of pics under the cut


( Thurs - Akiba (lots of animate photos lol)Collapse )


( Fri - more akiba (+ josou cafe - new type)Collapse )