Remember this lovely post ?
Oh man, I do I remember this! I was like, “LOL it’s not even an anime and everyone is going nuts. It was 30 seconds and omg guys calm your tits,” now I’m like, “OMFG MAKOTO IS PERFECT HUSBAND AND NAGISA IS ADORBS AND REI WHY YOU SO WONDERFUL AND RIN STOP BEING SEXY AND HARUKA I LOVE YOUR FACE!!! OH NO WHY IS THIS OVER ALREADY?! NO NO NO I WANT MORE!!!”
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thenoveloffouroclock-deactivate asked: How do you make time to get material, and make the cosplays? Also what recipe do you use for your friend chicken? I can't get mine to look like that. Also, what are good places to shop for materials, and props?
1. Usually my wifey focuses on cosplay in the winter. We live in MN, so winter usually means staying inside unless if we have to work, lol. Also, if you have friends who cosplay or craft or whatnot, get together in a group and hang out <3 It’s a good way to get tips from other people, and even exchange fabric and stuff like that.
There aren’t that many cons around this time of year, so we start as soon as we can money wise. Like, for instance, the next con we’re planning on going to isn’t until February. We try and figure out what cosplays we want to do and slowly get materials over time, like, “Hey this is on sale we should get it now,” especially if it’s a weird kind of fabric, like something patterned or something like that. Solid colors aren’t too hard to find, but it’s the stripes or patterns or whatever that gets tricky. That, and if you get it little by little, you aren’t buying everything at once and being like, “Holy shit this is a lot of money.”
As far as time goes, she has this awesome work schedule where she has three days off a week, and we have “stay up craft nights” where we get caffeine and just stay up working. I’ll either be writing or making stuff for our art table at cons (woodburnings and things like that) I have no idea at all how she manages to crank out a dress so quickly (at least it feels like its quick), but I’m assuming its because she’s had a lot of practice at this point. It also helps that I can just go downstairs and try on whatever piece/get measured and all that.
2. LOL! In regards to the fried chicken, I’m not gonna lie. I think that was a complete accident! I don’t actually fry chicken much but I thought, its time to make a symbolic meal, after all of the cosplay bullying shennanigans. So I seasoned it and let it marinate in the fridge for a few hours, then used egg and flour to coat it and fry it. I was kind of shocked that it turned out so well, like I pulled it out like, “DAYUM!”
3. JoAnns is good, especially since they accept competitor coupons (at least the ones here do, you might want to ask). So sometimes we have a 50% off your purchase coupon from Hancock, but JoAnns has the fabric, but we can still use it :) Get on their mailing list, they email coupons and stuff, and always check their website.
Although we’re a bit spoiled because we have a giant fabric warehouse called “SR Harris” that has 50 percent off on all of their fabric except for like, leather and silk I think? They also have like, random zippers, and buttons, and stuff like that. I’d say before checking out the bigger chains, see if there’s like an off-name fabric place in your area. That’s what SR Harris is, it only exists here I think, and when we need a bunch of fabric we go there. Like I want to say all of the fabric for my Tiana dress, which was like three skirts and the top, was under $100. And that was a LOT of dress.
I think it’s also important to ask questions, and ask for help, and know what you’re capable of. Like these giant dresses she makes for me? She worked up to that. There was a time where I didn’t have cosplay like this, lol. The first big dress was Peach, then she worked up to Tiana (which was more skirts and the leaves for the top), then Belle (which was the panel in the front). So now when I’m like, “Hey I want to do Neo Queen Serenity,” she’s like, “Oh that’s just one dress and not three skirts lol yeah that’s easy.”
tsukikomumai-deactivated2016070 asked: I dont know how it happened but I was just going through old Kanji/Naoto stuff and I developed the strongest urge to reread ALL OF YOUR WORK
Oh god ABORT ABORT!
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Anonymous asked: (I don't know how else to say this, so I'll just leave this here) I was going through your blog and saw that sign you reblogged. Thank you
*hugs* You are more than welcome, anon <3
I posted this three times tonight and had three people tell me that I helped save their life. Thank you to those people who have decided to struggle through to let us enjoy the gift of one more day of their prescence gracing us all. I hope that you all reblog this, to save another few. Because we all dserve another chance and hope in life. I went to the hospital 6 times before I decided to keep my life but I hope none of you suffer that much. And I hope you all can make that scary, seemingly painful, blind, hoping, wonderful step to live.
I want to help you in any way I can. ANYTHING. I mean it. If I had had someone stay with me and text me or talk to me all night, just one time, it would have changed my life. I know how hard those nights can be.
<3,
Love,
Emily
^I love this girl more than words can express.
foundmywaywheniwaslost: I am always here if anyone ever needs to talk/vent. You have a purpose, Please Stay Alive. <3
Not just for tonight but for the rest of your life. You have so much to look forward to in the future that if you choose to kill yourself, it will be the biggest mistake of your life. You’re going to miss out on people you’ll never be able to meet, kids you’ll never have, a partner to love or partys to go to. There’s just too much that you’ll miss out on. You deserve and have the right to be here as much as the person next to you does. You’re just a drop in the ocean. You were meant to be here and you have a purpose. Don’t ever forget that. And if you feel like you don’t, just believe in yourself because you do. If you ever feel worthless or like shit, know that I love you and those dicks that tell you shit are jealous that you’re who you are because there’s something about you that they wish they could have. Please stay strong and never give up because things DO GET BETTER.
3rd time I reblog this xx
Keep your self awake, I hope your here to stay. This day is not yet over, let me be your four leaf clover.
Reblogged it and queued it so it’ll post tomorrow too. And the next day and the next so I hope I can save someone. We all love you.
someone messaged me this morning saying it helped and thanked me, so im reblogging this again, and queuing it. stay strong guys.
reblogging this everyday no matter what
I wonder how many people this has saved?
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Anonymous asked: I love you like I need Tacos. And sometimes I need Tacos or else I'll explode. -GIR
<3 <3 <3 GIR is the best *__*
pinkstarpirate asked: (I know I'm a little late to the party) Explain the ships: 1)Reigisa 2)RinHaru, MakoHaru, RinHaruMako (because I know this is how this OT3 breaks down for you from our other discussions) and finally 3)Madoka x Homura
1. Reigisa
Oh man. So I feel like, in the beginning, for Nagisa, Rei was just like… a new toy to play with. That sounds terrible, but I feel like Rei was like, the new shiny thing for him to follow around and be caught up in. Rei was a new thing to poke at, because Mako and Haru already know how Nagisa is. But, as time went on, I think Nagisa really fell in love with Rei. I mean, we all did, didn’t we? Rei went from being this giant dork to just, really, the best character in the series. He not only asks all of the questions we had (What happened in Australia, Rin? Why are you guys not talking? What do these boys mean to you? ect.), but he essentially fixes the team. He also has very real reactions, like, “I quit the track team for this I deserve to know what’s going on.” And even after that, he stepped back to give the team what they needed.
It’s hard not to love him after that.
So I think, from the first moment they met when Nagisa was like, “It’s because you looked beautiful,” I think by the last episode Nagisa’s tone changed to, “It’s because you are beautiful.”
2. RinHaru/MakoHaru/the OT3
I know the fandom fights about this, but honestly, I see it in all ways. It’s clear to be that Mako and Haru are pretty much husbands, but Rin is like, this force, this sort of chaos that Haru not only craves, but needs in his life. And Mako is the type to understand that, and even appreciate it. I think Mako brings out something different in Haru, as does Rin. I also think that Haru genuinely cares for both of them. Mako is something Haru can always, always depend on, and he knows that he’ll always be there. Rin is something hot, and fresh, and just too tempting for his own good. Mako lets Haru swim, for example, while Rin makes Haru question why he likes doing it. It’s two different things, but both equally important in Haru’s life. And I think Rin can appreciate what Mako does for Haru, and Mako can appreciate what Rin does for Haru.
3. Madoka x Homura
It’s like this tragic love story that’s never meant to be, no matter how hard they try. What’s worse is when you find out that Madoka was a magical girl first, you know? Like, you’re watching and thinking it’s been Homura, then episode 10 happens and its like, “Oh god Homura got involved in this because of Madoka!” And just, o.k., even if you don’t see yuri, you have to see that there’s strong feelings there. And it’s not one-sided, not really, which is actually more painful. Each time Homura and Madoka get another chance, and those feelings develop again, and again, and again, until Homura decides to tackle it on her on which… doesn’t work. Even when she fought by herself and didn’t even talk to Madoka it was like, “Nope.”
I do ship them, so hard, but I never actively go out looking for art or fic because they make me so sad. Right up there with like, Seishiro and Subaru from X/1999… although THAT SHIP is still my number one “going to cry into my pillow forever now” ship. As much as Madoka and Homura are painful to watch, nothing, and I mean nothing, beats Seishiro and Subaru for me. Can’t even begin to describe the pain of those two.