Eee!  Thanks for the compliment  *kiss-u!*  Actually, what inspired me to cosplay was seeing other people do it.  I still remember going to my first con in 2002.  Anime Central was muuuuuuch smaller back then, and I remember my dad taking me.  We were looking for the hotel and knew we were at the right place because of all the costumes, and it just fascinated me so much.  I mean… Vash the Stampede was right there!  And just… I remember thinking, “People actually dress up for this?  That’s amazing!”  I mean, I always loved dressing up for Halloween and stuff, and I thought it was just amazing to see my favorite characters walking around cons.

Although, granted, I never imagined I’d be cosplaying in big, fancy dresses and have my own cosplay page and followers and stuff  ^^;;;