Had a great time at ACEN but the best part was definitely having my mom and nephew there. My mom is always cheering me on in this whole venture but she’s never seen me at work in person. To have her and my nephew sitting there and saying they’re proud of me just made my whole con.

Sometimes, I wonder if I can make this crazy venture work: writing books, doing crafts, promoting our cosplay and ourselves, I wonder how in the hell am I going to do this. But having them there smiling and cheering me on reminded me that I can absolutely do this.

So, with that said, thanks for a great ACEN and see you at Momocon!!!

(also thanks to the Bane cosplayer for taking a pic with my mama)

I got a phone call from my mom saying how proud she is to see‪ #28DaysOfBlackCosplay getting so much positive attention, and I dunno, there’s something about that that just feels really amazing. 

My mom’s old enough to have been around when things were really dismal when it came to rights for black people (she’s 61 and damn proud of it), and it’s always kind of hard talking about things like racism. We have made progress, but there’s still so much work to do, and I can hear the tiredness in her voice because… they fought back then so we wouldn’t have to go through it today, and I feel like… when I call her up about it, there’s this moment of, “This isn’t what I wanted for you.” I can tell how upset she is when I tell her stories about racist comments that I hear, or others who I know hear them, even in the realm of something like cosplay, which we always say is supposed to be for everyone, something that’s supposed to be fun.

So when my phone rings and she’s like, “I’m so proud of all of you,” I feel like we’re making a difference, and that’s what this movement is all about.

Thank you for all of the support, everyone <3 Here’s a few pictures of me and my biggest fan, my mama, in cosplay! She’s only tried it once, lol, but I think she really enjoyed it  :)  

I have the worst mom in the universe she calls me and harasses me about Facebook games then she gets mad when I beat her score while being cocky when she beats mine. Then she forced me to watch Star Wars when I was a whee little Chibi, beat Super Mario Brothers before I did, and was super competitive about Tetris. She’s the WORST!

And I wouldn’t ask for any other mom  :)

Happy Mother’s Day, Helen Berry, I love you  <3

The best part about the award ceremony was how proud my mom was and how I could hear her cheering the most  <3  

snowtigra:

More photos of my mother-in-law being fabulous in my Countess G dress and the wig.  

My mom cosplays for the first time.  She nails it.  

heichousface:

Artist: サバの味噌煮

Taken From: Shizukainori

Translated by: Xenia

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I’m sharing this because dear god o.k.?  Dear god this is my mother.  My mother is 60 today.  60!   

Dear fucking god I hope I age this well Jesus Christ!  

It has been amazing to see everyone’s response to my article, my cosplay, how I handled my bully. But I think the coolest part about all of this is hearing my mom praise me over it, too  Hearing her say that she loves my article and how it was written, and even hearing her laughing hysterically over me frying chicken in response to my bully and saying “that’s my baby” is wonderful. When she goes on to say that I’m going to be famous in the things that I do, not only does she genuinely mean it, she wants it to happen as much as I do ^^

So thanks mom 

Also she’s going to wear wigs with me in November and take fun pictures, and wants to come to a convention and cosplay with me. This lady is about to be 60 this year. You’re never too old to have fun (and also I’m praying that I look this good at 60)

pyaahdozame:

if you ever wondered what the voice of Finn does out of Adventure Time, here it is.

I don’t know what I expected but this surpasses it.

This next part isn’t posted on Facebook, because I don’t want her to see it and she doesn’t have my tumblr.  I think I get where this is all coming from.  I mean yeah, I’m currently unemployed because the job I was supposed to start last month got cancelled.  My mom actually covered my bills for July and my unemployment went through for August, so we’re doing pretty good.  I’m still looking for a job, of course, but with conventions and the book and royalty checks coming that’s also a good sign.  But anyhow, I digress.  

My brother’s birthday is next week, so I know she’s feeling extra motherly.  On top of the fact that I just turned 30, he wasn’t here for that.  He also wasn’t here for my book coming out, and just… I think it’s this quiet thing between me and her, how we don’t have to say, “I miss him,” or, “I wish he was here,” and even the normal, “He’s always here just blah blah blah,” we just… know it’s going through our minds.  She flat out told me that she’d move to Minnesota if it weren’t for my uncle (they live together)  Not like, right next door or anything, but at least in the same state.  We don’t see each other often, but I’ve seen her a lot this year (at least for us, so far she’s been down here twice).  I have this feeling she wants to be here for all of the things we’re doing (conventions, books, cosplay) and be a part of it, somehow.  It’s that time of year when my brother is on our mind, so suddenly she’s been down to see me twice, really spoiled me rotten on my birthday, and now this package.  I’m the only child she has now, and I can’t imagine what it feels like for her to watch me take these creative steps in my life without my brother being there to see it, too.  

They had a bond that I know I wouldn’t understand.  It’s not bad or anything.  She had him when she was 16 and his dad wasn’t there, so the two of them sort of grew up together, you know?  She had help with him, but I feel like they had this connection because she was a young, single mom who made sacrifices for him.  He grew up into a fine young man, and took good care of the people he loved, and I know it’s because of her.  So yeah, I think it may be hitting a bit hard, and she likes hearing me call and being like, “HOMG MOM NO WAY YOU BOUGHT ME THE THINGS!”