The Thing That Goes Doink

So I had that oh so wonderful epiphany about five seconds ago that it's less than two weeks until Sakura-con.

It's weird, because I'm excited but at the same time I suddenly realized that, "ZOMG I HAVE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TO FINISH SHEENA'S WIG AND GET CLIPS FOR MY MY LITTLE PONY COSTUME EARS AND I STILL NEED TO MAKE THE TAIL AND AUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH." I feel that abusing caps lock was necessary to convey exactly how I feel at the moment.

The actual My Little Pony costume will have arm warmers instead of sleeves, but since this is Seattle in April, I'm going for actual sleeves. I'll probably try on the shirt with the jacket just to make sure everything fits the way it's supposed to, and probably invest in a binder ring to attach the tail to my jeans (it's made out of red yarn). My biggest issue now comes from the fact that I have to find a way to attach the ears to the wig - my best guess is that I'll get some broad, flat clips and glue them on, and then just get creative with the wig. I had originally thought about putting them on a headband, but the ears aren't conformed to the curve of a headband and even if I glued them on they probably wouldn't stay. Yeah...not really looking forward to fighting with those.

At any rate, I need to start making a list of everything that I need to remember (beyond the usual of a couple of pairs of pants and a couple of shirts and the usual safety pins, make-up, and hair supplies) to bring with me. I'm tempted to even bring my computer, for the sole purpose of being able to charge my iPod. (And you never know when I'll reach con burn out and need to retreat to the relative safety of the hotel to play on Facebook for an hour.) I also need to talk to my friend who lives in Seattle about the possibility to meet up and get something to eat, granted he doesn't randomly decide to attend the con for a day (in which case I would totally insist that he take me out that night - any day I don't have to eat con food is a good day).

I suppose that after I get home and get work squared away, it's time to start getting everything ready for con.

Augh.

So it's convention time around these parts.  No, no, RadCon isn't until this fall, I'm more talking along the lines of  Anime Expo, and then next year's Sakura-con.  I really want to go to Sakura-con next year, and I might just be able to swing it.  I was thinking that I could drive up to E-burg and meet travellyrand perhaps carpool up with her.  It's not that I couldn't go by myself, I'd just rather go with someone experienced.  

As to the great costume debate, I was thinking that I could cosplay first and foremost as a Mardi Gras lolita.  You know, purple, green and gold with a mask and a basket full of beads.  My goal would then be to see how many people I could get to flash me (and at a con you never know...) to earn beads, and the ultimate goal would be to see if I could get one of the guests of honor to flash me.  If Scott McNeil is there, I know I could get him to flash me.  Of course I'd need someone right next to me to see if they could snap a picture of him flashing me.  Then I'd post it all over the internet, and it'd be hilarious.  Freakin' brilliant, actually.  My other costume would probably be Ayame from Inuyasha.  I have a sketch I did of the overall costume layout somewhere, it's just a matter of if I could actually pull it off.  Otherwise I was thinking that I could go as Sheena from Tales of Symphonia.  Her costume would be freakishly easy to make, and most of it would actually be bought whole.  Very little sewing required, and what sewing is required would be really, really easy.   My main concern is that I'd need at least three yards of fabric just for her sash...  I'd also need to buy a black, shoulder length (or slightly longer) wing that I'd then have to style into that funky ponytail (woo!  hair product!).  From there I'd need to probably make some loose black trousers or just buy some black leggings, then make covers to make the illusion of her boots (that would go over my black Sketchers, most comfortable footwear EVER).  A pair of black shoulder length gloves with the fingers cut off and a couple of covers to make her gloves, and I'm home free.

Now I just need someone who's willing to tie the sash...