This is pretty much exclusively my cosplay page now. I will re-post things I find interesting/awesome on occasion, usually very geeky things.
I love all things Disney, Doctor Who, various anime (Sailormoon being my favorite of all time), video games, sci-fi, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Also, I am Rarity. Don't question it, just go with it. <3
Oh, and yes, that is my license plate.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
ALL OF THE WIN!
Cosplay in America Tumblr: reblog from here (SINSOO) THINGS NEW COSPLAYERS SHOULD KNOW… 1.)...
reblog from here (SINSOO)
THINGS NEW COSPLAYERS SHOULD KNOW…
1.) Cosplay is an expensive hobby. Be prepared to shell out at least 50 bucks per costume if you’re buying it, and 30 bucks more for a good wig.
2.) Don’t be offended if no one takes your picture. This isn’t a popularity…
Cake made by myself and a friend of mine for her boyfriend’s birthday. The cake itself was white cake with buttercream frosting, Oreo cookie crumbs in the layers, and Nashor was made with rice krispies treats and fondant. The whole cake is covered in fondant, and Nashor was sculpted by myself.
(Source: facebook.com)
i reblogged this before but we actually started playing this game and it has resulted in spilled drinks, flying cigarettes, and friends getting hit in the gut with 5lb crystal balls
it is fantastic
Like getting REALLY FUCKING MAD at a q-tip for STABBING YOUR EAR! FUCK YOU Q-TIP!!!! How dare you STAB me while I was inserting you in my ear!!!
(Source: lickettysplitt)
I fucking need to get photoshop out of my hands
It has come to my attention over the past year or so that Mermaids have become something of a “hot topic” amongst fiction writers. I’m not exactly sure where this came from, but it’s good to see. Unlike Vampires (which I obviously love, don’t get me wrong) who have been done to death (pun intended), merfolk don’t have a lot of boundaries when it comes to what people know about them. Meaning, things we “know” about vampires in fiction & media - sunlight is bad, they drink blood, they are immortal, etc… - haven’t been established so much in the minds of the consumer when it comes to mermaids and mermen.
However, it does seem there’s still a formula to nearly every book I’ve come across. It’s rarely in the category of romance (meaning, an adult setting where the main characters fall for one another and may or may not have graphic sex), it’s mostly in the category of Young Adult, and it’s almost always about a mermaid rather than a merman. Often, it’s about a girl who discovers she’s a mermaid or gets magically transformed into one. Sometimes, it’s about a girl who is hiding out as a human. And, more often than not, no matter the situation, the girl is a princess.
I’m not saying this is a bad thing. More power to anyone who can write a cohesive story from start to finish because it is NEVER an easy thing! But, as someone who loves to read and loves a good mermaid tail (teehee), I’m getting tired of this formula.
I’m someone who loves to read about an ordinary person doing something extraordinary. Like Donna Noble in Doctor Who, who has no idea of her importance…
I want to see more ordinary people doing something extraordinary, and not because they are rewarded with a title or powers or because they are forced to. Not because they are secretly part something supernatural (or all and they are just discovering it), or have a duty to do so. Not because they have been raised from birth to fulfill a prophecy, or they are “the one” people have been searching for for millennia. And especially not because they are secret royalty (I’m so over this formula, you have no idea). No. They help because they want to, because, even if they don’t know it or want to accept it, they ARE special; and they do it because it’s THE RIGHT THING TO DO. There’s a reason Turn Left (where those gifs originated) is my favorite episode. When the fortune teller becomes so afraid of Donna and says “What are you? What will you become?!”, it gives me goosebumps because she has no idea how special she is. For one brief, shining moment, simple, ordinary Donna the secretary, is special.
Look at Lord of the Rings, which I think holds up so well is because Frodo and nearly everyone in the Fellowship (except the humans…) are ordinary, and they do something because it’s right and they are the only ones who can do it.
I guess what I’m saying is, when I read, I like being able to imagine that I’d be able to do something extraordinary just being me, rather than wishing for powers or for something special to happen to me. That if it came down to it, I’d be able to make the right choice and accept a huge responsibility. Just being me and who I am as a person, that that’s enough and special… Wow, what a concept…
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They’ve come to the state where mocking eachother is totally fine.
almost.
Michi Kaioh: Future Monster High dolls I'd like to see (a rant):
Fortune Teller (these are often depicted as “monsters” or part of side shows) with a
GypsyRomani feel.Scarecrow with a “country” style and a crow as a pet.
Clown with a more “harlequin” style as opposed to circus.
Pirate Girl with a castaway/Kraken look and a parrot as a pet.Tattooed…
I think even if they don’t do sideshow as individual dolls that a set would be astounding (even mixed with a circus theme)
That would actually be a really interesting movie! Have the circus come to town, and the monsters of MH could sort of rescue the “freaks” and show them that there’s nothing wrong with being different! Kind of the way Kipling (who was an Elephant Man) was shown that it was okay to not be ashamed of being who he is!
Michi Kaioh: Future Monster High dolls I'd like to see (a rant):
Fortune Teller (these are often depicted as “monsters” or part of side shows) with a Gypsy feel.
Scarecrow with a “country” style and a crow as a pet.
Clown with a more “harlequin” style as opposed to circus.
Pirate Girl with a castaway/Kraken look and a parrot as a pet.Tattooed Woman (This…
The tattooed girl idea is totally offensive to us people in the tattooed community.
There is nothing monsterish about being tattooed so why would a normie cover herself in tattoos to fit in at monster high?
And getting tattooed to fit in is certainly the wrong message for children. You get tattooed for yourself, not for others. Tattoos are very painful to get, on you forever, and life changing no matter where you get them done.
And as for explaining that all her tattoos have meanings so kids don’t get “stupid” tattoos? More like people shouldn’t get shitty tattoos by hacks that dont deserve to be called tattooers just because they are cheap/free. Not all tattoos needs to have meaning, they just need to be done by quality artists. I know I have some “stupid” tattoos, but they are done by award winning artists and are one of a kind custom drawn up for me.
As someone who has several tattoos, all for personal reasons and not just “something pretty”, I was not trying to offend. I’m so glad you have award-winning tattoos, but I would never get a tattoo from someone just because the person won awards. All mine are very well done, despite not searching out “the best” artist, but they are milestones to me and have meaning to me, so they are beautiful. THAT is what tattoos are about to me.
There ARE people who get covered in tattoos and go on to be “sideshow freaks” as their business, and “the tattooed woman” was one of the original ones. THAT is where I sourced the idea from.It’s called collecting artwork from an artist you love, not just getting tattooed for the sake of getting tattooed. This approach is not for everyone, obviously. Yes, i’m very fortunate to have access to award winning artists because of my profession, but a lot of my tattoos have deep meaning as well. I was just pointing out the fact that it doesn’t matter what or why you get tattooed as long as its quality work. Just because it isn’t something you would get doesn’t mean you should bash someone else’s life choices.
As for the sideshow freaks, yes, there were tattooed ladies back in the day that performed in sideshows. Those women got tattooed because they wanted to get tattooed and were already apart of the sideshow lifestyle. and because back in those days being tattooed was VERY taboo and generally only for sailors and criminals, a tattooed woman was put on display just like all the other “freaks” with birth defects or performance tricks to be mocked and laughed at as their only means of making a living.
Nowadays, the heavily tattooed people who do sideshow are just that. People who happen to be tattooed that do sideshow acts. All the sideshow performers I know and have worked with, didn’t get tattooed to get into sideshow. No matter how “extreme” the tattoo work those people have, they did it because that was how they wanted to look or to finally feel comfortable in their own skin.
Bottom line: adding a heavily tattooed woman to a line of dolls that are monsters is saying that a tattooed person is a monster. Yes the message behind the line is “be yourself, be unique, be a monster” but the dolls are FICTIONAL creatures, not people that actually exist in real life. That would just continue the stigma of being tattooed, all be it subtly, since this is a doll line for children who would learn from it that being tattooed is monsterish.
/end because although you happen to have tattoos you obviously don’t understand tattoo culture.
And, I disagree. However, starting an argument with you over what I know and don’t know is pointless. You have chosen to treat me with an elitist attitude rather than trying to be helpful, and I refuse to attempt to justify myself. We disagree. The end.
