Just learned a life lesson from Train's frontman, Patrick Monahan.

Sometimes you just have to stop what you're doing and assess the situation. Are you still doing this because of your passion? Or is it because you're hungry for fame and success?

I don't want to be the type of cosplayer who chooses characters because their costume looks cool and will definitely draw attention when worn. Nor the type who'll pick the popular characters from a popular series so that they can be sure they will be recognized by a lot of people.

I want to be the typical nerd who cosplays their favorite character and spazzes with other people - who may or may not be cosplayers - who are fans of the said character or series they're in.

Maybe it's the reason why I suddenly stop and take long breaks from cosplaying. I want to remind myself of the real reason why I'm still doing this hobby. It's been, what, almost seven years already? (I'm really too old for this. ) But I keep on coming back, even after very long hiatuses (I checked. This is legit. LOL).

I really REALLY like cosplaying. Especially when I am cosplaying a favorite character of mine. And most especially when I'm cosplaying with the friends I've gained through this hobby.

There are still a lot of characters I plan to cosplay. And frankly, I'm becoming bolder in choosing the characters I'll be doing. I know that for some of them, I'll really have a hard time pulling it off. But, hey, at the end of the day, the person I really want to please is myself. I'm a big fan of each of these characters, that's why I won't ever forgive myself if I do a half assed job with cosplaying any of them.

I just hope that I will never EVER forget MY reason for doing this hobby. I pray that I will forever remain a nerd who's kinda good at make up and practices cheesy poses in front of the mirror, so that she won't look like the total dork that she is when not cosplaying.

After being away from DA for quite some time, I decided to come back and was welcomed by an awesome discovery...

One of my deviations finally reached 10k views!!!! Hurrah!!!

I don't know about you guys but this is a big deal for me considering I'm not one of the most popular cosplayers out there. So I really consider it as a big achievement.

Yay me! *pats myself on the back*



On another note, I'm cooking up something with . Hopefully we can get it ready before Ozine since I'm actually really pumped up for this cosplay. It's my first time to cosplay a character from a Tokusatsu series!

I'm also excited to cosplay with her again~ Kairi~ I've missed you~!!! My Dream Pair partner~! Have I told you that you look like the latest actor of Eiji? I mean, seriously!!! Go google Yuta Koseki and you'll see what I'm talking about!

Speaking of TeniMyu, I'm totally obsessing over this fandom again. Hahaha... I'll forever be a Tenitard.

This is actually the reason why I've been away from DA. If you want to contact me in some way, you can do so via tumblr.

I've also been busy studying Japanese. So far, I've learned how to read and write Katakana and Hiragana characters, plus around 100 Kanji characters. Argh! I want to be as fluent as soon as possible so that I can read my biases' blogs~ Hahaha... What an impure reason.

I think that's about it. Happy Holidays everyone!

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Special Feature~

Because I'm a big fan of One Piece and these guys are seriously AMAZING!!!



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P.S. I want to answer some memes so feel free to tag me anytime~

Rules:

Be one of the first 10 people commenting on this journal entry and I will add you to the Featured List!

For each of the 10 first people answering this journal, I will put his/her name and the three deviations I like most from his/her gallery on the list.

If you answer, you'll have to do the same in your journal. The idea of this is not to get a free feature, it is to spread art around for everyone.  


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...Be Honest. Chapter 1
...Be Honest.  Chapter 1
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It started like any normal High School romance should.  A confession on the rooftop.
It just wasn't mine.
I was dumbfounded.  "What?!"  My hoarse voice asked, staring in disbelief at my so-called crusher.
Hayato Gokudera.  A plus student, notoriously tardy, and a known delinquent with supposedly dyed silver hair and skull rings and necklaces decorating his lean form, shuffled under my shocked gaze.  "I…I…said…" He stuttered so uncharacteristically that I almost laughed.  "…I said I like you! A-and…" The boy whipped his head away, a pink flush rising over his cheek.  "…A-and I…I want you…to go out…with me…" He crossed his arms like he normally does when he's embarrassed and kept his head away, watching me from one corner of his eye.
It was…shocking to say the least.  I mean, yesterday I thought this guy hated my gu CIEL IN WONDERLAND--Part 1
CIEL IN WONDERLAND PART 1: His Butler, Seizing the Day.
Sebastian's day started like any other.  He pushed Finny out of the bed, hit Bard on the head with a quick swipe of his gloved hand, and shocked Meyrin from her sleep (Tanaka was always awake with a steaming pot of tea on the stove by the time Sebastian woke up so Sebastian didn't need to)  After giving them their orders, he would shove them out of the kitchen at which Bard would frown and scratch his head (Wasn't he supposed to be the one cooking after all?).  
Sebastian then made the morning meal and tea with usual perfection and traveled to the master's bedroom to ready the young Phantomhive for the day.  Normally this was a chore, due to the fact that the thirteen year old tended to attempt to sleep in despite how much work he often had to attend to. And so Sebastian would walk in, shake the master awake (as gently as possible of course) and tempt him to stay awake with the mention of a

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Special Feature~

Because I'm a big fan of One Piece and these guys are seriously AMAZING!!!



Check out their gallery drwarumono.deviantart.com/gall… for more photos!



P.S.

Well that was quick, ain't it? Hahaha. I didn't realize it would only take a few hours for the list to be completed.

I'll probably do a part two after about a week or so. What do you say? Yay or Nay?

For those who will say "Yay", I'll count them as one of next week's features~

Be one of the first 10 people commenting on this journal entry and I will add you to the Featured List!



For each of the 10 first people answering this journal, I will put his/her name and the three deviations I like most from his/her gallery on the list.



If you answer, you'll have to do the same in your journal. The idea of this is not to get a free feature, it is to spread art around for everyone.  



So, what are you waiting for guys?! Keep the comments comin'~