MTAC Came and Went, and Here I Am.

I'm so sorry for the lack of posts, I really just had to enjoy some of the free time I suddenly had right after the con.

So yeah, MTAC was the weekend before last and I can truly say that I'm glad it's over, at least for now. I won't go into details, but that weekend was pretty awful for me and I really just needed to be done with it and backed well away before I could really post anything about it. Anything I could have said before now would have been really boring for you all, so I got my feelings straightened out before deciding to update here again.

Now don't get me wrong, MTAC really is an amazing convention and had I just been a congoer, I would have had a blast, no doubt about it. Unfortunately, I worked the weekend away and barely got to spend any time doing anything outside of that.

But I DO have some highlights from the weekend that I'd like to share.

On Thursday and Friday of the con, I really did just spend a ton of time running around like a chicken with my head cut off. I even had an outfit planned for Friday and didn't end up getting to wear it because I had to hit the ground running at 7:30am until things finally calmed down at 9pm, leaving me enough time to change into my "evening outfit". You see, last year I won MTAC's Risque Cosplay contest with my silly Princess Peach burlesque routine and as a result, I ended up being one of the judges for this year. I very well couldn't show up in jeans and a Hello Kitty t-shirt, now could I?

(Photo by Terry Sherer)

Here I am, cheesin' with Hipster Hulk. Oh yeah, we're dorks. The winner was this super adorable Harley Quinn who danced right out of her corset, and into the hearts of the audience and all of the judges. I was happy to see her take the grand prize!

The next day I was prepared and woke up at 6am to get ready, knowing that people would be expecting me to report at 7. I was able to put together my creepy cute outfit from my Polyvore and I think it turned out very nicely!

(Photo by Sarah LeFebvre)

I wish I had gotten better pictures of this or any picture of my Sunday outfit at all, but both of them turned out really well, I think. I made the bat necklace and eyeball broach on my headbow, BTW. Better pictures of those to come, I had such a blast making them and would love to show them off more.

On Sunday, I finally carved out about an hour to visit the dealer room and I'm sooooo glad I did! I picked up several things, but being a HUGE Macross fan, these, by far, were the most exciting purchases:

First I got this lovely Sheryl Nome figure from the Macross Frontier/7 crossover that they are doing for the 30th anniversary. I fell to my knees when I saw her, wearing Basara's outfit and everything. The seller give her to me for 25% off because one of her pegs was broken, only to get home and realize that her base and pegs are fine! Yay deals!

Do yourself a favor and click on the images to view them larger, because she is so gorgeous. She's from one pretty swanky looking Banpresto Macross Frontier prize set from which I also snagged this little gem:

I already had the plate and spoon from a previous Banpresto prize set, but I picked up the teapot at MTAC and now I just have to find the cup to complete the set. My new lovelies have already found a spot on my over-flowing figure shelf.

I also got a totally awesome dinosaur kigurumi (a throwback to the days when I was still doing "Geekzilla vs. the World") and a stuffed Gloomy Bear. How I ever lived without a kigurumi in my life before now, I don't even know. Best pajamas ever!

Overall, glad that MTAC's over, glad I had the opportunity to help make it happen, and glad to finally have some time to rest. In fact, as of Monday I've been on medical leave from work for slicing my hand open while washing dishes :( . It's a bit more of a break than I wanted, but I will certainly try and be productive with the time :)

Lots of love!

♥ Princess Kisha ♥

On the Fourth Weekend of March, My Birthday Gave to Me...

...a lovely Sakura Matsuri and a mountain of work for MTAC!

So this past weekend was the Cherry Blossom Festival hosted by our local Consulate General of Japan and it's always something I look forward to, but am a bit wary about each year.

You see, I look forward to it because TAKOYAKI!

Also, lolita with my friends, hanging out with people I don't get to see often, educating people on Japanese culture and fashion, sometimes wearing cosplay, enjoying the lectures and performances...

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But really, it's all about the takoyaki.

And funnel cake :)

Th reason why I DON'T look forward to it is because it always rains on the day of the festival, without fail! I've attended the last three years and every year we've been rained out each time. This year was a bit better in that the rain waited until after the festival, but it was super cold and cloudy all day.

Still we all had a good time and I got to give a lecture about Japanese Street fashion (which I was somewhat unprepared for, but it turned out alright), which had one of the largest audiences at the festival!

(Photo by Kate Canes)

And one of the best parts was that I got to spend SO MUCH TIME WITH KATIE! XD This girl, I cannot even tell you, is an inspiration and an awesome friend! I love having her around and I'm so glad that I got to spend this past weekend with her and that I'll get to spend even MORE time with her this coming weekend!

Nothing else about this weekend even matters because it was all no-fun working-for-MTAC stuff. Spent Sunday night sorting out the last of everything at the Go/No-Go meeting and have been tying off loose ends ever since. This weekend is when it will all comes to a head! This weekend! The fifth and final weekend of March! Ack, it feels like everything snuck up on me! Welp, no time for whining, time to make this thing happen.

After I've recovered, look for an article and photo dump of stuff from MTAC sometime next week!

Until then, my dears

♥ Princess Kisha ♥

On the Third Weekend...Ahh, Screw it

Yeah. March isn't over, but I ran out of time to do things.

MTAC's around the corner and I just...don't have time. I don't have time.

This past weekend I drank and made merriment with my friends and continued on the trend of eating my bodyweight in cupcakes and sweets.

I only want to fill myself with sweet things.

Oh yeah, ya'll get it. When this month is over, I have got to do a detox or something, I think my whole system's mucked up with sugar and alcohol and stress.

This weekend is the Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakura Matsuri if you're more of a weeaboo than me) and I'll be hosting a lolita meet-up at the festival and doing a lecture on J-fashion on behalf of TN Lolitas. Hopefully, I will remember to make time to post about it before MTAC next weekend, because it would be a shame to not do so. I will be so cute. I really should remember to post.

So please bear with me for a bit longer, in two weeks I'll have free time again!

Toodles!

♥ Princess Kisha ♥

On the Second Weekend of March, My Birthday Gave to Me...

...time to be la-a-aaaazy!

Wooooooo! XD

On Saturday, Josh and I did stuff of little importance, then had dinner, drank, and watched movies with my roommates.

Then on Sunday, we lounged about in our pajamas and marathoned Neon Genesis Evangelion (he had never seen it), followed by End of Evangelion.

Because the mechs are sexy...leave me alone...

Gah, that was a break that I desperately needed. :3

Unfortunately, the world doesn't stop just because I want it to. With MTAC in about two weeks (eep!), I pretty much spend all of my time outside of work in front of a computer working on MTAC stuff or on the phone with MTAC people.

The going has gotten pretty rough, and most days I feel like I'm running myself ragged. Where I once counted down the weeks and days to my favorite time of year, I now find myself wishing it was all over and done with. I know I'll be fine once I actually walk into the convention center that Thursday morning, but I have to keep reminding myself of that fact, or I get pretty gloomy. One of the little things I do to keep myself excited for MTAC is plan my outfits for each day of the convention! Here is one of the outfits I'd like to put together:





I already have the dress (mine is the one with the scalloped hem and sweetheart neckline), but I'd need to get almost everything else! I saw the boots and leggings at work and knew I needed to have them (despite the hefty price-tag on the boots, yikes!), and I'll probably carve out time to make a bunch of creepy cute accessories to wear with it. I'll also need a new wig to complete the look. Over all, this is probably going to be the "costliest" outfit to put together of all of the ones I'll be wearing (since I've pretty much got everything I need for the others). Hopefully I can do it for relatively cheap, since I want to save as much as possible for spending in the dealer room at con.

What about you guys? Do you attend conventions? Do you bother planning out what you'll wear at the convention in advance, or do you just pull what you already own when packing the night before?

♥ Princess Kisha ♥