put your shirt back on

As promised, my 16 billion 300 someodd photos of Dragon*Con 2011!

TO THE PICTURES!

Most of them are of the parade, and a few are the blurry and over-exposed shots I took of individual costumes during the con, itself. Fucking phone camera, I swear.

Anyway. YAY COSPLAY.

So, I'm shaving my head today.

Mostly it's for the costume. But its also because its something I've never done, before, and I have always wanted to. I hate my hair and try to do as little with it as possible, outside of dying it freaky colors. The only reason I haven't done it, before, is because my mother would FLIP.

Of course, she flipped when I got a tattoo. (in her head. I could hear it...) So that deterrent is losing its hold.

Plus, this shit will grow back. It is not permanent.

SO LET'S DO THIS.

Murdering the hell out of what was probably a $100+ leather jacket to start making the boots for my Jack costume. I got the thing from a resident who just up and abandoned it, and the thing was way too big for me, so its death is serving a purpose.

I am quickly learning that I am my mother's daughter in that I am completely unwilling to spend money on something that I could otherwise make with a little creativity and duct tape. The cosplayer I'm emulating was a total pro, who was into stuff like casting the little odds and ends that are attached to the pants and costume, and she definitely mentioned dying cloth to match.

I'm more like, "Soda cans and foam board? WE'RE IN BUSINESS!" And also, sharpie.

Progress is being made!