I can't remember if I ever posted about this on my LJ.. but tonight was very special O_O

It was a very anticipated night.. a highly awaited night.. it was.. Backstreet Boys concert night!!!



Not the best photo but I only had my little camera and could barely zoom :( lol but it's them!! the arena was packed

The concert was really good; the new stuff sounded excellent too, lol, typical cheesy BSB goodness. All in all it was a great concert, really well presented, nicely organised and full of costume changes, sequins and bling XD our seats were good too, not too far away and quite close to the stage! Odd angle but nice and clear :3

A mutual agreement occured mid-way. During this concert, something amazing happened, something spiritual; yes, myself and shido agreed that now we can both die happy, upon hearing Larger than Life live. lol

Also, we got Gaga'd just before it started D:




AND!!!! After amazing news yesterday (as in it was happening) then sad news earlier today (as in it was sold out) I managed to find and buy ~*MIKA TICKETS*~ <333333333 omigod I want it to be february now

Now all I need is LADY GAGA tickets and I will be happy lol

So beside Fuyu, whats been happening lately? Feels like forever since I've made a life post :c

Uni is going ok; I'm a little behind I think, but I always am, then I catch up right at the end. This year I've decided to animate a story short featuring Poirog, which should be fun! I need to design the handout tonight for the pitch deadline on monday .. could be serious O_O I hope it goes well!!

The animated film module didn't go ahead this year (read: AGHHH wanted to do this so bad) so instead I'm doing British & Irish Cultural Cinema, which is interesting, albeit depressing, lol. We've watched an assortment of odd films, and most of them I've really enjoyed, they're mainly gritty northern films lol. I dig that stuff, despite feeling dead throughout. Either way though, the module is good, just.. not animation. ;___;

My tiny dollberg arrived this week!! Tuesday I picked her up from Parcelforce who slapped on a £25 charge which.. isn't too bad, actually, for a doll worth like $400 lol. She's so cute!! I might photospam some stuff soon - been making her some cute dresses, she has 1, some bloomers, panties, a pair of pj pants and another 2 dresses in progress. Soooo cuuuuteeee and soooo pink <3

In life as usual I am skint. Bawwww I have no monies so I've been looking for a job for a while to replace TJ Hughes. I handed out CVs and filled in forms and waited patiently.. and got a couple of interviews!
The first interview was Gamestation. I went to the interview and was geeky (as you do) and waited for a response. I got news I got the job when I was at Fuyu and danced and drank Sourz in celebration - finally a job I'd enjoy!
The second interview was for the shiny new NAMCO Entertainment Centre at the metrocentre. Tootled along there on Monday after we got back from Fuyu (urrrrr so tired) and blagged my way through the interview.. and at the end, the guy offered me the job O_O I hunt for weeks for a job.. then when I finally get one.. I get offered another. Errr???

Now there are good and bad points to both. Namco sounds and looks amazing to work at. There's a bar, bowling alley, soft play bit, catering area, dodgems, game machines, etc.. But I'm going with Gamestation, I think. Sounds kinda unthankful considering how genuinely amazing it is, so I'll explain.
I'd LOVE to work at Namco, don't get me wrong - no way would I ever normally turn it down - but I had a trial at Gamestation today and I really enjoyed pottering around tidying and sorting things and being antisocially social, whereas at Namco, all of the positions are sociable, and moreso than I feel I'd be comfortable with, especially since the only other job I ever had was as a till monkey which is barely sociable anyway - it's practically customer - errr - next customer - errr... you don't get to talk so much. So tomorrow, gonna ring them up and tell them thanks but no thanks; it's a great job, and I'll happily consider re-applying in the future if they want me, but for now it's not for me.

But anyway - let's be happy - regardless, I have a job!! finally money!! and hopefully they'll keep me on after christmas too *fingers crossed* :D :D

FuyuCon was a few days ago, oh my



Incase you couldn't tell. It was a very special convention.. by far one of the most FUN

Jojocon is no more :((( REALLY sad about that.. so much time and effort wasted.. but I'm still going Fuyu!!

Also for Coraline I couldn't find a dragonfly hairclip. -_____- uffff so no Coraline either. Wearing her for Halloween at the JAC-Dan instead though! I ordered a clip from eBay, lol.

Anyhoo, FuyuCon, looks like this is my schedule instead:

Luke Triton

Lloyd Irving

Haruhi Suzumiya

Alice Carroll

Yumi Fukuzawa

Yumi is backup incase I want something simple to wear.. plus my hair is about the right length atm? I think it'd work! Plus I've had that dress for like 2 years now and still not worn it, lol. Seeing as I've had to drop Jojo and didn't get a hairclip for Coraline I think I'd be a nice time to wear it, right?

Leaving for Fuyu on Thurs sometime. Probably afternoon I think :X

Uni should be.. rivetting tomorrow. We're discussing Trainspotting, deep joy. That film made me want to pass out, this ought to be, er, fun. -_-

Ooh and I have an interview tomorrow!! Wish me luck! I does need Christmas job, pleeeaaaassseeee!

Lol I've been ill all day. I slept from 12pm til about 7pm? Ughh. I did go Uni today though!

Sooo.. next weekend is FuyuCon? This ought to be fun and interesting, lol! I've been looking forward to Fuyu for a while, despite it being very spontaneous etc, but woooo!! JOJOCON JOJOCON JOJOCONNNN it will be epic.

Sadly despite efforts to get Nanoha done.. came down to the thought that if I do the outfit well I'll have to compromise the staff, and if I do the staff well I'll have to compromise the costume, so no go, that'll be for the next con hopefully. Gutted though, that costume is SO expensive already, and it's just piles of fabric, a wig, a necklace, and pieces of a staff. T_T I was really looking forward to trying to finish it, but blah, there's always next year..

So, instead, costumes I'm taking this time are as follows (no particular order):

Jolyne Kujo - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Lloyd Irving - Tales of Symphonia

Luke Triton - Professor Layton series

Haruhi Suzumiya - Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

Coraline Jones (starry sweater version) - Coraline

Coraline is so last minute lol. All I need to do is sew stars on a sweater and it's done! Huzzay!

Looking at the list.. I was just thinking before, "I have next to no costumes for this con" but.. 5?? How is that none?? I suppose it's because only 2 are new and one of those is Coraline, whereas I'm used to sitting rushing around the night before but it doesn't look like there'll be any of that this time. T_T

I keep getting tempted to try make a school uniform or something though, just to keep myself busy; no idea what, though, or if I'd have a wig or anything, lol. Just feels odd to not be rushing this close to a con O.O

Ah well, I'm hoping it'll be fun!!

So for some reason, slightly drunk and after being out til 2am (and meeting Scotland Tom! Hello!), I got home and continued working on my Nanoha shoes... many stabbed fingers and hand burns from the gluegun later, and this is how they're looking:



The gold and blue details are photoshopped, lol, incase you couldn't tell. Hopefully they'll be real by the end of tomorrow though!! I need to get me some Fimo and gold fabric tomorrow, if I can find any suitable..

I dunno if I'm happy with them though. :/ I kind of wish they were shorter, I dunno? They just look too tall to me. Hopefully when the details are on they'll look better, but after all the bother finding boots good enough to even MODIFY, I really shouldn't care anymore.. maybe if I get time after making the rest of the costume I'll modify them so they're shorter. Taking the top piece down a bit might make them look a little better..?

Also they're massive. My feet are size 6. These are size 8 :| Tesco didn't have size 7 lol. but I do need to wear 2 pairs of socks and a pair of tights, so they should end up snug XD

I'm back at Uni :O it's pretty interesting but I have bags of free time it seems! I'm off on most Tuesdays beside JAC-Dan in the evening, and thursdays I'm free beside one or two weeks; pretty awesome.

I've been using this free time to be productive and procrastinate over cosplay. Surely if I procrastinate in my free time during the day it saves me procrastinating at weekends and means I get things done - eventually - a little earlier? XD

In any case; cosplay. Shoes are the death of me, again.

I've decided to sacrifice a pair of my old, dead kitty shoes for the base of Jolyne's boots - and beside the shoes, the only things left to be done are the top and the wig, and potentially the arm bling, if I can find a way to do a funky pattern. Either way it should be awesome. The skirt, tights and legwarmer combo is fabulous so far, so it can only get better! The shoes should be good, though - her shoes are usually chunky Doc-Martin style boots, or shoes with massive soles, anyway, and while the kitties aren't too chunky, they should do nicely once they're covered with fabulous fabric.

Nanoha though. I have next to everything for Nanoha, and my ridiculously expensive but hopefully very pretty and worth it wig should be here soon! Glee.
However... Nanoha.. the one thing I'm having issues with is.. shoes. Ughhh!!

I know how I need to make em - a few pieces of pleather similar to how Raine's boots were made, but it's literally impossible to find a good pair of boots or shoes with a good sole without them being impractical in one way or another. I want some really good boots for Nanoha since I intend wearing her a lot so they have to handle long-term wear, so I'm probably gonna have to shell out like £30 if not more, which atm, I can't afford, lol x_X I've been raiding every shoe shop imaginable and TK Maxx daily to see what turns up, I'm hoping to luck out soon and find something good to modify soon!

But in any case.. gonna get dressed and raid town. I need to pick up stuff for Raging Heart too while I'm at it. Hurrr

For about 2 weeks now I've had a file on my computer called "crud i need to buy.txt". And since yesterday was dubbed student payday since everyone got their loans, I think I've checked off about 70% of the list? In one day! XD

My first treat and the most expensive thing I've bought with my loan this time round (a lot of mine was used paying people back lol) was a set of Copic Ciao markers. I got the 72B set of colours and they are delicious.



72 colours of pure joy!!! I've wanted an official set of markers FOREVER ;A;~ I organised them by colour, hue and then shade so they're matched to blend the best for ease. I used nothing but Copic Ciaos on Mouse last semester, so it's a good investment if I do any more traditional replacement animations this year, which I'm aiming to do!

I also bought a wonderful little case for my DSLR - Jessops only *just* got these in a few weeks back and I couldn't resist, I barely take my DSLR anywhere but now I have a case I can take it in my bag with, it'll finally get some well-deserved use outside/at events! Means I finally don't have to carry around my massive cheap horrible SLR bag like usual x__x lol



Other stuff I splurged on: Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (yeah.. US version cause I'm a geek like that and am too impatient to wait another week or so for the UK release), some new headphones which I've needed for about 3 months now, some doll stuff from SOOM and another Tokidoki bag :X lol it was a bargain!

I also need to.. er.. invest? Yes! "Invest" in some new wigs, specifically for Nanoha and Sakura. I'm watching a few auctions on eBay too which will hopefully be fruitful without being too expensive. The Nanoha wig though ;___; is gonna set me back £50. It's so perfect though, really is! Great colour and style for StrikerS Nanoha. I'm spending enough time and effort on the outfit I think it'll be worth it.. if all else fails I'll just rewear it to every con ever like Haruhi lol.

In any case. The rest of my loan, from now on, unless a justifiable, reasonable and decent thing to spend on (aka conventions lol. my priorities are all so wrong), is for living on so bus fare, food, buying presents when needed etc. No more big purchases or major spends. If you see me buying something pointless, give me a slap >:(

This song makes me sad I'm not a teenager anymore. I don't have an excuse. :(