Below are the most recent 13 friends' journal entries.

Thursday, May 24th, 2012
cosplay [ __ohthedrama ]	5:30a	Yellow PVC/Vinyl gloves? Cosplay community, I need your help. I am on the hunt for yellow PVC/Vinyl elbow length gloves for Cutie Honey (pic below). Don't get me wrong, I can find *some* sites that look like they carry similar items but I'm a) worried because the same picture is constantly used and b)It's from China. Not to mention the $30-40 price tag. There *has* to be some sort of costume shop in the US that has something similar, but I'm just not finding anything. If you guys have any ideas, please let me know. Otherwise, I may just have to deal with overspending or attempt to make my own (yeesh). Thanks in advance, guys. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
cosplay [ kitsune_no_ame ]	10:54p	Need (urgent) help with ordering a cosplay! Greetings everyone, I'm new here *curtsy*  I hope this is the right place to ask: For the first time I want to order a costume online (no wig, accessories etc, just the plain costume clothes). I need recommendations for a good, trustworthy website! I googled a few, but they seem really shady (they don't accept paypal, don't accept returns, are based in PRC etc.). I'm not really demanding, I just want something that seems legit (preferably a site you already have experience with). I don't need a custom-made costume, since my body size is pretty average I should fit in a ready-made costume (I have a TINY bit of sewing experience so I might be able to do minimum adjustments. Custom-made sites tend to be too expensive for me). In case you need to know, I would like the girl's summer uniform from the anime/otome game "Starry Sky" (I found a lot of places that have the winter uniform, but not the summer one). I am a bit desperate and really thankful for every bit of information!! (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, May 20th, 2012
tabbiewolf	11:49p	Men in Tights We went to the Robin Hood Faire down in Guilford today. It was a lot of fun, but it wasn't the usual Renaissance Festival I'm used to. I've been to them in both Maryland and Arizona, and this one was TINY in comparison. Fun-sized. It's a relatively new fair, though, and I suspect that the one in Fall is a lot bigger. It was pretty neat to share Johnny Fox with folks, though - he's been a performer for quite some time at the Maryland Renaissance Festival, and I've seen his act many times. The vendors were fun, and I always like supporting folks who create awesome things. I got some patches from the ladies at Storied Threads, because I'd bought stuff from them on Etsy earlier this year and it's very cool to see it all in person! I also got one of these, mostly because spotweld squee'd when I walked out of the dressing room wearing it. I'll no doubt be wearing it to the various conventions I'll be attending this year. Learned today: when you put a man in a kilt and a woman in a "Keep Calm and Don't Blink" shirt in a Renaissance Faire, you get a LOT of compliments :) (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, May 19th, 2012
vcl_kink [ wolf78 ]	7:31a	Time for some sexy I am showing some scraps I scanned that are ideas for future works, but some are actually ok to be shown as they are, including this scribble of Sonia my she werewolf:   ( NSFW Nudity ) So I may work here soon. Posted via LiveJournal app for Android. (Comment on this)
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
cosplay [ mlarad ]	8:54p	Wigs on Sale Hi guys!!! I'm having a huge sale!!!! I have some wigs, extension and clip pony tail on sale >>  HERE  << I also have many collectible items, art books, dvds, clear files, pencil boards, etc... I have items from the following series: - Kimi To Boku - Kuroshitsuji - Gundam - Melancholy of Haruhi - Card Captor Sakura - Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles - Fate/Stay Night - Snow White - Sengoku Basara - Code Geass - Umineko - Pandora Hearts - FullMetal Alchemist - And more... >>>  HERE  <<< Thank you! (Comment on this)
Friday, May 18th, 2012
cosplay [ silverharmony ]	7:54a	Wigs & acrylic diamond gemstones Hi guys, got a few things up for sale or trade. The first one is a BRAND NEW NEVER WORN short black bob wig. I literally took this out of its box only to discover it was way too short for the character I'm doing ;A; Thick, gorgeous quality, kanekalon fiber. Perfect for characters such as Anri from Durarara!. Asking price $11 (or willing to trade). ( MORE ITEMS ... ) (Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
tabbiewolf	1:09p	Awwwww. This is how spotweld makes me feel all the time :) (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, May 14th, 2012
cosplay [ crescent_dreams ]	7:31p	3 Wigs for Sale - Must Go! So I decided to bite the bullet and drop prices again. I REALLY need the money for some bills and so these really need to go asap. Prices do not include shipping, for that I will charge $5 US - international shipping is debatable. ( Everything behind cut ) (Comment on this)
cosplay [ juin_kadsuki ]	11:24a	FS - Nodame Cantabile Special Orchestra Shirt! Years ago, I had a few batches for these shirts too. So I was thinking there might be some people out there who are still interested in this. I have ready stocks from the most recent batch I did.  The one I have is the one Chiaki wears. ie the one that has words behind the shirt.  ( Details back here!  )( Details ahead! ) It would be an awesome cosplay to have a group of friends wearing this and do the whole orchestra team!  (Comment on this)
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
cosplay [ amazonmandy ]	8:51p	Rainbow Wigs & Ghost in the Shell Guns - ( Everything under cut! ) NOTHING WILL BE PUT ON HOLD. Don't ask to purchasing something, then tell me you will pay me in a week when you get paid....wait till you're paid, THEN ask to buy it. Nothing marked "sold" until it's paid for, until then it's still up for grabs.  Paypal ONLY.  Shipping is $5.00 for each item, if you purchase more than one item, just add $1.00 for each thing. These rates are for continental US, I'll be happy to ship to other countries, just tell me the country/city/area code so I can get you an accurate shipping cost!  Thanks for looking! (Comment on this)
Saturday, May 12th, 2012
cosplay [ tonyalittegirl ]	10:01p	FS Hank Venture Batman Cosplay never worn Includes Batman shirt size large, blue undershirt men's medium, blue and gray shorts both men's medium, capezio women's dance covers size XL, Batman mask, Blue rubber gloves.  Asking 50.00 that includes shipping inside the US.  Thanks for looking (Comment on this)
ironbite	6:09p	Colbert Originally posted by gregx at Colbert Originally posted by shinga at Colbert Originally posted by mountain_hiker at Colbert (Comment on this)
tabbiewolf	12:39p	Dealing with Social Awkwardness I'm a nerd, I'm a geek, I'm a dork: I spend the majority of my days curled up in front of a computer screen and/or curled up with a book. I'm more of an introvert than anything, though I had to become someone who was willing to speak up because no one else would (I somehow took on the Alpha title because no one else wanted to get anything done). I also work a retail job, and customer service means you get to see humanity at its finest and you have to actually talk to it. You can be socially awkward at home, but you're at work now, do your job and TALK TO PEOPLE. Most, if not all, of my friends are nerds, geeks, dorks. And this works, because the usual social awkwardness overcomes itself when you realize you're in a place where everyone has the same feelings regarding it as you do. This is more or less why comic/anime/furry conventions exist. (It's also why a lot of business-based conventions exist, because really I think a lot of people don't know how to talk with each other and it gives them a common topic.) But. Social awkwardness still happens amongst these groups, which is what this post is about. It's completely possible to be out-of-place even in a group of people who are generally considered a bit weird, and it can make it awkward on everyone because no one is willing to speak up about it (see: 5 Geek Social Fallacies). Spot brought up the idea that in these situations, the people in question -- the Awkward amongst the awkward (and I wish I could come up with a better word for it) -- are just not self-aware. They don't realize that what they're doing is offensive or inconveniencing people or just not cool. Some people are like this and know it (most people of this mindset [the self-described, usually self-righteous asshole] are not people you want to spend a lot of time with), but that's not who I'm talking about. I'm talking about the Oblivious Awkwards, the folks who do these things and completely don't realize that what they're doing isn't cool. Also, "Oblivious Awkwards" is a great band name. The immediate issue with Oblivious Awkwards is that they really can't be stopped; in a lot of cases, you can tell them right out that what they're doing is wrong (please keep in mind I don't mean in a hurtful or legal fashion) or irritating, and they will keep doing it, because either they don't realize they're still doing it, because old habits are hard to break, or because they are actually self-righteous assholes. Oblivious Awkwardness can also lead to passive-aggressive tendencies, which is basically leading into the self-righteous asshole territory, but often just rides quietly along with the Oblivious Awkwardness (it's rare, but when an artist falls into this category, they can piss commissioners off immensely...actually, that's one of the things that got me started on this post: reading up on an artist who fell into this category). Of course, getting to the point of actually mentioning it is tough, because a lot of smaller social groups (geeks, nerds, furries) work on a general feeling of acceptance...so telling someone that they're mucking stuff up is always pushed to the back because no one wants to say anything about it. How do you tell a person "Hey, you really don't fit in with all these other people who don't fit in." The only valid way of bringing it up without seeming mean is when money is involved, which doesn't happen too often. There's the set-up. As mentioned, I don't have much solution for the issue (it's a "pissing in the wind" sort of situation, because of the obliviousness), but I'm looking to start a conversation on it, just to see other peoples' experiences with it. Likewise, you cannot consider yourself an Oblivious Awkward: if you know you are, you aren't oblivious ;) So I'm curious: have you had to deal with an Oblivious Awkward, either online or in person? What's your story? Current Mood: busy (3 Comments |Comment on this)