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💙🎶💚World Is Mine!💚🎶💙
So fun fact: this year, and specifically this year at Avcon, marked my 10 Year Cosplay Anniversary!
So I thought I’d do an entire refresh of my first ever cosplay: Hatsune Miku, to celebrate!
Photos by: @suzanne_elliott_photography
Cosplay: @dokidokicosplay_official
Wig: Assist Cosplay
Shoes: @dokidokicosplay_official
Tattoos: Aliexpress.
Headset and Hair Accessories - Aliexpress.
#adelaide#cosplay#hatsune miku#miku#miku hatsune#vocaloid#hatsune miku cosplay#miku cosplay#vocaloid cosplay#miku hatsune cosplay#avcon#avcon 2024#adelaide avcon#kawaii#cute#kawaii cosplay#cute cosplay#photoshoot#convention#gamer girl#video game cosplay#cosplay photoshoot#project sekai#project diva#project mirai#かわいい#可愛い#コスプレ#初音ミク#ボーカロイド
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I’ll be tabling at Avcon this weekend! 💕 I’ve been looking forward to this convention the most, I hope to see you there 🥰 Table 80!
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valorant catgirls on the brain again .... fade this time :3
#fade#valorant#hazal eyletmez#sorry for no art for a while ! i have been um . going thru it#this month has been the worst for a long time i am having a lot of SHit Happen ALL AT ONCE but i keep trucking#🥺👍#my car kaboomed . and i need to buy a new one . and everything costs so much#+other financial shit happening BUT ITS FINE BC I HAVE A BUNCH OF CONS NEXT MONTH#i am goign to be exhausted but i am going to be okay . staying strong staying positive crying a lot but thats fine it is like that sometimes#hope life is treating yall better than me rn <3#sorry for spontaneous vent in tags on unrelated art oops#anyway ! :D#i will be at adelaide ozcc next weekend / melbozcc the following weekend / sydnova the weekend after that !#ALSO super lookign forward to smash and avcon in july !!!! will have new merch for them if they arrive in time :]#but yes . back to binging totk to cope :] maybe new link art when i have free time again i love him so fuckign much its insane#mwah#my art
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2024 AvCon Haul!
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AVcon this weekend babeyyyy
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After a forced hiatus, AVCon returns to celebrate its 21st year!
Although I had been making costumes before then, back in 2009, AVCon was my very first convention ever and so this event hold a special little place in my geekiness. Thank you to everyone who made the weekend enjoyable for this old fool and big thanks to all those who kindly took the time to participate in this video.
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Finally been convinced to start posting my art! These are some sticker designs I hope to sell next year for Avcon Adelaide, so if you’re gonna be there and you like all the other art I’m gonna post, drop by!
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AVCon 2024 Convention Report!
I went to AVCon for both Day 1 and Day 2 in Adelaide!! This was the first ever convention I went to, so this would be my second time attending!!
I cosplayed as March 7th from Honkai: Star Rail alongside my good friend Pie (@piedivide) as Dan Heng! We did so many things and met so many cosplayers both new and familiar that I have to write about before I forget!!
Everything under the cut!
Day 1
I woke up at the ripe old time of 6am to become the wonderful March 7th you see right here.
Why, you may ask? I had to catch a train at 9:58am in order for us to get to the convention around 11am and I need time to get ready!
My mum helped me get ready (thank youuu), I quite literally cannot put on the top without help. It’s so hard to get on and off, but it fits fine once it’s on me for some strange reason. Many safety pins were also used to pin things in place (four actually but who’s counting?).
The things we do for cosplay.
I once again didn’t have time to actually try on the whole cosplay before the convention, it’s becoming a running trend for me which isn't good. Next time, it won’t be the case since I’ll have loads of time to acquire and try on my next cosplay!
For context, OZ Comic Con and AVCon were about three weeks from each other and I had Uni to finish up and the actual cosplay to order…was definitely cutting it close. It all worked out at the end thanks to me paying for express shipping.
The weather was horrible this day, it was raining for the whole morning and it was really cold. I remember not wanting to get up when my alarm started blasting. My trusty umbrella that doesn't like to stay up came in handy!
I got to the train station and immediately someone kindly pointed out that the camera March had fallen off me. It never stays on thanks to the weak clip so I didn't bother clipping it back for the rest of the con and subsequently forgot about it.
The train ride was fine at the beginning, until these really loud and annoying teenagers came and were right next to where I was seated since they had scooters. They kept going on about vapes and talking about me…and one even touched my shoulder aha
I was so glad when I finally got into the city and was rid of them forever. I absolutely abhorrer people like that, I just ignored them by staring at my phone pretending to scroll through stuff. It was hard when they literally tried talking to me at one point too…
Anyway!
Pie was waiting for me at the station, and he looked amazing! I really liked their wig, I don’t know how they do it. I feel like I’m doing something spiritually wrong because mine doesn’t look anything like the ones I see on the internet aha
I had to keep cutting off these small strands that kept going into my eyes. I think I'm not using enough hairspray to keep the hair sections together, which I shall work on!
I’ll work on my wig styling skills these next few months in between conventions. I shall learn the secrets of the trade eventually, and become a master!
We headed to the Adelaide Showgrounds, excited for what was to come for Day 1!
The line was HUGE. It went on and on, we literally couldn’t believe our eyes. We went to the very back of the line, which was right where the building across from the convention was (they have the Farmer's Market there on Sundays).
There were two lines actually as we could see, we didn’t know where to line up so we just went to the one on the left and hoped we were in the right one since we had pre-bought physical tickets from Shin Tokyo earlier in the week!
I had my umbrella out since there was a bit of rain PIE as we waited. I kept insisting that there was rain, while he kept insisting that there wasn’t despite the fact there WAS PIE!
I won when it started to rain harder and you could clearly see the droplets on his head as I so pointed out very smugly (I won okay don’t tell me otherwise or I swear—)
It took about 15 minutes or so to get inside of the convention. The theme of this year’s AVCon is a Sports Festival where there are four teams duking it out for the first place, so there were many unique passes you could get!
I didn’t really have a preference, but I would have liked the Pink team since pink supremacy, while Pie wanted the Green team since green supremacy. We thought we could choose, but they were randomly given out by the staff (I assumed it was because of the sheer number of people)…we did get the ones we wanted though!
Pie kept saying there was a Calli cosplayer in the distance, but I said I couldn’t see them multiple times (all I saw was pink hair in the distance) because I thought he was talking about Callie Splatoon, not Calli Hololive as I realised after.
You need to specify with me or I will make silly mistakes like this.
Our first order of the day was to find somewhere to sit and reorganize ourselves. I had to take off my jacket and Pie had to put away things as well before we could enjoy our time! We went to the main stage since there were many seats there and it was in front of us upon entering.
Once we got ready, we decided to go get something to eat since we both skipped breakfast to get ready. All the food at the convention was outside interestingly, so we headed outside after realizing this fact.
We both got some large fries that were decently priced! They were really good, not too soggy as they often can be with just the right amount of warmth! I put normal salt on mine for this day, although there were more to choose from!
During this time, Pie was contacting his brother who was also attending the convention but apparently he got lost in the meantime trying to find it and the line. It was kind of funny to be there viewing all the chaos unfolding.
I did get to meet Pie’s brother which was very nice! I kinda just stood there smiling the whole time because I’m no good with people haha
PAiDA!!!
When we headed back to the main stage, PAiDA was about to start her performance! She was a part of Babybeard's Adorable Assault Tour who opened for them here!
It was so amazing watching her perform, I've been a fan for quite some time now of her! I wish I could have met her, but I'm happy enough to have seen her in person!!!
Her final song was Future☆★Town, the song that made me discover her! I jammed out to that happily while eating fries!
Babybeard!!!!
THEIR PERFORMANCE WAS AMAZING. HANDS DOWN THE BEST PART OF DAY 1.
This was the first time I ever heard any of their songs properly, and I wasn't disappointed in any way! The mix of cute singing and metal screaming is incredible, Adelaide finally won because we never get anything here!
In the middle of the performance, a whole fight broke out between Ladybeard and his former coach who appeared stating that he was a disgrace and that his pigtails had to go. I had no idea that this would happen, they jumped off the stage and went all around fighting each other while interacting with the crowd!
They even fought in front of Pie and I! I whipped out my phone and started recording it because it was a chance I couldn't miss. As they headed back to the front of the stage, we rushed there too and managed to be right in front for the rest of the performance!!!
I swear to everything that Ladybeard, Mahri and Suzu were staring at me at times as they performed. I was copying their movements to an extent since I'm pretty good at that after all the Just Dance I've done in my life for fun but I thought I was being delulu about the staring like usual.
Pie after told me that they were definitely staring at me and waaaaaa I can't believe it!!!
Someone actually asked if we could take a photo with them during the performance once it was all over, although it was really hard to hear them so I had to ask for them to repeat their question twice just to make sure aha.
I will never forget this performance!!!! You can actually see me in the group photos that were posted by Babybeard alongside Pie on the right!!! We're famous now.
We even were shown on national television on The Project who had Ladybeard as a guest!! I was watching the show live on TV and I remember the whole time I was mad because they showed Ladybeard last so I had to watch the entire thing!
I just wanted to see him man and they kept saying “soon” over and over! It was worth the wait, but couldn’t they just have said that he was going to be the last guest in the first place?!
Point is, it was all amazing.
Dokibird!!
After Babybeard, Doki had a karaoke for us all! She was so straightforward about her going after them and how she said yes to a karaoke for some reason. She also couldn't actually hear us so we had to give thumbs up instead, this is why I love Doki man.
I’m proud to be a fan. Did you know she actually visited Adelaide before?! I couldn't believe it when she told us, I didn't expect such a renowned figure ever coming here since no one ever comes here and forgets about us mostly.
She sang three Disney songs for us with such cool effects and animations to go with them! All this effort for us Aussie Dragoons, it was a lot of fun to be there! I actually recorded the entire karaoke so I can look back on it!
My favourite Wii game of all time. I finally have it again.
We were walking past stalls and there was one filled with retro games and consoles. I remember we were walking closer, and a particular game's top caught my eye inside a container. I rushed to grab it, and it really was Mario and Sonic at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games!!!
It was an immediate purchase.
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I got many photos with many cosplayers on this day!!! Please allow me to blab and gush about them all!
Firefly!!!
We were walking past the retro consoles that were set up and we saw a Wii that we immediately beelined to and used as our chance to put on the Dan Heng headbands Pie got us graciously and turn on my 2DS because I forgot to.
As we were sitting there, across from us was the Firefly cosplayer and we awkwardly waved to one another haha, it was great. Pie then went to ask for a photo as soon as we were done getting ready!
They look amazing!!!
Dan Heng IL!!!!
You know we had to get a picture with another Dan Heng since Pie was also Dan Heng! They looked really cool!!!
Is this like...March's dream lol
Jolyne!!!
They look so cool!!!! People always do such amazing JoJo cosplays, I'm always so impressed!
I'm up to Stone Ocean so I finally get a taste of who Jolyne really is and man I like her even more than I did before!
Bridget!!!!
I saw them while walking through the Artist Alley and blurted out it was Bridget. I really like Guilty Gear so I went to ask them for a photo very confidently!
They were so nice, I could tell they were so happy that I asked for a photo!
We even high fived at the end hehe
Joker!!!
We saw them when we came into the convention, actually! I pointed them out to Pie, who immediately was happy because he's a huge Persona fan!
I think Pie mostly wanted the picture but still invited me to join in, that made me very happy hehe.
A.B.A (and Paracelsus)!!!!!!
Before the convention, I was seriously brainrotting over A.B.A after seeing someone talk about her and show her sprites from Isuka.
I was watching videos and ingesting her lore like some crazy person. I think I manifested them because I freaked out when I saw Paracelsus from afar when we got to the convention! I know how that giant axe looks like from afar!
I needed a photo.
Alas, it was like a whole wild goose chase to actually find them. No matter where we looked, they literally didn't exist. Pie kept saying "Giant Yellow Key" to refer to them, which is not completely wrong as we searched high and low. I thought I missed my chance, which I was slowly accepting.
We found them eventually though near the doors, and I went straight to ask for a photo before they could leave! They looked so cool and their Paracelsus prop is everything!!!!
Elphelt!!!!!!
I also was brainrotting so hard over Elphelt as well, so to see an Elphelt cosplayer was also insane to me. I loved her Strive design from the beginning, but I was also learning about her previous designs in Xrd and Xrd Rev 2 and her lore!
I manifested this too, I was winning so damn hard!
It was such a struggle to get a photo with them as well, Pie and I kept losing sight of them in between all the people in the Artist Alley. They kept going up and we tried to follow to no avail. We finally managed to catch them at the end around a corner!
I asked for a photo and they pulled out Elphelt’s mic, a must have! I was really happy!!!!
Neuvillette!! (@edenzcosplay on Instagram!)
It was nice seeing her again alongside Cypher (@cypher_cosplay on Instagram)!!! We first met them back at OZ Comic-Con earlier in June and we always have such nice chats!!!
Thank you for the photo!!
Himeko!!!!! (@gumiho_cosplay on Instagram!!!)
All we're missing is Welt and the Trailblazer and we'd have the whole Astral Express here.
We saw her while walking around, finding it very awesome to see Himeko here as well! Eventually, we went up and asked for a photo with them!
They’re so pretty!!!!
Calli!!!!!! (@cheshrae on Instagram)!
This was the Calli cosplayer Pie was talking about earlier!! We saw her walking by and Pie went to ask for a photo! She was so kind, and even put a hand behind me which made me very happy!!
Very pretty!!
We spent the last of our time at the arcade, playing the various games available!
This time around, we were able to use our Nimo cards on the various rhythm games set up! Pie and I have one from Timezone, they literally gave us them for free since it wasn’t in the system yet!
Sound Voltex was a game we played at AnimeGO last year, so it was nice to play it again! I kept spinning the knobs too much so I always messed up that part of the gameplay.
I was waiting in line for another rhythm game that was next to Sound Voltex after, but unfortunately the wait was quite long (there was another in front of us that we didn’t know about) and I didn’t want to make Pie wait since he wasn’t going to try it out.
We headed back to the city at that point, deciding on getting some food!
It was after 5, which made things harder since most places were closed, again. At the end, we went for Hungry Jacks. It's becoming our tradition for every con, which I don’t mind!
I tried the Big Jack this time around, and it was so damn messy! Pie did tell me so but I wanted to have it so I could say I tried it once in my life. Note to self, don’t ever order this again.
We then went to take photos at the photo booth! It was a self serve one where you simply walk in and use the machine to take photos. We had to take eight photos and we had no idea what poses to do. It was really fun though! I put the picture strip away in my photo album, hehe.
Then we went to Karaoke! It’s our tradition to do this to end the day off! I managed to sing all of the English songs off my list this time around, leaving me with only a few left that were mostly Japanese ones that I didn’t get to.
I think the highlight for me was when I did Zombies on the Lawn from PvZ, Pie did the Zombie voices while I sang the Sunflower parts! We totally slayed that song I feel.
I was running out of songs to sing for Day 2 as I soon learned, which wasn’t good. On the train ride home, I thought up of some more songs based off my Spotify playlists!
I then headed home, taking off my cosplay immediately without a second thought.
I didn’t sleep until after midnight.
Day 2
I woke up at 6am once again to get ready! I only slept for like five or so hours, so I was pretty addled the whole time. For example, I tried to wash my face again when I already washed it.
Getting ready went much quicker this time around though! I was dissatisfied with my makeup while applying it actually and then liked my makeup again after....don't ask.
I had to use more safety pins for the ribbons on March's sleeves because they were about to fall off. It was worth buying them for sure!
The weather was so much better this time around to my surprise too when I stepped out! There was no rain this time, and we had a bit of sunshine! It was perfect since this day was special, very special!
It was Pie's birthday!!!
They are so lucky to have their birthday during a con! I knew that this year, I had to get something for them more tangible than what I did last year! I usually draw something digitally for them, but my drawing tablet is out of order ;;
The cable broke and I haven’t gotten a replacement yet, I want to buy a new tablet since mine is over 5 years old and I think it's time for a new one!
I was thinking long and hard about what to get him, and only one thing really came into my mind: Welt Yang acrylic stand. Pie is Welt Yang's biggest fan and what better to give to such a fan than the character himself?
Mihoyo officially released an acrylic stand with Welt's splash art and I knew it would be such a perfect gift for him! Honestly speaking, I was so busy that I only had time to order something in less than two weeks, so I was fearing I wouldn't be able to get it.
I looked on Ebay, hoping that they a) had the acrylic stand and b) that it would come in time. To my absolute joy, AmiAmi were selling the stand for a decent price AND it would come in time thanks to free express shipping!
I bought it immediately. I actually missed the package the first time since no one was home to pick it up and DHL don't leave packages at the post office. I got it at the end, don’t worry.
I still wanted to draw something for Pie, so I made a card!
I love making cards, I always do for one of my friends, so it was time to do so for them! I drew them doing a JoJo pose because yes for the front and drew myself inside alongside a small message wishing them a very happy birthday!
I used my markers and various traditional supplies, although I wish I had more colours to play with. I’ll get more colours eventually!
For the final present, I got some dark chocolate because he really likes it. It’s not because I already had some lying around or anything in my drawer full of sweets. I'm a bit of a sweet tooth, I can't resist the sugary temptation...
I put all this into a gift bag and brought it with me, making sure not to forget anything!
There were no annoying teenagers on the train this time around, although I did drop my MetroCard and a kinder older lady pointed it out to me. I also forgot to put on my gloves ehe
When Pie and I met at the station, I immediately said happy birthday and gave them the gift bag without letting them say a single word aside from hello.
They asked me if they were meant to open it now, and I answered nonchalantly “if they want” but of course I meant “YES OPEN IT NOW MY FRIEND YOU MUST SEE IT”
We went to sit down at a bench and I watched with excitement as he opened the bag! Pie first pulled out the card, reading the little message I wrote inside for him!
I'm glad he liked the card at the end and the drawings at the end! I worked hard on it, although the inside drawing didn’t want to stick down in place so it kinda just flaps around haha
Then, Pie pulled out the main present.
I could see in their eyes how happy they were seeing the acrylic stand of Welt Yang himself staring back. He excitingly ripped open the plastic wrapping and kept thanking me over and over.
I knew he’d like it.
The chocolate was lastly taken out and he was happy with it of course, but Welt Yang was stealing the show obviously. Pie hugged me while still thanking me for everything profusely.
I'm so happy that he was so happy with it all! I really wanted to surprise him for his birthday!
We then headed on the train back to the Adelaide Showgrounds for Day 2! Our plans this time around were to do our shopping and meet all the famous guests today!
There wasn’t a real line this time around as we noted, so we took this chance to buy some food since we skipped breakfast again.
We ordered the same large fries again! I put Himalayan Pink Salt this time around, but I underestimated how much salt would fly out of the container. We actually got way more fries than last time, which was a win in our books!
Heading in was easy since we already had our Weekend passes, so we just showed them to the security guard and off we went! We sat down at the main stage again, noting how there were many cosplayers lining up on the right side of it.
The Cosplay Parade was about to start, as I quickly worked out. We decided to watch a bit of it and leave once we finished eating our fries. In fact, we stayed for the whole time.
Upon trying to leave, someone asked for our photo and used their 3DS to take it! It was very cool.
The first guest we met was Bryce Papenbrook, the guy who was my literal childhood. He was Kirito, Adrian, Makoto and Nagito….it was a real honor to meet the voice actor of them all! I didn't know what to say to him, but I tried my best!
I spiritually embarrassed myself I feel because I kept blabbering about how he was many characters for me…I’m no good when talking with people I’ve noticed sometimes.
Bryce literally ended the conversation and I’m very thankful he did because man I would have continued on if he didn’t aha.
We actually came at the earliest time, but we had to come back later since he had his panel. We received these little tickets with a number so we wouldn't lose our spots!
I’m happy to have met him though!
ELYSIA (@_lumistar.cos on Instagram) AND EDEN (@shell._cos on Instagram) (dies)
I was so excited to meet them, since I knew beforehand that they would be here as the Elysia and the Eden!!!!
If you didn’t know, I’m a HUGE Honkai Impact 3rd fan who’s been playing through the game! I’m on Chapter 32 right now of Part 1, and I’m playing through Chapter 3 of Part 2!
I was talking with Lumi, the Elysia cosplayer way before the convention who told me that she would be cosplaying as Herrscher of Human: Ego Elysia alongside her friend as Eden and I freaked the heck out, of course.
Elysia is one of my favourite characters and I really liked Eden when I was playing through the Elysian Realm!
HONKAI IMPACT 3RD COSPLAYERS ONCE AGAIN AT MY ANIME CONVENTION I KEEP WINNING
They actually saw us first while we were waiting in line for Bryce and they waved at us before continuing on their trek! It was too bad weren’t able to take photos then but I knew we would get our opportunity, eventually!
If I wasn’t in line, I would have rushed right over to them without a single thought.
Once we finished with Bryce, we headed off to find them! We needed that photo! I needed to see them again before they disappeared somehow haha like some of the other cosplayers from Day 1.
We headed towards the larger area filled with tables and we saw them sitting down at one from afar. Our plan was to leave and come back when they’re done, but they started standing up and eventually came over to us!!!!
You two looked amazing!! I’m so happy I could get a photo with the both of you!!!!
Caelus!!! (The main trio is HERE)
Pie saw them first when we got to the convention, and he was hoping we could get a photo! We didn’t see them for a while, until they appeared in front of us and Pie went right after them.
They looked great!!!
Jing Yuan (@starkiller.cos on Instagram)!!!!!
Pie and I were talking near the main stage, and suddenly we see a bird in between us cutting through our conversation haha
I was so surprised, seeing a Jing Yuan cosplayer right next to us who wanted a photo! Of course we obliged, can’t have too many photos!!
They were really cool!!!
We got to catch a bit of Dokibird and Babybeard's QnA panels!!! We couldn't stick around too long for the both of them, since we had to line up for meeting people and what not.
It was so cool seeing them again! Someone from the audience mentioned by accident something in relation to Doki's past when asking a question and someone literally overreacted by saying it was forbidden and stuff really loudly which was a bit much.
Otherwise, it was very awesome!!
We did buy prints for ourselves and one another, but Tumblr image limit sucks so I can't show them. I can describe them though!
I got Acheron and Robin from HSR prints for myself, while I received Pikamee and Sunday from HSR prints from Pie! I absolutely love them, thank you once again!!!
For Pie, I got them a Silver the Hedgehog square print since they really like Silver and it caught my eye while walking around and a Bruno Bucciarati from JoJo Part 5 print since he's Pie's favourite and immediately knew I had to get it upon sight!!!
I also got three A5 prints of Aventurine and Dr Ratio as gifts for my friend whose birthday is coming up really soon! She REALLY likes the two of them, I can't wait to see her face.
I GOT TO MEET DOKI HERSELF AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I will never forget this.
Pie and I rushed over to the guest area where Doki was going to have her meet and greet, noting how there already was a decent line forming.
We inserted ourselves into the end of the line, hoping we would have the chance to meet her! We were pretty sure we would, especially since we each only had about two minutes with her and they did time each person.
It was quite the wait, since all of us had to wait for everything to be set up and for each person in front of us to have their turn. My legs were hurting the whole time, but it was all worth it!
In the middle of it all actually, there were some technical difficulties. The PC that they were using to stream Doki to the large tv screen decided to stop working properly with the headphones and the staff couldn’t work out why or how to fix it.
At the end, they used a laptop and apologized to us all that it had to be like this. I didn’t mind at all, we still could meet her despite how long it took to resolve all the issues which was the important part at the end!
Pie and I actually wrote letters for Doki, since we were allowed to bring gifts for her! I bought this really pretty letter set from Daiso that I used first, and then gave a set to Pie since they wanted to write a letter as well after seeing mine!
There was also a collectible card we could buy with Doki on it, but we had to go to the merch stall as we learnt. On the table, there was a QR code that I decided to scan, finding out that there was a whole scavenger hunt at the con?!
No one told us! We probably would have done it if we knew, a bit of a missed opportunity. It seemed you could have gotten a prize of sorts if you completed it all.
I was nervous the whole wait because a) it’s Doki hello she’s super famous and b) I didn’t really know what to talk to her about.
There was one thing I knew I would definitely say, mention that it was Pie’s birthday before I say goodbye and if she could say happy birthday to him!
I wanted to make his day even better, and I know how awkward it is mentioning that it’s your birthday to someone yourself without it sounding like…entitled? I don’t know how to exactly explain it, but I’d do this for him any time!
Anything for a great friend like Pie! I got you!
My turn finally came around, with me holding my phone out so a staff member could take a photo of me and Doki! They asked if I wanted a selfie or a photo, and there was no way in hell I'd do a selfie without messing it up miserably and looking ugly so I told them I wanted a photo.
Once they did, I sat down and put on the headphones. I said hello, and Doki said hello back! She was talking to meeeee!!! I couldn't believe it!!!!
At that point, there was this very short silence between us that I knew I couldn't let it go further so I started blabbing about how she was here in Adelaide. It was the only thing I could think of at the moment.
I first told her that it was such an honor to meet her, and how I saw the announcement on Twitter. I then said how I watched her karaoke and how she said she visited Adelaide! I literally gushed to her and she didn't seem to mind at all!
I latched onto that topic and it worked out well I feel! I didn't stutter too much or anything, although I feel I did accidently interrupt Doki when she was about to say something at times, I was just that excited and nervous aha.
I only had ten seconds left to talk to her after all this as the staff pointed out, so I went straight to mentioning that it was Pie's birthday and that if she could say happy birthday, it would be amazing.
Doki said that she got me and asked for Pie's name! I told her his real name since I assumed it would be more personal that way! I was so glad that she would do this for me!
I thanked her again before saying goodbye multiple times! I was over the moon after that, standing nearby watching Pie talk to her! I had a stupid grin on my face as I could tell that Doki said something regarding his birthday.
I saw that look towards me Pie, hehe. I said I got you, didn’t I?
Once Pie was done, they ran to me and demanded to hear what I talked to Doki about, noting how I did well and didn't seem too nervous at all! I'm glad I looked that way because I surely didn't feel that way haha.
We spent some time gushing over Doki together, with me finding out that Doki said that I doxxed Pie during their talk (and she wasn't wrong lmao). I was so happy to hear that I made Pie happy with this small little gesture!
I still can't believe I met Doki.
After that, we went to buy the collectible card! We couldn't find the merch stand so we had to ask a staff member, only to find out we were quite literally near it the whole time of course. We had to wait a short while since the staff was busy, but Pie eventually asked about us getting some!
We got SUPER lucky since there were only two left that we paid for immediately!
Our plan was to meet Babybeard as well today, but they were nowhere to be seen interestingly after their QnA panel earlier. We did see PAiDA near where Doki was, but we assumed that meant they were relocated elsewhere. I can only guess their meet and greet was cancelled for some reason, since we couldn't find them at all after walking all around the convention.
We met Doki, so it was fine! I’m sure we will get another chance again someday to meet them!!!
After one final walk around, we decided to leave and head back into the city for some food once again! We decided on the Izakaya we went to last year sometime since we wanted something warm and we had a bit of extra time!
I was practically nearly broke by the end of it all as I could see from my bank account, so I only got myself some Takoyaki while Pie got a ramen bowl. I spent way more than I expected, which isn’t a bad thing!
I just uh...have to not spend crazy amounts of money for a while until I recuperate.
We went to Karaoke once again! I was set since I knew what songs I wanted to sing, while Pie was the one struggling this time. Usually, our roles are reversed and I take forever to choose anything so it was kind of funny.
I think the highlight was when we started singing meme songs out of nowhere. Pie did the HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA song (very impressively I might add) while I did Witch Doctor! It was a lot of fun jamming out to them!
I did sing a whole bunch of Japanese songs this time! I did mess up many times but it was still a lot of fun! I sang Gift and Sevendays Love, Sevendays Friend, two songs from Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live I really like!
I then headed home after that, taking off my cosplay immediately and relaxing near the warm heater. I was going to record some TikToks like I usually do, but I really didn't feel like doing them. Next time, I will!
It was an amazing weekend! I did so many things and met so many people that I will never forget any of the experiences I had alongside Pie!!!
Thank you AVCon!!!! Thank you Pie for the fun time, and thank you to everyone who came up to us for a photo!!!
I love cons so much!!!
-Miku
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convention list 2023
Here are my confirmed events so far as a general thing that I will update and add to my pinned post! CONFIRMED: Melbourne Fur Con Feb 24-26 Goldcoast Supanova April 15-16 Melbourne Supanova April 22-23 Goldcoast Furry Down Under May 14-15 Sydney Aurawra June 23-25 PENDING/UNSURE: Sydney Smash Sydney Supanova Adelaide Avcon Melbourne Comic Con Sydney Comic Con Brisbane Supanova Perth West Australia Fur Frenzy I will also be in the USA in late May/early June as my partner has work in the United States - will be trying to MAYBE organise a meet and greet in a public place in New York City & Los Angeles &/or San Fran, if anyone is interested in me doing that LET ME KNOW. I tried REALLY HARD to get into a convention but unfortunately all the ones I wanted to try for moved their dates and because of my two biggest events in Australia being between my trip, I can’t extend it to try to get to a convention. I’d bring some stickers and little goodies for anyone who did want to meet me. I want to do a con in the US SO Badly, so I will try another time
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I don't think I'd want to move out of my house. I rather love it here.
But I'd donate a million dollars to all the symphony orchestras in australia, but two million to my hometown and get them to do more concerts conducted by Guy Noble because Mum and I are both fans.
I'd also donate a couple of million dollars to the zoo so they can keep enriching all the animal environments. ditto monarto.
Oh, and I'd start a non-profit focused on paying vet bills for people on all kinds of pensions, so no one has to put down their furry friend because they can't afford an operation.
I'd find a decent entertainment lawyer so I didn't look like a nut when I get into contact with Complete Fiction and offer to fund the entire second season of Lockwood & co on the condition they do a complete physical media release including dvd commentary and all the deleted scenes.
and fuck it, for weekends and the hottest part of summer I'd buy a giant plot of land down in Victor Harbor (an hour drive away and fuck the Hills, man, I'm not risking losing this to a damn bushfire) and I would build a GOTHIC CASTLE with gargoyles based on How to train your dragon and maybe some B -movie aliens and yes, I will have stained glass windows from star trek AND a secret door to the library that looks like the tardis. The library itself will have enough shelves to give Belle an orgasm on the spot. It might just have a mosaic floor but it would be Shakespeare and Sherlock Holmes.
The screening room would have recliners and a mural of the classic Monster mash - Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, the wolfman, the mummy, jason, freddy, chucky, ghostface, michael and some kind of tentacled thing in there somewhere cause obviously.
Maybe I'll save Godzilla vs the Hogwarts giant squid for the bottom of the pool?
And a proper gazebo and/or a summerhouse in the back so mum can knit while she listens to talking books and my smallest nephew can have a sand pit big enough to run his own construction site.
And carefully disguised solar panels everywhere, because renewable energy is important but not to ruin the castle vibe.
And once a month I'll hire a cinema to do a film festival of anime movies, including ALL the Detective Conan movies so I can finally get to see them when they're actually coming out. Or Jim Henson studios. Or all the Agatha Christie movies I can get my hands on, including the BBC specials but not the most recent Marple series because fuck that shit, you do not change the murderer/s because gay people are fashionable - they are cool, but that does not justify changing the solution of some of the english language's greatest mysteries because you want something set in the nineteen thirties - fifties to be 'modern and relevant' Gay people have been around for thousands of years, there's nothing 'modern and relevant' about them.
Speaking of anime, I'd donate some to AVcon on the condition that they actually put some fucking A(nime) back on the schedule (what kind of anime and video game convention doesn't have a fucking screening room???? AVcon 2023, that's who!) and I get to curate the classics room. Same to oz comic-con and supanova so they can have a screening room again - seriously, four special guests who are anime voice actors and you don't get a screening room to see their work??
Oh, and I'd buy one of the empty warehouses down in port adelaide and rehab it into one or two bedroom flats because single women over fifty are the demographic most at risk of homelessness, with plenty of room for car parking because even couples have two cars these days.
And I'd bribe the government into high-speed trains between all the capital cities from brisbane down to adelaide because I'm sick of puking everytime I spend more than half an hour in a damn plane.
"you hate capitalism because you're jealous of rich people" well I wouldn't mind having an in-ground pool but there's also other reasons to hate capitalism such as the fact that owning a chocolate company that doesn't use fucking child slavery earns you praise because it's so uncommon, or the fact that it by design results in repeat economic collapses when the average consumer can't afford to stimulate the economy, or the fact that our future (and current) existence on planet earth is full of detrimental environmental disasters because pursuing fossil fuels was more profitable in the short-term, or the fact that entire wars are started specifically to make money, or...yeah the list goes on
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Experience the Gravity-Defying Fun of Which Way Up: Galaxy Games
Which Way Up: Galaxy Games gravity-defying party game that has a Demo for Linux, Mac, and Windows PC. Thanks to Turtle Flip Studio for their unique creativity. Due to make its way in full onto Steam. Big news from Sydney’s Turtle Flip Studio – they’re bringing their gravity-defying party platformer, Which Way Up: Galaxy Games, to AVCon in Adelaide, South Australia. AVCon is going down from June 28-30 at the Adelaide Showgrounds. It’s a jam-packed weekend where you can dive into new indie titles. While you explore a world of anime and manga. Due to connect with other players and cosplay fans. Grab your tickets on the AVCon website and join the fun. The IndiEXP team is representing Turtle Flip Studio and they’re eager to invite you to try out Which Way Up: Galaxy Games. Compete as one of the seven Celestial Space Sprites in a cosmic decathlon. You’ll also face off in wild, gravity-bending events to see who comes out on top.
Features:
Gravity-bending platforming for up to 4 players, both locally and online with Steam Remote Play.
7 Space Sprites to choose from (5 available in the Linux demo).
Hours of fun for all ages.
Over 10 Galactic Games to play (6 available in the Linux demo), including:
Which Way Up: Galaxy Games - Announcement Trailer
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Highlights:
Overload One Sprite is infected with UNSTABLE ENERGY. Pass it on before you OVERLOAD. While you run from the overloading player and be the last Sprite standing to win. Star Ring Stay in the Star Ring’s life-giving light to fill your scorebar. Push friends out of the ring and be the first to max out your score. Comet Collect Dash around to collect high-energy comets before others. Use the Comet Push ability due to control comets and keep them in your Which Way Up: Galaxy Games base. Event Horizon Avoid getting sucked into a supermassive BLACK HOLE. Platform away from it while knocking opponents off with your COMET PUSH. Be the last one standing. Constellation Catch Race to capture constellations across the Which Way Up: Galaxy Games universe. Guard your captures and steal others' – since this is a cutthroat cosmic race. Gravapult Defend your planet from enemy bombs while launching your own. It's all about strategy and quick reflexes! The gravity-defying party demo at AVCon will feature even more mini-games and updates not in the Steam build. It’s designed to be easy to pick up and play, perfect for gamers of all ages. AVCon is the ideal spot to show off this great party game. Which Way Up: Galaxy Games is set to launch in Q1 2025 on Steam for Linux, Mac, and Windows PC.. Don’t miss your chance to experience the fun early at AVCon!.
#which way up: galaxy games#gravity defying#party game#linux#gaming news#turtle flip studio#ubuntu#mac#windows#pc#unity#Youtube
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💙🎶💚 Welcome! Let’s give it our best today!💚🎶💙
Photos by: @ham.cosplay.photog
Cosplay: @dokidokicosplay_official
Wig: Assist Cosplay
Shoes: @dokidokicosplay_official
Tattoos: Aliexpress.
Headset and Hair Accessories - Aliexpress.
#adelaide#cosplay#hatsune miku#miku#miku hatsune#vocaloid#hatsune miku cosplay#miku cosplay#vocaloid cosplay#miku hatsune cosplay#avcon#adelaide avcon#avcon 2024#kawaii#cute#kawaii cosplay#cute cosplay#photoshoot#convention#gamer girl#video game cosplay#cosplay photoshoot#project sekai#project diva#project mirai#かわいい#可愛い#コスプレ#初音ミク#ボーカロイド
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I'm part of the Neopets Sticker Rally organised by @ilaikcake this weekend at Avcon! 💖 My first ever sticker rally, can you guess which one I drew? 👀
If you would like to play go to @ilaikcake 's stall at G9 to start, then collect all the stamps from participating artists (including me!) to win prizes! 🏆
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2024 Events Confirmed (Updated)
https://karenjcarlisle.com/2024/04/02/2024-events-confirmed-updated/
Burton Author Market – 9th March – Free Event (was great)
Adelaide Comic & Toy Fair – 21st April
ANNOUNCEMENT – EVENT CONFIRMED! I’ve been accepted for the Artist Alley at this year’s AVCON (Adelaide). (29-30th June)
ANNOUNCEMENT – EVENT CONFIRMED! I’ve been accepted for the Artist Alley at this year’s Adelaide Oz Comic Con (1-2nd June)
Nullus Anxietas 9 – (Aus Discworld con – Adelaide, as a guest author) – 12-14th July
Temporal Textural Talks – (Guest author when online steampunk book club reads Doctor Jack & Other & Tales) – 19th August (Australia time) [bookclub is held live via FB on the 3rd Sunday (US time) of every month, except March and December.]
Adelaide Supanova – 2-3rd November
#adelaide event#author talk#book club#book event#books#convention#Discworld#news#online event#pratchett#steampunk#updates
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My 2023 in retrospect...
Well, that year is almost over. Here's my story of 2023.
This year marked the 30th Anniversary of my time at the Surrey Downs Child Care Centre which I didn't like a little at first as I felt like a prisoner but I soon got the hang of it later. Also, my first video game, 'Super Mario All-Stars' for the SNES hit store shelves 30 years ago too but didn't get it until Christmas a year later at that time.
In January, I went to the St Kilda Mangrove Boardwalk for the first time in many years. It looked a bit different compared with last time I looked.
In February, I got a Lightburn Zeta coffee mug and saw a show at the Garden Of Unearthly Delights all by myself for the first time in my life! Then later, I saw Luke Million perform music from his first album 'Gina The Synth Cat' on his handy keytar! Then at the end, I got lucky and managed to grab one of his drumsticks! From a shop in Chinatown, I bought a Pikachu-design bathroom spout extension which slides onto most horizontal spouts!
In March, I got my Knight Rider Historians tee-shirt showing the GMC Prime Mover & Trailer which is now currently being restored. Went to the new TK-Maxx store at Churchill Centre in Kilburn and tried both 'Bard' & 'Barbarian' burgers from Carl's Jr who have teamed up with the board game based film, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Theives. After a remarkable 25 Years, Ash Ketchum's quest to become a true Pokemon Master came to an epic conclusion with the callback mini-series, 'Aim To Be A Master'. He and Pikachu came a long, long way together through the low times and the high. We still saluted him, celebrated him and praised him like we should.
In April, I went to a LEGO exhibit at the Museum Of Adelaide, then to a car show at Echunga Oval and then to an Easter carnival on Ridley Reserve. Bought the LEGO Icons 'Land Rover Defender 110' which is considered to be my best one for 2023 with working suspension, steering and the ability to tow! I even built a trailer to go with it!
In May, I took a time-lapse video of a Wisdom 'Sizzler' ride being setup for the first time in my life! Built a LEGO model of the gas heater we used to have in the lounge room until 2007. Went on a few tram rides at the St Kilda Tramway Museum.
In June, went to the Model Railway Exhibition in Angle Park. Then went on a few buses during a 'Farewell Tour' of the MAN NL202 fleet.
In July, I put 'Richard Stevens Hire' decals on my blue LEGO trailer as a nod to the days before Kennards came to South Australia! The old streetlights on our street were upgraded to LED. Saw the 'Barbie' movie at Hoyts. Brixpo was way better than ever, so was AVCon!
In August, The St Kilda Tramway Museum had a showcase of old buses. Then I went to the Gawler Show.
In September, Went to the Royal Adelaide Show and saw a small ex-John Martins semi trailer which was owned by one of the amusement companies. The supposed Masters Home Improvement store in Noarlunga is now being converted to Bunnings after sitting unused for quite some time. My grandmother Ann Smith turned 90 and we celebrated her birthday at the main hall in her aged care village. Took a hike in Cobbler Creek Recreation Park and I was exceptionally lucky to avoid getting bitten by a snake which could've cut my life short. Then I finally advanced onto my full driver's license and had a beer at the Old Spot Hotel in commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of my first 'legal drink'.
In October, The former house of 'The Owens' (i.e. my mother's parents) was put up for sale. Had a discussion with an NDIS employee at the Disabilty, Ageing & Lifestyle Expo at the showgrounds. Then for the first time in almost 13 years, looked around in the Roseworthy Agricultural Museum and went on some rides at the Roseworthy Miniature Railway Club! Went to the Tonsley Hotel in Clovelly Park to have a meal before it closed its doors to be redeveloped for the T2D Infrastructure Project. The former Red Rooster building at Harbor Town in West Beach was finally demolished after TEN YEARS! Then I went to the National Motor Museum for the 'Bay To Birdwood' car showcase!
In November, Went to the first ever Tiny Homes Expo at the Adelaide Showgrounds. Ingle Farm Shopping Centre changed its name to Ingle Farm Plaza and the old 'wind pump' signboards had to be removed and replaced with generic rectangular ones. Went to the Skye Lookout for a lovely view of the city and its surroundings. Bought the new Jazwares 'Train & Play Deluxe Pikachu' from Toyworld! I just couldn't resist it.
In December, I went to the new entertainment complex in the former Harris Scarfe floors of Rundle Place. Received my 1/43 Scale Knight Rider FLAG Rig from a seller in Portugal but was in a few pieces so I had to gorilla-glue them back on. Also did a repair to a LEGO Fabuland plane set as the left-side exhaust pipe was in two pieces when I bought it from a shop in Cowell. Went on Adelaide's first ever BEB (Battery-Electric Bus) on Route 99C for the first time in my life! For Christmas, I got the new LEGO Chevrolet Corvette!
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Happy 2023, future me! Yo that was a year, huh? You proved how smart you are and you started a new career path! Recently, you had a big deep and meaningful with dad about your trauma, and you started seeing a new psych about your hurt. I'm proud of you. You went through that whole thing with the back/hand/all over pain, I hope that's a distant memory now.
Re: last year's resolutions, the scholarship wasn't actually a thing to apply for so 🤷♀️ but you do have a much better idea on which paths to take! Business stuff didn't get far off the ground, but that's OK too, you prioritised uni! And you started on BF stuff so that's good! You have been losing weight with L&E but it's been slow. Slow and steady is better than nothing, babe.
2023 Resolutions
University
🤓 Continue D/HD streak
🤓 Get into a research internship
🤓 Figure out other extra curriculars for CV
🤓 Do well at LL training
🤓 IRM/ARM tutoring, if necessary
🤓 Previous class upkeep (reread, do tests, etc)
Business
🍞 Work on a better set up to facilitate artwork/keeping shop open
🍞 Do as many cons as possible (the 2 Perth, Adelaide ozcc, AVCon, 1 - 2 x Brisbane, 1 - 2 x Melb, 1 - 2 x Syd)
🍞 Keep on top of con stock
🍞 Get back to posts? At least get back to ART.
Personal
☕️ Continue losing weight
☕️ Save for Japan
☕️ Save for tattoos
☕️ Work on hurt/hate with Karen
☕️ Get hair redyed
☕️ Do more art for myself
Longterm/Maybe Goals
🌼 Redo AUSLAN
🌼 Read lots of stuff, always be learning
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