#colossalcon 2013

[happehpills]

"What a Lovely Package You Have!" - Fedex and Ups Trucks Cosplays! When I get high I get high on speed Top fuel funny car's A drug for me My heart, my heart Kickstart my heart … Obviously the package they both carry is out of this world! … Cosplay Concept, Original Costume Designs, and Construction - Us (http://happehpills.tumblr.com/) Photographer - Josh Savage (http://savagetakingphotos.tumblr.com/) Location - Colossalcon 2013, Kalahari Resort, Waterpark, and Convention Center in Sandusky, Ohio.

[thirstylittlesunflower]

So this post was flagged as NSFW, though I have no idea why, but I got nostalgic looking through the photos and decided to share it again. uvu

2p Photoshoot ; ColossalCon 2013

For more information/photos, click the read more below. I also have a link to a RAR file with all of the pictures taken at the shoot, with some derp pictures included. Thank you all again for showing up!

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[candyredterezii]

aaaaaa i have quite literally been following u since like 2013 and would love to just say hi to u at colossalcon at least rlly quick bc it would be very fun to meet someone i’ve seen around on my dash and in my notifs for a decade but we’ve never interacted besides you rebloggin my art regularly since i was a teen so hhhhh would it be impolite to dm you about briefly meeting at some point if you have time? it would just be fun and surreal i think lmao

KASJDHFG awh that's so sweet!!!

I can't make any promises about having a meet up because I am kinda all over the place during con, esp this year I have a BIG GROUP and I don't really check my tumblr all too often while on the con floor! :(

BUT I would love to say hi to you!! So I'm def willing to least try <3

[airmanisr]

Mad Moxxi, Borderlands by Rynn Klapak Via Flickr: Colossalcon, Karahari at Sandusky, Ohio. 2013.

[puckgoodfaggot]

Four and five?

4. what was your first kiss like?

asdkj my first kiss was so dumb. i was 17 and hadn’t had my first kiss yet and so i was at colossalcon 2013 and someone in what i later learned was a fem!cronus ampora cosplay offered to play the pocky game with me, while i was dressed as marshall lee, and i said yes. never got their name, no idea who they were.

5. what was your last kiss like?

i think my last kiss was when i dropped evan off at the bus stop to go back to oxford when we were still dating. he did a very cute sort of pouty face and demanded a kiss before he left.

thanks anon!

[tenacityblitz]

all the numbers u haven't done

roleplaying habits questions.

1. what’s a grammar rule you find yourself breaking or ignoring a lot?

Offhand I can’t really think of anything?? English is my first language so I don’t knowingly break any grammar rules anyway. Unless possible excessive use of commas counts bc I use commas a lot.

2. are there any languages besides english in which you think you could comfortably roleplay?

Unless Gibberish counts bc I learned that stupid crack language back when I was a kid but good lord I would not have the patience to actually type out a reply like that. 

3. how often do you reach for a synonym dictionary when writing? how about mentally?

Sometimes but not too frequently. Depends on how flowery I’m trying to write something or if I’m thinking of a word but I don’t like the first descriptive word that came to mind for what I’m trying to express.

4. how often do you need to translate your own or the other’s writing with a dictionary or google when writing and reading replies?

Never tbh. Especially since I don’t RP in any other languages, all my RP partners have a good enough grasp on English that I can always tell what they were at least trying to say in their reply.

5. do you listen to music while your write?

I used to need music playing in the background to help me focus on doing drafts, but nowadays I need more silence than anything to help focus and produce what I think is a quality response to a longer thread. Short one or two liner things idc what’s in the background. 

6. do you have ideal writing circumstances when you can do a lot of drafts or tackle really long ones very easily?

I can fluctuate with when I best write. Typically I write better at night when the house is quiet and any noise happening in the house is a noise I make, but I’ve had writing inspiration hit me at any time of the day before.

7. are you a morning, day, evening, or night writer?

Bold of you to assume I’m awake during morning hours that don’t include 5 AM bc I’m still awake haha. When I’m not swamped with commissions to do I typically write better during the day or at night when I’m the only person awake in the house and I don’t have any outside distractions from a person IRL.

8. how does tiredness affect your writing?

Not overly so sometimes, I know there’ve been times in the past where I powered through replies even though I wanted to go to bed just because I was riding the motivation train and I didn’t want to lose it and not get to those last replies for who knows how long. But on Discord at least I often have reply to Discord threads be one of the last things I do before I go to sleep so I go to bed knowing I don’t owe anyone a reply on there.

9. have you ever written a serious reply intoxicated?

Not a serious reply anyway. I’ve been on the dashboard before while intoxicated (ColossalCon East was a prime example haha) but I’ve never really RP’d while that intoxicated

10. how much do you proof-read as you are writing vs. proof-read at the end?

I’ll proof read as I go but also give it one last read before I actually hit publish.

11. when you are writing a reply, how much ahead in the thread do you plan?

Entirely depends on the thread. I could write it on the fly or I could have days to think about it from external factors keeping me from getting to the reply as soon as it comes back to me.

12. is there ever been a time when you’ve had to drop a roleplaying partner because you’ve found their writing style exhausting?

Yes actually, gather round for RP horror storytime haha. Flash back to 2013 while I was still in the Black Butler fandom. I stupidly decided to give writing Sebastian a try at the request of a Ciel I’d made friends with (probably through my old Alois or Lizzie blog). She was a nice enough girl, close enough to my age so she seemed plenty mature, and had been what I thought was a good enough writer to warrant trying my hand at a muse I wouldn’t have otherwise thought to try. Legit within days of me making the Sebastian blog she was getting super clingy in her IC posts making Ciel a whiny baby missing Sebastian, would try and guilt me in IC posts to get on and write with her, and I dealt with it for about two weeks before I deleted Sebastian’s blog without warning and deleted the girl off Skype. To this day it’s the only blog I think I’ve ever consciously deleted.

13. does writing roleplay things in public spaces make you uncomfortable?

Not really? I wouldn’t be crazy about a stranger reading over my shoulder while I was writing bc that’s just weird, but I’ve gone to Starbucks or one of the local malls before on my off days (back when I was still at my last job) and I’d do RP stuff there just to get out of the house.

14. how often do you need to change the icon in your reply while or after writing the reply?

Typically I don’t put in icons until I’m done writing the reply unless I go into the reply knowing exactly which one I want to use, or think of a good one while I’m writing it out.

15. do you first get in the “zone” when writing, or do you start writing and “enter” it that way?

Nowadays I just start writing and then get into the zone after I get the first reply done. Discord replies I can chug out any time of day without difficulty, but for whatever reason Tumblr I have to be in the right mindset for. 

16. what is your biggest obstacle to writing every day, if time doesn’t count?

Back when I was at my last job, it would be getting a lot of writing muse while I was busy at work and unable to get on my own laptop or sneak onto Tumblr on an office computer and at least type out the bulk of a reply (yes I was employee of the month many times haha), and by the time I was able to get to my own computer or be safe enough to get on a work computer, that writing muse would be gone.

17. what’s your inbox count currently? what did you do to get it so high/low?

Right now I have 15 IC asks. I won’t lie, two of them are from last years Valentine’s Day bc I was away at Katsucon at the time of receiving them and by the time I got home I still just never got around to answering the asks, but I didn’t want to delete them either so I just kept them for posterity. Some are from this past Christmas that I was terrible and haven’t answered yet bc I’ve been so swamped with commissions, some are from other random meme’s I’ve reblogged and gotten an ask or two for and also just never got around to. I’m horrible at replying to asks most of the time and I know it but I always appreciate whenever people take the time to send me an IC one.

18. how many drafts is a paralysing amount?

I’d guess I’d say over 15 like para thread replies would make me be like -insert meme song- ‘how could this happen to meeeee’. I’m not quite at that point yet but I’ll get there eventually if I’m not careful lol.

19. if you are writing a wrong reply that’s not working out, do you save what you have to be continued at another date, or do you scrap it and rewrite?

Usually I would just draft what I have and go back to it. I can’t remember the last time I scrapepd an unfinished draft and completely rewrote it.

20. longest reply you’ve ever writen on mobile?

N/A because I don’t do replies on mobile. I’ll send asks on mobile but I never reply to actual IC things while on my phone unless it’s something stupid and cracky or one-liner-ish.

21. does the total amount of threads you have going on matter to you, or just how many you owe?

Doesn’t really matter. I can have one thread with one person, I could have five threads with one person. @shinvcho is an example of the latter lol

22. what’s your thought process when you format? any unspoken rules you follow?

I’ve kept to the same formatting for years and years tbh. I’m too lazy to do excessive formatting beyond italicizing and/or bolding specific words for emphasis and spacing out the start of a new paragraph. Anything more than that to me is just tedious and unnecessary; I don’t want to make it difficult for my partners to read.

23. how does your follower count affect your mood?

Anyone who says they don’t appreciate or enjoy even a small spike in followers is a liar, because we live in an age where validation is held in high regard and it feels good to get the validation of seeing more people enjoy what we do on our blogs enough to put us on their dashboards. But it also doesn’t really matter to me when I lose followers because I have a mutual checker so I can unfollow a mutual back if they did so first so I don’t feel uncomfy still following someone who no longer wanted me on their dash lol.

[backofbeyondcosplay]

I've been seeing a lot of people posting their "First vs. Last Cosplay's", and its taken a while, but I finally found some photos from my first few cons ^^;

Margaery Tyrell, was from Youmacon 2013. She was the first thing I ever tried sewing, and a large portion was with help from my grandmother since I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I was terrified of her sewing machines and was convinced I was going to maim myself with the blade of her serger.

Fast forward to this year's Colossalcon with Fairy. I've found a love of detail work in hand beading and rhinestoning, I've blown past my confusion with sewing machines with a lot of practice, working with bigger and more fun props, making my own jewelry.

It's really easy to lose track of the progress you've been making- especially since we so often compare ourselves to other people who have different skill sets and have been working for a longer time than we have been. But when you compare where you are with where you started out with, its pretty amazing to see your personal growth ^^

Margaery taken by Victoria Ellis Fairy taken by Happy Pause Photography

[promisedangel]

blue: what do you do when you’re sad? what are some things you do when you can’t sleep? what was the best (non-romantic) night you’ve had? what kind of covers do you have on your bed? who is the last person you told a secret to?

What do you do when you’re sad?I usually just cry it out, it’s hard for me to focus when I’m upset.

What are some things you do when you can’t sleep?Go to the bathroom, then try again.

What was the best (Non-romantic) night you’ve had?Probably most nights during any Colossalcon. One of my favorite nighttime stories of Colossalcon comes from my third year, 2013. Most of the time, Colossalcon has a panel which holds a game called “Death Note Mafia”. It’s basically an anime version of “Werewolf” or “Witch Hunt”. There was this guy nicknamed Trap, who was awesome at the game, so everybody wanted to play with him. After the panel ended, people still wanted to play. Trap had his own personal deck, so a lot of us followed him to one of the back corners of the convention, where there was a giant inflatable mudkip. Way too many people followed for one game since the game is best played with 12-16 people. So Trap proposed that the first 15 people to touch the mudkip would play with him. People rushed the mudkip while I plummetted to the floor in a raucous laughter. I ended up being in Trap’s game with a couple of friends, and I was L, a Kira Hunter. I first checked my friends, they weren’t Kiras. I checked the girl next to me, she was a Kira. That next turn, led by Trap, I was next on the nightly chopping block. I decided to reveal my role of L, and I was spared; no one died that round. That night, the Kiras tried to kill me, but I was shielded by Gelus, a protector. The game proceeded from there, with the group looking to me for who the Kiras were. But, I made the mistake of not checking Trap. The game went on, and the Kiras won, with Trap being one of them. Despite the loss, it was a fun night.

What kind of covers do you have on your bed?A sheet and a fleece blanket.

Who is the last person you told a secret to?My new boyfriend.

[quitebrilliantindeed]

SUPER looking forward to getting back in this cosplay at colossalcon this year! This pic was from...ohhhh 2013 or '14? It's been a while!

[smut-now-questions-later]

I was tagged by @overwatchers rules: answer the 20 questions and tag 20 amazing followers you would like to get to know better name: Sierra nickname: don’t have one lol zodiac sign: Capricorn height: 5′3" orientation: hi i’m bi ethnicity: a white girl favorite fruit: Pineapple! favorite season: Winter! less allergies and more rain! favorite book: Uuhh I don’t read books but if manga counts than Oyasumi PunPun for sure! favorite flower: Sunflowers <3 <3 <3  favorite scent: i really like the smell of puppies lol favorite color: Orange and yellow!! favorite animal: i love sheepppp hot chocolate, tea, or coffee: tea plz average hours of sleep: ranges from 10 to like 4 hours. but mostly 8. favorite fictional character: man i have so many. currently it’s gotta be Drifter from Hyper Light Drifter <3 cat or dog person?: I really like both but I gotta lean more towards dogs. ideal number of blankets you sleep with?: 2 ideal trip: I really want to travel to Germany and Japan! I also really want to go to Colossalcon and Katsucon with my squad one day! blog created: September 2013. Didn’t think I’d be here for this long!

I’m tagging: @pixel-skies @sugaralpaca @starkmyspark @elmos-the-eevee and whoever else that wants to answer this!

[getexcitedez]

In honor of today’s video, here’s a younger Beck Chambers. Shoutout to the awesome cosplayers who joined me. Can’t believe these pics are 4 years old!

-Colossalcon 2013

-Matsuricon 2013

[airmanisr]

Mad Moxxis, Borderlands by Rynn Klapak Via Flickr: Colossalcon, Karahari at Sandusky, Ohio. 2013.

[angelshellfire]

I got tagged by @stellar.corona over on facebook to do this cosplay info list. 1. cosplay name: @angelshellfire_cosplay 2. cosplaying since: 2013 3. first cosplay: Sailor Uranus 4. last cosplay: Kiyone Mabiki 5. first group: first large group Sailor Avengers, first duo Domino and Deadpool with @starwindcosplay 6. favorite cosplay: Either Domino or Kiyone Mabiki 7. number of cosplays made: 15 of my own and 4 commissions. 8. number of wigs you have: 17 9. prefer armor or costumes: Costumes as I have never done armor yet, but is going to change this year 10. favorite material: it is a tie between spandex and eva foam 11. favorite tool: either my sewing machine or my Dremel 12. favorite activity when working: watching bad tv shows 13. favorite cosplay event: Colossalcon! 14. event you always wanted to go to: Katuscon 15A. Your inspiration to do cosplay: the change to be my favorite characters for a day and make really cool things with my friends 15B. inspiration to start: wanting to make a really awesome Halloween costume 16. a photo: By @eddiebphotos #cosplay #cosplayer #cosplayerinfo #aboutme #sailoruranus #sailormoon #punk #punksailorscouts (at Colossalcon, Sandusky Ohio)

[wanna--be--cosplayer]

ColossalCon 2013

This was our first ColossalCon ever. @song-for-the-seasons and I dreamed about going for years but never imagined that we’d ever get the chance to. We went three days for this convention because we had to be back home Saturday night.

Thursday we went as Eevee(Ruby) and Fem!Edward Elric(Me)

Friday we went as ???(Ru, help I don’t remember xD) and Ember(Me)

Ember had been a last minute, throw together cosplay that I feel in love with afterwards because she was such a big hit. The guitar had been made completely out of cardboard, paint, tons of hot glue, paint, a blood sacrifice, wire for the ‘strings,’ and wood for the neck. I had a hole carved in the middle for a speaker. Since Ember only had one song(well, two, but no one really remembers the second one) I had it playing on repeat. It was a blast but now Ru can’t listen to Embers song without screaming at me to change the music.

Saturday we cosplayed Discord(Ru) and Pokemon Trainer Crystal(Me)

Discord was a huge hit, everyone loved him and I can’t wait for Ru to cosplay him again.

Photobucket Album

[levelup-photography]

Photo taken at Colossalcon in Sandusky, OH

Jack Frost - raicekrispies

Rise of the Guardians/Guardians of Childhood ©Dreamworks/William Joyce

[thirstylittlesunflower]

wOW SO I WAS SEARCHING “BELARUS COSPLAY HETALIA” AND THERE’S A PICTURE OF ME AND ELYSE ONLY FOUR PICTURES DOWN WOW COSPLAYFU.COM