/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7929404
>tfw I really only got into Doctor Who to try to win back the love of my life
>tfw I started cosplaying as The Doctor (4, then 11) because I was trying to replace her
>tfw spending all of my time at cons, completely in character, trying to find a dead ringer of her
>tfw Matt Smith's accent, personality traits, and physical quirks have bled over into my non-cosplay life
>tfw women only like me now because I AM The Doctor
>tfw I'll never see the love of my life again

Pic related

I started a new job just a few months ago and it's a lot more stressful than I thought it would be. To destress myself I spend most of my paycheck on Lolita, but it's all stuff I can only wear on the weekends. I think I am developing a hoarding problem (or becoming a collector, to put it in a nice way).

>>7929404
I was duped by a Bodyline reseller at my first con. Paid $80 for a stupid OP. Literally realized I was had the next day but it was too late.

>>7934427
I know how that is. When I get depressed or super stressed I end up spending hundreds on lolita clothing.... Then it's a rollercoaster from there. Depressed and hate myself for spending so much, to elated when the package arrives back to depressed.

>>7934427
>>7934435
It's kinda opposite for me since I'm the one spending for someone. I like seeing people I like in Lolita, something so beautiful should be worn by someone beautiful.

If I wasn't a guy, I'd be buying it for myself instead.

i wiped my yeast infected cunt on a dress before selling it.

>>7934424
aaah you are so cute! Good luck in finding her!

>>7934443
Hey do you wanna buy me a dress??

JK but its nice to see guys that appreciate the fashion!

>>7934477
I'm not, but thanks. She's in Commiefornia, I'm in Massachusetts. She didn't even say goodbye.

But enough of my emo shit, also on-topic:
I've had security at a con tackle a homestuck who tried talking to me, under the guise that it threatened me with a gun.

>>7934481
what? Why would you do that! Not a nice thing to do! Homestucks are weird, but unless the person was irritating you there is no reason to do that. I like homestuck. Not enough to cosplay it, but the fan base isn't all retarded people who throw buckets at each other.

And yes, you are adorable now shut up. You cannot help it.

>>7934427
as long as you do not have to get credit to feed your shopping addiction and still have your basic needs covered, I think this is just the consequence of having a job. I behave in a very similar way.

>>7934457
What dress?

>>7934490
Homestucks don't have feelings. They're not like real people.

>>7934435
I seek therapy in the form of shopping sometimes when my depression really kicks in, too. There's just something so gratifying about receiving a "present" from yourself. Sometimes it can be a method of self care, as long as you're not driving yourself into debt or neglecting your basic needs (e.g. Rent, food, etc.)

>>7934503
As someone who dated a homestuck, she had no feelings at all and that is why we broke up.

>>7934478
one of my first anime was Steam Detective so the whole thing really stuck to me, another one being Last Exile.

I just hate it when you have a meet up and then some cheap-ass (not even only the young ones) lolita's start to say they want to go to a different place because they don't want to spend $2 more on a piece of cake or something. I mean, then don't come! I don't have much to spend either, but when I'm on a meet at least I want to enjoy a nice beautiful place to sit and some good food. Not the cheapest coffeeplace of the mall.

I used a pretty good chunk of my student loan money on lolita and while it doesn't matter either way (it's money I have to pay back and therefore money I would have spent earned at a career job anyway) it makes me feel like a failure compared to people working full time or two jobs who can afford it right away.
>so don't compare yourself to others anon you're in school and it's average to be a poor americlap during that time
Yeah but then if I told the truth about my spending people would label me as "irresponsible" and "entitled" just because I want a cute dress or two a year. And the thing is, I got through my undergrad debt free, but it's through the goading of my parents that I'm doing grad work (without a clear direction of what I want to do) and taking on the debt. Even now my mom threatens that if I don't finish an advanced degree that "I won't get anywhere in life" and "will never have money." But the paradox is putting myself in debt with an arts degree doesn't exactly guarantee me a successful career...nor does it make me feel all that happy.

In fact sometimes I'm jealous of my friends who didn't go to school but who work full time in retail/fast food because at least they have a paycheck and can afford a place and do stuff every now and then. Meanwhile I'm stuck in some pansy job where I get treated like shit (the older fatty managers are terminal and degrade students at any chance they get; I also live in rural college town with no other job options) and I don't make shit because I can't be full time while juggling grad work.

I love hipster glasses with lolita.

>>7934635

>>7934635
I like hipster glasses but not in lolita.
I'm just not one of those people who are all "EW TAKE OFF THOSE GLASSES BC THEY'RE PRETENTIOUS WAHH WAHHH"

They're circumstantial. Kind of like how you wouldn't expect someone to wear a jean-jacket with their prom dress to prove they're deep and hardcore and don't care about beauty standards, but you wouldn't care if you saw someone at a bar or a concert with one.

I've been waiting for a bad cosplay thread to pop up so I can post a girl I used to know because she's such a shitty cosplayer but thinks she's such hot shit.

>>7934688
stop being a wieiner and start a new one with her as the thread pic

>>7934688
Knock her off her high horse. I did that shit to someone a few years back and she retaliated against cgl and effectively made herself into a meme with her shitty attitude. She never figured it was me, because really, I was just a passerby disgusted by her attitude and not invested in her life at all.
She's still acting a big shot, but she's not so stupid about firing her mouth and tits anymore at least. And that bodes well for my local comm.
>>7934690
Eh, people are quick to call vendetta about that stuff though. You really gotta be careful how you formulate a post and you best be sure the person in question is an absolute douche who deserves it.

I am still in college and have anxiety and depression. Can't find a job where I live so my parents are paying for my education. When I feel like shit I buy lolita and feel even worse after doing that despite my parents being supportive of the fashion. It makes me feel better but then I hate myself for wasting money. I don't blow 200$ a week on it or anything but I still feel bad.

>>7934503
that's stupid.
>somebody likes something i don't, wahh they're not real people
>using anecdotal evidence to draw generalizations
>if that bitch likes it, everyone who likes it much also therefore be bitches!
maybe she was just a bitch in general? Complete bitches and cruel harpies are drawn to lolita, doesn't mean everyone who likes it is heartless. Same goes for homestuck. i dont read it personally but i know the most adorable aspie that reads it and shes one of the sweetest people ive ever met. Same with the old Naruto fandom and Hetalia fandoms. The batshit crazies make the rest look bad. Hell, it even happens with muslims and christians a la Westboro and Al Qaeda. If you judge a large group based on a small but vocal minority you have a lot to learn.

>>7934705
>having wonderful parents
Why feel like shit? If all decent parents could, they would get everything their children wanted. Some parents have the ability to support their kids over others.

What you're feeling is shame because you know other people don't have it as lucky as you, but that's stupid. If it makes you happy then it's not a waste of your parents' money (and I wish more parents would realize that).

Whenever I start a new cosplay I save tons of pictures of other cosplayers doing the same character along with my ref pics so that I can see where they all went wrong/right and try to make mine even better
It's honestly saved me from so many common mistakes, but I feel like a bit of a douche doing it

>>7934424
Please stop. I've met people like you at cons (hell, I might've even met YOU at cons; I'm from MA too) who try to flirt as "The Doctor" and it's nothing but an obnoxious experience. I can't imagine what your friends think if you act like Matt Smith complete with a fake accent IRL too. Accept the fact that your "love" (was she even your girlfriend? If not, that's extra skeevy) has moved on, and you should too. If you want a serious relationship, pretending to be another person 24/7 isn't the way to go about doing it.

>>7934705
I'm not even close to in the same situation but I know this feel. Whenever someone spends a lot of money on me I try to be grateful but I get so uncomfortable because I feel like it wasn't necessary, that I'm a financial burden. I know they're not expecting anything in return, but I just feel useless cause I can't pay them back or do anything worthwhile for them lthe same way

>>7934713
Fuck. Are you me, anon? I do the same thing. I'm genuinely curious as to how other peoples outfits turned out but then I stumble on all the people that have fucked it up. I really feel I can do it better and push myself to do so.

>>7934716
He's already obnoxious. He posts this same bologna on cgl every month.

A newish comm popped up where I currently live. From the very beginning I have taken an active interest in it, I have posted a million links, I have talked about what makes a good coord, I have told the new girls about milanoo, and bodyline, and brand, I have tried to steer people away from ugly dresses and posted all sorts of infographics (some of which I made especially for them) about how to avoid bad quality items, how to get the most bang for your buck, how to search for basic things like shoes (I don't know if anyone remembers me complaining about one of the girls in my comm bitching about how only rich snobs buy shoes over $25), I have done everything I can to explain how to not be a complete and total mess and start out in quality lolita pieces, but some how...

It is like they have no ability to processes and retain information. I am not expecting them to be great, or heck not even "not ita", but COME ON. HOW MANY BLACK AND RED LACE MONSTERS CAN THEY POST?! These aren't even people who didn't ask for help! They did, and I held their hands the whole way and they still want to wear pigtail wigs with miss matched colors and plastic lace with OMG KAWAII COSPLAY elements. HOW CAN THIS BE? I know that it has only been about 6 months, any comm needs time to grow, but this is absolute bullshit. I am starting to question if this comm wasn't somehow made to fuck with me, but how could it? It is brand new, the people who are posting are real people, I have even seen some of them before at an anime con only a few miles from here.

Pic is not something they have posted, but it is very very similar to the kind of thing I am talking about. It is so frustrating, they have even asked for reviews of milanoo even though there is a very clear DO NOT SHOP FROM THESE SELLER'S list and I have told them a million fucking times not to and why.

I am this close to just backing away and becoming a lone lolita yet again, I don't know how the admins can handle it.

>>7934502
sugar hearts

I hate when people concrit something they don't know about. And I hate how they think that knowing something make them an authority for everything.
I also hate the fact that after gently correcting them they deem me as a bitch for whatever reason because they were wrong an they can't be arsed to admit it.
If any other of my non kimono-wearing lolita friends concrit on one of my kimono outfit with irrelevant style point (no, the color coordinations isn't the same with lolita and kimono, and no I won't tie my obi stronger to mark my waist because I'm not fucking supposed to) or the other way around (no I won't wear my hair in an updo, no I won't wear garish clashing color with this outfit) I swear I'm gonna explode.
And I just keep it to myself and answer showering everything with smileys to appear calm.

>>7934490
It was irritating me by existing.

>>7934503
Homestucks AREN'T people

>>7934736
Well, you pretty much summed up the casual/hardcore argument about gaming

>>7934424
>ChineAcneBoy4TheQuestForPeace.png
seems legit

>>7934737
are you from japan? i have a sugar hearts op coming in from mbok. i'll make sure to give it a sniff test. ;)

>>7934746
well, are you the sort of person who posts your kimono outfits in the lolita comm? We have one girl like this in our comm since the non-lolita jfashion is not very well represented. It's ok that she goes to meets, but when she posts outfit shots on the comm page looking for asspats on her kimono outfits it is obnoxious as all hell.

>>7934725
this guy reeks of embarrassment
>lol guise i cosplay this character so much I AM the character lolol
people like that can be nothing short of autistic

>>7934828
>lol guise i cosplay this character so much I AM the character lolol
reminds me of what I saw on DA the other day looking at cosplay props, been waiting for a cringe thread to post it
how do people actually act like this

>>7934786
i snorted

>>7934618
>Parents pushed for you to take on debt for an Art Degree
Get out while you still can,
if it ain't STEM, you're going to have a hell of a time finding a job.

>>7934746
You wear your hair down with kimono? Yuck.

>>7934841
not that person
>mfw I went into arts but worked for the federal government for three years as a student and got a full-time job right out of university

None of my jobs have been in my field but writing skills and a good resume have made me pretty employable so far. I wish I'd given a shit about science and tech when I was a teen a decade ago so I wouldn't have been boned when the economy crashed. I try to make the best of things, though. Kinda late to start over.

>>7934841
I'm one semester away from completion or else I would. But then again,
>implying my BA would have gotten me somewhere
A BA today is the equivalent of a high school diploma. Employers in America expect you to have some sort of bachelor's degree unless you're in a trade.

>>7934848
The other way round, anon.

>>7934838
I know dA comments are a shitfest 100% of the time, but I still cringed

>>7934710
Yes, I mostly feel ashamed because I am really lucky and I don't feel like I am worth it. Thank you for your words, they helped. I will try to see it from this perspective. I have really good grades and try to be helpful and kind to people whenever I can, I want to make sure I am not an ungrateful spoiled little shit.

>>7934888
>I'll rape you ò_ó
Is this person 10 or what

I throw my brand on the floor and leave it there all the time. And dont really care.

>>7934841
>tfw nearly everyone around me majors in STEM
>tfw people denounce majors that aren't STEM
>tfw I straight-up don't like hard science, technology, engineering, or math
>tfw uncertainty about affording nice things/hobbies in the future

well, at least I have a full scholarship and am not causing crazy debt for myself/my family

>>7934897
When in doubt, go for Nursing.

I want to go for Law, but everytime I go to the library I see this guy who was my public defender 2 years back who just looks like the most miserable motherfucker in the planet who wears rubber shoes that don't match his blazers. Even if I do go through, law if I fuck up so hard I'm gonna end up being THAT guy.

Nursing is always there, the pay is decent at $50k a year but that's with really, really good benefits to rival mailmen. It won't kill you with loans(you could possibly pay back all loans you owe by your 4th year) and you get to work 40 hours a week and dedicate the remaining time and budget on cosplay and Lolita.

At least, that's how my mom sold the whole thng to me, minus the Lolita part.

I was having a rough time at a con one time because someone implied that my online friend had died (she had medical problems) and I didn't want to wear this gross ass cosplay someone made for me. When I expressed that, someone in my room insisted that we should say that we spilled coffee on it. I brought up they'd want to see it and try to fix it and she said that she would actually spill coffee on it. I took the blame for it and was hated for a year. Finally come clean about it after things had been sorta patched up and they don't really seem to believe me. Still hate me and think she's gods gift to the world, even after another friend and I found out she was being a backstabbing bitch and I had vented to them about that.

>>7934424
Jesus fucking christ I get annoyed that you post this every chance you get.

>>7934897
There are tons of non-stem jobs out there, anon. You just might have to be patient before you find something great.

For confessions... I work in a stem field and waste so many working hours reading threads on this board. People's taxes are indirectly funding my lolita (contractor for government).

>>7934713
Similarly, I had someone who I hated in our local cosplay community who 'coincidentally' did all the same cosplays as me (I say 'coincidentally' because she would just ~~happen~~ to suddenly like an anime/character/whatever after stating she hated them or would cosplay a character I was cosplaying so she could match my girlfriend at the time). When I found out we've done cosplays that overlap, even now that she's done with cosplay, I still find her pictures to make sure I do it better than her.

>>7934897
That's me minus the part that isn't greentext.

I'm just straight-up not smart enough for STEM though. I'm not majoring in art despite what my family wishes but I'm still banking on the hope I'll be in the right place at the right time someday.
That or I'll die by then. No amount of money matters now if that happens.

:)

I selfpost every time there's an appropriate thread for doing so, because you guys always tell me I'm pretty and it makes me feel better about myself.

>inb4 voldie

I only do this I'm threads where its acceptable to do so.

>>7934894
Me too. My cat loves sleeping on my dresses. I just lint roll the hair off later.

>>7934932
Voldie keeps her tripfag up for the good and the bad in any case

>>7934897
The key part in my post is "debt"

Never get into debt if you know you can't pay it off quickly. A STEM job is almost a guaranteed job with a high pay.

If you got the money to follow your dream, go for it.

whenever I get a new lolita dress me and my boyfriend try it on and then we have sex with me wearing it.

>>7934978

>>7934978
I totally believe that, you fucking wanker. You don't even have a significant other.

>>7934978
my day is ruined

>>7934978

>>7934978
>>7934978

he was with me when I got my first dress ever (bodyline) and it just... kinda happened. It became a ritual now, but I don't re-sell any of my dresses.

btw i'm a brolita

no I'm not.
It wasn't supposed to be bait.. you wanted my dirty secrets, here they are.

i am a brolita, there's my dirty secret .. I have gay sex while wearing lolita.

>>7935002
>>7935007
>>7935011
>>7935013
could you at least adopt a trip so i can filter you?

>>7935002
You know what, provided you're super-careful with the mess and not reselling them, I don't see why it's a problem. If my bf thinks I look nice in an evening gown or even a pretty cosplay we either end up boning or the sexual tension is just through the roof for a while. Why not with other nice outfits too? It seems like it'd be more comical than sexy though trying to get it in in the first place with layers of petticoats everywhere. God, I can barely find my own vagina to change a tampon when wearing one, in all honesty

>>7935028
sure.
I'm the one who posted first, not a brolita and not intending to be a bait.
Does it help?

>>7935028
Somehow i feel like they're not all the same person, anon

>>7935035
i TROLLED u xD i don't rly have sex in lolita

>>7935035
if it was explained like this, I wouldn't see it as bait.

the way Anon posted it, I felt like it got shoved down my throat.

>>7935035
we do are careful.
We use condoms so there's nothing dripping around and we try not to go too crazy.
>>7935042
Sorry

>>7935035
I was messing around with the bf and he tried to grab my butt through layers of petti...didn't work very well at all. Can't imagine how it doesn't get a bit sweaty and stuff though...

>>7935069
True, but I'd think it wouldn't be much worse than a midsummer comm meet in terms of sweat on your clothes, especially since it's not given a prolonged period of time to soak in or anythingwee

>own several dresses and blouses I don't even fit, but I keep telling myself I one day I will lose weight. I have been telling myself this for over a year
>sometimes feel like I buy these dresses for the girl I wish to be - cute, slim, brave, give no fucks about what other people think about her, wears Lolita whenever the fuck she wants to
>In reality I am 20 pounds overweight and already at the max. measurements of many dresses, severe acne, spaghetti everywhere, too paranoid to wear Lolita outside of the meet ups, too afraid of what people think about me/people judging me for my clothes and think I am an attention whore
I have been into Lolita for almost 2 years and I still do not really feel comfortable wearing it outside of meet ups. I love the clothes, I love getting dressed up, but actually ging out in Lolita? Suddenly severly paranoid about people's judgement and afraid everyone will think I am an attention whore. Hell, even most of my friends don't even know I am a Lolita. It makes me so sad because I really love my cloothes and I want to wear them out more often and I love wearing them so much, but the few times I did it outside a meet up I was constantly afraid and felt miserble everytime someone stared at me. Is it me? Am I just not made for the fashion? ;_;

>>7935090
You have confidence issues, man up. It's the only way for you to connect to people who can actually related with.

If it helps, look out for /cgl/ meet ups.

>>7934841
Haha there's a lot of degrees that are unhelpful but STEM aren't the only good ones. Linguistics, for example, is a humanity and a degree that's pretty valuable. Philosophy, while it would seem useless, is actually highly valued by a lot of employers (and is a really good major to take as an undergrad if you want to go to law school).

>>7935093
>You have confidence issues, man up.
Yeah, I know. I just don't really know what to do. Simply saying myself "man up" does not really help. I pushed myself out of my comfort zone several times, but it's not really helping too.
I feel secure and comfortable as long as I am with another Lolita or in a group, but when i am alone suddenly all my confidence is gone.
>If it helps, look out for /cgl/ meet ups.
Nah, I don't even think there are any in my country haha
I wish I could find someone especially irl to talk about this, but I have only one Lolita friend and she has zero fucks to give about other people and is super brave because she has been wearin alternative fashioon for lalmost ten years.

>>7935090
we are the same person anon. don't worry about it too much. i only wear jfashion when i go to meet up with a minimum of one other person wearing something jfashiony. Otherwise I feel the same way, which is sad. Ohhhhh weelllllll.

>>7934916
>>7934897
But STEM is not about being "smart enough", it's about working hard enough. On 4chan everyone denounces everything that isn't STEM but that's really fucking stupid. I got a Master's in business law and now I'm working full time in a bank (mid-tier office job), with an opportunity for further advancement. STEM is also becoming rapidly oversaturated and a lot of people who say everything else is for "stupid people" is a retard.
Also, no offence but most people who act like they're super smart because they're in STEM in my experience have been insecure males.
That being said, I don't know how it is in Murica since I don't live there, I'm speaking for Europe.

>>7935119
are retards*

>>7935110
>Linguistics
LIES. Unless you're talking a PhD, and even then, it's not all that secure unless it's computational.

>>7935119
>Also, no offence but most people who act like they're super smart because they're in STEM in my experience have been insecure males.

THIS, FUCKING THIS. HOLY BALLS.
This is my roommate. He's always talking down to me and seriously calls himself a "man of science" when he can't even do shit like clean, pay his own bills, or use an electric can opener. The reality is he's a socially autistic, obese slob with no friends because he's too preoccupied with trying to look smart while not realizing he's being an asshole to everyone.
You ought to see his room.

IMO successfully smart people aren't pigs and have social aptitude. Life isn't all about chemistry equations or javascript.

>>7935119
Business has to do with math. If your degree has nothing to do with Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics; it's most likely useless at a BA level.

>>7935124
Yeah, not linguistics. Translation is somewhat better but you have to be careful not to work with publishing houses, ever. They're notorious for underpaying translators and ignoring quality for quantity.

>>7935126
>business has to do with math
Unless they're minoring in accounting, as most savvy business majors do, not really. At least not hard math. I know of too many bimbos in business who bitch about what little math aspects they encounter.

>>7935126
>business has to do with math
but it isn't a STEM field. It's mostly centered around marketing and involves more social sciences than maths.
>most likely useless
Evidently not, since it got me and plenty of other people a good job. The academy where I studied would have people come and scout students, offering internships, and later, full-time jobs. Sorry, but you clearly have no idea what you are talking about and are believing hearsay over facts.

>>7935125
kek
>>7935129
>>7935130
case in point

>>7935125
why do you live with this person

>>7935125
Lol, I remember your stories. Your roommate is a retard.

>>7934916
Let me tell you, I study computer science, and from my experience, there are a ton of people in STEM who are stupid as hell, and they still get their degree. You're not "not smart enough", you just need to work a little harder if you want to get good grades.

Not to mention, there is an influx of people trying to get into STEM nowadays because of the "Job opportunities", and it's not that easy to find a job anymore unless you're ahead of the competition, especially in Science and Medical fields.

>>7935115
Speaking from experience, it's the steps I don't take that I regret the most. The ones I did take like back then when /a/ meet ups were a thing, duoing on LoL with an Anon from /lolg/, talking to a lot of cosplayers who actually frequent in /cgl/, chilling with the people who were hanging out in the Nicobooth back in AX, those were the decisions that actually got me REAL friends. It made me realize that the "connections" I've had for the past 20 years before I got here in the US was all plastic.

It's also why I defend 4chan to the death. Despite it's reputation, it has given me the best things I ever had.

>>7935139
Signed the one-year lease, no way out.
He's not bad in the sense that the majority of his mess is isolated in his room since he locks himself in there most of the day, he's just an annoying retard. I don't see him pretty much the whole day, but when I do...
>>7935141
That he is.

>>7935115
anon would you tell me where you're from?
I'm kind of alone where I live too.. and also feel unconfortable with my body..

I know I'm probably disgusting because of my confession ( and I have many more) but I could be your friend..

captcha: knowledge afeels

My crush is telling me he'd be my 'biggest fan' if I cosplayed his waifu from an obscure game. I kind of dream of doing it and somehow seducing him, but I've never been that forward in my life, and it bugs me that it'd be like admitting I really want him to like me.

>>7935138
why me? I just said what the anon said was true, since I work in translation myself

>>7935157
I'm from Europe.

>>7935163
Sorry, meant to quote the person above you, not you anon.

>>7935163
Unrelated, but can I ask how you got started? What kinds of things do you put in a resume/portfolio to get noticed, especially when you're just starting out?

>>7935166
I got hired by talking to some people and knowing my shit, then just forwarded the resume when they asked because they were impressed with my credentials.
Beforehand I had been translating on my own, unpaid, I just liked doing it.
I speak 5 languages of which I speak 3 fluently, got my masters in English (in a non-English speaking country) and attended some lectures in order to get my translation permit to be allowed to work.
That's it.

>>7935125
I used to be friends with a guy like this online.

He wore a fucking labcoat everywhere (despite being in a field that doesn't require one), does the whole "man of science" thing, and talks down to everyone too.

He introduced me to my current boyfriend and best friend, and eventually both of them ended up blocking and deleting him. I kept him added but he only bugs me once a month at most. He also tried to track down his online gf that dumped him and cut off all communication with him 3 years ago, and is in complete denial about it.

>>7935174
>He wore a fucking labcoat everywhere (despite being in a field that doesn't require one)
I'm cringing so hard right now, holy shit. Which field was he in?

>>7935174

Holy shit, does he even fucking know what a labcoat is used for? It's fucking pretentious and completely undermines the original purpose of the coat, which is to help protect people from spreading germs/radioactive chemicals to themselves and others.

I really want to be famous and think I would make a better and cuter model than misako....

>>7935181
>>7935185
Something tech-related, I don't really remember.
Last I heard he was trying to make a vidya gaem.

>>7935174
That is filth. There is a reason it is called a LAB coat.

>rage because laboratory work.

>>7935090
>>7935115
Is something stopping you from working out so you can fit your dresses eventually?

It's hard to push yourself to do it if you're inexperienced with it but it's totally worth getting into a healthy, regular exercise routine. Helps build confidence and self-esteem, and the endorphins are a good mood booster.

are you guys pedos here on cgl?? I always thought cgl was like a predominately female board..

>>7935174
or he's just a hardcore steins gate lover

my cringes

I regularly pocket a spool of thread or something small while shopping at Joann. Usually while in the checkout line and I'm frustrated at how long it's taking.

Hot damn, this guy is hilarious. Honestly he sounds like my lab partner as well.... shocker another white male >.< The guy is always taking over everything, and thinks I know nothing about the course when I'm honestly doing better in the class than he is.

>>7935293
>white
his race has nothing to do with him acting like a dickbag, Asian and black guys do it too.

>>7935290
one time i didnt feel like waiting 30 more minutes for them to cut me like 1 yard of lace i'd forgot in the basket so i just used my scissors and cut some and just pocketed it. screw you joanns and your understaffed establishment

>>7935201
IT attracts an unproportionally high amounts of misogynerds and stupid people, unfortunately. (And weebs, for some reason)

>>7935293
>white male
> >.<
Welcome to /cgl/, I assume you came from tumblr.

>>7935293

At least learn how to reply you dumb cunt.

>>7935335
Because you can sit on a computer and read manga all day? That's what all my IT friends do, anyway.

>>7935164
oh.. we're faar away then.. but we can still be internet friends if it makes it any better?

We can talk by emails and maybe even letters if you'd like! And try to loose weight together? I don't know if it would work but I guess it could be worth a try as long as you don't mind my faulty english .

>>7935357
Well, yeah, that too. I spend about 8-14 hours a day sitting in front of a computer screen, it's pretty easy to just waste every free minute reading japanese comic books.
But other than that, I have no idea, half of the people I meet at Uni want to learn japanese and go to glorious nippon, the other half are video game nerds.

>>7934695
Cum dripping fuck sponges girl?

>>7934897
>tfw I got into STEM because I really like my field
>tfw it's becoming a soulless cog instead of a nerd haven because people who hate it are getting into it for the money

basic income when

>>7935335
He's a brony, so there's that.

>>7934841
> Majoring in physics
> tfw very little chance of getting a physics job

>>7935110
> minoring in linguistics (Sci/Arts double degree)
It doesn't seem like there's many jobs actually.

>>7935407

This. It's ridiculously hard to get a job in physics. My friend was unemployed for two years and finally caved in to now do a PhD. Shit sucks. I think it helps to get as much experience as possible in the field you like (e.g. medical physics). My other friend did that and he actually has a stable income right now despite only having a B.S., and is well on his way to getting a Master's on top of that. You can definitely make it anon!

>tfw I admire physics majors and their ability to basically create the universe from one equation
>tfw pleb tier rote learner who can't think beyond the box

>>7935400
Sharing those feels, god damn it.

>>7935399
You know it too well anon, I'm glad the drama that was served was entertaining and memorable for you.

>>7935162
If you can't admit you like him, good luck ever having a relationship with him. Guys are kinda dense usually, they tend to need you to be forward.

>>7934904
I'm not sure how its like where you live but for me nursing is so over promoted that they now have an overage of people wanting I be nurses and hardly any teachers/trainers. We have the same issue with language because where I'm from had such a need for Japanese speakers that now everyone learns Japanese and now that the yen is going down they're no longer coming as tourists everyone knows Japanese to some extent but they no longer need Japanese speakers but instead Chinese and other languages.

>>7934932
Why ya gotta bring me into this?

>>7935675
Need for Japanese? You're not from the Philippines, are you?

I've probably stolen upwards of 1000 bucks worth of stuff from Joannes and other craft stores...
If I go on a shopping trip and I haven't stolen something I consider it a wasted trip

>>7929404
They don't look right with that coord. The dress is too mature for tea parties, it doesn't matter that it's AP. Sorry to break it to you but there are different types of shoes beyond tea parties, and shockingly, they don't match with everything.

>>7934820
Nah, US.

>>7935339#
..... right.... cus everybody comes from tumblr.... I lurk around here quietly when I feel like it :P Tumblr is a waste of my time.

>>7935345
.... Was that really worth 30 seconds of your life? I may be a dumb cunt but bitch you're just sandy.

>>7935293
>can't even reply properly
> >.<
>white

Fuck off, Tumblrtrash. News for you, everyone on 4chan is a white male. Even the black and asian girls are white males. Kill yourself for trying to pull off racism against caucasians here you nigger.

>>7935293

>>7935715
No more 1st world.
Cgl likes to associate it with Obese asians.

>>7936542
Hawaii?

>>7935983
Fuck yeah anon, me too. I have the same attitude about it. It's gotten pretty bad, but it's so damn easy there.

Back on topic: despite being a relatively poorfag, I don't think I've ever worn a cosplay twice before. Just seems so boring and lazy to me, unless there's some major way to redo/improve it visibly.
And yet I can't bring myself to sell any of them, because I'm overly aware of any damage and parts I didn't do as well as I could; would be ashamed to give it to anyone else who'd notice the same things

>>7936587
Yeah I started to try serious cosplay this year, sewn two costumes..they're not really perfect so I can't sell them..but I don't feel like wearing them another time either. After visiting some smaller cons/fairs I decided it's just not really something for me that I would regularly do....all that work for one day...it's a bit of a shame. I don't do e-fame either so I don't care about photos and shit :/ man..it was a bit of a waste.
I've gone into lolita now because at least I can wear dresses multiple times..it feels more normal and accepted.

I got drunk at a convention, skinny dipped in someone's hot tub, and (still naked) hugged a band member from Powerglove and told him that I fuck to his music.

I'll never get that drunk again, I don't have the self control for it.

>>7936621
classy

>>7936628
I get very white-girl drunk. Dance all over the place, hug people, and get naked. I know it's trashy, it's why I avoid drinking so much now.

>>7934607
Agree. Lolita can look tacky if not in the right environment

>>7935290
>>7935330
Aw man, I was curious to know if my Joanns was just a piece of shit, but it's a general consensus? Christ.

I accidentally stole a pack of glue sticks [I had forgotten it under the fabric in my cart], but opted not to go back and correct my mistake because I had been waiting over a half-hour in line when there was only, like, 3 or 4 people in front of me. They did not even have that much stuff, the cashier took took their sweet fuckin' time ringing them up and did not put staff on another register.

I swear, if the HobbyLobby stocked more than just very basic fabrics, I would ONLY shop there, but, alas, Joanns keeps me coming back like a sad little prostitute to her greasy pimp.

>>7936587
On the other side of that, I am not a poorfag, but I put so many hours of work in to each cosplay (I usually do 4-6 per year) that I feel like I'm not getting the full value out of them if I don't wear each one to at least two or three cons and a photoshoot.

>>7936731
it's the coupons man. the coupons.

>>7934683
>>7934635
It kind of makes me feel bad because I am blind without glasses ;_;
I Just wear them to literally don't hit my face with a wall.

>>7936823
do you have sex in glasses?

what if he's ugly? do you take them off?

>>7936825
I.. I have never had sex...
But now you made me think about it, I don't know, I wouldn't wear them in that...situation.

>>7936825
i'm also blind as a bat and wear glasses

to answer your question i do make out in glasses and all but they do get in the way eventually so i take them off.

also, i can never cosplay unless i get contacts. and i don't want to get contacts because i feel very self conscious about my nose. i look uglier without glasses.

I once went to an international cosplay contest with a comissioned costume.

I placed.

>>7936825
Not OP, but as another nearly blind glasses-wearer, I do take mine off for sexytimes. It's safer than risking them being damaged when things get frisky, and I don't need to see my spouse clearly to have a good time (they are attractive, for the record).

>>7936823
Can't you get less clashy glasses? I know many people can't afford to have multiple pairs of frames but imo if you're going to only get one pair to wear with everything, get something that doesn't clash with like half your wardrobe. I made sure to get a very neutral pair that looks nice with almost everything and doesn't clash with anything.
Big clunky hipster glasses aren't the only kind of frames out there, which is why it kind of annoys me when people insist on wearing them with lolita anyway.

>>7936848
I wear mine with lolita because I got them years ago and can't afford anything else but if anyone at a con takes my picture I take them off. Best compromise I have right now.

>>7936853
i don't know how people do that... when someone that usually wears glasses takes them off they get that weird look

>>7935174
... Is that guy from Australia?

>>7936835
Did the commissioner know/find out? I know some who will give you their WIP in detail and pictures for extra money so you can enter, but I don't know how often people take them up on it.
Truthfully, I would consider doing it, but my friends know I can't see for shit.

>>7929404
I keep selling clothes for more than they are actually worth. I am not scalping intentionally, I just expect people to haggle the price, as I do while buying items. Thing is, they never do, and I end up with 10-20$ more than I should.

I am not really ashamed by this, not after 15+ people has done this to me. It's just kind of puzzling.

>>7936885
Sew* fuck you, phone.

>>7936867
Nope, Europe.

>>7936885
It was a local seamststress. I followed the whole process so I could talk to the judges about every detail.

I can sew now.

I'm a fujoshi and I secretly wish to crossplay and meet another person from the same series cosplaying the other pairing in my OTP ship and we both act like a cute couple like even doing the stupid pocky game.

>>7936905
Oh thank god.

>>7936731
>>7936802
This. The coupons. Though surprisingly few cosplayers I know are aware they exist. It's annoying because on the phone app you used to be able to get all the regular coupons but now the best you can get is 30% off now and then rather than 40% at least every week.

Don't shop at Hobby Lobby they're religious cunts but damn they have selection.

>>7935983
Do you just pocket stuff or walk out with armfuls of stuff because there's not much they can do to stop you? In an old Michaels/JoAnn thread a Michaels anon said if they suspect someone is stealing there isn't much they can do besides offer them a bag.

>>7936825
My gf wears glasses and always takes them off for sex or anything that's beyond simple kissing/making out because she is afraid she might break them.

>>7934824
ATX?

I've never worn contacts and, in fact, have always been a bitch about putting things in my eyes (I can't put eye drops in, no optometrist has ever succeeded in dilating my eyes because I blink the stuff out). But, I really wanted to use colored lenses for a cosplay and ordered some. I soaked them or whatever you do, then put one in. It looked cool. But then I couldn't take it out.

I had a mild freak-out and wound up making my roommate (a life-long contact wearer) take it out of my eye.

She still renewed our lease with me the next year, and we lived together until she moved out of town.

>>7936825
I take my glasses off for sexytimes. I'm close enough to see the things I need to be able to see.

>>7936859
You practice a photo face. I did convergence exercises because I used to favour my better eye even with glasses on, so I'm quite aware now which way my eyes are pointing/what looks normal and what looks spaced out in photos. The advent of the digital camera with the capacity to take lots of photos to determine best photo face helped as well.

>>7936825

My former bf and I both had glasses. We'd make out in them but when shit was getting real, he'd take his, then mine off.

He was always super close though so I could see everything, despite me being -8.00 in my right eye and -7.00 in my left.

>>7936825
Mine are fashionable (aka useless, I'm one of those 20/20 assholes*) and delicate, bf's are indestructible and practical. We both have a thing for glasses. They still come off. I have never even thought about that before.

>*tfw I wonder if it's us 20/20 aholes and our constant swapping of fashion frames that put that emphasis on matching glasses in the first place and we're the ones making it harder on lolitas who have to rock those frames daily and don't want the only pair of Rx glasses they can get to be describable as "unnoticeable" or "plain" just so she can pull off a different coord once a month.

>>7936979
Just a quick tip, but have you tried using eyedrops by putting the tip of the bottle to rest at the corners of your eyes (like for me, I use the inner corners) and squeezing it then? It's something I find easier to do by letting it "drain" into my eyes than have it fall as droplets into them.

I had the opposite scenario with colored contact lenses though, because no matter what I did, I couldn't put them in my eyes much less keep them there.
>also that feel when you've got astigmatism so your choices in circle lenses is limited

>>7934746
are you >>7920884 ?

>>7936979
Props to you for letting someone touch your eyes when you can't even take eyedrops.
But I'm pretty much the same, which is why I'll probably never get contacts.

>>7936825
No, dude, they get in the way so much.

>>7937010
They are not.

During all the Maikodolly confusion I managed to get her to send me $2000+ that wasn't mine.

>>7934904
One Of the therapys is the way around this... PT is a little saturated, but OT and ST, are solid. ST takes commitment, but PTA and STA are easy starts and legit pay

>>7936621
>tfw you can remember what you did
You will get that drunk again anon, you will...

>>7934904
idk where you live, but law is a poor choice in the US unless you actually like law AND you can get into a T14 school (or get into a shit school on a great scholarship that doesn't have too strict an "if you get below X.XX GPA, you lose your scholarship" so you can take one of the low-paying jobs that your degree from Mediocre McLaw School gets you). Only a small fraction of law students go on to make big bucks.

>>7934897
That said? Being a paralegal or some other sort of legal secretary at a big law firm is a great just-out-of-college job for non-STEM people who have no idea what they want to do with their lives. 40 hours a week, decent pay (if you're at a big firm), and a load of other just-out-of-college paralegals doing the same thing you're doing.

>>7937088
>doing all that stupid shit
>able to remember it all

what the fuck right

>>7934736
>A newish comm popped up where I currently live. From the very beginning I have taken an active interest in it, I have posted a million links, I have talked about what makes a good coord, I have told the new girls about milanoo, and bodyline, and brand, I have tried to steer people away from ugly dresses and posted all sorts of infographics (some of which I made especially for them) about how to avoid bad quality items, how to get the most bang for your buck, how to search for basic things like shoes (I don't know if anyone remembers me complaining about one of the girls in my comm bitching about how only rich snobs buy shoes over $25), I have done everything I can to explain how to not be a complete and total mess and start out in quality lolita pieces, but some how...

Woah. A similar thing happened in my country, I was helping them all and steering them in the right Lolita direction while the comm admin largely recommended Milanoo.
Then in a week, some girl turned out to be hugely racist, another one a scammer, a creepy old brolita guy made a "would you date a brolita" poll and I decided I was fucking done with it and they'd be better off on their own.

>>7937166
What comm?

>Have 2 science degrees
>Can't get any science job
>Stuck doing shitty data entry
>Life in a rut, no hope for future
>Feels fucking bad man

At least if I did art I could make money off fucking commissions. Fuck being a frustrated scientist.

>>7934635
I hate hipster glasses in general

>>7937225
Stalk this page religiously and become a patent examiner. http://careers.uspto.gov/Pages/PEPositions/Jobs.aspx.. If you're not in the US, become a patent examiner in your country.

What are your degrees in?

>lost my job 3 months ago
>collecting unemployment
>still live with parents so no major bills
>can't find a job that'll accommodate my school schedule
>be depressed over it
>spend all my unemployment money on lolita and cosplay to cope with depression

I have a feeling I shouldn't be doing this, but it's free money and my lack of a job gives me all the time in the world to find things to purchase online.

>Had a terrible life-draining retail job
>Spent all my extra money not for bills on lolita and figures because I was so miserable
>Quit so I could try to start fresh, get a new job, and sell some of my stuff
>Nobody understands why I quit and is disappointed in me

I honestly never thought I'd develop a shopping addiction, I don't know how to tell anyone because I'm embarassed. I grew up so poor and was always so good at saving money, it's really depressing.

>>7934424
idk if you are who I'm thinking of. But I live in MA as well and theres this guy I saw at my school wearing a trench coat and he speaks in a fake british accent and he called me "love" and it was the most obnoxious thing ever. So if that's you pls stop

>>7934635
preach, gurlfran.
I don't even give a damn what other people think anymore. They suit my face well and I think that's more important than them suiting the lolita aesthetic. Plus, I think they look fine with lolita.
But just as a coincidence, I'm getting a second pair this weekend! Whoop for insurance finally covering something.

>>7937266
>>7937288
Let us cry together over our shopping addiction, anons.

>>7937289
>tfw from a non-English speaking country
>taught to write and speak in RP (it's more common in Europe I guess, or at least used to be)
>scared people will think I'm faking an accent
I mean yeah I am faking an accent but that's because I speak fucking German and if I spoke English like zis, zat vud be veri hard tu underschtand, ja?

>>7937421
I would just think you were British.

>>7937266
>>7937288
>>7937413
I haven't looked at my bank account for too long. I'm scared of what I'll see.

>>7934737
What color/style?

>>7937288
>>7937266
>>7937413

Why do people bitch about other people losing their jobs or quitting because they were too draining? If I had a choice between working a job that doesn't kill me over with the shifts or working a job that does I would chose the former.

It pisses me off because my family thinks I sit on my ass and my part time on call job isn't a real job.

>>7937533
A lot of people don't believe that that is even a choice.
People I know with their 3 child families in their 5 bedroom homes are baffled with my studio apartment and childless relationship. They think I live like this because I have a low paying job. When actually, I can afford to work a fulfilling low paying job because I WANT to live like this.
They think that because I'm not working myself to the bone just so I can relax for 2 weeks a year, that I am lazy.

>>7937559
I used to work 5am-5pm shifts and my doctor told me to stop because it was literally killing me. Lost my job because of too many sick days due to for-mention shift. Now family thinks that after actively looking for a job for four years that I'm not trying hard enough. The hell? One job turned me down because they said they were looking for someone who spoke either Spanish, French, Chinese, or Japanese fluently.

Unless you know someone working or getting a job is fucking hard.

>>7937583
>unless you know someone
maybe in USA, but in the EU that kind of hiring is illegal or at least frowned upon

>>7937594
>in the EU that kind of hiring is illegal or at least frowned upon
Not really? Getting jobs via connections is pretty normal here, based on personal experiences and what I've heard from others. You still have to apply, but knowing someone improves your chances a lot.

>>7936823
>>7936832
>>7936848
>>7936853
>>7936859
Glasses can definitely good in lolita if they are in line with the coord.

Hipster glasses are tricky because they can be cute in the "dorky" or "intellectual" way, but not cute in the "sweet innocent girl" way.

This picture from the GLB is one of the better examples of how to use hipster glasses.

The same pair would NOT work with a coord where only pastels are present.

>>7937594

>in the EU that kind of hiring is illegal or at least frowned upon

Um. Haha. I know some people in my class who will get amazing posts based on what their daddy is. Nepotism is alive and thriving in this part of the EU.

>>7937666
Well Satan, people can recommend you but at least in my country there's usually a huge shitstorm when someone finds out daddy or mummy hired you or that you got in just because the boss and you go way back. Recently there was a huge scandal here when one of the higher-ups in our airport company was found to have employed her relatives, and I think half of them weren't even properly qualified. I live in a Nordic country, for reference.

>>7937583
>Speak both Chinese & Japanese fluently
>2 most employable skills atm
top kek

You make it sound like there's no choice between working to the bone to have 3 kids and 5 rooms or part time freedom no kids studio apt. My husband has 5 months off in a year, crazy company benefits (full medical, housing, holiday subsidy etc.), on track to guaranteed 6 figures. No kids, townhouse 4 rooms + loft. You can be leisurely employed in a field you love and paid amazingly well. Don't blame your shitty income and lack of marketable skills on the employers.

Back on topic: I don't really treat my brand dresses and shit as well as they should I guess. I leave them heaped on the floor, I let my cats lie in them, no garment bags, no steamer. I don't really sell though so whatever.

>>7937088
>>7937107
There are bits and pieces I don't remember, god help me. I hope I didn't shit on someone's birthday cake or something.

>>7937819
...w-what does your husband do, anon?
>tfw that's my dream life

>>7934635
>hipster
hipster anything, cmon anon

>>7937848
I hope you have, that'd be gold.

I don't want to cosplay with my friend anymore because she's a cringey korea/weeaboo. She's nice, but a weeb.

I purposefully picked cosplays from things she didn't like because I feel like being around her brings down the quality of my cosplay, but she still cosplays as other characters from the same series because ~we're best friends~. Going to cons is a pain in the ass because she glomps/shouts at people like she's 15 and always complains about people drinking in the room because "Alcohol!!!! Unnie, drinking is baaaaad XD"

To top it all off, she never does any of her own work and takes credit for everything I've made for her.

Ive started playing a game with myself where I speedwalk away from her and get "lost" during cons to avoid her until I'm back in the hotel room.

Secretly in my comm to feed off and stir up drama. These girls are offended so easily. Also trying to separate comm leader from best friend and replace her. I'm a monster.

>>7937819
Who said I was blaming it on the employers?

I don't know where you live but most jobs are like that here. You either need to know someone in the job that you are applying to (as in a boss/employer gives you a recommendation/foot in the door not someone hiring you under the job,) you need to know at least two languages or have something in the field that people are looking for. I went to school for animation and I know Excel and intermediate computer skills. But since I don't have a four plus year degree for something like Accounting or worked in Bookkeeping it doesn't mean shite here.

A majority of my family are baby boomers (born in the 1950s.) If you don't know it was a lot easier to get a job back then than it was now. They had their jobs for 10+ years so yeah they are making a lot more than me. Am I jelly? No. My issue is that they bitch at me because I don't have a job like them and I rather not work cleaning up vomit if I have to. They feel that I should get that job cleaning up vomit because "I should be desperate.'

>Husband.

I'm not married and I'm working part time at a job that I sort of enjoy but it doesn't pay shite and said family bitches about it which is my problem.

>>7937971
GO learn a language then. Download a free audio course. Get a degree. Using Excel and 'intermediate computer skills' means shit. Everyone knows how to use excel, Google Drive, and send an email. It's pretty clear you're not trying hard enough and blaming it all on society. If you really didn't give a shit then just tell your family to fuck off. Complaining about not being able to get a job because you don't have language skills or it's all predetermined anyway shows you do care.

>>7937982
What constitutes as advanced computer skills then

>>7937904

Or how about you not be a bitch-child and actually talk to her about what bothers you like an adult?

Your friend sounds annoying as hell, but that doesn't give you license to be a cunt. People mature at different rates and people change. If she doesn't change or refuses to alter her behavior in any way then it's time to start distancing yourself. Right now you're just feeding your superiority complex.

Girls who keep stealing from Joanns: stop. Your stealing is why your cannot get quick help. The stores have veey little profit daily, andtons if fucking shrink. We cannot help you faster if there are 2-3 people on the floor because we cannot afford to do payroll daily for more people. We also cannot afford to fire the old bitches who go super slow. We try to move quick. /customers/ themselves are horridly slow half the time. We're seriously trying.

>>7937989
Myself and other people in our circle of friends have talked to her over and over again about her behavior. Almost everyone else has completely ditched her except for me and her boyfriend. She keeps insisting that we're "following what our parents want us to do because we're lame".

>>7937800
I can't speak for the whole of Europe, but see >>7937791. I live in central Europe, and it's very much true here. Also
>implying I'm just trying to be the devil's advocate
No. Just personal experience.

>>7937971
>I know Excel and intermediate computer skills
It's 2014, even middle school kids have intermediate computer skills, and knowing excel is pretty much implied. I don't know what field you're looking for, but learn some of the more advanced software that is being used, how to use photoshop, heck, learn some HTML. Of course you won't get a job if you have no skills that set you apart from the crowd.

>>7937819
>My husband has 5 months off in a year, crazy company benefits (full medical, housing, holiday subsidy etc.

....So what do you do and how do you contribute?

>>7938531
>....So what do you do and how do you contribute?

She sucks his dick and lives off his paycheck anon.

>>7938594
this. she sounds snobby like she is working and earning the 6 figures. your inflated ego is showing. i hope he drops your loser ass for a better chick.

>>7937982
I'm complaining because I live with some of them and I still have to hear my relative gossiping about my bitching relative because they are the oldest in the family. I'm working part time but it doesn't make enough because it's random hours.

>Go learn a language then.

That's what I'm doing right now but getting a degree cost money and I'm still paying off college loans to this day.

I'm using audios from the library and books until I get enough money from my part time job but in the meantime I still have to pay bills and I don't have a stable part nor full time job so I'm actively looking for one. Which is my main problem.

If you want to laugh I even applied at Gamestop with previous money counting experience AND gave them a thank you letter (three different time periods) and I wasn't hired. Mcdonalds didn't hire me because I need to know fluent Spanish (I only know enough Spanish to say "Hi, bye, thank you, time" and random other phrases.)

>>7938525
I know Photoshop and HTML but the jobs for some reason here that I applied for wanted me to have a degree in it (or papers) even though I showed them that I could use it.

>Everything cost money to do.

>>7938797
Wait. There's a degree for photoshop? What.

>>7938812
I know right? I was like "Dafuq that doesn't have a degree."

I worked in animation so I was like "I use that all of the time" but they claimed that wasn't enough and needed a specific degree in PS.

>>7938032
Sounds like she's refusing to listen, then. Cut her off.

>>7938531
>>7938594
>>7938598
I'm a mid-level manager at a 5 star hotel thank you very much. I used him as an example because you were saying how it's impossible to have time off and enjoy life while being in a field you enjoy. He gets waay more holidays and benefits and better pay, I don't have as much (or barely any) time off so I didn't think I'd be a suitable example.

But thank you all for being jelly.

>>7938797
Well if you're doing it then good for you. You'll make it through. Tough it out.

>>7938518
I called you Satan because of your 666 trips, didn't mean anything bad by it

>>7938825
>impossible to have time off and enjoy life while being in a field you enjoy.

I never said this wasn't possible. I said that it's hard to do where I live because they don't consider artwork a real job. Janitorial work, Accountant, Medical field, and Bookkeeping are the jobs of choice here or anything handling money. Knowing two-three languages are regarded more so, even with shite jobs like Gamestop, than actually having experience in said field.

Even my part time job, working as a gopher, isn't considered a 'real job' by society's standards.

I was working at a clothing store making around 8.25 USD per hour and doing 5am-5pm shifts marking down clothing every single day. My days off were not consistent and I didn't receive holidays, benefits, or even medical.

My main issue is that my family and people assume that I should accept any job no matter what because you need that money, even if the job is physically or mentally draining or something against your moral values.

>>7938825
>I'm a mid-level manager at a 5 star hotel thank you very much.
Motel 6 isn't 5 stars.

I'm a 27 year old guy who really wants to plow a girl in one of those lolita dresses. Something about excessively feminine girls/clothes just does it for me, so I keep coming to this board and looking at the pictures. I just don't have the balls to walk up to some skanky 16 year old and tell her I have alcohol in my room.

>>7938876
alcohol, really? just tell her you'll give her money for burando and she'll be riding your lap.

>>7938864
> manager
topkek.

>>7938876
Better hurry it up then. Only 3 more years until you reach wizard status.

>>7938876
If you give me some money I'll do it for free!

>>7938916
>give me money
>i'll do it free

wat

>>7938923
Oh, I think you know.

I use a more poofy petti to look better in photos. In reality, unless I'm going to a fancy meetup, I change right after the photo into a less poofy petti (think otome tier poof) so I can actually walk around without crashing objects everywhere around me.

I also have spent >$1000 in lolita in the last three months, and I can't stop myself. I need to though - I'm a poor student and this is getting out of control.

>>7939024
$1000 is pretty humble considering how much i spend in 3 months.

>>7934481
As a native Californian I take offense to this. Fuck you, I'm glad your "girlfriend" escaped your psycho ass. Even though she had to move to the opposite side of the country to do it.

>>7939031
>I take offense to this
so fucking what, cry me a river
it's clearly a joke

t. Californian

>>7934937
I can't leave nice clothes on the floor because my cat occasionally decides she's too lazy to walk to the damn litter box or something and pees on any clothes on my floor. The other day she actually pissed on an old hideous Bodyline skirt that had fallen off my clothes rack. I wasn't even mad.

I want to be internet famous. Problem is, I hate getting attention. I hate chatting with people. I wouldn't be able to put myself out there at all.
I just threw out a brand new wig because I fucked up while styling it and was too upset to go wash it and start over. I lose my patience as soon as I even consider sewing something myself.
I love video games, but setting up a lets play account anywhere is hopeless because my computer/internet connection can't handle streaming. I'm terrified that if I do come up with a gimmick, no matter what hobby, and set up a page anywhere, my likes/followers will never even reach 1.

I'm very jealous of the gamers who earns thousands from people watching their videos and streams and I'm jealous of all of the internet idols who gets free crap sent to them by fans. I'm not jealous of who -they- are as people, cause most of the ones I know of are not exactly my cup of tea, I just wish I could be adored like that. I'm putting myself deeper and deeper in debt because of all of the medical bills I have and it's times like these that I wish I had any kind of following that I could ask for help. I get very sad when I see people getting con-tickets, trips across the world and the like handed to them while I have to put myself in debt just to live life day by day.

>>7939183
Anon, stop trying to be internet famous. It has no impact on your actual life, and clearly it's putting you through a lot of stress. Do these things because you like them, not because you're trying to come up with some kind of gimmick. If you're authentic, you will get followers. Maybe it won't necessarily be by the thousands, but there will be people out there interested in what you are doing/saying. Chances are you'll like it better anyway.

>>7939183
whore yourself

>>7939214
>TFW started camming to pay off student loans, now supports me and my expensive hobbies.
>TFW I'm just getting more and more fans.

Someone's gonna connect the dots, but until then, money and hobbies mean happiness.

>>7939183
You'll be happier when you stop comparing yourself to others.
The grass isn't always greener on the other side. Just think of the special set of problems that come with being a camwhore or someone who's internet famous, then think of the long term issues that stalk them years after they've stopped doing it.
Like >>7939228 said, there are consequences to it too. Everyone has problems. Everyone is sad. Nobody is 100% happy. Everyone dies.

>>7939228
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Find out what it means to me

>>7934897
>studying economics
>the only thing hard is being able to stay awake and attentive till the end of the lesson
>it's a lot harder than you would think it is

>>7938825
the way you said it just kind of sounded like it's the easiest thing in the world to get a perfect dream job like that

>>7939228
You go girl! Show the world that females are not inferior!

>>7934424
This bitch has the fakest "brit" accent I've ever heard. He even uses it at his shitty job and it's embarrassing as hell. Being enough of a sperg to think you're Dr Who is enough, but doing so and hating on anime fans just because they like anime while you do this shit is even more autismal.

Seriously though, this guy is a fucking douche.

>>7938825
>hotel manager
Oh, so you're a nobody talking down to other people on the internet while your husband provides your housing, insurance, and meals so you can blow your petty paycheck on lolita.
Must be nice to be a spoiled brat married to a breadwinner. Not all of us have rich husbands.
>5 star
Stop lying on the internet, I bet you work at a Days Inn.

>>7939271
>perfect dream job
as if. whose dream job is to be a manager of a hotel.

>>7939298
I mean their husband's job they mentioned in their first post, not her job.

>>7939287
You know what, at least she works. I don't know why you are all giving her crap when she could probably sit at home and be a useless "housewife" if she wanted. at least she actually works. You have my respect anon

>>7939298
Marion Moseby

>>7938864
>>7938897
>>7939287
>>7939298
>>7939305

Wow so much jelly. I'm a restaurant manager at a Marriott. Can't say which or what country sorry. And yes, being GM of a 5 star is actually big money. At that level food, living, travel, and medical are all covered plus 6 figures easy. Above that is being regional director and board member, then it's yachts and private jets. I could actually stop working now, pop a few kids out, and live the lolita mama dream life if I chose to. Or no kids and keep all the money for more brand. Does that make you feel better now?

>>7939358
Thank you for your support, and reminder that being a housewife is just as feminist as being in the workforce as long as its a choice.

>>7939664
neither is "feminist", they're both your personal choices.

>>7939664
>Marriot
>6 figures

Also holy shit are you the dumb cunt who keeps bragging about how you 'made it in retail' and now have a 6 figure job? Being a restaurant manager at a hotel is not the same as a GM. Are you sure you're not making shit up?

>>7934736
god how can anyone find a dress like that attractive, ugh

that fucking fabric

>>7935407
>>7935433
I have a degree in chemistry and I work in retail T.T I feel your pain.

>>7937266
You aren't alone, anon. I was on unemployment last year and I totally did this.

>>7934912
i'll pay my taxes a little happier this year, anon ;D

>>7939742
I have a brother who finished engineering, and he made my life a living hell. He's the butthurt autismo that calls women stupid because they don't major in STEM, and calls people who finish business or law degrees charlatans and idiots. Basically, anything that isn't STEM isn't "smart enough" for him and he will be very condescending to anyone who is finishing up some other degree.
I was good at maths but I got a language degree and now I work in an embassy making twice as much as he does. He works in a computer store and has an online job as well, and still doesn't make as much as I do.
The degree you have has nothing to do with how good of a job you will have, even in STEM you have people who remain unemployed because the field is so oversaturated (at least here). I even think I got a job BECAUSE the degree was so obscure (Turkish).

Don't fret though, with physics and chemistry + some versatile secondary skills there's sure to be jobs.

>>7938861
you need to move to a different region of the US anon

>>7939358
>I don't know why you are all giving her cra
It's because she's a bitch.

>>7939674
being a restaurant manager isn't working in "retail"

>>7939820
I know that, but a week ago some anon came in bragging about how they used to work in retail and now are in management and make 6 figures. They were a bitch just like that anon and had the same sense of entitlement.

>>7939358
Because she's acting like a snobby cunt.
You could be successful for all I give a shit, but if your attitude is less than stellar you'll get shit and you gotta deal with it.

And it's not even jealousy, it's just irritating to see that kind of attitude.

I don't know if this counts, since it's more of a weeb thing than a cosplay/j-fashion thing but sometimes I log into my old deviantart account and join shitty rps in the chatrooms to mess around.

It brings me make to my flipnote hatena weeb years, even if it is really dumb.

>>7934725
Pretty sure it's all just some asshole posting his photo with some shitty ex-gf story just to make fun of him

There's a girl I used to be friends with who has been trying to infiltrate my local comm for about 2 years. She has been calling herself a cosplayer despite only wearing one actual costume (bought off the net, yet she claims she made it herself). I wouldn't give a shit if it weren't for the fact that she constantly slates other people behind their backs (after saying to their face how awesome their costume is) and is quite openly rude to people when they ask for critique, especially when she's answering questions about things she knows fuck all about.

I wish I couldn't care less about it, but she's unbelievably toxic and it makes me angry when she just gets away with it. She is the kind of person who is surrounded by people who are either too pussy to stand up and speak out or will just try and defend her actions. I've told people time and time again about her behaviour, as have numerous friends, yet nothing has changed. Part of me just wants to set her up and humiliate her, because it seems like nothing else is going to work. I've worked out a whole great scenario in my head so many times. I'm beginning to wonder whether I'm just being a dick.

I'm only in shape because I like cosplaying.
But my proportions (short and wide) and facial features don't allow me to cosplay anything well. ;_;

>>7939870
Doubtful.

I bought a $50 handmade skirt at a con when I was new to lolita. it was... bad

I miss NCN threads on /cgl/

>>7937501
JSK in lavender

>>7939943
I feel you anon.. I feel you

>>7939834
Everyone i associate with makes 6 figures, but theyre very humble about it , unlike that anon. How trashy .

>>7940153
ncn?

>>7939298
> whose dream job is to be a manager of a hotel?
My boss works 5 hours a week and earns 6 digits as well. Paid travel, free rooms, work from home(since the hotel interface is wired straight to his house), it's one hell of a life.

>>7934424
Lemme guess: American? I'm so fucking over these Dr. Who nuts with a hard-on for pseudo-Brit culture. Get your own damn personality, a better haircut, and hit the gym and maybe you'll be able to stick your dick into something that doesn't pretend your a fictional character. Pull that shit in England and you'll get your ass kicked (or some real serious side-eye, which is basically a British ass kicking)

>>7936934
anon that works at Michael's here, and can confirm. i got no training on any of that or how to handle it so I'd just be like "bye"

in our defense tho, my Michael's is 95% old people who probably aren't stealing anything their 200$ cart load doesn't justify anyways

>>7940323
>get your ass kicked
unlike amerifats we don't reach for our guns whenever we see someone we dislike. He'd be seen as obnoxious and ridiculous, and people would be taking the piss a lot but I doubt anyone would get physical.
That being said, I have nothing against people faking an accent if their mother tongue is not English, but Americans usually go overboard and think everyone in the UK talks like Del Boy Trotter.

Wanna major in something coding related, preferably game development, but am terrified i won't find a job and have no idea where to even start networking. Ive honestly started considering becoming an escort because i have more idea how to do that then how to go about joining a studio and making games. All so i can fund my Lolita wardrobe.

>>7940510
You don't know what you'll major in so the first thing you think of is being an escort? Really bitch? Have we fought for nothing all these years?

>>7940516
some of my relatives were/are sex workers so im familiar with it and its a viable temporary option. it was more of an after thought really.
I'm kicking myself now tho because i shouldn't of mentioned it on here at all and i apologize for that

I can't stop flirting with Japanese cosplayers on Cure. I'm damn faithful, flirting with random women who I'll never meet just thrills me. My girlfriend would obviously have my head if she ever found out.

>>7940539
Your relatives have no self respect. Get a McJob like the rest of us.

>>7940540
how about you stop, then

>>7940545
That would be too logical, I guess. It's almost like an addiction.

>>7940546
It's almost like you're an arsehole.

>>7940547
u are 1 fucking cheeky kunt mate i swear i am goin 2 wreck u i swear on me mums life

>>7940547
>bullying in a confession thread

>>7940510
You can always work freelance? That's what I do And it's working for me

>>7940549
fite me irl prod cunt ill hook you in the gob up the ra

>>7939024
Stop being irresponsible then. It's really not hard to put the credit card down.

>>7940510
do computer science and delve into game development from that. That way you're skills are more widespread then just games and you have job opportunities beyond it

>>7940510
Get a degree in computer science.
Or learn how to code in your free time, start freelancing, gain some experience, and go from there. You might have trouble landing in a bigger company without a degree though.
Breaking into game dev is fucking hard, keep that in mind.

>>7940510
Better off becoming an escort, you'll get more respect and better pay than a game developer.

Software engineering in other areas is more money and more laid back.

>>7935174
>>7935181
>>7935204
>>7935185
My confession is that I used to wear a lab coat around as an actual coat because ~mad scientist trope~.

I was such an autistic sperg as a teen.
>Mfw I'm in med school now.
>All of my cringe.

>>7940871
>Better off becoming an escort, you'll get more respect and better pay than a game developer

I hear being an escort isnt actually that bad if your in the US and play it safe

>>7937288
I used to have a shopping addiction except it was just buying clothes. it stopped at about 6-7 months and i still feel guilt over it because it was my parents money and i realize how spoiled and terrible i was. it was initiated by a very abusive/manipulative bf at the time (now my ex) cause he made up some people to mess with my head, and those "people" happened to buy a lot of taobao shit so i started doing it too and it got excessive.

>>7941997
Also i was 15-16 at the time so i was pretty young.

>>7929404
>cosplaying zuko
>put scar on wrong side
>pretend I was doing the play scene when called out on it

I was fooled by the mirror.....

>>7934841
>friend went to art school
>works on Grimm now
Neat story sport.