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Previous thread here: >>7355138

>> No.7370602

>tfw no clue how to make parts of a cosplay
>tfw hair seems like the hardest part

>> No.7370605
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>that feel when you're image searching your favorite character to see who else has cosplayed her and you find a sniped picture of your ass

I'm not surprised, just disappointed.

>> No.7370616

>>7370605
>tfw I will never cosplay at a level where someone would even consider taking a pic of me in secret

>> No.7370619
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>need dark blue skirt and sweater
>seems like regular old sweater and skirt, not too hard
>oh but it is
>impossible to match the skirt blue and the sweater blue
>can't find sweater with same details
>it either has buttons, wrong sleeves, wrong neckline, wrong fabric or wrong color (or more of those things)
at least everything else is fine.
another problem is that under incandescent light, navy blue appears black and I don't know how con lighting is going to be.

>> No.7370622

>>7370619
hand dye your wool

>> No.7370623

>>7370622
Can't, it's acrylic.

>> No.7370646

>>7370616
It's not that the cosplay itself was very good, it was the fact that my ass was hanging out. Fucking superhero costumes. Thank god for dance tights.

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>tfw newbie and too afraid to start cosplaying because would be wallowing in shitty construction and probably get photographed and posted for people to laugh at

>tfw browsing photographs of competent-to-godly tier cosplayers and wishing i was brave enough to crawl through the shit-tier mandatory learning phase to join them

>> No.7370650

>>7370605

>tfw when you realize you like it, you little attention whore you

>> No.7370671

>tfw valentine's day tomorrow and I'm single
I want a /fit/zen bf.

>> No.7370699

>>7370671

bait

>> No.7370715

It's ok, anon.
I want a /vp/ bf.

>> No.7370716

>>7370671
>>7370699

Yeah. You'd have to be young not to know those guys are all gay

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>>7370715
Holla

>> No.7370768

>>7370602

How so? Can you not get a wig to style? Hair isn't the hardest IMO but it's the part people will notice if it's off

>>7370605
Feel blessed. Or dox them.

>>7370616
Maybe you just don't know yet

>> No.7370770

>>7370671

>tfw most /fit/izens are DYEL

>> No.7370892

>>7370671
C-Can I be your little girl?

pls go respond

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>>7370671
>has /fit/zen bf

>he'll be out for half the day though
>also if not snowstorm will probably be cold as fuck
>so probably no dinner night out

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>>7370648
>tfw you thought for your first few cosplays, 'I'm going to do it right! I'll put in the research and be at least decent!'
>look at old pictures of these cosplays and cry

also

>tfw you thought for your first few lolita coords, 'I'm going to do it right! I'll put in the research and be at least decent!'
>look at old pictures of these coords and cry

It was always the shoes, honestly. My biggest regret at the beginning of everything is not putting effort into my shoes. Keds in my cosplays. Peep-toe sandals in my coords.
Whyyyyyy

pic related, what I want to do to my past self

>> No.7370938

>Tfw I dress fairy kei and want a qt Jfashion wearing girlfriend but have no idea how to find one.
I know there are cute Jfashion girls at cons, but there's no way to know if they like girls...

>> No.7370959

What are you all waiting from your sagar daddies?

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Just found out my best friend who I've been cosplaying with for years is probably moving in a few months. My other best friend is possibly moving to the same city also for different reasons. I've been pretty down lately for a variety of reasons and this is the worst thing I can hear right now. Been crying all evening and feel like shit.

>> No.7371469

>>7370959
>sagar daddies
>sagar
Looks like /r9k/ forgot how to spell

>> No.7371491

>>7370938
ikr there needs to be a wristband or something so i know who to flirt with

>> No.7371512

>>7370648
homesuck get out

>>7371405
sure is underage on here tonight

>> No.7371606

>>7371512

>sure is underage on here tonight

?

>> No.7371611
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>>7371606
I'm guessing you're not allowed to care about your friends if you're over 18..?

I'm a different Anon, but I share your feels to a very small extent. My best friend is moving too, but she won't be more than 30 minutes away.

>> No.7371618

>>7371611
I'm 23 and I still cried like a little bitch when my friend had to move out. I still see her at cons and we visit each other but it's not the same.

>> No.7371627

>>7371512
wash the sand out

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>tfw getting too fat to cosplay skinny characters but not fat enough to do good fat cosplays

fuck

>> No.7371685

>>7371611
Cosplay Shiemi from Blue Exorcist! She's really cute and she's not fat, but she's not all that thin either. I always wanted to cosplay her but it wouldn't be accurate if I did because I am not the right weight.

>> No.7371689

>>7371685
Wow my phone messed up horribly. That was meant for. >>7371657

>> No.7371745

>tfw first time seeing self on /cgl/ was in a fap thread while cosplaying the opposite gender

>> No.7371954

>>7371405
>The only thing I can say is if you can cry that they're gone, you can smile at the fact they happened. Internet.

It made more sense in another language...

>> No.7372263

>>7370619
You could sew it out of fabric. I get your frustration with finding things to modify out of regular clothing, that is the tough thing about realistic stuff. I can never find the right fabrics to buy and turn into the clothing...so I too usually hunt for stuff to cut up and fix at the thrift store.
I'd say to look for a dress and cut it up because matching stuff will not go well as you said.

>> No.7372293

I actually feel... good right now. I'm making plans for cons and aiming to be more productive in my daily life then normal, I feel inspired, like "I'm gonna do this and that and have a great time!"

But I don't know if this is fleeting, if I'm on some sort of high and if I'll come crashing back down. It's a scary thought.

>> No.7373170

bump

>> No.7373192

>tfw no cosplay bf
>tfw is hard to keep contact with some friends even if they all cosplay regularly
>tfw the only people that try to be friends with you at cons are ugly neckbeards trying to get lucky with you
>tfw all the cute guys at cons are usually taken

>> No.7373934
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>all my favorite anime characters have been females or bearded men
>I used to be a fat guy who can't grow a beard
>finally start to trim down
>MOTHERFUCKIN' SPACE DANDY
>still not slim enough to be Dandy and probably never will be

I really want to do it because I love this fucking show, but I really don't want to end up on a /cgl/ cringe thread.

>> No.7373954

>>7371657
I am slightly chubby and I say just pick outfits that you know will be flattering to your weaknesses and nobody will notice.

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> 'So anon, where are you in your cosplay progress?'
> tfw haven't been doing anything productive for the last few weeks

I really need to do the do, but I don't seem to be motivated all of a sudden.

>> No.7373966

>been browsing /cgl/ for a while but never really cosplayed much
>been getting serious over the past two years about trying to do it
>tfw still nervous every time I cosplay out of fear of ending on on a /cgl/ cringe thread

>> No.7373971
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>tfw I've had long term depression since last year
>dad passed away in november really suddenly
>I was the one who found him and it really fucked me up
>depression got way worse
>stopped leaving room
>grades plunge
>gains weight
>no cosplay progress
>loses friends
>tried to strangle myself to death, nearly succeeded but it worked as a wake up call
>slowly regaining friends
>working on cosplaying and schoolwork more
>losing weight
>mfw I think I might finally be on an upward incline

>> No.7373988

>>7373971
Ah fuck, sorry for your loss anon, and kuddos for not giving it up. Good luck with your cosplay project too.

>> No.7374007

>tfw I want to cosplay with my cousin
>tfw every time we go out I see girls talking to their friends about how they think we're a gay couple even though we aren't flamboyant or gay in the least
>tfw I'm scared to cosplay because people will make fun of us together

>> No.7374077

>>Spend Months making costume
>>Nights and Days gone working on it
>>Female makes "genderbend" version
>>only has splash of original character in it
>>everyone loves them
>>ignores my months of work

fucking genderbend... can't be happy with your own pie, have to eat everyone elses eh?

>> No.7374079

>>7374077
you sound bitter. maybe if your costume was better, it would've gotten more attention. just because you're cosplaying a character doesn't mean you've automatically made it your "pie"

>> No.7374080

>>7374079
Oh /cgl/ never change, keep not readind what people say and looking out for your chance to insult males and push your period rags around. Do ho ho ho ho ho.

>> No.7374085
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>>7374077
That.
I've been to cons where a guy is the left pic and a girl is the right pic and both male and female are all over her asking for pics. You can be perfect in everyway, but magical GenderBend comes along? Genderbent cosplayer is suddenly the one true light and way. Alll hail them for their flawless and perfect empowerment! Hooray! Hooray!
>>7374079
You sound like you already eat all the pies.

>> No.7374101

> tfw really wanting to cosplay
> tfw fat fuck

There's so many things I'd love to cosplay but I refuse to do so till I lose all this weight, but even if it goes good for a while I'll just crash and start binge eating whatever I can find and I hate myself for it. I feel like I'll never cosplay at this rate.

>> No.7374108

Who else gets bothered if certain types of guys asks for your picture?

>cosplaying with my friends
>this ugly non-white guy comes up to me
>"hi Saeko, can I take your picture please?"
>"no you can't"
>he says "sorry" and leaves
>a friend of mine starts to give me shit
Do we really have to let every creep take our picture?

>> No.7374110

>>7374108
You dont have to do pictures, however politely declining the proposal in a way that doesnt come off as bitchy never hurts.

>> No.7374116

>>7374101
Sounds like you need to create a solid diet and fitness routine and a timeline to stick to and then get back on when you falter. If you just give up after every crash, you'll never progress that way.

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>tfw you find out your former best friend in high school (which you ended on really, reeeeally bad terms with) is close friends with a new group of cosplay friends you just made.

Shit man. She didn't even cosplay or go to cons often back in high school so I would have thought she would be in this circle, let alone the cosplay community. Now I'm having second thoughts about being friends with this group, and paranoid that drama will arise if this is ever found out.
She used to always lie about her life on tumblr and play victim in situations that were clearly her fault (ex. justifying stealing money and trying to get people in relationships to cheat with her), so I'm hoping she's grown up since then..

>> No.7374120

>>7374119
*never have thought

>> No.7374126

>>7374116
thanks for the input, I'll see if that will work better

>> No.7374777
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>tfw I feel gross and fat as fuck
>don't want to look bad in my outfits
>PTSD is getting worse, I feel bad working out so people can see my fat jiggle
>don't have a gym membership so regular people driving would harass me
>anxiety gets worse thinking about it
>not losing any weight working out at home even though my diet doesn't suck much
I just want my body to be up to par with my sewing and it's really depressing that I don't feel safe exercising alone outside it's the only way to get actual cardio in

>> No.7374782

>>7374119
Trust me, she hasn't. They never do.

>> No.7375274

>>7375227
That post though.

>> No.7375290

>>7374777
Have you tried Insanity? I've been doing it for 3 weeks combined with lifting and I've seen some really amazing results already.
It's worth giving it a try cause it's a good exercise anyways.

>> No.7375330

>>7375290
Insanity is horrible for your body though. I recommend against it.

>> No.7375629

I'm afraid of losing my bf.

He was abused as a child. It wasn't sexual abusve but it left him very introverted and self concious.

>always thought his voice sounded horrible, but he actually sounds very sexy
>thought his dick was shit because it's uncut and he grew up thinking everyone was cut. I love his dick and it's 7.5in, measured by myself
Etc

Now that I'm dating him his social circle is expanding and he's meeting new people and new girls. I often find myself choosing to stay at home when he asks what I wanna do for the weekend so he doesn't meet new people. I'm a shit person.

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>family argument reaches critical mass
>tfw I might not make my next convention
>tfw I wanted to buy some accesories and small things to finish some loli coords for said con and now I have to focus on expenses with moving out
>tfw I wanted to spend my spring break sewing and improving my older cosplay but I have to pack shit instead

It's not that this crap is happening, I could kind of handle it otherwise, it's just happening at a very bad time.

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>>7375629
Ok, I won't claim to speak for your BF, but as another guy who is super self-conscious, introverted, etc., I'll say this:

If he really cares about you and appreciates what you've done for him, he'll stick with you. I'm apparently SOL and struggling to break out of my shell myself instead, but if a girl did that for me, I'd feel indebted to her in a huge way because it would mean so much to me. On the flip side, if he doesn't appreciate what you've done, or doesn't really love you as much as you love him, do you really want to stay in a relationship with someone like that? For that matter, what would he think if he knew why you never wanted to go out anymore?

I won't pretend to have a perfect answer for you, but you've really got to take those things into consideration.

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I've been feeling pretty down lately even though I went to Katsucon this weekend. I had fun, of course because I got to see friends and saw nice cosplays but I didn't feel like I fit in. I didn't get recognized, which was to be expected but even with simple costumes, I didn't feel like I was good enough; my costumes wasn't good enough and my whole look was not good enough even though I thought I looked decent in the mirror (just not on camera)

Besides that, I feel like I've reached a point where I haven't seen any improvement in my cosplays. I've slowly pushed forward into trying a little bit of new things as well as practicing it as each cosplay comes by but it is still pretty terrible.

Honestly, I just don't feel like I fit into the con scene anymore. It's sad but I have met a lot of my friends through cosplay and it's the thing that I really have as a hobby. I'm so mediocre in everything that I don't think I can do anything else

Just feeling down in general, I've been thinking more depressed and self -harm and thoughts of disappearing . I really do not want to go to the therapist because I do not want to go through that again. And I do not want my boyfriend to go through me having so many problems as well.
I just feel like a terrible person in general-- useless and disposable.

>> No.7375839

>>7375290
Oh man only vaguely but I love working out I wanna try it
I just know that my depression isn't being helped by being so sedentary

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>tfw too short to cosplay tall characters but too tall to cosplay short characters

I'm really loving Log Horizon right now and want to cosplay from it, but there are no characters I like that are of average height.. They're either middle schoolers or tall men and I feel like I'd look ridiculous either way.

>> No.7375846

>>7375629
The tough thing about dating someone abused (both my bf and I were as kids) is that you can't let them hold themselves back from having a good life, like you have to be frank with people but obviously kind so as not to trigger them but... really you shouldn't be treasuring how broken he is you should be celebrating the fact that he is healing and is making an effort to get better! It's really REALLY hard to bounce back from being shit on as a young child. If you are afraid of losing him due to competition then that problem is yours to tackle, but make sure you bring it up with him. Just talking helps a lot.

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>commission request to CosplayFu at end of Jan
>didn't receive a confirmation email like usual
>assume it's CNY's fault
>week later
>worried
>email them again about it
>no response
>decide to check ticket number today
>they responded two hours after my first email
>turns out their confirmation system is broken
>feel super bad for making them wait so long

I'm glad I had the right mind to save the ticket number..

>> No.7376390
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>know in your heart of hearts that you're just not a good cosplayer no matter how hard you try to improve
>you see other cosplayers at a con doing a much better version of your character
>tfw people who are into your fandom are still genuinely excited to see your cosplay and ask for a picture of you anyway

I can count on one hand the people who asked me for a picture this weekend. They'll probably never know how much that means to me. Unless they're just fucking with me and want a picture so they can laugh about it later or something ;_; But they seemed nice though.

Also

>love taking cosplay photographs
>shy as fuck and had a hard time trying to approach cosplayers for their pictures
>had a shitty camera so the few that I took, most of them ended up looking like crap
>past three years I usually took less than 20 pictures for a whole weekend
>only contacted by one or two cosplayers this whole time thanking me for taking their pictures
>save up money for a DSLR camera
>read up as much as I can about how to take better pictures
>go to con
>still shy as fuck, but man the fuck up and decide to try to approach more cosplayers and ask to take their photos
>end up taking over 300 photos
>tfw so far five people have already contacted me telling me how much they loved their pictures
>other pictures I took getting a decent amount of likes from other people

I'm thinking of just giving up on cosplaying at cons and just focus on photography. It just feels so much more rewarding for me.

>> No.7376463

>>7376390
You could cosplay as Peter Parker.

>> No.7376472
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>Wants to cosplay white skin character
>Is black and scared to end up on /cgl/

>> No.7376480

>>7376472
>cosplaying a character with blond hair
>no wigs and it would probably look silly anyway
>dying your hair is the only option but it would look like shit with the dark roots showing up

>> No.7376501

>>7376480
If you're also dark skin, I personally think blond looks nice with dark skin (well it does for me) Never hurts to try.

>> No.7376506

>>7376501
I'm thinking about trying it now actually, I have some free time and I could go buy some bleach for my hair but it'll be a pain to keep good looking and I never did it before. I only got my hair dyed black once a while ago.

And yes, light hair can be beautiful on honey or copper skin, if it's too dark then it looks too unatural and it's not good anymore, in my opinion.

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>>7376472
I've got nothing but love for black cosplayers, as long as they put some effort into their shit just like everyone else. I've seen 8/10 black guys do some pretty cool shit, because they were smart enough to pick a character with body types/facial structures that complemented their own. Pic related.

I've seen girls with 6 and 7/10 girls that didn't necessarily have the prettiest faces, but at least they were in decent shape and their costumes were nice. They might not be on the same level as the super hot girls in revealing outfits that get all the attention at cons, but at least they not cosplay fail thread material. I've also seen some damn fine 8 and 9/10 girls that I definitely would have added to my fap folder.

Then again my opinions might be slanted because I've got an awful case of jungle fever.

>> No.7376551

>>7376506
Why not just wear a wig? Bleaching your hair is probably more time consuming and more expensive, specially when your roots start coming in and you have to bleach that shit again.

>> No.7376738

>>7376463
This. Have you already caught a wave and a smile that wasn't for you?

>> No.7376742

>>7376480
Step up, sen3.14!

>> No.7376799

>>7376738
Thanks. Now I'm even more paranoid about my social interactions.

>> No.7376854

>>7376551
Wigs look silly and I'm about to bleach it now, see how it looks, when roots will start to show I'll probably dye it black, but there are kits anyway to bleach only the roots and not have to do your whole head again.

>> No.7376868

>>7376799
Seriously though, it would be great, get a semi-silly haircut, glasses, nerdy outfit and a spiderman top under it (and let it show slightly) and go around with your camera, it could be great.

>> No.7376869

>>7376799
Guy, that happens to everyone with social issues in a con scene. Happened to me like 4 times one con.

>> No.7376872

>>7376868
And just go around waving to people that are waving to people behind you. Sounds like a cheese-good way of making friends.

>> No.7376887

>>7376872
I'm so going to do this now.

>> No.7376903

>>7376887
It was also an idea I pitched to my friends a while back. We pengilletted the idea because no one had PP's build at the time.

>> No.7377004

>>7376546
This so hard. I think it used to be much worse for poc cosplayers but people are starting to get over themselves and realize that good cosplay is good cosplay no matter the race of the cosplayer. If someone gets posted on /cgl/ negatively just for being black, they'll get laughed out of the thread.

Also I would fuck a good Dante cosplayer any day of the week, including your pic related, because goddamn that man is fine

>> No.7377147

>tfw you wonder how much you could make from selling home sewn kigus on eBay.

>> No.7377165

>tfw I'm a good seamstress and like doing some historical reenactment.
>sees cosplay and thinks it might be fun to try.
> reads threads and sees people criticizing older cosplayers just for not being young even if not trying to play teen or sexy characters.

>> No.7377173

>>7377165
>tfw you gtfo

>> No.7378112

>>7374007
take it as a compliment. Ppls think my friend and I are gay for some reason but it also gets us chances to talk to chicks and open up. No homo or pun intended.

>> No.7378145

>two and a half weeks to Toronto Comicon
>shit shit shit

>> No.7378152

>tfw read birth control horror stories
>tfw hesitantly get on the pill
>tfw not gaining weight
>tfw losing that dreaded last 10 instead
But then
>tfw suddenly mustache
>wtfisgoingon.jpg
Shit pissing Hell. At least my periods are regulated now, I guess...

>> No.7378167

>>7378152
just shave it, anon. it's worth a little facial hair to get rid of all the other period problems, especially if you had cramping and such.

I'm on depo provera (the shot) and while it's unfortunate that I'm too skinny to get it in my arm (leaving the only place for it my ass, and then it hurts to sit or walk for like a week) it's totally worth the $120 a year.


No more period gas

No more week long nausea

No more food intolerence for three to five days a month

No more debilitating cramps

Life is good.

>> No.7378196

>tfw you're at a con taking a shit and you accidentally get some shit on your sleeve
Welp that's one costume I'll never wear again.

>> No.7378200

>>7378167
Dysmenorrhea

>> No.7378216

>>7378200
Yes.

It was so bad I pretty much always took a day off or had to go home early from school at least once a month in high school.

I was like best friends with the school nurse.

I'd go through 6-8 midol in one day for the first 3 days, and then be alright, but I'd go through an entire bottle of it in one period. Plus 2-3 immodium for my poor intestines each day, plus starving for those three days because I'd pretty much take one bite of something and be in the bathroom for an hour. That on top of my regular chronic migraines and tendinitis wasn't really good news for my liver or stomach.

It was also really embarrassing, because I'd excuse myself to the bathroom at the beginning of my first or second class of the day, and be gone most of the class. The teacher eventually figured it out and started telling me to go right to the nurse if I didn't feel well. She was pretty cool. She could always tell, too, becuase I was always exhausted from not sleeping, and looking pale and gross because I didn't feel like bathing and I bled an obscene amount the first few days.

I just got sick of it. Hopefully the new health care laws take away the copay for it so I don't have to spend so much, that'd be really nice.

Sage for being completely off topic.

>> No.7378224

>tfw no cosplay friends
How does one even make friends at a con? I've gone to meet ups, but I immediately feel out of place when everyone else seems like they've known each other forever. I'm just too shy to join in on their conversations. When people do stop me to talk to me about the fandom I'm cosplaying as, I can't really hold a conversation for more than a minute or two before I just run out of things to say and I feel like I have to excuse myself or stand there in awkward silence forever. I just get so jealous when I randomly see people who know each other run into each other at cons and are all excited to each other and shit.

>> No.7378240
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>Doing first cosplay
>afraid of looking like shit
>afraid of someone posting me on 4chan and ridiculing me, especially since it probably doesn't mater that my costume looks okay, but since I'm fat that's enough for ridicule on /cgl/.

If it was past my first cosplay I would give no fucks about being bashed, but since this is my first time, I'm just so nervous. Even though I know the chances of being posted here are pretty slim regardless.

>> No.7378248

I'm going to graduate with the degree I worked my ass off of. My cosplay buddy whose taught me everything and has been with me through the start is one of my best friends and like a sister to me. I asked to come to my graduation (she lives in the same city) knowing I won't be able to spend so much time with her this summer as I'll be off doing my internship in another state.

She said she couldn't go because there was this convention during the same weekend that she wanted to go to, I looked it up and its a small local con a bit north in the next state over. It's not the end of the world, my family and other close friends already have plans to make it but I still feel hurt she'd rather go to some small convention than see her friend finish her undergraduate...I should just send her this message but I feel like we've been starting to drift apart ever since my degree has become more demanding so I've been finding less time for cosplay and sewing. I just wish I was 18 again and could worry only about the next upcoming convention and if my part-time job was going to pay for it. Back then it was easy since "oh I graduate in four years so I don't have to worry about not having time" and she was there helping me even when I wanted to quit and just find some menial job somewhere.

I wish you would come, it would mean more than every convention we went together as friends.

>> No.7378250

>Making first cosplay
>Don't cut enough room for seams around waist
>Only 1.5 cm or so off
>would fit but be uncomfortably tight
>Dress is meant to be ripped up and dirty
>Tear strategic rip along side
>Everything went better than expected

>> No.7378254

>>7378240
Aw hun, lemme be honest, most cosplay that passes through conventions never get posted. I've been cosplaying maybe 4 years now and I rarely if ever see myself posted on here (and usually it's a group photo) I would say try your hardest and make it a learning experience for the future. All I can say is that I hope you aren't doing your "dream costume" that should be saved for when you are confident in yourself and your abilities.

Also my first cosplay that I made 100% myself was a disaster since I had no concept of hem lines and measurements and how to alter a pattern. I barely wore makeup and had no wig. I boobs were trying to escape the bust I made too small. When I look back however I learned so much that my future costumes turned out all the better.

>> No.7378257

>>7378248
Honestly though, graduations, especially college ones, are boring as fuck. I wouldn't even be upset if my friends would prefer to do something else, because I've had to sit through one, and it was fucking hell.

At least when you're the one graduating, you have something to look forward to. Otherwise you just... sit there. For hours. Watching a bunch of people you don't give a fuck about walk around. For about 45 seconds of the important person walking around.

>> No.7378280
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>>7378254
Nah it's not a dream cosplay, just my first and the first time I'm cosplaying with friends (and having friends that want to cosplay the same thing). And also my mom (retired seamstress) has been helping me with the costume and is even more excited for it than me.

I think it's more the idea that I don't want a negative memory with all the good ones I've had so far (shopping, friend bonding,family bonding) and will have at the con; you know to be tarnished. But I know I shouldn't let that bother me, and what I want to do.

Thank you anon for your kind words and insight. I feel a lot better now. Have some Yotsuba and chicks as thanks

>> No.7378289

>>7378240
This happened to me and it was really depressing.. it triggered me for a good few days because the original person who posted it actually liked my cosplay, someone else got mad and thought I didn't deserve to be in the thread and said only people self-post like that...
I only self-post in progress threads every few months and in marked threads. I was pretty depressed over it because I found it on accident and my anxiety got bad. Last time I submit something to an online contest, I really don't mind being invisible if it means my anxiety is better controlled.

>> No.7378311
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>>7370605
>Implying you though you could walk outside dressed like this people wouldnt take your picture

>> No.7378341
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7378341

>my embarassing old cosplays photos are on the internet forever
>all my awkward poses and lack of makeup skill

>> No.7378343

>>7378341
>TFW your first cosplay you ever posted (which completely blew) ended up in someone's fap favorites on dA
>Delete pic forever
>Be so happy you did a few months later when you realise how fucking awful it was

>> No.7378346

>>7370916
>Posting 'Yes, Prime Minister' on 4chan.

Don't sully such a perfect show by having it appear on 4chan.

>>7376472
I dare you to go 'white face' just for the fun of it.

>> No.7378352

>>7378343
There was someone on flickr who had a fap folder and had favorited entire photosets of me, and any hall shots they could find. I... guess I'm glad someone liked it?

>> No.7378357

>>7378311
>dat cellulite

Those even look like decently thick tights.

Ew.

>> No.7378365

>>7378357
oh whatever. Scrub the sand out of your vag woman.

>> No.7378369

>>7378365
If you have a chunky ass, don't wear something that shows it to the world. It's pretty simple.

Dress for your body, cosplay included.

>> No.7378373

>>7378369
you're acting like everyone in the world doesn't have cellulite. It's just... pointless and stupid to complain about a tiny bit of bumping on an ass. Imperfections are ok too, everyone has 'em, why are we acting like we don't on /cgl/, we always act like there are somehow "perfect people" out there. Why compare everyone to something that doesn't exist? It's a waste of perfectly good hot air, and nothing will ever change from being dismissive about a confident person.

>> No.7378378

>>7378373
I don't know anon, there's no cellulite on my ass.

But if you're going to bother making tights for the bottom half of the costume anyway, why would you not get thick dance tights that would cover up the cellulite that you know you have?

Just like we wear makeup to hide our imperfections on our faces, there are ways to hide most imperfections. If you're going to put effort into a cosplay, why not do something that requires literally NO extra effort to make it better?

>> No.7378382

>>7378373
When anyone puts dat ass on there on display in the spotlight, wagging in the wind, it's going to get critiqued for flaws. Thicker skin or thicker tights, choose one.

>> No.7378388

>>7378382
haha it's not me. I'm pretty sure ikuy doesn't give a fuck about what seagulls say about her, but it just seems futile to complain about it. Maybe I'm just tired, but it's boring to constantly see "eww cellulite" knowing that it's never gonna change! All I can do is make sure I never show any, but complaining about it can never change that ass in the picture, so what's the point of saying it?

>> No.7378395

>>7378357
I don't know, I think she has a Jew ass.

>> No.7378755

>>7378152
Lot easier to wax a mustache then to lose weight.

>> No.7378761

>>7378395
What does that even mean

>> No.7379964

Walked through the city today along the streets people usually use when there's a con, and imagined all the people in cosplay walking around. Made me inspired to work on a cosplay for myself to wear in those same streets. Good feel.

Also:
>tfw no friends
>tfw too old to cosplay
>tfw when wrong gender
>tfw you need to stop going to cons because you're too old

>> No.7380046

>>7379964
How old are you? You could cosplay as some old character if you're old enough.

>> No.7380051

>>7379964
>>tfw you need to stop going to cons because you're too old

I know that feel, I've been going to less and less anime cons and more and more adult oriented cons.

>> No.7380054

>>7379964
You could always get into cosplay photography

>> No.7380064

>>7380051
What kind of cons?

>> No.7380066

>>7380064
The RNC.

>> No.7380077

>>7380066
I'm not that old. Just the DNC.

>> No.7380091

>>7380064
There's Wicked Faire coming up this weekend. For the last few years I've been going there instead of Katsucon. Loads of fun, though this year might be confusing since they're tacking some sort of comics convention onto it, too.
http://wickedfaire.com/

Along with cons like that, I've been going to more SF/Fantasy cons, which tend to have a much older, richer, nerdier crowd.

>> No.7380100
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7380100

that feel of extreme ambivalence - torn between confidence and crippling self loathing (wut) i don't understand

like half the time i meet people, i apologetically introduce myself like "hey, hi im anon, the awkward girl" then the people say "what anon why do you say that, you're not even awkward"

>> No.7380220
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>tfw trapping for the first time
>everyone in my room tells me how cute i look
>get hit on a lot by both sexes throughout the rest of the day

>> No.7380266

>>7380220
Congats, anon! I'll eventually get the guts to try it myself...

On topic, I'm extremely glad for the low cosplay quality level at most small cons. I just haven't had enough time to do anything impressive this year, what with work and school, but I've had some pretty basic costumes get really good responses just because people aren't expecting much.

>> No.7380287

>>7380220
Can we see you?

>> No.7380313

>>7380287
I would but I really don't like posting any pictures of myself on /cgl/ anymore, its caused trouble for me in the past

>> No.7380334

>>7380313
C'mon, we'll be nice.

>> No.7380346

>tfw you ninja piss so people don't hear the pathetically high pitched tinkle your small to average penis makes

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7380389

>>7380334
o-okay, but only a blurry selfie

>> No.7380401

>>7380389
Are those glasses? You should get more feminine glasses. You have a nice demeanor though.

>> No.7380412

>>7380401
yeah they are, had to use my normal ones since I don't have any girly ones as of yet

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>>7380389
>tfw I will never have a body like this
>tfw I will never get to trap

>> No.7380422

>>7380412
Well the rest of you looks good in that picture. That would be the only thing to change, maybe try to lose some weight around the waist if you can.

>> No.7380471

>>7380420
i thought the same thing for a while too, i still do in some aspects, it just takes lots of preparation and time

>>7380422
thanks! I was planning on running a lot more after winter lets up

>> No.7380489

>>7380471
Why wait until winter's over?

>> No.7380565

>tfw you will never feel like you belong on /cgl/ because you're afraid of posting yourself or going to meetups because you're afraid of being ridiculed for being a below average cosplayer
I kinda want to fuck off to reddit or some other hugbox ass patting community who'll protect my fragile ego from the harsh truths of reality

>> No.7380575

>>7380565
No you don't, deep down inside you know you want something better than them, you want the harsh turth, that's why you stay here, you want the harsh truth because you also want to improve yourself and become good but for that you first need to swallow your pride and accept that you aren't good, yet.

>> No.7380620

>>7380489
all the heavy snowstorms make it hard to go out much

>> No.7380630
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>>7380575
>>7380565

Except everyone on /cgl/ is short and fat.

There's literally nothing to be afraid of.
Here is a photo of some /cgl/ users.

>> No.7380631

>>7380620
Heavy snowstorms? I'm guessing you're in the US then and you're having some of those "heavy" snowstorms, in that case you can still work out at home, start some basic exercice, it could be better than running and you'd have a base too.

>> No.7380637

>>7380630
>everyone

Every female you mean.

>> No.7380639

>>7380637
/cgl/ is 90% females, so 'everyone' always implies majority.

>> No.7380638

>>7380630
I would stick my dick in 9 out of 16 of those girls. They're not that bad looking.

>> No.7380643
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7380643

Not /cgl/ related but I'm down right now. My cat's in the hospital in pretty bad shape. They've got her on an IV and they're running tests right now. They took X-rays and her lungs looked bad. They think there's either fluid on the lungs or possibly a tumor in the chest area. They're running other tests to see if there's other areas. It's not looking good and I'm just really upset because she's only 11 and I've had her since she was a kitten. She's a complete sweetheart of a cat and I'm not ready to lose her yet.

>> No.7380645
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>>7380638
No, I'm not saying they're bad at all. I'm just saying it's not like people here are top tier models or something.

Just average people.
I'd fuck a large portion of /cgl/ females too.
Pic-related.

>> No.7380656

>>7379964
Just cosplay older characters, like comics characters or Solid Snake or whoever. tbh as long as you're not cosplaying high schooler characters I don't think anyone really cares.

>> No.7380658

>>7380643
I wish you the best for your cat, anon. Cats can be very nice too, too bad mine's an asshole but I hope yours recovers soon.

>> No.7380666

>>7380658
I had two cats, one white and one black. The white one was an absolute angel, the black one was king of douchebags.
The white one died and then I was stuck with the black one. Fuck.
I don't know why but most dogs I had, on the other hand, were real sweetie pies. Although Chihuahuas and Jack Russells can be enormous dicks, I learnt that firsthand thanks to my neighbors' dogs.

>> No.7380667

>tfw you want to take a photo of an awesome cosplayer but their ugly friend is cosplaying from the same series and you don't have the heart to tell them to fuck off so you just take a picture of them together and the ugly friend predictably ruins what could have been such a nice photo
And yeah someone suggested before to take a picture of both of them alone too, but it feels like such an obvious lie. I have absolutely no reason to want a picture of their ugly fat ass and I think in their heart they know that no one wants a picture of their ugly fat ass. It's just so. Fuck.

>> No.7380671

>>7380667
take a photo of both, then crop the ugly one out

simple.

>> No.7380675

>>7380666
>Although Chihuahuas and Jack Russells can be enormous dicks, I learnt that firsthand thanks to my neighbors' dogs.

And pitbulls, they're beastly and evil, my brother's tried to attack me once.

>> No.7380677

>>7380671
It'll ruin the dimensions of the photo. Best case scenario, if the background is simple enough, erase the uggo using layers and the clone stamp tool or something, I don't know I rarely shoop my photos aside from the minor post/processing.

>> No.7380686

>>7380675
Meh, I guess most are nice if you train them well and know if your dog is the kind that goes apeshit if you don't let it know who the boss is. Worst ones are the big/dangerous breeds that those douchebags with complexes get to look tough and then the dog ends up being mistreated, ignored, untrained and violent. With chihuahuas it's different, they mostly get small dog syndrome 50% of the time, trained or not.

>> No.7380789

Okay guys I have feels and need some advice and have been too chicken shit to say anything until now...
>spend many months working on intricate cosplay from a series dear to my heart, make props, go full-out
>scour the interwebz and put a lot of thought and planning into the costume, want it to be the best rendition of the character yet
>finish, looks awesome, proudest of anything I've ever made
>debut cosplay at small con, many compliments and photos, wow I feel beautiful
I don't put any of my pictures on websites like tumblr, AC Paradise, Facebook, ect. because I don't really want the attention/ co-workers and other people finding out about this side of me. Or so I thought...
>a month or so later, an acquaintance announces she is going to make the same cosplay
>she has an immense fan base on tumblr and other pages, people find her at cons and call her their idol and stuff like that
At first I am indifferent, but when she posts pictures of the final completed costume, I feel kind of... Sad? Jealous?
>so many people saying how she is the best version of the character they've ever seen, wow so perfect, most beautiful, omg you are brilliant
>she goes to con, gets presents, video shoots, ect.
>mine is so similar, other than a few details and I even like mine better in certain ways
>wait why the fuck am I comparing her and I cosplay is for everyone taking dibs on characters is stupid
It's just weird, because I do genuinely feel that everyone should just get along and not give any shits and make good costumes.
But I feel kind of undermined, as if maybe I should've put my pictures all over the internet to get my slice of the fame pie. WHICH IS SO STUPID BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T WANT TO RECEIVE VALIDATION FROM RANDOM PEOPLE JUST TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF.
Agghh, I'm at a loss really.

TL;DR- how do I cope with cosplay jealousy even though I know it's terrible

>> No.7380800

>>7380789
What makes you think you don't want a part of the pie?

Maybe you do, maybe you simply like the attention or maybe you like to know that others too appreciate your talent in making costumes, depends what you really want but if you don't know what you want you surely won't know why you feel like that.

>> No.7380820

>Going to the doctor
>Weight myself
>Took 5kg since last time
>Still have a petite bust
>mfw my thigh is as large as my waist (63cm)

I should loose weight, but if I do that I'll float forever in my burando, event the old school ones

>> No.7380821

>>7380800
>if you don't know what you want you surely won't know why you feel like that
For some reason that clicked with me, anon. Kinda got me thinking. If I just go by what you mentioned, I guess it's more of the workmanship than the attention, but maybe even a bit of the attention too... I just don't want to be one of those people who does everything to please their "fans", constantly on social media spouting pictures and showing off and acting high and mighty, because that kind of irritates me.

>> No.7380842

>>7380645
New insecurity created for random observer tonight, thanks. Now never want to be photographed in cgl gathering photo for fear I'll end up as a stranger's 'would fuck/wouldn't fuck' rating system on a thread, ugh.

>> No.7380855

>>7380821
Then we're on the right track, you don't want "attention," you like what you do so I doubt you want comfirmation of your capabilities. Maybe you want recognition, it's not bad for something good to want to come out there is no reason why you should keep your art to yourself if you're good at it. Maybe the reason why you want others to see or at least for them to acknowledge your talent is because you don't want to be doing this for nothing, you want to know others might enjoy it too.

But whatever the reason may be you need to be careful about wanting others' acknowledge or recognition, humans are social creatures it's normal to want it but you shouldn't be dependent on it. Ask yourself why do you do this? Is it because you enjoy making the costume, because you enjoy wearing them, because you enjoy being pretty, because you enjoy others looking at you...

Again I don't think it's bad for someone to want attention, sometimes it is much deserved and you shouldn't want to try to repress the desire for attention as much as you shouldn't let it drive you, as those you mentioned do.

>> No.7380857

>>7380842
Does it honestly matter? People do this stuff mentally IRL all the time, sometimes subconsciously.

Don't lie and say it doesn't cross your mind either when looking at a group photo of males.

>> No.7380862

>>7380855
You know what, I think part of my problem is that I could never let myself think that wanting some degree of recognition was acceptable, until now. I do truly make cosplay because it brings me great joy, but now I feel less opposed to the possibility of sharing mine. You've just made me think in another direction, so thank you :)

>> No.7380870

>>7380862
We're all brought up with some false ideals about purity or self-denial, you shouldn't want others to see you're good, forget yourself be altruistic, be modest even if you know you deserve more... All those can be good during our childhood while we don't know any better but as we grow these can be very cumbersome.

In French we have a double proverb "We must eat to live and not live to eat." It sometimes gets switched around depending on the purpose, but the thing to remember is that the world isn't as dual as we are thought, attention, eating, physical pleasures and necessities are all good as long as you don't live only to experience them but you mustn't deny that they are needed to live a full and happy life.

Continue to enjoy making and wearing costumes, show them to others, let them see how good you are and don't let your light shine without anyone to see it, it would be wasted then. And it was my pleasure if I could help you.

>> No.7380869

>tfw i used to weight a lot
>worked hard, lost 80lbs
>be 115lbs
>dat belly hang still there
>really bad belly hang
>doctors say it cant be fixed without surgery
>breasts have sag marks
>be 26
I can still cosplay alright if i cover up good, but i feel so self conscious about my body to the point where I feel embarrassed to be naked around my bf. I should just either get over it or get it fixed.
Thank you for letting me share... sometimes it's good to just say what's I'm constantly worried about

>> No.7380873

>>7380869
Keep doing more cardio.

>> No.7381486

>>7380842
What's so bad about it? Like the other anon said, people do it mentally all the time. No matter what group you are in, people will do this in their minds.

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>>7380643
Alright so the vet got back to me. It's feline leukemia and it looks like there's nothing the vet can do for my cat and I'll be going to the vet tonight to have her put down. I also called my dad and told him to get their cats tested because it's something she could have had her whole life and either contracted or gave to the other cats(since my parents never got any of their cats tested for the virus)

>> No.7381504

>>7381491
I'm so sorry anon ;_;

>> No.7381522

>>7381486
I know and I'm not being pissy that they do, I know it's not that uncommon but the object of the thoughts usually isn't aware of it, maybe?
I guess it just seemed creepier to see a photo all blocked out with that as the focus.

>> No.7381528

>cosplay female character
>find pics online with comments like
>"can't tell if guy or girl"
>"is it a girl? must know for fapping purposes"
>cosplay punk version of different female character
>people tag as genderbent and rule 63

should I just start cosplaying male characters or what?

>> No.7381529

>>7380857
I didn't say it was bad to think about, I think that is pretty natural. It just looks odd as a posted photo subject and I'd rather not be marked either fuckable or not fuckable in a photo on the net.

>> No.7381531

>>7381486
You must be male.

>> No.7381538

unrelated to thread question:
are there threads here where i can get cosplay suggestions?

>> No.7381548

>>7381538
Maybe in the... Cosplay Suggestions thread? Use the catalog to find it.

>> No.7381557

>>7381548
oh yeah... used to only reading subjects

>> No.7381554

>>7381531
You must be asexual

>> No.7381590

>>7381531
I. The one that posted about it and I really didn't want it to devolve into this. I wouldn't care if a m or f posted it, I was just expressing my feels as really not wanting to end up in a photo with these labels right on it. I wasn't out to shame the pix poster for thinking their thoughts, k?

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>>7381491
Hold tight anon, it's for the best. Here have a hug.

>> No.7381716

>>7380643
>>7381491
Dammit Anon that sucks.

>> No.7381750

>>7380645
>>7380857
>>7381531
>>7381590
You people are giving me ideas. Comms post group pics all the time, right? Can we do a Fuck/Marry/Kill thread? The fact that it's lolita camms might just be the only think tying it to /cgl/ though. You'll have to post concrit, I guess.

>> No.7381784

>>7381750
This is /cgl/. The game would be Kill/Kill/Kill.

>> No.7381818

>>7380667
Ask for a photo of both together and then each one individually.

Then delete the ugly one.

>> No.7381846

>>7381818
Yes, commissar.

>> No.7381857

>>7381531
The person who posted it, I'm a girl actually. Why would I have to be a boy to not care about that?
Even I think of who I would hypothetically fuck/wouldn't fuck or who is the most attractive in my mind at times and it's a normal thing that more people than you'd think would do.
And it doesn't hurt you so it'd be stupid to care so much about it.

>> No.7381859

What's that feel where you sleep with a different guy at every con and feel like a complete trash afterwards?

Come on, everyone here is familiar with it.

>> No.7381862

>>7381859
I don't know about you, but when I hook up at a con, it's fucking awesome.

>> No.7381871

>>7381859
>>7381862
proud dads all around

>> No.7381873

>>7381871
>implying my dad didn't pick up girls in starfleet uniforms in college.

>> No.7381875

>>7381871
>implying I don't use various birth control

I want to be a dad, but not until I'm married.

>> No.7382324

>tfw your super skinny friend keeps complaining about her "pudge" when you are obviously much more pudgy than she is.

I feel so fat around her.

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>tfw i can't browse cgl for qts because my estrogen levels get out of whack and I just have to punch a wall to level out

>> No.7382490

>>7382324
To be fair, it's more noticeable on her then on you. You're probably nicely curvy. No wonder she frets about it.

>> No.7382503

>tfw no qt 3.14 cosplayer gf
No seriously though. It must be nice to have someone to go to cons with and do cheesy couples cosplay with and stuff. Every time I see a happy couple at a convention I just kinda die a little inside.

>> No.7382535

>>7382490
I kinda know that feel
>tfw skinny fat
>lose a ton of weight
>still skinny fat
>skinny arms and legs
>rib cage outline clearly visible
>gut still bulges out
What fucking sorcery is this shit.

>> No.7382539

>>7382503
As a cosplayer gf, I will say that my boyfriend is definitely the best. He puts up with so much shit at cons, I don't know why he even enjoys it anymore.

He basically has to pack for me, because I have anxiety and ADD, so I get stressed out about going to the con (moreso about having enough money or forgetting things than the con itself) and then I can't focus and keep forgetting everything I need.

Then he has to calm me the fuck down.

Then when I can't sleep because I'm all worked up, he stays up all night with me, trying to make me feel better.

Then he keeps me entertained and wide awake for the entire ride to the con (I drive, we go to two cons, each 3-4 hours away).

Then he carries the bags in because I'm weak and have shoulder problems. I usually have two bags, one large duffel and one small one, plus his duffel, plus our food, plus any props.

Then we usually get to our room and relax because we like to show up the day before the con. Sometimes we take a bath (and he gives me a killer massage because I'm tense as fuck and in pain) and then watch TV or whatever. He always lets me pick.

Day(s) of the con, he waits around for me to get ready, do my makeup, last minute touch ups and repairs on costumes, at Katsucon he even helped me make a mask at the hotel because I was stupid and forgot the one we'd taken hours and hours to make at home.

THEN he goes to any panels that I want, and won't ever make me go to a panel with him that I don't want to go to. (I get scared really easily and he loves horror, so when he wants to go to a horror related showing or panel... well, I don't go to those.)

He makes me food. He trudges through hallways to find the ice machines, he runs back to the car again 3 times because I forgot something and it's cold.

All I do is pay. I pay for his ticket and mine, and I pay for the room.

I'm sure most girls are a lot less useless than I am, but being a cosplay boyfriend is a hard job.

>> No.7382554

>>7382539

Sounds like you're just a bitch and he's pussy whipped. Most likely both

>> No.7382573

>>7382535
Crunches, just do a set of a different type every day.

>> No.7382579

>>7382554
>she pays for his shit
I dunno, sounds pretty fair to me.

>> No.7382589

>>7382539
I guess it's nice that he works around your forgetfulness, but you should really look into making a list.

>> No.7382618

>>7382554
>>7382554
I'm definitely not a bitch. I do everything I can for him, but I'm in such poor physical and mental health there isn't much I CAN do. He's definitely the best thing that's ever happened to me, and I would never take him for granted.

To be entirely honest it would probably be better for me to not go to cons, but I just love them so much, and it's the only time I get to see a lot of my friends.

I shower him with little gifts and affection whenever I can. I bake him cakes and cookies, I buy him new games every once in a while, I usually pay for us to go out to dinner once every month or two.

I won't deny that he puts a lot more physical effort into this relationship than I do. He absolutely does. But I wouldn't ever take him for granted.

>>7382589
Yeah;; he keeps telling me to do that.

He's pretty forgetful too, but he forgets dates, instructions, messages he's supposed to give people, things I told him an hour ago, stuff like that, while I forget what I'm doing and things I need or where I left things. Sometimes I'll go back into the house three times before I actually leave because I forgot my phone, keys, etc.

It's gotten better since he's been helping me to relax, and usually I'm not such a mess. But for example, before Katsucon, I was a fucking wreck. It's just the stress that gets to me really badly, when I'm not stressed out, I'm fine for the most part.

>> No.7382628

>>7382539
>All I do is pay. I pay for his ticket and mine, and I pay for the room.

You don't at least give him some kinky cosplay sex? :(

>> No.7382644

>>7382618
You sound more like a sugar mama than a gf

>> No.7382645

>>7382628
Oh, I help him with his costumes too because he's sort of cosplay useless.

I help him find or make everything for his costumes and I help him pay for them too.

Also, no cosplay sex. I can't afford to have to dry clean this shit because it got... fluids on it.

>> No.7382651

>>7382539
I don't know why I do it either. You're such a fucking pleb.

>> No.7382656

>>7382644
Believe me, she's anything but.

>> No.7382659

>>7382589
I keep saying, but she's getting better.

>> No.7382661

>>7382645
You have money, so you're able to keep a job. How do you pull that off with your anxiety and ADD?

>> No.7382669

>>7382661
I'm not usually all that stressed. It's just when big events come up, or when something goes wrong that I get really bad. I work fast food, typically shifts no longer than 5 hours or so, 10-20 hours a week. It sort of wears me down, but the people i work with are really great, so it makes a pretty fun environment. I also connect with one of the managers a lot, we've got similar problems and just talk things out during work.

>> No.7382673

>>7382661
She only gets bad when she's stressed, like right before a con, or if she doesn't get enough sleep. Most of the time she's pretty good at the day-to-day, and keeping everything in order for work is a habit, so it's not too hard.

Seriously though, before Katsu I wanted to fucking slap her. We went shopping for food to bring down, and she would've left with a pack of tortillas, two boxes of crackers, and a bottle of some Dr. Pepper knock off if I hadn't been there.

>> No.7382697
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7382697

>tfw invited to join cosplay group
>tfw they're doing a series I love
>tfw even if I lost weight to do the cosplay they wanted me for, I can't afford it
>tfw rinse repeat

>> No.7382705

>TFW qt 3.14 BF shows up in thread

>> No.7382714
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7382714

That feel when your cat pisses on fairly pricey fabric and no matter what you do you can't get the smell out.

>> No.7382777

>>7376506
Only depends on the type of blonde. It just has to compliment the skin tone. I'm white and I don't look good with blonde hair unless it's approaching dirty blonde. I actually fucking love dark skinned girls with blonde hair. It's so pretty! You should do it! Just use those weird hair color swatches to find something that compliments your skin tone.

>> No.7382780

>>7382714
>tfw no qt 3.14 cat to piss on your stuff

>> No.7382795

>>7382669
>>7382673
She called for reinforcements! Hide!!!

>> No.7382813

>>7382795
Reinforcements in the form of bf. I'm bored as dirt, I've had this thread open while I browse the rest of the chan and watch Dexter (The serial killer one, not the cartoon one).

I've never really hung around /cgl/ before, I think I like it. You lot are practically people.

>> No.7382817

>>7382714
My parents used to add vinegar to the laundry to help get animal urine out. You'll have to do a few washes to get the smell out.

I'm the anon who had to put their cat down. She went quickly and we paid extra to have the vet cremate and return her ashes in a box. I may invest in getting an urn or having her name engraved on her box.

>> No.7382830

>>7378761
She has the Jew ass. The ass of a Jew. The kind that corrupts the minds of innocent children to worship the Jew ass.

>> No.7382874

>cosplaying from an older anime
>didn't expect much people to recognize it before con
>still be sad that no one actually did after con

I'm a dumb ass.

>> No.7383037

>>7382874
What was your cosplay?

>> No.7383047

>>7382874
Post a photo?

>> No.7383277
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7383277

>con is in late April
>just bought cosplay off internet
>chose express shipping
>even then might not make it in time

>> No.7383301

>bought a buttload of sequins for Elsa
>was really happy with the colour
>now convinced they're too dark

Goddamnit.

>> No.7383321
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7383321

>>7383037
>>7383047
Creamy Mami. One of her alternate outfits but she wore it pretty often. I even wore a jacket that had her face and name on it and walked around with an Sans as Emi.

>> No.7383687

>>7374085
>girl on the right gets hundreds of pictures taken of her
>they all look like shit because she looks like shit
>guy on the left gets five pictures taken of him
>all five of those pictures comes out looking 10/10 because no sane 'pro' photographer would pass him over for some shitty genderbent version of the character
Guy on the left clearly wins. Quality, not quantity bitches.

>> No.7384429

>saw that my boyfriend was looking at engagement rings when I came home from work early.
>Like seriously looking, calculating shit and what not, calculator out and notes everywhere.
>This should make me happy
>Instead I am anxious as hell
I have no friends how the hell do you pick bridesmaids?
Like "Hay we went to high school/uni together and I have put no effort to keeping in contact with you because I am a looser. Want to be my bridesmaid so I can please my parents with a traditional wedding?"
We are not religious. I would not feel comfortable getting married in a church, what the fuck do you do for vows and shit in a way that will not piss off my "we never go to church or anything but WE ARE SO CHRISTIANS" family and his half Buddhist and half give no fucks family?
We should just fucking elope but I think that would kill my mother.
I have always had my wedding planned out aesthetically, but it just became really fucking real and I am at a fucking loss for all the technical crap.

>> No.7384438

>>7384429
Just plan a very very small wedding. Like, small enough to be in someone's decent sized backyard kind of deal. It's your wedding so make it however you and your fiance want. Or just do your vows at City Hall, marriage papers or something and just make a nice reception for showy reasons.

You have to talk with your fiance first and see how you guys want to do it. Besides, there are a million wedding planning books with a bunch of answers. Don't make it super fancy and large like most books will guide you for but flip through them and pull out things that would be alright for a small wedding

BREATHE. You guys will be alright. And congrats!

>> No.7384436

>>7384429
'Secretly' plan elopement but let your mother 'help' with some details and be in the secret, elope with your prince to a fabulous place and live happily ever after. Have a small party when you get home for the people you do want to include.

>> No.7384447

>>7384429
Also...My mother is going to want to plan the whole thing. I know it. When I moved out she had already decided me and my boyfriend were getting married because we were moving in together and we should have it at my parents Yacht Club...
This "yacht club" is a glorified bar with a wonderful half decaying dock with a nice view of the polluted harbor.
It also is private so they allow smoking inside.
I hate salt water, beaches are the worst places on earth.
I'm asthmatic. And even if no one smoked during the reception/ceremony it would still reek.
I have a tolerance for drunk people like most people have for the sound nails make against a chalk board.
WONDERFUL IDEAS MOM, KEEP IT UP.

I want a beautiful fucking princess wedding in a wonderful ballgown where I share touching memories with my soul mate. I want the reception to be at my favorite elegant tea house, or maybe at the beautiful restored castle near me. I want there to be touches of soft peach in the sea of white. I want to change into one of BTSSB's wedding dresses for my reception, and share loving memories with my family and friends.

But the fucking details how do you start I don't understand.

Also, funny thing, my family lives on one coast of the USA and my boyfriends lives on the other how the fuck is this going to work. If we have it on this coast we would be stuck with all of my family, many will probably take the lack of alcoholic beverages as a personal insult and I could live without seeing. Let alone letting my boyfriends family meet them.
His father has his own business, and did not even want to travel for his uni graduation, would our wedding be important enough for him to come out for it?

If we have it near his family, would my few friends be able to come? Would they be willing to go all the way out there?
Would it be weird to only have mine and his sister as bridesmaids?
So all and all not really /cgl/ related but hear, have all my anxiety.

>> No.7384457

>>7384447
Maybe you shouldn't worry until after he proposes

>> No.7384470

>>7384447
Do what you want and tell your mother to fuck off anon, it's your wedding not hers. I have bad relations with my parents and my husband too so we're not having any at our wedding. It's going to be a small thing with friends only, no bridesmaids, probably just a nice brunch and a princess dress for me. Have it at a castle, that sounds lovely. Have a nonreligious wedding and if anyone says otherwise tell them to fuck off and suck a dick.

>> No.7384498

>>7384457
Sound advice, but worrying does what it wants. We had an impromptu discussion about it when I walked in on all that, but after getting this off my chest I'm just going to stop thinking about it till he does whatever he has planned. Or pace a bit and then stop thinking about it.

All and all, the idea of having something at city hall fallowed by whatever kind of party sounds like the best plan, and you anons have calmed down my freak out quite a bit so thank you

>> No.7384686

>>7384429
>We are not religious. I would not feel comfortable getting married in a church, what the fuck do you do for vows and shit in a way that will not piss off my "we never go to church or anything but WE ARE SO CHRISTIANS" family and his half Buddhist and half give no fucks family?

City Hall. Civil Court. Civil wedding. Followed by a reception somewhere.

>> No.7384691

>>7384447
Two small weddings. You can fulfill your moms dreams and your own, and not have the two families have to meet.

>> No.7384788

>>7384691
Fuck fulfilling the mother's dream

>> No.7384835

>>7384447
Honestly what the fuck would you even be thinking aboutyour wedding plans if your boyfriend hasn't proposed to you? Seems like a lot of worrying over nothing when nothing is set in stone

>> No.7385058 [DELETED] 

>start dating shit guy I met during a convention
>he's very inexperienced and innocent
>sometimes I have the urge of abusing him
>I don't even hate him or anything, I actually like him a lot
I don't wanna be an abusive partner. Fuck.

>> No.7385059

>start dating this guy I met during a convention
>he's very inexperienced and innocent
>sometimes I have the urge of abusing him
>I don't even hate him or anything, I actually like him a lot
I don't wanna be an abusive partner. Fuck.

>> No.7385060

>>7385059
jfc, seek therapy

>> No.7385161
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>tfw when one of your cool bosses comes across a picture of a fursuit and goes "ugh, what a sick fuck, who in their right mind would wear a fursuit?" …as you, someone who makes and wears fursuits, is standing next to him.

He doesn't know about me and fursuits, so he wasn't doing it to make fun of me, but still…

>> No.7385169

>>7384835
Bridezillahhhhh

>> No.7385168

>>7384686
This. My fiancee's parents are pretty religious and I'm very much not, so our plan is going to city hall to get married, then have a nice dinner with our families. Later we'll have a big casual party with friends. That way we don't have to worry about picking bridesmaids/best men or anything, and the costs should be way, way lower. We're both not really into big weddings, so this way works out well for us.

>> No.7385722

>>7385059
You should probably look into femdom, but yeah, please don't beat a random sweet guy for fun.

>> No.7385726

>tfw you missed part of a design and need about 1/2 yard more fabric
>tfw you can't find more of the same anywhere, and none of the workers can tell you when the next shipment will be
FUCKING FUCK.

>> No.7385742
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7385742

>>7385059
I'm like this with tickling.
I love to tickle my husband (and dog).
I tickle them every day. The dog likes being tickled, but my husband doesn't. He even says it feels really uncomfortable but I just can't stop, he makes such cute noises and has a really soft belly that I can't touch at all because he's so ticklish.
>I just want tickles...

>> No.7385745
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7385745

>>7385742
Dammit I meant to post this.

>> No.7385764
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7385764

>>7385742
>tfw I am that friend that gets tickled a lot because I "make kitten noises" and I'm really soft and ticklish everywhere
>tfw I end up extremely hating anyone who tickles me after I've asked them not to
Please stop.

>> No.7385776

>>7385764
I don't tickle strangers, you do realize that. And his reaction is different from yours. For one, he doesn't "extremely hate" someone for little reason.

>> No.7385787

>>7385776
Oh I know, I've never been tickled by a stranger either.
And it's not that I hate them solely for tickling me, it's that gradually everything they do starts to piss me off, starting from when they kept tickling after I asked them to stop.

He doesn't seem to be in the same boat as me, but I'm just telling you, it is pretty unpleasant.

>> No.7385805

>>7385787
Different anon here, I agree. My husband used to tickle me a lot but it's very painful for my stomach. I would get angry that he wouldn't stop when I asked. Of course I love him and it's a dumb thing to stay mad over, but it was annoying how I couldn't get through to him how much it bothers me. It would put a damper on the day for me whenever it happened.

I ended up gonking my head pretty hard on the headboard once and he hasn't done it since. It's nice being free.

>> No.7385931

>>7370715
>tfw all you want is for /co/-sempai to notice you

>> No.7386159

>>7383321
You guys are cute but your wigs need some serious restyling omg. I know Creamy's fluffy hair is hard to reproduce but still. How did you even fuck up Emi's?

>> No.7386195

>>7386159
Emi's wig was pretty nice with volume on the bangs and color. Just bad bathroom lighting in this picture. It's better than having super flat unstyled hair like other cosplayers.

The wig I used was an old one I wasn't exactly happy with but I didn't place my order for a new one in time before CNY and probably wouldn't have arrived in time before the con anyway so I had to fluff as much as I could and deal.

>> No.7386421

>>7381491
Jesus Christ, anon.
I'm so sorry to hear that.
If you need anybody to talk to I'll be lurking here for a bit ;_;

>> No.7386438

>>7382813
Dexter becomes a lumberjack after making his family think he died and Deb dies.

>> No.7386439
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7386439

>>7385742
>tfw I squirm and throw elbows when getting tickled
>tfw no one talks to me because i'm that person who is a no fun autist that hits people

>> No.7386442

>>7382830
You. I like you.

>> No.7386463

I'm currently pregnant.

The father/boyfriend walked out when I refused to have an abortion, and I haven't seen him for over 6 months. Not the really upsetting part though, as I'm going through with adoption to provide a child for a couple who have been trying for seven years. I can't raise a child on my own, even though I know there are a lot of awesome single moms out there who make it. (I'm adopted as well, and I know the strength it took for my birth mom to place me)

Although I'm happy with my decision, I still worry about the effects it is having on my body. Weight gain, stretch marks, etc. It's a small price to pay for a child, but I'm also worried it'll be super hard to get back into shape after I give birth. I'm also slightly afraid other cosplayers will make fun of any imperfections left from it, them not knowing I gained it all from bearing a child.

I know I'll work it all off over time, and stretch marks will fade, but I feel like it'll definitely make me hesitate to cosplay until that time.

>> No.7386503
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7386503

>tfw;
>have friend
>not physically attracted to
>mentally am though
>?
>how does that make sense
>want to bang
>also do not really want to bang
>so conflicted
>i dont know how to feel what the fuck

>> No.7386562

>TFW BF telling me I can't cosplay a certain character
>TFW costume would cost less than $30

I wanted him to dissuade me because I know it's a bad idea and I want to do it anyway.

Then he said, "How about this. I'm telling you, you're not doing it."

>TFW now I have to do it out of spite

He's also never ever said anything like that before, "I'm telling you, you're not doing it," and it sort of upset me, but now I'm arguing about how I sure as hell fucking am doing it if I want to, so I can't really bring it up.

>> No.7386591
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7386591

>go to con alone
>feel alone and miserable
>invite friends to con
>they stay for like an hour and decide to bail out on me to play paintball
>go to a cosplay photoshoot meetup to make friends
>feels like everyone knows everyone else and I don't really feel comfortable joining in on their conversations
>invite online gaming bff to con
>he wants to go but bails out because money issues
>end up going to con by myself again
>realize being alone gives me more time to do so much more and take a lot more pictures than I would if I were with someone else
Feels okay man.

>> No.7386594

>really want to crossplay
>do not even kind of have a body for crossplay, even with binding
>no makeup skills, soft feminine face
>going to wear armored crossplay to hide face and figure best

It's a solution, but dammit, I want to look like a sexy man sometimes.

>> No.7386605

>>7386463
Are you already taking care of your stretch marks? You need to tackle them before they become a huge issue.

>> No.7386622

>>7386562
Wow, what an asshole. Red flag, seriously.

>> No.7386635

>>7386562
What character?

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7386638

>>7386591
I'm in pretty much the same boat. I go to almost every con alone except the I go to with my online buddy. The freedom of being alone is great but it has its issues. I also shudder at the thought of groups. I consider myself a decently sociable person one on one, but when there's 2 or more people together I just freeze up. Last con I went to I wanted to go the /cgl/ meetup but I just walked by it, glanced at everyone then went to my room and freaked out. I just want to make friends.

>> No.7386650

>>7386622
He told me he was kidding around. We have this problem a lot, actually. He jokes around a lot, and I'm okay with that, but online I can't tell the inflection of his voice, and I mistake him for meaning things seriously.

This is one of those times.

We both say things that sound really mean, but we call each other "faggot" and "shitlord" like pet names, and when we get online, the line is sort of blurred, and when I'm tired or grumpy about something already, I just assume he's being an ass, when 90% of the time he's just trying to cheer me up.

>>7386635
Nonon Jakuruze, Nudist Beach edition.

>inb4 slut

He even admitted he would like to see me in the cosplay, but I'm cold 99% of the time, so I'd likely just put on a sweater over it the entire time we were at the con (unless someone asked for a pic or something) and it'd be near useless anyway. i know it's a dumb idea, but I want to do it anyway.

>> No.7386649

>>7386605
What's the best way to handle them? I'm sure I could just google it though.

>> No.7386667
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7386667

>TFW you realize your friend has a smile just like Weenus Angelic.

I can never unsee it.

Pic related.

>> No.7386718

>>7386649
Cocoa butter, special lotions for it, bio-oil. There are a lot of options.

>> No.7386974

> Tried to sleep early, went to bed at 10 PM.
> Eyes closed, trying to sleep.
> Remain conscious and thinking, waiting and hoping to fall asleep.
> Completely restless throughout the night.
> Eventually wonder how much time has passed.
> It is now 1 AM.
> Fuck.
> Try to fall asleep again, but to no avail, with my eyes still closed.
> It is now 2 AM.
> Goddamnit.
> Try to stay awake for an hour or so, have a glass of milk, see if that will do anything.
> No dice.
> Con is in a few hours.

How fucked am I?

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>>7386974

This would be funny if it didn't happen to me EVERY FKING CONVENTION I TABLE AT.

No joke, I will always be jacked up on caffeine and candy the entire duration and crash hard each night. I'm considering sleeping pills...

>> No.7386980

>>7386974
Pretty fucked. Got access to energy drinks?

>> No.7386986

>>7386979
Sleeping pills are amazing if you only use them every once in a while and don't get dependent on them.
Two of the regular OTC ones and you'll be out for 10 hours and have the best sleep of your life. Give yourself at least 12 hours because you'll be super groggy when you get up though.

>> No.7386993

>>7386980
I'm gonna drink some iced coffee in a while, I hear it is more potent or effective than regular coffee.

But as a backup, if I am to crash at any point throughout the day, I will buy an energy drink in an attempt to bring myself back up. It does not help that the con is out of town and so I will be away from home for the entire day.

>> No.7386997

>>7386979
You should try melatonin for sleeping. You can get it at any drug store really cheap, and it works great.

>> No.7387034

Wanted to start working on a cosplay a week ago so I'd have a whole month to work on it (since it's pretty simple).

Ended up in the hospital and having to go through surgery.

Looks like I'm not wearing anything new for this convention...

>> No.7387220

>>7386974
Happened to me when I had to drive 3,5 hours to the con at 5AM.

After an entire week and a half of this shit.

Insomnia man.

Just eat lots of carby foods to give yourself energy (but don't eat yourself into a coma) and have yourself some coffee.

>> No.7387224

>>7386986
This, I got the ones from the dollar store, and they're actually pretty great. I have a really hard time with falling asleep, so when there's something important the next day, I take them, and crash for like 9-10 hours.

Feels good.

>>7386997
Melatonin never really did a whole lot for me, and I was taking 3-4 of them at a time (under doctor's orders) when the suggested dose was 1. All it does is tell your brain that it's okay to fall asleep now, but if there's other shit going on in your head, it won't really help.

>> No.7387265

>>7381871
>implying we care

>> No.7387269

>>7381871
Our fathers are misogynistic scum.

>> No.7387280

>>7386503
bang and don't look

>> No.7387614

>>7384447
My friend is from Ireland and his girlfriend is from Canada. If they get married, they're just going to have a wedding/reception for each family. It's do-able.

>> No.7387659
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7387659

>tfw i was always short and skinny in school
>been wanting to know the thrill of cosplaying for a while, read the stories i see on /cgl/
>want to cosplay as the man, jotaro
>even if i got to the same level of /fit/ as jotato i'll never be his height

it's gutting cause my dad's side is pretty tall and then my mum's side is very short.

>> No.7387715

>>7386503
Your only hope is a Vulcan mind-meld
Godspeed.

>> No.7387848

>>7387269
Stop talking shit about my daddy.

I'll hve you known that my daddy is the best pimp I've head in years!

>> No.7387878

>>7386591
>>7386638
I know this feel. I'm thankful for the one person who does go with me, they pay for half the hotel & they're trustworthy, but they have no interest in hanging out, nightlife, etc. They're always in a hurry to go rush off and do their own thing.

I try to meet new people but I'm very introverted so it's tough.

>> No.7387900

>>7378357
From what she said a couple weeks back she's gotten rid of most of the cellulite.

>> No.7388622

I'm beginning to wonder if I should even bother cosplaying Haruko's baseball uniform from FLCL. I'd go all out with the zany poses for pictures and everything, but I'd probably be mistaken for some random attention whore in shortass shorts anyway.

>> No.7388860

>never get to go to any anime convention but a-kon and anime fest.
>hear amazing stories of the others and feel so bad.
>one of the few reasons even make it to a-kon is brother goes for the magic the gathering card playing.
>mother of fuck I need my own damn car.

>> No.7388975
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7388975

>because of tight budget may not be able to make prop
>prop is main part of cosplay
>fuck my life
I know I could make it out of foam, but that's just a shitty cop out when I'm making such a nice costume.
Hopefully I can sell some stuff or something to get some of that cash.

>> No.7389177

>Go to a handful of conventions each year
>Boyfriend always comes too
>Love being with him, but he is a super stoic type of guy, and his default expression is this sad look
>90% of the time, he does whatever I do, following me, looking sad
>Friends think I'm abusing him
>Tell him that he can do his own thing if he likes, I don't want him to feel like I'm forcing him to go to these cons and do stuff with him
>He swears he likes going to them and doing what I do
>Parents think I'm taking advantage of his kindness
>Decide to go to a convention by myself, gonna go with friends I don't see often, do girly things, I'm really excited.
>BF finds out, gets upset that I'm going without him
>Parents think I'm abusing him emotionally by "trying to leave him behind."
>Eternal no-win situation

I don't want to force him to change his personality and make him smile all the time, I love him as he is, but I'm really tired of friends and family making me out to be some terrible person because of what they perceive.

>> No.7389208

>>7389177
Tell him that he needs to tell them to stfu. If they won't believe you, maybe they'll believe him.

>> No.7389653

>>7389177
I'm in a similar situation,

My husband doesn't really care for conventions, he's really into video games and comics, but is very "closeted" about it. He mainly goes so he can accompany me, protect me from creepers, etc. He enjoys catching up with friends over dinner, but doesn't care fore the con itself. He is a stoic person as well and constantly looks annoyed or disinterested.

I appreciate him coming to conventions with me and I always give him something special in our private hotel room. I suggest you do the same.

>> No.7389789
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7389789

>Tfw get a decent-paying job within walking distance
>"Yeah, gonna put money toward cosplay and get a bit in shape!"
>It's at a shitty generic cafe and I've put on 6 pounds in cheap, sweet coffee and pastries.

>> No.7390759

>>7389789

Is it really that hard for people to not eat everything?

Maybe I am weird

>> No.7392192

>>7390759
It's less the food, and more the coffee. We get free beverages, and so I just kind of constantly drink disgustingly over-sweetened coffee all day.

>> No.7392210

>>7392192
Great, free pounds and no nutrition to boot.
Why do this to yourself?
You could just as easily drink lower calorie things.

>> No.7392939

>someone cosplays as your waifu at a con
>she's the only one cosplaying said character
>nervously approach her and try to make small talk
>ask for picture
>go home and masturbate to picture furiously while playing the song Again by Lenny Kravitz on a continuous loop
>cry myself to sleep

>> No.7394692

>>7392210

Water master race coming through

>> No.7394773

>>7392210
Because I'm a whiny girl in college with no self control and a caffeine dependency, probably.

>captcha: terribyr you