/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9635193
Bishies get worked to the bone, but it's a really rewarding experience for us even without much compensation.
Went in 2014, and Bishies only actually get compensated for the following year's con. So even if you work 20+ hours, you still have to pay.
What sucks is that if you miss a year, you have to pay the next time you come.
Bonus is that it filters out tons of fuckbois who just want to get laid and given a free con.

>>9640731
Bishies don't HAVE to do every bishie-related event. You can do as much or as little as you desire. I know some who just do bingo, and literally nothing else.
But a number of the older bishies are very dedicated to this con.

>>9642402
>>9643049
I'll be Joseph Saturday probably with a Mary and Robert in tow.

>>9430660
So fucking hype for Friday.

>>9430707
Nah, but was someone I think you know.
They'll all be up on Facebook after con.

>how many years have you been going?
Since 2013.
>cosplay?
Just doing a VK sweater shoot, and later a meetup Friday.
Not planning on cosplaying this year - just coming to see friends.
>horror stories?
Have had a con stalker, but I know they lurk /cgl/ so not going into detail.

>>9240911
Measuring from the top of her hat in that costume, she said she was easily over 7'.
Bless u Meishi.

>>9242139
>>9242466
Fun fact about Batmaid:
He was part of the Maid Overwatch group, but realized that evening that he'd forgotten to pack clothes.
So he just made due with the one and only outfit he brought that weekend.

>>8942329
I'm down for that! I'm thinking of bringing my Yip Yip Martian cosplay on that day.

>>8903771
Same. Just now reading through the thread to catch up on what's going on.
Gonna try making the meeting, but I'm probably only going to be at Sak for one day this year.

Realizing how few pictures I have of this cosplay.
Been months since I've posted here.

>>8494245
I have a weak spot for Red's character design.

>>8496838
Ugh your costumes are always so spot on.

>>8496857
FAVAROOOO!

>>8498968
What'd you try to make the blade out of?

>>8499557
Pretty sure this is the cosplay I met you in.

>>8501340
Little details can make or break a cosplay sometimes.
I think it's a great way to add a little flair to your costume.

>Where you from?
The part of central Oregon no one knows exists.
>Cosplay plans
Don't really have much cosplay plans for Sak this year - just kind of keeping it more casual, since I don't really have anything new except firefighter Makoto, so far.
>What you're doing?
For me, Sak is mostly to meet up with friends and to wander around taking pictures of cosplays I like.
>Any panels you are looking forward to?
Never really been one for panels, save for a couple that aren't at Sak.
>How do you deal with Seattle traffic?
By weeping openly.

>>7826677
No problem. I've collected a ton of stories at cons in the last year or so.
Have several really good ones, I'll probably post in other threads sometime.

>>7826689
Aw, thanks.
There was definitely a wide range of guys on stage with pretty much every body type. So, whatever floats your boat.
As for talents, it ranged between dances, to singing with a guitar (pic related), or song parodies, to serenading a body pillow with a violin.

>>7826691
Ugh, I would've loved that. My wig really needs to be restyled, since it's been tossed in bags and dragged so many cons in the last year.
And my makeup experience pretty much ends at powdering my face, to help with a shiny face. But I have to say, letting people do your makeup is just so damn relaxing.

>>7826721
Most of the bishie's who go on stage are straight.
Didn't see many other guys attending the con.
However, from the ones I talked to, they were either married, or not really interested in dating or hooking up.
Though I know for a fact that bishie's have, and do hook up with people at this cons - especially their buyers. They spent so much time covering all that with us, and what was, and wasn't legal while we were on the clock.
For finding an actual boyfriend, I think you might have better luck at a normal convention.

>>7826752
From what I saw and experienced, I think this is pretty much on the mark.

>>7826639
Alright, uploaded your picture here. Thanks again for letting me use it. Would've loved to have taken more pics, myself, but I was a bit busy, and none of my photographer friends were at this con.
I do have a tumblr, but I only really use it to follow personal friends, so I've yet to ever post anything on it, myself.
Think they'd just be better off liking the cosplay page, since I'll actually be keeping an eye on that one.
https://www.facebook com/PhelpsCosplay/photos/a.921421697888034.1073741828.921262087903995/921420891221448

>>7826654
>>7826656
Appreciate it. Feel like if it wasn't for my body, I wouldn't have gotten much of a reaction, since I still feel so stiff and awkward on stage.
Hoping to be better if I go again next year, and hopefully my friends will be a bit more fit by then, too.

>>7826617
Thanks, Anon. Final numbers for my cut + month-long vacation is that I lost 20.6 lbs, but for 6' and 172.8 lbs, I'm still glad I look alright.
Think the last two times I posted on /fit/ was for the Chrismas card to /cgl/ thread, and like 6 months into lifting when I was the definition of T-rex mode.

Anyway, this is my current routine. After I'd hit 27" thighs and a 29" waist, my routine was specifically meant to simply maintain leg size, but fill out the rest of my torso.
Only leg work is some ATG / Olympic squats and DL's.

As for 'mirin stories from this weekend specifically, I'd mostly say that people just treated us bishie's like local celebrities. Felt pretty weird, since I've never done anything like this.
There were a few people who were too nervous to say anything when they came up to ask for a photo, or hug. They'd just eventually hold up their camera, or hold their arms out.
Several others had to be dragged over by their friends, saying things like, "She wants a photo with you."

There was one girl in particular who asked for my number. After the auction, her and her friend just ended up hanging out with everyone in my room (5 bishies + 1 married woman) as we shared stories until 6am.
She said that before she initially came up to us, she was wondering if the were even allowed to talk to the bishie's when we weren't working the main events.
Later that night she'd told my friend that she thought I was out of her league, which was ironic since I thought she was out of mine.

>>7826596
$136, which all went to the cop outfit Rin, since he was the one who bought all the underwear, as well as my plane ticket, as I mentioned earlier in the thread.
I've heard that they cut the tip line short, and if we'd opened bidding to anyone, rather than just women, it sounds like Cipher would have tried to win us, as well.
He's the guy who ended up with something like 3-4 other bishies, more towards the front and center of the audience.

>>7824803
>>7825848
...Oh boy, here we go.

>>7826056
Was it? I know the three of us made almost twice as much as Reno, which was cool, considering he sold for more than twice as much as us.
Helps cover plane ticket costs, at any rate.

>>7826532
Thank you! Really wasn't expecting the kind of reaction I got from everyone, and especially Reika of all people. Would say my first California con went surprisingly well.
Also, I really like that photo, and just made a cosplay page earlier today. Mind if I upload it, and if so, would you have a handle I could credit you by?

>>7826537
Yeah, I remember exactly which one you're talking about.
I was about to just turn around, if she went any further. That was one of the two moments of the con where someone was stepping out of my comfort zone.

>Friend has been wanting to drag me to this con since last November.
>No interest in a con like this, and especially tight on money due to two other cons in the three weeks before Ycon.
>He messages me out of the blue one day asking for my DoB and email.
>Half hour later replies with screenshots of the receipts to the plane tickets.
Guess I'll be attending my first California con.

Say hi if you run into me. Don't really know anyone outside the northwest community.

>>7514407
Fran pls no

Had a great time this year, and enjoyed running into seagulls around the con, as well as those who showed up at the meetup.

Highlight of the con for me was the Kuroko no Basket shoot I did with my friends, and six of us going to the mall for food after the shoot.
Whenever we ran into someone from a show like Free, Eyeshield 21, or Yowapeda, we'd just say "Sports anime!" and give them a fist bump.

Oh! On day 0, we found a frozen jar of pickle juice in our freezer. But I guess the vinegar or something kept it from completely freezing over, so the pickle seeds were still moving around in the ice.

>>7456684
It might've just been whoever I checked in with, but it's better to be safe than sorry, and still try to get ahold of your barcode, if possible.

Also, Sak lineup is Makoto Tachibana (Free!), Murasakibara (Kuroko no Basket), and possibly Gino Weinberg (Code Geass) for the ball, if I end up going to that.

>>7457440
>Plastic Nee-san
Please tell me you have a group for this.
Would be the greatest thing.

>>7457627
Actually, since starting to go to cons in 2011, I've seen plenty of Sailor Moon cosplayers / groups, but I don't recall ever actually seeing a Tuxedo Mask.
Well, aside from one in a joke Sailor Moon group at last Sak, if it counts.
Pic related.

>>7456684
It might've just been whoever I checked in with, but it's better to be safe than sorry, and still try to get ahold of your barcode, if possible.

To all the people having reg issues:
Last year I printed out my barcode and everything, and brought that along with my ID.
They never even asked for my barcode. Just looked at my ID, and printed the badge.

>>7441277
>>7443076
Friday night / day 1 by the cafe on the first floor, as Anon said above.
We can decide on a specific time when Sak posts the schedule, so it hopefully doesn't collide with any big events.
Only room party I know of is now invite-only after someone broke the toilet in half last night.
Might have to post about it in a weeb horror story eventually.

>>7442565
Definitely think I'm more excited for the meetup this year than last, since I know a few people this time around.
And I'd be down for that.

Bringing Gino (Code Geass) again, along with Makoto (Free) and Murasakibara for a KnB group.
Excited for Sak, but so busy until then...

>>7351041
>>7355900
Just come pull up a chair and sit down with everyone.
All the seagulls I've met have been really friendly and welcoming in person.

>>7355890
>>7355901
I swear - first you scare off Anons, now you have my friends fearing for my safety.

>>7323040
The con was the same week they first showed Rei in actual leggings, so he went with the speedo.
Penguin and all.

>>7322986
I think it's mostly the pose + angle.
He looked more normal when just standing around.
However, whenever someone took a pic with him, I remember him making them do the pose, too.

>>7317224
Late to the party, but I'm here.

>>7317242
I swear you're lurking every thread even remotely related to Free.

>>7317245
>>7317403
Then if you're going to Sakuracon, you should definitely come to the meetup, so we can spill spaghetti together.

>>7317392
Now, now. Play nice.

Too much arguing. Not enough hijacked Free thread.

>>7290617
>>7290747
10/10 parents.

>>7291009
>>7291019
That dress looks beautiful, though. I'm a bit of a sucker for stuff like that.

>>7292857
<3

>>7292859
Yep, that's me. Where'd you get the photo, though? Don't recognize where the filename is from.
And I didn't know really anyone outside my friend circle and the cons I've worn that to actually knew about me.
I've posted my Makoto on one or two other threads before, and was in /fit/'s Christmas card to /cgl/ in said cosplay.

>>7292894
>>7292895
Can't tell if this is what everyone thinks, or if you're just really dedicated to finding every post I'm in.

>>7292900
You look really cute though! Any particular reason it's been your only cosplay so far?