Last week, I wrote about our involvement in a ballet recital and how I had the opportunity to actually make costumes for 3 of my daughters for the recital. The post discussed Zoë’s skunk costume and gave a bit of information about actual skunks themselves. As stated in the previous article, my twins were cast as frogs in the recital. Upon hearing that she got the frog part, Briar immediatel... »
Whew, this last week has been a busy one. Our entire family is involved in the ballet recital, “Snow White”, and it’s been either ballet practice or recital rehearsal almost every day of the week. It’s truly a family affair; we each have a part in the play: Rob is Snow White’s father. It is quite a role and he is kickin’ ass! He actually has the biggest role in ... »
Many cosplayers struggle with finding the right material to build their beautiful creations. In this series, I’m going to talk about different aspects of materials science from an engineering perspective, as it relates to Cosplay. First topic: Steel. Steel is much more complicated material than our limited linguistic treatment would imply. Colloquially, there are two kinds of steel: normal s... »
I am lucky. I look like 90% of the women on the big screen, the small screen, on the covers of novels and in the pages of comic books. I am white, skinny and have learned how to use makeup (as well as a few laser surgeries) to cover the birthmark on my face with which genetics graced me. That doesn’t make me a good cosplayer. In fact, it means that I can be a little more lazy with my costumes than... »
This year, for con season, I’m dressing as Slave Leia… sort of. If you’ve been following this blog, you know that, over a year ago, I wrote a post somewhat condemning the wearing of the Slave Leia costume. And though I’ve revised my stance, it would seem somewhat hypocritical of me to wear the costume without some justification, so I want to explain why I’ll be trotti... »
A year and a half ago, I wrote this article about the folly of dressing as Slave Leia. After a year of attending cons, meeting new people, and reading the internet, I have some additions and revisions. It’s a bit long, so here’s a quick summary: Don’t Dress as Slave Leia… »
Ever had someone ruin you favorite game by playing it wrong? Aren’t they complete asshats for doing so? I expect that most of us have had a moment where our supposed playmates just won’t take a game seriously or play by the rules and, if not, we’ve likely seen someone else erupt into table-flipping rage because of it. （╯°□°）╯︵┴┴ »
You know what I can’t stand? Fake nerds. You know the kind, sauntering around a convention like they’re hot stuff, soaking in the attention of hormone-addled and social skill-stunted nerds. Letting the nerds fantasize about them, and then snickering behind their backs after they shoot them down. I know you’re picturing them in your head right now. You can see their smug sm... »
