So, Tokyo in Tulsa has come to a close for the year, ending the fourth convention I've been to and the first where I've actually cosplayed at. Yes, I've teased you all long enough. Feast your eyes on the 100% sexiness below:
It's a male variant of Squid Girl, and I'll take over this squidding planet!
Check out the rest of the pics after the break (there's a lot, 56k warning).
Today was the first of our three day long anime convention that is Tokyo in Tulsa. Before you ask, I did not cosplay today. That will be for tomorrow, the largest and busiest day of the con. So far, this year has far and away kicked the pants off of TnT last year. The panels have been better so far (thank you, Todd Haberkorn; you are truly hilarious) and the fact that they acquired the convention center over the cramped hotel has made it much nicer, though it's still cramped. Good times were had and I hope tomorrow will go even better.
But, you want pictures. So pictures you will have. Hit them after the break.
Sew, you are probably aware that I am going to a convention and cosplaying this year. Using a sewing machine kindly borrowed from my sisters, I laid down the first stitches to that end today.
I spent the first thirty minutes battling the contraption before I decided to just google the damn thing. I eventually stumbled upon some scrap book sewing how to video that happened to be using mostly the same model of machine I had (same machine, different paint job).
After watching all twentyish minutes of tutorial, I was finally up and running and created a successful debug output piece.
With all the pre-work out of the way, I got started on one of the pieces. It turned out pretty shitty and I've got nine more to go...
Ha! Now there's a title!
This year my bros and I will be attending Tokyo in Tulsa - a local anime convention - much as we did last year. However, this year not only will we be splurging on all three days, but we'll be shedding all our inhibitions and cosplaying. Well, at the very least I will. This is my fourth con, after all.
In addition to the costume getup itself, I am using this as an excuse to get my sorry ass into better shape. Since I've started my new job, I've been spending most of my lunch breaks climbing the stairs to the top of the building, about seventeen floors. In addition, lately I have also been walking around the small park adjacent to the building after said stair climbing (about a third of a mile or so).
Now, however, I will be stepping it up even more. My apartment has a pretty decent exercise facility and I plan to take advantage of it. So, tonight when everybody else has gone to sleep, I and my iPhone will make a trip across to the office and I will hit the treadmills.
My goal is that in the month and a half until the con, I can lose some of the fat roll and maybe even bring myself under 200 again. Honestly, that last part wouldn't be too much of a stretch - couple pounds a week, really.
So shall it be written, so shall it be done!
