So, as the name suggests, there are two parts to this journal. Part 1: Cosplay Progress

There are currently a few costumes I have planned at the moment, others that are currently to some degree of "in progress," plus a few I need to fix up.

Death Scythe (Soul Eater): Got the jacket, and the pants, and the shirt, tho' the shirt is a bit light, so I may need to dye it. I plan to buy the material to make the tie if not this weekend (got a busy weekend, so I probably won't have the time) then during winter break. After that, I'll need to find a wig, tho' I have red hair spray if I can't get one, but I'd rather not use that, since my hair isn't exactly the same style. After that comes the hard part: the scythe blades. Probably gonna need some type of harness to keep those on my back, and I need to have them lined up with the jacket just right to make slits for them to go through. That's gonna be tough, but I look forward to the challenge.

Gijinka Lugia (Pokemon): A surprise favorite amongst the pollers, so it's on my list. I'm going for a Dread Pirate Roberts styled Lugia, with the mask and whatnot. The mask I'm making out of a white pillowcase, I'll need to attach the pointy eye things once I make the eyeholes. As for the shirt, I bought an all-white long-sleeved shirt, so I'll need to make and attach the blue chest and blue spine things on the back. (Yes, I have to describe a lot of things as "things," for lack of a better word.) Gloves will be a little tricky to find, and if I can't get cheap boots, I might just have to use my white shoes.

Saiga OR Team Satisfaction Kiryu (Yugioh 5D's): This all depends on which vest I can find first. If I can find the green fishing vest-like one, then Saiga, in which case I'll have to find a hat and boots for it. If brown with furry armholes, then Kiryu, in which case I'll have to find a wig. (Oy, wigs aren't cheap.)

Kaoru (Ouran High School Host Club): Just need the patch, and that should be it. I got some orange hair spray, so I can get my hair into the right shape and shade. Oh, I also need a Hikaru.

Melon Lord (Avatar: The Last Airbender): Still in its planning stages. I know how to make the melon head, it'll just take a bit of paper mache and a beach ball. Fortunately, the robes aren't too complex, I should actually be able to make them myself (le gasp, I might make an article of clothing without turning to my grandmother for help!), but it'll take a long time, so I'm saving that one for when the above four are finished.
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Now on to part 2. To all my friends and fellow convention-goers, anyone have a spare room for Sac-Anime Winter or AOD? I need a place to stay. One of you already gave me a friend's e-mail address for Sac-Anime, so I'm dropping him a line, but in case that falls through, I'm putting it out there. Also need people to room with for AOD, although that's a little less desperate, since it's only a 1.5 hour drive there and back. Just let me know if any of you can!

Oh, and if you're interested in being in a skit group with me for Sac-Anime, drop me a line. The anime doesn't matter, since a certain Haruhi is going to be causing trouble for Kyon by imagining up random characters.
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And in case anyone's interested in how my life's been going, it's not bad. I've got a bit of a cold, but it should be gone by Thanksgiving. Have a big paper for Film Class due on monday or wednesday, though. Oh joy. But for my Lit 101 class, we're allowed to write about anything for our final paper. It was hard to chose, but I think I'll be writing about the second Haruhi Suzumiya light novel, so I can analyze the book itself and "The Legend of Mikuru Asahina."