As the title says, I've recently been planning out my next trip- which will pretty much be exactly a year after. I'm not sure whether I'll be flying in the twenty-ninth or the thirtieth of June- although it'll probably be the twenty-ninth since it is over a hundred dollars cheaper than going on the thirtieth (which is the day I wanted). Details, details, I know, but still... At least I'll be in California again, which is what I'm looking forward to. X3 That aside, I guess the only thing I have left to do is actually get my plane ticket- which, I suppose, is the most important part of actually flying out to California, but whatever. Haha.

Anyway, I guess this is the point that I start grinning about how I just bought my Anime Expo ticket online for AX2010. It's the first con I'll have gone to in two years so I'm looking forward to it in a way that I usually do when I'm excited about something. Plus, I've been working on my convention outfits- although I DO need a can or two of certain colored hair dye. The most I'll get will be black though, so we'll see how that goes. I was debating getting purple dye so that I can work with the idea I have for my Dark Mousy cosplay, but I think I'll go against it for now. I'll probably work with what I have for the time being and pause of spending anything from now till July- which will be the hardest part for me, I admit. I'm a spend-a-holic. XP

To actually make this trip what I hope it will be, I think I need to save about five hundred to one thousand dollars. The reasoning? Well, I need to have enough for the motel room (which was purposely cheap and close to the expo) before splitting the costs amongst myself and my friends. I'm going to buy out my bestie's portion of the hotel room, and get his Expo ticket as well. Why? Because it's the only thing I can think to get for his birthday- sad, but true. Then there's spending money while AT the convention, and minor spending money afterward while visiting my hometown (which is an hour away from LA), food money for both AX and my hometown visit... I'm actually hoping that I have enough by then, but who knows. I may have to rely on family again like last year. Haha.

On a good note, at least I'm not paying for my plane ticket- my father (hack wheeze death) is going to. At least, that's what he says he's doing. I'm trying to get the cheapest rate, so the twenty-ninth will have to do. XP I'm not staying with him though for the first week, so that'll help.

In case anyone is interested in meeting up at AX, please tell me- that would be completely awesome. I know that I had to bail out of going last year due to financial issues, but I refuse to this year. Mostly because I'm a pain in the ass like that. Here's to hoping I can get some cash from my grandfather though- that way, I don't have to save as much. ^^



To explain what cosplay I have, they're mostly the easy ones where all you really need is to buy the clothes from where ever you need to. Although I do have some that I've either gotten online at particular cosplay stores or actually hand made (albeit poorly). Here's what I have...

1. Sora from Kingdom Hearts II-- my oldest cosplay costume that I've had since 2007, and I've worn it only once to a con because I was afraid to. Now, I just don't care anymore. Haha.

2. Sohma Hatori from Fruits Basket-- I only had to get a few things for this, but I really had most of it already. Plus, I didn't need to buy a wig or anything, so I tried it out. So far... the only thing I know is that I need to get a haircut. Haha.

3. Cid Highwind from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children-- This was something that was pretty easy. I bought the things that I needed, and I'm pretty much done. I'm glad about that. I'll need that haircut for this one too...

4. Son Gohan (Namek Saga) from DBZ-- I actually made this with two shirts I didn't like, clothes that I already had, and safety pins. I can't believe it actually worked! It was strange to me, but I was happy as Hell to have it. I may need to sew the wrist braces together, since they're only help together with safety pins, but whatever. Haha. I'll deal with it when I need to.


Note: IF YOU SEE ME AT ANIME EXPO, PLEASE APPROACH- I AM A NICE PERSON, AND IT MAKES ME FEEL GREAT TO HAVE SOMEONE AROUND TO HANG WITH. I LIKE MEETING NEW PEOPLE, SO PLEASE DO CONTACT ME. X3



PS- I created an account on hentaiartists.org, and you can find me under the name LadyLover for now. X3