qantaqa | Back in the picture. (Reply)

Hey, hey dudes!
Qan's back in the virtual world, finally.
Got my internet connection on Friday last week, but since I attended Leipzig's bookfair as usual, I had no time to write earlier.
Actually I wanted to present you my flat at first, unfortunately it is still a mess and I need to clean. Plus I am ill so I cannot do my planned video-log about it. Damn it >_>!

Uhm.. yeah so this post's topic will be the LBM.
Go ahead and enjoy!

Thursday:
Plan: - buying my vacuum cleaner, tidy my flat and then go to the LBM for at least 4 hours.

RL: - buying my vacuum cleaner, tidy my flat, continueing the work on the kunai and the ninja-shoes, meeting

azamir at the train station.
Wouh!
After that we got some food and I continued my cosplay work - did Naminé's, Naruto's and Gaara's wig that night. Went to bed at 3:30 a.m..

Friday:
Plan: - breakfast around 9 a.m.
- waiting for the person to activate my telephone/internet-connection
- go to the LBM right afterwards
- meet with

missie and Jessy in the evening

RL: stood up at 8 a.m.
- the internet-dude came around 8:40 a.m. ---> although I did all standing in the manual, the connection did not work <-- pissed
- Nadine came around 9:30 --> breakfast
- 10:20 - 11:00 a.m styling Sakura's wig, last working on her shoes, Nadine getting my internet to work, styling up for cosplay...
- around 1:30 p.m. we finally arrived at the LBM
- I was pissed - VERY pissed and tired, but I enjoyed seeing the people there and meeting some friends.
Fortunately I found Missie, which made my day a lot better and... well... a FAKKIN CRISIS CORE FIGURE OF CLOUD! *coughs* I did not want to buy it. 本腰で!
Later, Aza and I went back to my home and prepared to pick up Jessy at the train station - too bad, that her train was late. Argh.
But nevertheless we finally got her around 7:40 and bought some food, again.
Conclusion of the day: Cosplay-chaos everywhere!
Jessy's gloves weren't finished, Missie had to do her wig and hair deco, I had to finish the kunais, Sasuke's god damn wig and the Uchiha-logo on his back.
ARGH!!!
So we decided not to meet some of Missie's friends in the city and worked on our stuff.
BIG THANKS to you both, Aza and Missie that you helped me out that much. T_____T
Seriously, without your help I would've died that night.
--> went to bed around 3 a.m.

Here the only photos I made at the con, Friday:

Yo, gheddo-Naminé on her way :D

Woah, Sasori-danna, Itachi and Zetsu *_*""
Cool cosplays, guys!

something for the cuteness :D
chibi Inuyasha and Kouga

Uuuh Super Sailor Moon and Super Sailor Saturn. Hoarrrr :)

Yoooh! Yami-Yugi <3

Bakura's look is just priceless!

Saturday:
Plan: - standing up at 8 a.m.
- breakfeast, styling, leaving
- being at the LBM around 10 - 10:30 a.m.

RL:
- standing up at 7:54 a.m.
- breakfast - styling - desperation - leaving: 10:35 (after running back two times, because we forgot something)
- phoned Elli that I probably won't make it in time for the cosplay-contest
- 11:03 I jumped out of Missie's car and ran to the CCL - phoned Elli, that I was on my way.
Fortunately the cosplay contest didn't start punctual as every year - so I was able to get there "in time". Got the plan and the instructions and met with the other jury-members. I was SO happy to see, that there was another Naruto-character. *waves to Laura* Even though I only recognised her Karin-cosplay because I spoilered myself some time ago. Ahahah.
Btw.. cosplay - at this time I felt completely shitty, cause I felt like the wig didn't fit me, all bandages got loose and because of the stress the days before I seemed to have lost some weight --> the trousers were too wide.
So I hided behind the jury-desk and watched the show.
To be honest this year's cosplay was somehow not that cool I expected it to be. Around 30 % of the participators cancelled on us due to different reasons. Some just did not show up, others were ill or weren't able to arrive in their full cosplay due to shitty reasons.
Nevertheless, some good performances were there and OMFG! Pokémon-cosplay won the first price - concordantly.
When we evaluated our scores for the attendees we sometimes were like: "Huh? Why did we write this?" and "Why do we have such different points for them?" It was funny to see how different the shows affected us :)

After that I had some time to meet some people in front of the hall - Kanna, Juni, Rena, and even Elli were there. Unfortunately I did not have much time that day. T___T
Oooh but one big surprise was there: My beloved Kiwi-chan, Reirei-honey and little stupid wannabe-elite-thief decided to come to Leipzig. THANK YOU SO MUCH <3~
The cosplay contest was over around 5 p.m. - finally. My head hurt and my throat was only sore, too. Due to my lack of sleep and all the stress I got a cold >___<
But hohohoh one funny thing happened at the awards show: Laura gave her coat to me and I test-wore it. Oh lol.. for those of you who are firm the latest Naruto-chapters this should be funny - although I only spoilered myself a little I couldn't stop laughing. "Karin" was very proud of little Sasuke XD""

Hm... concerning my Naruto-group I felt a little excluded - not because they did the Shippuuden-outfits and I the one before the time jump. This wasn't the reason. I simply had no time to hang around with them and make photos or stuff - plus... I really got angry at myself, because I messed my costume this much.
I was so proud to see Nadine as Sakura-chan in the clothes I sewed and the wig I styled and it looked so gorgeous and also Alex and Ai looked adorable and when I looked at my bandage-loose feet and all the stuff that got destroyed of my costume and my very... hrm not fitting wig-styling, I felt like shit. Gosh, I never felt so bad wearing a costume. Actually I wanted to rip the clothes off and walk without them. Not that I would've felt better, but in that case I would not have thought that people would think: "ouh another bad naruto-cosplay - ah, she messed it up completely! ugh, ugh, ugh!" If I would've ripped the clothes off, I would only be arrested to showing myself naked.. hmmm maybe an interesting opportunity - for the next time this complex hits me.
Ah seriously, I am so angry at myself.
And I'm pissed that my sewing machine is destroyed. I want to restart the costume as soon as possible and make it right.
Hah - I will reuse the wonderful Uchiha-logo - thanks to Aza and Missie, it's one of the cool parts of my costume. ^^"""

What else? Ah, I finally met Feder - hah it was so good, that I knew her bling-bling headpiece of her Locke-costume otherwhise it would've been a little hard to find her. It was relaxing to talk to her and I got some good tips for cosplay. Hah! So good, that I know such cracks when it comes to sewing - I have to learn so much ^^°°°°.

In the evening we went back to my flat and actually we were quite dead, but Missie and I decided to go out. We needed some spare time. I still pity you, honey.
So we went to Mr Moto's and got some sushi and ocha. Oh yeah, I felt hungry, but since I didn't eat properly for 3 days I wasn't able to eat that much. That's why we decided to leave earlier and meet with some of Missie's friends at the Brick's, a cocktail bar. Got a "4th of July" and shared the obligatory "Mojito" with Missie.
Aaaah we walked back (in the rain, ahaha) around midnight.
It was so good to talk to you about non-con-related stuff. As I already said, I like it to be "normal" and talk about other stuff than fandom with internet friends a lot, so that I can grew more intimate with the dudes. ^^°°

Yo, when we got to my flat, Jessy was already asleep and Aza was watching anime, so I went into the bathroom to style my Rhode wig... and should I tell you something, dudes? Although I was so mad at myself that day, Rhode's wig turned out to be WONDERFUL!
Hah, solution found: Styling wigs only after drinking some alcohol. I will remember that fact.
Missie and I went to bed around 2 a.m.

Here the two photos I took on Saturday:

Our flat-sharing rpg-group :D:D:D
(plz ignore me, okay?)

Woah such a COOL cosplay *_*"""
I wondered what did those 'clack'clack' sounds on the ground and then I saw her walking around.
Awesomeness!

Sunday:
Plan: none xD;
RL: We got up at 8 a.m. again, Missie prepared her stuff and left around 9 to meet with her other friends and pick their clothes up.
Jessy, Aza and me decided to have breakfast and... well, then my flat got its induction-burning:
I wanted to crisp up some bread rolls in the microwave, but I forgot that Jessy used it to warm up some spagetti saturday-night... so the heat was not set to the crisp-up-function.
HAHAHA blaaack clouds of smoke everywhere. Awesome XD"""
Chaos in the morning, oh how much I love it.
Around 10:45 a.m. we were able to leave. I wore my Naminé cosplay again and brought my Rhode-cosplay with me and poooor Camilo had to retain it for me. Sorry, my love!
He works at the Leipzig fair and his colleagues were like: "WTF are you storing here? A head? OMG IT IS A HEAD!!"
*coughs* Well as you can see, even the employees went a little crazy ^^°°°.

All in all Sunday was quite... quiet. Everyone was tired or ill or at home yet. xD;
Finally I met with Phil and had the opportunity to play rockband with him. YES! We wanted to do this since the Shumatsu. Hohoho...
And, what else? Oh yeah.. I got nominated for being the admin of the D.Gray-Man cosplay meeting, because the actual admin didn't show up. I wondered, why everyone asked me, what to do, until I found out, that she should have been there with a Rhode-cosplay, too.
Aahaha ^^°°
Yeah, I guess we had a nice photoshooting, though nobody was able to hear me, due to my croakiness.

Last but not least: Some photos of Sunday: