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[aimeekitty]

Sunset Halo
Originally uploaded by Merry Calliope

FUTURAMA -
There's a crew-only Futurama premiere on the 24th at the FOX lot. That's cool. Mitch and I will go. I'm looking forward to everyone finally getting to see the new episodes!

ANIME EXPO -
I'm actually really looking forward to it. I won't be doing any selling or panels this year, I'm just going to hang out and cosplay. I did a rough muslin of my Fujimoto (Ponyo) suit pattern last night by rubbing off a pattern from a suit-jacket I have that fits like I want. Little iffy on the finishing bits of it (esp the collar), but I think I can figure it out by looking at my existing similar garments.
Mitch is excited about wearing his Kamina costume again, and if I'm feeling brave I'll probably wear Leeron. (Leeron's scary purple jumpsuit requires a certain amount of hutzpah to wear.) Regardless, just looking forward to the con.



FUJIMOTO's WIG
- I really wanted a slightly candy-color for Fujimoto's wig, but I'm having a horrible time finding one. The color is rare... all places that have the color are either japanese or chinese (which has language barrier or shopping service problems).... and so many stores say " you can have this wig in any color" but then you ask them about 4 different colors and they can't get them in any of them. :\ What I really want though is this wig from Airily, that's the color I want. But it's sold out. :( :( :( :(

SDCC/BIOSHOCK-
Just a reminder that I will not be doing any panels or selling at SDCC this year. My last Futurama deadline is right before the con, and I just need to take it easy this year. I will be GOING to SDCC, but mostly only on the weekend.

I probably haven't mentioned it on here but I'm going to be doing Bioshock with my girls for SDCC masquerade this year. You can see some of their insane progress work on HCC's journal. I'm mostly just there for moral support, handling and feeding them, but I will have an outfit. It just won't be an outfit with robot parts or mutations. Instead, I'll be wearing this 40's dress! It's actually my first real vintage pattern, I'm looking forward to messing around with it. And I'm sure I'll end up wearing the dress as a non-cosplay every-day dress, too. I like this style. I'll try to do a really nice clean job on it.

GARDEN -
Figured out I was actually UNDERwatering my lavender and camellia. I've been getting so much conflicting advice about how much to water that I was getting really frustrated. But one of the ladies at the nursery said that I should be doing a deep water (of about an hour or more) about once a week or once every two weeks. I did a deep water last night of the camellia and problem lavenders in particular, and already this morning the camellia's leaves look perkier, so it definitely was an underwater issue. I think I was watering too frequently, too shallowly. So I'm going to have to figure out the irrigation systems more and set up a once a week deep water, and have the other days just water the lawn only. I think it can do that. Overall I'm starting to get the hang of watching the plants for signs of what's wrong with them. So hopefully I'll get it all figured out eventually. I've only killed a few rogue plants. All the agapanthus, morea, roses(!) and trees are doing great and there's this one variety of penstemon that just does fabulous for me as well as one variety of lavender (grosso) that seems to be really happy, too.

MILKY PLANET -
Broke down and preordered Milky Planet skirt in yellow through a shopping service. It's so Candy Land! I figure the skirt will be the safest bet for me considering how ridiculously short this line appears to be. I'll figure out some way to modify it though to make it work if it's short, because this print is THAT AWESOME. I'll have to figure out some cute way to make a bodice to go with it. I loved the scallop on the JSK... so maybe I'll do something kind of like that (but with a white cloud scallop...?)

Comments

[kuramew.livejournal.com]

It was fun to hang out with you a bit in San Jose (despite it being very short)... so hopefully I will see you at AX this year. I will be there again with an Artist Ally table. ^^;;

P.S. Milky Planet? NUUUU~ I thought you'd be one to like something like the new autumn print, Fantastic Dolly, instead of something OTT (and hyped) like Milky Planet. I think Milky Berry and Fantastic Dolly suit my tastes better than the neon-looking prints AP has these days.

http://syndicated.livejournal.com/angelicp_blog/1101469.html?mode=reply&style=mine <-- new print! I love it in lavendar x black... I think it will be the first lavendar dress I own, haha! It looks something like ETC would make actually.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

hahah... usually I'm not for totally OTT stuff, and lately I'm more into slightly more subdued stuff.... but I love this candy print and I don't have something yellow or anything like it. Keep in mind that I love AP Sweets Country, too. :)

I actually don't really care for the new perfume print... I dunno, just not for me.

I like Milky Berry alot but I feel like it's a little too similar to the Meta older skirt I have
http://aimeemajor.com/gothloli/metacherry.jpg
I do really like it in white and black.... but not enough to get it I guess.

I did get this used on EGL Sales:
http://aimeemajor.com/gothloli/snowwhite.jpg
:) :) :)

I'll definitely come by your AA table unless I forget like an idiot. :D

[kuramew.livejournal.com]

I don't really consider Sweets Country OTT. I think that's only because I can imagine some of the even more recent (crazier) prints. ^^;;

And you are right about the Milky Berry being similar to the strawberry print by Meta. I actually don't own that Meta print, so I was really excited to get the Milky Berry in mint.

[kittykatie.livejournal.com]

Best of luck with Fujimoto-san. I totally wish I could be a Ponyo for you but my Small Lady has taken all my time and money. But I do hope to see you once at AX at some poin.

Love the skirt, very canyland looking.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

thanks! I'm looking fwd to seeing your Pink Lady!

[persoconchii.livejournal.com]

don't forget to have random ripped stockings and "dirt" makeup while being a Rapture citizen =P Its half the image!

[nav.livejournal.com]

Cosplay.com's new wig shopping service will have Airily wigs next Monday. Maybe they'll have the one you want in stock!

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

Kyle says they can't guarantee AX delivery on Airily, though!

[nav.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I noticed after I posted that AX was early in July! I hope you find a good wig :)

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

it's too bad I cant use an "almost as good" wig now and then replace it later.

[nav.livejournal.com]

I guess you could get a long wig and dye it yourself that candy color then cut it, but that's a lot of work..

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

it's so easy to fry a wig though!

I think I'll just be a stupid-head and go with my original placeholder wig and then hopefully get a better color later. Maybe I can sell some of my excess wigs.

[darkroselily.livejournal.com]

You guys look so awesome here - You rock *O*
http://aimeemajor.com/images/costumes/gurren/IMG_4920.jpg

I never knew cosplay could look so fabulous, & I love the wig on you - short hair really suits you <<33 Hope you enjoy Anime Expo, its good to just hangout & relax for once with NO WORK or SELLING XD
Lily XXX

[supinternets.livejournal.com]

Dang, that wig is perfect. :(

I love vintage dresses! They are so comfy, and flattering on everyone. I am sure you will love it.

Question, how you water something deeply? I never heard of shallow watering and deep watering.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

I think I've decided to try and get that wig later,... maybe. Or not. that would be silly. haha. :)

I want more vintage dresses, but I don't want an actual vintage one... I'd prefer, I think, to make it, or buy a modern repro. We'll see.

re: watering, by watering something for a long time (like an hour or two) the water is pushed down deeper into the ground.
if you water for only like 3 minutes, it stays shallower in the ground.
When you water deeper, the roots of the plant that are deeper get more water, and also it encourages the plant to grow strong roots.

I've heard this from a couple sources, so I think it must be valid? Anyway, I'm going to give it a shot!

What I was doing was watering everything everyday for like 3 minutes. Now I'm going to water my roses, camellias, lavender, etc.... I'm going to water them for half an hour to an hour.... and then not water them again for a week or two. But the grass I have to water almost everyday (it has a shallow root system and grass is a delicate princess. :P :P)

[supinternets.livejournal.com]

I think I am going to try the deep watering with a few of my problem plants and see if that does the trick. Thank you so much for all the info!

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

I think people want you to try and see if the bottom of the plant is getting water,.... but with really big plants that's almost impossible. (like my camellia). but the outer leaves were wilting, so I new in some way it needed more water.

with my lavender, I stuck my finger as deep as I could get.

[thehappycat.livejournal.com]

I think I have a picture of you and Mitch! Was the Kamina and Leeron pic taken on Day 4 of last year's AX? If so, I think I took a pic of you two also (or maybe just Mitch, I don't remember - I had a migraine but was still walking around taking photos anyway; I will have to check my external drive with the AX pics.)I was there at the same time as a guy wearing a T-shirt that said "Creepy Photographer" on it.

Hope to see you at AX! I will be there all 4 days, and my daughter will be there on Thursday in her Konata summer uniform cosplay. (If you saw a 7-year-old Sailor Chibi Moon on Day 2, that was her)

[frankincensy.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to see your Fujimoto costume! He's one of the characters I want to cosplay in future, if I ever get to a con. That wig looks perfect, I'm sorry it's sold out. D: