It’s a bit late to be annoucing this, but instead of going to Katsucon this weekend I will be attending Megacon down in Orlando. You’ll find me in the Dealer’s Room working at Yaya Han’s booth, so please drop by and say hello if you’re also attending, and pick up some cute products while you’re at it! *hint hint* I haven’t made any special costumes for this convention, but I’ll likely be wearing Shadowcat and Fionna, plus a cute Flash shirt I purchased recently. Can’t wait, though I am sad to be missing so many of my friends who are going to Katsucon this year. To those entering the World Cosplay Summit, I wish you the best of luck!

Back in January I attended Sukoshicon in beautiful Destin, FL and had an amazing time with some wonderful ladies! I wore a maid outfit with a blue and white wig with matching cat ears from Yaya Han’s store on Saturday. I also made a new costume for the con to wear with a group, so if you missed it, please check out my first of hopefully many IdolM@ster costumes:

I have been steadily working on my costumes for Momocon, and I’m happy to say Sayaka is nearly complete. I also have most of my supplies for Lethe and Hibiki, so I’m looking forward to getting work done on those as well. Meanwhile, my costume plans for the rest of the year continue to evolve. I finally got around to watching Battlestar Galactica this year and couldn’t believe what I was missing. Now I’m looking forward to Dragon*Con even more because of all the BSG stars that attend! I also really want to do a costume from the series, despite being several years behind everyone else, so there’s a good chance I’ll be making Cally for D*C now!

There also might be a Suikoden group in the works for MTAC, which I couldn’t be more excited about. I adore that series! Seriously, if you haven’t played it, you can get the first one on the PS3/PSP for only $6. You won’t regret it…and then play the rest! But anyway, I hope to be able to mark Odessa off my cosplay wishlist for the occassion.

Rambling on, despite telling myself that I wasn’t going to buy FFXIII-2 until after Momocon, I played the demo and couldn’t resist getting it on release day. Of course, playing the game cut into the free time I should have been using to sew, but my inner Final Fantasy fan felt that it was worth it. I had a lot of fun with the new aspects of the battle system and filled my paradigms with chocobos (’cause you can’t get any better than chocobos!) The game has showgirls with chocobo themed outfits in various colors that I think would make an amazing cosplay group idea. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, try googling Chocolina. She is quite fabulous!

The best news I have to share is Meru will be returning to the states this year and Kamikaze Kiss will be reunited at last! We’re planning Triple-H costumes from Mawaru Penguindrum to celebrate the occasion. Samu-chan and I can not wait to see her again in person, but until then we wish her the best during her final months in Japan!