Cosplay Chamber

 Hi everyone! Nekocon was held 19.-20.7 in Kuopion Musiikkitalo as usual. Cosplay plans gave me a headache and I kinda sorta gave up on that. The heatwave was unbearable and working on any of my projects was out of the question, I just didn't have the energy to do anything. Needless to say the heatwave followed to the con as well.  Our trip to Kuopio started on Friday when me and Don got off work. Don's step father was nice enough to lend us a car with full tank and all (and a working AC). Nekocon ticket I bought us the anime concert/convention ticket combo. The Anime concert was performed by Kuopion Kaupungin Orkesteri with the legendary Atso Salmila as conductor. The first anime symphony concert in Finland was in 2012 Animecon, Kuopio, or this is what this yle article said. I was at this con, but I don't think I saw the concert, which I do feel a little sad about, but back then I mainly wanted to hang out with friends instead of seeing any programs really.  We woke up ...

 Hi everyone! Hypecon was held last weekend (7.-8-6) at Hyvinkää. I've never been to Hypecon before and Don is on Summer vacation, we decided to check it out, since I also had that weekend off. We left on Friday afternoon once I got off of work (I might have sneaked out a little earlier~) and my brother looked after our home and cat and drove us to and from the train station, biggest thanks to him! My cat wanted to come with I guess. :'D I cosplayed Aurora from Sleeping Beauty on Saturday, which fit very well the theme "Dreams". I didn't practice makeup at all prior, but I had a rough idea what I wanted it to look like and I think I did pretty ok! :3 Felt cute! The con was held in Hyvinkään Kaupungintalo plus some surrounding buildings. The outside area was huge and had some very pretty parks nearby. Next time I'll bring a picnic blanket!  Lil Hypecon flyer~ There were also these very useful maps around the con. Info Dealer's Hall/Artist's Alley was al...

 Hi everyone! Kemin Mangapäivät made a comeback this year, which was more than welcome! This was also the first time I judged a cosplay competition! :3 Mangapäivä was held 8th of March at Kemin Kulttuurikeskus. I know I'm late for this Summary and I don't remember much at this point, but you can read more comperehensive summaries from Firith's blog and Shiro Samurai's blog . Event flayers I woke up somewhat early since I agreed to pick up a friend from Tornio before heading to Kulttuurikeskus. I was little tired, but still decided to cosplay Fern from Frieren, which was a good choice for the amount of walking/running around I did. Pallopää The day was busy and all I can remember is running around and following Firith, waiting for orders and overall trying to help as much as I could. Don accompanied me in the morning/early day, but mostly he was chilling around and supporting artist's by buying prints and other cool stuff. :'3 He also had a Naruto-themed pastry ...

 Hi everyone! Desucon Frostbite was held 24.-26.1 in Lahti as always. The competition for tickets was tight and we didn't get those in the initial ticket sale. Luck was on our side with the cancellation ticket sale though and Don getting the Friday off. Our trip started on Thursday evening by train, my brother was nice enough to not only drive us to train station, but also look after our daughter (cat). Biggest thanks to him! Dundundunnn The ticket exchange started at 15.00 and Sibeliustalo opened its doors at 17.00(?), so we basically had the whole day to chill. Before I put myself in cosplay costume, we walked around the city first. I don't think we've ever gotten a chance to take a proper look around Lahti before and now I even learned how to use public transport! :'D We barely have public transport where I live, so this was very new to me! After walking around, having something to eat and such, we went back to our hotel room, where I put on my Fern cosplay from Frie...