Conventions are not your playground

To make a long story short: Conventions are not your playground. You do not get to ignore people's personal boundaries just because you are wearing a costume. If you or your fandom in general do harass people, expect con-goers to avoid your fandom. Don't be surprised if people talk about your bad behavior. Instead, acknowledge what's wrong with your fandom's behavior and understand why people are suspicious; do your best to change the community. Or maybe, if you don't like what this community does,  consider that maybe it's not a community that you should be a part of, much less defending?

There are rules at conventions. You are expected to read the rules of the con. In the same way you'd have to pay if you lost your con badge to get a second one or return to your hotel to change clothes if your costume contains contraband, if you harass someone you will have to pay the consequences. If the person harmed goes to con staff, you could have your pass taken away or even be banned from the con.

More than that, if you and many members of your fandom treat the con as a personal playground and take that as an opportunity to harass, catcall, or otherwise abuse other con-goers, guess what? You don't get to be upset that your fandom has a bad name at cons.

Asuka Inspired Nails

I did some Asuka themed nails. Check out the figurines of her that I have on this post!

I'm sorry that I'm not very good with nail art. Someone with more skill, please, do this with more skill!

Still, I think that this design looks super cute.

I used three colors based on her plug suit: Red, Green, and Gold.

The red is by Elf.
Green is Sally Henson Insta-Dry.
Gold is so old I don't even know what it is. It's very old and kind of towards the end of it's life so I think I'm going to get a new gold color soon.



First, I did a two coats in the red color, to get a strong base.

Then, I used scotch tape to section a diagonal along my nail.  I also went to desk, so there's a different background in my picture...
A suggestion for using tape on cheap nail polish: rub the tape along your jeans or any fabric to remove some of the stickiness. The less sticky tape will still stop overlap of paint but won't pull off the coat underneath.
I painted with gold and quickly removed the tape.

I carefully taped out a V for the green section on the collar of Asuka's plug suit. Painted with green and quickly removed the tape.

I also did a design on the ring finger with the same method and colors but different design.
Finished up with a top coat. Look at the final product! I think that this would be a great look for fall.

Asuaka Figurines

I'm actually a big fan of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Like a really big fan. So big of a fan I paint my nails based on Asuka.
My favorite character has to be Asuka since I relate to her a lot. We have very similar stories and deal with our difficulties in the same way. I want to be as courageous as she is one day; to be able to put up a strong front even in times of greatest pain is a goal of mine that Asuka gives me inspiration for.

I already own two figurines of her but still I want more. It's a bit ironic considering her aversion to puppets.
One was a Christmas gift from my foster family. It is of this calendar illustration.

The other was my first purchase of a figurine. I got it at Otakon and was super proud of it.

I'm very excited for the upcoming Sega prize figurine of Asuka. She looks perfect, especially the sculpting on the hair. It really looks like it's floating. Not to mention how great a pose that is for showing off her affected confidence.

I enjoyed the prize versions of Panty and Stocking. I'm looking forward to putting the figure on reserve. It looks gorgeous and ought to have a decent price. Wish me luck in the battle to reserve one! I'm going to do my best to work and save up for it!

I'll post about the second figurine my foster parents gave me. It seems to be becoming a tradition.