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Cosplay Section

Catherine — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:46:14 +0000

I realize that I never did a cosplay post from Anime Expo, but that was because I’ve been developing a Cosplay section! I’m hoping to expand this tremendously, but that probably won’t happen until I convert over to Drupal (and finish more of my own costumes…)

Go check it out!

(This Kiki’s Delivery Service couple was one of my favorite cosplays!)

Santa Monica

Catherine — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:24:40 +0000

I’m working on an Anime Expo page but I’m having some coding issues, so until then, you can view some of the photographs I took at my Anime Expo 2010 Flickr Gallery.

On Monday, my boyfriend and I ventured out to Santa Monica to visit the beach while we were out in California. It was a bit overcast, but compared to our muggy North Texas weather, the chilly seabreeze was certainly welcomed.

Last time we visited the Santa Monica Pier, we ate at Bubba Gump Shrimp, but this time, I was hoping for something a little less touristy and more importantly, something much cheaper. As per the recommendation of Urban Spoon, my boyfriend and I staked Wokcano, a pan-Asian restaurant chain, and were lucky enough to catch happy hour! My yellowtail sushi was incredibly fresh and our spicy crabmeat roll (for an insanely cheap $5) was delicious.

The decor was minimalist but inviting

My shrimp tempura roll and Kirin beer

Enjoying my Miso soup, blurry photo courtesy of my boyfriend

The restaurant has a two-story setup. A couple sitting below us had a pretty good-looking dish.

Mark

After we finished dinner, we visited the Third Street Promenade, which I found a bit underwhelming. Not only was it flooded with people, but I was disappointed to see that they no longer had a French connection. I did, however, enjoy looking at peoples’ pups! While I was away, I missed Momo so much!

I’m so glad to be back in Texas!

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Catherine — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:17:28 +0000

Last Thursday, I arrived in California, and have been busy taking hundreds of pictures since then. Originally I had been planning to take a costume with me, but I didn’t finish it in time, so I’ve been trying to occupy myself by photographing everyone else’s hard labor! I have so much to post so this will be just a small preview of the hundreds of pictures I’ll be posting later.

Upon arrival my boyfriend and I staked out the closest In-N-Out and had our first In-N-Out meal in 2 years. So incredibly satisfying.

Homoerotic Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Bowser

My “convention face” two days in: runny makeup, breakouts, and messy unbrushed hair