Sakura-Con 2012

Ah Sakura-Con. I've been going to this con for 9 years - next year will make it 10!  The past two years, I actually considered not attending, but ended up going (and with no regrets). I do stay at a hotel in downtown as driving to and from the convention is just too much of a hassle (and it's just fun).  This was the second year I stayed at the Sheraton which is right across from the convention center - it's sooo convenient; I'll probably never stay at another hotel for this convention.

They moved pre-reg pickup this year to being across the street from the convention center - not sure why. Me and a friend waited closer to the end of pre-reg pickup as usually there are hardly any lines and takes just a few minutes to get your badge. Not so this year - we ended up waiting about an hour, but luckily we spotted another friend in line in front of us and joined him. Pizza was waiting for us by the time we got back to the hotel room and the rest of the night was spent working on finishing up costumes.

Future Cosplay Ideas

So I was able to meet up with some friends last night for dinner and some general hanging out. We're all big into cosplay and so a lot of talks usually turn to that topic.  We're always thinking about stuff we want to do, whether it happens a couple months down the road or a year or two later.  Now that I'm getting back into cosplay, I'm determined to finally do the costumes that I've said I wanted to do in the past. Here's  a list of future cosplay that will get done (some were discussed last night, others I have talked about for years):

Yuuko (xxxHolic)
Chii (Chobits)
Arashi (X/1999)
Umi Ryuuzaki (Magic Knight Rayearth)
The rest of the Sailor Moon transformations, as well as Usagi herself, Priness Serenity, and Sailor Cosmos
Aurora (Disney Sleeping Beauty)
Odette (Swan Princess)
Zelda (Ocarina of Time)
Jean Grey and Phoenix (X-Men)