One month to go

Why my mom needs to take the laptop away

So, it's essentially crunch time now in Cynical Pie-land. The goal- a completed fully-sewn cosplay and closet-cosplay for Anime Iowa. Deadline- July 30th. Time left to work- If I get off my butt and actually to something today, it's 22 days. I have even less time if you factor in weekends and days off visitng friends. But I don't want to make this number smaller than it already is.

So, crunch time. I'm about to jump off the diving board of procrastination and dive into the Pool of Ridiculous Amounts of Fabric. 7 3/4 yards of fabric to be exact. Now, you're probably asking yourself, "What could anyone possibly need with almost 8 yards (24 feet for those of you who don't feel like converting stuff) of fabric?" The fabric, polar fleece to be exact, is becoming the cloak for my Viking Iceland cosplay from Axis Powers Hetalia.


Shebam. The epic roll of fabric.
Right now I have it all pinned out (after much trouble, but that's a story for a different time) and the majority of the pieces cut out. Now it just needs to be sewm and BAM! part of that costume done.

So what else is there to do in this crunch time? Well, my lovely Twin, Cerys, from the UK needs her birthday gift shipped off, which means finishing those two mochis. Then I have a Gilbird to accessorize, 3 more mochis to make, and a tunic to make. Thank god my wonderful friend is letting me borrow her wig. HUGE relief and weight off my shoulders. For those of you who haven't ever bought and styled wigs: Unless you really enjoy working with hair, don't try and style a wig. You'll want to claw your eyes out before it's over.

All quiet on the Welsh front
Things for Wales are coming along nicely. I finally have the funds to purchase my ticket, and tomorrow my ticket should be ordered and my health evaluation done. It would just be nice if the college would send out my financial aid package so I could know how much I still need to pay before I go over.

Sad bit of news, one of my friends' brother got sick, and so she's deferring going abroad for a semester. I wish her and her family all the best, because she is such a fun person to be around.

And now for something completely different

Yes, I did steal the styling of this blog from my friend, Resonant Insanity over at Otaku Asylum. Am I sorry? Nope. :P

Oh, and I turned another year older. That happens about once a year.


Happy Birthday me. Maybe we'll get a little wiser this year. And grow up a little. But don't count on that second one.

It's 2am, time for silliness

So about this time of night, as I'm working on drawings and chatting with friends, I get a little... silly. Tiny jokes are blown way out of proportion into fits of uncontrollable laughter. Colored pencils are talked too and given personalities. And one of my favorite little quirks likes to rear it's head. I am, of course, talking about my happy dance.

For those of you who know me, you know I like to celebrate little things: getting to eat mashed potatoes, finding out one of my favorite fanfics has updated, or like tonight, getting part of a drawing to look right. So, for your enjoyment, I present to you the "Cynical Pie Happy Dance How-To"

1. Point up at the sky, bending your arms at the elbows
2. Alternate raising your pointing hands up at the sky
3. While moving your hands/poking the air, wiggle around in your chair or turn in a circle if standing.
4. Continue doing this until you feel it has been sufficient

Congratulations, you've just done the Happy Dance! Now I'm back to working on this:


Bye for now!

Mochis~

Okay, so, you've found this little blog. Now you're saying, how could this girl know anything about being crafty or creative? So, I've decided to give you a little run-down of what my artsy things are:

• I've been drawing pretty much full-time for the past 8 years. I used to do god-awful renders of Yu-Gi-Oh cards and now I draw in what I hope is a less derpy style. I even sold art at a convention last year! :B
• I've been going to anime conventions since my sophomore year of high school. Yes, I know that's nerdy to the extreme, but I've also been cosplaying since then. To do these cosplays I have been sewing and altering outfits. I'm still a novice at it, but I love making props and such so I hope I get better at it. Actually, one of my projects this summer is to make an outfit for Iceland from Axis Powers Hetalia as a viking. So far I have completed 6 outfits and made props for 2 of them. I think. ><" I also have made other props for cosplays that have never been finished, because I am horrible when it comes to planning.
• So, that brings me to sewing. I've been sewing since 4th grade, and embroidering cards since 5th grade. Currently I'm exploring the wild world of plushie making and so far I've made... 18 and given away 14 of them. I'm going to attempt to make my first humanoid plushie soon, so that'll be an adventure.

Anyways, so that's a bit of my crafty background. I promise I'm going to upload some pictures of the stuff I do soon, but you can find some of my arts and stuff on my DA: Here The drawings are old, I'm trying to play catch-up this summer. But the pictures of plushies are all recent. Enjoy!

Cynical Pie out!

In-between

I feel like I'm in an in-between. You know, that moment after you take a deep breath, right before you exhale? That's how I'd describe my life at the moment. I'm just... waiting.

Granted, there are plenty of things to do. I have mochis to sew, costumes to plan, drawings to finally ink and color, and a whole room that has to be cleaned. But I feel like I'm constantly waiting for something to happen, and I have no idea what.

But I tend to get this way in the early parts of summer. My brain hasn't slowed down with small-town life quite yet after the feverish month of May. It hasn't had time to hit the pause button and relax.

I've been staying up late too. But, then again, it was kind of inevitable that I would spend my time creating things until 3am. I like the night more. I know that sounds cliche, but I truly enjoy the dark and how it creates a different atmosphere in a place. There's a quietness about my house after 11pm, and I enjoy being awake for that.

Well, I suppose I shouldn't let my first post here just be a random drabble from my head. I started looking up plane tickets for Wales today. Ugh. It's too bad I couldn't get a flight with the large group of people going over. I'm terrified of flying to Manchester. One, I've never flown before, ever. And two, it's overseas. There's no one to help me if I get lost or lose my way. And that scares the crap out of me. Luckily, one of my friends is booked on a flight with some seats left. It just has a 7 hour layover in NYC... Ugh. I just need to keep in mind my favorite lyrics by OkGo: "Let it go, this too shall pass."

Until next time bloggity