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What got you into cosplay?
I really fell in love with the idea back when I first started going to conventions, but it didn't occur to me for a couple years that I could actually cosplay, too. My mom made me a white mage costume, so I wore that to a convention, and it was fun. Then a couple years later, I discovered LazyTown and decided that I had to learn to sew. I've noticed that cons are more fun when you're in costume. And I've always loved to play dress-up.
What was your first costume and why?
o_o I'm not sure. I wore that white mage costume to Katsucon one year, so that kinda sorta counts. But I didn't make it, so it kinda also doesn't. Stephanie totally should count, but I had bunches of help from my mom for that, because my sewing skills are severely under-leveled. Oh! I know! The first costume I threw together all by myself was when I was about six, for a costume birthday party of one of my friends. I put on a red turtleneck, a pair of navy snowpants, and a red hat that I can't really describe with a felt 'M' pinned to it, and I went as Mario. I was thoroughly offended when none of the other little girls knew who Mario was.
Do you have a dream costume you'd like to make?
YES. Several. The first is to actually make another costume, period.
What has been your most memorable cosplay experience?
Being Stephanie is always an experience unto itself. I had epic adventures with Pedobear at Otakon '08. Hanging out with my doppelganger, Lossien, was obnoxiously fun. And having actual children in Baltimore recognize me was just about the most heartwarming thing ever.
Do you participate in masquerades?
Nope. But ONE DAY!
Tell us a little about yourself
I am a freshman in college, a girl scout, can never find time to sew, love writing and procrastinating, and my favorite color is pink. Yay!
Is there anything else you'd like to add?
I am NOT a crazy internet stalker, I swear!
My favorite anime
Escaflowne, Digimon Adventure, Chi's Sweet Home, Avatar: The Last Airbender (not an anime, I know, but there isn't a box for tv/cartoons)
My favorite game(s)
Secret of Evermore, Rule of Rose, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy V
My favorite book(s)
The Stranger, Peter Pan, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, Abarat, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time
My favorite character(s)
Stephanie (LazyTown), Dilandau (Escaflowne), Black Mage (8-Bit Theater), Faris, Galuf, Gilgamesh (FFV), Kefka (FFVI), Aeris (FFVII), Wakka (FFX), Balthier, Al-Cid and his handmaiden (FFXII), Magus (Chrono Trigger), Serra, Florina, Nino, Lyon, L'Arachel, Valter (Fire Emblem series), Popuri (Harvest Moon), Sora (Kingdom Hearts), Reepicheep, Puddleglum (Chronicles of Narnia), Jigglypuff, Togepi (Pokemon), Courtney Crumrin (Courtney Crumrin series), Mist, Ivan (Rune Factory), GLaDOS (Portal), Christopher Carrion (Abarat), Jennifer (Rule of Rose), Sokka, Iroh, Toph (Avatar: The Last Airbender), Xander, Giles, Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Cheshire Cat (American McGee's Alice)
My favorite movies(s)
The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Pan's Labyrinth, Empire of the Sun, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Cats, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Land Before Time, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Princess Bride, Spirited Away