Empathica

What got you into cosplay?
Well, originally I didn't understand what the big deal about cosplay was. In fact, it looked pretty cheesy to me. But my best friend cosplayed, and I was invited to go to AnimeFest with her and her friends over Labor Day weekend, so I just had~ to cosplay. Going to a con without a costume is like going to school naked. ( ..bad dreams. Bad. ) Also? Comic-Con was going on that summer while I was in California, and I was just dying to go.
What was your first costume and why?
My first costume was Naminé from Kingdom Hearts. It's currently my only costume. I chose Naminé because I thought her costume would be the easiest and least expensive ( I was in a time crunch ). Also, because I was voted as most like Naminé on a KH rating community on LJ.
What is your favorite costume and why?
The only one I have right now -- my Naminé one.
Do you have a dream costume you'd like to make?
I have many~ But... my DREAM costume? Probably Yuffie ( Advent Children ) or Axel ( Kingdom Hearts ). Because I think their costumes would be difficult to make. I'm also planning on doing Rikku from FFX-2, Misa Amane from Death Note, Twilight Town Roxas, Aerith Gainsborough from Crisis Core, and Larxene from Kingdom Hearts.
What has been your most memorable cosplay experience?
AnimeFest, where I got to go to Q & A with Q & J~ And when Quinton hugged me. <3 But all of it is great, especially at the cons. It's like everyone's friends, with all the picture-taking, the hugging, fangirling, and everything.
Do you participate in masquerades?
Not yet~
Tell us a little about yourself
I currently attend a senior high school that I love, and will be a senior in '08-'09. My hobbies include the internet ( of course ), pretty much anything and everything to do with Kingdom Hearts, blogging and commenting on livejournal, listening to music, drawing, cosplay ( of course ), photo manipulation, watching anime, reading, writing fanfiction, hanging out with friends, photography, singing, making videos, and watching movies and musicals. I used to roleplay, but I'm not really into it anymore. I am going to attend the University of North Texas after I graduate and ( hopefully ) major in comm design and eventually become a graphic designer. So... yep. That's me. I'm bubbly, generally friendly, and oh-so obsessive. :D
Is there anything else you'd like to add?
I <3 music. These are some of the bands and soundtracks that I listen to: Paramore, Tegan and Sara, Panic at the Disco, The Afters, Ivoryline, Sweeney Todd, Across the Universe, Snow Patrol, Breaking Benjamin, Linkin Park, Augustana, The Fray, Boys Like Girls, Arcade Fire, Deathcab For Cutie, Dashboard Confessional, Cute Is What We Aim For, Eisley, Emily Haines, Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos, Enya, Evanescence, Flyleaf, Fireflight, Goo Goo Dolls, Frou Frou, Imogen Heap, The Killers, The Hush Sound, 1997, Liam Sullivan, Motion City Soundtrack, Shiny Toy Guns, Vienna Teng, Within Temptation, Nightwish, etc.
My favorite anime
Ouran High School Host Club, Fruits Basket, Fullmetal Alchemist, Death Note.
My favorite game(s)
Kingdom Hearts.
My favorite book(s)
IT, Relic, A Separate Peace, The Dark Tower, Fight Club, Harry Potter, Anita Blake, Catcher in the Rye, Ender's Game, Different Seasons, Interview with the Vampire, Pendragon series, Twilight series. Manga: Kingdom Hearts, Ouran High School Host Club, Fruits Basket, Vampire Game, Ghost Hunt, Uzumaki, Gyo, Tail of the Moon, He Is My Master, Beauty Pop, Black Cat, Mugen Spiral, Zig*Zag, Hellsing, Death Note, Fullmetal Alchemist, Millenium Snow.
My favorite character(s)
Axel ( Kingdom Hearts ), Riku ( Kingdom Hearts ), Yuffie ( Final Fantasy ), Aerith ( Final Fantasy ), Naminé ( Kingdom Hearts ), Larxene ( Kingdom Hearts ).
My favorite movies(s)
The Shawshank Redemption, Sweeney Todd, Garden State, Becoming Jane, Pride & Prejudice, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Princess Mononoke, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mean Girls, The Lion King, Moulin Rouge!, The Matrix, Pan's Labyrinth, Across the Universe, Superbad, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Silence of the Lambs.
My favorite actors/actresses
QUINTON FLYNN!, Jeff Nimoy, Greg Ayres, Scott McNeil, Vic Migonaga, Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman, Will Smith, Eddie Murphy, Gaspard Ulliel, Zoey Deschanel, Eliza Dushku, Steven Strait, Taylor Lautner, James McAvoy, Jim Sturgess, Alan Rickman.