It’s Wednesday & April already?? How??

Shortest definition for Cosplay: Costume Play.
Longer definition…Cosplay is popular at conventions (Such as Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Anime) for the people in attendance to dress up as characters from their favorite shows. Cosplay has been more connected with Anime than the others in general (but as I’m still in denial…We won’t dwell on that), but is becoming more of a term to encompass all of the genre previously mentioned.

Although it does seem to be moving outside the conventions as well…With groups of friends dressing up and going out into public on a regular basis ‘in character’. [Gods…I do so need some friends around here.]
I didn’t realize it until after it was over last year, that my college held a one day event, where Cosplay was included. *pouts* So I missed out on that one. This year it is to be a two day event.
Also F.Y.E., a music/movie store in the mall have been having ‘Anime’ days, where they include a Cosplay contest…Went to the first one, there was a costume contest (Sonja won first place! *squee*)…At the regular conventions it is common place to have Cosplayers do skits that they have come up with using their characters.

Prior to the Critters going back to school last summer, when we went camping, we spent most of the three days in costume (granted, as our own original characters…We were all running around in ninja garb, with headbands from Naruto). Twas great fun…Sonja and Harley told the kids we were camping near that I was their sister. *falls over laughing* That is what you get for looking young, and acting as such. *grins* I do so love my Critters. [Mum went with it, so yeah, why not. *laughs*]

Anyway…Aside from that…
The lady from CPS showed up again today. It was a courtesy call really, to say that she decided there are no grounds for a case. [Unfortunately, there isn’t anything that will help to get the Critters out of having to go where they don’t want to either.]

Mum texted me this morning to tell me it’s official…Friday is her last day. She’s been laid-off. Not surprised. She knew it was coming. & not too worried either. It’s happened before. We’ll get through it, we always go. & After however long, I’m sure she’ll be back at the shop. Unemployment benefits last for quite a while…They’ve got extra stuff going from the shop as well…3 months insurance, $100.00 a week, for I think 13 weeks. [Though after taxes that’s more like $60.00.] Mum has four vacation days to sell back…& Come the first of May (I think that is when it is), she’ll have four more weeks of vacation days she can sell back. [Yes, even with her being laid off, she can still sell those days back and get paid for them.]

Homework:
Eastern Religions: Wrote a very brief, really crappy blurb for the Zen/Archery thing.
Haven’t touched anything else. Blah. Yeah…I’m going to have to do something about that.

Instead…I’ve watched 13 episodes of Death Note today online. O.o I have issues. *laughs*

O.o OMDG/OMS [read as: Oh My Death God and/or Oh My Shinigami. Sonja started it, seriously, it’s not my fault.] My cell phone rang at 8:30 PM…It was…James! *blinks* *blinks some more* We ended up talking on the phone for 31 minutes & 47 seconds! *falls over* Gods…Why does he have to be gay & have a ‘partner’ & have intentions of ‘marrying’ him! Ahhhh! *falls over* *cries*

Anyway…Part of said conversation was him convincing me to read part of something that I said I had written. Which I was feeling quite embarrassed about…Content is not for the normal…Then again, none of us is normal, so it really didn’t matter. *laughs* He wants me to finish it, or at least write some more. I didn’t even read all of it to him…Not quite a third of it actually.
I need to find a name for my character though, currently she is running around with the name ‘X’, and although I thought that could work for my girl in ‘Chemistry’ when I started writing it, I don’t feel it really works for this particular girl.
I think James has already decided she is me…Which, er…*scratches back of neck*…Yeah. Anyway…My dubious taste in ‘men’ continues…Might even be getting worse. *shakes head* I don’t know. Then again, growing up, I had some quite questionable taste as well…

Seriously though…I NEED to focus on some homework tomorrow. Though I’m also suppose to meet Mum so we can drop off her car at my uncle’s house, so he can fix it. Anyway…I need to either add more to the continuation of ‘Chemistry’ or re-write all of ‘Marked’ in a different point of view. [But yeah…The desire to work on either one of them is just not there…I’d rather get back to my Shinigami…*shakes head at self* I’m a sick, sick puppy. *laughs*]

Suppose to go out to lunch with Mum, Cindy and Doreen (she’s a friend of Cindy’s) Saturday. Olive Garden. It should be yummy. *nods* Mum asked about riding over there with them…I’m debating on maybe saying I’ll drive myself, and attempting to get some more pictures of the old state hospital. It’s a beautiful building, and should work along the lines of gothic imagery for my class.

Do believe that is it for the moment.