Post feels. Happy, sad, as long as they're cgl related.
Previous thread. >>9039561
I just broke it off with a perfect girlfriend of five years, and now I have no Miku to be Kaito with. This next con's gonna suck.
>shitty local con tomorrow
>constipated
>tfw you got too fat for your dress
I finally figured out why a circuit for blinking lights in my helmet weren't working and fixed it so it's working perfectly
just in time because I finished lacquering the inside and putting a thick thick coat on the outside just tonight and I'm waiting to hopefully paint it tomorrow and finish putting the rest of the electronics in
also the lights for the prop circuit still works just fine, the sound cards for it just came in, and I figured out how they work mostly, and have thought out a way to make it work the way I want it to
I feel like I'm caught in the crossfire of comm drama. It's gotten to the point where the comm has split in two, and two of my friends seem to be "manning" each side. It's gotten to the point where one friend will freak out if they find out I've gone to a meetup with the other. I don't want to feel like I have to hide friend interactions. I don't want to choose a side! I just want to be friends with them equally. (Also I really want them to just grow up and resolve this already)
Went to visit grandma on the other end of the country. Wore a motie to a nice dinner for her birthday. Woke up the next morning discovering she washed it with all the rest of my clothes and put it in the dryer and shrunk it. I want to cry now because that was my favorite blouse.
>bf insists on helping me work on things
>ruins a bunch of material
>gets pissy with me that what I make looks better
>when I try to help him he insists he wants to "learn by experience" and continues working in the exact same way
Now I'm exhausted and trying to fix stuff but he went to bed mad at me for taking his work "for granted".
>>9050215
>started taking birth control
>working miracles for reducing my blood flow yay
>tits grew so now all my lolita blouses gape not yay
Maybe going down a few pounds will help. I could stand to lose 15lbs or so.
My cosplay gf left me.
I spent three years on this girl.
I want to die.
>>9050228
SOAK THAT SHIT IN ICE WATER
>>9050255
soak that in ice water too
>>9050265
I want to soak my head in ice water until the bubbles stop.
>>9050195
What's the local con? I have one as well and that seems like a big coincidence
>>9050215
same boat, birth control and crazy lady pills have made me bloat like a motherfucker. I've plateaued at the same weight for 3 years now, it sucks.
>>9050390
Lift weights! I've been 130 at 5'5" for longer than id like due to birth control but because I lift I still have an (almost) flat stomach.
>>9050393
aye, I've been trying to get back into a routine! Ah I wish I was 130, I'm 5'5 stuck at 150. You're skinny!! Thanks for the advice though, how long have you been lifting consistently/how heavy are the weights?
That's it. I will never put anything on hold ever again. Out of the 10 people who requested a hold until now, not a single one paid in time. 7 people kept dragging it on for 2 or more weeks. I can't count the amount of bullshit excuses I read on two hands anymore. If you're not able to pay because you're awful at managing money, be honest, say it and take the consequences. I am so, so very done with this.
>Order from Taobao two weeks ago using spreepicky.
>Everything arrived at my door two days ago.
Nice to have things fast.
Also, I feel like I am wearing lolita less and less and other jfashions more and more, but I am not ready to leave my lolita community. They are nice people, but I just don't feel the same way about lolita as I did a few years ago. I also can't afford buying the elaborate pink house dresses and buying lolita. My community has been very understanding letting me wear pink house to some meets, but I just feel bad wearing natural kei or wearing the same coords.
I haven't cosplayed since I started an abusive relationship where a lot of insecurity and depression destroyed me.
Now, with an awesome partner, with depression (kinda) under control, great job and a steady life, I want to go back but I'm so afraid to go to a con and find a co-worker or someone finding out that I cosplay.
My co-workers are normies, but not bad people buuut I'm so afraid of being humiliated or made fun about 'doing weird shit ' like cosplay.
I don't do cringy stuff, I'm actually pretty good at prop making, so it won't be THAT weird, it might be even cool to them, but I have a crippling fear to go on with my cosplay hobby...
>>9050469
yeah, i dont believe in holds or payment plans. I buy it when i have the money.
If anything i would only use a payment plan if say...my dream dress came for sale because it rarely ever pops up and the seller was asking a few hundred more than i was asking.. so i would give them the say $500 and then wait until next paycheck for the other few hundred. Payment plans for anything under $300 is bullshit, why are you even looking at dresses with no money?
>jimmies russled
I finally realized how land whale I am (5'3" and 163lb), so I started working out by running a mile every day. It feels so awful when you can feel your flab slap together every time you run and I just kinda want to die.
BUT, I've been running for the past week and I got my time down from 14 minutes and 36 seconds to 12 minutes and 7 seconds! Gotta work for that cosplay body and slim down the waist to fit in brand.
>>9050527
I sympathize, anon, but you shouldn't let a bunch of what-ifs stop you from doing something that makes you genuinely happy. Life is too short to hold back on harmless joys like this, screw what people *might* think about you, you deserve to be happy.
>>9050571
I am the same height and weight as you, but I can fit in brand (with the exception of VM and MM.). I am trying to lose weight, but land whale seems like an exaggeration. Like you anon, I do work out, but I go to the gym 4-5 times a week. I lift weights and do cardio.Running is fun though.
>>9050469
I suggest doing holds with no refundable deposits. That way you guarantee full payment. I honestly prefer holds for items which I've been chasing after for a long time but they're generally $300+
>actual obese landwhale
>want to cosplay and wear cute clothes
After a lot of failed attempts because apparently I can't into emotional stability, this time, I'm sure I'll make it! I'm cutting out all drinks but water and coffee, and eat as little things as possible with sugar of (high) salt to break out of this stupid addiction for junk food.
Wish me luck anons!
>no lolita friends
>old best friend seems to be losing interest in lolita but is just too attached to material things to sell any of it (which is why i was under the impression she still liked it)
>she ignores any lolita related topics i mention
>out of state friends are too busy or inexperienced to hold real convos about lolita
>i just want to be excited for a meet up and prints as well as ask their options on stupid things like what they think of a dress or if traveling long distance to a lolita event is worth it
I want to make new friends in my area since I've moved out of state and away from my group but the community here is so cringey. People are either really cliquey or huge weebs and I'm not sure what to do. I've met some decent people at cons and we add each other on social media afterwards but then nothing comes of it.
Seriously at the point where I might just start going to cons alone which is depressing.
>visting partner for the summer
>look up conventions near them for fun
>mention it a few times, really excited as it would be a chill way to meet the surrounding comm with lower pressure
>do more research and the consensus is that its not that great especially for lolitas except con itas
>find out big lolita event a few hours away is happening the weekend before
>"surprise i got you con tickets for your birthday!"
>super grateful because ive wanted to see other cons but nothing will be in english there and majority of guests are that countries dubs but im always up to see cosplays
>mention wanting to pay for us to go to the other city for the weekend so i can go to the lolita event
>"but anon, that city sucks, ive been there before and what will i do for those half days youre busy?"
>i dont have so much time with my partner as it is but i live in the middle of no where so id love to attend a lolita event outside a con with more than 20 people.
>>9050604
sage because i forgot to mention
>they bought con tix for us they dont want to spend another weekend doing my hobby stuff
>im not really into anime
> i might be more bored than they are at the con if there is no jfashion aspect.
>>9050571
I used to be that weight (more like 165lbs and 5'3 and a half) and I started running first in my fitness journey, but moved to currently an elliptical-like device called an Arc-trainer. If you have a gym see if you can find one, it's the same concept as an elliptical but you lift your legs real high when you put up the incline.
On an unrelated note to that,
>tfw 121lbs now
>look pretty decent in the mirror but I want to be around 106-108lbs
Pic related, took it yesterday.
I just feel like personally girls should be less than 110lbs to be perfect in clothes and such, but I know I shouldn't stress so much about my weight but I just feel like I -have- to get down there weight-wise.
Feels a little bad man, I'm never truly happy even with all the hours of work I've put into my body.
>>9050604
Just go anyways. No one wants your partner to come to a Lolita meet anyways so do you.
>>9050607
happiness comes from work within, not on the outside. Be proud of your strength and dedication and find happiness in who you are
>>9050607
Not trying to derail the topic, but as this anon >>9050586, I have gone to the gym consistently for 2 months now, and although I am getting slimmer, my weight hasn't really change. I have heard African Americans tend to have a much harder time losing weight than other races. Also my fat/flab goes to my behind more than my stomach, so it isn't as noticeable? I used to be 120 pounds when I lived in Japan, but I was much younger. I am pushing 30 now, so I think my current weight might be appropriate.
>>9050609
he wouldnt come as the event says no non lolitas but its +4 hours away, i would be gone all weekend and our time is already precious. ill probably convince him to come to the city with me so we can explore in the morning and so i dont feel like im wasting extra money only paying for my own accommodation
>>9050592
might sound daft, but I'd definitely give Slimming World a try. I went from (I think) 180lbs to 97 in about 2 years. You don't feel like you're cutting out that much, and the support group is huge
but good luck anon! Rooting for you!!
>>9050568
Alright ana-chan
>>9050650
It really isn't though? That's just on the lower side of average.
>>9050607
Great job. Just don't get obsessed with your weight, anon. Not trying to assume, but my boyfriend had an ED and I always worry when I hear someone feels deeply dissatisfied with their body despite being normal weight.
>>9050656
Sooo... do you only consider people who are skinny to be people who are underweight? Have you seen people who are at that height/weight?
>>9050607
>I just feel like personally girls should be less than 110lbs to be perfect in clothes and such
jesus christ, you have been on this board too long. Get help.
>>9050607
>I just feel like personally girls should be less than 110lbs to be perfect in clothes and such,
Anon I'm the obese landwhale that posted earlier and your body is something I'd aspire to have. You look fantastic, trust me. Numbers don't mean shit especially when you've build muscle.
>tfw you're a guy looking at all of this from the outside
I'm overweight and I'm working on changing it for cosplay purposes but the obsession some women have with numbers is fucking terrifying. The woman in >>9050607 looks more than adequate and why you'd ever want to push for more weightloss when you look like that is beyond me.
I'd be happy with just not having a gut.
>>9050568
http://www.myproana.com/
^ I think you need to be on this forum, obviously /cgl/ isn't the place for you.
>>9050675
I'm 5'4 and 115
I've only just started improving my diet and exercising. There's no "right weight". It's all about being healthy.
>>9050568
Mfw I'm 5'3" and 130 but people think I'm skinny because I carry all my weight in lower half and it's hidden by my petticoat
>>9050725
5'4" and 140. Just lost 25lbs, can finally fit into my favorite prints, but still fat. I love wearing a petticoat tho.
>>9050469
Oh I know. I just want them to be honest. If you can't pay it, let me know. You shouldn't even be contacting me if you can't afford it anyway.
I ask for payment plans but if I tell you I pay every two weeks, I pay every two weeks.
Had a pretty good day today
>Found my late Grandmother's sewing machine, other than needing a slight tune-up it works beautifully. Can't wait to use it for cosplay. (Pic related, sorry for crap quality).
>Got a call back for a second job interview, almost guaranteed I will get it.
>Good friend is coming to visit this evening, haven't seen her in years. We will squee over sewing machine and do wig styling.
Now-ex girlfriend abandoned me.
Just took me to Jo-Ann to pick up cosplay shit, snuck away, and blocked my number.
This was 2013 and it still makes me sad sometimes.
>applied for an entry level job
>I networked with the people there
>tell me my application declined
>not even an interview
>send an email to one of my connections
>"You need to find a new career, Anon"
FML. I'm going have to sell part of my lolita wardrobe to pay for career services at college now.
>>9050607
>I just feel like personally girls should be less than 110lbs to be perfect in clothes
I totally agree. I used to be 102lb (I'm 5'6) but I gained weight and now I'm 120lb. My face looks better but now I hate how thick I look in lolita. I think 110lb is a nice middle ground.
>>9050840
What job were you applying for and what does your resume/CV look like? Sometimes that makes a huge difference, though in this case it's odd that you had the opportunity to network and they wouldn't give you an interview. Best of luck, anon. You'll get there.
>>9050840
Damn, that's harsh.
THIS THREAD MADE ME REMEMBER. Earlier when I went out I picked up my parcel that I missed and it's a new dress and it's still in my rucksack because I forgot (???), then I saw this thread lol thanks
>>9050613
If you are getting slimmer but the scale doesn't move, you're either putting on muscle, retaining water, or something like that.
>>9050820
Fantastic machine, congrats anon.
>>9050184
Why break it off if she's perfect?
>>9050607
>I just feel like personally girls should be less than 110lbs to be perfect in clothes and such
It's a pretty normal weight for you but for anyone who's close to or above average height that's some variation of underweight, which isn't much better than being fat...
>World Cosplay Summit has the same initials as one of my hobbies
>tfw no partner to swing dance with in cosplay at cons
>>9050607
Your stomach looks great anon. I keep telling myself I want to work out to get fitter (I'm about 5'6" 114 lbs, but no muscle). My current excuse is that I live in Ohio and anywhere outside is a cicada-infested hell.
>>9050828
Either she is a bitch or you fucked up real bad.
>>9050900
>implying most of cgl wouldn't prefer to be underweight instead of average
I was 171 pounds in February and when I weighed myself on Friday I was 159.
I know I've still got so much work to do but already my jawline has become more defined and I'm starting to see cheekbones. The bonier parts of me are definitely smaller like my shoulders and hips but I still have a tummy pooch. Hoping that disappears with time.
Also I'm mud 20s but if anyone knows how to get rid of flappy bingo wings I would really appreciate it. I've been lifting but it's so sad seeing that fat swinging under my developing muscle.
>>9050951
Just keep working out and dieting. It's all in the genes. The last place all the fat leaves for is my cheeks. It's so annoying.
My cosplay friend who's easily 20 kg overweight always looks way better in photos than I do even though I'm sorta normal weight and I'm super jealous. It's not fair that she can look like that while I always look like a retard with no neck...
I went from 145 lbs (65.8 kg) to 133 lbs (60.3 kg) over a few weeks, trying now to get to 125 lbs. I'd like my waist to get below 30 inches (76.2 cm.), right now I'm at 32 inches (81.2 cm.).
(Does anyone want a myfitnesspal friend? I need more people.)
I'm trying to get back into cosplay! My mental health took a sharp decline when I was a freshman in college, but with the right medication I'm finally getting back into the hobbies that I used to enjoy. For a future convention, I'm trying to get two cosplays done.
>>9051011
How are you 133lbs with a 32" waist? Are you really short? I'm ten pounds less with a 22.5" waist. Not trying to offend or anything just curious?
>>9051029
! I'm an apple shape, so I gain weight quite a bit of weight in my waist area.I'm 5'5". It's a bit stubborn to get off. I haven't measured my waist in a few weeks though, so it could have changed! I'd post a pic of it but I'm too embarrassed.
>>9050840
Did they even tell you why?
So, I ended up selling my doll to that person in France. I have two more dolls and a doll head to consider selling.
I want to keep them because they are pretty but I want to sell them because I would rather have someone who would have joy out of them.
Still deciding what to do. Hate that I'm getting overly attached
>>9050937
We'd been arguing because she wanted kids and I didn't. (I was 23 and she was 31.)
I haven't seen her since. She moved the next day.
Keep wondering if I'll ever run into her at a con.
>>9050609
>No one wants your partner to come to a Lolita meet anyways
I honestly don't know how to live without my bf. The other lols don't mind.
>>9050469
I usually do a 25% non-refundable deposit sent to me as a gift payment over PP. If they screw off before finishing the payment it's their loss at that point.
>>9051011
I'm kinda where you are, anon. I was 120lbs and now I'm 130lbs. My waist was 25" and now sits around 26-27.5". I've never been able to get it down to 24" even when I regularly exercised.
>>9051094
They do, but most people will not tell you because it's awkward to say. It's annoying to have a tag along, both in Lolita and with your friends. It prevents people from getting close to you, and cripples you from gaining friends independently.
>>9050393
130 at 5'5" is a good balanced weight though? This is from someone who is also 5'5" and 130. I'm no where near heavy at all? I could stand to get a bit toned but otherwise I'm pretty skinny.
>>9050466
It's probably been about a year give or take, I'm honestly still super weak! Just start low and work your way up, even though I don't lift "heavy" I'm lifting like 4x as much as I was when I started so I consider it a success!
>>9051158
It is healthy but for most of my life I had barely broke 120 until I started birth control. So it's just like mentally uncomfortable for me to be 130. But I'm getting used to it!!
>>9050607
>I just feel like personally girls should be less than 110lbs to be perfect in clothes and such
You look wonderful and I'm happy for you anon, but I honestly think your thinking there is very destructive. You need to take into considerationg that 110lbs and less simply is not within the healthy BMI or weight category for some people depending on their height. For example, you would not tell a girl who is 5'8" to be less than 110lbs. People need to work around what is a healthy weight for them, as opposed to some random number that will just cause them pain in the long run. Also, with muscle weighing more than fat, after a certain point in time you are just looking at losing inches and slimming down rather than the scale.
As someone who is 5'5" and was under 110lbs in highschool because of an eating disorder, I find this type of thinking very harmful. I looked wonderful in my prom dress, but I was the unhappiest I had ever been and looked almost skeletal if you saw me. I'm now about 128lbs and look great imo! I'm a healthy type of skinny now, and my clothes fall on me just how I want, because I work with my body type instead of trying to change what I look like naturally to fit into some sort of beauty standard box that simply was not good for me.
You may be 121lbs, but please take into consideration how gorgeous you look in that picture. That's a good amount of muscle and curves, and I wish you could see that what you've achieved at this point in time looks healthy and perfect. To be honest, if you drop down to 106, you most likely will not look half as healthy, let alone happy as you do now. Please do not pepetuate such dangerous ideas when we deny the fact that people are built differently. Saying "ONLY THIS IS BEAUTIFUL" is such a poisonous way of thinking, when someone can find both flowers and stars pretty at the same time. Both are nice to look at and are considered pretty, but for different reasons.
>>9050607
If you compared your measurements to someone your height who weighs under 110lbs, you'd probably have better proportions just saying. When I ran and played sports all the time, I was 117lbs at 5'2" and I looked just as good as I do now being a desk monkey with a shit schedule at 105lbs. Except now I can appear bloated more easily which is crap.
Let go of that number, anon. Focus on your stellar 3 sizes ratios.
>>9051189
Thanks tumblr
>>9051276
Seriously, I'm tried of this fat acceptance tumblr shit. at 106 she'd still be in a healthy BMI. Let her do as she wants without shaming her for her goals.
i posted something similar in another thread, but I'm a newfag solidifying my wardrobe. Back when I was getting started, I'd just gotten over having cancer, and was a socially anxious wreck. Autism abound whenever i opened my mouth. The clothes were the first thing that made me feel pretty again (had *huge* scars left over from all the surgeries), so I decided to risk it and put on some AP and go to my first meetup.
Everybody there was actually really nice to me. Saw that I was anxious and got me included in conversations, forgave my verbal autism, whole nine yards. Went to a few more meetups before my health violently gave out again, done nothing but lurk since.
That comm still gives me the warm fuzzies. Everybody here was wonderful and i actually really miss them.
>>9050184
You sound like my ex. He was a retarded woman beater. Hope you're at least better than that.
>>9050607
>girls should be less than 110lbs to be perfect
HA. At 5'7" and 110, I looked fucking gross, dude. I'm happy I'm healthy enough to recognize that instead of glorifying being that thin. Your body looks great as it is, and if you really feel you HAVE to lose another fifteen pounds to reach some arbitrary ideal number, I would encourage to reconsider that point of view or see someone to help you accept your body wherever your fitness journey takes you.
>>9051065
>I want to sell them because I would rather have someone who would have joy out of them
Use that as your motivation to sell! If you're just keeping them to look at them then you're not doing those dolls any justice. I kept a lot of my grandma's stuff when she passed away but now that I'm clearing stuff out I realized all that stuff just stayed in storage. I just sold a huge tub of knitting supplies I never touched to a sweet old woman who knits for a local children's shelter.
>tfw pic related is the most remotely encouraging picture I have saved
I'm skipping my next con. I was so excited, too.
My sister left me for a new boyfriend, and my family says I need to gain 10 pounds before they'll pay off my car.
>>9051414
Anon, could you clarify what you mean? Because it sounds weirdly incestuous the way you phrased it.
>>9051434
Still not as disgusting as tripfaggotry
>>9051433
Oh. She used to be my best friend, but now her bf is her best. It sucks.
>>9051443
Is she hot tho
>>9051414
>my family says I need to gain 10 pounds before they'll pay off my car
This is even weirder than the possible incest.
>>9051281
How the fuck is some anon saying that it's not good to tell everyone to be underweight is wrong? Under 110lbs is not healthy for people over a certain height, so it's completely ridiculous to make a blanket statement that "all women should be 110lbs and under". Sure, let me just weight 105lbs at 5'9" that sounds like a great idea.
They weren't even shaming her goals, they were pointing out how toxic that sort of statement is, and I agree with them.
I hate this try hard fitting in bullshit, fuck off summerfriend.
>>9051189
>>9051351
This. Can't really say I agree with their thinking but damn do they look good. I'm a 6' giantess and if I weighted 110lbs I'd probably be in the hospital or something for being so underweight. This sort of thinking reminds me of when I look at character sheets in video games and stuff and it's some chick who's 5'7" and weighs 100lbs.
>>9051065
What brand and what prices? I'm buying my first bjd and I'm so excited. Hopefully someday I can twin cosplays and coords with my dolls
>>9051298
Hope you get to the point where you feel well enough to join your comm again, anon!
>>9050215
same. I used to be unhealthily thin but got an ED and feel the need to scarf down food every time I see it. argh.
been lurking for a while and part of me wants to get into lolita but I am 5'7" with size 10EE feet and have felt like a lumbering oaf since seventh grade. I'm fat now but I had big boobs and birthing hips even when I was younger and thinner. I feel like this is something I shouldn't even attempt. feelsbadman
>>9051578
Your height isnt that bad, I know taller lolitas, and theres brands that do custom sized shoes.
Also of course custom sized dresses are a thing, as long as you dress for your body type you will look fine :)
>>9051579
thank you for the encouragement, perhaps there is hope after all
>>9051587
There is! Just stay appropriate to your body. Im a rather busty girl myself so I tend to stay away from high waisted dresses and never ever buy empire waist dresses.
Sack potato dresses may have a "free bust" but on girls like use we just look pregnant, so stay away from those too.
>>9051414
>my parents won't buy me a car because I'm not healthy
the woes of the upper middle class
>tfw even /cgl/ is arguing about the Orlando massacre now
Damnit why can't we have nice things.
>>9051595
will remember that, thank you
>>9051527
>trapp in the bathroom
>gay nightclub
>trap
>gay nightclub
ok, ngl. my lip twitched
I can't even bring myself to work on cosplay because I know I'll hate the end result. Same with painting. I'm so ashamed of myself.
>Few months ago
>Be on a short vacation at the other side of the country
>Visit fabric shop because why not
>Find this fabric piece
>It's just enought to make a skirt
>Buy it
>Fast foward to today
>Shrink the fabric
>Hang it
>Look fabric closer
>There's some blue paint on it
>There's some yellow text on it
>And I can't get them out
>If I cut the painted area out it's not enough to skirt
>Hate my life since I didn't notice those before buying it
>tfw the hot cosplay girl who's been latching onto you the whole con is only 14
>have wanted to enter cosplay championship for forever
>is a fattychan but have gr9 sewing skills and decided to do Sakizo big-ass ball gown because Apple-shaped body will look really good in it
>everybody now is entering said championships with Sakizo designs
>99% of them shit-tier because they don't even know how to make basic foundation garments and proper underpinnings to give exact shape
>can't do Sakizo because I'll look like I'm just following the award-bait Sakizo trend
Shit, gulls, I feel bad. I had my heart set on something big and poofy and detailed as fuck because I KNOW I can pull that type of clusterfuck-detail off, but I don't want to touch Sakizo with a ten-foot pole after nearly everyone is doing it and getting utterly lambasted for being copycats.
Any suggestions for big detailed ball gowns that have Sakizo-esque details? Or really anything that Apple-shaped people can pull off?
>>9051575
That's not Muslim though.
>>9051298
You just got over having cancer but you use the meme definition if autism anyway?
So you like... choose to be retarded huh?
>>9050607
Well anon, your body is great but i'm just a bit more than 49 kg (51 kg) and i look good in clothing even if i never excercise nor i aspire to have a fit body just average for my height (5'2). Please don't say to people being 110 is the best weight, many are taller than me and weighing like that is horribly underweight, also women have many body types that store their weight in different places, this is important because also a thin woman could look bad with a certain type of clothing if she has a different body shape, not all thin or average women can fit the same clothing. Impying every woman should weigh like that is very damaging.
>>9050527
If you run into someone at the con, how are they going to make fun of you for being at a con?
>Need to sell off most of wardrobe before moving
>Sales are molasses
>Dream of modest, cohesive wardrobe but it's currently a fucking mess
I've successfully freed myself from a toxic friendship, and have decided to only attend big events with the comm. I feel so much better about everything, planning coordinates for things that I want to do, wearing lolita every other weekend. I don't have to worry about someone chewing me out in front of everyone because I got lost on the way back from the bathroom. No one to cling to my arm because they have "anxiety." I'm free guys, and it's flipping amazing! Lolita once again brings me joy and happiness!
>>9052355
You have to price for the market. if you're trying to sell shit, don't overprice it. Lolitas tend to do this shit. No one is gonna buy your shit-tier stuff for over retail.
>>9052539
True, it isn't all that related, but I do think it's interesting/worrying to think about how a shooting might happen at a con. I think I'd expect it either to be an extremist Christian or a fedora.
I'm a fattie and working on my first cosplay. I've got the sewing skills etc but I'm still feeling like I should not be bothering because of my weight.
I lost 80 lbs six years ago, ended up gaining it back. Working on losing it and getting back to my goal weight and all. I know cgl is the least kind board when it comes to fatties wearing anything but walmart trash
but how pointless is a well made cosplay if you're fat??
>work retail
>have to ask everyone for their phone number to look up rewards cards
>brings up basic info like name, phone number, address, email
>ask customer for phone number
>info comes up, ask them to verify on the keypad
>pause and stare at their email
>it's something like [email protected]
>try not to judge when my own middle school email address is just as embarassing
The worst part for the first responders is listening to all the cell phones going off on the dead people's bodies.
>>9050607
I weight 100 lbs and I don't look good even as half of yours. Seriously, I'm not talking about being grossly thin, I'm just chubby at 100 lbs. I have very low muscle percentage and high fat instead of that. Fat is lighter than muscle so more muscle you have more you weight, more fat you have less you weight. It's science.
>see jsk on LM thats NWT for +$350
>shit self as i realize mines still NWT
>remember i paid $400 for mine plus the matching tights so its actually not that impressive
>realize i didnt even think about the cost when i bought it especially when it was a preorder and i waited almost 6 months
>being cheap about a new AP release thats still in stock
>that jsk probably the most valuable piece i own and i hate the fabric too much to ever wear it
>howshouldievenfeel
>>9052573
Related
>job is scooping ice cream
>serving a father/daughter duo, girl is tweeny age
>ring them up
>father pulls out a Sasuke wallet
>manage to hold my laugh in
>my sister, who works with me, fucking didn't and she actually laughed out loud at this man
>I don't think he minded though
I've made a couple of vaguely catty comments about well-known local lolitas, nothing really drastic just sort of making fun of them lightly, to my lolita friends, and I'm so fucking paranoid that, despite the fact that I'm a nobody in the comm and want to keep it that way, it will get back to them and start some stupid drama even though it's been months and the people I said those things to have probably forgotten. I also hate to think that my friends think I'm an unpleasant bitch because I lightly made fun of a couple girls, but oh well.
>asked out an extremely attractive girl
>she said yes
cgl related
>she is not into anime at all
I really want a GF to cosplay with and do couple outfits...but not everyone is going to be into anime, I plan to try and ease her into it, doubtful she'll be into it though.
>>9051081
Where are that lolita's legs?
>torn my ACL after a run and AX is soon
it's the shittiest of luck
>>9052873
>not knowing about hoverloli
Some background to my story
>No long term address due to poor planning
>Currently living with friend after getting out of last house
>subletting from his roommate that's away for the summer
>friend has gf that's possessive af
>She doesn't like him living with another girl
>She says she's gonna start living with him because she "got fired from her job, tehee~" (it had room and board included)
>His bed is too small, leaving mine as only option
>anon, you could stay on the couch until you find a new place
>tell him I don't want to get him in trouble with gf
>fast forward to move in day
>my stuff is packed again, being used as extra counter space
>gf freaks about me being here
>gives a week to move out or she'll tell landlord about the subletting
>since the lease says no subletting I'm screwed either way.
>ff today
>I either have to beg for extension, or find place by morning.
/cgl related
>see dresses I want, and can afford on LM or Y!A, and even TaoBao
>have nowhere to send them to except parental home
>except it's out of province, and my job doesn't give me time to go back there
>don't want to leave any clothes with my family again since last time went like:
>Oh anon, we prewashed those clothes you ordered since you said they were secondhand
>pretty sure a lot of it shrank, or seller gave wrong sizes.
>>9052630
Jesus anon that fucked me up. I can't even imagine, I'm thankful for your service in such a shitty situation.
>at a lolita tea party
>surprisingly nice - good music, cute sandwiches
>someone farts, loud
Really? You couldn't go to the bathroo or something?
I finally did it, I finally pulled the trigger and bought my first dress.
>>9053003
congratz!
Which one?
>>9053007
Lady Sloth Lace, the short OP in purple. I'm getting into a bit of a tizzy planning a coord
>mfw, I went to savers and found a spinning, jewelry display case that locks and somebody beat me to buying it.
>They even wrote finders keepers on the sold tag.
>>9053016
That looks so nice! Good luck planning a coord!
>>9053078
Thank you Anon!
>>9053112
>daft
I bet you bought a British Bear.
>>9052935
This is wonderful, anon.
>>9053168
Is it really though?
>>9050177
My feels are all over the place the past two weeks.
I finished up a short course and went straight into an apprenticeship like we were training for. It felt great, I was the only one from my class to do so. My trainers all have such faith in me.
Now I'm actually doing the job I feel really depressed. I was quite good when we were doing theory work but it seems like no matter what I do I'm stuffing up and getting yelled at by my boss. I really am trying my best. I don't know if he's expecting too much from a first year apprentice, or if I'm just horrible at this. Sometimes I feel downright stupid and it's messing me up.
I know its still early days yet, and way too soon to be thinking about quitting but I can't help but reconsider my whole career plan at this point. All that's keeping me going right now is the fact that I can start buying more lolita with the money I'm making (by the end of this week I'll have $1000+ in the bank for a little shopping spree.)
Only problem with that shopping spree is that I'm also really uncertain about what I want my wardrobe to look like going forward. I started sweet, but I'm liking classic more at the moment. I really want a cohesive closet, at least while it's still small. I need to come to a decision before I start splurging.
I'm so indecisive right now.
>tfw going to take a week off of work to study for exam
>tfw I finally get to act like a NEET for a week and wear full on lolita with a petticoat every day
Literally the only thing I'm excited for. After working 14-15 hour night shifts for a month and then another two weekends in a row on top of my regular work schedule, I'm ready for a fucking break.
>>9052570
There might be assholes making fun of you for your weight but most people honestly won't give a shit and will appreciate a well made costume. Cgl especially focuses way more on construction rather than bodytype, at least in my experience.
And to be quite honest, since it is your first cosplay, don't ruin it by thinking you have to look perfect. Just have fun with it. In the end, all cosplayers are just nerds in silly costumes. Don't take it too seriously or you'll suck all the fun out of it before you even start.
>tfw you get $500 from a good findom sesh and you can afford to splurge on makeup and jfash and take your qt bf on a nice date
Finally getting close to /anime/ weight status (current BMI ~18) for the con later this year! This cosplay is going to damn good!
>>9052573
>>9052778
Most interesting email I've seen in my time was probably "hentai.hime" followed by like ten numbers.
>>9050494
Anon spreepicky is good but dang they scalp people HARD
>>9053793
this
>tfw you uncoil a belt from your cosplay and whip the hell out of your nuts
>>9054383
hot
>>9052258
Do Trinity Blood. Lots of hugely detailed costumes. Could also do a gown from a Clamp series or Final Fantasy. I can't think of any off the top of my head, but they often have really nice details. Or just stick to your guns and do a Sakizou cosplay better than your competition.
>>9053420
I'd hug you if I could, Anon. Thanks for that. I'm trying to remember it's literally just a bunch of weebs having fun but it's hard when you see a ton of hateful shit online regularly. Back to finishing this eyelet ruffled skirt!!
Damn, son. Our local anime store owner had a <3 attack. He was the king of the area weeaboos and always loved my dresses.
I hope he recovers.
>>9054551
><3 attack
Just joined an adult anime club.
I can't wait to go to a meeting on Saturday.
>>9052573
>work at a drugstore
>Only one on register on a slow night
>Dad and what i assume to be his daughter come in, girl looks about 16-17
>Greet them and struggle to pause in my tracks
>daughter is dressed as Kurumu from Rosario+Vampire
>Dad tells her she can pick out something to drink if she wants, and she goes off
>Dad turns to me and strikes up a conversation
>"Sorry about this miss, you probably don't see it often. I don't understand this weirdo dress-up hobby, but it's been good to her since her mother and I split up."
>They buy their things and head off
I don't know what was more sad, the fact that I have a friend who went through the same scenario or the fact that her Kurumu was better than the one my sister tried to make last year.
>walking to lolita meeting
>homeless lady rises from nearby sleeping bag
>"Oooooh, pwetty widdle gurlie! Yousa pweeeeetty widdle gurrrrlie! Heee hee heeeeee!"
>thank her and pick up the pace
I think she was actually a witch.
>>9054803
Well, are you a pretty little girlie?
>>9054819
And your little Milky-chan too!
>tfw no /k/ boyfriend to go to the range with you in cosplay and other cute things
>Tfw I will never be a hero like the kawaii characters I cosplay
>Tfw don't even own a katana because I'm afraid of getting yelled at by con security so I can't do certain cosplays
A-at least I can look cute as stupid SoL characters
>conflicting feels brought on by a move back home
>really excited to get involved in a new lolita community
>really excited to be done with college
>but
>suddenly doubting my career trajectory
>realize I'm only doing pursuing it because I've been pushed all my life to succeed and get the most prestigious job I can, and not because the work makes me happy
>as for lolita feels, realize a third of my wardrobe is stuff I bought on impulse and need to sell in a slow secondhand market
>coming to terms that other j-fashion styles are best for me
>sad about disappointing people when I change my career trajectory, sad about sinking so much into a fashion that I'm now having second thoughts about, sad about potentially not being involved (or as involved as I'd hoped) with my new lolita community
>but also excited for finally realizing I should and can work in the field I want to, that there are more wearable j-fashion styles I'm excited to get into
I'm a little sad but mostly relived- all these realizations make me feel better about the future.
>>9050571
Wtf a mile in 12 min? Are you some kind of athlete?! Takes me 1 hour to do 1 mile
>be me
>born with shitty hair and face
>also become fat
>only reason I cosplay masked character is to hide my ugly ass
>and hope for positive attention
>>9054874
>that impressed by a mile in 12 minutes
I mean it's not a particularly bad time or anything, but to think you need to be an athle-
>takes me 1 hour to do 1 mile
Fucking hell. Are you so fat you're traveling that mile by rolling?
>>9054864
Hey seagull I be willing to go to the range with you.
Funny fact my first con in 08 I was walking around with a real katana. But i needed to go to the con weapon booth first so they can zip tie it down etc make it save. So technically you can cosplay with a katana.
>>9054885
I am 5'5" manlet 210 pounds. Every time I try to run I can feel fit laughing at me.
I used to be weight only 170 (had a 4 pack, proudest moment of my life). But my ex of 5 years just destroyed me.
Now I am just a fat lump of something I used to be. Thus I run a mile an hour. Maybe I need another girl to motivate me, maybe I just need something to feel alive again. Something worth fighting for.
>tfw rereading this pretending I am saying all that in the rain, so no one can see my tears
>>9052935
I love this!
Read it to my dad and it killed him too~~
>>9054891
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>>9054914
Pffffff unless you have pretty sick cons over in Indiana I don't think so.
Come to Washington state better cons and better weather.
>>9054551
Oh no, not a <3 attack!
I hope he gets better soon.
its two weeks until my con and i have to completely redo the jacket i started for one of my cosplays. said jacket that handsewn designs that take forever to do without fucking up
>>9055045
*said jacket has, not that
my brain is rotting from boredom over this embroidery wtf
>>9055048
A suggestion for the embroidery so it makes it a bit easier.
>>9054864
>tfw have a qt /k/ boyfriend
>have tons of /k/ friends in general
>have several of my own guns and love shooting
>just want a friend who is a girl to go shooting with but also do girly things with
>but all my friends are guys
>>9055087
thank you anon!! this actually helps quite a bit
>>9055115
>same feels
>tfw people stare at your anime decals on your AK
>>9054383
>mfw
>>9055457
The man also said that his daughter was just hanging with friends working on costumes, and she was happy with the turnout so she wore it. It wasn't bad. She didn't quite have the cup size but that's fine.
>School takes its toll on me
>Be a tad overweight and have a slight gut
>Get sad about it
>Got back home for the summer a few weeks ago
>Part time job only goes from 8AM-2PM Monday through Friday, leaving me a decent amount of free time
>Brother arrives a week later, offers to run with me in the evenings when we go to the gym.
>He's not in perfect shape, but he's skinny and seems light years ahead of me.
I was a swimmer in high school. How did it come to this.
>period arrived
>It's mega deadly hot summertime
>its too warm for a heatpack or hot waterbottle to help cramps
I fear this is the end of me everyone
>>9055749
If you don't think about it, the pain goes away. Or shove some ice up your thing that will cool it down.
>>9055749
Get a glass of wine or something. Tipsiness is best for pains.
I met this girl at a meet and she is very new but she is nice and I like her. We don't have anything in common however. I try to talk about regular everyday stuff like work and relationships and she just wants to sperg about fandoms and shit?
What do I do? It's not like I dislike her but fandoms aren't really my thing.
>have crappy taste in girls
>don't mind dem uglies
>tfw still no gf
>>9054899
Holy shit, you know the average person walks about 3 miles per hour right?
Doing a mile in 10 minutes should be no problem to anyone that puts in a little bit of work.
>>9055778
>get into the Fandom be friend zoned
You only option is to tell her straight up you like her. You are welcome invite me to your wedding when you are single.
>>9054803
>take uber to meet
>guy hands me his phone to put in directions
>he seems foreign and doesn't ever actually say hello
>calls me Jewels
>handed me his phone and said "here Jewels"
>attempt small talk with him
>he ignores me until destination
>gets out and opens door for me even though I was already opening the door and getting out myself
>says "have a nice day jewels" as I'm walking away
FUCKING WEIRDEST UBER RIDE EVER.
>>9055465
My misfortune impregnated you?
>>9055785
3 miles per hour pfff, do I look like a car lol. I run at max speed for 10 min still got only 1/5th of a mile done.
>>9055795
>mfw
>>9055796
Buddy it's not hard. To get better at running you just have to run more.
>>9055786
You misunderstand. I just like her as a friend, or rather I want to be her friend because she seems to enjoy talking to me. She doesn't have a job though so I can't really relate to her.
I hate that I always get along with people that I can't relate to.
>>9055808
I don't wanna run.... I just wanna lay on my bed and read threads till the end of days...
>>9055812
Then join the Fandom, don't be a pussy. Or a closet otaku. Fucking hate closet weeb/otaku. Be true to thy self.
>>9055817
I'm not talking about anime. Shes like a superwholock but with older shows.... idk it's all stuff I don't watch. I rarely ever watch shows or movies anymore. Like I can rarely sit down and do that it's boring.
>>9055817
Also we don't even like the same kind of lolita. There is almost zero reason for us to even talk to each other...
>>9055814
That's alright m8. I only lift and exercise to cosplay as big guys. And for the hugs.
>>9054383
I wanna call you stupid, but I KO'ed the fuck out of my vagina once while trying to be sexy in a photoshoot. I was balancing on a bannister and slipped. Bam, right in the secret garden.
>>9055749
Take a naproxen. They help me get through my periods. I wouldn't be able to function without it.
>tfw ugly
>tfw people legitimately questioned if I was MTF or something
I don't really want to go outside anymore. What's the point of wearing cute clothes if people think I'm a man anyway.
>>9055447
>anime decals on an AK
I like you anon. Also your post reminded me I have an extra set of AK furniture kicking around that I need to do some weeb shit to.
>>9055899
Learn how to do natural-ish drag makeup. Not the OTT kind, but something like pic related.
Katya is a really average looking man, but a really hot chick. Most queens look pretty meh outside of drag. The shit they do with contouring is magic.
>>9055930
Still, the idea that despite being very much a woman, that I appearently look like a dude.. make up won't fix that
Car got stolen with a wig in it.
Car was recovered. Wig wasn't.
>>9055937
If makeup can make an ugly man look like a hot chick, it can probably make you look like a normal woman.
>going to AX
>roommate decides she can't pay rent anymore, doesn't discuss financial problems with me, tells me over text we have to move out by the 1st
>Apartment was downtown so I didn't book a hotel
>greaaaat
>realize my friends either aren't going to AX or are pretty busy
>could go with coworker, but he's 2cool4me
>tempted just to pack up and move near the school I transferred to and skip AX despite my new costume I'm really excited about.
>>9055778
Why do you like her if you have nothing in common?
>>9055980
the penis wants what it wants
>>9055974
Anon have you tried talking to your landlord and explain the situation? They'll probably understand if you can find a sublettor, and you can ask if they maybe have anyone's contact info that have expressed interest if it's in an apartment complex.
If you wanted to move anyways, then fuck it. But your roommate is trash for fucking you over like this.
>be crazy anemic
>get an iron infusion
>crazy bad reaction to iron infusion re: breathing so i end up in emerg briefly
>seems to disappear after, all good
>work on cosplay for tiny local con
>trying to finish up night before making good progress
>surprise you can't breath back to emerg
>miss con
>too fatigued to work on cosplays anymore
>no one knows what the shit is happening
i just wanna work on shit and hang with my friends, not deal with the 8 million reasons my body hates me
>>9050607
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>>9050571
>14 minute mile
lmao you fat fuck
I'm a foot taller than you and weigh the same
>>9052935
I wish my tea parties were this eventful.
>met a guy at a con last year, friended on fb after the fact but didnt really talk or anything till more recently
>just recently met up at a con and literally hung out for the entire day chatting
>he cosplays, digs that I cosplay and thinks Lolita is neat, also a gull too (dear god I hope he doesn't find this)
>he's actually really cool, we surprisingly have a lot in common
>going to help each other with cosplay stuff
>recently met up and hung out again for an entire day chatting more, getting along great
>SHIT HERE COME THE FUCKING FEELS
>I'm single, 99% sure he's single
>am currently an anxious mess bc I've never really cared to have a bf (plus strict parents whoopee) that's crushing fairly hard
help me gulls
>>9051081
Next time don't date an oldie.
>>9056098
Let me ejaculate in your mouth
it'll cure all of your anxiety
>>9055814
I'm right there with you. I blame my inability to run on my nose (sometimes it's hard to breathe out of my right nostril even if I'm just walking). Running and exercise is good for your health though! So take care of yourself enough to where laying in bed is a choice, not a requirement.
>>9055987
Ok, you should have just said she is hot.
I still recommend against it, there are attractive girls out there that have even a slight bit in common with you.
>>9056060
Chronic illnesses/undiagnosed shit is the worst to have to live with. I hope you find moments of relief.
>mfw, all the major crafts stores don't have store pickup for online orders, and shipping costs more then the actual cost of the item.
>>9056195
I wouldn't recommend breathing through your nose while running, you need deep and consistent breaths. Finding a good rhythm while running is also extremely important. Using your nose limits you quite a bit.
> Lost my shitty retail job back in February
> Decide not to look for a new job until the semester is done to focus on getting good grades
> Been living off my savings
> Savings are just about dried up at this point
> I even had to miss a con that I’ve been going to since I was 13 for the first time, due to lack of funds
> Can’t enjoy the free time I have now because of crippling anxiety from lack of funds
> Finally got a call back for an interview from one place
Pray for me gulls. Interview is tomorrow, I really need this job. I’m so nervous. I just want to have cash for my bills, viyda, and cosplay. I was even thinking about dipping my toes into lolita before losing my job…
>>9055937
If it helps at all, this is Katya out of drag
If he can do it, so can you
>>9056374
>when I was 9 my mom revealed to us we were moving, and that they might be getting a divorce
>turns out she went all in on a business venture with a friend from college, dad wasn't keen but she did it anyway
>does ok for about a year, then tanks
>parents do split
>end up living with mom until I was 17, worked whenever i could over the summer for fear that I would not be secure
Shit is the worst feeling and i can never go through that again. I feel you
>>9056098
It's me I like you too, text me.
>>9050219
just finished the helmet tonight actually, an even better feel
>>9056198
That other person wasn't me and I'm a girl. I want to have friends I relate to but they seem impossible to find.
>>9056198
Also she's not hot. Shes a total ita actually and only likes classic which I kind of despise. I don't know man. I thought I could meet people I have stuff in common with and I really love this fashion but so far not much has come of going to meets and trying to talk to girls online.
I have a good group of friends, but they're all super rich normies that do nothing outside of their job and binging on Netflix. I mostly tell them about my job and lolita and we all get along but I still can't relate to them at all.
>>9056417
Anon we can never be friends.... y-you just don't understand my culture... pic related
>>9056426
I actually want to watch some anime but with the sound off and I'll just read subtitles (I like listening to talk radio and don't want to stop for a tv show). I also like ghibli stuff and really old things like Vampire Hunter D.
You're right though, I probably won't ever be seriously into it enough to have a real waifu. I like figurines and want to collect them but only after I see the shows.
>>9056438
Ay you are like me, I collect anime figures but only high quality ones. One char per show and only if I watched the entire show. I haven't been able to watch anime lately, cuz work and school. Talking about talk shows have you tried the YouTube channel "good mythical morning". Recommend It, i listen to them when doing work.
>>9056447
Nice, I'll check that out. I'm almost done with the show I'm listening to now so I do gotta find other stuff. I'm also on mobile a lot, but I know how to download audio from youtube.
>>9056452
Some talk show channels on YouTube have they stuff on sound cloud.
>would love to go to a con
>hate driving on highways/very busy fast roads
I was in a car crash and these things cause me great stress
I am fine driving in smaller cities (100k-250k) but highways and stuff are awful
>>9056458
Wrong board bro, /g/od feels is on a different board.
>>9056458
I get other people's bans all the time cause I post on mobile. For awhile they had a text box where you could just say "that's not my ban" but I haven't seen it in awhile. I'm sure anons abused it.
>>9056374
Good luck, anon! I really hope you get the job. Let us know how it goes.
>>9056466
Oops. sorry, I only post on cgl so that didn't occur to me, my bad.
>>9056467
It's the household modem, and I was able to post after it was reset the last time, which is why it's kinda odd, we should have been on the same IP throughout. But I guess the ISP might have switched something on their side or something anyway.
Oh well, sorry to interrupt the thread.
>>9056483
Be careful with posting about bans and stuff too. We have a resident troll that has consistently unbanned herself several times and claims to just proxy hop now but she makes all kinds of claims.
You can also get banned for talking about unbanning yourself.
>>9056459
I get that I was in an accident on the way to a con. My best friend also had a panic attack since previously she had been in a major car accident and I had to try and calm her down. On the other hand the cop thought our cosplays (dad: steampunk, bff: Isabela from da2 me: Merrill from da2) were cool.
I wanna go to a con with my old con bud we've grown super far apart. I'm too afraid to message her and ask her , I don't want to make her feel like she has to hang out with me if she doesn't want to.
I'm 5'7" and 170 lbs.
I want to lose weight and stop being a fat fuck but I have almost no spare time between working my two jobs.
At least I'm eating healthy... I could be like the diabetic landwhale receptionist that's always 'on break' eating food.
>>9056583
>5'7 170grams
>calls himself fat
I am 5'5 210 pffff calling yourself fat, you ain't even on my level. I am so fat I catch seagulls with my gravitational pol.
>>9056583
Fortunately you don't need to add anything into your busy schedule. You just need to eat less. Doesn't matter how "healthy" it is, eat less of it.
>>9056598
B-but fat chick's can be cute am I aight?
>>9056583
You don't need to work out to lose weight. It helps but diet first. Just stop eating.
It'd be nice to try a couple cosplay for once, doesn't even have to be anything extravagant or meant to garner a lot of attention (not that it's a bad thing of course). I'd just like to go around a con, hold hands, scrounge around the dealer's room, and do little couple-y things like that. That, and being able to sneak in kisses for photos seems extremely adorable to me as well as just treating the whole day as an impromptu date. Then again, I haven't watched anything recent for months, so it's not like my tastes are up to date anyway.
>tfw no one to watch anime with and make future cosplay plans with either
On a related note, is it common for couples to cosplay totally different characters when they go to cons? I think it's fine of course and people should cosplay whatever they want, but I'd just think that more people would jump on the opportunity to do pairs in an instant.
>>9056404
>>9056621
the only couple cosplay i did with my girlfriend so far was us going as vault dwellers. further nothing but we have a few things planned (perhaps one more if you count Asui Tsuyu and Aizawa Shouta from Boku no Hero Academia ;D). further we don't really care? no one does.
