Old thread hit bump limit. >>8981852
Share your feels - happy, sad, whatever. As long as they're cgl related.
Please don't go on off-topic rants and get this deleted.
>>8989556
>wants "wifey material"
>wants an instafuck
Guy sounds bipolar.
>friend throws cosplay wedding
>I'm the only one in our crew not invited because it's couples-only
Now have this in all 3 colorways. So pretty happy about completing that because I really like this print and luckily it doesn't go for much. Now to look out for the other cut being sold for good prices.
>mfw lolitas and cosplayers who play the violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet, bassoon, concert whistle, uilleann pipes, oboe, piano, keyboard, harp, sax, trumpet, trombone, banjo, kazoo, ukulele, drums, djembe, guitar, erhu, accordion, concertina, xylophone, euphonium, glass harp, french horn, ocarina, hammered dulcimer, wine glasses, or jew's harp
>mfw lolitas and cosplayers who can fulfil the role of an orchestral concert percussionist by playing instruments like the triangle, chimes, and cymbals
>mfw lolitas and cosplayers who sing in falsetto, vibrato, or tremolo
>mfw lolitas and cosplayers who can read musical notation or can conduct an orchestra
>mfw lolitas and cosplayers who can sing in constructed languages like Hymmnos
>mfw lolitas and cosplayers who can DJ or use sound synthesis programs
>mfw lolitas and cosplayers who can write the scripts or songs for musical theatre or may be participants themselves in it's showing
>mfw lolitas and cosplayers who may not be able to play music for any variety of reasons but I'm sure have good music taste anyway
>mfw lolitas and cosplayers who can dance
>mfw woodsmen who play the concertina
I just wanted to let you all know that you're the absolute worst. I hate you with every fiber of my being and wish you didn't exist.
>>8989661
I'm a very musical lolita when there's a TacoBell near the con.
>>8989556
>I dunno, man. you're kinda doughy and moist
>>8989700
topkek
>i just got a job
>a week and a half working there im unsatisfied and tired of working there
>i get paid 7.75 an hour and i cant afford lolita, cosplay and funding for my business
>wanna quit and work at hooters
>>8989700
What is with /cgl/ and farts? I've seen more fart jokes on this board than anywhere else on 4chan, except for maybe /co/.
When did lolitas get so gassy?
Everything reminds me of my exbf. I broke up with him for a bunch of pretty serious reasons, but we were still so compatible when we were just hanging out together. I know I'm romanticizing in my mind how happy we always were, but I can't stop.
It's taking over my life and brain and now it's even eating into my lolita hobbies
>see cute new taobao kitty release
>omg exbf would love this
>oh wait he's gone
>finally get dream dress
>was going to use it in a disney-themed couple coord from our favorite movie
>was going to go to disneyland lolita day together
>now I'm only ever going to wear it to some dirty mall alone
>am I ever going to meet someone who supports me wearing and buying lolita fashion as much as he did
>am I ever going to meet someone who loves all the same cute lighthearted stuff that I do
It's been 4 months and I'm half thirsty for a lolita gf, half praying every night that he'll change.
Sorry for emotionally vomiting on this board, I know I'm being a pussy, but I'm just so depressed lately and even my one joy in life, lolita, is turning on me.
>>8989957
one day anon you're gonna meet someone who supports your hobbies and loves you in and out of lolita, don't waste your time and energy thinking about someone who you obviously left for a good reason. you're better on your own!
>>8989800
because it's not prim and proper
girls just wanna have fun, y'know?
>>8989800
Your mentral image of us lolitas does not mesh with reality. We are weamen, women are gross, frilly farts are hilarious.
>>8989661
I am so confused by what you're saying.
>>8989977
you must be new or not lurk these threads, or you'd get the reference
>>8989645
Who the actual fuck does a couples only wedding we
I'd turn up wearing two cosplays of one ship
>>8989661
>You stayed up and beat me to the new feels thread just so you could do this post this again and ruin my nice streak
Is this it? Have I found my personal vendetta? Rude music-anon? You STILL didn't include throat singing anon. This is absurd and rude!
Also /cgl/ feel
>Have deep set eyes
>Decide I might have more room for makeup if I remove and trim down some of my bushy brows
>Plucking them is so annoying and slow
>Also get a huge zit on the side of my nose
>ALSO realize I ran out of mascara and blush halfway through testing new makeup on my face
>I cannot into lipstick and look like a drag queen in gothic lolita
Traded in a expensive cream for a couple of samples and sheet masks. I really didn't want to since I wanted to decant it and trade it for some other stuff. The person I did the trade with, lowballed me but we come out with an agreement.
She gets her cream and said that it was only 1/4 filled (which it wasn't). I said that I have yet used it and IDK what happened. I based it off on what I paid last time and how much the last person said was used.
Her trade comes in and one of the samples spills all over the envelope. It's basically unusable. I told her that I got her trade and thanked her. She messaged me saying that she was still unsatisfied, could have gotten it BNIB for the same price (not when I checked) and asked for a $10 refund. She basically wants $10 for a $45 cream.
I told her that I needed to see the pictures first and I will be more than happy to return some masks and the empty decant since I didn't want them to begin with.
I'm still waiting on pics from her. Did I do the right thing?
>lolita friends keep posting constant memes from Bernie's Dank Meme Stash
>they keep posting about how Bernie has a chance against Hillary
>suddenly they stop
>now the same lolita friends who supported Bernie are supporting Trump
Jfc, are people this stupid? Do they know that Trump dislikes Japan? If tariffs are imposed against Japan, we pay more for lolita in the US.
>>8990263
you're being too kind anon
>>8990271
Why would you go from supproting Bernie to Trump? That's a huge jump. Unless they are so gullible they just follow whoever seems cool.
>>8990263
You're being taken advantage of.
>>8990284
I jokingly talk about voting for trump since hillary is going to win the nomination
Maybe theyre joking? maybe....
>>8990115
Or Music-anon has included so many instruments to jerk off every musical lolita that its barely comprehensible.
Music-anon is so fucking annoying, this is coming from a chorus-lolita.
Fucking every goddamn thread shes gotta say the same motherfucking thing.
We get the point ok, you like Music Lolita, thanks I appreciate it.
Now gtfo of my thread.
>>8990284
>>8990286
As a Trump supporter I can say this was expected and I'm pretty happy it's actually true.
Basically alot of Bernie voters aren't so into party politics that they'd vote for Hillary simply because they are running on the same platform.
So as a result they will most likely go for a second pick based on how against the establishment they are (Trump).
I have no ball park figure on the percentage of his voters that don't play party politics, but it's been very frequently discussed these past couple of months.
>>8990284
Policies and mannerisms aside, Trump and Sanders are both vehemently "Anti-Establishment", as far as this current election is concerned. As in, both call for drastic change, some way or another,and both claim to be out of the corporate pocket, in their own ways.
Clinton is basically the complete opposite, in that aspect. (Plus, Superdelegate buggery meant Sanders would be steamrolled by Clinton from the start without extreme popular support, Clinton was basically pre-determined to be the nomination by the party itself, there wasn't really a "choice") I'd wager their decision wasn't fueled by policy or anything outside of a desire to have the "least corrupt" candidate ouy of the choices available.
>>8990311
>As a Trump supporter
Why would you hate yourself enough to support that?
If you guys get this fucking thread deleted 30 posts in I swear to god
>>8990325
Because I'd rather not let the media dictate who I vote for with bold faced lies.
>>8990334
I agree the media has awful and respectful. Trump is telling it like it is. I don't care if he lies, it makes me feel good.
I mean I want to see an America again where the father is the breadwinner earning lots of money at work and the mother is at home raising kids. Lolitas should aspire for that future. Trump will make America great again.
>>8990336
>>/r9k/
>>8990323
I mean, it's one thing to be anti-establishment, but it reeks of 'going with the cool kids.' Because while both of them are anti-establishment and generally run by their own funding, they have vastly different views and boast vastly different experiences. If you even analyse dermis deep you'd find they have pretty fucking big differences.
Unless you're so vehemently against the quota you'd vote for anybody against the quota, really I don't think people who switch sides like that have any clue what they're talking about. But I guess that goes in general for politics.
>>8990325
I honestly don't want to get political. but you're supporting trump because the media doesn't like him and you want to feel all anti-establishment?
>>8990288
>my thread
>>8990352
I don't really care so much for anything "Anti-Establishment" since it seems like a distraction from real issues, but I do like his immigration policy and the fact that having a president like him can go a long way in the country not devolving into a hive of unproductive cry babies living off the system.
Also being a single issue voter because the media deliberately lied to you about him is still a pretty valid reason.
I made a secret about someone on my facebook because I was bored and did not think she'd get butthurt about it (wasn't even saying smth bad just pointed out that she was being a hypocrite about /cgl/). Turns out she and other friends did, my bad, I don't even have a problem with the girl lol.
>>8990350
That's it exactly, though. The ones who switch from Sanders to Trump are people who are so fed up with the status quo that they want change for the sake of change. Single-Issue voters might find common ground, too. Clinton is arm-in-arm with Wall St., and that doesn't sit nicely with many folks.
This is offtopic as fuck, though.
Feels:
>tfw I'm about to leave for the Navy and if deployed, won't be able to pursue any of my hobbies for weeks to months on end
I like frilly clothes, big guns and boats, what can I say?
>>8990365
>immigration policy includes building a wall next to Mexico
Honey let me fucking tell you as someone whose ancestors built a fucking wall that does not fucking work.
>>8990371
this one?
>>8990375
I don't think you understand.
The wall is a bonus, not the objective.
>>8990371
>>8990381
If it makes you feel better, I personally think they were big buttbabies about it. Oh boohoo someone read something that I posted online and made a connection with another conflicting post that I made OMG STALKER SO CREEPY
May you be damned to the deepest circles of hell anon for breaking the holy pact of everlasting friendship that you made when you friended someone on fucking Facebook
I have completely lost interest in making cosplay. Usually I have fun with it and I can shit out a cosplay in a week. And it usually helps with my depression. But right now, my depression is in full-swing and I can't convince to care or to do ANYTHING.
>tfw the con is in 20 days and nothing is done
>tfw you can't force yourself out of bed to actually work on shit
>tfw con stress dreams but still no motivation
I'm just so frustrated. I know getting things done will help how I'm feeling a lot but I can't get my brain working. What do you guys do to get yourself motivated? Any movies or music you put on in the background that seems to help?
>>8990424
Hey anon, do you have friends who you go with or who are making their own cosplays? I find that nothing motivates me more than talking to my friends about their progress.
Buuut it sounds like you may need some professional help to manage your depression. Hope you have a fun time at your con regardless of the state of your cosplay!
Do you ever just mute people on lolita FB groups because you get tired of them making up bullshit excuses for not going to meetups? It's all unsolicited too - this happens every single time an event gets posted onto the group page. No one cares.
>>8989794
If you're okay showing off your tiddies to gross men and can make more money then do it beyotch. Those bills don't pay themselves.
>>8990403
Oh thank you, I agree that they were getting way too riled up about it. She's also been adding some people randomly that never even talked to her (a few being out-of-state friends of mine) so it's like, when you're adding a bunch of people you don't know personally, you can't expect them to treat you nicely. However that wasn't the point of my secret, but she shouldn't treat facebook as some kind of sacred page.
>sell some brand accessories to a girl for a pretty good price
>few weeks later
>she's selling them and asking more than retail and four times the price
Ok have fun with that
>>8990468
I saw a girl in my comm make the lamest/fucking weirdest excuse ever
She said she would go and then the night before "Ohhhh sorry I drank tea late at night and couldn't sleep from the caffeine" or something. It wasn't like you drank a coffee or something, also why make such a bad decision. I didn't care that she didn't come but jesus christ just saw you aren't feeling well or something
Also would love to hear other excuses people have heard
>>8989800
Gotta do something to stop my petti from deflating
>>8990424
This is what stitch 'n bitches are for.
>>8990796
I don't mind when people cancel on the event page EXCEPT when they do it at the last minute and end up not paying for a place that someone else now has to pay for... Thankfully my comm started charging people in advance. People can be so goddamn rude and would make the comm leaders pocket the cost.
Also tea can have quite a bit of caffeine depending on what kind you get. I drink either coffee or English breakfast tea to keep myself alert throughout the day.
>>8990424
Have you considered therapy or medication for your depression? You know it's there already, but have you taken steps to try treating it?
This isn't just a matter of motivation, or even a matter of self-discipline. If you're depressed and having trouble getting out of bed, you need to seek help for more than just your cosplay hobby, anon.
Hope you start feeling better soon, regardless of what steps you choose to take.
>5'10".
>66cm waist. This is good for jfashion!
>95cm bust, This is bad for jfashion.
All I want are cute cardigans and blouses, jesus christ. How do actual fatties do it?
>>8990984
Shirring and stretched out knits. Though as a fellow 5'10-er, I wonder how you're more bothered by width than length.
>>8991005
If you're tall, greater width means an even shorter bodice. Bust height on lolita items is fairly small to begin with (which is why people use the buttons trick with IW to make things fit better even if they're of average height), but adding a greater bust to the measurement means that you've got less space to work with.
TL;DR: Height sucks and shortens bodices, but so do boobs.
>>8990372
>frilly clothes, big guns and boats
Anon are you me? We have the same damn hobbies. I'm going chair force national guard though so I guess replace boats with planes.
>>8990796
I once drank a cup of this chai I got at night and didn't realize it had caffeine until too late. I was up til the sun rose, it was horrible.
>post new cosplay picture
> >250 likes
>only 3 comments
why
why
dammit my dream dress is on lace market, a limited taobao release and i don't really have a ton of money to throw around... besides, my parents give me shit for spending my own money on expensive dresses which is understandable, but i'm an adult who doesn't live with them. i get financial support for like health insurance. if I make my money with a job I should be able to spend it on garbage, and if i hate it lesson learned and it'll resell
>>8991038
This is probably bad, indulgent advice, but: if it's your dream dress, a good price, and you can afford it, buy it and promise yourself not to buy dresses unless you absolutely know you plan to own it in the future (no "this is cute and a good deal!" sort of thing).
If it's not really a dream piece/not a good price, that's good for you since you won't regret waiting for it to come up again.
My advice is probably shit, but it's because I regret missing out opportunities to buy dream dresses. I had spent the money on "bargain" dresses and then when my dream dresses came up, I HAD the money but felt guilty. If I could redo it a little better, I would've brought my dream dresses (since I haven't seen them again for such good prices). If I could redo it perfectly, I wouldn't have wasted my money on dresses I just "liked" when I was low on cash and would've reserved it for good stuff.
I recently did a lemonade cleanse to get my diet back on track, but I'm falling back into old eating disorder habits (skipping meals sometimes all day, purging, obsessive thoughts) alarmingly rapidly. I really hate this, but after years of eating and being a healthy weight, if a little chubby at times, it feels so natural and easy and right to go back to restricting. I'm ten pounds lighter than I was a month ago, and I don't want to stop any time soon. I just keep thinking of how good I'm going to look in cosplay and lolita, especially lolita. But I know all of this is wrong and don't know what to do. I've never relapsed this hard.
>grown ass man
>square face
>hairy
>6'0 beefcake
>will never be able to do qt trap cosplays
It hurts /cgl/
>hate when people with the wrong skin color cosplay something
>feel ashamed that my first cosplay is gonna be like this
Why couldnt I just be a light skinned beaner, I just HAD to be tan.
My mom and my little brother are light skinned, my mom and I are short but my dad and brother are tall
I really got the short end of the stick huh?
I bought some new boots recently and they are giving me a blister in the same place on each foot. The one on the right foot isn't too bad but the one on the left hurts sooo much and is a lot bigger. They're military boots that I bought because I keep tearing up those women's fashion boots and I thought they'd be more durable plus I needed some military boots anyways because I'm going to a weekend long airsoft game with my boyfriend in a few weeks. I'm trying to break them in so that maybe this will stop happening so my feet won't hurt during the game but fuuuck it hurts. I should just stop wearing them for a little while and let my feet heal shouldn't I? But I'm also scared that it'll just happen again. I just want to be able to wear boots daily without tearing up my feet god damn it!
and for my cgl related fee:
>summer break starts next week
>summer means I get to work lots
>working lots means more money
>more money means more brand
awwww yiss maybe that cute sailor dress will still be in stock on Meta's website when I get my first paycheck! Pic related. I need it in khaki but am too damn broke right now and am too attached to all my dresses to sell any for it.
>>8991124
i feel you anon, i'm pale but when i tan i turn gold instead of brown so it doesn't really work.
just do what i do and adjust the colors in your cosplay, wig and fabrics, to look better with your skin. i usually have to make mine darker because bright colors look awful against my skin and wash me out to hell and back.
>going to con with friend
>has a stupid af boyfriend don't even know why they're still together
>friend and I are rooming with other people at hotel
>no more room left in hotel room
>her boyfriend decides he wants to go
>if he goes then I can't afford to go because he'll be getting his own hotel room and take her with him
>if he goes he'll suck up all the fun by causing constant drama
>friend doesn't just straight up say 'hey, I already made plans and we don't have room for you and these people are already counting on me to go'
>annoyed with friend for being so fucking passive
>annoyed with her boyfriend for being a drama queen
>>8991135
im going as sebastian from black butler so Ill still look nice but its just the principle of it
I feel like a dirty hypocrite
>>8989858
> just get a gym membership or something honestly.
Exactly the way I met him.
>>8990941
>>8990434
Thank you guys for the well-wishes! I do actually take medication and I see a counselor but lately it's just been a lot worse. Not really sure why. My next appointment is next week and I'm honestly just trying to pull through. Usually cosplay keeps my brain occupied but yeah. It's just not doing me good right now.
But yeah I took >>8990434 and >>8990932 's advice and messaged a friend or two that had been talking about doing a cosplay-day with me so I've made some progress there. Thanks for the tip and I hope progress combined with some social interaction will lighten my mood!
>when someone you know makes a cosplay tinychat but no one's ever in there
>>8991151
Now you know why it's difficult and you learned, though, yeah? It's easier to criticize without actually having to find a character with your skin color if you're some shade of brown.
to contribute
>in a cosplay comm
>one girl and I are friendquaintances, she's chill
>I try to hang out with her outside of cosplay meets since we live nearby and I'm trying to find girl friends to do shit like shop and get our nails done
>"Yeah totally anon!"
>but actual attempts to plan a day are either ignored or last minute cancellations
>I'm chill though, don't mind, befriend other comm members who are down to hang out outside of meets
>suddenly she becomes a pariah and is kicked out
>posts "Hey anyone want to see Zootopia with me?"
>all her friends were cosplay comm members, so only a couple of likes and no actual requests after half a day
>it's embarrassing, honestly
>feel pity, offer to go with her- haven't seen it anyway
>"Sure! I'll hit you up!"
>but then no follow-up
I feel ridiculous for even pity-offering. Be lonely.
>>8991061
Fight it. Take care of yourself.
>>8991138
I think you need to give it to your friend straight. She needs to know that if she rooms with her bf, then you won't be there on top of the other people in the room because of prices and that she will be the one to tell them that, not you. Her boyfriend is being an asshole, just be mean back.
>>8991061
Shit Anon. Are you me? I'm relapsing hard right now too. Do you work out at all? Lately I've gotten into the gym and it's easier to convince myself to intake calories if I'm consistently burning them. Using a calorie counting app helps me force myself into getting meals. And it reminds me that I'm eating to get /fit/. Imb not sure if it will help your intrusive thoughts, but it dulled mine down a little.
In any case, like the other anon said, please keep fighting. You are strong just by knowing it's a problem, which means you can beat it.
>>8990131
I have deep-set eyes. Be careful, anon, I recently tried wearing more eye makeup and looked like a ghoul in my photos. Keep it light colored and on the lid to have a nice look
>>8990119
They should do a half and half cosplay of a popular ship like people do half and half sewn together sports jerseys
>little sister is a lonelita
>want her to make lolita friends
>"no, oniichan. i just fly solo."
How do I help her help herself?
>bidding on mbok
>ask SS to bid in minimum amounts so that my max bid isn't reached
>SS does the exact opposite of what I ask and throws the full amount up
>I was the only bidder
>nigga why
You asked for the maximum I was willing to pay and I gave it. Don't double the starting price for no fucking reason then message me asking for more if I happen to get outbid. This is the second time this has happened to me. Is this a common practice?
>>8991038
Buy it and sell something else.
>>8989971
Is farting fun?
>>8991348
let her fly solo, she sounds kakoii
>>8991372
No SS is going to micromanage your bids, friend. If you were the only bidder, you got the item at the starting price, right?
>>8990384
>ship all the umma grants away
>America is now empty. The ponys and bunny snow have their country back.
>>8991398
My mistake, it was YJA and I did end up paying the max bid. The very first SS I used was courteous enough to bid just the minimum amount at a time, but they sort of faded out of existence and I assumed every other SS would do the same.
>>8991394
But why be lolita without loli-pals?
>>8991423
Because if /cgl/ has taught me anything, it's that I need to assume every other Lolita in existence wants to rip my face off and wear it while pretending to be me. I really don't want to deal with that, and your sister is smart to not want to deal with that either.
>>8991425
Well.... My sister is still pretty ita, and I was hoping some bigger lols would help her ass.
>>8991426
They will tear her apart. Hasn't this place taught you anything? Lolita's are ruthless bitches by nature.
>>8991138
I'm worried this will be my near future, as one of the 'other roomies'
I don't know, we'll be meeting with my friend's friend whom I do not know and her protective boyfriend.
Any word on what clue ins I should be looking for to avoid drama?
>>8991381
Go away, you fetishist.
>>8991429
How do I save her? Do I need to learn how to lolita? Can I send her to lolita school?
>>8991434
Slap her upside the head with your genitals and direct her to somewhere that has actually decent advice for lolita. I wouldn't send her here because she too will turn into a sour cunt the moment the page loads, but find a blog with good pointers.
>>8991372
was this CT?
>>8991421
Check the auction to see if there was reserve or BIN price set, as you shouldn't be paying that much otherwise.
>have a REALLY shitty last two years
>no cosplay, barely any new anime in this time period, feel too much like subhuman garbage to enjoy anything for long
>last con I staffed I felt like a third wheel to my whole department
>digestive problems I thought were my shitty diet don't go away when I start eating better
>AX coming up and I'm meeting friends for the first time, muster the guts to cosplay again regardless of how I look because fuck it, I want to have fun
>pick up a needle and thread for the first time in almost two years to start on something easy, only for hand pain to suddenly be a thing
At least I lost four inches off my waist I guess...
>>8991458
Are you me? I can't art anymore to save my life.
I've been extra sad because my dad went to prison in 2010. He may get out in 2021 if he's still alive.
>really like this guy who goes to local cons
>waifu him in my head
>add him on Fb
>find out he promiscuous af
Why do the hot guys just want hoes?
>decides to take a lot of distance from an old friend because I can't handle the way she treats me anymore
>apparently it was the catalyst the lolita comm and other old friends in common had been waiting for because they were fed up as well
>girl is basically about to get thrown out of the comm because of her attitude
>old friends are considering having an intervention about that girl's narcissistic behaviour
>she believes everything is my fault and is now trying to trash me in other cities' comms.
>mfw all I wanted was to finally feel good about myself without a so-called friend bringing me down
>A cosplayer I know posts a sayatme link on her personal twitter and bumps it for like thousand times begging for more anonymous comments on her
>Well I guess I could leave a comment if she really wants it so bad
>I've been really annoyed by the fact she complains so much on her twitter like "I'm too fat, I'll never cosplay again", "I'm so ugly there's no point of me cosplaying" and also non-cosplay related stuff like complaining about how she don't have friends (which is not true, she just traveled to meet her friends)
>Even after me being annoyed I don't want to be rude even on a anon comment so I leave really nice comment in my opinion. Something like "I really like your cosplays and you seem really nice person. But I feel like complaining a lot and it's complaining on a twitter is not a best way to make yourself feel better. If you really feel bad you should ask for help from a professional or from your friends. I hope your ok."
>Her friends see this comment and start to rage about how someone was mean to her
>What?? I wasn't mean?
>Her frends leave comments like "what's your problem, just unfollow her instead of trying to change her!!! She can write what she wants, go away!!!"
>The person I left the comment starts to complain even ten times more and tweets that "i'm so sorry for being a burden", "This comment proves everyone hates me", "I can't even sleep after that mean anon"
>I'm confused but leave another anon comment telling that I just tried to give advice about looking for help and that I've been depressed myself when I was younger and that's why I think professional help is important if you actually have issues
>That changes nothing, they're just mad that I don't leave her alone.
>mfw your too tired to care anymore, i'll just let her be miserable if that's what she wants... What a waste of my time.
>>8990288
Did you actually read the post tho, it's a reference to music anon sarcastically
>>8991061
It's ok to relapse. But you gotta want the change. Ok pros of the situation, you lose weight and feel better about how u look. But there are probably a lot more cons. Maybe contact a group therapy session near you, something like 1 or 2 times a week?
>>8991377
I totally would but I'm kinda new. I'm making some staple pieces like plain color jsks etc myself, but this is a cool print. I think I'm gonna have to pass until I'm more invested in the fashion.
>>8991537
Anyone who complains about being fat or ugly on a social media with their real name/pictures just wants fucking attention. They want people to say "noo u r so pretty"
Just tell em to fuck off.
>>8991583
In all honesty, no. I'm so used to her shitting up each thread as soon as i see "mfw lolitas who music"
I scroll past.
I went back to read it and got a chuckle, so I take back some of my saltiness.
>>8991348
Don't immediately assume she needs help.
>>8991394
It's a fashion, making friends or joining a comm isn't necessary to be able to wear the clothes. She can wear it on her own if she wants.
>>8991425
>>8991429
There are plenty of sources online with tons of information about the fashion, for beginners and otherwise. Give her links to http://thelolitaguidebook.tumblr.com/ and F Yeah Lolita's beginner guides and leave her be. She doesn't need a lolita senpai to be better at the fashion, she can learn how to lolita on her own. Other than that, you can suggest she joins the local comm (if there is one) but if she prefers to be on her own, leave her to it.
>>8990375
It works for Mexico, They decided to build one between them and Guatemala and it keeps them out just fine.
>>8991425
Cgl is a pretty shitty place to learn about the Lolita community, part of why most girls hate it. Girls who are actually willing to go out and interact are more outgoing and nicer than the cgl crowd. Only a very small handful of cringey people attend meets, in my experience- and I mean unbearable personalities. If your comm leader is smart they'll kick them out though. The megabitch lolitas stay at home hiding behind anonymity, or they try to join and their drama mongering is quickly rooted out.
>>8991473
I think the issue is why you're attracted to a man who is a hoe.
>>8991723
A man who tills earth to prepare for a garden? Mmm
>little sister comes out to our mom, is immediately told she's a disappointment and that she's too pretty to be a nasty bulldyke
>meanwhile she likes to put me on a pedestal as her only successful child because I've moved out, have a job, and routinely churn out attractive costumes
>now I have a secret ace in the hole that will burn her self-absorbed pride and bullshit to the ground the next time she tries to boast about me
>it's me
>I am the ace in the hole
Technically the aro bi in the hole, but that pun was too good to pass up
>>8991782
Carlossss
Though it wouldn't surprise me if someone so intolerant of gay people doesn't even believe that aromatic/asexuality is a thing and she'll tell you you just haven't found the right man for you yet or whatever.
Slightly related but not really
>bf is kind of a socially awkward dweeb (which I find adorable but YMMV)
>because of this, his parents had invested all their grandbabby hopes in his older sister
>his older sister is super gay and hates children
>when bf and I started dating, they shifted all their hopes and dreams onto me with like 10x the intensity
>"soooo when are you and [bf] planning to start a family, Anon?"
>nice to meet you too
I do want kids at some point but for now my priorities lay with glorious burando. At least when you get tired of brand you can sell it
>>8991797
With my mom there's no "straight and the gays" there's only straight and people with psychological disorders. She thinks all gay men got diddled by their daddies when they were kids, and that all gay women are deranged for not wanting to have sex with men. She honest to god thinks that women turn into lesbians after menopause because they don't have female hormones any more and that makes them not want to have sex with men.
She also believes in extradimensional skinwalkers and thinks aliens built the pyramids though. This woman is a surgeon. I don't trust her to stock a refrigerator.
>>8991825
Oh yikes. I'm sorry about your nutty mom, anon.
>>8991782
>>8991797
I'm with you both with these family feels. My mom's somewhat similar in some ways:
>accepted my brother's transgender identity fairly quickly, becomes involved in parents of trans kids groups and talks about issues, so proud of her queer kid
>meanwhile rejects me identifying as bisexual as "that's not a real thing" and rolls her eyes and changes the subject any time bisexuality is mentioned
>puts all of her expectations for grandchildren on me despite me having said consistently from a young age that I don't want kids
>after 10+ years, a few months ago she told me she may have a new perspective about bisexuality and she also seems to have stopped talking about me having kids thank god
>HOWEVER long term boyfriends parents don't know about my sexuality (would try to split us up or possibly disown him if they found out) and frequently ask when we'll be having kids
Some things can surprise you and change, others are endless frustration. Good luck to you both, especially you with your skinwalker alien madre.
>>8991537
lol who?
>>8991462
>art
That's gone stagnant for me too, which is great for projects I can't seem to get going. I can't seem to get any writing out either and I feel super guilty for splurging on two new books to read. I think it's been almost a decade since I actually picked up a book, much less finished one.
>>8991588
You can't just want the end result, everyone wants the end results. You have to want the struggle just as much.
>ship with standard shipping to Europe via usps
>girl previously said my dress was too expensive when I contacted her but later bought it on lacemarket
>she agrees to standard shipping (I stupidly assume she already knows usps doesn't do tracking outside the us)
>I ship same day as payment and was sure to take photos of the customs form with box as well as the receipt and customs form.
>"where's my tracking?!?" "When will it be here!" "Why didn't you tell me you weren't getting tracking?!"
>I reassure her it'll be about two weeks and usps doesn't offer tracking
>it's been two weeks and she's worried again.
>I move to her country in a week. I should've just brought it there and listed it then
>praying it comes to her soon because I can't afford for her to fuck me ATM over if she PayPal claims even though I took pictures.
>>8991732
With his face no less
>>8991797
I'm in a similar situation
>definitely 100% do not want kids
>boyfriend's family is very traditional. Go all out for family holidays. His mom really wants grandkids
>he has an older sister but she parties a lot. he's the good one and so they direct all their grandchildren hopes on us
>say things like "we'll take you all on this trip when we have grandkids!" and "we'll plant this tree in the yard so the grandkids can enjoy it!"
I.. I don't have the heart to tell her that I don't ever want kids.
>>8991708
Mexicans have many more motivations to get into the us than Guatemalans have to get into Mexico. Theres also way more money involved
>used to be a horrendous ita, but fuck, at least i was skinny
>go the way of charlotte charms and gain tons of weight from fluctuating between starvation and binging
>body is ruined by stretch marks and scars
>relapsed hardcore so i can fit into lolita again one day
>tfw
does it ever get better? is there any hope at all for a former fatty? my gut feeling (no pun intended) tells me i will be hideous forever
>>8992467
You will be hideous forever. Not because of your physical scarring, but because you're terrible attitude that leads you to a cycle of starvation, binging, and gaining.
>>8992467
Yeah you're probably fucked.
>>8992476
because of your*
maybe learn to form a sentence/work on your retard status before trying to roast someone online for having an eating disorder m8
>>8990372
>>8991065
Basic sucks
don't fail your final physical fitness assessment and don't do stupid shit so you don't have to stay there any longer than you have to
>>8992515
>reaching this hard
>>8992515
Why don't you be less ugly.
Oh wait you can't.
Have been a lurker in cgl for years. Always wanted to break into lolita fashion but too poor and a fairly chubby. Always starry-eyed at the great cosplay.
>>8992601
Nobody cares you fat fuck.
>>8992603
>drawing at the library
>spot a lolita
>run over to say hi
>turns out she's "Mother Goose" here to read to the kids
um... n-nice coord.
>>8992467
I believe in you, anon. Eating disorders suck, but you will be at a place where you will feel strong and happy one day. Don't be harsh on yourself.
>>8990131
Get a eyebrow trimmer!
I have this foldable one from TonyMoly. Makes life so much easier.
Is it normal to NOT WANT casual sex at cons? Or anywhere, ever?
>>8992940
I don't. I just go to cons to dress up and buy comics.
>>8992940
Nope, you sound broken.
>>8992947
I feel broken desu. But I've learned to live with it.
>>8992940
There are dozens of us. Dozens.
>tfw ugly, and shy but still really interested at cutting into cosplay sometime.
>Begin thinking of working on cosplays with masks and helmets to obscure my ugly ass face and keep me from being embarrassed.
>It seems kind of fun being able to dress up and not have anyone know who you are.
>tfw I become more open and personable when I know people won't recognize me.
>People will actually approach me and think I'm a good and fun person to be around, otherwise I'mm a social reject with poor social skills.
>My life is literally a meme, Nobody cared who I was till I put on the mask.
>tfw cosplaying because you don't want to be yourself anymore.
>I only feel confident when nobody knows who I am anymore.
>Truly an abstract kind of hell.
>>8992940
honestly, i don't either. i'd be so afraid of catching some disease, i wouldn't even want to try it.
>Older anon, finally decided to try to get some kind of post high school education
>HOLY SHIT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING.
>>8992790
That's kind of a cute story anon. I'm sure it was a bit embarrassing but for what it's worth it gave me a giggle. Thanks for sharing.
>>8993009
What makes you say that anon? What part is the most challenging for you. I'm kind of in the same boat so I'd love to hear your take on things.
>>8993021
I admit I haven't started anything yet. I'm mostly just looking right now. I'm an idiot and did the whole marriage and kid thing before I got myself a decent education. So now I'm a broke idiot who has to do either full online courses or find a school that offers daycare.
I really wish I had done this five years ago instead of now, at least then I'd have been able to devote myself full time to school.
>>8993025
I ended up going to college right out of high school and it's really not any easier, though I'm sure finding accommodations for making your family continue to function are a big concern. The whole system is really kind of fucked up if you ask me. Though I hope you'll be able to find a programme that works well for your needs, there are a lot out there, just keep looking and don't give up. What do you plan on studying if you don't mind me asking?
>be a guy who's into cosplay
>realize I'll never get the same attention or acceptance as cute girls who are into the same thing.
>honestly I can't help but feel a bit jealous and sad that I'll never really be able to have as close a group of friends or supporters as my female counterparts.
>Wonder why I even bother some days.
>>8992940
They always told me not to talk to strangers, but now society expects me to put my penis in them. It's weird.
>>8991487
I had an experience similar to this, and I'd advise you not to worry too much. If somebody's such a shitty person that they're getting thrown out of a comm, they're going to struggle to keep up a tolerable facade for long enough for anyone to believe their lies. Give it a couple of months, she'll be a laughing stock and nothing will have stuck to you in the end.
Holly shit, I miss ONE comm meeting and someone starts a rumor that I died of AIDS.
>>8992940
Perfectly normal. Honestly I hate how this community has been associated with slutty behaviour and casual sex. I just want to dress up and have a good time without people assuming I's easy or out to get laid. I just like stupid weebshit, I'm not some attentionwhore out to get laid.
>>8993061
lmfao anon you're gonna have to greentext this one
>initially came here because I knew it was a mostly girl populated board in hopes of making new friends or maybe even finding love like every other desperate guy that probably posts here.
>End up falling in love with the sense of community and overall sense of self improvement that exists here.
>Realize that this board is full of talented and hurting individuals, end up feeling a sense of community and comradeship with a bunch of internet strangers.
>sorry for misjudging you /cgl/ and coming here with perhaps poor intentions.
>you gulls are alright.
>Thanks for the good times.
>>8992433
Israel built a wall too anon, a lot of countries have to keep people out. They do their job pretty well. Don't worry though, no god damn Mongolians will tear down the Trump's wall it will all be just fine. Come on over it's nice on this side.
>>8993185
God damn mangoreins try n take down my shitty wall
>Rushing a cosplay for a convention this weekend
>Test new ballpoint needle on scrap fabric
>What the fuck?
>Stitches not at all what they're supposed to look like
>Fuck
I can't figure it out. I have a lot left to do. Hold me, gulls.
>working with Bondo
>wearing protective mask
>forced to breathe my own burps
It's horrible, gulls.
>>8993217
I'm sorry for laughing at your misery, anon.
I was planning to go to Momocon, but now I need to spend the ticket money on my sister's cat funeral. $60 for a fucking dead cat.
>>8992253
but.. usps does do tracking outside the US, or have I been the glitch in the matrix somehow? I'm waiting on something right now and the tracking number isn't long enough. afaik it was shipped using priority mail?
>>8992940
there are 0 attractive young enough guys at cons here, you're completely fine and so am I
>>8993202
I'll hold you buddy, what exactly is looking wrong?
>>8993235
I'm working with stretch stitches. The lines are a lot smaller than usual and out of place. I've never had this happen before, so I've got no clue.
A cosplayer in my friend circle is doing the sayat.me thing and it's taking all of my willpower not to leave her anon hate. She is the most vile, most toxic person I know but I try to just tolerate her for the sake of keeping up the peace in our friend circle. I really don't want to create any drama since we go to the same cons and stuff.. and she is so dramatic she would create the shitstorm of the century if I said anything, anon or not. Sigh. And to top it all off I think only one person in our group legit likes her and everyone else just silently tolerates her and then bitches about her behind her back, like me. It's stupid and it really sours most of my con experiences.
>go to a con
>get lots of pics taken, very proud of my costume
>but very shy and awkward every time I get asked for pics
>checking for said pics the next day on facebook
>looking hideous in every single one of them, can't pose for shit, awkward expression on face and my wig looks like crap
I guess I need to practice posing and being more confident... I feel sad about my photos being so bad.
>>8993166
i came here cause everyone heres a turbobitch and i find the drama amusing, but yours is nice too i guess
>4 people ask for shit that's written in the fucking item description
>all of them are "interested!!!!!"
>not a single one of them answers my mails
>but all of them read them
>not a single one of them bought the damn dresses
SERIOUSLY FUCK YOU
YOU DON'T DESERVE THEM ANYWAY
I HOPE ALL OF YOU BITCHES GET CUNTCANCER
I HOPE YOU NEVER GET YOUR DREAM DRESS
HOW DARE YOU WASTE MY AND YOUR TIME WITH THIS BULLSHIT
FUCK YOU
>>8993488
I know the feel, anon, it's very frustrating. I hope your future buyers will actually be serious. Do you feel better now that you vented a bit?
>Dream dress in mail, shipped with EMS
>Left Japan on the 30th, usually takes 2-3 days to reach me
>No word, tracking shows no progress since then
>Maybe it just wasn't scanned through customs
>Don't want parents or someone getting my package while I'm at work because they'll bitch about me buying 'another stupid dress'
I'm probably worried about nothing but I'm concerned I won't know it's out for delivery and my bitchy mother will refuse to sign for it or tell them to send it back because that's just the kind of person she is.
>>8993488
this is every fb sales group ever.
>new to lolita
>only 2 jsks, a blouse, and a handmade skirt
>haven't got a proper petti as of yet, i'm just layering shitty short eBay ones
>mum comes back from Vegas
>goes to see her
>"hey anon, i know you've started wearing this lolita stuff and your skirt seems to be a bit lopsided on all your dresses. Hope this will help"
>gives me a new petti
I'm so amazed and happy that she did this for me, even if it was just a small thing. It was just so thoughtful that it warmed my heart
>>8993246
what kind of friend circle?
>>8993240
I'm going to assume you've tried all these things, but just in case have you made sure:
>your machine is threaded right on the upper and lower needle?
>your bobbin is wound correctly?
>your needle is installed correctly?
>your tension and stitch length are appropriate for your fabric?
>you're not pulling the fabric in a weird way?
Good luck anon, stretch fabric is rough.
>>8993262
Hey, you learned something! Next time your pictures are going to look great!
>work at super touristy place in Nashville
>almost every day, Asians in full cowboy gear
I finally understand how the Japanese feel about weebs.
>>8993502
This is why you do delivery notes. Like... EXACTLY why this is an option.
>>8993575
The jerk kind.
Let that sink in a second.
>been going to cons for about 10 years now, on and off
>used to just hang out at game rooms like a sweaty neckbeard
>friend encourages me to lose some god damn weight before I die from being a fat fuck
>fix diet, adopt a more active lifestyle, start feeling better about self
>motivated as hell to do cosplays of toku and mecha series I lov w d even back when I was a fat sack of shit
>also made friends with some awesome people in the con scene
>talking group cosplays and everyone is stoked as hell
>mfw I actually am happy for the first time in a long time
I met people basically by getting over my own autistic levels of social awkwardness. Give yourselves a change seagulls, there are genuinely people out there who just want to find people with similar interests and just hang out having a good time.
>>8992940
Nah, I agree. I would just love to meet a cute cosplay bf nowadays...
>>8993589
very funny. nvm then, I was afraid it was one of my friend circles
Today
>feeling good and take a picture
>hey i actually look nice on it for once
>usually as photogenic as an eggplant
>decide to post it on tumblr
>because heck, i have a good pic of me and i'm so happy i'm posting it
>get unfollowed by two people
Ok but why.
I wonder if they thought i was some narcissistic bitch or something?... I know i shouldn't care but i wonder.
>>8993595
Dude, I want a cosplay gf so bad, but one of my crushes got a bf, another was gay, and the last one died.
>>8993246
I had an experience/'friend' extremely similar to that and I would avoid leaving any anon hate. Those people thrive off of attention, negative or positive and by doing that you could turn things around and make her seem like a 'victim'.
By the sound of it shes already doing a good enough job herself of being disliked if your friends really don't like her. Best advice I can give you (and the best decision I ever made) is to just slowly cut her out of your life. Don't make scene, don't make a big deal just stop keeping in contact. People like that will continuously bring you down and not worth putting up with for the sake of 'friendship' and peace.
Believe me once you leave her behind you'll be much happier, and if your friends are really your friends they'll be happy for you too and support you.
>>8993246
>it really sours most of my con experiences
so you hang out with her a lot at cons, I presume?
>>8991825
>She also believes in extradimensional skinwalkers and thinks aliens built the pyramids though. This woman is a surgeon. I don't trust her to stock a refrigerator.
sorry but i laughed
>>8993601
They might've been people who only followed you to see if you would follow them back, and unfollowed because they saw you being active without following them. Happens to me all the time.
>>8991537
You should probably take into account that the person in question is still a teen (under 18 years old)
>>8990468
There is someone who posts this to basically every meet up. The first post is "As long as I don't work I'll make it!" and the second one is "I got my wisdom teeth out/visiting grandma/something or other I can't make it!" and always ALWAYS accompanied by this face: uwu
Which is fine but it happens so often and I'm starting to find it really funny. I'll post sometimes if I was set as going for a while, but more often than not I leave my status as maybe and then change it to not going. Or I PM the person if we're friends.
>>8993606
That's awful, anon! I hope we both have better luck or even meet some day and laugh about this.
>>8993584
I personally find it hilarious and sometimes very cute.
>>8993710
Ah yeah THESE people...They annoy me so much. I just love to post/reblog stuff and see other reblogging and liking it because then i tell myself "oh they like that too!" "I am glad they appreciate this as well" "maybe that post made someone smile too"
Thanks i was worried i might have done something wrong
>>8993720
I know, but that's not a proper excuse. (And i'm not that old myself either if that matters...) I feel like that kind of behavior on twitter just makes people blind to real issues if we all just get used to people complain about everything. As someone who tried to commit suicide once I feel like asks for help are important and I get pissed when that is misused. But yeah, as I said I'm too tired to care about this anymore. I will not read that persons tweets anymore.
>>8993751
>As someone who tried to commit suicide once I feel like asks for help are important and I get pissed when that is misused
incredible
>>8993584
I find this hilarious and awkwardly cute at the same time.
>saw a sweet old couple in Paris this week dressed in striped shirts and berets and bags with bad french on it and stuff like baguettes and croissants speaking broken french
Like fuck it was cringy but i couldnt help but laugh and find it nice that they were so enthusiastic
>>8993588
I know, problem is if they get wind that I've gotten ANY mail they get pissed. 9/12ths of the year it's better for me to just get it delivered to our house since our postwoman delivers around 11 and I'm there before uni it's just during the summer that it becomes an issue.
I often wonder what it's like to be popular in a cosplay community. Like if you had a ton of likes on your page or whatever. I know some people who have thousands of Likes.
It makes me wonder what friendship is like for them. Do they often wonder who's sticking around because they want to be a friend or if they're just a fan? Do they doubt their own friends? Are they still even open to other people because of this? Is maintaining appearances more important?
I posted some of this in the last thread but here we fucking go.
>Buy a cosplay off a FB group, looks good in photos
>Seller tells me she never wore it, buy it, it arrives
>It's covered in fur, figure I can just wash it
>Until I realize it's held together with glue, she says she didn't know and had never worn it
>Message seller and ask for a partial refund, she says no
>Go to group mods about it, they say they've had issues with her products in the past but they can't do anything about it
>File a PP claim against her for a partial refund
>Her story changes that she's worn it and washed it, and her reason for not giving me a refund is basically "i never had a problem with it so you shouldn't and its not my fault its not up to your standards"
>my fucking face when
>>8993262
Well, consider the fact that most people think they look weird in pictures or the mirror.
People obviously thought you looked pretty good if they took a lot of pictures from seeing you in person.
AA feels
>Won a small/newish cons mascot art contest
>Director tells me they'll need three drawings of my mascot character for day badges, weekend badges, and VIP badges (idk about guests, staff, artists, volunteers, etc?? Not my con)
>I make five completed drawings, zealous and excited for the artist table I've won
> the con is in one month, has only ever used one piece of artwork (original entry) for promotion
>Poster design is literally beyond terrible comiccon 40 year old dude nerd tries graphic design
> I make some posters myself because these are so bad
> Director is like "Can you send me the HQ of this piece?"
> I did.......... five months ago......
I was so excited at first and now I have such a "let's get this over with" attitude about dealing with a con :C
>>8989608
>Want to make JOJO S T A N D cosplay
>no partner to cosplay character
>telling my boyfriend how he would be perfect for Ouji
>he's tall and really slender and would be so fun to dress up
>"Is that like, guy lolita? Like, Mana?"
>wat
>turns out boyfriend used to be super into visual kei and listened to a lot of Malice Mizer
>boyfriend might have more lolita cred than me
>I love him so much except he still won't wear Ouji
>reconnect with old friend who I haven't seen in years
>doesn't know I'm a Lolita
>how the heck do I even go about mentioning my fashion choice?
>then again, she's been there through the crazy ass mall gawf shit with me, so frilly dresses shouldn't be that big of a deal, right?
> ordered a lolita dress that was listed as a couple inches smaller in the waist than i am in order to motivate me to loose weight
> dress arrives
> waist fits me fine
> underbust is so tight I can't get it zipped
> have no fat on my underwaist too loose, it's literally just skin & ribs
>>8994128
>underbust
fuck
>>8994128
I fucking know that feel. I have a somewhat larger than average ribcage, I compared with a couple other people out of curiosity before.
>>8993049
Be a qt trap
>>8993751
>under 18
Leave
>bored
>depressed
>trying to lose weight
>so hungry even though ive ate all my calories for the day
>try to crochet
>feel no want to crochet
>try to read
>cant pay attention to the book
>nothing is fun
>want to do something
>nothing is fun
I end up sitting here refreshing /cgl/ every few minutes to look at pretty dresses and wondering what to do. I feel like im going crazy.
>>8994202
Psh like hell im going to spend money on drugs when I could buy more lolita.
Its the only think bringing me some joy
>>8991029
yeah but you hopefully just drank a second cup in the morning instead of jettisoning any plan you had for the day
>>8994201
Masturbate
>>8994202
Ugh, don't remind me. I'm trying to get off ADD meds.
How long until I stop wanting to die?
Maybe getting a new gf will help. The last one left me for a homeless.
Working on my cosplays helps a little.
I'm going solo Lolita cuz I'm a salty bitch
My comm never gets together and the mods are cold AF
One drama went to btb and since then it is all dead
Looking at old fotos of the comm makes me salty
Salty gull I am
Salty I stay
>>8994201
Fucking go out for a walk and walk as far as you can
>Solid majority of male friends are crossdressers/crossplayers
>all of male friends but one arent cute enough to fit my standards
>single cute friend likes me
>too shy to do anything about it
>tfw im letting him borrow my clothes/generic schoolgirl cosplays and thats a close as ill ever get to the dream
>little sister comes home from comm
>some bitch got her riled up
>lie in bed with her for hours
>she finally calms down
>tells me that I should do brolita
>nope.mp4
Apparently some holita told her that her socks were bad, or something.
>>8993739
Thank you. You're a very sweet lolita.
>>8994358
You're a good big bro, anon.
Even if you won't put on the dress.
>>8994358
She should grow a pair of ovaries and be independent. She doesn't need you as a brolita taking care of her.
Don't let her force you to do something you don't want out of pity.
Unless you want, then just be careful to not become her nanny during meets
>>8994358
But did you fuck her?
If you didn't then you should fuck her.
>>8994395
Shut the fuck up jebus
>want to cosplay
>can't sew
;-;
>>8990288
God this, I am so sick of music-chan getting off on asspatting as many people as possible in one post. You've asspatted the loli musicians by copypasting the same shit ten times now, we get it. This is like screaming "I love your shirt" at someone literally every day when you see them... it gets weird and annoying when you give the exact compliment over and over again.
>>8994407
If you got bank you could buy a commission
Or learn.
Nobody was amazing when they first started cosplaying.
>>8993930
It's not as complicated as you're making it, anon. If you're a socially well adjusted person, it's pretty easy to tell who you've connected with as a real friend or con-quaintance, vs who is trying to latch onto you because they're an "admirer" or want e-fame.
If you're a catty person who participates in drama and surrounds yourself with friends who also like drama, then yeah, I can see this being a problem.
>bought $5 sailor fukus off taobao a long time ago
>tried them on but the skirts are way to short to cover my ass
>are lying in my closet to die
>husband keeps bothering me to wear them
>i always say no no since they are such cheap quality, ill fitting, etc
>finally give in after his persistence last night
>have hot weeby sex
>mfw
Also its funny since he isn't that weeby and always makes fun of me for being such a weeabo. When all along he had perverted weeb taste.
>>8993049
I feel this in my soul
>>8993262
A little practice never hurts but hallway photos are normally not the best. So don't feel too bad about it.
>>8994117
Idk man, my old high school mallgoff friends all normied out and now feel weird around me when I wear anything too attention-grabbing. Maybe you could tone it down a little? Like wear a simple dress in a cute outfit that hints at your current fashion choices, but isn't full-on OTT lolita.
> be me at 173lbs
> lose 10 lbs
> get to finals season / graduation / moving and marrying soon
> Eat the shit out of everything from anxiety and gain back all the weight lost
> Have zero motivation to go anywhere, wear lolita, fairy-kei, or even cute normie clothes
> Dread to even go out in public, even out of my room to face my roommates
I don't even know how to lose weight again... I was regulating what I was eating but now I have no money and will be moving around too much to set up shop and cook for myself for a while. I also hate going to the gym or going outside because I feel too embarrassed and anxious to be in public because I feel like shit.
>>8994391
I agree desu, especially since she's nearly 17.
How do I get a cosplay gf?
They feel just like us when I read these threads.
>>8994522
Fair enough. Usually the people I describe do sort of have their own share of drama, so I guess that's why I sort of thought about it.
Also, I appreciate that you've now given me a nice term for me to use: con-quaintance. I know a bunch of people who I see at cons who I talk with at cons. I can't say I'm too close with them like I don't think they'd consider me a close friend or maybe even a friend, but we're on friendly relations and we usually share an interest (at the very least, cons and cosplay).
>>8994407
felt the same, but i just started to learn how to sew and finished my first cosplay!
it looks like shit but im proud of it, it's never to late to learn
try it too, anon
Test
>>8993787
Are you going to Japan Expo ?
Anyone else feel like they're getting more negative? I've always been kind of a complainer but the last year or so it's been getting bad, though with some better moments in between.
It's just that the news is negative and I like discussing it which ussually ends up sounding like me complaining.
However it wouldn't be so bad if everything on my social media feeds wasn't negative as well. And it's not even that I agree with them that makes me want to complain, but rather disagreement. I'm so sick of everyone whining about how it's totes racist that a voice actor isn't Asian, how everything is sexist and racist etc. They'll enjoy a game but still talk shit about it all the time because it wasn't progressive enough. Even now I'm just complaining again. I hate how cynical I've gotten.
I miss it when we would just talk about anime like a bunch of weebs. I just want to go back to when nobody seemed to care about all that insignificant stuff and we'd just laugh while discussing whatever game or anime. It just seems like nobody is simply enjoying things anymore.
>>8995441
sounds like you need to ditch your SJW friends
>>8995454
Sometimes I want to, unfortunately it seems like everyone I end up talking or following or anything, will agree to SJW stuff in one way or another.
The times where this doesn't happen we end up being able to vent about it though so at least that's nice.
>doing couple cosplay with friend as Marie Antoinette and Lady Oscar
>friend discovers Angela Clayton's blog
>gets "SOOOO INSPIRED!!!" despite that like half of Angela's dresses are the same basic dress with different flowers and different sheer overlays
>friend has worked on literally everything except her costume
>made 5 of those flower-overlay dresses
>gdi why
>too late to find different Oscar
>girl in group on facebook posts really lovely lolita, wa-lolita and kimono coords
>lots of people befriend each other in this group so i send her a friend request because why not
>couple months later, she hasn't answered it and i thought it was a little odd but i had forgotten for the most part
>happen to be browsing on somebody else's instagram and see a post about her
>"in memory of..."
>turns out she had died a couple months ago
jesus christ, i feel so bad for the girl. she was too young. she also was very talented and had the some of the nicest coords. i didn't even know her but i feel so bad, can't imagine what her family is going through.
>girl in comm, let's call her Alice, is kinda annoying and obnoxious
>tries really hard to be efamous
>another girl, let's call her Betty, has a gargantuan hateboner for Alice
>at first we all agreed that she was getting on our nerves a little but kept it at that
>Betty took it as a cue to start shitting on Alice every chance she gets
>HEY GUYS DID YOU HEAR WHAT SHE SAID
>HEY GUYS DID YOU SEE HOW MISMATCHED HER COLOURS WERE
>HEY GUYS SHE HAD A SANDWICH FOR BREAKFAST AHAHA
>pulls a lolcow and starts criticising everything Alice does, why doesn't she this, she should that, why is she so lazy/dumb/spoilt without knowing any details at all
>we want to kick her out but she'll start spreading shit about us
Tbh this has opened my eyes a lot, I used to be scared of people like that getting their hands on my blog/pictures but now I see how sad and cringeworthy that behavior is so I don't even care
Funny thing is it was just giving Alice more attention so she's actually tolerable now that she doesn't have to beg for it
>>8994664
I'm sorry, but it's weird that she's nearly 18 and takes naps with her big bro. Did you let her watch Oreimo or something?
>>8995547
>lies in bed until she calms down
>naps with her big bro
Anon, that's not even remotely the same thing.
>>8995471
Got a male friend you can make a quickie Fersen costume for?
>prop work is going well
>feeling very confident and excited for this costume
>con is next month
>i really hope i can pull this off before next month even hits because i really dont want to work on costumes the night before the con
>working on cosplay every day I can and doing good progress
>I got this
>i hope
>>8995492
Yeah, her death hit a lot of us pretty hard, even for people who didn't know her personally she was very approachable and sweet. Sorry for your feels, anon. A lot of people are feeling them rn.
>comm is dead except for meets that are at least 3 hours away from me
>no lolita friends in the area
>normie friends and family don't want me to wear lolita around them
>last few times wearing casual by myself out ended in disaster
>love lolita but quickly losing motivation to wear it
The only place where I'm really wearing lolita lately is in the privacy of my own room and it feels horrible.
>>8995563
unfortunately all of my cosplay friends are female. it really breaks my heart because i've always wanted to do antoinette and oscar.
>>8995492
A girl in my local cosplay scene died last year. I didn't really even know her and I cried. (And I'm not a crier.)
She was so young, beautiful, and talented. I still think about her sometimes, despite only meeting her once.
>>8993591
Feels good getting over shit like that, right? I'm still mid-weight loss but I'm doing it properly this time so I don't gain it back.
>>8994201
What calorie counter you using? Just asking because it took my blood sugar bottoming out multiple times before someone told me to use a different one.
>>8994521
This. The only issue anyone has with bought costumes is when someone tries to pass it off as their own craft work.
>Be 13, all my cosplay idols are older (18-late 20s)
>Get older and get means to cosplay, start to enjoy the hobby
>Now 20, and the con scene seems filled with 13-18yr olds
>No longer fit into what I thought was the popular age group
>Losing interest in cosplay due to stress but don't want to leave and totally outgrow apparent age group
Does anyone else feel this? I hate socializing with teenagers because they're always caught up in high school mindsets and I feel like I've missed any "in" chance I had to be a part of the appropriate age group that attends cons.
>Forgive me if this is rambly, I am really tired
