[Cos]Playin' it Up

Ok... as previous posts show... I really like costumes.
Alice, Hobbits, Sherlock, Moonrise Kingdom, Lizzie Bennet Diaries.

 But I thought I should give you an update of some costumes and cosplay lately.

For Halloween, some friends and I decided on going as Fantastic Mr. Fox characters.
Even despite the "What does the fox say?" craze, this Wes Anderson inspired look was a fun one to pull together. 

[Foxy - mask, tie, vest, blazer, tail]

[Mr. Fox, Mrs. Fox, Ash Fox]

[Inspiration: Foxes on the right]

A few weeks later was the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special (extensive post here).
For the house party with friends, I went as Amy Pond from "The Impossible Astronaut"

[Amy: plaid, denim, sharpie necklace]

[inspiration]

The next night, Rebekah and I went to a showing in Seattle.
She rocked it as Rose from "The Idiot's Lantern" (1950's ;) and I went as the 11th Doctor.

[11 & Rose]

 I even found myself an Amy from "The Impossible Astronaut" episode - perfect!

[11 & Amy]

December brought with it the Hobbit and, being that Bob wanted to see my costume, I threw an "Unexpected Party" at work.

[Hobbit: ears, vest, green blazer, cloak, Lothlorien Leaf, handkerchief.]

[The ears :]

And then, this past Sunday, Sherlock returned to PBS.  So, my flatmate and I hosted a costumed premiere party.
I knew right away, I wanted to go as "The Woman."  And no, not because of that.

[Irene Adler - dress: black, eyeliner: blue, lips: blood, earrings: diamond, hair: classic twist.]

[Irene Inspiration]

Somewhat last minute, not only did my brothers come, they brought their A-game as Moriarty and Sherlock - the gents in Irene's life.

[Moriarty: Westwood, Irene: Azagury, Sherlock: Belstaff]

So... those have been my costume adventures the last few months.
I'm looking forward to more soon.  Any reason for a costume. :)

Which are some of your favorite characters or costumes?  Who do you like to dress up as?

Oh, Brothers.

[Josiah as Moriarty, Me as Irene, and Jeremiah as Sherlock]

 So... I just really like these gents a lot.

And, last night, we got to cosplay as some of my favorite characters.

It was **such** a blast!

Birth-order wise, I'm sandwiched between these two and I feel pretty lucky.

Some girls with brothers talk about how they toughened them up

or wrestled a lot or whatever.

Well, I stayed out of their wrestling.

[Instead, we spent a lot more time playing playmobile -

I always got to be the princess to their knight, soldier, pirate, etc.]

But we did grow up arguing discussing a lot

and I felt like I got toughened up mentally because of them.

And though they made me fight the hardest,

they also made me laugh the longest.

Now that we're all adults, pursuing different dreams and paths...

it makes me really grateful for all those heated debates, N64 games,

playmobile-filled Saturday mornings, nerdy jokes, 

YouTube marathons of HISHE and good music,

and lots and lots of laughter.

Plus, I think they are smashingly dapper!

Thank God for brothers.

Est. 1963

This weekend marked 50 years of Doctor Who!!

Some friends and I got together to celebrate the Time Lord and, of course, watch "The Day of the Doctor" together :)

[Kayla made fish-fingers and custard from scratch!]

[Jammie-dodger assembly - lovely designs by Ashley]

[The Shrine - TARDIS, bowties, Matt, and Melody Malone from "Angels Take Manhattan."]

[Fish-fingers and custard, jammie-dodgers, tea, and bananas - perfect Whovian fare :]

[Ash: 11 on top, Amy on the bottom - adorable all the way around]

[Ash & Kayla trying fish-fingers and custard.  Let's just say they tasted better separate]

[Counter-clockwise: a pair of 11's saving the world with a jammie-dodger and banana,
Donna Noble with her TARDIS purse,
and Amy Pond fending off the Silence - complete with Sharpie necklace]

 And then it was time for the show!!

[Title and theme from the original episode - Oooeeeoooooooh...]

[Nice to see 10 + 11 working together]

 

[The Doctor - many faces, one man]

 Happy 50th Doctor Who!

 Many happy returns!!

"I love you... but you don't know what you're talking about."

So the costume I went with...  Suzy Bishop from Moonrise Kingdom!

I didn't have much time, but whipped this together - including cardboard/ducttape binoculars. 

Because they're her secret power! 
Oh... and I had a library book in my bag - not overdue.

And I left my lefty-scissors at home ;)

"These are my books. I like stories with magic powers in them. Either in kingdoms on Earth or on foreign planets. Usually I prefer a girl hero, but not always."

"Why do you always use binoculars?"

"It helps me see things closer. Even if they're not very far away. I pretend it's my magic power."

Part 1 of the Week of Epic Awesomeness: Check!

[menu planning, execution, and pc: Melissa]

And its always good to cross things off the Bucket List (big or small). Well now I can say I took care of:

- Host an event at Heritage Hall

- Host a costume party

Thank you to everyone who helped and everyone else who came--so blessed!