I thank thee so much for the three month subscription *sends huggles, huggles and more huggles of everlasting gratitude to you*
I'll do my best to put it to good use
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It encourages me to stay around a little while longer, make the account somewhat more professional. Thus I leave the private life out of here, unless it's important enough to share with the world.
Up until now:
Yesterday was the Japanese weekend in the botanic garden of Den Helder, with a delegation of the Japanese ambassadress visiting the Japanese garden. The shrine was lit, and a moment of silence in respect for the victims of Japan followed next. But that was not the only happening:

and I have had a particularly good time, strolling around in our kimonos and enjoying the sights, garden and attention at the Japanese market.
Special guests showed a few typical Japanese disciplines of martial arts, such as shooting arrows and swords fighting. That is sheer discipline, I tell you.
Though the botanic garden is small, it most definitely is worth a visit, yet it's not suitable for a meet due to location and dimensions of the garden. Photography also requires some photoshop (thank you Isabel, I keep saying and writing photosoup

) concerning the surrounding houses.
I hope to post a few photographs soon.
Thank you for reading this journal
Agenda:
18-19/6 Japanese weekend Den Helder
21/6 Paleis 't Loo
24/6 ~AquaAssassin paying Den Helder a visit going to [link] and [link]
25-26/6 Historic weekend [link] and
25-26/6 Jazz weekend [link] 1-2-3/7 Navy days
[link] 1-2-3/7 Naval museum
[link] 10/7 Castle Middachten
[link]30/7 Hell's gate photoshoot FB related only
Several meets

and several others
5-6-7/8 Powerboat racing in "Monaco of the North"
[link]6-7/8 Castlefest
[link]7/8 Summer event
[link] 26-27-28/8 Abunai
[link]17-18/9 Midwinterfair Arcen
[link]18-19/11 Midwinterfair Archeon
[link]End of January 2012 Tsunacon 2012
[link]Cosplays and costumes planned01. Ino Yamanaka - Naruto
02. Tsunade - Naruto
03. Lady Une - New mobile report Gundam Wing, OZ uniform
04. Sally Po - New mobile report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz, Preventer's uniform
05. Yuki Onna - Clamp version/Madame Butterfly - Sophia Loren
06. Emma - Emma (manga)
07. Captain Amelia - Disney's Treasure Planet
08. Admiral Jane Roland - Temeraire
09. Anastacia - Anastacia (1997, Don Bluth) dress undediced
10. Spoon Obasan - Spoon Obasan
11. Mrs. Malfoy - Harry Potter
12. Sailor Pluto rare artwork - Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
13. Natasha Rostova - Tolstoy's " war and peace", Audrey Hepburn version
14. Dark Galadriel - LotR1
15. Lady Oscar - Berusaya no bara
16. Foxfur - Elfquest
17. Scarlet - FF7
18. Russia - Hetalia (probably the Czarina ball gown to place it in the late 18th century)
19. Secret cosplay - I'm not going to spill ^^
20. Winter Majesty - painting by Karl Bang
21. Matthew or Guardian Angel - Rose of the Prophet
22. Jill Valentine - Cowboy Bebop
Cosplays and costumes finished (or requiring finishing touch)01. Cissnei - FF7
02. Matsumoto Rangiku - Bleach
03. Phedre no Delaunay - Kushiel saga, Mara Dress
04. Lady Rosa - random renaissance lady
05. Random teacher
06. Czarina (finishing the kokoshnik)
07. Random Maiko (finishing the collar and restyling the wig, making okobo/geta)
08. Lucrezia Noin - New mobile report Gundam Wing (rapier)
09. Soldier 2nd class - FF7 (helmet, blade, belt)
10. Kahvi - Elfquest (belt)
11. Rue Patryn - Death Gate Cycle
12. Chang Mei Ran - New mobile report Gundam Wing: Episode Zero (but I'm too old to run around like a little girl)
13. Mother Gothel - Disney's Tangled
14. Djinnya - random belly dance outfit
15. Castle Lady - random barones
Congrats on your subscription hun! Once you have it you don't want to do without it anymore haha.
Thank you! Oh it feels great, suddenly freedom at last!
Oh haven't you read the books? o: Otherwise cosplaying Narcissa should be okay. ;D
Indeed, indeed. I'll be sad when mine has to go.
Oh I've read the books al right, it's just that I never was into her character that much. Though age has hit me, lately, and I feel I can no longer run around like a little hyperactive girl anymore, now that I'm almost 30 (just 2 years from now...) But to become her with her haughty attitude, behaviour and her mannerism requires a decent study. Aka: good reasons for a film marathon and reading the books again ^^
Same here, and I forget to thank you for you congratulating me, how rude. Thank you my darling
Hmmm I think it's really nice that you're cosplaying somewhat 'older' characters, they're not done enough and if done it's not always done right. Fourteen-year-olds could never pull Narcissa off as well as you most certainly can.
And you're very welcome.
Oh I hope I can pull her off that good, or at least give a good impression of the lady. I hope I won't disappoint you, or anyone else.