Happy Halloween!

Hello my freaky darlings and please accept my deepest apologies for my lack of posts!

I know I promised a post for last Monday but things got a little crazy in the kittyverse. I wasn’t too worried though about missing ‘deadlines’ since I don’t really have any followers yet (btw if anyone is reading this please comment to show that I’m not just talking with myself).

Anywho, HAPPY HALLOWEEN MY LOVELIES!

Here in Canada it’s pretty damn wet and cold so it got me thinking about Halloween costumes in general. Women have such crappy options for costumes. Their either super slutty or just plain frumpy.

So today I’m going to talk about things to remember when choosing a costume!

Good for bar not for children's party

Where are you wearing the outfit: Are you going to a bar or to a family party? Will you be indoors or outdoors? All of these are really important to think about. It’s not the best idea to wear a skimpy little number if you plan on heading out to trick-or-treat. It’s also not the best idea to wear a floofy dress to a bar or club.



You say cute, reviews say eww!

Read reviews: Before buying a costume you may want to find websites that allow previous buyers to review the costume. Otherwise you may end up with a train wreck! A lot of costumes may look nice but their reviews could say anything from flimsy material to falls apart easily! Two great sites for reviews are: http://www.spirithalloween.com/ and http://www.buycostumes.com/.

Is this seriously considered 'pus-size'?

Check Sizing: Never ever ever ever EVER assume that the size you usually are is the same as the size of the costume you want to get. Costumes are usually made either too small or too big so once again read reviews!

You will need an under-outfit...TRUST ME!

Underclothes: Some costumes are just too damn short to be appropriate so always be prepared to shell out a few more bucks on petticoats, tights, new bras, etcs. Also remember that you may have to wear full clothing underneath if you don’t want to freeze.


Too hazardous for club

Check Dress Codes: Some bars and clubs have rules for costumes. No masks, no big skirts, etc. So before you shell out the big bucks check the rules! Also if you plan on choosing a costume that just NEEDS the accessory (Freddy’s glove etc) check the rules on those too!


Wig is SO required

To Wig or not to Wig: I hate Halloween wigs. They are crap. But sometimes they make the costume. If you decide to get a wig always think first about whether you can handle the itchy-scratchy-ness that is a Halloween wig (Yes I am a total wig snob).

Apparently this is fat now

Don’t feel bad if it doesn’t fit: Never feel bad if the costume doesn’t fit right. These costumes are made for lingerie models, not normal people! So you will rarely find a costume that fits exactly like you see in the picture.

Have Fun: This may sound stupid but always rember to have fun in costume! Halloween is supposed to be fun! Don’t stress over whether or not you look fat or if someone else has the same costume. This is the one night of the year where you can be anything you want to be!

So I hope that helped or was at least interesting to read. Tomorrow I plan on (finally) posting the second half of my goth story! I promise!

Bright blessings and blessed Samhain,

Technikitty

 

The Odd Tale of a Technikitty

Hello again my freaky darlings! That’s right I have ANOTHER new post for you lovelies! And as promised it is going to be a ‘freaky’ post!

In the case of this post I will be talking a bit about my own journey into developing my own style. I apologize to everyone as this one may be a little odd and very wordy compared to the others.

I think the best way to start would be to tell you about a dream I had on August 13^th. 

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 In the dream I was still at the University of Waterloo (a story I may share sometime or another) and I was living in the dorms.

A group of girls from my floor all decided to go out to a new Vampire-based carnival ride. Once I got there, I was seperated from the group and found myself in a hallway (it looked like Central Station) filled with gothic lolitas and goths of all kinds!

Confused and scared I approached one goth girl and asked her who she was. She turned to me and said ‘It doesn’t matter who I am.” Then her friend, a gothic lolita, turned to me and said “Or who you are now.” And then their final friend, a steampunk looking girl said, “All that matters is who you want to be.” Then they all said, “So who do you want to be?”

Upset I said, ‘I don’t know’ and ran off. Luckily I found my group again but they seemed highly uninterested in me and one said, "Why would we hang out with someone who doesn't even know who she is?"

And for the first time I looked down at my outfit.

I was wearing jeans and a boring tshirt.

As I looked around I saw all of these flashing posters flipping between different styles – lolita, rockabilly, preppie, goth- all the time with the other girls chanting ‘Who do you want to be.”

Everything was spinning around me and I finally yelled ‘Stop!’

The room went silent, the posters all frozen with the words ‘Who do you want to be?’

Looking down at my hands I felt a strange feeling of calm and I said out loud “I don’t want to look like what they think I should, I want to look like ME!”

Then the room started fading away, leaving only the three girls from earlier and an incredibly handsome gothically garbed young man, standing directly behind me. He took my hand in his and said, “Then I hope you will be happy in the life you’ve chosen” and kissed my hand.

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I woke up from that dream feeling shockingly calm and it was that day that I told my Mother straight out that I wanted to start dressing ‘Goth’.

And she said with a smile, "I'm so happy that you have finally decided who you want to be."

And that’s all I’m going to share with you today! But I promise to post part 2 into my journey of self-discovery sooner or later.

Thanks for reading!

Under Cosplayed

Hello my freaky darlings and welcome back!

So today is going to be another more geeky post (I promise that the next one will be more on the freaky side).

So today’s topic is one that my sister and I have chatted about numerous times and it's under cosplayed series and characters!

At Anime North you tend to see a lot of Naruto and Black Butler cosplayers, so just more popular series in general. And there is nothing wrong with that! But I'd love to see some more variety in Cosplay!

That's why I'm going to make a list (yes I'm obsessed with lists) of my top 10 cosplays I would love to see!

10.) Battle Royale
This is without a doubt one of my favorite series of all time! You do see a lot of Battle Royale movie cosplays but I'd prefer to see more of the really distnict characters from the Manga.

9.) Deadman Wonderland
Ah Deadman Wonderland. I really enjoyed this series, but I don't see a lot of cosplays from it. I pretty much only see Shiro cosplayers.

8.) Final Fantasy characters other than just X-2 and XIII
Every year at Anime North I see sooooo many X-2 and XIII cosplayers but very little of any other series. It’s kinda sad. There are just sooooo many great outfits in Final Fantasy that are just never cosplayed.

7.) Tekken Franchise
Much like I mentioned in my Male Cosplayer post, you don’t see a lot of Tekken cosplayers in Canada. But I really love Tekken and I would kill to see more characters cosplayed.

6.) Samurai Warriors
Dynasty Warriors, the other creation from Koei, is really well cosplayed. But Samurai warriors is kinda left on the wayside. I’m not sure why though…

5.) Petshop of Horrors
I swear this series is like candy for the eyes! There are just so many incredible designs and creatures. You would think that it would be really popular, yet I have seen very few cosplays from it.

4.) Harvest Moon Franchise
These games are so fun. I love them so. And they would (for the most part) be really easy to cosplay from due to the simplicity of the outfits. It would be so great to see an entire ‘town’ of cosplayers.

3.) Ragnarok Online
The nice thing about online game cosplays is that you can make them your own. You can choose a different wig, weapon, and even accessories to make it your own. But have I seen any cosplayers at any Con I have gone to? Nope.

2.) Fatal Frame Franchise
I love spooky cosplays. There is just so much opportunity in Cosplaying them to get great creepy shots and poses. They also can be reborn for Halloween and Horror events as erll as Gaming and. Fatal Frame is considered to be one of the most popular ghost/horror games of all time and yet it’s super under cosplayed. Why cosplayers? WHHHHHHY?!

1.) Fire Emblem Franchise
I love love LOVE the Fire Emblem games and it breaks my heart thatI see so few cosplays of its amazingly detailed characters! I mean theres a variety of hair colours, armour, weapons it’s like a cosplay paradise! Even with the popularity of the ‘Smash Brothers’ games, Fire Emblem remains under-cosplayed.


So that’s that. I know I have never cosplayed any of these series myself (bad me) but I plan on it! Anywho, thanks for reading and I promise that next time I will post a ‘freaky’ post!