'Con'noisseur and Cosplay

My cosplay and convention experiences!! My name is Cait Rua and I am a fairly new cosplayer and I hope to share my experiences with everyone.

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Do you think you have any smiling Vegeta's that you can post? ^ . ^

Vegeta is seen smiling half of the time he’s on screen.  He’s pretty much the happiest unhappy fella in the entire series.  However, it depends on what KIND of smile you’re looking for!  I’ll post screenshots and gifs I’ve made of the different types!

The most common is:  “The cocky/smarmy/sassy/arrogant smirk.”  You know the expression I’m talking about…

Then there’s the more extreme version of the above that has a bit more OOMPH to it, which I call the “Standard Villain Smile.”

A compliment to the above is the stereotypical evil villain laugh:

Then there’s a step above THIS which I call the “I may be half-insane but I’m LOVING IT” smile.

There’s excited and anticipatory smiles….

“Yatta!” smiles…

“Lolz the act and thought of killing and maiming people is SO FUN” smiles

(killing Nappa -_-)

(killing a random Namekian)

Smiling because he’s proud of OTHER PEOPLE:

(^ smiling into his food when he finds out Trunks defeated Goten in the tournament)

(^ Kakarrot is “NUMBA ONE”)

“Bow to your prince”

Bein sexy 4 Bulma

Smiles that made the audience cry:

???!?!?!?!?! smiles…

The “Oh plz don’t kill us all” smile:

This one always just makes me lol:

“The Broly”

The “I love food”

Baby Vegeta smiles:

Annnnd then the more genuine smiles:

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I’m dying of love with this post!

[vegetapsycho]

Oh my god this is a wholesome post I couldn’t help smiling ear to ear with him as I scrolled down SDfjlakdjskl 

THEN I GOT TO THE GENUINE SMILES PART. A RARITY. A GEM. GAH. NO KIDDIN MY SMILE EVENTUALLY TRANSFORMED  INTO THIS I SOB UGLY

:

[hawt-me33]

Coming into a fandom late

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Coming into a fandom early and watching it become an angry clusterfuck

[valorious]

Being in a dormant fandom that suddenly comes alive again after a new book/movie

[leatherpatches-deactivated20150]

Don’t forget about those who come in the midst of a fandom war. 

[fauxmoux]

Accuracy at its best

[street-of-mercy]

Being in a fandom and not even knowing there’s a war going on…

[my-reylo]

all of this shit…lol

[nerdsagainstfandomracism]

When You’re Not In The Fandom But You’re Nosy AF

[not-so-secret-nerd]

When you get into a fandom only to discover it’s dead

[jupiter235]

This gets better every time I see it. 

[sageblackrose95]

@fuboos-mess

[inverted-mind-inc-sideblog-deac]

Being in a dead fandom…

[illogicalarchive]

Or being in such a tiny fandom that it feels like youre the only one

[erilias]

The accuracy hurts.

[ferainart]

When you’re in a fandom that got revived for a younger generation:

[itssinwithagrin]

Omg

[esdnz]

[s2baro]

pearl’s dream

[s2baro]

Lapis lazuli

[s2baro]

^/^

[s2baro]

pearl pearl pearl

[zandraart]

countryside

[discount-supervillain]

She probably likes her for her personality. That she fell in love with at first sight. Across a room. Without anything being said. And wait, wasn’t she just stealing coffee? Has nobody noticed that?

[peteradnan]

how i perceive rose before pearl and greg mentioned she does what she wants

how i perceive rose after pearl and greg mentioned she does what she wants

[laweyd]

I’m done.. thank you all for joining me at the stream!

[chefpyro]

mindful education

connie: i feel bad about thing

steven: thats ok you just gotta bottle that mother flipper right up and let it slowly devour you from the inside

garnet: okay im gonna stop you right there

[thisclockworkheart]

Let me just say, I sincerely hope this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship- AND that we get to see the side of Pearl we never had a chance to see before. 

You never saw me in action! Breaking every rule, taking on the authorities so I could indulge in the joys of life on Earth!

And think about it, we haven’t really seen her in action. At least not without the context of being a maternal figure to Steven. We’re talking about the Terrifying Renegade Pearl, beyond the impressive abilities we’ve already seen. The Pearl who had the courage to not only learn how to use a sword, but actually use it to fight for her freedom. The Pearl who took a stand. The Pearl who proudly declared that she belonged to no one. 

Looking at her day to day life now, it’s almost easy to forget. Almost. But Pearl hasn’t. 

Instead we drove to loud music, chased a mysterious woman into the night, and broke the law. I’ve lost my edge. I should have stayed home with the puzzle.

What are all of these things to someone with her history? She had one goal: Mingle with the humans in their strange human way. Wear the pants, drink the juice, bump into them without hurting them. To be COOL. And if we know anything about Pearl, it’s that she always has a plan. Even when she says she doesn’t. So when things don’t go according to plan, it bothers her. A lot. And despite her rebel spirit, at the end of the day she just wants to be liked by the people she cares about. She doesn’t just want to be cool, she needs to be cool.

The thing about Pearl? She’s cool by virtue of just being herself.  And sometimes she even realizes it. After all:

I’ve been a criminal for 6,000 years. 

She’s still got that rebel spirit whether she realizes it or not. And when she realizes it? Nothing can stop her. She wants Mystery Girl? 

She gets Mystery Girl. And how does she get Mystery Girl?

I asked her about her hair, and then she asked how I colored mine, I told her my appearance is just a conscious manifestation of light. And she said ‘I know how that is’. Although, I highly doubt it. Oh! And then I added ‘By the way I saved your planet and your species and you’re welcome.’

By being her adorably nerdy self. Which IS cool. This is the Pearl that is starting to come into her own in her new life without Rose Quartz. The Pearl that is starting to achieve everything Rose ever wanted for her but never could while she was so devoted to her. The Pearl that is finally and truly being forced to become to own Gem. 

Don’t get me wrong, Pearl clearly has a type. But this Mystery Woman is NOT Rose. She has no expectations, no preconceived notions of what a Pearl ‘should’ be. She was just some cute girl with cute hair who went on about being a conscious manifestation of light and maybe she’s an alien? Either way she’s someone she wants to talk to again. 

It’s pretty safe to say that previous chapter of her life IS over. It shaped her, it made her everything she was until now, but starting tonight, she’s moving on. She may have lost Rose 14 years ago, but tonight marked the end of an era. Before tonight she never would have dared to have acted the way she did. With a HUMAN no less. And in the end, what got her what she wanted? By plucking up the courage to be fearlessly herself. 

I think we’re about to learn a LOT about Pearl, and see her grow more than we ever thought possible. And I sincerely look forward to it.

[bikatsukiyuuri]

I just want to put this out there...

I love Steven Universe.

I love how it’s teaching children all these great lessons about how to treat others.

I love how it focuses on the importance of communication and on bringing people together instead of just fighting them.

I love how it deals with really adult emotions in simple ways.

I love it’s humor.

I love that it doesn’t talk down to its audience.

I love how representative it is in terms of diversity (gender, race, sexuality, body types, family dynamics, lifestyles…).

I love how it looks.

I love its characters and how they are all explored and made to feel important (even when they’re just side characters).

I love its music.

I love its storytelling.

I love that it never goes the way cartoon shows typically go.

I just love everything about this show.

I love Steven Universe.

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BAD PEARL IS CANON LIFE IS GOOD

[giffing-su]

New Pearl. No plan.

[queercrystalclod]

Holy smokes.

Gems have a type. A human type.

They’re into ROCKERS.