#rabbit's rant

[alleriax]

Read a post asking cons to add a "cosplay lounge" this is why I'm against it.

We don't need a cosplay recovery lounge.

What we need is respect in this community again.

I'm going to age myself here, but when I first started cosplaying, if I need to "hike my panyhose up" or "pull out a spandex wedgie" cosplayers DID understand and wouldn't bother me while I adjusted my costume. We RESPECTED one another enough to not take a photo during that time.

Every time I wear a costume of any type, I carry my own emergency supplies. It's better because then I know that that shade of thread will match because it's the thread I used to make the costume. I know the paint will match the chipped spot because it's the same paint I used to make the item. I didn't expect someone else to fix what I'm wearing because I'm the one wearing it. I RESPECT myself enough to fix myself.

If I need a place to sit and rest because I'm worn out, I'll go up to my hotel room (or a friend's hotel room or step outside to a quiet spot I scouted). I don't expect the con to have a spot for me because I'd rather the con worry about the con. Not me. I RESPECT the cons I'm going to and don't want to waste their resources for my personal break.

"But. Rabbit, you're trying to spread the color communication cards. Why isn't this the same?"

Because the cards are a way to teach  RESPECT for one another. You're trusting that people will look at the cards and understand now is not the time to talk to you. These cards are a way to teach a community that is forgetting how important respect for one another is.

The lounge is another way to stop teaching respect. And if this a community that stops respecting one another to not take photos while adjusting costumes, to carry our own emergency supplies for our own costumes, and respecting our peace when we need a moment to rest, then what kind of community am I in?

I already know that I'm a rare breed and I know I'm going to get a lot of grief for this, but when a 12 year old girl calls you a Bitch because you stopped her from giving you a hug when she didn't ask for your permission in the first place, it really causes you to think "since when did we stop respecting one another?"

I'd rather teach the next generation how to respect one another by example than hide behind this idea that we can't respect one another and we have to have special rooms for things that are common courtesy.

Not to mention, if I have a wedgie, I sure as hell will not wait to walk into a room where I can feel safe to pick it. I will pick it while my back is pressed against a wall because damn are they uncomfortable!

[alleriax]

I'm sure this is a stupid reason to be upset, but I am.

I'm just on a tangent, feel free to ignore.

So, 6 days earlier, I post information about being able to order discounted contacts.

3 days later, I post more information so that people would be interested in jumping in.

Today, I post about the contacts AND doing an order for wigs through another site.

I get told that I should talk to someone else because *they* were planning an order for contacts.

Said post about it was done 7 hours ago.

*Does the math* No, no, said person should probably be talking to *me* about placing an order because (A) I posted info way in the past and (B) I'm the one with the information on ordering discounted contacts.

*Eye twitch*

Injury to insult, their first words to me were "Oh that's right!" Like it's hard to forget when someone posted $15 contacts!

I'm so damn close to just saying forget it to offering people things. Forgive me for trying to make cosplay cheaper for people.

[alleriax]

Been feeling a little blah and down on myself. Seasonal changes, weight issues, time complaints, lack of motivation, lack of company...whatever I want to blame it on. I just needed a little pick me up and remembered that Forward Bias took photos of me a while back in which I kept all the shots tucked away since a few ended up with a few "unflattering" angled shots.  However, there are a few photos in there that are actually flattering in some ways and is a nice reminder once in a while that yes, I can look pretty and that yes, I do have some confidence and that it's possible to look good while feeling blah about yourself.

These are just a few personal favorites to remind myself that I am still working towards a better me. Just posting them for the first time so I can look back later and remember them here.

[alleriax]

I think I am going to spend some time this weekend and spit nails. So many things are getting under my skin that I'm ready to rip my own skin off just to get them out. Figuratively, naturally. But still. I've reached a limit. This is my warning.

[alleriax]

Don't tell me something needs to be fixed when you know nothing about it.

Got a critique on the RWBY that I made (for fun and to test the machine's limits) that the white thread needs to be more condensed because the black material shows through.

There's just a few problems with this:

One - That is the machine's maximum density without destroying the thread, the fabric, the design, and probably the machine while we're at it.

Two - Any contrasted color on any patch will do this unless you have an uber powerful, meant for industrial use, machine that can handle something more dense without destroying it.

Three - These are more or less common knowledge things if you own an embroidery machine and test its limits. Which means, the person critiquing me has probably never touched an embroidery machine before, and really should research before saying something that causes an eye twitch.

Yes, I enjoy critiquing when it's done properly, but if you're going to tell me something is wrong without knowing the limits, just get off my lawn and keep your attitude to yourself.

[alleriax]

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