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• Why the Hell Did I Submit an Essay?

  May 20, 2026

  I said I was going to apply to the BlizzCon cosplay exhibition. You know, the event where you walk across the stage looking badass without judges meticulously inspecting your seams and paint job under bright lights.

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Season 2 - Week 5-6: 5/4/26-5/17/26

  May 18, 2026

  I submitted by application for the BlizzCon Cosplay Contest. Yes, I said contest. I wasn’t supposed to enter the contest. That’s what happens when your brain jumps around and doesn’t carefully read the rules ...

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Season 2 - Week 3-4: 4/20/26-5/3/26

  May 4, 2026

  “Eat the frog” refers to getting your most difficult task done first so you can ride that win and get more done. But I’m not much of a frog person. Gross. I do better getting something small done first. It gi...

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Season 2 - Week 1-2: 4/6/26-4/19/26

  April 20, 2026

  It can be difficult to tell what I’ve done and actually feel like I accomplished anything. Logically, I did shit, but my mind doesn’t comprehend it. If it’s not finished, then it doesn’t feel like I got anything...

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• Cosplay Prioritization Matrix - Gearing up for the next Con

  April 11, 2026

  Recently I wrote a damage report for my Xal’atath cosplay. I listed out every piece, what went well and what changes I need to make for the next time. That list feels impossibly long. BlizzCon is five months away. How...

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Season 2 - Week 0: 03/30/26-04/05/26

  April 6, 2026

  New season, new format. We’re one month post Emerald City Comic Con, and it’s time to get back on track. I have a lot of projects I want to work on, so I’m trying this method to make sure it all gets done. Th...

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• The System: How I Get Shit Done

  April 3, 2026

  When I was younger, I constantly had a pile of unfinished projects.

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• Xal’atath 1.0: Shit that Happened (Damage Report)

  March 26, 2026

  Damage Done

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• Xal’atath Cosplay: Post-Convention Assessment

  March 15, 2026

  Cosplay vs Cosplayer. I got pretty damn close.

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• Day Two After ECCC: Becoming Xal’atath

  March 10, 2026

  Two days after Emerald City Comic Con, I’m still processing everything.

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 7: 02/09/26-02/15/26

  February 16, 2026

  LET’S GOOOO Did I get done what I wanted to this week? No. But I know it will get done, even if it doesn’t look like it.

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 6: 02/02/26-02/08/26

  February 9, 2026

  Even though it doesn’t feel like it, I actually got a lot done this week. Let’s keep this momentum up. Because let’s be realistic here, I don’t have much time left.

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 5: 01/26/26-02/01/26

  February 2, 2026

  It’s coming along. Slowly. Trust me that I will finish in a month. The void has a way. 💜🖤

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 4: 01/19/26-01/25/26

  January 26, 2026

  It’s now been a month of me posting these updates. With ~5 weeks left until ECCC, I’m feeling the pressure. But I think these posts are helping. There’s a lot of work left to do, but I know I’ll finish. Le...

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 3: 01/12/26-01/18/26

  January 19, 2026

  This is a weekly check-in for Sewing & Shit. Not a tutorial. Not a highlight reel. Just a running log of what I worked on, what got stuck in my head, and what Future Me needs to remember. Some weeks are p...

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 2: 01/05/26-01/11/26

  January 12, 2026

  This is a weekly check-in for Sewing & Shit. Not a tutorial. Not a highlight reel. Just a running log of what I worked on, what got stuck in my head, and what Future Me needs to remember. Some weeks are p...

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 1: 12/29/25-01/04/26

  January 5, 2026

  This is a weekly check-in for Sewing & Shit. Not a tutorial. Not a highlight reel. Just a running log of what I worked on, what got stuck in my head, and what Future Me needs to remember. Some weeks are p...

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• What the Hell have I been Doing? Week 0: 12/22/25-12/28/25

  January 1, 2026

  This is a weekly check-in for Sewing & Shit. Not a tutorial. Not a highlight reel. Just a running log of what I worked on, what got stuck in my head, and what Future Me needs to remember. Some weeks are p...

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• 20 Years of Sewing: How a Pirate Vest Started Everything

  November 30, 2025

  20 Years of Sewing: How a Pirate Vest Started Everything

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• Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire 2025

  September 11, 2025

  Intro

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• I Didn’t Know What to Do With That Much Attention

  June 23, 2025

  Scene

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• Ashe 2.0 - Quiver Build Part 1

  June 3, 2025

  We need an Upgrade!

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• Citing my Sources - Patterns, Tools, Materials

  March 15, 2025

  Every researcher includes a “Works Cited” or “Sources” or “Bibliography” at the end of their written work. Today I will do the same. I’d like to share where I got everything for this costume, and give credit to the pe...

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• My First Cosplay Experience

  March 10, 2025

  The Emerald City Comic Con was just held this weekend, March 6-9, 2025. It was my first comic con. It was also my first time making and wearing a cosplay creation. Now, I’ve sewn and made plenty of other costumes and ...

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• Bay Area Maker Faire 2024

  October 20, 2024

  What is this ‘Maker Faire?’

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