MCM Expo Comic Con October 2013

Last month I was lucky enough to go to MCM Expo at the Excel along with Joseph. It was such such a good day and I finally got to wear my Daenerys Targaryen cosplay!

I met a girl who was dressed as Sansa. I couldn't not have a photo.

Here's my cosplay in full! My mother cut up a secondhand cross-over dress and used that as the pattern for my blue dress. I absolutely love it and I'll be sure to wear it again at the next expo I go to.

JOSEPH IS MY FAVOURITE.

Here are a few little things I brought back from my weekend in London! I absolutely love my One Good Thing comic (Rachael Smith) and my SAO, Madoka & Oreimo posters.

It was a brilliant day, if not a little too busy. I met lots of cool people and it was fun when people asked for photos with me. The only downside was that we went quite late so I looked like a freak walking around Croydon/London dressed as Khaleesi! 

Thankful Thursday #9

I can't believe I've only made nine thankful Thursday posts ever since I started making them. I am about 100% forgetful.

This week I am thankful for:

- The first performance of Singin' in the Rain going well. Dancing in the rain was VERY cold though (not looking forward to putting my costume back on again tonight...)

- The run of Romeo and Juliet being brilliant. Very sad that it's over.

- My spongebob blanket (I'm ill today so being wrapped up in it is perfect).

- Rehearsals for The Railway Children starting next week.

- Long phone calls with Elizabeth.

- Going to the free screening of Ross Noble's Freewheeling at the Prince Charles Cinema with a Q&A afterwards with Joseph. 

- Catching up with The Walking Dead, American Horror Story and Misfits.

Today I am VERY ill (sob) so I've sat in front of my television all day doing absolutely nothing. It's the second performance of Singin' in the Rain tonight. I don't know how I'm going to take dancing in the rain again!

Thankyou! 

Romeo & Juliet - Crescent Theatre

If I haven't mentioned it already,

at the moment I'm playing Paris' Page/Ensemble at the Crescent Theatre (Birmingham) in Romeo and Juliet. We've been rehearsing since August three nights a week and the run finishes tomorrow. (I probably should have wrote this a little earlier!) 

It's a new, fresh outlook on Romeo and Juliet, being set in the 1980s and the moving through to the new millennium. It really is incredible and the cast is spectacular. If you could catch the last three shows tonight and tomorrow, it'd be wonderful. It's the after dark tonight aswell, how exciting.

Tickets are £15 (concessions £14) and they can be purchased through the box office or through the website.

Thankyou! :-) 

http://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/Y2013/romeo-juliet.php?EventID=1408

Mochimir Store Review

I'm powering through my Psychology Investigation today and I thought I'd have a quick break to post this little review I've been meaning to publish for a while. 

Mochimir is a sweet, little storenvy store that sells cute accessories for a very good price. I spotted this site advertised on tumblr a while ago and I had my eye on many of the items for a while. Unfortunately, I didn't want to spend too much because I don't have a job at the moment (sob sob) so I decided to finally buy the items that I loved the most.

I placed my order on the 29th September and my order arrived on the 15th October. As it was being shipped from Spain, I didn't really mind it taking this long. I'm quite patient when it comes to waiting for letters/parcels anyway.

These are the accessories I bought:

True Mermaid Brooch

Kyary Brooch

Ice Cream Choker

The link to each of these items are the names above! ^

Sadly, the mermaid and Kyary brooch's are both sold out at the moment.

They arrived in a small green envelope, each item safely wrapped in bubble wrap with cute little tape (with elephants on it!) on each to keep them secure and safe. I was really happy to see that Miriam had taken so much care with the items!

Here are a few more photos of the items:

The pins are both securely glued to the back of the brooches and are very strong and stable.

For this necklace, you have a choice of what colour choker and what charm. It's quite a big choice and I chose this one as it was definitely my favourite.

The only problem I have is with fastening the necklace. It's quite difficult to get the hook through such a small hoop without looking at it properly.

Service: 5/5

Miriam was very helpful, responded to e-mails very quickly and kept me updated on my order.

Products: 5/5

I love all three of them and have already worn them quite a lot. They're peeeeeeeerfect.

Postage: 5/5

My order arrived reasonably quickly and it was fairly priced.

Overall, I'm very happy with my order. I'm not too sure if I'd buy from the store again any time soon as I have quite a few accessories in my room at the moment, but I'll definitely know where to go if I need some more.

Also, there's a sale on at the moment so get buying quickly!

To visit Mochimir, click the logo underneath:

Thankful Thursday #8

It seemed like forever ago when I started doing thankful Thursday posts and I've only completed eight. Perhaps I should start updating here more. 

This week I am thankful for:

- Spending last weekend in London.

- MCM Expo Comic Con

- Finally finishing Sense and Sensibility 

- Having a reasonably tidy bedroom

- THE HALF TERM!

- Technical rehearsals for Romeo and Juliet going swell.

- My new Oreimo and Sword Art Online posters. 

This week has been super awesome so far but it has flown by so quickly. I can't believe it's Thursday already! I've decided to keep my days free and have plans in the evening so I can complete school work efficiently and swiftly, which I should do next holidays as well as it's working for once. Romeo and Juliet begins next Tuesday and I've got Singin' in the Rain (our school show) on top of that so it's mandatory that I get as much work done as possible over the next few days.

Like I said before, I've got some more blog posts planned which I will be writing as soon as possible!

Until then, enjoy the rest of your half-term/week! 

Invocation "Face2Face" Event 2013

And here's another delayed post.

A few weekends ago, I attended the Invocation Face2Face event at St. Chad's Cathedral in Birmingham. I was a little reluctant to going at first as I didn't know anyone who was going (I was all on my own) but as soon as I arrived I felt comfortable and happy. 

After registering, we were given a sheet to show us the different choices of workshops we could go to in the late afternoon and a brief description of each. 

The day began with a quick welcoming introduction and then a talk from Father Dermot Donnelly and Father Glen Sudano. Father Glen spoke about how we rely on technology far too much, so I'm considering cutting out the length of time I use technology for as I feel like I rely on it SO much! I'm one of those people who zone out during long talks (unfortunately) but they had my full 100% attention throughout their talks as they were simply brilliant.

Following that we had adoration and had a few talks personal talks about individuals' ways of becoming closer to God.

After lunch we had our workshops which I chose "Theology of the Body." After Father Glen Sudano's talk, I felt that I really had to go to another one as it was simply beautiful. I learnt things which I have never known and how to love myself and others; I truly felt like it brought me closer to God. 

The day ended with Holy Mass and I was completely moved. I ended up crying during the first hymn which is something that has never happened to me before. I was in the Liturgy and Worship group at my old school and although I attended every mass and every session, I was never really considering the lyrics to each of the hymns. I finally considered what the words meant during Mass and I felt completely overwhelmed. I feel like I've been very unaware of how much God loves me until now.

Overall, the day was brilliant. I met lots of new and old friends there and it's really brought me closer to God. I was surprised with how far people were travelling to the event and I loved being surrounded by so many lovely people who also believe in all the same things as me. I'll definitely be going to the next event!

Slightly delayed Thankful Thursday #7

Ok, so shall we not mention my long absence? Thankyou.

To say that I've been busy lately would be an understatement; I have been VERY busy. With school and rehearsing for two shows, it's been a very busy few weeks! Everything is absolutely perfect at the moment and I have a fair few things to write about (which will be split into separate posts).

This week I am thankful for:

Liam's party last weekend 

A wonderful run of An Inspector Calls at the Lichfield Garrick

My WONDERFUL friends. (I may have said this before, but this point deserves to be stressed again as I don't know what I would do without some people at the moment). 

Being able to use up about 50% of the spare paper lying about my room for sixth form

Good American TV shows

Misfits season 5 airing on E4

My parents

Breaking up for the half term

My Daenerys Targaryen cosplay being completed all ready for London MCM Expo tomorrow!

I am thankful for many, many things this week. Everything is going perfectly at the moment and I hope things don't change any time soon because I am so, so happy. 

Sixth form is proving to be a lot better than I expected it to be. I love studying only four subjects which I actually like (well, perhaps not Psychology). I'm juggling the work well with rehearsals and I'm finding it all thoroughly enjoyable. HERE'S TO SIXTH FORM GOING WELL AT THE MOMENT. CHEERS.