Rush would've been a more suitable choice, actually

Earlier tonight:


Done more than that now - evil overlord shoulder pads yay! I should be able to have the basic jacket done by tomorrow. >> Turns out to be pretty easy. But it's the detailing that's gonna kill, of course... but if I do keep on working this fast, this might even be ready for Aya. O_o Minus the Gae Bolg, of course. I do plan on making it, but there won't be enough time. Will just make the eyepatch. >D Materials for the other bits will be arriving one by one. I want to have metal boot covers, but guess will have to settle for fabric instead. Don't know how to do metal. :(

*fangirls amazing TLR coplays on Cure*

Dreadful in Truth

I'm reading the first volume of a Taiwan-done translation of "Dreadful in Truth" (令人顫慄的格林童話/本當は恐ろしいグリム童話) by Kiryuu Misao. It's about the older editions of Grimms' fairytales. When I was small I actually read an older edition in Chinese, and was rather surprised by the chopping of ankles and toes in Cinderella. Don't think my family ever realised what kind of book they supplied me with! Anyway, there are bits in "Dreadful in Truth" that I remember reading as a kid, but not all of it. And some details I can't even find on the internet! Sure, people have always said it was Snow White's birth mother, not stepmother, who wanted her dead. And that the prince was a real necrophiliac who didn't just kiss her, but had her coffin with him all the time when he ate and slept, that he'd take the corpse out and stroke it and jerk off, and that the annoyed servants who took the corpse out to beat it up were the people who dislodged the poisoned apple from her throat. But I'm also reading that Snow White's father was quite a paedophile, that Snow White, aged 7, was a manipulative bitch who was sleeping with her dad and stealing his love from her mum, and also that when she lived with the dwarves she slept with all of them. Heh? Really?

Of course, there has been many editions of the fairytales and Kiryuu (actually the pen name of two people) don't necessarily use the same edition for every story, but I wonder about the accuracy. It's also clear they inserted explanations in the actual tales as well, so it's not the bare text of the originals. I wish they didn't do that, since they always have an analysis chapter for every story and they could've just included all the explanations there.

In any case, it's an interesting read. They've also listed the resources they've used. I can always just follow their bibliography to look for more stuff.

( On a differente note: cosplay stuff. )

Oh I've booked on-site accomodation for Aya. It's a bit expensive but I've stayed there before for a work conference, they're pretty okay rooms and less travel = good stuff when one is cosplaying! I'm also hoping that because they seem more expensive, less con-goers will be using them and therefore it won't be too noisy at night. >_>"