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  What is cosplay? Cosplay involves the dressing up of a person in costumes to act out a part or relate to a story. The dressing up of one person in another costume with the shared intention of playing a part in a shared fictional world can be described as cosplay. Cosplay involves the dressing up of a person in costumes to act out a part or relate to a story. The dressing up of one person in another costume with the shared intention of playing a part in a shared fictional world can be described as cosplay. What is a cosplayer? Cosplayers are people who dress up as an imaginary character for a number of reasons. Some use it as a method to break free from mundane conventions. Others share with other cosplayers but have little interest in the outside world. Some who like to dress up do so because it is part of a hobby. What is a Cosplay Convention? A cosplay convention is a convention that invites participants to cosplay costumes. There are many conventions throughout the world t...

  Nothing brings to the minds with the mention of the word Renaissance Faires than giant turkey legs, Jousting and dressing in Renaissance Garb or Medieval Garb depending on when it is supposed to take place in. There are at least one or two Renaissance Faires in almost every state in the union, and in the UK and Europe. Some Ren Faires try to be strict and be set in one particular period of time. They also have dress and costume restriction, then some are lacks on the rules for faire proper for the customers. Some even add the fantasy element into their faires.   For Us here in Washington state we have what we have named the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire. This faire takes place the first three weekends in August of each year, and has been my home faire for many, many years. Out of all the Ren Faires that I have been to, this is one of the best and that is not a bias opinion. I will tell you why it’s because this faire does a few things that most do not do or do...

  This is one of my unboxing videos. Sorry for the darkness of the Video my lighting was off and I need to fix it for next time.

  Talking about Reenactors brings up so many visions and ideas about someone’s hobby or lifestyle that they make money from. There are so many different reenactors and groups all over the world. I don’t do much cosplaying anymore because I don’t have the time. I have always been a huge of history, I even have a degree in History/Philosophy. I taught history for a yea, worked in a couple of museums and still volunteer at one. History Reenactors are some of the funniest people you will ever meet. The first time I saw reenactors was when I went on a class trip to Colonial Williamsburg, and I asked so many questions on the ideas of living in the past. This happened when I was in the fourth grade and wanted to know as much as possible my hobby at that time was reading “Almanac and Book of Facts.”. I read these books from cover to cover each year until about 1990 and started to read other information books. When I investigated becoming a reenactor, it was around the time I was a juni...