How Sez Sees It

It is customary this time of year to look back at all the things we have done and all the things we are going to do in the future. I am no exception so here is what I remember about this year. January: I started the year all nervous because I had a job interview. It happened to be the day that the rain began to fall and caused a load of flooding. Needless to say I did not get the job. The person who did get the job no longer does the job. Ok then. February: The floods drained away and I was able to make it into Southampton to see the favourite one...aka, Luke Lucas (alright, that isn't his real surname but it is the one he goes by on stage). My favourite band had announced their split the year before and this was their farewell tour. Luke gained a unicorn t-shirt and I gained a right laugh. Then I took a trip to Bristol and pretended I wasn't actually stalking him (ok I actually wasn't but it was a long way to go for one gig). Dave and I stayed there and met some lo

I am gradually creating a series of videos on how I put my cosplays together. I thought I would take this opportunity to tell you about some of the things I have done to put them together so far and share some hints and tips that I have picked up along the way. Getting started: How does one start cosplaying? Well, I would ask you to think about what you are really in to. Are you a gamer? Do you like anime/manga? Do you like sci-fi? Do you like fantasy? Action movies? In all honesty the possibilities are endless. I have a love of anime and manga myself so I have chosen characters from there at first. There are other things I would like to try in the future too though. I love the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and have always had the idea to try out an elf. Taurel from the latest Hobbit films would be a good one. As you can see, inspiration can come from anywhere at any time. Where can I buy stuff? In all honesty the possibilities are endless here as well. You might find that you alre

Back in August I was walking through a local supermarket and noticed that there were already Christmas items for sale. I commented to my fiance that this was far too early! Roll on a few months and I am now very much in the Christmas spirit. I can't wait to get the decorations up and to celebrate with friends and family. How early is too early to put up decorations though? I have noticed in my local towns that the light switch ons were during the last couple of weeks of November. However, it seems that people decided, in the same time frame, to put up decorations in their house. Is this too early? In my house there was always a tradition of putting up the decorations in the second weekend of December. My father took this to an extreme last year when he put the tree up on 1 December and we all thought that was early enough. How soon do people put up decorations in your house? How early is too early to do that? Are you full of Christmas cheer or Christmas jeer?