KillaTofu13

Hey DA World!!

I know it's been a long time.....oops!  Life has been really hectic and I have been focusing on my priorities lately.  I apologize for neglect my DA!

I come to you for help!  Not to help me, but to help Special Olympics!  Special Olympics is the world's largest program of sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Participation is open to all individuals eight years of age or older. Training and competition in local, area, state, and national programs is offered year-round in 16 sports in Kentucky, which is where I'm from.  Participation in Special Olympics helps athletes improve physical fitness and increase confidence and self-esteem. Through Special Olympics athletes learn valuable skills that they carry with them off the playing field and into their schools, jobs and communities.  In addition to sports, Special Olympics offers health screening programs through its Healthy Athletes initiatives and early childhood programming for young children with intellectual disabilities through the Young Athletes Program.

Special Olympics does more than just provide children and adults, who have intellectual disabilities, with a positive outlet with activities, it provides them with self-esteem and self-confidence in themselves.  I see this very similar to cosplaying.  We, cosplayers, cosplay not just for the positive energy and outlet it brings us, it gives us self-esteem, self-confidence, and hope in ourselves.  That alone, is a gift.

I am here to tell you that I am participating in a local even called the Polar Plunge on February 25th to benefit Special Olympics.  The Polar Plunge is one of the biggest Special Olympics fundraisers of the year. The Plunge is a truly unique event and includes a fun, festive atmosphere with food and great prizes. The Plunge works just like a Walk-a-Thon, but with one big twist. Participants still solicit donations to support their effort (a BEAR minimum of $75 to take part or $50 for Junior Plungers), but instead of walking, Polar Bears take a chilly dip into the Ohio River!  That's right, with your donation, if I can reach at least $75, I will have to jump into the freezing Ohio River!  Who wouldn't want to see that??  And all proceeds will go to Special Olympics, such a noble cause.

Below is the link to my donation page.  Give a little, give a lot.  Every cent counts!  And if you can't give any, which I understand given the current economy, spreading the word to those who can give is just as good.  And if you donate any, just leave a comment below with the amount you donate and I will give you credit where credit is due, by announcing it on my DA journal with a link to your own DA!  It's a win-win situation!  You win by getting announced and linked, and Special Olympics wins by benefiting from your generous donations!

Again, all money goes to Special Olympics, not to me.

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Thanks so much for your time guys!!
<3Tofu<3

Even with today being a holiday, I am thankful for my wonderful partner, our crazy pets, our amazing families, my fabulous friends, my spectacular DA watchers/fans, and the courageous people I am surrounded by in my life, I am thankful every single day of the year. I don't need a holiday to remind me how lucky and thankful I am. I am always thankful to have you guys in my life.

I usually don't do memes on here, but a few of my friends tagged me a while back and now I'm bored, so why not?


(You must post these rules)
-Each tagged person must post 10 things about themselves on their journal.
-You have to choose and tag 10 people and post their icons on the same journal.
-Go to their pages and tell them you tagged them.
-No tag backs.
-No cheating in the tagging section about "you are tagged if you read this." You legitimately have to tag ten people.


1) I'm in graduate school to become a counseling psychologist.  I've known that I wanted this as a career since I was 16 years old.
2) I've been mistaken for a prepubescent boy on multiple occasions.
3) Apparently my neutral face is a bitch face.  People won't approach me because they think I'm angry at something.
4) My hearing in my left ear is getting progressively worse over the years.  I can barely hear anything out of it nowadays, which makes it hard for me to listen to conversations and hear every word being said.
5) I'm most comfortable in my own skin when wearing manly clothes.
6) I've never cosplayed a girl.
7) I've always wanted to direct and produce movies and music videos.
8) I am a very punctual person.  I get very crabby and antsy when I'm late or someone I'm meeting with is late.
9) I can be a very opinionated person.
10) I have a problem with expressing my feelings and emotions.  I rarely talk about my feelings, my baggage, or my past.  Even with people I've known for 10+ years.

My premium account has been gone for a few months now.  It looks so bare and boring without it Dx

Colossalcon was earlier this month!  And once again, this con continued to be my favorite con.  I was able to debut a completely new cosplay and a new prop.  I debuted Yamamoto Vongola Gear Version and Enma's full arm gauntlet.

It was my laid back con.  While there were some drama that I really didn't care for, I was still able to hang out with some of the greatest people ever--my famiglia!  There were parties, missions, chesse-kuns, and trousers (have you ever heard of such things?).

I wasn't able to take a lot of photos this time around like at previous Colossalcon, but the ones I did take turned out quite well!  I can't wait to show them to you guys!  The first photo should be up both on my FB page and on here.  Let me know what you guys think!

Go like me on FB!  You know you want to!
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Thank you for the support!!

Sorry for the lack of updates guys!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I now have a Facebook page for my photos!  It basically has my photos from my DA, but it's easier for me to communicate with all my friends and fans.  GO LIKE IT!!
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A real update about ColossalCon coming soon!!