Disney Cosplay

So I've been going to Otakon every summer since 2004. I've been cosplaying for the past four years. This year I'll be attending as Alice from Alice in Wonderland with my friend, who'll be going as Wendy Darling from Peter Pan. :) Because Otakon is less than a week away, we decided to have a mini photoshoot to pump us up. Here are a few of my favorite photos from today! :)

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thanks for looking! you can see all the images in higher quality and fullsize on my Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24293592@N04/)

Just my way of killing time...

Hey hey hey hope everyone is having a splendid summer so far :)
I'm so excited for all the 2010 Fall and Fall Advantage kids who are either moving in or getting ready to move into their CP apartments!! Since I am not one of those lucky CPers just yet, my summer will be spend eagerly counting down the days til my own move-in date (In, oh, 14 months, haha)

Anywhoodles since I have nothing better to do... I have art!

So lalala here it goes, this is what I've been up to for the past two days~

(p.s. click the images for full-size!!)

Giselle who I drew specifically for my dear, darling friend Melanie. She is going to be best friends with Giselle once we get to WDW. ;) At least... that's the plan, hehe.

So this drawing I adore, and it was inspired by the dress that Snow wore during Cinderellabration, which I don't know much about~ all I know is that all the girls got the most loveliest upgrades to their dresses and Snow's was my absolute favorite. This is the dress I'm talking about. Isn't it wonderful?!

Finally, here's Tink! She's actually the first one I did and I like her! I think I may like to do the other girls from the Fairies line... but of course Tink is my favourite. ;P

So yeah that's all... you can see all the rest of my art on my deviantART if you're interested.

And to all my Fall 2010 CPer friends: Good luck and have fun!!! I can't wait to read everyones posts about moving in and Traditions and their locations and magical moments and lalalala I'm just very excited! Good night y'all!

So now that I'm ~back into the fray~...

Oh my gosh I love using these Charlotte gifs because 1) she is an AWESOME character and 2) they match my layout so well, don't you think?! But really she sums up every emotion I've had so far perfectly and WHATEVER JUST ENJOY...


I want to blog so badly right now but of course I don't have much to say. I think I just like posting for the sake of posting GIFs hehehe. Anyway I really would like to have some great interesting Disney-related posts up in this place but I'm in school for another three weeks. Once summer starts you guys (all six of you! Ha!) are gonna be sick of me posting.

Yeah so this is just gonna be my place where I talk about anything Disney-related. My friends from home and from college are sick of hearing about the CP and Disney in general as it is. At least you guys understand~

I see a lot of CP blogs that die right before the blogger usually goes off to FL. Idk if you people aren't as addicted to the internet as I am, aren't devoted, or maybe you're all just busy doing your jobs but it makes me sad because I wanna see some detailed reports, people! I won't let y'all down when (if) I get accepted! At least, I hope not.

I think when I get out of school I will make a great big post of Things I Want To Do During The CP and then I can make it my goal to do that stuff. Of course I'm sure it'll all be stupid like Take 1,234 photos (Honestly, with my track record I could do that in about a week) and Ride Tower of Terror 20 Times in a Row (PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE I'm sure someone will do that with me!) but I wanna do it and that's that!

Umm all I have to say is, if any of you guys are going crazy waiting to apply (or waiting to move down to FL for all y'all who already got accepted, hmph!) honestly just leave me a comment. I'm ALWAYS willing to talk about Disney and I love being able to communicate with you guys.

Also a little disclaimer. I'm not from the South. I don't know why I say y'all but I do and i hope it doesn't offend y'all. (teehee) (Also I hope my overuse of parentheses isn't annoying [just kidding I don't care {are brackets ok?}])

OH P.S. NOT DISNEY RELATED BUT COLLEGE RELATED INDEED! I chose a major! HISTORY! Well, I will apply for the School of Education - Secondary Education with a focus in Social Studies (that's where the Hist degree comes in). Yippeeee! Actually this was a very hard decision as I'm used to a life with my parents' income...I am very fortunate to have two parents who work very hard to make very nice salaries and I just know my mom is crying because I won't go to med school or law school or clown college but I gotta follow my dreams, yo! Even if that means having a tiny salary! Ehhhh.

Phew

this was me up til 2 days ago hehe

Am I overdramatic? Welllll, maybe a little. :P

Nothing is set in stone, but I am still pursuing the 2011 DCP!

My initial plan for college was to try to get my degree in 7 semesters rather than the typical 8, which would give me room to do the CP and still graduate "on time" (aka in 4 years). Unfortunately it took me a while to finally decide on a major which set me back only slightly, and then I found out my education degree requires a ton of classes and "field work" which makes it almost impossible to finish in less than 8 semesters (unless I took a full term of summer classes which I can't do!)

So my dilemma was give up the program entirely, wait til I'd graduated (which means I couldn't do the CP til Fall 2013! And if I didn't get accepted that would be my last chance), or take the semester off to do the CP and graduate a semester later than planned.

It looks like I will graduate a semester late. I thought graduating "on time" was so important that I was ready to give up the CP. But after a lot of thinking I realised I'd be a fool not to jump at this opportunity that I will never get again! So, hopefully, I will still being applying for Fall 2011. :) I wouldn't want it any other way!

Thanks guys so much for all your words of support. I appreciate it more than I can express.

Seeya in Florida. ;P

Oh dear

Remember when my biggest concern was that I might not be able to keep my scholarship if I went to Disney? I would.

Or that I might not stay on my parents' insurance if I was on a leave of absence from school? I would.

Or that I just might not get accepted? Well this is iffy, but I've pretty much assured myself that I have what Disney is looking for and that's what I'm sticking with! I would!

Well, none of that matters now. My academic advisor pretty much told me I can't afford to "waste my time doing ~whatever~ in Florida."

Oh. :(

So yeah. It doesn't look too good. I'm really sad about this, you guys. I was so ready for the CP. I learned so much about the CP, spent hours and hours reading blogs and watching vlogs and combing through the Disboards for as much information as possible and I was really truly excited. And now apparently if I want to graduate, no, I will not get to do the College Program.

I had so many reasons why Fall 2011 was perfect for me... it'd be right after the new Pirates movie came out, I'd be there for my birthday (let alone Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years!), Food and Wine Festival, and the Fortieth Anniversary of WDW. Not to mention all the friends I'd get to make from all over the country. People who share the same love for Disney as I do. My mom is trying to assure me that we can work it out, but I really don't think there's anything we can do at this point, and she didn't really want me to do the CP to begin with.

I just feel so silly for telling all my friends, all my peers, all my relatives how I was totally going to do the CP. I'd been dreaming about it for the last six months. I don't know how I'll be able to enjoy all the holidays in 2011 that I'd been so looking forward to being in WDW for. How can I sit at home on Thanksgiving and not think "I could be in WDW right now."? It breaks my heart.

Anyway... I guess it's better that I know this now, rather than right before it's time to apply. I'm still secretly hoping that, even a month from now, I'll be able to come back on here and post "Nevermind!!! I'm doing the CP!!!" I would love that so much. But it isn't looking good.

So good luck to all you guys who read this blog, even if I can't apply myself, I'll still be rooting for all of you who apply!

Love

Molly

ramble ramble ramble

gif is 100% unrelated but it's pretty and my favorite scene in Pocahontas.

Sorry, but since this blog is SO early anyway, I might use this once in a while to just blurt out anything Disney-related. Not that anyone is reading this yet anyway LOL. Here's hoping eventually I get followers (like, if I get ACCEPTED! ah!!)

Anyway, I just realized that if I get accepted into Fall 2011... I will be in WDW for the 40th anniversary. WDW's Magic Kingdom opened October 1, 1971. And I will be in WDW on October 1, 2011 (Er, hopefully.)

I just think that's so wonderful. :) Makes me REALLY determined to get accepted!!

...Maybe one day I'll make this blog all official and organised-looking and, idk, containing some useful information? Oh well ;P

I got no strings to hold me down!

There are no strings on me :D

Today I met with one of Hofstra's financial aid counselors about whether or not I could keep my scholarship if I did the Disney CP. Her office was filled with Disney stuff, which I totally as a good sign. I told her about my concerns regarding my scholarship and she didn't have an answer, so she said she would make a few calls and let me know asap.

Wellllll, I just got a voicemail from her!

Apparently all I need to do is contact Hofstra, notify them that I'm taking an ~Academic Leave Of Absence~ and my scholarship will be there waiting for me when I get back! Woo! Of course, I still have to maintain a 3.0 GPA to even receive the scholarship but, pfffff, that's the least of my worries now!

Yippeeee!

(also, I love how I can find a .gif of Miss Charlotte to convey every emotion I have haha.)

"Please please please please puh-leeease!"

This is me right now. Seriously.

I just sent an e-mail to my financial aid counselor. She won't get back to me til tomorrow at the earliest (stupid weekends! How dare my counselor get a day off! Just kidding of course.) but I am dying with suspense. Seriously, this news will determine if I can even apply for the program. :S

If I can't retain my scholarship, I can't go to Disney. ;____;

Ah well, wish me luck!! ;D

(I'm really channeling Charlotte today aren't I? hehe)

"Witty Jack does not know what he wants."

stolen pic from BFF!Kelly's trip to Disney

So I'm about to start an epic Pirates of the Caribbean movie marathon, because I'm a Disney geek and that's what we do (or at least, that's what I do. I can't speak for the rest of you.) Anyway, it made me realize something. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides comes out May 20, 2011!!! If I did the CP in Spring of 2011... I'd be in WDW for all the super-awesome Pirates stuff!!! I am one of the biggest hugest most devoted PotC fans around (seriously, ask me anything) so this would be a dream come true. It's making me think maybe I should apply for Spring instead. On the other hand, at least if I did Fall 2011, well, I'd be around for the DVD release. (Not the same!!!)

So yeah, I had been pretty darn sure I wanted to go for Fall 2011. But this is really making me rethink it. We'll see. :P

"I'm a real blog!"

senior trip - april 2009 (with BFF kelly! and BFF pinocchio!)

Well every legitimate blog needs a proper header, doesn't it?

Lucky for me we had a snow day today so I stayed in my dorm and made my little bloggy banner! I'm quite pleased with it. Hopefully someone other than myself will see it at some point. ;)

And if Disney's reading this -- I spent a lot of time on that header! Ill be pretty upset if I don't get accepted into the CP after all the effort it took for me to make it! *shakes fist*

Anyway, I hope to update frequently even though I'm way ahead of the game. I'll just post random musings that have to do with Disney/the CP. Most of the time. :)

"All my troubles and obstacles have strengthened me"

high school senior trip - april 2009

It's lucky I have planned so far ahead, because I'm zero days in and I'm already facing hurdles.

At my university an open meeting was held on Tuesday for anyone interested in being a Cast Member at Walt Disney World. Most of the information provided were things I had already learned; in fact, in some areas I seemed to know more than the Campus Representatives thanks to the ever-so-helpful people at the DisBoards.

I did, however, learn one pretty awful piece of information.

My university doesn't accept credits for the Program.

This isn't the worst thing in the world. Fortunately I acquired enough credits during high school (12, to be exact) to put me ahead one semester. As of Spring 2009, I am at Sophomore Status. If any highschool student ever reads this, I can't stress enough how helpful it is to get as many credits as you can in high school. It will really help you out in college.

So, Hofstra not accepted Disney credits isn't the worst thing in the world. The classes offered at Disney are free and I am still interested in them for the experience alone. My problem, however is my scholarship. I'm able to go to Hofstra because of the merit-based scholarship I received, which I only keep so long as I maintain a 3.0 GPA at school. I'm not yet sure if my scholarship will carry over if I'm taking a semester off, so I need to go meet with the financial aid office asap. I'm really nervous for this, as it will really determine whether or not I can do the CP. From what I understand, if I take online Hofstra classes I can rack up enough credits (12 is the minimum) to still be considered a student; however, the CP itself is tons of work as it is. Having college classes on top of that would kill me.

Another issue is my health insurance. By doing the CP, I'll be considered taking a semester off and that may or may not affect my insurance. Time will tell.

It would be pretty horrible if my school's refusal to acknowledge the College Program would be the downfall of my dreams. The community college down the road is so big on the CP, yet my university that I pay tens of thousands of dollars per year to attend can't even give me a few credits.

It all started with a Mouse...

high school senior trip - april 2009

My name is Molly and, if I'm lucky, this is the start of a very long blog. It's February 26, 2010 and if all goes well, I will have successfully earned my ears by Fall of 2011 for the Walt Disney World College Program. My hope is that this first post is the beginning of many -- and it is my goal that I can help future potential CPers with the same aspirations.

I'm starting this blog early for a number of reasons. For starters, I seem to be a bit of an insomniac and have nothing better to do with my time. But mainly I just want to be able to log every thing I possibly can. I want to be a thorough as possible! So for now the updates will not be frequent. But I'm looking forward to what the future holds, etc etc.

So here's what you need to know about me.

• I am Molly, I am 18 years old, and I am a freshman at Hofstra University on Long Island, NY.
• I heard about the Disney CP from a friend in September of my freshman year, and have been determined to Earn My Ears from that day forward.
• I have started many blogs before and always end up forgetting to maintain them. My biggest goal (well, second-biggest; my biggest goal is to get accepted) is to maintain this blog from beginning to end so as to help others who are in my situation.
• I am currently a Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology major, but am unsure if it will stay that way. If you enjoy good foreshadowing, keep this in mind. I'm likely to switch majors about a zillion times and it'll be interesting to see where I end up...
• I love Disney more than I can express. The company, the films, the parks, and everything Disney stands for. I wish I could describe how I feel about Disney without sounding like a total cheeseball. However, I can't, so you'll just have to take my word for it. :)

So yeah, this is my first post. Wish me luck!