Name: Rachel Chojnacki
Location: Chicago, IL
Costuming since: I started cosplaying in 2009, but didn't make my suit until 2012.
About me: I'm 23, and I work as a graphic designer for a retail real estate company in Chicago. Even though I'm just starting out on the forums, I already know a good chunk of you through attending numerous cons throughout the year. I made my suit specifically to be Red vs Blue's Grif, which is why it's an yellowish-orange.
Favorite Cons: I'm at every major con in Chicago, including C2E2, Wizard World, and ACen, and I've also added Youmacon onto my list of must-attends, as there are so many fantastic Michigan-based Spartans. Youmacon might be my favorite con. I also have plans to make the drive down to Georgia for Dragoncon, which will be my first time attending. I'm genuinely excited to meet all the new faces underneath the unfamiliar helmets of the Southern Regiment.
Costumes/Props: Since I'm super bored of the standard "now pose and look cool" pictures of armor, I thought I'd show you my armor doing stuff you don't normally see armor do.
Here's me drinking a juice box.
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Here I am playing an arcade game.
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Now I'm listening to Story Time with Cortana in my local Barnes & Noble 6.
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Now I'm trying on dresses with Gio. He think's it would look better in green.
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Here you can see me relaxing on a couch contemplating the great questions of life.
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For example, were those the droids I was looking for?
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My friend Alyssa and I recreating The Titanic. Look Jack, I'm flying!
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And this is when I summoned an army of kids to take down my blue counterpart.
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Oh, who's that, you say? That's just Alan Tudyk, aka Wash from Firefly, photobombing us at Wizard World.
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And here's a photo of my friend's dog for no reason.
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