June 21 - MerTARDIS

The Coney Island Mermaid Parade was today, and I went for the very first time, marching as a MerTARDIS - a TARDIS with some mermaid-y elements. Not many, but whatever. I've been building the costume for months - got a sassy blue wig, blue body paint, all kinds of fabric. I even bought a bunch of little lights that you can sew into clothing and a Bluetooth speaker so I could light up and make noise like the TARDIS. There were some technical issues with the outfit, but I was still recognize able as a TARDIS to those who know what a TARDIS is and that part of it was amazing. I will write more about the experience later because I desperately need food at this point, but I wanted to say thank you to Coney Island for having the parade, thank you to my friend piggiebird (not her real name) for encouraging me to do this and letting me crash with her for the weekend so I could, and to all of the mermaids and spectators who come out to make today amazing. It was everything I could have hoped for. 

And as a side note, I have never been so photographed in my life. If you find photos online, please tag me in them or let me know.