I've attended Nan Desu Kon for a number of years and I enjoy cosplaying though I'm terrible at sewing. I plan to one day build a Captain Herlock costume completely on my own.

I usually get my kicks doing Cosplay Skits (basically going on stage in costume and acting like a drunken idio... I mean performing a short play...) This year I hope to do a MGS skit, complete with cardboard boxes and musical numbers...

Cons are pretty fun on their own, it helps if you have a plan. It's really fun if you can drag a small army of friends and start raising hell. Costume themes are great too, I have only done two (Ranma 1/2 and Cardcaptor Sakura themes) but you tend to get stopped everywhere for picutures and hugs. I want to do an FFVI theme. I'm debating about going as Kefka, Edgar, Locke, or Shadow. I can probably only pull these four off...