Some people love golfing, others like to hike, but Anne BruinnB次元官网网址檚 hobby is about B次元官网网址渁dding a little bit of spiceB次元官网网址� to other peopleB次元官网网址檚 day by wearing a costume at the end of her driveway and entertaining passersby.

The would-be Mrs. Dressup likes to call herself the B次元官网网址渜ueen of the cosplay corner,B次元官网网址� referencing the joy of costume play, a performance art where people dress up as a variety of characters.

Bruinn said she has been surprising her drive-by audiences as everything from a B次元官网网址淪tar WarsB次元官网网址� stormtrooper to B次元官网网址淏eetlejuice.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淚 have a captive audience because thereB次元官网网址檚 nothing else to look at B次元官网网址� I am the star of the show even though itB次元官网网址檚 anonymous attention,B次元官网网址� said Bruinn, who regularly dresses up to greet people from a busy corner on South West Marine Drive in Vancouver.

B次元官网网址淚 know itB次元官网网址檚 boring between here and wherever youB次元官网网址檙e going. So, hopefully I can make your day a little more interesting,B次元官网网址� said Bruinn.

B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 care who they are. They donB次元官网网址檛 care who I am B次元官网网址� itB次元官网网址檚 a really sweet and innocent moment,B次元官网网址� said Bruinn, recalling the honking she and her children have received from googly-eyed drivers and passengers going by.

The stay-at-home mom recently made an iron throne replica from the popular TV series B次元官网网址淕ame of ThronesB次元官网网址� with tree stumps, plywood, tin foil, and foam after watching YouTube tutorial videos.

When the chair was complete, she put on a long-haired white wig, dress and crown, then B次元官网网址渢ook it out for a spinB次元官网网址� and the reactions were priceless, she said.

B次元官网网址淚 got one guy who came and knelt down so that I could knight him because I had my sword and that was really funny, and then some guy driving by yelled B次元官网网址楰haleesiB次元官网网址�,B次元官网网址� referring to one of the main characters in the series.

Grace Peng, of nearby Richmond, drives past BruinnB次元官网网址檚 home often to take her son to school. The first time she stopped was to get a photo of her wearing her Khaleesi costume while she sat on her throne of swords.

B次元官网网址淚 initially thought she was just a wax figure, but then I saw her suddenly moving around while walking towards her. I am like: B次元官网网址極h, she is real,B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址� said Peng in an interview conducted in Mandarin. B次元官网网址淚t was so unexpected, and Anne really made my day.B次元官网网址�

Since then, Peng said she looks forward to seeing BruinnB次元官网网址檚 costumes as she passes by.

B次元官网网址淪he always surprises me, and then I started wondering how many costumes Bruinn has at home and how much time she spends on her makeup and whatB次元官网网址檚 the story behind her,B次元官网网址� said Peng.

BruinnB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址渃ostume-making journeyB次元官网网址� started three years ago when she was standing at the end of her driveway watching for her child to come home from school.

B次元官网网址淚 waited and then I noticed that people were looking at me because, really, thereB次元官网网址檚 nothing else to look at. Right? YouB次元官网网址檙e probably wondering, why is that person standing on the street corner?B次元官网网址� said Bruinn.

B次元官网网址淭hen I thought: wouldnB次元官网网址檛 it be funny if I wear a costume? Then my kid will think itB次元官网网址檚 funny and it will give people something to look at.B次元官网网址�

Now cosplay has become BruinnB次元官网网址檚 favourite pastime.

With the goal of bringing free, silly fun to peopleB次元官网网址檚 lives, BruinnB次元官网网址檚 costumes change from time to time, depending on her mood. Sometimes sheB次元官网网址檒l dress up daily, although the weather plays a roll in how often sheB次元官网网址檚 out.

If itB次元官网网址檚 sunny, she may be Barbie, standing inside a giant homemade paper pink box in her pink clothes or a pretty dress.

On International WomenB次元官网网址檚 Day, she rolled up her sleeves to play B次元官网网址淩osie the Riveter,B次元官网网址� complete with the iconic red headband and flexing arm muscles.

She has dressed up as a member of the rock band KISS when concert tickets went on sale earlier this year, and paid tribute to actor Betty White with a costume after she passed away last December.

Bruinn has a couple of ideas brewing for Halloween, including Barbie zombie.

B次元官网网址淏eetlejuice I do numerous times in October because itB次元官网网址檚 very popular,B次元官网网址� said Bruinn.

B次元官网网址淥n Sunday, I was out as Beetlejuice, and so many people stopped by for photos and just to tell me that they love passing by my corner and IB次元官网网址檓 so honoured.B次元官网网址�

Dressing as celebrities or as characters from popular movies and TV shows has been an enjoyable ride for Bruinn and she hopes people feel the same way.

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While Bruinn said most people appreciate her costumes with a smile and wave, sheB次元官网网址檚 not sure that her neighbours love it that much.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 sure that people across the street donB次元官网网址檛 appreciate all the honking,B次元官网网址� said Bruinn.

B次元官网网址淣ot everyone is a fan and thatB次元官网网址檚 OK, IB次元官网网址檓 here for those who are,B次元官网网址� she added.

She makes some of her costumes herself, with support from the local second-hand store. Bruinn said she doesnB次元官网网址檛 think she is that creative, but is B次元官网网址渂rave enoughB次元官网网址� to stand on the corner in costume with an open heart to make people happy.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 been three years and I hope to do it a lot longer.B次元官网网址�

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