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7/31/05 ~ Sunday 1:00 am

Mood: sleepy -.-zz

Edits and updates....

A slight correction to yesterday's wanted ads...I only need about 3GB of space for an external hard drive. Got one to spare? ^^;

My Disney movies came today. All I have to do to fulfill my plan as a Disney Movie Club member is to buy 3 more movies at regular prices. No biggie. ^-^ I'm thinking about getting 'Howl's Moving Castle' when it comes out...or maybe 'Pokemon Destiny Deoxys'. Hopefully, Totoro will come out on DVD as rumors said Disney might. ^-^

My cosplay is nearing completion...almost anyway. ^^;

Chun Hyang: 25% done
Still making: blue-white top, white strips with decor, blue skirt, white psuedo pants, blue socks/shoes, staff with knife at end
Materials needed: rope threads (for the strips,) blue Korean shoes, knife props
Estimated time: over 25hrs.

Total cost (thus far): $75

I think the rest was really good for me. I woke up around 2:30pm (after sleeping at 1:30 something. ^-^) I spent most of today watching KND and working on my cosplay stuff (measuring, ironing, cutting...though my mother did alot of the stuff. ^^;) Hard to believe, but this week is going to be busier then last week (talking about work and music...etc.) All the stuff that needs to be bought (for the outfit) will most likely be bought tomorrow. As to how to make my weapon...I still need to think about it. (How to make shiny-but not metal-blades...hm.... ?.?) If you call my cell and I don't answer, do not be offended. If I wanted to offend you, I'll be more direct about it. ^-^

7:30pm Mood: calm

Two down, one more to go!

I have completed two oufits for cosplay, Miyu and Kikyo. I finished buying the decorations and trims for the Chun Hyang outfit...although the props remain unfinished for the time being.

Miyu (Vampire Princess Miyu): 100% done
Outfit: blue kimono, gold obi, red koshi-himo, black-red date-jime, red obi-jime, white socks, white sandals, red ribbon

Chun Hyang: 25% done
Still making: blue-white top, white strips with decor, blue skirt, white psuedo pants, blue socks/shoes, spear
Materials needed: blue Korean shoes, spear props
Estimated time: over 27hrs.

Total cost (thus far): $83

I'm trying to think of ways to make the Chun Hyang cosplay more authentic and more Clamp-like. Their art and design is always more beautiful and I want to be true to the artists behind it. ^-^ Will give you more info when I figure it out. ^^;

7/30/05 ~ Saturday 1:00 am

Mood: happy ^-^

Quick updates and Wanted ads!

I found my transit checks that I lost before! (yay! didn't lose $65!) *dances about the room*

Because of my work, I went to jail this week. (It was way cool! ^-^)

My goals for this weekend are:

How much I'm going to get done...who knows? ^^;

I'm offering U.S. dollars for people who can find these items! (For real! ^-^)

External Harddrive needed to borrow (about 9GB of free space) = $15

Format and reinstall everything in my laptop (need to save about 9GB of stuff) = $20 for first hour $5 for every additional hour

Fanfics:

Scanlation or translations:

"World's End" book 2 of "Dear Myself" = $20

I'm insane, I know, but heck with it. You know I'm busy as hell and I would like some help with these things. If you have exactly what I need, then I'll give you the money in exchange for the item. Just let me know in whatever way you want to. (For those that don't know me, just leave an e-mail address in the comment box below this iFrame. ^-^)

7/28/05 ~ Thursday 12:00 pm

Status: too busy to eat

Sing along time!

To the tune of 'If you're happy and you know it'
I hate him so much that I want to kill him.
I hate him so much that I want to kill him.
I hate him so much that I want to kill him kill him kill him,
or else I'll make sure he'll have no next of kin. ^-^

*laughs evily*

Mood: stressed and tired beyond all reason

Dying slowly (metaphorically speaking)

Work. Work. Work. It fills my books, my mind and my phone. I don't have time to think. But I have to. I have to write things down so that I'll be able to organize it in the system as well as my mind. But everyone has a problem. Everyone wants it now. Truly, this is a very grueling kind of job, but a rewarding one at times. I don't care about the rewards. There are no rewards in seeing someone through a problem. This is the way this shit world is suppose to be. But no. People had to be retards and I have to come in and deal with the garbage that the human race seems to produce endlessly. *sigh*

My coworkers and I are dead tired. We are exhausted. I am exhausted. But I can't stop. I have "responsibilities." To my clients. To my supervisors. To my coworkers. I can't just dump all the shit and stop listening to the bull of "lost love" and just give up. I can't. Not because I 'care', because caring has nothing to do with this. If I cared, I have to feel. The pain of the client. The physical pain in my chest. Dude! You know how tired I am? If I stop and think for a moment, I might actually *pause* cry. Shhh! Who would know? Who cares? I throw myself into shit because my life is shit. Why cry over shit? shitshitshitshitshit The droppings of a bitch that can only be me. Excuse the language. We're all adults here. You know me. I'm ranting.

7/26/05 ~ Tuesday 2:30 pm

Mood: hungry and sweaty *eww* <.<

Snack tip:

Saltine crackers and cream cheese makes a pretty good munchy type snack. ^-^

5:10 pm Mood: anxious >.<

Revenge of the Acne!

...1 pimple...2 pimple...3 pimple...4 pimple....

Welcome to this afternoon's edition of 'Revenge of the Acne!' *scary music* I'm here reporting on the pimples that appeared due to lack of sleep, unhealthy eating habits and work that stresses on the mind even after the work day is done.

* dream sequence *
'And another thing, I want-this, that and that-and everyone is against me. The system sucks and so do you!'
* dream sequence ends *

Beware children, do not ever grow up or mature in any fashion at all. Growing up will cause your hair to fall out, possible insanity, painful realizations that you're the most intelligent being on the planet (which means everyone else is either a retard or insane,) neverending problems and of course, acne.

And people wonder why I'm stressed out. ^^;

7/25/05 ~ Monday 4:30 pm

Mood: busy as hell (so what else is new? ^^;)

When you get groped....

There is a thread on cosplay.com concerning groping incidents (which occur in costume.) Lots of comments and tips were thrown around, and this comment is one of the best:

That is just awesome. So, to my female and beautiful guy friends, *winks* ^.~ be sure to get a good grip on the molester and embarrass the hell out of him.

Wank, much?

*Minor Harry Potter Spoilers Ahead.* ^-^

Exclaimations of horror fill the air when JKR's new book HBP hit the HP fandom. HarryxHermione fans flood the net with tears of anguish and cries of anger. "What has JKR done to our beloved characters? She doesn't understand they belong together?!?".

lol For those of you who don't know, the latest HP installment is a regular soap with various romances, pairings and even death/murder. A unique twist to one of the most unique writers of our time. At least some of us think so (and I'm not even a HP fanatic.) The other half of the insane fandom cringed at the seemingly final pairing: Harry and Ginny. "What was JKR thinking? That is so OOC!" Interesting to think that an author of her own stories can establish behaviors that are OOC. Doesn't she know her characters best? Also, isn't what JKR establishes as the personalities of her characters, the true basis for what is OOC and what is not? *shrugs* I don't know, I'm not a fanfic writer. ^-^

7/24/05 ~ Sunday 11:00 pm

Mood: full ^^;

Never going to stop the hate....

As some of you may have heard, I went to archery practice with someone in my church that did archery. I found out that I need a light bow with at most a 30-35lb pull...otherwise, I won't be able to shoot many arrows. As for my aim...well, I didn't kill anyone and most of my arrows landed on the target. ^-^ I can't wait to go to the archery range again.

Updates...little as it may be....

Chun Hyang: 20% done
Still making: blue-white top, white strips with decor, blue skirt, white psuedo pants, blue socks/shoes, staff with knife at end
Materials needed: rope threads (for the strips,) blue socks/shoes, knife props

Total cost (thus far): $75

I made the shikon necklace and it looks so beautiful. *grin* My father painted my quiver black so I would just need to connect the string to it and fletch (feather) the arrows and I'll be set for my Kikyo outfit. The fabric for my Chun Hyang cosplay outfit has been cut and is currently being sewen together. I can't wait to see how it comes out. ^-^

I've been practicing violin for a wedding...and it truly takes alot of time praciticing and stuff. Include that with my regular work week as well as preparing for cosplay...sleeping has been the least of my priorities. I miss hanging out with you guys. Being so busy makes me value the time I get to spend with you.... Like sleeping over, eating dinner and/or playing games. Not to mention just getting to talk with you and having fun doing nothing.

With that said, did you know I still hate the world I live in? Fire burns deep and anger burns even deeper. It's kinda like Gollum.... A bitterness that seeps into the bones and spreads like a disease. I smile at my enemy and envsision stabbing him in the throat and watch him struggle to gather each breath while his living blood flows out from his wound. Dying will be the least of his problems. *laughs softly* Don't mind me: I'm just wallowing in what I wish but won't be able to do. But there are always other choices.... ^-^

7/20/05 ~ Wednesday 04:45 pm

Mood: hungry

Anime Next Video!

Click me!

Some people went to Anime Next on Saturday and shot a video of random people. rofl ^-^ Click on it and download to watch. 30min. of hilarity....

*Caution* Profanity, stupidity and insanity involved. Don't watch while operating machinery. ^-^

Pocky...I need pocky.... >.<

I'm so hungry that I'm salivating at the thought of the instant ramen in my desk.... Heating it up now...waiting for the water to go in.... >.<

Now comes the moments that I'm just too busy. P-chan asked me to go eat at Pearly's restaurant...but I can't. Too busy to eat. Too busy to see my friends. Too busy to see my cousins (hm...that may be a good thing. ^^;) I'm glad that I have friends to help me through. Pearly is helping me look for "World's End", the second book to my fav shonen-ai manga, "Dear Myself". I saw the book in the used book store...but can't bring myself to buy it, since it was in Japanese. Instead, my friends bought me two LOTR sets...all different books. ^-^

Jenn-chan, if you're reading this, we really need to get through your resume. I'm going get this done before I go to Otakon. I have no time otherwise.

Time...something that we seem to know so much about...but find that we're only fooling ourselves. I think I'll need to pull another all-nighter in order to finish my Chun Hyang cosplay outfit. ^^;

7/19/05 ~ Tuesday 11:30 am

Mood: subdued

No more wank...

and no more ranting. I have stuff to do...and little time to do everything. >.< I'll give updates about my progress. Just happy that I get to stay in...and work. ^^;

7/17/05 ~ Sunday 7:30 pm

Status: humid and hungry ^^;

More wank....

You know, for someone who doesn't like to debate, I get into a lot of controversial discussions...all of which are too retarded to actually be discussed. Besides the topics that I've listed (on the right side of my page,) the 3 other points that spur my anger are about manga, Korea and church. If you read the diatribe in my previous entry, you know what tweaks me about the subject of manga. As for my church, I have alot of comments about what went on before and what is going on presently in both my old church and current one. To go into detail of the useless debates and explanations would be meaningless since I only talk about this with people who are directly involved in the situation. Hence, those who are involved, had already heard my rants about this subject. I'm not too fond of politics. It does not interest me and the logistists of the process pisses me off because of the shallow motives underneath. The staus of Korea is a touchie subject for me ever since I took my Asian perspectives class that went into depth about the various histories of Asia and the racist, political harm that was enacted upon Asians. With Korea, I take a very firm stand. To put it simply, I want U.S. out of Korea. I'm not even talking about physically extracting troops from the country (which would be a good idea either way,) I'm talking about the U.S. involvement with the dual Korean governments. Families are cut off because the U.S. would not allow North and South to cooperate with each other. Even with phones and e-mails, the families aren't able to speak to each other since North Korea is cut off from the rest of the world, save it's communist neighbors. Okay, you see my point. I don't really care about what people think and I usually say "you do your thing, and I'll do mine." But concerning these subjects, I need more self control or else I'll start jumping on ppl's backs about these things. ^^;

Rollar coaster diary ^-^

Okay, you guys want to know about Six Flags. I conquered my apprehension over upside down roller coasters last year when I went to Dorney Park with my church friends. This year, I decided that I will erase my initial fears and ride the coasters at Six Flags. You see, many years ago, I went to Six Flags with Jenn-chan. We enjoy all the rides there and loved the water rides the most. However, we never went on a rollar coaster that went upside down. Finally, one time we decided to ride the Scream Machine. We went right to it when we entered the park since we wanted to "get it over with." We went through the "If I die...." and "you're the greatest friend ever...." stuff when we were strapped into the ride. The ride was hectic. We (at least me) spent the majority of the time clenching my fists and holding on to the straps, no screaming since I was trying not to freak out. When we finally stopped, I stepped off the coaster and collapsed. My legs were jello. I was able to stand and walk off the platform with the help of Jenn and my parents. I was shocked stiff, but as soon as Jenn-chan and I went on the "Log Flume," we were back to our normal selves. And from that point on...no more upside down rollar coasters for me.

I went on "Rockin' rollar" twice at Disney world. It was nothing since I was in the dark most of the time. It went upside down, but I couldn't even tell. There were no fear of heights since I couldn't even figure out how high I was. But I was only able to do that. At Dorney park last year, somehow I ended up on the two biggest coasters.... I don't know why, but I actually liked it. ^_^ So...doing it all by myself, my fear of rollar coasters were conquered.

Now, we come to Six Flags. I went on only five rides. O.O The coasters were first, Nitro, then Superman, and lastly Medusa. (The other rides were Congo Rapids and Bumber cars. ^-^) We didn't have time for anything else. (Aw nuts, I wanted to officially conquer my fear by taking on the Scream Machine...but next time. ^-^) I really liked Nitro. Superman was the best and Medusa gave me a headache since my head was bashed about like a ping pong ball throughout the entire time. So kids, if you're going on the Medusa, wear a helmet. *ouch* @.@ Oh yeah, I picked up a white tiger stuff animal from the clamp machines. (You know, drop coins in, move the clamp around...etc...) I got my tiger on my first try (go me ^_^) and it was only $.50. I named the tiger "Six" for Six Flags, but one of my friends wanted to call him "Whiskers," so that will be his nickname. ^-^

Just pick up and walk away.

Now for my story. When we went on Nitro, I sat in the front row. V^-^ But in order to do that, we had to wait longer since more people wanted the front row then anywhere else. Our group separated into 3 so that we could all sit in the front during our ride. It took alot of time waiting for each group, but it was alright. The most time came when the first group came back from the ride. One of the guys in my church got up from the ride, and collapsed. (Sound familiar? ^^;) But he couldn't get up. (Wouldn't or couldn't...I dunno. ^^;) The others that were with him wanted to just pick him up and carry him down (which they could and the ppl with me suggested that as well) but the ride operators wouldn't let us. :P They needed to wait for the EMT to come, check him over and help him slowly down the stairs. This took over half an hour. During this time, the ride wouldn't continue (since it was Six Flag policy) and everyone around us was b*tching about it. We tried to tell the workers that "He is okay...we can handle this." but no.... He couldn't get up and we couldn't carry him off. :P Anyway, the guy was fine. He went off to the first aid section and recovered his legs. He was just scared stiff and took more time to recover then me. ^-^ This was the first ride and my group was the second to go...then we had the third group which was also delayed because of mechanical reasons. >.< So, 3 hours later, we all finished Nitro. It was fun, we all joked about it. During the time we were waiting for him to recover and the ride to continue, we told each other "if I faint, just pick me up and go." ^-^ Later, we found out that it was his first roller coaster ride so we didn't beat him up much about it...even though it was funny since he sat in the middle row with another one in our group. ^-^

7/16/05 ~ Saturday 2:00 am

Mood: Sleepy and excited ^_^

My father is back from China! No plushies.... <.< But he got me the complete set of RG Veda and the two piano books I requested. ^-^ *jumps around the room*

I'm going to Six Flags tomorrow (which is in 5 hrs.) despite the weather broadcasting thundar and rain. I don't really mind. So far, everytime I go to the amusement park, I get wet. Hm...maybe I'll also get hit by lightening and develope physic powers...or just become a vegetable. *shrugs* ^^;

Being a fan of anime/manga is one thing. You become an otaku when you develope a love or an obsession over it. The interest has grown and spread into every part of the U.S. media and saturated the airways and the net. Admist all types of fandom, debates have grown into what is now known as "wank". It is great to have discussion over the indept nature of a character, the underlying meanings and inneuendos of different storylines or just laugh at the lewdness and hilarity of the recycled plots and genre and wonder at the great way the story still captures you even though you've seen the "boy hates/likes girl etc..." plot about a million times. ^-^ But...wank is (as quoted from Wikipedia, an "over-seriousness, ridiculousness, and general stupidity within the various media fandoms." Those who go beyond the basic opinions and start seriously dissing others are doomed to become victims of elitists...those that enjoy laughing at the wanks. Chaos ensues on the internet. I'm only a spectator in this circus, but I know I will soon join the masses. I'm in too deep in the Japanime world. Sometimes I create wank. Sometimes I laugh at other's ridiculousness. It is something anyone who has an interest will be exposed to. Join in the laughter. Don't push your opinions on me, 'cause like I said, I'm a b*tch. We can joke about "what is good" and "whats not" but don't go and make absolute statements, 'cause you're bound to be wrong. And I'll just think you're stupid. I'm no expert, but I've been in this fandom for quite some time. I love the old stuff, I'm taking in the new.

So, what's it going to be? Wanna challenge me? I love Japanime wank. It gives humor to the insanity of the world. ^-^

7/14/05 ~ Thursday 1:00 pm

Mood: Busy

From yesterday, I have officially worked at my center for a year. *fanfare* Thank you, thank you. I have truly enjoyed my experience at- ^-^

Okay, back to work. <.<

Updates...little as it may be....

Chun Hyang: 1% done
Still making: blue-white top, white strips with decor, blue skirt, white psuedo pants, blue socks/shoes, staff with knife at end
Materials needed: rope threads (for the strips,) blue socks/shoes, knife props

Total cost (thus far): $62

I need to paint the quiver (black), feather the arrows (which look almost wonderful right now, ^-^) ornate my staff with pointy stuff and I'll be pretty much set for cosplay props.... Except of course my shikon necklace. ^-^

Sewing, sewing, sewing.... ^_^

7/13/05 ~ Wednesday 5:30 pm

Mood: Jumpy (excited jumpy) ^-^

I decided to make a Shikon no tama! I bought all the parts from ebay: rose quartz sphere ($7), rose quartz chips ($5.50), and delica black beads ($1.35). ^-^ When it comes, I'll put it all together and have my shikon jewel! *dances in the seat* All for under $14. Aren't bargains the greatest? And someone in Chinatown wanted to sell me a rose quartz sphere for $15. ^^; Good thing I didn't get it....

Chun Hyang: 0% done
Still making: pearl earrings, blue-white top, white strips with decor, blue skirt, white psuedo pants, blue socks/shoes, staff with knife at end
Materials needed: rope threads (for the strips,) blue socks/shoes, staff and knife props

Total cost (thus far): $52

The original Kikyo outfit was $40.... After I get the rest of the materials, I'll be able to estimate the completed outfit for both personas. I hate accounting...money counting...counting in general.... >.<

I spent last night updating the big computer for my father for when he comes back. That was why I was up in the middle of the night typing so much. Oh yes, I also got wet this morning. What else is new? I walk out of the subway and into the rain. Not even four steps and I was soaked...didn't even bother buying an umbrella. I spent the rest of my day (like now) in the office working hard...most of the time. ^^;

7/13/05 ~ Wednesday 12:30 am

Status: Congested...and achy >.<

Download requests: Tell me what you want, and I'll upload it on my site for you. My friends who can find my hidden site (hint: FMA ^.^) will know what I'm talking about.

Anime con stuff: I left posters and Naruto cards (Jenn-chan's request ^.^) at P-chan's house. I was thinking that the "Millenium Actress" poster would look nice at Pearly's, but the blue in "Ghost in the Shell: Innocence" is perfect in Alby's room. Boobs and all.... ^-^ Pearly? Do you like Dragon Ball Z? Thats the other poster. Of course, the YYH poster is with P-chan. ^-^

Cosplay updates:

Total cost (thus far): $38

As some of you may have heard, my clients went for whiny stressy to whiny rude...not exactly the best thing when I'm trying to help them. Last night, I stayed over P-chan's. It was a relaxing evening...even had dinner with my god-sis. She gave me DVDs that she made of all the story sequences for Xeno-saga 1 and 2...about 12 hours long. O.O Since I'm pretty much done with 'Lord of the Rings Extended Versions' (just watching the last movie with cast commentaries...for Pippin *sigh* ^^;) the Xeno-saga will be good to watch while I'm sewing my new outfit. ^.^

O-tou-san is coming back from China this friday. I asked him to buy two piano books, two anime plushies (Mokona and Al ^-^) and the RG Veda manga set. I hope-hope-hope really hope that he can find the stuff animals. You see, my father has a really interesting way to look for things...so things sometimes cannot be found. ^^; I'm not really worried about the piano books since he knows exactly where to go. The manga is pretty safe since my aunt special ordered it for me so that it should be there for pick up when he is at Taiwan (which should be now.) My plushies...are another thing. They are hard to find even for me, but he knows a huge building that sells Japanime stuff from DVDs, models, CDs (J-pop) and stuff like that. There are plushies there too...so I hope he can find them. I sent him pictures so he knows what to look for and what to show the sales people.... Yes, I'm quite spoiled and very happy...about this anyway.

More updates when I know about them....

7/11/05 ~ Monday 10:30 am

Mood: Stress...boderline overwhelmed

Today is one of the days that I wished that I stayed home. I usually don't have many of these days. Either I feel crappy where I am, but I slug along, or I feel crappy, then I'm able to pull through. Right now, I feel like stopping and just sleeping. Not because I'm tired...not really. More because there is so much going on...and I don't know what I can do.

First, I forgot my wallet today...which meant no ID, no money, no credit card. I also forgot the envelope where I placed my unlimited metro card. (Stupid MTA!) P-chan lent me some money (Arigato, P-chan! I owe you big time...but what else is new? ^^;) so I was able to buy a metro card to get to work. Now here it gets worse....

I have two clients (and one I have a feeling am about to join them) that are almost beyond the help I can give them. But the thing is, I'm reaching the point where...I don't know what I should do first. So I stop and write in my blog. Smart ne? I don't think so either. This job is one of the most challenging, interesting and enjoyable job I ever had...but it also adds the point that the clients are placed in my semi-capable hands. You know, our parents/adult relatives never had the feeling like "I'm alone in this world" because they were blessed enough to have families like us to translate, interpret, call up the credit card companies and/or speak english and operate as psuedo-adults when we were only in 6th grade. Or, they were blessed with the language capacity that can allow them to speak on their own and let the rest of us stay as the youth we really were.

These clients are not so blessed in their support systems...except that we (as advocates) are trying to build them up so that they could have a support system that will allow them to operate on their own. But they only have me. Me...the tired, whiny, forgetful me. Should I mention angry, bitter and slightly klutzy? I'm not lamenting over my short comings...it's just that I'm kinda in over my head at this moment. Kinda stressed out...but just needed to step back and take a breath.

Now that I have stepped back and look at my tasks...I should be able to prioritize and forget the fact that I spend another $10 this morning on the (incredibly stupid) MTA (because I myself was stupid) and concentrate on the lives before me.

If you pray, I tell you now, pray. 'Cause you guys know me...and I am taking the lives of these client's into my hands....

3:30pm - Mood: cooled down

The guys in my church are hilarious. We're going to Six Flags this weekend and we're working out the car arrangements. Now the two guys (whom I shall dub J1 and J2) wanted to have a particular seating arrangement: J1 wanted to drive and said that J2 could sit in the front with him. No biggie, right? Here are the reactions, quoted from the e-mail....

I kid you not...another example of the insanity in my church. ^^; I think this helped to bring up my day...also making it through another advocacy quickly with a really "sweet" client. (Pun intended. ^.^)

7/8/05 ~ Friday 8:30 pm

Status: Itchy...my eye is itchy... >.< *rub rub rub*

Did nothing much except play little piano and finished watching "Return of the King" extended cut. ^-^ I don't know how long it was, but I finished watching it...and I think I developed a tiny, itsy bitsy crush on a hobbit. Not a man! I despise men! But I think Pippin is pretty cute and funny. *blush* As all fantasy guys out there, they are nonexistence in the human race, even with all the Prince Williams (no offense P-chan) and Brad Pitts in the world. If females find hobbits and gladiators attractive, what does that say about the world of men? Conclusion: guys are not gladiators and can't even be compared to hobbits. :P Yes, I just enjoy a bit of guy bashing...just a tiny bit.

Chun Hyang (Legend of Chun Hyang): 1% done ^.^
Outfit completed: earrings
Materials aquired: white fabric (shirt, pseudo pants), light blue fabric (top decor, skirt, hair tie)
Materials needed: light blue sock-shoes, staff (wood, 'knives', rings), embroidered strip, gold trimming, overlaying strips (blue/white heavier fabric with gold trim, white threaded ropes, blue/gold oval jewels)

Present cost of entire cosplay outfits: $27

I'm spending the rest of the night redoing my Kikyo outfit. That way, I can spend the rest of the month doing my Chun Hyang outfit. ^-^ But still no arrows, bow and quiver. It's raining outside...so my prop shopping has to be put on hold. But I like the rain. ^-^ *rub rub rub* Damn, my eyes are tearing.... Where are my eyedrops? >.<

7/7/05 ~ Thursday 12:00 pm

Mood: Pissed off but happy...you can say confused >.<;

*takes deep breath* I lost my fair hearing. *screams* Are the MTA ppl full of crap? Stupidity truly runs in our veins if they charged me with a Section 1050.4a violation of 'fare evasion' and me taking this in stride? No freaken way! In total, I lost about $125 to MTA this past month. I'm not going to give up that money so easily. I'm fighting to get my $60 back! (the other $65 I lost...don't ask. >.<) GRRRRR!!! *wrote out my appeal and stormed out of the MTA office* They'll contact me in 2-3 weeks. :P'''

I found earrings for my Chun Hyang outfit for $6. I just need to modify it a bit and it will be perfect. *small grin cause still pissed* Nothing much else yet on this cosplay side of life....

Mood: Dazed 12:30 pm

Yup...thats my mood...okay, lemme type this out before my work grabs me by the neck again....

Special download site up. Also a hidden link because I want to torture all of you. ^-^ But if you know how to get to my photo site, you can get to this one. The hint is FMA. It's in the same area...just at the bottom. Ganbatte! I need to get back to my frantic clients.... >.<

7/5/05 ~ Tuesday 11:30 am

Mood: Busy @.@

Just updates today: 3 'costumes' chosen

Miyu (Vampire Princess Miyu): 100% done
Outfit: blue kimono, gold obi, red koshi-himo, black-red date-jime, red obi-jime, white socks, white sandals, red ribbon

Chun Hyang (Legend of Chun Hyang): 0% done
Materials aquired: white fabric (shirt, pseudo pants), light blue fabric (top decor, skirt, hair tie)
Materials needed: pearl earrings, light blue sock-shoes, staff (wood, 'knives', rings), embroidered strip, gold trimming, overlaying strips (blue/white heavier fabric with gold trim, white threaded ropes, blue/gold oval jewels)

Present cost: $21

Chun Hyang's outfit sounds complicated, but it is really quite simple. A skirt is definitely a lot easier then hemming pants. ^.^ I may put up pictures of what the outfit is suppose to look like, but since there aren't established colors for her outfit, it leaves room for creativity. ^-^ More updates when I'm done with work! (Which may be next to never.... ^^;)

11:30 pm Mood: Hungry >.<

I was bored on the train so I decided to make a list of 'absolute truths.' Since there aren't any truths in the world, this is as close as I can get it. ^.^

Absolute Truths

1. There is a God. He/she/it is the ONLY God. If he/she/it isn't the ONLY God, then he/she/it wouldn't be God.

2. There is evil in the world and we're it. (You see the anarchy in the world? We did that!) If you can get rid of evil on your own (which is impossible) then you'll be world renown. Or you can just wallow in the filth like the rest of us.

3. Humans are foolish. Animals are much more intelligent than humans. They have innate senses. We don't even have common sense. (Animals and other living creatures don't kill each other unless it's for food or protection which is all based on instinct. Humans kill each other by accident...and it's even worse when its on purpose.)

4. Humans are evil (see #2) and foolish (see #3.) Those who think they're not are insane. Children are spared from this at youth. However, the older they get, the stupider they become.

5. Men are the bane of human existence. Men don't think. They act on common sense which they don't have. This is a 'pro-women' era since someone got hit on the head and realized (briefly) that the world is in chaos because the majority of those in charge are egotistical, innane males.

6. Women are as bad as men, but we have more of the non-existent common sense so we're called 'overly emotional.'

7. The only innate sense in humans is the tendency to hate, degrade, destroy and self gratify. (see #2)

8. There is no stability in the world. Everything is a lie (especially statements that begin with 'I promise,' 'I swear.' and 'I do.')

9. Optimistic people are either a) really stupid people that think they're happy. or b) stupid people that pretend they're happy but really hate everything.

10. Pesstimistic people are those that can't lie to themselves or pretend like the optimistic people (see #9.)

If you're offended by this, I don't care. (see #7) I'm only an insane individual and you're reading a list made by an insane individual. That makes you foolish with no common sense (see #5) if you're a man or overly emotional (see #6) if you're a woman. Or both since you're only human.

7/1/05 ~ Friday 1:30 pm

Mood: Excited

I'm registered for Otakon AND I have reservations for a hotel room that is REALLY close to the convention site!!! One block away! I'm one block away! *dances around the offce* ^-^ The price wasn't that bad either.

I'm sooo happy. I'm going to buy a yumi which is a Japanese long bow and make/buy new arrows. Too excited to work...but I'm still working. Um...going back to work right after I stop jumping in my seat. ^^;

P.S. If you checked out my collection under anthology, you'll see that I have RG Veda completed in scanlations. Thanks again, Pearl-chan! ^-^