You must wake me

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:52:59 GMT

I worked my ass off yesterday (6 hrs straight in Photoshop) and this is the result. I'm so proud!

I think I've finally gotten the hang of this tablet thing, after 5 million years of having it.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:02:59 GMT

Saw Zombieland yesterday and it was awesome. Going to antieden's this weekend and that will be awesome. For right now, I hate the world and life. Mrf.

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:00:48 GMT

Just a quick note, dun forget to watch me back on Twitter =D I like responding to people and it's sad if you can't see~

EDIT: I AM AN RETARDED! My twitter is "reikofanel". I should TELL people.

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:51:48 GMT

First off, CWS is still looking for Color and Background Artists so please look here to make my life easier and get an internship =D

Second, I'm on a HUGE Tales kick and its not even for the ones I'm playing right now ._.; I swore up and down I wasn't going to do another lj rp but Ad Libitum looks kind of entertaining and they seem to have pretty exacting standards. AND both Zelos and Anise aren't taken. Neither is Guy. Do not know if want!

Portfolio site needs up this week then I send out resumes and such to companies. Nervous~ but excited. I want a job so I can get the hell on up out of my parent's house. Apartment want ;_;

Unf. I wanna rp >< Silly Kansas and its two hours ahead.

I told my boss I'd ask.

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:25:11 GMT

SO

I may have mentioned previously that I have an internship at a game company. We're currently making a few things, but personally I'm working on a dating sim and we're DESPERATELY in need of a background artist and a color artist so I thought I'd ask my artist friends here.

If ANY of you are at ALL interested, here's a bit of information:

- The game does have sexual scenes and yes you will be coloring them if you want to be a color artist.
- The position is unpaid but has the possibility of becoming paid if the game takes off. However, it is considered an official internship (there's paperwork and everything) and can be used for college credit or resume/portfolio work.
- All business is conducted over the internet. That is, images are sent around via upload to a wiki or email, meetings are held over skype, and all other communication is via AIM or forums. It's all very convenient and requires absolutely no travel on your part.

If anyone here is interested, please contact me and I'll put you in touch with my boss... just as soon as I get AIM working again so I can find his SN ><;

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:13:19 GMT

So after fighting it for a dog's age antieden convinced me to give this twitter thing a try. I'm still new at it, but I like keeping in touch with people =)

Some of you friend people that I know have twitter will probably get request thingies soon. If you have twitter and I dunno, or you wanna follow me, let me know either here or on there or however this thing works!

I will NOT be forwarding twitters here. I decided to keep that private, btw.

That's all, gonna mess with that while I wait for antieden to wake up =p

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:19:58 GMT

Dollhouse = awesome.

Also again, I got 100% singing "21 Guns" on Expert on Rock Band. 5 gold stars FTW!

Also a third time, excited, I get to see antieden tomorrow and we're going to a corn maze thing then making dressforms from duct tape and sewinating. Whee!

Cosplay meme

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:18:38 GMT

Rules:
1. Post the rules
2. Answer each question truthfully
~~3. Tag 3-5 people at the end~~

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1. What was your first cosplay?

Chun-Li from Street Fighter. It was so shitty and it's been remade twice since then but not to my liking. I need to do it again *sigh*

2. Did someone get you into cosplay? Or on your own?

I'm not sure it was a specific person, but I do know I started very close to the time luckinspades did so there may be a connection, hehe.

3. What is your favorite cosplay?

Oh god. That I've done? Uh... Right now it's Anise from Tales of the Abyss. I made it from scratch, no pattern or anything. It really feels like a culmination of the skills I've learned and I'm happy with it.

4. Which is your least favorite cosplay?

Right now it's a tie between Takuto from Full Moon wo Sagashite and my Chun-Li. Both need remade liek woah.

5. At conventions, do people compliment you on your cosplays?

Yes, depending on the costume. I think it's funny that the costume I've gotten the most compliments on is Pompadour from Chevalier when I've just dubbed it the awful pumpkin dress and hid it in a closet, lol.

6. How many have you done?

Don't make me count >< Umm... Must be approaching 35 or so by now. I'm not at home, I can't check.

7. What are the top 6 on your list of "Want to Cosplay"?

Top six? Here, but not in order:

Seraphim - Warhammer 40k
Sheena - Tales of Symphonia
Gondor Pippin - Return of the King
"Babe-in-Waiting" Harley Quinn - Superman: Emperor Joker
The Diva - The Fifth Element
Sakura (pink Chinese style artbook outfit) - Tsubasa Chronicle

8. What female cosplay do you want to do most?

The Seraphim is the most wanted at the moment. I've go fabric <3

9. What male?

Gondor version of Pippin from Return of the King

10. What do you prefer to do, make or buy your costumes?

I prefer to make my costumes because then I feel I'm not taking credit for a store-bought thing.

11. Your most memorable experience? What makes it so memorable?

Probably the first time I got my picture taken at a con. It was Fanime 2001 and eurobeat_king (though I didn't know it at the time) took a picture of my really crappy Chun-Li and I was completely thrilled.

12. Your dream cosplay?

Diva. Geeze that's gonna be hard...

13. Is there a pattern in your cosplays Characters? If so, what?

Not really that I can tell, but maybe someone can point one out.

14. Your most recent cosplay?

The most recent I've worn is school uniform Tomoyo from Cardcaptor Sakura, the most recent I've made, as in sewn, is Sith Harley Quinn (Batman and Star Wars crossover)

15. What do you prefer? Cosplaying in a group or on your own?

Group. By faaaaaaaar.

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:20:33 GMT

CHANGE OF PLAN

I simply cannot afford YCon T.T

Hope you all have fun though =) Send me lots of pictures~

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:19:54 GMT

Ok, so, have yet to hear back from silverxplayer about a room for YCon so I'm still not sure if I'm going. Which sucks 'cause I wanna get started on Mia. Yes, Mia from Phoenix Wright. I'm excited. I dunno what else to bring though, any suggestions? I dunno what else everyone's doing and I like to group <3
Rinoa - FFVIII
Yuki - Vampire Knight
Reno - FFVII
Tifa - FFVII: AC
Makoto - Street Fighter
RPD Officer - Resident Evil
Anise - Tales of the Abyss
France - Axis Powers Hetalia
Greece - Axis Powers Hetalia
Jin - Samurai Champloo
Ritsuka - Loveless (last choice since I'd have to find a wig to borrow)

Second, I got recruited for an internship at CWS Software and I'm working on an exciting project <3 I'm not sure what else I can say under the non-disclosure agreement but I find it funny that I've tried to get the "anime" out of my art for so long and now they want me to draw as super shiny big-eyed anime as possible. It's awesome.

Third, who knows where to get gray vinyl or pleather in several different shades? I'll bake cookies for someone who can point me in the right direction.

All I can think to write. Later taters!

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:18:14 GMT

Just got back from Anime Destiny and even though I didn't get to leave my swap meet table all day it was made of fun and WIN! Met a lot of cool people, made some money (byebye ticket <3), and got to hang out with the awesome that is Li, Rhi, Shahni, and Soo. Chinese foods is delicious. So are blonde-turned-Hetalia jokes, rofl.

Speaking of Hetalia, anyone doing Hetalia Day in SF? It intrigues me. It's super close to Y-con though, so who knows.

And on Y-con, Rhi and/or Li, if you could remind me who needed a roomie I would appreciate it.

<3

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:24:45 GMT

Master Cosplay List of Plans and Dreams

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:05:12 GMT

I have been prompted to make a list of all the cosplay I want to do in future, so here it is. I'll be making as many of these as I can, some may just be idle plans, and some are just "lol wouldn't it be funny if" situations.

Definate Plans
-Azula - Avatar the Last Airbender (movie release, 2010)
-"Babe in Waiting" Harley - Superman: Emperor Joker (Wondercon 2010)
-Sister of Battle: Seraphim - Warhammer 40,000 (WonderCon 2010)
-Hippolyta - Countdown to Final Crisis: 19 (WonderCon 2010)
-Nocturne - Exiles (WonderCon 2010)

Future Thoughts

-Katara's Parka - Avatar: The Last Airbender
-Toph - Avatar the Last Airbender
-Delenn - Babylon 5
-Susan Ivanova (haven't decided which uniform yet, this is just the pic I found first) - Babylon 5
-Snowbunny Harley - Batman: Batgirl Adventures #1
-Belle (Ballroom gown) - Beauty and the Beast
-Sparkle and Shine Belle - Beauty and the Beast
-Nadeshiko - Cardcaptor Sakura
-The Diva - The 5th Element
-McDonald's server - The Fifth Element
-Samurai Rikku - Final Fantasy X-2
-Kaylee ("layer cake" dress) - Firefly, "Shindig"
-Crowley - Good Omens
-War - Good Omens
-Sarah (ballroom gown) - The Labyrinth
-Ashei - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
-Frodo Baggins - The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
-Pippin (Minas Tirith soldier uniform) - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
-Hikaru (Autozam outfit) - Magic Knight Rayearth
-Hikaru (school uniform) - Magic Knight Rayearth
-Jodi Foster's saloon dress - Maverick
-Satine "black diamonds" corset - Moulin Rouge
-Satine "pink diamonds" corset - Moulin Rouge
-Satine "rehearsal" dress - Moulin Rouge (couldn't find a good pic and don't have time to take screen shots)
-Yhun Ah-Rin - NOW
-Pirate - Original
-Honey - Ouran High School Host Club
-College age Phoenix - Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations
-Lotta Hart - Phoenix Wright series
-Jill Valentine - Resident Evil 1
-Suiseiseki - Rozen Maiden
-Death - Sandman
-Viola (Juliet/Wedding gown) - Shakespeare in Love
-Mai Shiranui (Black and yellow concept) - SNK
-Talim (2p) - Soul Calibur II
-Deanna Troi (bridge officer uniform) - Star Trek: The Next Generation
-Generic Jedi - Star Wars
-Padme (battle dress) - Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
-Sabe Decoy - Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
-Padme (flightsuit) - Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
-Princess Leia (Bespin gown) - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
-Princess Leia (Endor poncho) - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
-Bastilla Shan - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
-Ms.Lovett (By the Sea dress) - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
-Sheena - Tales of Symphonia
-Prest Yukito or King Touya (not sure which, but I'd like to do this with someone) - Tsubasa Chronicle
-Sakura (preferably with the rest of this group) - Tsubasa Chronicle
-Dr. Mrs. The Monarch - Venture Brothers
-The Comedian (female version, not pictured) - Watchmen
-Nite Owl's Antarctica suit - Watchmen
-Noemi Itoh (Pia^3 outfit) - With You
-teir 5 Priest - World of Warcraft
-Himawari (with group) - XXXHolic
-Yuuko (with a Clow Reed) - XXXHolic
-Arya - Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabebito

There's a TON here and I know I forgot some I was talking about so if you remember, lemme know, Hitori =X

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:12:40 GMT

Back from SiliCon which didn't turn out as I planned but way better instead =P

The con itself was waaaaaaaaay smaller than I'd ever seen it. Even the panels only got a max of, like, 5 people generally. But, as always, I had much fun just hanging out, mostly with Dr. Noe, antieden, and praedestinatio. Ello and Hitori were dressed as characters from The Looking Glass Wars which I now wanna read. I tagged along with them to meet laragoth and her significant other (I'm pretty sure?) and for ziggybecket to take their pics. Dispite having no good place to shoot, I'd say the pics came out famously. Take a look!

I ended up staying at Hitori's house that night and we had fun times then and the next day just hanging out and going to look at fabrics and things for our ongoing projects (I got the dress/robe fabric for my Seraphim costume and now I know they have the buttons at JoAnne's if there's a problem with the interweb order). All in all, one of the best weekends I've had lately <3

This is also a SALE POST! I'll be selling a TON of anime/manga/scifi/etc junk at Anime Destiny this weekend, but I'm letting you guys have a preview of what's going to be there. If anyone wants pictures of stuff please let me know. If you're sure you want something, I can hold it for you until I see you next or ship it if you're willing to pay shipping. I need to get rid of it, but I'd much rather it go to good homes. Ask for prices or make an offer, either way.

Manga
- Blade of the Immortal: Issues 54, 55, 57-60, 62, and Dreamsong 7
- Dragonball Z: Issues 5-8
- Street Fighter (Udon comics): Issue 1 (cover B)
- W Juliet: Volumes 1-8, 10-13
- Ranma 1/2: Volumes 1-17, 21-27
- Man of Many Faces: Volume 1
- Clamp School Detectives: Volume 1
- Kamichama Karin Chu: Volume 1
- Trigun: Volumes 1 & 2
- Only the Ring Finger Knows: Stand alone. Shounen ai.
- Vampire Hunter D: Novels 1 & 2 (Not technically manga but they go here anyway)

Doujinshi Note: I can't read Japanese so these are my best guest descriptions.
- Naruto gag book compilation by "Carrot". Size of a manga volume
- Devil May Cry "Run Riot" by Buzzard. Gag comic.
- Devil may Cry "Anthology Project D_A". Mixed artists, mostly gag I think, some short stories. 134 pages
- Devil May Cry 3 "Monkey Strip" by Built In. Gag
- Devil May Cry/Viewtiful Joe compilation. Gag, mixed artists including Wolfina <3
- Devil May Cry "Double Platinum: Disk:Dante" by Fire*House. Vergil x Dante yaoi, large format. 18 and older only (on hold until Saturday)
- Trigun "Vamos de Parranda!!" by Magic Capsule. Gag and one serious-ish story. Various artists.
- Gundam Wing "Emphasis" by EOT. Serious. Possible shounen ai?

Art Books and other paraphanelia
- Art of Ranma 1/2
- Art of Inu-Yasha (Includes anime character design sheets. Great for costume reference)
- Devil May Cry 2 Japanese Official Complete Guide
- Shounen Jump "hero" insert. Headshots of main characters and signitures of artists. Reproduction.
- Ouran High School Host Club fan art wallet insert
- D. Gray Man fan art note paper
- Weiβ Kreuz Yoji pencil board. Beautiful, translucent stained glass
- DNAngel Daisuke and Dark pencil board
- Inu-Yasha the movie pencil board
- Naruto Kakashi and Iruka pencil board
- RGVeda pencil board

Posters
- Final Fantasy VII Before Crisis wallscroll
- Vampire Hunter D Amano art wallscroll
- two sided Apollo Justice/Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword mini poster (on hold until Sat.)
- two sided Apollo Justice/MegaMan ZX Advent mini poster (on hold until Sat.)
- Escaflowne movie mini poster
- Street Fighter Chun-Li vs Cammy fan art poster
- Fable II mini poster
- Star Wars Han Solo poster
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book release poster
- Sandman Death poster
- Bruce Lee poster
- Devil May Cry 2 Dante's face poster
- Devil May Cry 2 Dante full midsize poster
- Devil May Cry 3 poster
- Weiβ Kruez translucent poster
- Terminator Salvation mini poster
- Iron Man mini poster
- Indiana Jones mini poster
- Dragonball Z future Trunks poster
- Vampire Hunter D Meir Link Amano art poster
- Star Trek movie mini poster (x2)

Costume Pieces
- Rurouni Kenshin Sanosuke Sagara jacket. Hand modified karate gi.
- Hellsing Alucard gloves, out of package but never worn.

BJD paraphanelia
- Motorcycle, MSD size
- Devil May Cry 2 Dante coat, MSD
- plastic violin, any size
- Chinese suit with hat, MSD
- Red scarf with green fringe, any size
- plastic guitar, MSD
- Hellsing Alucrad hat, MSD or smaller
- pirate bandana, any size
- wooden sled, MSD
- snap closure brown jacket with black sleeves, slightly too big for MSD but never tried it on anything bigger
- blue and white striped knit sweater, MSD
- red M&M belly shirt, MSD
- denim backpack, any size
- faux motorcycle jacket, MSD or smaller
- bunny slippers, Depends on the size of your doll's feet
- die cast cap gun with holster, MSD or bigger
- plastic gun, MSD or bigger

Toys and action figures NOTE: All figures are out of package but include all accessories unless otherwise noted
- Digimon transforming Patamon/Angemon figure
- Digimon Patamon mini figure
- Cardcaptor Sakura Kero clip
- Pokemon Lugia cell phone/DS charm
- Pokemon Pikachu, Dragonite, Vaporeon, and Jolteon super balls
- Pokemon Pikachu, Koffing, Diglet, Jigglypuff, Magnemite, and Tangela spinning tops
- Pokemon Kangeskhan, Dragonite, Squirtle, Muk, Sandslash, and Flareon keychains
- Pokemon Slopoke, Rhyhorn, and Lapras racers
- Pokemon Poliwag and Kabuto squirters
- Pokemon Pichu pencil topper
- Pokemon Pikachu (x2), Pichu, Spearow, and Fearow figures
- Pokemon Pikachu (surfing), Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander, Jigglypuff, Jolteon, and Mew minifigures
- Trigun delux Vash the Stampede McFarlane figure
- Trigun delux Nicholas Wolfwood figure
- Rurouni Kenshin Himura Kenshin figure
- Rurouni Kenshin Sagara Sanosuke figure
- Rurouni Kenshin Hiko Seijuro figure
- Ronin Warriors Seiji figure
- Ronin Warriors Rowen figure
- Cowboy Bebop Spike figure
- Evangelion Eva unit 01 figure
- Full Metal Alchemist Edward Elric figure
- Outlaw Star Gene Starwind and Melfina figure set
- Pirates of the Carribean Jack Sparrow figure
- Street Fighter IV Crimson Viper mini figure (came with collector's edition of the game)
- Robotech special edition morpher plane/mech. Complete in collector's tin. Only 5000 made
- Star Wars Luke (pilot), Leia, Chewbacca, C3-P0, ewok, Yoda, Boba Fett, and Jango Fett pez dispensers
- Star Wars landspeeder vehicle
- Star Wars Jabba's Palace disguise Lando Calrissian figure with sand vehicle
- Star Wars Endor Luke Skywalker figure with speeder bike
- Star Wars Princess Leia figure
- Star Wars Endor Leia figure
- Star Wars Luke Skywalker figure
- Star Wars Stormtrooper disguise Luke Skywalker figure
- Star Wars Return of the Jedi Luke Skywalker figure
- Star Wars Han Solo figure
- Star Wars Han Solo gunner figure
- Star Wars Han Solo orange harnass figure
- Star Wars Hoth Han Solo figure
- Star Wars Han Solo in carbonite flat
- Star Wars Endor Han Solo
- Star Wars Chewbacca figure
- Star Wars original trilogy Obi-Wan Kenobi figure (missing lightsaber)
- Star Wars Lando Calrissian figure
- Star Wars Jawa figure
- Star Wars Biggs Darklighter pilot figure
- Star Wars Admiral Ackbar figure
- Star Wars Wicket and Logray Ewok figures
- Star Wars Imperial gunner figure
- Star Wars Lando Calrissian, Darth Vader, and Young Anakin Skywalker birthday cake toppers

Man that's a ton of stuff... Now back to the drudgery of portfolio prep (meh).

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:49:42 GMT

SiliCon this weekend.

Costumes:
Saturday: Rose Tyler - Dr. Who - Empty Child (with plain blonde wig because I don't like her crimped hair in that ep)

Sunday: Kaylee - Firefly - Pilot Episode: Serenity (not to be confused with the movie)

Doing a lot of panels this time around, should be fun.

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:01:58 GMT

So it's been 2 weeks since Davey left and I'm not sure how I'm doing. I'm still functioning, I guess. I've been talking to people, I've been going out, but I still feel like there's a hole and I dunno if or when that's going to go away. (Imagine that being said in a matter of fact voice, not a complaining whine.)

SiliCon this weekend. Not sure what costumes I'm going to wear. Probably Kaylee and something else. Maybe sith Harley but that feels weird to wear without a matching sith Joker. Damn me and my penchant for pair costumes. Maybe I'll just do Rose Tyler instead, who knows. I never got pics of that costume.

Oh, I also went to see CalShakes' Midsummer Night's Dream last night. It was very good, 'scept the weird Disney Channel-esque closing dance number (yeah, dance number, wat?). My mom liked the ending, I don't think it fit how they performed the rest of the show. Eh. To each their own I guess.

Ok, I should stop procrastinating and go paint.

EDIT: Forgot to add that I got Left 4 Dead today on Steam. It's only $15 right now so if you don't already have it and want it for the PC, I don't see it getting any cheaper. And if anyone does have it and wants to put up with me being a noob and learning the game, feel free to message me on Steam. User name: Kimaera

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:03:13 GMT

Updated costume list again, added new costume and dates. Go see.

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:56:07 GMT

Best thing I read on 4chan's /co/ tonight:

" I'm not sure I could ever 'do' Harley, I mean I wouldn't be able to stop thinking 'The Joker has been here before, I hope he didn't leave anything...' "

lmao

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:45:09 GMT

Yahtzee, why do you have to make me feel bad about my love for music games? (Follow the link for the video)

Also, saw Across the Universe last night. Wonderful film, Taymor really is a master of visuals. I love the recontextualizing of a lot of the songs too and though the covers weren't the best, they worked for the movie really well.

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:35:15 GMT

I love /co/

Also, House and HIMYM were awesome tonight. <3 tv.

Dr, Horrible inturrupts the Emmys!

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:21:20 GMT

For those of you who didn't watch the Emmys.

Costumes again

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:12:15 GMT

Updated my costume list a bit. Seraphim and Emperor Joker Harley will probably both be for WonderCon so those will (hopefully) be done in Feb. I'll know for sure on Harley after SiliCon. I don't wanna do that costume without a Joker.

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:27:39 GMT

Davey left today. I keep staring at my facebook relationship status thinking I should change it and not being able to.

I appreciate sympathy, I do, but right now I'm not ready to hear it so comments are disabled for this post.

Why I'm losing faith in Activision

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:47:35 GMT

I now have a moral reason why I'm boycotting Activision (not Blizzard, just Activision)

The CEO, Robert Kotick.

Read this and this.

I hate this douchebag. He's sullying my industry.

Also, it's people like you who keep the industry from creative new titles you bitch.

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:30:19 GMT

Saw Green Day's American Idiot at Berkeley Rep tonight. OMFG was it ever epic! I wanna go again. The musical arrangements were beautiful and evoked a sort of punk meets Rent meets MTV kind of weird vibe. Much love.

Also, Ryowa Ramen House in Berkeley is delicious.

Ok, why can't I get to sleep?