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Of Health

I decided to let you in on something that I haven't been giving much announcement towards. However it's definitely something to be supported, and not embarrassing. These last few months, I've been increasing my exercising regimen to tone up my body. The muscle is there, it's not toned, and thus I look like a fat slob. Sure, I may have fat, but it's nowhere near as bad as the scale would make people think.

So, let's get to some actual development, alright?

I just got finished exercising for today. Though I should've been resting after what I did yesterday, I wanted to be a little persistent, considering I'm attending a wedding celebration this Thursday.

_{Let me put this in perspective first; I used to dance. Key word is 'used to,' as in when I was around 5-9/10/11 years old. While I was good for the dance class, there were some things I just wasn't able to do. Mainly because of leg issues that led me to quit back then, that caused leg collapses, knee pain, and me falling down, and up, the stairs. It was that issue that led me to, well I don't want to say depression, but in a slump that brought me to give up quickly on various exercises, and have trouble keeping fit.

So towards the end of todays, I decided to try something I never could do. It's not the position for crab walking, but the bridge difference, with arms over your shoulders instead of going straight down and having your elbows bent while supporting your weight.

I never could, partly because of my back, and because I had trouble balancing my weight so it wasn't simply in my legs and body. It wasn't perfect, but I was able to prop myself up and stay stable.

Earlier I brought up that my goal wasn't in numbers, due to the issue of muscle mass as well. So I went to appearance and ability. This feels like a huge milestone.

Now, I'm going to let my body rest for a while. Despite having pushed myself for this stretching feat (hah, it's a pun,) I know not to overdo and completely ruin all of the progress I mentioned.

Also, I'm making sure to drink plenty of water.}

Of Art

_{I've been trying to get back in to the art stuff, digitally. Especially with my computers fixed up, one better than ever, and Photoshop reinstalled. I'm out of practice, however. So it might be a while before I get back in to the shape of things. I want to make my next deviation an improvement, after al.}

Of Cosplay

_{You could say that I like trying to improve in areas I'm familiar with, yes?

Well, aside from planning to go to Otakon, and LARP, I've been wanting to cosplay this character as well. ^azarath would know what I'm talking about, especially if she's been following the LARP mailing list, which I know she had.

Long story short, I've decided to make my next cosplay Itoshiki Nozomu, from the following series:
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei!
Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei! (2nd Season)
Goku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei! (OVA)

Now, how is it an improvement? I've decided to actually make the kimono myself. Mandarin collar work shirts are a bit more advanced, so I'd save on that, and hakamas have pleats, which would be a bitch for a beginner like me. xD Baby steps, yes? Plus, I found the perfect hakama on eBay for an excellent deal. With a wig I can easily restyle, and thus make it usable for Dr Nii and Itoshiki, and with the tabi and sandles, it's perfect. If feeling especially ambitious, I'll work on a regulation-safe hangmans noose, and a 'suicide kit.'

If all goes to plan, it should be done in time for Anime Boston.

Someday, I'm determined to finally get a female cosplay done. First things first though, right? I can't give up on a character I really love.}

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: The Cast Of Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Rest In Peace | Powered by Last.fm

Really, I swear I'm not dead. Not yet, at least.

So a bunch of technological crap happened at once. My laptops apparently joined together in a suicide pact, and died on the same day. So I've been working on getting everything to fix them. Funny thing about this pact, is that they didn't go out in the same way.

Old Laptop:
Hard drive failure, after all these years. No way I'm giving up on it, though. It ran smoothly, and has Wave Out Mix for video recordings. Current laptops don't have that feature for the sound card drives! Either way, after that 08 Fail on the HDD test, I went to Newegg and purchased a new, better, HD, as well as a memory card.

New Laptop:
Apparently the motherboard was faulty, which is why it started to fail. Once I got the diagnosis, I contacted HP to set things up for repair. It arrived at the repair place yesterday, so I'll hopefully get it back in a couple of weeks. It might not become my main laptop at home, but with the battery, I'm definitely toting it around on trips. (It's much lighter than the older laptop.)

I've also been doing a bunch of other things. A new morning regimen of biking for about half an hour, more if feeling well, no matter the weather. Soon I'll be adding a lap of walking as well, after the biking. A shame it's winter, though. I'm so sensitive to cold!

Hats are working on being made, but there's only one completed one at the time. I've tried applying to jobs, but over here they don't want you if you aren't hispanic, as they take over the majority of the population around here. A shame, huh?

Convention stuff! Oh, convention stuff... Still planning to go to AB and Otakon, and I'm working on a cosplay all on my own this time. After sewing up the yukata and undergarment, I'll be in despair in no time! (Itoshiki Nozomu, if you couldn't tell from that hint.)

Oh, I'm also a goon now. I fell to the dark side. Oops?

Current Mood: geeky
Current Music: Nine Inch Nails - Please | Powered by Last.fm

I'm not dead!

Alright, that was a little random, even for me. I'll admit that. Still, I've been sick a lot these days. In fact, just yesterday I was getting to some really bad states. Enough to cut down on chatting. Well, there's a mailing list that I like to reply on, when it gets active.
I have officially announced my activity to lurking mode.

It seems to like hitting me once a month now, for random lengths of time. Some times it's constant, and the rest it just fades in and out.

Also, I've been playing around with CSS a bit on Gaia. So I'm gonna try to bring it over here, and see how that goes. It's really fun! Teaching myself is a pain, but I think little by little, I'm doing better. Don't be surprised to find a completely new look. I love my Saiyuki theme, but it's time for a change.

Cosplay news:
Commission is set, and Muraki's high school uniform will be coming to me in time to apply for Anime Boston's events. I'm going to buy some stuff to dry clean clothes in dryers, to get my coat and suit done. I actually want to look up something to do a suit jacket, but without the sleeves, thanks to the heat that's in convention centers.
Also, I'm asking on a couple of sites who I should be cosplaying as. Some of you that already know me, well... You could probably come up with ideas without these, but I'm posting up links of pictures. Maybe... Yeah, links will work, and information on what I do. They go in order from oldest to newest, show different hair lengths and styles (kinda,) as well as angles.

Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3
Pic 4
Pic 5
Pic 6
Pic 7
Pic 8
Pic 9

Cross-play (Despite D-cup breasts. xD)
Wear wigs (I'll even style them myself!)
Wear contacts. (I wear them anyway! So why not, right?)
Try something from a series I never heard of.

Go as someone who looks like they're wearing practically nothing. I don't go for the whore stuff.
Cosplays that will be OMFG TOO HARD! You know, the stuff meant for the pros. I could commission, but despite success with Muraki and Ni, I consider cosplay murky waters for me.
Fur suits. I love how well people do in them, but I can't handle wearing it myself.

Convention News:
Anime Boston is coming up! I have registered, and may be reprising my role as Muraki. Just as I had in 2006. Ni may make an appearance, but my main theme is Muraki and his high school version, as the side stories show. I got a great friend who has a room ready, and we'll be sharing with a bunch of gals from her anime club.

With Otakon, I've signed up to the LARP. So far it seems promising that I'll get my Ni. Yes, Jill... I know. I need to start the Knights who say Ni! I think a lot of good things will come up. To help them out, I linked over to several youtube videos of the Saiyuki Burial OVA's. Subbed, and filled with Ni's past. Well, his, Sanzo's, and a bit of other Saiyuki characters. I think this will help them update and fill out those characters.

See ya for now!

Current Mood: enthralled
Current Music: "Endless Story" - Yuna Ito

So yeah, I know ya'll really don't answer quizzes for me, but I'd love you if you did on here. Please, at least this once? *puppy dog eyes* Comment with your answers, naturally.

( Click here for the quiz! )

Other news, for those who know my name on cosplay.com, I have uploaded crossplay photos from last week.

Current Mood: Chillaxin
Current Music: Fukai Mori - Do As Infinity

My prospectful good mood has been ruined about 10 minutes after waking up. Isn't that just great? Of course, only my mother could do such a thing so quickly.

Last week, Thursday I think, I asked her to get some pictures done in my Muraki crossplay. That was hard for me to do, because I hate having her take pictures of me. Especially when she ends up telling me to do stuff that's out of character. Which she did this time around; Telling me to wave my arms and such. I mean, since when does Muraki act like a spaz? He doesn't! Which was why I remained calm and stood there with the rose, turning so we got all sides.

After, I went back in to put the costume away, and reminded her that I needed the film developed at least a couple of days before April started. She said that it'd be developed over the weekend. I was counting on her for the first time, to keep that guarantee!

Now, this leads to the reason why I'm so pissed off. I woke up late; Only half an hour ago, which was about 10 minutes before 4:30PM. I knew, if she had done so, the film would be finished and I could work on uploading it. What does she tell me? After showing a look that she had to of complately forgotten about the film, there comes a lame-ass excuse. She put it in her pocket, and didn't know what happened to the film. She didn't say which pocket, and instead of having went to find it, she's playing that stupid game. I don't know where she was all day, so I can't actually look for it. Now, this film had a small amount of my own pictures, while a majority of her own. What does she say? That I should've done this myself, despite me asking and counting on her for that one thing. I didn't count on her for my coat, wig, suit, shoes, rose, or anything else to the costume. Just the small task of deveoping film and giving me the 5 pictures to it.

In a fit, I went to my room to vent out anger by punching my legs. Apparently, there was a little more strength than expected; The left one, from the calf down, has been numb since. That was the first area I punched before getting to the thighs. They're... Probably bruise, but my anger is back in a level that I could contain.

Current Mood: Pissed Off.

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