Friday, June 4, 2010

Work, Fun, and awesome Doll headphones

Hello Bloggy blog
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Its been a while, ne?

So, here is my current song obsession (Thanks to my good friend R3light)
Artist: Lara Fabian
Song: Je T'Aime



Artist: Gackt Song: Seven (Live @ Drug Party)


So whats new eh?

News:
* Work *
I've switched up the work I am doing now and am getting pointed into the direction I want to go, which makes me happy. I've got a goal, and damnit - I - Am - Going - To - Get - There!

* AIBO *
I am also a excruciatingly long 9 days away from having my Aibo funds pretty much saved up. Hopefully the shipping and customs costs do not go above $350 or so, otherwise I may need a few more donations. (there shouldn't be an customs fees)

* Stuffs for sale *
Tekno Headphones available! ($25 + Shipping - Black, Red, Blue, White, and Yellow available)
Pre-Made - ready to ship! While Supplies Last!
For Sale - Doll Headphones (MSD) - 1
Events:
* - Birthday Fun! - *
 I had a great birthday with great friends. Thank you Dad, Darby, Christine, Awtan, Pete, and Matt(Where the hell is Matt?) for making it awesome!

Pete and I danced with Matt (see below at "Dancing with Matt....")

We had a great day out in the park. The sun was awesome! We had the BEST fruit tart cake EVER! Mmmmmm....

We had lots of dollie fun =)

I got some awesome presents! Beautiful Flowers, cute Pong Pong and puki outfit I've wanted for a long time, Miyavi tickets, cute paper stars(for luck), lovely cards, and great fun!

Free Coffee

Pete posed Leeloo great! (this was like the 2nd time in a row he got her to do this)

Pete did this amazing trick

* - Dancing with Matt from "Where the hell is Matt" - *
Taping a little before we went in and danced with the group:
Matt's original video:
I hope Pete and I make the cut!



* - Crafty Dollie Fun - *
I also got to have a lot of fun this past holiday weekend. I got to ride the Ferry from Seattle to Bremerton, make a new friend, make dollie stuff(headphones, wig, jewelry, and belt), and eat yummy food!

Video compilation:

Check out all the darlings ^^ (just noticed Fenris's dolls aren't in there T T)
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<3 Puki's!!!
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Soon I hope to have a PongPong (Uber anime dork), Ruby (Little Lolita/Gothic Lolita), and Ante (Undecided)!

Gaius's new wig (he's wearing the red headphones)
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Tekno Headphones available! ($25 + Shipping - Black, Red, Blue, White, and Yellow available)
While Supplies Last!
For Sale - Doll Headphones (MSD) - 1

MSD sized - Tekno headphones ($25 + Shipping)
Modeled by Lum
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SD sized - Tekno headphones ($25 + Shipping)
Modeled by Roger
For Sale - Doll Headphones (SD) - 4

Boomin' Headphones available! ($15 + Shipping - Black, Yellow, Blue available)
While Supplies Last!

SD sized - Boomin' headphones ($15 + Shipping)
Modeled by Fox
For Sale - Doll Headphones (SD) - 2

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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

A kabillion questions, cause Neko inspired me to

What made you sad today?
dissapointment

Do you believe that Lady Gaga is really a man?
I dun care either way.

Did you drive a vehicle today?
no

Last person you instant messaged?
Chris P

Have you recently seen someone that you hadn't seen for a long time?
Yep, my adopted Vietnamese brother <3 Pete

Do you like Owl City?
<3 <3 <3

What do you currently hear?
chip bag noises from a co-worker munching on a snack - Then I changed it to this video of Keepon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g-yrjh58ms

What did you do yesterday?
worried at work, went to the hardware store, went to stay with Jeff and Kelly, and slept.. a little

When was the last time you watched the news?
I can't remember - long time ago. I don't watch TV

What colour is your cell phone?
White

When did you last dye your hair?
Beginning of April 2010

What's on your mind?
The future

Did you have a better day yesterday or today?
today, but not by much

Is anything bugging you right now?
yea

Does it make you mad when people stare at you?
nah, I am used to it

What was your last thought before you went to bed last night?
"I hope he's ok"

Has anyone ever said you have pretty eyes?
yes

Do you hate being alone?
sometimes

Do you find the opposite sex confusing?
no, most of the time I am confused by my own.

Have you ever felt replaced?
yes

Who did you last talk to before going to bed last night?
Jeff

Do you trust all of your friends?
Yes

Is anyone mad at you right now?
I'm not sure - Magic 8 ball says yes

Are you a jealous person?
No

Currently wanting something?
Aibo

Would you laugh if your best friend fell in a pothole?
no

If you got paid a million bucks to kiss Neapolian Dynamite, would you?
totally! (but maybe I am missing an inside joke here... and I never saw that movie all the way through. I may make him brush his teeth first....)

Think any teenagers know what real love is?
In their relative universe at that time and place in their life.... yes

What's been on your mind lately?
life

Are you happy with the choices you've made?
all before this last one, yea. Still deciding on recent events

Say you marry the last person you talked to, what's your new last name?
Leavell

What's the last thing you laughed really hard over?
about coming up with the idea of solving world hunger by creating a teloportation device for all the food that Americans throw out/don't eat and proposing a grant to the Gates Foundation for it.

Were you happy when you woke up today?
no

If there were no letters on the keys on your keyboard could you still type?
yes

Did you reject or accept your last friend request?
reject

Tomorrow is?
Thursday

What were you doing at 12:00 last night?
cuddling Linnear

Who were you with friday night?
Darby and Awtan

What do you wear more, jeans or sweats?
jeans

Do you ever wonder what things would be like if you made a different choice?
yea, but I don't regret

Do you have a picture of yourself doing a cartwheel?
it may be on video somewhere... I was in recitals for dance as a kid...

What are you craving right now?
warm bed, green blanket, and sleep

Plans for the weekend?
Samurai Noodle, Doll Meet, and hopefully selling my bike

Fess up, who was the last person you thought about kissing?
~

Ever tackled someone to the ground?
no

What do you consider a waste of time?
being illogical

If you HAD to change one thing about your best friend, what would it be?
Where she lives

Look outside, how's the weather?
cold

Piercings?
Yes and Approve ^_^

Have you ever cried thinking of something that could potentially happen?
too often

What would you do if someone ran at you with a knife?
side step/get away

What's the last thing you lost?
Leeloo's 1:4 scale Canon DSLR in Japan

Are you upset that Miley Cyrus didn't invite you to her party in the U.S.A?
no way

If you saw a ghost, would you be more scared or intrigued?
probably intrigued





From now on, you can’t tell lies, are you ready?
no problem! I often get in trouble for not being able to tell lies (the truth isn't what everyone wants)

Think back eight months ago, were you single?
Yes

What do you carry with you at all times?
iPhone, wallet, Toki Doki purse, headphones, mints

Who was the last person of the opposite sex you text messaged?
Jeff

How are you feeling?
Down

Is something wrong right now?
yea

Do you plan on sleeping in tomorrow?
nope

Are you jealous of someone right now?
Elissaios (his Aibo's are cute!) XD

Do you have a piggy bank that’s actually shaped like a pig?
no

What’s the last thing you put in your mouth?
coffee


Could you handle a long distance relationship?
not a serious one

Could you cry right now?
yea

Are you okay with the life you live?
yep, our lives are what we make them.

Did you enjoy your day today?
nope

Do you have a Tattoo?
no

Would you ever get any piercings on your body, other than your ear?
yes

What was the last thing you spent money for?
Sandwich for dinner last night

Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
Jeff

Do you call it fall or autumn?
Fall

Three feelings at the moment?
worry, sick, sleepy

What are you listening to right now?
Dave Matthews - Funny the Way it is

Where were you at 2:00 this morning?
Jeff and Kelly's

What was the reason you got grounded for last?
I was only ever grounded once - for not doing a project because it was dumb

What was the last thing you drank?
non alcoholic- coffee / alcoholic - Coke and Rum

How has the week been?
a storm

When a friend walks out of your life, do you go after them or let them go?
go after them

Are you a forgiving person?
depends - normally not easily (but it is also hard to offend/piss me off)

Who do you call when you're having a bad day?
no one - I've never been good at that

Are you happy right now?
not really, but I will be - eventually

What are you looking forward to most?
My Dad comming in town to visit

Have your parents ever caught you drinking?
I've drank around them. Never been "caught"

Honestly, who was the last person you told you loved them?
My Dad

Did you have school today?
no school for me

Where’s your cell phone?
beside my keyboard as I type

What kind of camera do you have?
Canon DS780

Do you like your phone?
<3

Met anyone new in the past week?
no

What do your best friends call you?
Ashley/KireiX

Who was the last person to go to the movies with you?
Awtan

Do you count down the days till anything?
YES! Halloween, till I get my next obsession(currently AIBO)

Do you ever turn your cell phone off?
only to reboot if needed - its a bad day when I turn my phone off intent on leaving it off

What's you favorite holiday?
Halloween


THE CANS:
Can you blow a bubble?
ya

Can you do a cart wheel?
yes (not gracefully though)

Can you wiggle your ears?
no

Can you touch your tongue to your nose?
I dont even want to try. EW BUGARS!


THE DOs:
Do you like roller coasters?
only after the first 1/2 of the ride

Do you own a bike?
yes - trying to sell it

Do you play the lotto?
no

Do you like football?
american - no, 'soccer'= much better

Do you have a shopping addiction?
no, but I have a collecting addiciton which can lead to shopping.


THE LASTS:
Last baby you held?
Gaius XD

LAST THING?
What was the last thing you watched?
The Fountain

What was the last thing you read?
a Garfield comic

What was the last thing your hand wrote?
my signature


THE WHOS
Who last messaged you on MSN?!
JP


CURRENTLY:
What colour shirt are you wearing?
Black - with a blue tie

Straight hair or curly?
straight all the way


HAVE YOU EVER:
Failed a class?
NO!

Accomplished a life goal?
Yes, a few with many more to go

Sang in front of a crowd?
yes - HATED it... Karaoke is one of the few Japanese things I dont care for and would only do with copious amounts of alcohol and Gackt songs.

SIX THINGS YOU WILL FIND IN YOUR ROOM:
1. Earrings
2. Mana Costumes/wigs
3. Rainbow comforter
4. Doll boxes
5. scarves
6. silly christmas elf ear hat

TWO RELATIONSHIP QUESTIONS:
 Want a relationship?
If the right one, yes

 Want to get married?
If the right thing, yes (not mandatory)

The way to win your heart?
this is a trick question I think. There are ways to get my attention, but someone should win my heart by just being them.

Do you drink milk straight from the carton?
I dont really care for milk - and never from the carton

How long is your hair?
longest part is probably like 10"

What did you have for breakfast?
lemon pound cake

Is your birthday on a holiday?
no

What instant messaging service do you use?
MSN, AOL, Facebook

Did you have a nap today?
yep

When is your birthday?
May 17th

Do you use an alarm clock?
yes - my lovely phone

What colour are your favourite shoes?
black

Who would you like to see right now?
my future

Are you a social or antisocial person?
depends... I waver

Ever had braces?
no

Are you afraid of the dark?
I can be, yea

Do you always wear your seat belt?
for the most part

Do you know what you want to do with your life?
I want to be happy

How do you feel about piercings and tattoos?
they are for the most part awesome.

What is your favourite fruit?
Watermelon

Where is one place you want to visit?
Japan

Have you ever crawled through a window?
yea

Are you a morning person or a night person?
mostly night, but sometimes morning

Something you've learned recently?
I learned AIBO's have a "sit" mode

What's on your mind?
the future/trying to stay awake

After this you're going to...?
try to be better

What are you supposed to be doing right now?
^_^

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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Help me get an AIBO! btw...What's a AIBO anyway?

What is AIBO?

Original commercial from 2003 for the Mind1 model (M3 can talk!)

I have linked to the Wikipedia article on AIBO so you can get a more in-depth sense of what AIBO is when looking at it from a very "dictionary" sense. I also wanted to say what AIBO is to me.

Here is a pretty good review of what it can do for those who don't want to read the wiki

AIBO is the perfect pet for me. It is very cute, super customizable, and is zero maintenance. May I also mention that my Apartment complex does not allow pets (as do a lot of the places I am looking to move to in the future)

My busy lifestyle also factors in when it comes to having another living being that is dependent on me for survival. I have had friends in the past that would only be able to hang out for a few hours because they had to be sure to get home to feed/walk their pet. I don't want any kind of restrictions like that. With AIBO I can either shut him off  (Or even bring him with me in his his hedgren bag!)

Video of the Hedgren bag

I also am interested in getting an AIBO so I can make videos to put up on my YouTube Channel. Especially ones that will help people learn about how AIBO works. I will also make fun videos (AIBO doing tricks, different personalities, time-lapse, etc) as well.

I have already done something similar with my Asian Ball Jointed Doll hobby. I have created some how-to videos and some other fun videos of my dolls. I also co-host a BJD YouTube Channel called BJD Cast




If you are a list person like I am then you will enjoy this list of features I have placed below to help sum up what AIBO can do (note this has come just from my research. A friend that owns an AIBO says he can do a lot more) Some of the items in the list have links to videos of these actions!
Here are some embedded videos which can better help show some of the things I love about AIBO (not included above)

Here is a compilation video of Eric's (one of the cutest AIBO's out there) adventures


Cute video of AIBO letting its owner know that its their birthday


Custom programing for the AIBO to dance to Daft Punk's Technologic


A video describing the technology used for AIBO's card recognition feature


A video showing some of AIBO's features (Personality, ball tracking, edge sensor, recovering from being upside down)


AIBO playing fortune teller


What I want to do with AIBO:
  • Make accessories for AIBO (Collars, Skins, Socks)
  • Make Tutorial Videos
  • Make Fun videos (AIBO Dancing in the dark, Time Lapse Videos)
After reading all of this, if you would like to contribute to my AIBO Fund please donate via the Paypal Donate button in the top right of my blog!

Thanks!

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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Check it out! I'm in LA Weekly for an interview about my Cosplay! (Le Ciel PV Mana)

I am so excited and proud to have been approached by someone from LA Weekly for an interview!

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What great motivation to start on my next Mana outfit sooner! Which should I do?

^_^

Thank you to Liz from LA Weekly. You were great to work with and I will let you know if I get to go to Anime Expo.

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Finally put up pictures from Sakura-Con 2010~


I have discovered Kamui Gakupo (A Vocaloid based off of Gackt) and I love this particular song!

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I also finally got around to posting pictures from Sakura-Con 2010! The album can be found here

Here are a few of my favorites!

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It's been really busy for me before and after the convention! Maybe I'll get time to blog some more soon!

XD

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