I know, I know but here are some other updates!

I've been such a terrible blogger since I've been really busy lately. The second part of Debate With Myself will be up as soon as I have time because those posts take longer to type out for me. For now, here's an update on what's been going on!

Sakura-con planning: Slow yet steady is the plan for now. Since we couldn't find a third person, Spain is looking for cheaper hotels nearby with just us two. Our main costumes are almost done, mine just needs some tailoring on the shirt. There is a masquerade ball at Sakura-con (I may have mentioned that), and Spain said she had some ideas for it.

About my Clubs: Haven't talked about them for a while since it's been mostly smooth sailing. Self Defense Club is getting easier to remember all the moves yet I still seem to suck at backwards tumbles.... Fail.... Anime Club is a hell of a lot more reigned in than last year and my Freshie does up my hair in a new style each time while watching Blue Exorcist. International Club has changed the most. Since I miss a lot of days due to appointments, I haven't really been to a lot of them, but the idea we had was to make bracelets and stuff like that for Christmas to raise money, but so many other clubs and fundraisers were going on. {Some background you may need for the next section: Last year's President was my ex-boyfriend and because he didn't want me to be president, he left a different person in charge who has only been in the club for a few months while I have been at club when it was still German club. I was supposed to have been Vice-president, as that was my role for two years, but because of play practice, a friend of the now President's was chosen who has only been in the club for a month or two. The president was the one who had the idea to raise money for Love Inc. Back to normal line} The President had to move to a new city and left her VP in charge. But after the President of club left, the VP also left because she had no interest in our club and didn't really care if we raised any money for anything. The one day I had come back, I had brought my whole group of friends with me to help make bracelets when I learned that we no longer had any leader. While working on printing my Aerobics final as Freshie is hated by all computers at the school, I talking it over with Frau and after gathering all that we needed for selling the bracelets, she had put my name on the form since it seemed I was really apt at getting people to stop playing around (Experience for anime club). So now I'm the President after 3 years of being VP! Yay!

Bento Box Diary!!!!: After getting my blue bunny bento box for Christmas, I have been working on the art of making bentos each Wednesday. (For those who don't know: Bentos are Japanese lunch boxes. Google it. Pretty impressive) Since I kinda suck at cooking, it'll be very basic and I will post pictures and ideas. I have a slightly small bento box though so it'll be hard to come up with new ideas on food I can make in a hour and that I don't have to microwave (Box isn't microwave safe).

Tea Making Diary!!: My sis got me a bunch of lose leaf tea and since I am already a tea maniac, what better to do than make a journal about my learning about tea!

Long post but covered a lot as well. I better go now as I just got whipped cream on my bracelet. Chocolate cake and whipped cream! For the win!! Ciao for now!

A Debate With Myself

Those who are very observant will see that this post has the label of "World Issues". That is because I think it is time to post my own opinion of something you see a lot now, and if it may offend some people, I am sorry. This is my blog where I post what is on my mind, and this issue is on my mind a lot now.
The issue of my rant is when children (I'm talking "tweens" and younger) are being shown in ads and very relieving clothes and make-up being targeted directly at them. Is kind of like the "How young is too young?" issue.
What brought this to my attention is I website I subscribed to called Care2.com. It's a website with stories like "Six New Panda Cubs Released Into Wild" or the issue with pit bulls. The website is also a place to sign petitions which will go to the right government senator when is has enough signatures. I read it for heartwarming stories of pets returning to owners after 6 years, wildlife news, pro-life vs pro-choice debates, the whole Occupy stuff now, and about LGBT info (My friend is very into LGBT rights. [If you don't know what LGBT is it: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender] I am in the Gay-Straight Alliance in school but I can't show-up to the meeting because they are on the same day as Self Defense).
Lately some stories that pop up are of Child Brides in Afghanistan/Middle East and some Stories that have to do with Child Right/Issues (Ex: "10-year old in Mexico gives birth", "Child Bride Tortured" [True titles of stories read]).
I clicked on the story which read "Nappy Barbie To Promote Self Esteem" http://www.care2.com/causes/nappy-barbie-to-promote-self-esteem.html because I like those kind of stories which are heartwarming. On the bottom of the page there were links to other related pages but one kind of stuck out which was "French Designer Releases Sexy “Loungerie” For Young Girls"

http://www.care2.com/causes/french-designer-releases-sexy-loungerie-for-young-girls.html (I'm keeping the links in case anyone want to read the stories that made me think)

Now I'm a feminist, sure, maybe not as severe as most, as I can take "blonde" and "brunette" joke and I probably like fighting video games (when I win) as much as I like Animal Crossing. I am like most girls my age who joke around, but, also like my friends, think certain rules should be made for huge corporate companies and the whole idea they use really young models to sell to really young kids. But I don't care who or where you are. This http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/08/18/young.girls.lingerie/index.html?hpt=hp_c2 is just, for me, sick and wrong. 

So, I was okay with the Abercrombie Kids bikinis that were released a while back which I saw on the news. I mean, I'm not one for wearing bikinis, but children don't have to wear certain items just because they are in a certain store and (even though I don't watch a lot of tv) I didn't see any commercials of them. I don't remember if they pulled said item off the shelves or not, but it would be wise to do so.

I will continue this debate with myself tomorrow because I got distracted and school is back so no more blogging until the wee hours of the morning.

Ciao for now!

How I was Sick for the last bit of School, a few weeks ago

So this story is making me laugh now, but it didn't back then.
Basically, for the last two weeks before break, my throat was kinda sore and I was coughing and sick. I'm not even going to go into the tea I had everyday. I thought I had the same thing as Tiffany (Not Tiff, who I mention a lot in the past. This Tiffany is my senior friend) because she was coughing and miserable and sick, just like me!
Anyway, fast forward a few weeks to Spain's party with Shortie, Tiffany, Em (Yay new friend introduced!), and.....(Who else was there?).....Oh, Mary-Squirrel person, Ash, and one other who I can't remember her name right now.
So Shortie (as her mom is a nurse) had deduced a few days ago, that my sickness was just a Post-nasal drip (I kinda know what it is, but I haven't Googled it yet.) and I'll get over it soon (She gets sick a lot so she knows). I had asked Spain if I can make some tea for my throat because all our laughing and talking was making it sore. She found one that was made for helping Throat health and such. After waiting for it to brew (Ten bloody minutes)[Second day with a cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream next to me] I sat down with the tea next to Tiffany, Shortie, and Spain as they were trying to figure out this Disney Lyrics thing (You get a song [And you don't know the song or movie] and have to guess what all the lyrics were). After helping out with "I'll make a Man Out Of You" (Yay for Ishy who knows Mulan by heart and randomly start singing one of the songs), I noticed my voice was starting to feel really weird and that it was getting harder to talk normally without coughing or my voice completely failing. By the next twenty minutes, my voice was completely gone, I was using a notebook and my very basic knowledge of sign language to comminucate, and I was glaring daggers at Spain every chance I got, though it was her party.
By now of course I am completely better! Spain's tea is still referred as the evil tea as Shortie is still laughing each time I mention it.
So that's how I felt miserable for the most part but it disappeared completely on the 16th last month (December).
So a *kampai* to the New Years and hoping you continue to read all about my very random life in the year to come!
Ciao for now!

My Characters! Woo!

So all these pictures are mostly just for the costumes because there weren't a lot of model choices. And I also had to imagine how they would look as adults because of the models. I'll try not to give too much of the plot away but also give good details on the characters on their costumes.
Note: I use the term pre-modern here lightly. For me, pre-modern is before cars, steam engine, guns are still not used often and jam easily, medicine is various herbs, and clothing is much cooler than today. I would say just around the time way before Industrial Revolution in Britain. Maybe....before the Enlightenment (Woo History). Wow, I forgot about this post for a few hours...Sorry.

This is Lisia (Always Travelling Series: Book 2 and 4: Revenge
and War At Sea) At first you only see her as a child but in book 4
she is eighteen. 

Lisia has the power of controlling water, so lots of blue tones. The Always Travelling Series is set in a fantasy world in pre-modern times, so no real modern stuff like jeans or t-shirts, but I allow the girls to wear pants and such.

Anyway, Lisia in the first book runs around a lot so a long skirt is easy to move around in, and a blouse with a vest is pretty normal garb (even seen in Book 1). She wears to hat to hide who she is sometimes and the shoes would normally be boots but these are close enough. Every pre-modern heroine needs a bag to hold *cough cough* weapons *cough cough* and other essentials. Notebook in hand and her mother's necklace and she is perfect.
Note: Lisia has black hair and one grey and one brown eye. Her skin is also very fair.


 

Really bad quality. But this is Marina (Always Travelling Series:
Book 2 and 4: Revenge and War at Sea, In case you forgot). She
is seen as child at first and in Book 4 she doesn't appear as often.

So this is Marina! Also has power to control water and why wouldn't she? Marina is Lisia's unborn twin (Yes, I know I used a different model). As a spirit, Marina ages herself to look like how she would if she had lived. She likes to float above Lisia and bug her.
Outfit: As a spirit, normally I imagined her with a flowing white skirt and shirt, but again, the website has limits. So flow-y skirt (blue shade) and a flow-y shirt. I though the shirt is too modern but it kinda works with the skirt. Left arm (our right) has same bracelet at Lisia but a different bracelet on the right and her own anklet (Spirits don't wear shoes). Reading book and other papers she carries as a spirit and good.
Note: Marina has black hair and also has two colored eyes, but opposite as Lisia. Fair skinned as well.

This is Renna (Academic Studies/Mischief). Seen as a
teenager about twelve to fourteen, I'm too lazy to go find the
paper to double check. She is the main character.

 Renna's story is set in the same world as Always Travelling but starts in different country and you see a whole different social circle. She is basically a scholar and is one of the few new females students in a once all male academy. 

This is not the outfit she wears in school but her formal wear/musician garb. Yes, she does play the violin and very beautifully in fact. The dress is made of a heavy silk for winter but still easy to move around in when playing. The belt is used to separate the single piece and I wanted a belt (There were about 1000 different belts on the site). Boots were hard because of the slit up the side, so black and long. Renna doesn't like showing skin, as she was a noble. A nice cape from her sister to keep her warm and her violin at her side with her music notes.

Note: Renna has medium length, light brown hair. I just went with this model cause the way she ties back her hair.

I'll be making a part two soon. I'm just losing focus. Ciao for now.

Wow really?

So a website that Survivorgrrrl (Now called JuneDecember) uses to make all the pictures for her fashion blog is shutting down so I decided it might be fun to dress up some of my characters for newer ideas. I was creating Medusa, a character whom I love to bits because she is awesome, when I realized I forgot what I would always imagine her in. I tried to bring all the character ideas back into my head but they kinda all vanished!
Why is that?! I now Realized I never really imagined out the costumes for characters unless it is a short story or the dress in described in the story. So in FDTR, where the story is more modern and I never really thought about the outfits past the school uniform, everything just vanished!.....*sigh* I really hate my mind sometimes...I'll try to at least bring back Medusa and the school uniforms back. Please hold while I smack my head.
Pictures will be up shortly.
Oh and another thing. When I click the jeans button, I'm looking for normal, comfy to wear jeans. Not skinny jeans, or ripped jeans, or jeans that had God-knows-what happen to them. Just normal jeans. Is that too much to ask? Didn't think so!

~Nehhhhhhh~ Sakura-con envy!!!!!!

Because of me being in my very lethargic state lately, I've been surfing the internet much more than normal because I'm getting far more bored with thing. So while looking through the Sakura-con website (for the....100th time), I found out about the Masquerade Ball. Cue me squealing in joy. (New fact about me: I love masquerade balls and big fuffy [yes spelled correctly. Fuffy.] dresses from the Victorian age and beyond). So after discovering oil paints are the new bane of the world, I'll be making a new mask. This time: With acrylics!! I'm so glad I have artist friends who trust me enough that they let me borrow paints at the drop of a hat.
I'm a little over halfway to my Sakura-con goal money thanks to Christmas presents (I know you're reading this and you know who you are). My sis did some basic math a few days ago while waiting outside Barnes and Nobles and said that all together (with the price Spain gave me for hotel and ticket) so I know how much I need with food costs and spending money.
So I found more manga so now I leave ya. And by the by, if anyone who is reading this is also heading to Sakura-con, you get extra points if you can find me when I'm over there!

Ehhhhh Post

I was trying to work on this one story I had this weird idea for. Since I had to look for guy names (which I hate since it's hard finding the right one) I decided to go with Latin or Roman name. Here is what went through my mind as a writer.
Don't like that name...Why do they all sound girly to me.. Don't like that one, or that one....*scrolls randomly down half the page* *sigh* what is with all these names?.....Wonder how many pages there are? *Looks at bottom at page* Six pages? *Audible groan* Why did I pick this one? *Head falls hard on desk* Ow!!!
Now I have a headache on top of getting over my weird cold thingy. Oh yeah, that's why I haven't made many posts lately. I haven't been able to talk thanks to Spain's weird tea thing. I don't believe I actually posted the story of how I got sick yet...Oh well, better do that tomorrow.

I'm never going to get this song recorded, Am I?

   Let's have story-time today, shall we? This happened not even half an hour ago. (When I started typing this)

   So for the final in Aerobics, we need to have our own workout for a song. My partners and I decided to work with Take Off by 2PM. For those who don't know 2PM (And I'm sure a lot of you don't), they're a Korean band and Take Off is their Japanese debut. I was in charge of recording the song and putting it on my iPod.

   Since I wasn't at home all weekend, today is the last day for me to record it. Of course, I forget my key and was walking around the home looking for an open window. After my third time around the house (and after stepping in either dog or cat crap, I couldn't tell which it was) mom finally came home. After explaining the concept of "The iPod can hear your if you are baking downstairs" with her, she went into her room to wash up first. 

   Take one heard me rustling and almost falling off my chair barely a minute into the song so I went to setup for take two when the garage door slammed shut (office right above said garage door. And garage door means the  back door). I heard my sis stomp up the stairs and throw her jacket to the side. After I talked down "Aww. I was recording a song!" I found out my sis is not in a good mood. She yelled at me, then went over to my mom, and after not getting all the sympathy she wanted, yelled at her, went up to where I was and complained to me (I learned long ago to not respond when she's complaining cause she yells at ya either way) about how she is always covering for other people and no one ever covers for her even when she's sick, how she has to work 12 hours, and how much she hates this job.
   So it's now been about 5 hours and I have finally gotten the song recorded. Had to wait for sis to go to the job she loves of so much!


   On another note, I have gotten sick. Yay! It happened this weekend as I had to go to 2 birthday parties right after the other. Friday - Saturday then Saturday - Sunday. Last time I am ever doing that again. I miss my bed too much. So Saturday, my throat started to get a little sore near the evening. I asked Spain if she had some tea that I could drink since it helps my throat a lot. She had this organic medicine-like tea made for sore throats. It took ten minutes to steep! So after an agonizing 10 minutes of waiting for this deliciously smelling tea, I took the first few sips. It was until about the seventh sip when I coughed a bit. Actually a lot. The tea, Delicious as it may be, made my voice disappear for a good 3 hours. 
   It's still a little iffy now. My voice still sounds hoarse and I can't reach above a certain pitch. Above that pitch, it is either is just air coming out of my mouth or squeaks then dies. I have been bringing tea to school with me everyday now. May not have any left later....Where is that coupon?....
Ciao for now!

Update!!!

Just finished the first layer. I learned that dish soap is my new best friend. I had some weird rustic bread so now I really feel like Da Vinci. Going back to do second layer now.

I made a mask! And A Huge Long story behind it!

Yes I did. It was evil.
Monday I went with Spain over to her house. Her birthday party is on Saturday and it's a Masquerade Massacre. Think life sized Clue. So both of us decided to make our own masks using this weird plaster stuff and other stuff. I think it was called Gesso.
Anyway, I was the guinea pig to see if the technique actually works. Yay. So first she had to put Vaseline on my face to keep the stuff from sticking (Vaseline is not pleasant! At all!) She decided to put Hetalia on her laptop to keep me from moving too much but I kept laughing at it (Hetalia: Anime show. We cosplay as character from that show). After the (weird evil...really evil) Vaseline covered all around my eyes, nose, and hair (!) she got all the plaster wrapping stuff. She had cut out the shapes earlier and now just had to dunk it in water then attach it to my face. Sounds easy and fun, right?.........Don't even.
It was messy and I had plaster dripping all over my jeans and shirt. It felt so weird on my face and I couldn't smile or laugh (Please remember, Hetalia is on and it is one of the funniest anime's I've ever seen). While Spain was putting on the second layer, my character appeared in the anime and started insulting everybody. Because of that she giggled and some of the plaster water dripped in my eye.
Luckily, there was a tissue box behind my backpack. After insulting Spain, I kept the tissue to save my jeans from anymore damage. After the third layer and ten minutes for it to dry, we slowly tried peeling the mask off my face. It took a few eyelashes and a hair with it.
Now yesterday, in anime club, Spain brought her mask and my own (she kept it safe) and other materials since we had to smooth out the masks. I shall spare most of the process cause I couldn't do it that well and Spain had to do it for me. Finished product? A blank mask ready for our painting. Well her painting and my attempt at painting later today.
Taking the mask home from school was an adventure too. Since it still had to dry and it was 30 degree outside. I had to hold it in my hand while walking home which takes about forty minutes. I walk slowly, okay? No judging. But I was spared from frostbite when Mary (AKA Squirrel-obsessed-weirdo-soon-to-take-over-the-world-with-her-army-of-squirrels-and-llamas), who feels no cold at all, carried it for me until we saw my mom driving and flagged her down for a ride.
Story is not over yet.
Since I now needed to paint my mask, I realized I had only watercolours and Oil Paints. Watercolours are out with masks and Oil is evil to remove (My colour tray is still stained after soaking everyday for a year), so I asked artistic friend, Shortie, for help. She said "Yeah I have some. Come over after your club since I'll be back from the barn by then and I'll let you borrow them."
I walked home again (this time it took 55 minutes) and walked down to Shortie's house. She wasn't there yet but since her brother knew me, I was let it. After checking her room quickly I found only the metallic silver, at which that point, she arrived.
I asked her about the paints and she said "Oh yeah. They were all dried up. I only found that one."
Walking back home in complete darkness now with only one colour as my spoils, I defrosted here at my desk and now I need to figure out how to paint with Oil colours and finish it before Saturday.
Did I mention that I have another friend's party tomorrow to Saturday, then a few hours till Spain's party.
Now this is a really long post. I think the longest yet! So Ciao. I need to hunt food and work on the mask now.

.....

I was going to post something.
But I forgot....

*Kampai*
Rawr!

Oh, I just remembered it but I hafta go to sleep now.
Ja Matta!
Ciao!

Another before going to sleep

I decided to try out the new (kinda new) blogger interface again. I still don't like it but I hafta get used to it sometime. 
It's kinda better in that all the orange is gone but now it's all gray! Light blue would be a better colour palate. 
And that it would actually accept colour and favourite as real words. I like this spelling more.
I suppose I should also start adding labels to these things.....Oh well.
Ciao!

Quick Post before going to sleep

And it's in a different font! So exciting!!
So, I have been making new videos that do have me in them. Now, because I don't want to put them directly on them, I'll tell you how to find them. Both were school assignment and I have two more videos to be made soon just for fun. 
To find them:
Go to YouTube
Type in the search-bar "bunny2299" (don't type in the " ")
Look at either the Montesquieu newscast or the Talent Show Spiel. 
Both are fun, but I messed up more on the Montesquieu one. 


By the by, since I liked the way Enlightenment News sounded, when ever I make videos just for this blog, I'll call them "Enlightenment News Specials"! Catchy, isn't it?
Ciao for now, I hafta go. This font sucks by the way. In the posting thingy where I type all this, it looks huge and is messing me up. Next post will be in Courier Font! 
I want better choice of fonts though.

Go way back in this blogs history...

And you will find old posts where I repeated song lyrics of several SJ Tucker and Blackmore's Night songs. I did that mostly because I was trying to memorize songs and they were all in one place. Now I'm doing it again because SJ Tucker has released another CD, or at least a digital single. I'm very happy and I've been listening to them over and over. The songs I'll put on here are called Rootless and La Sirene. Rootless is my favourite but La  Sirene is close behind. They are both kinda long but see if you can follow them. They're small cause there are type issues. If you want to hear both song (which you will because they're awesome) and to get some background info please visit SJ Tucker's music page to see all her songs and Cd's. http://music.sjtucker.com/indexpage



Shield brother calls to beg me 
get a message to his girl 
ancestors stirring, sending messages 
through our own across the world 
I am listening, I am following 
as warriors of the light can only do 
we ride rootless 
on heavy medicine 
every day until our lives are through 
CHORUS 1 
we ride rootless on heavy medicine 
disconnected from the ground 
we ride rootless in dark places 
unafraid that we might fall or die or drown 
we are working, we are tireless 
we are seekers of the way 
we ride rootless on heavy medicine 
and we live to fight another day 

Time to do the work while my bones and blood are wild 
with lessons learned and secrets shared 
Friends and lovers help me put my armor back together 
and never let me leave home unprepared 
My comrade sets his fiddle to his shoulder 
and I know today there'll be no turning back. 
We'll ride rootless 
on heavy medicine 
unashamed of what we lack 
CHORUS 2 
We ride rootless on heavy medicine 
disconnected from the ground 
We ride fearless in dark places 
hearts in danger but our spirits safe and sound 
We are working, we are tireless 
singing songs to stir the sky 
We are honor bound to share these visions 
walking tall and getting by 
walking tall when we don't fly 

Dirt beneath my nails 
I claw my way home from the forest 
just as crazy as before 
but I am breathing and I am laughing 
taking one step at a time 
bringing truth from door to door 
and I'm not the only one 
one of many 
unafraid to open eyes or heart or mind 
We ride rootless 
on heavy medicine 
and we do it all the time 
CHORUS 3 
We ride rootless on heavy medicine 
disconnected from the ground 
We ride windward across the wasteland 
skin in danger but our hearts all safe and sound 
We speak the language of song and shadow 
We are tenders of the flame 
We ride rootless 
on heavy medicine 
and from day one we've never been the same 
CHORUS 4 
We are healers working retail 
or working graveyard without pay 
We tell stories in our circle 
We listen or we dance or we just pray 
We are working, we are tireless 
We are teachers of the way 
We ride rootless on heavy medicine 
and we walk it every day 
CHORUS 1 
END COUNTERMELODY: 
we are here so the stories get told 
don't give up ride out be bold 
build the fire bright and strong 
speak your truth and sing your song 

you are here so the stories get told 
goddess bless your weary soul 
raise your voice to call the cry 
storytellers never die 
goddess bless your weary heart 
tried and tested, torn apart 
holding hands around the flames 
healed and whole we rise again 
goddess bless your weary soul 
we are here so the stories get told 
and we live to fight another day






I pray to La Sirene 
she who calls the waves her own 
I pray to La Sirene 
I pray to La Sirene 
I dance for La Sirene 
she who calls the waves her own... 
I sing for La Sirene 
she who calls the waves her own... 
I sing for La Sirene 
I sing for La Sirene 
I pray to La Sirene 
final tag: 
I sing for La Sirene 
I dance for La Sirene 
I pray to La Sirene 
counterpoint 1: 
sirens sisters singing low 
show me how your gardens grow 
tell me how how the current flows 
teach me how to breathe below 
let what flows through me prove as true 
as roll of ocean under moon 
upon the shore I'll sing to you 
I'll gladly come and see you soon 
water bids me come and dance 
to float on top and take a chance 
by water be this spell enhanced 
say hail and welcome now 
I pray to La Sirene 
help my voice like siren song 
ring out bright and clear and strong 
to keep on singing my life long 
I pray to La Sirene 
let what flows through me prove as true 
as roll of ocean under moon 
upon the shore I'll sing to you 
I'll gladly come and see you soon 
help my voice like siren song 
ring out bright and clear and strong 
to keep on singing my life long 
I pray to La Sirene 
I pray to La Sirene 
counterpoint 2: 
Yemaya, o ya Mambo 
Yemaya, o ya Mambo 
Yemaya, o ya Mambo 
pray to La Sirene 
counterpoint 3: 
I sing for La Sirene 
I sing for La Sirene 
I pray to La Sirene 
I pray to La Sirene

Rawr!

I really don't have a lot to say. I have no new manga to read and now I'm just clicking "random" and reading every single completed one. It's hard to find completed ones now. Ones that are actually good.