Title: Survival Technique
Rating: PG-13
Artist Comments: Inspired by the fic 'Remember When It Rained' by my good friend igrab, which is very much a Kirk/Spock story.

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Okay, so I've been looking for an actual fulltime job for a loooong time now, getting sidetracked by working at Liberty Tax etc. Well I just went through a series of calls and interviews for the nearby Baskin Robbins... and I got the job! Thank effing God! It was touch and go there for a bit 'cause she said all the interviewees were on equal footing and I had almost convinced myself I wouldn't get it. I'll start off with maybe 15 hours a week to work into more after training. I even get to go to Fanime 'cause I don't start until after that. :D

Only things I'm worried about now are Anime Expo and Otakon, along with being able to take Tai Kwon Do as much because the training hours are during the same time. Job comes first... wargh... I'll figure it out. *nods resolutely* Okay! Now it's time to panic about finishing costumes before Tema and I leave on Tuesday. <3

So the cosplay picnic was eeeeepic! I had a whole lo of fun with people I never get to see etc etc etc. <3 Too lazy to go into detail.

But! The topic of this post is actually to people who may be looking for a room for Fanime since I know some of you were shafted and ended up having to drop it due to not having a room. A friend of mine, G-bright, had a lot of people drop from her room and now she's looking to fill back up. So! If you're interested I can pass along a message and get you hooked up with her. =3

THINGS TO DO FOR COSPLAY OH GOD

SoCal Spring Cosplay Picnic:
-repair sniper riffle
-paint shoes?

Fanime:
-finish shirt
-make skirt
-buy petticoats
-make leg warmers
-buy hair-clip extensions
-make choker
-paint umbrella
-make Reno boom stick & wrist band
-ZOMBIE
-dye pants

Anime Expo:
-figure out what to make for Tai
-fix Balthier pants (new zipper, dye, scroll work)
-fix Balth vest & buckles
-find fruity rainbow rings and bracelets somewhere in all my CRAP
-get Austria wig
-make Austria suit

Otakon:
-make Oki mask/wig/outfit/everything
-hem Beat pants
-build up and cover Beat shoes
-make Beat bracelet
-buy black chains
-make wallet chain
-skull for hat
-figure out how to ship sniper riffle :/

So much... so many things...

My room plans for Fanime have fallen through for the most part. Anyone on my friend's list going that needs an extra body in theirs? Would be much appreciated if I could maybe bum a corner of the floor or something. :)

Get your own valentinr

Valentines is a pretty nice holiday, though I usually end up forgetting about it or just not caring. Too much pink and sparkly doodads that represent love and blah blah blah. But the sentiments are nice. ^^ Only real plans I have is going out to diner with some friends. It should be nice and loud since Tema will be there. XD

Sniper Riffle Tutorial I'm really bad at updating this journal thing, aren't I? Well, I ended up making a tutorial for my sniper riffle for my Sniper cosplay from Team Fortress 2 for an image board and thought it might do well here, too. ^^

So a few things as an update, since a lot has happened and I'd like to log it. |D

I'm in a new apartment, since the dorms wanted to stick me in a room with THREE other people. Apparently there was a huuuuge influx of students and yadda yadda who needed housing. Sux. But! My mom wanted me to come to school, like, really really bad. So to bribe me, she told me she'd buy me a scooter. Hot damn, I took her up on the offer and rented an apartment about 4 blocks away from the Oakland campus. Steve, the landlord, is a really great and helpful guy who comes out within the day if I have and problems with the place. He only rents to CCA students, though he's likely to make an exception. A whole 1 bedroom apartment to myself, at least until x_igrab moves out from Baltimore to live with me. Joy! =D And some other details that might entail getting another roomy, but I'm too lazy to get into that.

Soooo now I also have a 2007 Honda Elite scooter, bright red, 80cc, tops off around 45mph. Named it Basch fon Ronsenburg, but on the weekend it goes by Gabranth.

In the meantime my computer died (mother board got fried not half a year after it was replaced), my water got turned off, and AT&T kept messing up the internet so I didn't have it for nearly 2 weeks. But, now I have a new computer named Robin Goodfellow in honor of the late laptop Puck. Shiny new Gateway that I hope lasts a damn long time without having to mess with warranties and recalls and boards that get so hot they burn my legs.

Internet's on. I bought Team Fortress 2, which I'm damn addicted to, thank you very much. Note new icon and that I kill as Scout. Punk.

Pulled my hip in Capoeira last night, but it feels good to be exercising again. I was getting all depressed from not doing anything. Also cut my hair, managed to cut a chunk out of my finger at the same time. Battle wound, LOL.

... and I'm also too lazy to write a decent ending sentence.

So I've been working almost constantly on a Balthier cosplay, from Final Fantasy XII. I supposed I should post some progress pics, since I've been a little lacking in those. |D

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So there we go. I'm trying to get this sucker done by Sand Diego Comic Con in the middle of July, but we'll see. I'm going on vaccation to Yellowstone for two weeks and that'll cut into my crafting time quite a bit. I'll be taking everything I can sew by hand, like details on the belts and the hair line lace.