So spent the past week in Ocean City with a friend. Was interested in her but it's just not going to work out. Summer will be fun once the surf is up though :)

Christmas had its ups and downs but was good over all.


Also, finished a charcoal piece! Lily's Dare:


Back in Bel Air and went into work at the dojang... ON A SUNDAY! O_O
It's cool though cause then I met up with Tif (the girl that inspired "Only One Of Its Kind") at Barnes and Nobles followed by some jukebox dancing/pool playing fun-ness in Towson :)

Officially start working... oh it's 2am so TODAY!!! Mon-Fri from 10am-7pm and Sat 10am-2pm.
Apparently I'll be hosting a girl from Korea (21, female, college student, 1st deg black belt in tkd) for two months. Just not sure WHEN >.<

I think that's about it for now... more updates and pics later. Belt test on Saturday!!!

I have re-routed half your head because I decided that you were too red. I'm slaving over mixing a light gray with white and an orange with brown to try and get the right tones. I use a hint of black. I have used 6 colors for you so far, done half your bangs, a good third of the back, and am going strong--

So why the hell don't you look anything remotely like Tumblebrutus?! And what can I do to make you look like him? Add more hair? Start doing somersaults? Temporarily adopt someone obnoxious to be a brother?

( The Wig In Question (Plus my Expressions) )

Suggestions on how to fix that travesty?

And also, any opinions on other cats I should cosplay as? Mistoffelees is gonna be in the bag (as per vote), and probably Tumblebrutus because he's fun (if this damn wig works). But yeah, open to all ideas. Who'd I work well as? Who do I look like?

I know that story summaries can be difficult to write. Really. It's hard to condense a whole story down into a line or two.

But don't write, "What if this happened? And what if that happened? And what if that affected everything so?" Maybe it's an effective summary of the concept behind your story, because you happened to be writing a "What if?" story. But it always, without fail, makes me add on, "What if I didn't care? Wait! I don't!" and then I skip it.

Maybe it's just one of my pet peeves, I don't know. But it makes me twitch.

I'm spending my Christmas morning tracking down new Nevis with nevela and trying to persuade them to join our cult merry band of bandits. How are you spending yours, flist?

M'excited -- I got a fabulous new pair of boots from Baby the Stars Shine Bright! last night. My family and one of our family friend's chipped in to help me get them and it made me so thrilled I burst into tears. I guess that has to be the best reward for a gift -- if someone's so appreciative that they spend the rest of the night crying because they're so happy.

That said, I cried over shoes for at least an hour, guys.

Nine Things About Myself:
1) Do not tickle me. It's physically painful for me, and I laugh by instinct. I'm not just playing coy.
2) I'm bigender. I am more than happy to talk about my bigenderism. It's none of your business to know what's in my pants unless we're having sex. That said, it's really NOT okay to be groping me in public to try and find out.
3) I'm not a rabid yaoi/slash fan. I love any pairing that makes sense. I prefer RPing yaoi because it's easier for me to do and, quite frankly, my RP partners usually hate het and yuri.
4) Is it weird that despite me having a huge preference for men (save for a few exceptions) that I absolutely LOVE RPing some good yuri/femslash and DEFINITELY have my yuri pairings? Like, if we're talking Cats, my absolute FAVORITE yuri pairing by far is Jemima/Etcetera without question (though I absolutely love Tumblebrutus/Jemima with a passion as well!)
5) Physically, the most handsome men out there would have to be Gale Harold and Wentworth Miller.
6) I actually do want to get married and have kids. In my 30s. But still.
7) People say the word 'tits' is degrading, yet I feel really uncomfortable and think it's more degrading saying 'boobs' and that it's a lot sexier to say 'tits.' I know I'm in the minority, and I worked at a Women's and Gender Studies program so I know most of the reasoning otherwise, but I still don't get it. Does that make me a bad person?
8) I get mad at a lot of my cosplay friends for making me feel guilty about commissioning people when I have a sewing machine. Seriously, there's nothing wrong with commissioning someone. It doesn't mean that I'm going to stop making cosplays altogether, no, but I want to focus on different aspects, mainly wigs and men's militia coats as well as costume design. I want to be able to sew for pleasure, but also have some nice things made.
9) When you hold me, I feel special. When you say you see us as only friends, I feel sad. When you say that you don't have plans and when I suggest some mention doing things with one of your friends and his gf, it makes me feel unwanted. Happy New Year's when it happens, since we'll probably not be together.

Eight Ways To Win My Heart:
1) Be brilliant.
2) Grammar. Spelling. Love of reading. Love of writing.
3) LOVE Sigur Rós. Liking them isn't enough.
4) Be cosplay friendly.
5) LOVE horses and be supportive of my passion.
6) Be tolerant and loving. I will not date anyone who thinks that yaoi or yuri is gross. Ever.
7) Accept me as bigender and do not tell me that you don't see me as a guy or girl.
8) Be a really hard worker.

Seven Things That Cross My Mind A Lot:
1) The RP I have with Rem. I think about it almost all the time.
2) Horses. What to do with them, forgetting my past, etc.
3) Weight.
4) Death.
5) Sex.
6) How can I get in the mentality to give up things in order to better myself.
7) Where is she?

Six Things I Do Before I Fall Asleep:
1) Internet
2) Brush teeth/bed stuff

Five Places I Want To Visit:
1) Iceland
2) Ireland
3) Greece
4) Belgium
5) Italy

Four Things I'm Wearing Right Now:
1) Eeyore PJ pants
2) Sigur Rós hoodie
3) Harvey Dent shirt
4) Socks

Three Bands That I Listen To Often:
1) Sigur Rós
2) Underworld
3) Radiohead

Two Things I Want To Do Before I Die:
1) ...
2) ...

One Confession:
Two instances will stay in my head forever. One was when I was on the train with Rathen, exhausted. I rest my head on his shoulder. This elderly gay couple sitting across from us aww'd a bit loudly, while another guy glared at Rathen with hatred. The second was my first NYAF when I was cosplaying as Allen and walking down the road with Sama and Steph. I was making a comment about this underwear model and this guy, very attractive one around my age, walks past me and spits out the word, "Faggot." I asked did the others hear that and was stunned, too stunned to tell him to shut up, to yell, to say something like, "You wanna tell my boyfriend that?"

Merry Xmas Eve, everyone!

I filled out and submitted my FAFSA in the odd chance that I might be able to get some financial aid for this semester at Goddard. It's very last minute, I know, but if it works, then that might be really cool since I might save money!!!

For other news, did get a wig commission (yay!) and am enjoying myself quite a bit right now! I'm trying to decide whether I should consider spoiling myself commissioning someone to do a unitard/warmers since I can't knit and don't know if I have the skills or resources to paint a good unitard. Grad School is coming up (hence my hesitation), though I did get the commission and I'm expecting Sama to pay me ASAP for the scanner, and at some point would be nice to start getting in some more wig commissions (hoping for some Cats ones since they're so different than what I'm used to, and I'm having fun "humanizing" them). Christmas, spent money but not as much as I normally would. A lot of the stuff I'm giving is homemade: chutney, cookies, breads. I'm finishing up that Tugger wig for Rem as a gift. Behind like hell on stuff for Kale (though I guess I mailed her last year's presents really late so ahah...) Will be making wig stuff for Mary and Kevin too, as they've done so much for me as well and I cannot adequately thank them. Got something for Ted that hopefully he'll like as well, since I'm like five billion gifts behind on him. D: Dylan doesn't really like gift exchanging on holiday times, so I didn't get him anything. Stephanie, I'm making a Demeter tail for. :) I thiiiiink that's it.

Might be too last minute but if I get the FAFSA stuff... then yeah, really might do that, especially since it looks like there actually IS some job stuff. Really? Whoa.

For Geron and Ange and Shaun, thank you SO Much for the cards. I am so behind on stuff so might do an online card back, but thank you. MUCHLY appreciated.


For other people, um, yeah. Wig commissions open, definitely. You know the drill - about $8/hr labor + shipping + stock base for the norm. Cats stuff, would be made from scratch, definitely a lot more interesting for me to make, and since I'm a little newer to it would definitely be more reasonable. My strength, as always, is to branch away from actual performance styles and freestyle some funky stuff, like Glambert Mistoffelees and Hair Metal Band Tugger. Actually, considering the materials and what I have already, probably would end up being the same as a regularly commissioned wig from me since I wouldn't need to buy stock. o_O How'd THAT happen? Oh yeah, but uh, also cheaper for like, wigs that are just one color and shorter, or two colors and shorter, and anything shorter length than Hair Metal Tugger (61 hours into that one, I think, and not quite done, whereas Mr. Emostoffelees was about 21 hours and almost done (needs touch up for me, and me hate glue real bad :P)).

And um, yeah. I really want to do stuff from the Rock Opera for it. Like BADLY. Except KISS Tugger, because that scared the shit out of me. And Rock Opera Misto was kinda fugly. BUT EVERYONE ELSE, I'M ALL GAME FOR! Rofl. No, like seriously... I really, really want to go something for Pouncival with the fauxhawk, and the Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer duo with the Square tops, and Tumblebrutus with the blue spikes, and ETCETERA OMFG I MUST BE ETCETERA WITH THE BLOND AND BLUE!!!!, and Jemima's so cute with the pink, and I totally forgot where I was going with all that. Oh yeah, uh, seriously, Rock Opera + Cats = Awesome and something I will HAVE to make at some point, though probably I'd go back to my roots with Kankelon fiber for that since it'd be like... easier. And probably look better.

Hey guys,

So, I'm having a lot of trouble tracking down not just your normal Les Misérables, but one that also, I think, has the title "Les misérables du vingtième siècle."

Its IMDB entry was here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113828/

So what's the problem?

Amazon seems to be completely failing me in trying to find it. I don't have an all region DVD player either, but possibly might look at getting one if it could read divx too or something.

Why?

This film I saw when it came out in theatres. It was so powerful, I can't even describe it. Just... wow.

I'd prefer if there was some sort of DVD with English subtitles because I don't feel strong enough with my French, though if not an option I'd probably still do French only and struggle through it.

Why this particular film?

It's not Les Mis as most people know it. It's a story that parallels it but is set during WWII. Just fucking superb. One of the scenes that really stood out to me was the one where the protagonist's mother whored herself out to a soldier then was sobbing saying that he promised her more money, and the harsh reality of war.

Anyone even know torrents or well... anything really?

That's the horse that I've just started to ride. Will be riding him again tomorrow @ 11.

I want to thank everyone who came to the event yesterday; we raised over $600!!!

Either way, yours truly went as the Rum Tum Tugger (and... shockingly... was recognized immediately even if someone messed up and called me Mr. Mistoffelees (only every other day of the week :P)) and Jezzii borrowed my Mr. Emostoffelees wig and went as Misto. We did some pairing stuff at the end, mild fan service really that could have just as easily been in the production.

But who cares about that when you have video and pictures! Thanks to Jezzii for doing our make up!!! It still won't come off! I look like an emo kid today!

P.S. I won Best Costume as well as the Time Warp.
Note: I have never done the Time Warp before and have never seen RHPS. I don't know how.
Note: Right before that was "Thriller," and when they did the applause meter for best dancer, at the top of my lungs I started Boo-ing myself. That was GREAT!

( Onto the Goods )

Because if I'm not AC for my birthday, I'm in jail. No, really.
Up 2.7k- YES. OH YES I AM! A WINNAR IS ME!- over the course of four days. I finally got to spend time at the high limit tables where I learned many valuable things, like: 1)you are fucked if the dealer's showing an ace, no, don't even try, you're screwed. 2) waitresses come back faster if you tip with five dollar chips 3) five hundred dollar chips are magical to behold, but ORGASMIC in the hand.
But for a while there, I was thinking I might have a gambling problem because a pit boss in Bally's knew exactly who I was and never needed to see my card. But I realized that I no more have a gambling problem than a drinking problem- it's a gambling solution.
And speaking of drinking, I don't any Harrah's casino will stock Malibu ever again.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand tommorow's my birthday! So who's coming out and getting trashed?

-Figure out what fabric I can use to do the earflaps for Tugger so I can finish Rem's wig and wear it to Halloween in December. YOU SHOULD ALL GO TO HALLOWEEN IN DECEMBER, TONIGHT, 7:30 PM, IHOP IN SOMERSET NJ!
-Figure out what outfit to wear for Halloween in December to go with Tugger
-Call Erin to touch base on weather
-Touch base with Stephanie about weather
-Touch base with Jezzii about weather
-See about the Alonzo tail getting finished... CLOSE TO IT! :D
-Get pictures of the tails and put up an ad for them and wigs. Idea for them.