Kiriban at 25,000! Be there or be ... not kiriban'd. :3 This time, it's CHIBI themed - that means, you can request a chibi of an existing (fan art) or original character of yours. Note me with a screencap when it happens!


Also, for those of you who know me well, I would appreciate to receive your input on my Johari window: [link] . I did this a few years ago, but wanted to try it again since I may have changed somewhat since then. It's really an interesting little thing to do, and I suggest you try it out - you might be surprised ... or not.

Anyone have plans for Halloween?

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Thanks to everyone who entered our XD Boys contest! There were A LOT of great entries, and it took us quite a while to judge them last night. Each of us, , , and I, had completely different top 3's. It was hard to come to a mutual consensus. In addition to having 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, we picked out three Runner Ups/Honorable Mentions, as well.

However, without further ado, you can check to see the winners here: [link]

Also, HEY GAIS, ANOTHER MEME! Because I'm meme-ly like that.

Post a picture in my comments of what you think describes me when you think about what/who I am. Give no written explanation. Just an image. (Post this in your journal and see what images you get - TOTALLY DON'T HAVE TO~)


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Lol, because my friends and did it, and I want to be part of their COOL CLUB.

Six names that you go by:
Karen
Karen-chan
Peach
Melfina
Kare (as in "'sup, KARE?")
... dunno what else, I think I've exhausted all the nickname breakdowns thus far (and I really had to reach for some of those).

Three things you are wearing right now:
Sweat pants
T-shirt
Socks
(I just got back from running)

Three things you want very badly at the moment:
Free weekends
Love
My own plane

Two people who will fill this out:
Seeing as two of my friends have already filled it out, I'd say no one.

Two things you did last night:
Went for a run
Showered

Two things you ate last night:
Guacamole cheese burger
Tortilla chips

Two people to whom you last talked on the phone:
My mom
(if Skype counts, lol)

Two things you're doing tomorrow:
WORK
Possibly something fun that does NOT consist of work.

Three favorite drinks:
Chai
Vitamin Water
Mango smoothie

Rules:
1. Publish these rules in your journal
2. Each tagged person will write 8 things about themselves in their journals.
3. At the end you will choose 8 people who will be tagged and publish their icons.
4. Go to their page and send a message to let them know they've been tagged.
5. Don't tag the person who has tagged you


These are eight things about me: (Feels like I just did something like this)

1. I have an identical man-twin at the college I graduated from (GLEAM). He looks like me, acts like me, and his birthday is one day after mine (April 1st).
2. People seem to think I'm really calm for some odd reason. I'm actually kinda constantly in a state of panic. I must be a reasonably convincing actress.
3. I like cake better than pie.
4. I'm a magnet for strange people and strange happenings.
5. Sleep doesn't like me, I am sure of this. I have a terribly hard time initally falling asleep, I toss and turn, and I have some crazy-ass dreams that result in sleep paralysis sometimes. D:
6. I hate feeling unappreciated or taken advantage of.
7. I have my Tsundere moments.
8. I like making/buying presents for people.

TAG?? Pish-posh. That's what I say to that. If you want to do this, then that's tag enough.

Also, there is one day left in the XD Boys contest: [link]

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We've extended the "XD Boys" contest until October 15, so you've got one more week if you want to enter. [link]
Prizes include subscriptions and free commissions from myself and , so do eeet!

Also, you should check out 's contest: [link] - there are a slew of good prizes to be won, including subscriptions and free art and features.


As for life, I've been working for about 2 months now. It's not my dream job, but it's a good paying starter job, and the environment isn't bad. I take pictures of babies, children, and families, mostly (I'm a portrait photographer). It's full-time, and I have a bit of a commute (an hour each way), so it feels like I have little time for anything else when I get home.

I'm still managing to work on new costumes on my days off, however - right now, I'm working on Minori from Toradora, and pretty soon I'll start on Ciel and Sebastian from Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler).


I've been kinda lonely lately, since I'm living back at home, and all of my friends are either scattered, or back where I went to college. So, I don't really have anyone to hang out with or talk to back here. It's not THAT big of a deal, though, because I can still talk with them online and on the phone and whatever, and I've been keeping busy, obviously. But still ... gets a little depressing sometimes, and I don't quite know where to go from here.

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... AWA is over. ;_; My biggest complaint about conventions is how fast they zoom by.

But that just means it was a good time, so I have no room to really complain. I cosplayed, I saw friends I only see a couple times a year, and I met a lot of new cosplayers. Everyone there was so FRIENDLY! I wish I could've nabbed their devArts ... if they even have one.

I also got to see and cosplay with once again, which is a treat in itself, really. I broke down our cosplay schedule in my last post, but just for the record, I'll probably go over it again in my report. Which leads me to delineate the weekend ...

Friday: I got out of work at noon and flew to Atlanta right afterwards. Unfortunately, my flight was delayed (lol,isn'titalways), and I got to Atlanta around 5, where I met up with Matt, and we took a taxi to the hotel. We were staying with my fab and tsundere cosplay friend , who looked super adorable all weekend. *o* So, when we got to the room, we changed into Suzaku and Euphemia

and b-lined to the convention to pick up our pre-regs and go to the AWA Ball! Which was amazing, and exceeded my expectations, because they had a LIVE string quartet playing animu songs all night, and actual dinner and desserts (which were delicious). Matt and I danced as Suzaku and Euphemia to an actual Code Geass song (Innocent Days) which was pretty amazing, and we met an Emperor Lelouch cosplayer who hung out with us for part of the con, and I nabbed this super cute and chibi Mytho (from Princess Tutu) crossplayer for a dance.

Saturday: Matt and I cosplayed Saito and Tabitha from Zero no Tsukaima

for the first half of the day, and scoped out the dealer's room. After that, we went back to the room to change into Suzaku and Euphemia again, but I wasn't feeling very good and ended up taking a 2 hour nap. x_x We changed, eventually, and headed back to the con in time to check out Artist's Alley, and watch the costume contest! After that, we decided to go back to the hotel with the intentions of going to the pool, but got caught up in wacky and random conversations with our cosplaying roommates until the wee hours of morning.

Sunday: We cosplayed Mitsuru and Minato from Persona 3

and swooped in the Dealer's Room and Artist's Alley one last time, and I ended up getting one of those SURPRISE BOXES of a Toradora figure, in which I lucked out and got a SUPER Tsundere Taiga chibi (complete with a little fang and fox ears!), and a figure of Yuki from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

We also went to a panel on Cosplay and body image, which was pretty interesting, and hosted by one of our roommates! After that, we wandered a bit to see what was going on, and eventually left since things were winding down. Then it was time to go back to the airport and go home, but not before being driven by Maxwell, the taxi driver/African-American church preacher of justice!!! Most memorable taxi ride EVER.

So, that was amazing con weekend, and now it's back to work and I've got an awfully bad case of Con Comedown. ;_;

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