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Hey, all!
So, for the last several months, I have been in the works with ~Vampyric-Illusion, working on our idea for a anime/manga/otaku themed webcomic. On January 2nd, it will make its debut!
Introducing Otakus Unleashed, a webcomic about cosplayers, anime, manga, anime cons and the world that we all know and love. Follow Mac and Ethan on their many hijinks and adventures, with their band of cosplay friends, as they live their otaku lives to the fullest! Written by Vampyric-Illusion and drawn by me.
As I said, this comic will be debuting January 2nd. We will be posting a new page every Monday and Friday, and will be posted in three different locations: a Facebook group, a deviantArt account, and our own Blogger page.
Blogger: otakusunleashed.blogspot.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Otakus-…
Remember, January 2nd, save the date for OTAKUS UNLEASHED!!
So, for the last several months, I have been in the works with ~Vampyric-Illusion, working on our idea for a anime/manga/otaku themed webcomic. On January 2nd, it will make its debut!
Introducing Otakus Unleashed, a webcomic about cosplayers, anime, manga, anime cons and the world that we all know and love. Follow Mac and Ethan on their many hijinks and adventures, with their band of cosplay friends, as they live their otaku lives to the fullest! Written by Vampyric-Illusion and drawn by me.
As I said, this comic will be debuting January 2nd. We will be posting a new page every Monday and Friday, and will be posted in three different locations: a Facebook group, a deviantArt account, and our own Blogger page.
Blogger: otakusunleashed.blogspot.com/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Otakus-…
Remember, January 2nd, save the date for OTAKUS UNLEASHED!!
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AN Aftermath
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. . . . I wanna go baaaaaaaaaaack! And yet at the same time, I don't.
To all the people I met: if I find you online, I WILL add you. It's not stalking, I swear.
To all the people in my photos: TELL ME WHO YOU ARE.
To all the people I travelled with: I'm hugging you all in my mind, right now.
Special mention to awesome people from this weekend:
~ Vampyric-Illusion
~ Turtlefan926
~ danoof14th and all her Bleach friends
~ leigh-chan, sylord, and their kids
~ That one guy cosplaying Madara for helping me with the photoshoot when I was losing my voice
Start the countdown to next year!
.: Mel :.
PS - I am in the process of posting all my photos . . . . It's just going to take a while. >_>
To all the people I met: if I find you online, I WILL add you. It's not stalking, I swear.
To all the people in my photos: TELL ME WHO YOU ARE.
To all the people I travelled with: I'm hugging you all in my mind, right now.
Special mention to awesome people from this weekend:
~ Vampyric-Illusion
~ Turtlefan926
~ danoof14th and all her Bleach friends
~ leigh-chan, sylord, and their kids
~ That one guy cosplaying Madara for helping me with the photoshoot when I was losing my voice
Start the countdown to next year!
.: Mel :.
PS - I am in the process of posting all my photos . . . . It's just going to take a while. >_>
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TWO MORE SLEEPS UNTIL I MOVE HOME! 
So for those of you who do not know (though really, why would you want to?), for the past month, I've been working with Media Relations and Alumni Services at my college, fulfilling an unpaid internship as part of my Journalism program. I'm working today (working being used loosely, since I have no work to do), and tomorrow, then moving home on Saturday.
My roommates moved out on Sunday. The dorm is eerily silent, desks and dressers and kitchen tables piled in the hallways. Cleaning people are crawling all over the place like termites. Termites with yellow rubber gloves, vacuum cleaners, and Lysol. Because college students are germy or dirty or something XD
I'm up in Toronto, and for those of you not following the weather up here, we're getting hit by some nasty wind. Not as bad as in the southern States, but still pretty strong. They're predicting winds up to 100 km/h for today. That's kilometres per hour for those of you not with our measurement system; means that it's about 60 mph.
But back to my internship. Here's a list of assignments I have completed to date, in 18 days.
- article on the college's tourism and travel program to appear in a trade magazine
- profile on a student who went from a 57 average to acceptance into a prestigious university
- information compilation on faculty who are experts in their field for college/media resource
- 73 photos for possible use in a virtual tour of the college
- research on other colleges'/universities' virtual tours to see what works and what doesn't
- solicitation letter to college alumni saying "YOU SHOULD GIVE US MONEY BECAUSE WITHOUT THE EDUCATION WE GAVE YOU, YOU ARE NOTHING"
- profile on theatre program graduate who has risen to fame on the local stages
- 3 drafts of a writeup of new college campus opening in September
When I first started with Alumni Services (two weeks into my internship), my supervisor thought everything I cranked out was made of gold and that she could keep me busy for days. I think she's now come to realize that I am not a magical little paper pixie; instead, I am a freaking work robot. The paper hits my desk, I look over it, I make my notes, fix up the copy on my computer, print it, and hand it back to her. This usually takes an hour.
She literally told me, "YOU'RE TOO FAST!" Meaning that she's having trouble keeping up, and I spent a couple hours a day playing Bejeweled Blitz at my desk while I wait for her to get back to me.
But this has been an AWESOME experience, and I'll remember it forever. Particularly the time that my supervisor from Media Relations told me to shut up, lol. Don't worry, it's not what it sounds like.
You see, I'm required by my program coordinator to fill out paperwork each week detailing what I did. My supervisor must then sign it, and I must submit it to the prog-coor. Here's what happened the first week.
Me: Heeeeeey, Supervisor. Can you sign my Weekly Activity Report, then I'll go hand it in?
Supervisor: Sure. *signs her name, and the date, passes the paper back to me* There you go.
Me: Ummm . . . . You wrote April 8, 2010. It's 2011.
Supervisor: Ahaha! Oops! *We have a giggle, she fixes the error, and I go on my merry way.*
THE NEXT WEEK:
Me: Hiiiiii, Supervisor. Got a minute to sign my Weekly Activity report?
Supervisor: Absolutely. *signs her name, then has to change pens. I see my opportunity, and pounce*
Me: By the way, Supervisor, it's 2011.
Supervisor: . . . . *bursts out laughing* SHUT UP! AHAHA!
Me: O_O OH GOSH, I'M SORRY!
Yeah. Obviously, I don't call her 'Supervisor,' but I highly doubt she'd like me to give out her name, lol.
I suppose I should be going, yes? Yes. I believe I should. I'll be back to prattle on aimlessly another time. Stay creative!
So for those of you who do not know (though really, why would you want to?), for the past month, I've been working with Media Relations and Alumni Services at my college, fulfilling an unpaid internship as part of my Journalism program. I'm working today (working being used loosely, since I have no work to do), and tomorrow, then moving home on Saturday.
My roommates moved out on Sunday. The dorm is eerily silent, desks and dressers and kitchen tables piled in the hallways. Cleaning people are crawling all over the place like termites. Termites with yellow rubber gloves, vacuum cleaners, and Lysol. Because college students are germy or dirty or something XD
I'm up in Toronto, and for those of you not following the weather up here, we're getting hit by some nasty wind. Not as bad as in the southern States, but still pretty strong. They're predicting winds up to 100 km/h for today. That's kilometres per hour for those of you not with our measurement system; means that it's about 60 mph.
But back to my internship. Here's a list of assignments I have completed to date, in 18 days.
- article on the college's tourism and travel program to appear in a trade magazine
- profile on a student who went from a 57 average to acceptance into a prestigious university
- information compilation on faculty who are experts in their field for college/media resource
- 73 photos for possible use in a virtual tour of the college
- research on other colleges'/universities' virtual tours to see what works and what doesn't
- solicitation letter to college alumni saying "YOU SHOULD GIVE US MONEY BECAUSE WITHOUT THE EDUCATION WE GAVE YOU, YOU ARE NOTHING
"- profile on theatre program graduate who has risen to fame on the local stages
- 3 drafts of a writeup of new college campus opening in September
When I first started with Alumni Services (two weeks into my internship), my supervisor thought everything I cranked out was made of gold and that she could keep me busy for days. I think she's now come to realize that I am not a magical little paper pixie; instead, I am a freaking work robot. The paper hits my desk, I look over it, I make my notes, fix up the copy on my computer, print it, and hand it back to her. This usually takes an hour.
She literally told me, "YOU'RE TOO FAST!" Meaning that she's having trouble keeping up, and I spent a couple hours a day playing Bejeweled Blitz at my desk while I wait for her to get back to me.
But this has been an AWESOME experience, and I'll remember it forever. Particularly the time that my supervisor from Media Relations told me to shut up, lol. Don't worry, it's not what it sounds like.
You see, I'm required by my program coordinator to fill out paperwork each week detailing what I did. My supervisor must then sign it, and I must submit it to the prog-coor. Here's what happened the first week.
Me: Heeeeeey, Supervisor. Can you sign my Weekly Activity Report, then I'll go hand it in?
Supervisor: Sure. *signs her name, and the date, passes the paper back to me* There you go.
Me: Ummm . . . . You wrote April 8, 2010. It's 2011.
Supervisor: Ahaha! Oops! *We have a giggle, she fixes the error, and I go on my merry way.*
THE NEXT WEEK:
Me: Hiiiiii, Supervisor. Got a minute to sign my Weekly Activity report?
Supervisor: Absolutely. *signs her name, then has to change pens. I see my opportunity, and pounce*
Me: By the way, Supervisor, it's 2011.
Supervisor: . . . . *bursts out laughing* SHUT UP! AHAHA!
Me: O_O OH GOSH, I'M SORRY!
Yeah. Obviously, I don't call her 'Supervisor,' but I highly doubt she'd like me to give out her name, lol.
I suppose I should be going, yes? Yes. I believe I should. I'll be back to prattle on aimlessly another time. Stay creative!
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Random Legacy - Sims 3
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Some of you may have seen the Sims photos floating around my gallery - they're part of a challenge I'm doing for fun in Sims 3. In case you're interested, here's the breakdown:
- ten generations
- all major decisions decided at random
- no cheats
Well, this could certainly be interesting. Let's take a look at what my first generation looks like.
GENERATION ONE:
MARITAL STRUCTURE: Step-children. (You must obtains a spouse or unmarried partner who already has one or more children who are not your sims biological offspring. You may produce more children with the new spouse (biological or adopted) in order to reach the number of children you rolled.
NUMBER OF CHILDREN: Three
PRIMARY INCOME: Standard Career - Law Enforcement (Forensics)
GENERATION GOAL: Deadbeat parents (do not potty train toddlers, or teach them to walk or talk. Do not read to them.)
MISC. FUN: No Strangers. (You may not call service Sims to the home lot)
For this challenge, Generation One has been started with my female Sim Yurei Kasumiko. To follow her exploits, I suggest beginning by clicking the fav.me/d3b6vzt
- ten generations
- all major decisions decided at random
- no cheats
Well, this could certainly be interesting. Let's take a look at what my first generation looks like.
GENERATION ONE:
MARITAL STRUCTURE: Step-children. (You must obtains a spouse or unmarried partner who already has one or more children who are not your sims biological offspring. You may produce more children with the new spouse (biological or adopted) in order to reach the number of children you rolled.
NUMBER OF CHILDREN: Three
PRIMARY INCOME: Standard Career - Law Enforcement (Forensics)
GENERATION GOAL: Deadbeat parents (do not potty train toddlers, or teach them to walk or talk. Do not read to them.)
MISC. FUN: No Strangers. (You may not call service Sims to the home lot)
For this challenge, Generation One has been started with my female Sim Yurei Kasumiko. To follow her exploits, I suggest beginning by clicking the fav.me/d3b6vzt
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At Last, An Update!
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Everybody always says that life is full of ups and downs, and its not until recently I realized how true that is. I mean, really - last week, I was so stressed out and flirting with depression, and so far this week, I've been up on Cloud Nine.
Lemme lay it out for you.
See, last week, I swear I was caught in a fricking Leaf Hurricane done by either a drunk of Eighth Gate Rock Lee (and yes, I had to use that reference).
I was fighting with the print shop at school, trying to get things printed correctly for my college portfolio.
I was trying to get a presentation ready for my Addictions elective (we talk about drugs for about three hours; pretty awesome).
I had the opportunity for an internship interview with the Public Relation department at my college, so I had to get my mother to ship me some dress clothes overnight.
That interview ended up being THIS week instead; all that panic for nothing.
My classes got lectured about falling attendance; I hardly ever miss a class, so I was mildly irritated.
On Friday morning, I was reminded that I still did not have an internship and that if I didn't get one by the last week of February, it was advisable to spend my Spring Break looking for one. On Spring Break, I'm going to Florida - you really think I wanna sit around and try to whore myself out for "unpaid job experience?"
ANYWAY. Let's move on to what made THIS week SO much better.
On Friday night, I got to come home. I live in Residence (as my journals before have evidenced!) but I love coming home every weekend.
Saturday, my boyfriend came over, and I attempted to style his hair like Kaien Shiba from Bleach. I failed epically, but the effort was worth it to see him. (Yes, yes, I'm a total sap. XD)
On Monday, I took my newly printed portfolio and went to one of the colleges I applied to in order to present it. I waited for about 2.5 hours to present (because they were going in alphabetical order and my last name starts with 'z') but when I did, I think it went very well.
That afternoon, back at my current college, I successfully interviewed two sources for an article who I'd been trying to get ahold of for two or three days. Thanks to my Addictions prof for not being mad at me when I rushed out of his class twice to answer my phone while he was talking!
Tuesday was a great day. I had it off from anything at school, and one of my best friends came over to do laundry. This is my favourite day of the week, usually, just because I get to hang out with her. She was very supportive when I went through some CRAZY crap last year.
Wednesday was normal. Class at 9, meeting at 12, and then my internship interview at 2. AND I NAILED IT. That's right, I walked in, and twenty minutes later, I was walking out with a secured internship in Public Relations and Graphic Design. I went back to rez, goofed off for most of the afternoon, then wrote an article and hung out until bedtime. All with a smile on my face.
This morning, I got some even BETTER news. Waiting for me in my e-mail inbox, was an ACCEPTANCE notice from the college I most wanted to get into. It's only an hour from where I live, making it SO much easier (and cheaper) to get home on the weekends. If I wasn't in class when I got it, I would've been dancing around singing "I'm Walkin' On Sunshing" at the top of my lungs.
Lemme lay it out for you.
See, last week, I swear I was caught in a fricking Leaf Hurricane done by either a drunk of Eighth Gate Rock Lee (and yes, I had to use that reference).
I was fighting with the print shop at school, trying to get things printed correctly for my college portfolio.
I was trying to get a presentation ready for my Addictions elective (we talk about drugs for about three hours; pretty awesome).
I had the opportunity for an internship interview with the Public Relation department at my college, so I had to get my mother to ship me some dress clothes overnight.
That interview ended up being THIS week instead; all that panic for nothing.
My classes got lectured about falling attendance; I hardly ever miss a class, so I was mildly irritated.
On Friday morning, I was reminded that I still did not have an internship and that if I didn't get one by the last week of February, it was advisable to spend my Spring Break looking for one. On Spring Break, I'm going to Florida - you really think I wanna sit around and try to whore myself out for "unpaid job experience?"
ANYWAY. Let's move on to what made THIS week SO much better.
On Friday night, I got to come home. I live in Residence (as my journals before have evidenced!) but I love coming home every weekend.
Saturday, my boyfriend came over, and I attempted to style his hair like Kaien Shiba from Bleach. I failed epically, but the effort was worth it to see him. (Yes, yes, I'm a total sap. XD)
On Monday, I took my newly printed portfolio and went to one of the colleges I applied to in order to present it. I waited for about 2.5 hours to present (because they were going in alphabetical order and my last name starts with 'z') but when I did, I think it went very well.
That afternoon, back at my current college, I successfully interviewed two sources for an article who I'd been trying to get ahold of for two or three days. Thanks to my Addictions prof for not being mad at me when I rushed out of his class twice to answer my phone while he was talking!
Tuesday was a great day. I had it off from anything at school, and one of my best friends came over to do laundry. This is my favourite day of the week, usually, just because I get to hang out with her. She was very supportive when I went through some CRAZY crap last year.
Wednesday was normal. Class at 9, meeting at 12, and then my internship interview at 2. AND I NAILED IT. That's right, I walked in, and twenty minutes later, I was walking out with a secured internship in Public Relations and Graphic Design. I went back to rez, goofed off for most of the afternoon, then wrote an article and hung out until bedtime. All with a smile on my face.
This morning, I got some even BETTER news. Waiting for me in my e-mail inbox, was an ACCEPTANCE notice from the college I most wanted to get into. It's only an hour from where I live, making it SO much easier (and cheaper) to get home on the weekends. If I wasn't in class when I got it, I would've been dancing around singing "I'm Walkin' On Sunshing" at the top of my lungs.
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