Chou, how could you possibly think I would *threaten* people? Seriously, it was Begging no Jutsu right down to the excuses and thrusting of my not so ample bosom at the fanboy guarding the door.
I was thinking about cosplaying at AX. I don't want to enter any contests, I just want to wander around aimlessly like the Halloween loving girl I am. So I have a suit which is mildly Hina-like.
Will this color fly? I think it's a bit purple-ish but at the same time, I have no desire to make an effort. If I wear a pink wig, I figure that all those in the OP know will get the picture. And those that aren't, won't. Yea or Nays? Comments?
Weatherwise, Ohayocon was held on probably the worst weekend evar. Sleet, snow, freezing rain; the excitement never stops in Columbus Ohio.
I spent Friday night with friends and attempted to contact Shar at the number she had given me in her email. The evil beeyatch at the hotel desk insisted that there was no one of that name staying at the hotel. I was Not Pleased with that woman; she was the only obstacle between me and Shar meeting in flesh and blood! But there was a Plan B: Recognizable clothing. I knew what Shar was wearing and prayed I would see her.
My friend, April, had to work in the morning so between me and Steve eating lunch late and then finding a place to park we didn't get to the con until 2. We got into the lobby and I felt totally screwed over; how was I going to find recognizable clothing in the midst of cosplayers with wings and pleather?
We trusted luck. We were just in time to miss the Inuyasha VA cast doing their thing and decided to sit down and listen to the ADV panel and then -
Steve: There's a girl with a Russian type hat. And it looks like it has pins on it.
Me: OMG! BOBBLES~!
It was Shar. Somehow Steve has managed to find her in the midst of a crowd. Go him.
So we met up! Then we did the rounds, listening to the ADV people, meandering into the Fanfic panel, and then to the -
HOLY CRUD WTF THE DEALER'S ROOM IS CLOSED?!!!!
Yeah. The staff wanted everyone out of the dealer's room so that they could go see the cosplay or something dumb like that. They closed the doors at 5:30 even though the room itself wasn't closed until 6. The dealers inside weren't too happy and neither was I.
But using my Begging no Jutsu, we all got in. I picked up OP 31, Nana 9, plushie GMG, and a cutie Carue plush key chain (which the dealer called 'Runs Fast.' I think I know where he's getting his OP fix...) Pretty good for five minutes of shopping, eh?
We went back up to cosplay. There were major technical difficulties with the microphones, so anyone who hadn't brought their skit pre-tape recorded was completely SOL. (Unless they had excellent vocal projection which most of them didn't, a surprising thing since most fangurls can rival dolphins in their abilities to make ears bleed.) We spent most of our time being confused and asking, "What'd they say?" The MC spent a lot of time ripping on Inuyasha fans; something I'm sure the VA cast appreciated since four hours later they were still outside the ballroom signing autographs. OMG fangirls LET THEM REST!
There was a random Luffy at the con. Shar said she'd seen some Zoro's and a Sanji or two as well.
We decided to ditch the cosplay we couldn't hear and went out to eat Thai. It was teh good and we spent most of the time not talking about anime. Remember, Shar. Cloud Forest. Ripline. The one fatality was a pig. ^_^
All in all - it was my first con and I only stayed a half day. On the other hand, I got to hang out with some awesome people I don't often(ever?) get to see and I didn't spend money I don't have anyway. I say the con was a success.
And it's a good warm up for this summer.
:: 4:35 PM
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:: Thursday, January 22, 2004 ::
Ganked from Nik dosetsu wants you to take an anime/manga you're crazy about and list the song you associate with each character. I will do it. Though some of my associations are a little bit detailed.songs for characters of your favorite anime. Even though I kinda do this with the Karaoke Til You Bleed section of S.T.
Luffy - "Song For You" - MONGOL 800
Zoro - "Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor
Nami - "Legend of a Cowgirl" - Imani Coppola (she got it in one.)
Usopp - "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" - The Beatles
Sanji - "Hot In Here" - Nelly
Chopper - "The Animal Song" - Savage Garden
Vivi - "Strange Little Girl" - Tori Amos
Nico - "Fingertips" - Poe
Random Silly Stuff which does not mean that I support couples or anything just that I find these good songs and man, i do protest a bit don't I?: Kohza - "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover" - Sophie B. Hawkins *koff* Kuro - "Sick and Beautiful" - Artificial Joy Club
Jango and Fullbody - "The Safety Dance" - Men with Hats
Kohza/Vivi - "9 Times A Day" - Xavier Rudd (yeah I could have said Desert Rose but that would have been a bit obvious)
Ace - "Firestarter" - Prodigy
Lu/Nami - "All You Wanted" - Michelle Branch (which wouldn't be that weird since Luffy's seiyuu is female)
Mr. 9/Vivi - "Secret Agent Man" - Johnny Rivers
Pell - "All Along the Watchtower" - Jimi Hendrix
Marines - "One Way or Another" - Blondie
:: 12:35 AM
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So now that I got over the huge writer's block, the flood gates are open but all I'm doing is getting flashes of parody Watermark in my head.
Chapter 21: Fight. Party. Frustration.
Kohza: I hate you.
Roger: I hate you too.
Vivi: Be friends? Please?
Both: ... okay.
Panchai: Let's have a party!
Eric: GIRLS!!!!
Alabina: *dances*
Vivi: *dances*
Pell and Urgano (to any male): If you even look at her funny, I kill you.
Kohza: *drinks himself unconscious in anger and sexual frustration*
Roger: *purposely blinds himself*
Urgano: *drinks coffee*
Pell: *drinks coffee*
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And there's more. I need to STOP this. But I can't.
Alabasta/Alias Parody (spoilers for the Alabasta Arc and Alias too...)
Vivi (as Sydney): Hi, I'm an undercover agent trying to take down the agency I work for because they're the bad guys and hurting the country I love.
Mr. 9 (as Dixon): I'm her partner. I work for the bad 'bad' guys, but I don't really know that.
Croc (as Sloane): I'm the bad guy. And I have amazing style. People said so.
Miss All Sunday (as Irina Derevko): I'm bad, wait I'm not! Wait, I am! ooo~ Mysterious me.
Igaram (as Jack): I am undercover and also know the truth about the bad guy.
Kohza (as Will): I'm the friend who's screwing everything up by being so persistent in my attempt to save the faceless proletariat who are being affected by the bad guy's schemes. And one time we had s-
Miss Merry Christmas (as Anna Espinoza): LOOK! Look at my lips. They are HUGE.
Poneglyph (as Rambaldi Artifacts): My presence in the world bodes ill for all sentient lifeforms.
Luffy (as Vaughn): Me? I help the heroine by being her guardian angel! We go on adventures together! Oh and sometimes we have s-
Not one but two chapters of Watermark! Advice: You might want to re-read chapters 17 and 18. I had to and I'm the freakin Author.
PS There is no kissy kissy.
Reins, you're reading Gokusen? Yosh! We will join the closest yakuza branch (and perhaps have sexay sexay lawyers get us out of scrapes with the law? Oh yeah. ;9 ). If we cannot join, then we will start our own!
Lyn dahling, tell me where to dump it and it will be yours.
edit:
I am so slow. I was perusing Nik'ssalad days and found a link for this *awesome* Chaka and Pell fancomic. It's drawn so purty and is all angsty and romantic and has lots of Chopper and Vivi too. So go look at her site and find the link and read it (or look at the pretty pictures. Either is good.)
Also, thanks to Jingu.J and her fabuloso colored picture of Tashigi kicking ass. (I didn't provide the link because I wasn't sure if that was okay...)
Fiddled with the comments for Roz, who is/was/probably will still have problems with them.
And if anyone gets the remixes of the new OP image songs please tell me. I loved Nami's remix (can we say Ibiza? I think we can!) and I wanna see if the others rawk on like hers.
:: 7:55 PM
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:: Monday, January 12, 2004 ::
Deki - frickin - ta! Part of the Secret Project is complete and has been sent to you, FB! As a reward to myself I set up a new layout. Look at me slowly improving... And there's pink, an amazingly rare occurence. But I like pink today. Who knows what will happen tomorrow?
I give my mighty thankees to Jingu J for taking up the Tashigi challenge.
I now plug Lock and Bastion. I find this a highly enjoyable read. It takes place in the OP-verse, but doesn't cannibalize it. The summary by the author:
It follows the adventures of two girls that accidentally eat Devil Fruit while doing some scavenging. Just a warning, the first chapter is drawn HORRIBLY compared to the second. <- this bit being a silly warning. We all have scanner trouble, right? Right.
But seriously - go read it. The last three chapters almost induced "chocolate milk out the nose" syndrome. And that's saying alot; I have excellent control over my bodily functions. ^_^
:: 5:00 PM
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:: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 ::
I finally got a good look at the Prince from the Prince of Persia.
Me: Is that -
*blinks and blinks again*
Me: - young COBRA?
It's the facial hair.
Holy crud. I have got to lay off the ... something.
:: 10:31 PM
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:: Monday, January 05, 2004 ::
These are a Few of My Favorite Things aka
Tashigi as St. Michael
Tashigi with armor and a cape and wings. Tashigi with a sword in one hand and scales in the other. Tashigi stepping on the back of a demon (pirate?) right before she stabs him in the head. JUSTICE!
Jingu J - I wanted to thank you for the reviews on ff.net but I didn't have an email to reply to, so I'm glad you left a comment! And please feel free to illustrate anything! I love seeing what other people imagine when I write. ^_^
Elaine - thanks! I know exactly which guardian-demon you're talking about just didn't know it was called that!
:: 12:25 AM
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