big plans for twenty~ten !

I am SO excited . I have been SO excited for the past week or so. SO FREAKIN' EXCITED. Why, you ask ~??

Me and my Tracy dear have BIG HAPPY TRAVEL PLANS for 2010 ~!!!!!!!!!! ~~ YIPPEE xDDD ~~

Yes, I AM aware that it`s over a year away, but no matter ! I have been obsessively planning and researching or trip recently xD~ Where to go, how to get there, where to stay, what to do. . .

First off, we will be studying abroad in T H A I L A N D for the spring semester, which starts in early January and lasts until early April. From there, we will go country-hopping =P M A L A Y S I A is next, followed by I N D O N E S I A, then A U S T R A L I A, then N E W Z E A L A N D, and finally J A P A N , returning home in early to mid July ~

I have TONS of details already xDD. I`ll prolly start a different blog to document our travels sometime next year.

It`s gonna be EPIC !!

Pictures of some of the places we`ll be visiting:

Bangkok, Thailand

Penang, Malaysia

Bali, Indonesia

Sydney, Australia

Kyoto, Japan

:: edit :: LOL, start a travel blog next year ?? ...I`ve already done the deed AHAHA. Check out the link on the left xP~

reblossoming !

It`s growing inside me again. . . that crazy fuzzy bubbly feeling in my tummy regions that can only mean one thing:

O B S E S S I O N ! ! !

xD YAY~ And once again, it is my dear love , the cosplay bug. Wheeeeeeeee [ with "eee"s that go on forever and ever and ever !! *cackle* ]

Cosplay is truly delicious fun . It`s the physical embodiment of a related obsession , but has appeal and flavor all its own . Choosing a character . Planning with friends . Construction . Dress up . Showing off . Sharing the love . Mass fangirling . Photography , on both sides of the lens . TONS more . Yum~yuum !

New F O C U S ! This time around , I would really like to improve my skills in cosplay photography ! In a few sentences, with everything completely in my personal opinion and unfortunately limited scope of understanding , cosplay photography is highly characterized by the personality and mood/feel of the character[s] and the portrayed series . It bears some semblance to glamour and fashion photography. A common desired effect is the achievement of a two-dimensional look , although this is not a requirement on any level . Other features may include saturation/desaturation of colors for that comic book feel , experimental lighting , or "atypical" shoot locations . Along with improving my skills in photography [ nowhere else for me to go but up , then , since i`m a total n00b =D ] , I also want to learn better posing and presentation when acting as the subject of a potential photograph .

As usual , since I should be sleeping at this time *cough =P* I`m going to hafta cut this short . So here is just a TINY, tiny, REALLY MICROSCOPICALLY TINY sampling of my favorite , A M A Z I N G cosplay photos ! Please enjoy !

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Character: Haruno Sakura; Uchiha Sasuke
Series: Naruto
Cosplayers: Nejin; Miguel

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Character: Nel Tu
Series: Bleach
Cosplayer: zerometric

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Character: Lahoo; Shall
Series: Dream of Doll D.O.T.Collection
Cosplayers: Jin; Alodia

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Character: Sephiroth; Kadaj; Yazoo
Series: Final Fantasy: Advent Children
Cosplayers: yukilefay; yolker; Fay_Zenryu

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♥ One day, I want to be both a cosplayer and photographer of ^^that^^ quality ~! ♥

orgo . it slays me

Yes, it sure does . But that`s just about all i have to say about that =P ~ i had my first exam today [ yesterday ]. Uhm . It sucked butt LOL >.>

So what`s been going on recently ? Nwee ~ not really sure ahaha . Lotsa days off from school, but that`s over now so no more breaks until thanksgiving =T . Lotsa random stuff . Lotsa distracting things for me to waste my time on on the internet teehee xPP ~ Master procrastinator is not a title that comes easy, y`know =O .

Here, have some random pictures and accompanying semi-rambley stories ! =]:

Exhibit A - Water . And rocks . Outside the st. george ferry terminal, ballpark side . it was gorgeous out and i had my spiffy new camera and i was bored waiting for my ride lOL so i decided to snap a few pics . There was so much garbage ROFL ~ Oooh and i saw a cat =] Urrkk . . . but then there was this creepy mta worker dude who randomly came up to me and was all like, "want me to take a picture of you by the water?" And i`m just like, "err. . . *uneasy smile* no thank you" lOL . Then he goes, "aww but you look so gorgeous ! let me take a picture with your camera for you." Me : O.o; "no really, it`s okay . . . i live here anyway lOL i`m always around here. . . " Him : "are you sure ? it would be my pleasure." So it was getting reeally uncomfortable ahaha sooo I decided to play the boyfriend card LOLL and said, "no it`s fine . my bf is coming to pick me up soon anyway , he should be here any second." And then he was all like, "oh alright . . . have a good day," and finally left xDD;;

Exhibit B - crAb AttAck !! =PP *shrug* that`s all . no story . use your imaginations ahaha xD ~






Exhibit C - My dorm wall piccy collage ~! = ] ♥ Yup , finally put it up . . .during the time i was supposed to have been studying for orgo LOL =XX . It`s right above my desk where dearie laptop neji-kun sits ~~ It`s very distracting xD but gives me warm happy fuzzies ^x^ . There`s pics from the end of senior year at high school thru this past summer . plus a postcard my tracy dear sent me from her italy trip =D ~

Exhibit D - OBSESSION I ~!! ♡ It`s Bleach Vol. 1 !! ^.^ This series is truly amazing . Sure it`s mainstream and sure people may think it`s overhyped , but I disagree . Bleach earned its popularity , even if those people who made it popular themselves may not fully realize its true worth ~ Kubo tite-sensei is pure genius . The plot is beautifully evolved , each stroke of art and every panel is purposefully and gorgeously drawn , the action is wonderfully rendered , and the heart of the story -- the [many] characters, but especially the main ones: Ichigo , Rukia , Orihime , etc . . -- are amazingly developed . It`s complex and deep and very relational , even if it`s a shounen manga geared towards boys . I love this series so much . The bleachness community on livejournal really showed me how to appreciate the manga in particular . The moderator in this comm wrote several essays , this one for example , that made me reconsider the artistic distinction between manga and anime . and there sure is a HUGE one . The paneling , the lines, the detailed facial expressions , and so much more is integral to fully grasping the whole, true story , the way the creator meant for it to be understood . Just to cut this short [lOL =P] , there`s something more to reading the manga than just breezing through the pages in 2 minutes . take your time and really look at what kubo-sensei has presented to us . it`s one phenomenal show .

p s ~ i c h i g o a n d r u k i a f o r e v e r = P P P

Exhibit E - OBSESSION II ~!! ♡ It`s FMA Vol. 17 !! I`ve waited SOOOO long for this xDD ! FMA chapters take an entire month to come out, unfortunately D: which makes for super slow volume releases . in fact , vol. 18 doesn`t come out until may 2009 !! MAY 2009 !!! @.@ Well. . . good things come to those who wait lOL . and it`ll be my birthday ? ahaha =P . Ahh . . . what to say about FMA [teehee that rhymed =P ] . Storytelling genius , once again . A vastly different story than most others of this genre , I believe . Arakawa-sensei has a different sort of brilliance , and I continue to believe that FMA stands on a slightly different level than the rest =O . Just off the top of my head ~ the action`s more subtle , less in-your-face . Not that in-your-face is bad, lOL . But FMA action is not so much about the big fight sequences as it is about the context, circumstances , reason behind it all . . . anyway LOL . The series isn`t as popular now that the anime`s ended . . . actually the manga itself appears to be nearing an end as well DDD: I is sad !! But hey . . . word on the street is they`re planning to remake the anime so that it actually follows the manga !! =DDD ! I is happy ! lOL =P Okie i stop now =]

ps ~ r o y a n d r i z a f o r e v e r = P P P

Exhibit F - TWILIGHT ! xDDD ~ Yesh, i`m one of those =P . don`t hate ~~ It`s a lovely series [but OMIGOSH i still need to read breaking dawn !!! =.=] . It`s an easy read , a simple concept . But i don`t know . . . stephanie meyer just did something to make it new again . sweet . suspenseful . romantic . thrilling . doesn`t try to be anything it`s not . it`s just a wonderful story that takes you away from reality . I like it that way =] It doesn`t hurt that it`s oh so tasty and squee-worthy, either xDD ~~


ARGH the time =.= lOL . . .