Hey everyone!

So, in my last post (which was locked to the LJ RPers on my flist, since it didn't concern many of you. XD;), I made a pretty rash judgment while extremely upset. And while most of my issues are pretty real, quitting RPing won't solve them. In fact, upon reflection, I realized that quitting would make me MORE miserable. And so, as a tribute to the wacky, crazy place I tend to call home every once in a while, I made a fanmix.

( The Wonderful World of Roleplaying - A Love Song for an Impossible Art )

Hello gracious members of the internet!

Serey's in her final year of college as a studio art major. Serey wants to graduate with honors, very much. Help Serey out with her thesis please? :D;;;

My project is a series of dressforms that address gender identity and how we as people view ourselves in relation to gender. Do you see your gender stereotypes as a constant burden? Or do you overcome those somehow? Does your gender add to your identity, subtract from it, or is it just neutral? You don't have to answer these questions specifically. Just write whatever comes to mind. Use this as catharsis if necessary, or a personal exercise. BUT BE WARNED, IF THINGS HEAD IN A DIRECTION I DO NOT LIKE (i.e.: arguments that are derogatory towards another person's opinion, things that are just hurtful and not constructive), I WILL LOCK THE THREAD AND TURN ON SCREENED COMMENTS. DO NOT THINK I WON'T. That being said, if there is something you'd like to tell me, but don't feel comfortable posting it, please let me know and I can give you a place to email your piece. :3

( The Mission Statement! )

And that's that! With the theme and general outline in mind, go crazy! Post with your journal, RP journal, Anonymously, whatever! I'm really excited to see what you guys have to say!

I am so fucking glad I took Ba Gua last semester.

Okay, so, I woke up around 10 when i_am_confusion called me accidentally--she meant to call her sister. I figured, eh, I'll wake up and try putting my retainers back in. No one was in the house, so I got dressed, brushed my teeth, the whole nine yards. Around 10:30, I got in the car to go pick up magi_sammy. But as I got closer to the school, I started realizing that everyone was staggering around funny. Fortunately it was everyone (not just the men, thank God), so I figured that it was just another manic Wednesday, 9 to 5, that whole deal.

But DUDE, when they started trying to get into my car, I hit the gas as fast as I could. I must have been doing 80 down Corbin. I tried to calm down as best I could, but, I mean, friggin' zombies just attacked my car.

I pulled up and luckily, magi_sammy was beating the last few zombified freshman off her with a locker-door. She jumped in the car and we drove like gas was going out of style.

A couple hours in the car arguing about what to do, daoutlaw called me to make sure magi_sammy and I were all right. I can't say the same for him--apparently he totaled a truck and was heading for a bar of some kind. Just then, I noticed that the car was running low on gas. magi_sammy and I leaped out of the car and barricaded ourselves in JoAnn's. If I was going to die, it was going to be in the satin aisle.

As magi_sammy and I ran through the store, we grabbed whatever garden decoration we could use to fight off the impending horde. I made a brief call to the 'rents, who were on their way with a freshly gassed getaway car. The zombies finally cornered us in the beads. magi_sammy chucked as many strings of beads at the encroaching group of employees, while I decided that the time had come to use self-defense.

Thank God Ba Gua is meant for multiple opponents, that's all I have to say. Soon, all of the zombies were eating linoleum, and magi_sammy and I were running out the doors (me with a nifty clasp for my Malu cape~ if the world lives to see AX, that is...).

We returned home, grabbed a few things, and are currently holed up in what could possibly be the only hotel left with wireless. Dad's gone out to buy a couple pieces--I hope he gets back soon. I haven't even called chiyo_no_hikari, lokiohtara, starry_nyte, blindcreator, i_am_confusion, lostcatboy, or murasaki_kaze yet. I hope they're all okay.

Dammit, I should have made myself Resident Evil cosplay...

Okay, you NEED to do this. Go to www.anime-expo.org and click on the little video towards the bottom. The first part is an ad for AX06, but then it goes to a part about AX05. Watch closely. Towards the end of the video, you will see a hideous white dress and people around it at the Masquerade Ball. Sound familiar? XD

http://forums.anime-expo.org/index.php?s=9a01bb7a9036862a5dd8dcf84fcc432e&showtopic=2104

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!

Can we all attack IGN with torches and pitchforks? Maybe guns too?

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/698/698697p1.html

And by all of us, I mean me and Niki--possibly others. ^^;;

Yay! KHII goodness tomorrow! XD EEEEEEEE!!!

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=8513

Oh, but when they say July, we KNOW what they're talking about. X3 Hopefully...

^^;;

Okay, so I've found a new god...

MORE THERMAL PLASTIC!!

I'm going to purchase some Wonderflex for my Rosette costume. What is wonderflex you ask?

http://images.cosplay.com/showphoto.php?photo=352704
http://images.cosplay.com/showphoto.php?photo=352703

THAT, my friends, is wonderflex. Crazy, ne? XD So, my question is--does anyone else need thermal plastic? It's cheaper if you buy enough from the get-go. Just let me know. ^^

~Cosplay Obsessee

By the by Maddie--when do you want to start working on your costume? And what exactly is your plan? ^^

To note, here are some of the new changes:

* Badges will be mailed out to your mailing address.
* Mailed out badges are perforated with barcodes for quick check-in scans.
* To be admitted to Anime Expo events, you must have your badge AND authentic badge holder (which you pick up only at the convention).
* The day before the convention is strictly for pre-registration badge holder pick up. You may pick up for pre-registration anytime after as well.
* When we say we close at a certain time, we will not be accepting more people. But we will process whoever is still in line as long as it takes.
* There will be 4 types of badge pick up lines: pre-registered, will-call, at-con, express.
* Pre-registered is everyone who has been mailed their badge ahead of time (now till June 14th).
* Will-call is for people who pre-registered after the last badge mailings but before the convention (June 15th till the convention).
* At-con is for those who register at the convention.
* Express for industry, press, handicapped, and other special circumstances.*

*Subject to change.

So for the general attendee who pre-registers early, it will work like this: you pre-register online from the Anime Expo registration system, you will receive an e-mail confirmation, badges will be mailed out at a later date (approx. 2 months before the convention), you show up to pick up your badge with your valid ID, we check the authenticity of the badge and hand you a badge holder. BOOM! You are done. Go have fun! XD

--Taken from the AX2006 Website, posted this morning.

I want to KISS whoever okayed the mailing of the badges. XD Standby for Online Registration folks! /bouncesaround

Teamspeak on Wednesday.

Meet Mike this weekend.

Yes, he's coming. Come hang out with us! XD He wants to meet the people who'll kill him if he hurts me! *^^* /feelstehlove