recipes for instant happiness

Well…
Not going to be done in time. It happens.

Ever wonder why your projects and attempts at “fixing” things end up in failure? That you believe the best in someone, you put faith in them, but it back-fires? Or that you’re somehow, no matter what you do or think, always wrong?

Instant happiness is a mix of 3 parts sheer will, 2 parts steel, 1 part sugar. The ability to understand that you can’t fix everything, and even if you try really, really hard for someone else, you’re never going to reach their ideals.

Too bad there’s no such thing.

I guess I’ll just call it a week and go to AN to hang out, and ogle all the cute cosplayers. Minus the ogling. Maybe, look reverently and in jealousy because they look good, and appreciate how much effort they put into their outfits.

The greatest of all gifts…is people who do not tie strings to their affection.

Not too keen on over-analyzing before AN, so I’ll just enjoy my summer this way. It’s not like anything is keeping me here, or there, or anywhere.

Hope I don’t forget anything important to take to the con. ^_^

because your ghost still resides here

I can try and tag this under prop-making and turn this into an “art” post…?

Sorry, no nice vacation photos to wow you with. I don’t think I’ll ever end up going “on vacation,” like everyone else, it’s just not the way it works. Enjoy your time, savour it…I’ll go someday, for sure. Maybe when my pocket is a little more full. Still jealous though, like I’m missing a “status” thing. :T

Not doing what’s in the picture, haha. ^^ But translating! With the help Google translate, hiragana/katakana charts, and help of online friend(s).

Today’s tasks – continue with armour building. Materials: Latex gloves, face mask, spray paint, saws, craft knives, exacto knives, carpenter glue, markers, rulers, cardboard, gesso, sponge brushes, newspaper, art board (to sit on), vacuum cleaner.

Rare creature sighting on blog. o-o

Testing spray paint on knee armour.

Learning to spray paint. Pretty hard to breath with the heat and face mask, but it was OK~ Semi-gloss, so I don’t have to spend x-number of dollars on finish from Michaels’(King of all over-priced things).

Making pattern for leg plates.

That’s all for today. I really hope I have enough energy to finish this tomorrow, so I work on the weapons and the actual part of the cosplay (the clothes OTZ).

flip of a coin, draw of a card

“Just watch me.” -Pierre Elliot Trudeau

Happy Victoria Day long weekend! As much as it’s a holiday for some (and not), the weather is nice, so go out and get some fresh air. Unfortunately for me, fresh air was mixed with breathing foam in…I had this idea for a cosplay a while ago, but I didn’t act on it until today. The last week has been a lot of sleeping and ingesting antibiotics- in addition to strict supervision by parents (hence, lack of internet activities).

Anime North cosplay preparations on my front porch…I can get away with singing “Call Me Maybe” without embarrassment disturbance.

The real difficulty starts when I start on the leg plates. The gesso should hold on the styrofoam, and only other issue may be the running out of spray paint on Victoria Day.

Things to bring to Anime North (updated):
- cellphone to call people (currently in the process of collecting data to use for it)
- water bottle
- snacks/food
- 3DS, to Streetpass everyone!
- camera
- hand sanitizer
- tape (in case)

As much as I won’t take that many photos, I’ll take a few to remember this by. The fact of the matter is, I didn’t take any myself last year, and I ended with no photos, including no photos of the team cosplay I was in. ._. ZETTA-UNCOOL. So lesson, take your own photos, back-up your information.

Kuro-kun is going to meet a new roommate soon. Hope it works out well, because he really does eat a lot. XD

Anyway, off to go more minor- energy things. Not feeling too well, but I might write a post on “saving money,” what it actually means.

Not a whole lot of art posts lately. Hmm.

Winter Landscape, with Rooks
By Sylvia Plath
Water in the millrace, through a sluice of stone,
plunges headlong into that black pond
where, absurd and out-of-season, a single swan
floats chaste as snow, taunting the clouded mind
which hungers to haul the white reflection down.

The austere sun descends above the fen,
an orange cyclops-eye, scorning to look
longer on this landscape of chagrin;
feathered dark in thought, I stalk like a rook,
brooding as the winter night comes on.

Last summer’s reeds are all engraved in ice
as is your image in my eye; dry frost
glazes the window of my hurt; what solace
can be struck from rock to make heart’s waste
grow green again? Who’d walk in this bleak place?

Time again

Sometimes, when I look at the people around me, I wonder if we’re all getting old too fast, what things we could do to appreciate it more.
With friends at OCADU, Industrial Design displays.

the wind in the willows// changling

I will be attending the Toronto Comic Arts Festival today! Don’t know what this is? Well, if you’re in the Toronto area, you can come and find out~ In addition, we heading to the Ontario College of Art and Design University to see their 97th Graduate Art Show.

Lots of friends off on vacation, so it’s a little quiet. I found a site that does 3DS Meet-Ups, but it’s very quiet and…impersonal, in a way. I wouldn’t mind holding one after Anime North, since I’m pretty sure everyone will be procrastinating on their cosplay very busy during the summer.

Really tired from work, I should sleep.

Neko-neko Time!

Yes, the email account is real.

“I get by with a little help from my friends”

This isn’t new, but I’ll be uploading some more layouts I’ve had a hand in. I don’t always write the story, or do the entire layout myself, which is why I haven’t really uploaded any before.

Infographic by AW; story by E. Molocoton, layout by D. Mistry, Twitter graphic by D. Mistry.

Layout and graphic work; story by L. Wilson.

Aitakatta~

In case you missed my tiny contribution to this year’s Misprint, here’s a collab review of Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom with Pjcherri.

And if you’re wondering what I’m watching, yes, I started the AKB0048 anime. Unfortunately.

scattering of the cherry blossoms// youth

Another food post.
Easter Mii eggs!

Fried bananas…the recipe didn’t turn out right, will try again later.

Taiyaki~

Err…Not-so-Laughing-Man cake. I was requested by Zyonlik to “fix” it.

Afmzvagnv ayqpqfag!! Congrats~ ^_^ I’m sure you’re a fan of Caesar, so this message isn’t that hard to decipher.

illusions of the mind

The final set of Club That Really Likes Anime posters. I haven’t really had any real “new” designs in a while, still looking at ways to improve them. The cost of printing them is a pain, so future runs are hopefully b/w photocopies on colour paper rather than full colour.

They can be printed in black-and-white as well, but they rely too much on colour to catch the eye.

I don’t like these ones quite as much.

Spring ’12 anime:
AAB (Angry Anime Bitches, if you really have to know) is currently blogging the Spring 2012 season of anime. We’re also taking part in the Aniblog Tourney! I hope get we at least get into the second round- in case you’re wondering where we are on this list, we’re in the blue bracket. Lots of good blogs to check out, but please consider supporting us (or just reading, anyway).

I will probably drop everything except maybe one or two shows for the Spring anime season, but here’s a general idea of what I will be watching:

- ZETMAN (I’ve been looking forward to this for a while. Seinen, action, drama.)

Will watch: Sakamichi no Apollon. This is why…to compare, it’s a good version of Tsuritama.

Otome game-based shows (they will be terrible, but I’ll watch them on-and-off >_<): Hiiro no Kakera, Arcana Famigalia, Hakuouki: Reimoroku

Maybes: Fate/Zero II, Jormungand

Feel free to recommend shows~ I won't watch them all, but I'll at least try them. ^_^ *runs away to watch ZETMAN ep 3*