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I really didn't know that I had so many relatives, or at least on my mom's side of the family. I guess I just spend too much time with dad's side that I've never known that there were others....Blech. Not that I mind meeting new people...It's just AWKWARD. I've been sitting in the backroom of this place with my sister, doing pretty much what I'd do at home- procrastinate. I did go out for all of 30 minutes though! Just long enough to meet-and-greet, grab some food, and stand awkwardly in the corner wondering when we get to leave. (Though my gut instinct on that one is "NOT SOON")

In other more "art" related news, if you will, I've begun my first attempt at sharpie dying a wig. It hasn't gone terribly wrong YET, but just enough to make me want to set it down for a while as I strategize for the next, oh say, month?

The current project is a double costume project for me and my sister. Because she's younger than me, I thought it'd be fun to do a cosplay of Sakura from Naruto, with me being the Shippuden version and her as the original, long-haired, annoying version. Fun, right? The only problem is that she's six years younger than me, but only 4 inches shorter. Translation: she's growing like a weed on steroids right now. It's depressing when your little sibling is almost taller than you. So the project has become priority for now, even WITH wig frustrations.

And on a final note, I think I'm getting sick. Flu's been going around here, and I might be next. And oddly enough, I kinda hope so. That English project I've been staring at for the past week hasn't done itself yet, so I think I might have to step in and help it along, making an extension due to sickness rather...opportune.

Ahhh procrastination....

]]> ~Avriela http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/25868195/ http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/25868195/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:12:47 PDT

So, summer is kind of "cosplay season" for my friends and me, if you will. I've made two costumes already this summer: one I'm incredibly proud of (Rikku from FFX) and another that I wish I had done better (Namine) I'll probably remake that...one day. (The procrasinator's creed ) Check them out here->

The only convention we get to go to yearly is coming up. Mechacon in Lafayette, LA. July 24-26. Good stuff. This will be my...3rd year going and my 2nd year cosplaying. This year, as plans are made, changed, and rearranged, I'm going as Princess Peach one day...and I'm not sure of the second... Perhaps the March Hare? Or maybe a random bystander? Time will tell.

Nevertheless, I've started making plans for future cosplays. I obtained a spiral bound notebook the other day and presently began sketching, brainstorming, crunching numbers etc. etc. The great thing is, I enjoy all the pre-planning immensely. Even though I kinda suck at drawing. It's all very laughable, really. But you have to have a gameplan, right? I'd go mental if I didn't.

I won't divulge all my plans now (especially if they end up falling through, then I'd feel foolish), but I will let one out, because I WILL DO IT! RAWR!

Nabooru from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. ACKACKACK. I hope I don't end up regretting it, but she's a character I...respect a lot. The Gerudo Valley Theme is also my favorite song. Of all time. Nice correlation, if I do say so myself.

...Realizing that I look nothing like her pigment-wise, we'll probably crack out the airbrush machine again for that... AS LONG AS the owner of it allows (RACHEL I'M BEGGING YOU!)

More plans, but I'll try to move in moderation. I'd hate to wear myself out right before school starts

Senior year FTW

]]> ~Avriela http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/24835988/ http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/24835988/ Tue, 19 May 2009 08:35:29 PDT
So all the literature notes that I was gonna study for the English Final I have in exactly two minutes? Don't have 'em. I'm totally winging an exam that consists only of 10 essays. Or is it 15? Well, I'm about to find out, aren't I?

Funny, I'll probably freak out in a little bit, but right now, I'm just laughing. :evillaughter:

I'm psychotic.

]]> ~Avriela http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/23976024/ http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/23976024/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:10:36 PDT
I had to sleep on the couch the previous night because my mother couldn't stand my father's snoring. I let FFVII: AC play on the TV all night, waking up to "One-Winged Angel." Took a shower, got ready, left for school. Mom took the time to recall the story she tells me every year (about how my dad slyly didn't reveal my gender to grandmother after being born).

Drove to school playing my favorite songs. Mainly Utada~

Everyone was so extremely thoughtful, I just wanna cry thinking about it. Not only they get me gifts, they were all so personal and heart-warming. Among such things (but not limited to these) are a music box that plays "Memory" from the musical Cats, a *ahem* customized edition of Assassin's Creed, sparkling grape juice, giant pettifores (a word that I have never managed to find the correct spelling to ), a comic strip, pocky....The list goes on. Regardless, it's not so much the things I got, but that the people actually put thought into their gifts. I really, truly couldn't be happier right now~!

I also got cards from family members and even my brother called! Kailin left a message on my phone that was full of love and splendor and Kaitlin-ness, it makes my insides bubbly. My sister sent me a text message as well. Tyler's text message was so random it made me laugh for QUITE some time, and Rachel, I'm so touched that you hold me in such regard.

I passed a test that the rest of my class failed, apparently, and I managed to get an A on a test I forgot about. Rachel scratched my back for the entirety of Easter Chapel. I was sung the birthday song two times by Coach Vice alone, and 5 times altogether today.

I drank the entirety of my bottle of sparkling grape juice at drama practice. Did you know that a bottle of that stuff has 114g of sugar in it? I sense diabetes in my future~

After drama practice, Mom brought me a birthday cake (white cake with chocolate frosting). Mom misspelled my name, but I do that too, so I didn't really mind. I just laughed while pointing it out. Then we fooled around for an hour or so doing stunts of all sorts. For me, was simply trying to conquer jumping the five stairs leading to the Back Door and attempting a frontwards roll.

Then everyone came to my house (INCLUDING JUICY. This WAS his birthday gift to me, in my eyes~) and we watched to newest episode of Heroes. We all drank green tea and ate the rest of the birthday cake. After it was done, everybody left as I attempted to not immediately pass out.

I'm so happy. I really, truly am. I feel...loved



]]> ~Avriela http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/23798765/ http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/23798765/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:17:40 PDT
So how am I on the internet? Because, dear reader, my dad has this amazing little device that I like to call THE AMAZING LITTLE INTERNET CREATOR!!! I'm sure it has a more technical name, but I think mine works just as well.

On this lovely road trips of sorts, I've learned some very important life lessons:
-iPod batteries don't last as long as you want them to. EVER.
-Covering your head with a sweater and forgetting to turn on the air-conditioning is rather uncomfortable. Especially if you just ate fast food. (More on this later)
-Gravel + steep slopes + slip-on shoes = DUMB DUMB DUMB.

<sub>(Haha, my parents just freaked out and thought we were lost. It took them quite a while to calm down and figure out that they were still going the right way.)

So about that sweater....</sub>

I brought my PSP and my copy of Final Fantasy: Crisis Core to play. Well, I started playing and I got to Chapter...11, I think. Caves and darkness and stuff. Well it's midday outside, and no matter how bright I make the screen, I can't see jack-squat. I wander around for a good 30 minutes before switching to Plan B. I throw my sweater over my head to eliminate the dreadful glare. Too bad the backseat of this car has absolutely no circulation or sun protection. Plus, I had just eaten McDonalds. Needless to say, I played for an hour, feeling ready to throw up the whole time. That or die of heat stroke. Oh, the things I do for video games Still haven't beaten it though....

I'm trying to think of something else to say, but my leg is distracting me. It has been in a daydream state for the past 3 hours. Not quite asleep, but certainly not awake either. Painful....

One of the weirdest compliments that I've ever gotten:
"You're like a female Ichigo. Except you're not as frowny...and you don't have kick-butt shinigami powers."

Thanks. I'll treasure those words forever.

OOh!! Utada Hikaru's newest English album is coming out in FOUR DAYS!!! US DEBUT ZOMG~!~! I've been following her for the past...3 years now, and I really hope this is a big success for her. Utada rocks my musical socks

Uhm, birthday's in ten days.... Most exciting part? NO CURFEW!!! Cannot wait to be 17.

We're almost at the hotel, so I must depart.

_{Disclaimer: This journal took about an hour to type due to transportation...difficulties.}

]]> ~Avriela http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/23296110/ http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/23296110/ Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:54:26 PST
Leaving in less than 6 hours. I'm so tired and my throat hurts. Not the best way to start a 9-day mission trip.

Penelope the cat is more docile than I remember her being last time. Then again, my hair was longer then as well.

Jeans don't sleep well.

No Claire, I'm not happy about Mr. Thibodeaux and the journals either. And I thought he actually liked me...darn.

I'm missing Mardi Gras for the second year in a row. Next year, if I leave the country again, I'm bringing gumbo. Gumbo and beads. It'll be a one man party.

Twilight photoshoot coming up. For once I don't have a character...

(Katherine Monroe's house caught on fire. They lost a lot of stuff.)

So tired. So random.

KAITLIN! Please go check the group page and answer the comment by Asfodelo.

]]> ~Avriela http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/22601321/ http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/22601321/ Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:49:19 PST Okay, just a quick update, because a) I'm in a crazy organizational mode right now and b) I'm tired of seeing my eight random facts everytime I log in~

The weekend's coming up, and more importantly, a long overdue photoshoot! The subject material? None other than _{(our redo of)} Glinda and Elphaba from Wicked/Wizard of Oz. This is a project that we've been putting off for quite a while, nevertheless, I think the timing is quite opportune because we haven't done a photoshoot for ~Mad-Tea-Party-Prodn since August~

Speaking of which, it seems like we have a grand number of photoshoots coming in the next couple of months. The "Alice in Wonderland" (which really, would be more appropriate to call "Alice Revisits Wonderland, but We Still Haven't Peered Through the Looking Glass Yet") is scheduled for the middle of February, then "Twilight" in March. Our very own Mechacon 5.0 is rolling around by late July, so we'll have plenty of costumes by then as well, and during that four month break, I'm sure to whip up something else...My hand are just itching to start sewing again!

All in all, this coupled with school and the spring play-- Sherlock Holmes-- I'm sure to be busy as who knows what! Spring always is the busiest time of the year for me~

]]> ~Avriela http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/21302480/ http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/21302480/ Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:11:26 PST =Mylares tagged me _{and consequently ~rocluvsluxord as well...} So here's my lovely random eight facts that I'm sure no one will read

1. Post these rules.
2. Each tagged person must post 8 things about their self on their journal.
3. At the end, you have to choose and tag 8 people and post their icons on the same journal.
4. Go to their pages and send a message saying you tagged them. ( personal note: you do it if you want to )
5. No tag-backs.

1. Some of my favorite scents in the world: just-lit matches, rain on hot asphalt, vanilla, and coconut.

2. I am an ABSOLUTE SWEETS FREAK. No kidding, I freaking love sugar. Whether it be natural or artificial, I generally like all of my food sweet in some way. _{Except sweet potatoes. Gross...} Which is why I also prefer strawberry pocky to any other

3. Because of this sugary disposition of mine, I have had...18 cavities. Don't look at me like that...I also have very weak tooth enamel, so it's not entirely my fault...

4. My dream cosplay is Princess Zelda. Which is why I'm going to wait a LOOONNNGG while before I even attempt to try that one (because I'd really hate to butcher it).

5. My username is actually a character from Kaitlin's _(=Mylares) book. I only got an account on deviantart to keep in touch with her, so when I had troubles deciding on a username, I went to her. I've become very attached to this name now~ Thanks Rosey

6. One of my least favorite pairing of all time would be LuluxWakka. Seriously, what the crap? I mean, Lulu is so much more....just plain AWESOME than Wakka could ever dream of being. Besides, she loved Chappu and then what? Has a kid with Wakka? If I had money, I'd so sue Squaresoft/Square Enix for stealing ideas from fanfictions...

7. I really don't like my name. It's too common, and in some translations, I discovered, it means tied, bound, or heifer. I don't think i'll ever legally change it or anything, but I'd like to one day find a name that suits me better than Rebecca...Any suggestions?

8. For no particular reason, eight is my favorite number Contrary to popular belief, it is not because it a perfectly symmetric number. Which also leads to the fact that I am a real life Death the Kid _{(Soul Eater, anyone?)} when I want to be.

IT IS FINISHED

I tag: Anyone besides Kaitlin and Rachel that decide to read through all of this... I you~!

]]> ~Avriela http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/20295598/ http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/20295598/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:48:41 PDT Ahh, gotta love irony~ Thankfully, even though we've been here 3 days now, we've only been out of power for about 28 hours now. Even better, we've had generators running the whole time, so it really hasn't been that bad.

The best part is, even though home wasn't hit that hard, the whole city pretty much has power...except for our neighborhood (thank you Moliere's for keeping in touch). So I guess it's better that we left, since this place is a lot smaller. Smaller place = fewer air conditioners = less power to run them _{( = more power for game systems!)}

So what has silly little Bex been doing this whole time? It certainly wasn't the mounds of English work needing to be done. NO! Rebecca's been playing Final Fantasy X for a collective total of 24 hours! Since my older brother ran off to college with my game card, I've been slightly anxious to either replay it or drive to West Virginia myself and get it back. Well, I went with the former, and 24 hours later I finally lost a battle. Pretty impressive, if I do say so myself.

As a side effect, I now have fallen in love with Lulu's character, and have the urge to and make her dress...Why yes, I am psychotic~

That's really all I can think to say for the moment. I'm just trying to keep the boredom at bay for now. We're probably coming back tomorrow, so I don't have much longer to wait.

Oh yeah, did I mention that I've suddenly come down with a most lovely cold?

...I miss my bed...

]]> ~Avriela http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/18677575/ http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/18677575/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:47:23 PDT
I feel like a whiney brat after posting the last journal...SO I'm replacing it! I'm a genius.

I got my driver's license!!! *does the I-got-my-driver's-license-after-driving-for-only-eight-minutes-and-making-no-mistakes-in-my-opinion-dance* Sadly the happiness was tarnished when I mispelled my name on the signature. Again. *sigh* Except this time I messed up even worse...

What's even worse, though, is that my mom wants to get a Honda Civic for her next car. (NOOOOO!!!!) My car can't be Tohru anymore if hers is smaller than my Honda Accord. Gah! If she does get the Civic, I'll have to go and rename my car Kyoko...or whatever Tohru's (Fruits Basket) mom's name is...

This has been a random update from Deh Hokie-Pokey.

]]> ~Avriela http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/16812110/ http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/16812110/ Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:54:43 PST
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Picture 70 is a beast~ It's now in my room.

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]]> ~Avriela http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/16288766/ http://Avriela.deviantart.com/journal/16288766/ Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:28:17 PST , spiffy-doo'd with sharpie, white-out, and pen two summers ago.

And they survived.

And they still fit.

It's a miracle, I tell you~ Anything red is gone, so Axel has no hair currently, but besides that, they're alright~

In other news, I cut about 8 inches of hair off. My hair almost, just almost looks like Ashe's from FFXII. Also, I'm skipping school in order to go to the BCS championship game Monday (tomorrow), and I'm gonna have fun~

]]> ~Avriela