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and now I'm going to be late for work, CRAP! *dashes*

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/26967055/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/26967055/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:00:31 PDT
So the weekend came and went, and I have to say I had a pretty good time. It's been a good while since I've been able to go to CN Anime.... in fact the last time I went was when it was still called CN Anime ha ha. So that would be about 3ish years now I think.

So any how, it was a fair bit of fun if you ask me. There were some hard feelings to get over and a bit of rough water getting there and getting ready for the con aka gettign costumes done. But in the end it was pretty good.

So here is my little 'con report'

Friday:
After getting no sleep the night before from both excitement and the need to finish sewing a few things for a costume. We caught the 9:10am train from Kingston to Toronto. I managed to get some sleep on the train while my cosplay partner finished off a little bit of sewing.

We arrived in Toronto a little late, which is pretty normal for the train if you ask me. Made our way to our hotel and checked in. Quickly getting our bags into our room we started to change into our costumes for the day, then proceeded to head on out to the con to pick up our tickets and explore the area. A few people took our picture and one group of people remembered us from Anime North when we were in the winter version of the uniforms of out characters.

Friday night we went out to eat then back to the hotel and down to check out the pool and whirlpool. Then back up to the room to finish off a few things for Saturday/Sunday, and off to bed.


Saturday:
I surprisingly was the first one ready seeing as to how I had the most stuff to get on for my costume. We got to the con about an hour later then planned, which is normal for us. I was waiting in the lobby of our hotel and ended up getting my picture taken a few times while waiting and had people come up to me to ask what was going on. Oh and the next time you are in a costume for a convention and someone asks you why your dressed up, look then in the eye and say with a straight face that you always dress like this. The reactions are great.

We traveled to the con via 'the path' from Union Station to avoid any rain and the windy streets. On our way we also ended up running into who was dressed up as Dark Link who was Tiger from Monster Rancher and anotehr individual whom I'm afraid I don't know who they were, sorry . Poor Thornrose was over heating and melting away by the time we got there. We had our picture taken together a few times and then got separated when he ran off to go look for a group of people and I was taken into the dealers room.

I couldn't stand still for like 3 minutes with out getting my picture taken, either from a far or up close. I even had a stalker for a little while. But I guess that's what happens when you are dressed up as Princess Zelda and you did a pretty good job... and you are tall and easy to find.

Saturday came to a close and we made a few new friends whom we went out to dinner with and I surprised when I came to meet them out of costume and they found out that I am not a blond.

Sunday:
I got my butt up and out of bed and made my way down to the health club of the hotel for a morning run and general work out time. First time running on a treadmill in a long long time... didn't like it. The job speed they preset was more like my fast walk, and the run was more like a jog ha ha.

After my workout, I headed back up to the room to help finish last minute things then get ready to go. We changed and headed out. We didn't get our pictures taken as much (well I didn't ha ha) as the day prior, but that is fine since I was still kind of seeing flash spots in my eyes ha ha. Sunday was our shopping day, which I find is easier since there are not as many people on the last day.

So after a good few pictures were taken and a few OMG's, oh and we happened to run into Bruce Campbell at the end of the day. Got a hand shake as he was leaving, poor guy looked really tired (still could have been a bit nicer and at least given a hug damn it! lol) as he was heading off.

We stopped for some dinner on the way back to the hotel and got a few pictures of our costumes. Went swimming after wriggling out or costume and then started packing for the trip home the next day.

END

So yeah, not really the most exciting con in the work if you ask me, but I do have some good memories from it. Such as a little gir... ]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/26696427/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/26696427/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:19:43 PDT
So I thought I'd take a little break from my pattern drawing and sewing to put up a little update.

SO things are going well, I'm crazy busy with technically three jobs, but I'm doing alright otherwise. I'm missing a fair number of my friends and am trying to keep in contact with them, which is hard when they live so far away.

I'm rather happy to report that I will be at Fan Expo, also known as CN Anime, this year for the first time in *thinks* 3 or 4 years now. I will be in costume and hopefully running around like an idiot and having fun. If anyone happens to find me at the convention then don't be afraid to say hi, I don't bite... that hard... anymore.

So I've been a busy little bee working on my own costume(s) as well as helping my cosplay partner to do a few things on her's. Like silk screening.... for 3 days, and this just happened to be when a heat wave hit, so things took even longer to dry with the humidity and I had to stop a few times just because I was getting too hot while working.

Things in general are going alright. I'm currently saving up for a trip next June, and am looking very much forward to that... as well as I am a little scared at the same time. It's been years since I've traveled farther then Toronto or Montreal and this will be the first time with out a family member. But I am going with a friend so I'm sure things will all work out fine and that there is nothing to worry about.

OH! I almost forgot, I have yet to get pictures back of my Zelda costume in full, ears, contacts and all, but I did happen across two pictures that I found in a random search the other day. They were taken at Anime North 2009 so I don't have my ears or contacts in but yeah, just go have a look for your selves ^_^. [link] and [link]

Any how that's it for now, have a good day/evening everyone.
As for me, it's back to work on patterns.

Later!
~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/25536192/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/25536192/ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:07:55 PDT
So this is kind of just to let people know I'm alive, not really well but alive.

I've picked up a rather nasty cold from my youngest nephew and it's taking me a while to get over it. I'm also having an issue financially, but I'm going to work on it and will make it past this little bump on the road.

*thinks* oh yeah I was making food.... I better go check on that.

And we are now back with food. *munches*

Ok now where was I... oh right updating. So yeah I have a cold which I have been sent home a few times because of... like I go into work they tell me I'm too sick and send me home before I even finish changing... that and I would have a fever of like 102.

Aside from that I have been trying to work out a way for being able to go to Fan Expo aka CNA. I still don't know for sure as of yet... but I hope to know soon. I'd really like to go since I have not been in... *thinks* 3-4 years now. What I will be in if I can go is a little up in the air right now as it will depend on cost.... I'd throw on my Zelda stuff but my dress go t a little messed up and again I don't know if I will have the time and money to make a new one or try and fix what I have. If I can fix it then I will be very happy.

My power was out for 8 hours on Tuesday June 23rd, there was a fire a block down and over from me in an old building that took out the whole of the downtowns electricity. I tripped over a lot of things that night.

Oh and sorry if I'm jumping around a lot and not making total sense... a little medicated right now on cough stuff.

Umm what else... I've been tinkering with a few things of late, sewing, a little painting, sculpting, metal/bead working, and I recently learned how to do needle tatting [link] so I'm going to have some fun playing around with that.

Uhhh.... That's really all that is coming to mind right now. So I shall leave it at that.

I give no promises to posting anything since I'm having a few issues with my computer but yeah. No one really expects to see anything from me anymore ha ha.

Have a good day everyone,
~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/24976718/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/24976718/ Wed, 27 May 2009 10:08:01 PDT
So I know I should have typed up an entry a while ago, but I had to work yesterday and Monday I was pretty much dead after I got back as well as I was giving my kitties much needed attention. They were well loved while I was gone, but I missed the fuzz off them.

So I have to say that this Anime North was one of... no the best I've had to date. There was no huge rush for costume finishing, just a little painting and I helped with one other costume piece as well as I had a commission all done and what not.

As I mentioned I traveled up on my birthday, it was an easy and non stressful trip and the bus driver even took us right to the hotels front door and helped us take in our bags! He was a rock star.

Thursday:
We pretty much relaxed a bit and worked on a few final things and picked up our tickets. I was sent out with another girl in our room to go look for a pizza place to pick up dinner for the room, and we were told to get Dr. Pepper *drolls* and ice cream on our way back. Also on our way out to find said pizza place, we stopped at the front desk and asked them first, it also came up that it was my birthday and jokingly I stroked my chin and asked if that meant we got a discount on our room. The woman at the desk told us to wait for a moment my reaction was "wow really?" and then she gave up four vouchers for a free breakfast at the restaurant in the hotel. When we got back to the room after our adventure we were not allowed in... I stood out in the hall scratching on the door like a pathetic little critter wanting in from the rain. After a few minutes the door was opened and a huge smile came to my face as I saw green streamers and shinny banners saying Happy Birthday dangling from the ceiling. And over on the desk there was a big cake with a phantom hour glass Link and a fairy on it. Best birthday to date I have to say.

Friday:
The con didn't start till about 6pm so we took our time getting ready and went down for our free breakfast. I still had some painting left to do on my armor for my costume and ended up being the last person out of the room. I ended up having a few issues with one of my costumes, I had it on for about 30 minutes and a few things started falling apart. Lucky for me I brought pretty much everything I needed to fix it and make it stronger so it wasn't a huge deal. But still even with my costume falling apart people wanted my picture and in that span of 30 min I think my picture was taken about 20 times ha ha. I headed back to the room and changed back into my street clothes as I didn't feel right getting my picture taken in a costume that's falling apart. I also had this one group of girls ask for my picture, I said no since it was falling apart and had to start walking away saying "and I would like it if you respected my wishes" because one of them was still taking my picture even when I said no.

Saturday:
We headed out to the brunch in costume and on time, this is a big thing for us since we are never on time ha ha. After the brunch we ran around the convention, checked out the dealers room and did some shopping. We didn't get as much attention for our costumes (we as in my cosplay partner and I) since it's a not as well known series. Oh and if you are wondering the series is called La Corda D'Oro and I was dressed up as Len Tsukimori while my partner was Kahoko Hino. The best part of the day was walking along back to the con from the hotel (I need a little rest and passed out for a bit in the hotel room since I didn't sleep too well the night prior) a girl from the convention pointed at us and then dove into her bag searching for something. She pulled out the game we were from and asked for a picture ha ha. Those kinds of reactions are the best.

Sunday:
I had fixed up my costume I wore on Friday for a bit and headed out, there were a few things I ended up not wanting to fight with so I left them out, they were my ears, ear cuffs, contacts (just couldn't get them in), and I didn't paint my eyebrows blond... mostly cause I brought the wrong colour ha ha. So I headed out with my cosplay partner who was Natsume Hyuuga from Gakuen Alice and half way there she remembered she forgot her con pass so she went back and said she would meet me in artists ally. So I headed to artists ally... it took a little while to get there as I got stopped for pictures a lot ha ha. It's been a while since this has happened to me and it made me feel good that people liked my costume. I think the farthest I got around the convention grounds was about 20 steps before someone wanted my picture. And I guess I kind of stood out since I had heels on and I'm about 6'2"-3" with them on, and I had long blond hair, and shoulder armor. So yeah that costume went over pretty well, I tried to sit down for a bit and still had people wanting my picture ha ha, I had to change out of it before the con was over due to bli... ]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/24869540/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/24869540/ Thu, 21 May 2009 07:42:00 PDT
Oh yes that's right it's my birthday today and it's the day that I travel up to Toronto for, dun dun dun, ANIME NORTH! WHOO!!!

I have been looking forward to this for AGES! I actually get good hunk of time off this year and my costume is done with a bit of painting that I can do in the hotel room.

I have no teaser pics or anything but if anyone is going to try and find me for some strange reason, crazy people you all are, look for a tall girl with long strawberry blond hair and a white dress with crazy detail, this is for Friday and Sunday. Saturday I'm a character from a series called La Cora O'ro (I so did not spell that right) and I will have short light blue hair.

Any how, I'm hyper, caffeinated (functioning on about 2 hours of sleep), packed and ready to go catch a bus to Toronto!

Hope to see some of you there!

~Chikara-Rei
p.s. I will have pics of my costumes up after the convention

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/23473571/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/23473571/ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:40:41 PST
It's Sunday night-ish pending on how long you have been up and what you might consider night etc. But it's night for me since I was at work for 7am today.... yay?

What ever ¬_¬

Any how I just kind of thought I should give more of an update then my exploding... mind you exploding was fun.

So I am working... a lot, at a job which is possibly killing meand this is how: I have thrown out my shoulder, smashed my knees, shins, hips, and head (mind you is mostly due to being one of about four tall people in my work place. stupid kitchens being made for average height people >_<. What dose all of this mean? well it means that since my shoulder was out of commission for a while I was unable to do a whole hell of a lot of drawing or anything for that matter. BUT! At the same time not being able to do a lot of the things I love (drawing, painting, sculpture, sewing etc) has made me start to come out of my post school 'do nothing creative' faze.

So yeah now I just have to go back threw files and finish a few things off. Such as a drawing I've been working on for [link] for like AGES I keep going back to it to finish it and not liking something so it gets redone over and over again >_< good thing I have a tablet... but still things are taking far too long to get done -_-

I've also had a few friend haranguing me about posting some of the random photos I've taken and clothing I've sewn, and my body of Thesis paintings from OCAD. Meh I don't know yet ha ha. Ah hell I'll get to posting them, possibly later tonight even.. possibly ha ha.

So yeah a bummed shoulder was part of the no posting, but another part is I no longer had the drive to do it, I have a little now but I'm still not drawing as much as I used to and I think I have lost some of my skill. Which ironically makes me not want to draw and find out if I did loose it

Ok happy things! I am doing a few creative things, like sewing, I heart sewing so hard! I'm currently working on one of my costumes which I will be wearing for two days of Anime North 2009. Yes, I'm getting back into cosplay, I have not been doing it so much over the past 2-3 years and was loosing my love for it. I think it was mostly due to people always wanting me to do characters from the same thing they were doing and i didn't really want to etc. Now I'm sewing things I actually want to sew. I even have a few things sewn that I made just for the hell of it! .. and the need to do something with some of my materials ha ha. So lets hope that what I'm working on turns out well. And yes there will be pictures... after Anime North ^_^ possibly before I trip to the convention I will post a teaser pic or something. I love AN, it's like a giant birthday party (my birthday is usually on the weekend of AN or like a day or two before ha ha).

Much fun shall be had this year too... or I will cry... and that's just pathetic. Ok I wont cry but I'll more then likely stop going to conventions. They also cost a lot! I have to pay rent and bills and eat! Wait... what was that last one.... *looks back* yeah yeah, I have to eat, people get made otherwise.

So yes, drawing is happening slowly, posting of things will happen (eventually), and Anime North 09 is a big thing I'm looking forward to currently.

Now I am off to eat! and do a few other things.
Oh and for those friends of mien who know what costume I'm working on right now, don't spoil it or I will eat your face! like this! *nom nom nom*

Oh one last thing! I'm also really hoping to see the Dark Link again that I saw at Naru 2 U back in November. He was kick ass and I want to get a few better pictures of him then what I got *shakes fist at indoor crap-tastic lighting*

Later!
~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/23016370/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/23016370/ Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:00:12 PST




*Explodes*





Lots of Luv,
~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/21255424/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/21255424/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:29:33 PDT
Guess it's been a good long while ha ha. Well I am alive and... somewhat well.

It is Halloween night and I'm at home... like a looser.... a sick looser who had to cancel her plans due to health, somehow in a short span of time I got a cold or something... well a fever and splitting headache possibly caused by wisdom teeth (shakes fist).

Uhhh let see... updating, well I have short hair now, shortest it's been since I was a kid and it is super curly now ha ha.

I finished off the dress for my Friends wedding, she loved it and people were impressed. I have since then been sewing a few other things and came to realize that I love to just sit and sew all day. So... I'm going back to school for fashion design and costume working. So I'm rather happy with that.

Uhhh.. what else... I'm still living the spinsters life ha ha, and people are seriously trying to change that ^_^;

The kick ass head chef is back at work now, which makes life so much easier and rock'n. Today she came into work in costume and had me help her come up with names for specials and what not that were Halloween related as well as I free hand cut crosses for her out of flour tortilla. It was fun ^_^

There really isn't too much more to report on ha ha. In fact I think I have rambled about silly things... meh it's not like too many people are actually going to read this *shrugs*

Well I'm off to bed to get better for tomorrow's line up of activities.

Night,
~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/19062200/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/19062200/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:49:36 PDT
So it has once again been a while. Life likes to do that *shrugs*

So I have been nice and busy with work, which includes and is not limited to gettign smacked in the head with a metal soup insert, the fridge door and a box of spinach... the last one didn't hurt as much but still. I also got to go on an adventure where I somehow wriggled my way up onto the highest shelf in the fridge.

Aside from work I have been designing a few things and am currently working on an outfit for a friends Wedding at the beginning of the month of. It's at about 50% right now which is good and happy yay times. I have another wedding in July as well, just haven't figured out what I'll make for that one as of yet. Is it just me or do I seem to get invited to a lot of weddings.

Also I'll be chopping my hair off once again in *thinks* two weeks... wow that's getting close.

Uhh... all in all not a lot has really changed, still alive, drawing a little here and there but nothing really worth putting up >_< and I really need to get my butt in gear and finish off a few pictures I started like aaaaaaaaaages ago.

any how I'm off to sew once again.

~Ta ta for now,

~Chikara-Rei

Edit: GAH! when did I hit the 12,000 mark?! I like never even submit anything anymore!

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/18542580/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/18542580/ Wed, 28 May 2008 11:45:36 PDT
I don't know, I'll have to think on it I guess.

I did have some good times and got to see people I haven't seen in a good while. I also went to the Sunday brunch where you get to eat with the voice actors and what not. Sat at the table with the VA of Krillian (sp?) from Dragon Ball Z. I ended up sitting next to him at one point and he commented on how long my neck is... and then before I knew it he was drawing on and signing my neck. Then another VA saw that and signed the other side of my neck >_< I got some pictures of it and had to wash it off eventually since it was smudging and I didn't want it getting onto my shirt collar.

Umm.. the weekend was pretty much a big birthday bash for me when I think about it. I hardly had to buy food due to friends saying it was for my birthday >_< *shakes fist* I will pay you guys back.

Uhhh.... That's really about it. Got some DVD's and what not, had yesterday off to recoup and now I'm off to work in a few minutes.

I didn't draw a whole lot and what I did draw people snagged or is was in someones sketchbook.

Any how I must be off now.

Later!

Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/17348198/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/17348198/ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:59:26 PDT
Ah ha ha, yeah sorry everyone I know that I have pretty much just been lurking around and not posting anything. But life gets in the way and I haven't had inspiration or the will to draw of late like I used to.

I've also been working on commissions and costumes etc. With Anime North coming up and all, things are going to get a little stressful with work and people breathing down my neck for things. But I'll manage *shrugs* I always do.

Any how that's it for now, I am working on a few older things... slowly, and hope to get them up... at some point.

Now I'm off to make cupcakes as I WANT THEM!

Later,

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/16601904/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/16601904/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:08:15 PST
I hope it was a good one ^_^

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/16148946/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/16148946/ Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:17:27 PST
I hope everyones holidays were/are restful and fun. I also hope Santa was as good to you all this year as he's been to me.

Ok so I just finished setting up and hooking up my new *dun dun duuuuuuuuuuuuun* PRINTER! Yes! I have a new printer and I love it! I just did three little test prints on some photo cards and they 1) came out beautifully 2)perfect duplicate of the images I printed (well one's colour is off but that one doesn't like printing from my printers EVER! and I have to go to another place for it *shrugs*) 3) it prints so much faster then my old (4-5 year old) printer. there is no smudging, stupid lines and it's just made of goodness and I love it soooooooo much. I love sales ^_^ thanks to sales I have my new printer as well as it's how I got my monitor so cheaply as well.

*hugs new printer and pets monitor* full of nothing but love right now.

Ok and now I have to go back to commissions and requests ^_^

LATER!
~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/16040772/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/16040772/ Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:30:46 PST
See you all in 2008

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/15845892/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/15845892/ Sat, 08 Dec 2007 09:15:58 PST
Now back to sewing. *walks off*

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/15746546/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/15746546/ Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:56:21 PST
I looked on my page this morning and it tells me I've gone and hit 10,003... so who got 10,000? If no one comes forth then I'll either have to draw up a random pic, pick a person at random from my watch list, OR! ...I dunno roll over and say, 'fine I'm going back to bed then' and just forget about it *shrugs* I dunno.

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/15736938/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/15736938/ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:38:22 PST
Dose anyone care?

Will it be a friend? or... random... person...

Only time will tell who shall be the victor.


Best of luck to those who really really reeeeeeeeeeeeeeealy want it ^_^

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/15671428/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/15671428/ Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:44:00 PST
This is rather scary for me since I work in a kitchen and I never know when I might come into contact with something I'm allergic to and didn't know it (my hands are currently reacting to something in the kitchen -_-) or get impaled on something (which has been close to happening a few times, stupid kids with knives, they almost made me loose a toe as well) or like in the recent work safety commercials I've been hearing about, slip on something and get horribly burned or what not.

This is going to be bothering me for a little while, and it wasn't exactly an easy choice on who to put down since I want all of my family to be taken care of etc

But let's just hope it never has to be put into action and I will be living a long and full life.

Now off to bed, night

~Chikara-Rei

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]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/15496555/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/15496555/ Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:56:42 PST
Yeah, thing shave been a little crazy for me, but also a bit fun at the same time.

So what's new? well... not a whole heck of a lot actually. I'm still working my butt off to pay the rent and while I'm not as unhappy as I was, I'm still not exactly stellar on my current working position.

I seem to be getting sick or at least having kind of bad and not so great things happening to me of late. For one thing I seem to be unable to get rid of this cough I've had for a little while, now my throat is all gross and soar and ew. I also have a bruised foot, how you ask? well see when I'm not paying attention and have a million things on my mind at one time... well I tend to forget where things around around me, like the vicinity of the drawers of my desk and thus I tend to kick things when I don't mean to, and with a lot of force it would seem as well. So I've been hobbling around for the past two days in a great deal of pain.

On a good note, my hands are getting better and no longer look like raw meat, just look really really dry now.

I'm also having issues with the cost of living -_- so I'm hoping commissions will start coming my way once again and soon as I'm going to be needing the money. And of course I don't want to ask people for money etc as I'd rather work for it and then not feel like I own anyone anything.

On a happy note, I went to my first AC Cubed and had a blast, the only thing that bothered me a bit was that people there were very.... umm.. .huggy. A lot of people asked if they could hug me and I know that people can randomly take your picture with out you knowing... but when you are sitting down and a guy stands right in front of you and takes your picture with out asking... well that's a little rude if you ask me. I prefer to be asked for my picture and then have the opportunity to post for said picture so you don't just get me looking in that direction with a confused or pissed off look on my face.

But other then that I had a blast and it was great cosplaying with my original cosplay partner again ^_^ it's been so long and she pushes me to do my best in, construction (which she actually made it this time around), the wearing of the costume, details, and even getting the character down while in costume. I've missed it so much.

Oh and the only thing I bought for my self at the convention was a plush Link. I loves ti very much. ^_^

Oh and looking at my front page I've noticed that I'm getting very close to the 10,000 mark O_o you people are mad lol I'll have to see about coming up with a Kiribian or something I dunno yet ha ha.

Uhh... not really too much else to report here. I'm alive, working and looking for commissions to make some extra cash.. so if anyone is interested please either reply to this journal and I'll note you or you can note me.

*Thinks* I guess that's it really. so I'm going to go and tinker away on a few things and see about sewing a few things to sell etc.


Later,

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/14974952/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/14974952/ Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:33:36 PDT

Hello All,

So it finally happened, my monitor is dying and wont show true blacks and what not anymore. So I'm going out to get a new one tomorrow... which is both good and bad as I know I have the money for it... but it will also be cutting into my travel money (used for getting to and from Toronto currently) but I can always hope to make that money back threw commissions or something I guess

Umm... yeah nothing really all that special about this post, so I shall leave it at that.

Hope everyone is having a good Thanksgiving and is stuffed full of turkey and pies.

Later yall!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/14905579/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/14905579/ Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:04:34 PDT
Any how, things are getting better in this thing I call my life. Making new friends, meeting up with old ones etc

I'm pretty much used to my new place and now the only problem I"m having is that a fair number of people seem to think that I want a crap load of them over here all at once. They don't seem to understand that I like one on one time with people if they are coming over to my place, as well as I really like my alone time. I need my space.

I'm not really happy at my job currently, but I'm not going to be working where I am for the rest of my life, and it helps pay the rent so it'll do for now. But not for ever *shakes head* no no, it will not do forever.

I'm also picking up a few commission works here and there, not a lot right now but that could change at any time really lol.

Uhh... Not too much else to report here so I think I'll leave it at that and head off to bed.

Oh and if anyone wants to see a WIP of the drawing I'm coloring... here... is... a... link.... [link]

And now I'm off to sleep,
NIGHT!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/14713047/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/14713047/ Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:20:27 PDT
I just got my internet hooked uptoday... was supposed to be yesterday but the guy never showed etc. Long story, too lazy to type it all out.

So I don't really have a whole lot to update or talk about... I've been busy with work and moving and what not that I didn't have as much time or energy as I thought I would to work on finishing some pictures to put up in my gallery here sorry. But I will see what I can do over the next little while.

Ummm... yeah I like cheese and now I have to get things together for work and do as much stuff as I can befor heading out.

LATER!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/14520153/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/14520153/ Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:04:56 PDT
It took me two days to move everything I need right now into my apartment, I still have to transport over a few things, but I can live with what I have right now. The apartment is freashly painted and everything, I do not have internet as of yet but as soon as I do I can assure you, you will all know... as I will likely have done a few drawings etc by then and have a few things to post.

My arms and legs hurt from carrying my stuff up 4 flights of stairs, oh and no one could help me untill after 5pm so I was pretty much on my own.

Uhh.... lets see... *thinks* my room is freaking me out down stairs (I'm at my fathers place right now, hence why I'm on the net) as all it has in it is my antique bed, a small TV and VCR, two lamps attatched to the walls and hangers in the closet. Oh and cat hair, lots of cat hair.

Ok so I think that's going to be it for now, I hasta get going.

Later!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/14407524/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/14407524/ Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:54:45 PDT
So this is just to let people know what is going on currently.

So right now I'm packing and waiting for ym moving day which is about 5 or 6 days away now pending on the actual day I'll be moving. I'm moving into my first apartment all on my own in my home town of Kingston. I've also been working a lot and this week I only have today off from work. I have been drawing and sewing here and there and am taking on a few commissions. But not a lot right now as things are all packed and I still do not have my computer all hooked up, with it's scanner oh how I love my scanner even if it dose tend to mess up colours a bit, so I'm unable to put up anything new on DA currently. But that will of course change once I move, set up and hook up internet *nods*

So ummm, yeah. I'm not dead and I will be putting up pictures and drawings and what not once I'm all set up in my new place.

Later!!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/14228765/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/14228765/ Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:42:55 PDT [link]

Oh how I love and tend to forget about some of the crazy things I do XD

Love ya Margret *kiss kiss*

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/14007424/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/14007424/ Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:58:24 PDT
I lost a fair bit of blood and only got sick from the pain shooting from my finger and had to sit down. They pumpped me full of sugary drinks and I cleaned up my injury (yes all on my own, I had to pour poroxid on it, three times) and then wrapped it and when I was asked if I could still work I said yes. What a trooper eh?

Also, befor I went to sit down I looked at the stuff I was chopping and yes, "Oh look! There is the hunk of my finger!" and people were freaking out... which was actually kind of the reason I did that XD I'm bad, I know. So one of the other girls I was working with threw out the food stuffs for me and got my chopping board and knife cleaned for me while I was walking around with my hand above my head and applying preassure with the towel I was given. Then they had me go and sit down after I said, "I'm feeling a little sick."

So tonight... was the first rather bad injury I've gotten from working in a kitchen and only the second time cutting myself with a knife, but the first time was not this bad and my own fault as I was rushinf and gave my self a little cut while making a sandwich (slicing the bread) >_<

Oh also after the whole finger thing, I got splashed with some nice hot liquid too -_- it just wasn't my day today.

.. sorry for the long story ^_^;

But yeah fun times and it's not as bad as it feels or looks, as well as it will grow back over time, nail and all.

It also dosen't help that I have been feeling a little less then stellar the past few days, but I'm hoping that will change once my parentals get back from their holiday and I"m not so alone in this big house.

Any how, that's all for now.

Later,

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/13816955/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/13816955/ Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:54:40 PDT
Two weddings down, one to go. I'm almost there!!

So yeah the paswt two weeks was pretty crazy for me, but all in all I did have fun at both weddings. And I've been told that I looked really good, acted nice and grown up and that I was very attentive to the brides (I was maid of honor for one wedding and a bridesmaid for the other) The weddings were beautiful, both were outside and went off with out a hitch.

I have seen I few pictures from the second wedding (brothers wedding) and as my brother said to me when he first saw me, I clean up good! XD

So I'm currently working, which is nice, moneh for me. As well as I'm doing a few commission works in drawing and sewing etc. As well as a few side projects in sewing. I also have two weeks here at my Dad's all to myself. Watching the house am I yes, feeding and harrassing/loving cats am I yes. He hee heee.

Well not much else to say really, so I'm off to go work on a few things.

LATER!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/13450980/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/13450980/ Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:56:51 PDT
So I finally got the second dress I needed to pick up as well as I took care of a few other things.

My friend whom I am Maid of Honor for is gettign married in two weeks, and my brother is getting married in three. Needless to say things are starting to get to the point of OMFG!!

Ok so other then that, I recently found out that my friend Margret finally put up vids and what not from AN 07, not all fo them as of yet but still. Here are the two vids she has up thus far [link] and [link] and yes that is me running after them, we loved the glomp project and horny ninja that rent a ninja did... so we did a little tribute ^_^

Ummm... nothing else really to say as well as my 6 am wake up time is catchign up with me a bit right now, so I think I should just go and tinker away on a few things befor drifting off to sleep.

So later!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/13428766/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/13428766/ Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:04:11 PDT
Just thought I should drop a line since it's been a while etc.

Well I'm working back at Chez Piggy once again in food prep, I don't hate it but it's not what I want ot be doing for the rest of my life *nods* but it will do for now.

So I'm back in Kingston once again and trying to figure out what I want to be doing with my life. I have officially graduated from OCAD with a BFA. Now I don't knwo what I want to do with it ha ha ha. Go figure

Any how other then that stuff, I have not jsut one, but three weddings now to attend. Two of which I'm in the bridal party for and one is a friends wedding I have been invited to. The first one is July 7th and I am the Maid of Honor for that one, the second is my brotheres wedding where I'm a bridesmaid (n I was asked to be the maid of honor for that one as well but I had to turn it down, but I really wanted to do it *pouts* and the only reason I had to turn it down was because I was off at school in Toronto so I couldn't really help out easily with wedding stuffs) and that one is a week after the first one on July 14th. The Third one, I do believe is ont he 28th of July lol.
I have the dress for the first wedding hanging in my closet, it's real purdy ^_^ and apparently I look better in it then the modle on the webpage lol. What a suck up XD [link] the one that I have is a deep red, like a blood red if you ask me.
For the second wedding I'm in a sapphire blue version of this dress [link]
For the last wedding sinc eI'm a guest I figure I'll either find somehting in my closet or sew up something, I actaully have something in my head I'd like to sew *shrugs* but we'll see.

Ummm... not much else I guess... OH! I got an e-mail from someone whom I haven't spoken to in about 3 years now I think it is. We had parted ways by her telling me she didn't want to be my frind anymore, then I got all depressed and... well those who know me knwo that was a hard year for me and I know I scared a fair number of my frinds, and I'm Sorry. But yeah, we have been talking threw e-mail for a little bit now and we are going to meet up to talk face to face. So we'll see how that goes.

Later all!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/13153728/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/13153728/ Wed, 30 May 2007 16:40:02 PDT
Mostly I ran around with friends and and did some silly and randome things. Didn't buy a whole lot of stuff... just two Magna's and... another doll XD Ha ha ha.

I ran around just in my street clothes Friday, then Saturday I was Kakashi from Naruto, but with out a white wig, as it is getting harder and harder to get my hair up under soem wigs since it's getting so long now.... I think it's back to where it was after my first year off at school... so it's back down to my butt which makes it about 3 feet long once again... yeah it's a littel tricky getting all of that up under a wig.
Sunday I was Roy from Full Metal Alchemist, I wasn't feeling all that hot Sunday so I wasn't in costuem for very long... and changed back into street clothing at the car, so now I'm wondering if anyone got a shot of me standing there at the trunck of the car changing XD

I didn't get to see everyone I wanted to see, and I missed my friend Jenn in her first costume, which she entered in the compitions and what not, and won a ribbon for best novice. I was so happy and proud *sniffs and wipes away a tear* I personally don't enter my costuems in that stuff... cause I don't think Id' win anything XD as well as I like making my stuff for the hell of it, not for competing.

Uhh.... what else... hmmm, nothing much, I'm working once again so I will have to see about finding some time to finish off a few drawings to post, as well as snagg some pics friends took of costumes to post so peopel can try and figure out if they saw me or not. Not that many people from DA were likely looking for me XD



ALSO! while the trip up and the con were fun and the usual... well the trip home was a bit of a task if you will. Let me paint this picture for you, we were about a half hour or so into the trip on the 401 when something oh so fun happend, we got a flat tire. Yeah lots of fun there, so we got out, fixed it with the help of a guy who stopped to see if we were ok... which I think he only stopped because it was three girls and I was standing there in shorts... so I was technically flashing some leg XD Yes we joked about that in the car later. So he told us to get off at the next stop and get to a gas station, make sure the tire was to the right pressure then take an 80 road back to Kingston. SO! we had to get from the 401, to the next off-ramp with out going over 80mph... we had the emergency lights on and stayed in the right most lane.
We got off at Thickson, as we had stopped a few feet short of the Whitby on-ramp (btw I know I suck at spelling... but you can kiss my white rump >_< and got to a gas station. Fixed up the tire with air and made good and sure that the tire was on and going to stay on. Then we went to Tim Hortons, also while at the gas station I and my friend Tash waved at a tow truck as it drove by... and then they whistled back at us XD a guy at the gas station also helped us out on directions for getting to and getting on hwy 2.

So the trip continued after a food break and instead of it taking... 2-3 hours to get home, it was a 7 hour trip, becuase the people who constructed hwy 2 must have been high or soemthing, it did NOT go straight, we had to take turns everywhere! And not all of the signs for the streets were properly marked, but we are not men, so we would just stop and ask when we got lost.

That is basically it for that adventure. My next big adventure that I can think of currently is finding a job more suited to me and out of Kingston. I'm either goign back to Toronto for work, going to Stratford for work... or anywhere else really, I jsut need to get out of Kingston and be on my own once again.

Well that's it for now, Later!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/13072694/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/13072694/ Thu, 24 May 2007 07:04:38 PDT
My other elder sister had her baby this morning shortly after 8:00am, it's a healthy baby boy and his name is Benjamin. I haven't seen him yet, but that is only because people haven't told me where hospital they are in here in Kingston XD so I have been frantically trying to find out so I can go see him and be all excited and bother Bond about how his baby son will now be apart of the family May Birthday bash... like he didn't want haha, this brings out count of family members born in May up to... 10 now I think.

Oh I want to see him so badly, I just hope I get to see him befor leaveing for Anime North tomorrow.

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/13035475/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/13035475/ Mon, 21 May 2007 08:19:53 PDT
So yeah, only a few days left untill AN and I'm really looking forward to it. I'm also happy today because it's my birthday and I get to have cake and what not with my Brother and his soon to be wife tonight.

Ummm, I don't have a whole lot to say other then that so I guess I'll leave it at that.

Short and sweet, Later!

~Chiklara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12767112/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12767112/ Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:29:22 PDT
So bye bye to all for now and good bye Toronto, for now. I will be back, I just don't know when or if I'll be going somewhere else.

Later guys,

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12703784/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12703784/ Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:44:56 PDT
Well I jsut thought you all might find this kind of funny... So I went to a BJD meet Saturday of this past weekend, the dress I'm working on for my doll was a pretty big hit and I have never seen so many of these dolls in onc place... and I want them all XD

Ha ha, any how after the meet I went with my friend Erika to help out at a dinner with serving of food etc. It was a Hungarian church dinner fundraiser thing. And it was all fine, most of the peopel spoke English as well so I was happy, confused at times as to what was being said to me but yeah lol. It was my first tiem helping out at thsi thing and a lot fo peopel commented on how they had never seen me befor and tellign me how pretty/beautiful I am XD I also had a dirty old Hungarian man touchign my leg... constantly, so I stopped serving anything near him lol. I felt a little odd being there, as well I'm not religious and while I am part Hungarian... I don't know anything about the language or the customes etc.

Any how, after the dinenr thing we went back to Erika's place for the sleeping as we were goign to a hobby toy show thing the next day, and I had my doll with me he he she was a pretty big hit. When we were at Erika's I got tp play with her hamster Sasuke lol no we are not Narutards lol not one little bit XD. Ha ha.

Any how, at the hobby show con thing, I walked around and reconised a lot of the toys and what not there from my childhood. They had a lot of my little ponies lol most for dirt cheap too. Of course I bought three lol and am currently workign on cleaning them up and taking off the decals to customise them, just felt like it lol. One of them... oh god this was funny, after brushing otu it's hair it frizzed out into a mowhowak it stood straight up all on it's own lol. It's gotten better now, I've worked on it for a bit and it's almsot all untangled and back to being straight.

OMG! I almost forgot! the first thing I bought was a hoodie, Full Metal Alchemist. We found a table selling plushies and t-shirts etc and saw the shirts were $5 and asked about the hoodies.... they were also $5 needless to say we snapped up the FMA ones lol.

Oh and I will be moving back to the Kingston area as of... April 29th *nods* then I'll be there for a bit, not sure how long as of yet, depends on how fast I can find a job and where.

Good times, any how I think that's enough for now. I'm headed of fto eh grocery store now as I need a few food items to get me threw the week.

Later!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12661363/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12661363/ Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:06:31 PDT
I had my last class today, 4 years at OCAD and I finally get to graduate. Over the past few days I have been running around the school (when I didn't even have to go in) and helping Thesis buddies set up for final crits (2 hours for one *dies*) and painting rooms to make them look good for final crtis etc. I get to help fix up and paint a hall for an installation Wed next week. Which is good... I will keep my self busy lol.

But yeah, it's all over now, I'm done and graduating with a BFA behind my name. Wow, ha ha now what am I going to do? ... Well first I think I'll finnish off a few commissions and get threw the weekend as I have a meeting to go to Sat, a dinner to help out with Sat night and I'm goign to a little hobby convention thing Sunday to help out. Oh and I'm going in tomorrow... well it's like 1 am now so technically later today lol, to go and work on cleaning up the studio I was in for the year, I basically just have to finish clearing out painting now as I started a while ago int he cleaning out of stuff ha ha.

Hmm... nothing else really to report here other then I'm not totally 100% sure yet as to what it is I should be doing for a job in my area etc. It would seem that there is some interest from the Stratford Company for costume sewing and what not.. but I really don't think I'm good enough for anything like that. But I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens *shrugs*

Ok so yeah I think that's about it, I'm done and really happy about that and it's a big load off my shoulders.

So thta's it for now!
Later,

~Chikara-Rei

p.s. My cough has gotten much better, so much so that I hardly cough during the day, but still a little at night when I'm laying down.

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12559122/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12559122/ Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:00:11 PDT
I only have one paper left to finish off, a final project and my Thesis final critique. Then I'm free, FREE!! Free to go out into the world and be a starving artist! WHOO!

Yar! ok so yeah and a bad thing happend... I got my stupid cough back last night *shakes fist* so yeah lots of fun there *grr*

I'll be moving back to Kingston for a little while, not sure how long as of yet but yeah, I know I have to get back here to live in Toronto. It's just the best thing for a possible carrer for me right now.

Umm.. yeah nothing too much to report really... school is almsot over, I'll be graduating soon and I still think my work sucks XD *is going to be shot for saying that and knows it*

*hacks and coughs* .... oh yes I feel sexy. Ok well I think that now I shall throw on a DVD and work on a few things.. mostly my proposal for tomorrow HAR! *hates having to write that crap* .... *hates hates hates*

Oh and just for a little giggle [link] god I love this guy.

Later!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12438269/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12438269/ Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:17:43 PDT
This one is about the... third one I've been working on in the past week or so... and it's due tomorrow *twitch* I hate my self XD oh well I'll get it done. But it's taking me so long because 1. I hate writing essay type papers 2. I tend to have trouble staying on topic and 3. my brain basiclaly stopped a few times and said, 'FUCK YOUUUU!!!!!!!' it was rather funny.

I've also been sick the past little while, picked up a cough Wed night during my class, by the next day I was coughing almsot every 5 minutes and by the evening I was coughing almsot all the time had a fever and aches and all fo that fun stuff. Needless to say I didn't sleep all that well that night. Friday I completly lost my voice and didn't go to class.... mostly because I fell alseep again shortly after getting back from the shower oops lol Oh well, I e-mailed my prof and things are fine.

Oh and I also have another 8-10 pages paper to finish off for this Wed HA! my life sucks right now! And to top it all off I got a call from one fo my parents about possible issues what might have to go to court *smashes head off desk* oh yes... a fine week.

But! I'm going to be going home for the Easter weekend Thursday night, and this is the last week for a few of my classes *dances*
Only down side is I have to come back a day eairlier then I thought because I have a group installation to help put up for a class ¬_¬

Oh well.

Umm... what else.... Anime North stuff is actually moving along rather smoothly now. the room is booked and good times shall be had... they better be had as May is going to be a crazy month for me. But that is really for another time... and time when I'm not up to my nose in papers to write and projects to finish.

... lets see.. what else, I haven't really had much time to work on anything for putting up on DA. I do have some simple line drawings and what not that I'm planning on throwing some color on, but if I am goign to wait till they are colored to put them up.. then it may be a while.

.... meh I'll throw up a few of my pencil line work, tide peopel over for a little while I guess lol.

I'm really sorry about the not updating for a while and posting and what not, but I'm sure peopel can understand that school takes priority over DA rignt not.

So yeah that's it for now I guess, and it's back to work for me.

Later

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12245929/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12245929/ Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:27:13 PDT
Just thought I should drop a little line here on the fun of the weekend, I went to the two day March con here in Toronto, got to see friends, was a littel shy around some people etc.

The first day was basically hanging out and sitting in the quiet... well kind of quiet areas of the con, sat and drew etc.

The secodn day I ahd my doll with me and eventualyl gathered up the guts to go and mingle with other doll owners and make new friends. Which worked rather well as I ended up goign to dinner with about 4 new friends from the group. The fun part was that when we were walking off to dinner, we were walking down the street and I looked at the guy who first started talking to me and said, "hey! you never even asked me my name!" lol we had a good laugh about that and then, since it had now been a few good hours, properly intorduced ourselves lol

I had a blast, also at the con on the second day I ran over to Staples to print off an image for a friend I did whcih she really wanted a copy of, and she paid me for it :dances: it was the Red moon Itachi one I have in my gallery [link] and it was shown aroudn a bit as people gasped and went all wide eyed at it and what not... made me feel special... in a good way lol. I also ended up doing a quick drawing of one fo the dolls sitting on a skull and I have to say that I think the owner was pretty happy with the drawing [link] but it was kind of hard to tell lol

Any how that's pretty much it... that I can think of right now, still kind of tired and have a fair bit of work to finish off for this week. So now it's back to work for me.

LATER!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12156280/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12156280/ Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:37:25 PDT
Well we have a winner, she just guessed it a few minutes ago. And what was it? *drum roll* I got one of those ball joint dolls which look like anime characters, you can change the hair and eyes and pose them and what not. I loves it very much ^_^ and the funny thing was that I wasn't even goign to get one till a friend of mine showed me the one she got this year... and let me hold it... and then I was sold lol. I'm a sucker I know, but it's been at least 6 years since I've used soem of ym x-mas money to buy soemthing I really didn't need lol.

[link]

I hope the image showes up... but yeah, I made a kimono set for it so thats' the white under kimono and green dragonfly kimono and then ribbon for the obi. It was the easierst thing I could sew for it befor I had it lol but now she has pants and I'm working on a shirt pattern ^_^

Any how that's it, it's all over and I jsut have to wait on the person who guessed it to tell me what they want for a drawing etc.

Later!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12094066/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/12094066/ Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:15:05 PST
I am so stupidly happy right now!

I got my package which I've been waiting for... the one that was sent back to sender cause I messed up my addy... stupid room number *shakes fist* ANY HOW! it's here!! It was brought right ot my door, which suprised me since I thought I'd have to go pick it up form the post office. I've been all giddy and happy like the ideot that I am and you knwo what, I'm so happy that if any one who hasn't seen it yet can guess what it is, then I'll draw up a request of your choosing.. so free pic YAY!

Umm.. yeah not much else, school.. is fine, convention comming up ^_^ look forward to the chance to hang with a few people at the con.

I do have a few pics I"m still working away on.. but I'm just not happy with them yet, so thats' why their have been pretty much no deviations going up from me of late, sorry but if I'm not happy with it, it wont go up.

Later!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11997592/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11997592/ Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:07:42 PST
XD sorry silly thing with a friend there.

Any how, things with regards to AN are getting worked out, which takes stresses off of me, yay! but now I have to stress out about a midterm I have today... which I couldn't study for over my reading week because I took home the wrong notes, yes I'm that special ^_^

Any how, things are smoothing out for the time being, the two day March con here in Totonto is comming up and I think I shall be going to it as a little fun once in a while is a good thing. That and I like meeting other crazy anime people ^_^

If anyone wants to meet up there just message me or something or even just look for a 6' tall girl with long brown hair and blond streaks (well they might be back to red by then) which comes down to about the small of the back, yeah it's gotten long. I usually have on a long Red coat and carry a Full Metal Alchemist bag. So even if you jsut want to find me to say HI! hug me then run off, then that's cool with me lol Oh and you can also usually find me sittign up against a wall, sometimes away from people, with my sketchbook open and working on something ^_^

That is of course if anyone wants to try and find me lol But I feel I'm not a popular person other then with my friends so meh XD

Ummm... lets see now, new stuff... new stuff... hmmm, well I'm going to be graduating pretty soon, only a few months to go O_o then it's AN time once agian then a short tiem after AN is a friends wedding then my brothers wedding a week after that.

OH!! I almsot fogot!! I got to see a friend on Sunday Feb 25th who I haven't seen in ages! AGES I SAY!!! The last time I saw him was back after my parents split and befor he moved away, so I was liek 10 or 11 the last time I saw him, it's been liek 12 years! and I got to see him. I have to say he has changed a fair bit, you know hitting puberty and all XD and go figure he's shorter then me ¬_¬ I kind of expected him to shoot up past my height, but meh it was just awsome seeing him again ^_^

I also got to see a friend whos been living in England for the past... 4 years I think it's been. It was great seeing her too ^_^ she chopped her hair off, looks good on her, and she picked up an accent... I love it ^_^ but she hopes to drop it soon haha go figure.

I've also been thinking about a few past friendships that fell apart, are falling apart, and are possibly about to get ripped to little tiny shreds of flailing pulsing fleshy bits... yes, you heard me. One past friendship keeps sticking in my mind and popping back up more then the others, and I kind of wonder if I'll eve be able to talk to them again after all fo the pain we both have gone threw. Well I don't know about her but yeah I had a pretty damn hard time with it.

Oh and I'm still working on a plushie lol I've been playing so much Twilight Princess that I want to make a few plushies, btu right nwo I only have the materials for Minda haha so thats' what I'm working on ^_^ still tweaking patterns and what not, it'll be a while sinc eI have school work to do and other things to finish.

Ummm yeah I think that's about it for now, still thinking on the opeingin for commissions stuff, so if anyone wants anything let me know and I can think about prices and what not andget back to you. And yeah that gose for drawing, painting, sewing etc.

Later!

~Chikara-Rei

p.s. the bathtub on my floor is finally all fixed! no more shaving while standing in the tiny shower stall for me!

p.s.s. yeha I'm nuts, deal.

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11918998/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11918998/ Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:07:58 PST
So that means I'm in Kingston! It's nice to come home and jsut relax, even if it is for jsut a few days since I still have work to do... *shakes fist* stupid installation prof not liking any of my idea so I couldn't install my work and have it done and over with for the reading week... yeah I was a bit miffed about that ¬_¬

Also my recent computer troubles have set me back a bit of cash, so I'm either going to have to see how far I can get and either break down and call a parent for help (which I hate asking for money as a fair number of people know) or open up for commissions once again in my drawing, painting, sewing etc. But we'll see, I don't exactly get a good response from the people here on DA so I'm not really gonns be holding my breath waitig for you guys to help me out.

Umm... lets see, other then that... Thesis is possibly going to kill me or I'll just wig out and have to go to a mental hospital... not sure which yet.

But yeah, if anyone has any ideas on where I shoudl be going for commission work etc let me know, cause I find that peopel tend to find me... but now I need to find people... yeah, what ever.

Also for AN 07, I will be going but there is a slight hitch (and this is for the people I'm rooming with) if you don't pay me I can't get the room *hint hint* I know that in past years I've payed for it and you all paied me back, but that's not gonna fly this time around cause shit has happend and once agian most of my x-mas money has had to go into soemthign breaking down or school supplies etc. So unless things change and I get a nice bit of cash flowing my way, you guys will be on your own and you can have fun with that.

I hate to be a bitch, but I am getting sick of some of this stuff. For fucks sake, I'm a student! I don't exactly have cash hidden/stashed away you know! it dose havwe to be used for things, ie food, bills, school, etc.

You know what.. I'm just sick of being the nice person who works their butt of to make things work then gets walked all over and fucked up the ass in the end. Casue you know what, I feel like that's what happens every year and I'm getting really sick of it.

So that's it, I don't have the money to book a fucking 6 person room for 2-3 nights, why everyone can't agree on the number of nights pisses me off sicne there are half the peopel who will stay for only two nights and the other half want's 3 nights. Which three nights is nice because then you don't have to lugg all of your junk to the con or figure out what to do with it for teh last day etc. But what these peopel don't seem to understand is that the room for 3 nights is clsoe to $500 where as the same room for 2 nights is closer to $300. I see a fairly big difference there which I can't accomodate. So either things get worked out and a number of nights is agreed on, people give me their room money so I can get the fucking room, or I say fuck you all and do things on my own and get another group of people together or I will go with the group from here in Kingston I met over the summer.

Figure it out.

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11762601/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11762601/ Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:10:21 PST one on my elbow and the other on my middle finger, both on my left arm and hand. Elbow I burned off a light bulb when taping p black fabric to darken room for friends photo shoot, finger I burned when snuffing out a flame for a picture.

Needless to say I've been a little owie all day Oh and I was also having trouble with my fangs I made.. didn't take enough time to make them so they are a little messed up ¬_¬ oh well I'll jsut haev to make another pair.

On happy notes! I got 56 e-mails today, I can feel the love, and in one of them was an update on something I purchased and it's not on it's way. I dont want to say what it is right now so everyone will ahve to wait XD and those who know what it is, hush hush no spoiling it for others XD.

Other happy things! READING WEEK! yes it's almost here, so close I can taste it, or grope it... depends on my mood ^_^ and I'll be going home, I'll actualyl get to see my Dad on his birthday! WHOO! And speakign of birthday's, my nephew Owen's birthday was the 4th of this month, he's a year old! Almost walking now too ^_^

Thesis is going well, teahcers seem happy with how my stuff is comming along and seem to love how crazy they are and so on. All of my other classes are fine, deadlines have been extended which makes me very happy happy joy joy and greaduating dosen't seem like such a scary thing, coudl be because of an interview I have on Monday, but who knows lol.

I think I've gotten past the hardest part of my artist block and am now drawing once again, but I'm not sure when I'll be posting anything as I want to have 100% finished work going up here now, so it may be a while. Sorry.

Uhh... what else... can't think of anything, well I guess that's it then ^_^

Later!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11660005/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11660005/ Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:41:20 PST
----------RANT BELOW----------

I think this is something truely important that all you people should read. I went through this a couple of times.

( Y por decir lo en español.. me cogieron de PENDEJA muchas veces )

I identify with this a lot because in the past ( not so far away ¬¬ ) they fucked me over like this...

*chupatoster and *yoseimurasaki said the following:

I get really tired of people taking one's work for granted, just because we actually enjoy doing what we do (art)

Newsflash asshole! Just because I love drawing doesn't mean it's an easy task, much less that it shouldn't be properly compensated for.

So, read on and pass it quick!

...or your crotch will turn to stone in 7 days!

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Every day, there are more and more Craigs List posts seeking “artists” for everything from auto graphics to comic books to corporate logo designs. More people are finding themselves in need of some form of illustrative service.

But what they’re NOT doing, unfortunately, is realizing how rare someone with these particular talents can be.

To those who are “seeking artists”, let me ask you; How many people do you know, personally, with the talent and skill to perform the services you need? A dozen? Five? One? …none?

More than likely, you don’t know any. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be posting on craigslist to find them.

And this is not really a surprise.

In this country, there are almost twice as many neurosurgeons as there are professional illustrators. There are eleven times as many certified mechanics. There are SEVENTY times as many people in the IT field.

So, given that they are less rare, and therefore less in demand, would it make sense to ask your mechanic to work on your car for free? Would you look him in the eye, with a straight face, and tell him that his compensation would be the ability to have his work shown to others as you drive down the street?

Would you offer a neurosurgeon the “opportunity” to add your name to his resume as payment for removing that pesky tumor? (Maybe you could offer him “a few bucks” for “materials”. What a deal!)

Would you be able to seriously even CONSIDER offering your web hosting service the chance to have people see their work, by viewing your website, as their payment for hosting you?

If you answered “yes” to ANY of the above, you’re obviously insane. If you answered “no”, then kudos to you for living in the real world.

But then tell me… why would you think it is okay to live out the same, delusional, ridiculous fantasy when seeking someone whose abilities are even less in supply than these folks?

Graphic artists, illustrators, painters, etc., are skilled tradesmen. As such, to consider them as, or deal with them as, anything less than professionals fully deserving of your respect is both insulting and a bad reflection on you as a sane, reasonable person. In short, it makes you look like a twit.

A few things you need to know;

1. It is not a “great opportunity” for an artist to have his work seen on your car/’zine/website/bedroom wall, etc. It IS a “great opportunity” for YOU to have their work there.

2. It is not clever to seek a “student” or “beginner” in an attempt to get work for free. It’s ignorant and insulting. They may be “students”, but that does not mean they don’t deserve to be paid for their hard work. You were a “student” once, too. Would you have taken that job at McDonalds with no pay, because you were learning essential job skills for the real world? Yes, your proposition it JUST as stupid.

3. The chance to have their name on something that is going to be seen by other people, whether it’s one or one million, is NOT a valid enticement. Neither is the right to add that work to their “portfolio”. They get to do those things ANYWAY, after being paid as they should. It’s not compensation. It’s their right, and it’s a given.

4. Stop thinking that you’re giving them some great chance to work. Once they skip over your silly ad, as they should, the next ad is usually for someone who lives in the real world, and as such, will pay them. There are far more jobs needing these skills than there are people who possess these skills.

5. Students DO need “experience”. But they do NOT need to get it by giving their work away. In fact, this does not even offer them the experience they need. Anyone who will not/ca... ]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11508213/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11508213/ Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:03:44 PST
Which I think I am slowly comming out of now sinc eI started a sketch in my.. sorry in ONE of my sketchbooks, and once I scann it and clean it up and color it, I think I'll post it here on DA.. I'm actually pretty happy with it lol

I do have another rough in the works, and it is currently tapped to my wall where I can stand back from it and just stare at it.... then turn away and decide that I hate it one day and love it the next. But that's life I guess *shruggs*

Umm.... yeah I finally went and got my self a paypal account, go me! now I have to have an actual REASON to keep it lol.

Umm.. yeah that's all I am going to say for now... yeah not going to give other news untill things get moving a little more on it *nods*


Later

~Chikara-Rei
p.s. I totally forgot about an x-mas pic lol oh well perhaps I'll see if I can get my butt in gear and do two for next year lol

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11368379/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11368379/ Mon, 08 Jan 2007 21:01:05 PST
I know this is rather late but HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope everyone had a good new years and Christmas and what not.

I am now back in Toronto :whoot: and looking forward to seeing some people once again and getting back to work on things. I do have a few things I think I can post up... but I think I'd like to throw soem color on at least a bit of them first, so it may be a little whiel befor I get to posting, possibly the weekend *shrugs* not 100% sure. Oh and I'm still fussing around with a holiday pic ¬_¬ but I'm sure soemthing will come to me lol

Uh, yeah I think that's it for now, I shoudl go finish unpacking and getting stuff togehter for Thesis tomorrow.


Later!
~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11191708/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11191708/ Mon, 25 Dec 2006 17:05:00 PST
I don't really have much to say other then that and that my Christmas pic will be a little late as I've been doing stuff with family *yay* and sleeping and playing the new Zelda game *loves* I was pretty much the first person to pick up my copy out of all the people who reserved it about a year and a half or so ago. Oh and I was 6th on the list I think it was ^_^ oh yes I am a geek, love me for it XD lol

That's it, short and sweet I'm going back to drawing, gaming and bothering my Mother ^_^

Merry Christmas once again, Happy holidays which ever you may celebrate, it dosen't matter to me so long as you have a good one ^_^

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11033409/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/11033409/ Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:21:09 PST
So I've been going a bit nutty.. cause all of ym stuff for final crittiques is done... so what have I been doing? well doing extra stuff of course lol.

For Litho and screen printing I only needed 50 prints... I have 92
For fabric silk screening I have all of the techniques finished and samples etc, so what am I doing now? well I'm making a sleevless Kimono (cotton) not exactly in the traditional method, but hey it's still fun lol. It's dip dyed and I'll be doing a discharge print on it (that's when you use a chemical mix to take the colour back out so you can have an image in the color or take out a color and replace it with another etc) all I have to do for that now is sew everythign together once it's all dry ^_^

I also went on a silk scarf painting kick lol I painted 6, by hand, and the time for working on them ranged form 45min to 8 hours. I can put up some pics if people wanna see them ^_^
Same goes for the sleeveless kimono. Oh and I threw in a silk scarf I had left which I couldnt' decide what to paitn on it lol so it's a beautiful crimson red now... I loves it... it is a sexy red, oh yeah *thrust*

Umm.. I'm going home on Thursday after my critique.... uhh... it's going to be crazy busy but I'll get ot see family so I'm happy... oh and I'll be getting Zelda TP for Game Cube.. only been waiting for like a year and a half *twitch* lol I pre registered pretty much the vary firts day you could do so. I was like the third name on the list I think lol.

Ummm yeah I think that's about it so .. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Love ya all,

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10984042/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10984042/ Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:32:44 PST
In other news! my last day at school for finals and what not is the 14th and I'm planning/hoping to make it home either that day after my crit or on the 15th *nods* I want to get home so I can... umm... deal with things and feelings and.. oh who am I kidding I just want to go home for once and not have my parents fight over who will be getting me this year and crap like that. If you can't tell Christmas isn't really one of my fav holidays... and yes I have my reasons.

It's going to be a busy holiday with family... like a day after I get home, depending on the day I go home, I will be going to a family Christmas gathering on my Dad and step Mom's side... and it is big... like huge... it's crazy. Then the next day will be the family Christmas with my Dad where it's just my Dad, Step Mom, Brother and his fiancée and my two sisters with their husbands. THEN! The NEXT day is my Mom's Birthday I also have a driving test for my full G drivers license on the 20th of December. Then x-mas with Mom and blood sibling and his fiancée, then it's my brother’s birthday a few days after.

Aside from family I also have other people to see, the place I worked over the summer wants to see me, a few teachers I had want me to come in and talk to a few kids, and a crap load of friends are telling me that if I don't make time for them... they will tie me up and throw me into a closet... which depending on my mood could be interesting lol.

*thinks* hmm... anything else?.... uhhh... well I have a few things I could post... not much but yeah, I'm still working on a few projects for classes, so we'll have to wait and see when I can get around to posting anything other then a journal. I went to the one day December con on Sunday the 3rd, it was a blast thanks to the people I was with, and a few events before the con ^_^

I think that's it... I want to get back to work on my silks here... finish them off tonight so I don't have to worry about them later etc.

Later!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10839881/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10839881/ Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:34:47 PST
Ummm.. what else... school is crazy right now and first semester will be over with in like two or three weeks depending on the class, holidays are comming *yay* and there is a small one day convention next weekend (December 3rd) which I think I may be going to so as to relax a bit and have some fun after this crazy week (next week wont be much better untill Thursday or Friday I think) and to celebrate the finishing and handing in of two 10-15 page essays and a 3-5 page Thesis repot thing.

So tired.. cna't think... or type and spell for that matter... but I couldn't care less right now.

Yay... my brain is pretty much crashing right now after a little more then a week of little sleep and fun stuff like that. So I'm gonna go now.

Later

Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10767182/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10767182/ Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:46:51 PST
So we went, we had fun, I was dead ass tired but still lol. Oh and the concert was for Panic! at the Disco, they are ok... not my fav but ok.

lets see what else... well I went home for a visit last weekend, got to see some people and they screamed and tackled me... which was nice ^_^ I could feel the love.

Thesis is going well, working my ass off, will be going in again later tonight to paint some more and work on a few other things.

I also have the sewing bug right now, so I'm sewing up some extra Bleach Shinigami (sp?) stuffs and I'm working on plushies and what not you know, fun stuff to keep me busy when I'm not in the studio, and possible sell some *shrugs* we'll see what happens. I know it's kind of silly to want to have more stuff to do... but I need things to do other wise I go crazy and run around in circles in the common area of my building. Mind you a few people find that entertaining.

I'm also thinking about what I'm going to do after I graduate from OCAD... that's kind of on the top of my mind along with the two weddings this summer where I'm in the wedding party. Also... I've been getting lonely I guess now that school is almost done for me I'm starting to take a little interest in finding a partner lol but it could also be the fact that all of my siblings will be married after July 14th mind you I'm the baby lol so I guess I shouldn't feel so odd.

Umm... I think that's it for now and I should get off my butt and go food shopping as all I really have to eat is brie cheese he he.

mmm cheese

OH! And I want to wish good luck to all of those people out there who are attempting to get, lined up or lining up for a Wii. Here's hoping you get a system and not have to wait 2 months like those of use who don't have the money right now or just don't want to have to deal with the crowds.

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10636555/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10636555/ Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:04:54 PST
Ok other then that fun find, I'm still open for commissions so long as you don't mind them possibly taking a little while as I have school work to get threw as well. Let me know if you or anyone else is interested.

Umm... lets see... not too much else, I drew up a pic last night as a belated Halloween submission, colored it and what not, it's up now so you can go have a look if you want.

Uh.. I think that's really it for now. Classes are fine, Thesis idea keeps changing, and my fabric silk screening class is a blast.


That's it,

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10564649/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10564649/ Mon, 30 Oct 2006 21:19:02 PST but I figure I'll finish it off on the weekend of something and then get a firend to run aroudn with me and get pics so I can show off my, as a friend put it, "madd sewing skillz" ha ha. Mind you I think I suck compaired to most people, but that's just me.

Ummm I'm better now health wise, cough has gotten better and sicky-ness is almsot all gone BUT! I dicovered soemthign oh so wonderfull Sunday... err... wait it was like 2 am so Monday morning. I seem to have done soemthign to my anke to make it so when I walk a lovely shooting pain gose up my leg makign it oh so much fun to walk. I thought I'd be better later in the day... but no. I actually had to miss my class today cause I was in so much pain that I was in tears. Now I just want to know how I did it. (it's feeling better now btw, so I'm hoping I can make it to classes tomorrow)

Ummm... yeah, I'll have a pic done for the holiday... eventually and I hope everyone has a Happy Halloween and eats candy till their teeth rot out of their heads (heads cause I'm not sure what people are dressing up as this year lol jk) ^_^

But yeah, if there are any requests as to what peopel want to see for this years Halloween pic, let me know as I havent' started on it yet. Mind you if I get an idea and start workign on it... then you are all out of luck.

~Chikara-Rei
p.s. I'm tired and don't care about my spelling, typing and grammer right now so hush you *shakes fist*

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10487547/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10487547/ Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:42:09 PDT I guess that’s what I get for running around for three days in the cold rainy weather in rather breezy and cold costumes *shakes fist* why did I agree to help Erika with her film again?! .... *thinks* wait... I remember, she's my friend and she know I was the only one crazy enough to run around in China town in a Kimono and have my face all painted up like a Geisha lol then later on in Samurai gear haha. Meh, it was fun and I'll get better.

Ho-kay, so apart from being sick, I'm pretty good, missed the Zombie walk yesterday tho *shrugs* I'll have to see if I can catch it next year if I'm still in Toronto. Oh and I'm sure you are now wondering what the hell I'm talking about. Well just on Friday I found out about a zombie walk that happens every year the weekend before Halloween. Basically what happens is a crap load of people dress up as zombies and walk threw down town Toronto from one of the government buildings to Bloor Street. This happens in a few places I'm told, I even have a friend who said he was going to take part in the one in Ottawa (this is only the second year for the Ottawa Zombie walk) and he wished I was there to help him with his makeup lol. If you don't believe me then just go check out this link [link]

Umm.. Yeah other then the above, I'm keeping busy with school and some commission work which is good... busy is good, busy keeps me out of too much trouble.

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10393122/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10393122/ Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:31:39 PDT )

So I'm thinking of and have been kicking around the thought of going onto the forums and posting that I'm opening for more commissions.

I'm not sure if this is a good idea and I’m not sure how well this would go over... like how much work I'd get. Most of the commissions I've gotten is random people who have seen my stuff and asked either over the net or in person.... but I just don't know about posting... for one I don't know which forum I'd post in, how people would pay etc. I don't have a pay pal account and while I have had people send money by mail... it's not always the most reliable transaction if you ask me... but I don’t know.

I also can't figure out a price, I usually negotiate with the commissioner... I don't know if this has been a good move or not and would really like to hear peoples thoughts and experiences in this matter.

So... ummm yeah, I'd like a little input before I go to the forums or resort to the boards at school where there are requests for models for art classes I haven't modeled in like... uhh... 4ish years now and never nude... not really too comfy with that right now.

Thanks,
~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10349371/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10349371/ Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:51:38 PDT
That's right!!! and it's about time no? I finally have my internet hooked up.... I literally just go tit like 20 min or so ago lol. Good stuff.

So yeah this makes my day a little better with the w00t-ness ^_^

That is all!

~Chikara-Rei

]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10040026/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/10040026/ Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:17:28 PDT
I still have no internet *shakes fist* so I'm currently over at a friends place using her internet *loves friend* she is my hero... ess... heroess O.o I think my brain just exploded... again.

But yeah, I'm back, happy to have a fridge for foods, yay foods! and it feels good to be back in classes, but this is my last year *pouts* and I know I"m going to loose touch with a good number of people I've met. there is also the whole, I don't know what I'm going to after I graduate. *sigh* I'm sure it'll come to me eventually.

And I can't think straight right now... thinking of way too many things at once Owo and now I'm going to go calm down my friend as she is under a good deal of stress at the moment... and she just shoved a cookie in my mouth lol

So yeah, bye for now and I guess I'll give a more thuro update when I get internet at my place or I just have more time.

Later,

~Chikara-Rei ]]> ~Chikara-Rei http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/9871095/ http://Chikara-Rei.deviantart.com/journal/9871095/ Sun, 27 Aug 2006 09:16:12 PDT

The only problem I'm having with my final year is.... what I'm going to do for my Thesis.

I'm also having a bit of a problem... stupid thinking... actually no thinking is good scratch that. See I got a call from a friend I met at school last year and it would seem that she is getting married next summer... around the same time as my brother. Now that's not the problem, the problem is she hasn't even known this guy for a year or me for that matter. They aren't engaged and are planning a wedding, her parents don't know anything about what's going on and she is planning on going for her masters next year... now how the hell she is going to afford a wedding and more schooling I have no idea. But now she is going to try and bring me into all of this. Yeah... she asked me to be her... oh no sorry ONE of her maid of honors *smacks head off desk* cause one just isn't enough, she also has requested that I sew all of the brides maid dresses for her. That's five dresses including my own.... fuck that, I'm in my final year at school and need to concentrate more on my schooling then her. *sigh* I’m also a student and don't have a lot of cash to throw around for all of the crap I'd have to be doing as a maid of honor.

So yeah, fun fun and pissing me off is a very bad idea as now I feel that I have to tell her how I feel, and I know she won’t take it very well. She never takes anything well.

Oh also I’ve talked to some of her friends in the past, and they have all said that yeah she moves fast and that's just the way she is. That is not acceptable to me, and she's going to know it soon.

Sorry for the rant, this has just been bothering me for a week now and I needed to get it out I guess.

Later,

~Chikara-Rei ]]> ~Chikara-Rei