http://browse.deviantart.com/journals/?order=5&q=by%3AVelveteen-Violinist deviantART RSS for in:journals sort:time by:Velveteen-Violinist en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:05:44 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/To-My-College-Bound-Friends-350215066 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/To-My-College-Bound-Friends-350215066 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:47:37 PST To My College-Bound Friends nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist
You're in college to build connections.
       Yes, learning and getting a degree and discovering yourself and finding a vaccine for malaria or whatever is important too, but you NEED these connections. College is the ONLY time in your life where you can actually apply to jobs and positions without letters of recommendation and previous experience- after that, you will need BOTH to get a job. If you don't get your letters and your experience and valuable work skills (i.e., lab techni ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Taking-Icon-Requests-333885826 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Taking-Icon-Requests-333885826 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 01:05:35 PDT Taking Icon Requests! nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2012-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist
They look like this:

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Hello! I wasn't really expecting people to want my icons so I'm happy! I'd love to make everyone icons but unfortunately I'm not sure how many I can make. : ( So I have to give people I already know first dibs, and may ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/So-before-classes-even-started-329383237 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/So-before-classes-even-started-329383237 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:10:18 PDT So before classes even started... nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2012-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Prices-303842804 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Prices-303842804 Tue, 22 May 2012 22:33:12 PDT Prices nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2012-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist
Chibi 1: $7 :thumb264646719: All $7 from this go to the Thai Red Cross http://english.redcross.or.th/home

Chibis: $10 fullbody :thumb295555355:  :thumb292531258:

Digital Sketch: $10 fullbody :thumb267710400: :thumb278472365:

Colored Sketch: $15-$25 fullbody colored :thumb176456756: :thumb185363093:

CG (limited subject matter!): $15 for waistup, full CG. :thumb259895916: :thumb257133053: :thumb261480727:

Full on Portrait: Case-by-case basis. Minimum $30. :thumb300959310:

There is nothing I won't dra ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Cosplay-Contact-Lens-285289103 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Cosplay-Contact-Lens-285289103 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:45:28 PST Cosplay Contact Lens nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2012-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist
Fynale Cosmetic Lens is very kindly sponsoring the Dynasty Warriors 7 Cosplay Group! (Organized by GandaKris) Remember those awesome DW7 cosplays going around? That's us!!

Please support our generous sponsor! : D

And Fynale has some pretty spiffeh stuff, so check them out!! I've heard pretty nice stuff about the colors.

Visit them on facebook! http://www.facebook.com/fynale
Or go to their main online store! www.fynale.com

I haven't tried the lens myself yet, but I've heard some nice stuff about how vibrant the colors are ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/The-Dogs-Are-Okay-274172050 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/The-Dogs-Are-Okay-274172050 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:39:41 PST The Dogs Are Okay! nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2011-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist After the news picked up on it and word really got out, the university realized that maybe it wasn't such a good idea after all.

Right now, they have taken down cement and are NOT going to seal them under there anymore.

Instead, they are going to ask for volunteers from the veterinary school to spay and neuter the dogs and asking people to adopt them. (I doubt that they'll be able to find families willing to adopt the stray dogs though, but spay/neuter is definitely a MUCH better solution than sealing them under a building with cement.)

I am not sure why they did not do this in the first place. The veterinary sc ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Chibi-Commissions-for-Thai-Flood-Relief-264648020 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Chibi-Commissions-for-Thai-Flood-Relief-264648020 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:52:21 PDT Chibi Commissions for Thai Flood Relief nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2011-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist
$5 chibis: all proceeds (all five dollars) go directly to the Thai Red Cross for relief for flood victims.

Interested? Note me with a reference image and I'll send you the paypal!

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Thank you so much :devWinnieisgone: and :devRheepyr:!! I've sent off your donations to the Thai Red Cross.

500 deaths so far- let's hope there's no more. How do you rebuild people's lives? Yingluck (our PM) announced a $4 billion recovery plan. I'm worried the the really poor, rural areas will be overlooked. Once the flood's over, we'll ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Just-won-a-giant-backpack-in-a-danceoff-263591611 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Just-won-a-giant-backpack-in-a-danceoff-263591611 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:59:52 PDT Just won a giant backpack in a danceoff. nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2011-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist
I won a backpack the size of a small suitcase and an inflatable chair in a dance off.

I was walking from Chinese Literature to Molecular Biology when all of a sudden I saw a crowd of people.

I'm not sure what happened next (it was kind of a blur. I remember being in front of a bunch of people and acting like I had a seizure...) but next thing I knew, I was walking away with a giant green backpack and an inflatable chair.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e374/Mako_Streak/Photoon2011-10-15at1457.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e374/Mako_Streak/Photoon2011-10-15at14572.jpg It's more than half my size.. ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Devious-Journal-Entry-260259474 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Devious-Journal-Entry-260259474 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:33:03 PDT Devious Journal Entry nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2011-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Cosplay-2010-219721777 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Cosplay-2010-219721777 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:25:09 PDT Cosplay 2010 nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2011-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist
Nearly done with Kallen as well. Just need the gray plate things.

However....

For AX:

1) Xingke (Code Geass) for Steven
2) Cornelia Mutuality outfit for Anya
3) Kaguya for Monica

These I have not started on. I have three weeks from when classes end.

YES I STILL HAVE A LOT TO DO. ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/LONELY-JULIET-LOOKING-FOR-ROMANTIC-ROMEO-219748410 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/LONELY-JULIET-LOOKING-FOR-ROMANTIC-ROMEO-219748410 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:13:17 PDT LONELY JULIET LOOKING FOR ROMANTIC ROMEO nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2011-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist
I would describe myself as a good prankster, who loves to laugh and spend time with Bulgarian people. My fami ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Organic-Chemistry-FOR-YOU-220648562 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Organic-Chemistry-FOR-YOU-220648562 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:55:40 PST Organic Chemistry: FOR YOU. nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2011-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist
"Chemorphesis is a project devoted to anthropomorphizing chemical concepts to make them understandable to everybody. We work on putting atoms, molecules, and even generic concepts into human terms, focusing on their interactions as if it were a story. Chemorphesis comes from a portmanteau of several words. Chemistry, anthropomorphism—or the turning of co ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Back-from-AX-working-225382149 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Back-from-AX-working-225382149 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:16:21 PDT Back from AX, working! nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist
Belated journal entry!

:devPannytheAngel:, :devAngelofDeathZ:, Patrick, Gilbert, and I are back from AX! I have a lot of work to do- I'm sorry it's taking so long.

I had a LOVELY LOVELY time this year! I edited and fixed up my costume (ie remade headband, etc., made the actual outfit skimpier etc), Annie got gold hooker boots and boot covers (ouch) and made Zhang He's spear weapon thing, and Angeline remade the whole Lu Xun costume and made the sword.

We entered in the masquerade. You can see our performance here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0QRxWtHeYI&p ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Bangkok-226376893 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Bangkok-226376893 Mon, 17 May 2010 21:52:54 PDT Bangkok nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist
People who have lived in the capital and with affluence are generally sheltered from the reality of poverty in Thailand. The rural regions are quite different from even the slums of Bangkok. Like take healthcare- we hav ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Late-New-Year-228022612 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Late-New-Year-228022612 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:39:46 PST Late New Year nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2010-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist
Happy late New Year. I've gotten very busy but I managed to finish my hanfu before the massload really hit. I'm happy with how it turned out. I hope it will actually be part of a bigger costume, but I am not quite sure how to make some parts.

Unfortunately, because I was unable to scan in a commission, I have kept a customer waiting for far too long than I think acceptable and I feel guilty. I hope that something extra thrown in will make up for it.

Anyways, joined :devArtisanCraft:. ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Secret-Santa-229529281 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Secret-Santa-229529281 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:00:56 PST Secret Santa? nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist Happy Nondenominational Politically-Correct Culturally-Sensitive Winter Holiday to you!!!

Guess what?

OMIGAWDDD!! LOOK! :devSnow-the-Wanderer: drew Gan Ning!!!! http://snow-the-wanderer.deviantart.com/art/Secret-Santa-Gifty-147984392 WOW! I really love it! Thanks so much!!!!!

In Primrose-Moon's SS exchange, I drew http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/art/Hero-in-the-Snow-146716948 for :devkitsunecowgirl:.
:iconAngelofDeathZ::iconPannytheAngel::iconvelveteen-violinist:

Christmas was lots of fun this year! And my parents gave me a qipao! It's so cute! I want to post pict ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Anime-Expo-2009-231708587 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Anime-Expo-2009-231708587 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:30:38 PDT Anime Expo 2009! nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist
:devPannytheAngel:, :devAngelofDeathZ:, and Patrick all went to Anime Expo! I cosplayed Diao Chan (Dynasty Warriors 6), Angeline did Lu Xun, and Annie did Zhang He. Patrick was going to be Cao Pi but didn't have time.

We met up with :iconDemograph: dressed as Ciel in an adorable red velvet outfit, who got mobbed by photographers every fifteen seconds, and Sophia (so cute pink dress!!). We also met up with :iconJyotii: and went out for ice cream (so good!!) and in the Artists' Alley, :iconkarinkanzuki:, who so should have been allowed to keep her rollerblades...

We got photographed a lot this year. A LOT. Not a lot of p ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Anime-Expo-09-and-Diao-Chan-Costume-FINISH-232959238 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/Anime-Expo-09-and-Diao-Chan-Costume-FINISH-232959238 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:08:53 PDT Anime Expo 09 and Diao Chan Costume (FINISH!) nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist :iconAngelofDeathz::iconPannytheAngel::iconVelveteen-violinist:

Finished Diao Chan costume! I'll take better pictures later. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e374/Mako_Streak/DiaoShow.jpg
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I'm really not that into anime or like the comics or anything, but either way, :devPannytheAngel: , :devAngelofDeathz: and I are going to Anime Expo.

We'll be cosplaying as Dynasty Warriors characters. I have the lineup as me going as Diao Chan, Annie going as Zhang He (oh BEAU-ty!) and Pann going as Lu Xun because she actually looks like him. o.o" We got started early- just last Sunday, in fact, so I hope we ca ]]> http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/New-Account-233237256 http://velveteen-violinist.deviantart.com/journal/New-Account-233237256 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:49:37 PDT New Account! nonadult journals/personal Velveteen-Violinist http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/v/e/velveteen-violinist.gif?5 Copyright 2009-2013 ~Velveteen-Violinist
About time I got around to it.

:iconAngelofDeathz::iconpannytheangel::iconVelveteen-Violinist:

I've been busy lately! It always seems like there's a lot to do.

Wow, Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a great read, although there is a bit of historical inaccuracy, not to mention a major bias for Liu Bei and Co. at the expense of everyone else. One thing I majorly noticed was Zhou Yu was portrayed as a bitter jerk and Lu Su was an incompetent, whereas in reality, Zhou Yu was such an amazingly beautiful and friendly man that everyone liked him, and Lu Su was a bloody genius. (Cheng Pu said: "To be with Zhou Gon ]]>