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deviantART: by:VenturertheHybrid http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:VenturertheHybrid&section=today deviantART RSS for by:VenturertheHybrid en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:42:17 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png Butchered fandom with Tartar anyone? http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/29134276/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/29134276/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:22:00 PST
I have seen Lea and Isa's official designs...................................
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I think the franchise has slowly fallen into a dark pit of ridiculousness. Only thing I like so far released from BBS info is Braig's official picture.

BBS Zack Fair... combining young and older looks into one... We know where this is going. It's another Crisis Core Death scene with less blood, more Cloud emo!

And now Lea and Isa. I have been looking forward to seeing what Lea may look like after hearing he was to be in KH: BBS. I was expecting someone similar to Axel in at least something the same as the red hair but in a more relaxed hair style. Now as I look at it, all I can do is "

a red-headed Hayner following Braig's bandanna craze." And Isa appears to scream out "look at me! I grow up to be Saix!" With the moon on his shirt and hardly anything changed on his design.

I will always love the Nobodies, but the majority of their Somebody counterparts already revealed have mostly disappoint me. Until BBS is released finally, I can't say why they would do this as Roxas and Sora at first glance have nothing in looks say for the eyes, and what sort of connection is there between him and Ventus (I refuse to call him Ven as that's ME! D:< I was Ven long before he showed up so don't think I took that copy/paste character's name.) I will still write and such what I believe to be each one's world, not everyone coming from Radiant Garden. Bicker all you want on what's official, sometimes what's official may not necessarily make sense to the rest of that story/game/world. Just another reason to rake money from the foaming from the mouth fangirls.

And as they say, just because it's new, doesn't mean it works. It may end up I will only fandom KH1, KH2 and CoM. Anything else and the story/plotline just doesn't seem to stick :/

/end rant

~ Axel (Ven)
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for costumes, animal plushies, and fursuiting, and Steampunk wares!!!

= Female version of APH Russia 20% completed (coat shape done sans sleeves and collar, will work on detail next)
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= SOLDIER/Kunsel Helmet 0% completed
3. OPEN
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

2010

Momocon - Atlanta, GA March 2010

FWA - Atlanta, GA March 2010 (just for one day to see what it's all about)

MTAC - Nashville, TN April/May 2010

AWA - Atlanta, GA Sept. 2010

Kajonka-Con(???) - Knoxville, TN (???)

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http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/28989764/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:13:27 PST
And it's not just a bunch of conventions I need to save ooooh no no. There's also a trip to Florida I am taking that has nothing to do with cosplay and shit, and THAT is the chunk of money eating out of me to try to save up for. Unlike the lot of ya, I don't have a job, been struggling for a job and every job around me won't hire unless I've gotten experience and won't train.

Pretty soon, I may only be able to afford 1 convention a year or worst, my conning days could be over all together if things don't improve.

Any help would be grateful, all this financial issues are slowly spinning me down into depressive state. In the meantime, I have at least 2 commissions to fulfill and they are helping slightly. But for now... Otakon is just too much to attempt going when you have no means to get there. Otakon 2008 was a blast but I think that is all I'll be able to see of it.

~ Axel (Ven)
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for costumes, animal plushies, and fursuiting, and Steampunk wares!!!

= Female version of APH Russia 20% completed (coat shape done sans sleeves and collar, will work on detail next)
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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/28720784/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:58:54 PST

Step 1

Make a post in your journal containing your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple to really big. The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.
If you wish for real-life things, make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa could get in touch with you.

Step 2

Surf around your friends list (or friend's friends, or just random journals) to see who has posted their list. If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream for free--do it. You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call. There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.

Step 3

The List

1) Any elongated penny sets, mostly zoos, aquariums, and Seaworld of San Antonio
2) DA Subscription for a year so I don't have to keep paying for 3 months out of cosplay budget money each time
3) Minimee boy body by D.I.M. (Doll In Mind) Dollfie in normal skin color for my custom Demyx head
4) Ride to Otakon 2010 and guaranteed a room there I can afford.
5) Shoulder armor for my Zack cosplay because I fail at pauldron armor. TT_TT
6)Copy of Resident Evil 2 for GameCube in good to excellent condition
7)Copy of Shadow of the Colossus on PS2
8)New or gently used cosplays of the following to help cut time on my hectic life: Reeve Tuesti (FF7

oC), AC Cloud, Sephiroth, and/or Team Fortress 2's Red Medic
9) 4ft long accurately marked Orca tail I can wear.
10) Any of these dollfies: DIM's Andrea, Buddy-Doll's Raphael semi-elf ver., or DollZone's Yuu (the one with the example with red eyes)

Little pessimistic about most of them since I'm starting to see myself as a shadow, only brought into light when I'm needed by others for whatever they need me for to fill in and then poof, it's over and I'm back to my little cave waiting for that tiny opportunity to be part of the scene again.

Plus I understand most of the things are expensive to obtain, but hey, they're wishes and I'll keep on wishing. Won't let anything put be down from wishing.

Hope this month won't flop for everyone and suck due to things like: Car accidents, family member deceases, lack of money for something live important, lose their jobs, etc.

Happy Holidays to you all!

Edit:
A friend of mine,

is in need of help this holiday season. She has no money to get her 3 yr old son any presents and has been in serious financial turmoil in trying to keep food and roof over their heads possible. With the economy horrible to where she has sever difficulty getting a job, I ask everyone to... ]]> *VenturertheHybrid Need a little help and/or advice http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/27891179/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/27891179/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:19:39 PDT
Now onto the more serious topic.

Lately I've been gazing through other fursuit commissioner's websites and it shames me to think I don't have one. I use to have a website but the sever on which I hosted my commissions and whatnot years and years ago was so filled with holes and bad icky stuff and google ads up the ass to choke a horse, that I closed down the site and haven't gone back since.

However, being that I am getting into the swing of commissionings and I really am in a pinch for money with job seeking still a walk in bile-filled sewer water, I probably need a website to display my commissioning prices and whatnot so others can go "Hey! This person's got a little bit of talent and me without a costume for (insert event here), maybe I can hire this person out." and share with friends and fans of the same genre.

So, I want to hear from Fur fans, friends, and cosplayers what website site I should try to open up a free account web page to that won't be so eat up with ads and viral crap. Also, to the furry fans out there I know visit my page once and a while, where is a good place to advertise my availability in commissioning suits without having to be already popular to receive attention. I have yet to attend any Fur cons so that asset is not yet apart of me, once again money issues.

I may place an ad of my availability here on DA's ad page and keep it updated until the site is up or I have a few commissions.

Also curious if there is any such thing as Steampunk gatherings? Not an a convention like cosplayers and fur fans go to, but more of the live action role play type. Loving the fandom, I have of course branched off into designing wears for steampunk just for the LARP world, from potion bottles, to iffy little gadgets from junk and costumes and sofore. I would like to join a group, preferably in the Georgia/Atlanta area.

Thanks for your time, and will be finishing off DarkNation pretty soon ^^

~ Axel (Ven)
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for costumes, plushies, and fursuiting, and Steampunk wares!!!

1. OPEN
2. OPEN
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN
6. OPEN
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN December 2009 - CANCELED Due to funds needs for next year's activities and what little I can pay back on the car.

2010

Momocon - Atlanta, GA March 2010

FWA - Atlanta, GA March 2010

MTAC - Nashville, TN April/May 2010

Otakon(???, need a room and means of getting a ride ) - Baltimore, MD July/August 2010

AWA - Atlanta, GA Sept. 2010

Kajonka-Con(???) - Knoxville, TN (???)

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

*VenturertheHybrid Oct 19th ...... DOIT http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/27842743/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/27842743/ Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:11:12 PDT

Tis mah birthday of 22 years after causing the stock market to crash in 1987.

So I demandth (actually asking, cuz I'm being nice for once) birthday artz! Do zem nao! >: D

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Still open for commissions. I don't want to miss out on a convention or go and fookin' starve because I didn't save enough money up to other's standards and be more miserable than enjoyable (and no... I still don't have a job, where I live sucks more than a drain pipe on any openings. I hate begging but when people want me at cons and places, I don't want to disappoint unless things happen beyond my control and can't go. )

~ Axel (Ven)
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*VenturertheHybrid Death of one most forgotten http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/27749513/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/27749513/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:27:36 PDT

.... Sadly its true...

People need a damn wake-up call. >:-|

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Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
Knowing when to come in out of the rain
Why the early bird gets the worm
Life isnÂt always fair,

and maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (donÂt spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place.
Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.

He declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an Aspirin to a student, but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldnÂt defend yourself from a burglar in your own home without the burglar suing you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot, spilled a little in her lap and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents Truth and Trust, by his wife Discretion, his daughter Responsibility, and his son Reason. He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers: I Know My Rights; I Want It Now; Someone Else Is To Blame; and IÂm A Victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.

If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.

(Printed in The London Times)

~ Axel (Ven)
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for costumes, plushies, and fursuiting, and Steampunk wares!!!

1. OPEN
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5. OPEN
6. OPEN
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN December 2009 - CANCELED Due to funds needs for next year's activities and what little I can pay back on the car.

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

<... ]]> *VenturertheHybrid It's another year... http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/27715860/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/27715860/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:10:39 PDT

Where has the time gone? Definitely need to do more things in life... like.. I dunno. I'll think about it.

And as to why I'm not really excited about my birthday on the 19th... pretty much given up on the idea of wishful thinking of people doing any sort of gift art. People use to, only because in the past I was reminding them constantly as if it was a big deal to me. Was in the past so I didn't feel like just roleplay fodder and only appreciated for fanart I did. Now.. turning 22.. I don't care anymore. I don't expect anyone doing anything for me much anymore on birthdays. I use to do giftart for a few friend's birthdays but even that seems to be glanced over.

So what am I gonna be doing on Monday, the 19th as I turn 22? Work on costumes all day before going out to eat dinner as I have been doing every year to a japanese restaurant as unlike alot of city dwelling folks, I don't have the luxury to go more than once a year, twice if I'm lucky with a cosplay group.

So yeah... whoop-dee-do. Nothing's fun anymore.

And I'm still broke and trying to get commissions to fix my damn car and pay dentist bills. I need better recognition for my commissions, mainly my fursuit costumes

~ Axel (Ven)
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for costumes, plushies, and fursuiting, and Steampunk wares!!!

1. OPEN
2. OPEN
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN
6. OPEN
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN December 2009

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/27459050/ Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:42:07 PDT
[link] : Leon is Indestructible

[link] : Degeneration: Breathe Into Me

Need to find cutscenes of Crisis Core, I know there's a way without clipping off the bottom to remove the subtitles in the Japanese version for the HD scenes. Just can't figure it out. Help me out?

I need to finish one more Resident Evil AMV and then work on some FF7 ones.... as well as video for fursuits when I get full suit orders in.... if I get any in :/

~ Axel (Ven)
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for costumes, plushies, and fursuiting, and Steampunk wares!!!

1. OPEN
2. OPEN
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN
6. OPEN
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN December 2009

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

*VenturertheHybrid HOLY MATERIA! AWA Aftermath! http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/27363553/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/27363553/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:48:35 PDT

So now I bring you a number... 2500.

What does that mean? It means the estimated costs for repairing damages.

Thursday night is what I wish never happened. Picking up my badge was no biggie, had to wait out the heavy rains for a break. I was with my anime club to spend the night with them at a member's father's house since my hotel roomies would not check in till noon on Friday. So, after getting badges, & waiting out the rain, we all rode off to find someplace to eat. Found a subway and bombarded it. When a few of our members had gotten lost and went to the wrong subway, we had finished and all traveled to the mall in front of the convention center for them to follow us to the "crash n snooze" place. And well.... Something did crash.

It was a five car pile up D:

My poor car was the first to be smacked from behind as a club member hydroplaned while we were about to enter the on ramp to the interstate. I was rammed from behind, and that force caused me to hit the leader car, then the car behind the one who hit me smacked her, hitting me a second time, and so on until 5 out of the 6 cars were hit. None of us were hurt, some including myself only suffering from typical whiplash, but two cars out of the three where left in-drivable by the damage. My car thankfully was only damaged in the rear and front bumpers. The three last cars' drivers unfortunately were cited for following too close. However, just because of the wreck, we did not forfeit our weekend after paying for our badges. So we returned to the plan, having to shuttle people and bags in two trips, and attempt to get some sleep.

So tomorrow I shall be getting a police report copy to fax to my insurance company and even though through all this process will pay for my car's damages by the other driver's insurances and whatnot, I feel the need to at least pitch in money as well. I just want my car fixed up and back to normal so I can move on.

However, it's not like I have about 2500 dollars to use that easily, being unemployed. So that is why I am desperately asking out for any commissions out there. I can make costumes, fursuits of various types from just ears, tails, or paws, to full suits, hell even a quadsuit if given the opportunity, to Dollfie cosplay clothes and normal clothes.

Heck, even if you just want to donate a little money (a buck can go a long way), I would greatly appreciate it more than anything. I can't go out and look for a job with my poor car's bumpers all cracked up and shattered on one end in the back, and have the liability of being at fault for them if by chance (and I pray never happens) I get hit again. I hate begging, but this is for a good cause. Not a computer like alot of people ask for, not for a trip some people may never go to, but for something necessary in my young adult life in order to continue doing what I love as well as having to be part of life known as the workforce. Like I said, even a buck can go a long way.

Thanks for reading over. Sucks for the bad part but rock on for the good stuff at the convention I love: Anime Weekend of Atlanta!

~ Axel (Ven)
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for costumes, plushies, and fursuiting

1. OPEN
2. OPEN
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN December 2009

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/27245243/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:02:32 PDT
Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil 2)
Returning: Axel (Kingdom Hearts)
Returning: Kunsel (FF7: Crisis Core)
Returning: Reno (FF7 series)

I would bring Vincent, but he needs repairs and I fear my Cerberus gun taken away even if it's made from wood and pvc pipe. (which means I need to hide my wooden handgun as Leon so it won't get taken away as well D: )

Link's missing his sword and shield so I doubt anyone would like that ):

and I already Did Genesis last year unless by last moment someone asks me to bring him back.

Rufus was done last year, and the only other costumes I have are other Org. XIII characters ( not a big costume selection but I don't have the free time anymore to make my own costumes |:< thanks to demanding mom -_- )

So yeah... sorry for any disappointments, but hey! There's Kajonka-Con in December and THAT is definitely when I'll have Zack and DarkNation done for ^_^

See ya at AWA!

~ Axel (Ven)
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for costumes, plushies, and fursuiting

1. OPEN
2. OPEN
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

AWA - Atlanta, GA September 18-20th 2009
Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN December 2009

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/26885487/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:12:17 PDT
Question: Anybody live in Texas, preferably in San Antonio and happens to frequent Sea World of Texas often or have any future intentions of visiting the park?

Reason being as much as I would love to travel there myself to collect them, I am in no position to travel to Texas to collect the park's elongated pennies they have. What are they you ask? They are images stamped by a machine that are generally cheap souvenirs that are generally overlooked at. Well, SWT just added a bunch more machines and I would love to get the entire set of 39 coins (all cost 0.50 a image, plus the penny). I'm willing to front ya the 20 bucks it would cost to press the pennies (preferably any penny before 1982 as they're mostly copper made instead of zinc with a copper coat which doesn't last as long as straight copper.) If anyone can help me out with my growing sea world coin collection, I'd be eternally grateful as I seriously doubt someone on ebay is going to have a full set (and even then they overcharge for full sets for anything), let alone any coins at all since California's and Florida's parks are offered more than Texas.

Here's the list of the coin images, where they are and such: [link]

Also, I am looking for a full set from the following aquariums:

- New England Aquarium of Boston, MA: [link]
- Oregon Coast Aquarium of Newport, OR: [link]
- Aquarium of the Pacific of Long Beach, CA: [link]

Once again, I will front you the payment via paypal for the cost to get the coins. Just want to get those out of the way before they become retired designs. If there's an a penny machine you've seen near you and/or an aquarium not listed but you're willing to smash a set for me, let me know and I'll tell you if I have that set or not.

Thank you for reading this and hope someone can lend me a hand in a position I can't fulfill myself.

~ Axel (Ven)
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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

*VenturertheHybrid Fabric needs to a GO-GO http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/26762255/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/26762255/ Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:07:38 PDT
So, instead of tossing perfectly good fabric out in the trash, I was wondering if anyone would be interested in a bag full of random fabrics, all for just $10 plus shipping! I'll set aside a few bags and first come first serve can buy them. Keep in mind they will be at random, but I promise the fabrics I have can have some purpose in the cosplay/j-pop/whatever fancies your world.

That should help me obtain a formhead for my DarkNation as I have everything for a body... just missing a head form I want to get off Van Dyke Taxidermy.

So if you're interested in a bag of fabrics, let me know either here or PM.

Thankies ^_^

~ Axel (Ven)
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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/26493000/ Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:12:11 PDT
Recently, I've reflected back over some things here on DA. Most of which I've kept quiet about but now I feel the need to release my opinions, regardless of what others say. Over the course of ever being on DA, I've noticed some things that happen on my page that many people overlook or just don't do anything about.

I actually have a pet peeve over watchers. Mainly those of the following:

- People who randomly appear on the page and watch me for no reason, or filling their own egos on how many people they watch, thus being considered cool

- Favehounds, these people annoy me the most. Since common sense isn't so common anymore, no one cares about leaving a comment before faving. I don't comment alot since I don't want to be seen as repeating the same appraising words over and over again, as I am a person of little words when it comes to the subject of art. I will comment if the artist requests such, or the work really stands out. For the love of intelligence people, read those artist comments before you click that damn +fav button without giving a second thought.

- fangirls/ fanboys: It seems a good chunk of people who fave/watch my works are underage fans of a particular series I happen to enjoy and express through art or craft. Not being mean or anything, but I am one of those few believers DA should be for people 16 and up. Seeing 12 - 15 year olds come in and watch me only for my fanart and not my original works really burns me up. Sure Kingdom Hearts is cool and all, but seriously, broaden your horizons! I also hate it when these fans come and pester me over fandoms I once liked but have moved on to continue them.

Just a small handful of my watchers are actually decent people. Friends I've met in real life, friends who share things in common with me, or just the rare respectful fans, ones who will comment on my artwork even if it's one sentence. But this also brings me to the 'meat' of my journal entree as to the title "Drifting Away."

I am severally restricting Cosplay after the end of 2009.

Seriously, I'm starting to no longer see cosplay as an enjoyment in costume than as a popularity contest, ego boosters, and filler for groups in need of a particular character. When I first started cosplaying, I was by myself but as years progressed, I managed to find a circle of people to hang with at cons and share things in common with. But those nice moments are fleeting. I have to rush to get my own personal costumes done, as I'm constantly being hounded by my mom for her own personal crap, or because I've taken on alot of cosplays for one convention. I'm still gonna make my costumes for AWA and KAC, but after 2009, I won't be making any more cosplay costumes for myself for a few years.

It depresses me when I go to cons in costume, and try to hang out in the groups corresponding to that genre, only to pretty much be forgotten as the more popular cosplays go about 'fluffing their feathers' as one would say. I won't point fingers to who, there's way too many to count. Even when I do have people come up to strike up a conversation with me, they never last, and adolescent ADD strikes, leaving me to go find a corner to watch the con go by. Seems there's more hyperactiveness than there is modest people who simply enjoy cosplay as a hobby, not their flippin' lifelines.

So for those who want me at any anime conventions next year... I'm going to only 2: AWA and KAC. So go ahead, cry, whine, I don't care. I'm not going to be someone's "spare cosplayer" to be used like some toy with a on/off switch. And unlike most who either have a job or bribe parents for money to pay for these con trips, I don't have a job which is still being difficult to obtain. Any money I have is saved from birthday or Christmas from relatives or what VERY little commissions I get.

I've focused on another form of handcrafting that requires sewing but not as complicated and not on such a time budget: fursuiting. Yeah, scream in horror... the furries. But I'm not into the toony kind of fursuits as I am for the more realistic animal costumes. Like the works of

who's more for realistic over the common toony types. Even mythical creatures appear as if they were real creatures standing on two legs. I see this as wearable art, nothing sick or perverted like alot of people see it. Yes there are fetish furs out there, but I honestly dislike "Yiffing" to the fullest extent.

So I hope to make a move into the fursuiting world, seeing there is good work to be made to help me pay my way into college, as well as a more recent need for money to get some chipped teeth of mine filled (weaken spots, this is what happens... ]]> *VenturertheHybrid SQUISHY! Plushies commissions open! http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/26138842/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/26138842/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:56:59 PDT I've made so far 4 baby dragon plushies and working on a 5th one. I'm hoping to make enough to sell at Momocon next year since... eh.. I got bored after a few hours and since I didn't have any photoshoot or gang to hang out with, things got boring and I really don't want to crash on the couch again over in the sitting area near the foodcourt x-x. Sleeping at a con is just... ick, why bother going there anyways? So, if I get an artist alley booth, I hope selling dragons and other plushies will help me go to other cons. I know alot people wanted me at MTAC so I may go back in 2010 since I missed this year's... Otakon as well, as I may fly up or take a bus, dunno how transport gonna be... Also have a trip to Florida in June to meet up with a friend visiting the states from New Zealand, and possibly a trip to Oregon if I can afford it as well as AWA 2010 and KAC.

All of these cost money and unlike the majority of cosplayer psychos I know... I don't have a job or means of readily available cash. So hopefully I can sell off plushies, along with costumes, and soon to come fursuits. Props I'm starting to fade away from only because of my growing nasal problems that I may just make props for my own personal use or ones that won't make alot of sawdust/dust in general.

I'm now open to take on any PLUSHIE commissions. I can make my baby dragons of course, or you can commission me a creature based on difficulty and your preferred size: Cuddle, Hug-able, or Bed Buddy! Cuddle size is small plushies under 16 inches long, Hug-able is under 3 ft long, and Bed Buddy is under 5 ft! If you want even bigger, I can do Mega plushies! Like the custom Orca plushie I did for my New Zealander friend *Okura of his Fin-sona Okura. I can even do more realistic plushies, mostly whales and dolphins, as well as fictional (anybody like a Clan, Rebel, or 3 Castes Dolphin plushie from Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future?

) Because every plushie will be unique, I can't exactly put a price on a standard. It's all based on difficulty and size. The only ones with base prices are the baby dragons. Normal ones range from $25 - 40 depending on the amount of colors and detail, $50 - 80 for any baby dragon based on a character or theme (like a dragon with the symbol and colors of Umbrella from Resident Evil)

Don't hesitate to drop a line! If you have any questions about any sort of design plushie, I will try to answer all I can! I will not, however do human or anime plushies. Closest would be merfolk and nagas.

Thanks for reading over! Bring on the plushie love!

~ Axel (Ven)
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Commissions: Open!! Taking 5 slots

1. OPEN
2. OPEN
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

AWA - Atlanta, GA September 18-20th 2009
Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN December 2009

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/25362360/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:49:09 PDT
So... here's the lineup for my cosplays for AWA in September:

1st Class Zack Fair
RE2 Leon Kennedy
EDIT: Pulled out link, Canada and Stan as I can't afford them after spending a buttload of money for....
DarkNation from FF7 and Trilby the cat burglar from Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw's Chzo Mythos horror adventure game series (or better known in 5 Days a Stranger game, Trilby series, or the DeFoe series.)

Axel is a recurring cosplay, just need to respike the wig. The chakrams I've been using... this will be their last year I'll use them, and once AWA is over, will be for sale. I'm working on a newer version that won't chip and strain my hands so much. Asking $250

It's Zack I worry the most. I still need a wig and his buster sword (I want the sword light enough with magnets inserted so it will 'click' onto my back like in the game since my harness will have a small metal plating hidden underneath.) With so much work as well as a commissioned outfit and my little sister's outfit, I've been considering commissioning someone out for the wig or sword or both.... though my money is real tight. Wish I could find someone who can lend me a hand or I can trade off some items I've been trying to sell off:

1 Reno's Magrod (valued $35 )
Larxene Wig (new, never worn, valued $40 )
Genesis Wing (made it for me, but it's too heavy for my back, no harness, but it's ready to be mounted, never used, valued at $85)

If anyone is curious in helping me out and wishing to obtain one of these items in exchange for what I need, let me know and I will obtain pics for you ^^ If not... well, I'll try what I can X_X but I'm leaving to a beach vacation this Saturday for a week (Jun 20-27th) then in two weeks be going up to Boone, NC for a weekend, then in another two weeks off to Connecticut to visit grandfather, aunt and uncle for a week x-x So yeah... not much time between those times.

In other news........ I'm gonna be making a orca mer-tail suit soon, just need to find a plastic that's firm let flexible enough to be turned into a custom monofin when I glue wetshoes to it instead of paying 89.99 - 130.00 for monofins. Gonna make a orca, dolphin, commerson's dolphin, and a half-moon crown betta tail. Wee for summer fun

~ Axel (Ven)
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Commissions: Open!! Taking 5 slots

1. OPEN
2. OPEN
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

AWA - Atlanta, GA September 18-20th 2009
Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN December 2009

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/24695483/ Sun, 10 May 2009 22:45:10 PDT
Going to cover some things here and there to get heads straight and prevent me from having to respond constantly.

Subject 1: chainsets

As many have probably seen, I am no longer making chain sets. So for the people who are still noting me for chain sets, the only way you can secure one from me is if the person who was commissioning me 14 sets can not afford them. Otherwise, I am unable to continue so I shall tell where I get my supplies: Hobby Lobby. Yes the secret is out that's where I go to get all the supplies but lately they're removed two out of three of the main beads I use, so I'm having to improvise, and the chain on a spool isn't there anymore either. So instead of going on a wild goose chase in my redneck town, I'll use up whatever supplies I have left and when they're all gone, they're gone. So there is a SLIM chance to those wanting to buy one... but don't get too excited. If I knew how to cast in resin, I'd be hand making my own beads and I wouldn't have to depend on store beads that may not always be in stock (plus the casting and time/energy would jack up the price for sets and I know you all like low prices)

Subject 2: Otakon 2009

I hate to say this, but due to certain events out of my control, I am unable to attend Otakon up in Baltimore. Sorry to everyone who was hoping to see me again. Will I come up next year? Who knows

Thing is, unlike alot of people, I don't have a real income, and money I get comes from relatives on my birthday/X-mas or the few commissions I get. It could be next year, could be a few years down the road till I can afford to go up COMFORTABLY.

and lastly Subject 3: Commission taking

As Summer hits, I've decided to beat the heat and take mostly costume commissions from now on. I've developed nasal problems when working with sawdust on props and even when working with a mask, I still have issues. And Georgia weather bites ass bad in summer D: So I'll be taking prop commissions around the winter time. So yeah, I actually don't mind sewing more anyways. bit easier to work with than with power tools and the potential of losing body parts.

And that about all wraps it up. If I think of anything to add, I'll update this later. For now, accept that I don't update as often (ZOMG I haz real lifez!) Also rushing to finish a LoZ: OoT adult Link costume for Ren fest on the 24th. It's gonna be hot and I dun carez!

~ Axel (Ven)
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Commissions: Open!! Taking 5 slots

1.

- 14 Org. Chain sets, Awaiting 1st payment. 60 days left to start payment or order will be canceled.
2.

- APH Russia outfit + pipe prop, payment fulfilled, costume and prop in assemblage.
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

AWA - Atlanta, GA September 18-20th 2009
Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN *TBA* 2009

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

*VenturertheHybrid The Grindstone... http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/23748786/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/23748786/ Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:07:15 PDT
Anyways... back to the grindstone as they say. Working on costumes for AWA, and a new one has been added to the list planned! Mathew Williams... if you don't know who he is.. here's some hints:

- Likes polar bears

- Constantly confused with his big brother

- Prefers peace instead of war

If you haven't figured it out... Mathew is the real "human name" for.................CANADA!!!!

OMG, thanks to Clive-kun who's shown me the series, I've grown to love Axis Powers Hetalia so I shall be working on Canada's uniform for AWA. <3 Zomg so cute!

Hopefully I can get Canada done soon, just a little difficult finding colored reference pics of that uniform coat. Aw well.

~ Axel (Ven)
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Commissions: Open!! Taking 5 slots, website I haven't got a clue when it'll be up now D:

1.

- 14 Org. Chain sets, Awaiting 1st payment. 60 days left to start payment or order will be canceled.
2.

- APH Russia outfit + pipe prop, payment fulfilled, costume and prop in assemblage.
3.

- Org. XIII chain set = COMPLETED, has been shipped
4. OPEN
5. OPEN
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

AWA - Atlanta, GA September 18-20th 2009
Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN *TBA* 2009

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

*VenturertheHybrid Momocon YAY! http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/23632740/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/23632740/ Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:50:40 PDT
Onto other things I've gotten into a new style of costuming... some people like them, some don't... Fursuits. As in furries... but I'm not doing the cartoony kinds, no no.... have no interest in that as I am a nut for realism. So I'm working on two suits atm, one for my little sis and one for me. My sis is to be a Celtic white stag... while me?....... DarkNation >=3.

Only problem is I'm getting low on money to continue building DN and well... I lack some things I want from this really good fursuit artist here on DA named ~Beetlecat, and on her personal website she sells supplies like eyes, claws, and such here: [link] . I need a set of hand paw pads, and a set of foot paw pads. Problem is that the hand set is $45, and feet are $75 D: and I kinda don't have that kind of money since ironically, the convention I want to debut DarkNation is at Otakon this year most of the money saving and scrapping together is used to just get me there and survive food, badge, hotel, and parking wise with a little left to spend at AA and Dealer's room as well as take a small trip down to the aquarium for a two person shoot of "Zack and Angeal @ the Aquarium".

So yeah, I wish I knew a way to get those, I can make a nose and claws I can get dirt cheap at craft stores, it's the paw paws for hands and feet I'm worried about. Latex is one skill I don't know anything about except the type for make up, not rubber latex for walking and moving on.

Okay, small rant over.

~ Axel (Ven)
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Commissions: Open!! Taking 5 slots, website I haven't got a clue when it'll be up now D:

1.

- 14 Org. Chain sets, Awaiting 1st payment.
2. OPEN
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

MomoCon - Atlanta, GA March 14-15th 2009
Otakon - Baltimore, MD July 17-19th 2009
AWA - Atlanta, GA September 18-20th 2009
Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN *TBA* 2009

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/23442728/ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:29:59 PST
I went to see if there was any new comments on my channel earlier and low and behold, one of my OLD videos was GONE! >< So I log in, and somehow their damn new system somehow found a song that was a 'no-no' because of that damn WMG again and took it down... and claimed it will place it back up with an alternative song. Bullsh*t I want one of their ass-hat songs! So now I'm depressed over never going to show off amv's again. And yet I see new ones being posted up on YouTube by neubies... WTF!! How the hell are they able to get WMG flagged audio up on their amv's!? That's just not right! *sighs* it just gets worse and worse ;-;.

And it got me thinking... DA now allows videos, why can't AMV's be considered a form of fanart in a video format? If artists can uploaded traced artwork or fanart of anything in general, why can we upload amv's? The majority of AMV makers I see always place copyrights to the respectful owners or the song and clips, and we do the same here on DA with fanart. So, why can't we? There's no where else I can think of to stream video without downloading (don't tell me Veoh.com, I don't trust it like the other video upload sites I've tried!)

I maybe one being, but if any DA admin could shed some light and help out a form of fandom, then AMVs won't be a exclusive thing anymore only seen at anime cons and places you have to become a member to see and have to donate money to use or else you're banned off. I like AMVs, they are not just entertaining, but provide music artists and animators a way to get people interested in their products. Half the AMVs I watch, I've grown interested in either the anime/video games enough to want to check them out, and same goes for the music. Wouldn't of gotten most from iTunes if I hadn't of found them off a AMV. So there my statement states. Not starting a argument... just a sliver of hope for a AMV maker looking for a new home to host their vids without fear of deletion over something stupid.

~ Axel (Ven)
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Commissions: Open!! Taking 5 slots, website I haven't got a clue when it'll be up now D:

1.

Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/23350338/ Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:34:43 PST >...

So I ask my fellow veiwers if the idea sounds good and what would you like to see me construct (granted I have limited resources and I can't simply go out and buy everything but I shall list prices for objects). If it's something I've already made for myself and I'm practically making an extra, the one in the video I can place up for sale as well...

So yeah ^^, random question... demands good answers not just a simple "Yes! Do it!". Details people! I like Details! I don't read minds and I'm not Cloud8745 and be like... gamer jeebus. So bout a few good lines will do. I vant to hear my peeples!

~ Axel (Ven)
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Commissions: Open!! Taking 5 slots, website I haven't got a clue when it'll be up now D:

1.

Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/23093451/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/23093451/ Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:48:21 PST
I need to finish my thank you picture... as well as finish drawing out the next few pages of my AkuDemy so rejoice comic readers!

Really getting tight for money and I really need to sell off some things, extra props, non-cosplay stuff, old anime and comic books, plushies, potion bottles... everything that I'm selling so mainly I can EAT at Otakon properly instead of buying super cheap not so healthy food around the convention... and I loved that tapas restaurant at the harbor D: Soooo wanna eat there again as well as the sushi restaurant next door. So as soon as I have managed to get the time to do so, I'll gather all the things I'm gonna sell off and post them off at cosplay.com and/or ebay. One thing that definitely needs to go is my old pokemon card collections... and I mean OLD as in CLASSICS... As in the cards that first came out to about when the Neo Gold and Silver packs came out, as well as many Japanese writing pokemon cards. All of these cards I own are in pristine condition as I was a collector, not a card player so these cards were stored in card sleeve pages. Many are 1st editions even. Plans had been to save them for about ten more years and sell them.. but now I can't hold on to them anymore and they need to go... and not just for Otakon... gonna be FINALLY starting college soon in Graphic Arts to become a Graphic Arts teacher for high schoolers, just like how

taught me <3 (yes, she was my GA teacher back in highschool on my senior year as Junior year was a male teacher who quit before the school year was out due to overly stressed out by a bunch of A-hole students from another school.)

Okay, that should be all I need to say... still going to be taking commissions (USA only plz) for costumes and small props/accessories and No.. I don't have any Org. XIII Chain sets >< Damn bead store was sold out of a one of the bead designs so I have to wait a while before they supply back in. Pleas stop asking for them so much X_x .

In other news: Woooo for MomoCon coming up and I'm gonna FREEZE as Kunsel on Saturday *nervous laugh*. Eh heh heh heh heh....

*EDIT*: Wow... I didn't realize till now I've been on DA for 5 years now..... where has the time gone?

~ Axel (Ven)
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Commissions: Open!! Taking 5 slots, website I haven't got a clue when it'll be up now D:

1. OPEN
2. OPEN
3. OPEN
4. OPEN
5. OPEN
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

MomoCon - Atlanta, GA March 14-15th 2009
Otakon - Baltimore, MD July 17-19th 2009
AWA - Atlanta, GA September 18-20th 2009
Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN *TBA* 2009

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/22876374/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:25:06 PST
What would be the best kind of wig for 1st Class Zack Fair at a reasonable cost? Like under $40 bucks (Otakon you damn leech!)

Bondo... how strong is it? Making SOLDIER shoulder armor and PVC pipe likes to eat through my arms.

What pattern could work for the shirt part (blue) of Resident Evil 2's Leon Kennedy's R.P.D uniform?

Anyway to make Resident Evil 0's Billy Coen's tattoo "Mother Love" without painting on skin and reapplying constantly? I was thinking a skin tone lycra fabric arm sleeve that would be velcro'd under the tanktop. Maybe a good flat image of the tattoo would be good?

That's all I need to ask. Just trying to get my cosplays completed long before their depute conventions... Hopefully I'll have enough money for my cosplays since most of my money is going to Otakon in hotel fees, parking, food, badge, etc. I still have stuff for sale so check my for sale journal page and PM me if you are seriously interested in buying something from me or even commissioning me for something. Right now, I can make SMALL weapon props, costumes, plushies, and soon to make fursuits for those interested in that sort of thing ^_^.

~ Axel (Ven)
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Commissions: Open!! Taking 4 slots, website still in the works

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

MomoCon - Atlanta, GA March 14-15th 2009
Otakon - Baltimore, MD July 17-19th 2009
AWA - Atlanta, GA September 18-20th 2009
Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN *TBA* 2009

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/22653759/ Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:26:53 PST [

So after a year of not making any AMVs I finally have the abilities and the tools to do so, made this lovely amv with Resident Evil game clips and the new movie of Degeneration all focused on Leon S. Kennedy with the song "Indestructible" By Disturbed. I always credit the song to the artist in my amvs since people like to know who did the song so they may go out and obtain it. So... I wait bout... 20 mins or so to upload. It's finish, I go to disable the embedding link so people won't steal and claim it as their own and what do I see?! My amv rejected by youtube because of the song content.

This is complete bull. I see hundreds of amvs of various clips and animes using the song, including "videos" that are nothing more than the song with a image for people to listen to the song alone. If I'm not allowed to use the song, than neither should the rest of the other amvs out there... and that goes for just about... oh 50% of YouTube's content I believe.

Unless there's a way around that, my youtube site is going to be shut down and I'll just take my AMVs somewhere else >:[

Anyone who's recently made any amvs and uploaded them to Youtube, may I have some help to get around the stupidness that is now apparent that wasn't there a year ago? >=[

~ Axel (Ven)
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Commissions: Open!! Taking 4 slots, website still in the works

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

MomoCon - Atlanta, GA March 14-15th 2009
Otakon - Baltimore, MD July 17-19th 2009
AWA - Atlanta, GA September 18-20th 2009
Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN *TBA* 2009

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/22288723/ Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:53:39 PST As much as I love him with his mako colored belly, angry green cat eyes and one wing with a extra long tail... I can not keep him D; So I must sell him off along with two of three already made. I'm asking $65 for him, but I can haggle down to a still reasonable price. I'll post a picture of him soon <3.

Anyways, I thought I'd push out my plans for my 2009 cosplay line-up, it's not much (jobless, damn economy) from what I can afford and not dig into money set aside for hotel/badge/food/other fees at Otakon and AWA.

Zack Fair, 1st Class - FF7: Crisis Core
I plan on making the sword lightweight and magnetized to act like the sword on back in the game

Lestat de Lioncourt - Interveiw With the Vampire
teh Sexy!

Chell - Portal (that is if I can make the portal hand-held device soon)

Sephiroth - Final Fantasy: Dissidia
this was orginally gonna be for 2010, but I changed my mind to take the chance while the design is still fresh and not a norm you can see everywhere... plus Genesis will be closet'd for a year and a half (aka break)

This brings me to my next topic: Sometime in Atlanta is some sort of anime ball at the Georgia Tech school in Janurary. I would love to go as a formal Axel or Rufus/Reno, but alas.. I feel REEEEEAAAAALLLLYYY out of place for going alone. I won't call this a open date, but I would like to see something special into it. *shrugs* Eh.. could be I don't go...

And finally, I really need to sell off stuff, mainly any extra props like my spare Mag rod and Saix, Xaldin, and Xemnas custom keyblades. I'm getting to the point they are causing more trouble than their worth (especially with more new props on the way of production like a masamune and buster sword x-x)... SO, I'm willing to haggle down the asking prices. Name your best offer (not including shipping in the offer) and I'll either honor it or refuse it. I reeeaaaaalllly need new room and I don't want to use ebay since trying that didn't work so hot for one of the items... twice. ><

And thus, ends this 'nother edition of Ven-rant channel. and remember.... Cake is a lie.

~ Axel (Ven)
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Commissions: Open!! Taking 4 slots, website still in the works

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

MomoCon - Atlanta, GA March 14-15th 2009
Otakon - Baltimore, MD July 17-19th 2009
AWA - Atlanta, GA September 18-20th 2009
Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN *TBA* 2009

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

*VenturertheHybrid Uniforms!! WEAR YOUR RIGHT COLOR SOLDIER! :salute: http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/22270945/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/22270945/ Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:33:32 PST
So, being the informative under the bed sheets and lover of detailed researching of game worlds of my favor, I have composite the uniform color list so and artists out there can know what is properly worn and any goofs Square-Enix may of done in Crisis Core and Classic FF7. Without further ado, the list!

3rd Class SOLDIER:
Red uniforms with helmets. Often they are confused with being 2nd Classmen which is not the case. Red represents the "freshmen" of SOLDIER, and are usually not paired up with a 1st Class nor 2nd Class, kept in groups for training and are always on supervised missions. They are the less privileged of the three classes until they are recommended for 2nd Class. It is believed SOLDIERs Sebastian and Essai, who were in Before Crisis and mentioned in Crisis Core, were 3rd Class ranked and friends with Zack Fair.

2nd Class SOLDIER:
This rank is divided oddly into two subgroups: Combative and Informative. This sort of sub categorizing is not seen in any other rank and it's signifigance is unknown other than used as a base for the characters in this rank.

Combative: Deep blue uniforms. These SOLDIERS are the strong arms, with brawn as their strengths. Often they are selected to be paired with a 1st Class to increase their training and to experience more privileged assets such as more missions, and more leisure about the ShinRa building, gaining more access to places 3rds can not go. Zack Fair in Crisis Core was a 2nd Class Combative catagory SOLDIER as well as most of the SOLDIERS seen in the game including the fanboy Luxiere. Most wear helmets unless being taken on by a 1st Class mentor.

Informative: Purple uniforms. These SOLDIERS are the brains to the Combative's brawns. They are usually not used in real combat, even though they are trained to be. Their main purpose is to feed Combatives valuable information while on missions, providing any hints for success or running tutorials on defeating certain enemies. They usually are not very muscular, though they can carry a standard issued SOLDIER broadsword. So far, it appears they always wear helmets. The most notable 2nd Class Informative SOLDIER is Kunsel from Crisis Core, who appears near the beginning of the game with a speaking role and e-mails Zack constantly with hints. He and Zack have been confirmed as close friends and possibly entered SOLDIER together.

1st Class SOLDIER:
Black uniforms. These SOLDIERs are the top of the totem pole and are regarded as the best of the best. Often they are allowed to take on 2nds to mentor and teach them the skills they will need if they plan on making it to 1st Class. It is noted that there aren't many 1st Classmen so the competition to obtain such a rank is high amongst the 2nds. They are given free range of the ShinRa building except the Presidental Office unless in case of an emergency or called to there. 1st Class SOLDIERs also have the privilege of using varying types of swords instead of the standard issued. The only thing better than 1st Class is 1st Class General. Most infamous true 1st Class SOLDIERs were Angeal and later on Zack.

1st Class Generals: The top of the top. These SOLDIERs are extremely rare, the rank only reserved for the cream of the crop. They do not wear the standard SOLDIER uniforms, choosing freely in their own personal wardrobe tastes but are still required to wear the issued SOLDIER harness and belt and some sort of shoulder armor protection. The only generals currently listed in this category are the infamous Sephiroth and Genesis.

Turks: (yeah, they needed to be added) Standard black business suit. They can choose to wear them as they please, as for example with Reno he wears no tie, shirt not tucked in and jacket open.

Final Fantasy 7 Uniform OPPSIES!:

Before Crisis: Most of the uniforms were correct except for Infantry ranked Cloud with his bandana around his neck gray instead of bright green.

Crisis Core: When Zack gives Cloud a SOLDIER uniform after his Infantry clothes are soaked with mako, the uniform is Blue, suggesting a 2nd Class rank and possible Zack's old spare, also suggesting SOLDIERS did not turn in their old ranking uniforms when promoted to a higher rank.

FF7: Throughout the game, Cloud is wearing a Blue uniform, and even though he claimed to be a 1st Class SOLDIER, which the color has stuck up until Crisis Core, the color rank has been switched around, but because it was the color uniform we all can recognize Cloud in, no chance of seeing him wear black of a proper 1st class uniform in the remake of FF7.

Both Cloud's and Sephiroth's SOLDIER belt designs have also changed to more simpler designs and patterns tha... ]]> *VenturertheHybrid THANK YOU!!!!!!! http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/22235343/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/22235343/ Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:42:00 PST
Thank you

and

for being generous and giving enough new DA sub to last half the new year :'D

YOU WILL RECEIVE A THANK YOU PICTURE!!!!! <3

X-mas had vacuumed me up and the money saved for Otakon dry.. otherwise I'd pay for my own subscription.

and yes, soon as I get over the fact this pose of Demyx looks weird to me no matter how I edit it, my Seas of Change comic will be finished.

~ Axel (Ven)
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Commissions: Open!! Taking 4 slots, website still in the works

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

MomoCon - Atlanta, GA March 14-15th 2009
Otakon - Baltimore, MD July 17-19th 2009
AWA - Atlanta, GA September 18-20th 2009
Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN *TBA* 2009

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

*VenturertheHybrid Winter Clean Sweep! http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/21881774/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/21881774/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:39:30 PST
Got a few items from the dealer's room, mostly bento supplies <3. Definitely returning next year, so for anyone in or near Knoxville, this is a con worth going to with it's laid back atmosphere and very nice people. Entered the contest in as Kunsel and won a Judge's Award <3. Would of gotten 2nd place over all, but ~PrincessofthePonies who was one of the judges accidently mentioned being a friend of mine so they moved me down to a judge's award to keep it from looking like favoritism and cheating when I wasn't, I did ask her to try not to play favorites with me and play fair. Accidents happen, but next year I'm gonna blow them away with my next big thing whatever I can think up in time.

Anyways.. with my last con of the year over, it's time for me to clean my room and get ready for a BRAND NEW CON YEAR! So yes, I am going through and placing up items for sale, posting them here and at Cosplay.com's marketplace.

What's up for grabs:

Reno's Electro Magrod - $45
Sea Salt icecream props (10 items) - $5 each
Larxene Wig, never worn - $40
Kunai set of 8 - $45
Xemnas "Superior Lust" custom OOAK keyblade - $100
Saix "Beserker Fury" custom OOAK keyblade - $100
Invader Zim t-shirt in black, size Medium with the quote "Do not invoke the wrath of the Irken Elite", worn only once and is cleaned - $10
Invader Zim baby doll t-shirt in blue, size Medium with GIR in doggy suit surrounded by candy with the phrase "sugar buzz" below, never worn - $12
"Little Buccaneer" potion bottle - $20
"Robin Hood" potion bottle - $35
Clarence dragon plushie - $35
Quan dragon plushie - $30

That's all I have for grabs thus far. I can take best offers as well on certain things. All items must be paid through paypal, anyone outside the US who wish to buy from me need to note me about location and overseas shipping. Please not international buyers must be serious about the transaction as I'd had too many interests with promises of purchasing and then ending up never hearing from them again due to shipping costs or whatever.

Thanks for looking over this if you've taken the time to do so. Most items have photos, if not I will try to present a picture or find a stock image since my camera and laptop are not friends.

JUST IN!

I have ONE Organization XIII chain set finally up for grabs! So dance with rejoice my fellow Nobodies as the chain set production is back in business! Chain set is a clip-on set (means the pull strings are clip on, not functional hood inserts). FOR SALE ON EBAY: [link]

Oh Happy days! Oh Happy days!

~ Axel (Ven)
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Commissions: Open!! Taking 4 slots, website still in the works

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

MomoCon - Atlanta, GA March 14-15th 2009
Otakon - Baltimore, MD July 17-19th 2009
AWA - Atlanta, GA September 18-20th 2009
Kajonka-Con - Knoxville, TN *TBA* 2009

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

O... ]]> *VenturertheHybrid Coin goes SMASH! http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/21532235/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/21532235/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:26:02 PST

Tis my new hobby, collecting EC's (elongated coins/cents). Mainly pennies, the madness grew when I went through my room and found about four or five from when I was a kid, and thought they were still cool. So I snooped around online to see if there were any collectors out there for the smashed images and lo and behold! The popular is big! So I began collecting what I could area my area and during my brief trip to Orlando, Florida.

But now, I'm eager to even expand my collection with out of state and international pennies! For something perhaps overlooked as a simple cheap souvenir, they have become a small passion ^_^. I am humbly asking any friends outside of Georgia, USA to lend me their hands... and time to drive down to said locations to grind out some pennies for me. Most machines take 51 cents per design (the 1 would be the penny), and I don't care where so long as I don't receive the following:

I love you, My lucky penny, Jesus saves, Lord's prayer, unicorn, guardian angel, etc.

These are known as Generic Design pennies, meaning they can be found anywhere in the US, and I don't need 200 of the same design. Even if a location's name is under/above the design, it still doesn't qualify for being unique to the location. I also call these "Grandparent's gifts" because of retired couples who travel often, will see a machine and crank out these designs to send back to their grandchildren to say "I got you a gift".

I am fully willing to pay for sets, just let me know where, and I'll pay for the amount of designs I wish. Some places, like amusement parks or zoos/aquariums tend to be a bit more, but like I said, I'll pay for the pennies if need be, and even supply pennies themselves. International machines.... I may just have to paypal ya for the images.

Speaking of images, this is the BEST website I have found to help my coin hunting minion friends ^^: [link]

Find your state/country and see what's within your range, just click on the camera to see the current designs ^_^.

I'm not in real dire need but here are a few locations I have higher interest in full sets (all machines on location) than others:

SeaWorld of Texas (7 penny designs)
SeaWorld of San Diego (48 designs, do not include the extra four from sesame street)
John G. SHEDD Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois (20 designs)
New England Aquarium in Boston, Mass.(8 designs)
Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Oregon (20 designs)

Thanks for taking the time to read this! I know I have a few close friends on the look out for penny machines in their states. Hope to receive some flat coppers soon ^_^

<3

~ Axel (Ven)
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Commissions page: Open!! Taking 4 slots, website still in the works

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- Kajonk-a-con, Knoxville, TN = Dec. 5-7

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/21082313/ Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:17:57 PDT
Anyways, on to another topic. I decided to look over my budgets for my next year's con schedule and well... things have been getting much tighter than before. I have yet to get a job and it's getting so frustrating to the point I'm ready to give up and shut down in bed and never get up again. I don't get in alot of commissions of recent, and it's sorta become the only source of income. Which is a big no-no.

So, with what money was given to me for my birthday, from my grandfather and what I didn't spend on at SeaWorld, I may have to boil it down to two or three cons. Momocon is in Atlanta and with free admission. I usually don't buy anything there anyways, and if I do it's very small, like under $15. AWA is like a second home to me, so I have to save for that. Otakon, I thought I'd never get a chance to return again so I want to save the majority of con money to that since this year I got through by the skin of my teeth with money, and quite frankly I do NOT want to starve again. Literally, I BARELY got by most of the days through sheer pity from new and old friends and what items my mom sent me that weren't microwaveable or required hot water. I like to eat and live... like to eat sushi and at tapas bars... and not having to owe someone for sharing kindness on my soul with a soda or some candy or even splitting a meal. ):

So that leaves MTAC... Orginally I was done with MTAC, having gone to it twice, this year and last year. I want to go again because of chatroom friends coming back or coming, like Kradchan and SqueeSan, possibly icekitty and more... and well... if I can't afford the badge and hotel share I'm rooming with... not to mention gas and importantly FOOD... So there maybe the possibility of me not being able to afford to go plus the fact I will be college by then and with that I have no idea how my class schedule will be set up.

I'm tired of having to go cheap at cons and not enjoy it fully. And with the fact at home, all the jobs available want friggin' experienced able bodies. It makes me sick and I really don't want to give up cosplay completely just so I can afford to live with my witch of a mom threatening to put my car in my name way too and me with no
job to afford the damn insurance tagged with it. *sigh*

Okay... with that said and done, rant over. I am not begging for pity, or for anyone to donate any money. This is my own problem. And if worse comes to shove... I may just have to attend Momocon and AWA, basically no more out of state anime cons for me for a long time.

Cosplay is not my life, the reason I get up every morning. It's a hobby and a way for me to escape the real world and interact with people of the same interests as me, instead of retarded rednecks who think anime is satanic or only know Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, Naruto, or Gundam Wing, or call it in general "them japanese cartoons". Cosplay to me is like a anti-drug, a way to open up to people, and to dress as whom I please, not to please others. I don't make a costume to compete for major awards and bragging rights nor do I cosplay something I have no interest even if my friends are doing it. I cosplay... because it's fun, not work.

Okay, rant seriously over. I go hang on a limb now

~ Axel (Ven)
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Commissions page: Open!! Taking 4 slots, website still in the works

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- Kajonk-a-con, Knoxville, TN = Dec. 5-7

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/21024790/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:56:11 PDT GOING TO PLAY WITH THE KILLER WHALES, AND THE DOLPHINS

!!!

Will return on Sunday (ironically my birthday itself)

BAI!!!

p.s.: .... I likes birthday giftart? :3

~ Axel (Ven-Chan)
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Comissions page: Open!! Taking 4 slots, website still in the works

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- Kajonk-a-con, Knoxville, TN = Dec. 5-7

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/20913435/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:06:40 PDT
Anyways, AWA was a blast as usual. Made new friends, hung with the old, pretty much went FFVII crazy with a little KH Axel love. But I don't feel like talking about the whole event.

Anyways, going to be turning 21 soon.. like in almost two weeks. I look back and say, "holy hell.. I'm turning 21!? D: Where did all that time go?" And think, in another 21 more years, I'll be 41.. scary. VERY scary. Now... the average American youth who turns 21 hits the bar to get drunk to prove they are legal... Me... I'm being smart and despite the gas crisis somehow nestling in line to my birthday... I'm hitting the trail on the 17th and hitting Orlando, Florida. There, I'm going to spend the ENTIRE day at my favorite place ever, SeaWorld. And no... I'm not getting drunk. Because that's on Saturday, the 18th XD and then on Sunday, I come home, which IS my birthday DAY. I'm sure to be back late at night and perform a serious video and picture dump of my trip. So yep, Ripley's Believe It or Not museum Friday night, then Seaworld all day Saturday, when the park closes at 8 PM, it's off to my b-day dinner at the Rainforest Cafe' at Downtown Disney, dressed as either Axel or Demyx... my friends, decide for me

And then Sunday.... going home

.

I don't expect any birthday artwork from anyone... but if you did, I'd loved to see it :3.

And no... just because I'm going to Orlando doesn't automatically mean Disney World... that place is way too expensive as it stands... plus... I love Kingdom Hearts, but I'm not a big disney fan... and if I went, I'd want to go in cosplay with a GROUP, and I'm going down with my mom and sis (mom complained for two weeks why I was going down alone, which was the orginal plan). Plus you have to call ahead to let the park people know of your KH group coming in so they can verify you are not park staff (no autographs with fellow park goers). So yeah... Seaworld rocks my socks better than Disney.

Now that I've updated, another note is that after my SeaWorld trip, I promise to update my AkuDemy comic! Sorry for the seemingly deadness around it... juggling many tasks I have...

P.S.: .... KUNSEL ROX ASS! >:3

~ Axel (Ven-Chan)
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Comissions page: Open!! Taking 5 slots, website still in the works

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- Kajonk-a-con, Knoxville, TN = Dec. 5-7

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/20280503/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:12:03 PDT RaijiMagiwind, which shouldn't take me much to finish, then buzz at my dad's to help me cut out armor, style up my new Axel wig, and I should be done!

I've decided to not bring Genesis Winged as I don't have enough supplies to build the frame from what I first thought I have so he'll have his wing at Kajonka-con in Knoxville, TN in December. Least that let's me focus on my new cosplay. All I have to say is, if you're going to AWA as Zack on Saturday, beware! Your cellphone's text message inboxes are mine with Tutorials on evading fangirls and hints on HOW TO ENJOY THE CON! Or team up for a Squat contest. >3

... and if you haven't figured it out who I'm cosplaying by those hints then PLAY CRISIS CORE AGAIN! D:< Pay attention to who is a text message whore!

Okay, that was fun. So let's get this straight for the whine-os out there who expected this and that but I'm going yadayada.

Friday MORNING!: Genesis, no wing for Crisis Core shoot at noonish

Friday AFTERNOON: Axel till probably 2AM in the morning

I haz KH hommies that want to see my Chakrams I wasn't able to pull out last year due to the oh-so lovely GEORGIA HEAT X_X

Saturday ALL DAY: My FF7: Crisis Core costume. Anyone know when there's a FF7 shoot for Sat? Just FF7 in general, don't make me a sad person looming in a corner, stalking ShinRa employees'text message inboxes.

Saturday NIGHT: THE RETURN OF RAVER AXEL! LOOKING FOR ORG XIII RAVERS TO DANCE WITH ME! :3

Sunday ALL DAY: Rufus Shinra, in-game version! Oh yea! I needs some Turks to follow me around >3

There ya have it, my cosplay schedule. If anyone wishes to purchase anything off me from a previous journal, please NOTE me and we can discuss when and where I can sell you my items to help pay off for not only Kajonka-con, but also helps towards next year's costumes, MTAC and ZOMG! OTAKON AGAIN!!!

And what's a Soldier/Nobody got to do to have some private photoshoots there for my commissions website ( still in works x-x)?? :3

~ Axel (Ven-Chan)
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Comissions page: Open!! Taking 5 slots, website still in the works

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- Kajonk-a-con, Knoxville, TN = Dec. 5-7

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/20005793/ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:04:49 PDT
Okay, that was good.

EDIT: So I'm not going up for the Saturday Cosplay Swap thing in Atlanta for various reasons, so I'll be selling my stuff here on DA and on cosplay.com's marketplace. Ebay I'm iffy with since last time I posted up something I advertised about and no bids (if I had the proper small linked chain for my org. XIII chain sets, those will go out like hot cakes, garaunteed!), so yeah. I may post my mag rod on ebay again, and a few others, but mostly on Cosplay.com because then I won't lose money if I don't sell something. My cosplay.com account if AxeldeLioncourt so keep an eye out when I post up items for sale.

Thanks for support

~ Axel (Ven-Chan)
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Comissions page: Open!! Taking 5 slots, website still in the works

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- Kajonk-a-con, Knoxville, TN = Dec. 5-7

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/19807846/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:47:43 PDT
So, I shall be gone from Thursday and return on Monday! And the best part is I'll be meeting up with ~BitterPrayers there! <3333

So, if you're going there, looking out for my cosplays! Axel, GENESIS! Vincent Valentine, Raver Demyx, and Rufus Shinra! <3 Lots of love and will return with pictures and maybe, VIDEO! Catch you guys on the flip side!

~ Axel (Ven-Chan)
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Comissions page: Site under wraps for now, but now semi-open.
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- Otakon 2008, Baltimore, MD = August 8-10
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- Kajonk-a-con, Knoxville, TN = Dec. 5-7

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

*VenturertheHybrid I iz Openz Sortas :B http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/19227823/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/19227823/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:01:18 PDT wig commissions only for now. The best kind of styles I can do or get away with is SquareEnix, such as FF7 and KH series. With wigs, I don't go above $100 in asking price, like some ridiculous people I know. Now for someone like Axel..., I'm not very good with, hence why I'm asking

for a newer Axel wig while I turn the old one into Mer-Axel. (Zack from FF7:CC however, I can probably do since it's not like Axel's spikes.) Anyways, I'm open now for wigs, and you can NOTE me for price quotes and if you aren't interested afterwards, please just say "thank you, but I'll continue looking" instead of cold shoulder. I get all these people looking to commission me and when I tell the price, I never hear from them again. Be polite and don't leave artists hanging who might be on the 'starving artists' line.

Thanks!

P.S.: I'm not angsty, the damn emoticon won't change D:

~ Axel (Ven-Chan)
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Comissions page: Site under wraps for now, but now semi-open.
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- Otakon 2008, Baltimore, MD = August 8-10
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- Kajonk-a-con, Knoxville, TN = Dec. 5-7

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/18560808/ Thu, 29 May 2008 13:47:49 PDT
Current Cosplays:

Axel (Kingdom Hearts)
Demyx (Kingdom Hearts)
Saix (Kingdom Hearts)
Xigbar (Kingdom Hearts)
Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts)
Reno (FF7)
Rufus Shinra (FF7)
Genesis Rapsodos (FF7: Crisis Core)
Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil 4)
Vincent Valentine, Turk Ver. (FF7: Dirge of Cerberus)

WIP Cosplays:

Vincent Valentine (FF7: Advent Children/Dirge of Cerberus)
Aya Brea (Parasite Eve 2)
Larxene (Kingdom Hearts)
Zexion (Kingdom Hearts)
Billy Coen (Resident EVil 0 )
Kunsel (FF7: Crisis Core )

Coming Soon Cosplays:

Zack Fair, First Class (FF7: Crisis Core)
Two Guns (FF7: Before Crisis)
Atlantica Axel (Kingdom Hearts/Original design)
Marluxia (Kingdom Hearts)
Sephiroth (FF7: Advent Children)
Vexen, Xaldin, Luxord, Lexaeus, and Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)
Kadaj (FF7: Advent Children)
Hikaru or Kaoru Hitachiin (Ouran High School Host Club)
Dark link (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
Eve, Shelter suit (Parasite Eve 2)
Aya, Liberated Mitochondria form (Parasite Eve 1)
Lestat de Lioncourt (Interveiw With The Vampire)
SUPER SECRET FF7 COSPLAY!!! >3

Ya, I know, my list is like... uber small compared to my Gf Ren's list, but what can I say? I'm a picky cosplayer and I like to cosplay video games more over anime

I may update this list if I find any other characters that fancies my attention.

~ Axel (Ven-Chan)
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Comissions page: CLOSED ATM, reworking stuff
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- Otakon 2008, Baltimore, MD = August 8-10
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- Kajonk-a-con, Knoxville, TN = Dec. 5-7
- East Meets South 2008, Oxford, AL = unknown

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/18517029/ Mon, 26 May 2008 19:23:25 PDT I guess I could try selling it off cosplay.com's marketplace. Though I have no clue if it'll be worth it since I see more people selling than buying. I really need to come up with ways to get money for Vincent otherwise I won't be in the costume contest at Otakon as him :/

In other news, yearly vacation to the beach coming up, and now that I have a new laptop, I'll take it down with me and try to pick up a wifi signal. So no more "LEAVING FOR A WEEK, KAIBAI!".

And just curious... how desperate are you people for more of my AkuDemy comic pages? I haven't worked on any more because of another comic I started, and unlike this one, I have people that are like "cool page... upload another one in 20 hours or less or ELSE >/ " so, I was wondering how desperate are my AkuDemy comic readers for the next pages or can you hold off just a little longer so I can complete a few more pages of the other comic then return to The Seas of Change and hopefully finish it.

Also, because I'm getting tight for money, I'll be selling some things I'll make like Ren. Fest clothes, and some old anime and comics, just to get rid of them, and hopefully get cash back so I can work on some wicked cosplays for next year.

That's all from the nobody cosplay wonder!

~ Axel (Ven-Chan)
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Comissions page: CLOSED ATM, reworking stuff
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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- Otakon 2008, Baltimore, MD = August 8-10
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- Kajonk-a-con, Knoxville, TN = Dec. 5-7
- East Meets South 2008, Oxford, AL = unknown

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/18405085/ Mon, 19 May 2008 18:59:28 PDT
Up for Grabs is: [link]
RENO'S ELECTRO MAG ROD!

I figured just advertising alone on DA didn't seem to get people's attention, but if I sold off ebay... somehow, I get people interested. What is it with ebay? *shrugs* I just hate the insertion fees and final price fees... but eh... I'm just gonna sit back and watch to see if anyone is interested in this prop... still no clue when I'll be getting more Org. chain sets in though... Only time will tell >>..<<...

~ Axel (Ven-Chan)
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Comissions page: CLOSED TILL AUGUST 16TH !!!

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- Otakon 2008, Baltimore, MD = August 8-10
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- Kajonk-a-con, Knoxville, TN = Dec. 5-7
- East Meets South 2008, Oxford, AL = unknown

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/18109103/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:01:48 PDT

. I really wish I could of hung out with them, but I was in Genesis and Genesis would not of fit in with KH... yet, if they decided to make him a optional boss like Sephiroth. I was a Final Form Xemnas on Friday night, showing off "Superior Lust" my xemnas keyblade. And on Saturday night, I was Raver! Axel... but with con issues... couldn't exactly have a good night...

So my final verdict about MTAC if I'm coming back next year or not........................ I am, but I'm not entering the contest, instead I'm going to sell stuff at Artist Alley, like some props and assessories, and maybe a few pre-made costumes. Heck, I'd be willing to split a table with

since she was there selling her art... *snickers* oh gawd, I loved it on Friday reconizing us and she screams and run/bounces around her table to give me and

hugs since we hadn't seen each other since AWA 13. So yeah, that's my verdict... I need to start making business cards x-x

Also, lots of love to the other Axel who was there, who did Akudemy for me and Ichigo! <3

~ Axel (Ven-Chan)
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Comissions page: CLOSED TILL AUGUST 16TH !!!

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- Otakon 2008, Baltimore, MD = August 8-10
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- Kajonk-a-con, Knoxville, TN = sometime in October
- Oni kon, Houston, TX = Nov. 21-23 (REAL Iffy... may not make it due to transportation issues)
- East Meets South 2008, Oxford, AL = Dec. 5-7

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

*VenturertheHybrid Closed Till August http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/17804082/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/17804082/ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:50:59 PDT
I can't take any cosplay commissions now due to a few factors in real life. I'm not going to go into detail but one of them is dealling with starting school (even though I start in September, the summer is generally a good idea to start collecting supplies for the dorm :3 )

So, if you were planning on commissioning me, you can do so in August. And the best part about August? .... CHAIN SETS WILL BE MADE AND SOLD HERE! Yep! I finally found some suppliers in chains, so I'm going to pump out alot of sets to sell here instead of ebay as I'm getting fed up with their monthly dues when I'm not selling anything. Also, I'll be making a new website for my commissions, still the same title "Dark Hybrid Productions" but under a different web server and not the one its on right now that pops up a bizillion pop-up ads and ads in the website itself that's just plain annoying.

In the meantime I DO happen to have something for sale right now! :3 I have available 1 Electro Mag rod, designed after Reno's Mag rod from Final Fantasy 7. The asking price is $45 plus 10 for shipping within the US, anyone outside the US can ask for a shipping quota and I'll tell you (gotta tell me what country you live in, as this is going by US postal service). Once this is sold, it maybe till August also before I dish out more Mag rods, So get this one while it's hot!

Thanks for understanding, with real life butting in the way, and when I'm available for commissions again, everything will be updated to the max!

~ Axel (Ven-Chan)
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Comissions page: CLOSED TILL AUGUST 16TH !!!

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MTAC 2008, Nashville, TN = April 25-27
- Otakon 2008, Baltimore, MD = August 8-10
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- East Meets South 2008, Oxford, AL = Dec. 5-7

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

*VenturertheHybrid Head Explodey Day! http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/17699924/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/17699924/ Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:42:15 PDT
*head explodes*

~ Rufus Shinra (Ven-Chan)
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Comissions page: [link] ( still open!!!! )

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MTAC 2008, Nashville, TN = April 25-27
- Otakon 2008, Baltimore, MD = August 8-10
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- East Meets South 2008, Oxford, AL = Dec. 5-7

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/17384971/ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:28:59 PDT

from last year's Momocon, and then... is sad it's over

Unfortunately I didn't get to go into the costume contest as me and

arrived slightly to late, got to the table just as the 100th and final person entered (who ironically won Masters catagory for her Okami fursuit). But that just means I can enter next year :3

So now I focus on getting Genesis ready for MTAC's costume contest in April, so I need to hurry my butt along. lol

HUGS TO ALL MY NEW MOMOCON FRIENDS!

~ Rufus Shinra (Ven-Chan)
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Comissions page: [link] ( still open!!!! )

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MTAC 2008, Nashville, TN = April 25-27
- Otakon 2008, Baltimore, MD = August 8-10
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- East Meets South 2008, Oxford, AL = Dec. 5-7

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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/17308204/ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:32:19 PDT
Lately, I'm being surrounded by friends on the interwebs who've either broken out of a long relationship, starting to have problems with the significant other, or still looking to try to rekindle snuffed out flames. They come to me for some odd reasons, and pour out how their love-life has suddenly failed or coming to believe they're not good enough to life now that things are changing for the worst. As if I am the one to help regain what hope they believe is left and suddenly the world is how it should be prior to the unfortunates. Well, I have some breaking news, it's called LIFE. It doesn't always have to be enjoyable and can indeed be downright miserable. But as long as there's another sunrise, there's hope enough for a new, fresh start.

But for some, coming to believe life will get better is a lie and wish to simply die on the spot. To this I say, you're weak-willed and allowed your now ex to leave unstable mental misjudgements that allow yourself to cut away at your own life, thus having to please that other to bring them back to fill as if you have a purpose. Well, you do, but it's not with the other person who's just left you. Take this as a lesson, and avoid people like your ex if you still wish to look for love. Controling relationships leave the controlled ones lost, confused, wishing to know what they did wrong and contemplate on self-termination because they've allowed the negativity of the break up to convince them they are worthless in solicity and thus believe purging themselves from the world would make things better.

I say "Suck it up! Stop being a crying, whining little bitch and move on!" It's over! You can find someone else, there's still PLENTY of people out there who may be in common with yourself more than you think. You just need to step it up and move forward. As humans, it has become hardwired into our brains to seek companionship outside the family house, to feel wanted more than the relationships parents and kin share. But, it shouldn't kill you to strike out on your own for a few months or a few years before seeking out your future mate. I see so many young teens to just starting college age people seek a romantic relationship, that everything is secondary and if the relationship fails, suddenly the world fails apart and they seek the pity of others to cover up until either the ex decides to take them back or another love life appears, which can be a long while. Since teens have surges of hormones that drives the need for romancing, connection, companionship, and finally, the more primative needs that usually lead to procreation, it can be a fustrating thing to avoid the subject without not being looked down upon by peers when questioned "Why haven't found someone to be with yet!?"

My answer: You have ALL the time in the world. I didn't start dating till I was OUT of highschool, and even then it was a touch and go at first. Though my first relationship didn't last very long, as we were too far away distance wise to see one another, and the fact my last other was still in High school. We decided peacefully to stop our relationship, remain friends and keep in contact whenever possible. There was no "why me!? Am I not worthy" tears, no wishing for death, or any of that sence. I find waiting leads to more, calmer rewards. So for those out there between the ages of 14-21 ... Wait. It will be better in the long run. Seeking love to soon may not always be your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Get the important stuff out of the way, like education and seeking/settling into a career. Last thing you need, is to be at a low end job, and taking care of a child out of wedlock AND being a teen parent. Thankfully, I've not engaged in that part of my past or current relationships (YES, I AM STILL VIRGIN, IT IS NOT A BAD THING TO BE A VIRGIN) to have this mishap befallen on me. So, to my advice, and experiences thus far in life... wait it out, don't rush too quickly into the romance and relationships until you trully feel deep down inside you're ready to commit with your future or current partner. They will never be perfect, life will always have flaws. And if you find out your partner isn't what you always hoped for, move on, take a break and be independent for a while and then see about finding other. Sometimes it might be the other way around and love finds you when least expect it. Just try not to be like the romance novels and movies. They're STORIES, not real things... entertainment for the youth and overzealous types in hopes of bringing others together without first knowing yourself and the other to see if you are both what you seek.

Thus ends my rant, the world goes on, there are still people on the streets and plenty of ice cream in the supermarket frige. Good luck to those who heed my words and takes them in well, then prehaps a small portio... ]]> *VenturertheHybrid The Boredom Strikes http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/17263806/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/17263806/ Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:01:57 PDT
Personally, what I'm craving the most in roleplay now is the Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy 7 worlds now. My best friend online that I normally would do the best rps ever with her, no longer comes online and if she does, it's very brief. I really really miss the good old days of us staying up all night to rp something happening with our nobodies, or something going down in Midgar-town XD. Those rps were the ones that really got my creative writing juices going for my fanfics, as well as a few pictures here and there. Now... the sever lack of roleplay has squashed my brain and drove me into a state of boredom. Not even cosplaying is helping, as I often am not finding myself working half-way and stopping, losing the influence to continue till finishing.

What really is fustrating to me, is trying to find people to rp FF7 or KH with me, either they have some weird excuse for some reason NOT to play, or they rather roleplay something I have no virtual interest in, no matter how hard they try to get me to like it. I like what I like, don't make me like something you take a fancy in, just so it'll be awesome for me to "share" this passion for. *sigh* I feel like going insane and locking myself in my room forever and never coming out to work on my creative side. I tried looking at the DA chatrooms for a rp room, but nothing really catches my interest or the people in the chatroom turn out to be jerks who got pissy because I came in looking for a new place to roleplay when they were rping themselves and didn't want to be disturb. THAT'S WHAT USING THE PRIVATE OPTION IF FOR! Gawd!

I think I'm also being ignored by those I use to rp with, or they have low self-esteens from others down-grading their personel, that they have the habit of going into the chatrooms and just sit there, not say a word, just for the sake of being there. I try to get some sort of rp going in the one I'm a member of, but everyone's so fried in the head, that it seems it would take a miracle to get a actual roleplay started up again, instead of flatlining on the chatroom. There but no lights on...

But if by some fleeting chance, someone out there wishes to engage in a continual roleplay with me that's a fan of KH or FF7, as I repeat I am dying to play again, I'd be more than happy to start one up. Just know that I write alot in my responces, several lines that may form thick paragraphs. I like my rps epic, instead of stage commands. Heck, if any are interested, I'm thinking of starting a FF7 roleplay universe chatroom here on DA, but only if I have enough people interested in joining.

Now excuse me, Rufus is going to go into his office and bash his head against the glass window in hopes of it breaking and either slicing his face open or fall the fifty or so feet to his death from this... GAH BOREDOM!!!

~ Rufus Shinra (Ven-Chan)
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Comissions page: [link] ( still open!!!! )

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008, Atlanta, GA = March 15-16
- MTAC 2008, Nashville, TN = April 25-27
- Otakon 2008, Baltimore, MD = August 8-10
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- East Meets South 2008, Oxford, AL = Dec. 5-7
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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/17199754/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:57:57 PST

I gots to feature people too.

The first ten people to reply to this journal get three deviations of theirs featured here (unless they explicitly state otherwise). The catch is they will also be required to feature ten people in their own journal.

Ten spots! First come, first served!

In other news: GAH! Momocon is coming up faster than I can work x-x. I have no clue if I'll get Larxene in time. The wig, yes... kunai.. probably not X_X. Since this is my first con of the year, I have these costumes I'll be wearing, which one should I wear to the cosplay contest?

Larxene, Rufus Shinra, or Normal Axel with chakrams! (Vampire Axel isn't an offical character so he can't be entered, but after the contest, I'll be walking around as him... can't miss me in a 1800's red velvet coat, black pants, a dragon head cane and Axel's hair... plus fangs XD )

~ Ven-Chan
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Comissions page: [link] ( still open!!!! )

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008, Atlanta, GA = March 15-16
- MTAC 2008, Nashville, TN = April 25-27
- Otakon 2008, Baltimore, MD = August 8-10
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- East Meets South 2008, Oxford, AL = Dec. 5-7
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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/17094648/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:12:43 PST
In the meantime, I'll be taking up cosplay commissions for now. As usual, I accept paypal payments and money orders (the post office money orders are by far the safest against fraud) So if any are interested in commissioning me something for a reasonable due date, drop me a line. I also will be working on my old cosplay website, so when I start getting more income, it'll be upgraded so all those annoying ads and pop-up ads can go away (stuck with a free web service and upgrading is costly per month)

Thanks for reading,

~ Ven-Chan
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Comissions page: [link] ( still open!!!! )

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008, Atlanta, GA = March 15-16
- JAMPCon 2008, Chattanooga, TN March 28-30(debatable atm)
- MTAC 2008, Nashville, TN = April 25-27
- Otakon 2008, Baltimore, MD = August 8-10
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- East Meets South 2008, Oxford, AL = Dec. 5-7
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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/16951978/ Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:16:20 PST
( Do NOT Order/comission unless you intend to pay immediately, and through Paypal as I will no longer be accepting money orders by the first of April. Also, with anything above $30 for props, there is a $15 deposit fee and for costumes over $100 there is a $50 deposit fee, this covers the cost of Materials! No Materials... no commission, green?)

~ Ven-Chan
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Comissions page: [link] (still open, ignore the deadline deal, will take orders for cons early as March!)

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008, Atlanta, GA = March 15-16
- JAMPCon 2008, Chattanooga, TN March 28-30(debatable atm)
- MTAC 2008, Nashville, TN = April 25-27
- Otakon 2008, Baltimore, MD = August 8-10
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- East Meets South 2008, Oxford, AL = Dec. 5-7
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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/16761866/ Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:19:32 PST
So yeah, don't pester me who I'll be at which con as I'll announce them on here, and if you want me to come to a con near the Georgia state area (preferrable within driving distance of a few hours from west of Atlanta) and willing to share rooming with, let me know and I'll look to see if I have other thinks planned. Florida unfortunately, I can't make to any cons down there, but places like SC, AL, or TN I can probably attempt to make it. I find "invading" small, newly formed conventions the best as there's not much people there and you can get away with A FEW things a huge con wouldn't allow due to safety reasons

~ Ven-Chan.... wait...

Rufus Shinra

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Comissions page: [link] (still open, ignore the deadline deal, will take orders for cons early as March!)

CHAIN SET FOR SALE! :[link]

Soon to join is a Electro Mag Rod as soon as I get stuff for the handle parts.

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008, Atlanta, GA = March 15-16
- JAMPCon 2008, Chattanooga, TN March 28-30(debatable atm)
- MTAC 2008, Nashville, TN = April 25-27
- Otakon 2008, Baltimore, MD = August 8-10
- Anime Weekend Atlanta 14, Atlanta, GA = Sept. 19-20
- East Meets South 2008, Oxford, AL = Dec. 5-7
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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

*VenturertheHybrid Taking over me... http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/16730971/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/16730971/ Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:20:48 PST IGNORE!! TIS JUST RANDOM RAMBLING THAT NEEDED TO COME OUT OF MAH HEAD...then again most of you will read it anyways... so meh... YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED WHAT MY HEAD WANTED TO SPILL!

Cosplay is dangerous... yet no one heeds the warnings.

We dress up as our beloved characters, running around a convention lobby, pose for pictures or engage in live action scenes from the character's orgins. We somehow begin to act like them, take on that personality for the weekend or day depending on how long you wear the guise. It becomes even more fun with you share this personality with other characters from the same world as your own. We all have a laugh, wander as a group to do some mischief, we eat lunch or maybe dinner together when hours ago we were total strangers. But once the fun seems to end, we exchange contact notices for future conversations. Prehaps future conventions... You can leave the con, but you can get rid of the character's personality you've allowed to express.

It's dangerous to cosplay the same character over and over as your signiture character. Because before you know it, you start to allow their personality to eat up yours, melting into a new mixed personality. Soon, you may start adding a character's dialogue into your speech, add a quote, maybe even speak their accent. You might start thinking your costume is no longer a costume and start wearing it out to public places, thinking nothing more. You might spike your hair a certain way like the character's, prehaps eat the style of food they like.

You might even start shunning away the real you, and think it will be better to be your beloved character. Whatever the case... once their personalites start to overcome yours, it's hard to break out. Sure you can proclaim retiring the costume, but deep down, that personality has become a part of you until you fully no longer see your beloved character as something more than what he/she is: a character.

So when you look in a mirror and look long and hard, do you see yourself, or do you see a image of that character bleeding its way out and consuming you? What do you do now? It's impossible to quit what you love, so avoid conventions and the character's world all together is impossible. He/she may be so popular, it's all over the place, mostly the internet where it usually starts... or maybe your gaming console. So what do you do? Accept the changes and prehaps lead a new group of people outside if the otakus and gamers? Or mello into a minority, looked down on for this mixed personality? Does it call itself obsession? When does it cross the line?

Or prehaps we are living in a reality fantasy and the fantasy we love is the reality trying to push out and change the world before the world changes reality? Maybe this is Wonderland.... if so... wake me up... I have a meeting with the heads of ShinRa Corp. and can't afford to miss it...

((All this has inspired me to start a small story to be featured @ FF.net soon, called "Cosplay For Your Life!" *inside joke of run for your life term* that will appear sometime soon around Summer! Keep an eye out on my FF.net gallery when it comes! ))

Comissions page: [link] (still open, ignore the deadline deal, will take orders for cons early as March!)

~ Ven-Chan

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008: (need roommates) Vampire Axel
- JAMP Con 2008: Reno or my fusion Runo (Reno and Rufus put together, like Roxel )
- MTAC 2008 (trying to go, need roommates REALLY BAD) Marluxia, Vampire Axel, Raver Axel, Leon Kennedy, Maybe Genesis for contest
- Otakon 2008 (saving money to go) Reno or Rufus, Zexion, Lestat the Vampire, maybe Genesis for contest
- AWA 14: Lestat the Vampire, Mer-Axel, Larxene, Runo (my fusion of Rufus and Reno), Raver Axel, Reno, Crisis Core Genesis for contest
- Youmacon 2008: (unsure, need roommates, plus money just to go) Unknown costumes
- East Meets South 2008: Vexen, Raver Demyx, Reno
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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/16544631/ Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:56:48 PST
I've seem to come to a hault in my creative side. I know alot of you are expecting me to finish those comic pages of my AkuDemy comic I started, and well.. I WAS working on them, but in the middle of coloring a page, my brain decided to shut down, and now... I don't want to say I'm bored, moreso I think I'm overwhelmed. I've got way too many porjects going on with artwork, fanfiction, and cosplay. I want to get stuff done, but my motivation meter has hit critical limit, so I'm like... flatline on the brain. So honestly, I have no clue when I'll get the comic pages 4-7 done. I was shooting for this weekend, but that's iffy. Plus, I have a chapter of one of my fanfics halfway done and I've reached a stump in the road as well... Then there's my costumes. Not comissioned costumes, but my personal costumes... I still need to get them done so I don't have to worry about them later in the year and make them at the last minute.

So to the people who either watch my comic, read my fanfics, or enjoy my costumes/cosplay with me... don't get your underwear in a knot as they say and hound me for "when the fook is "blahblahblah" gonna be updated?! Meeeehhhh!!!" Please... don't bother me about then, they'll get done when they get done! GAWD! Yeah, sometimes I may upload something that's months from the last update, and that's because I'm trying to deal with real life issues and trust me... it's drilling into my brain and I'm not liking it, but I have to deal with it. Besides, ever heard of the term "Good things come to those who WAIT!?!?!" FTW?! What happened to the good ole morals?

So I may post up the comic pages this weekend, I may not... depends on how my movtiation is.... maybe I should hunt down some DA people and roleplay some Final Fantasy VII rps as Turks or something (*hinthintnudgenudgeroleplayismycure!*)

Comissions page: [link] (still open, ignore the deadline deal, will take orders for cons early as March!)

~ Ven-Chan

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008: (need roommates) Vampire Axel
- JAMP Con 2008: Reno or my fusion Runo (Reno and Rufus put together, like Roxel )
- MTAC 2008 (trying to go, need roommates REALLY BAD) Marluxia, Vampire Axel, Raver Axel, Leon Kennedy, Maybe Genesis for contest
- Otakon 2008 (saving money to go) Reno or Rufus, Zexion, Lestat the Vampire, maybe Genesis for contest
- AWA 14: Lestat the Vampire, Mer-Axel, Larxene, Runo (my fusion of Rufus and Reno), Raver Axel, Reno, Crisis Core Genesis for contest
- Youmacon 2008: (unsure, need roommates, plus money just to go) Unknown costumes
- East Meets South 2008: Vexen, Raver Demyx, Reno
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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/16401310/ Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:10:51 PST

I. Xemnas:

[X]You are the leader most of the time.
[X]You like black.
[X]You wished/wish you were someone else.
[X]You don't listen to others. (this can be a bad thing...)
[X]You like doing research.
TOTAL: 5

II. Xigbar:

[ ]You have bad eyesight.
[ ]You like throwing things at others when angry.
[X]You wish you were able to teleport.
[X]You wear your hair in a ponytail. (I use to have very long hair, til it was chopped off back in ninth grade for a play, was playing a short haired boy)
[ ]You have/wish you had a gun
TOTAl: 2

III. Xaldin

[ ] You like windy days.
[ ]You have tried to steal something precious from someone.
[X ]You like dragons.
[ ]You have/like dreadlocks.
[ ]You've tried to anger someone on purpose.
TOTAL: 1

IV. Vexen

[ ]You are disrespected by the young ones.
[ ]Someone has already considered you a traitor.
[ ]You are the oldest of your group.
[ ]You like experiments.
[ ]You like cold days.
TOTAL: 0

V. Lexaeus

[ ]You are not very talkative.
[ ]You like brain games.
[ ] People are afraid of you because of your appearance.
[ ]You prefer heavy weapons rather than light ones.
[ ]You are very strong, physically speaking.
TOTAL: 0

VI. Zexion

[X]You love reading.
[X]You are not very sociable.
[ ]You are one of the shortest of your group.
[ ]You have a very sensible nose.
[X]You like to illude others.
TOTAL: 3

VII. SaÃ¯x

[ ]You have double-personality issues
[x]You are more active during night rather than day.
[ ]You like werewolves.
[ ]Your superior trusts you.
[ ]You have a scar on your face.
TOTAL: 1

VIII. Axel

[X] You are somewhat a pyromaniac.
[X]You care deeply for your best friends.
[X]You are a two-faced when you need to.
[X]You don't like when people don't remember your name.
[X]You have a very fiery personality.
TOTAL: 5

IX. Demyx

[x]You like music.
[X]You know how to play a guitar. (somewhat, I don't play as much as I should.. )
[ ]You like rainy days.
[X]You like swimming.
[X]You are usually a very happy person.
TOTAL: 4

X. Luxord

[ ]You like playing cards.
[ ]You like to gamble.
[ ]Your favourite color is gold.
[X ]You have stolen money from others. (My mom... I needed gas for my car >< )
[]You have/wished you could curse someone.
TOTAL: 1

XI. Marluxia

[ ]You like pink.
[ X]You like flowers.
[ ]You are plotting to overthrow your superior.
[X]You were betrayed by someone.
[ ]You are a bit of a flamboyant person.
TOTAL: 2

XII. Larxene

[ ]You're the only female on your group.
[ ]You like storms.
[ ]You're pretty agile.
[X]You like to mock others.
[X]You think ninjas are cool.
TOTAL: 2

XIII. Roxas

[X]You love ice cream.
[ ]You are the youngest of your group.
[X]You think people are hiding something from you.
[ ]You usually have strange dreams involving people you've never met.
[ ]You prefer afternoons rather than nights and mornings.
TOTAL: 2

... ZOMG... now I dare someone to combine my most liked nobodies, which is surprisingly Xemnas, Axel, and Demyx and draw them into one trio fusion nobody based on the amount of X's I got o_O which means.... combo of Xemnas and Axel hair, both of Axel's facial markings, one eye green, the other orange but with Demyx skin tones and maybe some of his bangs in there, I dunno... I'm just requesting someone openly to draw this fusion out ^_^; *coughcough~Ichigo-Creamcoughcough*

Comissions page: [link] (still open, ignore the deadline deal, will take orders for cons early as March!)

~ Ven-Chan

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008: (need roommates) Vampire Axel
- JAMP Con 2008: Reno or my fusion Runo (Reno and Rufus put together, like Roxel )
- MTAC 2008 (trying to go, need roommates REALLY BAD) Marluxia, Vampire Axel, Raver Axel, Leon Kennedy, Maybe Genesis for contest
- Otakon 2008 (saving money to go) Re... ]]> *VenturertheHybrid Vacation with me? http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/16335348/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/16335348/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:24:30 PST

In other news....

The third week of June, I'm off with my mom and sis to Jekyll Island (off the coast of Georgia) as part of our annual trip. It's the only time I get to go to the beach and was wondering if anyone would like to come along for the week? It's $100 which includes food at the beach house, and riding down in my car (Xemnas! <3) The orginal duplex we were to rent was gone for that week and the house closest to walking distance to the beach she managed to get went 200 over her budget, BUT there are three bedrooms, master, a bedroom with two twins, and a bedroom with a single bed. I'm willing to take down up to three or four people, depending on what all people bring down. All my mom askes during this trip *sigh* is no drugs, smoking, drinking alchololic beverages and real smexing. So I'm extending my invitation to close friends that live very close to be to bunk at my house the night before the trip down and so on. If you are interested and wish to ask any questions, feel free. I think this would be a great opportunity to take some oceanside cosplay pictures! Especially around dark for "Darkness Beach" photos from the World That Never Was

Comissions page: [link] (still open, ignore the deadline deal, will take orders for cons early as March!)

~ Ven-Chan

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008: (need roommates) Vampire Axel
- JAMP Con 2008: Reno or my fusion Runo (Reno and Rufus put together, like Roxel )
- MTAC 2008 (trying to go, need roommates BAD) Marluxia, Vampire Axel, Raver Axel, Leon Kennedy, Maybe Genesis for contest
- Otakon 2008 (saving money to go) Reno or Rufus, Zexion, Lestat the Vampire, maybe Genesis for contest
- AWA 14: Lestat the Vampire, Mer-Axel, Larxene, Runo (my fusion of Rufus and Reno), Raver Axel, Reno, Crisis Core Genesis for contest
- Youmacon 2008: (unsure, need roommates, plus money just to go) Unknown costumes
- East Meets South 2008: Vexen, Raver Demyx, Reno
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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

*VenturertheHybrid Poor Xemnas ;-; http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/16304759/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/16304759/ Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:13:10 PST
Was going to get my sister from school today and just as I left the neighborhood, his front right tire blew and started coming off the rim. So I had to literally crawl the car (as in 5 mph) with the warning lights on back to the house, and call my sister up on her cell phone to get a ride from someone else. So, after having my dad and step-sis come over to put a spare on Xemmy, it looks like all his tires need to be replaced. Now the car is mine, but it's not under my name, so my mom has to keep up with matience until I'm paying insurance for it and all. So she wasn't too happy with it blowing out (but then again, she never keeps up with taking care of it, last month had to put in a new battery after the orginal one died). The car's flippin 7 years old as well as the tires... it's far past time to change the tires. The treads are like... almost nonexistant. Hopefully he'll get new tires tomorrow, but I dunno...

Poor Xemmy, I can't use him to go get my sis for a while now *hugs car*

Comissions page: [link] (still open, ignore the deadline deal, will take orders for cons early as March!)

~ Ven-Chan

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008: (need roommates) Vampire Axel
- JAMP Con 2008: Reno or my fusion Runo (Reno and Rufus put together, like Roxel )
- MTAC 2008 (trying to go, need roommates BAD) Marluxia, Vampire Axel, Raver Axel, Leon Kennedy, Maybe Genesis for contest
- Otakon 2008 (saving money to go) Reno or Rufus, Zexion, Lestat the Vampire, maybe Genesis for contest
- AWA 14: Lestat the Vampire, Mer-Axel, Larxene, Runo (my fusion of Rufus and Reno), Raver Axel, Reno, Crisis Core Genesis for contest
- Youmacon 2008: (unsure, need roommates, plus money just to go) Unknown costumes
- East Meets South 2008: Vexen, Raver Demyx, Reno
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http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/16260660/ Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:26:48 PST
So, if I start a club, would anyone would be interested in joining and doing the KH rave groups together? I rave mostly as Axel, so I need org members as well... heck, I'll even accept FF7 rave versions. I can help in designing clothes/costumes themed to raving and see about designing "weapons" for raving with, but no poking eyes out or harming other ravers. The following conventions I'm attending or hope to attend should have raves to meet up at:
JAMPCon (Chattanooga, TN)
MTAC (Nashville, TN)
Otakon (Baltimore, MD)
AWA 14 (Atlanta, GA)
Youmacon (somewhere in Michigan, IDK )
East Meets South (Oxford, AL)

We can even do nightly glowsticking meets for no reason, my ipod is loaded with rave music to last the night XD

This is just a thought, I'd like to hear what you peeps have to say :3

Comissions page: [link] (still open, ignore the deadline deal, will take orders for cons early as March!)

~ Ven-Chan

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008: (need roommates) Vampire Axel
- JAMP Con 2008: Reno or my fusion Runo (Reno and Rufus put together, like Roxel )
- MTAC 2008 (trying to go, need roommates BAD) Marluxia, Vampire Axel, Raver Axel, Leon Kennedy, Maybe Genesis for contest
- Otakon 2008 (saving money to go) Reno or Rufus, Zexion, Lestat the Vampire, maybe Genesis for contest
- AWA 14: Lestat the Vampire, Mer-Axel, Larxene, Runo (my fusion of Rufus and Reno), Raver Axel, Reno, Crisis Core Genesis for contest
- Youmacon 2008: (unsure, need roommates, plus money just to go) Unknown costumes
- East Meets South 2008: Vexen, Raver Demyx, Reno
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Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/16207265/ Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:13:46 PST
Also, would like to thank :devInvader-Demeter: for the year subscription... I didn't think I'd actually get subscripted at all

Now if only I can get my ass in gear about drawing and writing, I still have a comic and fanfiction story to continue o_O.

Comissions page: [link] (still open, ignore the deadline deal, will take orders for cons early as March!)

~ Ven-Chan

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008: (need roommates) Vampire Axel
- JAMP Con 2008: Reno or my fusion Runo (Reno and Rufus put together, like Roxel )
- MTAC 2008 (trying to go, need roommates BAD) Marluxia, Vampire Axel, Raver Axel, Leon Kennedy, Maybe Genesis for contest
- Otakon 2008 (saving money to go) Reno or Rufus, Zexion, Lestat the Vampire, maybe Genesis for contest
- AWA 14: Lestat the Vampire, Mer-Axel, Larxene, Runo (my fusion of Rufus and Reno), Raver Axel, Reno, Crisis Core Genesis for contest
- Youmacon 2008: (unsure, need roommates, plus money just to go) Unknown costumes
- East Meets South 2008: Vexen, Raver Demyx, Reno
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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

*VenturertheHybrid The borders are closed... http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/16123956/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/16123956/ Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:56:10 PST
Okay, I'm not gonna go into detail but I am going to say this: No more International comission orders for a long time. With the constant changing of currency rates, I can't afford to ship items alone to various countries. So when I place up my next set of auctions on ebay (two chain sets and a made-to-order Larxene's Kunai set), they will be shipped anywhere in the US only. I'm sorry to any one outside the US looking forward to purchase my stuff, but I can't afford it without charging alot more x-x. So yeah.... for the US buyers... I'll be auctioning off second Saturday of next month so keep an eye open, I may even throw in something I managed to make in that short period of time. I'll let the Internation buyers when I'll be ready to sell outside the USA again.

Comissions page: [link] (still open, ignore the deadline deal, will take orders for cons early as March!)

~ Ven-Chan

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13,000 Kiriban prize is: A custom Org. Cloak and I'm not kidding! Fo'SERIOUS!

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008: (need roommates) Vampire Axel
- JAMP Con 2008: Reno or my fusion Runo (Reno and Rufus put together, like Roxel )
- MTAC 2008 (trying to go, need roommates BAD) Marluxia, Vampire Axel, Raver Axel, Leon Kennedy, Maybe Genesis for contest
- Otakon 2008 (saving money to go) Reno or Rufus, Zexion, Lestat the Vampire, maybe Genesis for contest
- AWA 14: Lestat the Vampire, Mer-Axel, Larxene, Runo (my fusion of Rufus and Reno), Raver Axel, Reno, Crisis Core Genesis for contest
- Youmacon 2008: (unsure, need roommates, plus money just to go) Unknown costumes
- East Meets South 2008: Vexen, Raver Demyx, Reno
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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

*VenturertheHybrid *insert coin* http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/15909255/ http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/15909255/ Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:57:22 PST
I just placed up another chain set on ebay for sale, this goes out in five days instead of seven. So I was wondering what else should I sell on ebay of my props I can easily make and is you were willing to but them. I don't want to hear this "I wish I could, but parents or suchnsuch reason lacking money" It may sound nice to say "I'd but this from you" but unless you actually have the money to spend and seriousness to pay, please for the love of all don't place those down in my messages here or anywhere. Okay? It's annoying and doesn't help me earn payments towards.... say... A SLEW of costumes, props, and CONVENTIONS I'm planning on attending and need money for either making my cosplay or just getting in these cons!

And speaking of which... MTAC 2008. Me and my Gf need a place to stay for that weekend and our original room provider is effy as to if he's getting deployed out by the army or not come April. We may come late (if the case is that Ren has homework over that weekend and she needs to get some stuff done before our 4 hr+ drive to Nashville). I may consider asking around, espeically a few cosplay friends I know well, BUT I have no clue if they're going to MTAC 2008 for solid sure or not. I really want to get everything way planned ahead in advance... and I really want to go (t'was gonna be the frist of four or five cons I'm competing as Crisis Core Genesis). So if any cosplayer wishes to share rooming space, name the price per person for the weekend and I'll discuss things with Ren. Heck, I'm willing to do a few things just to a space (free small cosplay prop or plushie, what I have space for).

That's all I have for now, um... woo for laziness at the fact I need to continue that damn comic of mine?

I'll get around to it eventually... just alot of costumes to get done beforehand x-x.

Comissions page: [link] (still open, ignore the deadline deal, will take orders for cons early as March!)

~ Ven-Chan

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13,000 Kiriban prize is: A custom Org. Cloak and I'm not kidding! Fo'SERIOUS!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008: (need roommates) Vampire Axel
- JAMP Con 2008: Reno or my fusion Runo (Reno and Rufus put together, like Roxel )
- MTAC 2008 (trying to go, need roommates BAD) Marluxia, Vampire Axel, Raver Axel, Leon Kennedy, Maybe Genesis for contest
- Otakon 2008 (saving money to go) Reno or Rufus, Zexion, Lestat the Vampire, maybe Genesis for contest
- AWA 14: Lestat the Vampire, Mer-Axel, Larxene, Runo (my fusion of Rufus and Reno), Raver Axel, Reno, Crisis Core Genesis for contest
- Youmacon 2008: (unsure, need roommates, plus money just to go) Unknown costumes
- East Meets South 2008: Vexen, Raver Demyx, Reno
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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/15794769/ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:43:02 PST
My last photoshoot I was Reno, and the last one I was Axel, so I'll ask the photographers if it's alright that I can display the pictures of me on my DA/cosplay galleries. The following characters I'm thinking about, but no clue which one to pick so I'm letting you people out there decide which character they want to see the most of. The only one I ask not to be mentioned in my collective is F.F. Xemnas as I waiting for a updated wig in a prop/cosplay trade off in March. So here are the choices:

From Organization XIII:
Xigbar
Saix
Demyx

From Resident Evil 4:
Leon Kennedy (I know he's not on here yet, I blame my laziness and pile of commission costumes I have to do.)

REALLY OLD COSPLAYS:
From Sega:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog

But if you really want to see more of my well cosplayed characters, there's:

Axel (w/chakrams if you vote the most this time)
Vampire Axel based off my fanfiction on FF.net
or Reno from FF7/FF7:AC

and just because Im asking, I would like an explaination as to why you want me to dress up at *insert character here* so I have some good reasons to back up on, and not wig out at the last minute.

I will make the final decision Friday at 9 PM Eastern US time ^_^ Happy deciding!

Comissions page: [link] (still open, ignore the deadline deal, will take orders for cons early as March!)

~ Ven-Chan

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13,000 Kiriban prize is: A custom Org. Cloak and I'm not kidding! Fo'SERIOUS!

[link] <- Free Sketch List and 20 Song Art Challenge (whenever I get around to it, don't PESTER me to upload/work on them... I'll give you the Chocobo!)

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008: (need roommates) Vampire Axel
- JAMP Con 2008: Reno or my fusion Runo (Reno and Rufus put together, like Roxel )
- MTAC 2008 (trying to go, need roommates) Marluxia, Vampire Axel, Raver Axel, Leon Kennedy, Maybe Genesis
- Otakon 2008 (saving money to go) Reno or Rufus, Zexion, Lestat the Vampire, maybe Genesis
- AWA 14: Lestat the Vampire, Mer-Axel, Larxene, Runo (my fusion of Rufus and Reno), Raver Axel, Reno, Crisis Core Genesis for contest
- Youmacon 2008: (unsure, need roommates, plus money just to go) Unknown costumes
- East Meets South 2008: Vexen, Raver Demyx, Reno
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Friends of ze DARK Hybrid:

Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/15698051/ Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:20:35 PST
Here's the auction if anyone is interesting in trying their hand at bidding: [link]

I'll still take on commissions, so give me a hollar if you need that extra something for your cosplay, that I maybe of service to produce

Comissions page: [link] (still open, ignore the deadline deal, will take orders for cons early as March!)

~ Ven-Chan

~~~~~~~~~

13,000 Kiriban prize is: A custom Org. Cloak and I'm not kidding! Fo'SERIOUS!

[link] <- Free Sketch List and 20 Song Art Challenge (whenever I get around to it, don't PESTER me to upload/work on them... I'll give you the Chocobo!)

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Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008: (need roommates) Vampire Axel
- JAMP Con 2008: Reno or my fusion Runo (Reno and Rufus put together, like Roxel )
- MTAC 2008 (trying to go, need roommates) Marluxia, Vampire Axel, Raver Axel, Leon Kennedy, Maybe Genesis
- Otakon 2008 (saving money to go) Reno or Rufus, Zexion, Lestat the Vampire, maybe Genesis
- AWA 14: Lestat the Vampire, Mer-Axel, Larxene, Runo (my fusion of Rufus and Reno), Raver Axel, Reno, Crisis Core Genesis for contest
- Youmacon: (unsure, need roommates, plus money just to go) Unknown costumes
- East Meets South 2008: Vexen, Raver Demyx, Reno
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Organization XIII/KH2 friends:

http://VenturertheHybrid.deviantart.com/journal/15464877/ Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:50:10 PST

I know, most of you daily DA commutors hate seeing Spam ads popping up when you're trying to access a website or in the middle of something and POP! Here's some spam to try to get you, the internet junkie, to come and stupidily buy their products or commit to something you can't leave out of. Well, eventually even with spam blocker, there will always be a few stray hairs to deal with. And of course, those ads inserted in DA. It wasn't such a big deal until they started scrolling the ads while you're trying to enjoy art, read comments, or whatever on a page. Like you're typing and suddenly the ad reloads to change ads, and you watch that loading bar at the bottom of the window loading and when it finally finishes, while you're typing is now stopped because technically, the ad is on top and you constantly have to click the window to continue writing! This is annoying and needs to stop. I'm sorry DA that I don't have enough money for subscriptions, but when the member/subscriber ratio is 5 to 1... the scrolling ads are getting nerve racking...

But what really irks me the most recently are these jerkoffs that sign onto DA, and spam members in their PRIVATE MESSAGING! Not only is this a stupid way to junk up a person's notes, way too similar to that of spam in e-mail, but that when the spammer comes on, they may sign onto ten different screennames, and jump to the next one after the previous one gets banned. And that's the sad part, when that screenname could of been used by a real artist who uses that same one as well, and now they can't because a Spammer came in for maybe four hours, randomly selecting people to send fraud links to, then have the angered ones report them to be banned. I've have five Spammers in the past month annoy me with "sell your artwork at such n such website!" or "Your poetry is absolutely wonderful, come here at (link) to have it published!". One think... my drawings aren't sellable.. not like alot of the real artists I see here, second... I rarely submit my poetry here because of the fact most of my work is focused on gothic, dark, morbid, or vampiric nature and may not be suitable for public veiwing. In some cases, the Spammer sends a note to a person... who say does NO poetry whatsoever yet receieve a note entitled "I LOVE YOU" with a link to a fraud site to poetry.

So the next time some Spammer tries to get me to go to a website to 'sell artwork' when if I wanted to sell artwork, I'd do it here, or in the case with my plushies and cosplay... ebay, I'll deliver I not-so nice message to the sender. I'm tired of getting a note, thinking it's from a friend or a possible commissioner, and instead it's "YOUR ART ROCKS!" or "I LOVE YOU GENIUS". Just stop it! It's an invasion of privacy, and you know you'll just get banned from DA anyways, so stop the Spamming of my note box!!
:shakefish:

Comissions page: [link] (still open!)

~ Ven-Chan

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13,000 Kiriban prize is: A custom Org. Cloak and I'm not kidding! Fo'SERIOUS!

[link] <- Free Sketch List and 20 Song Art Challenge (whenever I get around to it, don't PESTER me to upload/work on them... I'll give you the Chocobo!)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Future Conventions I'll be attending (or hoping to attend):

- MomoCon 2008: (need roommates) Vampire Axel
- MTAC 2008 (trying to go, need roommates) Marluxia, Vampire Axel, Raver Axel, Leon Kennedy
- Otakon 2008 (saving money to go) Reno or Rufus, Demyx again (no sitar though, won't go on plane) and Zexion, Lestat the Vampire
- AWA 14: Lestat the Vampire, Mer-Axel, Larxene, Runo (my fusion of Rufus and Reno), Raver Axel, Reno
- East Meets South 2008: Vexen, Raver Demyx, Reno
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