http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Waterbenderbunny&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Waterbenderbunny en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:31:19 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/28291229/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/28291229/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:49:03 PST
Well anywho, a few updates.

I'm almost done writing my college application essays. Another month, and (hopefully) I won't have to worry about college applications anymore. Apparently, they notify ED candidates for Penn online on December 11, so I have officially ONE MONTH of waiting left to find out whether I get into my top school.

The other day I babysat for a girl down the street. I brought Spirited Away with me, and she watched it. She loved it, too. xD That was pretty epic, getting payed for watching my favorite movie. ^__^; I should do this babysitting thing more often (and corrupt America's children with ANIME, hahahahahahaaa)

Also, I've become a huge fan of Prismacolor markers. They're AWESOME. My art teacher ordered a set of them for the art classes at my school, and I've used them a few times to color stuff. Again, they're so epic. The bad part about it is that the ones at school are running out of ink pretty fast (people forgetting to put the caps back on doesn't help, ugh >_< ) and now I want a set of my own. I wish they weren't so freaking expensive. Here I am trying to save up money for Anime Boston...*cough*, I mean, college, but I really want the markers. Ah well *shrugs.* Maybe I'll buy a few sets but not the whole bundle. I'll have to see. I'm not about to ask for them for Channukah because my parents are getting me a laptop for college. I don't want to sound greedy.

By the way, I'm still up for some serious art critique and suggestions, if I do end up doing the Artists Alley with Tokyo Club.

This may sound pathetic, but I can't stop thinking about Anime Boston. Seeing as this may possibly be my last year going for a while (since as of yet I have no idea where I'm going to college, and if I do end up going to Penn traveling to Boston will expensive and a pain in the butt), I have lots of plans.

I'm going to try and run an Avatar panel, but we'll see how that goes. The panels coordinator told me I *could* make something like that work as long as the panel centered around the anime influences in Avatar and the Asian culture, stuff like that. I could live with that. Though of course, god forbid the panel be ONLY about Avatar. XDD But if they let me do it, I'll make it work. And it's going to be a bit of a pain applying, since I'll still be 17 in March, but I've got someone over 18 who can officially submit the panel application for me.

I'm also entering the AMV contest again. I really hope I make the finals again this year, cuz you bet I'm going to try and get Avatar in there. It won't be all Avatar, unfortunately, but I've got an epic multi-anime romance AMV in the works that I plan on submitting, and it has some kataang in it. YAY rulebending.

Dang, it's been way too long since I've gone to a convention. I need to have some fuun. :3

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/28163383/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/28163383/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:15:54 PST
If we do this, it will be my first artist's alley experience, and I'm beginning to think about what I'm going to draw/paint or make prints of, how much I'll sell it for, stuff like that.

Let's face it- my art isn't the best. There are a gazillion artists there every year who just plain kick-butt with their shiny amazing skills of pure awesome, and there's no way I can compete with them.


But I do need money for college, and selling art at a convention could be a huge help if I can even sell a moderate amount of prints.

Here's a general question for everyone, and please be honest. Out of the all the drawings/paintings in my gallery, which is your personal favorite, and which, if any, would you be interested in buying prints of if you saw it at a convention. Don't answer this as my friend, answer it as a congoer who has limited money and is only going to buy certain pieces of art. I want your honest opinions.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/28026281/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/28026281/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:45:31 PDT
Guess who owned the SATs?

Math 750
Critical Reading 760
Writing 790

YAY



]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/27997131/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/27997131/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:20:00 PDT
It's not just that they can't wait to see the movie. I couldn't care less whether or not they go and see it, that's their choice and they can enjoy the movie if they want to. It's not even that they think Racebending is some evil cult or something. I've dealt with that level of ignorance before.

But some of the comments made by this one user, easilydistracted, are so ignorant and nasty that I can't take it anymore. I avoid KF most of the time now, but I can't stand what she's saying about Jews. She's implying that Racebending is anti-semitic, which couldn't be farther from the truth. The irony is that her comments are pretty anti-semitic and insulting themselves, and she refuses to back down.

For example:

"Hollywood was founded by Jews and still ran by Jews. Yeah, those evil white Hollywood execs they're wailing against are most likely to be Jewish. And Jewish Americans are an even a smaller minority than Asian Americans."

Am I the only one who thinks that comment was completely uncalled for? Tell me, somebody, what the hell does the fact that there are several Jewish executives in Hollywood have to do with casting discrimination? I'm Jewish, and I'm certainly not in this for a reason to target Jews in Hollywood. That's BS. It's completely irrelevant, and it annoys me a lot.

And who said every single person in Hollywood is Jewish? That's a false statement. Are there a lot of Jews in Hollywood? Sure there are. But that doesn't mean that Hollywood is run by Jews. That's a negative stereotype.

But then again, this is the same girl who said:

"Yah know... if Jews hadn't spent millenia in Europe (living in areas which encourages skin color to lighten), they'd still have their Middle-Eastern coloring.

If Jews still were brown now, I bet the RB folks would go around comparing 'not many Asians in Hollywood' to the Holocaust."

*Sigh*....I guess I have a long way to go if I'm still insulted by crap like that. But what am I supposed to feel? She's making casual stereotypical remarks out of nowhere and making light of a great tragedy as though it were hilarious to think people at Racebending were racist crybabies.

But apparently she's "OMGALWAYSRIGHT!!!!11!1!!!" so my responses fall on deaf ears. I think she's just determined to hate the racebending group for reasons unknown to me. But her comments are insulting me personally, and I can't stand it. I don't even feel bad about mentioning her username anymore. >___>;;

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/27856836/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/27856836/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:45:23 PDT
Oh yeah, and about real life... I'm still first in the class...or at least for a while. xD It could change by the end of the year, but now is when it counts because I'm applying to schools. I visited Penn again a week ago and decided it is by far my number one school. I'm sending in my application early decision, so I'll know by December 15th whether I'm in or not. If I get in, I'll be bouncing off the walls happy. xD

I was talking today with my friends about how badly I need to get out more and get a life. I'm a nerd who just studies and then goes on the internet. Yaaaay! x333

And my offer still stands- a free AMV request to anyone who can find me footage of my AMV playing at Connecticon 2009. I've practically given up on it, but I'm still hoping that someone somewhere has video footage of it.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/27195443/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/27195443/ Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:50:18 PDT
So...updates. I've started senior year, and things are going smoothly so far. Physics is a little crazy, but mostly because the guidance office messed up with scheduling so our honors class has 30 kids while the other one has 8. XD It was ingenious to put both honors and AP English at the same time as the other honors physics block, so now almost no one can take honors physics that period xD

I've been doing more SAT prep; I've got about a month left before I'm taking them. I'm going to be busy as heck for the next couple of months; I'm going to be getting my college essays done and sending in my applications. I'm going to get my Penn one in by mid-October, and hopefully I'll get the rest of my applications sent in by the end of November. But I think everyone is just about sick of hearing me talk about college stuff, so I'll shut up now.

But one more thing- I'm writing my common application essay about my first anime convention. How epic is that?

And I'm now officially back into roleplaying. As in I check the forum every day like I do DA, my email, and Avatar fansites. How much more of a nerd could I be?




And some bad news, because there's always bad news. I have to get my wisdom teeth out. I was kind of expecting it, so it didn't come as a huge shock, but I'm still pretty freaked out. It's not until Christmas vacation, so I have time to worry later.

I should really get a subscription again; these DA ads are driving me insane. But I'm running low on money and I really should start saving up for college. I need to stop buying so much anime. o__o And I want to get a hotel room with some friends for Anime Boston this year, but that doesn't look too likely right now. xD

And I'll leave all political ranting and ranting about The Last Airbender movie out of this journal.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/26487180/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/26487180/ Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:44:11 PDT
The other day I went to visit Dartmouth College. Yup, Dartmouth- the ivy up in the middle of nowhere, New Hampshire. But I was actually really surprised by how nice it was. My tour guide was awesome and the type of person I think I would have been great friends with, but we had to leave the tour early to meet with a professor so I couldn't get her email.

Anyway...a computer science professor gave me a tour of the building and told me about the computer science and digital arts program, and sounds like they've got an awesome set of classes over there. It's not a defined "major" like DMD at UPenn, but they seem to be flexible and it's very plausable that it could work out. I still think I like UPenn's Digital Media Design program more, but this is definately an option if I can't get into that. Last week, I also spoke with a professor at Brown who teaches animation classes. That sounds cool, too, but it's not as big as at UPenn.

So many choices, ahh. O____O Applying to colleges might sound exciting, but it's also terrifying. I'm worried I won't get in where I want to go, and even if I get in, choosing a school (and affording it xD) will be huge decisions.

I just need to be able to keep my class rank up at number one for the rest of this year... I hope I can do it! :333

Wait a minute...holy crap, I'm going to be a senior. When did this happen?

Also, my birthday is this Wednesday, August 12. I'm going to be 17. Old enough to see rated R movies, but still too young to buy yaoi, and not old enough to vote. xD

I've also begun writing again. Not fanfiction, but actual WRITING. It only took about five years of writers block, but I've actually been able to write more than a few chapters of a story and still stay interested. o.o;; I think I'm going to do NanoWriMo this year. Of course, I'm kind of cheating by starting my novel now, but with college applications and stuff coming up I predict having almost no time for writing.

Speaking of which, college essays...got to get working on those college essays. Considering how much I write, it's surprisingly hard to try and write about myself for a change. I've never actually written about myself before, and the task is difficult.

And has anyone found video footage of my AMV playing at Connecticon yet? :3 I can't seem to find it anywhere. ;-;

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/26378284/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/26378284/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:49:49 PDT [link] Fight Through the Fire won Best in Show at CTcon 2009. That was really exciting for me.

Unfortunately, I was freaking sitting at home and not at the con when I found out. It was out of my control, though. Thanks to and for letting me know about the win.

So now I'm dying to see the crowd reaction footage to my AMV. There has to have been somebody, SOMEBODY, in that crowd with a video camera recording the AMVs, or at least the winning ones. There always is...right? So far I've heard so much positive feedback about the crowd applause that I absolutely must see it for myself. I really regret not being there, even though it would have been impossible.

I've been searching youtube for the past few days with no luck. So here's my mission for you all: The first person to find me video footage of my AMV playing, or find me someone who has it, will get an Avatar AMV request. (within reason; no Zutara and no rap music- yuck. xD) I never offer requests so please help? :333 This should show you how determined I am to find this. <3333

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/26234313/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/26234313/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:38:39 PDT [link]

Yup. No one can say they didn't see this coming. And I didn't hold back on the sarcasm to any extent.

Feel free to watch and giggle.

And I'm already getting some comments from people who want to tell me that I'm wrong, who spent ten minutes watching a video they disagreed with. Kind of reminds me of the canon!Zutarians from the good old days. xD

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In other news, I finished watching Chrono Crusade. It was freaking EPIC. That is all. <3

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/26043454/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/26043454/ Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:44:37 PDT
The reason I can't go isn't because my mom wants to say no, but because we have relatives coming over that weekend. Of all weekends in the summer, right? >__< I'm going to be insane that weekend.

But I've since been able to calm down about it a bit. I still really wish I could go, because I'd get to see friends and it would make my boring summer awesome, but I've decided I'm not going to mope about it for two weeks. That won't change my mom's mind, and making myself miserable certainly is going to get my social life going anywhere. xD

For anyone who is going, my Avatar AMV to Breath is going to be in the contest there. I renamed it "Fight Through the Fire" becaue that sounds better for Avatar than my other title "Fight Through it All," which sounds lame. XD

If anyone can videotape it playing, I'd love that very very much. <3

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/26000072/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/26000072/ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:00:24 PDT

Sooo...yesterday I got my AP exam scores back. And guess what, guys, I PWNED the AP exams. On my U.S. History exam I got a 5, on my Chemistry exam I got a 4, and on my English Language and Composition exam I got a 5.

YAY!!

Now I just need to keep it up for one more year to get into a good college. ^_^

So I mentioned CTcon. I really, REALLY want to go again this year. I entered one of my Avatar AMVs in the contest, so whether or not I go you'll be able to see that. Plus I want to see Mina and other friends. :3333 Last year there was an incredible group of Avatar cosplayers there, and I enjoyed myself more than at Anime Boston. So I really want to go.

But... I'm not sure I can go. Right now I'm scheming with *DragonMew to see if I can convince my parents to let me go. I haven't actually asked yet; I'm waiting for the right time, haha. I mean, it is 2 hours away and on the same weekend when some of my relatives are apparently coming to visit.... -___- But I'm not giving up hope yet. Honestly, I see my relatives more often than . *hugs* And in the fall you're going away to the big city, so I need to go down and see you NAO! =o

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/25901245/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/25901245/ Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:44:01 PDT
I've started writing again. Yay?

The sun finally came out here xD Summer might be fun after all. ^_^

Driving isn't as terrifying anymore. I still hate it, and I still stink, but it's not as scary. xD

I'm working on my casting fail video, too. I'm trying to get that done by the end of July.

And remember to watch out for my 20k kiriban.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/25817913/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/25817913/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:58:45 PDT
But seriously. It's July and like 65 degrees. I'm wearing long sleeves and jeans. WTF?

I still have a crapload of art to upload; I promise that it's coming soon. xD I'm also thinking about/working on a story/comic. I've made up the characters and thought up the plot line and done some basic character sketches; it all comes down to whether I get around to writing the story. xD

I'm also working on some AMVs. I'm not sure if I'll enter the AMV contest for Connecticon this year. I might send in an entry at the last minute, but I have to mail it. I guess I could send in Fight Through it All (the Avatar one to Breath). But I probably won't be able to go this year, and I'd want to save a slot for someone who's going to be there, you know?

I also have a casting fail video coming for The Last Airbender movie. Normally I'd control myself better, but fear not; there is no lid on the sarcasm in this one. I included and mocked one particularly nasty forum post. I'm sure you'll all like it once I finish. Plus I have a special person from the Avatar fandom contributing to the video, but I won't tell until I finish.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/25625397/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/25625397/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:44:41 PDT
But unfortunately, yesterday I came down with a really bad cold. >______<

I feel like crap right now. I barely slept at all last night. I think I eventually took NyQuil at like 1 a.m. after not sleeping at all, and then I eventually fell asleep around 2:30 or 3 a.m. And I only slept till about 6:30. I tried to rest all morning but I can't get any sleep. Stupid cold.

I just hope I'm better by tomorrow. I don't know if any of you have ever gone on a plane with a cold before, but...it's not fun at all. Your sinuses hurt like hell when the plane takes off and lands. Oh, joy, joy, joy.

I've started making The Last Airbender casting fail video, and I will finish it when I get back from vacation. If anyone wants to contribute to it, note me and I'll answer you when I get back. :3

And I'll post art soon, I promise. I've still got my art from school I have to upload, and I just bought myself a new sketchbook. Maybe I'll be able to make myself start drawing again.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/25335905/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/25335905/ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:45:01 PDT
Things have been so-so for me. The good news is that school is almost over. I have two more days of classes and then finals, and the last day of school is next Wednesday. And the last day of school is basically go wherever you want and visit teachers day. XD Almost nobody even goes to school that day.

I have my two AMVs from Anime Boston officially up on youtube now. I got the sound back too, after youtube took it off. Whaddyaknow, those dispute forms actually work. Yay for fair use! XD

Here they are:
Broken Wings of Love: [link]
In A World Without Sorrow...: [link]

Some sad news is that a little girl in my town was hit and killed by an elderly driver this past Saturday. I didn't know the girl, but she's the cousin of one of my classmates, so I feel really, really bad. The story breaks my heart as well, because it's so close to home. When will the state start passing laws requiring testing for older drivers? I mean, that 89 year old lady should not have been driving if she couldn't see a family walking in a crosswalk. >_____< And now a little girl is dead. It's really terrible. ;_;

And I'm also learning to drive. Not fun. I hate driving. ><

Also, I just finished watching Kanon. It was pretty epic. I'm not going to give away any spoilers here but I want to cosplay Ayu really badly now. It would fit: super short high school girl. xD And Ayu is just plain adorable. But I had a million favorite characters in that series. I loved Makoto and Mai a lot too. And everyone else. <3 I want to make an AMV for that series now.

And I just brought home some art from school, so I'll be posting that soon.

Oh, and I'll give an art prize to whoever catches my 20k kiriban.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/25130215/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/25130215/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:50:40 PDT
But has anyone else seen the speech he just made to the Arab/Muslim world? Forgive my language, but he's kissing their asses. Pure and simple. And he's also throwing Israel under the bus.

I'm not going to go through every tidbit of the speech, but after spending an entire year in AP English studying rhetoric, I can tell you that the President of the United States is sucking up to the middle eastern countries and condemning Israel for problems they didn't cause. He tried to "appease" everyone by throwing some stuff in there about how the Holocaust can't be denied and that anti-Semitism is a horrible thing, but I don't truly believe that he means all that. Or if he does, he doesn't mean it as much as he supports the terrorists that are shooting rockets across Israel's southern border.

As a Jew, I feel a very strong connection to Israel. It really worries me that Iran is making nuclear weapons. And yes, they're making nuclear weapons. Why would they need nuclear energy with that oil supply? And Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president, has said that he wants Israel to be "wiped off the map." Strong enough language for anyone? Apparently all he wants is peace, love, and happiness, according to Comrade Obama.

Quotes of note:

"As the holy Quran tells us: "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth."

Kissing butt, much? He mentions the Talmud and the Bible later on in his speech, but the only thing he calls holy is the Quran. And what's with "us"? He's including himself in the statement. He could have simply said "As the Quran says," but instead it's "As the holy Quran tells us." I have nothing against the Muslim religion, but the Quran doesn't tell me anything. I don't like how he used the inclusive pronoun "us."

Tell me, when's the last time you've ever heard a politician say "As the Torah tells us?" Oh wait, you haven't. My rabbi says that, but the President of the United States doesn't.

"On the other hand, it is also undeniable that the Palestinian people, Muslims and Christians, have suffered in pursuit of a homeland. For more than 60 years, they've endured the pain of dislocation."

Check your history book, President Obama. The Palestinians have been suffering for a hell of a lot longer than 60 years. It's disgusting that you're trying to make it sound like it has only been going on since Israel was founded. The other Arab nations carry the responsibility for the Palestinians' suffering. The freaking media makes it look like Israel's fault, but it's not. The other Arab countries want the Palestinians to suffer, because then it makes Israel look bad and the UN can go and point fingers.

And just about this two state BS in general; ever heard of the partition plan of 1948? Go look it up. There were supposed to be two states from the beginning, but the Arabs said no. They wanted all or nothing. And they still do. If the Palestinians get their own country, they won't stop fighting until they have all of Israel.

And I'm sorry that we can't all live in peace, love, and happiness and sit around a campfire and sing songs. Take a look in the face of REALITY, Obama. I want peace as much as you do. But you're doing it wrong.

Hamas is a terrorist organization. I don't care what anyone says about it. And if you disagree with me; how would you like it if someone was outside your town shooting rockets at you every day with the intention of killing innocent people. Wouldn't you want the government to stop the attacks?

But apparently, Israel's government is the big bad wolf for fighting terrorism. Funny, I think I recall the United States fighting terrorism too...maybe it was in a country called Iraq... but then again, I could be mistaken. >_<

Obama can bitch all he wants about how "The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements."

So they're building on their own land. How horrible. Let's stop all new construction in the United States. In fact, we should tear down all towns in one half of the country and give the land back to the Native Americans. It's only fair, right?

And the United States actually did terrible things to Native Americans, things Israel has never done to the Palestinians.

And this "occupied territory" business is ridiculous. Israel won that land after it was attacked in 1967.

Seriously, we elected THIS guy as president? Are you freaking kidding me? I'm as disgusted as when I saw that picture of former President Carter praying at the grave of Yasar Arafat, a terrorist responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people.

Forgive my ranting. But Obama is throwing I... ]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24926911/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24926911/ Sun, 24 May 2009 15:27:59 PDT

My videos didn't win, but my friend's video won best editing. I met her at Connecticon, and she's an incredible editor. Here's her youtube channel [link] She'll probably put the AMV up soon.

And I'll have mine on youtube once I get around to it.

I'm not going to type a lot now, because I'm not feeling so well. Sometime over the past few days I came down with a terrible cold, and today it's in full swing. I left the con a little bit early, at 2:30. But things were just about wrapping up anyway.

But it was great seeing everyone. <333 Again, I'll post more later.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24876892/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24876892/ Thu, 21 May 2009 16:20:59 PDT _< I swear, tomorrow is going to be the longest school day EVER.

After school, I'm taking the train into Boston. Unfortunately I'll miss the morning and early afternoon events on Friday. But I'm going to the formal ball and the AMV contest Friday night, which is going to be so much fun!

I've finally finished my costume. It doesn't look exactly like Katara's dress; I had to leave some of the fancy swirly stuff off of the bottom because I simply didn't have time to finish it. But I'm pleased with how it came out. I'll see if I can post a picture later; if not, I'll post some Monday from all the Avatar cosplay meetups.

My next update will be after the con. And, of course, after I get some sleep. I'm going to be getting virtually no sleep this weekend. XD

Yay I'm so excited! ^_________^

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24743388/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24743388/ Wed, 13 May 2009 18:38:29 PDT
Saturday: 3:00 p.m., Hynes entrance (near Au Bon Pain, same location as last year)

Sunday: 11:30 a.m., third floor near the escalators.

Spread this around, post it in your journals, on forums, or whatever. Just help me get the word out to people, or tell anyone you know who is going. I'm hoping the turnout will be as great as last year.

And on another note, I'M OFFICIALLY DONE WITH AP EXAMS FOR THIS YEAR!!!

Now I just need to finish my costume before the con. O__O

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24705783/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24705783/ Mon, 11 May 2009 15:28:28 PDT
So my subbie ran out. That's a bit depressing. But in all honestly, now that DA has been redone so that the message previews are in the message screen, I almost don't care about renewing my subcription. Plus I need to save money (apart from the money I'm going to spend at AB . But after that, seriously I'm going to save up some money xD) Or just give me a little while until the advertisements start annoying the heck out of me. XD

One AP exam down, two to go. One tomorrow and one on Wednesday. Then I'm FREEEEEE!

And is anyone planning on coming to the Avatar meetups at Anime Boston? The times have sort of been decided but I wanted to know who was coming, and if you know anyone who plans on going direct them here: [link]

My costume is coming along nicely. I found a skirt to wear underneath it. The white trim on the sleeves is done and most of the collar part is done. I've cut out the dark green design for the top, but I still need to sew it on. And I found a pair of shoes that match PERFECTLY.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24590550/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24590550/ Mon, 04 May 2009 18:56:09 PDT
Still tons and tons of studying. AP history exam this Friday, Chem exam next Tuesday, and English exam next Wednesday. After that, no more AP exams to worry about.

But until then... plenty of panicking and stressing. A combination of two much studying, girl things, terrible allergies, the general panic about the swine flu, SATs, etc has made me an emotional mess lately. Right now I'm actually in a good mood, but I've been going up and down.

And junior prom is on Friday. I'm supposed to be excited about that, right? Everyone else is like OMGPROM!!!!11!!!1!1 and I just don't see it as such a big deal. Maybe I'm just out of the loop or something. XD

And I know that swine flu thing isn't as serious as everyone is making it out to be. And heck, swine flu or no swine flu, I'm going to Anime Boston. It will take a lot more than that to stop me, I've been looking forward to this all year.

My costume is coming along very slowly. I'm hoping to get it done in time for AB, if not I'll wear it however far I get into it.

Also, I was thinking of doing commissions for paintings this summer to save up some extra money. But I want to see if anyone is really interested. Not like, 'that sounds nice' interested, but seriously interested. The thing is, they would probably have to be pretty expensive because acryllic paint and supplies aren't cheap. >< Depending on the project, the prices would probably have to be different for each one. I'll figure out more about that later, though.

And my sub is about to expire. I need to get on that as well...

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24399361/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24399361/ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:15:58 PDT
I'll give more info later, but I've eliminated Carnegie Mellon and Lehigh. Carnegie Mellon looked great on paper, but I didn't get that great of a feel while I was there. It's a top notch computer science school and has a joint Computer Science/ Art Program, but it felt too intense and not as friendly. It's hard to explain. I couldn't picture myself there. And Pittsburgh is awfully far from home, so I'd have to love it to want to go there, you know what I mean?

And Lehigh is beautiful, but the Computer Science department there isn't what I'm looking for. My dad knows a bit about programming languages and says that Lehigh doesn't use the advanced one. They use Java, not C++.

My top choice school is now UPenn. Yeah, that UPenn, the ivy league one. So I guess it would seem to some people that I'm in way over my head.

But they have this AMAZING program there called Digital Media Design, which is Engineering/Computer science mixed with graphics, art, and animation. In other words, EXACTLY what I want to do. It sounds like something really rewarding. The guy I talked to says people from Pixar go to UPenn to interview DMD students, and some graduates of the program work there. If I got into something like that, I'd have so much potential out there in the working world! Working for Pixar, is like, my dream job.

But of course now we're talking about an extremely selective program within an extremely selective school. REALLY REALLY hard xD I don't have my head in the clouds; I know it's a reach school. But I'm going to try. My parents said that if I can manage to get into that program, they'll find some way to pay for it.

And NYU was also very nice. They have a great computer science department over there, and I could minor in art if I went there. The campus is very nice, and the proximity to the city will come in handy.

The dorms are awesome, too. They all have their own bathrooms. O_O Niiice. And the library is really really epic. And even though NYC itself is really hustle and bustle, it's a lot less crowded in Greenwich village. And outside the campus there's a cute little park where people play music and stuff. I liked it quite a bit.

So I guess now I'm stuck because my top school is an Ivy and I only have a small chance of getting in. I can probably get into NYU, so I think it's a good second choice. I'm going to look at some more schools, this summer probably.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24309948/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24309948/ Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:00:13 PDT
I'm looking forward especially to seeing NYU and Carnegie Mellon. Those are my top choices right now.

And when we're in Pennsylvania we're stopping off at Hershey Park.

In the car I'm going to do my huge load of homework I got for this week. And when I say a lot of homework, I mean A LOT. XD

So I probably won't be online until next Friday, unless I get access to a computer. I'll update you all when I get back. ^_^

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24203967/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24203967/ Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:21:58 PDT





Anime Boston is going to be freaking epic this year. With the AMV contest and the formal ball, I'm going to be in pure otaku heaven. Maybe I'll meet some hot guy at the formal ball. Who knows?

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I've also done some of my Katara cosplay. Here's what it looks like so far (terrible picture of me, my hair is a mess, just focus on the costume xD)


]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24132596/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/24132596/ Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:05:49 PDT I'm running out of boring ideas. XD

Well a bit of good news. I got a 2100 on my SATs 670 in Critical reading, 670 in Math, and 760 in Writing skills. I'm happy. 2100 was my target score. I had hoped to get over 700 in Reading and Math, but I guess I came pretty close.

April vacation we're visiting colleges. I'm excited for that too. But it's going to be a heck of a long car ride. (But I'll have plenty of homework to keep me occupied xD) We're driving to New York City, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. And possibly to Washington D.C. now, because my parents mentioned American University. (Apparently it's the most vegetarian friendly college in the country). But that's just a maybe. But for sure we're visiting NYU, Carnegie Mellon, UPenn (lol I wish we could afford that place xD), and Lehigh.

And as long as we're in Pennsylvania, my dad says we're stopping off at Hershey park

Also, I FINALLY started my Katara finale dress costume. A friend is going to help me with the sewing. I made the pattern myself, and I'm rather proud of it. XD Once it's more than cloth held together with safety pins I'll post progress pictures.

I want to go to the formal ball this year at Anime Boston in my pretty Katara dress. I want to meet some hot guys who don't think I'm a freak for liking anime. :33

And Passover starts tonight. No bread for a week. It really sucks to be a vegetarian on Passover because there's almost nothing I can eat. Even Matzo Ball soup has chicken flavoring >_< Stupid soup...

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23903446/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23903446/ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:25:53 PDT
I still have lots of homework, and I know thinks are going to get worse. AP exams are coming in just a little over a month. The good news is that after the first half of May, my workload will shrink because I'll be done with the AP stuff.

I've also started doing some tutoring stuff. I need to fill out my log for NHS and turn it in, I think it's due soon...

I promise I'll eventually post some of my art stuff from school on here. I have some awesome things to show you all. I painted (from a reference) this woman with butterfly wings, and it came out REALLY good. I also have this original painting I made in December xD And I have this really awesome clay dragon that I just finished painting and my art teacher sprayed it with the stuff that makes it shiny and it looks so cool.

And now we're making masks. Guess what mask I'm making.

I've had time to watch two episodes of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya from my boxset...yay? XD I want to watch more of it, hopefully this weekend.

I also made a somewhat makeshift pattern for my Katara dress, and I've found someone to help me sew. Now all I need to do is make the costume. Or, rather, find time to make the costume. I wonder which will be harder. xD

I've been drawing a little bit lately, and there's a possibility that I may write a story. Emphasis on possibility. I started drawing a cover for it, which I also may or may not finish. I wrote a chapter last weekend (only about 2 pages) because I randomly got the inspiration to write. That happens about once every two years. xD

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23834197/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23834197/ Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:07:13 PDT [link]

The highlight of the article:
"The new rules will cover all financial institutions, including those not now covered by any pay rules because they are not receiving federal bailout money. Officials say the rules could also be applied more broadly to publicly traded companies."

WTF?

Okay, was AIG wrong to use federal bailout money to give their executives bonuses? Yes, they were. If a company is receiving federal bailout money, the government should be able to dictate the way the money is used. That's okay with me. But they have to put it in the contract. The government obviously didn't bother. Bye bye bailout money. Sayonara. That's our tax money. Kiss it goodbye.

But the government shouldn't be able to go into private enterprise that isn't receiving money from them and start telling companies what their executives can or can't make. That's ridiculous. Why should the government limit wages? Heck, those guys work really hard. They get paid bonuses for meeting goals. Why are successful people being villainized? And my dad brought up a good point: A lot of these executives who make a lot of money have to live in LA or NY, where living costs are a fortune. By condemning all successful people, Obama is creating class warfare. He's making it sound like people who make over a certain amount of money in a year are terrible people, and they should give it to all the people making less money because it isn't fair that some have more than others.

You know what, Obama? Life isn't fair. Sorry >__<

Why should I go to college? What's the point? If I end up making a lot of money, I'll just be giving it all back in taxes to support everyone else. I should just work a minimum wage job and take money from the government. I'd end up just as happy with less than half the effort.

What Obama wants to do has a name: socialism. Dress it up any way you want. Socialism is when the government owns and controls all business in a country.

On a lighter note, this is pretty funny: [link]

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23798301/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23798301/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:50:52 PDT
The two AMVs I decided to enter are In A World Without Sorrow... for drama (my Utawarerumono one. I'm submitting a polished version of what I previously had on youtube.) and Broken Wings of Love for romance (The name I decided to give my Air TV AMV.)

My two entries will go up on youtube after the contest, or if I find out that I'm not in the finals.

Hopefully I'll make the finals this year. This year it's even more exciting because the contest coordinator says there are prizes to be won. But my goal is for at least one of my videos to make the finals. If that happens, I'll be overjoyed.

And I still resent the Avatar thing; we have to write a concept statement for each AMV. On the Air TV one, under "What are you hoping to achieve?" I wrote "I’m hoping to make the finals with this video, which is one of my favorite romance AMVs I’ve made. This is my first AMV using clips from Air TV, and I’d like to see if it has the same enchanting impact on people as my Katara and Aang romance videos from Avatar do."

It's subtle, but I put my cynicism in there.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23748500/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23748500/ Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:50:47 PDT
Saturday I took the SATs, and then Sunday I spent all day doing homework. I didn't even get to go out with friends like I had planned.

The good news is that I finally have an ipod!

I also bought a boxset of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya for $22 at 50% off at Best Buy. I would have bought more stuff but I should have come earlier in the month. A lot of their stuff was all gone because the sale has been going on for a few weeks now.

But apart from that, I'm swamped with homework and studying and stuff. It's only going to get worse. I have 3 AP exams coming up in May.

And I started playing neopets again for stress relief. ~Amjam, your fault XD

I'll update when I can. I really do plan to submit more art. Eventually. I promise <3

And I'm only taking a short break from homework now, so I'm going to go roam the internets for a few minutes. ^^

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23580104/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23580104/ Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:44:36 PST
>_______<

*fail*

I got burned on my finger. And it hurt REALLY REALLY badly. I've never burned myself like that before. If I didn't hold ice on it my finger felt like it was on fire. It finally stopped hurting after a few hours, but damn, that was painful.

And so freaking stupid of me. It was an automatic reflex to try and catch the stupid thing when it started sliding off the counter. Except for the fact that it was hot. Woops. I tried to grab the handle but of course it was moving. Well, at least I only burned one finger. It could have been worse, I guess. ><

So the moral of the story is don't try and catch falling very very hot objects. XD

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23484170/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23484170/ Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:16:50 PST [link]

This one brings up the controversy a lot. I liked the article, but Deedee Rickets still makes me feel sick.

From the article:

What do members of the Earth Kingdom look like? Like they're from Mongolia. Or Cambodia or Laos. Something like that. Exotically Asian, at least. Like they could be an extra in a movie that's based on a series that's inspired by many Eastern traditions, from Japanese anime and Tibetan Buddhism to kung fu cinema and yoga.

"Night doesn't know what it is he wants, but he'll know it when he sees it," says DeeDee Ricketts, the casting director. At the least, it's a chance for locals to get on the set of a major motion picture. But this is Shyamalan, so there's a twist.

In December, the lead "Airbender" characters of Zuko, Aang and Sokka were filled by a trio of young white males: pop singer Jesse McCartney, newcomer Noah Ringer (a karate whiz from Texas) and "Twilight" star Jackson Rathbone.

Those character names again: Zuko, Aang and Sokka. Played by a Jesse, a Noah and a Jackson.

"I think it's one of those things where I pull my hair up, shave the sides, and I definitely need a tan," Rathbone told MTV.com, presumably just before his publicist sat him down for a chat about political correctness. "It's one of those things where, hopefully, the audience will suspend disbelief a little bit."

But the only thing some fans will suspend are their plans to see the movie when it opens in summer 2010. Forums online including LiveJournal have spearheaded letter-writing campaigns to object to the casting. More than 2,000 people have joined a Facebook group titled "Save the 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Movie from an All-White Cast."

More in the article, that's just a preview :3 There are three pages of it, and it's definately worth reading. I'm glad we're getting some publicity on this, god knows we need it.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23449253/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23449253/ Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:51:37 PST
I just found out my vitamins contain gelatin. Ick. I'm such a hypocrite, claiming to be a vegetarian and yet eating gelatin every day in my multivitamin, unknowingly. -_- I take vitamins so I don't have to eat meat, and here I am swallowing dead animal skin and bones every day. >___< I checked my parents vitamins. I can't take those either; they have fish as well as gelatin.

But I can't stop taking my vitamins. My friends said so, and I'm frusterated because I know they're right. I need them to survive if I want to be a vegetarian.

But how can I call myself a vegetarian if I'm eating gelatin every day?

I usually keep this stuff to myself, but this time I thought it would be perfectly reasonable to approach my dad and suggest that I finish this bottle of vitamins to not be waste, but then maybe we could start buying a vegetarian brand of vitamins?

No. Vitamins are expensive, he said. So I offered to pay for them. That made him angrier. He said they're vitamins, and I have to take my vitamins. He said I was going too far. He started to raise his voice. I didn't want this to become a big argument. I told him to forget I ever asked.

Wow, what a hypocrite I am. And there's not a damn thing I can do about it.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23434637/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23434637/ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:34:32 PST
People have been nagging me for ages. I finally got around to it.

I like how you can poke people xD



]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23403245/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23403245/ Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:05:50 PST
Get ready for ASIAN AMERICAN casting calls for extras:
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Isn't this just getting BETTER AND BETTER?

>_____________<

God, this pisses me off so much. They go and pick white actors for the lead roles without even looking for Asian actors because they think it will be good money. Dev is Asian, but keep in mind he was the second choice. We've still got pasty white kids playing the other three leads.

AND THEY'RE GOING OUT OF THEIR WAY TO SEARCH FOR ASIAN EXTRAS. But the heroes are white because we all know that only white people can save the world, right? ><

Does anyone live near Arlington, VA or Flushing, NY that could protest at these casting calls? I live too far away and Aang-Aint-White needs all the help it can get!

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23331129/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23331129/ Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:47:17 PST
My great-grandmother who lived in Montreal just passed away. Don't start feeling super bad for me. I've only seen her about 3 or 4 times, so it's hard to cry for someone I barely remember. I'm sad, but she feels like a distant relative. Right now, I'm more concerned about the family situation.

I've probably told some of you about my dysfunctional family, right? My crazy great uncle who lives in Canada in the condo below my great-grandmother. The one who never told a true story in his life. Some of you have heard more stories. And then there's my Bubby in New York who's also pretty crazy. Lately, she's been paranoid because her tongue was swollen, fearing all sorts of things that could be wrong with her. So much so that she postponed her trip to visit her mother. Now she's going to feel terrible because my great grandmother is dead. And from what my mom says about our lovely family, if my Bubby doesn't bring it up, her brother will start throwing blame around for her not being there. It's going to be a mess. I'm not going to be there, but it's a very predictable situation.

My mom's going to drive up to Montreal tomorrow and stay through the funeral, and she's going to have to deal with all the crazy family dynamics. Plus, it's snowing all the way up along the route, which is a 6 hour drive in normal weather. Plus the wait at the border, stopping for food, etc. I feel really bad. And it's not like she's driving somewhere fun, she's going to a funeral around a bunch of crazy family members.

Oh well...I guess I'll keep everyone updated. I think this was just such a shock because I didn't even know my great grandma was in the hospital. Well at least I can say she lived a long life. She was in her 90s. Few people live that long.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23301394/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23301394/ Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:30:22 PST Oy Vei

First, two youtube videos that my dad showed me, that basically sum it all up:
Rick Santelli's rant: [link]
And a follow up: [link]

Now this is what I get out of it. There are a bunch of people who couldn't afford the houses they took out loans for, and now are being foreclosed because they can't make the payments. And we're letting them refinance their mortgages- at what end? Most of them are going to end up foreclosed anyway, because temporarily holding someone above water isn't going to keep them up there forever, they're eventually going to go under again, right? If these people couldn't afford to make their payments, as soon as the support is gone everything will collapse.

And for five years, if people pay their mortgages like good little boys and girls they'll get $1000 in incentives. Whaaaat? My parents have been paying their mortgage for however many years and I don't see a government check coming. But oh, that's right, we can only reward the people who didn't pay their mortgage. It's no use rewarding those who made smart decisions.

And better yet- guess who's paying for all of this? Yup, you and me. *Sigh* I'm going to college in two years, and we already can't afford some of the schools I'm looking at. So what now? Obama is taking our tax money because we're "rich" and giving it to people who will make their mortgage payment and then still not have enough money? A newsflash for Obama: living costs are high, and just because you make X money or higher a year doesn't make you rich. I'm sorry.

And when I grow up and get a job, my tax money is going to be paying for this big mess. And it isn't going to fix anything; it's a temporary solution. And it's the same as burning money.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23252545/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23252545/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:13:52 PST
Today my mom took me down to Rhode Island to see Brown University. All I can say is: WOW. What an amazing school. If I could get in there, that would be awesome. And I think I have a pretty good chance with the way my grades are and if I can get good SAT scores when I take the SATs in March. Another cool thing is Brown is right next to RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), a REALLY good art school, and they have this new joint program where you can go for five years between the two schools and come out at the end with a bachelor's degree in both art and whatever you major in at Brown. That would be amazing, if I could do a program like that.

Here's where the problem comes in, though: money. Hehe, that's everyone's problem with college, isn't it? Ivy League schools have this thing where they don't give out merit scholarships, only need based. Now my family makes too much money to qualify for a need based scholarship but we also can't afford full tuition for a school that costs 50K a year.

So chances are I won't go to an Ivy. I could probably get in, but unless I win one of these essay contest scholarship things it's impossible. I'm going to try for NYU and Carnegie Mellon University, which I'm visiting in April. I'm thinking that maybe with my grades I could get at least a little money from those schools. Tomorrow we're visiting BU to see what it's like; I could almost definately get a scholarship from there, I think.

So, er, to the point of this journal. I know it's early, but I'm already starting to think about the money thing. So I was thinking about maybe starting to do commissions.

I know, WHY the heck am I doing commissions; I can't draw well enough. Yeah, I know >_> I'm not nearly as skilled as some of the better commision artists out there on DA and I have a ton to work on and plenty of room for improvement. But I was thinking maybe I could start doing small commissions for some extra money to start saving up in case I get into a really really good school. I could do hand drawings, oekaki, sketches, whatever- I'm making a poll; please be honest and tell me what you think. If you think my art isn't good enough and you wouldn't commission me, please say so XD

I might even try and get a table at AB this year if comes up too. *poke* We could attract people with her smexy art and maybe I could sell a few prints or something I'll have to wait and see. I'd feel kind of bad taking a table from a real artist though. Someone whose art would actually SELL XD Oh well, I'm just being crazy here. :3

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23123753/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/23123753/ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:40:50 PST
Apparently there's an AIM virus going around that hacks your computer; it sends out a message with a link in it to everyone on your buddy list. DO NOT CLICK THE LINK. It's a backdoor trojan that will screw up your computer in addition to hacking your buddy list. I just wanted to put the warning

If I remember the link correctly, it's live-something.com or whatever and it says 'watch this'. The profile of the username will have some weird program name in it. If you get an AIM like this it means your friend's IM screenname has been hacked. Don't reply, close the IM, and run a virus scan on your computer.

A few of my friends have gotten this virus on their computer, and one of their computers is completely screwed up. I was lucky not to have gotten the virus. I just wanted to warn everyone who doesn't know. It would probably be safest not to go on AIM for a little while.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/22965820/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/22965820/ Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:31:08 PST

Guess what? McCartney isn't Zuko anymore. And I'm not just pulling your leg.

[link]

And Dev Patel IS. I haven't seen Slumdog Millionaire yet, but I've heard it's amazing.

So now we have a talented AND Asian actor for Zuko. That's one step in the right direction!

He's also a martial arts master. Epiiiiic.

I'm just so freaking happy right now! Maybe more changes will be made! Maybe there's hope for the movie still!



]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/22923275/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/22923275/ Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:48:56 PST

I don't really talk about this a lot, but I'm lonely. All the time.

I didn't really think about it much until lately, but I'm almost always by myself when I'm not in school. Only about twice in the last 2 months have I gone out with a friend or had a friend come over. I'm always talking about doing stuff with people and that I need to socialize, but I never end up doing it.

I purposely decided not to fall in love again/get a crush or a boyfriend until I get to college because it's not worth the stress. Even at age 16, I'm still kind of in the pre-teen stage when it comes to romance stuff. I mean, I've only ever had two crushes that weren't cartoon characters, and I recognize those for just silly crushes now. I know that I'm not ready to date. I'm 16 and I've never kissed a guy. A guy has never asked me out before or told me I look pretty. But sometimes I still want someone to hold me or to cuddle with. It's almost a childish feeling. It's a feeling everyone gets, I think. I'm just kind of at that awkward stage where I've lived a very sheltered life and never really got out much.

My dad was talking to me today about how I need to have more confidence in myself. And it got into this whole conversation about how I don't really view myself in that positive away and that's how people see me.

I've always been really socially awkward and even though it's not as bad as when I was little, I'm still extremely shy. I don't go to parties because I don't feel comfortable in small areas crowded with lots of people, especially people I don't know. I'm afraid that someone is going to be doing drugs or drinking alcohol. I know my friends don't, but who's to say someone else won't? I've been to a party or two where I've actually legitimately had fun, but the others I just felt uncomfortable and wanted to get out. And now people don't invite me places because they assume I'm never going to go. But I really do like doing stuff with people, just not everything. Like...I think it was last summer, I went into Boston with some people and we had a really good time. It was really nice. I'd like to do that again over the summer when I'm not visiting colleges or doing summmer work.

Another think that kind of isolates me is I never have anything to say. No one normal cares about Avatar or anime or the AMVs I've been making. No one wants to hear me talk about the casting for the Avatar movie. Sometimes I can talk politics and debate stuff in the news, and I like doing that too. And with my classmates I can talk about school related stuff. But with people I don't really know, just starting conversations...I have nothing to talk about. All that comes to mind is Avatar stuff, which shows how pathetic and in a box I really am. And I don't say anything because I can't think of anything to say and I don't want to sound stupid.

I'm also studying. All the time. That's a big problem. I think I've isolated myself, making time for the computer and for homework but not for people. I just always worry about not having enough time to get stuff done.

Worrying. I'm worrying all the time, and I can't help it. My friends know I worry a lot, and as much as they outwardly seem to put up with it, I know it's getting on people's nerves. No one wants to hear me talk about what I'm afraid of, or about nervousness over grades, or anything because I'm always worrying. I have OCD, I can't freaking help it, but it's impossible for someone who doesn't have OCD to understand. People are always making generalizations about OCD. Want to know what it is? It's 90% obsession, 10% compulsion, not just doing compulsive habits. Most of the time, it's getting a thought in your head and not being able to stop thinking about it. I'm a heck of a lot better than I was in sixth grade, let me tell you. I go around hugging people now. I'm able to not be as afraid of friends when they're sick, but I'm still nervous, and they know it. I wish I wasn't, I just can't not be.

Want to know why I spend so much time on the internet? Because people love me here and people care about me. People watch my AMVs and Zutara Logic videos and tell me that I'm awesome and funny, and tell me that my video editing is really awesome. And it feels really good. You guys don't even know how much it means when you leave even a small comment.... ]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/22867772/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/22867772/ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:51:33 PST

Edit: I posted the wrong link. FAIL XD

Hey, I found this link on aang-aint-white. [link] Is this a legitimate news article we have here? I know there have been plenty of online blogs and stuff, but this is an actual article. We're definately getting widespead attention with this campaign.

And there's now a DA account for this as well (syonanto, did you make it? I just saw Canada under location so I made a guess xD) ~aang-aint-white-plz

Meanwhile, I'm going to keep emailing newspapers on the issue. If anyone could get me some email addresses, I'd really, really appreciate it. So far I've only sent messages to the New York Times (which isn't likely to mention it) and the Boston Globe, which hasn't responded yet and might not.

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We had a snow day today, which gave me another day to relax before my English and Chem midyear exams. I'm really glad for the day off, because I have a cold and I feel pretty rotten. More exams tomorrow...

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Fast forward to about 12:00 and listen from there.

Wow, Jesse...wow

Here's the ASN thread to direct all your headdesks. [link]

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Well anyway, just a quick update here. I still have a crapload of homework every day, so forgive my lack of updates. This coming weekend I'll be studying for midyear exams. That will be fun... ><;

Just so everyone knows, THE LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN IS STILL GOING ON! [link] The LJ has been updated with two new addresses to mail letters to. Send in your letters, guys, it will really help. <3 It isn't too late; they haven't started filming yet. Changes could still be made if we voice our opinions on how wrong this is.

And I have one question: I need a song suggestion. Preferably a soft, emotional song that's a little bit sad but uplifting at the same time. I'm using it for the anime Air, if that helps anyone.

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This better all be worth it in the end. I'm working my butt off because I want to get into NYU or Brown University. I know Brown sounds far fetched, but I'm working for it. I'm number 2 in my class as of the end of last year's GPA standing, so I feel like I might have a chance. And if I got into Brown, it's right across from the Rhode Island School of Design so I could take art classes there in addition to my computer science major as part of some joint program thingy. If I went to NYU I could double major. Yes, I'm majoring in computer science, I've decided already. I figure I can go into multimedia and video stuff if I head into that field. It will be something I enjoy.

I got my PSAT scores back, I have a 61 in English, a 64 in Math, and a 59 in Writing Skills (which stinks, because last year I got a 65 in writing skills.) Supposedly adding a zero to the end of your PSAT scores predicts your SAT scores, so I guess I'm heading towards the 600s range right now. My parents got me a tutor, and my goal is to get in the 700s, at least in math. I know it sounds far fetched. But I feel like I need to be able to do it.

So basically I will be on DA for some time every day because I need the internet, but I'm just checking my messages and seeing if there's any new kataang art. The stamp contest is essentially off because no one has entered, and I'm not sure I have time for prize art now anyway. It would be great if someone catches my 15k kiriban, but I have no time for prizes. Sorry D:

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/22279379/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/22279379/ Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:20:17 PST Edit: I've decided that unless I get at least 5 entries by the deadline, then I'm cancelling the contest. I can hardly call it a contest if nobody enters, so spread the word around.

I've never run a contest before, but I feel like this has to be done.

I want everyone to make DA stamps promoting the livejournal community Aang-Aint-White. [link] I'll pick the stamp I feel is the most eye-catching and most appealing. Regardless of who wins, people will see these stamps and be prompted to act, I'm just adding a prize for a little incentive. I just kind of fail because I don't have photoshop and can't make a stamp myself.

***To submit your entry, send it to me in a note***

Rules:
-The stamp should be protesting the casting decisions made about The Last Airbender movie.
-The stamp should mention the LJ community Aang-Ain't-White.
-There should be some reference to the fact that Avatar is Asian based and is being white-washed by Paramount.
-I discourage the entries from containing profane language. If you absolutely must swear then I guess it's okay, but it takes away the appeal for me, and remember I'm judging these things.

Deadline:
I think a few weeks should be enough, so January 14.

Prize:
The winner gets:
a)a fully inked and colored requested picture from me
OR
b)a short AMV request (approximately a minute and a half in length)

*Some stuff regarding prizes:
-For the AMV, I have to be able to buy the song on itunes unless I know you and you can lend me the CD. I'm done with downloading music from torrents.
-Certain shipping restrictions apply. For those who know me, those restrictions should be rather obvious. But I'll say it politely: No Zutara or Taang. I will draw yaoi and yuri, just nothing overly innappropriate.
-Depending on how many people enter, I may make a second place prize too. Considering my amount of watchers I anticipate very few entries, but we'll see. ^_^

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I'm making another youtube video, one in which I'm paralleling pictures of actual Asian clothing, architecture, martial arts, customs, anything really, with screencaps from Avatar. If anyone wants to help me with this collection just send me links to images and the similar screencap. I'll credit you in the video. I've already got some (yay google images? xD) but I was wondering if people could help me out. ^_^

Also, a free art request to whoever can make the best stamp promoting [link] I'd make one, but I lack photoshop and can't make animated stamps. D:

So far, the only stamp I've found related to the cast is this one:

I'll also give an free art request for my 15k kiriban, if anyone gets it. ^_^

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/22210209/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/22210209/ Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:24:02 PST [link] and I think it's great that the news is getting involved in The Last Airbender casting, even if it's just a few sites.

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I wonder what would happen if fans wrote to newspapers. Probably nothing, because people don't really care. But I did write a letter to Anime Insider for their question sections because they have talked about Avatar in their magazine before, and I thought that the subject might interest them.

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Oh yeah, and we got a WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!



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I'm so happy!

Oh yeah, videos FTW!!!

My mom hid it in an American Eagle bag to trick me. She said the other night that bags were deceiving so I decided to check in the bag she thought I wouldn't choose to open until later. xD I'm so epically happy right now! ^_^

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I have Air TV DVDs on the way, they should get here in a few days. That should keep me extremely happy.

MARIA YOU ARE COMING TO MY HOUSE TO WATCH THE AIR MOVIE THIS WEEK. WE MUST WATCH IT!!

I got one of those fun Bob clocks from Brookstone, you know the ones shaped like eggs where the screen changes color and they're fun to play with. ;D

Youtube deleted another one of my Zutara Logic videos; I really need to make myself upload them all onto livevideo.

And I announced this on youtube, I'm going to repeat it here: I'm taking song suggestions for trailer music. I really can't find anything. And it needs to be something available on itunes. I want to try my hand at making an Avatar trailer.

Okay I realise this journal had absolutely no point and was just a bunch of random stuff piled together. Well I'm hungry, I'm going to go eat a cookie now. xD

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Spread the word around!!

Anyway, this is the rough draft of my letter, let me know what you think. I'm going to mail it tomorrow.

To Ms. Kennedy and Mr. Marshall
I recently learned about the casting decision for The Last Airbender, the live action movie adapted from the popular animated show Avatar: The Last Airbender. I was disappointed and offended to discover that all four main actors and actresses are Caucasian.
I had been looking forward to this film for a long time, mainly because of the richness of cultures displayed in Avatar; namely, the diverse nations, with their unique customs, which added a genuine feel to the atmosphere of the show. The show, which the creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Brian Konietzko worked so hard to create, is largely influenced by Asian cinema, Buddhism and Taoism, and Japanese anime, as stated in an interview. The four nations have styles of dress, customs, architecture, written language, philosophy, and appearances that are all entirely influenced by Asian culture.
In the United States, very few television series have main characters from minority groups, so Avatar was probably delightful for many Asian American children. Even though I am Caucasian, I enjoyed the uniqueness of the series because it showed me so many things I had never before seen in a cartoon.
To take a show with an obviously Asian culture and make all the main actors in the adaptation to be of a single ethnicity is disrespecting the essence of the show itself. M. Night Shyamalan plans to film in locations in Asia to make the movie feel more authentic; but what is the point of those expenses if the movie is only intended to appeal to the majority of Americans with Caucasian actors? I find it hard to believe that out of the hundreds of aspiring young actors and actresses, the casting director could not find a single Asian actor or actress who could play the part of one of the main characters. Minority groups have next to no opportunity in Hollywood, and to take a movie with a clearly Asian cast and “white-wash” it is sending a very strong anti-Asian message to American children. I will not support that message.
If the casting decisions remain the same, because I know they are not yet set in stone, I will not be supporting this movie. I had planned to take all my friends to see the movie, but with this kind of disrespect towards minority actors I will not spend my money on it, and I will encourage others to follow my example.

Sincerely,
Rachel

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And in other news, first night of Chanukah tonight SQUEEE!!!

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/22033420/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/22033420/ Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:13:05 PST Edit: I managed to cancel the order, I got my email from them saying it's all set. I got lucky this time, but I'm going to be more careful in the future.

I got screwed by foxanime.com. They're not legit, they're a bootleg site. I didn't know. Gah, why must people be dishonest?

I tried canceling my order, if it's already shipped then I'll return it and be out some cash for shipping. Nothing I can do about it now. Lesson learned.

I guess I'll have to wait longer to find some nice Air TV DVDs on sale. Some legit ones. Now that I know what to look for, I'll be more careful.

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It was so worth it.

Some messy editing mistakes in there, but I was too lazy to fix them. It was also an excuse for me to practice lip synching.

Go Zuko! o_O

Ladies and gentleman, be prepared for this in the live action movie XD

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/21917430/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/21917430/ Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:46:03 PST [link]

Jesse McCartney? WTF?? What about the hot sexy Asian men? Where are they? Is the casting director racist or something? WHY IS NONE OF THE GAANG ASIAN? WHY ARE THEY ALL WHITE?

Maybe I should have auditioned for Katara. But I didn't, because I wanted the movie to have...idk...some sort of cultural feel to it? Katara and Sokka are Inuit, those actors are pale white. Oy vey.

I'm half angry, half laughing, but I'm still in utter shock. Complete shock. And this isn't a joke.

Well we haven't seen Aang yet. Maybe he'll be good.

But JESSE MCCARTNEY AS ZUKO, I MEAN REALLY.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/21842974/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/21842974/ Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:15:40 PST
I'm an EXTREMELY lucky person. I have a cold and my period at the same time. Woot? -___-;;

I feel okay after a good night's sleep, but I have a Spanish project I need to do this weekend as well as getting some of my science fair lit review done. It's going to be due before vacation and I've barely started it yet.

I've finished watching season 1 of Tsubasa. It's an adorable series, and I really like the story. I might watch more of CLAMP's stuff now. The only think I really don't like about it is that the animation kind of stinks. It has pretty art, but I could tell that not a lot of money went into animating it. Oh well.

I also want to buy The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, everyone says it's really good, and it's kind of a necessity for an upbeat AMV.

I put my older kataang AMV Far Away up on youtube, which seems to be acting nicer when it comes to uploads lately. I also put my Utawarerumono one up there.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/21699757/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/21699757/ Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:07:26 PST
Livevideo deleted my newest AMV for "innapropriate content" and said they'd ban my account if I did it again.

...what? Avatar is not innapropriate, what the heck, was it a glitch in their system or something? o___O My AMV was fine, it didn't even have any questionable language in it. This is really weird. o_o

*pokes livevideo and tries to upload again*

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Tada!

It sure was a pain to render and upload though. I spent a huge amount of time getting it to .avi and then .mp4 only to find out youtube doesn't like .mp4 files all that much. So I had to save to .wmv and reupload. Enjoy! ^_^

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/21684397/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/21684397/ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:22:58 PST Edit: Okay, I'm feeling a little better now, I just went and talked to my dad. It was just traces of it if any, and I'm just not going to eat hostess cupcakes anymore. By talking about it I at least got the sick feeling to go away. It was all in my head, the guilt and disgust. But I'm okay now.

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hostess cupcakes have animal fat in them? >_____<

I'm disgusted with myself.

I ate one of those 100 calorie packs of hostess cupcakes after dinner because I'm a freaking pig who needs her chocolate, and just out of curiosity this time, before I threw away the wrapper I looked at the ingredients.

There are animal products in it. I feel so sick now I can't even describe it. I just ate something containing traces of beef fat in it. It's my own fault for gorging. After I just ate a veggie burger, no less. Oh, the irony. And I feel like I'm going to throw up. I want to throw up, but I'm scared of throwing up and I don't want my parents to think I have a freaking eating disorder or crap like that.

I just ate something with animal products in it. I can't believe it, after trying so hard for two years to not eat animals. I feel like a hypocrite and a jerk, because I enjoyed those damn cupcakes. I need someone to cry on right now, but nobody will understand.

God I feel so sick right now. I'm sort of in shock.

]]> ~Waterbenderbunny http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/21681424/ http://Waterbenderbunny.deviantart.com/journal/21681424/ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:15:52 PST
I've just about finished Breath, meaning it's done but I'm fussing over some tiny details with quality and timing. I should have it up by tomorrow, though.

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