Okay, maybe not my home loan but my permt is renewed, my bills for the previous month are paid and my CC is cleared off!

YAHHOO!

But not impossible.

I was told by my buddy Vib that for the DS version, they put in the original Japanese difficulty instead of the E-Z version we were treated to before.

And I LIKE it.

I really do.

I have to admit that so far, I've been pwned by Each boss at least once minus the Mist Dragon, the Antlion and Scarmiglione (All bosses that ends with the ON sound, how odd).  What a surprise when I discovered they CHANGED the strategies around, like Kain's jump no longer goes THROUGH the mist but instead hits it, causing it to counter attack.

BOY do the bosses LOVE to counter attack in this one.

It's not as irritating as Dragon Quest VIII;  Dragon Quest VIII is a good game, but losing to the bosses is a seriously pathetic moment; just think, I got pwned by a lisping, near sighted merman with a BAD Dyslexia syndrome, a giant squid who liked to put on a puppet show and a dreads wearing soul-singing Monty mole who sang so bad he hurt his own posse.  Fighting dhoulmagus, a clown with a chin to put Jay Leno to shame with a voice so shrill Richard Simmons sounds like AHNULD.

For the record, I'm up to the Calcobrina and then Golbez after that. Who pwned me. Ack.

Boy, what a letdown.
Seriously. There were less musical activities than in past years; no dancing classes, no random musicians at each corner, no tamtam classes either.  There was arts n crafts for kids but the girl who did the Henna tattoos wasn't there either.

Mom said "aw, don't bring your Ocarina, Shiro, we're there to have fun!"

Boy did she regret making me leave the Fairy Ocarina at home.

THERE WAS NO INSTRUMENTS TO BUY!  One kiosk had ONE pan flute for sale, and the Tamtam kiosk had of course tamtams but...

NO ocarinas. No flutes either, not even a plastic recorder.

NO tibetan bowls like last year.

NO maracas.

The one place we found instruments was at the Christmas shop where they had rain sticks and fisherprice tambourines. WTF?  When did the music festival turn into the festival of Peruvian cotton and camel wool?

Not that I have anything against clothes made in Peru (while beautiful, I did not feel like shopping for winter clothing in 30+ weather) but goddamn! ALL the booths sold clothes and jewelry, not even a lil side bowl for artisanal Ocarinas!

Oh, the most popular booth? The Marijuana paraphenelia (however it's spelled) booth.  Sold the whole shibang, pot oil and everything. That place was constantly packed, pardon the lousy pun.

There were chalk doodles on the ground, but nowhere did I see a chalk booth.

The Gaspé circus booth was also absent; two of the clowns were there but luckily they were NOT armed with water or screamed bloody murder at us.

There was homemade food there but we didn't try any; sushi left on a counter right under a really hot sun? no thanx.

We ended up going to the Bourlingeur for supper. Mom had chinese food, I had an entrée of Garlic snails (for once, not burnt) and then a cheesy seafood platter. Well, a Cheesy béchamelle sauce platter with a bit of seafood sprinkled under the cheese. Was good and NOT burnt. The bourlingeur cook got better.

I'm hungry again tho so I might eat a lil something before bed.

*braaap* I has snail breath.

Actually, no.
While it is a small victory, the song I DID find was actually Terra's Theme. Not a bad haul if I say so myself.

But wait, WTF am I talking about?
This.
Live Action Shiro For the Win.
Plus I learned how to put text in the video itself. Two wins for the price of one!

Ooh, forgot to add that the Font used to emulate the Final Fantasy font was Runic MT condensed....

Episode 1.

Well I told you guys in DA I'd do this. A day late like everything I do, but still.

Welcome to the first installment of the overly long winded title M&LC: H&CC.  M&L Cameo for short.
This series of articles focus SOLELY on the cameos of Mario and Luigi in Chica Umino's manga Honey and Clover. This is done purely for my own entertainment but if you're also entertained, all the better.

Today's episode is short; Mario and Luigi are introduced and we only see them for 2 pages, which I've conveniencely scanned for your viewing (dis)pleasure.


Revue d'ensemble: Mario and Luigi are twins. Very, VERY gay looking twins.  While they do have rocking hair and better facial hair than their Nintendo versions, they also wear belly shirts in sizes usually reserved for Toddlers. Also, Luigi seems to really like sticking his ass out. That poor poor spine.
Also, reference to Weedge's Mama's boy personality as he threathens Mario with calling Mamma about this. Reference to both being Italian (even if they're Japanese...like the real deal) by the use of the word Mamma instead of Mother.

Finally, their names plastered everywhere.

Little side note; while I'm pretty sure Chica drew the door handles as lil animals for shits n giggles, I like to theorize the bunny represents the Bunny power in Super Mario Land 2 (Luigi wasn't in it tho) and what looks like a cat head may represent the Racoon power in Super Mario Bros. 3.

Speaking of powers, onto page two.

They fight. a LOT. like fans often picture L&M acting. Also notice Luigi's ass sticking so out I wanna call a chiropractor.
Top frame: Note they specify tha Mario is the Older Twin and Luigi the Younger. I googled Fujiwara a bit and the most I could gather is "Wisteria Field", wisterias being fuckin' PROLIFIC purple flowers which gives an ethereal feel to any field they show up on. Maybe a reference to the otherworldness of the Mushroom kingdom.
Second panel: Luigi is refered to as the Gambler, OBVIOUS reference to his mini-games in Super Mario 64 DS and the New Super Mario Bros. Mario is known as the Cosplay Aficionado, referencing his many costume-based powers over the years (Frog suit, Hammer bros suit, Boo suit, Tanooki suit, Bee suit...)

I have yet to find a theory for why Chica decided to make their hometown tottori. Possibly because it means sand dunes (google again, feel free to correct me), maybe referencing to Super Mario Bros 3's second level or Sarasaland from Super Mario Land.

This brings today's chronicle to a close. You'll have to wait an entire month for episode 2 (if they DO show up in the next H&C installment)

Take care!

Done in AIM copypasta vision cuz it makes me too mad to retype the whole thing.

vibsheepofdoom: mornin...ish
StarfireNekoChan: mornin'!
StarfireNekoChan: can you believe those arsehole mechanics?
StarfireNekoChan (11:49:18 AM): I got blamed for something I didn't do!
vibsheepofdoom: what happened?
StarfireNekoChan: Even better, turns out the mistake wasn't even the guy who took the order's fault!
StarfireNekoChan: They had recieved brakes for a car and discs. They needed drums
StarfireNekoChan: So when claude asked who took the order for them, they said "the Girl."
StarfireNekoChan: So I got blamed
StarfireNekoChan: For kicks I went to look in the order book
StarfireNekoChan: NOT MY HANDWRITING
StarfireNekoChan: jesus fuck was I ever pissed
StarfireNekoChan: I looked over the ENTIRE BOOK for something Laflamme Auto in my handwriting, see if I forgot something
StarfireNekoChan: NADA.
StarfireNekoChan: I didn't order SHIT for Laflamme
StarfireNekoChan: BUT, turns out they didn't NEEd drums for that one car; the discs were for another car the week before. Once again, not me served them
StarfireNekoChan: Claude looked over what I found
StarfireNekoChan: oh boy
StarfireNekoChan: He called them "Don't blame the girl, the girl didn't write it! I don't care, you're the one messed up, The order isn't in her handwriting!"
vibsheepofdoom: hehe
StarfireNekoChan: "And another thing there, those discs you got are for ANOTHER car! And she didn't write that one either! So don't say it's the girl when it's YOU!"

Googletranslate my ass, I'm french, baby!

Just a quick update to tell yall that the Taco Crew boot LEAPED from 7000th some place to 2659th place OVERNIGHT!

I love you guys!

Except the 3 arseholes who voted I hate it.



No, no, I'm kidding, If the 3 who voted Hate didn't like it, they didn't like it, that's all! You can't please everyone!


Keep voting! Keep asking your friends to vote! you KNOW you want lil critters on your feet! They will protect your toes!

I changed the journal theme to a warmer feel for summer. You like?
Well, first off, I got myself a Twitter account. Tried to embed it in the sidebar, it's working... sorta. Not really what I wanted, but at least there's a link, right?

I also added the Twitter on my Myspace and my Facebook. Tried to slip it in my Devart journal, failed, gonna try to integrate it into Revelia Castle itself and my comicspace.

I'm also attempting to wrap up the Chimichanga VS Palanqueta fight in Confirmed for Brawl (almost there!). I'm about a page or two away from that, depends how I cut it.

It has been suggested that I turn CfB into a hardcopy comic once it's done. Sounds good? As with my previous book I'll add exclusive artwork related to the Brawl. I would also LIKE to incorporate a poster, I'll see how I can manage that.

I'll probably have it done through Lulu.com, seeing as the printer for the first book pretty much ruined it.

Well, halfway ruined it.

The other half was me drawing like crud. Hahahaha!

Speaking of, I gotta get back to the food fight.

Cheers!

I did not expect to spend 10 bucks on the proto.

But I also did not expect this.

The prototype cost for "Taco - 7.6cm height" is:
Deposit US$290 (Start sculpturing)
Balance Payment US$350 (Before shippment)
(The cost include sculpturing, modification, material, colouring & base plate)

...Wow.

For something the size of my thumb.

And it's the prototype!

I asked them for clarifications on if I get the proto done and it looks good (Taco ain't quite human anatomical) how much it's going to cost to make a series.

Gotta be realistic too, here, I don't think you guys would want to pay the big big bucks for a 3 inch tall figure that doesn't have SQUARE ENIX stamped on it.

Plans not abandoned, I just gotta save up to get the proto done.

commission me? buy my stickers, prints, puzzles, coasters, shirts? pweef?

Uchk, if it's not one thing it's another.

My iPod is wonking out, big time. Nano skips songs like crazy, sometimes 5 or even 10 in a row. It's highly irritating to set it on "Work Mix" (which has 41 songs in the cue) only to hear the same 5 songs over and over again.

So now I have to make a choice as to what I want for my birthday, either a new iPod or a new Case for iTaco. If Nano keeps going senile, it's gonna have to be the iPod. Shiro needs her music and she's not gonna plug Valefor Ultros in the car! It's a laptop, not an overgrown MP3 playa.

It's high time to start pimping out Digital Taco. I'm eying two things; a red case and a gigantifabulous external hard drive. DT is in dire need of a makeover anyway.

Practicality: The new casing can accommodate a fourth fan (blue LED lighting optional, but it's a preferred choice) and has a transparent wall. Lord knows I like to keep an eye on my components. It has a lil flippy door that hides your disc drivers and card slots (if you have some, I don't, haha the loser) and the extra jacks (earphones, mic and 2 USB ports) are placed vertically on the side of the case. Good to help prevent dust going in by that way.

Looks: It's Ferrari fuckin' RED people! AND YOU CAN PUT LEDS IN IT TO MAKE IT GLOWY! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!

*ahem*

Speakin' of pimpin' and wonky electronics, DT's mouse gave out on me. Not that it stopped working mind you, but it seems to double click at every single clicks (and yes, I looked in the control panel at the mouse controls, it's not them).

Took me an hour but I found my wireless Hello Kitty mouse. Works great, still takes place on the Port. I might get a USB seperator...

As far as the external hard drive goes, I wanna get a big one, simple as that. Big Big. you guys know I'm working on a lot of different softwares and saving a LOT of files, I need a place to hold all that and DT is starting to creak. He's not full mind you, but getting there.

Oh hey, for the record? I did all the basic cast of the Imps in Spore.

Wanna see?

The other two creatures, The Kalaïma and the Leggio are monsters from my story Sign Warriors, living on planet GaïaWorld (I know it basically means EarthEarth, I actually knew what I was doing. it's Moon TsukiLunaris is also technically called MoonMoon.)

The Kalaïma (Kah-Lah-ee-Mah) is basically an even weirder mishmash than the Hyppogryphea, while the Leggio (Leg-ee-oh) is a big lanky fleshy poisonous lil sonovabitch.

I love this Creator program. It's like Mii, creative but limited.

Urk, as I'm typing this I got about 10 minutes before driving back to work.

I have no clue why but today I am feeling particularly sleepy. So before I go I'll down a big glass of Sunny D to perk me up and a capsule of Wort to do the same thing emotionally.

Other reason I feel blah, I dreamt about one of my exes last night.

Dreamt he was now with a guy and had dumped the girl he dumped me for.

What makes me laugh tho was that in the dream, the girl was

It's funny cuz she's taller, much prettier, blonde and nice.

Oh and get this, he was tired of the guy he was with and wanted to get back with me.

What did I do before bed? Read an all-encompassing movie review of Freddy Kruegger's filmography.

Dreams by associations? Not me!

Here comes Santa Clause.

Kohaku Hoshi: [link] I want these.
not for that price though
Me: To put under the christmas tree along with the holiday village....
Kohaku Hoshi:
Me: Here comes Leatherhead here comes Leatherhead Down on Freddy's Elm Street
Jason's Stalking, Michael's stabbing, corpses at their feet
From the corner, there's Rob Zombie, killing Myers' franchiiiiiiiiiise
And for his bride, Chucky's making a necklace out of eyes
Kohaku Hoshi:
Me: *snif* I'm so nostalgic.

First, there's the adorable tiny Toad I caught here:



But secondly, remember this?



Well... It's been turned into a tattoo!



HOW COOL IS THAT????

Asked me permission, I gave it and voila! Somebody's walking around with one of my characters in his skin (In this case, my RENDITION of a character, but still! Hey! )

No, he didn't have to pay me for the priviledge. Seeing as anybody could have lifted any of my free for viewing pics up to get etched in their subdermal layer, he paid me enough by asking for permission and sending AMPLE pictures.

Hee~

Jesus, amazon, that was FAST!!!!

Friend Code: 4038-7035-0388

Add meh!

::EDIT::

HO-LEE SHIT.

I went to the bookstore to sell my wares.... AND SUCCEEDED! She bought the entire kit n kaboodle (except for the long strands of Taco stickers, she only took a small strand of 5)!!!

Not a bad haul if I do say so myself. I also left a stack of my business cards in the lil display she prepared for them. She bought them right away instead of suggesting display space only, so she must have a LOT of faith in me or something!

Ooooooh, I hope they seeeeeell.....

She took the 4 strands of stickers (Taco, Bell, Jalapeno and Quesadilla) and both sets of Magnetic bookmarks (Taco and Bell, 4 of each). Even suggested me to go to the supply store downstairs to get a cheap billing book because the ones she was selling were expensive. That is just SO. COOL.

I still have a good 20 Taco stickers in stock and I'll replenish my stock of Bell, Jala and Quesa stickers. I also need a new batch of Magnetic bookmarks if at LEAST to take a picture to put on Etsy.

FUN LINK OF THE WEEK

Also, Confirmed for Brawl took a voluntary backseat this week because of product placement.

I'm so happy.

Now available on IMVU!

[link]

The other 3 coming real soon.

I showed my stickers off to the cashier at my favorite bookstore and she urged me to come back on a weekday to ask the owner if I could sell them there.

Hur Hur, hee~~

The actual stickers are now available at the Etsy branch of my shop, So Very Unofficial!

Customer: ooooh, you're working hard on the computer?

Me: Yeah, I'm looking for a red Jack to go with this black queen.

I love that part where they stop, think then laugh.

I love that.

(For the record, I was looking for struts for a Cavalier)

Shironu says:
I got hit on today
Shironu says:
not by someone who looked good in 1938
Amber says:
oh?
Shironu says:
Somebody who looked like he was in my age bracket
Shironu says:
That's so rare it never happened
Amber says:
daaang
Shironu says:
He had called for car parts and hung up on me
Amber says:
I always get hit on by younger guys over the internet
Shironu says:
so I did the smart thing, found all his parts and called him back
Shironu says:
gotta luv the kids eh? "hurrr you're cute.... and so are the twins..." BANHAMMAD
Shironu says:
So I tell the part numbers to the girl that answers, she says "Ok" and hangs up.
Shironu says:
then the guy that called arrives at the store to pick up his parts, sees me, Celine Dion plays in the background for him....
Shironu says:
And he starts apologizing up and down and across and bold italics underlined for hanging up on me
Amber says:
eeevery night in my dreams, i see you, I feeeel youu. stalker.
Shironu says:
rofl
Shironu says:
oh wait, it gets better. Or worse. You'll decide.
Shironu says:
He suggest taking me out to a restaurant to apologize.
Shironu says:
I say "I'll have two crackers and a glass of water."
Shironu says:
"No, I'm serious!"
Shironu says:
"Okay, 3 crackers."
Shironu says:
So he adds an AIR FILTER to his order.
Shironu says:
for the record, air filters are FUCKING HIGH so I gotta monkey climb my way up there.
Shironu says:
I climb back down air filter in tow and he says "Aww, if you would have falled I would have caught you"
Shironu says:
"By leaping across the desk? I don't think so."
Shironu says:
"you must make your boyfriend happy."
Shironu says:
"I have a boyfriend? Wow, can you introduce us?"
Shironu says:
"You...you have no boyfriend???" pokes customer next to him "Can you believe such a pretty girl has no boyfriend?"
Amber says:
XD
Shironu says:
Sometimes I'm too honest for my own good.
Shironu says:
So I ring up his pieces, he looks at my list and says "Oh, there's still something missing..."
Shironu says:
I'm 10 minutes late to punch out, I wanna get out now. Don't try my patience, big gay version of my dad.
Shironu says:
"A certain phone number..."
Shironu says:
Me: "Sylvain? You know the number for the hospital? This guy's looking for it!"
Shironu says:
So then he FINALLY leaves to pay at the front
Shironu says:
I grab my coat and purse and go punch
Shironu says:
he's still at the counter chatting with my boss
Shironu says:
now.
Shironu says:
He also bought a rake
Shironu says:
so he has 5 giant car parts and a RAKE in his arms
Shironu says:
I have a petite purse
Shironu says:
he RUSHES past me to open the door for me
Amber says:
oh geez
Shironu says:
XD You know Archie Comics? That was Archie.
Amber says:
prince charming on steroids
Shironu says:
Charming in a way my Phantom is charming.
Shironu says:
So THEN he asks me if I'm going out tonight
Shironu says:
if I'll be at the legion
Shironu says:
I said "We'll see" and he nearly skips to his buddy's car.
Shironu says:
any less manly and he would have giggled
Shironu says:
And as his buddy pulls out of the parking lot, He send me lil ta-ta's.
Shironu says:
And I'm copy-pasta this in my journal, like hell I'll retype

Embroidered items!







Now if we could get them to carry beanies we'd be on a roll, waddya say?

In other news, I got invited for breakfast tomorrow by the guys in the tools and paint department. I was so surprised I had a panic attack and stuttered some kind of crappy answer, hung up and took a pill to calm myself. LOSER!!! Hahahaha!

NEXT Saturday tho, I'll be ready!

Man I love my sticker maker.

I just did a whole row of 10 taco stickers with glossy photo paper (won't raise the price; it's dollar store paper) to add durability and quality to them.

I'm thinking a dime each, probably gonna do a group price if I make more designs, and free with hardcopy commissions.

Refills aren't even 6 bucks for 20 feet of sticker roll, come on...

I still have to cut these udder uckers by hand and since all I have is these huge scissors to do so, it's a LITTLE HARD...

I went shopping today both irl and online. I got a set of sculpting tools (actually DIFFERENT from the one tool I keep getting from fimo clay sets), some sketch copics (GREYSCALE, about time I stop fuckin' around and bought some!), one replacement color I needed, a set of colored multiliner copic brush nibbed, an all-surface gold pen (To make the outline of some of the stickers) and 2 refills for my sticker machine (REUSABLE, not permanent, they had none).

It was about time I got new supplies.

I think I should drop by the dollarstore tomorrow and get sum Velcro and Magnet strips. Then when I'm done doing what I'm planning for THOSE, I'll drop by the bookstore and offer my wares. HAHA! Marketing!

Cafepress is also offering new products for me to sell, so if you're looking for me, I'll be over there.