Lololol <3 Thanks to kai_drum
Here is the justification/essay by the maker of the vid.
I saw a similar shirt at Supanova that said something like "Buffy stakes Edward: the end".

Speaking of Supanova, here are my photos from Supanova 09

The rest are hereMostly me lolita-ing and finding_jay and letsburn00 cosplaying River and Simon of Firefly. I took some photos of a REALLY CUTE Aerith and Yuffie (and Reno, but he wasn't cute) from Final Fantasy VII (actually, I think it might have been Advent Children? Yuffie's costume makes me think twice...), but I forgot to ask permission to post to the intarwabs, so...
Let me know if you can't access this link, because it's Facebook and I'm just assuming it's not locked.

Also, amusing biographical comic srip on Ada Lovelace, one of the people responsible for the invention of the computer. Maybe later I'll check out the rest of the archive. I made it all through DAR pretty quick - there aren't actually that many comics in DAR, even though it goes back to 2004.

Otherwise not much to report. Still felt head-floaty and whatnot from my minor cold, but I think by tomorrow it will be all gone.
Oh, I've listened to all of Triangle now - it's pretty neat.
( quick review )

When will uni start again? Bored.
I want more lolita friends. The only one(s) I have are moving to Japan =(

Yay! I am acquiring an (illegal) copy of Perfume's latest (released two days ago) album, ⊿ （トライアングル / Triangle)
=D
Happy happy!
It's taking aaaaaages - current time says 2.5 hours, for some reason. wtf?
My excuse it that after listening to this, I'll be able to decide whether I'd prefer to buy the album, or the photo-book (there are no full scans of this lying round the intarwabs - it's weird)... In the end, maybe my conscience will talk me out of both, since I has NO MONEYS. But also, my conscience is what's urging me to buy in the first place...
(I want to pre-order the new Versailles CD, too).

So last night something nearby got struck by lightning. I know because it made a terrific bang. Scared the shit out of my sister, with whom I sat up for another hour or two watching a cheesy Lindsey Lohan movie even though I had just gone to bed.
I think it might have been the gum trees in the backyard, but it's hard to tell... isn't something like that supposed to be obvious? There is a large branch that's almost fallen off, and since there were no really strong winds and it was a tiny, tiny storm.... do I count it as evidence???
(also, the intercom system went nuts, as usual, and I think our kitchen clock (part of intercom) is now broken).

Perthites:
Anyone want to see this?
Don't Swallow..., a standup-type show at the Blue Room, by harveystoat, the guy who hosts the Supanova cosplay comps, this year's Genderfuck Ball, etc, etc. He's pretty awesome.
Any takers?

I like these things too :) I'm making my way through the archives of DAR, a pretty relaxed webcomic. So far it's pretty good. Apparently this woman is now married to a guy, lol.


This is very similar to a flash-mob I would like to do...
Also, how could you refuse this? (No, really, how could you do it in front of all those people? o_0)

DO WANT It's only about $385.... TT_TT But it's so pretty... and it has cake on it...
*longing*
and this :) Only $55 =DDD so tempted. That's actually cheaper than here... And it folds!

Monkey Island summary via Flash movie I've never played Monkey Island, but LOLOL it looks awesome. Will it be as awesome as this summary, though?

And finally, after a billion links (flist, are you sick of these yet?), here is a meme - so happy, I was really in a meme mood :)

Comment to this entry with "words" and i'll give you 5 words that make me think of you. explain them to everyone else if you so wish....
Thanks to narcolepticnemu.

1. Perth
Ah, Perth. You are so tiny. So tiny that when you find out that you have sixtwo degress of seperation with someone, instead of saying "oh wow, it's such a small world", we just say "Ha ha, we got Perthed" >_< (You think I'm joking?).
I do love my 'dull' little city, though. It has a pretty river and it's relaxing. We don't get many awesome people coming to visit us, though. And all our own talent moves away ASAP.

2. StickyCandy dfh;s 8D
Come here little child, I has candy for you....
Man, I miss my job making roc candy -_-

3. Shoebox
Actually, I do have kind of a hard time throwing away shoeboxes - they're useful, especially to create split-level shelves in your bookshelf etc.
Man, I haven't read shoebox_project in ages, although I've been getting cravings again recently. So sad, I don't think they'll ever update again =(
Where is my Sirius/Remus???

4. Art
Me? You associate me with art?
Actually, I did TEE art in highschool. My favourite movement was Impressionism, it totally rocked, Monet is awesome.
I haven't really drawn anything this year -____- My productivity is so dead x_x
I looked at narcolepticnemu's fics-for-the-year meme the other day and almost cried. I used to churn things out like that. You stupid muses! I'll hunt you down and raep youuuuuu *sobs in a corner*.

5. Discworld \8D/
It's so sad that Terry Pratchett will probably never write a book again (or so I hear). Actually, I still haven't read the 'latest' one, Making Money.

I'm really tired this afternoon/evening.
Totally drained -__________-

Here is the productivity of my evening:
( art meme )
This meme was created by today's deviant,
Yuumei
A pretty awesome gallery - my favourite thing is the piece originally linked to me by earnestinberlin - 1000 Words. I also like the WE Project art... basically all the "semi-realistic" stuff. There are also some rather cool clay sculptures.

Our other deviant is adella, which is being posted here purely for the Belle (Beauty and the Beast) cosplay. I would have made the dress out of satin or something, but canary-yellow sort of carries Disney well.

Today's learnings:
☆giraffe and dinosaur sleep

☆giraffe species

☆evolutionary theories regarding giraffe necks

And to finish, I just want to leave you with one thought, which I'm sure we've all had before:

Vampire giraffes.

(Next post: Supanova photos...)

Will Second Life Be Banned In Australia?
An article about the latest development in the RETARDED scheme by the Australian Government for compulsory internet censorship: online games and the like.

On a lighter note:
The World Wasn't Meant
A pretty neat webcomic with a really small archive (so it's easy to read the whole thing in an hour or so).

On a more whimsical note:
TABLES!!! that are cool!
Neil Gaiman wants this table, and now so do I. Who doesn't want to own furniture that looks like it's about to run away?

On a more scientific note:
self-watering plants discovered!
Ananth of Applegeeks is holding out for self-aware plants - he won't have to wait long if my human-photosynthesis plans come to fruition... mwahaha!
(No, really. I wish I could do photosynthesis. It's already joyous sitting in the sun - imagine if you could convert sunlight into energy: delicious!)

On a more political note (?):
Ages of sexual consent around the globe
I can't remember exactly why I was researching this (fanfiction, I think), but it's interesting, no?

On a more delicious note:
I HAVE FOUND MY SUPERPOWER: cooking pasta-marinara-in-white-wine-sauce. NONE CAN DEFEAT ME; I AM AS A GOD.
Srsly.
(also, we have discovered that one shouldn't eat raw treacle near their keyboard...)

On a more visual note:
omg, ascii kitty!!
／l、
（ﾟ､ ｡ ７
l、 ~ヽ
じしf_, )ノ

kawaii~

On a more fangirly note:
Imagine playing a Versailles track on Guitar Hero - your fingers would burst into flame~!
Also:
I am completely in love with Teru-kun ^___~
The rest of this post somehow devolved into me melting over Teru and Versailles in general....

Blargh, after painstakingly translating about three or four of Teru-kun's posts, I find that the rest of his blog has already been translated. Well, it's handy, really. I'll go translate the Hitman Reborn yaoi I got in Japan or something instead =P
edit: turns out there are a few blogs and a few translations, so I'll let you know when I've figured out what in the heck to read (why is this so difficult???)

Oooh, and lookie what I found! (way, way too late, I know).

The latest Versailles PV!!!! ^_____________^ "Ascended Master"
♥love♥
Squee, it's lovely!
I saved my fangirling and flailing over the new photo/costumes earlier, but now I can't hold back! Gomen! >_<
I simply adore Kamijo's new look :3 I've never thought he was particularly hawt until right now.... he fairly SIZZLES XD Mmmmm fangs.....
Oh, I would deeeefinintely let him bite me ^___~
And Teru's jacket is amazing!! And the return of Teru-belly! Yaaaaaaaay! In conjunction with Teru-thighs! SO HAPPY XD Not sure I like his hair so much this time round, though... it's kind of... stringy...and... OMG is that a ponytail?? Yes, I believe it is o_0 Has Teru's hair always been that long?
But Teru as a painter is love!
(according to an interview, that's what he'd be if he weren't a j-rockstar)
And HIZAKI AS A NUN XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
I'm still lolling just a little over Yuki's new hair, though. ....o_0 whut iiiis it?
Yuki has a much more feminine look now. Looks like he got jealous of Teru's belly-exposure, too XD Actually, I would say his outfit seems just a little influenced by Jasmine You's style, this time round...
/flail

whew '_';; Was it good for you?

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL<
I WILL NEVER EVER GET SICK OF WATCHING THIS EVER.
EVER.

BWAHAHA XD

And this

Teru is SO HILARIOUS and ADORABLE.
WHATTHEHECK?

Oh, wow, sorry for all the Teru spam o_o
Gomen nasai!
TT_TT;;
I'm just looking it all up on the net now, you see (yes, I am a lazy, lazy, bad fangirl. But now I will be up-to-date and possibly even knowledgable. gasp!)

Well, one last Versailles link - If I'm going to SPAM YOU TO DEATH, I may as well go the whole way:
Q&A at A-USA of LOLS. Yuki, you alcoholic, you will die of liver cancer -_-;;

Wow... it's midnight now.
I finally made it through the entirety of versaillesfans.
TT_TT;;
...dizzy....
BUT
It was worth it to see Teru as a schoolboy (2008 Versailles calendar) and as a schoolgirl (with former band Aikaryu). I think a part of me DIED when I saw those, and that part is now happily dancing in heaven, alternately swooning and joygasming.

I think it's bed time now.
And this is why you shouldn't save all your blog entries for one go.
Tomorrow's post:
☆ posting instructions for following Teru's blog(s).
☆ creating new Teru-themed lj header to replace the craptastic Juno header I made the other day when I was bored.
☆ there is actually no third point, but it looks better like this.

I love you so hard, Kisschasy.
Every time I listen to this song, I love it a little more ^__________^
Seriously, listen to the lyrics - they're awesome XD
*flailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflailflail*

Also, apparently Michael Jackson is dead. R.I.P. I guess. I don't know who Farrah Fawcett is, sorry.

Garrrrr, I can't wait til AUGUST 21 for Seizures to come out. Need to listen to Generation Why on repeat forever *now*.
I did technically pre-order the single, but I never received charge or confirmation, so I have no idea if I'll actually get it or not.

Man, I got nothin to do tonight. The holidays are so boring - I didn't actually want to spend half the day in bed. I miss uni.
Guess I'll write some moar porns?

*goes to listen to Generation Why again*

That's right, I have actually written something.
*gasp*
My muses would like me to believe that they are all dead or on holiday or eloping with penguins, but I know they're there, lurking. Can't fool me.

Of course, what I wrote was no longer than 300 words, but hey, I'll take what I can get, after days (weeks, months) of trying to get something out. It wasn't the awkward fluff of the Legal Drug fic I've been working on for probably over a year, nor was it the more recent Loveless smut I've been occupied with.
Actually, it's my first ever Kingdom Hearts writing.
Inspired by Tales of the Abyss fanart on Lawnmowerpants' deviant art gallery - the pretty, pretty long red hair, to be specific.

( Melted Strawberries )

I really want to draw that grotto scene now ^_^ So cute! I love the KH fandom because you basically get to play with crossovers as part of canon (which this story probably isn't, although the pairing is).

Also, I did promise a picspam. I'm sorry, it won't be anywhere near as hot as narcolpeticnemu's.

( pink hair, walking adventures, watercolour )
If there were any other things I was meant to post, I've forgotten them.

Today's deviant artist is a pretty amazing gallery by pinflux. Some really amazing pictures by one of the members of Rhubarb Zoo, the other member of which I posted a little while back.

*sigh* today I learnt that the red-glitter cons and the double-pink cons I want are both not available in hightop =(
Just as well, since they cost $130 and $90 respectively. But still. Dorothy cons!

I am feeling depressed with my complete and utter lack of productivity. I have done abosulte stuff all for the first two weeks of the holidays due to sheer lazyness - it's terrible.
I... miss uni.
*GASP*

But. I have seen many friends, which has been lovely ^_^

Hello minions.
Next post: picspam.
This post:

if you are interested in gay marriage in Australia, read this, it's a lovely little satire.

I have just read Stardust, by Neil Gaiman. It's an amazing book <3
I loved the movie (which I saw before reading the book) too, and it's almost identical to the book, except for two major points, both of which I could see why the differences were written into the movie script.
It's one of those delicious fairy-tale type fantasy books, but for adults.
You know this, because you're trundling along through the first chapter, enjoying this delicious children's fantasy novel, and then are hit by A GRATUITOUS SMUT SCENE LOL WTF. Also, the word "fuck" in very small type.
So yes, it's enchanting and delicious and all things wonderful. Next, I would like to read the comic-book incarnation.

Also, be prepared for my imminent fame as a baker of cakes to important political figures, as predicted by monsieur_djinn's tarot reading. If you (and by 'you' I mean Dylan and Jocelyn) stick with me and work your personal networks, you too could be dining on exquisite cake and rubbing shoulders with the leaders of the world, say the tarot cards.
I suppose I'll need to buy myself a chef's hat....

Oh, did I mention MY HAIR IS PINK NOW?
It is.
It looks like awesome sauce.
It did help to cheer me up somewhat, although drastically decreased my chances of employment.
I don't care, because I have pink hair.

Also, chisathechi tweeted this video, which was enjoyable to watch and, I think, very important. It's a lecture given at some important conference in 2006, about creativity and our education system, given by a humourous British guy named Ken Robins.
Interesting, amusing, important and good quality.

And finally, since I have to kill time till about two pm, here is a meme ninja'd from narcolepticnemu, which I haven't seen before and is pretty interesting, actually.
( actually pretty interesting :) )

I have time to kill, so have a meme from narcolepticnemu
( I am the shinyest )

Today is a fantabulous day for eating porridge - although the gale has subsided rather, since last night and earlier this morning. Or has it? (The answer is "actually, no").
In either case, it is, suprpsingly, still t-shirt (Threadles) weather.

I am in a marvellous mood today, and have been since I finished my Japanese TAFE oral last night. No more assessments! Until next semester! (well, I still have to hand in my kanji book on Monday, but it should only take me an hour to complete today).

Look! Threadless have a competition with me in mind:
Holy Sugar High 2009
It's actually a little tempting to try. But I'd have to learn all about marzipan.

Also, vote on this, please, if you have an opinion on same-sex marriage in Australia
it only takes one click

And here is the library porn that's been circulating the interwabs
Damn you, Perth

And here is a really cute animation I found on Deviantart:


Speaking of which, today's deviants are:

deathofrats: mostly they just get a kudos for the username of awesome. A coloured-pencil patterny gallery. Give it a few years, I think, and it could be amazing.

hooooon: not a bad gallery. I like the magic-forrest-thingo series.

sugarock99: Prepare to develop a crick in your neck, folks, this deviant has achieved instant pedastal of awesome status. One of the most amazing deviantart galleries I've ever seen; sugarock99 expresses and executes her beautiful concepts with skill in this underwater photo gallery. /blurb. What can I say? It just blew me away. Abosultely gorgeous. And no, the photos are generally not manipulated, other than colour-balance etc.

Do I have anything more interesting to say? Not really.
Farewell, my sweet marshmellow clocks.

It's nice to have finished exams. I had a pretty stellar weekend. I spent almost all of today watching cartoons, including about a quarter of the final season of Sailor Moon - Sailor Stars. This is looooong overdue. It's hilarious. I think this season really recaptures some of the 'old' Sailor Moon from the first two seasons (it's the lack of Rini/Chibi-usa, I think). My favourite thing so far: Sailor Star Gentle Uterus attack. For serious.
XDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXD
Maybe there was something lost in the translation, but given Sailor Moon, I'm inclined to think otherwise (Given that Sailor Moon's attack for this arc is "Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss")

Anyway, quick picspam of a quick pic practising my inking T_T
(wow, these things look so much better in real life - still not all that fantastic, though. Probably should use scanner instead of digital camera....)

Inked using Faber Castell pens. Any ideas what to do with the cross she's sitting on?
(Yeah, I really should start making use of my DA account.... Another holiday project, I guess).

Yay! Finished my exam-exams today. But I still have an oral tomorrow (and tafe stuff next week). It's ten pm and I haven't started studying for it yet!

In celebration, I was thinking I hadn't done the 8 things meme in ages, and since life is sweet at the moment, maybe I should be doing it more frequently now :)

♥ blankets & fan-heaters (my house is like a freezer, I swear)
♥ hugs! (lately I've become even MOAR cuddly than usual. I don't see anyone complaining =P )
♥ cake! (lately I've become addicted to baking. Once again, I don't seem anyone complaining...)
♥ the end of dumb units!! And the start of holidays! And awesome units next semester!
♥ music - I've acquired a bunch of shiny new music via friend music swaps (also, it's nice to have an ipod again)
♥ Teru! I just... he's so adorable!! I read a bunch of translated blog entries the other day and decided to translate the rest of them myself these hols ^_^ I want to be Teru when I grow up ♥
♥ The new Versailles photoshoot - I hope they officially release it sooooon. Want to flail. So much I can already say about that one picture (like, omgz Teru is rubbing off on everyone - so much more skin exposed!! XDDD)
♥ NEW MUSICS! Miyavi (actually, not sure when his stuff is due...), Perfume, Versailles and Kisschasy all releasing new albums in the next few months!!

There, done. Have you thought about things you're grateful for today? ^_^
Garrrrrrrrrrrr don'twanttostudyyyyyyyyy >______________<- stoopid Japanese oral.

and it was good.

narcolepticnemu had this meme up, so, little meme-hoar that I am...
answer these questions in my comments
( snip )

Today's deviants:
hishikei - not a bad little anime gallery.

Is it wrong that I think that this is.... awesome?
Also, I kind of love sexist women jokes. Good News Week had a great spiel about women and mother-nature tonight.
Also, I get ALL MY MEDIA/NEWS coverage via Good News Week.
Now I'm going to bed. Dear god, sleep, I miss you so much. I need you, baby, I need you so bad.
*ahem* anyway. Actually, think I'll just save this post for the next time I want to procrastinate (see you tomorrow, then).

oh, wait, omg first:

♥
(courtesy of Neil Gaiman's blog).

Turns out it is now tomorrow. And although I did actually leave, and go to bed early (well, earlier), irony and insomnia had other plans. hahahahahah.
(coincidentally, sweetjesus26 and rogue2387 suffered the same fate).

Well, I churned out this:

Note to self: Faber Castel smudges and the texters are lame. Buy more Copics (I only have, like, three neutral colours - all of which were used in this picture). Don't bother with the critiques, it's not a stellar picture. Probably should have used a reference.

Also checked out this deviant
fushii. A pretty quality gallery - the first in a while, really. Interesting variation of style and varied use of media.

I've spent most of today wanting to scrape my brains out with a ladle.
Damn exams on subjects I hate. I'll get you.

So, I was thinking about Disney villains, as you do, and you know what?
What the heck, Jafar?
You had a genie. A GENIE. Who could grant basically any three wishes. You wished to be basically the most powerful being in the universe, and you still failed. You were Sultan for maybe three hours?
You were trumped by a lion.
That's right, a lion in the middle of Africa (with no genie) achieved about A DECADE of rulership, via careful planning. With no genie.

And thus ends my abuse of the 'em' tag (italics).

Also, Gaston.
Sure he incited a mob, bribed and corrupted public officials to condem innocents to an asylum, imprisoned civilians, attempted murder...
But did he really deserve death? Somehow I feel his death was a bit... gruesome. Considering in the end he was just kind of a misguided narcissist. Maybe he should have just been forced to sit in a room in the asylum and read books (with no pictures) all day.

Sure, other villains have died, but a lot of them turned into giant monsters (Ursula, Maleficent) and there's really no hope for normalcy or reintegration and assimilation into society after that.

On the other hand, the dicks who shot Bambi's mum probably enjoyed a happy and fruitful life making a living off venison sales.

I'm not crazy, I swear.

Anyway. Today's procrastination deviants are:

gunmgally - a good solid gallery. I like the Mei drawings.

meago - average anime gallery, but with quite a few little gems in there.

I'm going to pretend to study a little more, I guess.
Yours, bored and loney and BORED,

~Cake.

Studying is SO BORING. Such a pain. I don't mind Japanese study, of course, but the other units are incredibly uninteresting and rather irrelevant *sigh*
On the other hand, I am looking forward to next semester. It's crazy. crazy. I really wouldn't mind if we only had one week of holiday...
I'd like to register in my new classes, but the timetable is broken :(

Of course my current status of "studying" means there are a lot of deviant artists being checked out...

tahli-n - eh, it's okay. I like that the girls have freckles.

hellobaby - lots of patterns and coloured pencil. A bit samey, but I guess when you find something that works...

And now for something completey different
heart-shaped watermelons

I expect there will be more procrastination as the week progresses.
I've decided I'm celebrating the end of exams by going to Spotlight on Friday and buying fabric :)
I'ma learn me to sew.

P.S. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was just as boring as people said it was, really.

♥ Mouldy Peaches ♥ srsly.
Just watched Juno for what is possibly the hundredth time♥
After not actually leaving the bed all day.
All day.
It. Was. So. Good.
Allllll day.

So, links.
paper art is love. You know it's true.

ALL DAY

ohmygosh I totally want to try this. (It's probably an abomination).

Today's deviants... I can't remember what they are, since I looked at them a few days ago.
RevolverWinds. Crazy art collage stuff thing.

amphiboly. Life drawings and stuff.

kujou-kanata. Anime gallery.

Hugs.
Seriously, hugs, are, like, the best thing invented since evolution and fire and stuff. ohmygodtheyaresogood.
That's my amazing wisdom for the day.
Also, I may have inadvertently co-created the anti-christ for the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Maybe we shouldn't talk about that.
But hugs.

You know, I'm still sleepy. Um.
I'm going to Hell for Sloth.
According to the internet, that means I'll be thrown into a snake pit. I wonder if they're poisonous? I mean... I'll already be dead, right? I kinda like snakes.
Yep, I'm going to Hell for Sloth.
Do snakes like hugs?

Sure XKCD has a few uncomfortable truths
( cut because people whine when I don't )
but I was thinking about how creepy pork is.
Pig-derived food products are very popular. I will be the first to attest that pork is my favourite of all the roasts.
But...
Not only are pigs very intelligent (another ethics discussion for another day), they are also our closest blood match (yes, even including other primates).
And they taste like human.
So...
Every time you eat pork or bacon or ham....

I don't know, isn't it just a teeny bit creepy?

konbanwa minnasan.
Going to bed now, but look, new lj layout? Pretty, no? 大好き.
Please tell me if it's unreadable etc etc on your shiny monitors.

arinellen posted this:
The Australian Government is still retarded, but at least they are probably not going to make net censorship mandatory.

lol. I can't remember what this link is, but it was apparently quite amusing.

oh god. this is me. (the person twitching, I mean). ♥ XKCD.

So it turns out that my fanfic muse hasn't died, it's just that one story that won't budge at all. Anyway, expect my first Loveless attempt soon. Ritsu/Soubi is fascinating.

YAAAY! Semester is over! Just three exams and an oral, plus two TAFE assessments to go...

sweet dreams pumpkins <3
Loves and cuddles!!!
*squishes you all*
(raeps?)

I know I just posted this link, but I think it should be posted twice.

Yes, I read it. It's still stupid

A chapter-by-chapter commentary on Twilight by Stephanie Meyer.
This is amazing. Not only is it hilarious (I am in stitches), but it is basically what all sane people are thinking when they read Twilight.
I kid you not.
There is an adverb count at the top of each post - ILU SO HARD.
Perhaps it's less hilarious if you haven't read Twilight, but it has reminded me why I will (a) never read past book one (b) never re-read book one.
It makes me want to cry. For all of humanity. And stab everyone who liked the books, so they will never reproduce, ever. Ever.