Xanthe's Echo Version 6.0

Okay, I have been...

2009-10-15T04:06:20Z

So f-ing busy with school, working and reading half of my sister's romance novel collection. At least I have one project finish and that's with my Watercolor I class. It kinda pays to stay after and continue working on my projects.

Search me into why the f I'm reading my sister's romance novel collection, I'm like to read science fiction and anything action/thriller type.

I'm starting to become a fan of Linda Howard's works, she throws the romance on top of the thriller/spense stuff that I love so much. I'm currently reading "Dying to Please" and will start on "Strangers in the Night" soon.

Also, a redesign for the site isn't going to happen anytime soon for both the club and the site. Once school and getting my driver's permit is out of the way. I'm going to focus on redesigning my site and making it more professional to attract more clients and hopefully get some more cash in my pockets. This semester has tested my ablity to penny push and salvage stuff around the house for supplies. I can thank my mother for teaching me that skill.

I don't have the means to get to Blick's in downtown San Diego and going there is a once a semester type of thing where I load up on supplies. In case I run out of a certain type of paint or need paper, I head to either Michael's or Aaron Brothers.

Thank you Aaron Brothers and Michael's for your 40% and 50% off coupons and other specials.

I need a shower and sleep, I have another busy day ahead of me. Night and on the fly then.

P.S. iced_puffy if you are reading this entry please either reply to this message or e-mail me. I head about the two typhoons that hit the Philippines recently and it's really bad from what I have heard from some people. I just wanted to know if you are alright. See ya then.

Hell...

2009-09-21T00:38:16Z

This gives me more proof that shit really does happen when you least expected and I was a fan of the English dub on Adult Swim too...

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-20/body-identified-as-crayon-shin-chan-yoshito-usui

In other news, I haven't been around online a lot because of class. Fuck, this semester of art classes has made me real close in putting a gun to my head. Watercolor I isn't as bad because the instructor is really laid back, but Illustration I is a bitch and it involves painting and painting is not something I'm really good at. At least the instructor for that is kinda laid back, but still fuck that class is a bitch... I have already made myself ill once this semester with the crazy schedule I have for this semester. I need to start taking more vitamin C and multivitamins and also drink more water and tea than I normally do. Catching a cold in the summer suck ass because drinking tea makes me sweat even more...

At this point, I'm so looking forward to Pacific Media Expo in November. I need to get away from it all to clear my head and no playing an old school RPG isn't going to cut it anymore...sigh...

I need to get back to painting, my first major project for Illustration I is due this Tuesday at 11:15 am PST. On the fly then.

I Can Be...

2009-08-31T03:06:05Z

Such an idiot sometimes or maybe it's the other way around.

My brother's wife is expecting and the delivery date is set on the 4th which is this Friday. Depending if the room for club is available or not, I may or may not go. Then again, about 100 people are going to the birth and I feel kinda out of place at something like that. Hell the baby shower was a drunken fest and slowly became FUBAR'd in the span of four hours... I might give my regards and not go, I prefer to be in the company of my closest friends.

This and working at Chuck E. Cheese's cements my decision not to have children. I would make one lousy mother and I fear that I may become one of those crazy soccer moms... I despise those kinds of people, fuck even my own mother wasn't like that.

I seriously need a drink at the moment, at least the weather is slightly cooler. But not by a long shot, I need to get back to work. On the fly then.

Back To School Worries...

2009-08-30T07:25:56Z

Fuck it...

I'm taking this semester Watercolor I and Illustration I or II if you want to be technical about it. The first Illustration class was just in introduction into the class. I still got one more level to go before I'm finish with it. I like Watercolor alot, it's the Illustration class that I'm freaking out over. The class in itself is another painting class...and I suck ass at paining.

After the Painting I fiasco back at Cuyamaca College back in 2002-2003, I haven't painted shit in about six years.

So I did a practice run and I'm quite pleased with the results. I'll post it up sooner or later, hell I need to post my damn Watercolor experiments as well too. Also taking Illustration with another quack of a teacher doesn't help as well.

Fuck, this semester I might as well put a goddam gun to my head.

To think I have to retake both the Painting and Human Figure Drawing Classes as well. In addition to Color/Light Theory and Rendering I & II. So much for getting out of Palomar by 2012...sigh... I still have a fucking long ass way to go...sigh... Anyways, I need sleep badly and I have to go to work in about 12 hours, night then. On the fly then.

I Seriously...

2009-08-18T07:25:20Z

Need to go to bed. But this little gem that I found on YouTube kept me from going to bed. I told iced_puffy about it in her LJ and I wonder what she thinks of it. You be the judge of it:

Forget sleep at the moment, I need to continue to study for my driver's exam this Wednesday. I'm dreading that day, more like freaking out over it. I still can't get over my test anxiety disorder... At least this little gem made my night and also listening to Ace of Base's "The Sign" as well. Oh well, back to studying. On the fly then.

WTF?!

2009-08-16T06:54:52Z

I have waited about seven weeks and still not reply from the college about financial aid. I'm started to wonder if I did the damn form wrong or something. I need to call the college Monday and see if I can get some damn answers about that. I haven't paid for my classes because I'm waiting on that! WTF?

I bought a new illustration book today, it's on Noir and how to use it in comics. I ran across the book a while ago while I was at Blick's downtown in March, but never had the chance to buy it. So I got it for about $13 online versus the $21 if I got it at the store. Hurray for being a penny pusher, I'm started to use coupons wherever I go now. I think I'm starting to be like my mother more and more in the terms of shopping that is...

About the site, yes I'm planning to update that son of a bicth. It's just that I have been rather lazy this summer and I'm in the process of trying to get my driver's permit, again. My exam is this Wednesday at 8am, wish me luck...

I need to go to bed, I have work in about 12 hours and today wasn't a pleasant day at work as well. Even with the overtime, I'm still broke...sigh... On the fly then.

Back from...

2009-08-01T03:41:36Z

Comic Con International: San Diego 2009 and with bronchitis once again...yeah...

I'm sick...again... I don't know where I caught this bough of bronchitis and damn. It equals another trip to the clinic and another $45 down the drain and antibiotics and clinic fees...fuck... I need to get a TB skin test ASAP, this might be something bigger than I though, it's only $8 and I can have the results in a few days. At least I got paid and I'm debt free for now. I just need to see if the results of the FASFA came in or not.

Other than that, I finally beat "Chrono Trigger" today. Good lord that game was addictive as crack cocaine! I can understand why that game is on a lot of people's top ten RPG lists of all time. Hell, I need to make a top ten list of my favorite RPGs. I might as well do it and follow ScrewAttack.com's policy of only having one game per franchise rule in effect. So here we go:

10. Chrono Trigger (SNES, PS1, and DS): I finally got around to playing this game. Like I said earlier, this game was addictive as crack cocaine! I only played the PS1 port of the game and minus the load times it was a fun game to play. I love the battle system and the active time battle option as well. The only thing that I didn't like was its difficulty, it was too damn easy. Other than that, it was pretty sweet game.

9. Skies of Arcadia: Legends (Gamecube, Dreamcast): I borrowed this game from a friend and I need to buy this game sooner or later. Skies of Arcadia was a pretty sweet RPG. You got kick ass battle cinematics, innovate battle system and fighting battles via airships, epic! Too bad they didn't make a sequel to this game.

8. Kingdom Hearts II (PS2): While I could have gone with the first game because of the wow factor (Disney and SQUARE WTF?!). The in-game battle system was a major step up from the first game. With the ability to bust out some crazy moves during certain points of the game with the press of a button and the in-game shooter levels with the Gummi Ships improved. I wonder what KH3 will have to do to top KH2!

7. Parasite Eve (PS1): Based on the novel of the same name, that I never had the chance to read until now (thank you VERTICAL for releasing the novel in English!). PE was a breath of fresh air after FFVII came and went. You got the choice of customing weapons to make any monster your bicth and one hell of a female villan. Then you got one kick ass soundtrack and remix soundtrack (that I both own and listen to sometimes). Too bad the sequel was left something to be desired. I'm praying that the thrid game will be better.

6. Super Mario RPG: The Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES): Another staple of my childhood, it was a Mario game in the form of an RPG. The battle system was to me standard RPG stuff, it was at one point I was so good at this game that I was able to dodge a ton of "instant kill" attacks with the press of a button. I wish there was a sequel to this game (and no Paper Mario doesn't count)...

5. Wild ARMS 4 (PS2): I would have picked another WA title from the series, but it was WA4 that I like a lot. The battle system was a departure from the previous titles with using an HEX layout to move your characters around and also placing status elements/ailments as well. It was the difficulty level that keep me coming back for more. I like hard mode, a lot.

4. Mega Man X Command Mission (PS2): Yes the Lady Maverick81 is a Mega Man (hell it's in my name). What I liked most about CM was that the graphic where awesome and the battle system and the ability to switch party members in mid battle was really handy and Cinnamon's healing special saved my ass on more than one occasion.

3. Final Fantasy IX (PS1): I know that I'm going to get a lot of heat for this. But with FFIX, it was the story that left a huge impact on me. I have noticed that each Final Fantasy game has a theme. In this one it was that nothing can live forever and how precious life really is. While the battle system was kick ass, it was the theme that made it more memorable for me. Now I need to get this game back from my sister's place...

2. Shadow Hearts: From the New World (PS2): Another game that I know that I'm going to get a lot of heat for. While Yuri Hyuga is bad ass and cute to boot. It was the battle system that I liked most about the game, it was a major step up for the series. The ability to bust of double and double combo attacks and making any enemy your bitch can bring pure satisfaction to almost any gamer (at least to me). Also, I found myself laughing out more in this game than in the second one. It seems revenge wasn't the only thing going for the main cast... Now if only they would include this battle system in the fourth one and continue the story where the second one left off would be nice.

1. Xenogears (PS1): Ah religion at it's finest, not! Xenogears gave gamers the ablity to punch in button commands that would lead to using a special attack was awesome. It sold me on the game was the mecha to mecha combat. Powering up your ablity and laying the smack down on anything was sweet. And also, being forced to attend Saturday religion classes made me understand some parts of the game involing religion. Hell, it's not everyday that one of the supporting cast recites something close to the Apostle's and Nicene creed in a RPG. Another thing I liked about this RPG was the soundtrack, it's awesome to listen to. The remix soundtrack is amasing!

Games that didn't make it on the list but deserve an honorable mention: Sword of Mana (GBA), Star Ocean: The Second Story (PS1), SAGA Frontier (PS1) Legaia: Duel Saga (PS2) and Castlevaina: Symphony of the Night (PS1, PSP).

What do you think? Tell me about it! That's it for now, on the fly.

Last Entry Before...

2009-07-22T16:58:57Z

Comic Con International: San Diego BABY! I'm going to be offline for a few days because of that. So I'll see you on Sunday night with hopefully a truck load of freebies and a story to tell. On the fly then!

Ah...

2009-07-10T07:57:29Z

Fuck It!

I made my mother damned happy by filling out that damned FAFSA, knowing that I don't qualify because of my GPA. I have a 2.9 or something along the lines. But, I filled out that fucker anyway... I swear, I wish they would just leave me the fuck alone for once in my damn life. Now to see if I pass that goddamn driver's test. Like I said earlier, I don't need it. I not that fit to be a driver, I had three auto fails so far and I'm not willing to cause an accident on the road ways...

In other news, I had a rather good time at Anime Expo. While I didn't go hog wild with buying stuff due to lack of funds, I had a good time never the less. I'm not really in the mood of posting my exploits of my trip to AX09, Jamie if you are reading this. E-mail me for the details and where we are going to meet up for preview night at Comic-Con in less than two weeks!

Also, iced_puffy if you are reading this entry. I have an Yuri/Alice piece that I mange to draw and upload online. Feel free to color it and post it on your site!

http://www.sheezyart.com/art/view/2103435/

I really need to update my site, Im just kinda lazy in doing it. In the meantime my SheezyArt account has whatever I manged to scan and post online.

I so need a fucking drink or something to relive the stress! That's it for now, on the fly then.

Wow...

2009-06-26T18:51:23Z

My mother is shocked, so is my brother and so am I about the death of Michael Jackson. I grew up listening to his music, while my mother grew up listening to the Jackson 5. My brother sometimes plays his music when he DJs. Even though amid the scandal and heavy debt, I'll always remember his videos, which where always an event and that me and mother gathered around the TV to watch them.

Even all these years later, I am still watch them in wonder... My favorite video from him is still "Scream", while my favorite song is "Human Nature". I need to get those songs onto my iPOD sooner or later...

I need to get ready for the meeting/gathering at a friend's house later this afternoon. We are going to hang out and discuss what's going to happen at Anime Expo next week. That's it for now, on the fly.

I'm Back...

2009-06-17T22:41:13Z

Sorta...

I got my laptop back and now owe DELL about $500 in repair bills and renewing the goddamn warranty. At least they gave me the option in paying off the bill in installments... Anyways, to add injury to insult I some how managed to catch a cold which turned into bronchitis... So off to the clinic and another $60 in medical bills...

Fuck it, why does this shit always happen to ME! I hoping that I have at least some cash for AX in less than three weeks. I'm just hoping that I can get those illustrations done, period! I got one down and four to go... I'm waiting until I get better in order to continue work. I'm praying that nothing else happens...

In the meantime, I have been watching online videos from "The Angry Video Game Nerd". In the past three days that I have been home, it's been rather good therapy for me; laughing my ass off. Any hard core gamer who knows their salt has heard of the Nerd. He's a guy who reviews really, really shitty old school games. Even in the opening theme says it all, "He's going to take back to the past..." Mind that they are really bad trips...

Anyways, if you are wondering. I'm going to update my site, really soon, I promise. In the meantime, I still open for comissions and the prices that are posted on their are still valid. If you want to make a donation for Xanthe, I would really appreciate it and give you something rather kick ass, as my way of saying thanks. If you are really game into sending me a donation, you can send it via PayPal at ladymaverick81@hotmail.com along with your name and e-mail addy.

Other than that, the cough syrup I took is making me sleepy. So I'm going to take a nap, on the fly then.

Offline...Again...

2009-05-28T19:22:08Z

It seems that my laptop decided to die on me and I had to ship it back to DELL for repairs. So I'm going to be offline for a few weeks while that is being fixed. In the mean time, I can get those illustrations that are going on sale at AX completed. I'm going to do three or four framed and matted illustrations using the techniques that I picked up this semester in class.

Other than that, I need to get my driver's license ASAP, if not come December I'm homeless...sigh... I really have no need for it. But my parents are bloody persistent that I do. When Christmas comes I'm going to give that damn card all nice and gift wrap and they can bloody have it. It's world of problems for me and my attention span isn't all that grand.

I don't want to be on the nightly news for an accident that I caused...sigh; I never ask my parents for ANYTHING in life...

Anyways, I need to run a few errands so, on the fly.

I Really Wonder...

2009-05-04T01:19:35Z

If I have set another record for not posting stuff on either my site or this blog... School has grabbed my by the balls and will not let go until the 22nd of this month. That's when the semester is over and I can get on with getting ready for Anime Expo!

I have now become a Shadow Hearts junkie, I can thank iced_puffy for that... I have so much fan art from that series it isn't funny and my final is a fan art of Yuri and Alice! I also am planning to get back into writing fan fiction over the Summer break. I never attend summer school on the account that I go to both Anime Expo and Comic Con.

On the subject of the SH fan fic, I'm thinking of using the myth of the goddess of mercy and compassion; Kannon. I also believe that the ending to the second Shadow Hearts is that the writer kinda used the concept that time just loops forever and forever. The same concept was also used in the anime "Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni", in which time just resets expect for one character... I recommened the series alot, in the fact that the series likes to screw with you head until the very end. As for the title, I'm still thinking about it. Do you have any suggestions for a title?

Other than that, with the swine flu going around and a High School is closed for two weeks near the college that I go to... I'm praying that I don't catch the bug, because that would suck... Dinner is nearly ready , so on the fly then! Also expexct an update within the month of so.

Happy New Year...

2009-01-09T10:41:25Z

Or something like that...

I know I'm rather late into writing this blog, but I kinda got caught up into both playing finally "Shadow Hearts: Covenant" and "Shadow Hearts: From the New World". I'm currently still playing the latter and I must say, with all of the bitching and moaning that SH3 had in the reviews department. I'm having a hoot playing this game. They are more times that I found myself laughing out loud or chucking to myself than I was playing SH2. Yeah, I know that SH3 is rather lighthearted and tongue in cheek in all.

Kinda reminds me of "Wild ARMS 4", which is a rather excellent game to play, I must say. I demand that you go play that one!

I got "Kingdom Hearts: ReChain of Memories" on PSX2, I haven't even touched that game (yeah I know, shame on me). But SH3 is just too damn good to put down.

I wanna play "Chaos Wars" on PSP, from the screen shots that I saw it's kinda reminds me of "Final Fantasy Tactics" on PS1. The real reason that I want to play this game 'cause it has Yuri and Alice as playable characters. I also heard that the English VAs in that game are god awful... If they have a option in changing the language settings, please tell me so I don't have to hack this game in saving my ears and sanity. The VAs in SH2 and SH3 are alright adds to humor in some situtations, I tend to stick to the original Japanese VAs even with watching anime.

Blame the anime club that I go to, with their strict policy of only watching anime subtitled.

I rather like Yuri's English VA in SH2 than his Japanese VA, it seems that he had more emotion in his voice.

I need to go to bed, I have alot of stuff that I need to get done before I go to work tomorrow at 4pm. Also reading Yuri X Alice fan fics online isn't helping me into getting me to sleep as well, it's makes me all the more damn hyper...

I also, randomly discovered that a good theme for those two is the "Ordinary World" by Aurora. I know that the song was originally written by Duran Duran, but I like Aurora's version better. It's more upbeat to me.

I like the ones by iced_puffy over at FanFiction.net, if I can only get a hold of the author and tell them that I have a SH doujin that I randomly found online; that I know that they might like.

On a random note, my 26th birthday is next week. I really want Yuri's necklace to wear when I go to work. I don't know why, it's just looks really cool. Than again, I want his trench coat from the first SH game and the black leather cross jacket from the second one as well. I have a thing for wearing stuff like that. Other than that, on the fly then.

What I Have...

2008-12-09T20:29:21Z

Been doing since Pacific Media Expo. Well I had a grand time over there, it was great and I was so glad that everything went according to plan. It seems that using coupons at the places we ate saved us quite a bundle of cash to spend it on stuff.

I have been recovering from a nasty bout with broncitics, again. I must have overdid it with school and work this time around. With the way my schedule is set up, I don't get a day off from either school or work. Yeah, I know it sucks and the classes that I have been taking are rather brutal and require long hours of studying and tons, did I mentioned tons of homework. And that's only two classes I'm taking this semester too...

Jamie, if you are reading this blog. I'm sorry for not writing to you in a hella long time. It's just that my studies are really killing me as you can see. I have made myself ill on several occasions this semester and next semester should be a little bit easier as well. I'm praying that I don't get sick around my birthday this time around. Email me so we can talk some more and also I need to start working on your Christmas gift, once my finals are out of the way.

At least the 12+ extra credit paper in Astronomy 120 is complete and that is a rather huge load off of my chest. You don't know how goddamed happy I am in getting that little beast finished with. The reason for doing that paper is that it's rather nice to have some insurance in that class, considering it's the most brutal class I have taken so far.

Also, it seems that I have become a Shadow Hearts fan (go Yuri X Alice ^0^). With the Lady Maverick81 being a history buff, the game was awesome to play and while some of the historical facts were a little off. It's rather bad ass to have the infamous Mata Hari joining your party. I'm waiting to play it's sequal after finals along with "Kingdom Hearts RE: Chain of Memories". I played Shadow Hearts because I was sick over Thanksgiving vacation and was in no mood to continue writing that beast of a research paper. Playing that game brought back fond memories of myself and playing an good RPG for days on end, forgetting all about the time and I believe making my illness rather worse off than it is...

Well that's all for now, I'm writing this post in the computer lab on campus while I'm printing copies of my paper and my notes for the other class. I need to catch the bus home. I'll talk to you later then. On the fly.

I'm Off To...

2008-11-07T18:28:09Z

Pacific Media Expo! When I get back, I'll see if I can write a full report of my exploits there. Until then, see ya later!

Ah Crap...

2008-10-24T03:31:26Z

I'm sick and it sucks to miss almost a week of classes. At least it gives me some much needed R&R that I have been lacking this semester. I think I'll be able to attend the weekly anime club meeting tomorrow at 2pm. I also need to get some lab hours in as well for my Spanish 101A class. Other than that, I feel much better than I did yesterday and that's a good sign.

Other than that, I'll talk to you later then. On the fly then.

Until the Day is Done...

2008-10-06T06:24:17Z

I haven't updated the site nor this blog is about five to six months give or take. I have been both rather preoccupied with other matters than the site. It's strange really, when I was younger I would update this site and blog constantly.

But in the past three years I swear that I updated no less than five times and with three new versions for both.

I guess that my priorities in life shifted to other matters, other than the web. I'm still online, I just don't long on to any chat program. I guess that I prefer to be anonymous when I'm online. With all of the problems that I have been having with Ricardo in recent months; it seems that the challenges that have been thrown at us from left field or the other has made us somewhat stronger as a couple.

It seems that Ricardo and myself will marry, sooner or later. In this modern era, we are almost like a married couple. We have been together for more than two years. In this moment, I'm happy and satisfied with the events that been happening around me; more than last year, I can say that.

Also, it seems that Iistening to R.E.M.'s "Until the Day is Done" and "Half a World Away" is rather soothing to me, at times like what is happening it's pure therapy. It seems that I need to get their new album Accelerate soon.

Other than that, on the fly.

Computer Problems...

2008-08-03T02:30:44Z

Seems that my laptop decided to catch a cold on me and it's in the repair shop at the moment. Right after Comic Con too no less... At least it's not that serious and I was able to back up most, if not all of my stuff onto my external harddrive.

So, I'm going to be offline for a while. It might be next week when I can get back online...sigh...

So Jamie, if you are reading this blog. I'm sorry for not getting another chance to hang out during the Con... It was packed and oh boy was it packed! Other than that, I have my little GBA SP to keep me company and Final Fantasy V Advance as well. Well that's it for now, on the fly then.

Let's See...

2008-07-20T05:53:49Z

This might or might not be the last entry that I'll make before I head off to Comic Con. This time, I get to go for all five days. At least working at Chuck E. Cheese's is good for something... Other than that, I'm making revisions to the script for "Resident Evil: Coexistence". I might be able to update my site one more time before I leave for the convention. Also, Jamie if you are reading this entry. Please e-mail me and tell me where do you want to go for lunch when you arrive in town so we can catch up on old times. That's all for now then. On the fly.

Ebay Auctions.

2008-07-09T18:00:38Z

In need for cash and to thin out my manga collection, I have posted on Ebay three sets of manga that I don't want. Down below is the listings for them.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270254094941
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270254102484
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270254108445

Comic Con is only three weeks away and I'm praying that I have enough cash to go to. Hell, I was able to make it through one Comic Con on $120, this should be fairly easy...I hope. Anyways, that's it for now. On the fly then!

Anime Expo 2008

2008-07-08T04:09:00Z

I'm back fro AX08 so here's my full report:

Wednesday
I got up early and waited for Ricardo to pick me up. That didn't happen and I headed for his hour and discovered that his parents were moving and rather in a hurry. So I was forced to help out and told him that I needed to get to LA and fast. This is because the hotel was in my name and my roommate were going to be there soon and want to drop there stuff in the hotel room. so I hitched a ride with my long time best friend Jimmy and made it to the hotel in one piece. I checked in dropped my stuff and headed for the convention center and picked up my pass. I liked picking up my pass this time because it took only less than five minutes! So after I got my badge and did managed to get to Ricardo's and wandered around the convention center, I stuck my head in the arcade and played a few games. I also ran into my good friend Anthony and talked to him for a while. Some time later, I meet up with Jimmy and his boyfriend Barry for dinner and some pizza place. It was really good pizza and a whole lot better than the pizza that is served at my work. After dinner I went back to my hotel room, took a shower and crashed for the rest of the night. Also the thing with Ricardo, is going to be a recurring problem for a while to come....

Thursday
I got up early, ate the free breakfast that the hotel offered which was cereal and toast. It wasn't bad, I wish they they had a better selection of cereal other than corn flakes. I took a quick shower and got dressed and then I called Ricardo. I discovered that his mother is a crazy bitch and forced Ricardo to be his personal slave for the move and was not able to make it to AX this year. At times like this: I wish that I did have a Death Note and used it on her! So for the rest of the day, I worked part time at a booth and got some free mangas and wandered around the convention center. I also learned once again that food was super expensive in the convention center and that I should never buy anything from them. I think I coughed up about $10 on a rather good pizza and a can of soda. Once again I met up with Jimmy and Barry and had dinner at California Pizza Kitchen, damn good pizza I must day. After dinner we did managed to get into the AMV contest and of course was blown away from the entires, Jimmy and Barry on the other hand didn't know a lot of the titles and I had to tell them what they were, those two left halfway. So after the contest, I headed back to my hotel room took another shower and went to bed.

Friday
I overslept and missed out on the free breakfast, so I headed for Denny's down the street and pig out on steak and cheesecake. I also went to this super cool convenience store called Famima! and got some Pocky and Rumune Soda. So once again, I worked at the same booth as I did yesterday and got more free stuff. So I lingered around and after the dealer's room closed and got some dinner at some local cafe. Headed back and went to the June/801 Media Yaoi Panel and managed to win a autograph postcard and somehow lost it in my luggage (grrr). After the panel I went back to the hotel room, took another shower and crashed once again for the night.

Saturday
Got up, got dressed and I ate at Denny's and wandered around the entire convention center once again. The best deal for me was getting a four volume manga series for about $12. I wanted to go to Masquerade but tickets were sold out and instead attend the other panel called "The Last Comic Standing", never had I laughed that hard at anything before. I left during intermission and went back to my hotel room and crashed once again for the night.

Sunday
I packed up my stuff and left it in the manager's office and went to the convention center. I blew the remainder of my money on really cheap deals and left for home after the dealer's room closed. So I headed home and for once it was a smooth ride going to and from. So I got home like around seven and unpacked. I took a shower and went to bed.

So that ends my adventures at Anime Expo 2008. Down below is list of what I got.

Old Boy Vols 5 - 8
Ikebukuro West Gate Park Vols 1 - 4
Transparent Vol 1
Lava Punch Vols 1 - 2
Honey and Clover Vol 2
Figure17 Vol 2
Shin Megami Tensei: Khan Vol 1
Basara Vol 3
The Birthday
Spiral
The Worlds of Amano
Intron Deposit 4
Yuki Terai TOKYO LABYRINTH
Virtual Beauties 2020
Several book markers
Several Key chains
Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus cell phone charm

I made out with quite a haul not bad for only having $200 in cash and I used that cash on food as well. I hope that Ricardo will be able to come with me to Comic Con later on this month. Overall I had a great time, even though I was by myself... Until then. On the fly!

Here I Go...

2008-07-02T07:54:51Z

To Anime Expo 2008. I'll be offline for a few days and will post a full report sometime either Sunday Night or Monday. I have five illustrations that I'm posting at the art show for sale. One of them is framed in a 11x14 frame and the rest are matted and in protective plastic bags. I'll be wandering around with a purple Viz bag and sketchbook. So I hope to see you there!

I'm also praying that this AX will not be disastrous than last years... On the fly then

After Almost...

2008-06-11T20:48:19Z

Four years, I finally get to read the ending to one of my favorite yaoi mangas. It's called "Under Grand Hotel" by Mika Sadahiro. I remember posting an entry about it a while back. Anyways I was rather pleased with the ending and I demand you to read it! You download it via IRC at Nakama.

I roughly have little more than a month to get 10 drawings and a entry done for Anime Expo. So, I'll be rather busy for a while. I need to take some photos of some of my art projects that I did in my Drawing and Composition II class. Other than that, on the fly then.

Finally...

2008-05-28T00:49:21Z

It's over! The spring semester is over and I passed both of my classes. With school out, I have more time to focus on my illustrations that I need to draw to sell at Anime Expo this year. I'm taking advice from Ricardo and doing a few fan service pieces for him. But other than that, school's out and I'm going to enjoy every minute of it! On the fly then.