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It's hard to believe that February is drawing to a close and I've been in London for a month and a half now.  It's even harder to believe that I only have about two months left.  I've only traveled outside of the city three times, and I haven't left the country.  This will soon change.

In two weeks I'll be heading to Paris for my Spring Break.  I'm going with Blake and we plan to spend at least two days at the Louvre...I am so excited.  I'm not sure what their policy is on photography, but I will absolutely have exterior shots of Paris to upload.

I recently received an e-mail about a weekend trip to Scotland in mid-March, and I am definitely considering it.  My flatmates all left for Scotland this evening, but I couldn't go with them because of my internship.  I was bummed at first, but then Scotland was hit with a ridiculous amount of snow...so now I'm not so bummed about missing out this weekend. xD;

The first weekend of April is our Easter Break, and while most of Europe will be heading down to Rome, my flatmates and I will be scooting off to Barcelona!  We're trying to find a hostel near the beach so we can just lay out and relax the entire weekend.  I am very much looking forward to it...I've never been to a genuine beach during warm weather!  I went to a beach in California once, but it was early March and still pretty chilly.

My dream excursion through Italy will, unfortunately, not be happening this trip (I don't get to go ANYWHERE in Italy! ;___; ).  But this will not be the last time I come to Europe, I will make sure of that...Italy -will- happen one day!  And then I can go to the tokidoki home store and fight lions and sing with a Gondolier and slip a love note into Juliet's wall.  Alas~

In COSPLAY news, I believe my next con will be Anime Vegas in Las Vegas, NV in early September.  It's so far away (time-wise)...but I cannot wait!  One of my best friends lives in LV, so I cannot wait to see her. ;~;

But right when I return to the states at the end of April, I have a few photoshoots lined up...I am very excited about those...they're going to be fantastic. :3

And this summer, I might even attempt a cosplay of my own and do a photoshoot with He's -my- official photographer. :3 <3

I hope everyone is staying warm back home and that the semester is going smoothly for those of you studying.  Cheers~! <3


xoxo


PS: Today I bought a glow in the dark shirt.
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HAPPY WINTER BREAK! 8D

I ended up getting wonderfully fabulous grades (aka better grades than I expected D8) so that's put me in a lovely mood:
Writing II: Academic Writing: B+
Mass Media and Society: A
Drawing and Rendering for the Theatre II: A-
Drafting for the Stage: A
Design Seminar II (Lighting & Scenic): A
BFA Review: A
Lovely semester 3.8 GPA~ :'D


Now that winter break is here and for the first time since last January I am not in school, working on a show or working my retail job, I am sitting back and playing video games and just relaxing before my long and faraway trip to London next semester (my mom can't talk about it without crying. D'8) I was so hoping to do a photoshoot or two this break, but I don't know if I'll be able to make it to see or if will have a new cosplay to shoot. Woe is me~, my portfolio needs moar and I don't know how many cosplayers I'll randomly be bumping into in London... *cries*

When I do go to London, this deviantArt account will temporarily turn into an architectural/landscape/everyday model account instead of cosplay. I'll hunt through my harddrive for any old cosplay photos I may have missed uploading and theatre photos I haven't processed yet, but you guys won't leave me, will you? ;_; I'll have the cosplay back when I back to the states~ ;____;

I keep sitting around and watching TV or playing my DS, and I think "I really need to stop and get some work done....WAIT. THERE IS NONE. *melts into happiness."

Being nonstop for almost a year takes it out of you! *takes a nap* ^________^


PS: I -did- make it into the group, and two images I've submitted for consideration have been accepted into their gallery! Yaay! :'D

Everyone, this is awesome and you should watch it.

There's a new group on deviantART for cosplay photographers!





And it was founded by two of my favorite photographers here on DA, and


It features amazing cosplay photographs by extremely talented photographers here on DA.

It's my goal to become a member of this group! *fist of determination!*

Tomorrow is my second Bachelor of Fine Arts review for my degree. waaaaaiiii @___@

It determines if I'm able to stay in the BFA Theatre Design program at my university or not. DX

I'm a little bit sick with the nervous. Wish me luck, everyone. u___u

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UPDATED!

They posted the results early! I passed!

I'm going to celebrate by uploading photos tonight! Yaaaay!

I cannot believe Thanksgiving break is next week. I have so much to do before then, but for now I'm allowing myself a very short break. I went and saw one of my favorite bands in concert tonight, and it was amazing! My university's Student Activities Council brought them, so it was a good venue with a decent crowd (not small, but not huge either) and wonderful ticket prices. You just can't beat seeing Motion City Soundtrack for $12. XD And I went with one of my roommates; which was really nice, since we haven't been able to do anything social together lately (such busy, conflicting schedules. ;~; ) Afterwards, I even go a picture with the lead singer! It was a wonderful night.

Since I have all of the A-Fest cosplay photos uploaded, and I don't have any cons planned anytime soon, I'm going to be uploading a lot of concert and theatre pictures in the coming months. I have three concerts sitting on my computer (Eyeshine, Hellogoodbye and Motion City Soundtrack) and a LOT of theatre photos (I offered to run the photocall for six one acts. Sooo many pictures. @.@)

Can you guys believe that it's been almost a year since the Yuki Cross photoshoot with ? That photoshoot is was got me onto deviantArt. I might dig up some photos from the set that I haven't uploaded to celebrate the one-year on the 26th. :3

just posted this, and I thought it was cute, so I'm gonna do it, too!


THE BASICS:
Write a Christmas/Holiday wish list. It can be any 10 wishes you'd like to have granted, no matter what they are. Possible or seemingly impossible. People look and grant the wishes if they can. It's not about "OMFG PRESENTS", it's about making someone else's holiday a little brighter by giving. Personally, I get more out of giving than receiving sometimes. It's just a good feeling to give.


STEP ONE:
** Make a post in your journal. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fun ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.

** If you wish for real possible things, make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you. In this case, you can always just note someone on dA for the sake of privacy.

** Make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your journal, so that others can join in and participate to spread the holiday joy!


STEP TWO:
** Surf this forum ( [link] ) and browse the lists. Here's the important part:

** If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.

** You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call.


There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.


+My list+

1.) I wish to spend Christmas with my family - to go home and sit around and just talk and laugh and not worry about money or school or anything like that.

2.) I wish for my cousin to beat the breast cancer she was recently diagnosed with.

3.) I wish for a pretty, gorgeous new flash for my Nikon. *_* Preferably one that works just wonderfully indoors~~

4.) I wish for a little extra cash for London so I don't end up spending -all- of my student loans (don't worry, I won't actually spend it all! XDD)

5.) I wish to see Hachi, Franny, Bridget, Amanda, Marina and Echo - my Kansas City anime/cosplay/best friends. We haven't had one of our amazingly enjoyable anime/cosplay/baking/games nights in a really, really long time.

6.) I wish to make it to Vegas to finally physically meet one of my best friends,

7.) I wish for this major step in my life that I have finally taken to help me accept, forgive, and move on.

8.) I wish for pretty pretty Princess Tutu and Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles fanart. -^^-! (I just had to! XD)

9.) I wish for the time to make a new cosplay. I miss cosplaying~ ;~;

10.) I wish for everyone to find happiness and love in their holiday season!


When I was younger, like maybe eleven or twelve, I witnessed something that would change my life forever. As I walked out of the mall with my father after unsuccessfully looking for a present for my mom, we saw a mom and daughter getting out of a car. The car was probably the most pathetic automobile I had ever seen - the door was being held closed with a rope, it was making the strangest noise, and paint was chipping all over it. Without a moment of hesitation, my dad walked over to the mom, handed her a $100 bill, and told her to buy something special for her daughter. Then he took my hand and walked away.

It wasn't until after my father passed away that I learned that this was not an out-of-the blue thing. He adopted families at Thanksgiving and Christmas, always took food to Soup Kitchens, and secretly donated money to friends and strangers that needed it the most (there was another time that we snuck an envelope of money into a struggling friend's mailbox at Christmas.)

As a college student who is now paying for college entirely on her own, I'm unable to help out as much as I would like to. But I still do what I can, when I can. I do so not only because I want to, but I want to keep my father's memory alive. I hope his story inspires you to do what you can to give this season. It doesn't even have to be money; even a kind smile to a stranger or a helpful gesture to a fellow holiday shopper can make a world of difference to someone. I work retail, I definitely know that that's true.

So to all of you, have a wonderful holiday season! I know it seems premature to say that, but technically, it starts next Thursday. :3

Life has finally slowed down, so here's an update as to what's going on!

First and foremost, I Love You Because wrapped up about two weeks ago, and I just had such an amazing experience with it.  At times it was so frustrating, but in the end, I was so happy with my work and what I did.  I even had one of those,  "I can see myself doing this for the rest of my life." moments during one of the performances.  It was great; I cannot wait to start mixing again. ^__^
I've been uploading some pictures from it, so here are a couple if you missed them.  I think I have a couple more I'll be uploading soon...



Right after ILYB ended, I was hit with London preparations.  It's been a whirlwind of confusion, panic and excitement all mixed into one.  Unfortunately, the confusion and panic were taking over, so I was having one heck of a time for awhile there.  But everything has fallen into place, and I can be excited again!  I applied for my passport today, so next is officially applying for my internship and then my visa, once my passport is all taken care of (expediting is convenient, but so expensive! x_x).  I am so excited, though.  I can't even begin to describe it.  ^_^ Especially about the internship!  I so hope it works out~ <3

I believe I've pretty much wrapped up the photoshoots from Animefest.  I'm starting to get the con blues, especially since I know I won't be attending one for a very long time.  Whenever I think about missing Naka-Kon, I'm overwhelmed with sadness.    I know London is way better than Naka-Kon, but Naka-Kon is just the only time I'm ever able to see all of my best friends from home at once.  I miss them dearly, and we always have such amazing times at the con...  

I've updated my portfolio for my next BFA review, and these photos made the cut.  Everyone in my class thinks you all are so talented.  ^___^



Finally, I have a huge favor to ask you guys.  Recently, one of my favorite bands, Mae, had their van stolen, which held all of their equipment and merchandise for their current tour.  This band is not only so talented, but this entire year they have been releasing their three albums a song at a time, available only through donate to download.  They've helped so many charities through this, and I'm just beyond sad that something this unfortunate has happened to them.  If you're able to, please donate to the band to help them get back on their feet.  Not only is their charity work amazing, but they're living their dreams, and sharing them with us.  I can't help but want to help people who have the courage to do that.

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And if you're interested in donating to download their music, here's their website.  Their songs are amazing, and they are seriously one of the most talented bands I have ever had the privilege to stumble upon.

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Fall Break is next weekend, and then the following week is the entire process of 10/12, Dress Rehearsal and performances of the musical I'm working on.  Which means that soon, oh so soon, I will be able to focus entirely on just school work and photoshoots.  There are some outdoor Left 4 Dead shots left, a private shoot I did, and now I have two concerts to edit (Eyeshine from Animefest and hellogoodbye from the Beaumont).  I'm not even going to think about the skit shots I took for now.  But as long as I don't have a horrible amount of homework over Fall Break, I'll try to finish up before I return to my university for 10/12 on Sunday. Yikes.

For the millionth time, I'm sorry.  I usually don't take this long, but I've had a really rough week and a half (personal reasons, I'm perfectly healthy and all so don't worry) that just really threw me off track and put me in a funk.  (I feel like I haven't accomplished one thing in the past week. *woe*)  And school has just been SUCH a jerk. D:<

Let's do some photography features next.  First five PHOTOGRAPHERS to comment this entry will receive a three-deviation feature on my journal.  Photographers need more love.

That's all for now~

As I further procrastinate (no, never procrastinate. School work. Yes, school work...) against finishing the photoshoots from Animefest, I've decided to jump on the feature bandwagon.  The first ten people to comment this journal will have my favorite three deviations of there's featured in my journal (honestly, I just want to use my pretty subscription to it's fullest).

This is what I'd like to call the "General Features" list! In the future, I plan on doing 10 Photographer Features, 10 Cosplayer Features, 10 Drawing Features, etc. I had a lot of fun doing this and looking through everyone's galleries. ^_^

(1) ~myorileyfactor
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(2) ~SummerVonCupcake


(3) ~ashweez


(4) ~RevolutionUnderFire


(5) ~Ritzy-kun
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(6) *Shiko-Jaie


(7) ~Inufan708


(8) ~Purplefire40


(9) ~HikariSukuru


(10) ~jellolids


Being a theatre major, it is my civic duty to inform one and all of any wonderful, amazing, spectacular productions that may be roaming around the Midwest. And today, I have quite the treat:

For anyone in or near Kansas City MO, I highly highly oh-so-highly recommend a trip to the Kansas City Repertory Theatre to witness the amazing production of Into The Woods. Directed by Moises Kaufman (who squeeled? Anyone? Anyone? I did.), it features an absolutely amazing cast and crew. The set is gorgeous and the actors fit their characters to the T. A friend of mine is working crew for the show, so she invited me and a friend up to see it. The three-hour drive from my college and the return to my apartment at 3:30am (followed by studying for an hour and four hours of sleep before a test the next day. RAWK.) was absolutely and completely worth it.

The show featured elaborate and beautiful costumes, real trees incorporated into the set at all times, actors and set pieces flying in and out, trap door escapes, wardrobes as tall as the proscenium, wonderful singing, giants screaming, fantastic puppetry and an entire piece of the set that flies in and out. My friend and I were completely blown away. It's been extended through October 11th, and tickets are selling FAST! Go! Go! GO!

Speaking of theatre, the musical I'm designing opens in three weeks.
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*PANICS AND RUNS OFF TO DO DESIGN STUFF*



PS: The Glee version of "Don't Stop Believin'" is just ridiculously amazing and has been on repeat for the past hour. Bless you, Lea Michele and Cory Monteith.
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PSS: Can we just talk about how much I love hellogoodbye? Because I really love hellogoodbye. I finally saw them live tonight and despite some audio difficulties that they couldn't control, it was an amazing show. One day, I will make sure those audio difficulties do not happen. D<
Also met Forrest Kline and Travis Head. Which means my life is complete.

It's absolutely amazing how many pictures I took at Animefest. I really feel like I need to work on my OCD photoshoot tendencies. I always just want to take at least two or three shots of the same pose because I never want to lose a pose because I messed up. You know? Nothing bothers me more than that.

I'm pleased to say that the majority of my cosplay photoshoots are done. I'm working on the Left 4 Dead shoots I did with Jen and Bill and then everyone after we returned to our room from *Kuragiman 's shoot.

But even after that I have a personal shoot, the Eyeshine concert and then the Skit contest. Yeeps.

I think I mainly wanted to update with a new entry so I could get that long text-wall off my page.


So after weeks of stress between school, work and my plans for next semester, I had my first mild meltdown today. ohhohohoho. I responded by...spending money. o_o One of the things I bought was a premium subscription. Just a little 3-month one! I was curious to see what it was like and if it was worth the cash. We shall see....

School is still busy, work is still driving me crazy, and London is still a headache. Yay for no changes! xD