Highlights of yesterday so I can write a new entry later, possibly tonight, possibly in an airport waiting for a flight, possibly when I'm home with my dumbass domg ♥ :

• Caitlin's Face
• Puricura / PROMNITE
• Being late to my own party
• "DID I HEAR PIZZA?"
• DINOSAURS
• Melinda licking my face
• Cookie flavored drink
• CAKE
• Kara lol
• Awesome faces :D
• Myspace photos
• JUST ABOUT THE BEST NIGHT EVER

I am stressed and tired like you wouldn't believe. Feeling sick, panicky, unmodivated and just emo. Last night went to the Guy Fawkes fireworks and had a good time. Gawd I love the hall-mates I've finally met www ♥ Spent some time with Evi later which made me feel a ton better~ But you know what REALLY made my day? Finding an email from my Dad that was sent like a week ago...



My Darcy-baby is all big and chubby :D ♥ ♥ ♥

Has anyone heard of Mori Ogai before? And if you have, which of his works do you know?

(Busy Cassi is still busy. Still tons of sewing and presentation stuff to do... She's asking this question to see whether or not one of the sentences in her presentation is complete bull or not.)

So let's see I have 14 days about to:
Study and take 4 tests/exams
Write and give a presentation in Japanese
Make 3 costumes
Complete 40 hours of work
Start selling things I don't need and sending stuff home (If I said I'm sending you presents... circa last Xmas, I'm not lol. You'll get them when I see you.)

I have been reading LJ frequently although haven't gotten a chance to comment much... I have bookmarked a few things I really want to write to you guys about / on, but I'll have to do it when things have settled down. Also my facebook isn't working very well, it won't let me load profiles or the homepage 9/10 times but for some reason apps and event pages are fine.... wtf.

In any case, it's cold, I have a million things to do, I've somehow lost both my DS styluses and my room smells of pineapple and mango. It's cleaning time.

Love,
A very busy stressed out and worried about not being a good friend Cassi.

My goodness, can you believe it's that time of year again? What time of year you ask? The time of year I remember my Jewish roots and it has nothing to do with delicious food. Yom Kippur started last night, and this post is getting latter and latter every year... Yom Kippur is the day of repentance; one of the high holidays- the other being Rosh Hashanna, the New Year which was about a week ago. In the time between the two holidays, we are supposed to ask forgiveness for what has happened in the past year- everything we've done to hurt another, and forgive all that has been done to us.

I apologize to everyone for any harm I have caused you. For every time I annoyed you. For every time I just wasn't the friend I could be, like not commenting on that post where you really needed to know that someone was listening but I just had nothing of inspiration to say. I am sorry for anything I have done that hurt you and I wasn't aware. I'm sorry for every snarky or rude comment I've made, and for annoying you with inconsequential woes. And for flipping the channels after you told me not to. My lack of shame and constantly trying to embarrass you in class. My being late and picky, my making fun of you, and my making of inappropriate comments. My never calling unless the entire world feels like it's going to fall apart. My never IMing you although I miss you so much.

I am really so grateful to have such wonderful friends and to have met so many amazing people that I can't wait to get to know better. I love you guys a ton and a half, and life would be very very dull and sad without you. I'm sure this will be a sweet new year!

Now, I must run to class before I need to ask forgiveness for being late, but I must say first that anything that has hurt or offended me I forgive and will forget (I probably already have). So let's start this year on a clean slate...

If there is anything you want to say to me no matter what, you are more than welcome to comment on this entry- comments are screened and you are more than welcome to post anonymously. I promise I won't take anything to heart.

I just finished the last written assignment of my Victoria University career.

Four tests, 1 presentation to go. 頑張ります！

So guess what I did yesterday~
Well, Actually I slept, hung out with Evi and did a presentation, but more importantly I finished off my Orihime cosplay. I found my old diary the other day. It was 21 months to the day when I finished it from when I started the patterning on my kitchen table in NJ. I'm rather proud of it. First successful pair of hakama, first real attempt at making and modifying patterns, most hand sewing I've done on a costume (Now I know not to use single bais tape again... oiiiii, so not pretty) and second costume I've worn to Uni looool. As you may have gathered, my presentation yesterday was on cosplay, hence why I wore it. One of my classmates suggested making the Shun Shun Rikka as dolls, which would be fun but soooo beyond my ability haha.
Overa1l it's okay I think. Learned a lot. Glad it's done.

Excuse my ugly "I just woke up, threw on a cosplay and am not debating about going to work or not" face ww


Next projects will be some presents I was working on, Ally's Elena, and Shirley. Updated my cosplay list and mangaged to undo the prettyness... will fix it tonight. Now I suppose I should go to work so I can afford going to Auckgeddon and wear this lol.

Once again I tried to cut down on internet, and once again I need it. Always happens. Ah well. So life is insanely busy, started a new job on Friday, working like mad on cosplays/mending and figuring out stuff for moving to the states, and just omfg.

Anywhos, I have a Japanese presentation due on Thursday. Since we can do anything we want, I'm going to talk about cosplay. So if any of the lovely people I have gotten to know through cosplay would like to share some pictures, stories, or tell me a bit about why you cosplay (why you cosplay perticular characters maybe?), what you think cosplay is all about, what it means to you, and what you've learned from it, it would be WONDERFUL ♥

I'm not quite sure what I will covering yet, but I'd certainly love some photos at least! If you guys have any wonderful(ly bad) photos of in-progress or those silly "omg I don't have a wig on yet!" photos that would be awesome too :3 It's just going on a PowerPoint to be shown to my tutorial of like 8 people. Heck, the speech is only like 5-10 minutes I think! I can upload it here (with a translation) once I'm done if anyone cares that much hahaha

So, I heard some of you guys were going to be doing Kuroshitsuji at NYAF. Over at kurofans someone asked if any Kuroshitsuji cosplayers were going to NYAF. I can't go obviously but I figured I would pass on the information to you guys.

Kuroshitsuji Photoshoots/Gatherings
Friday: 6pm, next to Statue near registration(might relocate)
Saturday: 11am, same place
Sunday: 2pm, same place

*Rose Tea House Meetup is next to the Statue near Registration at 5pm on Sunday. Bring $25. Will take train together*

So going through all of my "to pack, to ditch" stuff today I came remembered that I never posted about this. When I was in Fukuoka I bought an awesome Putumayo shirt, but it was a silly buy as I will never fit into it like one is supposed to (bewbs/me-in-general are too big and thus it ends up very short). I figured I would post here first and see if anyone I know wanted it before I went on to find it a new home.

Anyways, White Putumayo Sailor Cut-sew, with black collar, red ribbon and rabbit design. It's been worn about three times but still good-as new, possibly a little stretched around the bust area, but I can't tell. Bought in the Fukuoka store in June 08. A red ribbon came with it, it's somewhere around here and I'll include it if I can find it. Seriously just a boring ribbon though.
Front, Back, and Rabbit detail.

Haha sorry to spam you guys with this~ Just thought someone might be interested.
In other news, I made icons last night :3

UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHH

So my Sewing machine "Captin Jack" has been in the shop for a full month now. Finally last week I was informed the reason there was no progress on his repairs is because the repairman is a lazy ass who never informed the shop that it would cost more than $70, an arbitrary number I chose when I dropped Jack off. I said fine, just let me know.

Jack came back today and I swear I want to cry. The lady at the store tells me that he would need "a new Bobbin holder and hook" which would cost $190. A new sewing machine is $199. Fuck Fuck Fuck. Break starts next week. All I want to do is sew, get shit done, and oh, SEW.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

So right now I have a few options.
1) I ask the theatre department if I can borrow thier machine, which we never got to work last year, but I can't really remember trying as we had Jack and our director Megan's machine.
2) Buy one off trade me
3) Just no more sewing for this year and finish up Ally's costume by borrowing her or Caitlin's machine.
Right. This weekend I'm off to buy a sewing machine. Be it from Spotlight or Trade Me.

Ugh, I want to cry. And I have to put Jack up on Trade me... I feel like I've betrayed him... I'm sorry my love! I shall never forget you!!!
(on top of this, I've sort of given up looking for a job here as no one wants to hire a part timer just for two/three months and I came to the conclusion I can't really afford to make Miria for Auckland Armageddon although I really really want to simply cause it's another wig and another 4 meters or something of fabric. Ah fml.)

Yesterday I helped with filming a friend's school project. We had a ton of fun and just as we were about to wrap up one of my friends got a call. The person had to call back for some reason and after we finished shooting, they did. My friend's ex-flatmate, a close friend of many of my friends and a girl I've hung out with on several occasions was found dead that morning after missing for a few days. We wrapped up so he and another friend could go meet with the girl's other friends and today my facebook has been popping up with messages friends left on the girl's page. It's incredibly sad and I have not a clue what happened... I've been searching the news here all day. It's almost surreal, it just doesn't seem like she's gone. She was a sweet girl who was always friendly. May Kyla rest in peace and be able to do all the things she loved in the other realm.

To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.

You know those days where you just need a cheer up? Well, it's one of them.
I challange anyone who sees this to post a photo in the comments of something that just makes you happy inside.
Come back to the post tomorrow and see what others posted, and put a smile on your face.

Here's mine:

So today I would like to share with you not only the joy of having a rather clean room, but my dear friend, Box-san and his friends.


Now, aside from moving, completing two courses and all that good stuff that must be done in the next 106 days, I have to clear out Box-san and friends. Let's have a tour! First we have Kitty-bag, holding fabric for Iris and Mini-box, a shoe box akwardly sitting inside Box-san. There is a ton of stuff in there that I would like to use for Iris, but if things don't get there, then we'll be fine leaving the behind.

The purple bag is actually Evi's pillow case and is currently holding the fabric for my birthday dress until I can get to a working washer. In the wonderful Stich Eco bag, we have zinkymomo's Elena of Zoids cosplay, or at least part of it. Under that we have the "I will finish this one day" Arrancar!Orihime of Bleach. Then there is mending and PJ pants I really need to make and give to friends...

Then in Box-san, that pink fabric trying to escape shall become Butt Puff Hikaru of Magic Knight Rayearth, well at least it will be the base... I must say this is the costume I'm most excited about. Then somewhere under that we have fabric for the Ashford Girl's uniform (Code Geass) and young Mia Fey (Pheonix Wright). Then there is some random fabric and felt I don't want including a ton of burgandy that was orginally going to be used for Ouran Host Club's Saint Lobelia School Uniform.

Oh, and I have the fabric for Ranka Lee's Concert Outfit (Macross Frontier) on my desk. And I haven't bought anything yet for Baccano!'s Miria for Armegeddon...

*roll* One dress, two pairs of PJ pants, and seven costumes... Four of these are coming to Armegeddon, and I would like to say that the three left, Ranka, Mia and Hikaru are already in plans for stuff in the US, but they aren't hahahaha I have another two projects at least when I get home in November for Katsu and a plan for Ota if I'm still in the country~

I'M SO PSYCHED :DDDD

srsly, this sounds so mad crazy, but it's going to be amazing! Also having tons of fun working on things for Iris...
( A little fun )

I really need to not make any costume past these this year... I have so many costumes already that I would just love to get nice photos in and generally finish off nicely like my Sailor Venus and Sailor V...

Any cosplayers I know in need of a ton of wine / maroon fabric? I have a few meters in several long block like peices... It would work for Code Geass' Cornelia... but yeah... Anyone need it? It's yours~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIA
♥

Love you and see you in like a year hahhaha

For Caitlin: Mori Ogai Readings

Because I have a ton of other things that I should be saying, Imma gonna do a meme!

Borrowed from nami__chan
• Post ten of any pictures currently on your hard drive that you think are self-expressive.
• NO CAPTIONS!!! It must be like we're speaking with images and we have to interpret your visual language just like we have to interpret your words.
• They must ALREADY be on your hard drive - no googling or flickr! They have to have been saved to your folders sometime in the past. They must be something you've saved there because it resonated with you for some reason.
• You do NOT have to answer any questions about any of your pictures if you don't want to. You can make them as mysterious as you like. Or you can explain them away as much as you like.
( And away we go~ )

I'm interested to know what people might think these mean lol lol sorry, temporary Henry James moment there~ Think what you will and I'm sure they are easier to understand than I think :D