Anime North 2008!!! My first convention as a cosplayer. I was the Kairi running around with the bright neon hair. Not much of a con report, since I’ve never done one of these things before, but I’ll give it my best shot.

Saturday:
- Finished my Chinese exam, and quickly hopped down to the TCC. Was kinda sad that my Naminé and Sora were both missing, but I had a ton of fun that I didn’t mind too much.
- Met up with ~Novitano, Kev and Dave. Scary old-man Aang and cute Sakura/Syaoran at the cosplay chess!!
- Stalked people with AMAZING costumes in the Dealer’s Room. Got a picture with gorgeous Riku and Sora separately, and then heard that earlier on in the morning they got it on in front of a whole crowd of people during the KH group photo. YAOI PADDLE PLZ.
- Went nuts over everybody’s artwork over at Artist’s Alley. Picked up a little of everything, and dropped by the Cawthra table, but sadly didn’t get to meet ~shumasaharu. >__> Btw, I brought your last Ike keychain~!
- Went hat-crazy. Novi rather liked his Dumberdore one, while Kev geeked out with his Cactar hat and Dave looked like a Chinese tourist with his. Kairi tried on all hats, even the little funny headband one that looks cute but has absolutely no use. Those are WIN .
Sunday:
- Spent a while hunting for Spec Ops. Todd’s mom, stop hiding, we know you’re in the back!!!
- Patrolled around, but just generally goofed off. Creepy staff guy/stalker = not fun. Nononoes. D=<
- Vic went missing around this time, so Dave went off to look for her while Novi and I meandered around:
- Mechayard Wars, and Ed the Sock. That was some crazy SICK stuff, and I got a picture with a HalloweenTown Sora and Ed’s pretty assistant while I was at it. ^^ Oh, and the Brokeback Mecha boys were much love too.
- More costume stalking, but my camera was already emitting smoke so I took a break and started book-hunting. Kudos to David for buying me that screentones book!
- A Naruto-pickpocket was running around, so we spent some time looking for him. Couldn’t Spec Ops have been more specific? >=[

Random stuff:

A lot of people as I passed by called out “Hi Kairi~!”, which was pretty cool, but a little awkward because I froze and didn’t know how to respond. Fun stuff, though.
I managed to force two friends cosplaying as Zuko and Katara to get some Zutara-action!! ^_____________^ *fangirls* Oh, and we saw an amazing Aang and Uncle Iroh hanging around. And many Tophs. Many, many Tophs.
Master Roshi was MASTER ROSHI. That is all.
Cube companion~! <33
YAOI PADDLES FTW.
WILL YURI FOR YAOI. xDD
I still haven’t gotten my hands on a Domo-kun plush. Bah.

If anybody’s interested, pictures are here: [link]




Um.....wow yeah my update list kinda died. If I still owe you something, just note me. =]

This is terrible. I finally update, and it's during exams.

I phail in life. But you know you love me anyway.


Quick rant here. Bare with me a bit. Okay, I can't help but feel that my art isn't really going anywhere. It's generic fanart every time I pick up a pencil. I love my anime a lot, but eh...my skills aren't improving. I need something to challenge me - maybe I should turn to realism for a while. What do you guys think?


In other news, Eyeshield 21 is THE SHAT. It makes me want to run out and play some footie right now - snow, night and exams be damned.
The characters! Hiruma totally rocks my world. He kicks some insane ass, evil little bastard. >3< Aha, I know I'm slow. This thing is so old, but who gives? I find myself grinning at the screen and spinning in my chair when they're winning. Dorkdorkdork, yes. Football + animu = pwn. End of story.
You know this is just SCREAMING for more fanart.


Oh yes, and Anime North! I'm going as Kairi, and my lovely friend Nancy and her sister are going as Namine and Roxas. We were going nuts over this today, comparing heights and making sure our stats and everything were the same. Looks like I need to grow an extra inch in 4 months.
And decide between dying my hair or properly dying my wig. It's pretty difficult to decide! See, originally when I bought my wig the red-auburn colour ran out at the shop, so I got this....weird....bright red-orange neon wig. 'Cuz I needed it for Halloween. 'Twas fun, since a lot of people thought I actually dyed my hair that colour, but it definitely wasn't the shade I wanted. Getting the proper materials to dye my wig costs quite a bit, and I'm wondering if I should just dye my hair instead, but then there's the obstacle of my parents as well... I don't think my father wants me to show up to Bible study with red "DEVIL'S HAIR OMGWTF. " (Yes, I know I abuse that emote.)


Aaaand blue contacts as well.

Oh, and a Sora. Calling out for Soras~! We're trying to get a KH grouping for a photoshoot.


Oh man, such a messy journal. Okay, I'm done. >=]




Adorable icon family:



--SKETCH SLOTS--
1. DONE
2. DONE
3. OC's
4. DONE
5. DONE
6. Hinata and himself
7. OC's
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To-do List
Art Trades
Fight scene from his Naru/Hina fanfic 10%
2 OC exchange 80%
Spring - Post-timeskip NaruHina

‘Sup mo’fos!
I’m on the school computer right now, and since everybody’s at Beach Blast I’m fudging time away updating my dA stuff, which has been feeling a little neglected lately. According to my profile, I’m still 13. Pfft.

If you’ve taken one slot before, make me laugh (ie. Tell a joke, make fun of Soulja Boy) and then you’ll get a slot No written refs or mature content please! And I’m horrible at furry, so keep that in mind too.

--SKETCH SLOTS--
1. DONE
2. DONE
3. OC's
4. DONE
5. DONE
6. Hinata and himself
7. OC's
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9.
10.

If I’m feeling up to it, you guys might get some colour/more detail. Don’t forget to add this to your journal or provide link if you’ve already done this. Comment away, fools!


To-do List

Art Trades
Fight scene from his Naru/Hina fanfic 10%
2 OC exchange 80%
Spring - Post-timeskip NaruHina

HOLY SNAP, MY KAIRI COSPLAY COSTUME JUST ARRIVED. IT’S GOT LIKE, A LEATHER POUCH AND EVERYTHING.
I LOVE IT. <3<3




Tagged by ~Novitano AGAIN. He’s like...the spawn of the devil to the power of 40, I swear. But makes hella sexi ASCIIs.

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Harmony
2. Hannah
3. ni-chan

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU'VE HAD
1. shuninite
2. animu-chink
3. hsieh-hsieh-hsieh-hsieh (asian forum….don’t ask, it’s a Chinese joke xP)

THREE THINGS YOU'VE DONE IN THE LAST 33 MINUTES:
1. Band practice
2. Breakfast at Timmy’s with said band
3. Math textbook work (F ASIAN PARENTS.)

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. The fact that I can lay the smackdown on males without resorting to slapping
2. My decent artistic ability
3. 1337 football skillz

THREE THINGS YOU DISLIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. I’m like….the darkest Chinese I know. I’ll chalk it up to my Taiwanese blood, but seriously some people thought I was Malaysian…
2. My…dislike towards males as a whole. It’s rather prejudiced, but eh. Shoutout to those nice guys out there though!!!
3. I’m fat. Yeah.

THREE PARTS OF YOUR ORIGINS:
1. Taiwanese
2. Cantonese
3. Japanese

THREE THINGS YOU'RE AFRAID OF:
1. Doing something really stupid and then everyone going WTH WAS SHE THINKING.
2. Rejection.
3. Meeting George Bush.

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. Short shorts (of which I will NEVER wear outside)
2. Awesome Snoopy Tshirt.
3. Guitar pick necklace.

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Music
2. Drawing
3. Friends

THREE IMPORTANT OBJECTS:
1. My computer *BIG HUG*
2. Watercolour set (thankyouthankyouthankyou ~WaveLight!!
3. My guitar

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS/Musicians :
1. Hillsong United
2. Goo Goo Dolls
3. All American Rejects

THREE WAYS TO BE HAPPY:
1. Talking to friends
2. Drawing/painting
3. Practing my singing/dance/guitar…

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1. TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT – Beat Crusaders/Smashing Pumpkins (sorry, couldn’t choose!!)
2. Second Chance – Faber Drive
3. Awake – Secondhand Serenade

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
1. Being less sarcastic
2. Actual focus on my studies (been avoiding that since I was in grade 2….)
3. Join a competition in anything

THREE THINGS YOU REGRET:
Just the little stupid things that I do once in a while…

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. Communication
2. Real personality
3. Empathy

THREE IMPORTANT THINGS YOU'RE GIVING TO THE WORLD:
1. More asian kiddies, later on in life
2. Faith
3. NaruHina fanart

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in order):
1. I don’t believe in loooooove
2. I’m not fond of prep girls
3. I love my family

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX:
1. Eyes
2. Physique
3. Face

THREE EMOTIONAL THINGS YOU LIKE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX:
1. Kindness
2. Strength
3. Faith

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1. Not talk really fast
2.
3. Fuck over my friends

THREE THINGS YOU MISS FROM YOUR PAST:
1. A Sword
2. Other kewl weapons
3. Super Smash Bros. BRAWL w00t

THREE GIFTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE:
1. Copic markers
2. Manga/anime/video games
3. Kunai

THREE REASONS WHY YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE:
1. My mom
2. My brother
3. Music

THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE HOBBIES:
1. Drawing
2. Singing/dance
3. Hanging with friends

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Play Jet Set Radio Future!!! (booyah ~Novitano!!)
2. Practice my routine with Danny (haven’t seen the guy in a month at least…
3. Have a heart-to-heart with one of my friends…who’s outta the country

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. Freelance artist
2. Mechanical engineer
3. Teacher

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO FOR HOLIDAY:
1. Australia
2. Japan
3. The Caribbean Islands

THREE CARTOON CHARACTERS:
1. Shinichi Kudo
2. Monkey D. Luffy
3. Noodle

THREE BOY’S NAMES:
1. Ray
2. Derek
3. Kohaku/Takehiko

THREE GIRL'S NAMES:
1. Esmeralda
2. Rose
3. Rita

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Have at least 2 boys (kids)
2. Go on a road trip
3. Backpacking across Europe
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1 - YOUR REAL NAME:
Ju Pan (which means shining hope), Harmony my English name

2 - YOUR GANGSTA NAME:
What?

3 - YOUR DETECTIVE NAME:
I’d so be Aki Hadeshiko….but uh, I’m not Jap.

4 - YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (your middle name and the street you live on)
Ju Pan Flamewood….what am I, a foreigner?

5 - YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
Hsiha…

6 - YOUR SUPERHERO NAME: (your 2nd favorite color, and favorite drink)
Red Soy Milk…

7 - YOUR IRAQI NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, any letter of your middle name, 2nd letter of your mom's maiden name, 3rd letter of you dad's middle name, 1st letter of a sibling's first name, and last letter of your mom's)
Aiuaujy

8 - YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (your parent's middle names)
Kam Chi Lin

9 - YOUR GOTH NAME: (bloody and your pet's name)
Bloody Snap (oh snap!!!)

1. What's a commonly used nickname people call you by?
Hermy (damn you Harry Potter!!!)

2. What's your favorite color?
Blue

3. What's your favorite food?
Sushi/Viet jello (figures I’d pick something that’s not even of my nationality )

4. Are you a squeamish person?
Nah. I watched the cow eye dissection vid and went “Awesome…”

5. What's your favorite animal?
Cheetahs.

6. Biggest pet peeve?
Flat tires (that thing where somebody steps on the back of your shoe and you go flying…

7. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Back to Hong Kong…dude, love that place.

8. Do you cry easily?
Nah. Didn’t shed a tear during last day goodbyes.

9. Do you generally have a good, loving family?
Loving family yes…

10. Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Nope.

11. Do you have many phobias?
Nope.

12. Favorite genre of music?
Between rock and asian pop.

13. What’s your thought on homosexuals?
I’m fine with homosexuals as people…I’ve got some friends who are, and they’re kickass. I’m just not a fan of the concept…*points to Bible*

14. Are you a trend setter, a trend follower, or do you dress originally?
Umm….dunno. I wear whatever I think looks pretty good and is comfortable. S’about it.

15. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose?
Nope.

16. Do you like school?
Yep. I don’t really even mind the homework….JUST THE FREAKIN’ AMOUNT THEY GIVE US.

17. Are you known to spend your money quickly
I’ll kill $70 in a month…but for the rest of the year no, not really.

18. What time is it right now?
Exactly 3:00 pm.

19. Are you on the computer a lot?
Hello? IBT?

20. ^_^?
^__________^

21. Pet hermit crabs- a good thing or a bad thing?
Hella good thing. They’re fun to take care of – I had some when I lived back in Taiwan.

22. Lefty or Righty?
Righto!

23. Do you have any scars/stretch marks, etc?
A scar on my lower lip, that weird mark that most Asians have on their left shoulder…and a couple on my legs.

24. Do you have dull elbows or pointy elbows?
Mmm? Um…dull, I think.

25. Timmies or Starbucks?
Starbucks for their frappes, Timmies for everything else. ^__^

26. Do you have any sleeping problems?
A couple of times a month.

27. Are you a shy person?
When meeting new people, but I’m kinda loud with my friends.

28. Are you a gift-giver?
Not for any random reason, but I love giving gifts if it’s somebody’s birthday or Christmas. Too bad a lotta my friends don’t celebrate it

29. Warm or cold tea?
Warm tea, but ice-cold bubble tea and green tea is awesome in the summer.

30. Do you like meeting new people?
Sure.


I TAG:


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To-do List

Art Trades
Fight scene from his Naru/Hina fanfic 10%
2 OC exchange 60%
Spring - Post-timeskip NaruHina

Damn you, ~Novitano!!

*cough* Okay, he tagged me, so now I gotta do this.
How bad were you in school?

[x] Gotten a referral.

[x] Gotten detention. ^___^

[] Gotten saturday school

[x] Gotten suspended. (in grade 2!!! now, ask yourself how one gets suspended in grade 2....)

[X] Put gum under the table. (total given )

[x] Chewed gum during class.

[x] Gotten late to a class more than 10 times. (friggen bus driver....they go off to Tim Horton's while I'm sitting in the bus trying to finish learning logs....)

[x] Didnt do homework over 5 times. (more like 5x5 times.)

[x] Returned at least 5 projects in late. (who me? NEVAR)

[x] Missed school cause you felt like it.

[] Skipped class at least 3 times.

[x] Got your mom//dad to get you out of school. ^__^

[x] Used a phone in the bathroom.

[x] Texted people during class. (borrowed someone else's cell)

[x] Passed notes.

[x] Threw stuff across the room.

[x] Laughed at the teacher. (Millar....Bell....ain't it obvious?)

[] Pulled down the fire alarm.

[x]Went on Myspace ; Xanga ; etc on the computer in the library (LIVING ON THE EDGE, YA?)

[x] Took pictures during class.

[x] Called someone during class.

[x] Listened to an ipod//cd player//mp3 during class. (drone out Millar much?)

[x] Threw something at the teacher. (*evil cackle* TOTALLY ON PURPOSE.)

[x] Made noises every now & then to irritate teacher. (ah, grade 6....)

[X] Went outside the classroom without permission.

[] Broke the dress code.

[ ] Messed with people.

[] Failed a class. (I'm....asian.....)

[x] Ate food during class (both music teachers never noticed.... )

Total : 23

Add up your score & times it by 4 for your "bad" percent

Percent: 92% Oi! I'm not a bad kid....REALLY!!




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To-do List

Art Trades
Fight scene from his Naru/Hina fanfic 10%
2 OC exchange 60%
Spring - Post-timeskip NaruHina