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rallamajoopTo the Guilty Gear fandom side of the f-list:
It’s not that I’m avoiding you. It’s just that I keep running into public posts about the big plot revelations at the end of Overture (or to be more specific, I keep running into suspect subject lines and scrolling for my life). Normally I’d probably just spoil myself and be done with it, but having seen the first five chapters already – putting me just at that point where you start picking up on the major plot elements and starting to wonder how they’re going to develop – and having fair reason to believe I’ll be able to see the rest of them in order in the relatively near future (or at least before the waiting drives me mad) – I really would like to be able to go through the rest of the story without knowing what I’m going to see at the end. I’d rather not even know whether people liked what they’ve been hearing just yet. If it’s good, fantastic – I’ll have a good surprise to look forward to. If it’s bad, I’d still prefer to wait and see for myself whether anything in the lead-up mitigates things any. Call be crazy, but it’s not exactly often we get any new plot in this fandom, and I want to make the most of it.
The result is that I’ve been skipping over a large chunk of my f-list lately – probably including a lot of stuff that’s perfectly innocent. So if there’s anything I should’ve seen, drop me a note or a link and I’ll check it out.
To the Perth-based and xxxHOLiC sides of the f-list (yeah, all of you at once, believe it or not):
Five days left until Wai-con! (If I’ve sent anyone into nervous panic with the extra reminder, I apologise profusely). Half of you (from Perth anyhow) I know I’ll be seeing there – and for the rest of you, and probably just about anyone else who’s bothering to read this, I’d love to see you there too.
Actually, for those who aren’t in this city or haven’t been here long, I should probably explain what the big deal is.
See, Wai-con’s the biggest (not to mention only) anime convention we get in this little far-side-of-nowhere city of ours each year. It’s approach is heralded by the abject panic that starts building in the Perth cosplay community in the last couple of weeks before it hits as we all madly try to get everything we should have had done months ago finished at the last minute. (For the record, things aren’t going badly this year on my own front, at least. Hiei still needs a couple of touch-ups and last odds and ends finished off, but I’ve got him almost done.) The con’s not just for cosplay, of course – there’s all the other usual panels, screenings, competitions and events as well. Or so I hear, since I don’t personally get to see much of that. The problem is this thing where I have this rather disgustingly talented artist sister who runs a stall in the traders’ room each year to sell prints of her art (plus bookmarks, cards, doujinshi and whatever else we get made), and I generally spend most of the con helping her out. I don’t mind – it’s actually kinda fun. And if anyone’s looking for us, we should be easy to find.
Anyway, since I’ll be spending most of this year’s con at a stall anyway, I thought I’d make some more pipe foxes to sell. I’ve done seven so far, and I’ve got another three halfway finished. Most are in the traditional pale yellow-brown, though I’ve also done a couple in white for variety, and even a couple in different colours just for fun (we’ve got enough of a crafty history around here that we actually have a whole selection of scraps of assorted colours of toy fur sitting around in our sewing room – how could I resist?) I’ve got no idea how well they’ll sell yet, though considering the kind of reaction they've gotten even from people who haven’t read holic themselves, I’m pretty optimistic. If I do wind up with any leftovers though, I'll probably see about selling them online. I know I won't be lacking for demand there, in any case. ^^;
I only hope this plan doesn’t end in my getting dogpiled by requests. I’ve had a lot of people wanting to buy one off me since I put up those first photos. Even putting up the tutorials didn’t seem to help very much.
It’s not that I’m avoiding you. It’s just that I keep running into public posts about the big plot revelations at the end of Overture (or to be more specific, I keep running into suspect subject lines and scrolling for my life). Normally I’d probably just spoil myself and be done with it, but having seen the first five chapters already – putting me just at that point where you start picking up on the major plot elements and starting to wonder how they’re going to develop – and having fair reason to believe I’ll be able to see the rest of them in order in the relatively near future (or at least before the waiting drives me mad) – I really would like to be able to go through the rest of the story without knowing what I’m going to see at the end. I’d rather not even know whether people liked what they’ve been hearing just yet. If it’s good, fantastic – I’ll have a good surprise to look forward to. If it’s bad, I’d still prefer to wait and see for myself whether anything in the lead-up mitigates things any. Call be crazy, but it’s not exactly often we get any new plot in this fandom, and I want to make the most of it.
The result is that I’ve been skipping over a large chunk of my f-list lately – probably including a lot of stuff that’s perfectly innocent. So if there’s anything I should’ve seen, drop me a note or a link and I’ll check it out.
To the Perth-based and xxxHOLiC sides of the f-list (yeah, all of you at once, believe it or not):
Five days left until Wai-con! (If I’ve sent anyone into nervous panic with the extra reminder, I apologise profusely). Half of you (from Perth anyhow) I know I’ll be seeing there – and for the rest of you, and probably just about anyone else who’s bothering to read this, I’d love to see you there too.
Actually, for those who aren’t in this city or haven’t been here long, I should probably explain what the big deal is.
See, Wai-con’s the biggest (not to mention only) anime convention we get in this little far-side-of-nowhere city of ours each year. It’s approach is heralded by the abject panic that starts building in the Perth cosplay community in the last couple of weeks before it hits as we all madly try to get everything we should have had done months ago finished at the last minute. (For the record, things aren’t going badly this year on my own front, at least. Hiei still needs a couple of touch-ups and last odds and ends finished off, but I’ve got him almost done.) The con’s not just for cosplay, of course – there’s all the other usual panels, screenings, competitions and events as well. Or so I hear, since I don’t personally get to see much of that. The problem is this thing where I have this rather disgustingly talented artist sister who runs a stall in the traders’ room each year to sell prints of her art (plus bookmarks, cards, doujinshi and whatever else we get made), and I generally spend most of the con helping her out. I don’t mind – it’s actually kinda fun. And if anyone’s looking for us, we should be easy to find.
Anyway, since I’ll be spending most of this year’s con at a stall anyway, I thought I’d make some more pipe foxes to sell. I’ve done seven so far, and I’ve got another three halfway finished. Most are in the traditional pale yellow-brown, though I’ve also done a couple in white for variety, and even a couple in different colours just for fun (we’ve got enough of a crafty history around here that we actually have a whole selection of scraps of assorted colours of toy fur sitting around in our sewing room – how could I resist?) I’ve got no idea how well they’ll sell yet, though considering the kind of reaction they've gotten even from people who haven’t read holic themselves, I’m pretty optimistic. If I do wind up with any leftovers though, I'll probably see about selling them online. I know I won't be lacking for demand there, in any case. ^^;
I only hope this plan doesn’t end in my getting dogpiled by requests. I’ve had a lot of people wanting to buy one off me since I put up those first photos. Even putting up the tutorials didn’t seem to help very much.
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Date: 2007-12-10 02:30 pm (UTC)I hope you enjoy the con! I haven't been to the one here in three years now, it's sad. :(
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Date: 2007-12-10 02:36 pm (UTC)Too busy/no money/just couldn't be bothered? What kind of cons do they hold over there?
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Date: 2007-12-10 02:53 pm (UTC)Either I wasn't in the country, or I was way too busy, or I didn't feel like going by myself. I lead a sad existence where I have no one to fangirl with in my everyday life.
But that's because I hate people.Mostly there's the one big con early July, which runs for three days and has pretty much everything. Cosplay, exhibitions, merchandise galore, go classes, a videogame section and so on. Also, ikebana and tea ceremony. :3 It's been getting steadily bigger for the past five years, and there are baby cons popping up, but I'm not paying too much attention to those. It's no fun doing all that alone.
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Date: 2007-12-11 02:22 am (UTC)I can imagine. :/ Around here, fandom's small enough that everyone knows just about everyone else, and half the attraction of a lot of our cons is just getting the chance to hang out with a bunch of other fans for a weekend and catch up with everyone. There are a lot of people I hardly see outside of cons, so the social element is one of the main attractions - but it probably helps that even our biggest cons aren't that big. Going to a big con without company would have to be like going to a theme park alone - you wouldn't get nearly as much out of it.
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Date: 2007-12-10 02:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-10 02:58 pm (UTC)doppler effect
Date: 2007-12-10 02:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-10 03:08 pm (UTC)I made a pipe fox after your tutorial and considering the feedback I had, you should have no problem at all selling them. Pipe foxes are made for being squee'd over. *g*
Have fun on the con!
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Date: 2007-12-10 03:22 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-12-11 01:24 am (UTC)Though I'm toying with the idea of getting RL friends who want one to let me know so I can make extras for them after the con. I'm starting to suspect I may need all the ones I've made on the day. ^^;
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Date: 2007-12-11 02:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-11 04:40 am (UTC)Also, have fun at Wai-con!
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Date: 2007-12-12 02:09 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-12-12 01:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-12 06:46 am (UTC)That said, I've probably picked up half the spoilers I'm trying to avoid just in scattered hints around the place, but when it's all in Japanese and I can only read half of it, I'm mostly pretty safe.
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Date: 2007-12-19 11:35 am (UTC)Never has this icon been more appropriate
Date: 2007-12-20 01:54 am (UTC)It would be lame and cute if the Japanese were doing it. But Americans aren't so good with cute.
I don't think I have a Trunks icon anymore, which is a very great shame
Date: 2007-12-20 03:29 am (UTC)Re: I don't think I have a Trunks icon anymore, which is a very great shame
Date: 2007-12-20 04:31 am (UTC)And my respect for James Masters has dropped more than I can express. ><