It is entirely possible to improve at IIDX through practice. Somehow I had forgotten this... But now I think I'm back on track. I'm still quite terrible, but at least it's getting easier to read higher speeds and stuff.
Still looking for a place to live. Still doing my summer internship. And I'm definitely quite grateful that it hasn't been too hot recently. Other that that... yeah. Life goes on.
- Rindi
Current song: Cosmic Gate - Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Current mood: Antsy
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Monday, February 19, 2007
Oh Em Gee!
Okay, first of all, what the hell is up with Google forcing me to link my Blogger ID with my Google ID? Okay, maybe that's not the question. Maybe it's more like, if they force you to sign up for a Google ID if you don't have one, then why the hell are they still giving me 5000000 invites to send to people. Think you've taken over the world enough yet, guys? D: Anyway, I feel encroached upon. Especially because I was immediately dumped into 'compose' view instead of 'edit html' view, so I couldn't figure out what had happened to all my pre-post HTML. Lame.
So anyway, the point of this post. I had the greatest idea while walking to CMU today (missed the bus by 20 seconds, but didn't mind walking because it's so beautiful out today - mid 30's all week, baby!). I was thinking about how I don't draw my characters often enough, and that it would be fun to do something out of character with them. So of course my mind jumps to feudal Japan because I'm a freak like that, and there's the typical idea of sticking Jesper in a kimono or something because he's all girly like that... But, no, that was boring. Wouldn't it be more amusing to go the whole nine yards and dress everyone up in something completely at odds with their personality?
So here is my epic project that I would love to do, but probably never will. It would be a 'now' and 'five seconds later' set of dual pictures. The first would have Jesper dressed as a samurai (he's so not proficient with weapons), Thraxxin as a geisha (oh yeah, my dark elf assassin would just love that), Seska as a grumpy old Mama-san, armed with a slipper to whack people with ('cause he's the youngest and all xD), and Fury as an onmyouji (what better to dress my demon as than a Japanese priest armed with spirit warding seals?). They'd all have to look very uh, in-character... at least in terms of the parts that they're playing. The second picture would be the five seconds later dealio - when they stop smiling for the camera and are allowed to go back to their normal selves. Fury would be dropping the seals, fingers burnt. Seska would be tossing away his useless slipper and making a grab for Jesper's sword. Jesper would be trying to hang onto it by the blade and slicing his hands up (aw, poor guy D:), and Thraxxin would be in the middle of getting out of his kimono and arming himself with his hair ornaments.
Wouldn't be the best thing ever? Or am I just crazy? Maybe I should get back to my programming - all this fresh air is making me loopy. xD
- Rindi
Current song: Nothing at the moment, but I was listening to random Coldplay and Nanne and junk on the walk over
Current mood: Kind of excited, kind of in dread
So anyway, the point of this post. I had the greatest idea while walking to CMU today (missed the bus by 20 seconds, but didn't mind walking because it's so beautiful out today - mid 30's all week, baby!). I was thinking about how I don't draw my characters often enough, and that it would be fun to do something out of character with them. So of course my mind jumps to feudal Japan because I'm a freak like that, and there's the typical idea of sticking Jesper in a kimono or something because he's all girly like that... But, no, that was boring. Wouldn't it be more amusing to go the whole nine yards and dress everyone up in something completely at odds with their personality?
So here is my epic project that I would love to do, but probably never will. It would be a 'now' and 'five seconds later' set of dual pictures. The first would have Jesper dressed as a samurai (he's so not proficient with weapons), Thraxxin as a geisha (oh yeah, my dark elf assassin would just love that), Seska as a grumpy old Mama-san, armed with a slipper to whack people with ('cause he's the youngest and all xD), and Fury as an onmyouji (what better to dress my demon as than a Japanese priest armed with spirit warding seals?). They'd all have to look very uh, in-character... at least in terms of the parts that they're playing. The second picture would be the five seconds later dealio - when they stop smiling for the camera and are allowed to go back to their normal selves. Fury would be dropping the seals, fingers burnt. Seska would be tossing away his useless slipper and making a grab for Jesper's sword. Jesper would be trying to hang onto it by the blade and slicing his hands up (aw, poor guy D:), and Thraxxin would be in the middle of getting out of his kimono and arming himself with his hair ornaments.
Wouldn't be the best thing ever? Or am I just crazy? Maybe I should get back to my programming - all this fresh air is making me loopy. xD
- Rindi
Current song: Nothing at the moment, but I was listening to random Coldplay and Nanne and junk on the walk over
Current mood: Kind of excited, kind of in dread
Monday, January 22, 2007
I am Dumb
I was putting my Target giftcard into my wallet today, when I made a startling discovery. I totally have unused Best Buy and Kohl's giftcards in my wallet, presumeably from last Christmas. Man, this is so bad of me. I should stop putting things in there and forgetting about them. D:
I wonder if there's an easily accessible Kohl's around here...
Oh yeah, did I mention that I'm in Pittsburgh? School started last week~~ Heh, and it's moving a bit slowly. Maybe I'll change my mind on that verdict when I actually sit down and start working on my problem sets. D;
More information to come later?
- Rindi
Current song: None
Current mood: Tired
I wonder if there's an easily accessible Kohl's around here...
Oh yeah, did I mention that I'm in Pittsburgh? School started last week~~ Heh, and it's moving a bit slowly. Maybe I'll change my mind on that verdict when I actually sit down and start working on my problem sets. D;
More information to come later?
- Rindi
Current song: None
Current mood: Tired