I feel sorry for my neighbors...

Apart from the constant shouting of "DIE!!!! WHY WON'T YOU DIE!!!" that they must hear when I'm gaming, they're gonna hafta look at THIS monstrosity for the next month.


I'm just gonna keep on updating with pics as I make it look even more horrible :P

...I think I'll go annoy em further with my guitar playing...

Edit: Not so artistic rendering of how my neighbors may view me,

CF Martin, Betsey Johnson, Birds Birds Birds

*munches on some magenbrot* Went to the German Christmas market downtown today, saw all the bird ornaments they had, and tried to restrain myself from buying too much :D



Oh dear god my new camera even shows all the dust on my table -_-

Note that I don't even have a Christmas tree for these ornaments...maybe I'll get a wreath and hang it outside my door...

...no one would steal mah birdies right? O_O

*cough* Anyways, I also got a Betsey Johnson necklace today (this newfound interest in Betsey Johnson cannot be good for mah wallet) and an eyeshadow palette from Urban Outfitters (yes, some of the colors look the same but it's not bad for $15 and general mucking around) *brandishes eyeshadow brush* Now I need someone to experiment on! O_O
And here are some long overdue photos of my guitar:


Edit: LOL THIS IS KIND OF PATHETIC

New Camera :3

So yesterday I bought a Sony Cybershot W290 camera (it was on sale at the Sony Style store - go alliteration and go Black Friday deals!) And today I went down to the beach to test it out :D I changed the saturation/levels on some of the photos but lookit da detail!

Afraid the Peep ones aren't as good cause of lighting issues ^__^""" Plus I didn't want to blind him with the flash. Maybe it'll be better during daytime...



...damn I needa get Peep's nails cut...But lookit how cute mah little birdy is :3

Also, some of my artwork that I can finally take pics of. Yes, they're both Assassin's Creed based :P And yes, I'm actually trying to make that hoodie. And yes, I really needa work on my indoor picture-taking.



*will eventually get to reading the camera's manual*

Run Domo-kun! Ezio's after you!

Imma post a real update soon, I swear >_>

...dear god I needa buy a camera...

I do believe I'm becoming a geetar-head

So on my hunt for a guitar of my own, I stumbled across this interesting specimen: the Gretsch G100 Synchromatic Archtop Acoustic. Ain't it pretty?

The one on the right has a sunburst finish - it also comes in natural and black. I personally like the sunburst the most :3 Here's a vid showing how it sounds.

Unfortunately, I most likely will not be getting this guitar, seeing as how it costs $700 (well, the black version costs $500 but that's still expensive and it's not as pretty). Also, archtops aren't as loud since they have f-holes instead of the regular round hole that the sound is projected out of - I think this is why they're more popular for blues and jazz. Seeing as how Imma mostly gonna be playing Green Day songs, I need something that goes RAAAAWWWWRRRR X3

...ok, so acoustics don't really go RAWR, but you get the point.

...well, maybe mine will - when I drop it on the ground -_-

*cough* Anyways, I still wanna try playing an archtop just to see how it feels/sounds, maybe they have one at mah local geetar shop. As long as I don't somehow break it and have to pay for it.

On a somewhat related note: Billie Joe Armstrong owns a Gretsch 6120 electric hollowbody. PURDY.

Edit: Oh wow, I suck at noticing things. The guitar on my guitar book is an archtop -_-

Green Day. Performing in Hong Kong on Jan 16.

WHY...WHY COULDN'T THEY PERFORM BETWEEN DEC 19TH AND JAN 3RD??? DEAR GOD WHY?!?!?!

"Like giving a toy to a cat"

Heehee, this is why you don't link me things that let me create conflicts among fandoms :3

"Omgili Buzz Graphs let you measure and compare the Buzz of any term. The Buzz is the percentage of the term out of the total number of discussions Omgili covered on a specific date. You can also embed the Buzz Graph inside any web-page and monitor the buzz on a daily basis."

*rubs hands together* Alrighty, let's get started...

*ahem* First we compare a few well known bands. As you can see, Green Day is CLEARLY dominant (although they seem to be trailing off a bit at the end there but I won't get into that).


Now let's compare the bands by their frontmen...Billie Joe (apparently he's more well known as Billie Joe than as Billie Joe Armstrong) is doing battle with Bono, Gerard Way is holding steady with his share of crazed fangirls and Matthew Bellamy is still trying to claw his way into the hearts of females worldwide. Yes, these people will do anything they can to get attention, from dressing up as Japanese schoolgirls to being all humanitarian-y to dying their hair a nasty shade of pink to...being British and having a butt chin? :P


On a side note, I like this picture because it shows the dominance of Green Day over My Chemical Romance. (Now would be a good time to point out that I actually like MCR's music...they're just fun to pick on :3)

Now let's compare a few soccer team-dammit ManU...


*sigh* I suppose it's to be expected. I threw in David Beckham just to see how much hype one player could generate in comparison to a whole team.

The next one...is also to be expected...stupid Twilight... -_-


But I am happy to report that zombies still rank higher in popularity than vampires overall!


Btw if these descriptions make no sense compared to the graphs, I'd like to point out that it's cause they change over time...and therefore I'm not insane :P

Let me end this post with this thought: how many hits am I gonna get just because of making this post and throwing names everywhere? O_o

Noooommms

So while browsing around in my local Asian supermarket, I saw a 89 cent packet of agar jelly dessert mix and decided to try to make some nummy jelly dessert :3 Note that I picked up alla the ingredients at said supermarket:

(>^ o ^)> ~Lazy recipe time! ~ <(^ o ^<) Almond Flavored Agar Jelly Dessert Ingredients: Agar Dessert Mix (link) Can of Fruit Cocktail Jar of Nata de Coco (link) Instructions: Follow the instructions on the agar mix to make the jelly (this pretty much just involves mixing it with water and bringing it to boil) Pour the unset jelly into a mold and refrigerate until set. Note that you should really use a rubber, flexible mold here instead of the metal one I used...makes it easier to get the jelly out -_- After it's set, mix in the fruit cocktail and nata de coco At this point I decided to let it sit in the fridge for a while to cool - enjoy :3

Heh, I wonder if these instructions are actually useful...I took a pic but it didn't come out well >_>

Edit: Hah...I just found this webcomic. I think this is my favorite so far.

A considerate and responsible member of society

The irony here is that while I'm learning to play real guitar right-handed, I still can't play Rock Band on non-lefty mode.

Speaking of guitars, I'm learning to play my first song - Boulevard of Broken Dreams :D It's...it's gonna take a while before I'm actually good at it -_- Also doesn't help that I seem to lose my pick every time I put it down. I needa just get a whole pack of them -_-

Gogo DSi customization!

(>^ o ^)> ~Craptastic arts and crafts time! ~ <(^ o ^<) Customizing your DS (or anything really) Instructions: Find an image you like and print it out! Simple stencil-like ones are the best, e.g. this 21st Century Breakdown logo Get a sheet of acetate or some other clear/translucent material that you can easily peel tape off of Using a Sharpie, trace out the image onto the acetate Cover the tracing in masking tape. I used wide black masking tape so that the black'll blend in with my DS and so the image gets covered in as few strips of tape as possible - fewer overlap lines! Color the masking tape in whatever color your choose! I used a silver marker Figure out how you want to position your image and carefully note it down (esp. if your image comes in separate parts) Now flip over the acetate so you can see the lines on the back and cut out your image! Stick it on!

Why am I using so many exclamation marks?!?!*cough* Anyways, the good thing about using masking tape is that it's really easy to remove so you can de/re-customize at any time :D

...I spent too long on this -_-

EDIT: Ok, let's try explaining this again...click on the image -_-

Got it memorized?

But of course, Axel. But of course.

I kinda wanna try actually making sea salt ice cream though, lotsa people have come up with recipes already (e.g. this one. Also slightly worried about the raw egg component, but I guess that's to be expected with these ice cream recipes (if I get avian flu, I'll let ya know if it was worth it :P)

Still at the beginning of KH: 358/2 Days right now and the lack of Disney characters is quite...strange. It doesn't really feel like a Kingdom Hearts game until you run into annoying Disney characters who you really want to bash with your Keyblade but can't :D Ok, to be fair, some characters aren't bad...like...er...

...

Damning evidence

Note that there are certain parts of this scene that are unrealistic:
1) I can't whistle
2) I'm pretty sure I can never make carrying a guitar around look THAT carefree
3) If people stared at me like that while I was walking down the street, I would be VERY, VERY scared

Hummm...note to self: pick consistent doodling style/brush size/font

Update: So I completely caved and got a pwetty black DSi and Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (which I proceeded to play until my DS died from me not paying attention to its power level >_> )

I'm still getting used to the controls, namely the lack of a joystick and X and O not being the select/cancel buttons anymore. It took a long time just getting past the tutorials (I JUST started doing real missions), and playing Roxas is horribly depressing compared to playing Sora. Buuuuut it's button bashing fun and the graphics are good :D Extended review hopefully coming soon :P

RAAAAAAWR!

DOMOSLURPEE! Now available at your local 7-11! Get em while they last!

(Yes, the cup is pretty high quality and reusable...as a matter of fact, mine is sitting in my sink waiting to be cleaned :P)

Anyways, I-WAIT! *looks at article in link* THEY HAD DOMOSTRAWS TOO??!!! O___O I'm...I'm gonna hafta go back there tomorrow...

*cough* Anyways, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days came out today! Should I buy a DS and get it??? I can't decide T__T *twiddles fingers nervously* I AM supposed to get my first year bonus this week... >_>

(*points to right* see, if I had a DSi I could actually take decent pics from it instead of my camera phone)

Twaaaaanggg

Note: The scenario to the right isn't real...yet...

But yeah, been practicing on my pretty rental guitar and trying to build up calluses! And trying to play chords without that durn rasping sound -_- I'm gonna go ahead and blame my tiny non-callused hand for that...

Oooooo...so I decided to make tea today! Not just any tea! Spiced apple tea!

(>^ o ^)> ~Lazy recipe time! ~ <(^ o ^<) Spiced Apple Tea Ingredients: Tea bags Lemon juice Apple juice Cinnamon sticks Cloves Hot water Instructions: Put everything in a big bowl and mix (yes, that's basically how I make everything). Add as much of each ingredient as you like - are these instructions actually helpful? O_o

Heh, I like how my posts are random mash-ups of tables and videos and images :P It's like a scrapbook with a really bad layout! (it'll get better as I get used to this layout, I swear) Alrighty, time to practice more! I WILL get good enough to play Green Day songs! Update: So I just realized that one of the reasons I was having trouble with chords is because I was sitting IN THE WRONG CHAIR D: The arms on my chair were preventing MY arm from bending the right way...I'm doing better now that I've switched to the stool -_- ->FAIL<-

Finally, I get to upload these!

Just some pics from the Green Day and U2 concerts I went to :D First: Green Day! Right at the beginning during 21st Century Breakdown. Yeaaah...this isn't the best pic, seeing as how it was off my camera phone and our seats weren't that good -_- BUT IT WAS SOOO GOOD O_O Billie Joe Armstrong is a great frontman :D ...even if he IS a 37-year-old eyeliner wearing wrinkly dude who now looks like he has blonde floppy dog ears :P

And here's some pretty pics from the U2 concert, the lighting on/from their alien spaceship stage was so cooool O_O Haha, and I liked how Bono basically admitted that the spaceship stage was a monstrosity :P
I think we were actually sitting about the same distance away from the stage at both concerts, but the U2 stage was at a much better angle, plus they had big screens that showed you what was happening onstage.

...you know what, that Green Day pic doesn't really capture anything about the concert at all, here's a video depicting how close I wish I was :P


Oh, and YouTube plug: Go check out Wong Fu Productions. Some of my favorite vids are Yellow Fever, Break Up Back Up, and POSER!

First post!

Woot! New blog set up, thanks to mah new tablet PC and Adobe Photoshop :D And yeah, I've been having lotsa fun doodling and stuff on it...maybe I'll actually try drawing something more serious/that requires more work soon >_>

In case you were wondering, the banner image at the top is artwork from Green Day's album 21st Century Breakdown (here). The stencils are so cool O_O And yes, this is a shameless Green Day plug :P