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Still on a very long hiatus. From art or deviantART itself, I'm not really sure. Haven't uploaded anything in a year, but still have a few unfinished works I never got around to. No time or motivation to get to them right now. Soon though. Maybe during vacation or something.

See you around~

Hm...I wonder who's going to the deviantART House of Blues party this Saturday. Seems like fun and I kind of want to go, but I'd rather not go by myself . If only I had friends IRL who were interested in going T^T.


Anyway, I got tagged by to do this journal character meme thingiemajig. So here's some not-so-very-interesting reading material . And because I have nothing else to do as usual.

Rules:
1. Post these rules.
2. Post 8 facts about your character.
3. Tag 8 other characters.
4. Post their names with the creator's avatars.

- Kaya

1. She was created  around 2003-2004 when I was really into InuYasha. Still am though .
2. She's the only OC that I have/own.
3. She's a wolf demon. Yes, it's cliché and overdone. No, she doesn't belong to the North, South, East, or West tribes like Koga.
4. She's not a ninja/shinobi/kunoichi.
5. She's a practitioner of real/existing Japanese martial arts.
6. She's not Sesshomaru's lover. Or Koga's. Or Naraku's. Or Miroku's. Or Inuyasha's.
7. Her clothing is somewhat based on female characters from other fandoms.
8. Her name was found from a list a Japanese baby girl names that I looked up on about.com. Wanted something that sounded easy and simple.

The End.

Just a few things about me.
Because I'm bored ._.


1. I'm a big basketball fan, though I prefer pro over college and will also watch the Olympics/FIBA World Championship. I follow every game of the Los Angeles Lakers 'cause they are my favorite [NBA] team.

2. Love video games, but I have never played the popular ones like Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy or even any of the Pokémon games. Sad, right xD?

3. I am Chinese, but I don't speak, write, or understand the language at all. I may recognize several characters because I took Chinese in high school and Japanese in college. But yeah, I know nothing .

4. Sometimes I eat like a little kid. For instance, I don't like mushrooms (unless they're finely chopped), broccoli, asparagus, or watermelon. I do like other veggies and fruits, but most of the time I'm a picky eater.

5. When I was in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade I went on class trips to Sacramento, Catalina Island, and Astro Camp, respectively. Catalina Island was the best among those three 'cause we got to learn about marine life and swim in the ocean. I actually lost a baby tooth when I went snorkeling, but it was already loose before the trip .  Also got to touch a leopard shark *0*.

6. I hate taking photographs (i.e. I don't like being in them).

7. I would actually spend more money on electronics/art/anime stuff rather than new clothes. Or if I do buy clothes, they would only be t-shirts or jackets. I don't own anything formal such as dresses or skirts.

8. I can't drive on freeways. I mean, I can and I have done it before, but I haven't nearly "practiced" enough for it to be comfortable. It just makes me nervous. But I will drive if it's pretty late at night since there aren't a lot of cars around then .

9. I'm kind of a late bloomer. Not talking about puberty . Other stuff. We'll just leave it at that.

10. I don't listen to American music anymore. Not intentionally at least. Back then, I used to love Britney Spears, *N SYNC, and the Backstreet Boys, but grew out of it when I started watching anime and got into Japanese music instead. So I'm usually behind at finally recognizing "new" artists. I've never even heard of Lady Gaga until late last year (though I do like her song 'Paparazzi') .

Instead of waiting till the end of the con, I'm putting up the report now 'cause I already finished AX xD. I decided to go just for one day 'cause it's more than enough for me. I don't think I can really manage four days through the con yet since I'm still kind of a newbie . This is my second overall and consecutive year going to AX and it was definitely more fun than last year =3.

Arrived at the Convention Center around 2 p.m. which was kind of late, but still plenty of time. It actually didn't take long to get to L.A. (surprising ). Probably around 25 minutes; maps said it would take about 50 minutes, not including traffic. And thankfully there was no traffic . Had I gone on Saturday, I'm sure it would've taken a long time to get to there since it's a weekend and a national holiday.

The center was absolutely packed @_@. I think around 80% of the attendees were cosplaying x).

When I entered the Exhibit Hall, the first booth I stopped by was the Udon Crew . Hard to miss 'cause it was like in front of the entrance doors and it was adjacent to the Crunchyroll booth. So many people were swarming the table, I almost couldn't get in . I finally got my Okami artbook after waiting for a year . The Darkstalkers Tribute artbook looked incredible, but I didn't buy it . A part of me wanted to because it was all new and full of hardcover goodness. Even though $80 is a good deal for it, I just didn't have enough money and I'm not familiar with Darkstalkers. But I saw and got his Ibuki print instead . He was nice and absolutely amazing . Methinks I should have bought his Felicia print as well.

After that, I walked around trying to find stuff to buy and then headed over to the Artist Alley. I liked where there they were put this year. Instead of going to another hall, the Artist Alley was in the same Exhibit Hall moved off onto the right side. First dA artist I found was . Unfortunately, I didn't stay long or even say "hi" 'cause I got too nervous ><. But...I stopped by 's table even though she wasn't there on Friday T^T. The girl at her table (who cosplayed as Allen Walker from D.Gray-man) said something about Kathy and shoes or heels. Feet trouble I think . But she was nice enough to let me take a picture of her and the table . Also saw tables belonging to *SHINY DESU w@* and , but didn't really bother to go to any of their tables . Moving on, I found and 's table. Bought Kai's Yoko print and she let me take a picture of her table too; Kai's not in it though xD. We briefly chatted about tokidoki purses when Patsu saw my Eco Mundo bag. Said she has the same design but it was the strap/backpack one. Yeah, a random and short chat lol. Then...I got to see and , though mostly I lingered at Ku's table which was really crowded and all these people (mainly girls) kept coming up. Not surprising since it was Kurot after all. I got Inuyasha and Sesshomaru bookmarks from her . The last person I visited was and . Nayuki wasn't there so I only saw Kevin Yan. Their table had lots of people too. Kevin Yan reminds me of someone I used to know...he has a familiar-looking face. Well, I got his Yoruichi poster and a Yoko postcard. I pretty much visited every artist I wanted to see, but I forgot about , , and I think. Still very happy to see all these wonderful artists in person.

For the rest of the time, I kept going around the Exhibit Hall a few times browsing, finding stuff to buy, and taking pictures of cosplayers. There were two people dressed as C.C. and Emperor Lelouch who I forgot to ask to take a picture . And they looked so good too. Blah. I pretty much bought some of the stuff that I didn't buy last year and then it was finally time to go. Went out of the Hall and took some more pictures of cosplayers. I also went outside of the Staples Center, which I was hoping to see for a long time. I expected them to have banners of the Los Angeles Lakers, seeing how they won the NBA championship, but I guess not. It did seem kind of weird being there because earlier the news said that's where Michael Jackson's memorial service was going to be =/.

Ah, well I'm glad I could return to AX and see everyone. I spent about $130 on everything; 4x more than last year. It was definitely a fun day overall. If I had the money, energy, and a group of people who were willing, I would attend all four days and see every event like AX Idol and AX Masquerade.

I'll try to update this later with pictures if I can, but for now I'll wait a bit.

Hope to come back next year.

And Happy 4th of July!