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so i've been getting pretty busy with all the things i want to do along with having a steady job (temp assignment). it's nice being busy and even better when i finish fun projects. since my cosplay panic leading up to kumoricon, i've gotten to doing more sewing projects. i finally got around to finishing daryn's goth-loli outfit, and i'm currently trying to finish my mom's evening dress for my cousin's wedding that she's going to in a week. i also need to finish a dress for tawnya so that she actually has something nice and classy to wear if the occasion calls for it (though she's very adamant about not looking good in any dress and has long given up on trying the clothing on anymore...), i'm hoping she'll at least wear it to her own cousin's wedding in las vegas this coming spring. while she feels that vegas weddings don't call for any formality to such an occasion, i think otherwise because its not some drive-thru wedding so they will at least be in a chapel/church, and let's not forget the reception if there is any... probably gonna hit some big name hotel on the strip and scatter about inside. its not like i'm making her a formal gown or anything, just a nice dress that is rather casual but just classy enough to be used for special occasions.

anyways, some future projects i want to do is a renaissance gypsy outfit (not the belly dancer) because i've been inspired to go to a renaissance fair next year. i've finally come up with a basic pattern and pieces, now i need to figure out colors and fabric. oh and i also want to redo my maylene cosplay. there's a few things i want to change in its design so that it is less constraining and more visually like the anime/manga design, as well as some secret pockets since i found it a pain to carry a purse that didn't go with the cosplay. my isara cosplay will be left alone since i'm satisfied with it, though i need to make the boot chaps since at kumoricon i didn't have time and just went with plain lace up boots. there's also the various accessories that i need to make for her outfit.

my new (temp) job is fun and boring all at the same time. its a call center, but it pays well and i do relatively little work. the supervisor is an awesome guy who makes really good curry (and i don't even really like curry, so that's saying a lot) and is just as much of a game and anime nerd as me. my desk neighbor and co-worker is also awesome and a fellow geek. the only downsides to my job is the commute time which clocks in at 2 hrs (taking bus and light rail), and the occasional angry customer call. all in all, i like my job assignment but i feel bad that i'm trying hard to live up to the expectations and goals of my supervisor but when the time comes to choose to be hired on as a full employee (if i'm good enough), i will decline mostly due to the commute time. its really draining having to be travelling so long everyday.

finally, the most exciting thing i've done since my last journal entry, attending video games live. it came to portland and i was so excited to see a performance of various game music in full orchestra glory. it was an amazing performance with some nice video clips of the game they were performing. i'm sad to think that they were only able to play a handful of music selections in one night out of the many that are out there. at least they played metal gear, legend of zelda, chrono trigger, obviously some final fantasy, and i was also excited by the short number on kingdom hearts (hikari - orchestrated version). the halo and wow pieces were also very epic, though the civilization piece topped those two in the area of pc games. the final pieces performed were ff7's one winged angel and a castlevania arrangement. any gamer out there who hasn't attended a video games live concert should definitely go to one. even if you aren't a gamer, but just like music, you should also go. thinking on it now, i wish i had thought to invite my high school band teacher just so i can prove to him that video game music can be real music too.