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21 August 2008 @ 04:17 am
21 August 2008 @ 04:17 am
21 August 2008 @ 10:42 am
Tutorial 2
21 August 2008 @ 05:48 pm
Pre-order: monthly VAMPS vol 2
こんにちは！
It is almost August 25! Pre-orders for the monthly VAMPS vol 2 is now open.
Price is 20.00 USD
Shipping will be 9.00 USD for one Magazine (SAL)
Trick or treat!
It is almost August 25! Pre-orders for the monthly VAMPS vol 2 is now open.
Price is 20.00 USD
Shipping will be 9.00 USD for one Magazine (SAL)
Trick or treat!
21 August 2008 @ 10:35 am
For sale!
Low Prices :D
x Vidoll
x Duel Jewel
x Irodori
x gossip
x Mellow
x hurts.
x The Candy Spooky Theater
x Dali
CD's, DVD's, Autographs, magazines, posters and more.
take a look:![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif)
unmei_sales
x Vidoll
x Duel Jewel
x Irodori
x gossip
x Mellow
x hurts.
x The Candy Spooky Theater
x Dali
CD's, DVD's, Autographs, magazines, posters and more.
take a look:
unmei_sales21 August 2008 @ 01:12 am
Icons; Arkham Asylum
Arkham Asylum downloaded from here. I'm doing 10 pages at a time. I think I'll remake an entire batch when I get and learn how to use Photoshop cause these aren't exactly what I wanted. I'm limited. Extremely so.
RULES
+ These are not bases. If you'd like to use them as such, just ask!
+ Credit is necessary
+ Comments are nice
TEASERS:
(Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth;; p.p.cover-10)
RULES
+ These are not bases. If you'd like to use them as such, just ask!
+ Credit is necessary
+ Comments are nice
TEASERS:
(Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth;; p.p.cover-10)
21 August 2008 @ 01:10 am
Icons; Arkham Asylum
Arkham Asylum downloaded from here. I'm doing 10 pages at a time. I think I'll remake an entire batch when I get and learn how to use Photoshop cause these aren't exactly what I wanted. I'm limited. Extremely so.
RULES
+ These are not bases. If you'd like to use them as such, just ask.
+ Credit is necessary
+ Comments are nice
TEASERS:
(Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth;; p.p.cover-10)
RULES
+ These are not bases. If you'd like to use them as such, just ask.
+ Credit is necessary
+ Comments are nice
TEASERS:
(Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth;; p.p.cover-10)
21 August 2008 @ 01:02 am
Joker and Heath icons
This is my first try so be gentle!
2 Fake Jokers
8 Heaths
11 Jokers
8 Sims
Preview:
(click here to travel to my journal)
2 Fake Jokers
8 Heaths
11 Jokers
8 Sims
Preview:
(click here to travel to my journal)
Current Mood: 
chipper
chipper21 August 2008 @ 02:59 am
I just posted but...
- I need blank cds; would like to trade for these.
Probably won't trade the nwt/nwot things for them but let me know if you would do this and what you'd trade for.
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roundmysoul21 August 2008 @ 12:22 am
I want new clothes!
size xs-small in tops
size 2-3 in bottoms (If pants, i need them to be 28-30 in inseam because i am short!)
I like trendy, girly clothing. Think Delias, Urban Outiftters, Forever 21, Hollister, American Eagle, Nordstroms, anything from boutiques, etc. I dont like t-shirts unless it's vneck, in which case, i love. I dont want anything old. Show me what you have!
Other stuff I am still lookin for:
-Burberry London or Gucci II fragrance (any amount left is fine!)
-Motorola bluetooth
-giftcards
-bracelelts with adjustable length (i have really small wrists so no bangles)
-big rings (size 5-6)
-anything by MAC cosmetics
-scarfs (i really want this grey one): http://www.ae.com/web/browse/product.jsp?c
-black/white/silver watch with rhinestones like this: http://www.forever21.com/forlove21/produ
-People to trade with me! I really need to get rid of my stuff and make room for new stuff =)
trades only unless it's like $5.00 or less.
size xs-small in tops
size 2-3 in bottoms (If pants, i need them to be 28-30 in inseam because i am short!)
I like trendy, girly clothing. Think Delias, Urban Outiftters, Forever 21, Hollister, American Eagle, Nordstroms, anything from boutiques, etc. I dont like t-shirts unless it's vneck, in which case, i love. I dont want anything old. Show me what you have!
Other stuff I am still lookin for:
-Burberry London or Gucci II fragrance (any amount left is fine!)
-Motorola bluetooth
-giftcards
-bracelelts with adjustable length (i have really small wrists so no bangles)
-big rings (size 5-6)
-anything by MAC cosmetics
-scarfs (i really want this grey one): http://www.ae.com/web/browse/product.jsp?c
-black/white/silver watch with rhinestones like this: http://www.forever21.com/forlove21/produ
-People to trade with me! I really need to get rid of my stuff and make room for new stuff =)
trades only unless it's like $5.00 or less.
21 August 2008 @ 02:22 am
movie: Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day
Am I terribly old fashioned?
Indeed you are. And all the better for it.
Set in London shortly before WWII, Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day is about Guenevere Pettigrew, a frumpy vicar's daughter who is a governess. Except, she's not a very good governess. Fired by her last employer and thrown out without a penny, she spends the night on the streets, only to be told by her employment agency that she is now considered to be unemployable the next morning. In desperation, she snatches a card off the manager's desk while no one is looking, and presents herself at the door of Delysia Lafosse, a night club singer who dreams of going to Hollywood. Except that Delysia doesn't need a governess, she needs a social secretary. Mostly to manage her love life.
First, there's Phil, the son of a producer who is about to produce his first play himself. Delysia sees him as a sweet boy, but one whose main purpose is to get her a starring role. Phil is a sweet boy who has very little upstairs and needs to fill up that space before some aspiring actress notices the "for rent" sign and uses him for all he's worth. Then there's Nick. Nick runs the nightclub Delysia sings at and keeps her as his mistress. Nick is obviously not a Nice Man, but very much the kind of man a girl like Delysia can't resist, no matter how much she may want to. Finally, there's Michael, who has loved Delysia for years (even to the point of being in jail for a year over it) and stood by her, but is tired of waiting for her to get through playing games, and gives her the ultimatum of going to New York with him or saying good bye forever. The choice Delysia should make is obvious, it's just whether or not she'll make the right choice.
Navigating her way through Delysia's tangled love life (and saving her from exposure) Guenevere finds herself drawn into Delysia's glamorous world, despite the fact that it challenges every one of her Victorian beliefs, and befriending her fluffheaded employer, who is her opposite in every way. Meanwhile, Guenevere herself finds herself falling for Joe, and undergarments designer who is on the outs with his snide designer fiance. I forgot the character's name, so we'll just call her Shirley, as she's played by Shirley Henderson. Where everything is going is obvious from the start, it's just getting there that's the fun.
Though Frances McDormand as Guenevere and Shirley Henderson and all the various love interests all do great jobs, it's not really surprising that Amy Adams steals the show as Delysia. In general, I tend to think it isn't hard to play characters who aren't that bright, be they sweet or offensive. But to play a seemingly empty-headed girl who is carrying on with three men and keeping two in the dark about it, and to be completely flighty, yet to play the character as complex, loveable, and sympathetic? That takes skill. It is, I think almost impossible to dislike Delysia. The movie is clear from the start that the way she's living her life is wrong. Not in the moral sense (though there is that), but in that it's a bad life for her that is unfair to her, Phil, and Michael. I'd include Nick, but he's your typical domineering boyfriend (in this type of thing) who treats her like property. And yet, she's so helpless and in need of something real that you can see why Guenevere, who is opposed to everything she represents, instinctively helps her. In complete honesty, I think that denying Delysia when she needs help would be rather like picking up a puppy or kitty staring at you with begging eyes, and literally throwing them in the rain and slamming the door.
That, ultimately, is what the movie is really about, despite the (quite good) romantic trappings: two women who are opposites in every possible way coming to terms with what they want and getting the strength to go after it through their friendship. Because of Guenevere, Delysia is able to realize that what she really wants isn't what she thinks she wants, and because of Delysia, Guenevere is able to experience a side of life she never had before, and to realize her own shortcomings, and come to terms with part of her past.
I'm curious, though, about whether or not the air raids are a part of the original book. Especially so given that, when written, there's an element to the end that, from our modern perspective, knowing what happens after this, may not have been in the original work.
And now to acquire a copy of the book for myself.
Indeed you are. And all the better for it.
Set in London shortly before WWII, Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day is about Guenevere Pettigrew, a frumpy vicar's daughter who is a governess. Except, she's not a very good governess. Fired by her last employer and thrown out without a penny, she spends the night on the streets, only to be told by her employment agency that she is now considered to be unemployable the next morning. In desperation, she snatches a card off the manager's desk while no one is looking, and presents herself at the door of Delysia Lafosse, a night club singer who dreams of going to Hollywood. Except that Delysia doesn't need a governess, she needs a social secretary. Mostly to manage her love life.
First, there's Phil, the son of a producer who is about to produce his first play himself. Delysia sees him as a sweet boy, but one whose main purpose is to get her a starring role. Phil is a sweet boy who has very little upstairs and needs to fill up that space before some aspiring actress notices the "for rent" sign and uses him for all he's worth. Then there's Nick. Nick runs the nightclub Delysia sings at and keeps her as his mistress. Nick is obviously not a Nice Man, but very much the kind of man a girl like Delysia can't resist, no matter how much she may want to. Finally, there's Michael, who has loved Delysia for years (even to the point of being in jail for a year over it) and stood by her, but is tired of waiting for her to get through playing games, and gives her the ultimatum of going to New York with him or saying good bye forever. The choice Delysia should make is obvious, it's just whether or not she'll make the right choice.
Navigating her way through Delysia's tangled love life (and saving her from exposure) Guenevere finds herself drawn into Delysia's glamorous world, despite the fact that it challenges every one of her Victorian beliefs, and befriending her fluffheaded employer, who is her opposite in every way. Meanwhile, Guenevere herself finds herself falling for Joe, and undergarments designer who is on the outs with his snide designer fiance. I forgot the character's name, so we'll just call her Shirley, as she's played by Shirley Henderson. Where everything is going is obvious from the start, it's just getting there that's the fun.
Though Frances McDormand as Guenevere and Shirley Henderson and all the various love interests all do great jobs, it's not really surprising that Amy Adams steals the show as Delysia. In general, I tend to think it isn't hard to play characters who aren't that bright, be they sweet or offensive. But to play a seemingly empty-headed girl who is carrying on with three men and keeping two in the dark about it, and to be completely flighty, yet to play the character as complex, loveable, and sympathetic? That takes skill. It is, I think almost impossible to dislike Delysia. The movie is clear from the start that the way she's living her life is wrong. Not in the moral sense (though there is that), but in that it's a bad life for her that is unfair to her, Phil, and Michael. I'd include Nick, but he's your typical domineering boyfriend (in this type of thing) who treats her like property. And yet, she's so helpless and in need of something real that you can see why Guenevere, who is opposed to everything she represents, instinctively helps her. In complete honesty, I think that denying Delysia when she needs help would be rather like picking up a puppy or kitty staring at you with begging eyes, and literally throwing them in the rain and slamming the door.
That, ultimately, is what the movie is really about, despite the (quite good) romantic trappings: two women who are opposites in every possible way coming to terms with what they want and getting the strength to go after it through their friendship. Because of Guenevere, Delysia is able to realize that what she really wants isn't what she thinks she wants, and because of Delysia, Guenevere is able to experience a side of life she never had before, and to realize her own shortcomings, and come to terms with part of her past.
I'm curious, though, about whether or not the air raids are a part of the original book. Especially so given that, when written, there's an element to the end that, from our modern perspective, knowing what happens after this, may not have been in the original work.
( minor spoilers )
And now to acquire a copy of the book for myself.
21 August 2008 @ 12:08 am
Bizzare.
I was wary of this fic from the start. Sasuke was a suave ladies man, Sakura was giggly and seemed a little on the slow side, and Naruto was a mindless spaz. However, the descriptions were interesting, and it had a lot of reviews, so I kept reading. Besides, I was only a few paragraphs in, and there was plenty of time for it to improve.
Aaand then they referred to Naruto as "the Aryan".
What? Back button time.
Aaand then they referred to Naruto as "the Aryan".
What? Back button time.
21 August 2008 @ 03:16 am
I am wondering how I complish this technique. I looked around in Photoshop to try and do it, but I have no clue.
How do you make the swirl thing that you see?
How do you make the swirl thing that you see?
( Click. )
21 August 2008 @ 02:50 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEEEE.
ATTENTION ALL saltyaria MEMBERS:
My bandwidth is back! Hooooraaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
So, in case you joined recently and were unable to see my graphics, here is a complete and concise list of all my previous graphic posts. Browse and enjoy - and please don't hotlink. Please. D:
GRAPHICS
001. Repost, pt I: Females.
002. Repost, pt II: Males.
003. Repost, pt III: Movies. Icons & banners.
004. Brokeback Mountain/TDK actors. Icons & banners.
005. The Dark Knight. Icons & banners.
006. Batman Returns, Christina Ricci. Icons & banners.
007. TDK actors, Robert Downey Jr, & Ellen Page. Icons & banners.
008. Keira, Heath, Jack-Jack, & requests. Icons & banners.
009. The Dark Knight. Icons & banners.
010. Contest entries & The Dark Knight. Icons & banners.
Expect a new icon post sometime later today - I'm just waiting for a contest to be over, and then I'll post all my new icons. Here's a little teaser for you! :)
EDIT: Also, check out the new layout! Gary Oldman this time. I really love that man. :D
saltyaria MEMBERS:My bandwidth is back! Hooooraaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
So, in case you joined recently and were unable to see my graphics, here is a complete and concise list of all my previous graphic posts. Browse and enjoy - and please don't hotlink. Please. D:
GRAPHICS
001. Repost, pt I: Females.
002. Repost, pt II: Males.
003. Repost, pt III: Movies. Icons & banners.
004. Brokeback Mountain/TDK actors. Icons & banners.
005. The Dark Knight. Icons & banners.
006. Batman Returns, Christina Ricci. Icons & banners.
007. TDK actors, Robert Downey Jr, & Ellen Page. Icons & banners.
008. Keira, Heath, Jack-Jack, & requests. Icons & banners.
009. The Dark Knight. Icons & banners.
010. Contest entries & The Dark Knight. Icons & banners.
Expect a new icon post sometime later today - I'm just waiting for a contest to be over, and then I'll post all my new icons. Here's a little teaser for you! :)
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| FRANCO | ECKHART | OLDMAN |
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| GYLLENHAAL | WILLIAMS | KNIGHTLEY |
EDIT: Also, check out the new layout! Gary Oldman this time. I really love that man. :D
Current Mood: chipper
Current Music: mushaboom - feist
21 August 2008 @ 07:43 am
selling over at ma journal~~
Selling various items at cheap prices over at my journal
http://kawaii-ichigo7.livejournal.com/15
Gooo look now...you might just find something you like!!
http://kawaii-ichigo7.livejournal.com/15
Gooo look now...you might just find something you like!!
21 August 2008 @ 08:39 am
Doujinshi Sale
NEW UPDATE:
10 doujinshis for sale! Fullmetal Alchemist and Harry Potter doujinshis at discounted prices~
New shipment service starting at $0.95 USD!
To get more informations about the doujinshis and view the bigger pictures, go to my LJ.
21 August 2008 @ 02:34 am
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21 August 2008 @ 07:13 am
highly distracting icon, go
Hey, MGS person, mind not denoting pairings with cutesy little letter-only markers like SxO and VxR?
Because the thing is that four of the most popular pairings in the fandom, if not the four most popular, are Snake/Otacon, Naked Snake/Ocelot, Volgin/Raikov and Vamp/Raiden. It's not helpful.
While we're on the topic of Volgin/Raikov, I don't want to see Volgin used as fanfic furniture for Raikov to sit on and look good sat on. This goes for a lot of pairings - even though one member of a pairing might be more explicitly pretty, that does not mean the physical and emotional 'gaze' should be focused on them exclusively during the sex, at the expense of the other character, without some good reason. If you can tell the author finds one of these characters really hot and couldn't give a damn about the other except as a vehicle for the other character's hotness, then it ruins the hotness of the fic overall.
Because the thing is that four of the most popular pairings in the fandom, if not the four most popular, are Snake/Otacon, Naked Snake/Ocelot, Volgin/Raikov and Vamp/Raiden. It's not helpful.
While we're on the topic of Volgin/Raikov, I don't want to see Volgin used as fanfic furniture for Raikov to sit on and look good sat on. This goes for a lot of pairings - even though one member of a pairing might be more explicitly pretty, that does not mean the physical and emotional 'gaze' should be focused on them exclusively during the sex, at the expense of the other character, without some good reason. If you can tell the author finds one of these characters really hot and couldn't give a damn about the other except as a vehicle for the other character's hotness, then it ruins the hotness of the fic overall.