...a renewal of my paid LJ account oh noez. D: IT EXPIRES LIKE, ON XMAS DAY.

YAY CAPSLOCK FRIDAY.

ALSO, KUJO'S BIRTHDAY PARTY IS SUNDAY STARTING AT 3PM. DROP BY ANYTIME AFTER THAT FOR FREE CAKE. KUJO WILL EXPECT OFFERINGS FROM THE HUMANS VISITING HIS DOMAIN, THOUGH.

Kujo's birthday party is Sunday at 3pm! He's gonna be four years old. *sniff* My little baby, growing up. His custom doggy birthday cake is ordered- and yes, there will be cake for the humans, too. Kujo is getting so many presents, he'll be so happy.

ANIME CROSSROADS WAS AWESOME.

I WON THE HALL COSPLAY CONTEST AND GOT A SHINY TROPHY.

FOLLOW THE LINK TO THE GALLERY OF AWESOME.

http://www.cosplay.com/gallery/168808/

Two days till the convention, and my knee decides to give out. I can barely walk. Hopefully it'll bounce back enough and the swelling will go down, so I don't have to cancel my Rinoa costume. Nobody wants to see a Rinoa with one knee double the size of the other.

My dad is thinking about hiring me and Kristin for his research department. Full time with benefits and all that. I think it would be awesome, considering my job here just cut back my hours.

In too much pain to type more.

Finally got my Rinoa costume put together and did a photoshoot. Honestly, I don't think I make a very good Rinoa, but I've always wanted to do this costume, and at least the prop looks good!



( Click here to see all ten pictures! )

Did my Rinoa photoshoot yesterday. Photos should be going up soon!

I think I'm finally happy with my Demyx cosplay. I got a whole new wig, touched up the sitar, had the coat taken in, got darker contacts, and I'm pretty pleased with the results. Went out today in the rain and did a photoshoot, and these are the results! Click to make any of the pictures bigger!



( Four more behind the cut! )

The rest of the pictures are here, at my cosplay.com account!

Ignore this post. I'm compiling reference shots for a future cosplay.

( Images saved. )

I lost the case that contained my DSi and all 15 of my games.

And whoever found it, kept it. I know where I lost it and they didn't get anything turned in.

This day sucks. :(

ICHIGO COMES HOME ON SATURDAY.

IN OTHER NEWS, CLICK MY EGGS.

It's been an exciting week!

First of all, Ichigo will be coming home soon! We've been visiting him every single day, playing and training, and he's doing so well.

( Click here for pictures of Ichigo! )

Also, while I was at Bird Fever, I fell in LOVE with a couple of finches that had come in. They're called Cordon Bleu finches, and they were the first ones the store had gotten in in three years. I asked lots of questions, and ended up leaving with the pair. Their names are Squall and Rinoa, and they're settling into their new home as I type.

( Click here for pictures of my GORGEOUS new finches! )

Also, Courtney and Kristin and I went out to a special sale at a furniture store, and ended up buying a couch on financing, since our couch is falling apart. It's a REALLY nice couch with an awesome warranty on it, and I can't wait to add it to the room. So plooshie and nice.

( Click here for pictures of the new couch (In the store, won't be delivered till early October!) )

I'm fuckin' pissed off. That seems to be the trend lately.

My Reno wig got ruined in our various moves, so I looked for a commissioner to make me a new one. I found a great example in a commissioners gallery, asked for a quote, and was given a decent price, so I accepted.

That was a week ago. Today she emails me with pictures of the wig- myspace style pictures of her wearing my wig, with the camera zoomed in on her FACE. Excuse me ma'am, I didn't buy your face, or just the bangs. Show me the wig. The whole thing. Without the myspace special effects on the picture.

Then she drops the bombshell. This is word for word from her email: "It may look way different than the one you saw, but thats because my friend isn't with me, so my VERSION of Reno is different but its so cool! *-* i fell in love with the wig now."

THE PERSON WHO MADE THE WIG I SAW ISN'T THE SAME PERSON WHO TOOK THIS COMMISSION FROM ME. AND SHE DIDN'T BOTHER TO MENTION THIS BEFORE WE SEALED THE DEAL.

I sent this reply back:

"It's really hard to tell because, to be honest, those aren't good pictures. XDD Could you possibly take some pictures in natural lighting and with the wig on a wig head?

And does that mean that the person who made the wig you're advertising isn't the one making the wigs now? That's something I would've preferred that you disclose before we sealed the deal, so I knew that I might not be getting the same product. :/ After all, I did the commission based on the example I saw in your gallery."


I hope she has a good explanation. If this wig isn't like the one I asked for, or if she can't manage to take a decent picture, I'll ask for my money back. This is unprofessional and ridiculous.

EDIT: She responded with this gem:

"She moved away and doesn't do wigs anymore, so i do the challenges now, and i've made a Reno wig,just the way i have it.

I didn't wanna use my wig head cause it was like so torn i need to buy a new one, so i used my head, which my hair is tucked in a cap.

I give the best one without the lightning stuff, however i can see the wig perfectly fine from those other pictures i sent, however im not going to complain about it.

Check the attached files for the regular look of picture.
There's only one regular picture which is the best taken.
As of now, it is after 7:30pm and there will not be anymore pictures til tomorrow.
I'll pictures updated when i get a new wig head tomorrow, if thats fine with you?"

So I shot back with this:

"When you have the chance, please take pictures from all angles. Typically when someone commissions a wig, they like to see exactly how it's going to look in the convention hall in normal lighting conditions, without special effects. I would also like to eventually see the back and sides of the wig- I paid for the wig, not your headshot. :/

I feel like I was deceived this whole time. You may want to let your customers know that you alone did NOT make the wigs in your commissioning gallery, because otherwise it's a form of false advertisement. I'm really not pleased with all of this at all."

SON OF EDIT: And it seems things have come to a head. She just sent me this:

"Now that is a total rude comment and it could be a way to lead to you not getting the wig at all, however i not going to do that. It doesnt matter from the headshots of a person, it only matters weither the wig is good or not.
I appreciate it if you would comment alot nicer and those PEOPLE did not get a rip off as i did a Beatrice wig and the costumer loved it so and you can talk to her yourself if you need to. It was a perfect color and look~

For your information, the only WIG that my friend and i did as a PROJECT together was Reno, the others i did on my own, so you have NO right saying anything like that.

Check the attached files for your pictures.
This will be the last time of pictures for your commission.
This is the BEST my camera will get, it is not a digital one, its a VIViCam.
Ask agian and the will refuse and ship the wig as shown from other pictures."

And I sent this back to her, because I am truly and well sick of this.

"You know what? Nevermind. You've become incredibly unprofessional , and I don't feel my concerns were out of line, considering I'm a customer to you and you didn't lay everything out on the table from the start. I would ask for a refund of at least the labor costs so you aren't out the materials, but I have the feeling that you would refuse such a request, judging from your behavior up until now.

I'll be finding a much more professional commissioner who can make the process run smoothly. There's no point in stressing myself out with this any further, and the pictures you've sent me are nothing like what I thought I was paying for. I'll consider this an expensive learning experience to ask more questions of my commissioner before any deal is struck, though I don't feel I should have to ask if it was actually their work alone that I see in their gallery."

Kujo's surgery went well, and he's resting now, though he seems depressed and doesn't want to eat.

I have internet again! I'll actually be online now!

MWAHAHAHA, LAE, YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.

Kujo's at the vet right now, having surgery to fix his bad knee.

Everyone cross your fingers for my baby. :(

Still don't have internet or cable, even though we moved in on the 15th. The first time he came to install, he said they would have to rebury a line outside in order to install. 5 to 7 business days, he said, and then they'd call me back to schedule another install.

Nine business days go by, I call, and nobody has any fucking clue what's going on. I schedule ANOTHER install for two days later, and the day BEFORE they're out reburying the cable. 5 to 7 business days, right? Sure. Fuck you, Comcast.

So, the guy comes today, almost two weeks after the original date. He looks around, then says that there's no cable running to the jack, so that cable outside? Yeah, reburying it did jack SHIT. He wants a letter of permission from the landlord to drill through the fucking siding to get the cable running through. The landlord says no fucking way- they'll have to run the cable through the attic, which means getting permission to access our upstairs neighbors.

Reschedule for TUESDAY. Yet again, another delay, because the first guy was a fucking IDIOT and didn't bother to tell our landlord there was a fucking cable MISSING ENTIRELY.

And guess what? I just now got a call from them to schedule running the line, and what's the first thing the lady says after we schedule? "And all we'll need is a letter from your landlord giving us permission to drill through the wall."

DOES NOBODY IN THIS FUCKING COMPANY TALK TO ANYONE ELSE? That guy who was here just went through all that shit because you AREN'T ALLOWED TO DRILL THROUGH THE WALL, YOU FUCKING CUNTS.

THISCLOSE to giving up, telling Comcast to take their shit and shove it up their ass. Then I'll go to fucking AT&T or something, because I'm fucking sick of this.

Oh, and Comcast installer dude? Don't you DARE fucking lecture me about how you "didn't know what the other guys were doing" and you "all do it different ways" and that "I must hate Comcast right now".

Hell yes. I do. Very much so. And if you had kept being so condescending, I would've told Kujo to maul your fucking dick.

So, the trip was awesome. Tiring, but awesome. Got lots of awesome souvenirs for me and the Kuj- and now I have to concentrate on the upcoming move. XDD

I went to the bird store today, and they brought out a baby Congo African Grey to me to see if it's a suitable replacement. The little guy (or girl) is rambunctious, loud, and has the appetite of a wild hog. In other words, a weird pet for our weird little family of sorts. It was perfect, so I went with it- we'll be finding out whether it's a boy or a girl in the middle of next week or so.

( Here are some pictures of the new baby, for anyone who wants to have a look. )

And here are my clickables. Please click the Pokemon, they love you.





Dead tired. Going to bed now- I have to work aaaaaaall weekend. Fun fun.