Character Meme

The character I was given was Link:



1. Do you like this character?
Hell yes!

2. What names do you call this character?
Um, Link, Hero of Time.. Though mistakenly, I called him Zelda when I was little.

3. What image-color do you associate with this character?
Green, because of that outfit he wears in all the games.

4. What image-song do you associate with this character?
It will always be Zelda's Lullaby, from Ocarina of Time.

5. What blood-type do you think this character is?
Probably A type. *shrugs* I figure it's pretty common but not THE most common, and really Link can't affod to have a rare blood type with the dangerous stuff he does.

6. Of all of the titles that this character appears in, what character do you like to put this character with?
I don't really understand the question, so I'll take Guide's lead, and assume you mean romantic link. The obvious choice would be Princess Zelda, but in all seriousness, I don't see that happening. I figure he settles down with a nice girl from one of the villages he rescues.

7. What would you want to say to this character?
Can I play with your bow? Teach me to ride Epona! Can I come too?

8. What do you want to do with this character?
Join him on his frolicking through the kingdom, swimming, fishing, horseriding, hunting bugs, knocking goblins down a peg, etc. I'd avoid the temples though cause I figure I'm not strong enough to take those on.

9. Please choose 5 friends with your choice of character.
Let's see..

Praxedes_Osaka - Xiahou Dun
Batchix - Batman
Roxy360 - Ten!
Nekokoi - Batgirl
Wotan_lotg - Ironman

Doran's first kilt!

So this evening, since I knew I wasn't going to Knit Night, I decided to sew for Doran. I want to have an outfit ready for when he arrives. :] So, I used the kilt pattern that my friend Eveshka showed me. Now, I made it in grey, because for one, I don't have any small scale plaid, and also, I figure if I'm gonna be lazy and not draw plaid, I can make a cute utilikilt, and draw that. So, I did.

The sewing machine argued with me towards the end, when I was finishing the waistband, but since that will be hidden under most of his shirts, I figure it's fine.

First, here is Chris modeling the kilt with a sweater and Doran's wig. I'm thinking of putting Doran in this outfit when he first arrives.



And here's what it looks like, laid out. I've put a snap on it, since I don't have a Yo-scaled belt.



And here it is, by itself, again modeled by Chris, wearing her own wig now.



Pinning the pleats was the most time-consuming part. I went with a smaller-scale pleat instead of what the pattern showed, because I liked this better for the scale. It's a 2-1 ratio (thanks Nekokoi for helping me sort that out) with 3/4 of an inch for the long part, and 3/8 of an inch for the short part. I started with a 19inch by 4.5inch piece of grey cloth, as per this pattern. The other difference is that I made the front panel 2 inches instead of 2.5. :]

So, this is my first kilt! Doran will probably have a few, in different colors. I'm not planning to try and duplicate any particular tartan.

WiiSports Roro vs Momo

So, I was chatting with Nekokoi the other day, and we somehow got onto the subject of projectile sports. The following chat ensued. Snipped out irrelevant chatter.

[21:46] Rorek: let's have a friendly game of projectiles!
[21:46] Rorek: i think we should go do it with lots of people around! 8D
[21:46] nekokoi: or we could fake it with wii sports! xD
[21:46] Rorek: MAYHEM IS FUN
[21:46] Rorek: Wii sports is fun too <3
[21:46] nekokoi: huzzah mayhem!!
[21:47] Rorek: MAYHEM! WOOO
[21:47] Rorek: Show us your WOUNDS!
[21:47] Rorek: (as opposed to, show us your boobs)
[21:47] nekokoi: we could play wii sports with people around and hit them spazzily causing mayhem
[21:47] Rorek: XD
[21:47] Rorek: YAY!
[21:47] Rorek: and act totally clueless :3
[21:48] nekokoi: xD show us your WOUNDS! should go on a tee thatr says "wii sprts survivor" on the front and that on the back
[21:48] Rorek: we should make shirts like that for the dolls
[21:48] Rorek: Wii sports Team shirts
[21:48] nekokoi: YES! we totally should! xD
[21:48] Rorek: RORO TEAM
[21:48] Rorek: and MOMO TEAM
[21:48] Rorek: Green for you
[21:48] Rorek: and blue for me?
[21:49] Rorek: for detailing
[21:49] Rorek: white base shirt
[21:53] nekokoi: yay! ..but who would be on team RORO?
[21:54] nekokoi: i think we should each pick 4.
[21:55] Rorek: Ichigo, Chris, Declan, and Doran
[21:55] Rorek: i know he's not here yet
[21:55] nekokoi: Bea, Annie, Larxene and Xavin! xD
[21:55] Rorek: ok!
[21:55] Rorek: <3
[21:55] nekokoi: it's almost a gender war thing too xD
[21:57] nekokoi: WII SPORTSFEST '09 RORO vs MOMO- BATTLE OF THE SEXES ..FTW!

Their numbers are as follows: Team Momo ~ Bea 21, Larxene 25, Annie 29, and Xavin's number is pending. Team Roro ~ Ichigo 24, Chris 10, Declan 23, and Doran's number is also pending.

Yesterday I worked up mockup in MS Paint, of what I want my team shirts to look like.

Then, today, in Church, I drew Doran wearing his team shirt. I pictured him pitching for Wii baseball, hence the action pose. He's just pitched a curve ball. <3

Progress

So it's worth mentioning, that yesterday afternoon Nick messaged me via G-mail. This is what transpired, editted for privacy only.

2:14 PM Nicholas: I need your account infomation to start your allotment.

2:15 PM me: what information specifically?

Nicholas: your routing number and account number

me: will it hit on the first?

Nicholas: Yes

2:16 PM me: ~~~~~~ routing

~~~~~~~~~~

2:17 PM my phone is about to be cut off

will you be sending the 300 owed for this month?

2:18 PM Nicholas: I can't but I will add another 50 to cover to make up for it for six months. I am doing this under the advisement of my lawyer.

me: good

when is your military contract up?

i need to make a note of it to put with my contract

Nicholas: In 2011

may of 2011

2:19 PM me: thank you

so the final payment will be on the month of may 2011, correct?

2:20 PM Nicholas: Yes, are you sure that is your routing number because it wont take it

me: this is what i pulled fromy my check book

let me doublecheck

2:21 PM ~~~~~~

account number ~~~~~~~~~~

so it will be 350 on the first, or is the $50 seperate from the allotment?

Nicholas: It worked. 350

me: ok

2:22 PM so may, june, july, august, september, october $350, then back to $300 through may of 2011

Nicholas: yes

me: ok

2:23 PM Nicholas: Bye

me: goodbye

I also put in more applications yesterday before Knit Night.

Oh HELL no.

So today was awesome to wake up to. I woke up a bit later than I intended too, since I had trouble falling asleep last night. I ended up waking up at 10am, and was dressed and ready to go put in new applications within 15 minutes. Then I went online to doublecheck my hiring dates for HobbyLobby, since I thought I might have put the wrong dates on my applications I turned in last week. Doublechecked the dates, via my blog posts (thank goodness for them), and proceeded to call Nick.

No answer. This call was in regards to the money snafu early in the month, that I'm thinking was a cover lie so he had time to get his story right. Supposedly he wired me the $150 that is my rent, on Wednesday the 15th, when the midmonth check would have hit. I asked him for a receipt for proof and he gave an excuse, and told me the wire transfer wouldn't hit my account till Saturday. I smelled BS, but decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. Sure enough Saturday there was still no money in my account. So I texted him, asking him to check with the bank on Monday, and after some thought, added a regretable comment of "If you did indeed send the money". No answer. So I called this morning and there was no answer. Then, after about five minutes I get a bombardment of text messages. Here they are, direct from my cellphone memory bank.

Nick: Here is the deal. I'm not giving you anymore money. Take me to court I don't care. This will be more messages.
Nick: I have a baby now and as far as the military is concerned she is my priority money wise. I am not entitled to give you any money. Sill more
Nick: So our contract will have to be settled in court.I am not going to fight you on this anymore. I am tired. Still more
Nick: I have very little money and you are capable of working. I know you had a job at Wal-mart and you gave it up. Still More
Nick: There are other ways to find a job. Like the employment commission and such. Use them. Still more
Nick: You are going to be 16 years old this year. You are not a child. Stop acting like one. Last message.

So of course, as intended these messages trigger a massive panic attack. I try to take a few minutes to calm my breathing and then call Christy. Bear in mind, at this point, I am so angry that if I were still physically in Virginia I would have stormed over there and beat the everloving snot out of him. I haven't genuinely wanted to be violent in over a decade. I wanted to rip his throat out.

Some of what he says is true. I am 25, I am capable of working. That has NOTHING to do with his agreement to pay me a piddly $300 a month. I am legally entitled to 1/3 of his paycheck as his spouse. I did not ask for that. I did not turn him into the military, for infidelity and KICKING ME OUT OF OUR HOME. I did not attack his mistress. I did not begrudes them best wishes on the health of their baby. I did not ask for more money than he was capable of giving me, while maintaining his bills.

I managed our finances, I know what he had to spare. I asked for less than that. He has ruined my credit as well as his. I asked for enough money to pay my phone bill for the duration of my contract with T-mobile, and enough for groceries for the month. That's all. He signed a contract agreeing to it. It's notarized. It's legal. I'm going after him with claws.

I will be calling his C/O and asking what I need to do for the military to do my divorce. I will tell him about how he moved his mistress into OUR home. I will tell them how he kicked me out. I will tell them everything I can, to completely screw him over. I've been playing nice for over a year. He's been screwing me over for 2 years. I'm sick of it. I'm so sick of it, that I don't care that he will have a less than honorable discharge. The ONLY thing that held me back, was that I knew if I got mean, there was a good chance he'd re-neg on our contract. He's done that. I have no more reasons to play nice.

I'm looking for work still, I put in alot of applications today. My phone bill is overdue. I don't have rent money coming at the first of the month. I'm not sure what I'm going to do, aside from keep putting in applications and check back. Nick, I'm done bending over. YOUR TURN.

Doran!

So, I don't draw very often anymore. I used to draw alot, pretty much every day, but I kind of stopped when I got married. I haven't improved much since Junior High. I'm still pretty happy with what I can pull off sometimes though. Today I was drawing, in church. I usually have my sketchbook, or a notepad, and either draw, or write, during the last hour of church. Today, I drew Doran. I wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to draw, but I'm pretty happy with what came out.



He still looks a little too old, but I think I'm getting closer to drawing him as he should look. For anyone new following my journal, this is Doran.



He's a Soom Glati, who was ordered on layaway. He's supposed to be shipped towards the end of summer, if they keep to their schedule. Mine will come unpainted, without the outfit or feathered wings. I already know how I want to do him up, and I'm pretty excited. The only thing I'm hesitant about, is that I want him to have more grown up looking horns. I think the way they chibi-fied the horns is cute, but not right for the character I have in mind.

Sorry Jenni, I know you think the photos of the eyes are creepy, but I couldn't find any photos of them inside the doll. Anyway these are the eyes I ordered with him:


So, he'll have silver eyes, and silver hair. His wig, is this one, that Chris wore for some photos last week:



And that's all of my photo spamming for now. XD I just wanted to share my drawing, and show how much closer it is to what I expect the final product to be, than my last drawings of him were.

Easter Sunday ~ Doll photos.

I dressed Chris and Ichigo up today, in clothing I thought would be appropriate for Easter Sunday. People tend towards pastels, so Chris is in blue and white, and Ichigo is in pink, and chocolate brown, with his boots and barrette as a splash of red. I took alot of photos and am only posting the ones I thought were visually interesting, or showed expression on their faces (or both). 15 photos total.

















And Chris and Ichigo are still sitting like that last photo, looking pretty pleased. :] I'm glad they cooperated this time. Often, when I try to pose more than one doll, they flail, and fall, and generally make things very difficult for me.

DOOOOOOOOOMED.

I'm DOOMED. Darn my enabling friends! I don't remember why I got around to looking at Dollzone, but I was talking about how I still needed to find that elusive tan Yo-sized boy. Christy and I were talking about how there are alot of people who would about sell a kidney to get a tan Yo, if they released one for Dolpa. And then we somehow ended up at Dollzone, and I saw, a tiny tan boy.

His face is adorable! I never used to like Dollzone sculpts, but some of the newer faces really appeal to me. Kay, is the next doll for me. It will be a little while obviously, but I've been waiting at least 2 years for this doll to come around.



I would make him a little beach baby. Like I tried to do with Chris, when she was Reggie:



His name is Micah, and he will have very dark brown eyes, and the blond hair that Reggie wore. :] I have more backstory but the likelihood of my being able to get the doll I want for his father is pretty low, so I won't share. But long story short, I've found my tan tiny. :] I'm pretty psyched even though it will be awhile before I can get him. Luckily he's a basic, so he's not going anywhere.

Yep, I still play with dolls.

I decided to play with my dolls today. I put hazel eyes in Ro, and put the blue eyes he was wearing in Chris. Then I put Doran's (my Soom Glati) wig on her, and dressed her up. First, I put her in my HZ High Wizard outfit, sans overcoat, since it's too warm for that to look comfortable. I was just playing to be silly, so she's posed just a bit oddly to start off.




And, this is just to show off how bright and intense these blue eyes are.

Then, I did some minor repairs/maintenance to this outfit, and dressed Chris up again. This was what I intended to dress her in to start, but I had to wash the outfit, and fix the cuffs and neck on the vest.






All in all, a pleasant day in terms of doll interaction. Even Ro, who has been positively lifeless lately, was looking more like himself.

April Fools eh? This is the worst one yet.

Wow. Yesterday was a hell of a day. My alimony payment never showed, due to a glitch in Nick's payroll. So, I had to scramble and borrow from friends, so I could pay my rent (minimal as it is), and take care of my final layaway payment on Soom Glati, so as not to forfeit 25% of what I'd already paid. Yesterday, was a really really awful day, and I don't want to deal with anything like that again, any time soon.

Today, I will be heading out, putting in some applications, and then coming home and knitting until Choir practice this evening. I'm hoping for a mellow day, to counteract the panic and drama that I experienced from 2am on yesterday.

Thank you, to my very best friend, who helped me immensely, with emotional support, and everything she could. Thank you also, to my younger sister, who helped me not to forfeit funds and have to give up my Soom Glati.

Wish me luck in my job search.