Moments Like Diamonds Giveaway ミ☆

One of my favorite bloggers is holding an amazing giveaway! I don't usually try to enter giveaways, but I thought I might as well try this one. :)

Enter the giveaway here: http://chouzuru.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-big-celebration-giveaway.html

Hakuoki: Memories of Love (Hijikata Toshizo) ミ☆

Oops. I did it again. Ahhhh, I'm so sorry, lovelies! I have a tendency to neglect my blogging (if you've ever followed my DA, you'd know lmao). I get lazy and caught up in real life. A lot of things have happened, but I'll save that for a different post.

Anyways, I'M BACK and I acquired the limited edition box for Hakuoki ~Stories of the Shinsengumi~ on the PS3. (I bought this the day after it came out, but haven't been able to play it until last week.)

Isn't it beautifuuuuuul?

Just last year, I became an otome game fanatic and have probably catapulted bags of money at a certain company for their phone apps *coughVOLTAGEcought*. A friend recommended that I play Hakuoki on the PSP, and it was the best/worst mistake of my life. When the PS3 version was announced, I hopped on that preorder right away! How could I not? There's SO MUCH content, and the high school AU was something that I'd resigned myself to never having in any way, shape, or form. Someday, I hope to be able to play the ~Sweet School Life~ doujin, but I don't have a Vita or the ability read Japanese.

Now that I actually have time to play, I decided that I'd like to make walk-throughs for the "Memories of Love" portions. (THEY'REREALLYCUTEOMGICAN'TEVEN.) Granted, you most likely wouldn't even need to use a walk-through, seeing as there are only ever 2 choices per chapter, but eh. I'll most likely start putting out walk-throughs for some of the Voltage games I've gotten, too.

Unfortunately (Fortunately?), it didn't occur to me to start doing this sooner, as I've already finished played through 4 of them. ahahaha I'll just do it all over again! :D

There may be spoilers if you've not played the game.

Let's get started!

To access these extra stories:
Main Menu/Title Screen > Stories > Shinsengumi Adventures 1 (play this to unlock each character)

Shenanigans #5 The Post PAX Edition [DAY 0]

Hellooooo, Internet. :3

Well, PAX Prime 2013 has come and gone. I can, honestly, say that I had a good time this year despite all of the recently accumulated drama surrounding the con. (If you've no idea what I'm talking about, you can refer to this well-written article on WIRED. Why I'm Never Going Back to Penny Arcade Expo)

Good stuff:
Friends
Parties
Free swag/loot/booty
Amazing cosplay

Meh Stuff:
Less free stuff than previous years
Harder to get said free stuff (ie. you need to pre-order or wait in long lines to play the demo)
Con funk on Day 1

haha There wasn't anything bad about the con, from my experience. Good friends will always make your experience a thousand times more entertaining.

Shenanigans #4 THE PRE-PAX EDITION

Hello! Hello! Hellooooo, Internet!

Ohh snap. I've gained a few new followers! Thank you all so much for the support and welcome to my little corner (in my own little chair, I can be whatever I want to be...I love musicals. <3) Anyways, I'm sitting at the airport right now and I've got about an hour before my flight leaves for Seattle. What am I going to Seattle for? PAX Prime, of course!

UrbanOG Haul + Review

Helloooooo, Internet!

Today's post? A review of UrbanOG and pictures of my new favorite boots.

Oreo Balls (Chocoholic Dreams) ミ☆

Heyo Internet!

It's been a while, hasn't it? haha I'm so sorry. A lot has been going on and I've got a backlog of drafts that need pictures to be edited. Derp.

Anyways, here's something! OREO BALLS! These are REALLY easy to make and super delicious. Be careful not to eat too many when they're finished, because I'm sure these have a billion calories each. :P My Mom sent me this recipe as her not-so-subtle-way of telling me to make them for her.

There's only 3 ingredients and only 5 steps. Simple, right?

You're going to need:

• 1 whole package of Oreo cookies
• 1 block of cream cheese, softened
• 1 package of semi-sweet chocolate chips

DIY Experiment #1 [Avocado Hair Mask] ミ☆

Hello, Internet!

Recently, I've started looking to use more all natural, DIY beauty treatments. There are a lot of benefits to using DIY treatments. Benefits like, knowing exactly what it's made of (cause, duh, you made it lol), the ingredients are fairly inexpensive, and it's actually kind of fun. There are others, but this is off the top of my, unfocused, head. (I've got LCS playing in the background ahaha).

Anyways, I thought it would be nice to share my experiences with you all. :)

International Lolita Day ミ☆

Hello, Internet!

Last Saturday (June 1st), was International Lolita Day! /cheers It's been a long while since I last participated in Loliday...I think the last might've been in 2008...hehe. Anyways, it was fun for the most part.

Pictures, ahoy!

Shenanigans #3

Helloooooo Internet,

A LOT has happened in the last couple of months. Some ups and some downs...but that's life, huh?
Anyways, I'm sitting here at the bf's place, listening to him derp in frustration over stuff in Tera. lol So, I decided to update with some shenanigans. (Though, I'll most likely be back home by the time this gets published. 05/19/13 :P)

Nail Art ミ☆

Hello Internet!

Do you guys love nail art? I do. I love seeing how creative people can be with such a small canvas. Also, unless you're ambidextrous or working on fake nail sets...it's pretty difficult to paint your non-dominant side. So, I've got mad respect for those of you who can do that crazy intricate nail art on yourselves. YOU GO, GURL/BOY.

I became interested in nail art back in Seattle, around the same time that I started being able to afford lolita clothes. A lot of times, you'll see lolitas and gyaru with crazy/amazing nails that match their outfits. I started trying to emulate that with my own nails...but I failed. lol These days, I keep it pretty simple. I used to glue a lot of random things onto my nails, but I'm too active to keep them on for long. Typically, I don't even realize that something I glued on went missing, until waaaaaay later.

My favorite person's nails to look at belong to Sakurina. Her nails are suuuuper cool. A bit too outlandish for my personal tastes, but OMG do I love to look at her nail bling.

Seriously. Check that shiz out! 

The Liebster Award ミ☆

Oh my gosh. I completely forgot to do this...(^w^;;;)
Better late than never, right? lol

I was nominated by the ever so lovely, Christine De La Creme. Thank you, sweetie! <3

Purikura Lolita Meet

Hellooooo!

So, last Friday (4/26/13) I had the opportunity to make it out to Garden Grove for a small lolita meetup. I haven't been to a meetup in sooooo long. It was fun to get all dolled up again. There were only seven of us, but that made it easier to get to know one another. :)

Shenanigans (The Cosplay Edition)

Hi Internet!

I've decided that I'd like to start a cosplay spotlight thing. lol I've got a lot of friends in the hobby and I'd love to bring attention to their awesomeness and skill! I haven't asked anyone yet as the idea to start this, literally, JUST came to me. My original intention was to just show you guys some pictures of my own cosplays (which I will do for this entry), but then it was like, "Why don't I show you guys other awesome people?!" So yeah...expect that at some point when I find people to agree to it. lol Ooooh I'm excited. I'll get on that once I've finished my externship.

Anyways, my cosplay.

Things I've Worked On...

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HoneyColor: Geo Angel Grey CM-835 Circle Lenses Review

Hello Lovelies, 

Here's the review I promised of the second pair of lenses that I ordered from HoneyColor. :)

Geo Angel Grey CM-835

Base Curve: 8.6 mm

Diameter: 14.2 mm

Water Content: 38%

1 year disposable

>>Geo Angel Grey<<

Shenanigans #2

Hello Internet!

More shenanigans. lol I find blogging to be kind of therapeutic.

I've been feeling really anxious the last few days. Finals are coming up and I'm confident that I'll do well. At the same time, though, I'm wary. Ahhhh! We'll see. I did really well on my midterm...so....IDK. Also, I've been studying my butt off. 

IRL ahoge

I've got an interview for my externship. I'm freaking out guys. I always think that I do well in interviews and then I don't get the job. lol Granted, this isn't for a job, but it's still an interview. Uggghhhh. Crossing my fingers. IDONTKNOWWHATTOWEAR.

This weekend, I'm going to another Hammer Improv show with the bf. Check it out if you're interested/in the area! It's this Saturday (March 16th) at Third Street Theatre in Los Angeles. 

Hammer Improv on FB: http://www.facebook.com/hammerimprov

This Saturday's event: http://www.facebook.com/events/347321095386858/

I'm really excited. It's going to be the way that I celebrate the end of my course. My final is Saturday morning and then I'll go to the show Saturday night. My last day of school is the 23rd. When I finish my externship? I will be doooooooone. I will be licensed to wooooork. Yessssss. Well, actually...no. After the course is complete, I still need to mail in my stuff to the Board of Pharmacy in order to get my license. Balls. Whatever. WOOOOOT.

Today, I finally took pictures for my upcoming lens review. My skin has just not been cooperating with me, at all. It's been a while since I last had bad breakouts. Recently, it's flared up again. I blame it on the stress. 

Here's a preview: 

Check out the gigantic baggage I've got going on under my eyeballs. OTL

My amazing friend, Rai Kamishiro, released more awesome music! Titled "Earth to Venus." I love space things. The title just speaks to me. lol It's a great single. I love the mellow feel of it. It's the kind of song that I could definitely listen to while strolling around the city. Oh, how I miss the freedom and clouds of the Pacific Northwest. <3

Seriously, though. I am sooooo feeling this. I'm not just saying that because Rai is my friend. haha I love this kind of music. I've been listening to a lot of Late Night Alumni, Jhameel, Clazziquai, and J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science lately. This single, is right in line with that. 

Check it out here: http://raikamishiro.blogspot.com/2013/03/earth-to-venus.html

Mass Effect 3's last DLC, Citadel, came out. OMGGG. FEELS. lol jk I have feels from the trailer. I haven't had the time to finish playing it...or really even get that far. S'ok though. Just means that I've got more to play if I don't do it all in one sitting. I'm too busy to do it all at once anyway. OTL

I looooove Shep's pad. I love modern looking places. Can I please have a futuristic cabin? I really want something that looks super cute, sorta rustic, on the outside and something modern/homey on the inside. Somedaaaaay.

I went to PaleyFest to see the cast of Community last week. I'll be making a post on that, too. 

Thaaaaat's about it. 

I hope that you all enjoy your Friday and your weekend. :)

Shenanigans #1

Good eeeevening!

First off, I'd like to thank you for your comments on my last entry! It's so encouraging to hear that people liked it and actually read my blog. lol Seriously. Thank you. <3

Next...
I've decided, that for my more journal-like posts, to title them "Shenanigans."

Once Upon A Time...

Hey everyone!

I've been thinking a lot, recently, about my past selves. Just thinking about how much I've grown as a person and how my style has changed so many times throughout the years. Seriously, I did "goth", punk, "skater", prep, emo, theatre kid, otaku, visual-kei, lolita, etc...

I was looking at my old yearbooks. Good gravy. What the heck was I thinking? I'm sure that many of us think that. Of course, those are the years where we're still trying to find ourselves. Then again...we're always evolving...at this point I'm just rambling. lol

Anyways, because I'm comfortable with laughing at myself, I felt like sharing some embarrassing photos of my youth. I dove into the dark underworld of myspace and retrieved a few gems. XD It's interesting to see it all together.

HoneyColor: Geo Fresh Brown FC-724 Circle Lenses Review

I bring to you...A REVIEW! Finally! hahaha

Valentine's Day and Cake Pop Trials

It's been a while since I posted. haha ^^;;

Valentine's Day was fantastic! It was a day well spent with my boyfriend.

The day before, I tried making cake pops to give him.