Been a while...!

I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while! A few things have happened.

Let's see. We went to Anime Boston. Did Morty and Jasmine from Pokemon Soul Silver/Heart Gold as cosplays. Lots of people wanted pictures. It was fun. We did fairly well with sales, though not as well as we would have hoped. Meh. We likely won't be in the black this year, but that's all right. I expected as such.

So shortly after the con, I started attending nail tech school. I should be done that late September, early October. Can't wait! This will get me working in a job I can sit in! And I actually think it's fun!

In other news, I have a new obsession. This one is, thankfully, not nearly as expensive as some of my other hobbies, but is probably more time consuming. I have picked up a new instrument: ocarina! It's such a pretty instrument, and very small and portable! I will consider later posting a small clip of the first song I learned. No, it's not Hot Cross Buns. -shudder- But yeah, I like playing sweet potato style ocarinas, and currently have an 8 hole plastic piece of crap that should soon be replaced with a better, 12 hole version. Larger range, hi.

So yeah! Not sure what else to write, but there's a small update. ^^

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Ugh

I'm sorry I haven't posted... been super busy. Leaving in about six or seven hours for ANIME BOSTON! The biggest con I go to right now. I hope to change this some time, but I love Anime Boston. Bringing Jonathas and Hayato with me. Not sure about Ryuu and Karen. Ryuu needs his faceup sealed, and to have his eyes put back in, and Karen's wig needs to be secured.

I only have a few things left to do today! A couple things to pack, a couple things to finish when we get down there, but this should prove a very fun weekend! We don't have as much spending money going down as I would like, but meh. Should be fine.

Don't know what else to write about. I need to shut down and pack my computer. That should prove interesting.

I will post from the con, if I remember!

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Meat Blob

So I made dinner today. It came out awesome! So here's a recipe-of-sorts!

Ingredients:
-1lb ground lamb
-1 1/2lb ground beef
-about half a medium white onion, finely chopped
-2 eggs, beaten
-2 cups mozzarella
-1 1/2 cups cheddar/mozzarella mix
-several cloves of garlic
-1 1/2 tsps garlic powder
-1 1/2 tsps cumin

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°
Mix the meat, onions, eggs, and a quarter-cup of mozzarella in a large bowl
We used a large tin disposable pan; they can be found at many grocery stores. Grease said pan. Or, you could use a loaf pan.
Put about a third of the meat in the pan. Spread the remaining 1 1/2 cup mozzarella over the meat, then add the remaining meat.
Spear the garlic into the meat; I used one about every three inches. Sprinkle the garlic powder and cumin over the meat.
Spread the cheddar/mozzarella mix over everything.
Bake for 45 minutes for a large tin, an hour in a loaf pan.

Et voila, hubby-dubbed meat blob!

The crispy cheese that ends up on top is the most flavorful! This has been dubbed by several people as, "The best meatloaf I've had in a long time." I'll be making it more often!

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-grumblegrumble-

So, we bought a replacement camera yesterday at Toys-R-Us, because that's where we were. When we got home, we opened it and took a couple photos. A couple hours after getting home, though, we found our good camera. So, we decided to return the one we bought.

Turns out Toys-R-Us does not allow the return of cameras once they're opened. I was quite upset. And I don't get upset at retailers very easily. So, we are now trying to sell it on Craigslist. If it's not gone by the time we leave for Anime Boston, we'll sell it there. Congoers that have forgotten their cameras or don't have one wouldn't mind buying one at AB.

On the plus side, we finally put some air in hubby's car's tires. So that's good. She's riding so much better now! Also, while we were at the gas station, I found for the first time in a long time one of my favorite snacks, so we picked some up.

We also cleaned up the floor under the table. It's so much nicer, now.

Jonathas has found a likely permanent place on the table, watching my type. He says 'hi'.

Nothing else to update on right now.

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Jonathas's New Outfit!

Jonathas's new outfit came in! So excited! Also, I finally found my good camera, so I have FINALLY captured his eye color properly! For the first time! I'm so excited! Oh, AND, my watch gears came in, too! There were two blue gem dials in them, treasures of finds! I'm considering getting two new custom wedding rings forged with them in silver, next to the brass dials with blue gems. I'm excited. Here's a picture! Click him to make him bigger! ^^ (Remy: Don't you wish you could do that with other 'him's?)



The gem doesn't show up as well, so here's a better picture of that...



I love it!

That is all!

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New cosplays!

All right, well, I have decided that I don't have time to make Red Mage Ingus for Anime Boston next week, so we're doing something a little different. Something we can pull together in two days. I'm nearly done mine already. We're going Pokémon gym leaders. I'm doing the Ecruteak City gym leader from Soul Silver, Morty. Hubby's doing the Olivine City gym leader from Heart Gold, Jasmine. My cosplay is khaki pants, a black shirt with purple cuffs, a purple headband, a purple scarf with red-painted tips, and black shoes with red soles and purple design. I just need to make the cuffs, scarf, headband, red soles, and purple design. It would also help to find a Gengar plush, and plop my Gengar into my Pokéwalker.

For Jasmine, I just need to sew a dress and slip from the material we got, find an overshirt, sew on a bow, modify the sandals to look like hers, make the hair clips, and... wait, that's it. ^^ I'd like to know where he's gonna put his Pokéwalker...

He's also in the process of sculpting gym badges. If we find trainers, we're gonna challenge them to a mock duel; if they win (which they likely will), we'll sell (or give) them our respective badges. ^^ I'm excited. If he can sculpt them well enough, we're going to cast the badges and sell them at the con. Should prove fun. ^^

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Adrian and Remy Part Two

So, I have filed Remy down a crap-ton, and he seems suitably shorter. It'll do, I guess. But now I think I want to get Adrian a new head. And send it out for a faceup. Everyone else's (except Karen's) looks fine, so I think it may be a good idea to order a new head for those two and send them out for faceups. Yeah.

But there's apparently going to be a doll dealer at AB. Joooy. Someplace to spend MORE money. I'll have to see if anyone calls to me. I want a tiny. I am going to get a tiny, and make it Ponyo! I'm excited.

Nothing else, really, to say, so I'm done.

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