Bunnyfish Carnival

10:26pm: SO. COSPLAY QUESTION SORTA.
I have a pair of those shiny Part-Spandex, Part-whatever costume gloves; I used them as part of a Rocket Grunt cosplay at Ikkicon and totally forgot until now...

Is there a good way to wash them without dicking them up? Or will I just have to get new ones? 'Cause they got kinda dirty since the escalators at Ikki shut off and I had to grab the rail to walk up 'em.

7:10pm: FFFFFUUUUUUUUU
Goddamn.
My 2D Special Effects class was canceled because not enough people signed up. Instead of 12 credit hours, I'll only get 8. Damnit, I need that class. Hopefully it'll make next semester, or be offered over summer or something.

3:51pm: IKKICON
So. Had a blast at Ikkicon this weekend.

I got to hang out with beetlefreak a lot and we nerded out over Green Lantern and Punch out.

The Ace Attorney panel went surprisingly well! The cosplay contest portion fell through (Our only AA cosplayer was an awesome Larry Butz) so we did two round of "Turnabout Quiz!"

I think I made the questions too hard though. Next time I'll make easier ones.

Also, none of my art sold, BUT! It wasn't because no one wanted them! It being my first year doing this, I didn't know I needed to write down a minimum bid. The staff that was working when I submitted I guess didn't know either, because I went into the art show and looked around multiple times and they never said anything. But! Right before I left Saturday night, my friend Matt literally grabbed me and dragged me back to the art show. The head of the art show staff was there and had told him that two or three people had wanted to buy my Mother 2 piece, but they wouldn't let them bid on it because no minimum bid was written! The staff that was there had apparently forgotten who I was and what I looked like so she had no idea who to look for (though I had a whole conversation about my cosplay with those staffers when I was submitting my art.) I do feel I probably should have known the minimum bid thing though, so I guess it's really my fault? The art show head did say she was sorry it happened.

However, there's a local game store that does art consignment for videogame related art, so I'll see what I can do when I go to sell off my Gamecube tomorrow after work. I'll make prints before I actually sell any of the art though.

But I'll have to find a way to sell that Minmay piece. I wonder if there are any other nearby cons or cons that take mail in submissons for artshows?

SHIT THAT I BOUGHT:
A 4x6 Totoro Print.
A Chain Chomp Button.
A Takashi Morinozuka button.
A handmade plush cell phone charm.
A Macross Vol 1 DVD.
A Brigadoon Vol. 1 DVD.

I'll try to have photos up tomorrow. Still, I had a total blast.

12:54am: Arrrrt pooooost~
Just wanted to share the art I did for Ikkicon's artshow:

http://bunnyfishmel-mel.deviantart.com/art/MOTHER-2-The-Chosen-Four-148760364

http://bunnyfishmel-mel.deviantart.com/art/Ace-Attorney-Oh-It-s-Pearly-148760648

http://bunnyfishmel-mel.deviantart.com/art/Lynn-Minmay-148137713

I'm a little disappointed with myself because I had intended to do a Punch Out piece but was unable to do so. But I did get some EarthBound/Mother 2 representation goin' so, that's good, I guess?
WOO WOO WOO

10:58pm: Ikkicon...one more day...
oh man...

I have ONE more piece of art to do, but it's gonna be a simple piece of Pearl Fey. I was gonna sell an old piece of Princess Peach from like a year ago, but I got it out and realized, "Man, this is a lot uglier than I remember."

I'm almost done with my Mother 2 piece, though.

ALSO IF ANY OF YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE AT IKKICON.

Ace Attorney panel is 6:30-7:30 in Panel room 2 on Saturday.
There will be...
Q&A with Miles Edgeworth
AA Cosplay Contest
Trivia Contest
Fan Discussion

One of the prizes will be a one of a kind, handmade...


MILES EDGEWORTH POG. THAT'S RIGHT.
A MILES EDGEWORTH POG.


fuck i love pogs.

also sketchcards, pocky and Gamestop cards.

WOO WOO WOO


oh god im so tired

10:26pm: Merry Christmas you guys~!
I had an okay Christmas. Someone was streaming MST3K, so I watched that for a couple hours (Horror on Party Beach and Hobgoblins if you're curious.) I got $50.00 and my sis is letting me buy her Wii. I'll be making payments on it for a couple months, but I'm just happy to be able to get one.

Also, Mom made spinach dip. yes my favorite *A*


All in all, had a good Christmas. 8D

EDIT: OH! I FORGOT TO MENTION!
I finally got an Edgeworth for my panel! Q&A WITH MILES EDGEWORTH IS HAPPENING! Mostly, we'll talk about the Upcoming AAI game, but we'll also take a few audience questions. 8)

5:11pm: OH MAN
I didn't realize how OLD some of my markers are!
I'm still working on some piece for Ikkicon's artshow and two of my favorite markers (Ballet Pink and Pale Peach) just died on me in the midst of a Lynn Minmay piece I'm doing.

Maybe it's just because I'm using Bristol? That stuff sucks up ink like a mofo.

I'll have to get them tomorrow, go to the bank, buy christmas presents (talk about cutting it close!), get matting supplies...

Argh...!

11:49pm: Gotta get fit!
So I've been playing (using?) Wii fit a lot. My sister left her Wii here last time she visited so we could decide if we want to buy if off her or not.

We do.

But I did a body test before working out for an hour. -0.4 pounds.

Alright.

Did another body test after.

+0.4 pounds.


I was like WHAT. SON OF A BITCH!

Then I realized I've been drinking water the whole time.

Hurrrrrrrrr.

But I have lost some weight in the last few weeks. Not enough to really make a difference, but it's something.

Since we're buying my sister's Wii, I need to rent Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility.

ALSO! I finally Played Punch Out Wii two weeks ago! AWESOME STUFF.


Got to TD just before I had to return it.


Glass Joe defended his title three times.


orz

12:31pm: TURTLE POWER!
So. Watched Turtles Forever this morning. As someone who grew up on the 80's Ninja Turtles, seeing almost every incarnation of them in one movie was really great.

Also, it's nice knowing that fans of the newer series who have never seen what older grew up with are getting to see some of the history behind something they love today. It's a nice feeling. I think they overblew just how goofy the 80's turtles were, but not by too much. And they had some good "breaking the fourth wall" gags.

The the bit with the original comics turtles...that was good stuff.

10:22am: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AGH.

so it looks like the Ace Attorney Panel will end up being just a bunch of "Ace Attorney" themes games and events.
SO far I've got:
Mini-Costume Contest
Trivia Contest
Raffles
Brief fan discussion

I wanted to do an Ace Attorney Investigations preview, but I don't think I'll be able to borrow a laptop/get a projector to make it possible. I was also hoping to do a "Q and A with Miles Edgeworth" in it's place, but I don't seem to be able to find any Edgeworth cosplayers willing to do so.

Also, I've been trying to do sketch cards (So far no one on the ikkicon board has expressed interest in helping with that) and stuff for the raffles; I'll probably get a couple little gift cards from Gamestop and maybe some PW manga and fan merch for contest prizes...if I can afford it.

I have the feeling this panel is going to flop again. Last year it flopped because I couldn't coordinate with all the other people. This year, there's no interest in helping at all. In fact, there seems to be a lack of interest in the panel in general and I'm starting to get worried that I'm going to mess it up again.

Goddamnit.


Oh, dicks. I just remembered I need to see how much time they're giving me for this thing.

3:50pm: This is the best explanation of Yotsuba ever.
http://www.japanator.com/the-best-thing-ever-yotsuba--12155.phtml#ext

1:26am: why do i do these things goddamnit

Dammit, Doc by ~BunnyfishMel-Mel on deviantART

DAMMIT DOC by ~BunnyfishMel-Mel on deviantART

3:15pm: Art Post

Mr. Police Dog and Miss Cat by ~BunnyfishMel-Mel on deviantART

lol idk

11:31am: HAATO MAAKO


These dogs have hearts on them.
I want them *A*
I want them like I want a panda dog

11:37pm: Ace Attorney Panel planning stages (ie: in which I think about stuff too early.)
Okay, guys. If I can borrow a laptop and projector, here's a possible line up of mini-events for the Panel:
( Copied and Pasted from the Ikkicon Boards (lollame) )

8:58pm: SO! IKKICONNERS.
I think I'm probably gonna go with a Phoenix Wright General Panel at Ikkicon this year. It takes a teensy bit less coordination than a Mock Trial (The lack of which was a HUGE part in last year's Trial's CRASHNBURN) and allows for more variety.
Depending on what equipment I can get/Borrow, I'm thinking of doing the following:

- Ace Attorney Investigations preview (possibly with a Q&A with "Miles Edgeworth")
- Ace Attorney Trivia Quiz Show
- Raffle (if I can afford/make prizes)
- Ace Attorney Mini Cosplay Contest
- RETURN OF THE OBJECTION CONTEST?!

One idea I had was "Whose Court Is It, Anyway?", an improvised trial, where the victim and witness have random names and occupations, evidence is drawn out of a hat at appropriate times, and possibly a ridiculous BURST THROUGH THE DOOR HEY LOOK I HAVE DECISIVE EVIDENCE PHOENIX LOOK AT ME ending.

Also, I was musing about a Professor Layton puzzle solving side event. "And so the trial comes to a close...*dons top hat* You know...that reminds me of a puzzle."

I have a poll on my topic on the Ikkicon forums, and so far the consensus is "I DON'T CARE I JUST WANT AN ACE ATTORNEY EVENT."

I think a General Panel is the way to do.

9:26am: SMASH BROTHERS NIGHT!
So tonight is my favorite game store's last night of Classic Game Fest for this year.
They're doing Super Smash Brothers!
N64!
YEAH!

Of course, hardcore tournament players always seem to ruin the fun aspects of the games! "NO ITEMS! FLAT STAGES ONLY! BAN THAT CHARACTER, HE'S TOO CHEAP!" etc, so on.

LOL NO FUN ALLOWED THIS IS A TOURNAMENT HARDCORE SERIOUS BUSINESS GRRRRRRRRR VIDEO GAMMMMMMEESSSSSSS

I like items...The game was meant to be played with a bit of unpredictability! That's what makes it fun!

Like at the past Ikkicon's Brawl tournament. I heard that they had a rule that you could only activate a Final Smash once. You could GET the Smash Ball as many times as you wanted to keep everyone else from getting it, but you could only use it once per match.

I mean, yeah it's annoying to hear "PK STARRRRR STORRRRRRRRM" every couple minutes, but, if they're good enough to keep getting the Smash Ball...

Besides! A good player should be able to master all aspects of the game, and a big aspect of SSB is taking advantage of items and the situation they present, right?!

It's like, "Oh, he only won because he got the light saber!" But he was good enough to get his ass over there and grab the damn light saber.

1:01am: SHAPED VEGETABLES
http://www.geekologie.com/2009/08/finally_heart_and_star_shaped.php

I...I want these...!

5:58pm: UGH!
Well, my dad called Hewlett Packard the other day after we did a system scan and they said we had to replace our harddrive! So now I've got to reinstall AIM, Mozilla...ugh. At least I have my art backed up on CDs (I THINK!?) but...

What a pain. At least it didn't take very long to do...And a storm is headed this way, it looks like...!

At least I was able to buy some cute hair clips and art supplies today...!

8:57pm: Videogame Look-A-Likes
I already showed this to someone but...
( CANNOT UNSEE...kinda. )

6:43pm: This is brilliant and I love it.

2:32pm: BAWWWWWWWWWWW
So.
In the past three days, I have managed to read the entirety of Candy Candy.



I gotta admit, I cried a little.

NO MANGA has EVER made me cry and I feel like a dork for admitting it but...!
HOW HAS THIS NEVER BEEN LICENSED FOR NORTH AMERICA DAMNIT?!

"Oh, I hate that girl...! OH NO! THAT PERSON DIED?! SO AND SO BETTER NOT DIE! THEY DID! OH THE HEARTACHE! AWWWWW, FUCK THAT GUY, HE SUCKS. BAAAAAWWWWWWWWW!"

goddamnit ;A;



Not to mention that for some reason, I just really like a lot of the old crazy sparkle retro shojo artwork.


but still omg bawwwwwww ;A;

1:49pm: Haha, YEAH
SO OKAY
I went to another night of "Classic Game Fest" at my favorite video game store and they were having a costume contest. Since it started to rain, they had to have it inside and it was super crowded, so none of my photos came out very well.
None.
( Except for... )

10:21am: How cute is this?! XD
So apparently, someone made a robot that works with an IPhone for it's head?! XD
It looks like the head is connected to the body via an usb port or something. But how adorable is this?! I wonder how long it took to do this...

http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/07/mini-humanoid-robot-with-iphone-head/

11:25am: Auughjkl;ajsd;lksj;lguh.

I really need to get to bed at a more reasonable hour.

I couldn't sleep, so I was up until like, 3:00 watching television. For some reason, when I go to bed that late I wake up early. So I was up at 7:00. Tried to go back to sleep. Parents got up early. Made noise. Couldn't sleep. I finally drifted off for about half an hour at around 10:00.

I have to be in class by 1:00, so I need to leave by around 12:20. Since I need to eat lunch and finish getting ready for class, a quick nap isn't an option.


It really is my own fault, though.


Augh. DX