What you want to know about me, you can essentially pick up through the journal that follows. For the reference stuff, this is a good place to start.

Elsewhere on the internet:

I'm also on Twitter, Facebook, and Model Mayhem, and my website is up and running.

Jewelry:
The jewelry I make falls under the "jewelry" tag, so you can look there for all of my pieces.

Commission list:
For the basics on how to commission me, go here.
1. juldea
2. hntrpyanfar
3. dark_towhead
4. darkangellove46
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10.

Pieces still for sale:
Green Dragons PENDING
Grace Lace
Rhinestone Pirate PENDING
Pirate Pearls
Oil Slick
Red Queen PENDING
I'm a tree!
Chain of Pearls

This'll also be a good spot to keep track of other list-type things.

I'd been having issues with my external hard drive, but now I think that they've all come together at once. I just installed Windows Service Pack 3, and now it refuses to acknowledge my external hard drive's existence. Plus, now Windows lags like crazy.

Yes, it recognizes that there is a drive there. I can remove it with the "remove hardware safely" window. When it pops up, Windows makes the "hey, there's a drive" noise but nothing else happens.
I've tried unplugging and replugging in every order I can think of. I've rebooted. Nothing.

I also tried to read it in Ubuntu, which has worked before, but Ubuntu said that the drive is unmountable because the drive is apparently still trying to talk to windows. Constantly.

I have no idea what to do. There's so much on this hard drive that I want to keep, but apparently can't get to at all.

This is really, really frustrating.

Is it possible to rip the hard drive part out of an external like that and read it somehow else, or does it actually have to be functioning to be readable?

I'm on the verge of tears. I moved my files onto the external so that this would not happen. Now, nowhere is safe to keep anything important, and that's unacceptable.

I don't know what game to pick as my second game. I've already signed up for Securemarket.

What are y'all playing in so far?

Seriously.

In five panels.

Long and short of it: My PCP is an hour away. I needed to get on a new birth control pill. I mixed up the appointment time, and therefore missed my appointment.

I need to start taking the pills on Sunday.

This was a problem.

I'd heard that Planned Parenthood could dole out prescriptions, and not only do they take my insurance, but also walk-ins from 9-3 on Fridays. And it's ten minutes from my house.

After getting through security, despite a full waiting room, I only had to wait for about twenty minutes before being seen. It was low-fuss, the nurses were very nice and very efficient, and it was basically a matter of:
"No health problems?"
"Nope. Just wanna be back on the pill."
"Here are some mandatory questions."
"I will answer them."
"You are not at risk. Yay!"
"Yay!"

So, less than two hours total (that's including getting through security and new patient intake procedure) and $15 later, I was handed a prescription for the pills I needed for a year.

I dropped it off at CVS, and can pick it up at my earliest convenience.

Sweet.

A random capture from my latest shoot.



Click for large version.

Haven't really worked with the photos from this one yet. Busy busy.

elenuial and I need roomies for Intercon. Anyone not yet booked or already booked and have a bed free?

Leash filled half an hour after signups opened. Holy lederhosen, Batman!

I can count on one hand the names I don't recognize.

MY PLAYER LIST IS MADE OF AWESOME. There are so many people that I love seeing in character and I just think are fantastic players in general that signed up for my game. I love you all.

I can't wait to keep writing.

(If you still really want to play but missed it before it filled, email me.)

SO!

The holidays are coming up. So are many people's birthdays. Last year, I got swamped with people asking me to make jewelry as gifts. This year, I want a system for it, damnit!

My commission list can be found here. Comment or email, and you will be signed up. There are 10 spots total. When I finish something, that name will be taken off the list.

Oh, and to keep people from hogging spots: after you sign up, you've got a week to talk to me about what you want. No just taking up space. =)

The earlier, the better. Even if you want something for yourself. Jewelry, collars, costume bits, whatever.

I HAVE A SYSTEM NOW.

Okay, so here's my list so far. Nothing's jumped out at me yet as far as "ZOMG must play!" so I'm rather apathetic in my choices right now.

Friday night:
Already played in Story Wars. Tam Lim looks interesting, and I'm a sucker for Grimm tales. Also, Redemption looks promising.

Saturday Morning:
I'm guessing Limbo for this one. I've already played in Supervillain, and the others just don't jump out at me.

Saturday Afternoon:
I get the feeling that I'll be playing in Life at the Securemarket. Dog talks it up a storm, and a game's bound to be fun if the writer's that into it. =) I'd like to see what he came up with.

Saturday Evening:
Running Leash. HOLY CRAP SO MANY PEOPLE WANT TO PLAY IN MY GAME. It makes me so happy. ;_; If you do want to play in it, I'd suggest signing up in the first round, because I know of at least 50 people who have explicitly said that they want to sign up.

Sunday:
Ehh, thinking of just chilling. No games really jump out at me. AND I like my sleep.

Anything anyone want to sway me on? I'll likely sign up for games that I know other people I know and like will be playing in.

So, about a month ago, I headed with elenuial, jingsaw, and buddhagrrl to the Scituate Art Festival, where they had a flea market. I scoured the jewelry section for vintage finds and things to cannibalize when I stumbled upon a triple strand Aurora Borealis-stone necklace, which is a goldmine of my favorite beads to work with. When I picked them up and felt their weight and looked at the fastenings, I asked the seller how much he wanted for them. I got him down to $20, then scurried off happily with my find.

Pssh. Not my fault he didn't know that the necklace was almost a hundred years old.

Eh, they still make borealis stones at beading companies nowadays, but they're not good quality or even well-cut. Usually they're just some combination of glass and plastic coated on half of the bead with iridescent paint. They're not real Borealis, just pretty fakes. So whenever I see the real deal, I get excited.

So, rather than let myself go crazy using all of the beads the very day I got them home, I made myself wait for a little over a month so that I'd be less "ZOMG USE THEM IN EV'RYTHANG" and broke them out for the first time yesterday.

( Pictures under the cut! )

I love this piece. It's the stones I love (in the center is a Swarovski), a shade of silver I love, and sits at the base of the neck beautifully. It's also so bright that the stones kept blowing out half the pictures I took, and those few little stones cast rainbows around the room. =)

So, since virtually NO ONE got back to me about those collars I offered to do, I'm saying "screw it!" to the list and just decorating them however the hell I want.

Seriously, at least a dozen people told me "I want one!" and never followed through, and now I have a box full of plain leather collars sitting in the office. They're not doing anyone any good like that, so when the mood strikes, I'll make one and post it here for people to buy on a first-come, first-served basis.

Sorry! But three months was plenty of time. I'm done waiting.

Totally forgot to post this.

I've been driving my dad's beat up old Taurus for 5+ years now. A few weeks ago, he called me out of the blue to tell me that he may have found me a car. I said great, my car still runs fine, but whatever. No big hurry.

Last week, he tells me to take Thursday off so we can go to the DMV and swap the titles.

...What?

So you did find a car. Thanks for letting me know.

What kind of car is it, Dad?

"A silver one!"

...Thank you. That was so helpful, I'm speechless.

So I headed down nice and early, and thanks to the lovely people at the DMV, we had titles/insurance/registration/plates swapped and done with in less than two hours. Whoa!

It turns out, I'm now the owner of a silver Pontiac G6 with red interior lighting. It's awesome. It makes me want to play Splashdown all the time.

The best part about the car? The price. It belonged to one of my dad's employees, who blew a cylinder in it and was going to scrap it, but gave it to my father on the condition that he haul it away himself. Papa agreed, as the car was otherwise in fantastic shape, and took it to my mechanic cousin. They found an engine with less than 40k miles on it, slapped on new tires, cleaned the damn thing, and fixed up the climate control. Car looks like new, runs like a dream, and total money paid to get it so?

Less than $1800.

I'm so happy with it. The only trouble is, I need to find an adapter for my iPod (no tape deck in this one), and the car is crazy fast. I can go 80 and not feel it. I just need to keep an eye on that, but otherwise, I couldn't be happier. And I need to find a way to repay my dad and cousin - probably grooming the latter's dog for a year and cooking something low-cal yet palatable for the former.

I love my car.

Because elenuial did it.

The problem with LJ: We all think we are so close, but really we know nothing about one another. So I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about. Ask away.

Then post this in your LJ and find out what people don't know about you.

The run of Martha Stewart's Guide to Interdimensional Summoning (and Basting a Turkey) this Sunday was EPIC. There were a few hiccups, like a very late start and missing character sheets and someone stealing props a little early, but overall, it was an awesome run. Special thanks to elenuial and zapf for being... extra special AGMs. xD

Things of note in game were things like:
- a rickroll
- tentacles
- grandiose introductions
- strangely appropriate Twilight references
- highly caustic panties
- muppet face
- having sex in every room of Martha Stewart's house
- Grizz and Dot Com
- Harry Potter slashfic
- puppies arguing that they are marshmallows
- staying firmly in the closet
- barn animal noises

...and much, much more. A lot of the bonds formed were new pairings; only two were repeated from the last run. It was fantastic to see how differently the characters were played, and a lot of fun to watch them interact.

You can actually see for yourself. Pictures below the cut.

( Some of my favorites, and a Picasa slideshow of 100+! )

I'm about to send everyone the source materials for the game, so they should get a kick out of that.

Thank you to everyone who played. I had a fantabulous time.

I really have this strong urge to make a steampunk wedding dress. It's in my head. I know the shape, the bustline, the materials, everything. Made of yards and yards of off-white lace, gold gears, white roses, and pearls and clock hands and satin ribbon and all that frippery.

I can easily get my hands on these things. And with this kind of drive, I could probably finish the dress in a week or so.

My only issue is this: What do I do with it? I mean, it's a huge freaking dress. You don't wear those every day. Or ever. And I don't feel like letting it take up space in my house.

That's the only thing holding me back from making this gorgeous monstrosity. After I finish it... what then?

Still need one female player for Martha's. Freaking player drops.

Can people put out feelers for players? This role seriously needs to be filled.

Been wanting to take baby photos of the snakes before they get much bigger. So I grabbed my camera and a couple of stones from their enclosure, then snapped a few. TEENY. PINK. TONGUES.

They're so seriously tiny and well-behaved. It's amazing.

( More cuteness under the cut! )

I think I've come to the conclusion that the orange snake is more handsome, while the white snake is on the cuter end of things. Both are gorgeous, and I can't wait to see them as adults.

Damnit. It's been a week, and still no name ideas.

...Well, no serious name ideas. =)

...makeover, makeover, MAKEOVER!

So, for azlinwulfkin's birthday, sunusku asked me to give her a dramatic makeover and take a few photos to give to him as a surprise.

Sneaky sneaky. Many thanks to jingsaw and buddhagrrl for assistance and... diversionary tactics. xD

This is Skoog in her everyday life, but throw a ballgown, a huge fucking petticoat, and some rhinestones on her and she becomes...



...Greta Garbo.

( More cutesy, girly photos under the cut. )

We both had a blast, and the results are pretty clear. She's happy with how the dressing up went (she looks great in a dress! I wish she would show her boobs more. =/), and I'm happy with the shots in general, although my camera decided to mess up and export them all as jpegs. Sigh.

She gave me carte blanche with the outfit. I got to dress her up like a doll, do her makeup, and style her hair. Who knew that throwing rhinestones, orchids, and pink ribbon on dreads could be so entertaining?

This makeover shit is fun.

I'll be in Cambridge on Friday (the 16th) and free until about 5.

Anyone around/nearby and want to do something?