November 9th would have been Carl Sagan's 75th birthday, and this weekend people are celebrating. While I can't quite be in Florida for the official Carl Sagan Day festivities, we have been in the middle of a re-watching of Cosmos, and our schedule did serendipitously permit us to watch the final episode today.

This seems like as good a time as any to share the second video featuring Dr. Sagan from John Boswell. If you liked A Glorious Dawn, this is definitely worth checking out.

Royai shippers, should be happy...or...not? :P

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November 24th,2009 Is the release date for the

Nana: Uncut Box Set, Vol. 2

It features episodes 12-22 dubbed and uncut If you pre order through Viz web site you can get it for $39.99.
That's $19.99 off the original price, I'm so hitting that up!!!

Here is a link I found at the Viz's online store:
store.viz.com/Nana-Uncut-Box-Set-Vol.-2/A/B002LII6PA.htm

News!

www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/5808/36/

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has launched Naoki Urasawa’s MONSTER on the PlayStation®Network video delivery service, available exclusively for PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) entertainment systems.

“We’re very happy to debut this exciting and thought-provoking series to a whole new audience with the launch of Naoki Urasawa’s MONSTER anime on Sony’s PlayStation Network,” says Brian Ige, VIZ Media Director of Sales, Home Entertainment. “MONSTER has become a hit among fans of anime and manga, and we look forward to the gaming audience discovering one of Naoki Urasawa’s most gripping and critically acclaimed works.”

On my surfing around this morning, I came across a few things.

1. Today is the last day (for those who have Comcast) to watch NANA ep 12-16 dubbed
2. Comcast OnDemand has put out episodes 17-20 dubbed until the beginning of December (I do believe) and as a reminder, it is $0.99 per episode.
3. Hulu.com has put out episodes 12-22 subbed on their site free of charge like they did for the first 11.
4. Two more voice actors have been seen in the closing credits on the end of episode 22.
( Rest of the list is cut for spoilers )

I have to be quick about this because I have a lot of work to do today, but:

1. I have a painting in an auction preview tonight at the 621 Gallery. Buying it will help them keep their doors open a bit longer! So do it! (The actual auction is Nov. 14)

2. I have a few drawings AND a mixtape in the Autonomous Workshop show tonight. Can't buy these. I might easy the prints of the drawings later, but for now, you can check out some low-res versions and download the mix here! A bunch of my friends have pieces in this show as well.

3. Cave Creatures tonight at the BFA Warehouse. Aww, it's Lee's first performance piece. Cute! Me and some friends are going to have a lot of fun. This involves some of the following: hidden cameras, guitar, Lil Weezy, The Magnetic Fields, fruity loops, Twilight, Lost, and some markers. We seriously practiced for like 6 hours last night. Come check it out if you're in Tallahassee!


Also, that sculpture I painted that I posted last week garnished ~$50 for Big Brothers/Big Sisters! And the winner was "super excited" to have won it. Raddddddd.

I'm bleeding friends like a motherfucker on this site. I'll attribute that to the fact that LJ is dying and totally not because this blog is an exercise in vanity.

Seriously! When is chapter 85 coming out. I'm about to explode. It's been 6 months! And I know Ai has been sick, but come on!

thought i'd get your input. this is before ive been able to get my small group together and in costume. do you think we will do well?( pictures ) 

i want to know what this community will think. i will be working on getting newer photos with costume as soon as possible but if you dont think we will fit the part then i will try harder next time.

we are planning on doing this for ohayocon in january.

Dear LG VX8300,

Well, this is it. This is our last night together. In four and half hours I will be meeting my new love affair. No offense but, do you know how freaking excited I am?!

I can barely contain it!

Sure, in the beginning everything was swell. You stepped into my life all new and shiny and made me forget about my last phone, whose maker I don't even remember (I think it was a Samsung). I was able to enjoy playing video games, personalizing my own ringtones and happily ignoring uh, "enjoying" all of Verizon's...ahem, special attributes that you had. Sure, I had to do a lot of workarounds with Bitpim, and I probably violated your warranty, but I lived with it at first.

But after a while, something happened. You weren't special anymore. Typing text messages on you was a chore. I couldn't really check email other than that craptacular VZWmail account which is just really pointless, since it's just one step up from SMS. And you kept turning off when I wanted to turn you on, mainly because your batteries kept wearing down. No way to show your love there, baby.

Secretly I couldn’t wait to break up. But I’m one of those guys that just can’t be alone, you know? I couldn’t just go solo. I needed a suitable replacement first. I’ll admit it – I was using you.

And then along she appeared. I took notice. At first I thought “no way”. She’s one of those hotties that you just can’t have. Way out of your league. She couldn't possibly be coming to my network. I could flirt from afar but that was it. But now. Now! She’s opened her arms wide. She’s available and willing.

It was love at first sight. And second. And 50th. I’ve spent day after day, night after night, watching videos and drooling at pictures galore. I feel like we’ve known each other forever. There is no denying it. We’re meant to be. Soul mates.

My calender syncing won’t be  a problem, bad phones or not. Downloaded apps will stay mine. Tons. Free ones. I’ll have a device that can record a video that’s not limited to tiny sizes and time constraints all while dimming to something unbearable in all but the greatest of light. I’ll be able to actually use my email and...oh forget it. I could go on and on but you don’t wanna hear it.  You’re probably not even listening. Hey, look at me when I’m talking to you.

So this is it. Enjoy your last night as my main thing. What will happen to you, you ask? I haven’t decided. Your fate is unknown. Will I smash you into tiny bits? I dunno but that’d sure as hell be fun! Will I sell you off? Probably not, as there is probably someone more needy than I who would want you.

Either way, you'll be gone soon, and I'll be loving a new sweet young thing.

(thanks to the guys at Phandroid for helping me with the courage to write this very difficult letter.)

I just... I just won two free tickets to see The Mighty Boosh live.
....and I have no way of getting to London for this event. Not even for just a day.
I knew when I participated in the contest that it said "UK only"....
but I didn't think I'd WIN!!!!!

I've never been so excited and so depressed at the same time.

i'm participating in this 30 pencil comic page marathon 

So let's see what has happened since my last update...
Oh yeah!
So I did end up staying up all night and going to class at 10 like I was supposed to. Class was pretty uneventful, I am doing so well in it though! My first test, which I thought I bombed, ended up being the 2nd highest score in the class...someone beat me by one point. I wonder who it was!?
Anyhow that is OK, because I felt like I blew it completely!

After I got home from class I did nothing but nap and play video games alllllll day/night. It felt very good. It was a nice relaxing day overall.

Yesterday (Wednesday) was my (mostly) day off. I spent the morning playing video games, of course, but then I went to get a haircut. I got my whole head buzzed pretty short. I like it that way, it is easy to manage and fast to wash. Then it was time to go to RENT rehearsal where we started staging La Vie Boheme! It is so surreal, I can't believe I am doing this show for real! Every time I've ever sang that song it has been with close friends, pretending that we were part of the cast, but we knew that it would never be possible. Then, RENT went off Broadway after like 12 years and they released the rights. What an amazing surprise that was. Now every theater in the world seems to be doing it!
After a fun rehearsal, I was supposed to go BACK home to NJ to get rest for class the next morning in NJ but of course, being me, I was not ready to go home yet!
I ended up at Dom's sisters with my baby and some friends watching the end of the Phillies game. The Yankees won the World Series...HUGE BUMMER!!! We did not play our best but we made it very far and should be very proud.
Long story short I ended up staying there until 6am!! At 6 I headed home to NJ and got in at 7:30...
Snuck my ass in the house as quietly as I could, completely successfully, and hopped into bed for 2 hours waking up at 9:30 and heading to class at 10am where I now sit!! What a night!
I can sleep when I'm dead HAHA!

I have class until 11:15am and then at 1:30 I have lab, so I have to sit around in my car for over 2 hours between classes. It is alright, though, because I can nap AND I have my laptop!

Well, I should be paying attention so HERE I GO WEEEEEE! Here are some random pics:



Jason and I during his surprise birthday party. I dislike photos taken from below me!! HAI 2 CHINZ!

wow this is the first time my brother has shown up
i am bad at life comics

For a while, I think, I'll be posting a little less frequently and with big dumps
because my computer is broken and scanning now is.. very troublesome.
I'm finally reading Maus and its good. Obviously.

Here's some other cool things.
-Mickey Mouse Comic by guy in concentration camp :/ http://www.scribd.com/doc/21860527/Horst-Rosenthal-Mickey-Mouse-in-Gurs

-Basement Jaxx- My Turn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEAoaNiZ3UA&feature=player_embedded

O.k. one the One Manga forums I came across this post regarding Little Ren's father.

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It actually never occurred to me to try blending tea until I tried a couple of blends at Teavana.

The first one is a blend of White Arurvedic Chai & Samurai Chai Mate:
I actually had trouble getting into black chai teas, which is what I was initially introduced to...even though I normally like the mixture of spices in them.  I'm not sure what it was about the black chais but I couldn't tolerate them unless made into a latte.  These, on-the-other hand, mmm...I'm not sure how to put this in words...I guess since the chai spices are blended with lighter teas, the spice flavor just comes through in a much better way for me.  I guess w/the blacks I thought the tea itself was overpowering the spice and I thought I would never be a chai type of person till I tried this.

The second one is Jasmine Dragon Phoenix Pearls with Rooibos Tropica:
I have been a Jasmine drinker for a while but the first time I tried this blend in the store, I admit, I was expecting it to be more "jasminey" so at first I didn't take to it.  The second time, since my expectations were different, I tried it again and I left the store without it but ended up with a craving for it later that night and went back to buy it the next day.  The Rooibos Tropica, although it has strawberry notes, really adds more of a peachyness to the Jasmine Pearls.  So it's a bit more fruity.  In my husband's words, "this doesn't even taste like tea" but he meant it in a good way, and I agree, if someone told me it was a blend of fruits & honey, I'd probably believe them...but it's a really good blend.

I purchased the Jasmine Pearls and the Rooibos Tropica separately because I have a feeling the Rooibos Tropica may go well with the Silver Needle White Tea, although I haven't tried it yet.

Also, on my consecutive trips and re-trying of these blends, I realized they had a little something more to them in the store than what I was getting at home and that was their German Rock Sugar which seemed kinda pricey to me but a little goes a long way.  I never before sweetened anything other than the black teas I drink prior to trying the above mentioned blends.  Also, next time I'm buying it at their website because I live in a big city and the store is in a pricey area so the rock sugar is actually cheaper on the website.

I've never really written tea reviews and found myself fumbling for descriptive words here.  It's just that these blends have sort of opened my mind in a new way to trying things I didn't think I would even like before so I just wanted to share with you all.  If you have any advice on improving my descriptions I wouldn't mind.  Also, any questions, I'll be happy to try to answer to the best of my ability.

I don't mean to sound like I'm doing a sales pitch for Teavana but it's just recently that I found one locally so I couldn't help but go there a few times, and will probably keep going.

Edit: Forgot to add these hold up well to a minimum of two resteepings, depending on how quickly you go through it.  I've resteeped the Chai blend up to 5 times and it was still pretty flavorful

 

Okay how about now? Look like an Ocean?
This project was really effin' HARD. Next time I think I'll just do the ocean WITHOUT the sunset part.

1st Fic: "Obsession"- Kimblee
2nd Fic: "Pent-Up Rage is Usually Compensating for Something"- Femm!Ed, Femm!Al, and Roy
3rd Fic: "In This Strange Country"-Mei and Xiao-Mei
4th Fic: "Those Moments in Life"- Roy
5th Fic: "An Impromptu Visit"- EdxWinry


All fics are 100-500 words long. Please enjoy! :D


To read them, go here: http://lalikaa.livejournal.com/14382.html

I just slaved over this for the last two days. I used the lightbox to get the main lines out of the fireplace, it was just way too complicated otherwise. I did everything else without help and thus perspective went out the window and sketchiness and impatient took me over.

I made it big so i can re-use it a couple of times. There's no way i'm going to draw this over and over each time a scene takes place in there *pulls hairs out*

Damn, this comic is going to be the end of me ORZ.

Also i've had to clean every body fluid the dog could ever produce in the last two days. She goes about picking up stuff from the ground even though i've trained her better. I keep an eye on her also, except it's dark as hell in here as early as 3.00 pm.
Having to clean explosive diarrhea out of a crate is not fun, i have never retched this bad in my entire life (i could have spared you the sordid details but i just won't). Oh and did i mention all of these episodes happened 5 minutes after i finished my dinner?

I whipped this out in about an hour from a photo. I've never really tried to do Photoshop landscape... does it look like a sunset over the pacific Ocean to you?