ひとみの日記 - Hitomi's Diary

now it's tuesday, may 13th & it's 8:35 & i've done 110 situps. i've done an hour of R.E. revision & i actually almost forgot i had a break. i like the new me, that goes to bed at 10:30 & reads russell brand then actually sleeps, & doesn't watch TV until 1:30 or binge eat.

calories today.

breakfast: 1 crumpet [71 cals]
lunch: grapes [10], carrot sticks [8], four cream crackers [128]
dinner: bbq flavour supernoodles [165]
snacks: 1 cream cracker [36], coffee x3 [15]
calories: 433.
433 calories hahaha. i feel so good. i need to keep this up; R.E. exam tomorrow.
situps revise situps revise situps revise & half hour break & then just repeat until... well, whenever.

if i keep this up i have 12 pounds to spend. i stayed back from school tonight, & i finished my I.T. work & uploaded it to the eportfolio & exported it & everything. 120 situps now. i'm excited. study leave on friday + afterwards we should do something fun. ahaha. i have to do claire's leavers book; she's got one in case she goes to college next year or i don't get into sixth form.
today i found out most subjects are looking for B's now. wow, haha. Bs. perfect, wow. i am getting, probably:

A/B - french
A/B - spanish
A*/A - english
B/C - RE
C - I.T.
C/D - textiles
E - maths
C - science

my half hour break is over in 12 minutes & 2 of those will be spent doing my next 10 situps.
God, i actually pray that i lose some weight. if i haven't at least gone back down to 126 i'll die.
i really will. 130 situps now. i can feel the difference already. i hope tomorrow i will feel even more different. :) okay tomorrow is wednesday. half way point of the week, day after R.E. exam. DO NOT BINGE. if i binge i have to keep my money, which is good for my pocket but bad for my shopping addiction. 170 situps, by now.

i've done an hour & a half of revision & 170 situps. :) i have three days left of year eleventy, & none of them are full days; i either have exams or leavers' mass. tomorrow in P.S.M.E. i have to go to the church & practise for the leavers' mass, which should be interesting as i have no backing track. however my I.T. is all finished, exported & put in the dropbox. so I.T. i no longer have to stress about. only need to worry about:

RE
french
spanish
maths
english
textiles
:)

yay. i can do that, i mean, i'll worry myself to death but i can do that. weee saturday + friday
+ next week i'm getting my prom shoes + stuff.
 haha i'm addicted to www.gprime.net/game/ . is amazing. hahah i recommend chill out 3: curry chaos & goldminer. i wish i could go to bed :( i'm exhausted. i'm so worried for tomorrow. 2 hours. i can write RE rubbish in like 2 minutes. i wish i could give up & !! ughh. i hate life. 180 situps. now 190, yay 10 left. ughh i'm so tired. 

lulz goldminer. lmfao side note, what are bugger eyes?
i'm going to stop posting now. post for today = done. byee.

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PAOLO!

per chi mi conosce non è una novità, ma per chi non mi conosce cosi bene, sappiate che io ho la mania delle collezioni.
Colleziono libri fantasy, palle di neve, e diverse altre cose, oggi vi postero la prima collezione che ho fotografato, Gli Artbook ^_^

Current Mood: Sleepy

Ok, sono stata taggata per un meme ed eccomi qua' a farlo. :D
Il meme e' il seguente:
Create an image of 9 things you currently really like, explain the things, and tag 9 others so they can share some inspiration and positive vibes too.
(non vi preoccupate, non taggo altri. ;D)
La "colpevole" e': black_hayate XD
( Immagine fatta con il paint di windows XD )
Per le "spiegazioni"... dunque... Sono in ordine piu' che sparso (come nell'immagine).
FMA: continua a essere la mia serie preferita dal 2003. Ancora non ho trovato nessun anime che mi abbia piu' commossa, piu' divertita, che mi abbia "presa" così tanto; sara' stato il momento, i temi che affronta o chissa' cos'altro, e' così e basta. u_u
Libri per ragazzi/letteratura per ragazzi: la mia fissa, dai "classici" a i nuovi titoli. Non capisco nemmeno io perche' questi libri mi piacciano così tanto (ho abbondatemente superato la 30ina °°;; ), ma che ci volete fare...
Inutile dire che le serie tv della Nippon animation ispirate a classici e non della narrativa per ragazzi occupino un posto particolare tra le mie preferenza anime. ("Romeo no aoi sora" su tutti)
Cioccolato: Non sono una grande fan dei dolci, ma se c'e' il cioccolato il discorso cambia del tutto. :)
Adoro il cioccolato in ogni sua forma ed espressione! *_*
Giappone: Ci sono stata 2 mesi quasi 10 anni fa. Non l'ho visitato come avrei voluto, ci ho solo "vissuto" da studente. Un'esperienza unica che mi ha fatto amare il Giappone ancora di piu'. Uno dei miei "desideri nel cassetto" e' quello di poterci tornare, ma per ora la prospettiva e' sempre lontanissima.
Artbooks: Mi sono sempre piaciuti un sacco anche se non ne ho poi molti alla fine. Quelli delle CLAMP su X e Tokyo Babylon e quelli di Bokutama sono i miei preferiti e mi piace tantissimo sfogliarli piano piano con sottofondo musicale ad hoc in poltrona! XD
Modellini: Non ne ho tanti, ma a quelli che ho, tengo moltissimo! U_U Devo ammettere che quello di Haruhi e' tutt'ora il "pezzo migliore" della collezione! *__*
GDR (videogiochi e non): Final Fantasy Tactics non cessa mai di essere giocato sulla mia psp. U_U
Sono impedita nei videogiochi con cui bisogna saper utilizzare bene il joypad, i videogiochi gdr mi divertono piu' di tutti gli altri.
Sempre sul fronte ludico: i giochi di ruolo con gli amici mi piacciono un sacco anche se sono una frana nelle interpretazioni. ^^;;;
Internet: Mi permette di comunicare con i miei amici vicini e lontani, di scoprire sempre cose nuove, di documentarmi e svagarmi, di sapere tutte le ultime novita' sui miei interessi... scusate se e' poco! XD
Personaggi che "cambiano allineamento" o quasi: Ebbene sì. Se un personaggio di una qualsiasi storia, di manga/anime/telefilm/libro passa dalla parte "cattiva" alla parte "buona", o semplicemente, si mette in discussione e "cambia", questo personaggio piacera' di default alla sottoscritta. Nell'immagine ci sono solo alcuni esempi. Mi esalto come una bambina appena capisco che un personaggio cambiera' e rimango delusissima se questo non avviene. Sono prevedibile e banale, ma non posso farci nulla! U_U

Bene, passo e chiudo! ;D

today it is monday 12th may & it is 6:15. i need to do 200 situps. i need to revise for my R.E. GCSE on wednesday. i need to do this properly. i love everyone & everything i am in control & this is perfect. okay. i've done 10 situps [10 every 10 minutes :) i waited until it got to 6:20.] & when it gets to 6:30 i will do 10 more & start my R.E. revision. 3 minutes of freedom & LJ-writing left before it starts. & i have to do this properly otherwise it will all fall apart & i will be fucked.

calories so far:
breakfast: 2 crumpets [71 calories each]. 142 
lunch: special k bites 99. 4 cream crackers [36 calories each] 144. grapes 10
dinner: vegetarian BBQ flavour supernoodles 165.
snacks: coffee x3 15.
calories: 575

okay 575 is awful. awful. now it's 7:03 & i have done 50 situps. & half an hour of R.E. revision.
 i love my half hour breaks but i do not deserve them. i'm still doing situps every 10 minutes.
serves me right for bingeing so much these last few weeks. i am so tired & so dizzy but i love it.
 i have some money to spend on saturday, but if i binge even once i'm not going to spend it.
that's a good idea. since clothes >>>>> food, in my opinion, i should definitely stick to this.

i am going to my grandma's on friday night & i'm getting weighed for the first time in three weeks. if i've gained weight, then.. ugh. i am not going to give up. prom is 23rd may. i WILL be thin i will be thin i will be thin.

ugh i hate mondays. karen carpenter is right :) although it wasn't raining that much today, rounders was just awful. sure, P.E., good exercise & everything, totally up for that, but.. not fat natalie. i mean, i quite like running round the base & everything, & batting, but fielding is fail.

i mean it would have been quite fun to just run around & bat for the whole lesson, but no.
 hahaha. well, yeah, we had to field & i was just standing there & even when i do go & get the ball & throw it back, she's still not fucking satisfied.. & it makes me so upset, even though i shouldn't even care. she kept asking our teacher if we could swap someone else on the team for me & i was like 'i'm in your class, i am generally going to be on your team!' & then they just started on like me & my friends in general, like when we were waiting for batting & talking they were like 'i'm going to smash their fuckings mouths in' & i was like ugh. & it was just, like, the worst P.E. lesson ever & it was the last, ahhaah wow. i hate P.E. so glad it's finished.

only one full day of school left. tomorrow. wednesday; R.E. GCSE thursday; spanish listening.
 i quite like listenings :) but my mam is constantly telling me to revise & i'm like I DO.
 haha 70 situps. this hurts. i love it. i mean i love her but it's not like "hi :) are you feeling stressed about your exams?" it's like "hi :) here's your tea, we're going to the metro centre see you soon STUDY." i mean it's not like i don't study. if i just genuinely did nothing, yeah.. then she can be worried, but you know. when she came in before they left to tell me she would be leaving in a minute i thought she might ask me then about exams & studying & pressure & how i'm feeling & stuff but yeah, well, wow, no, what a surprise. so then they left & I was like oh my god. i hate being left in the house on my own because i usually b/p. but today i didn't. & i won't.

now it's 9:50 & i'm finished my situps. i did 200. i did my R.E. revision. tomorrow i'm staying after school with Jasmine to finish my I.T. work & upload everything to the eportfolio because mine is being sent away to be marked by the invigilator. if i wasn't under enough pressure.
it's just like i can't talk to anyone about it, like in french when chloé had a nervous breakdown over her spanish & i was like 'i've had two & i'm fine' & me & ami were discussing how everyone's got the same fates, like hundreds of exams & that she was being melodramatic so i can't tell her that school & exams & pressure is killing me.

it's just like.. yeah. i have to control myself. control is key. willpower. today has been a good day. I WILL NOT FUCK UP. i have done lots of revision & situps & stretches & stuff.
 but i really need someone to do this too. not online. i really need a friend. i know, i've got plenty but God. they're all so lovely, & so nice but they don't understand, & they couldn't ever to be honest. i love my boyfriend, he's lovely but i feel so awful telling him things because he's my boyfriend; he shouldn't have to deal with this. i should be lovely when i'm with him, & wear cute dresses & be nice to him & cuddle him lots. instead i stay silent for ages because 'i'm thinking', & tell him everything that should definitely definitely be kept to myself.

one month yesterday, wow. i finally made something work :) i love him, i need to see him but.. when? not sunday because i've got my maths exam on the monday.. the thing is i haven't got enough time in the world to do everything i need to do. my mother insists i make time for the things i want to do, like go to parties & shop & go for coffee but i don't make time to tidy my room or do any basic chores & i am like 'i have GCSEs, for the next two months i am doing absolutely nothing but revising & passing my GCSEs.'

i am so tired. not like, tiredtired, i am in fact physically exhausted but in general exhausted. 
 i feel like i want to give up & curl up in a little ball & die. i wish i lived on my own so i could control absolutely everything. i want to control all these exams & the revision & everything.
 i wish i could change everything. i wish i could stop writing this too :3

in fact i will. i'm going to post daily from now on.

Oh wow look what I just found on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM7CjjcGV5s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xsYzgFnrbc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3YRgyUuALk


And I thought I would never see the video again because I lost the CD somewhere while moving.

*shuckles*

Quando è che si è davvero soddisfatti del proprio lavoro?
Quando si raggiunge un livello di impegno e di risultato che ci rende soddisfatti di noi stessi?

Io sinceramente non lo sò, non credo che per me e quelli come me esista davvero un traguardo a cui arrivare per poi dire " Ok ho raggiunto quello che volevo, sono felice."
Siamo perennemente alla ricerca di qualcosa, di un miglioramento, perennemente in balia dei nostri umori , che ci trascinano sempre dal lato opposto della meta che ci eravamo prefissati in quel momento.

Il domani per noi è un incognita , quasi sempre angosciante, perché a differenza dei più , noi non abbiamo un traguardo , o se lo abbiamo, è cosi lontano che le stelle sono decisamente più vicine e facili da raggiungere.

Come si può essere contenti, e soddisfatti del proprio operato?
Ci vorrebbe un manuale d'uso che con poche e semplici istruzioni ci spieghi passo passo come raggiungere una meta senza perdersi in questo mare di dubbi , incertezze e perplessità.

Ammiro chi dedica tutta la sua vita e anima a un ideale, a uno scopo , senza mai cedere, senza mai desistere di fronte anche a gli scoraggiamenti della vita.
Chissà se si può diventare cosi, o bisogna avere una dote di nascita che a quanto pare salta qualche elemento umano come me.

Fatto sta che io sono sempre persa nel mio mare, senza un faro, seguo meccanicamente una via per paura di perderla e di ritrovarmi di nuovo sperduta in mezzo a un oceano nero, senza luci all'orizzonte. Ma si può davvero essere soddisfatti?
Si può davvero vivere sapendo che la via che si segue è solo un ripiego a un sogno che ormai è diventato irraggiungibile?
Non lo so , chissà se esiste davvero una risposta.

E' stato forse il piu' bel concerto che ho visto in Europa *__*

Presto scrivo qualcosa di piu', sono ancora sconvolto.

Mi spiace davvero troppo per chi non e' riuscito a venire ;_;

Ormai manca veramente poco all’uscita nelle sale del quarto episodio di Indiana Jones e la macchina del merchandising si sta scatenando.
A parte i gashapon in uscita il mese prossimo, la mia attenzione va a Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, un videogioco multiformato che ricostruisce le avventure della trilogia originale…a mattoncini °°
Consiglio a tutti la visione del trailer ;)


A differenza dei vari Lego Star Wars il gioco è più simile ad un platform con elementi d’avventura e sicuramente gli darò un’occhiata quando uscirà nei primi di giugno.
Del resto l’ultimo Indiana Jones veramente memorabile a cui ho giocato è stato il punta e clicca Fate of Atlantis e ormai ha quasi due decadi sulle spalle °°

Infine oggi mi ha rallegrato vedere in vendita questo simpatico aggeggio: una replica del Flusso Canalizzatore di Ritorno al Futuro! XD


Certo, non comprerei mai niente di simile, ma se avessi una De Lorean nel garage… ;)

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soul eater- 15
yazawa ai (parakiss; nana)- 13
kurenai (manga)- 5
yankee-kun to megane-chan- 7
nodame cantabile (manga) - 7
MISC (bleach; nabari no ou)- 3

e' un periodo atroce . sono indietro con tutto, scuola, lavoro, consegne e la cosa peggiore è che ho cosi tante cose da fare che la mia mente non le tiene piu a memoria tutte, mi toccherà alla fine piegarmi e comperare una agenda T_T che periodo, mi sembra sempre di correre e non arrivare mai da nessuna parte, che brutta sensazione!

per il resto ecco alcuni dei miei ultimi lavori ovviamete non sono tutti, e ne sto sfornando altri, quello di mai hime mi da piu pensiero per la ceriera fa un difetto ma non riesco a correggerglielo , porca paletta!

Ps ovviamente a parte qualche raro caso non sono stata io a scegliere i materiali quenti almeno quelli non sono colpa mia -.-

PPS ovviamente stanno tutti qui http://asterdust.deviantart.com/

Xellos ( the slayers)

Yuri Shibuya ( kyo kara mao)

Subaru & Hokuto ( tokyo babilon)





Phoenix Wright



Euphemia ( code geass)




Miku

Le Petit Prince


Mai Hime

Sono tornata ieri sera a Milano...mi è dispiaciuto un sacco lasciare il mare di Pescara per ritrovare polline e smog. Penso di aver passato il mio più brutto compleanno della vita (almeno lo spero, di peggio ora come ora non me ne posso immaginare). Mischio momenti di apatia a momenti di caos totale, sono confusa, insicura e non riesco a capire ciò che voglio veramente.
Spero di riuscire a decidermi una buona volta, ma ora come ora i miei sentimenti sono montabili e smontabili come puzzle.
Avrei bisogno di amicizia ed amore a dosi massiccie.

Un salutone, la vostra (triste?) ventenne.

Voici comme promis Bulle dans son maillot de bain avec son palmier sur sa planche de surf!!



Ce que j'ai adoré sur cette manche c'est fabriquer le petite maillot de bain à la main!! J'avais un patron de Momoko qui a marché nickel! Ensuite j'ai essayé de faire des couleurs bien flashy, pour faire penser à l'été, et cette paire de tong! Je viens juste de la recevoir dans un set de re-ments j'ai du bol! On est en attente des résultats!! Sur la manche d'avant j'avais finit 5ième sur environ 95 participations, et avec un coup de coeur jury... Ca m'a rudement étonné! Je ne m'attend pas à autant de distinction cette fois ci, il y a des superbes photos!! J'espère juste pouvoir continuer encore, car j'aime bien faire des nouvelles tenues à Bulle, et avoir un thème m'inspire plus^^

Gros gros craquage sur une chanson en ce moment: American Boys de Estelle!! So so soul, a écouter sur ma radioblog!!!!!!!!!

http://cherrysalt.com/radio

Sorry for double-posting! But I'd really like to see if there are any FFVIII cosplayers going to Fanime this year.

Day: Sunday
Time: 12 noon
Meeting Place: Those enormous fountains by the front of the convention center which one cannot possibly miss. And I'll be there as Blue Duster!Rinoa, with my lovely friend as the lovely Ellone Loire as well.

You can take a look at the threads on fanime.com and cosplay.com for a more extensive list of who's going, but for here I'll just suffice to say that KH/alternate versions are welcome.

...Not to mention they are really sexy. Dion Rogers Rinoa and Leon Loire*, whut!


Edit: Somehow I manage to leave out the most important large facts. *facepalms* Fanime is in San Jose, California.

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*Sexy alliteration is sexy. And... what else can I call him?

Hey there--I can't believe I just found this place! I've actually been looking for a Final Fantasy community here on LJ, but somehow I've never stumbled across this till now, when I was looking for something Final Fantasy related but entirely separate from cosplay xD.



( Click for more in progress pix )

-I'm also working on a ballroom attire Rinoa, but since I can't wear it until the trim which holds the dress up is finished I'll just wait till it's entirely done. And it's simple anyway.

-What the heck! I have another FF cosplay planned too, and you are not being told what it is. Except that it's NOT Rinoa. ;D

Edit: Hand-knit.

Domani, tra nemmeno 24 ore...

L'Arc~en~ciel

Oookay, as promised, here is a large picture post. But not of Mexico, not yet. I have been waiting for a good moment to talk about this TV Show project I have been involved in since January, and finally we have enough photos that I can spam everyone hahaha.
Director and Cinematographer Jon Bickford approached me right around New Years about the job of Costume Designer for a new show he created. Tentatively it is called "Desert Foxes" and it is a Action Fantasy Western that will be filmed right here in Las Vegas starting this summer!
The five main characters are women from very different backgrounds trying to survive in the mid to late 19th Century Wild West. The show is geared toward families and a younger audience, which promised lots of fun costume ideas!

Of course I jumped at the opportunity and took on the daunting task of designing 12 costumes before I left for Germany/China, with the promise of making all of them upon my return. Thanks to Jon's detailed character description and after talking to him for hours about what looks he wanted for the show, I created fully colored individual design sketches within a week and a half, with multiple outfit possibilities and accessories. 2 outfits each for the 5 main girls, and 2 villain designs.
( Click to see a collage of the main 10 costume designs )

Jon also talked to me about playing the part of Fei, who comes from a Chinese background and will have some lines in Chinese on the show. While the costumes are the most important aspect of the job for me, I couldn't pass up the chance to play one of the characters as I loved the show idea and the script for the first 4 episodes! Besides dialog scenes, I will have fight scenes, do stunts and ride on a horse on camera! Scroll down for pics of my training XD.

On the costume making end, after returning from China at the end of February, it was time to get down to business. All the hired actresses sent in their measurements and I calculated the fabric use for each one and itemized a list of all materials needed. Armed with my list and the reference pics on my iTouch, I made an EPIC fabric shopping trip to LA and had several friends help me carry a car load of materials bought for Desert Foxes. It was such a hardcore shopping weekend lol. The following Monday I flew to Chicago for a week, as I hired Limebarb as additional sewing help for this mountainous project and she wasn't able to come to Vegas due to her regular work load. I traveled with two large suitcases, a backpack and a large roll on carry-on bag, all filled with fabric lol. Barb and I hid away for 7 days - sewing. For her it was just another work week, but for me it was like being on Project Runway lol. We never left the house, except to eat lunch with some friends for an hour. For the rest of the time, I cut and pinned and sewed from waking up in the morning to falling dead sleep at night.
We managed to make eight full costumes during my visit. Barb had a large chunk of regular commission work to take care of that week, so she was only able to make about 35% of the Desert Foxes costumes, which means I sewed 5 damn costumes in 6 1/2 days... craziness, I've never had to be this fast! I really appreciate Barb's help as well as her amazing work space - it made it possible for Jon to fly in two of the actresses for a promotional photoshoot right away.
It was great to see the girls in the costumes for the first time, as well as trying on my own outfits. We shot in front of the green screen and then went to Red Rock for location photos.

( Honey, Audrey and Fei )

We're waiting to shoot stills with Red Sky and Heather, so photos of them forthcoming! In the meantime, aside from finishing up the rest of the costumes here in Vegas, I had to do some martial arts with Shaun while he came out to visit for my Birthday. He showed me everything from kicks to rolls and falls, as well as the correct stances for some basic forms. This is supposed to be for on camera fights and the Opening credits, so we just did the cool shit. He even taught me a flip without hands! I felt really badass that day, but then was sore like a grandma for the next two days lol.
( Wanna see my high kicks? lol )
Lastly, and this would make rurouni_jedi proud, I have been taking horseback riding lessons this week for the show, since all of us have run around on a horse at some point!
What experience I have on horses is sitting and being walked around on one while I stilled lived in Germany like 12 years ago. Thanks to the show I got to ride on this beautiful Arabian named Mariah and learn to maneuver her around and after 45 minutes even trot on my own! During the second lesson I we moved onto cantering and I switch to a bigger Arabian named Hero half-way through. He was a lot bigger and I tried to hold myself back from wanting to go faster because didn't want to me make my teacher too nervous. I fully understand you can fall and break your neck, especially since we are not wearing helmets. But it's addictive and tomorrow we're going back so let's see how far I get.
So yeah, Shea - next time I'm in town, I will beg you to ride Niles and we're going to have a whole new conversation about the world of horseback riding oh shit. >:P


( Horsies!!!! )

And because this entry isn't long enough yet durr, here are some more Fei pictures Brian and Jon snapped! Sorry for the spam, guys!!!
Yes, I ran in heels on that rocky ass ground.

( Fei trying to look cool )

Con tutto il trambusto quasi mi scordavo di dare un appropriato “sendoff” a Gundam 00 e Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei.

Gundam 00


Ricordo ancora una conversazione telefonica con _kaze_chan_ in cui mi lamentavo dell’invasione dello yaoi, chiudendo con la solenne frase “adesso ci manca solo che facciano una serie di Gundam col character design di Loveless” °°
Parecchi mesi dopo quando è stato annunciato Gundam 00 nella mia casa è risuonato un solenne “D'oh!” XD
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Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei


Un professore avvezzo ai ragionamenti cervellotici depressivi con la fissa del suicidio in una classe con, nell’ordine: una stalker, una troll internettiana e via sms, una fangirl e vari altri personaggi borderline.
In teoria sembrava divertente, ma avevo lasciato perdere Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei dopo un episodio pensando che sarebbe stato l’ennesimo pasticcio ridondante.
Col senno di poi sono contento di avergli dato un’altra chance visto che non solo è molto divertente, ma anche stylish e insospettabilmente intelligente °°
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Venendo agli anime attuali, la settimana scorsa aveva numerose chicche °°



Meglio le ippomucche con maxi contadino zentradi in Macross Frontier o…bè, definitelo voi in Code Geass R2? XD
Tra l’altro abbiamo un concorrente per il Suzaku Kick:



Eccone la versione scontornata per esperimenti fai da te ;D

So i've been thinking to myself.

I've been wanting to cosplay a FF character for quite some time although, i was never able to choose.

I've toyed with options like Ashe, Squall and even Barali (whom i still want to do, but construction on him seems like a too tedious task when i have my thesis to write).

Finally i came down to two that i am most definitely going to do this year.

1. Refia from Final Fantasy III
2. Tidus from Final Fantasy X

Now, Tidus is a guy. I, however, am not. Therein lies my problem.

( Reference pic under the cut )

... are probably kinda obscure and were both relegated to C/W songs in their respective singles.
But anyway, for some reason I don't care for most of the ultra-famous Nana-chan pieces, and instead I love these two to bits.

Hime Murasaki :: Basilisk Alternate ED



I seriously adore Hime Murasaki, I even downloaded the whole Basilisk just cause of it (not that I have watched it though... anyone knows if it's any good? >_>) I also really like the lyrics and that's one of the reasons why I got slightly interested in the anime; if I recall correctly Nana-chan wrote them by herself too.
Probably my most listened song of the past couple months, unfortunately for the ears of my family and neighbours since I always end up singing along it :D

Heart-shaped Chant :: Shining Wind OP



Whoever thought of having Nana-chan sing the OP theme for this game, instead of Hoshi Soichirou that sung for the previous one and the anime, had a GREAT idea >_> (Hoshi's singing makes my ears bleed). Needless to say, I like this song a lot too, but at least I didn't buy the game cause of it! Even though I've always been tempted just cause I like Tony Taka's charadesign so much (hello Kureha model looking at me from the shelf)

There is no PV for any of these songs, but the live performances do them justice: Nana has really a great voice and I'm always surprised at how well she does live (and these songs aren't easy at all >_>) She really deserves to be the biggest seiyuu idol, Horie Yui doesn't even sound half as good as her :o