Doing the Time Warp

This morning I woke up and cleaned my apartment! Or so I thought, until I was looking away from admiring my wonderful work, and I noticed that I had subconsciously just moved everything from the floor onto the couch again. I need to take a class on this or something.

Anyway, this past week I was looking through some old pictures and I came across some hilarious, fun, and embarrassing memories of the world that was my freshman year of university (2007~2008). I thought it would be fun to share.

Yeah, I was 19 and making obscene gestures in the mirror is just what you do at that age... I think. Maybe it was just anything to make that Van Gogh shower curtain look more badass.

At some magical point this ^ happened too, ahaha! In the hallway of my dorm, no less.

I made a birthday card for Kanon of An Cafe that year. The joke is from some joke about 300 years ago that Teruki used to make on his blog about Kanon being the Suica penguin. This card was ca. 流星ロケット /CHERRY咲くsomthing time, mind you.

Freshman dorm room! The mess of my home life was just beginning back then.

God, I was so cool, the pants were just dripping off of me. HUGH LAURIE, IS THAT YOU?!

Workspace for all my crazy fanficitions, angsty LJ posts, and the occasional homework assignment.

My much beloved and overused Sex Pot bag of yore. And I'm pissed because I lost that Black Moral bag in the post FOREVER. Not that I couldn't probably buy it again for 1500yen his afternoon, but still, it's the principle of the thing. D:

Pretending to be a hot guy again, probably. A struggle for me, since the hairdresser gave me a bowl-cut like a small Asian boy ca. 1990. 

And before you ask, yes. Yes, I am almost certain this was my myspace photo for at least a year. 

My, how we grow and change!

...right?

Chrome Hearts and Sweet Hearts

So it's Golden Week here, which doesn't mean as much to me as some people, working where I do. Really it's just another week. I did find out today that I somehow magically escaped loading myself down with gobs of overtime this month though, so I get my own personal golden week later this month. Now what to do with all that free time... D:

Last time when I posted about my play date in Shinsaibashi, I somehow managed to leave out one of the most momentous moments of the day, and I spent all week hating myself, so I'm going to update it now! This may mean nothing to some people, but when you spend half your life obsessed with visual kei, there is a special meaning there.

It's rather unassuming from the outside, until the light on the floor catches your eye.

Dodging the security guard here. Again, very unassuming sign.

But then you can officially put your money where your mouth is. :)

Of course all the jewelry is sealed in very stylish cases and china cabinets with Chrome Hearts molding on the hinges and what have you. And there are no prices.

It's beautiful and magical and we were happy to see other pedestrians gawking about as well. Stores like this are so intimidating to enter alone! Anyway, it was magical and spontaneous, so it needed to be documented.


Yesterday I also went out with some lovely ladies again for lots of unnecessary eating, wandering, and karaoke.

My code.

Bad quality from my dusty mirror, sry. I cleaned it since! Anyway, apparently these days my boho condition is flaring up. I really need a cream for that or something, haha.

Adjustable cardigan: Heavan and Earth

T-shirt: HERESY fanclub goods

Black ripped shorts: Jelly Beans

These awesome gun studs given to me by my lovely friend K for my birthday in February. ♥

Me creepin' on some hotties in the Daimaru.

I can get chicks like you wouldn't believe.

Anyway, it was a fun day and I spent more money! On the old Ruki 005 Rock and Read, because I have no priorities in life.

And now it's bath time! ♥

To the Cho, From the Cho

Rainy day in Osaka!

Not to mention I had to wake up at 6:20. Damn my schedule. Working from 12:30 on most days and then randomly from 8:20 on weekends really fucks with my genki.

But anyway, as I have mentioned like 800 times already on twitter, I am moving! So next Saturday I'll make the beautiful flight from the Cho! I'm so excited! Before I get there and moving in and planning what to do with my new place, though, I thought I would post some pictures of the Dungeon, as some of my coworkers call it.

Granted, these were taken when I moved in, so it's clean and empty. And I contrasted/brightened the fuck out of them because this place is hella dim. :D

First, two lovely ladies that showed me around on my first night here in Osaka.

Posing with the scented toilet paper.

My view  from the sofa and the TV corner.

Into the kitchen, which is perpetually dark and cold.

The couch which is  now covered in clothes. In fact this side of the room

no longer exists.

Lovely gift from my deary Jiroko when I moved in. <3

Scary hallway in which I often imagine myself being chased by crazies.

View from my balcony. Yay! :D

Actually doesn't look like complete shit in pictures, but still the place I'm moving is so much better. And so damn convenient. And while we're getting caught up...

My second Day #2 work coordinate photo, because Day #1 was super boring and conservative.

That shirt is already kind of worn out, believe it or not. (All Forever21.)

Well, there you have it.

Oh yeah. And today was crazy bun day. Cheers! 

Graduation, Living Situation, and Gone on Vacation (Image Heavy)

hey hey hey

First things first...

Somebody graduated! And I'll give you a hint: she looks just like me!

I really thought the experience would be more gratifying, but afterwards I just spent the evening alone buzzing on watermelon vodka, watching Cheers and packing up my room. I guess I'm kind of sad to leave Athens after all. It's been like my real American home more so than the actual town I'm from. I feel very comfortable there, and that's where I met all of my friends--and it's still the meeting point, it seems, even though everyone's moved out. :(

And my room. I took some last shots of it's glory (and cleaned it for the purpose) before disassembling it all Friday night. I thought I would post them here, since I really love when people post pictures of their living spaces.

Last out of a total 3 times I ever made that bed, probably.

I wear a lot of black.

See that bottle of Tequila there. And those damn almonds.

My workspace. That postcard of William and Harry was a lulzy gift from Kelly's trip to London.

I just felt that should be clarified.

I'm sad to see it go, since it was all to my liking. And now the house is... a wreck.

....

I did take time out of my frantic packing mess to draw and paint my mum a late card for Mother's Day.

If you note the shoulder kitty, you'll see that I clearly play too much Poupee Girl.

After moving, however, my attentions turned to packing for my trip to London, Paris and Amsterdam. I leave tomorrow morning at 11, and wait it out at the airport until our 5:30 flight to London. The flight's supposed to last 8 hours, even though I swear I remember it being less before, so I'm bringing a sudoku book (once I get started I can't unhinge myself), and my DS to start playing this much neglected beauty:

In the process of packing, I dug up some old money, too. Don't you just get excited about spending leftover currency? 8D

It's nothing in pounds, but it's like $5 here, haha.

My packing checklist.

I also took a bit of time to gussy up an old Estee Lauder make up bag with some dollar bin bling from the craft store.

Not big enough for my make-up, but perfect for my toiletries.

It's a bit simple, but it's enough for now. Unfortunately the Amazing Goop glue I was going use to requires extra time to dry, so all of my stones will undoubtedly fall off throughout the trip and need to be fixed.

My suitcase is not even near full, either, so I have plenty of room for any cheap things I may pick up along the way (strict budget abiding).

One thing I absolutely can't forget, too, is Suzuki-san. He's a staple in my traveling arsenal and a very important person in my life. Perhaps you've seen him before?

Yep. He's a real dream boat.

But I'll be going now. I need to carefully select a sketchbook and arrange my carry-on. But as I won't be bringing my lap-top, good bye 'til June!

Oh yeah. And look at these sexy balloons: