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Monday, June 29th, 2009
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3:04 pm - Weight Loss and You: a Complete Loser's Guide to Dieting
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So because I've now hit 178lbs, which is about 80.7kg for the metric people on my flist, I've officially lost about 21lbs! In honor of this amazing occasion, I'm going to share with you what I've been doing to manage this.
( Me and My Weight - A FASCINATING STORY )
( My diet plan )
( My exercise plan )
I HOPE THIS HAS BEEN HELPFUL. I know it's summer and a lot of people on my flist are trying to lose weight, so hopefully there's stuff you can use in here.
current mood:  cheerful
current music: "Fuck Her Gently" ~ Tenacious D
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| Sunday, June 28th, 2009
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1:03 am - The pic, it is related.
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1. I found bitchface's car in the parking lot Wednesday night. Unfortunately, as we were going to McDonald's Thursday afternoon, I also found a huge chunk was taken out of my rear driver's side tire. I'm not going to say the same person was responsible for this, as it showed up a whole day later and was bad enough that I looked for it because I heard flapping on the side of the car (from the tread, apparently, flapping in the wind!), was bad enough I was surprised the car was still rolling, and could've been caused by any pothole out here. Snopes was kind enough to hand me part of my revenge, though, so she'll get what's coming to her.
2. Bought season passes to the water park on General Booth today! And then proceeded to spend five hours on slides and wave pools! And Coldstone and funnel cakes! EPIC POOL TIMES!
3. In a single post on BDR the other day, I managed to indulge two of my three Orihime OTPs. Wait, can you even HAVE two OTPs for the same character? Either way, I think I made Keigo cry.
4. TELL ME SOMETHING AMUSING TO GET MY MIND OFF RP SUCKAGE. PLEASE. Failing that, give me hilarious ways to win an unwinnable scenario (that don't involve hacking a Starfleet test).
current mood:  awake
current music: "Your Rain" ~ Akira Yamaoka
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| Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
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8:28 am - Things that suck.
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So this morning, I come out to the parking lot and find that someone has *~keyed my car~*. Not just the normal scratches around the doors, OH NO, they decided to key "~~~MOVE ✯~~~" onto the hood. The tildes are the closest approximation I can get to their decorative squiggles, but the star was definitely a nice touch. And considering the person that did it owns a silver luxury car, I'm kind of thinking it was a woman.
And the offense that was so great that they felt the need to key me? I parked really close to their driver's side door, because they felt like they needed 5 feet of room on either side of their car and parked like an asshole. I have a really hard time believing that this luxury car doesn't have a functioning passenger's side door that they could've gotten in through, but hey! It's not like they're a mature and rational person!
The really fucked up part is, though, that 1) there's nothing I can do, short of vandalizing their car, and oh, wouldn't that escalate shit! and 2) I'm going to have to live with it through Otakon because I don't want to spring for a new fucking paint job with the con looming.
So to whomever keyed my car this morning:
You're a real richy bitch, hey, FUCK YOU!
On the plus side, however, this means I can now get my car painted champagne pink. I was bored of cinnamon (and of everyone calling it 'brown') anyway.
Our router also appears to be shot all to hell, as I spent 20 minutes on the phone with the cable company this morning, trying to get my internet to work. The lady on the other end (who was actually very helpful for once) kept telling me I was connected, but went through the motions of restarting everything anyway. Finally, she says "Why don't you plug the modem directly into your computer?" I do, and lo and behold, IT WORKS. So yeah, this router is a piece of shit. I AM SORRY, MATSU, we're gonna have to try to do something else now with the computers. :/
current mood:  bitchy
current music: "The Neden Game" ~ ICP
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| Sunday, June 21st, 2009
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2:08 am - An internal debate
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G-God, why do I have such a hard time with message boards/forums in general.
It's not the following them - I can do that! It's not even posting on them - I can do that, too! I love them once I join them! It's just for some reason that I have to hem and haw over the actual joining part for what seems like DAYS before I actually psych myself up to do it.
I did it with Gaia. I waited and waited to make an account until Jun finally bugged me into doing it. And then I loved it and became completely addicted. I resisted and resisted getting a Den of Angels account, but when I finally did, I couldn't stop looking at the boards and wanting to be able to post and edit my account. I don't even care that much about the Marketplace, I just like looking at the forums. Now I'm looking at this new message board going "I WANT TO... b-but no. BUT I WANT TO!"
WHY DO I ALWAYS GET COLD FEET ABOUT JOINING THESE THINGS?!
ETA: Oh n/m I put on my big girl breeches and joined. OH MY PEOPLE, I AM COMING HOME~! *~*FROLICS*~*
current mood:  anxious
current music: Auto Tune the News 5
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| Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
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6:15 pm - IchiHime Doomsday Prophecy!
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9:02 am - Re: Iran
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So for those of you living under a rock (or watching CNN over the weekend, wtf guys), heavy shit is going down in Iran.
This is an amazing and steady stream of information coming in from Twitter and elsewhere about what's going on, how to help, etc. Pass it on.
current mood:  srs bsnss
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| Saturday, June 13th, 2009
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4:15 pm - After a visit to Lane Bryant...
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So. So guys. I just found out
I CAN WEAR A D CUP NOW!
Actually, the lady at Lane Bryant measured me (with my bra on) and said I was a 36DD. Since the cup is determined by the number of inches difference between your underbust and your bust, and the band size is the number of inches your underbust is, not only was the cup too big, but the band was TOO FRIGGIN SMALL. I actually wear a 40D now.
Hopefully, as I'm getting smaller, my band size will continue to go down - it's difficult to find anything at Target that looks good in a 40, although they've apparently got plenty of 32DDs. :/ BUT STILL, NICE TO KNOW.
current mood:  amused
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| Friday, June 12th, 2009
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7:21 pm - Things of note:
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- I will post the pictures from last week's Maymont meet up uhh... sometime this weekend? Probably? I HOPE. I am so lazy.
- Dots has some of the most amazingly cute plus-sized clothing ever. And it's at a really good price! I did buy a couple of things a bit too small (as in, they'll fit painlessly, but not *well*), but as I'm losing weight, hopefully I'll shrink into them. Hilariously, the one set of clothes that I was really looking forward to (this peasant blouse/dress set) only comes in plus sizes. According to the shop lady, the women that shop there that don't wear plus sizes really want these blouses, so it's like HAHA BE JEALOUS FOR ONCE. :(
- I have to make Stephy's skirt this weekend. :(((((( That thing has the ugliest fabric I've ever seen sob. On the plus side, I did get the fabric for my Hime skirt, as well as some lace for a slip for it. Uho!
current mood: awake
current music: "Rolling Star" ~ Yui
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| Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
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7:00 pm - Picture dump!
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So what have I been doing these past two weeks? SEWING. And MORE SEWING. And actually I lost 12 pounds and started running again, and I feel pretty good about it.
But that isn't why we're here. We're here for ( dolly pictures! )
current mood:  accomplished
current music: "Things Can Only Get Better" ~ Howard Jones
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| Sunday, May 17th, 2009
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5:26 pm - Things to do:
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| Saturday, May 16th, 2009
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2:37 am - Ohoho!
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| Thursday, May 14th, 2009
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5:11 pm - Another month, another meet-up
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This time it's in Richmond, in a place called Maymont! That I... have no clue about, but Google Maps seems to know what I'm talking about?
It's a bit of a drive, but I'm totally excited because it looks like Leigh Ann can come to this one. |D Maybe I'll go ahead and make a new dress, even!
current mood: bouncy
current music: "I'm Yours" ~ Jason Mraz
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| Sunday, May 10th, 2009
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5:32 pm - Shiverbug's May Doll Meet Up!
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Do you want to see lots and lots of hot, sexy ball-joint dolls? Do you want to see Momoka in her new Marzipan dress that I made last week? Or do you want to see me looking fat and sassy in the lolita outfit it took me all this past week to make?
( OF COURSE YOU DO! )
current mood:  chipper
current music: "Space Olympics" ~ The Lonely Island
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| Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
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2:56 am - The return of Marzipan Doll!
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| Friday, May 1st, 2009
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8:40 am - Barftastic!
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So over on CNN.com, there's an article from Parenting.com called Why I Didn't Want a Girl.
Oh my fucking god. I don't know whether I want to laugh or cry or rage or vomit at this dumb bitch. You want to 'protect' your little girl from all the unfairness of the world towards women, but you yourself say you don't want a girl because girls are catty and manipulative and calculating and mean? Sweet mother of fuck, I not only feel sorry for this little girl, who's unwanted by both her parents and both her brothers before she's even BORN, and they somehow all think this is OKAY, but I want to slap the mother SO FUCKING HARD for acting like 1) all girls love pink princessy frilly poopoo things and 2) that there is something inherently WRONG or INFERIOR about loving pink princessy frilly poopoo things. And I hate even more the comments excusing her behavior with "Oh, I felt that way too, until I had my girl! Now I love little girls!" or "You don't know she'll like pink yet! She might be a tomboy!" JUST FUCKING NO, PEOPLE.
NOT ALL GIRLS ARE FEMININE. FEMININITY IS NOT NECESSARILY BAD. THE COLOR PINK IS ONLY A COLLECTION OF WAVELENGTHS OF LIGHT, IT WON'T HURT YOU. SEE THESE CAPS? THEY MEAN TRUTH.
Jesus. Don't even get me started on what's going to happen once one of her boys brings home a girlfriend. Whoever they are, I feel sorry for them, too, because this woman is going to be the very worst kind of mother-in-law.
current mood:  angry
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| Thursday, April 30th, 2009
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8:21 am - Well, when it hits Madagascar, we're screwed.
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| Sunday, April 26th, 2009
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6:39 pm - Fun with marzipan!
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| Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
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8:46 am - Re: Kushiel's Chosen
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| Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
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1:32 pm - Beauty pageant lulz
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Dear Miss California,
I understand you're just a beauty queen, and that most people expect that it exempts you from actually thinking before you open your glossy yap, but here's hoping the recent Miss USA pageant has disabused you of this notion.
See, you didn't deserve to lose because of your thinly-veiled homophobic remarks. Or because you're less pretty or intelligent than Miss North Carolina (although we can clearly see this is probably the case - put away the bronzer, dear). Or because of those god-awful giant fake earrings. Or because you lack honesty or candor. No, you deserved to lose because you lack the common sense to NOT be offensive as hell when the OPENLY GAY JUDGE asked your opinion on gay marriage. As Mr. Hilton has pointed out, there were about a billion intelligent, non-offensive ways you could have answered that question while remaining honest - but no, you had to pick the most incredibly stupid answer you could find to make sure you were as offensive as humanly possible.
Well, at least you did it during the pageant instead of waiting until you were crowned and THEN acting like a dumbass.
current mood:  enthralled
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| Saturday, April 18th, 2009
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4:44 pm - Dollfie time again!
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| Thursday, April 16th, 2009
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9:39 am - OU EST TON DIEU MAINTENANT?!
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Re: Bleach Shoujo S opening.
WE ALL SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE, ANIMATORS.
And it's going to be my new desktop at work because I like scaring people. :3
current mood: amused
current music: "Shoujo S" ~ Scandal
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| Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
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2:07 pm - My youth in fanfic Arcadia
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So, for the first time in a long time, last night we came upon fic that reminded me of the good old days, where men were men and fanfic was disturbing.
I'm not talking just plain mediocre bad. I'm not even talking Sexy Captain's Curse bad. I'm talking Nightmare Fuel bad. Fic that are so bad you can't believe you just read them. That they even EXIST. Fic that you should be drunk just to read. Fanfic that you use to scare the younger fanbrats with - "Why, back in my day, we didn't have Mary Sues and sporkings! No sir, we had MSTs and Totoro fucking a human and Oscar the Hermaphroditic Super Sayan and we damn well liked it!"
On the other hand, at least I now know the proper name for the glove on those boxes of Hamburger Helper.
current mood:  nostalgic
current music: "Zombie" ~ The Cranberries
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| Monday, April 13th, 2009
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7:52 am - Fandom Why You're a Moron #2
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- No, guys, it is not Orihime's fault Ulquibat bit it (finally). For god's sake. The responses to this have been absolutely retarded thus far. I'm thinking your prediction was off, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) dosetsu - I've not seen so much jubilation at a shippy moment as I have reactions ranging from "Seriously guys, bad guys die, it's what they do" to "HE WASN'T A BAD GUY" (?!) to "Kubo sunk my ship ;_;" to "OH GOD KUBO I HATE YOU" to "I CAN'T LIKE ORIHIME ANYMORE" to "OH GOD IT'S ALL HER FAULT, STUPID BITCH". Uhh. I don't get this, seriously. Like. Did anyone SERIOUSLY THINK that Kubo was going to put Ichigo with Rukia and then pair the spares with Orihime and Ulquiorra? Ishida I could believe, but COME ON, PEOPLE.
...Why am I even asking this, of course they did. ._\)
- I've started feeling full WHILE STILL FEELING HUNGRY. I don't know what the hell this is supposed to be, but it feels like some kind of trip to Greek Hell and one of their torments. Seriously, let me stuff myself and NOT FEEL HUNGRY ANYMORE, or eat lightly and not feel full WHILE STILL FEELING KIND OF HUNGRY. BUT NOT THE WORST OF BOTH WORLDS sl;jdks;fjdsk
- I'm over 3/4 done with Kushiel's Dart and just. It feels like the author is getting lazy. We get a full 1/4 of a book dedicated to Phèdre getting stuck in Germany and getting back out, and then the rest thus far has been smushed into the 1/8 after that? And I'm talking like. She goes back to Paris (yes, I'm using what I assume are the 'real world' names of things, because they make it easier for me to remember), find out some pointless plague is going on, go see the Queen, ride west, sleep with a Duke to get on a ship and go to England, run into some Irish, sleep with both of them, run into the King of England, WIN A WAR FOR HIM, try to go back across the English Channel, get kidnapped by the Master of the Straights, solve a riddle, strand the coolest character in the book on an island, sail up the Rhine, and finally rejoin the main royal forces. Seriously? SERIOUSLY? Are you tired of writing, author? Is that it? Also, I'm a little irritated by the quick succession of her sleeping with three people to solve all the party's problems. If it had been properly spaced, I don't think I'd have minded as much; as it is, it looks like MAGICAL VAGINA POWERS ACTIVATE~~~
And the thing with stranding my favorite character on an island for all eternity. God, I want to hate this book SO BAD RIGHT NOW, but I can't. The sailors singing cadences about being whipped and loving it make it all worth it. ;_;
current mood:  hungry
current music: "Der Kommisar" ~ After the Fire
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| Saturday, April 11th, 2009
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6:38 pm - CFUD deculture~!
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So as I traverse the width and breadth of LJ RP land, I've noticed a few things consistently that CFUDers tend to take for granted, but... aren't widely practiced elsewhere. Feel free to correct or add to this, it's just some things I've noticed over time.
( It's like a culture within a culture! )
current mood: thoughtful
current music: "Wishmaster" ~ Nightwish
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| Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
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5:21 pm - Humorous things!
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So upon moebot's suggestion, I've started reading Kushiel's Dart. I can only describe it as The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, but actually good, and with a lot of fangirl French thrown in for effect. FINALLY, MY THREE YEARS OF FRENCH IN HIGH SCHOOL PAID OFF!
Hilariously, though, this brought something to mind from like five years ago.
At one point, Beth (those of you who remember her, aka Roomie/Ex-Girlfriend From Hell) declared she wanted a 'marque' (read: tattoo) on her back, from the base of her spine to the nape of her neck. The reasoning was that she'd just read a book where prostitutes work on them over the course of several years, and when the top was finally completed, they were free of their indentured sexual servitude. When I saw the cover of Kushiel's Dart, I realized THIS WAS THE BOOK SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
But when I read it... Holy shit. There was a whole year where she got really pretentious and snooty and started calling herself 'All-Purpose Cultural Courtesan Nemiko' (for the record, no, she'd never watched All-Purpose Cultural CatGirl Nuku-Nuku. Not that I know of, anyway) and suddenly took an interest in stylish French things and ETA nicknamed herself Jasmine and babbled about the Court of Night Blooming Flowers and. I JUST FOUND OUT WHY.
So while I'm enjoying this book, I'm trying not to flinch because Beth acted JUST LIKE THE MAIN CHARACTER FOR LIKE A YEAR. A WHOLE ANNOYING YEAR OF MY LIFE SUDDENLY MAKES REMARKABLE SENSE.
current mood: amused
current music: "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" ~ Tears for Fears
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| Sunday, April 5th, 2009
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8:45 am - Fanfic Hell vol 410
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Sometimes, you read a fic that's alright. Sometimes, you might even read a fic that's good. Most of the time, though, you usually just read fics that are plain bad.
And then sometimes. Sometimes. You will read a fic that is so profound. So amazing. So MEDIOCRE yet brain-blastingly AWESOME. That it will CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
My friends. I have met that fic. And its name is Fight for Soul Society.
The only way I can properly describe it is through pictures.
( LJ Cut for OH GOD MY EYES )
I hope I have communicated to you just how FREAKING AWESOME this fic was. Through Blingee.
current mood:  artistic
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| Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
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4:53 pm - Mayuri knows how to get into Hueco Mundo, too. :)
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Re Bleach episode 213:
Okay, Urahara. I give up. I forgive you for everything.
I think I need a cigarette.
current mood: amused
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| Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
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6:40 pm - Surpraiz wig!
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So back in February, I preordered a wig from Olleaf! It took them all of March to make it - in fact, I just went and checked on the order a few days ago, and it still looked like it wasn't made yet.
So to my surprise, it arrived from Korea today!
( They even sent me candy with it! )
current mood: cheerful
current music: "99 Red Balloons" ~ Nena
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| Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
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2:12 pm - A short story and a question
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So, there's this girl at work - we'll call her Stephy - that's been asking me to make her a kimono, either big enough for her four year old daughter or Super Dollfie-sized, she's not picky. The reason she isn't picky is because it's not actually going to get worn - it's going to get stuck in a frame and hung on a wall. The woman is so unfamiliar with the garment that I have no doubt she doesn't have the first clue how to display it (PROTIP: it should most likely be hung with a rod through both sleeves, with the BACK visible to you), or wear it, or even how it's constructed. In fact, she asked me where to get Chinese frogs for it, because don't they close with frogs going diagonally up the collar? (PROTIP #2: No, they don't. That's a qipao or cheongsam, which is Chinese, and a very different garment)
The reason she wants a kimono to hang on her daughter's wall is because it matches her 'Asian decor'. I'm not sure exactly what type of Asian, but it apparently consists of red silk sheets and pillows with some kind of 'Asian' design and candles.
And as I'm sitting there, wondering why this makes me slightly uncomfortable, I realize: This is what's called 'cultural appropriation'. For those of you who haven't heard the term before (it's still kinda new to me), Wiki defines it as:
...the adoption of some specific elements of one culture by a different cultural group. It denotes acculturation or assimilation, but often connotes a negative view towards acculturation from a minority culture by a dominant culture.
So what do you guys think? Should I actually make the kimono for Stephy, knowing this is what she's doing? I would feel kind of like a bitch if I backed out because of it, but I also feel bad making something for someone that doesn't really appreciate it for what it is, and isn't interested in learning about it.
Going farther, where does the line exist between 'cultural appropriation' and 'cultural diffusion' for you? Are there good, or at least harmless, kinds of appropriation in your opinion? Do you consider it a step to actual understanding of the culture in question? Is it a part of growing up? Do you consider studying an Eastern religion appropriation (if you are, in fact, Western)? Do you consider non-Japanese people using anime icons or even liking anime appropriation? (I actually had a woman tell me I needed to find a culture outside of 'appropriating from brown people' because I have anime icons. I'll just. Let you figure out what's wrong with that statement) Does it extend to roleplaying a person of another culture when you clearly Did Not Do the Research? Do you think the line lies all the way back at the ubiquitous SUGOI KAKKOI KAWAII KONEKO-CHAN DESU YO NE KA ^_^?
BEFORE YOU ANSWER: Please, for the love of god, no hand-wringing, pearl-clutching, or waterworks over this. Yes, like 95% of my flist watches (or did watch) anime. I'm not interested in seeing naval-gazing over 'OMG AM I A BAD PERSON FOR LIKING ANIME". NOT THAT I THINK MOST OF YOU WOULD DO THIS, but just as a precaution - I've seen people do it on LJ. Everyone has appropriated something at some point in time (the fact that most of you probably understood the DESU DESU DESU up there can attest to this). Most of us went through the obnoxious fangirl stage where we spoke fangirl Japanese in the mall or in fanfics. Most of us grew out of it! And if not anime, you've probably done it with something else. It happens! I'll be the first to tell you that I feel incredibly stupid for the way I played Gongji when I first got him, mostly because I had no clue about anything remotely Chinese at the time.
Thoughts?
current mood:  cold
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| Monday, March 30th, 2009
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