Oh yes, I'm following the advice of binsybaby and put Google ads on my LJ page. I can't say it looks particularly nice, but hey if it gets me a few extra bucks I'll give it a shot.

Good news - I love my new apartment. It's awesome. And for our one year anniversary, Brian is taking me to Vegas in a couple weeks. =D

Bad news - More financial woes. I'm nearly done with commissions so I can hopefully get those shipped out soon. But for now I have art to sell so yays! I dug through my new and old sketches (yah pretty old, just looking at them makes me cringe since my style has changed quite a bit) so I'm happy to get rid of them! But first we'll start with the more recent doodles.

( For Sale! )

Tags: art, for sale
Current Mood: determined

So I'm totally digging the kilt for Depp!Hatter. It kicks ass. So much in fact I had to get a new icon for it.

( Wearing a kilt and weilding a sword )

Also I'm moving into a new apartment this weekend, so I'll be without internet for a short while. And without a fridge oddly enough. x_x

Tags: alice in wonderland, mad hatter
Current Mood: geeky

I don't normally share my Flickr photo updates here in my LJ, but this one was special.

So I just posted 44 new photos from Rapunzel Alice's last day at D*sneyland, back on October 31, 2009. I got to be there the entire day, and the best part (for me) was that my boyfriend got to be Tweedle Dee (along with his long-time Tweedle Brother) one more time just for nostalgia's sake. It was a very fun but very sad day, and I'm so glad I got to be there for it.



These four cast members (along with their beloved Queen of Hearts who could not be there that day) all worked together for many years. From the stories I've heard and the things I've seen, this group got away with so many things that cast members today couldn't even attempt. Epic Hatter sadly pointed out that there will never be another group like them. And he's right.

Tags: alice, disneyland
Current Music: Dream on Silly Dreamer

Whyyyyyyyy?

So in July of 08 I got my car alternator replaced by Meineke. That was only like a year and a half ago. Now it's dead AGAIN. I called them up and asked for their help but their warranties only last 6 months. SIX FREAKING MONTHS.

Well, never going back there again. And now I have to drop another $500 to get it repaired. ARGH. I mean I was already screwed over by moving this month and having to pretty much pay rent twice. I mean, I'm totally screwed. I don't have this money. It's so bad my mother has to once again cover the charges and I'll have to pay her back.

I need a new job. One that actually pays well. One that will schedule me for more than 12 hours a week. =_=

FML.

Btw, I know people will be asking about commissions now. I can't take them right away since I just took 8 and they take a while to draw. I can't overload myself. So I dunno. I don't even know what I'm doing right now.

Tags: argh, car
Current Mood: pissed off

I'm such a weirdo. Earlier today Southern California received a tornado warning. So what do I do? I start watching The Day After Tomorrow.

But seriously, tornadoes in SoCal? It's a sign guys, end of the world is coming. Roland Emmerich was right all along.

*goes back to sketching commissions*

Tags: weather, wtf
Current Mood: busy

Hey guys, sketch commission time again.

I'm truly sorry to say I've been forced to raise the prices on my sketches. My friends and I found a new apartment but they expect the first month's rent at an inopportune time, which is shortly after my current rent will be cashed. So in short, I'm paying twice the rent in one month. And throw in the fact that D*sneyland is only giving me 12 to 16 hours per week, I need to make ends meet.

( Commission Info )

Tags: commissions
Current Mood: hungry

So Guillermo del Toro came into our store today at DCA.

=D

I know cast members are supposed to be reserved around celebrities and important people, but I couldn't help being a little star-struck. I didn't talk to him directly but I watched him discreetly from my desk. EEEEEEE.

I was fine though because I have officially met Guillermo before at Comic-Con (he signed my badge hehe). I just wish I could have talked to him tonight.

Tags: fangirl, off the page, work
Current Mood: excited

Christmas was nice and quiet this year. Hung out with Papa all day, got some good books, DVDs, and clothes. Brookie and Kevin made HAM for dinner. Sounds wonderfully traditional for Christmas, but I can't eat ham (or most meat for that matter) so cold pizza for me! =D

So lately I've been considering costumes for Comic-Con, and I have no idea what to do this year. I don't know if I'll continue my traditional Alice cosplay with Sam, or do any other repeats this year. The more I thought about it the more I wanted to try a Tim Burton Alice and Mad Hatter. I mean, it would be fun to do since the movie comes out this spring, and Comic-Con will be a great time to do the cosplay. I even know a great seamstress could could make Alice for me. However a few downsides are giving me second thoughts.

For one, it's Comic-Con and I'm certain every other man will be dressed as Burton's Hatter. It'll be exactly like 2008 where EVERYONE was dressed like the Joker after The Dark Knight came out. So it wouldn't exactly be the most original costume. The other problem is that if I dressed as Alice, I don't really know who I could get to cosplay as Hatter with me. There aren't many guys I would trust to look good in the costume (maybe Sam, but I haven't asked him if he's interested), and also I would want to make sure the costume was done RIGHT. Which would mean getting it made and paying for it myself. And that's another problem - it's going to be expensive.

So I'm not sure. I mean, I already know I'm going to love the movie, and I really want to do this cosplay, but is it worth it?

Already I've been looking up sites and tutorials. I found a pretty good tutorial here, but I'm not the greatest crafts person so I would have to get someone to make it for me. I glanced through Ebay and found some sellers offering their own costumes like the coat and the hat. But HOLY CRAP $500??? Yah it looks nice, but not for that much money. GAH. I mean the best offer I could make would be $160, maybe $200 if I have a lot to spend.

This guy has a pretty good costume going but it looks like he actually got the $500 coat. O_x And like a protective cosplayer he isn't saying where he got the other materials.

Siiiigh. Well, I know a couple seamstresses and prop makers. I guess I'll ask around. Merry Christmas y'all!

Tags: alice in wonderland, christmas, cosplay, mad hatter
Current Mood: happy

New Alice in Wonderland trailer!!

Ah-HA! I knew it! I KNEW it was about Alice returning to Wonderland! So many people have been complaining that Alice is too old, that it looks too different from the original story. They never mentioned it specifically until now, but I had a feeling that it was meant to be sort of a sequel, a continuation of the story.

The whole 'Red Queen has taken over Wonderland' and dark and brooding scenery seems very much a mix of American McGee's Alice and The Looking Glass Wars (which makes me think about how Frank Beddor is gonna take this movie...Oooh, there goes any chance of his book making it to the cinemas any time soon).

I also gotta say I'm starting to really like Johnny Depp's Hatter, and I'm hoping there IS a romance between him and Alice. You know me, I would probably ship them either way. XD And I noticed Hatter's bowtie IS like a moodring. At 0:22 see how it brightens up when he sees Alice. I also like the first glance of the March Hare, just his one line had me giggling. Hell there's a lotta gags in the trailer that had me laughing. Especially the pig. And I really love the image of Alice in her armor. Oh and Hatter vs the Knave of Hearts? Yaaaah I can already tell fangirls are gonna go crazy over Hatter. Even I have to admit he looks pretty dashing. And OMG was that the Jabberwock at the end?

I just kinda wished they focused a bit more on Alice herself, considering that, you know, she's the CENTRAL CHARACTER! Give her a bit more dialogue or something! I know they're using Johnny to sell this movie but give Mia a chance, man.

Freaking excited for this movie now. o_o

Tags: alice, alice in wonderland, mad hatter
Current Mood: geeky