Back from Japan on Tuesday, and although we've only been there for 2 weeks it felt more like 2 months. I've missed you, flist, hope you've all been well ^_^ Certainly have been missing out on some fun meet ups from what I've heard =P

Okay, first and most importantly:
CHANGES TO SILVER & RAY'S PARTY ON SUNDAY!!

Instead of dinner, we will be having lunch instead. It will be at the same restaurant (Red Chilli SiChuan), but lunch will be cheaper. Afterwards, we can go get some yummy dessert and just hang for a bit :)

So updated details of the meeting:

When: Sunday 19th July, 10:30am - about 4pm.
Where: Darling Harbour, Chinese Gardens, just outside the entrance. Then lunch at around 1:30pm at Red Chilli SiChuan in Chinatown followed by dessert.
Dress: Chinese Theme.
Bring: Your wonderful selves ^_^
People Attending: HERE!

Apologies for making changes to the party so late. We hope we haven't caused any inconvenience >_< We're really excited to see you all there :D

Onto other probably less interesting news, I just started working on my blazer for Gakuen Heaven today. Hurray \o/!! Will be going to Harmony's place on Friday so I can get help on the tie and other stuff =)

On the other hand, I still need to start on SMASH! stuff. So screwed for it ;_; My table will be empty at the rate I'm going... Does anyone know where I can get those round ball keychain thingies that you can adjust the length of?

And since it's past midnight already ... today will be a good day, and not just because HP is out ;D

<3 Silver

Inviting you to:

SILVER & rayfy's JOINT B'DAY PARTY

Please click here for details

I'm posting this entry on Silver's behalf because she's currently on vacation in Japan. Silver & Ray's birthdays are about one week apart in mid-July and they decided to hold a joint party which has now been confirmed to be SUNDAY, JULY 19. Please keep this date free 'coz they'd like you to come! After all, they have to celebrate getting old :P

We're aware that some people are on our flist, but not on Ray's, which is why I'm linking you there now. ANYONE FROM OUR FLIST OR HIS FLIST IS INVITED. Please go to his entry (linked above) and RSVP with him, and tell him what you're cosplaying / wearing (if you've decided what you're doing :D). If possible please friend him for future updates on the party ^_^

They're hoping you will come and celebrate with them, so hope to see you there!

~ Harmony

Wow, it's been a while since I've last posted here on LJ. Thanks so much to everyone who welcomed me back, either through your lovely comments or in person <3 I missed you guys so it was great to catch up with most of you at Madara/Harmony's birthday outing ^__^

Since it's the 25th now, Happy Birthday Harmony! You know you're awesome ;D

Here's a small piccy that I kinda ... struggled with ^^;; It's been ages since I've drawn fanart and yeah, you can kinda tell... I need to get better like, yesterday -__-. So I'm sorry that it's fail...

( Fanart: ShuuKira )

<3 Silver

Cross-posted to shuukira.

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH EVERYONE WHO CAME TO THE OUTING ON SATURDAY!!
Epic cosplay worn by epic people <333 Thank you for the wonderful presents too, they made me so happy :'( You really didn't have to though I lol at the fact that Straw and co. have the same sense of humor as I do like with the Harmony candle we gave people xDDD I'm elated you all came. ♥

So here's the second of my ES21 costumes! Our Bando Spiders (school uniform version) cosplay was a-go:


Thanks itakoaya for taking this photo!
( But first, a thanks to ... )

( Back to the Bando Spiders cosplay )

Again, thank you so much everyone for making this an epic day! ILU all so much. My birthday isn't for another two weeks or so, but this still made for an awesome party. ♥

Last but not least, zomg pretty HiruSena art from Ita! And Kaiya gave me some pretty HiruSena too. <3 Not to mention I also got pwnsome G00, One Piece, more ES21 stuff, and heaps more pretty/yummy things *__* I feel so undeserving of them. Thank you!!

~ Harmony

IMPORTANT! CHANGES TO
MADARA & HARMONY'S OUTING
Please take note that the meeting time has been changed to 11AM at Kino! I got a request from Bubble to make the meeting time earlier because some people were leaving super-early.

We've also changed the restaurant to Fujiya. Pepper Lunch was a bit unreliable in the booking-of-tables department, so we thought it'd be better not to risk it. Sorry about all this.

And again, whoever's coming who needs my number and doesn't have it, let me know so I can give it to you.


SILVER'S COMING BAAAAACK

Silver's coming back in 2/3 days :) This'll be my last entry before she comes back so if you'd like to write a welcome back message for her, feel free to comment here. I know it'll make her feel loved. ;D

(NOTE: Lol for the most recent additions to my f-list who haven't read my profile, Silver's the 'other half' of this LJ ... we share this LJ account together - hence our username. She's been in China the past couple of months, where there's no access to LJ because it's blocked there. For the past few months, it's Harmony you've been talking to XD haha).


In Other News

In the midst of our Bando Spiders Trio 'preparations' --


Madara Akaba-kun poledancing in a KHR shirt is win. <333

Speaking of which, thank you SO MUCH Madara and Nadleeh for inviting me to your lovely home ♥♥ your parents are really nice, your houses are beautiful and your dog is soooo ridiculously cute >3< OUR EPIC BAKING SKILLS ARE EPIC! And thank you so much for the pleather, the buckle and the fabric swatches, and for driving me *__* You didn't need to all that for me; I have so much gratitude to you both.

Birthday outing coming up this Saturday! Yay.

~ Harmony

Uninteresting RL update: hard jobhunting is hard. D: But I have two interviews coming up this Monday and Wednesday ... here's hoping I'll have luck ~

Yay I ordered my wig for Bando Spiders cosplay! 8D Can't wait until I get it in the mail. Must experiment and follow the lovely Tsubaki's epic mini-tutorial on making eyebrows a light color ♥

asdfhlks this'll be my first time cosplaying a character with light hair D: I have a rather dark skin tone so I normally cosplay characters with dark hair (contrast reduction). I hope it'll turn out okay <33


UPDATE ON MADARA & HARMONY'S
BIRTHDAY OUTING THINGY 8D

( Click here for update of details plus list of people coming? )

If you've got a "maybe" next to your name could you please check your availabilities and get back to me ASAP so that I can book the seats for the restaurant? :) Much appreciated ~

And one more thing - please tell me what you'll all be cosplaying? (If it's a surprise or a secret, feel free to say so). So I can write a comprehensive list and Silver was paranoid that someone would double as her, so she wants me to tell her what other people are going as XD

ILU EVERYONE <3 Looking forward to seeing you all again!

~ Harmony

PS: Anyone who's coming who needs my number and doesn't have it yet, please let me know so I can give it to you :)

Yes, I'm still alive. Sorry if I haven't been online much to read and comment on your entries in the last few days - there was a blackout at my place a week or so ago, and the Internet totally died D: we got ourselves a new modem though, so it's all good now.

And a big big sorry to those of you who made a drabble request - I'm still working on them which is pretty pathetic considering how long it's been D: my writer's block is really a block.


Have some random cosplay / sewing progress.

( The first (and probably last?) time I'll cosplay a Disney character X3 )

Oh, and this reminds me -- we have an Orihime (Hueco Mundo version) for our Espada cosplay group now, which brings our group to eleven cosplayers, yay! Welcome bubblefire!! You're gonna be so hawt and so pretty <333


You-Nii got the highest in bowling coz he's terrifying D:

Many thanks to col_of_man, my baka aniki aa~haa~haa, for inviting me to your birthday party! I had so much fun, even though I majorly suck at bowling. At least my little Sena-kun and I sucked together, so I wasn't alone (lol so mean XD) and it was pretty much in character! And thank you to my girls for the gorgeous doujin anthology, you really didn't have to. ILU so much.


And speaking of birthdays ...

With all the cosplay parties / events that have been held recently, you'd probably groan if you heard there was another one coming XD But I'm afraid this one has gotta be posted, 'coz our birthdays are coming up soon:

MADARA AND HARMONY'S
BIRTHDAY OUTING THINGY :D

When: Saturday, 7th March (time TBC).
Where: Madara suggested a nice early afternoon in Hyde Park, followed by karaoke and dinner at a restaurant (TBC).
Dress: Cosplaaayy ~ it's okay to use one of your old costumes or do your own interpretation of a costume or a really easy costume, but we'd love to see people in costumes :D ♥

Madara, Nadleeh and I will be cosplaying The Bando Spiders Trio, the first of our gazillion future Eyeshield cosplays.

Everyone on me and Madara's flists are invited <3 We'd like to get an idea of how many of you, and who, would like to come or think you may be able to come, so do leave a comment for us please? :D

~ Harmony

A bit late in coming, but here's my entry for my 21st b'day party ^_^ Thanks to everyone who came! You guys are beyond awesome xD

Thanks to rayfy and Chibi for the pictures!

( Warning: Picture heavy )

And just very quickly, don't forget to come to SMASH! this weekend!!!

~ Silver

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone in shuukira who gave me such lovely fic and art as a birthday gift. It's totally a privilege and a pleasure to be modding the comm. All the fanwork I got were so wonderful that it almost made me forget to whine about adding yet another year onto my age :P

Thank you also to everyone who gave me their kind birthday wishes. You know I love you!

And last but not least, my eternal love and unending gratitude to the awesome antha_aryn, my co-mod in the ShuuKira comm, who allegedly organized all this. I love you so much that I wish I could just come over to wherever you are and give you a ginormous glomphuggle. Where would I be without you?


Fics I Received (All ShuuKira)
You Are The Moon by antha_aryn
Wishes by theacidqueen
The One You Love The Most by chibi_zoe
Still Cute by calmingeffects
Two Different Things by liralen
Hugging Sake and Be Grey by yawns_widely
Foundation, The Start Of Friendship by shadowgirl1605
Shuuhei's Scars by stark_black
Birthday by barukode
Secret Worth Keeping by day_eight (this one wasn't necessarily part of the birthday activity that was arranged by Antha, but I gave D8 a prompt and she fulfilled it, so I thought I might put it on the list too! ♥)


Art I Received (Kira and ShuuKira)
Cheers for Kira by letainajup
Untitled by arrankaara
Untitled by ikaname
Untitled by Silver (of silverharmony)

Untitled by ravient (This is an art of Hibari from Reborn, which I'm separating here because it's a different fandom, but it's just as special :D)


My apologies if I'd missed or forgotten or haven't yet received any - just prod me and I will put them on the list ASAP :D

Also, a great Happy Birthday to Kira Izuru today - one of my two most favorite characters from Bleach! Looking at all the awesome and appropriate fanart and fanfic I got, it's a lucky thing that my birthday and his are only two days apart.

Again, thank you, everyone.


- Harmony