College | PC Mac battle! XD

Oha~

Since College is now a big part of my life, I thought I'd share some bits on it every now and then. A few RL friends know well that I am not a Mac fan ^-^; As someone studying Graphic Design, it may seem blasphemous, lolols.

Honestly, I've had bad experiences with *real* Mad fanboys and fangirls so I've learned to slowly appreciate the Mac through my own opinion and not that of the general fan world.

Mac is pretty fun and simple though, I must admit that I'm pretty comfortable with my own personal customizations I've made in Windows. I guess I'm finicky about any OS really XD

Do you customize your pc settings to suit your preferences?

What are your thoughts on the Mac?

Click to enlarge, ne~

A screencap of the Mac I use at college. Lolols, have named my flash drive "Kyon" XD

Do you name your pc devices?

Well, that ends this short post
'Til we next meet

~suki

Mistakes in anime or Not part.3

Oha~

Though on holiday, been sneaking between work and college ^^; So, as a treat, I've watched a bit of anime now and then [lies, it was withdrawal XD XD]

While watching K-On! episode 10, I noticed an animation error! **gasp gasp**
In the first picture, you'll see Ritsu wearing a yellow headband, which we see in most of the series.

In the second pic, however, she is wearing a white headband. The white headband is work the entire duration of episode 10. So the "phantom yellow headband" was a mistake, it seems.
Tsk tsk, what were the quality checkers doing ^_~




It certainly was a cute episode so, we won't hold the little error against the animators ^_^

Well, that ends this post
'Til we meet again

~suki

RL and the Otaku | Wanted figures now Unwanted | Oh noes! Full HDD

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Eh he ^^; Trying to keep a 'regular' flow of updates now~ It's good to be back :3

Having recently gotten back in touch with an overseas net friend, we had an interesting topic in one email which I'd like to share here.
The question was, "Are you open with your hobbies or do you slowly warm up to people and then inform them?"

Personally, I tend to be the latter. Thankfully, people that I've come across have fairly understood and so that makes it much easier. Though, you do get people who immediately associate Ero stuffs with anime in general XD Even if you try to explain the difference... they just don't get it, lolols. Wonder what they think if they heard of eroge D:
What kind of experience do you have with your hobbies and the people around you in RL?

There's been a great amount of figures this year with a generally strong quality. Perhaps too much figures released this year? It's either that or the recession is eating at our hobbies XD; From the 50 or so figures that I've been drooling over, it has been cut to about halve that now >_>;;; The reason lay somewhere between availability issues, funds and eventual disinterest due to the former TwT
Do you find yourself in a similar situation?

Ending off with a rather amusing yet, sad event that I imagine all of us to have come across at some point XD Lots of stuff + HDD = Full HDD
Not good >_>;;
How do you counter the full HDD problem? Also, which type of backup do you prefer? (dvd,HDD, or...)

In the next post, I'll probably be covering my thoughts on Street Fighter 3 pc. If not, please expect something interesting ^W^~


Well, that ends this post
Till we next meet,
~suki

Year End | Catching Up | Promotion(s) | Okaeri, burogu-chan~

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It has been a long time, my dear friends~ (^-^);;;
In the time of our lack of communication, what have you all been up to?
I do hope to catch up with all the blog entries I've missed, truly m(_ _)m

With a little more than a month left of the first year of my Graphic Design course it's hard to believe that so much time has gone by. Just two more years and then I'll have my Diploma and if all goes well, I hope to get my Bachelor of Arts degree overseas... perhaps too hopeful >.<;; For my readers, do you plan to study abroad? If you're already doing so, how do you find the experience? If there's one thing that college students' love, it has to be free items wwwww Having put a little money aside for an LCD monitor, I never expected for one to march my way, at no cost at all D: Yes, this had to be one of my greater material surprises since my Katana set XD Have you had any surprise gifts this year?

New monitor-chan~

As mentioned above, the end of my college year is approaching. Not only is this time for reflecting it's also a time to devote to my hobbies and other responsibilities. Will be relearning all the code I've managed to forget since I started college, attend a few LANs, grab that cup of Italian hot chocolate I've been craving, go on a date XD;;; wwwww only in VN games, Join the Kenjutsu/Kyudo dojo, NEET mode, catch up on anime and manga, tie up personal art projects and finally, try to get my driver's license. Maybe I'll get a holiday job too, who knows... >_>;;;

With many big plans ahead and at least 3 months holiday ahead of me, I hope to spend it wisely with everyone *___*
If you've figured a rough plan for the holiday, what do you have in mind?

Well, that ends this post
Till we next meet,
~suki

Holidays | Toradora Complete | Time for personal works!

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It's been a little while since the last entry, I have missed you all m(_ _)m

If you are celebrating your holiday right now, how are you enjoying it?

This holiday has been a hasty though not stressful race of catch-up. Catch-up as in personal projects that can't be done while at college.

Not that college is a bad thing but, it certainly cuts the time down or is that just bad time management? (^_^);;;

Some shows that I've finally caught up on over the course of this new year:

- Air

- Angelic Layer

- Doujin Work

- K-On!

- Kannagi

- Kasimasi ~ Girl meets Girl ~

- Minami Ke

- Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu

- Toradora

Some of these are pretty old but, as they're downloaded over time it is not the quickest way of watching them. Having just completed Toradora last night it is still fresh in my mind. It's also a show that holds personal relevance to me so... that may have helped me to enjoy it even more (*>.<*)

Apart from anime, there are a few doujinshi titles but, sadly no manga at the moment. Manga happens to be one of my favourite Otaku indulgences. No Visual novels either but, there's a few games I'm playing now too.

Please try Osu! If you're into rhythm games~

Part of the personal projects is the site update, of course. It has been a long wait and hopefully things will go better this time round.

I've found that having a blog can be a good motivator; do you feel that way too?

Well, this ends a rather short post

'Til we next meet,

~suki

Finding old merch | Spending money | VN, Eroge, Real Life | Holidays

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So, this entry is being posted a bit before my mid-year moderation and about 9 hours away from the 3 day LAN. You can almost smell the air of the holiday approaching!

Starting with the rather good news! This may not have been mentioned on the blog before but, I'm pretty certain to have said it on Danny Choo's site somewhere. Almost two years ago, I lost a brand new copy of Robot volume 3. It was still sealed and bought just after leaving high school, a treat to myself... in a way ^^; Strangely, I had searched in a part of the cupboard which was unnoticed before.. and there it was.
After all the trouble, it is pleasing to have it sitting comfortably next to its fellow volumes ^-^~

Have you ever found old/lost merch and how did you find your experience?

With the Ritsu-mode cancelled and the sale of the Roland keyboard over. My wallet has gained a lovely R1000 (about $100, more ike $120) of *pure* money.
Pure as in money that is suitable for spending on non-college related stuffs. There is still much thought on what to buy... =__=;;;

Have you ever been in a situation where you simply could not decide what to buy?

How did you overcome it?

Real life is so different to VN's and eroge. We know this already, just found it interesting that the latter is much easier *>.>* :cough:

Aaand holidays are finally here! It has been a whirlwind of a year, filled with many acquaintances, memories, lessons, nuances, fan-girling and much more. I look forward to a lovely second half of the year with you. Keep your eyes open for posts on suki desho as it'll be active again~
I also look forward to catching up on all my readers, fellow bloggers and bookmarks posts.
Please have a wonderful and safe holiday! m(_ _)m

That ends this post.

'Til we next meet,
~suki

Art Exhibition | LAN approaching | Merchandise WANT Galore

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With exams over, we are now preparing for the mid-year art exhibition at college. Since the theory part of the exam is over, part of the exhibition is the display of our practical works that we've created over the last few months, which will be marked or remarked... depending on which you prefer.
Since I've chosen to redo certain works, your mark will be set to a new average, I'm currently completing old and new works.
There is also the opportunity to create an artwork on a wooden block (mini canvas of sorts) and sell it! Well... the money goes towards the college but, it's good publicity.. which every starting artist values greatly!
Not a bad compensation before a long, 3 week-or-so break, isn't it?
As said on twitter... NEET mode on!

Anyone else planning on going into NEET mode this holiday, at least partially....?

The LAN is near...
Bring on the three days worth of gaming, leeching and all round madness!!!

Any madness planned in your side?

There's been many delicious figure, manga, anime, plamo, doujin, music etc. releases over the last few months, any of them on your want list?

Well, this ends a short little post [trying to post more]
'Til we meet again,
~suki

Suki Desho Back| Upcoming LAN | Money & Figures | Dream - Ritsu Mode ON! | College Life | Everyday moe is killing - Himitsu

Oha

It has been an extremely long time since my previous post and generally a long time since being online in a 'regular' fashion. That said, I have missed you all terribly TwT Whether I read your blog or you mine, whether we communicate on Dannychoo or not, whether we chat via msn or not... I miss it all! TT____TT A solution approaches and that is holiday!

When are you celebrating your holiday and what are your plans, if any?

Next weekend, the 19th to 21 June, I hope to attend a LAN. If you've been following my blog since last year... this is the 3 day LAN that happens monthly in my country. This year onii-chan and I are attending together, of course many of our friends will be there too. After the long months of college, intense gaming is in order! (b^o^)7

For my readers, do you attend any LANs? If so, what type of games or games do you enjoy most?
Personally, I'm into my strategy/FPS>RTS stuff mainly though I play anything that appeals to me.

Not really a rant but, something that I'd like to share with you. Entering college can be good and bad, especially if you're stuck buying art supplies every day, week or month... and still have college fees to attend to as well. Sadly, Suki has not bought any figurines, manga or anything of the sort due to this. I imagine that I'm not the only one going through this so...

How do you cope with this situation or do you rebel? [rebel rebel (b^_~)]

For those of you who may be wondering, college life is really exciting. Although my course is Graphic Design, the college is Fine Arts based and as a result our course gives us firm foundations in both computer and fine arts. An idea of the subjects we take: Photography, Illustration, Figure Drawing, History of Art (Theory),Research (AKA Free period), Printmaking, Communication, Design, DTP, Object Drawing, Alternative Media and Jewellery Design (also 3D-based design).

It's a full schedule and certain classes would appear more frequently than others but, that's okay.
The exam is an essay, which has to be written in 5 days.... That's better than regular testing, I suppose. The exam will be given to us on Monday... gambarimasu! >___<

Finally, if I haven't missed anything, there's good news on the other spectrum of my hobbies! suki has always wanted to play drums and so, after confirming with the parents... it wouldn't work TwT [That was back then when] [Present] suki now has both the opportunity to get her DRUMS!!!! I'll still be writing music and possibly playing other instruments as well but now is the time for DRUMS~ (>/^o^)>/ [It's supposed to be playing drums...lolols, just made that smiley now ^^;]

Do you play any instruments or would like to, if so, which one(s)?

Holidays will start after the theory and practical exams.. so lets hope we can all meet (properly) once its all over >__<
Pic is from K-on! Which I've been following between college projects~

"moe moe today, moe moe tomorrow... everyday is moe day" suki

Well, that ends this post
'Til we meet again,
~suki

suki desho isn't dead~ T_T

Oha

It has been a very long time since my last blog post, for those who follow my blog, I do apologise for not being able to bring you any posts during this time m(_ _)m

Mostly due to College and Work, I have made a time for all things 'work' since entering College... so no real 'free' time for other things T_T
That is not to say, however, that I am not enjoying college.. because I am! ^-^ It's a fun course~
Today, we're making figurines of ourselves! It's so exciting! *waku waku*

Though I miss being my 'old' self ._.
And I miss having money for games, figures and manga TwT

For the rest of my fellow bloggers and readers.. have you experienced the same feeling?

PS. I'm having a holiday soon.. so more online time (b^o^)7 *cheer*
Also, World is Mine Miku.... WANT!! T_T

Well, that ends this post
'Til we next meet,

~suki

Figures from Tochigi-ken! | College start!

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Over the festive season, I placed an order for two figurines through an international supplier.
This was my first international order for figurines, so I was rather excited for this ^^;
Rushing to get my camera once the box arrived... I finally realised that my camera had a problem T_T

So sadly, I present to you... pictures with my (rather bad) mobile phone.
The area for the picture is bad too, my pc/art desk ^^;

Well, in about 15 minutes... I am off to my first day at college! I'm still blogging and doing my usual online prowling... just minimized XD

Saber

Rin

Almost forgot to mention D: You can find these two at HLJ, they're even on sale!

That ends this rather short post
'Til we next meet,
~suki

Return to Blog | Return to 2009

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It has been a long time since I've had proper internet access, let alone blogged.
I do apologise for the long wait, my dear readers m(_ _)m
I've missed all of you, really really! T_T

Hopefully you've all had a great Festive Season and started the New Year with much success and happiness!
The pictures for the blog mascot has been completed but sadly, the theme is still in progress...
Choosing colours is so hard T_T

What have you done during your time off?

As for life updates, I have attended my College registration today... it was an interesting experience, though amusing to think that my class totals about 10 people ^^;
I hope to continue maintaining this blog during this time and enjoy reading all the blogs in my list and beyond.
So, slowly.. things will return to normal... lets hope!

Well, that ends this (weird) post
'Til we next meet,
~suki