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of the characters in my head and out
Sep. 21st, 2011 11:25 amI finally broke down and bugged SOOM about when my unicorn will be shipped. They said the estimated time will be sometime in early October. So I'm looking at another two or three week wait. Which kind of makes me sad, because I have a bunch of vacation time coming up (end of semester/autumn breaks), and thought it would be really nice to have him come then, so I'd have a lot of time to play with him. But no.
I'm not necessarily upset about the wait. I know these things take time. And as I said over five years ago when I was waiting for Günter, I'd rather they take their time and send me quality work rather than rush it and I end up with a defective doll.
But what irritates me is that people who ordered long after I did already have theirs. People who finished paying off their layaways weeks after I paid mine off have already gotten shipping notices. Why is mine being held up? Are they just waiting so that I can be last or something?
*huff*
But there's nothing I can do but wait. During the vacation, I'll play with and groom my other guys. I've been so busy lately, they're literally covered in dust. They need some tender loving care. Their clothes arrived, so I'll take some time to change their outfits. Maybe take some random pictures with my new camera. Maybe finish up that story that I already took all the photos for, but haven't worked on since.
Before I know it, my pony will be here.
.... And I'll be back to too busy to even touch him. .~_~
In semi-related news...
I wasn't joking when I said (elsewhere) that it'd be a lot of fun to make a chart of all my story characters. So I did it, and will share one or two versions of it here.
The first version is this.
That's the least spoiler-ful version. Since the doll stories (Back of the Sun) and the written stories have a lot of crossing over, there are a lot of characters that could be involved, so I didn't put all of them on the chart. The chart only has the doll characters that are here now and those who are/will be closely related to them, whether they're part of the crossing-over or not, and then all of the main written story characters.
The second version is more spoiler-y. Therefore, if you don't want to be spoiled, don't look at this.
That has all the names connected by color-coded lines. However, neither the lines nor the specific relationships are labeled. You can figure that out for yourselves. ;P (Though I guess some are obvious...)
And yes, that was a lot of fun. .^_^
What do you think?
I'm not necessarily upset about the wait. I know these things take time. And as I said over five years ago when I was waiting for Günter, I'd rather they take their time and send me quality work rather than rush it and I end up with a defective doll.
But what irritates me is that people who ordered long after I did already have theirs. People who finished paying off their layaways weeks after I paid mine off have already gotten shipping notices. Why is mine being held up? Are they just waiting so that I can be last or something?
*huff*
But there's nothing I can do but wait. During the vacation, I'll play with and groom my other guys. I've been so busy lately, they're literally covered in dust. They need some tender loving care. Their clothes arrived, so I'll take some time to change their outfits. Maybe take some random pictures with my new camera. Maybe finish up that story that I already took all the photos for, but haven't worked on since.
Before I know it, my pony will be here.
.... And I'll be back to too busy to even touch him. .~_~
In semi-related news...
I wasn't joking when I said (elsewhere) that it'd be a lot of fun to make a chart of all my story characters. So I did it, and will share one or two versions of it here.
The first version is this.
That's the least spoiler-ful version. Since the doll stories (Back of the Sun) and the written stories have a lot of crossing over, there are a lot of characters that could be involved, so I didn't put all of them on the chart. The chart only has the doll characters that are here now and those who are/will be closely related to them, whether they're part of the crossing-over or not, and then all of the main written story characters.
The second version is more spoiler-y. Therefore, if you don't want to be spoiled, don't look at this.
That has all the names connected by color-coded lines. However, neither the lines nor the specific relationships are labeled. You can figure that out for yourselves. ;P (Though I guess some are obvious...)
And yes, that was a lot of fun. .^_^
What do you think?
fairy x vampire
Sep. 11th, 2011 06:28 pmFirst of all...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROOK!!
While the rest of the world can celebrate whatever else happened on this day, I choose to be happy that my cute little vampy has been with me for two years.
No birthday pictures, though. So instead, I'll post this, which would probably make him just as happy.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROOK!!
While the rest of the world can celebrate whatever else happened on this day, I choose to be happy that my cute little vampy has been with me for two years.
No birthday pictures, though. So instead, I'll post this, which would probably make him just as happy.
So a long long while ago I did this huge doll owner survey, back when I only had Günter and Tachi. I was thinking about it, and decided I wanted to do an updated version of it, so here it is.
( cut for extreme length )
Wasn't that fun?
( cut for extreme length )
Wasn't that fun?
know your fairies
May. 18th, 2011 07:49 amArg! I've been meaning to post this for two days now, but can't seem to get around to it. But there it is.
It's the one that I had to re-take all the pictures for, because I'm a retard. Luckily, they were all really easy to take, so it didn't take me a month to do. .^^;
The next story, though, will probably be very difficult, so it may actually be a short while...
Also, my favorite thing about this one is how Luke absolutely doesn't deny he just wants attention. ;P
Also, someone at work came in sick (because the Japanese are so diligent .-_- ), and now we're all sick. Thanks.
It's the one that I had to re-take all the pictures for, because I'm a retard. Luckily, they were all really easy to take, so it didn't take me a month to do. .^^;
The next story, though, will probably be very difficult, so it may actually be a short while...
Also, my favorite thing about this one is how Luke absolutely doesn't deny he just wants attention. ;P
Also, someone at work came in sick (because the Japanese are so diligent .-_- ), and now we're all sick. Thanks.
Finally, after a month..
.;_;
After a month, a new story.
It's a combination of things, the delay. I work too much, I'm getting frustrated too easily when they don't pose right, and, most of all, I'm still not happy with the new programs I have to use to create the pages. I HATE Expressions Web, but hate it less then all the other site building programs I've found. And now I'm in an apartment with very little lighting, so any night stories (read: most of them) are going to look like grainy shit.
But there are still storylines I really want to play out. But... right now they seem so far off, I can't seem to dredge up the energy to through the other stuff to get to them.
.;_;
After a month, a new story.
It's a combination of things, the delay. I work too much, I'm getting frustrated too easily when they don't pose right, and, most of all, I'm still not happy with the new programs I have to use to create the pages. I HATE Expressions Web, but hate it less then all the other site building programs I've found. And now I'm in an apartment with very little lighting, so any night stories (read: most of them) are going to look like grainy shit.
But there are still storylines I really want to play out. But... right now they seem so far off, I can't seem to dredge up the energy to through the other stuff to get to them.
And to end the seven days of doll memes.. .^^
New story!
Which, not only do I now have to use a new version of Photoshop and a new page builder, but also a new FTP client, since ftpx decided to become dicks and charge for theirs. Found something just as good though, for free.
...
This is becoming so troublesome. .-_-
And in totally other news, today a first grader started to cry because I didn't sit by him at lunch. .;___; So I moved to sit next to him. He then proceeded to ignore me the rest of the lunch period. .^^;;
New story!
Which, not only do I now have to use a new version of Photoshop and a new page builder, but also a new FTP client, since ftpx decided to become dicks and charge for theirs. Found something just as good though, for free.
...
This is becoming so troublesome. .-_-
And in totally other news, today a first grader started to cry because I didn't sit by him at lunch. .;___; So I moved to sit next to him. He then proceeded to ignore me the rest of the lunch period. .^^;;
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so far so good?
Oct. 17th, 2010 11:14 pmA day later, and the compy is still working. I'm still paranoid all kinds, but... so far so good? I guess?
So I've been telling myself for a while that if/when I got the computer back, the first thing I was going to do was make and post the next dorrie story. I had taken all the pictures right before PC death, and never had a chance to do anything with them. And while I admittedly did other stuff at the same time, I did immediately set to making the story when we got home.
Though I'm still pissed off about the whole thing. You realize this means that everything is getting pushed back even more. So at this point, stuff that was supposed to happen in August, which then got pushed to October because of the box mix-up, is now pushed back to who-the-fuck-knows-when.
Anyway.
Here is the next story, which was actually the beginning of slightly more interesting stuff.
But wait, there's more!
See, I have a lot of free time at work. Especially at the Junior High School, where the main English teachers do all the lesson-planning and stuff. But I can't take a book in or play video games, so I've spent a lot of time writing doll story scripts. Except... I'm now way too far ahead of myself. Like... I've got enough to last me 2+ years. So I decided I have to stop.
But I was left still bored. So, since I didn't have a computer to make or post stories with, I decided to start writing out the next few episodes, like... story-style. As in, in prose form.
So I wrote out the next story, which is this one that was just posted above. But then right after changed gears, and thought it'd be more fun to write out my favorites of the older stories instead. But then before I even started that, I changed gears again, and have since started a new, [mostly] completely original story to write out.
tl;dr version: in addition to the photostory above, there's also a written version of the same episode.
( Which can be read here. )
How was that?
So I've been telling myself for a while that if/when I got the computer back, the first thing I was going to do was make and post the next dorrie story. I had taken all the pictures right before PC death, and never had a chance to do anything with them. And while I admittedly did other stuff at the same time, I did immediately set to making the story when we got home.
Though I'm still pissed off about the whole thing. You realize this means that everything is getting pushed back even more. So at this point, stuff that was supposed to happen in August, which then got pushed to October because of the box mix-up, is now pushed back to who-the-fuck-knows-when.
Anyway.
Here is the next story, which was actually the beginning of slightly more interesting stuff.
But wait, there's more!
See, I have a lot of free time at work. Especially at the Junior High School, where the main English teachers do all the lesson-planning and stuff. But I can't take a book in or play video games, so I've spent a lot of time writing doll story scripts. Except... I'm now way too far ahead of myself. Like... I've got enough to last me 2+ years. So I decided I have to stop.
But I was left still bored. So, since I didn't have a computer to make or post stories with, I decided to start writing out the next few episodes, like... story-style. As in, in prose form.
So I wrote out the next story, which is this one that was just posted above. But then right after changed gears, and thought it'd be more fun to write out my favorites of the older stories instead. But then before I even started that, I changed gears again, and have since started a new, [mostly] completely original story to write out.
tl;dr version: in addition to the photostory above, there's also a written version of the same episode.
( Which can be read here. )
How was that?
Totally exhausted after my 14-hour work day (ok, so the last two-and-a-half hours were partying, shut up), but I wanted to pop in to say
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROOK!
'Cause it's the world's cutest vampire's one-year birthday!
Even if he doesn't know it. .^^;;
(This also means it's officially been over a year since I've gotten a new doll - something that hasn't happened since I started assembling them. Dude.)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROOK!
'Cause it's the world's cutest vampire's one-year birthday!
Even if he doesn't know it. .^^;;
(This also means it's officially been over a year since I've gotten a new doll - something that hasn't happened since I started assembling them. Dude.)
forever ignoring important things.
Jul. 27th, 2010 11:46 pmFirst of all, look! =D
I've wanted to commission art, even chibi art, of my guys forever, and an opportunity came up, so I did. .^_^ The hardest part was who to get.
And now I'm thinking it'd be super cool if I could get a chibi of each of my guys and put them on the main page of the website. But of course, art, even chibi art, doesn't come free, and I'm not going to spend all kinds of money on it.
If only there were some kind soul who could/would do quick chibis for cheap. ;P
Second of all, new story time~
Always with the big font, so Nee doesn't miss it. .^_~
And this one is actually, you know... relevant to the plot. .^^ Maybe. Or maybe it's just me passively missing my boys. .;_;
I think the stories should come a little bit faster, now that summer vacation is here. And I promise things will pick up excitement-wise at the end of August. .^_~
I swear I'll get to that real stuff later...... .>_>
I've wanted to commission art, even chibi art, of my guys forever, and an opportunity came up, so I did. .^_^ The hardest part was who to get.
And now I'm thinking it'd be super cool if I could get a chibi of each of my guys and put them on the main page of the website. But of course, art, even chibi art, doesn't come free, and I'm not going to spend all kinds of money on it.
If only there were some kind soul who could/would do quick chibis for cheap. ;P
Second of all, new story time~
Always with the big font, so Nee doesn't miss it. .^_~
And this one is actually, you know... relevant to the plot. .^^ Maybe. Or maybe it's just me passively missing my boys. .;_;
I think the stories should come a little bit faster, now that summer vacation is here. And I promise things will pick up excitement-wise at the end of August. .^_~
I swear I'll get to that real stuff later...... .>_>
Fun for the whole family!
May. 6th, 2010 09:26 pmI seriously came up with the best idea of my life... even though it's something that could never come to be. But I was thinking, if I knew someone who was good at drawing, and willing to draw a shitload of pictures for me, and if I knew someone who knew how to make/program video games, I would totally love to create a dating sim/otome game featuring my guys. XD
It'd be so cool! You, the player, could choose your gender at the start, and whichever you chose would affect how easy or difficult it would be to date certain characters. For example, if you chose to be a girl, it would become easier to date Tachi or B, but very very difficult to date Antonio, Quincy, or Rook (though there would be no effect on Günter or Luke), and vice versa - choosing to be a boy would make Antonio, Quincy, or Rook easier.
Of course, the whole game would have to be in an alternate universe, where the currently established couples don't apply.
It would play more like 'Angelique' (instead of, say, 'Sukisho' or 'Gakuen Heaven'), so you'd have to actually do stuff, instead of just picking responses. .^^ It would take place in a company owned by Antonio. Günter would be the company lawyer, B would be the... company doctor? (so nobody could ever call in sick? XD ), and so on. Everyone would have their own job within the company, and you, the player, would have to do your job (which would be comprised of mini-games), while at the same time trying to talk to/impress/date the characters. On any given [game] day, you could choose to do work, or go chat up one of the guys, which of course could also gain you or lose you love points with them. For example, if you put off work to go visit Günter, you'll probably lose love points, because you're not only ignoring your own work, but also causing him to miss his; Tachi, on the other hand, would welcome a break, so with him you'd gain love points. If you choose to do work (earn work points), sometimes a character may randomly come to visit you. If it's, say, Antonio, he'd be impressed, and you'd also earn love points with him, but if Luke came, he might ask you to put down your work and play, which if you agree to will earn you love points with him, but you'd lose the work points. And since there's only a certain number of hours in a work day, there's only so much time per day to get stuff done (like the hearts in 'Angelique').
If one of the characters starts to like you, he may ask you out after work, or for a date on the weekend. =3 That's when the love-love cut scenes happen. XD
At the end, I guess after a certain amount of time, you get either promoted or fired, depending on how much work you got done. And if you have enough love points with any of the characters, you could hook up, or if not, you go home alone. XD And there may or may not be a rival to interfere; I haven't decided yet (it'd totally be Syn XD .... and if you beat/date all the other guys, you can unlock him as a datable character.. .... which means to fully fully beat the game, and get all the voice clips and love-love cut scenes and special endings, you'd have to play it all the way through at least eight times). XD
So really, it'd be a very stereotypical dating sim, just with better characters. =P
And, of course, I'd want it fully voiced.
It'd be the best game ever!
(It needs a name....)
☆ More details may be added later, if I think of any. ;P
Ooh, and speaking of Günter and Antonio~ ::points to music::
It'd be so cool! You, the player, could choose your gender at the start, and whichever you chose would affect how easy or difficult it would be to date certain characters. For example, if you chose to be a girl, it would become easier to date Tachi or B, but very very difficult to date Antonio, Quincy, or Rook (though there would be no effect on Günter or Luke), and vice versa - choosing to be a boy would make Antonio, Quincy, or Rook easier.
Of course, the whole game would have to be in an alternate universe, where the currently established couples don't apply.
It would play more like 'Angelique' (instead of, say, 'Sukisho' or 'Gakuen Heaven'), so you'd have to actually do stuff, instead of just picking responses. .^^ It would take place in a company owned by Antonio. Günter would be the company lawyer, B would be the... company doctor? (so nobody could ever call in sick? XD ), and so on. Everyone would have their own job within the company, and you, the player, would have to do your job (which would be comprised of mini-games), while at the same time trying to talk to/impress/date the characters. On any given [game] day, you could choose to do work, or go chat up one of the guys, which of course could also gain you or lose you love points with them. For example, if you put off work to go visit Günter, you'll probably lose love points, because you're not only ignoring your own work, but also causing him to miss his; Tachi, on the other hand, would welcome a break, so with him you'd gain love points. If you choose to do work (earn work points), sometimes a character may randomly come to visit you. If it's, say, Antonio, he'd be impressed, and you'd also earn love points with him, but if Luke came, he might ask you to put down your work and play, which if you agree to will earn you love points with him, but you'd lose the work points. And since there's only a certain number of hours in a work day, there's only so much time per day to get stuff done (like the hearts in 'Angelique').
If one of the characters starts to like you, he may ask you out after work, or for a date on the weekend. =3 That's when the love-love cut scenes happen. XD
At the end, I guess after a certain amount of time, you get either promoted or fired, depending on how much work you got done. And if you have enough love points with any of the characters, you could hook up, or if not, you go home alone. XD And there may or may not be a rival to interfere; I haven't decided yet (it'd totally be Syn XD .... and if you beat/date all the other guys, you can unlock him as a datable character.. .... which means to fully fully beat the game, and get all the voice clips and love-love cut scenes and special endings, you'd have to play it all the way through at least eight times). XD
So really, it'd be a very stereotypical dating sim, just with better characters. =P
And, of course, I'd want it fully voiced.
It'd be the best game ever!
(It needs a name....)
☆ More details may be added later, if I think of any. ;P
Ooh, and speaking of Günter and Antonio~ ::points to music::
Will you be there?
Mar. 1st, 2010 02:10 pmAnd, the continuation~
Also, I realized I haven't done a dollie seiyuu update in a long time, so..
( the voices in my head )
And also, this song is perfect for this story. >3
Also, I realized I haven't done a dollie seiyuu update in a long time, so..
( the voices in my head )
And also, this song is perfect for this story. >3
