Alphonse Armor and Mug

Hello world!

Hey look, I did a drawing! Just like I said last week I would!

(The right arm was originally bent, but looked horrible, so I straightened it. Now it's a weird angle, but still looks better, I think.) I am most proud of this because almost all of it is done by memory. There are certain details, like the pouch strapped to his leg, that I had forgotten, but caught it when I later Googled pics to make sure I drew it right. Considering that I didn't work out proportions or anything, just started at the head, then drew the arms, then torso, then legs, and of course, doing that by memory, this isn't so bad! I also probs should have erased in certain parts, but I was too lazy. I think I'll try again next week, and see if I get better results. And hope that it won't be so close to the edge of the paper. Hehehe...

That hero story I had spoken of last week? It is about 20½ pages long. Awesome guess, right? Seriously, I was just estimating how many pages it would take. I personally am proud of my story, but I'm afraid to share it, since I think most people would think it's stupid. Apparently, the teacher isn't even going to freaking read them, just give credit to those who submitted something at all. I got annoyed, yet was slightly grateful, in case it sucked.

Oh, and I have felt inspired for more possible stories to write. There are a LOT of OC stories on FanFiction, where someone from here somehow gets transported to the Fullmetal Alchemist world and goes on the adventures with the Elrics, having also attained something strange and unique and scary, like being filled with a hundreds of souls like a Philosopher's Stone, or being a spirit without a body, etc.

Personally, I think it would be really fun to write a story like that, inserting myself (or a character similar to me in many ways) into their journey and walking side by side with them, and helping when I can, and having so many funny and angsty moments with the brothers. BUT, at the same time, it would be hard to find a way to do that so that it is interesting and original, and won't be like every other fanfic in the site. Plus, soooo muuuuuuuch woooooorrrrk to write from the moment you enter the original plot until the end! You basically have to rewrite all of the anime if you ever want to be able to complete the story! No way, sista, I ain't doing that!

I still have been reading a lot of new stories, and I have been thinking of things that might happen if the OC was me instead, and I end up thinking of a lot of stuff that would happen in between everything that is written, and such. So I guess I have found silly ideas of things that could be thought of as maybe drabbles, or filler episodes. Basically, everyone else is writing to the equivalent of Teen Titans, and I have stuff to the equivalent of Teen Titans Go! (That's the only comparison I can think of! *chuckle* Speaking of, I heard they are gonna finish Teen Titans Go! soon.) Would it even be worth publishing? I'll ask an online friend once I actually have typed material to work with.

My mugs came out of the kiln, and as I said I would do before, I took pics of my mug before glazing, in case the glaze ends up not showing the designs.

Looky-looky! I carved in a simple Al head on one side, and on the other used a stamp I made a few weeks ago of his blood seal (I accidentally stamped it in tilted, though. *tear* Still looks okay, though) I'm guessing those who know anything about FMA would know the significance of the braid handle. Hehehe. Gotta get Ed in there somehow, even if he isn't as awesome as his brother. So, I guess I'll post more pics when both this mug and another one covered in cats come out of the kiln all glazed and pretty! Again, I'm hoping the glaze won't cover up any of the awesomeness displayed above, and will be a nice color.

Bai!

Primary

Hello world!

I realized what I was forgetting (which was to write here) last Sunday at 9:00 PM, so it felt like it was too late. Also, I didn't really feel like doing it, since it would be rushed. ...Sorrynotsorry

I am kinda annoyed that I haven't drawn something in a long time, but honestly, I have had no inspiration, and I'm using my time on other stuff, mainly writing stories. I guess the closest to visual art I can get is Ceramics class. Maybe I'll post a pic or two of my creations! I've recently put a kitty mug and Alphonse Elric mug to the kiln. I'm serious. I'm just mainly worried about how the second one will look, because you might not be able to see well the carvings I put in once it's been glazed, since they aren't very deep. Guess I'll take a picture before glazing too, so at least I'll have that one if the finished product doesn't look cool enough.

I plan to draw something this week! We'll see in the near future if I actually do it...

A few weeks ago, my English class started a unit about epics and epic heroes. Last week we had to make a poster about the Monomyth (which stressed me out, ugh!), and this week we had to write a story about our own epic hero, following all the steps of the Monomyth. Yes, get to use my skillz!  *fist pump* And everyone knows who the main characters are, our favorite people on this blog! Mausu and I! *laugh*

...Actually, I'm still working on it. The requirement, basically, was to have at least one page. I've been typing it up on Google Drive, and I'm already at... 12 pages, and I think it will end at almost 20. *sweat drop* Writing so much is a blessing and a curse... At least I have to have it turned in by midnight on Tuesday (on a website), so I am sure to get it done by then! I would like to post it here, but again, it's super long, so I don't know if there's something else I could do, like a link... I wish someone would tell me! *tear*

What would have been included in last week's post if I had done it (still sorrynotsorry) was that I got to hang out with an old friend whom I haven't been with in a really long time! As far as I know, I haven't mentioned her on here, which just kinda proves how little I've been with her lately. The first thing we did was do our favorite thing together: play Kirby's Epic Yarn! It's a video game that I've had for over 3 years, and we completed it together within a few months. It feels weird to play without the other person, or play with someone else. It reminds me of how close the two of us are, and every time I'm with her, I realize just how similar we are now. We morphed each other into ourselves. We are nearly one mind. Just about the only things that are different are me being into anime, and her being more like the average teenage girl. XD Besides that, we think the same, act the same, sometimes talk the same, and for a while, our Miis on the Wii looked like twins, but not on purpose. Since she often uses this name herself, I bestow upon you people the amazing girl whom I will always be best friends with forever and ever: Beka!

Yesterday, my mom, my sister, and I went out shopping to Justice, then to Kohl's. We got some clothes, as you'd expect. Afterwards, we went to visit Brorange's family, but only teenagers were there, his parents were gone. We still stuck around for 2-3 hours. He gave me a list of anime and other shows to watch, then we both talked a bit about some manga that the other didn't know about (like I told him a bit of Maoh: Juvenile Remix, as I read the first 5 books of it the day before), and after I stole with permission some pan dulce from their kitchen (nomnomnom I love orejas), we played Snakes and Ladders (which he won), then checkers (I dominated him), and finally, I played my first game of chess ever. I think. It probably really frustrated him that I was so nervous about moving pieces, not knowing very well what the best options were. I also had to ask a few questions during about moving and capturing with certain pieces. Of course he won, but I was still a little pleased with my performance, considering I just remembered vaguely how to play, and that I had never actually played a game before. I put up a fight!

Today, I went to Primary instead of Young Women's during church. Since most people aren't of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: how it works on Sundays for us Mormons, usually, is that the first hour is Sacrament Meeting, which I don't feel like explaining right now, then Sunday School hour, where everyone goes into their classes, separated by age groups. The third hour, everyone gathers into larger rooms and listen to a class that are separated by kids, teenagers, and adults. Since I am a teenage girl, I usually go to the class for young women.

But this week, they basically did not have a lesson in Young Women's class and were just gonna be sitting around doing nothing. For a few weeks, I have been wanting to visit the Primary, or little kids' class, because I have been too old for it for about 2 years, and kinda miss it. So, my mom and the teachers in Primary agreed to let me be in it this week. Of course I got confused looks from the little kids, since I was kicked out a long time ago, but didn't say anything. I enjoyed the lesson, and I got to relax and have fun with some of them. Of course, I'll probably never be able to do that ever again, unless I get the calling to be a teacher for the youngsters (hehehe) when I'm an adult. Also, I'll feel too bad about ditching the class I'm supposed to be in if I don't wait until then. (But I didn't feel bad this time since there wasn't a class. Loophole.)

Lesson of the day is: don't skip your class to attend a different class. Unless there is a loophole.

I'll See You When You Are Awesomer

Hello world!

I don't have much to update with, since I didn't really do much this week. Wait, I did, but don't have much to say about it.

On Monday, I went out for dinner with my dad. Something that both of us likes is fish and chips, so we often go for those when we have daddy-daughter night. We also watched I, Frankenstein, which was really cool. Apparently only half of the public liked it! Those butts!

On Tuesday, Broranges and his mom came to our house. A few days earlier, my mom told his mom the situation, and she feeling bad for poor Broranges, decided to make ME tell him! So I had to text him that we were moving again, and after about 10 minutes he told me he was crying! *wailing sob* The NERVE of that lady! When he came, I asked him what he wanted to do, and for a few minutes he just wanted to mope around about me leaving. Thanks, that really lifts my spirits.

On Wednesday, the whole family went to eat out at our favorite sushi place.

On Thursday, my dad left for the new state. Turns out he was DRIVING this time. The poor guy didn't get to Alabama until Saturday. *tear* But at least the company he now works for was nice enough to give us a temporary apartment until we find a permanent home. They gave us a LOT of stuff, actually. It's strange, but mostly glorious.

My mom told me that there were a few DVDs she wanted me to watch to know if we should bring it or not. On Thursday, I started doing so with Gantz, which I enjoyed a lot, actually. And apparently there is a second one, so I'll see if my dad can get it once I'm with him again.

On Friday and Saturday I watched another 2, which contained an anime called D•N•Angel•. There are another 3 DVDs with more episodes, but I should probably save those for later.

On Saturday, I hung out with a girl who I guess I'll call Elenita, and her older sister. They were at my house as their dad was helping my mom out. We spent the time by watching some Spongebob, then I showed them The Wiz (I can't believe so many people haven't seen it before!), and finally we just talked while drawing and playing with the 20Q toy.

Elenita and I have a really strong relationship, for some reason. I've known her since she was four, so literally since before she remembers. Over the past few years, we started getting closer and closer. Now, we hug each other every time we see each other. I often pick her up and spin around, which I can do with basically nobody else. We've hugged EVEN MORE since she found out about me leaving. I just love how inseparable we are. I guess we might have that relationship of older sister-little sister, which I don't think I've had before with me being the older sister. I don't know how old she'll be by the time I see her after moving out of state, but I made her promise that she will be even awesomer by then, and I said I'd try to be awesomer too.

Throughout the week, tons of people have been coming over to our house, most that we know already, but I think there were a few we didn't know (or at least I didn't...) to take some of our stuff. We realized that with the amount of money already being paid by my dad's new job, we didn't need to take the time to sell everything to get that money, so most of our stuff is just being given away. Some people seriously make more than one trip with their car to get everything they want.

I had to look at my old stuff to find what it is I still want to keep or what I was okay with getting rid of. There are a lot of toys and other things that I had always refused to let go of, but for some reason now I was finally okay with doing it. I used to hate giving some stuff because it kinda felt like I was getting rid of my childhood, so my mom might actually get rid of it without telling me. But now, I could. I guess it's a good thing, although I'm sort of disappointed in myself. No, more like... confused. I don't really get why that part of me suddenly went away.

Also throughout the week I worked on my new story. I have a feeling I won't be adding to my previous ones until this one is finished. *sweat drop*

Okay, I think that's everything. Bai!

♪Sweet Home Alabama♫

Hi world!

For a few months my dad had been looking for a new job. Not because he lost his old one, he was just sick of it. He had gone to tons of interviews for a while. And a few weeks ago, he started getting job offers from other states! Cray-cray, right? He ended up getting one on the other side of the country! And guess where we are going...

So, this week he is gonna fly over there to start working, and in about 2 weeks my mom, my sister, and I will move over there. Everyone around us is freaking out! I can see why, although for some reason it feels like they are making a bigger deal this time than the other time 2 years ago... WHOA it's been 2 years! *scream*

The thing is that I'm so used to moving, since I've done it a lot throughout my life, that I'm kinda feeling "Eh" about it. It feels like I'm being rude, though, because there are people here that we have known for a really long time and they are about to burst to tears, and here I am just "Eh." I'm sad, but I'm just used to leaving people, so this isn't affecting me very much.

The most annoying thing is that everyone says "Don't go! I won't let you! You are NOT moving!" and a few even said "I'm gonna keep you in my basement!" and I am about to yell to them that "I can't stop our move!!!" Just telling me that I'm not going anywhere isn't going to work! Life happens, people! And if you keep annoying me like that, maybe I WON'T miss you! *grr* ...Okay, I'll probs miss them still.

Luckily, moving kinda gives me the excuse to just relax from "Ed the Cat" and "Al the Cat," as I might not have the time to get them done, and I kind of have writer's block for both. *sweat drop*

I've been spending a lot of time on working on my new fanfic. In fact, I practically devoted all of yesterday on doing so. I didn't even get on the site. I only used the internet yesterday for music and research to make sure I was writing some events correctly.

(Speaking of, for some reason "Negative Nightcore - Never Alone" was stuck in my head for basically the entire day. Listen to it; it's really good!)

I think the official title of my new story will be "Two Souls, One Armor." Is that a good title? Sounds interesting? Doesn't reveal too much? Why am I asking this to you people; no one says stuff back! *frustration*

...That's everything. Bai!