Hello 2010

[rkold]

I do not think I am meant for weird KitKats. I've now tried Ginger Ale and Ramune and I wish I hadn't! I'm not sure which one I find more foul, but I think it's probably Ramune. I can't imagine eating this for fun. I love Japan but some flavors would be better not made. Though I will say the baked sweet potato ice cream I had in Kamakura is still one of the best things I've ever eaten ;;_;;

2009 was an eventful year for me, it included:

The husband's grandmother dying
The husband's sister getting married
Going to Japan 5 times
Discovering onsen and regretting not discovering them earlier
Finally getting in some prime hanami time
Successfully growing over 30 pounds of vegetables in my garden
Deciding to sell my house
Becoming a doujinshika
Becoming addicted to BPAL
Discovered I own a food processor
was saddened when NY Dolpa was cancelled
Went on a Volks Cruise
Went to Cedar Point ♥


For 2010 I'd like to:
Go to Japan
Grow more vegetables
Start my dwarf orchard
Be more creative in my cooking
Make dough once a week
Sell more doujinshi!
Go to a Trunk Show for BPAL
Attend my brother's wedding!
Visit more onsen
Enjoy more hanami

So the house is coming along but I need to work on my next doujinshi for February and plan my next trip. Ideas I am playing with include: going to Ammonoshidate to get my final view (but will it be horrifically cold?!?) Going to Takayama (supposedly very atmospheric in the snow!), Going to Okinawa (hello, semi-tropical vacation!), Bessho onsen (so I can see the secret onsen of the Sanadas), Kutatsu Onsen ♥ seeing more of Kyushu, It's going to be mid-to late February so my concern is snow and cold. It's one thing to walk around in deep snow to an onsen and sit in hot water, it's another thing to go somewhere involving sightseeing. Also if I go to Okinawa do I need to rent a car? I have a valid license for renting but the driving thing makes me anxious.

Comments

[chocolate_chip.livejournal.com]

Figures. ;_; I'll try and find someone to ship it out to me. I think Elizabeth's parents send her things quite often, if my parents are still going to be on vacation.

I'm not 100% sure, but I THINK the testers were from scrappy on the forum. She also stuffed a soap sample and some Christmas candy in my envelope. I was so happy!

But no mail today except for a late New Year's card! T____T I want my imps and my present from Rachelllll.

And OMG, I just saw the thing about KimaLucifer on DoA. :o I remember how she got all pissed last year about getting "bumped" from the Disneyland event. Makes me wonder if she ever got accepted to the event at all, and had taken commissions before knowing whether or not she was going. And it sounds like she herself didn't go on the Kobe cruise at all, so it was a pretty blatant violation of DoA rules for her to sell Williams on behalf of her "friend who went". I hope the people who got screwed over get their money back. :x

edited because somehow half a sentence disappeared. >.> Your layout hates me!!

[rkold.livejournal.com]

Well my husband can ship it to you, I just can't bring it out with me, if that makes sense. He's not going to Japan, so I can ask him if he can ship it. He's right near a PO open until 7.

Yeahhh Scrappy has a lot of stuff I think she must live near CA or know someone there to get her things at decent prices. I'm hoping my friend out there can go to the next Trunk Show if I can not. It's so awesome, you can get there like an hour early, and get a good # and no lottery!

Yeah, I sent something to you, Eda and Lannie. And I think Janet, now I have 4 people left here to get more gifts to. lol

OMG you've not been following it? Kim and I obsess over problem transactions in general, they can be hilarious. You should have seen how bitchy I got when I was involved in 2. But since no one but people involved can post in the thread I am posting in the KObe thread as a work around to get more updates.

I seriously think she stole the money, it's easily like 8k considering she took 3 orders, commission money, and transportation costs! I don't know how anyone could believe someone had 2 other friends who both got in and didn't want the doll and hadn't sought commissions on DoA itself. I remember her getting pissed about the Disney thing but I thought she was being ridiculous. Also, she has 3 feedback, now way I am trusting someone with money like that on 3 feedback.


Was she the one who picked up Paulette's Haruhi and royally pissed off Paulette?

[chocolate_chip.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if that was her or one of the French chicks. I'm pretty sure that I've never met her myself. When I PMed her about if she'd gotten a response for the Disneyland event, she was kind of bitchy and condescending to me, so I know I'd remember it if I met her after that.

[rkold.livejournal.com]

Noooo the french chick is I think Aishiteru and the person in Takarazuka with the baby.

Paulette got Haruhi pre-Disney event since Disney was Feb 2009 and Haruhi must have been GW 2008? I don't think you went to Dolpa, I think you came out later for SCC that year, I think. I just remember there was a sort of rude and tacky foreigner who Sue said she sort of knew and I *THINK* it was KimaLucifer. I just remember the person I never saw again picking up Haruhi w/o Paulette's permission and Paulette had just waited HOURS to get her and threw a fit.

[chocolate_chip.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I kind of remembered that story, but I wasn't sure if maybe I'd made it up or not. I want to know if it was really her now!

[rkold.livejournal.com]

The 2008 Dolpa story was definitely true, I was there for that, I just don't remember who the other foreigner was. lol I remember that and her giving me a random Barbie thing as a gift, and I think she knocked over my doll ~.~

Text Sue or Paulette? One of them might know if it was her, Sue definitely should since Sue had met the other person before at a previous meet. I sort of think it was since Kima is in Tokyo area and so was this person.

Let me know if you want me to ask my husband to ship the game to you!

[rkold.livejournal.com]

K-books changed their site so it is going to take a bit for me to figure out the Japanese, and then I will place my order, yeah to doujinshi, mostly involving samurai warlords >>;

Anyway I would love one largish thing from Osaka Comic City cause one of my favorite circles has a special release bag and awesome new books I do not own yet.

their info (http://mozz.oops.jp/2010.html)

It looks like they are space ふ40B and I want the 2200 yen bag cause I don't have any of the things in it. ♥ I love their art and their stories are amusing. And if the bag is sold out I want Bad Romance and Sweet Vacance the most.

If I can't get K-Books to work I might have a few additions but I would like it to work. Oh and if somehow PlayPlant shows up despite not listing information I would be overjoyed for their new book from 12/28 aka Comiket. I don't want their Hetalia book, I don't do Hetalia, just the Basara one. Mozuya and Play Plant are two of my favorite circles ♥ Other than some of my Geass circles but I plan to buy from them all in February.

[chocolate_chip.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll try to get it for you. I don't see anyone with a name like PlayPlant listed in the guidebook.

[rkold.livejournal.com]

OK the K-books order was placed and my credit card said the order was authorized so it should at some point go out. Just let me know if you can't pick up the Mozuya as otherwise I might try K-books for that as well >>;; I still love my Geass circles but Geass is sort of on its way out so I should be able to get everything I want in Feb. and I always prefer to support circles in person. ^^; As far as I can tell there won't be a more general event while in Japan. I only just realized PlayPlant did my awesomely wrong butler fusion book.

PlayPlant would be in English so...

I am still sad about losing FizzCode to Hetalia. Sorry, I have much hatred for Hetalia since they keep stealing circle I love and it makes me sad since I just can not get into it. smueragiskank has started to fall for that baseball series you like lol

So is it on-line only, or did like none of the Dolpa dolls sell out in store?

So is Kima === that person from the Dolpa who touched Haruhi?

Did you get either of your packages? I bought a new sweater yesterday! Though I might looks at some houses Thursday.