new lj icon, but wait there is more!

[rkold]

Happy belated birthday to cc_lemon, expect something in the mail.

So, for those who don't know I'm getting ready for another trip to Japan. I need to get a new digital camera, as the crack in my LCD has gotten larger. I think I want something with image stabilization, since I'm only so good at taking pictures. muscatlove was telling me about her camera, but I'm not sure if it will do what I want. I also want my camera to be light and small, since carrying around a bulky large camera like my first digital one, I just won't do. If anyone wants to recommend something to me, please do. I want something easy to use and no more than $500.

I've also decided to quit my job. A lot of people have asked me, "Rachel, what will you do when you quit your job?" And to be honest, I already feel overwhelmed with everything I have to do. I have *TONS* of Takara dolls I want to sell, tons of anime items, and then I can start work cleaning and getting rid of everything else from my house I don't want. I'd also love to spend some time sewing.

For those who collect anime things, please be on the look out since I hope to update yamanote-line with some new items and lower prices and put a ton of things on ebay. I want to completely re-haul the site by giving it a new design, but I have beeen lazy. It is something I will work on though! I have a ultra hard to find Fujicest laminate made by Team Up/Tenpo and a Fujicest postcard from NightWave. Also lots of other weird and random items and I plan to majorly cut down on the amount of doujinshi I own.

BTW, look, new LJ icon! And it was drawn by me for those curious :)

Comments

[gokumew2.livejournal.com]

Cute icon! X.D

The camera I got was like, $300. It's an Olympus and uses a li-on battery, which of course lasts much longer than AA batteries. Hm, don't remember the model number off the top of my head... C something zoom. .^^;; It's okay size. I mean, it's not hella thin, but it's not too thick either. (I think thin cameras are too hard to hold when taking pics.) It's 6.1MP, iirc.

*tries to find it* Ah, here, C-60 Zoom.
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_support_product.asp?id=958

I got it last year. Might be cheaper now. You can probably find something better though. Oh ya, and the only thing that sucks is that to turn the camera on to take pics, you have to slide open the front part. Sometimes you can accidentally turn the camera off if you hit the cover and slide it the other way.

[reynardine.livejournal.com]

've also decided to quit my job. A lot of people have asked me, "Rachel, what will you do when you quit your job?" And to be honest, I already feel overwhelmed with everything I have to do.

No kidding! It gets me when people say "Oh, you're not working?" I am working, just not outside the house! Especially when you own a place, there's always something that needs doing.

Are you going to be in Tokyo this time? If so, would you mind picking me up something from the Takarazuka shop? *bats eyes*

[cc-lemon.livejournal.com]

Your icon is adorable! And thanks for the birthday wishes. *hugs*

I've got an older digital camera I'm no longer using. You're welcome to it if you'd like. It's not fancy but it takes great pictures.

[ladybrick.livejournal.com]

You want a Cannon SD500. 7 megapixels, tiny camera, good Cannon quality, good price. They released the SD550 which is an ugly color and has a too-large battery eating LCD, so the SD500 has come down in price quite a bit (it was over $400 when I got it -.-) Cheap on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007TJ5AK/sr=8-1/qid=1155235368/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-3369672-1912050?ie=UTF8)

I'd forget image stabilization and just get a lightweight portable tripod or monopod. Cameras with image stabilazation are generally larger and it doesn't work nearly as well as a tripod.

[morinotokei.livejournal.com]

How many times have you been to Japan in the past couple years? xD;

That icon is adorable. <3 Also, I hope things will be better now that you have a bit more free time.

[mec]

Your little Yuuta icon is cute, he looks wonderfully befuddled ^_^

With the sheer amount of stuff you must have in your house by now, I'm not surprised you're overwhelmed by the prospect of working your way through it all. If quitting your job is what it takes, so be it. Have you broken the news to your dad yet?

[rkold.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhhhhhhh I will have to read up on the reviews of it on the site my husband recommends, thanks :)

I currently have a thin camera and it shakes sometimes which is one reason I wanted image stabilization. lol

[gokumew2.livejournal.com]

Good luck! I really like it, except for accidentally turning it off sometimes.

[rkold.livejournal.com]

Well, I have so much stuff to sell, it's a bit scary, and of course I am likely to buy more in Japan. lol

I am going to Tokyo for a few days, I've been spending more and more time in Kansai simply because my friends are there. If you give me very exact instructions on what you want, sure. :) The store is very easy to get to, and they take credit cards. lol

For GW, I will prob go to Tokyo for longer since there are 2 days for SCC and Dolpa then, and one of my friends in Kansai wants to go to Tokyo too!

[rkold.livejournal.com]

*hugs* thanks! I'm always proud of myself when I can actually draw something I like. Hope your gift arrives fast, it made me think of you.

I really want a new one, after having this one, I've grown to like having something small and light. My old one wasn't so bad, but it got so heavy, I found myself often leaving it at home. I ended up giving it to my sister.

It's just a pain because I have to research what will fit my needs. lol

[rkold.livejournal.com]

the reason I want image stabilization, is there are times a tripod is untenable. Like taking picture in odd indoor lighting at a Japanese event or taking pictures of my cats where they don't get red eye. You just can't set up a tripod at events. I know there are a few smaller cameras with image stabilization.

But i will definitely look at them one as well. :)

[rkold.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm not a very good artist, but it's nice to have actually tried lol

I believe this next trip is #18 *RED*

[rkold.livejournal.com]

Yes, that is what I was going for, I plan to share the larger version on Y!gallery. It is my attempt to try and draw. I am mostly proud of how well his coloring came out.

I should take a picture at some point, it's scary!

I've sort of broken the news, it's a bit hard right now. But I think my mother has told him lol

[ad-exia.livejournal.com]

Good luck with everything!

You know who'll buy your Blue Crest doujinshi if you ever have it up for sale! XD;; (Or possibly just anything with Ryoma on it. :D;)

[twotone]

Awww, cute icon!

I hope I didn't offend you by asking if you had anything planned after quitting your job. I was genuinely curious, as I've seen some people go directly from job to job, and I've seen other people aching to leave their job but unable to do so due to a lack of better opportunities.

Good luck with your future sales!

And don't forget to visit the Volks stores on Fridays, since that's their double-points day.

[rkold.livejournal.com]

GAH!!!! (and look one of my other new LJ icons)

I wasn't offended at all! *waves hands* Actually, a few people have asked and I feel like it's the perfect lead in, to my announcing the fact I do not currently plan to seek more employment lol I might in the future, but right now I want a break.

Ohhhhh I had no idea Friday was souble points! *_* But I do nbow know that the 9th is the ae and i want to try for those damn yos. Fortunately it is my first day in Japan and I will be jet lagged so I can get there very early! lol

*hugs*

BTW what are your plans this week end?

[rkold.livejournal.com]

*hugs* thanks! now my mom is thinking that early Dec night be when we try to go to FL. But she does want to go. :)

And I will let you know if I have more MomoRyo for sale, at the moment I'm not sure but I really want to cut down the things I own, as I've reealized I want money for commissions to own YuuYuu fan-art >D )

[twotone]

I'm on the Volks mailing list, and I think they announced the double-points thing... last month, maybe? I forget the exact day. But yes, apparently they will now be giving double-points on Fridays.

Good luck with the AE!

Right now, I'm leaning towards staying at home this weekend to wait for the Custom House package. We've had trouble tracking down missed packages in the past (e.g. they took them to a different processing center rather than our local post-office, so we have to drive further to get them). I guess I should also practice driving around the condo area, too...

[rkold.livejournal.com]

I so love this LJ icon lol But yeah for double points, since the AE clothes are unlikely to sell out that fast, I might wait and try to get them then, it also makes me more tempted to try ordering a FCS to sell and to get my hands on some zouks.. ^^;;;

Cause a FCS doubled==LOTS of points, is it all branches are just one or two?

Thank you, I am going to try to go early even though it is lotto and maybe i will get a good number, for once. i am also tempted to ask my friends to try on-line. ^^;;;

ohhhh package <3

Driving is very unfun even if it is sort of important. I think I am now seeing my brother and his girlfriend and doing a short hike. Perhaps I will bring along Orihime and take some pictures of her. I like yo size, they're good travel size.

[twotone]

The Volks mail claims that it's all Volks showrooms, Tenshi no Sumika, Tenshi no Sato, and even the website.

Happy shopping! and have fun hiking. Orihime should be a great size... big enough not to get lost, but small enough to be light and portable!

[rkold.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so good! now to see if i can find buyers ahead of time and maybe I will order FCS on fri to get double points. :)

Yes, it is the thing I like best about the Isuka/Periel size. Incredibly portable but not impossible to take pictures of, which is the prob with PFs.

[ad-exia.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that's a good time to be in the state~ ^^;

Yay~ Yeah, I know, and I'll be sure to check out all your stuff. ^_^ Hee, fanart is the best, totally worth it!

[rkold.livejournal.com]

I know I have a few lamis from BlueCrest that I want to sell, I prob should include a doujinshi with them. lol

Well, I realized I love a crack pairing and I like them in really cracky forms, so it is probably best to sell some things to get what I really want. Plus it frees up space for future purchases XD;;;

[ad-exia.livejournal.com]

Hee~ Well let me know if you decide! I'm still eyeing that one doujin you've had up on your site for a while. :D;

Yeah, I totally understand that. NiRyo and RyoDan are hard to find (the latter of which I have NEVER seen) so... yeah~ Heck, even good MomoRyo is hard to find! So comissioning things is sometimes the way to go~!

[rkold.livejournal.com]

I have never seen NiRyo doujinshi except the two Blue Crest ones, and those are really more RikkaixRyoma with Sanada getting the most action and D1xRyoma with both enjoying him.

I think I did once see RyomaxDan, but in general Dan just doesn't get a lot of doujinshi at all. I know Eda at one time owned SengokuxDan porn. lol

i have to see if my site is uptodate. Occasionally I get desperate for money and put things on eBay just to sell them. But seriously, if there is something in particular you want I might be able to find it in Japan :P While going with your mom is funb, hunting for doujinshi with your mom might not be *laughs*

No one does YagyuuxYuuta and it's my crack OTP. lol The closest I've come in an official doujinshi is a one shot panel of Yagyuu-sensei giving shota!Yuuta a shot. lol

[ad-exia.livejournal.com]

Yeah, NiRyo is definitely not common, but I was SO glad that the ones that did exist were Blue Crest. |D; That alone made it worth it~

Maan, yeah, poor Dan! He's just begging to be doujinshi bait, but alas, no love for him! D: I have, like, ONE RyoDan fanart pic. Maybe I should commision some of that! At least I have my friend Bucky who draws NiRyo for me~ <3

Hehe, yeah, I think if there is any doujinshi shopping it will *not* be in my mom's presence. XD; She might let my sister and I go alone, though, so that's promising! I'll definitely let you know. The only thing I really want from Japan at the moment is a Rikkai jersey, since I found *one* at a con *once* this year and bought it for a friend. But I don't know if that was an older one or if they're even still making them. :O

Aww, yeah~ <3 ::pets:: Ahaha, well, one shot panels are a start! Fanart definitely is a good plan, then!