Update ::: Personal

The past month and a half have been such downers! .. but I'm glad I'm finally getting my head into a more positive place and am excited to see all the changes that will be happening in my life in the next couple of months..

School..

I finally completed and turned in all the paper work for me to go back to school! I'm really excited and have never wanted something so bad.  The time you spend in college/university & the things you experience is different for everyone, and while I'll admit that I've had some great memories & experiences (as well as taken A LOT of time off to get married & have babies!) - I've wasted enough time. Its time to buckle down and get my degree...

btw I changed my major from Economics to Mass Communications. I'm excited to take classes in my new major but also seriously bummed I suffered through college level Calculus for nothing >_<

Suchi...

The podcast I host over at JapanCinema is doing great!! We've already recorded three episodes and are getting great feedback. This past episode we had our first guest, Rekstizzy (he's a rapper from NY and runs the site Gumship.com) and he completely shook things up! He's loud and super opinionated but you can't help but love him & giggle at all these crazy things that come out of his mouth...seriously recording that last episode was crazzzy.

Blog..

I love my blog so much! I can't help but feel it needs a bit of revamping/makeover though so be on the lookout for random changes or a complete over haul. Since I haven't been blogging much this past month or so I have a lot to share! Here are a few posts I have in mind

• Just Finished Watching :: Shut Up Flower Boy Band
• Currently Watching :: EVERYTHING! lol [Fashion King, Rooftop Prince, & hopefully Love Rain]
• My Glam Bag vs Birch Box
• Kawaii Apps
• ..and more fashion posts

....so here's to making the rest of the month count!

TheKoreanTourist

TheKoreanTourist is such a cute YouTube channel that I just had to share.

Basically TheKoreanTourist, aka Alyse (not sure how she spells it), shares different things in her daily life as a university student in Korea. Her videos vary from displaying & talking about what she received in the month's glossybox to visiting Seoul Tower.

One of the things that makes her so likeable is that she is just a normal everyday girl! She currently has 34 videos posted to her YouTube page so I hope you take a moment to browse and watch a few! You won't be disappointed.

Flutterscape Contest! Please Vote!!

Right now Flutterscape is holding a photo contest and I am asking for your help and voting for my coat!!


I just posted this super cute jacket from Spinns and would appreciate it if you would vote for it!

All you have to do is :::click right here::: and simply click the heart that says "I want this!"

Easy right? Thank you so much!!!

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You might be asking, what is Flutterscape? Flutterscape basically helps people living in Japan connect with those who are wanting certain goods only found in Japan. Neat right?

If you live in Japan then this is what your Flutterscape experience is like...

If you don't live in Japan then this is what your Flutterscape experience is like...

Its a site worth checking out...

***Comics taken from Flutterscape.com

Dragon*Con & Lots of Pics

It wouldn't be a Con without those Stormtroopers!

So me and husband were able to attend our first Con this year!!! Dragon*Con!! Since it was  our first time attending a Con we decided only to go for a day to see if it was for us. Now all I can really say is "I can't wait till next year!!"

Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service

Drocell Keinz - the amazing thing about this cosplay was that the music actually worked! She made it herself!!

Bulma & Goku

Dragon*Con was on Labor Day Weekend, and since we wanted to make the most out of our time there we decided to go on Saturday.  Looking at the different fan tracks online it looked like that day there would be a lot of main events happening, like the parade. (We didn't have the greatest seats for the parade as you can see, but we managed to least see the parade!)

Robocop!

Speedracer

Chewbacca

We arrived in Atlanta about 8:00, and were able to find a great parking spot in a garage right by the Sheraton :::thanks to a tip from a fellow Dragon*Con attender on twitter::::  Though the line for registration wrapped around the hotel it only took us about an hour to our badges and be on our way!

Ghostbusters! (the one on the right is the steampunk version)

Tifa & Aeris! (I'm a major FFVII fan)

Hagrid & Snape

Thor

All in all we had a great day.  We saw so many different comic book, and anime characters as well as some pretty awesome vendors and artists. Because the Con is located in so many different hotels, though relatively close to each other, it is easy to see why you would want to attend for more than just one day.  Luckily we were able to get into the things we wanted to see, such as the Parade, Cosplay Costume Contest, and Comic Book Babe Contest.

While waiting for the Comic Book Babe contest, a lovely steampunk couple!

The Comic Book Babe contest was probably my favorite and you would not even begin to believe how long that line was.  Not only did it weave throughout the hotel, by the time we got in line we were outside around the building.  We almost decided to give up considering how long it was but we decided to stick it out and lucky for us, despite the line being that long our seats were still close to the front!!!  Unfortunately I don't have any pictures from it because frankly I was so wore at this point. =(

Voltaire, who was BEYOND hilarious, was the best part of the contest and I think he was the only thing keeping me awake at this point.

We decided to duck out of the contest early (there were over 70 contestants! least that's where they were at when we left), and I managed to make it to the car before I fell quickly asleep in car.  I am soooo thankfu tol my husband is such a good sport when taking me to things like this and he didn't complain once! He even admitted he had a good time and now wants to dress up next year!!!

Its was surely a fun day =)

....more pictures!

the Predator (thats what my husband said it was, I didn't know)

the Joker

um. a dragon?

Psylocke

AND THE BEST TWO COSPLAYS!!

BENDER

SONYA BLADE & SCORPION

GAL: Hiromi Hosoi aka Romihi

Birthday :: May 13, 1989

Blood type :: A

Sign :: Taurus

Height :: 148 cm

Day 6: Person You'd Trade Places With

Day 6: Picture of a person you'd trade clothes with

Okay so I tweaked this one a little bit since I'm happy with my life but there are so many people who'd I love to steal their clothes!!

The Fancy Teacup's Jaime!

The Fancy Teacup

The Fancy Teacup

Jaime is one of my favorite fashion bloggers.  Her site is really cute and elegant much like her sense of style.  I love almost every outfit she puts together and her shoe collection is to die for!! (so many Jeffrey Campbell shoes!!! so jealous!!) This is the type of wardrobe I want to have. Perfect whether you are going shopping with girlfriends or looking sharp for a business meeting.  Jaime's style is flawless! You should definitely check out her site, its not to be missed!!

The Fancy Teacup

Favorite Youtube J Inspired Looks

So I thought I would share some of my favorite youtubers that do some pretty crazy Japanese fashion inspired make up looks... they are simply too artistic and wonderful not share =)


Michelle Phan (Queen Bee of Youtube and super sweet!)

Gothic Lolita Doll **the music in the video is good too!**


Nana ** favorite anime/manga character!**


Anime Eyes


Promise Phan (she does some AMAZING looks, her Jessica Rabbit is my fav)

Lady Gaga Anime Eyes


Bebexo (she is simply too cute not to love!)



Binosusume (very cool hair and gel nails tutorials)





Hope you all enjoy and be sure to subscribe to all these wonderful ladies!

Shibuhara Girls MTV Japan

Click the picture for linkage to show's site =]






Exciting right?

Gyaru Manifesto Meme

So today when I browsing around the blog-o-sphere I passed through Sara Mari's page Moments like Diamonds and she had this excellent post about her Gyaru likes/dislikes/misc. While I am definitely not gyaru by any stretch of the imagination I do love it! So consider this version of the Gyaru Manifesto Meme a very basic newbie friendly version.

=)

Please copy and fill out the meme if you enjoy it!!


Gyaru Manifesto Meme (in which you write out your gyaru goals and inspirations!)
Name: Marie Lo
Location: the South ::Georgia::
Occupation: Student
Height: 61 inches or 154 cm (i like the cm version better.. i sound tall)
Hair/Eyes: Black/Dark Brown (almost black, for realz)

First discovery of gyaru:
September 2009 (newbie status!)

Your Gyaru Style: (however many you like)

1. Mode ("high fashion")

2. Onee (more for girls who are in college, and starting to work in the business world, a bit more conservative but still very trendy!

3. Gyaru Mama (classic gyaru but keeps her children stylish too!)

Your Top 3 Gyaru Model Inspirations:

1. Tsubasa Masuwaka (basically a religion if you like gyaru)

2. Romihi (soooo prettyyy.. I mean they all are but I think she is super pretty)

3. Maya Mori

Your Top 4 Gyaru Non-model Inspirations:
1. Sari Mari!
2. Miss Mitsu
3. Monica Tang
4. Jillian Siu

Your 3 Favorite Gyaru Magazines:
1. Ageha (so visual! all the pictures, and tutorials are so fun! will always get this magazine and probably never do any of the looks.. lol)

2. Jelly (realistically if i lived in Japan and was a college student I think this would be my main magazine, its practical for my age though generally not as fun as Ageha)

3. Egg (gyaru necessity) 

The Top 6 Gyaru Brands you like best:

1. Liz Lisa (the standard)

2.Cecil McBee

3. Gilfy

4. Lip Service

5. Moussy

6. W*C

3 of Your Favorite Coordinates: (not your own)

Your 7 Favorite Fashion Items That You Own:

1. Burberry Tote (amazing as it sounds)

2. Brown Charlotte Russe Wedges

3. my Butterfly double ring

4. Bebe Black 4" Heels

5. Liberty of London Floral Sundress

6. Betsey Johnson zebra heart earrings

7. Black Member's Only Jacket

Top 7 Gyaru Fashion Goals: [[it was 10 but I could only think of 7]]
1. Become Gyaru (duh XD) [[this was sari mari's... i think i will keep this as #1]]

2. Learn more about the different sub genres of gyaru

3. Develop a more individualistic style (okay, not THAT individualistic)

4. Make wearing heels an "at all times" thing

5. Be more comfortable with false lashes

6. WEAR false lashes (i should have switched 5/6 lol)

7. Curl my hair more often.

There was a "list of achievements" but since I'm not gyaru I haven't really achieved anything! lol Anyways this my version of the meme... but definitely you should add your version!

Personal :: blah blah blah

Sooooo.. currently I am procrastinating on a resume project for my Communications class... we have to format our resumes to the job we want to apply for after we graduate, write a letter of reference about ourselves and interview someone we think has our dream job... I said I as going to apply for the JET programme, and the person I interviewed was Koichi from Tofugu & Textfugu... While these are both things that really interest me.. ... obviously im distracted. lol



anyways i have cool ideas for some upcoming posts.. i dont know much about any japanese celebs so i was thinking of highlighting a few...and i really want an issue of Happie Nuts Magazine so maybe I will do a review and where i buy my magazines... i dunnooo. we'll see i guess...

so this post was kinda of pointless but oh well... im being productive in some way right?
hahaha :: back to work now...... =)

kawaii iphone apps

okay, so i might be the only weirdo who does this but i love looking for and finding cute, kawaii, japanese iphone apps…whether they be fashion, music, games, or basically anything kawaii, i always get so excited when i find a new one… so here are a few of my favorites

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mm park [[this app is actually made by a company based in hong kong so its not japanese =( but still very kawaii]]

    awwee so cute!

basically this game is super simple… just find three or more of the same character in a row & you get so many points toward the next level.!. you do have a timer though so you have to make your matches fast…however, depending on how many matches you have already made, you can ask for a hint if you are stuck!

this game is super cute, super fun & super addictive [[the music however is only cute for like the first five minutes, after that, its just annoying]]

*****

Tokyo Kawaii Magazine

this app is another good one if you away from other resources, computer & magazines, but still want to be “plugged” in…

Tokyo Kawaii Magazine is a magazine app that comes in both a free “lite” edition, and a paid “full” edition.. it features fashion, anime, cosplay, bento and almost anything that is cute… one of my favorite things about this app is that it has a lot of pictures! and i love pictures….

*****

i will end this post with my two favorite camera tweaks…

Shibuya Camera

  a few camera tweak app that allows you to add borders, stars, glitter, etc

the reason this one is a fav for the fact that its free and you don’t feel cheated getting by getting a “lite” edition

also it has decent content for being a freebie

 

 

PriPri Marron

   

this is an app i just downloaded not too long ago… i downloaded the full version because it seemed, based on reviews, to be worth it and IT IS!  this app has soooo many backgrounds and tweaks!

 

 

 

so there are a few of my favorite kawaii apps currently on my iphone.. let me know what your favorites are! =)