it's just a gimmick game

Title is a product of me not being able to get T.A.B.O.O. out of my head.

My Party Lite party order came in and one of the things I got was a USB scent thing that I got with Cherry Blossom. It's plugged into my laptop and AWESOME. I also got this banana scented thing for my electric warmer that is super nice, too.

I hit up Sally Beauty today for at least ONE of the capitol colors. When I get my student card I'll pick up a few more at Cosmoprof at a better discount but I HAD to get District 12's. It's so freaking pretty omg. I also bought a soak off gel kit to try and while I'm impressed with the gel itself, I"m not impressed with the tips it came with. They're supposed to be 'wonder' tips and you don't have to blend them, but for me they just showed glue too much at the nail edge. So...yeah, I'd rather just blend my tips, kthx. Going to soak them off now since I only did one hand. Will see how that goes. XD

I enroll at school tomorrow and I'm super excited to start. I don't actually start school until 4/3 but... eeee, still. XD

Okay, enough of that. Meme time!

30 Day Arashi Meme

Day 4: Your favorite and least favorite pairings and why. This does not have to be limited to slash! I'm a big fan of Arashi/Arashi but there are a few pairings that stand out well for me: Arashi/Nino, Jun/Aiba, and Sho/Ohno. Everything else is just a bit forced for me, even Sho/Aiba sometimes. My least favorite has to be...Nino/Masami, because I hate her - she's a vapid and shallow actress and I just can't stand her. XD

Before I do the meme, I want to put out feelers of interest for a twitter rp. I've done one before and it was pretty fun and I would love to do another for Arashi. Message me here or IM me on aim at mecchadame if you're interested so we can work out the logistics. :)

On to the Meme! Btw, the lie from yesterday was that I was a Sho-fan first. Nope, completely and utterly Jun-baited.

( The List! )

Day 2: Talk about a friend (or friends) you have made because of Arashi.
Oh, wow. Yeah. Let's see, where should I start? honooko, who I was actually afraid to friend at first and vice versa. Thanks to Jemzy for that (and Jemz!! :D), considering she was my maid of Honor! I have made a ton of friends online through Arashi that I've met in person: Erin, Elle, Kaille, Katie, Katy, Kacey, etc. I'm not a very social person to begin with, so it's great to have that common interest as a starting point. :)

We had pictures taken of Amelia in the hospital. She fussed through them but overall the end result was two really cute poses and some nice pictures for a not so bad price.

Because of this, I decided to take her to Sears today so we could get some family shots as well, and...oh my fucking god I'm pretty pissed off with the end result.

First off, I scheduled the appointment at 3. I didn't think to look at the studio's hours because why would I when I made an appointment? Seemed like a moot point. We got there about 2:30 because I hate being late and I wanted to get some time beforehand to get her ready, make sure her diaper was good and she wasn't hungry. Lady was eating and there was a sign up that said they were taking lunch from 2-3. We didn't want to interrupt her lunch so she told us we could fill out the paper work if we wanted and just give her a few minutes to finish eating. We told her not to worry about it and we'd go to the food court ourselves real quick and be back at 3. She was fine with this and so we didn't think anything of it, went and got food and were back by 3:05ish.

She looks surprised when we come back and says she was about to leave - they close at 3:15. Wait, what? I told her but we had a 3pm appointment, why would it let us make a 3 appointment when they closed that early? She said that 3 appointments have to be there early and in the room by 3 already started. I stated that there was nothing to that effect on the website. She then told us the one room wasn't working so we had to use the other one with the worse lighting. We said, fine, whatever. Get in there and the room wasn't working either.

It was at this point we realized she had the worst BO I've ever experienced. Like, no deoderant, ran five miles kind of stink. Seriously offending to the senses. Plus, it was scorching hot in the photo room. She got maitenance and they got the electricity fixed (there was a plug out) and we moved into the other room and started.

By this point, Amelia was pissed off. Hungry and had a dirty diaper. Because of how rushed the woman had seemed earlier I didn't want to delay it by changing her diaper or anything but eventually we had to give her a bottle (which is in a few of the pictures because she wouldn't stop screaming). I know that the pictures aren't going well but I'm just ready for it to be over already so I can make my baby happy.

We ended up giving up on trying to get a good one of all three of us and started just taking pictures of her - problem is, she decided to use this thing to sit her up and she hated it. I also really wish we'd used the white background instead of the butterflies because she was wearing black and white and the lady used a green sash thing to lay her on so it looked funky. Only a couple of those turned out any decent. :/

We finished and I booked it to change her diaper and at this point she'd had all of the bottle and was a much happier baby. Fuuuuck. We picked out a few of the pictures and the only reason we even bought them was the fact that we had 40% off and a free sitting fee. Otherwise I would have been piiiiisssed.

I'm already not going back there and going to JCPenny in Countryside Mall instead. Completely unimpressed (which is sad because the manager we talked to back when I was still pregnant was super nice and awesome and even offered me a job at the time for Christmas that I couldn't take) and I swear I can still smell the lady's B.O. *gags*

Yesterday my konad starter kit came and today my nfu oh #61 came! Of course, I had to play :3





Yay for Florida sun! It looks nice inside but it doesn't photograph well inside at all.

I ended up not getting the Aqua base because I was already paying close to $25 for this with shipping. I found recommendations for using Orly Bonder as a base instead and I'm fairly pleased with the results. This is definitely a polish you can't try to put on quick or you will have many an issue. This was 3 coats, no top. my ring finger is Sally Hansen LE Grape Escape with konad plate m2 stamped over it in Nfu Oh 61. I'm impressed with how well the holo works as a stamp!




My cuticles are horrible because I need to get my gels filled. Pls ignore. XD


Verdict: Well worth the price. I simply wish it was available at retail outlets. Let's see how long it lasts without chipping on my gels. :)

I'm posting this to LJ mainly because I want to post multiple pictures and I don't want to mess up my tumblr with it. XD If you follow my tumblr, you'll notice I post mainly nail art. It seems redundant to post arashi stuff because most of the time OTHER people are doing plenty of it and I'd rather just lurk and look at shiny. SO, that being said I've been trying a lot of new nail art techniques. This is one that I thought would be a LOT harder than it actually is. I want to try it again with a few different colors (and a matte base) and possibly nfu oh's holos, but we'll see.




My starting lineup (I ended up not using two of these.)

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And that's it! I can't wait to do it on all of my nails. Actually tempted to make a full set of tips for this as well, if anyone is interested in a press-on set. I've got tons of clear nails to use up. :)

Leaving this unlocked so I can link it to my tumblr. :)

I'm writing this know because lord knows I'll forget certain things and I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. Of course I'm posting this a day late due to the lack of internet but whatever, need to get it down.

( CUT FOR OMG LENGTH )

Today is Harajuku!

Alright, it's been a very long time since I've had a true public post. BUT, seeing as I've said fandom stuff will NOT be locked, only personal, here it goes!

In the past week I've gotten a chance to watch フリター、家を買う and the newest VS嵐 with the Freeter cast.

Spoilers behind the cuts!

( フリター、家を買う Episode 01 )

( VS嵐 - Freeter Episode )

Comment here if you're from livejournal with either your name I know you by or your LJ name so I can associate.

Thanks!

TIME AFTER TIME ⌛

YOU KNOW YOU WANNA!!!!

(And keep an eye out for the October Contest! That'll be my baby. )

❤drabble prompt requests!❤

I'm in a dryspell and I'm trying to rectify this. I have two works currently that I can't post simply because of anonymity purposes and this is driving me nuts.

SO! Pairing & Prompt, and I will give you 100 words. Fandoms I'm willing to write are Arashi, Merlin & Glee.

Go forth and prompt. I'll leave this unlocked and reply with your drabble in the comments, with a final consolidation of them up at wemakestorm