I was once a fanfiction author. Back in my heyday, I used to write for anime and video game canons (and later the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, a resident of Chatham, Massachusetts), but I realized that working on something original was far more fulfilling and fun, so I stopped writing it for the most part. I also was sick and tired of Mary ( Read more... )

I totally had a prophetic vision last night. Okay, so maybe it wasn't truly prophetic, but it spoke to me.

I was listening to that cheesy 'DSRL' song that Nabisco is using to advertise Oreos (along with commercial king Peyton Manning and his kid brother and Super Bowl Champion Eli) for some reason and was hit by an equally cheesy idea - it involved ( Read more... )

I have a problem.

I'm definitely going to cosplay Mihashi for the convention I'm going to next month - today I ran out and bought shoes at Pay-Less that resembled cleats, as I'm not sure if I can wear real cleats inside a convention hall. I've found a jersey I can easily customize into a Nishiura High one (I'll even draw the '1' on the back the way ( Read more... )