Raphael/Akioh/Moon
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29 Years Old

Hey, I'm Raphael and I love OCs! Yeah. Also I study linguistics. Idk what to put here.

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I found something stupid!

Mood: Hoongry.

I was rereading these old D.Gray-Man books, and I found this inside one of them:

What the heck?! xD; You probably won't find this as funny as I did. And if you can't tell, this is Stefan. I think this doodle is about 2 years old, and I remember being very embarrassed after I drew this because c'mon... shirtless Stefan. SCANDALOUS! Apparently I was so embarrassed that I hid this in a manga that no one else in my family read so no one would find it. (Instead of doing the logical thing of throwing it away...) There's also a message on the back:
"Because sometimes, I feel like drawing strange things."
Niceee, 10th grade Akioh.

I just found it funny that I had the audacity to doodle a half-naked Stefan in 10th grade... and then hide it in a manga. Stefan also looks completely different here... maybe it's the lack of shirt sunglasses, and the fact that he's wearing what look like skinny jeans? Idk.

On a different note, I move into my college dorm on SATURDAY AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. I don't think it's really kicked in that I'm leaving for college yet. ""orz I'm used to going back to school in the first week of September, so this is weird. ;u;
I'LL TRY NOT TO IGNORE YOU ALL WHILST I AM COLLEGING... but if college gets to be too busy, I'll notify you guys of when I'm taking a break from theO. Hopefully that won't happen. ;3; And anyway, yep.

Oh, and KUCKET. I know you're reading this. Just wanted to say...
....
hi.

Otakon Aftermath (Pictures Fixed!)

Mood: Beh.
Currently working on: This pic of Dare from about a month ago...?

So, Otakon was a thing. :D Haha... Yeah. I went to Otakon this past weekend on Saturday and Sunday with my sisters and my sister's boyfriend. We dressed up and had a lot of fun! As I said in the previous post, I dressed up as Leorina from Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil for the PS2. Here's what my costume looked like:


(Idk if these'll show up, but hopefully it does. :V)
This was my first time making my costume instead of buying it, so I think it came out pretty decent...! xD; You can't see all of my horrendously uneven seams from far away. >3>;; I made the shirt, belt, ring, and crown, Takara helped me with the cape (I was busy cutting the pieces for her costume. xD), and Takara made the ascot for me because I was lazy. 8D I bought the boots, leggings, gloves, and wig.

I got recognized a couple times! 8D I wasn't really expecting to get recognized since not many people play the Klonoa games, but since my sisters and I made our costumes all from the same game I think it helped us be more recognizeable... So hooray! The only downside about this cosplay was that the boots were REALLY REALLY uncomfortable. My legs ached so bad when we came back on Saturday that I didn't wear the costume on Sunday. xD; But maybe I was just being dramatic. .u. but no, it really hurt

Aaanyways, while I didn't participate in any of the events (for some reason, we rarely do), I bought some stuff! :D I got

• A Professor Layton print
• A Tiger and Bunny print from jinglestan (who I very awkwardly met up with)
• A Gumshoe button also from jingle
• A Cardcaptor Sakura print
• A Raven and Beast Boy T-shirt
• This weird cute little keychain of a dragon-thing that was hilarious looking

...and I think that's it? It's more than I usually buy from cons. xD I always want to buy lots of prints, but they're all too good and I CAN'T CHOOSE AAAAGH. There was also this hilarious Professor Layton posable figure that I totally would've bought if it wasn't $60. xD It was funny because he was wedged between these robot figures and superhero figures. TOTALLY FITTING IN, PROFESSOR...

I wanted to stick around for the masquerade on Saturday, but it was too late for us. :T We thought it started at 7, but it actually started at 8 while the seating started at 7. POOP! But oh well. I probably wouldn't have been able to handle the walk to the stage, anyways, since it was in a separate building. xD my feet ohhhh

Anyways, that's that. The next convention I'm going to go to is probably Katsucon, which is usually in late winter. I'll probably be in the same costume, too. :V Woo hoo!

AGH, I CAN'T BELIEVE SUMMER IS ALMOST OVER.

Otakon!

Mood: Excited

Hey guys! I think I briefly mentioned that I'm going to Otakon this year. I meant to mention it earlier, but I kept pushing it off until the actual weekend of the convention... oops.

Anyway, I'll be at the convention on Saturday and Sunday. 8D Oh, and my older sister will be there too! This year we decided to try and actually make our costumes like REAL COSPLAYERS. ...although, we have almost no sewing experience, so... it was really rough. xD; We decided to more or less go as a Klonoa 2 cosplay group. I'm going as Leorina and Takara is going as Tat. We're actually still working on them...! ;u; HAHA... Takara's going to make my scarf, and I'm going to add a collar to her dress. Since our costumes aren't done, i can't really post pictures... but I'll try to post some pictures after the convention! :D
I'm assuming there's not going to be many Klonoa-themed cosplays, so if you're going to Otakon and you see a Tat, Leorina, and Klonoa, it's probably me and my sisters. Feel free to say hi if you see me! :D Though I don't really know if any of you are even going to Otakon this year... >u>

Aaaanyway, sorry for not really being active this past week. ""orz I've been busy working on my costume. (and being lazy...) I do check everything in my backroom, though. When the convention's over, I'll try to get back into the groove of things and comments/etc. :D

Also, it was my otakuversary on Tuesday! :D I actually thought it was yesterday... but I was wrong. -u-b This marks my 5th year on theOtaku.com. WOO HOO. I was actually wanting to be really cool by posting a thank you pic as my 300th picture on my otakuversary. But that didn't happen, so.... >3>;; It is almost my 300th picture upload, though. Anticipate it to be a thank you to everyone. 8D

HAPPY FRIDAY!

AP Scores

Mood: Hungry aaagh...

I got my AP scores some weeks ago, and forgot to tell you guys! :o I'm disappointed and satisfied with them at the same time.

Good things:
I got a 5 on AB Calc. That was expected, though, because it was the easier of the calculus classes... and I got a 5 on the practice test.
I got 4' s on Physics (M) and on Physics (E&M). Idk how this happened, because I totally bombed both of those tests. xD I knew a 5 was out of the picture for physics, so I was really aiming for a 3 on both of them... >3> That's what I'd been getting on the practice tests we'd been taking. My school doesn't take 4's on physics for credit, though... "orz Oh well.

Bad things:
I got a 4 on AP Lit, and a 4 on AP Gov.
WEHHHHHH.... """orz I really felt like I got 5's when I took them, so I was really disappointed. I'm mostly disappointed with AP Lit because my teacher had been giving me 9's on practically all my essays this year, which gave me a FALSE SENSE OF DOING WELL... I remember the very first essay I did was graded by a different teacher... and I got a 5. That's probably where I've been at this whole school year. ;m; WHY WERE YOU SO EASY ON ME, ENGLISH TEACHER...
Gov I more or less accept becasue I didn't study much for the test. The class was really easy, but I started to get lazy in the 2nd half of the year. I'm just upset because I made sure I put extra stuff in all my essay just in case... but I guess I got some things wrong with the definitions. "orz GUH.
But it's okay I guess, my college still accepts 4's for AP LIt and AP Gov for college credit.

SO YEAH, THERE'S THAT. It's really weird that it's already the end of July. ;m; COME BACK, SUMMER... Well, at least Otakon is soon.

Alright, the end of this post. Happy Friday! :D

Bwee-de bwoo-de bwop bwop

Mood: Bored

Ba bweedie-bwoo bwop bwop. ...Bweee-de bwoo-de bwop bwop.... Ba bweedie bwoodie bwop! I have this song stuck in my head, because it's playing in my house in Animal Crossing. BA BWEEDIE BWOO BWOP! Okay.

I almost forgot to do Byakuyarox1's questions! I was tagged some weeks ago... whoops. .u.;

1. What's your most embarrassing moment?
I have a lot of embarrassing moments because I'm a naturally embarrassing person... But for some reason, I can't think of any specific one right now! .___. There was this one time in 7th grade where my drama teacher said something funny, and everyone laughed. Being weird, I decided I didn't want to laugh at it. But the more I thought about the joke and the longer it sat in my head, the funnier it got... when out of the blue, I start laughing. The joke already finished, and no one is even laughing anymore... so yep.

2. If you could have three wishes, what would they be?
Idk. Depends on what I'm thinking about at the time I get the wishes...? xD; I DON'T FEEL LIKE THINKING RIGHT NOW, OKEY

3. Where would your dream home be located?
Somewhere where it doesn't cost much to pay rent, comic artists are needed, and there aren't any evil people. :V AW YEAH!

4. Would you rather have short hair or long hair?
Short hair, which is what I have right now. I bought this long wig for my cosplay for Otakon, and IT'S SO HARD TO TAKE CARE OF LONG HAIR. It just tangles all the time, and it's impossible to brush.... GUH.
By the way, I'm going to Otakon! 8D I'll talk about that later.

5. If you could have any other talents than what you already have, what would they be?
DOING VIBRATO WELL ON THE VIOLIN.
Uh.... I'd like to learn how to play normal guitar someday rather than the bass guitar, but for the time being I'll just mess around on the acoustic and sort of teach myself...
Oh, and I want to be able to do pull ups, like my little sister.

6. Dream job?
COMIC WRITER/ARTIST! This probably is my dream job, but the chances are so unlikely that I don't mind just keeping it as a hobby.

7. Most despised anime/manga character?
HRM... Well, I used to hate Sasuke a lot for no real reason. I don't really despise any at the moment. :D YEY.

8. If you could meet one famous person, who would it be?
I dunno. Who's a friendly famous person? xD; Oh, Ellen DeGeneres, maybe. :D

9. Would you give up a once in a lifetime chance to stay with your friends?
Probably not, because while my friends are great, I'm not very dependent on them. I'd still be able to keep in contact with them from far away, anyway. :M

10. Favorite quote?
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle." Thanks for the tip, Plato! I'm actually really bad with quotes, but this is one I read somewhere and for some reason remember.

11. What's the scariest thing you've ever done?
Hm... Well, I hate roller coasters, so riding Space Mountain in Disney World (or is it land?) was probablyt he scariest thing for me. :V

I TAG NO ONE, BECAUSE... I don't have a reason. :V

And yep.
So anyway, summer's going decently. I've been really bored lately and waking up at 11:00 nearly everyday, where I usually wake up at 9:00 on weekends. ;u; WHY... I haven't been doing much drawing except that random SteGabe comic (which is almost done, if it's annoying any of you). I've been wanting to draw Danny lately. But then the desire to draw him sort of passes, and then I just play Animal Crossing. -u-b I've been watching a lot of Sailor Moon lately because my little sister randomly got into it recently. xD We found an old DVD in our PS2 case, and she and Takara watched the whole thing. xD We just finished the Sailor Moon S series on youtube... I didn't watch all of it, but I did watch the season finale/etc. We all feel bad for Sailor Pluto, who's always 3rd wheeling with Sailro Neptune and Sailor Uranus. :T But at the same time it's kind of hilarious. I'm probably going to be watching the first Sailor Moon season with my sisters, next... xD;

SO THERE. How's life, I guess? :D