Some school stuff :D

So I've pretty much been MIA this month, here's why.




Our assignment was to model a shop we liked, and so I did a inspired version of the shop "Cupcakes" here in Vancouver (I'm not kidding, it's called Cupcakes and they only sell cupcakes / cake.)

This took like 3 weeks of my life and I wasn't even "done" when I handed it in... Like it has all the requirements our professor wanted but I wanted to add so much more! More textures and more objects but just no time to do so.. maybe later.

Modeling all those cupcakes at odd hours everyday made me realllllly hungry. :( And you can't see it in my images (I'll make a vid later) but the cupcake stand in the last image spins it's three dishes~

Etsy Seller: Jaravee

I'm taking a break from working on my film script, and thought it'd be nice to do a new Etsy Seller post since I haven't done one in a while~

Jaravee on Etsy is one of the CUTEST amigurumi pattern sellers I've found. She has a large variety of dogs and cats and other cute things to choose from :) Even if you don't know how to crochet, you can still buy the already made dolls by msging her!

super cute!

I'm sorry Photoshop.

I need to draw.


and spend some time with Photoshop. Oh Photoshop, I'm sorry, I'm currently having an affair with Maya and After Effects.

it's been almost 2 months.

I'm sorry. :(

I'm also sorry too tablet. I still haven't named you and I've ignored you as well.

SALE

BUY ONE GET ONE HALF OFF SALE!

at my store http://rairen.etsy.com til October 2nd :) This applies to 3rd and 4th and +++ items too, but only on the lower priced!

So if you bought 1 $20 item, and 2 $5 items, it would apply to the 2 $5 items~

I don't do sales often so take advantage while you can ;D



After sale is over, I'm going to work on finishing the items I've been thinking of in the back of my head~~

10 things about me

Here's another one, though this one is because it was a class assignment!! (For scriptwriting class -- I'm excited for it even though I'm a complete n00b at writing stories.. but hopefully the class will help me write my script for grad film!!!) 5-10 things per question.

1. What I LOVE:

- 1920s - 1930s
- Fantasy genre
- Sci-Fi genre
- solving mysteries or puzzles
- mythology
- fairytales
- victorian
- steampunk / clockwork

2. What I HATE

- inconsiderate / rude people
- the smell of smoke (any kind: incense, cigarette, fire, etc), it makes me cough really badly & nauseous

- the smell of cooked bean sprouts
- stereotyping
- people who don't try new things / learn new things
- being talked badly within earshot or right in my face as if I wasn't there

3. What I FEAR

- failure
- reaching my limits / standstill
- not trying
- drowning
- ocean / water at night
- not having dreams (goals)

4. What I BELIEVE

- given the chance, people can change
- trusting my gut / instincts
- karma
- optimism
- success is 30% talent, 60% hardwork, 10% luck

5. What I VALUE

- family & friends
- hard work
- honesty
- patience
- life / living things

6. What I WANT

- to achieve my goals / dreams
- travel the world
- become more hardworking
- exceed my limitations
- to learn more

7. What I KNOW ABOUT

- being bilingual // opposite cultures
- running online business / selling own work online
- cooking
- technology (though always learning something new)
- cute things/ brands / artists/ how to make things cute

8. People who made a difference in my life

- parents: for having me, letting me be who I want to be, supporting me financially

- older brother: for being my on call tech support and getting me into videogames and animation when I was little

- Celeste: for becoming a best friend before I had even met her in person, telling me about ECU, always there when I need help. Awesome music/movies/etc tastes!

- Ariyana: for throwing crayons at me and being my friend since 1st grade, even though sometimes we don't keep in touch.

- Emma: for being an awesome friend who also despite us not keeping in touch that often, is still the same girl I became friends with back in middle school.

- Kim: taught me to appreciate what I've got, even the bad things because it could be a lot worse. My friend who's only 23 and often stuck in hospital due to Gardner's Syndrome (genetic disease)

9. Discoveries that made a difference in my life:

- deviantART.com
- etsy.com
- conceptart.org
- Ragnarok Online (mmorpg // online game where I met Celeste and Kim)
- art of Camilla d'Errico
- Bobby Chiu's podcasts

10. Decisions that made a difference in my life

- moving to a new country across the continent for uni (leaving behind everything I know to explore something new)
- not majoring in psychology or foreign languages
- my parents for moving the family to the US when I was young
- not wasting my time with fun "distractions"
- thinking for myself and never being a "sheep"

16 random things about me :D

I saw this on Hatsukoi-san's blog (can't call her anything else cause I've always known her as Hatsukoi from ufocatcher.com)

I'm going to skip the part of taking a photo though ha ha ha my hair looks terrible right now (I'm growing it out and refuse to get it cut)

1. I love the smell of warm clean laundry right out of the dryer. I wish I could bottle it up.

2. I keep a list of all the things I've ever read/watched/listened/played so that if I ever develop Alzheimer's I'll be prepared. (Okay not really, but I do have a bad memory) Also if I ever have kids, I want to share these with them.

3. I love love love shumai (dim sum), it is one of few foods that I could and would eat everyday if possible. But only if they are made in a certain way. (Other foods include Takoyaki, Chicken Pho with basil)

4. I like looking at and drawing pretty (sometimes naked but always wicked cool) females because I aspire to be an awesome woman myself. That and many of my favorite artists are guys and what do guys like more than to draw sexy women? I'm completely straight--- my hope is to get a guy who likes me because I can draw sexier women than he (or a guy) can, thus making me sexier (LOL does this make sense)

5. I'm really really REALLY shy in the real world, which might be seen as conceited or cold but I'm really not :( I just feel awkward in a lot of situations. Something that I'm trying to change. This is why a lot of my friends are the talkative kind, because they can do my share of talking too! I'm much more comfortable being quiet and just listening.

6. I get realistic dreams of everyday life that make me wonder if they really happened upon waking up. (This goes back to #2, since I have a bad memory)

7. Once a dream from the night before really happened. It was surreal.

8. I can have dual personalities. I blame this on being a Gemini, and being Chinese raised / American grown. Very polar opposites in culture.

9. I like salty foods better than sweets.

10. I like rainy days when the sun is out.

11. I love looking at stars and a full moon.

12. If there was a fire, I would grab my blanket that I've had forever, my laptop, and my external hard drive. Out of everything I own, those three are irreplaceable and priceless to my existence. (and my fran & balthier figures too I bet)

13. I get easily addicted to mmorpgs. When I retire, I'll probably spend the rest of my life in one. (If that is I have no kids/etc)

14. I haven't been able to wake up at 6am ever since graduating high school. It's much easier to stay up to 6am than it is to wake up at 6am D:

15. I love cats. I want to start a cat cafe when I have my own place

16. I also love the smell of clean warm spring/summer breezy wind.

Etsy Seller: PeekoApparel

Was looking through my favorite sellers list this week, and can't believe I haven't blogged about PeekoApparel

She makes these lovely dress shirts out of upcycled or reconstructed gentlemens' shirts, and they're sooooo cute! Kimono sleeves are awesome too and her items all have this rock & roll meets classy lady appeal. (Obviously because Brooklyn is both of those so her items are too)