5 accessories.

If you read my first post, you will see that lists are cool. I also like to show off, so here is a list of my current favourite accessories. This was all done on a whim...so no wigs, no makeup, no photoshop, plenty of bad lighting... Enjoy!! xD

the final stretch!

Alois x Ciel Magnet ver.! And my fail colouring/photo editing skillz.

Procrastination rocks! I've almost finished all the chapter plans for Phantom High School Host Club! This was the first ever piece of writing where I've done so much planning, and I'm thankful for it. If I didn't plan, I'd have no motivation to write the actual chapters.

I wrote out bullet points for each chapter, and then wrote chapter plans in which I expanded on the bullet points. Since I've got everything written out, it's easier to keep things consistent, and see where everything fits together. Right now I've planned for around 30 chapters, but it may increase or decrease depending on how I write the chapters. Gosh, why didn't anyone tell me how to do this when I was younger? So many good stories gone to waste due to bad planning.

Upon finishing the plan for the final chapter, I'm really excited to get writing! I almost cried when I typed up the last summarising point... What a dork I am. And hopefully the ending meets expectations... Perhaps I shouldn't raise them too high during the course of the fanfic. xD

At this point though, aside from my slow rate of update, what concerns me is that my writing style has become rather bland. Sometimes I get bursts of creative energy and I'm surprised by how well I write, and other times it feels as though I have to force myself to even come up with a nearly-decent sentence. That's kind of what happened in the most recent chapter. That, and I had to plan out an entire murder mystery plot (even though I barely used it in the story at all - I guess this means I can use it for an actual murder mystery party?).

Anyway. I wonder if it'll be any good to write up my post-chapter-writing thoughts? Sometimes there's so much I want to tell people about my chapters, but honestly I don't think they'd care. :/ Ah well. I shall post them here if I do get around to writing them, because I really need to get that sorta stuff off my chest. You are hereby forewarned.

Btw if someone can fix those flowers in Ciel's hat in the above pic, let me know. I can't draw flowers to save my life. =_=;;

a rather hairy acquisition.

This post has been a long time coming. I got some new wigs a couple of weeks ago, and was waiting for a chance to take some halfway-decent photos wearing them. And once I did, I needed a chance to actually upload them...

So these wigs are just a continuation of my blonde frenzy... I had hoped for them to be rather versatile, so I could cosplay several different characters with them, but alas, they are, 1. not at all good for any other characters I want to cosplay, and 2. a tad too small for my ginormous head. But ah well, here we go.

So this one is intended for a Kagamine Len cosplay. Unfortunately, because it's too small for my head, a little bit of my hair peeps out around the back and side... Hopefully I can find a way around it, especially if we're going to be shooting more videos!!

Oh, and excuse the mess in the background.

I feel like a dork when taking camwhorey photos like this one...but it really suited the style of the wig... Now that I think about it, I really don't know what to do with this wig. It's a bit light for a Amane Misa cosplay. I can't, for the life of me, think of who else I could be...

Oh! And this one I bought off Nocturne! I really like this one - I wore it out in public that day (since I had wig hair) to meet mai waifu, and he didn't recognise me. orz

writer's block.

For months, Rhapsody struggled in a losing battle against every writer's nemesis - Writer's Block. Every time she turned on her laptop, she would see the latest chapter of her fanfiction, still unfinished. Each time she laid eyes on that icon on her desktop, her heart felt heavier than a morbidly obese person (BMI over 50) carrying a baby elephant, riding a tank.

However, she couldn't let it end like this! There was still so much to write, there were still so many fangirl wishes to grant. Her reviewers encouraged her, and she herself mustered up the willpower to soldier on. Sentence by clumsy sentence, she slowly pieced together the next installation of Ciel's adventures with the Stoneleigh Park Academy Host Club, and finally, on the thirteenth of October, 2011, Rhapsody submitted Lesson Seventeen of

Phantom High School Host Club.

...And there was much rejoicing.

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Really though, I'm so relieved to have finally finished this chapter. I've literally been working on it for months due to lack of motivation/inspiration.

If you don't know what this is, it's my Kuroshitsuji fanfiction - I stole the concept of Ouran and combined it with Kuro, to make a rather interesting mix.

Do check it out if you have a free moment! Although...if you're more into sci-fi and fantasy type stories, this won't be your cup of tea - I absolutely fail at writing that genre...

blonde.

My parents never really liked it when Asians dyed their hair blonde. "They're trying too hard to be like those Westerners!" they would say. They told me not to worry about wanting to be like a Westerner, to be confident being an Asian. I guess... I didn't really have much of a choice but to be confident in being an Asian. It's not like I could force myself not to be Asian, no?

I don't have to worry about dying my hair anyway, since my scalp is sensitive to dyes and stuff (fortunately my natural hair colour is pretty light anyway), but I've come to accept that blonde is a legitimate hair colour for Asians too. In fact, it looks really good on some people. Take all these people for example.

Actually, I suppose blonde became somewhat glamorous. That's why all these jrockers bleach their hair yes? Mind you, some guys pull it off better than others, meanwhile others have been blonde for so long I get used to it...and once they dye their hair dark again it feels off.

Yes, this post was inspired by Lee Hongki. And yes, this is just an excuse for me to spam my blog with pics. I'm a hoarder, so naturally I have a lot of pics saved up for occasions such as this, where I'm required to show off. /nolife

Oh, btw, from top to bottom, it's: Gackt, Hiroto (Alice Nine) and Kamijo (Versailles).

a last minute fangirly moment.

Lee Hongki:

Good hair - check.

Lovely smile - check.

Kind eyes - check.

Looks good in makeup - check.

Beautiful voice...

...check.

미남이시네요 (you're beautiful).

I'm typing as I sit in the library. I originally came here for a study group, but got here too early, and the session ended up being cancelled. So what better way to pass the time than to watch some dramas?

Right now my drug of choice is You're Beautiful (Minamishineyo), starring Jang Geunsuk, CNBlue's Jung Yonghwa, and FT Island's Lee Hongki. Oh, and there's a lead female too...

Before you say that I'm really behind and this drama is really old etc etc, I should put it out there that I'm never interested in something when it's popular - only before they become popular or after they've stopped being popular. What's wrong with me, I wonder?

Anyway. The purpose of this post is to give me a place to vent and be a fangirl in general. As you may already know, I am a total sucker for pretty boys, guys who wear eyeliner, and guys who play instruments. And since this drama has all three things combined, I'm really going crazy with each episode!

As for my favourite character... It's hard for me to choose. When it comes to picking favourites I go with the one with the best character development or backstory. If there are too many characters there's not much room for development, in which case I choose primarily based on looks. Although looks are important either way. *nodnod*

However, in this drama there's only three males in our reverse-harem, so we get lots of chances to see each boy shine. That's why I simply can't decide.

Taekyung (JGS)

I'd have to say that although I like this character, he's the one I currently like the least. Usually I'm a big fan of asshole-type characters, so I thought I'd be head-over-heels for Hwang Taekyung... But he's not a typical drama asshole character, who don't tend to be very asshole-y. He's an obsessive-compulsive, arrogant, self-centred prick who keeps people at a distance because he can't trust anyone. It's a bit extreme for me, but after seeing his backstory, I was pulled in, and he's always had his sweet moments. He's kind of like the Seto Kaiba of You're Beautiful (since he often likes to screw the rules, too).

You can tell from a mile away (right from the first episode) that he's going to be the guy our lead female Park Shinhye is going to end up with, regardless of how cruel he is in the first part of the drama. I can't tell you how much this breaks my heart.

Jeremy (LHK)

Being the youngest character, you can already tell what Jeremy's personality is going to be like. He's bouncy and outspoken and naive...and when he gets up to his childish antics my heart literally goes 'doki-doki'. The best part about him is that he's so naive, he doesn't realise that the new addition to their band is a female posing as a male... So he thinks all his bandmates are turning gay (and often has BL fantasies to accompany his suspicions). Better yet, he's afraid that he's turning gay for the new guy as well. It's hilarious, and so so so adorable! Yes, it's not a new trope for dramas...but it's such a fun one to play around with.

Although I'm only up to ep 6 and there's not much development for Jeremy, I just love him to bits. How could you not love such a cute, stupid character? Also, I think LHK looks fantastic with blonde hair.

Shinwoo (JYH)

Ah, the beta-male. He melts my heart into a puddle of mush. I adore this type of character and I'm always cheering for them even though I know they'll never get the lead female... Basically, the way it goes in dramas is that the nice, quiet guy is never going to get the girl. It's an age-old tradition really.

Butbutbut... Shinwoo. He's the first guy to find out Mi Nam's identity, but he respects her enough to not fluster her by telling her that he knows. And he's always telling her that he's there for her if she needs someone, so that she can come to him of her own free will. And! The stealth date! That was such a wonderful idea! If only his plan wasn't ruined by Taekyung... And! The stalk-date! Another wonderful idea - again ruined by Taekyung. My heart breaks every time his smile falters...I really wish he would just approach her and tell her he knows who she is, and just kiss her or something. Will that happen in the later episodes? Wait -- DON'T SPOIL IT FOR ME!! xO