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Dona Renz
24 June 2009 @ 11:50 am
Okay, Day 2 and 3~! Even though this is a huuuge post, I need to make this quick~ I'm trying to pack as I write this. I'm going on another little trip to Manitoba (more specifically, Steinbach) to visit my grandparents and family~ I'm excited, because I always like going to visit them ^__^ Steinbach (and Winnipeg) are waaaay more relaxed then Calgary... ^^ Okay okay, I'm posting~~


Outside the convention center... the place was right next to the ocean!

Day 2 and 3 )

And that wraps up Vancouver and Anime Evolution~ Vancouver was very pretty and felt so nice~! The ocean was awesome, and the place felt very relaxed~! The only bad thing about Vancouver were the creepy people. I have to admit, I feel safer walking downtown Calgary at night than I do in downtown Vancouver... ^^ Anyways, I will still do a post on the things I bought... I must go now and drop my luggage off at my parents house~~ I might take some pictures in Manitoba, we'll see ^^ So see you in a week~

 
 
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Dona Renz
21 June 2009 @ 11:33 pm
Okay, finally getting off my lazy butt and posting some pictures from Vancouver. I took waaaay too many photos out there, so I'm only putting up the first day's photos (as well as the photos I took on the way there). Next year, I'm going to bring an extra memory card... although, the thought of uploading all those photos scare me... haha...


On our way there~ I live in Calgary, Alberta, and right next to us is BC (where Vancouver lies)... so we have to go through the mountains to get there... oh yeah, we went by bus.

On our way there... )

Day 1 )

Anyways, that wraps up day 1! There are 2 more days that I need to post, but most of the pictures are from the con, so it will probably be in one post together. Hopefully I can get that done soon... well, until then.... ^__^

 
 
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Dona Renz
05 August 2008 @ 08:13 pm
Ahhh~ My computer is dying! Why?! I just restored you!

Actually, it's not really that my computer is dying, it's just that it's not any better.... also, my external hard drive is acting up! Which really sucks... I don't want to lose everything on it! I hope a defrag will straighten it up... I hope so. But anyways, I bought a new computer... a Dell, online! It's so awesome, I can't wait for it to get here~! It's gonna be so fast! I got 4GB memory and 380GB space (I would've got more, but I still have my external 250GB drive)... my computer currently has 512MB memory and 80GB of space... how sad is that?! EXTREMELY~! Well, this is my first computer, and it's surely over 4 years old now....

I commissioned [info]ambitiouslove for a set of clothing for a Taeyang~!! Soon, Tsuge will have some awesome clothes~! I'm really excited about it~~ I've wanted to buy something from her before, but I never had money for it... but for a commission, it's pretty awesome! Tsuge will be able to exceed the maximum of hotness~! Hahah~

In other news, I'm going to really start to lose weight! I'm going to really try, by 1. Making lunches EVERY DAY! 2. Working out or walking at least half and hour EVERY DAY 3. Try to eat less carbs and sugar (my main addictions)... I hope I can do it! Please give me your support~! Hahah ^__^ Today, I walked for half an hour... but I didn't really eat that well, so I hope I'll do better tomorrow. Yesterday, I made myself some awesome wonton/chicken udon soup~


It was really good~~! I'm not sure how healthy it is though... oho...

Also, I finally got Rhythm Tengoku Gold for DS~! An awesome, random, music game made by the same people who did Wario Ware~! It's pretty fun, but some of the levels are kind of tough. This is my favorite level so far... I have this song stuck in my head lately...


There are a whole bunch of stages and remix stages! A lot of the songs are pretty catchy, like the one above~ Hehe... so addictive~
 
 
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Dona Renz
17 July 2008 @ 11:11 am
So I went through the Stampede photos, and there was very little... nothing much actually. I'm so sad that I didn't take more pictures, but it's hard to remember unless I have it in my hand... Too much fun. I mostly took videos of the fireworks show, so maybe I'll upload that. Anyways, one picture that I would like to share is... amusing. Anyone heard of Deep Fried Coke? No one believes me...


Mmmm... makes my heart and arteries clog up just thinking about it. Seriously, who thought this is a good idea. Fried Cheesecake?! What?! Just sick...

I went to the model shop yesterday and bought Haruhi~! I guess Haruhi and Yuki will be the only two of the series that I'll get... I just don't have much interest in Mikuru, Tsuruya-san or the purple haired girl... whatever her name is.


In the box~


NOW, I'm gonna work on the Vocaloid meme I've been planning to do for a while... then after that, perhaps, a secret animation?! Ohohoho...
 
 
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Dona Renz
27 June 2008 @ 07:17 am
Last night, me and my lover did an oekaki chat~! I think I've only ever done this once or twice... I can't remember. I miss how forgiving Photoshop is!! I constantly got the masks messed up (somehow) and I accidentally cleared the slate one time!! Augh~ The theme was--- Vocaloid! Haha... we are both obsessed with the vocaloids~ It was really fun, and I want to try it again sometime~~



The first image is of the twins, Rin and Len. The second is of Miku, Meiko and Kaito. The third is of Miku and Gaku (the new vocaloid) with Len in the background... I believe he would be saying something like "GO BACK HOME!" Gaku is their neighbor... The forth image is of chibi Kaito and Kaito~ Aw... Kaito is crying because he wants icecream too... how sad. The last image is of Kaito teaching Len his awesome naked scarf attack! Good job Len~

2 dishes )

I want to do another oekaki chat!
 
 
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Dona Renz
22 June 2008 @ 07:20 pm
I finally got my Yotsuba and Capirinha video uploaded to Niconico~~ The reason it took so long was because I did a system restore on my computer... it was running so slowly, and it made so much noise, that I had enough! I backed everything important on the external drive, and wrote a list of all the things I had to reinstall (and serial codes for them) as well as things I would need to change. It went successfully, and my computer is running pretty good now~ And I'm nearly finished reinstalling everything. I think World of Warcraft will take a while to install, so I don't want to that yet...

The second reason it took so long to post on niconico was because I was trying to write the description out in Japanese. After I let my lover take a look at it, she said it was all weird~! Haha... so I had to try again. This time, I just did really simple sentences... and even those simple sentences still had a couple of errors. Ah... well, anyways, it's up now, and if you have a niconico account, you can see it here. Right now it is about 10:30 in the morning in Japan... so I probably won't have comments for a while ^^; Anyways, I'll be so excited, even if I just get one comment~! Haha~~

EDIT: Haha~ I already have two comments~~!! Yay~~ *rolls on floor excitedly*

Anyways, I was cooking a bit a couple of days ago, and the next day, I made a bento with the stuff I prepared. I actually like the look of the bento.... simple, and pretty healthy looking (well, I think so anyways...)


From left to right: Strawberries, sweet tamagoyaki (egg omelette), chicken and cabbage, rice with vegetable furikake. It was pretty tasty!

Then, later that day, I found out that I was on my own for supper, so I made tonkatsu, with chicken instead of pork. I like chicken best... so I eat that instead of pork or beef. Also, I made some more tamagoyaki. This time, I made it salty, and added broccoli bits to it. This one ended up so sexy!!!


I took out the dishes I bought a couple months ago... I never used them before, so I thought I would this time. From left to right: Chicken katsu, steamed broccoli and carrots, tamagoyaki, a bowl of rice with tamago furikake. Doesn't it look cute and tasty?!


This is the broccoli tamagoyaki I made... the layers look pretty good ^^

Now, I will probably take a nice long bath... I spent most of today cleaning up the house... ^^ It feels so nice when everything is clean... ^__^

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Now playing: KAITO+MIKU - 昨日のベンチ
 
 
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Dona Renz
18 June 2008 @ 11:38 pm
Yayayayayayayay~~ Today I finally got my Miku Nendoroid in the mail~ I'm so happy~ I wasn't sure if Miku was even being shipped yet, as the website said nothing about her being shipped... the status was still set to "processing"... what? Haha... After preordering from them with all this trouble, I don't think I'll ever preorder from them again... I might order stuff, but only if it's in stock. My mom saw the package, and I showed her what it was... in response, she said "Why does she have an ugly face?"~ Haha~ She was referring to the third, shocked looking face ^^; Well, here are the usual photos ^^ haha...


In the box...

6 More )


I'm trying to write up a description for my Yotsuba animation... I mentioned before, that I'm posting it on Niconico. Seems like I still need to learn a lot more Japanese.... how depressing ^^;;;;; I need to study!!!
 
 
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Dona Renz
07 May 2008 @ 03:03 am
I'm getting more and more excited~! The trip is coming up so quickly~! I can't believe I'm actually going ^__^ We have our bus tickets, and our hotel room is booked! I should be getting my passport on the 8th, and I already have some US cash~! I just hope it's enough... I probably will be spending most of it at the convention. I also found out that HALCALI will be performing on Friday and Saturday... but I still don't know what time. I also don't know if it costs anything to see the concert or to get their signatures! I hope it doesn't cost anything... or at least, I hope it doesn't cost much.

Lately, I've been over at my sister's place. When I'm at home, I'm cleaning up... I cleaned the interior of my dad's truck on the weekend, and that took quite a while (he works in construction, so there was dust everywhere!), and today, I vacuumed the entire house, then cleaned the kitchen floor, and removed the spots on the carpeted areas... I still have to finish a picture for my dad, for his boat (it's supposed to be a muskrat racing in the water - he has attitude!), cook one meal for them (I've never made my parents a meal before... eheh) and I still have to work on my dad's present... which, I must draw with either charcoal or ink... I hope I can do it. I'm not very good at portraits...

I've also been playing my DS a lot lately! Mainly, I've been playing "The World Ends With You"... why is it translated that way? I don't know... I keep accidentally calling it "It's A Wonderful World". Just a while ago, I finally found the new "Taiko no Tatsujin DS" game (I was so blind, and I couldn't figure out why no one uploaded it yet) and I've been playing that for the last 2 hours! I think I know more songs in this one than the previous game!

Also, I downloaded some kind of Pilates game... it shows you how to do every move, has programs set up to target certain areas, and keeps record of your progress. You have a model that demonstrates everything, and if you work hard, you can unlock items for your model! Also, you have some sort of tree that will grow with the more work you do. It's pretty cute, and using a game to motivate me to work out helps!! Actually, did anyone know that I actually did Pilates before? I did it for a long while, and I got pretty good. After a while, you can feel it effect you in everyday life... you can keep your balance more, and you are better at controlling your muscles. I think I stopped doing it because I was tired of the video I was following... Hopefully, I can work hard, and do it again!! Because, today, I stepped on the scale... and wasn't happy with what I saw. I need to eat better!!

BTW, this is what I ate today... it's a combination of many things. I often can't decide what to eat, so I just throw it all together... I don't know if anyone else would find this tasty, but I sure enjoyed it!!


Fried rice with cabbage, green onion, chicken, peas and carrots, with egg on top. Broccoli and octopus wieners around the plate... What should I eat tomorrow?

I found another video... originally from Nico Nico Douga. I suppose it's kind of like the sequel or b-side 組曲『ニコニコ動画』(Kumikyoku "Nico Nico Douga") which can be seen here if you've never heard of it before (this is the version featuring Miku). If you watch some anime, you'll probably know some of these songs - if you are into the Nico Nico craze, you'll probably know more of the songs and references. Anyways, this "sequel" is called 合唱 ニコニコ動画『裏組曲』 -2nd Track- (Urakumikyoku "Nico Nico Douga"). I got 21 references... which I think is more than I got the first time I saw Kumikyoku... Pretty good!


I have two commissions on Gaia... I should probably start those - or go to bed.... >.>
 
 
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Dona Renz
01 May 2008 @ 04:52 pm
I've been out for the last couple days... hanging out, staying over at my sister's house, and just generally being free from both school and work~!! It's lovely! I feel so relaxed lately, and I've started drawing more... I guess because it's stuff that I'm more interested in. I've reopened my doodle shop on Gaia, taking up a commission on Gaia, and also working on a Yotsuba animation. Now, I'm just trying to stay home a bit more, because I always spend money when I go out, and I really need to save up for the trip... Anyways, we went to Sushi Hiro Monday night, and had some delicious Shabu Shabu!


Very beautiful... and delicious~ That crab meat is mine!


Gonna start working on a new picture for my avatar on Gaia... I want to update my shop a bit, since the current image is probably nearly 2 years old... ^^ I was thinking of bringing my PS2 to the basement, and pick up playing DDR again.... I need to get more active...
 
 
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Dona Renz
28 April 2008 @ 10:07 pm
Yesterday, we spontaneously decided to go on a picnic! I haven't had a picnic in a looong time, and the weather was sooo nice (especially after the major snowfalls we've had lately) So everyone had to bring food (well... not everyone) and we met at Prince Island Park, and enjoyed a variety of food~! I made Okonomiyaki (my first try), rice crackers, and Peach Calpis. I also brought plates and forks... Anyways, I made sure to take a couple of pictures, though I wish I had taken more...


Me (on the right) and my sister (on the left) doing a LOVE BEAM! Hehe... Pretty cute...


Bento... )
 
 
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