lucathia

These came today. o/ Very happy that Soren is in vol 5 of these mini figures, and it doesn't hurt that Roy and Lilina are in the same box as him. It's just too bad that Ike isn't. (I was almost tempted to buy the box with Ike in it, but that's a slippery slope because I probably wouldn't stop at just one Ike. You'll know what I mean when you see my itabag, pft) It's cute that a little map comes with these!

( These are actually pretty tiny, haha. )

I have sadly dropped from Tier 20 in FEH just this week, having stayed since February, so a pretty good run. :3 Soren, Olivia, Nowi, you have worked hard. I probably won't build anyone with high BST just to try to keep up though, considering how most of my favorites are infantry units. But we'll see what happens with the arena update. My next merge projects are looking to be Lucius, Sothe, and Libra (so happy he's in the game now~). Haven't been getting Lucius or Sothe much at all though! (I think at this rate, Masked Marth will probably reach +10 before any of the boys).

I also have back up Sorens ready to steal the show if I ever run out of units to build. They're all rocking different IVs, ready to study your magic tomes. One will be a healer, one will be a debuffer with ploys, another will have chills, and last one will probably be a wall with double savage blow. A team of just Soren sounds pretty fun. (I am still holding out for Soren alts though, before I take the plunge) I'm also hoping to build an all guys flying team, but I've had no luck summoning Summer Takumi and his fishie bow (Linde showed up twice...) or Legendary Ryoma. So instead Shigure got stuck with some brides for now. :')

( I never did post +10 Nowi here, did I? )

BTW, now for a completely different topic—I am putting together a 2nd book. Yes, a book! It has always been on the back burner (I even dug up my draft of the book, which was simply titled "Book 2" and has been sitting around my computer since 2015 pffft. I almost couldn't find it) but it took me until last year to actually finish writing A Vice-Captain's Tale, so long that I've mostly shelved thoughts of putting something together. But fhaystshilffe delivered a lovely picture of Roland ahhhhhh (he shall grace the cover~), so things are rolling again. XD

The book will include these stories: A Vice-Captain's Tale, so we can get to know you, Illuminate My Path, Drink Me Under, No Sweeter Words, Coming Home, A Poor Imitation, Improvements Imminent, Going Going Gone, and Thank You. I'm hoping to include Beyond the Storm Comes Sunlight as well (if I can finish part 2...) and a new story that takes place after A Vice-Captain's Tale and during so we can get to know you, featuring vice-captains taking care of their deaged captains. The book won't feature any oneshots from the New Horizons collection though, since I've only finished two of them so far and they're kind of their own thing. Same for stories part of the Cake verse. If anything, they should be part of their own books. :3;;

So... here's the writing plan:
*Beyond the Storm Comes Sunlight Part 2
*A Vice-Captain's Tale/so we can get to know you extra chapter

And then, for writing that has nothing to do with the book:
*dig up Dage's Illegitimate Child part 2?
*unnamed oneshot about Sun losing his powers (this has been on the plunny list for awhile~)
*possibly a Bokura no Kiseki oneshot

Can't say I've gotten very far on any of these but maybe at least one of these will get done if I get back into the habit of writing more. I think even rambling in my journal will help. I haven't even done that much lately! So, I aim to ramble more, ahahaha. I've finished formatting the stories I have so far, but they'll need revising and stuff, and I have some graphics to make for the book. So, it'll be a while yet until the book is ready. (And I might want to add more stories to it...) But hey, if anyone is interested in a copy, do let me know. XD (I'll be ordering one for my own shelf~) The book will be thinner than the Bittersweet one. So far, it's 288 pages. Unfortunately, I'll be busy soon, so if I don't finish early Aug, it'll be another wait... :') But well, eventually. I have no sense of time, seriously. (Watch me return to a story ten years later.)

Also, still hoping to post about Fanime and Anime Expo. I even already have notes on the guests and panels. XD; Maybe a retrospective on Crunchyroll Expo too (if I can find my notes), before I attend this year's expo, which is coming up next month. I'll be cosplaying FEH Soren again for at least a day, this time with the outfit more complete~.

J-Pop Summit this year changed locations and required an entrance fee ($25 for a day, some other price for both days). Debated whether to go or not. In the end, I attended, and it was quite fun~. It's definitely not packed this year, unlike previous years, because of the new location and entrance fee.


The new location! J-Pop Summit was held in Japantown in previous years, so it was convenient to eat and shop around there. This year, it's a bit far from everything, especially the New People Cinema for anyone who wanted to watch some movies during the event. The plus is that it's mostly indoors now and feels a bit like a convention. It kind of felt like Japan Expo!

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Tuesday, April 28 is National Blueberry Pie Day!

Let's celebrate! Grisia would definitely love this day. XD

Too bad I don't bake... :3;;

I'm currently working on My Friend, the Pope (in-training) Part 7, so that should be the next fic to get updated. That is, if I can get to the point! I wrote 1.2k, threw it out, and wrote another 1.2k that I like somewhat better, but I've yet to get to the point even in this new version. :'D;; What is wrong with my writing, ahhhhh.

Whoot, got all the chapters up for Prince Revolution, barely in time. XD;; I'm leaving the country today for two weeks~~. I'll be back in 2015! That means, no fic updates during this period. I'll be without a computer.

Have a great end of the year to all! I'll still be around online, just not posting fics or blog entries or translating. I'll still be answering comments, emails, plurks, and PMs. ;)

*sigh* I was hoping to be able to write more before I left on my trip, but it looks like my final published word count for 2014 is 113,844 words out of my 150,000 word goal! (I was so excited too when my word count meter turned green. It changed colors!) These last few days of work have really bowled me over, and I don't know how I am still awake with only 1.5 hours of sleep. (Every day, I feel more and more like Storm.)

...I'll sleep on my flight. :'D;;

I'll likely be plurking random pics of my trip if anyone is interested~~.

Why look, I'm alive enough to post something before the weekend. ;) Actually, I just had an unplanned nap. gem2niki tagged me to post ten things about myself, so let me do that veeery quickly.

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Tagging kiyutsuna, fhaystshilffe, absolutehymn007~.

I set up a Storenvy. It feels pretty cool to start one!

Fishbones!

Only one product there, that being Bittersweet Sweetness. XD; So, here's another option for people who want to obtain a book but don't want to use Google forms/email me/use PayPal/etc. Storenvy is for those who want to check out using credit card. You don't need to have PayPal to do it, and you don't have to talk with me. XD;;;

I raised the shipping fee a bit over there because it's all automated and I can't calculate on a case-to-case basis (and so that I can cover the credit card fees). Meaning, if you want to pay less, ordering via Google forms is still the way to go. :3;;

(Hm, maybe I should write up a products page here on LJ and organize things better instead of having links to all these different google forms scattered about, ahahaha *goes off to do that*)

I wonder, if I update Memories of the Future, if I'll get any response. :'D

It's been four years since I've last updated it. OTL (This is even worse than taking 3 years to finish writing Bittersweet Sweetness...) Was digging through my documents to see if I could find my partially written Invincible chapters. Came upon my notes for Memories of the Future instead, and whoa, I actually had quite an outline for it! With snippets of future scenes written out already for each chapter!

Lucathia, did you actually write all that?? You're terrible at outlines! T___T; Or even jotting down notes!

Thank goodness for this detailed outline though. I might just be able to finish writing this fic... one day. :'D

( a small snippet from chapter 23 )

I better update all of my current WIPs more so they don't end up in this state ahhhhh. Hm, I was planning on updating Follow the Sign next, but wow, I am stumped. So, moving on...

First batch of books!


Was a little nervous that the printing might go wrong because I changed one picture in the book. Thankfully everything looks right, and now I can order more without feeling nervous anymore. XD Will be getting another batch next week~~. (Some of you are part of the 2nd batch!) It's taking around 2 weeks for the books to be printed and shipped to me, longer than when I only printed one book (it only took a week then).

I shall be packing the books tonight and mailing some off tomorrow. After I finish writing my Parallels assignment, that is. |D;; I turned my assignment in, but I better get it into better shape before fics are revealed on Aug 15th!

I see I have a Parallels gift waiting for me~~

The book is ready to be ordered now! \o\ I just received my 2nd (revised) copy, and everything looks ready to go. I spent quite a lot of time rereading through the entire thing to catch errors, haha. |D;; I decided to stick with a matte cover!

If you filled out my previous form (I've now closed the form), I've emailed you for more information (your address, etc, so I can calculate your actual shipping price). Check your email! If you can't use paypal, I'll try to see if I can work something out with you. I'll be placing my order for this batch early next week! You make me happy for wanting a copy! :DDDD

For everyone else, please use this new form for orders. I will order your books separately, so the price will be the original price of $12 instead of the discounted $10 price. Feel free to order whenever! Books are printed on demand, so I'll be leaving orders open unless I get too busy to mail stuff out. If you have any questions, feel free to comment below or to email me at rykatu[at]yahoo[dot]com.

(Will update this post with more pictures later)

Hm, what to work on before my spring break is over... Rule 20 or the last part of 39 LSK first? Hopefully both before my spring break ends. |D;; (Maybe I'll even finally write up my reports for my conventions from last year, haha)

I'd like to update some of my fics too, OTL. Maybe it's time to take a dartboard out and see which one to work on first, pfft. I can't choose anymore. (New fics are always too shiny...) Endings are hard. Plot is hard. Writing is hard, hahaha. :'D Sometimes I really wish stories would just write themselves and then I can just read the end product... It seems I don't really write when I'm not stressed, pffft. Why, inspiration. Why do you only hit me when I'm busy? At least I was able to write the collab fic. |D;;

(Kiyutsuna is killing me with her drawings of the dress for A Slice of Wedding Cake. XDDD;)

Oh, I finished reading Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai (The World God Only Knows). ;___; Always sad to see a series end, but the ending made me glad. ♥ It probably didn't make a lot of people happy, and it felt rushed, but I thought it was the most developmentally fulfilling ending there could be.

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Recently, I started reading a manga called Shishunki Bitter Change where a boy and a girl end up swapping bodies when they were in elementary. It's pretty fascinating (though I'm wary of the ending because I browsed the web version this is based off of. Hopefully the ending will be less abrupt for this version). Yuuta and Yui have to pass off as each other. One is exuberant while the other is fairly withdrawn. One has a happy family while the other has a cold one. But the driving force of this manga isn't actually Yuuta and Yui getting used to being each other... Rather it's having to grow up as each other, and missing out on things they thought they'd have been doing, having to change their dreams of the future because of the uncertainty of whether or not things will stay this way, or if they will be able to change back... Most definitely a bitter change...

Oh, and this is all over the place now, but GYAKUTEN SAIBAN SET IN THE MEIJI ERA? Bring it ooooon.