A Safe Space for Moogles

I actually had these finished a while ago, but I only now got batteries for my camera so I could post them up.

( Projects: Felted DS Case and Tarot Bag )

And now that those are finished, it's time to make a Perceplushie! *cracks knuckles*

In other news, here's a wolfgirl ficbit that's been floating around in my head. Names are massively subject to change.

( The two human noblemen's voices cut off... )

So, room-cleaning with Mom was more painless than I'd dared to hope. She gave me some guidance and let me go, and we got a lot of work done while watching an all-day Deadliest Catch marathon. My bookshelf hasn't looked so organized literally since we moved in. :O (And it took her all of half an hour too, which is amazing considering the state it was in before. I swear that woman is a machine.) And she stayed out of my drawers, so the fact that I have a sexuality remains mercifully un-remarked-upon. ;) Anyway, I've pulled out most of the stuff I want to keep with me when we car-trip to Illinois and then head out to Virginia. There's not all that much - between books, my DS and my yarn what else do I need? ;) I also may go ahead and get a paid account on LJ sometime before we get on the road. My Internet access will be sporadic for a couple of weeks and I would hate to deprive you all of my brilliant musings for that long. ;)

Also, another character has set up shop in my head: a wolf who, due to the magic equivalent of heavy pollution, sometimes can be shaped like a human. I think this'll be my next story after The Rose Bearer is done. *sighs* I'm never going to get out all the stories in my head before I die at this rate. Currently I'm making a pouch for my tarot cards to replace the one it came with (fell apart quite spectacularly). When I'm done (and get new batteries for my camera) I'll post pictures, as well as the pouch I did for my DS. (It's felted and I'm very proud of it. ^_^)

In the meantime: this travesty is all lookingforsigns's and (lj)vani_nessa's fault.

And I even got my parents a card for their anniversary. :D ...of course, I ran into them on the way to the bookstore, so it's not as if I could play it off like I'd had it for weeks. Dammit. ;P Anyway, I wrote in the card that I'd take them out to breakfast one day, so there you have it. Instant present, no guilt. ;)

Also, I may be insane. But it's for a good cause! :D

Now if you'll excuse me, I think I shall go collapse.

Internet hugs helped a lot, you guys. Possibly more than they should considering the lack of actual physical human contact. Perhaps I'm evolving in a 'netwardly direction. This time next year I'll have figured out how to hook my brain up directly to the Internet, and I will never leave my house again. They'll find me still twitching in a puddle of my own drool, a lolcat still hovering before my eyes.

...The hamburger thoughtfully provided by my school this afternoon probably helped my mood too. I'm a college student, I never turn down free food. Of course, this is all contingent on whether I manage to slog through the metric utter fuckton of work I still need to do before graduation. I've got nothing but sketches for my senior projects, for fuck's sake, what have I been doing the past six weeks? *is going to die* ...At least my portfolio's past the halfway point, I guess. Or it would be if my professors would quit finding little nitpicky things that mean I have to reprint the whole shebang. -_- (No lectures, people, please. My inner Mom Voice has got that Covered.)

My current crochet project is a shrug made with Satin Sport, which is quite softandsilky for an acrylic yarn and I love it very much. I've only got about half the left sleeve done so far. The directions tell me to work it flat, s to keep track of which is the outside and the inside, I've got the sleeve closed with a twist tie from some toy packaging. Thus my addictions feed into each other. Pictures later, maybe.

This "fandom plushie on Etsy" thing might not be such a pipe dream after all. I'm almost done and I've only been working a few hours.

(No, you don't get to know what I'm making. 120-bell sekrits!)

( Also, childhood-destroying stuff behind the cut. Prince Caspian spoilery, at that. )

Back to crocheting. *clutches hook, manic grin*

It's so silky-soft and fluffy. Like crocheting with a cloud.

*rubs cheek against it and sighs* ^_______^

So my professor (the one I like; she goes to fantasy conventions, hee!) talked to me today about what would be expected of me my last quarter. In addition to the one class I still need, I'll be doing Senior Portfolio and Senior Project. Senior Project entails finding at least three different people and making Things for them. My aunt has made noises about me making a website for her side business making shinies with pressed flowers, and if I can swallow my revulsion I could go talk to FrameShop Bosslady, she'd probably give me something, but damned if I can think of a third... *headscratch* I'd make something up, but apparently there are Official Documents to be documented during the whole process.

Last day is July 4, appropriately enough. I know I really should think about getting a bachelor's degree (making it easier to go be with my Triad, among other things), but I am just so burned out on school... -_-

Wednesday is Mom's birthday (omg my mother is turning fifty.) and I just finished her scarf this evening. I used Lion Suede, which is pretty, but man is it ever a pain to work with. *massages hands* ...Now, onward to making pretty dolls! :D ...yes, Rattrap, writing first. Pushy muses.

So, Christmas.

poptartodoom came over to spend the night on Christmas Eve, and we had a brief crocheting bee and watched Muppet Christmas Carol and March of the Penguins complete with snark and squeeing over the baby penguins. And then there was conking out.

Christmas morning I woke Poptart up around nine so she could make eggnog french toast. It was amazing and delicious, even though none of us could find the cinnamon. XD After that there was presents, presents, more presents, turkey dinner, and falling asleep on Poptart watching my new Mythbusters DVDs. ^_^;;; (And yes, drharper, my TF/MB bunny is firmly latched onto my ankle, before you ask.) Other presents of note include a pink exercise ball, handmade earrings, a set of pretty blue dishware, and a brand-new set of speakers for my computer.

Today my parents left for Illinois for family tiem, leaving me to hold down the fort until New Years'. I've pretty much just been puttering around and thinking up ideas for a backup Ohayocon costume. Due to a lack of funds I'll probably just end up revamping my moogle costume, though I may go get something that fits me better to use as the body. I had a set of white sweats, but they're much too big and make me look like a marshmallow. -_-

Other than that, I just have to think about Sources of Income, both now and after I graduate. A job would be nice, of course. I'm also working on Etsy ideas, but I have to wonder what kind of trouble I'd get into if I sold FF7 plushies on there. Here's the copyright thing. I don't think Etsy does much in the way of self-policing, and if so I'd be okay as long as I kept a low profile. Still, it wouldn't hurt to play it safe.

In other news, I'm tempted to do this to the Nativity scene at a nearby Lutheran church. Does that make me a bad person?

My goals for this evening is to finish Ravyn's present. My goal for Friday is to crack 20,000 words in my novel. Possible obstacles to these goals include TF:A premiering tonight, which may make me fangasm.

How the hell am I going to make Plushie!Sephiroth's hair?

The front part of it, anyway. The back ought to be easy enough, but his bangs are all pointy! You can't do that with yarn! *flails* For that matter, what about Cloud and Zack? (I'll probably end up doing the same thing for both of them, just lots more of it in Zack's case.)

Vincent might possibly give me trouble, too, he's also got the pointy-bangs thing going on. Hell, his whole head has pointy bits all over. And Reno might as well be wearing a sea urchin on his head. I don't think anyone else will give me trouble, but knowing this crowd...

...I think I'll start my plushie production with Rude. *hearts Rude*

So I'm at the library. I think I've mentioned my Sephmuse has been pretty active lately*, so it was no surprise when he perked up the minute I walked in the door. He made happy noises at me for a while, and then half an hour ago he wandered off and I haven't seen him since. I'm probably going to find him in some out-of-the-way corner, curled up in a chair and surrounded by piles of books.

The whole business is disturbingly cute.

In hopefully-unrelated news, I found a couple of books of celtic-themed cross stitch patterns that I'd like to see if I can adapt for tapestry crochet. Most of them are probably too complicated for me, but there are a few simpler motifs I could try. ...I am starting to suspect a certain out-of-controlness.

*For reference, last night I got two pages of a fic based on ciceqi's tentacleverse, plus a bit of my Fluffiroth opus. Unfortunately, all that meant I didn't crack 20,000 words in flowerverse the way I wanted.

...Not angsting today, so I can wish y'all a proper Happy Thanksgiving. Me? I'm thankful for porn. Speaking of which, remind me that I need to draw a companion piece to this drabble (NSFW). Not that I think I'll forget that image anytime soon. (Tseng, you bastard.)

In other news, I've had so many ideas for crochet plushies lately. I may have to just break down and get myself an Etsy account soon, since it doesn't look as though I'm going to be working. ;P I can't see making a living off of that or anything, but at best it'll bring in a little extra money (which I will probably turn around and spend on more yarn). At worst it'll be an entertaining diversion. Currently trying to work out the logistics of crocheting Phoenix Wright's hair. Oh, help.

*buries self in piles and piles of yarn*

EEEEEheeheehee. >D

*clutches hooks with a manic glint in her eye*

The feeling of having finished a project you know your recipient will adore is second only to the feeling of having a challenge ahead of you: the challenge of creating something from your skill and imagination that you know the recipient will adore.

Bouncy, squeaky, happy moogle. ^_^ ^_^ ^______^

EDIT: No, self, a Phoenix Wright/FF7 crossover would not be a good idea. On the long list of things Sephiroth needs, 'legal counsel' does not appear. And a Phoenix/Seph/Edgeworth sandwich, while hot, would probably just be messy.