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Boredom besides I saw that a friend did this and I wanted to try this so Blah!

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1) Yami
2) Tina
3) Tuna ((By my parents only.))

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1) Yami Enzeru88
2)  Yami Unami ((Current on gaia online.))
3) Engel_Vom_Himmel ((My-email.))

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1) My eyes even though I'm near-sighted.
2) My personality.
3) My smarts.

THREE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1) My short temper/attitude problem.
2) My AD/HD.
3) My boobs. I'm only a B Cup, and sometimes I get a bit self-conscious about them, even if smaller boobs are easier to hide in a breast binder for male character cosplays.

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1) Snakes
2) Being alone
3) The dark if I'm alone. I start to hear and see some crazy shit.


THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1) Food/Water
2) Internet
3) Anime


THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1) A white long-sleeved shirt with flowers on it.
2) Blue-jeans.
3) Socks.

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS/SINGERS:
1) Gackt
2) The Gazette
3) Skillet

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1) "Whispers In the Dark" by Skillet
2) "What Have You Done?" Within Temptation featuring Keith Caputo
3) Dance With the Devil" by Breaking Benjamin

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS
1) More digital drawings.
2) Drawing commissions.
3)  Sell my Yuna Gunner cosplay already. >.>

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1) Someone who isn't going to break up with me on a Sunday right before or during church. You have no idea what I have to grow through to keep a positive face for all those hours to do not wanting their damn pity or sympathy.
2) A man who's going to remain loyal and not cheat on me.
3) A man who can make me feel good and laugh when I need it the most.

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE IN NO ORDER (Bet you can't guess which one is which now can you?)
1) Reading about mass murderers fascinate me.
2) I hide my true emotions sometimes behind a false smile.
3) I was always loved growing up.

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1) Eyes
2) Hair
3) And if their wearing a shirt over sexy abs then I stare at their ass.

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1) Give up.
2) Admit that I'm wrong sometimes.
3) I can and will never stop trying to find that special someone to take my hand in marriage and bare my children. Damn this sounds familiar. I heard this said lots of times  in InuYasha by a pervy monk. XD

THREE THINGS YOU CAN DO:
1) Draw
2) Write stories
3) Make my friends and other people smile just by being there to listen to them, and being there for them. I don't judge others too quickly, and my happy carefree personality helps me make friends both online and offline.

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1) Drawing
2) Writing
3) Cosplaying/Watching anime.

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1) Own my own lap top. I'm sharing this one with my mother.
2) Go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Florida.
3) Move out of my parents apartment. Freedom!!!

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1) Graphic Designer
2) Novelist
3) Artist

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1) Tokyo, Japan
2) Universal Studios Florida for the Harry Potter World.
3) New York City for an anime convention with my friend, Miesha.

THREE KID'S NAMES:
1) Rose
2) Vincent
3) Angelina

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1) Have a long lasting marriage
2) Have a family
3) Be remembered throughout the world. I want to leave behind a legacy.

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None of that "if you're reading this, you're tagged" shit.

1. I love anime.
2. I love reading.
3. I love writing.
4. I love drawing.
5. I'm a Mormon(No we only have one spouse.)
6. I love my family.
7. I love my friends.
8. I love my boyfriend.
9. I love cats.
10. I love to cosplay.

Her questions:

1. Why do you think you were put on this earth?
2. In a zombie apocalypse where do you go first?
3. In a zombie apocalypse who do you call first?
4. What is your weapon of choice?
5. Who is your favorite person on earth?
6. What is your favorite thing on this earth?
7. What is your favorite video game?
8. What is your favorite movie?
9. What is your favorite book?
10. What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has "T" in it?

My Answers:

1. To help others and to be there for people when they need me the most. I have a habit of making people very happy once I step into their lives. It's nice.
2. The gun shop.
3. No one would believe me, so who should I call? Ghostbusters?
4. A katana. Blades last forever.
5. My boyfriend.
6. Going to be my BJD Doll, Yumi Skaisuke.
7. Final Fantasy; all.
8. Will always be Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children.
9. Harry Potter.
10. Tent?

My questions:

1. If you could have a different life what would it be and why?
2. What is your favorite movie?
3. If you could date someone living, dead, or not real who would it be and why?
4. Who is your favorite anime character?
5. What is your favorite anime?
6. What is your favorite song?
7. What is your favorite band?
8. What is your favorite place?
9. What is one place you'd like to go to before you die?
10. What would be the number one thing on your bucket list?

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I'm pretty sure that you all know what this journal entry is about. My birthday is coming up soon on the 24th, and my mother has given me an early birthday present. A brand new sewing machine! I must have for any cosplayer, or person who likes making their own clothes. I've always wanted one because doing all the sewing by needle and thread can be a HUGE hassle, and now I've finally got one! In other news I recently ordered by BJD Doll, Ball Jointed Doll, and I've already named her Yumi Kisaragi. The first thing that I'll be using that sewing machine for is her cute outfit. Will post pics of course when it's done. Mother also said that there's two more things that I don't know about yet that she's going to give me on the day of my birthday, so I'll let you know once I know.

---Yami out!

I'm now on Twitter! Be the first one to see what's up with me by following me at the link below!

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I know that I've written a long list of costumes that I wanted to accomplish awhile ago, but people change their minds correct? I no longer have a desire to do some of the ones that I wanted to do as much as I used to, so here's an updated list. First are the cosplays that I've done or have so far, whether complete or in progress:

1. Yuna Gunner from Final Fantasy X-2; I keep meaning to sell this one because it's too inappropriate to wear anywhere else other then a con, but it failed to sell. When I got it it was a serious piece of shit. The brown bag didn't open up, the blue skirt was too damn long, the hair tail didn't look like a hair tail at all, and I had to clothes pin the shorts to make them fit. I did some serious modifications on it, but it still needs more if I'm going to keep it. The shorts need to be shorter, and they need to fit.

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2. L from Death Note; Complete, but needs to buy new white shirt. Mine got a bit dirty. Then again I could just wash it.

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3. Young Severus Snape from Harry Potter; Going to buy the official sweater from the WB Store, as well as his wand.

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4. Nymphadora Tonks from Harry Potter; Complete

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5. Nagihiko from Shugo! Chara!; Complete, but need to add velcro to jacket so that it closes and get a real blue tie for it.

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6. Rapunzel from Disney's Tangled; Complete

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Okay now on to the cosplays that I currently want to do!

1. Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist; Vic Mignogna is one of my top two favorite anime voice actors, and everyone knows him for his role as the short-tempered Fullmetal Alchemist, Edward Elric. This is my tribute to him.

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2. Envy from Fullmetal Alchemist; He's damn sexy. Enough said.

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3. Kazuki Fuuchoin From GetBackers; My best friend Catherine and I used to role play things all the time on the bus ride to school as well as during our time outside, and after reading her GetBackers manga I fell in love with and started to role play as Kazuki. He's feminine, but it's tradition in his family for males to learn feminine things in order to master their fighting style...which is really strong string in a bell. This cosplay is a tribute to that memory. Below are a few pics.

((From the anime))
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((From the manga. The outfit that I will be doing most likely.))
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((Young Kazuki. The one in the pink kimono.))
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4. Akabane Kuroudo from GetBackers; Once again me and my best friend role played GetBackers, and she played the transporting murderer. Akabane. For a con we were going to do Akabane Squared as in times two, but that never happened. I would like to be Akabane in her memory because she's bad-ass.

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5. Ciel Phantomhive from Black Butler; Just feel like it.

Outfit 1:

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Outfit 2:

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Outfit 3:

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Outfit 4:

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And that's it for now! This is going to keep me busy enough. Bye!

A few people messaged me regarding this. Tonight, I finally got around to watching the video, and I felt I had a moral obligation to spread the word myself.

Everyone should watch this, and everyone should share this.


Until now, I'd never heard of this man. For over 20 years, he has been snatching African children from their homes, turning the boys into soldiers and the girls into sex slaves. He forces them to kill their own parents, and turns them into his own personal army.

To this day, he hasn't been captured. Most of the world don't even know his name. Until tonight, I was one of them.

Please spend 30 minutes of your time to watch this, and spread the word. If we could only remove a single evil individual from the world in our lifetime, this guy would likely be top of my list.

The internet is one of the single most powerful tools that mankind has ever had, as an international community.

It costs NOTHING to spread the word of a good cause.

And this, believe me, is a good cause.

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I figured it was about time again to place some of my thoughts into words on a screen....

First off my Christmas vacation went rather well. I gave my mom two games for the Wii; Hollywood Squares and Disney Channel All-Star Party, and I bought my dad a class chess set...even though he had found the one that he lost after I had bought it for him...Now he has too of them. >.> My mom had given me a necklace with a vial on the chain with precious stones inside, and it came with more vials so that I could change it depending on which stone I wanted to wear that day. My dad....I guess I can count the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Special Edition DVD my early Christmas present from him because he gave me nothing on the actual day. However I'm not upset because Christmas isn't about the gifts. It's about spending time with friends and family...and about the birth of Jesus Christ.

The second thing that I did was go to Navy Pier for Winter Wonder Fest for New Years Eve. That was a lot of fun and I went dressed up as Tonks from Harry Potter. Only one person knew what character that I was because she had been her for Halloween. We didn't stay until midnight for the fireworks because my dad wanted to go home, but I watched them on tv instead. It's still not quite the same as watching them in person though, so I was a bit upset about that. Also there's a saying that when the clock strikes midnight on New Years Eve you're suppose to kiss the one you love. Last time I got a romantic kiss from a man that I had truly loved when the fireworks were going off above us in the sky on the tallest level of Navy Pier. He dumped me since then and this time around I sat at home letting my mom kiss me on the cheek. I say it's a bunch of BS. It's just another way of making single people feel bad or people who have long distance relationships because they don't have anyone to kiss.

Recently one of my friends told me that she finally has a boyfriend that loves her and kisses her...told her that he loved her in person...I can't help but feel envious of her because she has something that I no longer possess. A man to hold her, to kiss her, to tell her in person that he loves her, to talk to her for many hours on the phone talking about many many things...and to make her feel like the most important person in the world. Don't get me wrong though...I do have one man that does think the world to me...but he can't be here in my arms right now and that is what I yearn for...What I miss the most out of my life. I can't think about the life we had together without a bit of tears coming out of my eyes because out of all the rejections I had gotten over the years...his had hurt the most when he said it was over. I want to see my internet boyfriend in person someday. Perhaps he can place a true smile on my face again. He does so already with his words but imagine the radiance from my smile once I see his face in front of me. My heart is wavering right now because I don't know what to do.

Aside from that I recently watched Memoirs of a Geisha again and I started to think about what it would be like to be a geisha. It would be wonderful to use my body as an art form for all too see, having men fawn over me and to be able to stop them in their tracks with a single glance. I would wear beautiful kimonos, and hair ornaments, and carry around fans and Japanese umbrellas. I have one already but it needs a matching kimono. The friend that I mentioned before already has a kimono and I want one too. I guess envy is my sin huh? Had that one my whole life when my sisters matured faster then I did because of my anorexia. I looked like a boy for most of my life...Also they got more guys to notice them in school.

Despite the loneliness and pain that I feel in my heart I try my best to keep my best foot forward and look towards tomorrow. I try to keep a smile on my face at all times thinking only positive thoughts, and just be happy with what I've got. I have two parents that love me, friends online and offline, a roof on my head, food to eat, and clothes on my back. I will move on for the new year and do what I do best. Being there for people when they need me the most like their personal guardian angel. Several people have said that their lives have become a lot better thanks to me and that really makes me happy for the moment that it happens. I love making others happy so as long as others around me are happy because of something that I said then so can I. These are the people that I love and I wouldn't give them up for the world...

1. Mom
2. Dad
3. My cat Coco
4. My friend from DA and Gaia Online Amanda
5. My friends from Gaia Online Miesha
6. BlackPhoenixFox from Gaia Online
7. My long distance internet bf, Ryan, or on Gaia he's Mikoto Unami.

I won't ever forget any of you. I promise. Time to start over with fresh starts and new beginnings neh? XD

Here are a few things that have happened to me that really stands out to me so far. On January 18th I performed in my church's choir to sing Christmas Carols. My mom has been jumping from hospital to hospital, trying to swindle anyone out of their money just because she feels a tightness in her back...even calling lawyers hoping to have some kind of a legal claim. Here's what happened that started it all. Our landlord doesn't de-ice our stairs during the winter time and the stairs tend to get a bit slippery. My mom fell down these stairs, and that plus the add on of her standing up in a moving vehicle she wound up needing spine surgery. They put some really strong shit in that stuff they use to not feel the pain because it made her sick, causing her to be hospitalized for almost a whole month, and they only promised she could go home if she agreed to be on the antibiotics st home. That didn't go to well because she wound up back into the hospital a second time because the said antibiotics gave her kidney failures. They reopened the spine surgery to fix the problem and I recently figured out that some nerves had been pinched before the closed it back up again because after that second surgery she felt tightness in her spine. That's why I know she has no claim because the paperwork and words from the doctor clearly show that it was due to pinched nerves and not necessarily because of a doctor's mistake. Anywho onto more updates. My friend recently got a love confession and those two are the most romantic things in the world!!! Lastly below is a list of cosplays I plan on doing in the future. Also on New Years Eve I'll be going to Navy Pier to have fun and watch fireworks, and I'm spending time with friends and family on Christmas Day. Might go out Christmas Eve. I don't know yet.

1. Nagihiko/Nadeshiko Fujisaki from Shugo Chara! : Both male and female uniform cosplay
2. Envy from Fullmetal Alchemist
3. Wrath from FMA
4. Zexion from Kingdom Hearts
5. Hinata Hyuuga from Naruto Shippuden
6. Robin Ciel from Kuroshitsuji
7. Black outfit Ciel from Kuroshitsuji
8. Alois Trancy Vampire Outfit from Kuroshitsuji
9. Mello from Death Note
10. Matt from Death Note
11. Beyond Birthday from Death Note: Another Note
12. Gackpoid from Vocaloid: Main costume and costume from Singing Dragon.
13. Draculaura from Monster High

That's it for now!!!

There are some people who are getting fake on dA.>-> They only want posts, comments, or to see how many friends and page views they can get. So let's see who will actually re-post this. This is a test to see who's paying attention. This is a test to see how many people in my friends list actually pay attention to me. Copy and re-post in your own bulletin. Lets see who the true friends are and I think I know who you are... Re-post this if you are a friend... Don't reply... just copy and paste this in a new bulletin as "Fake Friends".

My very first episode of Yami's World has been posted to Youtube so go and watch it. What are you doing still looking at the screen? Go..Seriously...What? You need a link? Well okay then my bad. Here goes!

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What's better then me placing my thoughts in writing and text? Putting them all in my own video like diary of course! Starting this Friday and every single Friday I'll be posting a new episode with a bunch of random stuff that's been going on in my life and some more random stuff that I found online such as videos and pics. This is also a way of me getting over my case of camera shyness plus this is inspired by all my favorite cosplay groups that have their own webshows as well. Parle Productions, Phantomhiveservice, and Grell Show you know who you are! XD I will also write some skits that will be done in my show as well and might even show you my skit for a future Acen before they even get to see it! I hope you subscribe and enjoy!

There are a lot of couples mentioned in Harry Potter by J.K.Rowling but there are two that come to mind really makes you stop and feel sorry for the characters involved...real tear jerkers. First off is the relationship between Nymphadora Tonks and Remus Lupin. They each join the Order of the Phoenix and fall in love with one another but Remus deliberately ignores his love for her because he's a werewolf and he fears that he is too dangerous for her. Eventually though he marries her and gets her pregnant he once again let his fears resurface because he's afraid that his son will acquire his werewolf bloodline. Because of this fear he leave her and just when he finally comes to his senses they die in the line of battle during the Second Wizarding War at the Battle of Hogwarts. Yes it is very tragic but there is an even more tragic relationship that really gets the tears running.

The underestimated 'almost' relationship between Severus Snape and Lily Evans...later on Potter.

Snape was the first ever person to tell Lily that she was a witch and taught her all about the magical world and about her being a witch. They were looking forward to being in Hogwarts together and remained best friends even though he was sorted into Slytherin and she was sorted into Gryffindor. He began to study the dark arts because he wanted to become a Death Eater and that was to be his sort of downfall. There was another that loved Lily as much as he did and would often fight for her affections but James Potter was a rich and rebellious boy that liked to bully others for a past time. His favorite person to make fun of was Snape and one day Lily stood up for him only to be called a Mudblood. or a dirty blood, because he parents were Muggles. non-wizard folk. Snape asked to be forgiven and she asked him if he was still going to be a Death Eater and when he couldn't deny it she said, "It can not be helped. You chose your path and I chose mine." That was the end of an almost perfect relationship and in Lily's seventh year at Hogwarts she became Head Girl and James Potter became Head Boy and became a couple.

His feelings for her didn't end there however. Yes Snape did become a death eater and when he overheard the prophecy about the one that would destroy the dark lord he told Voldemort about it right away and when he found out that it was about Lily Potter and her family he told Dumbledore right away thus earning the older man's trust to be the mole sort of speak within the Death Eaters. He had then personally gone to Voldemort and asked him to spare her life and Voldemort gave in to his request and told her that she can live if she just handed over her son. She became the willing sacrifice needed to protect her son Harry for all the years that he had been protected thanks to Snape even though he never wanted her to die.

There is clear evidence that Harry Potter reminds him a lot of Lily and his hatred towards him is indeed perhaps a form of sadness from the loss. Several times he protected him throughout his time at Hogwarts and beyond. Snape protected him his during his first year when Quirrel was cursing his broom. Snape made an attempt to protect him in the Prisoner of Azkaban, and in Order of the Phoenix he taught him how to control his own mind so that the dark lord wouldn't get in. Also when Dumbledore asked him if he still loved her after all this time is answer was always.

I've been thinking about what if Snape had not joined the death eaters. Would Lily Evans have become Lily Snape instead after falling in love with him rather then James? If Harry had ended up being his kid then he could have still protected Lily and she still would have been the willing sacrifice still as well but who would have raised him? The dark lord had fallen that night so maybe Snape could have raised the kid himself but eventually the dark lord does return...what would have protected him then other then Dumbledore and Harry's three friends? Snape would have had to send his son away to live with then but still the story would have been different. Either way.....it was a romance that I'm sad didn't happen....

The title pretty much says it all. In order for me to buy things that I need I have decided to sell some stuff that I'm not using in my room on ebay so all those that are interested click on the below links because there is only one of each! The Yuna Gunner Cosplay comes with everything you see in the pics plus the necklace and fits anyone that fits a small or medium in regular cosplay, and the chainsaw base is a great beginning on your own Grell Sutcliffe Chainsaw to go with that red death god outfit of yours!

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I'm already thinking about next Halloween and I have a theme already planned out. Dark Alice In Wonderland. Here's where I need your help. Should I portray the role of Dark Alice or the role of the Crazy Mad Hatter? Or...both? Please comment with your opinions. Thank you.

This past Sunday I went to an audition in Chicago, IL. for this acting, modeling, singing school to see if I had what it took to be an actress or a model. Let's just say this. There were over 100 people auditioning for a spot in this training school that will train you and conduct meetings with agents for you and out of all those people only 12 lucky participants were chosen, and yes I was one of those 12 that have star quality potential. How much is this potential going to cost to be properly trained? Thousands of dollars, but my dad is willing to pay for it all by taking out a loan. Once again my dad has proven that he rocks!

On another note Halloween is coming up and everyone knows what that means! People both adults and children dress up in costumes taking part in a bunch of different activities to celebrate All Hallow's Eve. I myself made an entire costume for this event all by myself and I'm very proud of it. No one knows what this costume is. Not even my parents. You won't know until the day I post the pics either although I will be making a Youtube Halloween video so you can also see it then.

Hope to talk to you then! Yami out!

Well let's start off by saying that I should be writing more of these then I am already. Since my last entry I've been through and passed one more Math Course and it is the last thank God! A few more years and I graduate from college. Yay me! Also I almost lost my pet black cat Houdini because the animal shelter was going to put him to sleep. He has a stomach disorder and territorial issues but my dad begged and pleaded with him...and I got him back as long as my dad promised to pay to take care of the problems.

On a brighter note I went to the Bristol Renaissance Faire today and I had tons of fun! There were shows, people all dressed up in costumes, and lots of expensive artifacts from the Elizabethan Era of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth the Third I do believe.

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