After 3 years Casey purposed and I said Yes.

Things are going to different and the same all at once from now on.

I'm so Happy!

Three years ago I started a tiny little Live Action Roleplaying Gamed entitled Starlight Dreams. Nine people showed up to roleplay characters in the backyard of Mike Dawid's house. Everyone had amazing costumes and it was a smash success. The game has now gone through two names and three years of awesome stories, characters, and drama. I happily invite any and all to come experience and celebrate the three year anniversary of San Diego's longest running Changeling: The Dreaming LARP.

Where: The Butterfly Garden of Balboa Park, San Diego California

When: August 29th, 2009. 7:30pm to Midnight

Hope to see you all there!

Finally got to see both Were the World Mine and Coraline in the past 2 days. Both were excellent. ^_^

I have a Blog now. Don't worry not giving up my LJ. But this more of a personal place, while my Blog will have News and Reviews about all the things I love. ^_^

http://keichiokami.blogspot.com/

Check it out!

Stolen from starplucker



Videos like this is the reason I just shrug my shoulders when my more pretentious friends say things like "Oh Hector, You like everything" The world really can be an amazing, fun and beautiful place. If you allow it to be. ^_^ This video makes me smile and I hope them many years of happiness.

So far I have had an amazing time! So many wonderful panels and awesome costumes. I cannot wait to enjoy one more day on Sunday.

Damn! This heat is killing me!. Going to downtime tonight for the Grim truth. I think I'm going to hop in the shower though. I HAVE to beat the heat.
SO the Vampire story is progressing well. I'm butchering and revising some of my old writing. There is a intense furious energy to my old writing. But the utter "I'm a teenager and I know everything" undertone is galling. I feel like I'm being talked down to through the entire text. I just want to grab 16-18 year old me and slap the shit out him and scream "You are not J.D Salinger! You are not Toni Morrison! You ESPECIALLY aren't Anne Rice! Quit writing in this self indulgent tone that assumes your reader is obviously an idiot if they don't think you are a literary genius!"
But its good to revisit these old writings and salvage them into something truly readable. The foundation and energy was there, I just need to temper it with some maturity and decent grammar.

In response to this clever and sharp criticism of the New Wave of Vampire fiction. I am going to write a vampire story. Sharp quick and clean.

Wish me luck I will let you all know when I am done.

I am extremely excited about the new Changeling: The Lost LARP starting up this weekend. My character Dristian Noir has to be one of the most personal, interesting and potentially fun characters I have ever made.

I have always been patient and willing to tread very carefully when it comes to creating characters for Scott's games. He has a very specific vision and at time we can clash. But many times we have worked together as a Storyteller and a Player and made wonderful stories. I imagine a cynic would say it is because I am violate and belligerent when I'm not having fun, I would prefer to say I am candid and forthright.

I really think this character resonates with Scott's carefully crafted setting and that so many stories have the potential to be told in the coming months. I'm looking forward to becoming immersed in Changeling The Lost, a game I truly loved when I first read it. I remember telling and Scott and Gina about it shortly after I bought the book and they being somewhat guarded and skeptical. Gina, who had paged through it a bookstore seemed interested, as it had reminded her a bit of Dark Ages Fae from what little she had read and seen of the art. I felt a little defeated as they didn't really seem to have much enthusiasm about it, and Shae, another Changeling Storyteller whom I was also spending a lot of time with found he hated the book and found it to be repulsive in its intent. While successful at being an RPG about PTSD victims, it failed as an alternate take on the Faerie myth. He found Dreaming to be far Superior a game as it was about characters who they themselves were stories. In the face of Shae's venom, and Scott and Gina's apparent lack of interest, I shelved the game and thought perhaps one day I would run a tabletop or perhaps just play it in the Cam Club.

Now all that has changed, Scott and Gina are now some of the biggest Changeling: The Lost fans I know. Something between those thorn covered, emerald green covers spoke to them, as it spoke to me. Now Scott knows FAR more about the game than I do and has 2 games under his belt! Now I'm the one playing catch up! Which I think, is awesome. ^_^

Now this is just my story. I'm sure these events may have unfolded quiet differently from Scott and Gina's perspective, but that is cool to. I tend to make my own reality in my mind sometimes. But what really matters is that we are all friends and going to have a great time playing Changeling the Lost.

And that is, The Grimm Truth. ^_^

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My shift was cut for the third day in a row.

I said fuck it this morning, called my old manager who is at the Horton Plaza store and asked him to call me back if she had any hours. I then filled out my Grossmont College application AND my FAFSA for Financial Aid. If I'm cut AGAIN tomorrow, I going to see a councilor at school and call my old college and get my transcripts transferred. I'm going to call my mom and find out how much money she will send me monthly if I go back to school.

This is bullshit I'm being productive with my life this week. I refuse to let life kicking me in the teeth to depress me.

I played some FF12, progressed the plot and gained some levels. Then took a LONG nap since I did all this early this morning. Casey went out job hunting while I was doing all this.

Got my shift cut at work AGAIN. My life sucks. :(
I know I should be grateful I even have a job...
I have people who depend on me to take care of them, and if I go down financially, they ALL go down.
I worked 10 hours last week, and this week is looking the same. I think I'm going to have to find another job that gives me more hours.

Whenever I hear songs like this, I am so glad I have Casey in my life.

Beautifully
music and lyrics by jay brannan

every time he goes, she dies
every time she comes, she cries

he was her long, bright future
in the middle of a wrong, dark road
he loved her, but he wasnt too sure
if he could return the love she showed
when she said, my love extends
beyond the realm of being friends
he kissed her head
and quietly he said

chorus
its not that youre not beautiful, youre just not beautiful to me
she said, how beautiful do i have to be?
when i look in the mirror, youre the only thing i see,
and i have loved you beautifully

well, ten thousand tears passed by
but she never let him see her cry
and he called up down one night
he said, lets get in the car and just drive

he talked a lot about loneliness
but why, she didnt know
and some song about memphis
was playin on the radio
she said, lets stop the car and slow dance,
wont you just give me a chance?
he took her hand
and hoped shed understand

chorus

well, shell burn that bridge
and build a house
and swallow the smoke in her mouth
shell feel the burn
and then make the choice
to put the fire in her voice

chorus

""

The New website is posted.
http://keichiokami.t35.com/main.html

Just signed up to Beta test this game wanna join me?

http://www.s4league.com/

I want to play this game ^_^

Rest In Peace David Carradine

NIN is on tour.
NIN is in Chula Vista TONIGHT.

Even if I wanted to drop all my plans and go, I can't buy tickets online anymore because the show is hours away.

I should have checked the tour dates a few days ago but I figured they wouldn't get to California this fast.

I'm a moron and my life is a joke. The other shows they are having in California? I'll be away at war. >.

Jasmine's birthday party was amazing. I had a total blast. I saw many people I haven't' seen in months and in some cases YEARS. It was fantastic times all around.

Thanks for awesome party Jasmine and once again, Happy Birthday.