♚『gimmick game』♚

drabble requests

2009-11-19T18:35:53Z

❤drabble prompt requests!❤

I'm in a dryspell and I'm trying to rectify this. I have two works currently that I can't post simply because of anonymity purposes and this is driving me nuts.

SO! Pairing & Prompt, and I will give you 100 words. Fandoms I'm willing to write are Arashi, Merlin & Glee.

Go forth and prompt. I'll leave this unlocked and reply with your drabble in the comments, with a final consolidation of them up at wemakestorm

✿05✿ - Life Sucks, but in a good way...

2009-11-06T03:01:12Z

OMFG, I'd forgotten what it was like to use a vacuum cleaner that worked. I'm done forever with those damned bagless vacuums. They're more of a problem then they are good and they're dirtier too. *makes a face*

I randomly checked our AT&T bill today online because it's our first full month of usage and I'm highly pissed off that the sales associate at the store didn't tell us it would be a $30 data plan for BOTH phones. PLUS the unlimited text $30 a month. We were expecting $130 a month plus taxes, but it's now $160 a month plus taxes. *sigh* It's not as outrageous as it could have been, at least.

Ficcing is still coming slowly. I had an entire outline done for my jehols then decided to scrap it because I just didn't like it anymore. :/ Need to work on this!

✿04✿ - Beans & Rice, Rice & Beans

2009-11-05T05:33:12Z

I'm a little late with this, so I'm going to back date it, despite the fact that it is STILL my Wednesday.

Grocery shopping/new vacuum shopping happened today. There is a lot of mac & cheese and hot dogs. >.> Oh and ground beef in a tube. Though I refuse to go down to ground crud o' fat. Still going with the lean.

Went back to a bagged vacuum because the track record so far with bagless is 0/3. Hopefully this will be better with the pet hair and not get horribly cogged up and icky!

Um....

I extended the deadline over at a_ra_shi's layout contest until the 19th, so if you're still interested there head over and check it out!

That's all other than....

YANKEES WIIIIIN

✿03✿ - Stir Crazy

2009-11-04T01:14:46Z

First off:

HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY, ARASHI! I knoe I said I'd make it to the 10th Anniversary cons but um...I got married instead. XD;;

With that out of the way, I'M GOING ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY stir crazy right now. While I actually do like staying at home and not really am one to go out and do things a whole lot (not like there's much to DO here, anyway), I do like getting out of the house to just do little things. Even if it's just walking around a store or something.

The lack of a car and only having a scooter has severely limited this if B isn't home. And when he IS home, he doesn't really want to go out and do anything.

Except on the one night a week he goes to Tampa to play D&D. Except now they're playing something at some fucking game shop and I can't help but be highly jealous that he's going out and DOING something while I'm stuck at home trying to fix the fucking vacuum cleaner. -___-.

And when I asked him to be home at 10 so we could possible go out to dinner somewhere other than DENNY'S? He got pissy.

UGH. I just want to GO somewhere. I want to go on a damned real vacation. Even if it's just a weekend over to Disney.

*is highly stir crazy today*

The good news is I have an outline/time line of sorts done for JEhols? Bad news is I'm not sure if I like the premise anymore....

✿02✿ - Windows 7

2009-11-02T22:50:20Z

And now comes day two of NaBloPoMo. :)

Yesterday, I started the adventure of updating my Compaq Presario laptop to Windows 7 64bit. I'd never truly understood what a 64 bit operating system was until I did a bit of research when I was first deciding to take the jump from the Windows 7 Release Candidate to the full version. Lo and behold, my laptop (and processor) were actually designed to run on a 64 bit OS.

The instillation process was a breeze (especially since I didn't accidentally boot from the CD on the restart and fuck everything up like last time)and it's now running FANTASTICALLY. Everything just....works, like it should. And fast.

Oh and I'm not burning the shit out of my leg from the fan/processor anymore. This is an amazing thing!

Click for the full size

It's only the 2nd here, but it's the 3rd in Japan which means that 10 years ago, Arashi made their CD Single Debut with "a-ra-shi". *preens*

★おめでとう、嵐ちゃん★

And now I realize that I no longer have Microsoft Office on here (clean install) and I need to go procure Open Office....

*toddles off to do so*

✿01✿ - Welcome to NaPoBloMo

2009-11-02T01:46:32Z

Well, this is it. The first day of blogging. These will be public posts, and posted also at the Nano site.

Last night was the Halloween party at my cousin Kim's house, and I had jager for the first time, though in the form of a Jager Bomb, which makes it taste less like ass. XD Hubby and I went as a white trash newlywed couple and I had a fantastic black eye.

Today was the Star Wars in Concert event which was so amazing. Not only was it Star Wars music (loooove), it was the London Philharmonic and Anthony Daniels! So yes, definitely worth it. Hubby and I had a lot of fun.

That's Anthony Daniels, albeit highly blurry.

That's all for day 1. About to install Windows 7 64 bit on Miya.

iPhone ringtones: K-Pop, J-Pop, & Arashi

2009-10-18T19:03:48Z

I recently got sick of the default ringtones on my iPhone and set about making ringtones for it. While the process is fairly simple, it is a little time consuming and hey, it's easier just to download them, right?

For those of you on my flist who have iPhones (I know there's at LEAST one of you!), I bring you RINGTONE UPLOADS!

K-Pop:

Girl's Generation - Genie
Super Junior - SORRY, SORRY
Super Junior M - SUPER GIRL (Beginning sound effect only)
G-Dragon - Heartbreaker
2NE1 - Fire

J-Pop:
Morning Musume - Love Machine

Arashi:
Step & Go (rap)
truth
風の向こうへ
Believe
Rock You

Random:
Nakatsu's ORE WA HOMO JA NAI! (meant to be my text alert, but I'd have to jailbreak first)

I'm leaving this entry public because I'm linking from iza_now.

I'm also opening this up to requests. If you have an iPhone ONLY I am taking requests for any ringtones! Comment here with the song and what portion you want made into a ringtone. Keep in mind that it must be less than 40 seconds. Also, you can only use these for ringtones or alarms, mail & text requires your phone to be jailbroken. If I do not have the song you want made (any song, really, I don't mind), I will let you know and I will need you to upload it for me. Thanks!

Quick Tutorial on Use:

Simply add the ringtone to your iTunes, select "Sync Ringtones" with your iPhone connected and either choose all or select the ones you want synced, then sync your phone! Tada, done!

All the Best! 5 x 10 LE Scans

2009-08-20T04:41:59Z

The RE will happen when my scanner stops being a whore.

600dpi, 1500px on the longest edge, cleaned and adjusted within photoshop (these are not straight from the glass scans, they took work)

Click to go to the gallery. Don't click if you don't want to be spoiled.

MU .rar File

Rules:

Comments are quite appreciated, but not necessary, as is credit if used.
Don't repost without credit as your own/crop out my watermark. STEALING IS BAD, MMKAY?

NOTE: Don't just add me, please. I'm posting this on my journal because I don't want to deal with fighting with my site at the moment. Just because you add me doesn't mean I'm adding you back, and adding me doesn't mean you'll get super seekrit things here that only my friends get. It's mostly my real life and I don't like everyone privy to that.

SALLLLEEE~

2009-05-30T22:56:36Z

Since GameStop only gives CREDIT for trading in systems and I already BOUGHT the DSi (thank you B and your huge hands that can't use the damned thing), I've decided to go ahead and sell the Lite on ebay (especially because with research I've discovered I'll net more in the long run).

Click here if you're interested

It's gently used and was only bought in September of last year. It's stayed in my Hello Kitty case this whole time and would have been kept a lot longer had the DSi debacle not happened.

There is a reserve on it, but it's not bad. Plus there's also buy it now if you're interested. A little bit more than what it would cost at GameStop or something, but definitely in MUCH better quality and includes ALL original items that came with the system, including the second stylus *shock* XD.

If you purchase it and are on my flist, I'll refund the shipping charges. :)

SOLD! :)

because i'm bored and my ego needs stroked?

2008-12-09T15:37:38Z

The Fandom Appreciation Meme: My Thread

Go for it.

freestyle

2008-08-31T02:46:55Z

So I've been thinking about doing a new layout from some awesome codes I found over at xaddictionsx for about a week now, but I had been thinking about using truth or kaze no mukou e screencaps for it.

Instead, I used freestyle.

So welcome to my new layout. XD

gimmick_gamegimmick_gamegimmick_gamegimmick_game

Comments? Suggestions? :3

EDIT; The font color has been changed now. Thanks!

truth/風の向こうへ single rip (320kbps) and PV rips (HQ)

2008-08-18T17:26:38Z

Sadly, my scanner has decided to not want to work on me so no scans of the booklets at the moment.

Single: MU | MF
Ripped at 320kbps, tags in kanji, file names romanized. Rar format.
*Replacement 'truth' file, since the one in the .rar skips 4 seconds in. <-- MU link of the single file.

truth PV: MU | MF
.avi, xvid codec, 95.7mb, deinterlaced
iPod format: MU | MF

風の向こうへ PV: MU | MF
.avi, xvid codec, 86.4mb, deinterlaced
iPod format: MU | MF

*Uploading. Will update as soon as they're finished. All links up now.
Update: MU & MF links for Kaze no Mukou e are available.
Update 2: MU & MF links for truth PV are now available.
Update 3: MU & MF links for kaze pv ipod format are now available.
Update 4: MU & MF links for truth pv ipod format are now available.

EDIT: From what some of you have told me, it seems truth gets a little hiccup in it a few seconds in on the .mp3. Honestly, I'm not sure what happened but after checking my copy in iTunes, I see what you mean. I'll re-rip the file and reup it to both MU and MF when I get home from work today.

EDIT 2: So after a bit of investigating, it looks like the reasoning for that little skip on truth was that in fact, my disc is scratched. -__-. I've reripped the song from the LE 1 but changed the tags so it will match up with the regular edition disc (I may be a bit OCD about tags...just a smidgen >.>). Only on MU, since it's just one small file anyway. Sorry it took a bit. There's that thing, do you know it? Yea, Life. -___-

oh. my. fucking. god.

2008-08-07T21:16:58Z

Unlocked post because I'm going to link back to it from the comms.

Truth PV in .mp4 iPod format (32mb), encoded with the highest video and sound settings my converter will allow, which accounts for its size. Well worth it though. *___*

Preview Caps:

Screencaps are from the converted pv, not the original.

MU Link | MF Link ~~(will update with MU link as soon as it's done)~~ MU Link up as well.

Enjoy!

EDIT: Just transferred it over to my nano and it looks beautiful. *____*

Music Rec: ONE OK ROCK - Beam of Light

2008-08-03T01:33:02Z

I don't normally do this, I know. But, wow. I got a hold of the new ONE OK ROCK album today, and just finished listening to it. Wow. I really didn't think anything could beat my love of the first album, but this one has beaten it. Taka's voice, it gets me. And I remember every time I hear him sing that had he not high-tailed it out of NEWS and JE, he'd get maybe a line or two per song, if that.

MU Link of the Full Album in .rar format, cus I'm lazy.

Track Recommendations: ~~EVERYTHING!~~ No, but seriously, this whole album is amazing. My personal favorites are as follow:
- 必然メーカー - Hitsuzen Maker
- 100%(hundred percent)
- 光芒 - Koubou (Beam of Light)

My all-time ONE OK ROCK song will forever bee Keep It Real, but this whole album is just a mess of amazing.

I'm posting this publicly so you can link back to it if you wish and spread the ONE OK ROCK love. ♥

request

2008-05-29T20:04:09Z

Anyone have Nami Tamaki's Heroine single? I need the instrumental and the torrents are dead on jpopsuki.

*pleads*

Public Post, and No this isn't an April Fool's Joke.

2008-04-01T13:19:38Z

ARASHI CALENDAR/COOKBOOK SCANS ARE ON HOLD.
I am in the middle of moving (very quickly) and a crazy work schedule at the moment. Plus, my boyfriend's laptop died, and seeing as the desktop technically is HIS, he needs to use it for his graduation thesis.

Life tops fandom right now, sorry.

It will be completed most likely by the end of April, early May.

My Etsy

2008-03-23T00:59:47Z

Andii's Candies
Handmade glass beaded cell phone charms.

Check it out! :D

another reminder .___.

2008-03-03T14:12:47Z

Yet again, there has been a bit of rapid friending on this journal.

If you add me, and don't comment on my fonly post or I don't know you, I WILL NOT ADD YOU BACK.
If you add me and comment on the f-only post, there is a good chance I will add you back.
This journal is heavily filtered. Meaning if you're just here for the arashi, that's all you'll get. If you're here just for fic, don't hold your breath and go to bunnycrack, which is where all of my fic is posted.
If you're here for graphics, again, don't hold your breath and go to keep_a_peak, which is where my graphics/icons are posted.
If you're here for scans, go to my vox.
This is my personal journal, meaning I'm picky on who I add and who I don't. Usually, if we share interests and you actually update your journal, I'll add you back. Otherwise, no dice. Sorry, that's just how it is.

This post doesn't apply to anyone currently on my friends list, only those that have added me recently and NOT commented on my fonly post or I don't know them. Thus the reason this post is unlocked.

On Vox: Okay, I lied.

2008-01-11T01:58:18Z

My next project is actually the 2007-12-11 Josei Jishin. XD It came today and I just couldn't wait to scan it. I do have a bit of AAA done, but I'd at least like to get through Jet Storm Taipei before I start posting it.

All scans are at 600 dpi with the tallest edge 1500 px (any bigger and the quality is decreased exponentially). No watermarks, as I've come to the conclusion if people are going to steal, they're going to steal regardless of watermark or no. But, I know my scans, I know my settings, and I will know if these show up somewhere with someone else's name on them.

Many many thanks and hugs and Sho's to Chelsea for sending this to me. *squishes hardcore*

Originally posted on ladygemma.vox.com

Friending reminder.

2007-12-08T08:37:12Z

I've noticed a rash of friending going on lately to this journal.

I don't mind if you add me, and I'm more than willing to add you back, if you follow the rules. If you can't be bothered to even check my journal first before mousing over my user icon and hitting "add" then I'm not going to be bothered to add you back.

I have a fairly lax friending policy. All I ask is that you comment to my f-only post, which is the top post on my recent entries and completely unlocked. But, if you add me, and comment on that post, there is a chance that I won't add you back. Sorry, but that's the way it is. So far it's only happened once. You have a better chance of being added if you actually update your journal and aren't just here for fic. If you are, then don't even bother, and go to bunnycrack. All of my fic is posted there.

Sorry to be a bitch about this, but if you can't follow one simple rule, or be bothered to actually READ my journal when you friend it, then I'm not going to add you.

To everyone on my flist, this doesn't apply to you. Don't worry ^___^.

On Vox: 拝啓、父上様ドラマ Photobook - Part 1

2007-11-29T18:05:06Z

I've finally found a way of scanning this without breaking the spine, so to mix up my scanning a bit (so I'm not always scanning magazine pages or photos, which can get a bit monotonous) I will be scanning this book in batches of 10. It probably won't be very often, as it is definitely more involved than scanning pages which are easily kept flat. Also, I won't be scanning the whole book. The text is useless to anyone who can't read Japanese, and even then, it's a fairly inexpensive book and if you can read Japanese you most likely have an easy source to buy it. I will be scanning all of the pages with the actors, and most likely the scenery shots in the back, as I am scanning this for iverin who is a big fan of the show.

All images are 600dpi, 1500px on the longest side.

Originally posted on ladygemma.vox.com

On Vox: WinkUp 2007-04 Arashi (for now)

2007-11-14T01:12:05Z

More to come from this magazine, including Toma with MA, Radio pictures, Haikei, Chichue-sama shoot, HYD stuff, Koike Teppei and T&T. Also, per iverin's request, I'll be scanning T&T for the rest of my mags and the previous ones I posted. But for now, my wrist is dying on me, and I need to let it rest in its brace.

I love love love love Ohno's hair like that *____* (And yes, the 2 sided page with Nino and Aiba got ripped a bit, stupid cat.)

Originally posted on ladygemma.vox.com

On Vox: WinkUp 2007-01 (Arashi, Toma, Musical Academy, Arashi Radio pics)

2007-11-13T19:55:05Z

Ahhh, this magazine gave me quite a bit of trouble. It was mainly photoshop giving me issues. I can't for the life of me get the healing brush to work. It worked fine last night. I've restarted, I've closed out 15 different ways, changed settings, and even closed out of the IME to see if that was the problem, and nada. >_< *growls* Anyway...

Working on the April issue of WinkUp now, with Ohno's hair NOT spikey for once! *pets it*

Originally posted on ladygemma.vox.com

On Vox: Duet 2007-01 (Arashi, WaT)

2007-11-13T07:34:04Z

Only two groups this time. Might scan more from this later (I think I missed Toma if he had a page, gotta go back through it). My wrist has officially given out after 70 pages of scans (some not viable and having to be redone), so although I have the energy to, no more scans tonight. I have 4 or 5 more mags to scan (april and may) and then I can get back to scanning the shop photos I have. Anyway, enjoy these! :D

Aiba looks a bit sick in this, and it's Sho's News Zero audition for the Arashi Izm corner! He looks so pudgy in these compared to now. I kinda miss pudgy-faced Sho. :/

Originally posted on ladygemma.vox.com

On Vox: Potato 2006-12 (Arashi, MA, Toma)

2007-11-13T05:57:18Z

I'd just like to proclaim my love for the paper Potato uses right now. Duet, you could learn a valuable lesson from Potato regarding paper. *glares*

Originally posted on ladygemma.vox.com