Crue Fest

So last night Mom got my sister, herself, and I all tickets in the orchestra pit to go to Crue Fest at SPAC. TOTALLY AWESOME.

NO.

Trapt, Sixx:AM, Papa Roach, Buckcherry, and Motley Crue all played at this concert, in that order.

Thanks to the wonderful security guards frisking everyone (including those with such tight/lack of clothes that it wasn't possible to hide anything) and getting mad at my camera (I tried LMAO) we missed Trapt. Which I was really upset about, because I LOVE Trapt.

But hey, you win some, you lose some.

So I did see the other four bands play. Sixx:AM wasn't too bad, but they weren't that great either. Papa Roach is totally arrogant, and when he walked the crowds some skank bowled me over to hug him. And when I say skank; I mean tight clothes, dyed blonde hair, bright red lipstick bimbo. Ugh.

Buckcherry, was to say the least, AMAZING. He's so funny. The last song he did was Crazy Bitch, which he said we'd have to go get spiritually clensed from afterwards. Which... you pretty much did need to. He was talking through it, adding on to what the song says, and it was funny. The one quote I remember verbatum is:

"You know those crazy bitches are best. The kind that when you're doing them from behind, they reach back to tickle your balls. Awwwwww yeah"

I was laughing SO HARD. xD

There was also one point where he said something to the effect of:

"Because sometimes you just gotta let out a load. Gotta masturbate. It's probably the most fun and totally free thing you can do anymore."

xDDD

But the song was great. I sang right along to it. And this guy was making motions as he was talking and just, he puts on a great show.

Motley Crue on the other hand, did not. In fact I didn't even stay for the whole thing because they made me that sick.

The opening was funny. There was this sheer black screen, and a red light to make a devil silhouette that was getting a blow job. I laughed. But then their music... D:

It was WAY TOO LOUD. Couldn't tell if your heart was still beating or if you were still breathing loud. It didn't matter how loud my mom and sister screamed in my ears, I couldn't hear them. And the bass was so harsh it pretty much rattled your teeth. Then there was the fact that it was cramped and hot and humid (and I'm crowd claustrophobic), and the strobe lights were enough to drive you batshit. Their pyrotechnics weren't even that good. And they weren't playing any of their old stuff, so all the songs just sounded like noise.

Well, it nauseated me and I had to leave. Just couldn't take it.

A nice security guard let Mom walk all the way to my car with me, and permitted her re-entry even though that's not supposed to be allowed. So that was cool.

But she said the whole thing turned into a big S+M porno after that basically, and the majority of the crowd either got sick of it and started sitting down bored or left early. Mom and my sister left before the encore, but as they were walking out they heard the encore and it was the older stuff.

So, that was disappointing. Mom says she'll never go see Motley Crue again, and I have to agree.

But, we would all TOTALLY go see Buckcherry again.

And it turns out, the only reason I couldn't bring my "professional grade" (anything with interchangeable lenses is of course, professional grade *eye roll*) camera in, is because one of the artists wouldn't allow it. Well, hate to tell ya, but the videos all come from the little cameras and cell phones. All my camera is going to let me do is have better control. So it's a stupid rule and the artists need to be slapped. Because lets face it, either forbid them all or allow them all. Because with the way digital cameras are improving these days, you can get good photos regardless. And, as said, the point-and-shoots and camera phones are more of a threat because of the video setting.

Hell, we met one girl there who was sharing a video she took on her camera that she was going to upload to Youtube.

So yeah... stupid rule. Stupid stupid rule.

Oh, and there was some woman topless as soon as Motley Crue came out on stage. And no one bothered her.

Also saw a guy get dragged out by not one, not two, but five security guards or so. Two had his arms, two had his belt loops, one had the back of his shirt, there were two in front of him and two following behind and it looked like he'd been stunned or something. So someone got in some trouble. o_o;

But that's about it. When I went to see Poison last summer, it was definitely a lot better. And they let my camera through.

HUZZAH! REVOLUTION!

I. AM. STOKED.

In a little over a week, I am gonna go back up to Fort Ticonderoga for the Revolutionary War reenactment. I CANNOT WAIT. I had a BLAST at the Battle of Carillon, so this is going to prove to be just as good! Especially because I like the Revolutionary War better than the French and Indian. LMAO But... I doubt there will be so many naked-ish men around with this one... >.>; THOSE INDIANS WERE AWESOME! xD

It's on September 6th and 7th, a Saturday and Sunday. And like... I'm going. And it won't rain this time, dammit. Because that would suck. D: And this time around, I'll get to buy some souvenirs and go into the fort.

Man... I love that fort so much. =w=d

LOOK FORWARD TO COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF PHOTOS, YAH!? 8D

Image Diet

Back in Hallmark, one of the things John Nordell talked to us about was our image diet. What we were looking at, imagery wise, on a day-to-day basis.

And I didn't pay too much attention to it, because hey, I'm unique. Ya know? More like I was afraid of TOTALLY RIPPING SOMEONE OFF. xDDD

But my sister said something at the photo shoot on Wednesday that made me stop and look back at what John said.

When I was posing Nyck on the bench, she told me he looked like he popped right out of a manga. Like one of the bishie boys we all love so much.

And you know what?

She is ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

It's so funny, because I read a BUTTLOAD of manga the day before, and then now that I look back at the photos, A LOT of them resemble manga-esque poses. But it's not a rip off, which makes me feel MUCH BETTER. I really was/always am worried about that.

So John Nordell, here's to you. It's a few months late, but I get it now. And it's one of the best things I know!

PHOTO OUTING FINALLY *foams*

So I FINALLY got out of the house for photos. FINALLY. I NEEDED THIS. *foams*

Anyways...

So spur-of-the-moment (as usual xD) I nabbed my sister, Sarah, and Mia's friend Nyck and we went shooting. First we hit Yaddo, and it was funny because this haggle of old people were staring at shirtless Nyck and whispering. LMAO I was HIGHLY AMUSED to say the least. xD

The sun was INTENSE though. Like... in some of the photos there is MASSIVE SUNGLARE and I am SO PISSED OFF. AUGH!!!! *throws things* But I managed to salvage a few, so it's all good. ^^;

Mia, Sarah, and I also hit up the old paper mill for photos after lunch/dinner at Subway. I love Subway... but anyways! So we went there, and there were a couple guys fishing with their dog. Needless to say, the dog went swimming and got us ALL wet. But the animal was sweet and they were nice guys so I didn't mind. They got kind of embarrassed watching us though because of some of the poses I came up with. LMAO

BUT DAMN THAT SUNGLARE! *shake fist*

Even with the lens hood I still got it. xP

And lastly, we went up to the graveyard to play with swords. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA~!

So it was a fun day yesterday. I enjoyed it.

PREPARE FOR LOADS OF HARDCORE IMAGERY 8D


Don't make me... by *Saknika on deviantART


She looks pissed too D: by *Saknika on deviantART


And what a body he has... by *Saknika on deviantART


Gazing Up by *Saknika on deviantART


Stickin' Together by *Saknika on deviantART


Modern Cleopatra by *Saknika on deviantART


Wanna Give Me a Boost by *Saknika on deviantART


Modernly Vintage by *Saknika on deviantART


Industrial Gal by *Saknika on deviantART


Dynamic Posing by *Saknika on deviantART

Feeding my Fetish

So I spent the whole day today, reading my backlog of manga. I had eight of them... well, probably more like twelve but I'm not counting the Inuyasha. x'D

So today, I read...

Until the Full Moon I
Boy Princess 1 and 2
Gravitation 1 and 2
Selfish Mr. Mermaid 1
Ka-Shin-Fu
Just My Luck 1

And out of all of those... not a single one wasn't some sort of yaoi. I am a pathetic creature. ^^;

I have to say though... Selfish Mr. Mermaid was the WORST in terms of plot. In that it really had none. orz But somehow it was still good enough to read, so that's all that mattered.

Boy Princess, I found out, is actually known as "Manhwa", which is a term for Korean Manga. And it's so complex that it's really hard to follow. I had to read it a lot more slowly so that I didn't miss anything. Because I actually had to go back at first, before I realized this, and reread stuff that I didn't pay enough attention to. GOOD PLOT. I can't wait to get more. =w=d

Kashinfu was a one shot. And a very good one at that. Lots of dirty scenes. Yum~ (god I am going to Hell... x'D)

Until the Full Moon has three books in the series, and considering it's by the author of Fake, I'm not expecting any steamy scenes until the last one. LMAO

Gravitation is notorious, and fairly mainstream, but dammit, I love it! I don't care how "softcore" most yaoi fangirls say it is, it's still an amazing story, and really funny to boot!

Just my Luck, on the other hand, looks like it's going down the black magic path. Which is highly unusual, and makes it all the more interesting. I do loves me some black magic... >w>

In the mean time, I also read book two to Haruka. That story just keeps getting more cliche, more like Fushigi Yugi, and more loveable. So long as all the good characters don't die though, I'll be happy. Because dammit, I hate those kinds of plot twists.

And speaking of plot twists, one of my favourite webcomics, Vampirates, just took a turn for the worse by revealing that one of the main characters is actually a girl. D: Kizzy and I are SO PISSED about this. We've been ranting about it for days now. It's bad...

In fact... my whole obsession with anime and manga is probably pretty bad. x'D

BUT I DON'T CARE! IT'S DELICIOUS! Renge-chan, THREE BOWLS OF RICE OF IT PLEASE~! /Ouran reference

I'm such a junkie~ =w=d

On the Spot!

So I went job hunting today. Got there about 15 minutes after the mall opened, and was able to back into a parking spot in the first row it was so empty. I was unbelievably happy at this. :D

So I got applications to Walden Books, Forever 21, Spirits Halloween, Bath + Body Works, and Limited Too.

Then I sat in the food court, had myself a foot long sub from Subway (god I am SUCH a pig xD), and filled out all of those applications. I'm surprised I didn't get writers cramp. LMAO

And then I turned them all in.

Well, I was offered a job on the spot at Spirits Halloween. Like, the guy asked if I had a few minutes to fill out the tax forms and stuff, and I said sure. So I did.

The store isn't even done being set up yet. xD

But it's only seasonal. :< They're going to be here from September to sometime in November... only. Which... really sucks.

The pay does start at $7.65/hour, which is nice. However...

You don't get pay checks. You get these Pay Cards... that are basically ATM cards. And paid bi-weekly. With only two free transactions. I don't want to have to pay money, to get my money. And you can't take all the money off, because the card won't be active anymore, which means you can't get paid.

What... the hell.

Not to mention I don't know if my bank would withdraw money off of it into my account. :\

Then there were some of the rules in their handbook... Like, most I understand... but some just make you wonder.

Let me elaborate...

• "The first 90 days are a period of training and adjustment" ...There aren't 90 days available. That's three months...
  
• Policy Violation: "Reporting to work without a positive attitude, regardless of personal issues" ...But I can only be absent four times... I can't be happy when sick or someone died! Cut me some slack here. vv;
  
• Policy Violation: "Sitting, standing, or leaning on fixtures or counters" So... I can't rest my elbows on anything?
  
• Policy Violation: "Off duty conduct that reflects negatively on Spirit." My life, kthnx. I bet this blog would be a big red flag. x'D
  
• Policy Violation: "Failure of Management Associates to inspect all trash, prior to daily removal from the store." Dude... they're going through the trash. D:
  
• Fraternization Policy: "Peer Relationship" It's called dating.
  
• Fraternization Policy: "Direct Reporting Relationship" ...Dating your boss. This language is awful.
  
• Fraternization Policy: Umm... then there's this long winded part that basically says if you're dating your boss, you gotta let Human Resources know so they can decide if that's okay.
  
• Sales Floor Conduct: "No conversation or congregating between friends/Associates, except on business matters." So... we can't make small talk.
  
• Sales Floor Conduct: "No arguing with fellow Associates or customers." So basically... kiss everyone's ass or get fired.
  
• Team Member Dishonesty: "Theft by Trash" Yeah... they went there. LMAO At the bottom, it explains that these actions are "bad for business" ...I don't want to know. x'D
  

I am simply amazed... Like, wow. So for a seasonal job... I don't know.

PLEASE CALL BACK WALDENS! *cling*

I'm going to apply to Barnes n' Noble tomorrow I think. And maybe Target. AND JUST PLAIN FIND SOMETHING FUN TO DO D8

I have cabin fever for social interaction. Seriously. I almost packed and drove to California a few hours ago just to meet up with internet friends.

THIS IS GETTING SERIOUS.

And with that, I'm off to go find some dinner. xD

Oh the Woes of Sears

So I don't think I'll be working at Sears after all.

Once I'd gone on the interview at Walmart, I knew I wasn't going to work there. And they called back yesterday saying they'd had me fill out the wrong application, and could I come in to fill out the proper one. Um... if you put the wrong applications in the photography studio... I REALLY don't think I was to work for you... >.>;;;

So I told them sorry, I had found employment elsewhere and wouldn't be able to work for them. Didn't burn any bridges just incase I have to swallow my pride as a human being and work there to pay the bills. *gag gag*

But Sears is just jerking me around, so I don't actually have employment.

Beth, my interviewer, made it sound like she would be hiring a couple of people when she told me, I quote, "I never have enough people for the Christmas rush. I'll have more hours than I can give people."

But as soon as I knew about Walmart, that Thursday I called Sears... Beth wasn't in. Left a message.

Called again Friday... still no Beth, just missed her. No mention of my message. Try again Saturday between 10am and 5pm since she goes on vacation the day after.

Okay...

So I called back at 10:15am on Saturday. I gave her the little bit of time to get into the store and stuff, since I had been awake since 6:30am, which is when I've been waking lately.

Beth, by some miracle, answered the phone.

And when I told her I was still interested in the job if it were available?

"Well, we just hired someone else and she starts training today, so I'm really not sure. I can't really look right now either, since I am going on vacation tomorrow. Tell you what, call back on the 2nd all right, and I'll see what we can do."

......okay then...

I was very polite to her, so that I didn't burn my bridges, but dammit, I hate being jerked around. There was no mention that I called twice before, and that I had left a message for her. And I feel a little tricked by what she was telling me about the Christmas hours.

So I'm back on the job hunt today. I'm going to check out some other stores and see what I can find. Because you know what? I bet I can find employment elsewhere that won't give me the run-around.

But I'm not going to Lifetouch. They're hiring studio photographers right now, but I've heard some nasty horror stories so I don't think I want to get mixed up in it.

I think I'll take a non-photography job right about now. And do my own photography on the side. Sounds like a good idea to me.

So, at about 9:30 I'm gonna leave for the mall, and get there when it opens at 10am. Which means... I should go start to get ready now. lol

Heat Snap

We had a sudden heat snap today, and it's killing me, I swear.

I am so nauseated and my stomach won't let me eat, plus this nasty headache. It sucks. And I'm like... super sensitive to my parents' cigarette smoke as well, which just makes it worse. My Dad is sick from the heat too. Ugh.

It wouldn't be bad, either, except it's been chilly for the past few days. Chilly with the coming of autumn. And then waBAM, we get this heat.

And not a nice dry heat, either. No, we have this muggy, rotten, unmoving heat. The air is SO STILL. I know we're probably gonna get a storm from it, and I welcome it just so the rain can cool things off.

Makes me very glad I didn't go with my mom, sister, and brother to see Heart, Cheap Trick, and Journey at SPAC. I wanted to, but it would have been a very bad idea. And as bad as I felt staying behind, gut instinct told me to and I followed it.

I had considered going out to see Vesper in Saratoga instead, but I'm just not up for it at all.

So Dad and I are just chilling, sharing some horrible videos on YouTube, and thinking about maybe fishing out a movie to watch. And we plan on doing it in front of a fan, since that's really all you need.

As long as the air gets moved, it's not bad. But still humidity and mugginess... x_x;;;

I hope we get those storms.

Studio Ghibli is LOVE

So after my very sad, yet strangely wonderful, experience with Grave of the Fireflies (which I am forcing others to watch to lament with me), I went on to rewatch (because I love it so) Laputa: Castle in the Sky, and then for the first time watch My Neighbor Totoro.

TOTORO. IS. THE. CUTEST. MOVIE. EVER.

If you have not seen this movie yet, get off your ass and go find a way to see it! Holy crap, it was AMAZING. I was giggling and happy and loving and just... WOW. Total opposite from Grave of the Fireflies. AND SO GOOD.

I want to see the second one, but to do that I'll have to get to the Studio Ghibli museum. Guess we know where I'm going when I get to Japan... >.>

Anyways!

Totoro is basically about these two girls and their imaginary friends. ADORABLE. And WAY BETTER than Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. Because there is plot to this, and cuteness, and a way to tie it into the adults, and a bit to reality, and just... LOVE.

Oh god... I feel a fangirl moment coming on. >w<

IT WAS THE PERFECT THING TO WATCH WHILE MY INTERNET WAS DEAD.

So yes.

GO.

WATCH.

NOW.

^^

An Honour

So I was contacted by ~jogle64960, asking if he could use one of my portraits and make a pastel of it. And under the condition that he credited me, I said sure. Well, he kept me updated and the piece is finished. And it looks AMAZING. This guy has some serious talent with pastels. So I'd like to show you the before and after. Please, take a look and spread the love.