Aime ver.1

Putting some information aside for a project that will hopefully happen in the near future. It's not a top priority though, just something to get started. A friend and I have created so many characters and stories between the two of us that we thought it'd be good to share with the world. Well I'll be submitting in short profiles of some of my characters bit by bit. I'll start with one of my more developed characters, Aime.

+Basic+

Name. Aime (Eye-May)
Age. 24-26
Alignment. Lawful good
Gender. Female
Hair. Red
Eyes. Green
Occupation.
Former member of a four cell rebellion group known as the 'Kigon Renegades'.
Lieutenant for the Kigon Guard.

+Stats+ +/5

Strength. +++
Stamina. ++++
Speed. +++
Dexterity. ++
Firearms. +++++
Demolitions.
Strategy. +++
Vehicles. +

Background.
-Aime is the only daughter of a wealthy business owner who ran a corrupt business and a mother who was slightly mentally unstable. Three years after her mother went missing, Aime ran from her home to escape the abuse of her father. Aime then lived on the streets for nearly two years when she is found by Zio at age nine, who convinces her to join up with Siren's gang. She then received her tattoo to symbolize her alliance with the gang. During her years in the gang, Aime discovers that she is naturally proficient with firearms and continues to hone her skills. At age twenty two, Siren's gang is violently broken up because of Zio feeding information to the Kigon Guard. Zio frames her for it and makes his own escape, leaving Aime behind severely wounded. Having been shot twice, she is on her last legs, when she is found by Tobias, who without hesitation, takes her back to the renegade hideout. When her skill in firearms is discovered, she is asked to join up with the three man crew.

Description.
-Aime has a very short fuse and a flaring temper to go with it. It takes very little to set her off and a lot of patients for her to calm down. She is very opinionated and extremely stubborn. She can act very childish at times when it comes to listening to others advice. She likes to do things her own way and hates any sort of authority. She has a lot of trouble trusting others but she truly cares about her comrades.

Relationships.

Nadia.Mother
-Nadia went missing when Aime was four. She is presumed dead.

Clark.Father
-Clark is a dedicated, but crooked, business man. It is suspected that he had his wife, Nadia, killed for her interference in his business.

Anrui.Former Superior/Allie/Friend
-The relationship Rui and Aime share is very unstable at times. She prefers not to be around him most of the time. Overall, Aime does hold him in high respect, and cares about his well being, though she'll never ever show it.

Tobias.Allie/Friend
-Aime is closer with Tobias than anyone she's ever met. The two of them are so compatible together in battle and have great teamwork. They met when Tobias found her in an alleyway after having been shot several times. He saved her life and although she was very ungrateful for it, they became good friends. Though you wouldn't know it by looking at them. Aime is constantly verbally (and occasionally physically) abusing Tobias and always ridiculing his optimistic advice. But on some circumstances when Aime looses sight of things, She'll heed Toby's words and be thankful for it.

KD.Allie/Friend
-Aime treats KD like a little brother, like affectionately roughing him up a little or dishing out 'noogies'. She does recognize his intelligent and inwardly respects him for it.

Kiyoshi.Friend
-Aime has a bit of a soft spot for Kiyoshi. Though she has little patients for his knack of getting into trouble.

Zio.Old Friend/Nemesis
-Aime has a very complicated past with Zio. They were both members of Siren's gang from a young age, and Zio was the one who recruited her for her natural talent in firearms. Growing up in the harsh environment that they did, Aime relied heavily on Zio for protection and support. He taught her to be strong and independent. When they got older, Zio began feeding information about the gang to the Kigon guard and framed Aime for it. She's had enormous trouble trusting anyone since that betrayal.

+Reference+


Compilation of outfits, Drawn by me.

Aime and Tobias, drawn by the very talented Dabean
Aime after kicking some ass. Drawn by me.

More of Aime found here...




That ought to do for now. Just a short bio for now. I'll add more info as I go. More characters to come. :)

4-5, 16-17

Huzzah. April 17th. Not two days after my return from across the world, there was a world/inferno concert going on in the next town over. Being someone that swoons over the Dresden Dolls (who shares the same drummer, Brian Viglione) I couldn't miss it. To my surprise and eternal delight, a friend of mine was one of the bands opening for them. Backstage for me. Hell yes. Which meant being able to totally geek out in front of the guy who is my husband in fantasy land, Brian Viglione.

How could things get much better? Well as it turns out May 16th had a pleasant surprise in store for me as well. Pepper, a reggae-rock band from Hawaii, was playing at Terminal 5 in NYC. Hello opportunity, nice to see you again. So a few friends and I hopped on a train and endured the rotten smell of NYC. As an added treat, Pepper did an acoustic preview and a meet and greet in a Volcom store on Broadway. Here's a little taste.


See more at my youtube, Here.
After their mini concert, we (and by we I mean mostly me, my friends had already met the band before) had the immense pleasure of meeting with them, chatting with them and getting a photo with them.



Afterward, we hopped in a cab and booked it over to Terminal 5. As luck would have it, Brett, the bassist of Pepper, hooked us up with some all access backstage passes. How fucking lucky can one person get? Being able to watch people crowd surf from the second floor was great. Free beer and free freedom. It was totally awesome. Pepper was actually sharing the spotlight with Pennywise that night so they weren't the ones to close the show. Still awesome. The only other time I've seen Pepper live was at the Jones Beach Amphitheater when they opened for 311 in 2005. Now THAT was a 311 concert.
Now is it weird that I report on this before I even touch on my 9 days spent in a foreign country? Yeah...a little.

Off to Japan

Brb Guys...

Hiatus

Goes without saying I guess. I have a bunch of shit planned and in a nutshell, I'm going off to travel the world.


I'll be bringing my camera and good spirits. Be back soon!

I'm not made out of glue.

I'm pretty bad at sticking to things. Mostly because I hate giving myself a routine. But anyway, Starting a full time job and purchasing a Nintendo Wii in the same week doesn't leave much time for writing...or sleeping. However, the wii does bring me to the topic of this post. I would like to say a few things about the game I've been obsessively playing, Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility.
If you're familiar with Natsume's Harvest Moon series, then you'll relate to hours that I've devoted into this game. Harvest Moon, in a nutshell, is a game where you live on a farm, grow crops, take care of animals and start a family. To someone who has never played a game from this series, that probably doesn't sound appealing at all, but for me and a slew of other harvest moon fans, these games are the most addicting. Back to this game in particular, Tree of Tranquility is a breath of fresh air to the series. Finally Natsume grew enough balls to try something new. There are new animals, new characters, a whole new town and a new plot. Natsume is known to frequently reuse characters, towns and of course the "grandpa died and you inherit his ranch" story. It's so awesome to see something new. In this game, you have to save the goddess or some shit...not important. Let's look at all the awesome new features. For one, there's all the new animals. Of your animals you can have, of course, cows, horses, chickens and sheep. Goats and ducks are also in this game but they aren't completely new. The new ones, and most interesting ones, are the silkworms and ostriches. You can also breed every one of your animals (save for the silkworms). Your character can also ride either the ostrich or horse all around town. Another new feature is that you can breed your horse, Although I've yet to see the point of it.
Another new feature I really enjoyed was how you can customize your character. You can change the clothing on your character by buying clothing at the tailor shop and changing in your home. Your home is also customizable by rearranging the furniture.
Also the fans asked for it, and Natsume granted it. After you character gets married and has a child, your child will grow up and help you on the farm. I've yet to get that far in the game so I can't say much about it, but I think it's very cute and it adds a lot of charm.
One major downside to this game (besides the "calvin glitch") is the loading time. Every time you change screens (like leaving or entering any building) you have to wait 7-10 tedious seconds for it to load. It can get very annoying, very quickly because during game play, you don't have a choice but to be entering and exiting buildings. I can only hope that this will no longer be a problem for Harvest Moons next Wii release "WakuWaku Animal March", which I am highly anticipating.

Overall, I really enjoyed this game a lot. It was very versatile and new and all the new features made it to be a very endearing game. It is put together very nicely and I think it is definitely worth a look.

My Rating: 8/10
Replay Value: 5/10 (You may have to wait a little while before wanting to pick this game up again)




This was a rushed review, I apologize for the lack of details of the game itself.

Nolstalgia: Yay or Nay?

Having 20 years worth of memories under my belt is something that I'm extremely proud of. Good or bad memories, I'm a firm believer in that all memories are to be cherished. Although a person may not always want to dwell on some. Nostalgia has different effects on people, and I'm just wondering, Yay or Nay?


I know I spelt it wrong...imperfectionist extraordinaire!

Watching paint dry.
Watching grass grow.
Watching torrents download.










I just got my hands on Volume 10 of High Fructose, so more to come.