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HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Just a few more hours until it's 2016 here in Chicago. It's been a long while since I last wrote an entry (obviously), so here's my 2015 summary and review.

What to start off with? Well, convention-wise, it's been a busy year. Almost every month, my friend MonkeyWerks & I have been going to various conventions, and most of them being out of state. Because of that and due to me given so many work hours from my part-time job and some personal problems, I had difficulties on working on new content. Despite all that, I still had a good time. I mean, I finally got to travel to places I've never been to, such as Toledo, OH (for Glass City Con), Detroit, MI (for Youmacon) and Wisconsin Dells, WI (for Daisho Con). Then there's also one day comic cons over at Milwaukee, WI & Madison, WI (for Mighty Con).

Our plans for 2016 won't be as hectic as this year's, I think, but hopefully we'll still have a good time.


Late August, my dog (a chihuahua) of 13 years passed away. It was so sudden and to watch her die before me really broke my heart. The past few months after was a bit difficult, and I would still think of her occasionally. I really miss her, & I hope she knows that we all loved her.

I think to help kinda ease the pain, I turned more into music. I got back into the Korean pop scene. My latest obsession these days is this new male hip-hop group called Monsta X, and my bias is the main rapper, Jooheon. Not sure as to what it is about this group that I became wayyy into them; I don't think I was this obsessed with EXO when they first came out, lol. But yeah, I really really love this group; love their songs & the mixtape singles that Jooheon would bring out; watched their performances and show/web shows they would be featured in. ...Would be so awesome if I can see them live or meet them.

...Speaking of concerts, I saw Babymetal and One Ok Rock live. Both concerts were AWESOME! I even got to meet One Ok Rock after the concert; got a signed CD from them, shook their hands & took pictures of them. Babymetal will be returning to Chicago in May, so I'm pretty excited to see them again. Also, EXO is having a concert here in February, so I'm really hoping I'll manage to get tickets.


Anime has taken a backseat during the last half the year. But I did get into a series called "Shokugeki no Soma". At first the fanservice kinda turned me off (seeing it from short clips), but curiosity got the best of me (since my friend reads the manga), and I decided to watched the 1st episode. GOT HOOKED INSTANTLY. Real funny show with pretty good animation. Like OMG, they made food look GOOD.

Had quite some gaming purchases this year on both Steam & console... despite most (if not all) being placed on backlog. Finally bought myself a 3DS (the new 3DS XL "Hyrule Edition" to be precise) and I've been taking it with me to my convention travels since then. Pretty fun connecting to the Street Pass... so many people with 3DS!

Got into the closed beta testings for the international version of "Tree of Savior" and the NA/EU version of "Blade & Soul", which have been the 2 MMORPGs I was anticipating for awhile. "Tree of Savior" seems like it still needs a bit of work, where as to "Blade & Soul", I really enjoyed & loved it. No word on the full release of "Tree of Savior" yet, but launch for "Blade & Soul" will be on January 19, 2016. So can't wait to play it again!


...So yeah, I think that's pretty much the gist of 2015. Had its up & downs, but it was still a fun ride. So here's to 2016! Hope it will just as fun & exciting, and with much success!

...UNTIL NEXT TIME!!

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Sorry for the lack of updates, all. Due to work & many other things, it's been a tad difficult to arrange my priorities.

Anywho, I made some renovations to my website: http://www.vision-velocity.com/ So, check it out when you can!

I opened up commissions (but I will be only taking 1 - 2 request(s) at a time, depending on the difficulty of the pieces). Info is on my website, and you can send the request through there.

Also, conventions I'm confirmed to at:
- Con Alt Delete [Dec. 19-21, 2014] www.conaltdelete.com/
- Kollision Con [Jan. 2-4, 2015] www.kollisioncon.com/
- Anime Midwest [July 3-5, 2015] www.animemidwest.com/

Also, I opened up a Tumblr account! emoon18.tumblr.com Go follow me there!

Hi everyone! Been awhile since my last update, eh? Time sure flies by fast. <.<

Anyway, compared to last summer, fall & winter has been quite UNeventful. Mostly been working a lot more work hours...which I honestly don't mind 'cuz I need the monies, but whew, it sure gets TIRING. That, and I've somewhat went back into hermit/lurking mode. Other than working, been spending whatever free time I had on watching new anime, gaming, and browsing around on Youtube.

Recent anime I got into are Blade & Soul (which is based on the MMORPG of the same name). Character designs isn't too bad; it definitely has some similarities to the game (but nothing can compare to Hyung-Tae Kim's designs). Wish they did a better job on the animation though...which is rather surprising 'cuz it's done by Studio GONZO (and they always do phenomenal work), but perhaps it wasn't given enough budget towards it. I do like the main character, Alka, though; and I really like the ending song "Rainbow" by LEGO BIG MORL. But overall, it isn't too bad.

Another anime I also got into is Selector Infected WIXOSS. It's like a mixture of Angelic Layer, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, & Yu-gi-oh! put together, and I like it so far. Guess I'm a sucker to some of these weird & semi-tragic kind of anime, lol.

I got into the MMORPG, Aura Kingdom. It's a pretty fun online game. You get to pick a main class (out of 10 classes now I believe), and later on you can pick a subclass (out of the remaining 9). Skill animations are pretty cool, it's not too grindy (not until around levels 55-60), and the partying & guild system is pretty cool. The game does run into technical difficulties though due to the game company that it's under (Aeria Games). But outside those problems, it really isn't bad. So if any of you are looking for a new online game to play, check it out! aurakingdom.aeriagames.com/ I'm in the Hydra server and in the guild Harmony (which is a really awesome & chill guild, btw). My IGN is Serahngel (battlebow/katar class). ...I'm currently not playing at the moment though, due to preparations for...

Hi, everyone!

It's been awhile since my last journal update. It got pretty busy & eventful during the summer after ACEN, and oh boy, do I have stories to tell.

Guess I'll start off with going to my first live WWE/wrestling show. I went to the WWE PPV Payback here in Chicago around mid-June. It was definitely a different experience/perspective compared to watching it on TV. There's no commentary heard; all you hear are the chants from crowd, the wrestlers' entrance music, the announcers, and the sounds from the ring. But it was still pretty fun. My seats was pretty much across from where the wrestlers make their entrance, so I got to see them a bit up close. At the same time, it was hard to see the titantron, so at times I had to lean and crane my neck just to see. Not sure if I plan on going to another one in the future, but I guess we'll see.

One of my uncles (one of my mom's older brothers) got really sick. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer. And so I had a lot of family visiting during the summer just to see him. A few days after seeing the WWE PPV show, my other uncle, aunt (his wife) and their 2 grandchildren from New Jersey came to visit. I hadn't seen them in awhile, especially their grandchildren... I hadn't seen them since they were babies, and they're now 15 and 11 respectively. But it was pretty cool having them here; we made sure the kids had a good time by showing them around several places around Chicago since this was their first time here in the city.

Went to Anime Midwest for the first time back in July.  I was a part of their artist alley, and it was pretty awesome. Got to meet and befriend a neighboring artist, and met some other awesome people as well. Not only that, but in all my time that I've been in an artist alley, this was the most successful one to date, especially for a small convention.

Early August, my dad got carjacked. He went to pick my mom from work at the hospital, and while waiting for her at the pick-up/drop off drive through at the front of the hospital, some guy walked up to the driver's side, opened the door (which unfortunately was unlocked), told my dad he needed the car, pulled my dad out & drove off with our SUV. It's a blessing that my dad was unharmed and the guy was unarmed, but I'm sure it was a shocking experience for my dad. What's even more of a blessing was that the criminal wasn't very smart. As soon as the SUV ran out of gas, he stayed in the car. Some person noticed it, called the local police...and well, that's pretty much how he got caught. He was also caught in the hospital's security camera; the detectives showed us the footage...and well, it was pretty surreal just seeing it. All in all, my dad was ok, our SUV was ok (which we got back within the end of that week and it only had a few minor scratches), and the guy will be behind bars.

The weekend after that incident, I went to Wizard World for a 2nd time. Got to meet and see my fave WWE wrestler, CM Punk, again. Managed to hug him and get a better picture with him this time around. I also got to meet the voice actress, Tara Strong. I had wanted to meet WWE Diva, AJ Lee, and the trio, The Shield, but AJ only appeared on Sunday (and I only went on the Saturday) and I only had enough money to buy a ticket for one day and to just meet Punk and Tara.

Towards the end of August, my uncle died from his prostate cancer. A lot of family had wanted to visit him again before he had passed away, but most had made it too late. Other than my uncle & aunt from New Jersey visiting again, a lot of my cousins from all over North America came, each representing from other aunts & uncles (my mom's other sisters & brothers) that couldn't be able to come (since they're all in the Philippines). A few of my mom's cousins also came. All of them had wanted to stay here at our house (because my mom is a good cook & stuff), so it was a PACKED house. Although it's sad that we had all gathered due to my uncle's death, but at the same time it was awesome to see family again, especially since I don't see them often. And one of my cousins that came, I met her for the very first time. Even though I wasn't completely close to my uncle, we will all miss him greatly.

Around mid-September, my dad got a bit sick and was admitted to the hospital for a few days. Apparently, my dad has diverticulosis, which means he has lots of pockets formed on his colon. One of those pockets popped and caused some bleeding. Fortunately the bleeding stopped, and they had to do some colonoscopy and I think also some endoscopy on his stomach just to make sure that the bleeding wasn't from somewhere else. But overall, my dad is okay. No cancer or anything. Only thing he has to avoid are seeds, nuts, or anything that can't easily be digested, otherwise it was get caught in those pockets and might form diverticulitis.

....So yeah, that was pretty much my summer. Also adding to all these events, one of my co-worker/friend ended up completely tearing an ACL on her knee from playing volleyball, so she was out for most of the summer (and will still be out for a few more months due to just having surgery). So I pretty much had ended up with lots of work hours. Which is fine by me, since I'm in need of money to pay off a few important bills.


So towards the present, I ended up getting back into anime. I had stopped midway on a few anime series that I was watching from the few past seasons, so I ended up doing a few marathons on catching up on them and even on some that I had completely missed as well.

Attack On Titan was awesome from start to finish. Despite ending at an arc, at least in ended on some sort of conclusion. Suisei no Gargantia was a nice series as well. I hear that there will be a 2nd season, so I'm excited for that. Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Ilya was a cool series. Episode 6 was my favorite, and I love the violent reaction between Rin & the wand, Ruby.  I hear there will also be a 2nd season as well, so will definitely look out for that. I also marathoned Dangan Ronpa, which I thought was a pretty good anime adaption. Never played the game, but it seemed to have followed it pretty well.

Series that I'm currently watching and keeping up to date are: Kill la Kill (which is THE anime series of the season; everything about it is so UNIQUE), Log Horizon (I think it's better than Sword Art Online in my opinion; and I absolutely LOVE the character Akatsuki), and Tokyo Ravens.


So anyone around the Chicago area going to Kollision Con this coming weekend? I'll be at their artist alley for the first time, since they had moved the con to Rosemont at the Crowne Plaza this year (which is easier for me to travel than going all the way to St. Charles, IL). Hope to see you there!


Anyway, sorry for the REALLY LONG journal post. Hope I hadn't bore you all to death with my wall of texts, lol.

Well, ta ta for now!