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My Header image (the girl), was drawn & colored by an awesome artist, `ravenskar. Here's the original picture, before I extracted/edited it for my header XD

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Aloha all~ Once again an evening post, lol, guess I really am a night owl~ Aren't we all? XD Anyway, I'm making this post to show what work went into making the CD covers for my project. Below are the original photos and materials I used, along with the finished products. If you got any questions feel free to ask. 

Images under the cut. Image Heavy.

Teaser: 



( Packaging & Materials here~ )

So, I'm finally home after spending the weekend with my sister and her family for Christmas. Yes, although I am muslim, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I didn't take it from a religious standpoint, but from the point of "spending time with family". It was my first time experiencing Christmas in 20 years, and it was really something else. The time spent with the family and in-laws, and the whole feel of it all was just so warm. It made me miss those days when it was just my mom, brother, sis and I, and we'd be chilling, hanging out, just enjoying our time together on Eid. It's been so very long since I've felt that warmth, and it almost made me cry. My older sister's in-laws are so down-to-earth and easy to get along with. They welcomed me into the family from the first moment they met me. The whole thing was just great. I'm looking forward to spending more time with them and getting to know 'em better XD

On another note, I am sick as a dog. It might have been the fact that I've been in a cave for a while now and was just suddenly thrown into rooms full of adults and kids for two days straight. I've been trying to sleep for the past few hours but this cold, or whatever it is, is kicking my ass. I've got tissues stuck up my nose, sniffling, snot dripping everywhere, a fever, ears hurting like hell, and all my joints are aching, real bad. Perhaps I can get my brother to punch my lights out; that'll get me some good rest for a few hours...until I wake up in pain from the hit, lol~ Yeah...that may not be such a good idea :p

Well, since I ended up thoroughly enjoying Jin's Yellow Gold Tour, and have noticed it's a bit hard to find proper rips, if any at all, I decided to rip my own. So, here they are~ I've ripped the ones I really enjoyed. There are just a couple others that I didn't rip. If anyone wants them, feel free to ask. The ones I, naturally, didn't rip (besides the ones I weren't into), are those that already have CD quality rips available.

Below are the individual links, and a zipped folder of them all together.


( Rips here~ )

"Upon this land of ash and waste,
 Level my soul and spin my fate.
 Raise me up, to this sky of red,
 And tell my tale of hate", she said.

  I do not fear. I do not shy,
  Away from that which makes me cry.
  Present the truth of that you know,
  From my story, my hate shall show.

  I cannot fathom of what she meant.
  This lady; how much angst she's spent.
  In this cave of dark, deep within,
  I dare discover her spiteful sin.
 
  "A Powerful thing, this Hate", I said
  "Withdraw your words before you dread."
   
   And in that instant her eyes of rage,
   Pierced against me and broke this cage.

   "Why must I bow to one so small?
    Before my blade, all shall fall."
                                            - Dec' 21, 2011

So, earlier today I was still pretty pissed off at someone... He said some shit yesterday that really threw me off. What's worse is that he doesn't seem to think what he said and did was wrong >_< It's moments like that, that make me feel so disgusted with human beings... I decided to watch some light anime to try and lift my mood. It helped, as it always does. I watched an anime movie, called Karigurashi no Arrietty. It's an anime adaptation of The Borrowers. I must say that they did an awesome job. I loved it from beginning to end. The moment it started, it brought a smile to my face, with just its music. I'd definitely recommend it. It was done by the same guy who did the awesome Spirited Away, and Howl's Moving Castle. So, you know it's gotta be good XD

Karigurashi no Arrietty:


On another note, for the first time in 2 and a half years, I watched a Japanese drama. Yeah...it's been a really long time. I checked out what was out there, and decided to watch Nishikido Ryo's drama, "Zenkai Girl", and, surprisingly, I enjoyed it. It looks to be a really heartfelt, light-lil drama, and I hope to see some more character development as it goes along.

Writing out your thoughts really does help clear the mind.