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Memoirs of a Geisha Uk (original 1997; edition 1998)
by Arthur Golden
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Yes, I am continuing to enjoy my reading journey of fiction stories disguised as memoirs or personal history retellings. I never tire of these types of stories! [Memoirs of a Geisha] is not your typical "rags to riches" kind of story, even if the selling into slavery is a good "rags" starting point. I grate at the idea of treating human beings as "commodities" but I couldn't help but be captivated by the details of geisha life and the depiction of Japan of the 1930's. Giving the story extra "oomph", Golden surrounds our protagonist with a cast of characters that is, on its whole, just the right blending of fairy tale heroes in Mameha and the Chairman and villains in Hatsumomo, that I almost chuckled a bit at Golden's version of the proverbial 'glass slipper' when it made an appearance. While the story kind of fizzles out near the end for me, Golden's portrayal of Sayuri and her struggles in the geisha world of Gion is richly rewarding glimpse into a forbidden world, even if Sayuri comes across overly naïve at times.
Lately, books about Japan have interested me a great deal. This was one I couldn't not read. While looking up some of the things mentioned in this book I found out that it wasn't an actual biography (I had thought as much) and that there was some controversy about the truthfulness of the things described. But for me it doesn't change how much I liked this book.
The book is told by Sayuri, a geisha who started work during the Great Depression and is now (1990s I guess) living in New York, telling her life story. Her story is tragic and filled with hardship. However, I loved the descriptions of how she felt and how she dealt with it. The descriptions of life in Japan, in Gion and outside, before and during the war are beautiful, and I couldn't put the book down.
Powerful story.
I have no idea how to begin this review, nothing I can possibly say will adequately measure how beautifully enchanting the writing was. Without looking at the context and any possible controversies surrounding how this book came to be, I thought this novel was a mesmerizing read from start to finish.
"I dont think any of us can speak frankly about pain until we are no longer enduring it."
"If a few minutes of suffering could make me so angry, what would years of it do? Even a stone can be worn down with enough rain."
I think one of the great aspects of this book was definitely the hardship endured during the War, and how its effects trickle down to even the smallest of villages to large towns like Gion.
While there weren't many twists and turns in this novel, there was certainly a sense of uncertainty where our main character will end up, or what will happen to her. At most parts, the readers can always tell what is to happen but it's like a slow train wreck where you're helpless to do anything but to look.
Obviously I can't disregard the discrepancies between the way Japan is portrayed, the fact that the author of this story is someone non-Japanese writing as a memoir, or how it was slightly inspired from a true Geisha who did not want so much involvement released publicly through this book and said author disregarded her wishes.
Journal Entry 4 by CrazyDutchwoman from Heemstede, Noord-Holland Netherlands on Monday, March 14, 2005
Hi I just picked this book as my next read and I've read about 55 pages so far and like it very much.
will update this journal while reading more
Update march 16
wow I really love this book. Can't put it down. the best book so far of 2005.
I have read half and love the writing style, the story. as a matter of fact I've been looking on amazon for more books about Geisha's :-)
Well I've read it and loved it. great book thank you so much for sending.
Golden fills the book with vivid images and subtle descriptions of the nuances of Japanese culture, and is absolutely brilliant in his description of the customs and rituals of the geisha. Through the meticulous detail the reader can fully understand the politics, rivalries, and traditions of the Japan geisha society.
Mr. Golden gives us not only a richly sympathetic portrait of a woman, but also a finely observed picture of an anomalous and largely vanished world. He has made an impressive and unusual debut.
Haarhuis's foreword and Golden's epilogue, the one appropriating the guise of a novel and the other taking it off, suggest an author who is of two minds when it comes to his work. It is not surprising, then, if his readers share this uncertainty. The decision to write an autobiographically styled novel rather than a nonfiction portrait is most obviously justified in terms of empathy, of allowing greater freedom to explore the geisha's inner life. Unfortunately, Sayuri's personality seems so familiar it is almost generic; she is not so much an individual as a faultless arrangement of feminine virtues.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0679781587, Paperback)The first thing you notice about the audio version of Memoirs of a Geisha is that Arthur Golden's 428-page novel has been reduced to a scant two cassettes. But dismay quickly gives way to mounting pleasure as Elaina Erika Davis (Contact, As the World Turns) begins her delicate rendering of geisha culture in the years before World War II. Davis reads the abbreviated story of Sayuri with an authentic-sounding Japanese accent--one mixed with a magical combination of Asian reserve and theatrical energy. As Sayuri ages from a 9-year-old peasant girl to a popular geisha in her late 20s, Davis directs her voice gently away from curious youth to a tone that reflects Sayuri's uphill life.
From start to finish, the listener is absorbed in the elegant spirit of Davis's performance, eager to hear the next chapter of Sayuri's transformation into one of the most famous geishas of the century. How unfortunate, then, to learn that book readers not only get the basic story, but a fascinating look at the intricate rules and rituals of geisha culture. Here, for example, is one of the many revelations omitted from the cassette: "Japanese men, as a rule, feel about a woman's neck and throat the same way that men in the West might feel about a woman's legs.... In fact, a geisha leaves a tiny margin of skin bare all around the hairline, causing her makeup to look even more artificial.... When a man sits beside her, he becomes that much more aware of the bare skin beneath."
We're also denied several subplots--the aborted friendship between Sayuri and a geisha named Pumpkin, for example, or much of the story involving the man Sayuri is secretly in love with. But what remains is as precious as a traditional Japanese kimono--at once artistic, suggestive, and moving. --Ann Senechal
(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:16:27 -0400)
Because her mother is dying and her father old, Chiyo, nine, is sold to a wealthy geisha house in Gion where she learns her trade and works it in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Don't be fooled. Aleks is no poser.
It happens all the time. We go to a restaurant for dinner and are so entranced by our food and drink, we forget to take a look at our surroundings. Case in point: La Bete. Have you have ever noticed the artwork on the walls, on the counters, in the bathrooms and on the tables at this nearly two-year old Capitol Hill dining spot? It's the handiwork of owner Aleks Dimitrijevic, who is a classically trained artist in addition to schooled chef. He likens his restaurant to Alice in Wonderland, a duality of natural and artificial, a game of choices, and a fun adventure if you let yourself slip down the rabbit hole. Born and raised outside of Detroit by a Serbian father and Italian mother, the thirty-something restaurateur, who's been in Seattle for six years, has been living his own duality as chef and artist his entire life.
Don't be fooled. Aleks is no poser.
What brought you to Seattle?
My brother, essentially. He was living out here and working at Pilchuck Studios blowing glass and helping as an assistant. I was living abroad and didn't want to move back to either the east coast or Midwest, and since he was already out here, I thought what would be better than to be close and get to a different part of the country that I'd never been before. I'd always wanted to come out here, so I figured if I liked it as much as he did, I'd have no problem with it.
Did you have a job waiting for you when you came here?
No, I came straight from Frankfurt, Germany, basically. I got a job about 10 days after I moved out here.
At Union. That's where Tyler [ed note: Tyler Moritz, whom Aleks opened La Bete with]. I was there for about two months and then I was at Licorous for about 10 months and then Harvest Vine for a little more than a year and then I took six months off; I went back to Munich to help a friend I had worked with in Frankfurt.
How long were you abroad and why?
All total I guess in my life it would probably be a quarter. If you wanted to split it up, Serbia for two and a half years. I was in Spain for two years--a one-year study abroad in college and then two separate six-month stints. I was cooking over there in Cataluña. I spent three years in Germany and then just other random travel.
Did you go to culinary school?
Yes. At the C.I.A. in Hyde Park, New York.
Tell me about this artistic side of yourself.
I always have doodled, even when I was little. My aunt used to buy my drawings. I always liked leafing through art books and kind of had a good early exposure to that just because my parents have pretty impeccable taste when it comes to everything from paintings to rugs to furniture to china to glasses to wine to food to whatever. I grew up in one of those families. Even though they're both physicians and have nothing to do with art. I guess my mom's side is a little more artistic. Her father used to work marble and kind of do mosaic in Detroit.
Sounds like they have an eye for art.
They do have an eye for it. Exactly. They've always been very good about exposing both my brother and myself to different stuff. We used to go antique hunting when I was little. Some of my favorite things when I was younger were those little Japanese ivory figurines. I used to make them buy those. We still have them at home. So, yeah, I grew up doodling and cooking, as a matter of fact. Since I was really, really, young, those were kind of the two things that I just liked most. I ended up getting my scholarship to college for ceramics, although I was on that pre-med track and then switched after a year to fine arts, art history and Spanish.
So, you were doing the pre-med thing, like your parents. Was that expected of you?
Yeah, and that's why I went to Kalamazoo College, which is really good. It's one of the better liberal arts schools in the Midwest with a really strong health sciences background. After the first year I decided to pursue cooking, which my parents were actually enthusiastic about. That was the time of the Food Network, when Emeril was booming and all that other kind of nonsense. Not nonsense. I respect what those guys have done. Not that my parents weren't already aware of the fact that you could do well with a restaurant, but celebrity chefs were on the rise, which drew more awareness.
What is your medium of choice?
Hanging at the entrance of La Bete.
I've always mixed it up. College was when I started getting more into mixed media. I like the associative process. Different materials will trigger different memories. Just like with food, there's smell, taste and all that; your brain is wired to build memory based on those senses. I like how they influence what you take out of the piece and the emotion they evoke. Then there's the whole color and everything else that goes along with it, which is why I like food, too. When you get into the really more high-end type food, it's all composition and edible sculpture. [In my art] I like to start with a background layer, just with a specific interest in the material, especially with more of the mixed media stuff and that three-dimensional aspect that it brings to the work and how it changes when your perspective shifts from one side to the other and how light plays off of it and the stuff that makes it pop and disappear.
The type of art you do, is that something that requires a lot of training?
I suppose I'd say I'm classically trained, especially the art history part. I think most of my college years were spent with everything from medieval to mostly baroque and stuff like that. You need some classical understanding of composition. Well, you don't really need it because there's a lot of street art now that maybe they aren't really super formally trained, but it's so different. The use now of like mass-produced imagery, photo copying, computers--you don't really need some of the technical training that maybe you used to, especially to do larger scale pieces. I can't say I don't like the direction it's going, although I think it kind of sucks that it's really hard to make a living at unless you're in advertising or some sort of social media and you just use your skills to promote a bunch of stuff.
Have you ever made a living off of your art?
Aleks' artwork hanging in La Bete's dining room.
No. I've never actually displayed anything other than at home. My mom has a couple of pieces that I did for my senior thesis in college. Other than that, I've always painted things and given them away to friends for the most part.
Has anyone ever offered you money for any of the pieces in your restaurant?
People have asked about it. None of them are cheap, either. They're not $500 paintings, because some of them took me months to do. To get the time and money back on materials, they're going to be more in the four to eight-thousand dollar range.
What are some of your art pieces that are on display at La Bete?
The tables [near the back wall] were styled after Asian silk screen paintings. They're hardwood ply that's routed and inlaid and then cast with resin on top to sort of mimic a river bed. That's why the bugs and the little rocks and things kind of peek out and the silver paint implies those little swirls of water and little eddies and whatnot. I like the metaphor of a river running into the ocean, which is what the theme is of that big watery piece at the end of the tables. It's the siren song.
So, the tables, the paintings, the collage that's on the back bar. The restaurant sort of lends itself to a sort of Alice in Wonderland. That's why on the sandwich board out front it says, "Eat Me, Drink Me." I'd always envisioned like a comic book strip to go along with it. The La Bete part came from a play on the word Belzébuth which is the French word for Beelzebub or that kind of dark, evil side. The idea was to play off the Japanese cartoon Totoro, to have this frumpy, furry, goofy big creature walking hand-in-hand with a little girl sort of skipping and holding a balloon. So, it was a play on that. Tyler found the La Bete reference, which is a little easier to chew as a name. Not to say that I wouldn't like to still do something to play off that idea. I like the fairytale aspect of it. Eventually, I'd like to paint the alleyway next to the restaurant black and do some sort of tree-line in there and use moss paint to do the leafy part of the trees so you'll be walking down a corridor of trees and foliage that's actually a live moss. That'd be kind of fun.
Do you think you'll ever take some time off from cooking to focus on your art?
The back bar.
It's nice to be able to show some of that stuff in [La Bete] and like I said, I'd like to be able to sell some of those pieces and get the ones that have been in there for two years off the walls, just because I'm kind of tired of them. Some of them are a little bit more part of the restaurant, but the rest of it I'd like to take down and sell hopefully, because I would ultimately like to sell those to fund a small potter's wheel and a small kiln so I can make some of the tableware for the restaurant.
Do you think there's a common thread between your artwork and your food?
Both are kind of heavily influenced by just keeping things...I like tradition in both art and food. That's why I like international cuisine and exploring. That's why we do the Mondays also [ed note: La Bete serves Indian food every Monday]. We never pigeonholed ourselves into any particular cuisine for a reason. I'm half Serbian, half Italian, I've cooked in Spain and Germany and am French trained, so what am I going to choose out of those five to focus on and why? I'd be just as comfortable in any number of them. It doesn't really matter to me. From an early age my mom and aunt had an incredible collection of cookbooks and both are great cooks. The respecting the tradition part and keeping the learning process going is always nice and you always have new ingredients and new techniques you can appropriate. I can see similarities between cultures and their approaches to certain sauces or cooking techniques, like an Indian curry versus a Mexican mole.
The nature of the place, I'd always wanted to keep it more on the homey side and have that atmosphere. That's why we have the open kitchen where you can chat with the cooks. It totally takes away that wall between the kitchen and the dining room. You're amongst friends.
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'Being Human' Star Sam Witwer Discusses Becoming Darth Maul in 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'
Darth Maul. He may have been introduced in one of the worst (okay THE WORST) Star Wars film ever made, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, but he's still loved by sith fans the world over. As the first sith to battle with the coveted double-sided light saber, he will always be remembered.
In this video, Being Human star Sam Witwer steps out of his vampire lifestyle to discuss what he did to prepare to become Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
The video shows Witwer working with his co-star as well as alone, developing the internal suffering of Maul.
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Huddersfield v Bolton
Huddersfield midfielder Adam Clayton will miss out at Bolton through suspension, but manager Mark Robins has no other selection problems.
Clayton reached 10 yellow cards for the season in Saturday's home defeat to Hull and starts a two-game ban, so Scott Arfield and Chris Atkinson could come into contention.
Otherwise, Robins will choose from an unchanged squad with winger Danny Ward, strikers Theo Robinson, Sean Scannell and Lee Novak, plus defenders Calum Woods and Murray Wallace all pushing for recalls.
Defender Joel Lynch missed out altogether on Saturday and could be recalled to the squad.
Midfielder Keith Southern is making good progress, but remains sidelined as he recovers from a long-term Achilles injury.
The Terriers, two points above the bottom three, have won three and lost three of their last six league matches.
Brighton v Charlton
Tomasz Kuszczak, Liam Bridcutt and Adam El-Abd return to the Brighton squad for the visit of Charlton.
Goalkeeper Kuszczak and midfielder Bridcutt missed Saturday's 2-2 draw at Nottingham Forest through illness and have now fully recovered, while Egypt defender El-Abd is available again after a two-game suspension.
Kuszczak will replace Casper Ankergren in goal after his error gifted Forest their late equaliser.
Inigo Calderon continues at right-back as fellow Spaniard Bruno is still sidelined due to a calf muscle problem, with Brighton hopeful he will be fit in about a week.
Strikers Craig Mackail-Smith (Achilles) and Will Hoskins (knee) are also injured and Ashley Barnes is still suspended following his red card for tripping the referee at Bolton last month.
Charlton will check on Matt Taylor and Dale Stephens ahead of the trip to Brighton.
Defender Taylor and midfielder Stephens missed Saturday's thrilling 3-2 comeback win over Bolton due to illness.
Striker Ricardo Fuller popped his shoulder out during the match but boss Chris Powell expects him to be fine.
Mark Gower came on as a substitute to make his debut following his recent loan switch from Swansea so he is pushing for a start.
Fellow midfielder Andy Hughes made his first start since November 2011 after a long-term Achilles problem, so he could make way.
Defender Leon Cort remains a doubt with a knee injury and midfielder Danny Hollands is still on the sidelines with a fractured metatarsal.
Middlesbrough v Peterborough
Middlesbrough midfielder Josh McEachran could return to the starting line-up against Peterborough.
McEachran, on loan from Chelsea, was back on the bench as an unused substitute in Saturday's defeat at Wolves following an ankle injury.
But striker Emmanuel Ledesma will not be included in manager Tony Mowbray's plans.
The Argentinian striker, who has missed the last two games, is struggling with an ankle problem.
Defender Stuart Parnaby (hamstring) could be included in the squad after returning to training last week, but midfielder Julio Arca is out for the rest of the season due to a toe injury.
Boro, who have lost their last four matches, have taken only seven points out of a possible 42 this year and are six points adrift of the play-offs.
Peterborough will check on Michael Bostwick before travelling to Middlesbrough.
Midfielder Bostwick, who has been playing as a centre-half, was forced off with a hamstring problem during the second half of Posh's 1-0 win at Blackpool prior to the international break and had still not recovered in time for the visit of Cardiff on Saturday.
Bostwick was rated at 50/50 ahead of the 2-1 victory over the npower Championship leaders.
Florent Cuvelier was included in the squad against Cardiff but the on-loan Stoke midfielder did not make it off the bench and will hope to make his debut at the Riverside.
On-loan midfielders Davide Petrucci and Alex Pritchard (ankle) are still not fit, with the former having returned to Manchester United after failing to recover from a hamstring injury.
Watford v Hull
Gianfranco Zola has plenty to ponder ahead of Watford's crunch trip to promotion rivals Hull.
Defender Marco Cassetti limped off early in the second half of Good Friday's 3-3 draw at home to Burnley and will be assessed, with Lloyd Doyley on standby to start from the off having replaced the Italian.
Playmaker Almen Abdi recovered from his groin injury to start against the Clarets but goalkeeper Manuel Almunia (hamstring) missed his fifth match in succession and will again be monitored ahead of the clash at the KC Stadium.
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Otakuthon 2012 Con ReportJournal Entry: Mon Aug 13, 2012, 9:02 PM
A few weekends ago I attended Otakuthon in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). It is hands-down one of my favourite Canadian cons and I always make an effort to debut something special there. It is located right in downtown Montreal, so I always feel like I'm in a combination of con/vacation. Montreal is also a very beautiful city with plenty of elegant and regal shoot locations.
TL/DR Below
Thursday turned into a bit of a nightmare and I'll tell you why:
-A worked on my Dark Elf costume all the way until 6AM
-I woke up around 9 AMish to prep for departure and allotted about 1 hour to pack
-I end up being in the shower for an hour doing who knows what (contemplating the universe? dozing off?)
-When I got out I saw a text from Yume-ka in panic mode because she forgot her skirt for Chise and she was already on a bus to leave Montreal (she knew I was taking a later departure)
-To get the skirt I would have to detour to a different part of Toronto before I could head downtown to catch my bus.
-The detour would cost me about an hour factoring in average traffic in Toronto
-I could choose to be a selfish prick and not attempt to help my friend and make sure I was covered myself (remember...I had 2 empty suitcases still), or I could do anything in my power to make sure that skirt was in my hands and on the bus with me
-I think it's pretty obvious what kind of choice I made (I hope)
-10 minutes to pack ALL THE THINGS. FUN! /sarcasm
-My dad pretty much drove above the speed limit all around Toronto to make sure we could grab the skirt from Yume's mom, and get me to the bus terminal on time. Thanks Dad.
-An hour into the bus ride from Toronto to Montreal I realized I pretty much forgot half my leg armor, and my wig for Dark Elf among other minor things
-I came close to saying "screw it" but I also wasn't going to be a let down to KakeranoTsuki who was entering the masquerade with me as Light Elf
-My mind had all of the 6 hour bus ride to go into cosplay survival mode and think of how I was going to rectify the situation
-Luckily I had a friend in Montreal, Thornrose, who I texted to pick up some black craft foam before I met up with him for dinner. I was determined to work some miracles with that black craft foam
After arriving and settling down at the hotel in Montreal, I met up with Thornrose who gave me the craft foam and we went off to La Banquise for some DELICIOUS poutine. After that poutine I felt like everything was going to be fine.
I worked on my Dark Elf cosplay for a lot of the morning. I finished the gauntlets, sewed the collar piece, and cut out pieces to redo the leg armor. I didn't have that much time to work though since I had to budget time to transform into Astharoshe. KakeranoTsuki had a few Trinity Blood shoots scheduled on Friday and I also had to go into the Dealer's room to buy a new white wig >.>
Our shoot with alucardleashed went really well and I absolutely love the first preview photo he sent us:
EnchantedCupcake Also shot with us in our Trinity Blood costumes and I can't wait to see those photos!
After the shoot I enjoyed some quality time with fellow Toronto cosplayers: RocknamLee, scapegoated, straywind, Angathol, and Sierra. ckdecember also tagged along which was nice! The organic Salmon dish I had was amazing!
I don't recall sleeping at all on Friday. Kakera came over to my hotel room to help me finish off the scymitars
Mostly a blur for me due to the lack of sleep. I "woke up" really early to start painting my entire body grey for Dark Elf. My two awesome roomies, meameaa and Kristina pitched in to make sure I was grey from head to toe.
As soon as I got changed into Dark Elf, I met up with KakeranoTsuki to prowl the halls of the Palais Des Congres and find an available photographer to shoot us. Boy did we get stopped for photos non stop! Even though I was kind of in a daze I still remembered to stop by Artist Alley to say hello to a long-time deviant friend, AyumiNazu. She has supported my cosplay since the beginning, plus she was wearing the kanzashi I made for her as a Kiriban prize so I HAD to drop by to see that too!
Luckily, Eleventh Photograph had some free time and was willing to walk with us outside of the convention center to shoot at the perfect location that I had in mind. The photos turned out great!
After the shoot, we rushed our butts to the Masquerade Green room. That was one of the most frustrating few minutes of the entire weekend. We got some misdirection from con staff but we eventually found the room just in time and avoided disqualification.
We worked really hard to practice our skit in the green room. I was insistent that we wouldn't be doing slow-mo sword fighting, and there would be a surprise at the end. No matter how much we practised, we did miss an audio cue or two when we were actually on stage. Bummer. However I believe the surprise ending redeemed the skit.
Watch it here: youtu.be/akHG6Wv1OEY?t=8m4s
Normally I would feel like dropping dead after a masquerade, but I scheduled a night shoot with solartempest in front of the iconic fire fountain. From what I saw from his viewfinder after the shoot, I can only tell you to expect some major epicness. It really did cheer Kakera and I up since we're both perfectionists and were a bit depressed about the slip-ups at the masq.
I didn't bother to cosplay on Sunday and just wandered around in civilian clothing. I did wear my San wig to hide my unstyled real hair. A lot of people thought it was my real hair ahahaha.
During the Masquerade Award ceremony I found out that Kakera and I won "Best Theatrics" in the Master Division for our Lineage II skit. That was great!
I got a chance to properly chat and catch up with Cosplay in America, and I said good bye to a lot of my friends who were leaving on Sunday.
Sunday night was when the real fun began! Tormantor, and YunaDaKilla took Jack and I to this amazing Medieval themed restaurant called Auberge du Dragon Rouge. It felt like we stepped into another world. The service was great, the ambience they created was authentic, and the food was uber delicious. I had a blast regardless of the language barrier.
Monday marked home time and after breakfast with Solartempest, Sakura,Tormantor, and Yunadakilla; and a mini tour of the Old Port, Jack and I departed Montreal for Toronto.
I really wish I could've stayed longer in Montreal, but I had to work Tuesday morning.
Friends come first
When it's crunch time in the hotel room, cosplay miracles happen
La Banquise makes the best poutine
Lineage II with KakeranoTsuki was awesome! We won Best Theatrics in the Master Division at the masquerade
Dinner Sunday night at Auberge du Dragon Rouge was AMAZING even though I'm not fluent in French and had no idea what was going on half the time
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Many thanks to you & *alucardleashed for keeping my secret cosplay secret! I managed to fool so many people that day, it was really fun! Congrats on your Masq award too!
D'awww Vicky. ;3; I'm so glad you didn't say "screw it"~ It would've worked somehow if I went for masq by myself, but it was way more fun with silkscarfblood. :'D I've almost forgotten about the slip-ups now, LOL.
Hnnng need more artery-clogging goodness. Meng and I were so hungry that night that we could've probably finished a large T-rex each.
Hnnng need more artery-clogging goodness. Meng and I were so hungry that night that we could've probably finished a large T-rex each.
im glad to hear you had fun
I cant wait to go next year <3
I cant wait to go next year <3
Wow, you rushed it but it NEVER looked like it ! Loved seeing you on the stage once again, but I'm sad I couldn't get a hold of you and say hi !
Lucky girl going to Le Dragon Rouge.. That's funny, my little cousin was there at the same time as you! haha
Lucky girl going to Le Dragon Rouge.. That's funny, my little cousin was there at the same time as you! haha
YOU ARE MY LIFESAVER GIRL. I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. I feel super bad that you had to rush and forgot a bunch of things I owe you big time!!! Next time you need a big favor, just say the word
I missed you there (because I was in rehearsal for a play, so I only prowled the outside of the con for an hour or two). But I am thrilled to hear you enjoyed your stay in Montreal! As a Montreal cosplayer, it always feels good to hear nice things about Otakuthon! And about the Auberge du Dragon Rouge: I live right around the corner from it! It's an awesome place!!! They have a sister restaurant though, called le Cabaret du Roy, which is an awesome Pirate Den in the Old Port of Montreal, which I highly recommend!
You looked tired saterday night ...but you still make great pics...
i wish i had more time with you to interview you longer...and properly.
this was my first Otakuthon and i loved it.. except for sunday noon when i got a migraine....
i wish i had more time with you to interview you longer...and properly.
this was my first Otakuthon and i loved it.. except for sunday noon when i got a migraine....
you survived I hope you at least got to enjoy it. I on the other hand was running wild @_@
I'm so glad you had fun! I keep meaning to head over to Otakuthon, but always seem to miss it. Perhaps next year!
I'm amazed that you fixed up so much on your Elf cosplay in so little time!! The ending of your skit was really cool. : D I can't even imagine painting my entire body grey, ugh...I get fed up with just my face and neck.
I'm glad to hear you had a good time!! It's too bad that I didn't see you for all the weekend except for that one time Friday when you were taking pictures as Astharoshe with the queen with the huge white dress *o* Your skit was very cool! Such a good idea for the kill, too
I need to go there, me thinks X__X;
I need to go there, me thinks X__X;
Wow! That is quite an adventure and a half you had! I'm glad you managed to get everything to work out, despite the hiccups.
Congrats on the Best Theatrics win!!
So sad I never got to see you or Jack that weekend, but you guys seemed really busy anyways.
Can't wait to see how the rest of your shoots turned out.
Congrats on the Best Theatrics win!!
So sad I never got to see you or Jack that weekend, but you guys seemed really busy anyways.
Can't wait to see how the rest of your shoots turned out.
Next time you come you should try the Poutineville and compare with la Banquise...^^
And I feel sad for not seeing you at all in the Green Room! T_T
And I feel sad for not seeing you at all in the Green Room! T_T
I saw you like 5 minutes in the metro ;__; Hope that we have more time next time xD
Wow! Your schedule was so packed!
I'm so happy that you still remembered to come visit me at my table
I hope you can take a break and catch up on some sleep now ^_^
See you next year
I'm so happy that you still remembered to come visit me at my table
I hope you can take a break and catch up on some sleep now ^_^
See you next year
and i saw you just a brif instant =_= why are we so busy there<3
It allways good to see Vicky ^_^ I wished that i could have taken a picture of your dark elf costume
I'm glad you enjoyed Otakuthon despite being sleep deprived
I'm sad I missed you though. I saw Kakera Sunday, but not you D:
I'm sad I missed you though. I saw Kakera Sunday, but not you D:
sounds like major rushy days for ya. aye.
You really manage to pull off some miracles in incredibly short amounts of time. I'm beginning to think you're some cosplay superhuman I'm surprised you had to hunt for a photographer on Saturday though. Was Jack all booked up already?
*nervous laughter* I think tons of pressure turns me into some kind of cosplay genius mode and I work super efficiently. I wish that mode could switch itself on when I have plenty of time to work.
Yeah, my make-up took so long that I was ready an hour after my scheduled time with Jack. By then, he had to shoot other clients.
Yeah, my make-up took so long that I was ready an hour after my scheduled time with Jack. By then, he had to shoot other clients.
Sounds like Otakuthon was really hectic for you! I didn't cosplay on Sunday either, and actually I was glad to be able to take pictures and go to the dealers room peacefully. I'm glad I got to briefly see you and Kakera in your Lineage costumes, the pictures look amazing so far!
Yeah it was quite busy for sure, but it was a lot better than last year where I spent all my time sewing in the hotel room and didn't see anyone until Sunday .
This year I sacrificed my costume to make it more enjoyable overall. I think it was a good trade. ^_^
It was nice to see you too!
This year I sacrificed my costume to make it more enjoyable overall. I think it was a good trade. ^_^
It was nice to see you too!
Glad i was able to help out and that you enjoyed your poutine! It really does make everything better! XD


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appley-as Jan 25, 2013 7:22 PM
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Error: Ipad won't connect wireless - password incorrect after upgrade to 6.0.1 -solution?
What worked for me......
I had an ipad 2 for ages no problems ever connecting wifi - suddenly it won't connect anywhere i travel to i.e. other peoples router -error password incorrect which is rubbish. Thought might be authentication e.g.wep, wpa - could find nowhere to change that.
Turned off and on ipad
Turned on/off airplane mode
---Both no good' only mentioned in case it's part of a number of things you have to do.
Then from wifi setting - blue arrow next to the detected wireless network - set Dhcp to manual and typed a valid (for that network) ip address, subnet mask, default gateway, dns server (happened to the default gateway) typed the wireless password again and it's all go!!!!
Makes no sense as my laptop jumped on using whatever the heck security setting it defaults to - and dhcp - no problems.
Am wondering if it's an issue with old vs new 'n' wireless accesspoints/routers. Maybe as in old one having issues with new ipad wizzie software.
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Shambo121 Jan 26, 2013 9:34 AM
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Having wfi issues with my iphone 5, very slow having to change to 3G to use YouTube this is not good enough considering the price of the phone.With Apple a few years now but think il be changing to Samsung in the near future. Not good enough!!
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Shambo121 wrote:
Having wfi issues with my iphone 5, very slow having to change to 3G to use YouTube this is not good enough considering the price of the phone.With Apple a few years now but think il be changing to Samsung in the near future. Not good enough!!
You'll have just as many problems with the other platform, maybe more. Try doing some research. Visit the competition's user forums and you'll see thousandas of pages of trouble, exactly the same stuff you see here. Face it, technology just craps on some people. You may be one of those people. I personally know people who have the other phone and they complain just as loudly as some users here. Surveys show that last quarter, 36% of people buying an iPhone were switching from the competition. I wonder why?
Wilddisappointment Jan 27, 2013 7:54 AM
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We are talking about WiFi issues with iO6 the product that Apple is selling is good when it works, but when they Totally screwed up with the iO 6 update and made all of their products into junk, then to top it off, keep telling me there is no problem. I begin to sense that they no longer care about the customer.
Take it back if it doesn't work and force them to make it right.
The first problem I encountered was with my Apple TV, it did the update automatically then would no longer keep connection during a slideshow. It would last maybe 10 minutes. When I upgraded my iPhone, which worked perfect until the upgrade, then after the upgrade it would not connect to WiFi I previously could connect to without issue, this turned out to be true for all the connections I previously had no problem with. My iPhone, yes, but only because of the software.
A family member updated the iPad and it started having the same issues with connecting.
What is most disturbing about all this is Apple has told their staff, one let it slip at an Apple store, that they were to say there was no problem they were aware of!
It is one thing to have a glitch in your product, it is Awful to Lie to your customers .....
It is no wonder that Apple stock has fallen so much!
If you are having connection problems, make Apple fix it or get your money back and buy from a company that doesn't lie to you!
lkrupp Jan 27, 2013 3:26 PM
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Wilddisappointment wrote:
If you are having connection problems, make Apple fix it or get your money back and buy from a company that doesn't lie to you!
And what company would that be exactly?
Wilddisappointment Jan 27, 2013 4:36 PM
in response to lkrupp
Good point Ikrupp
Everyone lies, but to do it on purpose and to direct your staff to do it is another.
But the main point I forgot is...
I moved my router as close to the centre of the house as possible, downloaded the latest update for the router and reset my WiFi setting on my devices, at least things work at the house, still have troubles at work and Starbucks...Lol. Which use to work fine before the iO 6 update
Not everyone is a techie, so I do hope Apple mans up and fixes the problems they have caused!
It really isn't so much to ask is it?
applevictim Jan 28, 2013 2:06 PM
in response to Wilddisappointment
ios 6.1 is here!!
does nothing
DonnyD2525 Jan 28, 2013 2:23 PM
in response to clemon85
I just did the ios 6.0.1 update for the iphone 5. Granted, I am new to the apple systems, but I tried turning off my wifi option as well as the option to "ask to join networks." Then I powered down the phone completely, rebooted it, went back into the wifi menus and turned everything back on. It now works perfectly. Let me know what you guys think.
Shanon.Roberts Jan 28, 2013 2:48 PM
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I like the name, Applevictim .
Fingers crossed, IOS 6.1 helps with my connectivity issues. Time will tell
Shanon.Roberts Jan 28, 2013 3:28 PM
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To ALL Apple Users:
I'd like to let everyone know that AFTER all my WiFi Woes since IOS6, based on my tests in my company, i can confirm that the below WAP now works with Iphone 5 with IOS 6.1. About time Apple fixed this.
IOS 5 is OK, but anything after or between IOS 6.1 is a disaster.
Netgear Pro Safe WAP WG102
Firmware V5.0.3
NOTE: Firmware V5.0.3 had known connectivity issues with Iphone 4S and Iphone 5 from my tests.
A NOTE for everyone, i'd be tweaking around with your FIRMWARE again on your WAP devices, perhaps you might have good luck finally like myself.
Shanon.Roberts Jan 28, 2013 3:57 PM
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Now for a Slap to Apple,
As per your brief on the update:
Support Article: http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/
Explain to me how all of a sudden
Netgear Pro Safe WAP WG102
Firmware V5.0.3
Is now working with the LATEST firmware on IOS 6.1.
The UPDATE is MORE than LTE support, seems like more support for WAP Devices somehow ?
Apple should publish EVERYTHING what was changed in this update
Shanon.Roberts Jan 28, 2013 4:30 PM
in response to applevictim
Please refer to my above comments, a simple IOS 6.1 update might not fix what ever WiFi issues you have. If its WAP connectivity related, you need to review my above comments.
THUSP Jan 28, 2013 11:15 PM
in response to clemon85
The WiFi connection bug seems to be fixed with iOS 6.1.
My iPhone 4S works now without problems but only if the setting PROXY is set to OFF. If you set it to AUTO iPhone again cannot connect to the AirPort Extreme router which is connected to the internet via a Windows network.
Skream Jan 29, 2013 1:57 AM
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Ok now I'm having the stupid "incorrec Password" problem. I have been running iOS 6 quite happily for months with no problems.
I tried to connect to my friends one also Netgear from Sky. I got incorrect password message, i changed the password (wireless key) to test, no luck. Reset Router to factory settings, no luck. I entered the settings like IP address etc manually to test, no luck.
My Friends brand new Iphone 4s with iOS 6 worked fine on the same router.
I went home and now my own Netgear Router from Sky is having the same incorrect password problem.
I tried reseting network settings on the Iphone, no luck. Tried a router reset, tried manual settings on phone again. no luck.
Today i have come to work and tried to connect to my Cisco wireless router, guess what?? Incorrect password.
The only thing i have not tried is a full factory reset of the Iphone, which i am trying to avoid until last resort.
How can a phone be working quite happily on different wi-fi networks suddenly develop this fault???
DR@m@ Jan 29, 2013 4:04 AM
in response to clemon85
office wifi cisco network...non-broadcast ssid, wpa2
iphone 5 - ios 6...
install wireless profile, phone connects to wifi no problem, for 1 to 3 days...
then all of a sudden, no longer finds or automatically connects to wifi network..
if i enter ssid manually then it may ir may not "find" the wifi network...
either way I cant manually enter password as the key is HUGE and not given to us,
thats why we use a wifi profile...
absolutely an apple issue as no users on any other devices
having the issue, including my windows laptop which connects
fine daily, for 6 months now


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