I played on the crochet playground in Hakone! It was amazing…the entire outdoor sculpture garden was a fairyland.

Sorry kids, fake fake fake. You can’t corset your waist in more than about 5 inches at a time, and more often closer to 2. Your body can adjust to smaller sizes with corset training, but that takes YEARS of constant wear. I’ve sold these things for years now. The most dangerous part is people who put it on wrong by asking friends to tighten it by putting a knee in the back…now THAT’S stupid and dangerous.

Never had alcohol in my life, and I’m 27 now. Have seen people in all various states of drunkenness, still see absolutely no point in it. And I definitely can be the goofy one in situations, or a risk taker, without alcohol fueling it.

I have contacts for acting and cosplay, but otherwise I wear my glasses all the time. I didn’t even get contacts until I was 18, and I got my glasses when I was 5. I actually kinda love them…but yeah…can’t go into many auditions with glasses without being typecast! I hate my contacts too…no matter how new, they make my eyes dry and I feel sleepy all the time. And I’m constantly pushing up phantom glasses anyway. Here’s something I’ll never get about people who DON’T wear glasses…how do you deal with windy days? I have to shade my eyes even when the subway goes by when I don’t have my glasses on.

The “tummies” picture on the right is actually at Dragon*Con, atrium level in the Marriot. Unmistakable.

I hope some of these are made up…for that poor turtle’s sake.

I need to start doing this to Starbuck: “When she first brought me home, mom was told to be careful because I might chew on the furniture. But I’m better than that! I only destroy blankets and pillows!”

NO “pop punk purist” would ever tell you Avril Lavigne was punk, pop punk, or anything but a brattier sad version of Britney Spears.

I’ve worked in retail for 5 years. I’ve NEVER lied. I show them what they’re looking for, then complimentary things. I explain that all these things are designed to go together and will work best together, but in the end the decision is up to them. “This is my personal recommendation, what I’ve seen others really enjoy.” If I haven’t used a product myself, I make specific references to others I work with who have. I’m polite to mean people and super-friendly with fun people. And you know what? I’ve always been in the top group of sellers at whatever place I’ve worked.

I always like walking by film and TV crews and guessing the show. I’ve watched a bunch of things film, and had friends as extras as well (Dark Knight Rises, Gossip Girl, Blue Bloods, and the above Spiderman movie). The only time I DIDN’T like the crews was when I Am Legend closed down streets around NYU and made it absolutely impossible to get to class on time for a few weeks.