OCTOBER 31, 2025

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Hachi machi! It's been months since I last wrote in here! I'm not great at keeping up with this, huh...? I guess it's okay as long as I don't forget about it permanently.

Not much has changed vis-a-vis my real life-- I've been working hard trying to keep up with overdue commissions, and I've got a LOT of new anime figures. Like... a lot.

I might need a new shelf. um

THE PROTOMEN ANNOUNCED ACT III!! Earlier in October, they announced that the album would be coming out after SIXTEEN YEARS! We've got a couple of snippets since 2009, but it's been *so* long, it's actually crazy we're getting it after so long! And not only that, but earlier today they announced that they would be playing ALL THREE ACTS at MAGfest! So, now I *got* to go, right?! There's no way I can miss that! I promised myself as a teenager that I want to see them before they finish up forever, and this is the best possible opportunity to do it! It's crazy!! It's like a dream!!

To prepare for MAGfest, I've been working hard on commissions to get money together, but it's going to be super expensive since I'm travelling such a far distance >_< I've never travelled alone before, but at least I won't be going to MAGfest alone! Nim, Mica, Cue, and Jayso are all also going to go with me. I can't wait!

I've also been preparing by getting a cosplay of Protoman together-- Mica has the poncho and helmet, since shipping it was much cheaper within America than paying for the shipping to send it to me. (Seriously, eBay wanted fifty dollars JUST for the shipping, come on...?) They're also going to paint the helmet for me! It's the exact same helmet and poncho in the actual on-stage costume, so I'm super super super excited.

I'm also going to make a gun arm out of a nerf gatling gun and EVA foam! I'm suuuuper nervous, since I've never worked with EVA foam or even tried to make a prop before, but I've made a ton of Gundams, so I believe in myself! I'm just going to have to send it to Jayso beforehand, since... uh, there's no way I'll be able to take that on a plane without any problems, LOL. Travelling to America is scary, but I'll do anything to see my favourite band of all time! >:)

Speaking of Gundams, I actually got the Siren kit! Drew was kind enough to help me get it, so I'm really, really thankful! I even got the custom wings from that guy on Etsy! I still need to build it, I'm, um... really intimidated. I'll need to paint the custom wings and stand myself, and since I don't have any paints, I'll probably have to wait until next year to build it since I'm saving up for MAGfest.

I applied for a passport yesterday, so wish me luck that it goes through smoothly! We also got the MAGfest tickets... not cheap, both things, but, you know, the economy and all of that... If I can make enough money drawing sexy anime girls, I'm more than happy to do that!

My parents are definitely apprehensive about the whole thing, but I *am* an adult, aren't I...? I guess they're always gonna worry, no matter how old you are. I think my mom's realized I'm not going to change my mind on this and how important this is to me, so she's been giving me a lot of advice on travelling and making sure I have all the right stuff prepared and whatnot. Love you mama <3

I refuse to let any shark week take me down! I've been training through it no problem! I'm gonna be super strong by the time January rolls around, and I'll be the strongest Protoman at the function...! Watch me go...!

It just flipped over to November as I was writing this! Merry Christmas! Let's work hard and make something super super cool!!!

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