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It's A Very Merry Christmas! |
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I know I hardly ever get any SS gifts, but I must display the one I did receive!
Yay, Alania! <3 Thank you so much, muffin. ^_^ First, you bring me to Gaia. And now this! XD
IT'S A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!!!!!!
I.... love... CIRQUE! *dances*
I'm purchasing a couple of SS's this year, but I really, really want to give the ones from Cirque. Hell, I want one of the Cirque ones, but I can settle for giving them to friends. (I actually really enjoy the Cirque storyline and might try for a pet there when I have more time on my hands.) So, wish me luck!
 Akina Tokuwa · Fri Dec 01, 2006 @ 09:02pm · 0 Comments |
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Well, like many Gaians, I am hopelessly and terribly obsessed with all artwork. I went through a period of buying a whole slew of fanart of my Fa'e, Shina, and now, I have moved into wanting art of Akina and also of the RL me.
My latest art surge was prompted by Perri Indiya who offered to sell me her black complex jacket at a MORE than reasonable price. I gave her a little more than she asked for, but it was beyond decent of her. And now I have my jacket~ yay!
But to get the gold to pay her, I had to do a little bit of inventory cleaning. Man, it has been awhile since I have been in the Exchange. x.x It was crazy, but I made a lot of gold very fast. So, with the change jingling in my pockets, I decided to buy some art.
And with so many commissions out right now, I thought it would be smart to organize them all here.
tenkunotouma
Chiaku
loup_argent
CANCELED BY ME
kittenButt
Airi
Tsukina
CANCELED BY ARTIST =(
Raintail
CANCELED BY ARTIST/ME
kuro-bee
COMPLETED
SilkySilky
Xantheign
COMPLETED
Flying Lobster of Dooom
CANCELED BY ARTIST
Jin Yukatani
CANCELED BY ME
eldnub8
COMPLETED
naruchaaan
COMPLETED
Kazu Faiya
COMPLETED
theflyingkitty
Original Thread
Colored OC Art of Nadia MacDonald
Placed on February 3, 2005.
Sent trade of 1800
Prelim Sketch Received
New Thread
I think there are more. XD
Akina Tokuwa · Fri Jun 17, 2005 @ 08:29pm · 1 Comments |
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Username: Akina Tokuwa
Artist: Jin
Who you want us to draw: Well, you can either just do avatar art of my current avatar or... You can draw the OC based off of my avatar.
References: For avatar art: [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x]
OR!
For the OC: [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x]
Size: Full body color
I'll answer any questions you have, if/when you PM me. *puppy dog eyes*
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8371087&page=1
Akina Tokuwa · Fri Jun 17, 2005 @ 03:08am · 0 Comments |
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Lookee, Ma! I can use mah journal! |
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Man, I am waiting on artwork from a bunch of people right now. I might edit this post in the future with a list that I can check off. A few of them have forgotten or left Gaia, I think. x.x
Oy vey. I have to go to work tomorrow... twice! Why, oh why, did I agree to take on two jobs this summer? It doesn't even feel like summer. Just life. I should slow down or I'm going to lose my mind.
I've been gambling my a** off in the Gambino Casino. I'm not sure how much money I've sent down the drain, but I've managed to make 513 tickets. Apparently, that's not a lot, but it makes me happy. It amazes me how after the casino had barely been open a single day, some people had already managed to make enough tickets to buy those crowns. Kamiki was lucky enough to buy all three, but I was just shocked to know that someone managed to get one.
I wish I had that kind of time/persistance/luck. ^_^
Well, another journal entry is complete. Post a comment if you actually read it! <3
Akina Tokuwa · Mon Jun 13, 2005 @ 01:56am · 2 Comments |
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I leave for one week, and look what happens. |
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First week of the summer, I went on a mission trip with my church, and I returned to find that some things had just changed on me. x.x At work, the new management had taken over, and my very favorite manager, the one who always supported me even when I just started working there, decided to leave the restaurant.
I nearly cried the day I got back back to work and realized that she was not there. I know it sounds stupid, but she was such a great boss. She even bought me a birthday gift which was perfect for me. I don't know... She just understood kids, and she appreciated the fact that I was a hard worker while simultaneously seeing through the bullshit of the other girls I work with.
My relationship with my boyfriend had begun to slip away as well, and a few days ago, we decided to break up. It's a little strange just because I was so used to having him around. We dated for nearly nine months, after all. But I do think that this was all for the best, and I'm happy to say that we are doing pretty well at remaining friends. That's a first. ^_^
Gaia-wise, my only major heartbreak was to find that I had missed out on applying for a student at the Somonen Academy. The lack of a diary requirement makes me want it more. I'm still struggling with Shina, and Kaekia and I both have busy schedules which makes it hard for me to even get started. x.x Ah well. Real life is being demanding right now.
My only school stuff this summer is applying for college, writing a 4000 word essay in Spanish about Athenian versus Western democracy, and reading a single book. Oy vey.
WHOA. Sorry, I got distracted by this amazing anime on Adult Swim. It's terribly interesting, and it involves a woman with split personalities. Must. Watch.
Akina Tokuwa · Sun Jun 12, 2005 @ 05:12am · 2 Comments |
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Gah, so I had written up this long post on things I miss on Gaia... and it got deleted. So, here is the crappy-I'm-so-lazy recap.
Eirnae
Alania and Becca
Furcadia
Wish Fulfillers
Suenos
Presents on Holidays
All day Gaiafests
Feline Oddity
Chrysthalls
Yup. I suck.
Akina Tokuwa · Wed May 18, 2005 @ 08:55pm · 0 Comments |
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Perhaps I should make use of this journal? |
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Well, I'm back again. I know, I know. I'm just as surprised as you are. Just like with the Gaia Housing, I immediately snatched up a journal the instant that they were released on Gaia only to mistreat it and never use it. So I suppose this is my attempt to change my ways. I only wonder how long it will last.
I don't know if many people will read this, and part of me hopes that they won't because I really do plan on writing what I think about Gaia and my experience in here. I'd hate to offend anyone. Now, that's not to say that I am going to make this journal into my one person bitchfest, but as this is a place where I express my opinions, I make no promises.
So, let's see... what on Gaia is new and exciting for me? Well, that's not really too tough to discern. I am now the proud guardian of a gorgeous Fa'e, and while I am bubbling with excitement, part of me is still broken up over Eirnae's disappearance and the loss of my own prospective Fa'e, Seanna.
For those of you who don't know my Fa'e journey, allow me to expound upon it.
[Actually, I wrote a post very similar to this one on the quest thread that I created for Seanna so I think I am just going to paste that up here because I'm so deliciously lazy.]
THE OOC ME Well, I don't really want to give out too many specifics about myself since this is an online forum, but I will touch lightly on who I am.
I am a seventeen year old girl from Florida who came to Gaia a year and a half ago. I was not immediately hooked by the forum setup because I was used to the realtime roleplay of Furcadia. It was actually my friends there who showed this site to me.
I began my Gaian journey on one thread, talking to the friends who I knew from Furcadia. Then I began to branch out, searching for some kind of roleplay or something to keep me occupied. Well, I discovered the Charity Forum because all newbies are item hungry and became a part of several of those. It wasn't all about the items; the people there are so awesome. I miss them a lot, actually. It was on the Elven Ears Fund that I met my very first Gaian friend, Eirnae Natenhar.
I saw her roleplaying on a non-roleplay thread, and I loved that she maintained a character even though she did not 'have to'. So I did one of the boldest things I have ever done on Gaia... I PMed her out of nowhere and explained to her that I loved her roleplay style. I even introduced Furcadia to her in the hopes that she might find a suitable outlet for her talent. (Please keep in mind that I was still not a fan of forum roleplay. ^_^ My views have changed since then.)
We talked through PMs for a very long time, and Eirnae became a very trusted friend. And she did come to Furcadia for a time! But there was a time when she drifted away from Gaia, I'm not sure how long it was, but that momentary split halted our friendship since we never spoke to each other after that for quite a while.
In the meantime, I ended up saving up for my elven ears on my own, though I still love the Fund and have donated to them a few times. Following that, I became a member of the Wish Fulfillers, an organization that gave gifts to each other and some people who approached the thread. The most memorable gift I ever received was an autumn leaf kimono from oreos out of nowhere on my sixteenth birthday. (This year, I didn't get any gifts, which was sad for me, but I am less social now than I was back then. x.x) That thread was also where I met Fumei. I also began and ended my very first quest for fairy wings. YAY!
After the Wish Fulfillers began to have a lot of internal conflict, I moved on to the Exchange Forum since I was very financially minded. I worked at the J.P.G. and was also a trainee of the G.E.P.D. (I think that was the name, but they were the law enforcement against scammers and harrassers of Gaia.) I also met some great people, but Feline Oddity is the one I remember the most. I even went to the S.I.N. when J.P.G. converted, but again, I made another forum change.
When the black complex jackets had the price change, I was fortunate enough to sell the ones that I owned to get something like 30k, the most gold I had every had since my fairy wings quest. After buying lots of items, I decided to check out the Breedables Forum.
(As a side, I have known about the Fa'e since the day Rei became a teen. I actually posted a few times, but I didn't really lurk. I just stopped in to check out the artwork. This fact will be important later in the story. ^_^)
With my sum of money, I began buying pets left and right... lots of crappy pets. x.x I really didn't understand the need to choose CAREFULLY between the pets that I unload on myself until recently. You can't own everything. ^_^ And here was when I returned to the Fa'e thread to chat and such. It was then that I noticed Eirnae Natenhar had a Fa'e.
At first, I wasn't sure what to do. I was scared to PM her out of nowhere again; I thought she would not remember me. I don't know how the course of events happened next, but either she or I contacted one another. We realized that we both remembered each other, and that we had both thought that the other one had left Gaia. It was an awesome reunion, and from then on, we began to talk whenever we were both on AIM.
Around this time, I also started a Fa'e quest thread, though it got very little attention from me or anyone else. I ended up abandoning it when I realized that it was taking away from me updating other journals. Eirnae actually created banners for me that I adored. I still love Kalen, the other Fa'e I thought up, but it was a month or two or so after his light drifted from me that Eirnae presented me with a better one.
I, again, don't remember the exact details, but after a long time of roleplaying together, she told me that Hoshi and Shina had decided to choose each other over power. They would be having two children, and she offered me one. I was excited... BEYOND EXCITED. And we began to plan once Shina became pregnant.
I had been waiting for the child, and the pregnancy made me giddy. Eirnae and Kaekia had wanted the first child to be a girl so my Kalen idea was scrapped. We debated for a few seconds until I gave her an idea that we both loved. It was for a Celtic selkie Fa'e named Seanna.
I miss Eirnae very much, as I am sure everyone does. She was my first and truest friend on Gaia, and I have always been able to talk to her about anything. She has always been there. And though sometimes it is really, really, really hard for me to be optimistic about her return, I am trying desperately not to lose faith in her. I refuse to believe that she would ever leave us all like that. I still have my doubts, my worries, but I will keep my chin up. I know it is what she would do if the places were reversed.
We have spoken at great length about roleplay styles, characters, life, and it is thanks to her that I am where I am right now on Gaia. She showed me that roleplay could exist on Gaia. She introduced me to new people who I now feel like I can find friends in. This is namely Kaekia, but there are others who I think know who they are. Whether or not Seanna ever lives, I will never regret the process that has brought me here.
Now, would anyone like a little whine with all that cheese?
Right, so that pretty much sums up my journey politely, but allow me to express my frustration. It has been a year since I was told I would get Seanna, and after all that planning, I have come to realize that she will never exist. This was really finalized for me when Kia's children were born, and then a new Fa'e was created who possessed a special power that I had planned on giving to Seanna.
But, now hear me on this: I ADORE SHINA. I would not trade Shina for anything, and I really want to make her the best that she can be. But I can't help but feel like I am just babysitting her until Eirnae returns. So, even though she is mine, she's not... Does that make sense?
And it's been harder than I thought to wedge myself into the Fa'e community, though it is getting easier every day. It's just so much to take on, and it's difficult to pick up on a Fa'e that is in her youth stage. Shina is the only Fa'e to be given to a new owner at this stage in her life. Everything has been decided for her, and I am only left to roleplay out the last of her life, not the development that led to it.
And I keep wondering if this is what Eirnae would want. There was a time when she asked me to be co-guardian before realizing that I couldn't if I was to have Seanna, but still... Am I taking Shina where Eirnae would want her to go?
And where has Eirnae gone? How could she leave her friends like this without a single goddamn word? I don't want to be upset with her, but... How hard is it to find a computer at a library to drop us a line? I want to know that she is alive.
God... I just don't know. And I feel like I have no real friends on Gaia like I used to. Christmas and birthdays used to be awesome for me. I'd have plenty of friends to buy gifts for and I would receive a lot as well. Now, they are all gone by the wayside.
Not to mention that my real life is a real b***h. I'm actually leaving for work very soon.
...I'm not sure what prompted this diatribe... I only wonder who will actually take the time to read this.
It feels good to say this all. We can all expect more posts from me, talking about the Breedables Forum mostly. Have a good day, everyone?
Akina Tokuwa · Sat May 14, 2005 @ 09:18pm · 3 Comments |
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When I said I was really busy, I meant it.
Evidence A) The ONE post in this journal.
Evidence B) The lack of recent posting in my pet journals.
Evidence C) This entry is going to be cut really short too.
Akina Tokuwa · Fri Dec 10, 2004 @ 10:14pm · 0 Comments |
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Holy crap. Another online journal. Pfft. |
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Well, I have a livejournal for my real life friends so I figured that making one for my Gaian identity might be a good idea. In here, I will put information about my quests, my dilemmas, and my friends.
But I'm uber-busy, meaning I need to leave right now. ^_^;
Akina Tokuwa · Sat Sep 25, 2004 @ 04:26am · 1 Comments |
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