Saturday, November 4, 2006

'KAY, EDITING BELOW POST. . .
Um, let me clarify . . .
*embarrassment*
If I have bothered to pay my respects to your site within the last week, then you are still considered a friend.
Christ, I sound rather imperious, don't I?
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THIS IS REALLY SHITTY OF ME, BUT. . .
I've been really busy, lately. Really hellishly, freakishly busy. I want it all to go away, but alas, such are the rigors of every day, responsible life. So I've decided to stop over-extending myself as I buckle down and concentrate on taking care of me. (Sounds hellishly self-absorbed, doesn't it?)

On the four websites to which I've subscribed, I will be cutting back on contacts and obligations. Subscriptions will be deleted, and some news-letters decreased. Therefore, here on the Otaku, my site will go through a minor, yet imperative, edit. My FRIENDS list be cut in half. . . therefore elimimating the insanity of paying respects to the sites of others whom I am not compatible with, for whatever reason.

What will make that determination? Hmmm, well, for starters, as much as I love everyone here on theO--AND I DO!--people I feel I must take off are:

1) People whose posts I cannot relate to due to compatibility issues. . .
2) Peope who never visit me. (I love you, but. . . my visits are wasted on those who are too busy to drop a line every now and then.) Sounds HORRIBLE, but . . . a friendship is a 50/50 ordeal, am I right?
3) People who have been harrassing me via the backdoor. (And you know who you are, f***er.)
4) People who seem to have mysteriously dropped off theO to begin with. . .that'a no-brainer, isn't it?

Anyway, I'm hung-over and crabby. So here's a pic that describes how I feel. Have a nice day.



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Friday, November 3, 2006

WAR OF THE REALMS
Okay, you guys are way more observant than ‘da sikaurai was hoping you’d be. Yes, that was a HAND by Sascha’s foot in the first pic. Sascha’s pose was taken from a combat scene in an old, pathetic attempt at a manga page, and the whole endeavor was pretty sad. She didn’t want her readers to see her crappy background. But you guys have good eyes. . . good for you.

Anyway, ‘da sikaurai actually had four PM’d requests for a background story on Sascha and Kimi. That was very nice. . . sikaurai is flattered that you would show a genuine interest in her creations! She will try to accommodate you, with a reader’s digest version, as she doesn’t want to make this post long and boring. . .

In Sascha’s world, there are two dominant races ruling his planet: the xynth (who resemble humans, and are technologically advanced and self-absorbed), and the sikaurai, (who are ancient, and revel in harmonic convergence with the planet’s natural forces). YES, THAT’S HOW ‘DA SIKAURAI GOT HER SCREEN NAME, NYAH. The two races do not see eye to eye; the sikaurai are faced with prejudice and discrimination, and therefore choose to remain secluded in their home valleys.

Sascha was orphaned as a young child, his parents murdered in a violent altercation with xynthian militants. Living as a street waif, he was taken in by a soldier for the elite warrior priesthood, and was raised at a young age to become a fighting machine. He lived for his warrior code, never knowing love or compassion. Even among his own people, Sascha faced prejudice on a daily basis—he was descended from the rare white-wolf clan, and was branded with a rare genetic disorder that left him unfit for breeding.

In Sascha’s world, the natural forces are held in check by the THREE REALMS: the Heavenly Realm, ruled by Kyonei and his Avatar Overseers; the Physical Realm, populated by mortals; and the Dream Realm, ruled by Morpheus and his Dream Guardians (of whom the Orchid Lord is one, by the way) Akiramaru the incubus, and his followers, attempt to throw off the balance between the realms by wreaking havoc in the Dream Realm and seeking possession of the mortal girl Kimi, who has inherent powers that give her the ability to either rule the Dream Realm as Morpheus’ heir—or to destroy the entire Physical Realm.

Inadvertantly, Sascha is commissioned to protect Kimi, who does not know how to use her powers. She is meek and mild-mannered, and her timidity annoys the violent-tempered Sascha to no end. Their relationship is volatile and the sikaurai warrior is cruel and abusive to her as they struggle together to complete the quest played out in my series of books, the WAR OF THE REALMS. Their relationship is also tragic at times, and sometimes even poignant . . . they come from two entirely different worlds, and don’t understand each other at all.

(Um, to answer one reader’s question. . . Dante is one of the Heavenly Overseers, but he used to be human. That’s why he seems so flawed in his character. . . heh. He makes ‘da sikaurai giggle.)



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Thursday, November 2, 2006

A FRIENDLY RECAP . . .
DA SIKAURAI IS GLAD THAT EVERYONE HAD SO MUCH FUN ON HALLOWEEN.

She has nothing exciting to report today, so she’s dropping a reminder about the contest. SEVEN artists are still working on their stuff. So here’s an inspiration pic for all of you:



UKYO MAKES SIKAURAI DROOL

Plus, more Sascha pics, just because some requests are starting to come in. You guys are so cool! ‘da sikaurai is feeling all warm and fuzzy inside.
These pics are all really old, but sikaurai’s kinda busy with other projects right now:





Heh. Yeah, Sascha just kicked some ass. He’s all full of himself now.



Heh. And Kimi’s all, like, “Yeah, get over yourself.” (She's wearing Dante's trench. . . wasn't that awfully "chivalrous" of him?. . .

TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR SIKAURAI’S FIRST FEATURED ARTIST! AND REMEMBER. . . NOVEMBER SEVENTH IS THE CONTEST SUBMISSION DISPLAY DATE! EVERYBODY REPORT HERE TO VOTE ON YOUR FAVORITE THAT DAY!

'Kay, 'da sikaurai is signing out for awhile now. She has a date with a newly-purchased box of violet hair-dye, since her roots are coming in. See, right now, she looks like a purple-and-blonde polecat. . . ooooh, gotta do something about that. . .

Everybody have a fantabulous day!

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Wednesday, November 1, 2006

POOR SASCHA. . . AND 'da sikaurai's WRITING FALTERS. . .
All right, peeps. . . ‘da sikaurai has recently been informed by Cosmic Sailor that yahoo and MSN have combined messenger services. . . SO WHY was I told to get another messenger account????? *delete!*

Too much crap bogging ‘da sikaurai’s system down. . . yahoo users can reach her at bowerydweller@hotmail.com. There. Suck it up.

Just kidding. . .

So, now another pic. . . heh. It was altered slightly in an attempt at censorship . . . if anybody wants the uncensored version, they’ll have to go to ‘da sikaurai’s deviantart account.



Yeah, ‘da sikaurai is still getting subscription letters for bondage hentai sites, thanks to her loserly, slacker ex-boyfriend. Grrrrrr. This is her way of getting back at normalcy by parodying something that really annoys her. . .

Sorry, Sascha. She did it again. She promises she'll behave from now on. . . no, seriously. . .

FUNNY STORY about that--a true one, too. When 'da sikaurai and her ex-boyfriend were in the process of breaking up, she broke off the argument by sitting down at the computer and loading up her book in a futile attempt to nip the conflict in the bud before it got REALLY ugly. . .

*TRUE STORY*:

Her ex turns to her and says with a tone tainted by ugly bitterness, "Yeah, that's it, then. Go back to your precious Sascha. We know who your one true love REALLY is. . . "

YIKES.

She had TONS O' COMEBACKS for that one, but oh, gods, she was too busy scraping her jaw off the keyboard to actually execute one. . . And she can't post any of 'em HERE.

(SASCHA? Honestly. Besides, she's too busy slobbering on Dante. So there. NYAH.)

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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

NEW CONTEST DUE DATE. . . *YAWN*. . . HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Eight straight days of ten-eleven hour shifts on four hours of sleep has finally taken its toll on 'da sikaurai. . . she actually fell asleep last night--WHAT'S UP WIT DAT?

Why does everyone think she's strange? *blink blink*

ANNNNNYWAY. . . a couple artists were a little late in entering, and need more time. SO, the new contest deadline is NOVEMBER 6th. 'Kay, happy? Everybody happy? 'da sikaurai's happy. She fell asleep on the floor again, and now has a major crick in her neck, but she's happy. Let's all do a happy dance. . .

*shuffle shuffle shuffle*

Okay, she needs an advil, now. So, go out, kiddies, and spread the love on this eve. Go forth and make wit da tricking and da treating and da costumes and da drunken revelry (or not). . .and remember, if it's been unwrapped, don't eat it.

Crap, 'da sikaurai has so much schtuff to do today to compensate for last night's black-out. . . grrrrrrrr. . .she doesn't even know where to begin. . .

'KAY. 'NOTHER SEXY PIC TOMORROW. . . poor Sascha. That's all 'da sikaurai can say. Poor, poor, abused lil' Sascha.
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Monday, October 30, 2006

ADDITIONAL SITE CHANGES. . . ? OOH, AND RANDOM SEXINESS!
All right, sickos. Enough with those PMs about the last post. . . When ‘da sikaurai said “love fest”, she wasn’t referring to any iMesh replays. She’s all squiggly wit’ ‘da glee over new artistic discoveries!

sikaurai has a new YAHOO messenger accounts, per some old requests. . . she finally got around to making one—sorry about the usual procrastination. She’s under the name BOWERYDWELLER. . . but. . . yahoo kinda confuses her. MSN is more idiot-friendly. . .

*ducks rotten tomatoes*

Ah, the contest is coming along nicely! ‘da sikaurai has some good artists in the running, now. . . and she’s looking forward to seeing everybody’s vision of my beloved UKYO! *wiggles happily in chair*

YAY, UKYO!

‘da sikaurai has decided to join the fray, and do a rendition of her own. . .but, of course, she will not be competing. It’s just for fun.

‘da sikaurai wants to say THANK YOU for supplying her with so much eye-candy on theO! So, starting next week, ‘da sikaurai would like to feature a new artist’s works on her site, just for a display of respect and acknowledgment of her own love for creativity. She’ll be dropping PMs to get permission, first, of course. And as an additional site change, she’s also thinking of doing music reviews, so if any of her readers are passionate about a certain band or artist, drop her a line. She’ll look into it and post her thoughts on her weekly review . . .

So, with that said, here’s a treat for you . . .



Sit, boy, sit! Beg for the doggie bone, boy! Beg for it! Say, there’s a bone ‘da sikaurai wouldn’t mind beggin’ fer. . .

GAH!

*throws sexy pic and runs away, before getting into trouble. . . *

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Sunday, October 29, 2006

FREAKISHLY. . . ARGHHH. . . BUSY. . . GAH!
Gods, 'da sikaurai really digs theO. . . and the art . . . and the journals . . . and the anime. . . and everybody's soooo cool. . .

GAH! She's been so freakishly annoyingly busy. She spent eleven hours at work last night, and everything that COULD go wrong, DID go wrong. So she didn't have any time to work on her lil' artsy schtuff. Plus, she was obligated to have breakfast with her new fling (who will NEVER see this website, haha), and that took up two hours of her time. And--GAH--interviewing a new babysitter, and preparing for a road trip, and all the OTHER CRAP that 'da sikaurai doesn't need to go into details about.

*flails wildly*

She's sinking! Sinking! Somebody throw her a lifeline!

So. . . yeahhhhhhh. . . anyway, she'll be doing her rounds tonight, paying her visits, and violating sites, but she's only got an hour, so . . . well, she loves a CHALLENGE!

Ready. . . set. . . GO!
*zips off*
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Saturday, October 28, 2006

FUNERAL?
'da sikaurai has been spending a lot of time away from home, lately. She's currently dating her mechanic. She's happy to report that her three-month dry spell has been broken, and she sincerely hopes that she'll never have to go through THAT hell again. . .

Sigh. But, alas, she doesn't expect too many responses to today's post, because she's fatigued and full of 'da uncharacteristic depression. . . her mother contacted her, and let her know that her grandfather died. So, she imagines that she'll have to drive 400 miles to her birth-town to make an appearance at the funeral.

SHE HATES FUNERALS.

And her family makes her uncomfortable. Oddly enough, her father doesn't want her to attempt the trip. SO. . . 'da sikaurai may get out of this, but . . . she'll send flowers, at the very least. Her grandmother is still in the denial stage, so 'da sikaurai is afraid to contact her just yet.

UH!!!!! HATE SAD THOUGHTS!!!! HATE HATE HATE!!! So, um. . . here's a happy dance! *wiggle wiggle wiggle*

*passes out from exhaustion*

Everybody have a good Saturday night! At least, 'da sikaurai is looking forward to reporting to work tonight in her pajamas!!!! YAYYYYYYYY!
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Thursday, October 26, 2006

LET IT BURN, EMO KID!
‘da sikaurai feels so naughty. . . she didn’t get to everyone’s sites, last night. . . but she has a good excuse! She was having a love fest on PM and completely lost track of time. (That’s my story, and I’m sticking to that, folks.)

By the way, Ebony! She misses your jokes!

Oh, and the other night, ‘da sikaurai was on IM, declaring her hatred of her job. She might have said something along the lines of feeling suicidal after eight straight days of ten-hour shifts. . . Yeah, and about that—she WAS kidding! We don’t anyone to think that ‘da sikaurai is going all EMO and scthuff. . . YAY! Emo! She finally used that word correctly. . . emo—suicidal. . . right? Did she finally get it RIGHT?

Erm. . .yeah. . .

Speaking of occupational trauma, ‘da sikaurai almost burned down her workplace last night—no, it’s TRUE! She was boiling eggs on the stove for today’s dinner. . . and didn’t notice the smell emanating from the rangetop. . . didn’t notice until. . .

The stove was on fire.

Like, literally, in FLAMES! She and her fellow co-worker both sat and watched as the fire spread to the surrounding walls. Image that—two grown women—just gaping while the flames spread. Finally, my co-worker turned to me and asked, “Do you think we should get the fire extinguisher?”

Hmmmmmmm. . . well, either that, or we start gathering all thirteen of our disabled residents and haul them out to the parking lot over our shoulders. We could get some marshmallows, and watch the place burn.

In the end, we opted for the extinguisher.

So, here’s some more random pics:



Dante is taking liberties with Sascha’s girl, Kimi. AH, young rivalry!



This pic was poorly done, and quite old. . . but hey, it’s Sascha—and mmmmm, bondage.

‘Kay, ‘da sikaurai will be hitting sites tonight! Everybody keep ‘da peace!

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