Going Places

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My trip in California is coming to a close soon. My last adventure here this time around is Anime Expo. I've been working with limited room and supplies in my hotel room on my costumes. Kotohime is done and I'm working on finishing up Index. I will also be taking White Len with me as well, by request.  I can't wait to meet people and see what the dealer's room is like!
Also, I'm wondering if I should wear Chiyuri for a day?

I have a big plans when I get back home, though. First off, I'm going to start my commissions back up, this time dedicating more time to it. To the general public, I will only be doing Touhou Cosplay commissions. This is because it's something I feel I have the most experience on. I've decided I'm going to steer myself in a direction that feels more professional; I'll be making tags to apply to my commissions, even things I give out as prizes at cons.  It will include a way to contact me as well as a name I come up for my commissions. (I wonder what it should be?)  After I'm back in South Carolina, I'll soon be getting my own room solely for sewing and costumes.

Another thing I want to work on is an ambition of sorts that I've had since I was little. I'm first going to work on getting my driver's license, as well as a Smart car. After I get that done, I can finally go out and volunteer at an animal shelter like I've always wanted to. I want to play with the kitties there, so they can get out of their cages. I've spent all of my life around cats, and I've even helped foster kittens to health at animal shelters.  There are some cats who spend most of their lives in a cage at shelters and don't get the quality time of getting up and running and playing with humans, and I think that every cat deserves that. I wish that I could foster kittens again, but I'm limited to two cats in the household these days.

But I've always been afraid to drive. My drivers education teacher said I was an excellent driver and I executed my three point turn flawlessly. I'm going to be honest, most of the time I couldn't see over the dashboard and just went with the flow. I'm terrified of being in the driver's seat of a car. I don't like having so many lives in my hands.  It's scary! All of these are reason's I decided on the smart car, years ago.  I visited the dealership before leaving to California and got to ride in one. It's really small, I can see over the dashboard, I feel comfortable in it since it is safer, and I'm limited to only having one passenger with me!  A lot of people who aren't that familiar with smart cars complain that there isn't a lot of space in the car for groceries. The trunk space is actually really awesome! Even the passenger seats are far apart. It's bigger on the inside than it looks on the outside. There's loads of leg room as well. And the most amazing thing about it is that it's the easiest car to do customized painting for. I talked about getting Touhou themed panels made for it down the road after purchasing it. This would obviously be several years later.

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Sorry for the rambling!

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Meari-chan's avatar
Do Chiyuri!! She's so cute!! :D :D
You're closer to Japan being in California, so you'll probably meet more people who recognize Old School Touhou! :D

Just keep in mind that there's some things that really stink about a smartcar, cause I'd considered one at one time:
+You need to use Premium gas, not regular (and that's 20-40 cents more a gallon.)
EX: ($3.60regular x 14gallons = $50.40 for a full tank) VS ($4.00premium x 14gallons = $56.00 for a full tank); however, some people due argue that the gas efficiency makes up for it. (though there are plenty of cars with similar efficiency that DON'T USE PREMIUM GAS.)

+If you get in a car crash with an SUV or Semi, there's a lot less metal between you to keep you safe.

+My dad works on a lot of cars and I remember him making a comment saying that some of the controls for the steering/wheels make driving in snow/heavy rain are not very safe! Like, if you hit a patch of ice, it's hard to regain control of the vehicle (not sure how your weather is in NC, but that's a major danger point in Ohio because we've gotten 2+ft of snow here before!)

If you want a really comfortable (short person friendly), cheap car, I'd suggest a KIA Rio. They're a lot tinier, and you have a little bit of a front end to protect you if you DO make a collision.