Blobtoon #14 ~ In a Manatee State of Mind

Oh, to be a manatee... Spending my days floating up and down, napping, and eating seaweed off other manatees' backs... Actually, I just think manatees are really cute and lovable o(*w*)o

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Cover ~ AKB48/Team Surprise "Suiyoubi no Alice"

This song and its corresponding official MV are just too cute. I'm sure the fact they're all wearing exactly my sort of fashion helps. As I was listening to it, a video idea just popped up in my head, so I decided to try and make it! My living space is not ideal for this, but it worked reasonably enough. All the choreography is my own, although the necklace bit was inspired by the original video.

I originally did my usual karaoke-style cover for this song, but Youtube picked it out for muting. So I decided I would accept the challenge of actually playing my own backing track. The instrumental was a challenge to make, since it involved figuring out by ear how to play all the parts myself. It's simpler than the original instrumental, but given that it's my first time attempting this sort of thing, I'm reasonably pleased with it. It has separate piano, strings, and bass sounds (all played on an electronic keyboard). With more practice, I might even get better at learning things by ear!

"Suiyoubi no Alice" (Wednesday Alice)
Original by: AKB48 Team Surprise (Minegishi, Watanabe, Shimazaki, Matsui R., Sashihara)

~ COVER ~
Vocals + Synth: Kyttyee (http://www.youtube.com/KyttyeeChii)

Feel free to use these lyrics/mp3 if you enjoyed them! Just please make sure to credit properly and include a link back to this video ^_^

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~ MP3: https://soundcloud.com/kyttyee/akb48team-surprise-suiyoubi-no-alice-kyttyee-cover
Alt: http://www.mediafire.com/listen/p3u23htg0rp78r6/Suiyoubi_no_Alice_[Kyttyee_COVER].mp3

Stencillation!

Over the past couple of months, I've been taking a children's book illustration class at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). It was taught by Laura Montenegro, who is absolutely wonderful. We did a different exercise every week targeted at helping us become more expressive artists and to introduce us to mediums we might not have thought to use before. Now that the class is done and all the work has been turned back to us, I just wanted to share some of the artwork I did with everyone ^_^

This exercise was all about stenciling with cut/torn paper and tempera paint.

As I soon found out, the patterns I used for stencils actually ended up being really beautiful as well. I particularly like how my little multi-slit pattern turned out in the end.

Blobtoon #13 ~ Spring is Springing!!

I love winter, but I also enjoy when spring finally comes around and I can finally run around without a giant coat all the time. This winter has felt particularly long, and even I'm glad to see the weather finally moving forward into warmer modes.

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Blobtoon #12 ~ FroYo Times

FroYo times with Jazzmoth are best times!! ^_^ A lovely spot of color in my sea of gray (Copic C5 gray, on average) <3 data-blogger-escaped-br="">
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Blobtoon #11 ~ Which Slipper?

Finding a pointe shoe that works for me has been, and still is, a complicated process. Now that my foot shape is changing again, and my current model of pointe shoe is no longer being distributed in the US, I'm once again on the hunt for pointe shoes!

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Outfit Post ~ Sweater Weather

Sometimes, you just want to be cozy, and this sweater is veeeerry cozy. This is by no means a normal way of wearing Lolita fashion, but as I tend to adapt it to be more wearable on a daily casual basis, I thought this worked pretty decently. This sweater happens to be rather short, which works a lot better with skirts that poof out right from the waist.

Sweater: Gap
Skirt/Bow: Bodyline
Socks: Sockdreams
Boots: Skechers

Blobtoon #10 ~ All Aboard the Puzzleboat!

This week has been rather hectic for many reasons, hence why the Blobtoon happened on Friday this week. However, a large contribution to my distraction has been Puzzleboat 2, a puzzle-solving activity put out by Panda Magazine, and modeled on the structure of MIT Mystery Hunt. It's been loads of fun!!!

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English Adaptation ~ K-On!/Houkago Tea Time "Don't Say Lazy"

This song (and this genre of songs in general) is really terrible for my voice type, but I adore this anime and all of the music in it!! Plus, this is a really inspiring song, especially for people going through the struggles of finding themselves and figuring out what they want to do in life. I've done one English adaptation of it before a long time ago, but I decided I wanted to refine the lyrics and re-record a new version for this channel! I apologize in advance for some of the mumbled lyrics in the middle there, I'm not the best at such tongue-twisty speeds XD

"Don't Say Lazy"
Original by: Houkago Tea Time (After School Tea Time)
Anime: K-On!

~ ENGLISH ADAPTATION ~
Vocals + Lyrics: Kyttyee (http://www.youtube.com/KyttyeeChii)

Feel free to use these lyrics/mp3 if you enjoyed them! Just please make sure to credit properly and include a link back to this video ^_^

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~ MP3: https://soundcloud.com/kyttyee/k-on-houkago-tea-time-dont-say
Alt: http://www.mediafire.com/listen/1wbuy50apqxwmfp/Dont_Say_Lazy_-_ENGLISH_[Kyttyee].mp3

~ LYRICS:

Please don’t say “You are lazy,”
Because I’m really crazy!
Even the gentle swans
Are kicking up a storm, fighting hard beneath the surface.
I will be true to myself,
I’ll take on all you dish out.
My future’s bright ahead,
So I can stop a bit, take a breath for just a second.

With my own eyes, I'll look and find my aspiration.
X on the map, I’ll mark my final destination.
If I can find, a shortcut I could get there faster
Or gimme wings, that's great ’cause I could tot’lly blast there.

Oh dammit! Broken nail here.
I superglued it! All right!
Just doing that, my heart is really taking flight.
You have to know what's precious to you,
So come on let your diamond heart shine.
To learn to love, you first have to learn to love who you are inside!

Please don’t say “You are lazy,”
Because I’m really crazy!
Even the fiercest hawks
Take care to hide their claws, keep their sharpest tools a secret.
I'm searching for my own dream,
But life's so hard I might scream!
I’ve got to find myself,
So don’t expect my pitch to be polished to perfection.

You can't come close to guessing what I will accomplish.
I'll break them all, your meters, with the force of my wish.
‘Cause when I dream, I always do it at full power,
And when I sleep, I put my all in every hour.

Hey look! Did I just lose weight?
I'm proud but now I just ate.
Why does it feel like all my work has gone to waste?
But that's okay, I'm back on my feet.
Let's aim for something lower.
I'll learn to change, when I adapt there's nothing I can't conquer!

Please don’t say “You are lazy,”
Because I’m really crazy!
Even the vainest birds
Will stop and take a look when they find another beauty.
I'm fighting with my whole self
To bring my beauty all out.
Too many ways to fall,
So when my will gets broken, I gather up the pieces!

No way! What’s this, a Red Point?!
I passed it on a close call!
I feel so great, I know that I can do it all!
You gotta love yourself, yeah that’s right!
So open up, there’s nothing to hide.
To learn to forgive, you first have to accept who you are inside.

Please don’t say “You are lazy,”
Because I’m really crazy!
Even the gentle swans
Are kicking up a storm, fighting hard beneath the surface.
I will be true to myself,
I’ll take on all you dish out.
My future’s bright ahead,
So I can stop a bit, take a breath for just a second.
~ Lyrics by: Kyttyee

Blobtoon #9 ~ Draw All the Pictures!

Draw all the pictures... Need to draw 26 more pictures in the next 3 weeks to finish my picture book for class...

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