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rainbowmoondust
28 March 2009 @ 11:56 pm
L takes over Chchgeddon  
Armageddon has hit Christchurch once again and this time I'm cosplaying as L from Death Note! (Yes another DN character! Lol!). ^_~ As part of the group involved in the cosplay dances and games that were scheduled for later on in the day I had to show up at 9am to practice them. It was pretty fun and I got to dance in the Lucky star dance even though I'm not in it. I was meant to be in it but it turned out that Angie forgot that she had already promised my part to someone else after she had given it to me! *Headesk* But as I was in the Hona Sainara dance I had to go along to dance practice anyway and I decided to learn the Lucky star dance too, just for the hell of it and in case they needed a replacement. ^_~ The dress rehearsal went well and after it was over I was free to explore Armageddon, well at least until I was due to perform. ^^

I took the chance to head into town for some photos with Lennon and Lucy who were cosplaying as Zero and Suzaku from Code geass. We got some good ones which I've posted here for everyone to see. :) On the way back we saw a cosplayer get stopped by the police as she was waving a real, yes a real sword around. o.O Not exactly the brightest thing to do in public! D8

Back at Geddon it was time for the cosplay games! =D There were dances performed, one of which I was in, skits and a catwalk which I also took part in. But the most entertaining was the Otaku quiz and wig styling. Four teams of two answered anime/manga/cosplay related questions and for the bonus round they played the Wig styling game. Basically they were given a wig and a picture of the character whose hairstyle they had to create, not as easy as it sounds!

In the sweet and sour eating contest I got chosen for the first time ever for the pizza eating eating contest! It's no easy feat trying to wolf down an entire pizza in a few minutes. The fact that they don't give you anything to drink makes it even harder as it gets difficult to cram it down after the first few slices. I did however manage to stay in character throughout the thing, adopting L's trademark crouch and his unique way of holding things, something which I'm proud of. My feet did not thank me afterwards, making me feel like I was walking on pins and needles! Ow! Dx How does he do that for such extended periods of time?! While I didn't win, I still did pretty good and I'm happy with that. ^_^

Lennon entered the Kamehameha contest along with myself and several other cosplayers and he came up with a way to do it and stay in character. So what would make Lelouch explode his power in a fit of rage? The loss of his beloved sister Nunnally of course! So he proceeded to power up while screaming out her name in anguish to finally release it all in an explosive Kamehameha! Poor guy lost his voice after that, especially as had to do it twice seeing how he got into the finals and all. He didn't win but he did a damn fine job of trying though! xD

We then went and bought some cute anime badges and watched the Amv making contest, the Princess Tutu one was my favourite, absolutely amazing! The music fitted wonderfully and the timing was perfect! Makes me wish I could make Amvs! :o

After Geddon was over we went out for dinner with Queenie chan! ^_^ Our table didn't get to sit with her but we had fun trying to pick up the utensils with our chopsticks. xD Afterwards Lennon, Jen and I went to Timezone for some more games including a session in the photobooth.

Speaking of photos here are today's ones:

( ChchGeddon 09 Day one: )

Now I'm finally back home and looking forward to another day of Armageddon tomorrow! ^_^
 
 
Current Mood: excited
Current Music: Lucky star opening theme
 
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rainbowmoondust
27 March 2009 @ 11:33 pm
It's almost time...  
After 2 weeks of dance practice and preparations for even longer, it's almost time for Armageddon to hit Christchurch again. =) Tonight was the pregeddon masquerade ball but I underestimated how long it would take to do the shopping I'd left to the last minute so I didn't start getting ready until it was well under way. Getting ready also took longer than I thought and by the time I got there it had finished. )= Serves me right for being unorganized I suppose. I decided to go and meet the Dunedin cosplayers who were just arriving up the road, I wasn't going to let the evening be a total waste! I caught up with Lennon and Allan, met some cosplayers I didn't know and had a game of multiplayer magic, or at least part of one while I waited for Lennon to settle in. Once he was ready, Lennon, Allan and I set out for an evening of gaming at Timezone.

Lennon and I both died at the hands of Zombies and Allan and I teamed up to beat out some hits on a pretty cool drum playing game. It didn't have the anime theme songs like the one at Auckland did which was a pity but it did have some pretty crazy music, I guess that's what you get for picking songs at random! xD

Sadly I had to go home afterwards, I would've loved to have stayed longer but with the start of Chchgeddon tomorrow I have a big weekend ahead so I'd better get some rest. ^_~
 
 
Current Mood: happy
 
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rainbowmoondust
28 February 2009 @ 06:42 pm
Cosplay changes and more photos  
We were meant to have a cosplay outing to the 'Amazing maze made out of maize' today (Try saying that fast 10 times in a row! :P) but it was canceled due to rain and Mandie being sick. I kinda feel bad for Mandie as this is not the first time it's been canceled and she really wanted to go as she went to the effort trying to arrange it and all but hopefully there will be a next time. ^^;

We did end up having a cosplay meeting of sorts mostly consisting of playing games at Timezone, drinking bubble tea and pigging out at Kfc. ^_^ My photos from the SCC and national cosplay day turned out well so I passed them around while we drank our bubble tea. Angie and I had a dance off at Timezone with L (Angie) taking on Misa (Me), Misa fails at Dance, dance revolution. T_T But we got recognized and had our photo snapped by some Japanese girls. Later, everyone piled into the photobooth for the obligatory cosplay photoshoot as we always do. ^_^

While not the outing that we were all hoping for, it was still fun and i must say that I now have a new love of bubble tea! ^_^
 
 
Current Mood: happy
 
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rainbowmoondust
18 February 2009 @ 05:57 pm
More classes and bus woes )=  
Someone in one of my classes suggested that I catch a different bus than the one I've been using because apparently that way I only have to catch one instead of two. So I decided to walk about a block or so to find a bus stop for said bus this morning. There wasn't one. I walked up the entire freakin street all the way to Eastgate mall, a good 15 minute walk at least and no bus stop. The nearest one was of course at the mall but that's way to far to walk and I had to catch another one because I'd missed the first one after all that. -_- When I reached my stop and disembarked I decided to run to my class instead of walk, stupid really when said class is only a minute away. I realized it was a bad idea when I fell over in my haste and had to limp into my class with a bloody knee. T_T I also missed some of the art video that was being shown while cleaning up my wound.

Well at least my teacher got the proper watercolour paper this time so at least my painting wasn't a mess. In fact it actually turned out really well and was quite fun to do especially watching the water run into the paper and create more pretty colours. *_*

I wish I could say that had such progress in my sewing class yesterday but I spent most of it picking out patterns and material and learning how to use said patterns. Hopefully I can turn this scrap of red material into a top for the Sakura (Shippuden) cosplay I'm planning on making, I'm just hoping it gets done in time for Chchgeddon. In other news our cat finally came home after a week of absence and my flatmate and I couldn't be happier to see her! ^_^
 
 
Current Mood: sore
 
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rainbowmoondust
14 February 2009 @ 11:03 pm
Happy Valentines/Chinese new year!  
With today being both valentines day and marking the start of the Chinese year of the ox our cosplay club had a double celebration to celebrate both! =D We had a picnic in the gardens, cosplay stye, doing silly dances and generally mucking around. The antics between our team 7 of Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura were probably the most entertaining, especially the dance off between Naruto and Sasuke later on at Timezone. ^_^; There was a little drama early on when Tobi (Megan) had to go to the hospital after being accidently cut on the hand by the metal plate of someone's glove but luckily she was ok although it did require stitches. D=

In the evening we decided to attend the Chinese new year festivals, we got recognized a lot especially Angie who was cosplaying Naruto, including by one cute little boy who was Naruto's biggest fan. ^_^ We took seats at the front of the karaoke contest, where some of us joined in. While the rest of us did more silly cosplay dances and sang along with the ones who were brave enough to get up on stage.

Before the festival ended I decided that I must buy a lantern, after all I've never been to one of these before and they are so pretty. Hey, gotta have a little souvenir right? ^_^ I had meant to just quickly get one and return to the group but I underestimated how long it would take. While I was in line I met Alice who kindly waited with me. After finally securing my lantern we stopped several times on the way back to admire the pretty lantern displays and so Alice could take some photos. When we got back the group had left as the festival was drawing to a close and they'd been unable to get hold of me due to my cellphone dying. -_- Luckily Ann had kindly taken my bag with her and Alice and Steve's father was nice enough to give me a ride home. This was my first time attending a Chinese new year festival, it was pretty fun, I must remember to get my bag of Ann at some stage. ^_^;
 
 
Current Mood: impressed
 
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rainbowmoondust
12 February 2009 @ 04:32 pm
Exploring time! ^_^  
As our cat has been missing since the weekend I decided to take a tour of the neighbourhood in the hopes of finding her. I couldn't locate her but I'm sure I saw her lurking around next door the other day so I'm sure she's fine. In the meantime I had fun exploring the area where we live. ^_^ When I got to the end of our street I noticed there was a little alleyway, curiosity got the better of me and I followed it to the other end. I was surprised to see a big old building with a beautiful landscaped garden, even more so when I discovered that it was public. Apparently it's often used for community activities like scout group meetings and such, it's also part of the park on the other side. O= The playground had one of those octopus swings that we went on at the SCC which bought back some fond memories. 8D If it had not been raining and if I had not been alone then I might have had a play myself but just not the same on your own. ): Maybe I should bring our cosplay group here next time, lol! ^_^;
 
 
Current Mood: curious
 
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rainbowmoondust
11 February 2009 @ 05:18 pm
Progressing along...slowly -__-;  
For painting class today we were meant to be painting on canvas. Never having done so before I decided to do another painting until I get confident enough to try one on canvas. My tutor wanted me to choose a painting from a book to copy so after leafing through endless art magazines I finally found one that was in my skill range and to my liking. Being a watercolour painting it made sense that I should do my own version in watercolour too. For some reason I wasn't able to get my desired effect, maybe it's because I was using too much water, not enough or just not doing it the right way, I dunno. It didn't help that my paper kept bubbling and flaking and in the end it was a mess. My tutor told me that the reason for this was because it wasn't proper watercolour paper and she didn't have any on hand, just great. -__-; Today is turning out to be just like yesterday with yet another lesson going wrong. D= However my tutor has promised to have the correct paper for watercolour for next weeks lesson so hopefully that will go better than this one did. -__-
 
 
Current Mood: aggravated
 
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rainbowmoondust
10 February 2009 @ 01:14 pm
Fucking sewing machines! Dx<<  
Why is the world against me sewing today?! All I had to do today was to sew the wretched strap onto my stupid bag, an activity which should have only taken me half an hour, leaving me the rest of my weekly sewing lesson (Hopefully) making my first cosplay. Instead I spent the entire lesson finishing the damn bag. -_-;

It started of okay, I cut out my material for the strap then proceeded to thread the sewing machine and I was all ready to go. I'm happily sewing away when I realize that there is no stitching on my material, thinking this is kind of weird I check my sewing machine. Somehow the thread has come out of the needle so I have to rethread the damn thing. -__- That done, I'm on my way again...until the thread decides to create a big knot, leaving me to cut away the mess and retry...until it does it again! Taking a deep breath and trying hard to bite my tongue I attempted to extract the material so I can remove the excess thread and try again. Unfortunately I turned the needle wheel the wrong way and instead of moving up and out of the way, I moved it downwards, enough to to break the fucking needle! >_< After giving the sewing machine a few choice words I moved to another one. This one didn't give me any problems and I was finally able to sew in peace. While doing so I didn't notice that the material had folded over until after I had sewn a big crease into it. This of course had to be unpicked and then resewn! D8<

I did finally finish the bloody bag in the end but it took the entire lesson which was ridiculous! I swear I spent most of my time rethreading, untangling and unpicking instead of sewing! Dx Next week I had better get to do some actual sewing!
 
 
Current Mood: frustrated
 
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rainbowmoondust
08 February 2009 @ 06:56 pm
Sugar overload  
I never knew that you could get a sugar hangover, until today that is. I had a killer headache throughout the entire day. T_T This would not have been a problem if it was wasn't for the fact that I played in a Magic tournament today, something which requires concentration, ugh! DX I should've played better than what I did but I was feeling so crappy that all concentration flew out the window. Still I can't complain as I end up doing pretty well, good enough to walk away with prizes and better than I did yesterday. ^_^ My headache finally went away thanks to the nap I took when I got home. ( Painkillers weren't doing a damn thing! Dx< ) Serves me right for consuming so much sugar I suppose but damn last night was worth it! ^_~
 
 
Current Mood: Crappy
 
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rainbowmoondust
07 February 2009 @ 11:22 pm
Ouran high host club welcomes you  
Tonight our cosplay group had a themed valentines day dinner, an Ouran high host club theme that is! This is the best idea that our club has ever come up with and I haven't had so much fun since the Scc! Being waited on by Tamaki, Kaoru, Hikaru, Hani, Mori, Kyoya and Haruhi in a romantic setting is a fangirl's dream come true! *_* But by far the most epic and hilarious event of that night was the dinner game!

Everybody got a coded menu, the entree, main and dessert section were numbered A-I and 1-6 and we were instructed to choose 3 items from each row but we were not allowed to pick the same thing twice. As we later learned this affected the order in which we received our meals and the cutlery for which we would have to eat them with. For example, for my entree I was served macaroni cheese, lasagne and sushi with only a fork to eat them with which wasn't so bad considering what other people got. James was given soup as part of his entree and only a knife to eat it with. Have you ever seen anyone eat soup with a knife? He did and was one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life, I don't think I've laughed so hard in a long time! xD But that wasn't all, not by a long shot because after we had eaten our first course we were made to move tables so we would get to sit with a different group of people every time. xD Next I got my dessert for my main, I was so happy to get ice cream and a brownie at once, I was in heaven. Not so much though when all the sugar from the desserts and fizzy drinks started going to my head. I also had a potato salad to get through but at least I got a spoon to eat them with.

After the main course we took a break to play the mummy game! ^_^ I ended up getting mummified for the first time ever, it really didn't help that my poor head was buzzing from all that sugar. When they put Tobi's mask on me I really couldn't see where I was going in the mummy race so I tried to follow Angie, I don't think she knew where she was going either! xD

Then it was time for dessert which for me was soup, bread and heart shaped chocolates. ^_^ I can't believe that they seriously expected me to eat soup with a knife AND a fork! Dx

Once dinner was over it was time for everyone to pose for photoshoots which was followed by dances and skits. The hosts themselves did a pretty funny skit and the Death note one was great, Angie and Ann did their dance as well, I think it has pretty much become a trademark for them now.

Everybody was so wonderfully in character especially Angie who was cosplaying Naruto that night. She got dragged across the floor, rejected by Sakura and shunned by Sasuke, in fact team 7 in general were just awesome. ^_~ The hosts themselves were also in character with the twins trying to trip up the others while they were dancing and Tamaki being sent to his emo corner. Mori rescuing Huni's bunny from Kyoya and the twins and Hikaru's and Kaoru's twincest moments were also highlights of the evening.

This has been a wonderful night like nothing I have ever experienced and is definitely one of the most epic events in cosplay history! After everything I went through last month, this is exactly what I needed. Thank you so much our lovely hosts and our even lovelier hostess and organiser of this epic event. If I could go back in a time machine then I would so do this all over again! ^_^
 
 
Current Mood: giggly
Current Music: "Sakura kiss" - Ouran high host club
 
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rainbowmoondust
04 February 2009 @ 05:34 pm
Paint me a rainbow  
Because I enjoyed the short art course that I took last year so much I decided to sign up for some painting lessons to further satisfy my creative desires. So I went along for my first class today and painted a rainbow! ^_^ Well a picture of one anyway! xD Not exactly Picasso material I know but I wanted to do something colourful and what could be more colourful than a rainbow! ^_^ It was fun but I think it would've been better if I had not come to the realization that I was the only beginner in the class. I felt that my painting was pretty amateurish compared to everyone elses which left me feeling a little frustrated and slightly disappointed. D= But I think my painting is pretty and hopefully with a bit of practice, I'll soon be creating beautiful works of art too! ^_~
 
 
Current Mood: Unsure
 
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rainbowmoondust
03 February 2009 @ 02:04 pm
So ... uh ... how do I work this thing again? xD  
I decided that it was time I finally learned to sew so I can make my own cosplay costumes, for various reasons plus I'm also sick of doing Misa. I went along to my very first sewing class today and spent much of the lesson learning how to thread and work a sewing machine. xD However I did manage to make a bag or most of one anyway, save for the strap which I'll be attaching next week. It's not too bad for a first attempt and I really love the colours (Pink and yellow), it's definitely not something I'd be ashamed of carrying around in public. I hope to work on a cosplay costume next if my skills allow that is. xD But who knows, today a bag, tomorrow a cosplay masterpiece, well I can always dream can't I? xD ^_~
 
 
Current Mood: accomplished
 
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rainbowmoondust
01 February 2009 @ 04:59 pm
Life goes on  
Life is back to normal and playing in the first Magic pre-release tournament of the year seemed to confirm that. I did pretty well on the first day but not so great on the second as I haven't had the chance to practice, not with all the stuff that went down last month. But's that okay, I'll do better next time! ^_~ I'm just glad that things are back to the way they should be. ^_^
 
 
Current Mood: content
 
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rainbowmoondust
30 January 2009 @ 02:18 pm
Finally!  
First of I would like to announce that I am NOT pregnant! =) I finally got my period yesterday, ten whole freaking days after it was meant to be due! This means that I will get my next period either early or late next month as there is no 29th in Febuary this year, just great! -_- Seriously body, wtf, are you trying to scare me?! x_x But I am here to post about today.

I went out for lunch with Mum today like we do every year on my birthday and even though it was belated it was still nice to catch up. :) I had no idea what I wanted for my birthday, I hadn't really thought about it, not with everything that's happened this month. So mum gave me some money to buy my own present, we went shopping and I bought the Inuyasha movies that I've been wanting. :)

I was hoping we would have the BBQ that Dad was planning, it would be so nice to celebrate with everyone for a change and do something different. But I realize that such a major event like a death in the family has to take priority over such desires. I am truly grateful that I went on the SCC as I actually got to spend time with people on my birthday and the precious memories I have of that have made this month more bearable. Now I finally feel like I can move on with my life. :) Good bye Uncle Brian, I will miss you but the time for mourning is over, may you rest in peace.
 
 
Current Mood: relieved
 
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rainbowmoondust
25 January 2009 @ 11:36 pm
Overemotional much?  
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Current Location: In my emo corner
Current Mood: scared
 
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rainbowmoondust
24 January 2009 @ 06:32 pm
Happy national cosplay day! ^_^  
Yes, you heard that right, New Zealand cosplayers have declared today, national cosplay day! 8D Everyone is celebrating in their own way today and the CCC gathered in the botanical gardens to celebrate this truly epic event in cosplay history! We started off the celebration with a picnic and here something occurred of which I am rather ashamed of.

( Cut for emotional moments about girly problems )

After the picnic we moved to another spot to indulge in some photoshoots, dances and games. The best part of the picnic was the mummy game which I think has been the funniest one yet. Ryan, Shinrii and I are wrapping our mummy when we ran out of toilet paper! But the game was still going! D8 I tried to get Angie's attention to ask for another roll but couldn't so I tried to ninja one and got busted! >_< Darn peer pressure! That got her attention! xD She decreed that teams could grab extra rolls if they wished and suddenly it's a free for all! xD But the best part was the mummy race! :D Angie had this bright idea that our mummies should race down to the bottom of the hill, our mummy ending up rolling down the hill, that's one way to unwrap! Rofl! xD

I got to practice the Hona Sainara dance which I've been working at but there's this one part which gets me tangled up every time. This time it managed to make me fall on my butt! -__- But it was still fun! xD Angie tried to tease Ryan about his 6,6,8,12 fail skills and got it wrong! D= Aw Angie, never mind, at least you can tease him about his girly boots! xD It was so great to catch up with everyone and even though I got off to a rocky start it was fun in the end, which is what really counts. ^_~
 
 
Current Mood: happy
Current Music: Hona Sainara dance which I am trying to master
 
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rainbowmoondust
22 January 2009 @ 03:35 pm
Doujinshi for the win!  
A parcel arrived in the mail for me today and I am now the proud owner of 5 Bleach yaoi doujinshi! =D This is exactly what I need right now to take my mind of current events, smut makes everything better, yay for fandom! =D Not to mention these are the first doujinshi I have ever owned and they are everything I've dreamed of, beautiful artwork, funny gags and generous helpings of boylove! 8D I love you Lucy! ^__^ I'm going to have fun reading these! ^_~
 
 
Current Mood: horny
 
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rainbowmoondust
17 January 2009 @ 06:30 pm
Would you like cosplay with your coffee?  
Our cosplay group decided to meet up at one of the local malls for coffee today. Not for an official meeting, more just a casual get-together, cosplay optional. I chose not to cosplay for this one, I haven't really been in the mood lately, not with everything that's happened lately. But I still wanted to see everyone as I think that's the best thing for me right now. I was surprised at the amount of people that turned up, even more so at the fact that we were all able to sit together. Kudos to the people who brave enough to show up in cosplay! xD After a refreshing coffee break we browsed through anime at the Gamesman store then went on a pocky hunt which turned out to be successful. In all a good time was had by everyone although I would've enjoyed myself more if my thoughts had not been with Mum in Malaysia.
 
 
Current Location: My thoughts are in Malaysia, does that count?
Current Mood: Distracted
 
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rainbowmoondust
15 January 2009 @ 10:52 pm
The doves have been released!  
My ex was in town today so we arranged to meet up so I could give him back the camera that he loaned me for Auckgeddon. We went to a Japanese restaurant that I've never been to before but always wanted to and I'm glad we did. I had a salmon teriyaki dish which was exquisite and I have to say that it's one of the best Japanese meals that I've ever had. ^_^

Once we ate our fill we went for a stroll in the botanical gardens which is always lovely at this time of year, there were even some ducklings still around. ^^ But they weren't as tame as the little thrush which came right up to us as were sitting on a bench and looking at us curiously, I swear it was so close I could've reached out and touched it. ^^

He didn't forget my birthday either and gave me a boxed set of my favourite forensic show, NCIS, (Third season) it's great to finally have some episodes on dvd, I want the whole series even if it is still running! xD


( NCIS Rant )

Lately our relationship had been rather rocky, mostly due to the fact that he couldn't get over me even when I made it clear I wanted to be nothing more than friends. However he still insisted on seeing me, knowing this, which would not have been a problem if not for the fact that he kept on trying for more. This resulted in a lot arguements and an on/off relationship which should've been dead years ago.

But lately we have been talking about this (Again) and today he seemed ready to finally move on so here's hoping we can finally lay this relationship to rest.
 
 
Current Mood: calm
 
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rainbowmoondust
09 January 2009 @ 08:06 pm
Why, just why?! T_T  
So I rang Dad today to see if Mum managed to get a flight in time for Uncle Brian's funeral and who should answer the phone but Mum! O= It turns out that the only available flight she can catch is tomorrow which means that she will miss the funeral but right now she's more concerned about how his family is coping.

When I talked to Dad the other day I didn't ask how Uncle Brian had died, I don't know why, shock maybe? He didn't tell me either, I don't blame him, Dad's not very good at things like that, so Mum filled me in on the details.

Uncle Brian committed suicide. He gassed himself in his car.

Of all the things that I could possibly hear, this was by the far the worst! How could he do this to everyone?! Death is hard enough to deal with but to make us deal with this as well! DX I feel sorry for everyone involved in this tragedy but mostly his poor wife and children that he left behind to pick up the pieces. )=

This is like some kind of horrible deju vu for me as a friend of mine did the EXACT same thing four years ago, and it's an experience I would not wish on anybody! Now my uncle too?! D= Why did it have be this way? Just why?!!! T_T
 
 
Current Mood: Shocked
 
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