Life updates, plans for the blog & big news

After two part time jobs, a Masters Program entrance exam, a vacation in Singapore, and the Licensure Exam for Teachers, I feel the need to say I have not made any progress whatsoever in modding current projects Suama and Achilles.

Instead, I have amassed ten LBXs, nine of them (Achilles included) are still waiting to be built. Who's the lucky exception? Dot-Phaser, the owner of this smokin hot leg.

He was built last May when I purchased him after work. I fell in love with his colors and wanted to try coating him with Tamiya Flat Clear (TS 80) without further modifications. You can see my liveblog of it on Tumblr. The reason why I neglected to post here is because I had affixed his shoulder armaments backwards and found out the mistake much later, to my embarrassment.

He hasn't had new photos taken since so the leg will suffice for now.

Aside, as I've mentioned, these past few months have been busy real life-wise. The free time I had was admittedly rather ill-spent *coughplayingthesimscough* but now that my exams are over and I have two free-ish months ahead of me while waiting for the results, I can get back to modding.

(I'm supposed to be looking for a job but hey)

Plans for the blog! I've decided not to limit the entries to just gunpla and dolls, although this blog will mainly be about them. I will occasionally post more serious entries such as my future teaching experiences or whatever nerdy thoughts and ramblings I have about my classes or work. Things that aren't too personal to be posted on LJ, and things that I actually want people to read about and reference.

And lastly, big news! Yesterday, I paid for Honey's head--a Switch Ryun:R.

I can't even begin to explain how important this is as my first ever step to getting into the BJD hobby. Honey is an OC of mine who has a special place in my heart, and an incredible story to tell. Moreover, his sculpt is very hard to come by. Switch is a gorgeous gorgeous company that does not rerelease sculpts once they've sold out, so finding him brand new on the secondhand market (as I did) is an amazing stroke of luck which makes him worth the price I paid.

The goal I set on November 2012 still stands--I get my first BJD on the JMP's 10th anniversary, which means I have seven months to get a body for Honey. Wish me luck!