Cover of Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” on the koto and shakuhachi by Team Kozan
that shakuhachi player is really rocking it
there’s nothing I don’t love about this
I have been going to anime cons for a very long time. A lot longer than my parents expected and a lot longer than I’m sure they wanted. For the first few years, I absolutely enjoyed each experience. But I think it was 2010 that I noticed my attitude had changed. For the first time, I didn’t actually enjoy a con. From there, it was a downward spiral. I found myself leaving cons with only a half-hearted experience. It was only very recently that I pinpointed the reasons and I changed how I approach conventions, and it’s helped me immensely.
I should preface this by saying that I am a cosplayer. I have been cosplaying for five years now, and the reason I’m stating this is that part of the reason I’ve faced problems with enjoying cons and and it’s also been something that’s enhanced my con experience.
The reason I’m posting this is partially to bear my soul and partially to give a message that I feel a lot of cosplayers and con-goers need to see. I have seen my friends frequently post about not enjoying cons anymore or feeling like giving up cosplay, and I don’t want to invalidate their feelings, but I also want to see if I can get them to approach con-going from a different point of view.
If you don’t want to read the whole long post, if you scroll down to the bottom, you get my tips.
WHAT’S UP INTERNET
If you’re a gamer, you probably noticed all the new stuff being announces at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. I’m super excited, especially about all the announcements from Sony and Nintendo.
Lots of people are excited for different consoles and their respective games, LIKE THE 3DS. So here’s your chance to win one! The winner will receive a red 3DS XL system (like new, used only a few times) with its original box, charger, manuals, and AR cards. Plus, the two latest killer apps for the 3DS, Fire Emblem: Awakening and Animal Crossing: New Leaf!
Rules:
- Sadly, the 3DS is region-locked, so I am only shipping to the United States (50 states).
- Reblogs count, Likes do not. Only one reblog will count per person.
- If you make a fake/empty/giveaway/side blog to reblog, you will be disqualified.
- I will need the winner’s address for shipping purposes, so you have to be comfortable with sharing this information.
The giveaway will end on Friday, June 21st and the winner will be announced on that day! Good luck!
Hey everybody! We were contacted by a grad student studying video games who’d like to gather more gender equal data than typical video game-based surveys, which tend to skew male. We thought you might be able to help her out. Here’s the info!
Hello, my name is Katheryn Christy. I am currently a PhD student at The Ohio State University in the School of Communication.
Today, I’m asking you to participate in a short survey about videogames and videogame enjoyment. The survey should only take about 30 minutes to complete and no personally identifying information is collected. You must be over 18 to participate in the survey. To complete the survey, please follow the link below:
Please feel free to post this survey (along with this entire notice) on any social networking sites or websites you frequent. If you have any questions or problems, please contact me at christy.89 AT osu DOT edu.
Thank you in advance for your participation!
Shanabeth, this survey is for you!
°☆.。.:*・°☆.。 KORRATULATIONS’S 3DS GIVEAWAY°☆.。.:*・°☆.。
( this baby’s been used for a bit of mario kart/pokemon but that’s it)
To Commemorate My Zero Followers Mark // Denouncing Video Games
I am giving away my 3DS that I have barely used, the only thing that is missing is the SD card because I couldn’t remove the 1000’s of selfies.
So If you are planning to buy Pokemon X or Y and lack a 3DS here’s your chance & here are the rules:
- Reblog this post to enter ; multiple reblogs are welcome
- EDIT: The Winner Picking date is June 25th / was July 15th but that’s really far and I’ll probably forget if we wait too long.
- Oh and the usual stuff like : ask box open, legs spread apart
- Will ship to most places , just please don’t live in the South Pole
- It’d be kind of you to check out my blog & follow if you want; http://korratulations.tumblr.com/
- Update: So I’m also offering an old DS lite to a 2nd winner and if you turn it down I will just randomize it till someone wants it
(*/ω＼*)
THE END
Tumblr, teaching more about rape culture than they do in school
You should have taken my class.
I thought to myself when I saw this, “no. This has to be some one being silly. This has to be something some one fabricated to make microsoft look worse and people just aren’t checking the source.”
AND IT GOT WORSE:
WHAT.
I want everyone to think long and hard on this information.
This means that you are not buying your games. You are paying 60+ dollars to rent the games from Microsoft, and they can take their game back whenever they feel like it.
You will not own your game. You will not own your console. Essentially, Microsoft is saying “We can disable your games and cut you off from accessing your console whenever we choose to.” Because a ban that locks your XBox Live account means that you will be locked out from all non-game functionality of the system, and by revoking your ‘licenses’ on all your games associated with your account, they can then disable each and every game you own for the system. Leaving you with a five hundred dollar cable receiver. Or, in the case of most users of the console, a five hundred dollar paperweight.
All because you accidentally walked into some online glitch and the rest of the players rage-report you for cheating.
This is unacceptable. Buy any console but an XBox One. Do not support Microsoft’s sudden belief that they own everything despite our purchase of it, and we have to prove we’re worthy of being shared with by paying exorbitant fees and jumping through constant hoops and hoping someone doesn’t report us for cheating because we made them mad in an online game.
Tell Microsoft ‘No,’ and do not give them your hard-earned money for what amounts to a video game subscription service with a $500 starting fee and $60+ dollar purchases.
Signal boost
HEY LOOK A GIVEAWAY
So yeah, I’ve seen a lot of people who don’t have 3DSes that really want one after E3, so here’s another chance to get one!
If you win, you’ll get a brand new 3DS in whatever color you want, plus a copy of Animal Crossing: New Leaf~ (or whatever game you’d like if you’re not a fan)
- Reblog as many times as you’d like
- Likes count!
- And you don’t have to follow unless you want to
- No giveaway blogs please
- Shipping will be covered, you don’t have to worry about that
- Ends June 25th!
A little thank you to all my followers! Giving away a zodiac color bracelet.
Rules:
- One reblog per person.
- Likes do not count!
- You don’t need to be following me.
- Winner gets to choose one of the bracelets from above!
- Shipping is on me.
- I will randomize a number and choose the winner.
- The winner will get a note. Please make sure your ask is open!
- If you do not respond in 24 hours, we will choose another winner!
- Giveaway will end on the 24th of June
If you’d like a bracelet without betting on luck, you can find these at my Etsy Store.
GOOD LUCK!
