I'm Shizumi.
I chase rainbows
And wish on airplanes.
I wish I could be sunshine
And touch people with warmth.

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singinginstitches:

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Something EVERYONE SHOULD READ.

Without a doubt, this is true of every woman—straight or gay, young or old. Yes, there are some women who choose professions that put them in those situations but many of them are reluctant. There are very, very few women who actually enjoy being looked at as just objects by anyone—man or woman. The lesson here is treat everyone with respect and courtesy and if you don’t have something nice to say, keep your mouth shut.

Asker Anonymous Asks:
lol you wanna visit/live in Portland OR? why?
kurohaneshizumi kurohaneshizumi Said:

I love nature and the rain! :D Many of my friends who have visited or live there send me photos and tell me about it and it sounds like my sorta place. XDDD I will definitely visit it and decide after if I wanna live there or not. c:

benihimecosplay:

Ok guys, time to vent a little.

I’m getting terribly sick of the attitudes of some of those who compete in Masquerades (cosplay contests) at conventions. 

So here’s my thoughts on why you’re REALLY losing when you go into a competition with a bad attitude.

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As someone who has had the honor to judge contests, this is absolutely, 100% true. It may seem a bit backwards, but if you go in with a higher-than-thou attitude—even if you did some amazing sewing technique or whatnot—judges tend to not want to reward you. Because in the end, that attitude reminds them of why they got into anime and cosplay in the first place—the bullies and jocks that thought they were better and more popular and made of fun of or shunned them.

I, personally, love to reward cosplayers who make the character/costume theirs—own it in a personal way. I like to see the creativity and insight a person has when approaching and creating their costume. The linear, perfectionist, popularity-driven cosplayer is not as interesting to me, and I tend to find their costumes and creativity to be rather boring in their overall simplicity.

Your attitude is a general indicator of how you went about your costuming process; if you are excited and want to tell us about every little detail and how much you changed your mind about a method or took a chance on something you weren’t sure about, we can see that you enjoyed working on it and winning will pay off your hard work… but if you are methodical and offer no real detail about your methods other than cold, factual specifics, we will imagine that you were simply forced into doing the costume and that you are only entering to receive some compensation for your time, money, and energy having been wasted overall. Not cool.

corderouge:

For a second I thought this was Jan. XD

Really? Ha, das cray. I don’t think I would ever wear something like this out of a costume. D: Though I do love those sleeves and the colors.

…and the one bracelet thing that’s tucked under her arm.

siofrafiore:

I’ve recently gained over 30 followers so I thought it would be a good time to throw my first ever giveaway! This is both a hello to my new followers and thank you to those that have been with me from the start.


There will be two winners as I have put together two gift packs. Each is filled with cute little items I acquired on my recent trip to Japan Town in San Francisco.


Pack #1 - Usa Pack

  • 1 Usa cupcake liner pack
  • 1 One Piece Tony Chopper mini stationary pack
  • 1 Cute 6 piece animal eraser pack
  • 1 Lucky neko eraser
  • 2 Piggy Girl pencils


Pack #2 - Kuma Pack

  • 1 Kuma cupcake liner pack
  • 1 One Piece Tony Chopper mini stationary pack
  • 1 Cute 6 piece animal eraser pack
  • 1 Lucky neko eraser
  • 2 Piggy Girl pencils

Rules:

  • You may reblog more than once and likes count
  • No giveaway or fake blogs please
  • If you like a certain pack in particular just note which pack you would like in your reblog(s)
  • You don’t have to be following me to enter, but followers will get an extra surprise =)
  • Giveaway ends April 24th at 11:00PM PST and is open to US/Canada residents only
  • I will use RNG to pick the winners
  • Please make sure your ask box is open as you will have 24 hours to respond to my message and you will need to feel comfortable sharing your address with me
  • If there are any questions please drop me an ask!

Good luck (ノ◡◕)ノ☆+゜*。゜♪゜♥ !

LESS THAN 24 HOURS LEFT!!

(via siofrafiore)

chibisokka:

frankly I’d like to know what happened to the emperor’s previous groove

IT WAS THROWN OFF. DUH.

DID YOU EVEN WATCH THE MOVIE???

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Asker siofrafiore Asks:
hey shizu what was the model of sewing machine we bought way back when?
kurohaneshizumi kurohaneshizumi Said:

Err… I don’t remember the model, actually, but I know it’s a Kenmore from Sears.

EDIT: Google to the rescue. It’s a Kenmore 385. c:

sweetsfiend:

Since my eyes couldn’t handle the 3D of a bigger screen (and I do cherish my old 3DS too much), I’ve decided to make someone on tumblr happy with their very own Pikachu Limited Edition 3DS XL! I’m really excited to be doing this, and I can just hope it will make someone smile.

No, I won’t be selling it. I am not obligated to answer why, because if you honestly want me to sell it, my answer won’t be sufficient for you. Message me off anon if you’re really dying to know.

Now that the boring parts are over with, let’s go over even more boring stuff, shall we?

  • Reblogs and likes both count and will combined give you two entries.
  • You don’t need to be following me. However it would be nice to meet new people, and I do post a lot of Pokémon.
  • I’ll ship internationally, but the system is European.
  • No giveaway blogs.
  • Have your ask box open so that I may contact you.

The giveaway will end on May 10. Have fun, okay? (◡‿◡✿)

(via siofrafiore)

Asker Anonymous Asks:
I hope your boyfriend treats you fucking awesome, because you're golden. Like literally, worth so much, I'm jealous. It doesn't even have to be gold, it could be brownies or cake, or something fluffy. Like damn.
kurohaneshizumi kurohaneshizumi Said:

I definitely feel like a precious thing to him. Thank you for your concern.

I really think you give me too much credit though. XDDD I’m not all that amazing. Even if I am worth that much (if not more). XD;;;;