Model Kits: My New Addiction

Almost every male anime fan I know and his brother enjoy assembling Gundam/mobile suit model kits. On the other hand,  I don’t know a lot of girls who actively assemble Gundam/mobile suit model kits as a hobby. The first time I attempted to assemble one was back in grade school with a couple of friends. We each worked on different parts of it separately, and I think at some point we lost the poor thing’s head.

Fast forward to this year and you wind up with me attempting to assemble model kits by myself. I’ve always wanted to try assembling a Gundam Deathscythe Hell Custom model kit, but I never really got around to buying it. It was my boyfriend’s interest in model kit assembly that gave me the push I needed to purchase a kit. He gave me a few basic tips, and I managed to put my D-Hell Custom with no mishaps or accidents.

1/144 Gundam Deathscythe Hell Custom; the kit includes Deathscythe's signature weapon, of course.

I have yet to sand D-Hell and get rid of its seams, but it still looks pretty snazzy. My only problem with it is that it’s kind of hard to pose because its wings are too bulky and its other decorations get in the way too.

I found completing D-Hell to be quite enjoyable, so I went ahead and bought a few more model kits for good measure.

Pet Society Fishing – Fish and Bait List

[Updated November 6, 2009; 4:08am UTC - Updates are noted in red text. Wow, it's been so long since I've taken my pet fishing! Just added a few things I managed to catch today.]

Pet Society has introduced a Fishing mini-game, and I’ve been trying out different bait to see what I can catch with them. I might be making a full-out Pet Society Fishing guide if I have enough time and coins (for buying bait, of course!), but for now here’s a list of what I’ve caught so far and what bait I used.

NOTICE: This is not a complete list of fish that can be caught in the game! I only write down whatever I catch whenever I take my pet fishing, so I really have no way of telling if I’ve caught all the fish that can possibly be caught or not, or if they can be caught with other bait that I haven’t tried out yet. I don’t post fish/bait unless I’ve caught them myself!

Tips on selling things in PoupeeGirl

Selling items at the Poupee Market doesn't have to be so hard.

The phrase “so hard to sell on poupee girl” turned up in my blog’s Top Search terms recently, so I thought I’d write down some tips on selling stuff on PoupeeGirl based on my personal experience. There are three things I keep in mind when I’m selling items on PoupeeGirl, and hopefully they can also help anyone out there who’s having a hard time selling items.

1. Check the Poupee Market for price references.
Once I decide to sell an item, I head to the Poupee Market to check the prices that the other players are selling the same item for. This proves to be kind of tedious given that the Market has no Search function, but I think it’s necessary. The game doesn’t provide default prices for the items, so other players’ sale prices are all we have for reference. What I do is I look for the lowest price that the item is being sold for on the Market and use that as the basis for my own price.

The Last Unicorn on stage in Fall 2009!

Ed Rutherford is adapting and directing a stage version of The Last Unicorn this fall in Chicago. Visit the Promethean Theatre Ensemble’s website for ticket and support information, and visit Mr. Rutherford’s production blog for details about the play. Peter S. Beagle will also be at the play’s the opening night and will be participating in post-show discussions!

City Lit Theater, 1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave
October 16-November 14, 2009
Thurs-Fri at 8 p.m., Sat at 3 p.m. & 8 p.m., Sun at 3 p.m.
Opening night: Saturday, October 17 at 8 p.m.
Additional press performance on Monday, October 19 at 7 p.m.
For reservations call (773) 305-2897
Or purchase tickets online at Brown Paper Tickets

More confirmed cast members for A Game of Thrones pilot

The rumors posted on Winter is Coming about Sean Bean being cast as Lord Eddard Stark for HBO’s A Game of Thrones pilot episode turned out to be true, and more cast members have been confirmed by George R. R. Martin himself on his LiveJournal. So far the cast is composed of:

• Sean Bean as Lord Eddard Stark
• Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister
• Mark Addy as King Robert Baratheon I
• Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon
• Harry Lloyd as Viserys Targaryen
• Kit Harington as Jon Snow

I’m only familiar with two of these actors (Bean and Dinklage), but I’m really, really excited about this now because both of them are absolutely perfect for these parts. I have no grounds to make judgments about the other four confirmed cast members, but Martin himself states that he “couldn’t be happier” with the choices. With these two actors lined up for roles and a brilliant script, this pilot episode seems to be exceeding all expectations thus far. I hope they keep it up so that we’ll finally have a full A Game of Thrones TV series!

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Photo taken from hellomagazine.com.