Creative Outlets

A friend posted on her facebook a half picture she drew of some kind of sea creature, I'm guessing it was a squid with it's brain exploding out of its head with the caption of her needing to find a creative outlet this summer or she'll go crazy.
It was funny to me, because when I start these entries off, I put the topics in the titles and then come back to them when I think of the content. Well if it's not just an impulse one. And one just so happened to be, well you can read the title.
I agree with her about going crazy, She just finished this semester of school but because I have no life I constantly need some kind of creative outlet, and not just during the summer. One way I do this is in the form of my WoW Adventure Blogs. I have no aspirations to be a writer, but I enjoy making up stories. The ability to give my WoW toons personalities and a slight back story and make them have friendships and go on Adventures. It's something I enjoy doing.

This might not be considered a creative outlet for most, but an mmorpg is actually just that. You 'create' your own character, you pick and choose races, classes, specs, etc. In Wow with transmog, you can dress your character in whatever you want (armor allowing). The key word here is "create". You create it, you play it, and what you want to do with that character is completely up to you. Don't feel like doing End Game content? PvP? Joining a guild and being social?... guess what, you don't have to. That's the beauty of this game. You play at your own pace, you do what you want to do. Want to just make a toon that runs around with pretty wands picking herbs and mining ore and making gold on the Auction House, you can do that. That to me is being creative.

The way I decorate my little Apartment, I think is creative. Decorating my plant Randi is being creative.. A lot of people think it's dumb, but they can suck it, cuz it's fuckin cute!!!!!! I take care not to hurt her in the process just FYI. 
Imagination has a lot, if not fully, to do with being creative. You think it up, then you do it. It will always make you feel good once it's done. I know I enjoy going back and reading what I write in my WoW stories/blogs. Yes sometimes I re read stuff and think to myself "oh boy, you're weird, did you really just write that?" but I change nothing and I just giggle.
I know a lot of people are hesitant to show their creative side, because they fear it weird or that people will think their ideas are trash and just laugh. The ones that never try, never think outside of the box, are the ones that imo have failed. There are no limits to what is considered creative. And if this world was full of ones that aren't afraid to show it, this world might be a happier place. Repressed sheep like drones, follow suit and do what everyone else in society deems to be "normal" because they are afraid.

Actors with Yummy Voices

Can voices be yummy?
I have no idea, but it sounds legit. Deep yummy yummy voices...
I was flipping through Netflix and came across a TV show that I used to watch on FX that was sadly cancelled after one season. It was called Lights Out and it starred Holt McCallany. His voice can drop my panties so fast (well his face can do that too) but his voice... oooohh geez.
Then it got me thinking about others with voices I would enjoy listening to all day. I don't care what they read to me, can be the friggen phonebook for all I care.

Here is how my list goes in order after Holt: With added links if you don't know who they are.
Patrick Warburton
Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime, Transformers)
Chris Hemsworth
Randy Orton
Dennis Haysbert
  I'm sorry but I loved the "Major League" movies and Dennis Haysbert can be President of the United States in "24" but will always be the voodoo practicing, Jobu worshiping Perdo Cerrano to me.

When "friends" screw you over

This has been a sore subject for me for many many years. A couple days ago I had a conversation about this.
Is it just me? Should I let it go and just say "friendship" is more important to hold onto to let something so little as money get in between it? It actually was to me. Not for the other parties.
The first time I lent money to someone I considered my her best friend. After that day, no word no phone call, she moved and her phone number changed. Best friend right?... apparently not. The money didn't matter to me, I just lost my best friend over $80 bucks. She cared not to keep in contact with me over this. /shurg ... no loss.
The second was to help a friend get out of state running from another bad relationship. Money was sent... 5x the first amount I lent out. Now this money was something I needed to get back, I didn't physically have the cash so I dipped into cash advance on my credit card(fuckin stupid I know). And of course was promised I'd get it back within the next month. And as foolishly trusting as I was, It was a very bad decision. Before I was never one to turn my back on a friend, who calls me crying saying she needs help and even her own family won't help her. And of course everyone runs to gullible Skully, she is always so nice, she'll help. What killed me was that I went behind Jace's back to do this. He didn't know her, but I guess he just had a feeling. I should have listened. Needless to say, 7 months went by since the day I sent the money and I got my first phone call in about 6 months saying the same thing I heard before, I'll get the money next week... etc.. At that point it didn't matter. A supposed friend out of my life and dramas I don't have to listen to anymore. I'm really quick to cut someone off if they do me wrong. If you try to make amends and right the wrong, I will always forgive, but I never forget.

The conversation I had with a friend was about her family fucking her over. I was lucky in my case, these were just people I met that have no obligation to me to be truthful, understanding or compassionate and doesn't grasp the concept of a friend. But this was her family. When family does you wrong... that's it. The lowest form of a screw job IMO.

It sucks though, when you get screwed over in the past and vow to never get into that situation again, but you're just that much of a kind person that would help out. There is no telling how someone will react to your decision. If the person asking was a "True" friend they would completely understand, and respect your decision. Or they will respect you enough to not have to put you in that position of having to decline them monetary help. BUT it will always be "well that bitch didn't want to help me, I thought she was my friend" I guarantee you that will always be the reaction of a selfish, ungrateful person. Even if you're dirt shit struggling yourself, it's always going to be about them, and the fact that you can't help THEM.

Oh boy... rant... calm down *breathe* hehe. It's just a really sensitive topic I needed to get off my back, or put into words rather. And it's done. I think there's more lurking in the angry part of my brain. :-P

Cosplay

I wish I was extremely creative. I have ideas of awesome stuff I'd like to make, but as far as actually attempting to make it is where I fall terribly short. I have so much respect for hardcore Cosplayers. The ones that put so much time, effort, blood and sweat in everything that they create. It fascinates me how they do it.

 Kamui is one of my favorites.
The costumes she makes, the detailed armor, the clean lines, the amazing painting, the weapons she makes, the list goes on and on. She will get her model of what she wants to make and then amazingly create it just like how the model looked. She makes it look effortless during the process, which she posts on her site. And seeing the final results you can't imagine that it all started off by being sheets of Worbla, Wonderflex, and Craftfoam.

Looking at the prices of these materials solidifies my realization that I will not be getting into this hobby. Aside from knowing that I won't be able to create such awesomeness I will just enjoy this craft from afar. Maybe if I ever do decide to purchase said materials, I will not be making an attempt of a full costume. Maybe I'll make myself a bracer or pauldron just for fun.
I was debating to leave the bottom pics out. Cosplay is cosplay in all it's forms no matter if you make your own costumes, or if you just throw together articles of clothes to look like the character of choice. Not much effort goes into this, but nonetheless by general definition it is still considered Cosplay. It will be, in my opinion, a Halloween costume. Now I appreciate the effort, but the originality isn't there.

I typed in Cosplay in google search and it came back with a bunch of half naked girls in skimpy outfits. And then I thought, why?
 Well duh, because majority of the female characters nowadays are half naked. oh and these girls are whores and they just go to these events to snag themselves a smart, nerdy guy. "I'M KIDDING!!!", I say as I think about how that doesn't sound like a bad idea. If I was hot and had a hot body, I'd probably be right there with them. seriously kidding, maybe.
It's cute, it's sexy and the homage to the characters is there,  but like I said this isn't cosplay to me.