Teki-so-so~ Destini here. (Don't ask.) Today is the big day where the winner of the Card for Arashi design contest is announced, along with a few other details. :)
With the majority vote in their favor (29%) and the winner of the design contest -- I'd like to congratulate CHINGYI LIU for her outstanding submission. Here it is below:
As promised, your design will be presented as the cover of the card!
Also, as a small token of my appreciation and since I can't do much, you win a 24 Hour Television shirt in any color/size you want.
おめでとうございます・ありがとうございます！
Now then! Just a few things I want to state & announce. Our final signature total is 139 signatures! We made a tremendous jump, thanks to three amazing Arashians from California -- Jeana, Jelyn, and Joanne who managed to gain over 50 signatures alone! I really appreciate all the help from you girls, because it did admittedly make our number total a lot more significant.
Of course, I still want to thank all you Arashians who submitted your signatures individually -- it may seem like a simple enough task; just signing and scanning. However, I really believe that if all goes in our favor, we can have a grand result and hopefully get more recognition as American Arashians. Once again, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart!
For the 'announcement,' I believe I mentioned that I had a small surprise in mind and so now I will let you all in on it. I know art isn't an easy thing to do and I got so many, "I couldn't choose an entry!" comments regarding the design contest that my head spun!
So, my 'surprise' for you all is that the card (well, it's turning more into a pamphlet, ne?) will include ALL of the participants entries on the inside!
After the signatures, I'll have a title page, explaining what they are and then they will be added to the card itself so Arashi can still see your hard work -- whether it's the cover or not. I wish I could do more, but I really hope this "consolation prize" will be a great gift to you all. This is my way of thanking you all for even taking the time to create beautiful artistic renditions for this project -- we'd be card less without you all! Thank you so much.
Now that the voting is done and the submissions are closed, I will be working hard to get the card done and I will update you all on my progress thoroughly. Feel free to add me or anything of the sort if you wish to stay regularly updated on the status of everything. Once again -- I can't say it enough, thank you all for everything! The kind words, hard work, submissions, suggestions, etc and so forth. I really have great vibes about the results of this so lets cross all our cross able appendages and wish for great luck!
Hello my fellow fangirls/boyses! <3 Destini here to inform you all that...
No excuses, my friends -- I have to begin the process of the card ASAP.
We are currently at 132 signatures! Yay~ :)
Furthermore, June 24th is the closing of the Card Front poll. The poll is set to cut off on the 24th (so I don't forget).
Instead of posting the winner on June 27th, I will post the winner on June 25th.
Otherwise, that'll do it. Questions/concerns? E-mail hippopboogie[@]gmail[.]com! Thanks so much for the overwhelming support thus far!
Ok girls, I'm trying to get my goods order list organized so I'll have no issues with buying everything.
People Who Have Paid -- We Arranged A Trade
Mel-chan
Zinnie
Jasmine
People Who Asked For Goods, But I've Received No Money
Arashi Twins (Nicole/Angela)
Arashi Sisters (Jomiya, Aibakalyn, MatsuJeana)
JanKen
Gwendy
Emily
If I forgot your name, let me know. Don't try & pull a fast one on me either, I'm tired. XD
Arashi Sisters: I need your list again! I lost it so I need to know what you want (if you still want it) and the price in yen.
People Who Have Not Paid: It's not too late & I'm not rushing you but I'm just trying to figure it out. I can only accept PayPal at this point. My PP Email is higazekkou[@]gmail[.]com.
If You Don't Want Goods Anymore: That's chill! Let me know so I can remove you from the list.
For Prices: Just do 100 Yen to the Dollar. The extra change is going towards your shipping so I don't have to charge for that.
Shipping Goods Out: I will be back in America August 20th and probably will not be shipping it that day. I will begin shipping orders out September 1st. If you think someone else can get you goods faster then that's fine -- go with them.
Any other questions, please ask. Thanks.
Shonichiwa~ Destini here. :)
Today, a great tiny young prankster was born 25 years ago but somehow has defied aging processing. <3
Aside from that, today on The Nino's birthday is also the start day to vote for card-front entries for the Card for Arashi Project.
I created a seperate webpage with the entries and a voting poll on it.
Vote For The Card for Arashi Fanmade Card Front!
- DOUBLE VOTING IS DISABLED. So please vote fairly.
- None of the contestants names will be on released (unless they signed it) to prevent favoritism.
- I would like to ask that you do NOT leave rude or hurtful comments. If you do not like an entry, don't vote for it. It's that simple.
- I will be moderating the poll closely. If I suspect foul play, it will be reset.
- The Entries are in order so Image 1 --> Entry 1 and so on.
Happy Fangirling! <3
So, we had a party for Nino's birthday on Saturday! It was fun. XD Most feature me + Jovi 'cause we were insane or something.
I'd just like to say...
YOU ARE A REALLY BAD BAD BAD BAD GUY FOR GETTING ME WORKED UP.
o_O
Gawd!
I can't wait to see Nino in Maou though!!! Maybe he will be Ohno's first victim -- MWAHAHaahah......I love Ninomiya. >.>
Shobanwa~ Destini here. :) Mini-update on the Card for Arashi Project. In terms of progression...
Current Signature Total: 43
Current Card Front Submissions Total: 5
That's pretty decent actually, considering on May 20th we were at 18 signatures. However, I think I can squeeze a few more signatures out from the American Arashians before I leave July 1st. With that said!
I just need your Signature and printed First Name/Last Initial scanned and send to me by e-mail. The end date for signature submissions is June 23rd to give myself time to get them printed along with the card-front. I can't really extend it further because I want it done way before I leave for Japan.
Card Front Submission Dates
Submissions: June 15th (Four More Days!)
Voting begins: June 17th
Voting ends: June 24th
Winner is posted: June 27th
Any questions can be asked here/e-mailed to me or whatever means of communication you see fit. I'm rather approachable so don't hesitate to ask anything. Also, I'm really rooting for this to work out and I will try my hardest to get this card delivered and will update on that throughly. So, cross your fingers for the safe transport/deliver of everything. ^.^
MEZAMASHI TV PREVIEWED THE ONE LOVE PV. (I uploaded it to Mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/?yeagzpucnms)
I TOOK SCREENCAPS.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE SPOILERS, SCROLL PAST THIS POST.
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Ahhhh. It's a cute PV. 2 more weeks!
This has been the first time that I've gotten so stressed that I've broken out in hives. So, rundown!
Before...
Destini leaves Shinjuku on July 4th (around 5PM) to head to Sapporo.
Destini arrives in Sapporo around 6-8AM on July 5th.
Destini queues and queues for concert goods + Dream "A" Live concert.
Most likely, Destini faints or something.
Concert ends around 9PM.
Destini heads to airport to make it back to Shinjuku in time for placement test the following day.
Ah, no, doesn't happen. Why not?
Destini doesn't have the money for her plane tickets currently and once the discount is lifted, the tickets will be almost $300 dollars.
So I'm freaking out.
"What the h, how am I going to get back in time for my test?!"
Next day? I go to the travel agency to pay for my tickets to and from Japan period - a fat $1203 grand for that. However, payment completely. Destini is relieved.
I ask the travel agent, "How much would it cost for me to fly back from Sapporo to Tokyo the night of the 5th?"
He checks for me. Rate is about $110. Since I'm flying to Japan already, they have discounts basically.
So I'm thinking, "I can totally afford that! I don't even have to pay immediately!"
Ah, bad news.
"...you have to be in Tokyo by 9AM? You wont make it to the airport until 9:20 and then you have to travel from there..."
T_T Tension way down. So I don't make a reservation. I just say, "Ok. I'm going to let this work itself out."
Night before I went to IACE (travel agency) I e-mailed our school, ARC Academy about possibly postponing or taking the test earlier.
Basically, this morning I wake up around 4AM, and kinda slug in the back room. "I need to check my e-mail...T_T"
Oh hi there, e-mail from Mr. Kyouhei Nishimura of ARC Shinjuku.
"Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to write to us.
My name is Kyohei Nishimura. I'm in the Japanese division for Arc Academy.
I received your email in which you express your concern taking a placement test.
It's possible to take the placement test before July 6th...."
I darn near cried. Now!
After...
Destini takes placement test at 10AM on July 4th.
Destini leaves Shinjuku by train around 5PM to head to Sapporo.
Destini arrives in Sapporo around 6-8AM on July 5th.
Destini queues and queues for concert goods + Dream "A" Live concert.
Most likely, Destini faints or something.
Concert ends around 9PM.
Destini goes to Ino's Place Hostel to sleep overnight.
Destini takes the train back to Tokyo on July 6th, and arrives...whenever!
I truly believe it's meant for me to see this show at this time in this place. I don't know why! Maybe I'll meet some new friend that I'll cherish forever, maybe I'll come to a realization about myself and life, maybe I'll be hospitalized~ I have no idea! I hope I don't die! XD
I didn't want to come here and post a sob post about it all and be like, "RELISH IN MY EMO, F-LIST!"
It's fine for others and that's great but I don't want to drag people into my woes. I already accidentally did that to one of my friends and I feel bad. (Sorry, Nessatoshi! T_T) So I don't want anyone else to deal with me when I'm like Sobby McSob, the most emo girl ever. So I waited for the issue to be resolved. Now I is happy.
Today, however! It was like...cracky hentai party for the AST's AnS team. XD Afterwards, Me & Emily were like, "Ok, draw THIS Arashi related thing!" So I did! Be amazed by my .jpg art of fail!
Here is Mirror Man!Aiba. He rules nations.
Panel One
NINO FEIGNS DEATH BY STABBING!
Ohno: WHY NINO WHY! HE WAS SO YOUNG AND OWED ME 5,000,000 YEN!
Nino: Croak. Burble. Death.
Panel Two
Nino: HAHA I WAS JUST KIDDING. LOOK HOW I LAUGH AT YOUR FRIGHT~
Ohno: .........I'm going to kill all your Pokemon tonight.
I forgot to add his Ni no Arashi finger banner. T_T
That's me being killed by Kasa-chan. (Long story.) LMAO
Then this is how I draw by hand...
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