Well I guess AX Registration is now up with it's minor kinks. I was playing with it earlier a few days ago and had all these minor problems. The deadline for the 45 buck price is ending today Dec. 31 so uh work quickly on it. After midnight it'll be 50 bucks.

This is one of the most random tags i've seen o_O

I was tagged by :star-dreamer12:

1. Must answer all questions.
2. Be honest.
3. Tag six other people. (Ah no)

Name: Roxanne Nicole Tran
Birthday: 1987 Sept. 11
Birthplace: California
Current location: Still here.
Eye color: Brown
Hair color: Black/Brown
Height: 5'5-5'6.
Weight: Less than 120 lbs last time i checked.
Left/Right handed: Right
The shoes you wore today: Socks (not like i'm going out anytime)
Your weakness: For food, sleep, procrastination
Your perfect pizza: Supreme with lots more meat on it.
Group or single date: ...? Uh either?
Goal to achieve this year: Draw more often, continue trying not to be bored to death of my courses
Your most overused phrase on an instant messenger: Uh what?
Your bedtime: 12-2AM lately
Your most missed memory: Hm... playing with Nana now that she's dead.
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi, I'd choose Dr. Pepper always though.
McCdonald's or Burgerking: BK, i hate mcdonald's fries and big macs are tiny.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: I'm not into tea.
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla.
Cappuccino or Coffee: Uh I like lattes cause it's mostly milk.
Do you smoke: Nope
Do you swear: Depends who I'm talking to and if I'm pissed off enough.
Do you sing: When i'm bored.
Do you shower daily: For sure.
Have you ever been in love: Well I'm still stuck with my b/f for the last 5+ years.
Do you want to go to college: No but I'm stuck here at UCLA anyway.
Do you want to get married: Yep after I graduate.
Do you believe in yourself: Uh depends. Artwise no.
Do you get motion sickness: Don't think so.
Are you a health freak: Sometimes.
Do you like thunderstorms: It's ok.
Do you play an instrument: Use to learn the piano. I rather learn the guitar.

Have you ever....

Drank alcohol: Nope never plan to.
Smoke: Uh no.
Been on drugs: Uh no.
Like Manga: Of course.
Like to draw big eyes: Uh only if they're kids. Lately no.
Eaten sushi: Often enough. (why this question?)
Been dumped: Uh no still with the same first.
Do you work: Nope.

Number of piercings: 2 for earrings.
Number of tattoos: Uh none, not into needles of any sort.
Things in my past I regret: Not being nicer to ppl when I was younger.

First I've been tagged by
1. Post these rules
2. Each person tagged must post 8 random facts about themselves
3. Tags should write a journal / blog of these facts
4. At the end of the post 8 more persons are tagged and named
5. Go to their page and leave a comment telling them they're tagged

1. My memory of things that I've learned is pretty bad, japanese and chinese is slowly deteriorating, and my math skills is nonexistent. I even forgot how SOHCAHTOA worked a while back. I'd hate to face my teachers in high school now.

2. But stories ppl tell me about themselves and whatnot I've remembered it quite quite well.

3. I usually hate spicy food, but I have no problems with it being spicy when it calls for it in noodle soup form, cause I LOVE noodle soups.

4. I dislike salads, especially seeing dressing makes me wanna gag. I'm a soup person.

5. Why are two facts about food I'd like to know why myself. Oh and I hate veggies unless they're in soup form.

6. I draw like once every few months and if it doesn't come out the way I like it, I end up not drawing for longer periods.

7. When I draw pictures for others, they come out surprisingly better than if I drew it for myself.

8. Oh my dog Nana died on my birthday this year, which I was unaware of cause I was on an airplane at the time. You'll always be my favorite dog!

I tag no one unless they're bored out of their wits.

So now that midterms are over and I don't have a lab report due this Saturday, this moment in time I'm literally confuzzled as to "what to do" to pass the time today o_O My b/f suggested I draw a picture of my friend for her cause she's always wanted that it seems. So yeah if anyone I personally know or made an effort to chat with me wants a a manga version of themselves should request it sometime before 2pm tomorrow, so I can draw it quickly and have it up. Or if you don't mind waiting indefinitely you can ask whenever. Just send me a picture or refer me to a link. Or if you want one anyway and I don't know you and you don't mind waiting for winter break to start I can consider that to work as well. Just to say though it'll probably just look like the photo (same angle) but non-realistic. This way I can practice with more references and you get a free picture.

AX - Well I've been dragged to meetings lately. But yeah AX registration should be SUPER better than ever cause we're spending a ton more money on a much better system with a really really good company. AX just simply has way too many attendees that really outnumbered the current system of previous years, so we're doing our best to make it MUCH MUCH better for 2008. Registration won't be up for a while but soon, really. Here's a link about this new system actually: [link]

Also WE NEED STAFFERS! XD So if you spend time at AX bored out of your wits for certain periods or like to understand how we work, and we're just volunteers wanting to make the con run smoothly, you should try out a year as a staffer XD There's some benefits which I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say, depending if they change anything this coming year. But they're pretty good, also you can make new friends with similar interests like you. Just send a resume and go through an interview process (which isn't a scary experience at all). We just want to make sure we have dependable hardworking staff that won't flake on us last minute when it's most vital. Registration will be better so apply to my department XD if you'd like to of course.

The following is not an official statement from AX and just my own opinion:

So my staff work is finally over. The new system seemed to benefited pre-reg more because a larger amount of computers devoted to them. Less were for At-con this year because of complaints last year, so Preregister ALWAYS! I hope we dont' get too many complaints about At-con, because there are actually other conventions that punish it by devoting only TWO computers. Other than the HORRIBLE miscommunication on Friday, all the following days went pretty well. From just day zero within the 6 hours we had around 9000 so that's around 25 ppl per minute! So that was a great start, let's PRAY the badge cardstock design is settled early so we can actually mail it out WAY sooner for next year. This year mailing didn't work out because of another mishap that was beyond our control (why does this always happen). I hope we have more staffers for registration because most of the squads came in with no shows and so we were actually understaffed and had to cover more hours for it.

I'm just kinda sick of all the hate in the forums for our division head guy who worked the hardest and longest than anyone, and if it wasn't for him registration would have been as crappy as it was before 2006 (last year he took over). LBCC staffers are NOT part of our staff, and we staffers also had MANY problems with them. We're sorry we had to use them, and were unable to control the ridiculous prices for food. It was hot, the waiting was ridiculous, we all could have just ran on in an hour or less before the concert started and it would have been fine. Let's hope next year this will be possibly eliminated (bring up some suggestions in the forums), if not at least we'll have air conditioning for waiting. I just wish we were able to tell attendees why certain things weren't running on schedule but we're forced to shut up, be professional and apologize for the inconvenience even when sometimes it's not our fault. But it seems overall the Guest of honors seemed to enjoy their stay and wish to return. I'm just so surprised we had so many concerts and even mini events as well this year. I keep hearing mixed reviews about how Artist alley was run this year, but hey it's not my division so I have NO idea how things go and why. I kinda wish attendees didn't assume all staffers know everything cause we don't. It's worse to give you wrong info (like during reg lines) then just blatantly saying I don't know. We had quite a few bad apples in staff as a whole so I hope it gets resolved. We never seem to have enough staffers so we try with what we have. Thanks volunteers for your hard work~ we had some great helpers in reg hall.

XD Ah after trying to plan this trip for a year it's finally gonna occur. Leaving on Jan 1st sadly >_<; (wanted to see the New Year matsuri) *sighs* I'll be going with my b/f and friend. Going for 5 days though only 3 full days >_<; Too short~ Then two days after returning, Winter Quarter starts = ARGH. Oh well... *will study japanese on the plane ride* Hope everyone is having a good vacation!

Well I remember offering it to anyone that wanted to do it a month ago, and me being bored I'll just do it now lol.

6 Weird Things:

1) I can drive, but hate driving, requires too much brainwork for me I rather sit in a car and think or sleep. One time while driving someone made a dangerous move in front of me and I was like "stupid teenage drivers" then I look at my mom next to me and go "Do I STILL have to drive?" and she just gives me the 'oh shut up and drive you' look.

2) I dislike spicy foods, well Thai food doesn't really count, but I avoid making my food spicy. But I LOVE spicy instant noodles for some reason which is usually spicier than all the other spicy food I avoid.

3) I HATE not doing my daily things on the internet, cause if I have to avoid the net because of midterms coming up, I'll complain about the backlog of stuff I have to read/look at (like DA from artists that just can't stop drawing). I could just NOT do it anymore but that just doesn't feel right ... (Internet obsessed I know)

4) When I do have free time to draw, I feel like studying. But when I have to study, my brain thinks up new ideas that I want to draw. This sucks~

5) I can't help but make short jokes to short ppl, like , course I'm only teasing/playing with them. I don't trust tall ppl lately lol they end up going crazy on me later for some reason.

6) I always seem to dream lately, like every single night and even in my 1 hour naps I end up dreaming about something (I heard it takes about 6 hours to get a dream?). And usually the dream is SOOO bizaare I wake up and go "wth was that??" But I end up forgetting what happened like 30 seconds after I wake up lol.