Bugs and Celestial Maidens
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secondlinaTo resume the bedbug issue : my friend Fauve hooked me up with a website saying that according to Montréal law, extermination of certain pests where to be organized and paid by the landlord himself, the list of pests included bed bugs. So despite what them concierge told me, I contacted my landlord directly and voilà, my apartment is going to be hosting an extermination team on Friday. And I don't have to pay for it.
Before the exterminators show up, me and Link basically have to clean EVERYTHING in the apartment and wash everything and anything that may be composed of fabric, even in the rooms that are not the bedroom. So, my apartment is gradually becoming cleaner then it's ever been, ever. Not that i'm usually messy, but DANG, THIS IS REALLY ANAL CLEANING.
I had to toss out a few things, pillows and Megatron, the giant carnival tiger plushy. I'm a little sad about that.
So, I guess I was lucky in my bad luck. Still, we have so much work ahead of us (about 70 loads of laundry. I kid you not).
Art of the day! This one is for putri-nih. It's her own original characters from a comic called "Changeling". I really like her characters because the one with the floaty scarf? That's a kid that is part-fairy, based on the "Tennin" legend.
Tennin can fly thanks to their colored or feathered kimonos, called hagoromo ("dress of feathers"), also represented by something I like to designate as "Floaty wavy scarf of awesome". In some legends, tennin are unable to fly without these kimonos (and thus cannot return to heaven). In a Noh play called Hagoromo, tennyo come to the earth and take off their hagoromo. A fisherman spies them and hides their clothes in order to force one to marry him. After some years he tells his wife what he did, and she finds her clothes and returns to heaven.
Yes, this is similar to the story of the Muses in Greek legend. And the story of the swan maidens in western fairy tales. And it was used in the anime "Ayashi no Ceres". It's also really awesome.
- Isa
Before the exterminators show up, me and Link basically have to clean EVERYTHING in the apartment and wash everything and anything that may be composed of fabric, even in the rooms that are not the bedroom. So, my apartment is gradually becoming cleaner then it's ever been, ever. Not that i'm usually messy, but DANG, THIS IS REALLY ANAL CLEANING.
I had to toss out a few things, pillows and Megatron, the giant carnival tiger plushy. I'm a little sad about that.
So, I guess I was lucky in my bad luck. Still, we have so much work ahead of us (about 70 loads of laundry. I kid you not).
Art of the day! This one is for putri-nih. It's her own original characters from a comic called "Changeling". I really like her characters because the one with the floaty scarf? That's a kid that is part-fairy, based on the "Tennin" legend.
Tennin can fly thanks to their colored or feathered kimonos, called hagoromo ("dress of feathers"), also represented by something I like to designate as "Floaty wavy scarf of awesome". In some legends, tennin are unable to fly without these kimonos (and thus cannot return to heaven). In a Noh play called Hagoromo, tennyo come to the earth and take off their hagoromo. A fisherman spies them and hides their clothes in order to force one to marry him. After some years he tells his wife what he did, and she finds her clothes and returns to heaven.
Yes, this is similar to the story of the Muses in Greek legend. And the story of the swan maidens in western fairy tales. And it was used in the anime "Ayashi no Ceres". It's also really awesome.
- Isa
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Date: 2011-01-05 03:31 pm (UTC)Once it's all over, though, it'll be worth it!
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Date: 2011-01-05 03:36 pm (UTC)Your artwork is charming, as usual - I especially love that profile in the top-right corner. How cute!
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Date: 2011-01-05 03:58 pm (UTC)You are lucky if you don't ahev to pay ! And your apartment will be immaculate after that :D
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Date: 2011-01-05 03:59 pm (UTC)We're responsible for keeping our rooms clean, but as for bug problems, well, that's exactly why we keep our rooms clean in the first place, to PREVENT any bug problems!
Also, that is some cute art. :D I haven't watched Aya no Ceres, unfortunately. D: I HAVE seen the creator's other popular work, Fushigi Yugi.
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Date: 2011-01-06 03:35 pm (UTC)I keep picking up series by that woman thinking "Hey this looks cool! She probably won't re-use the same stereotypes again! ...oh wait, there she goes..."
I've been told being clean doesn't prevent bedbugs from coming into your home (since they are blood feeders, like mosquitos. They don't like dirt per se). But it does help you to find an infestation BEFORE it goes out of hand.
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Date: 2011-01-06 03:49 pm (UTC)YEAH.
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Date: 2011-01-06 08:57 pm (UTC)I still have a love/hate relationship with Fushigi Yuugi. I loved it when I was a teenager, but I really loath it now. Too much teen angst for me, not to mention far too many guys hitting on one girl, who isn't exactly that amazing in the first place. It is pretty amusing how many of the voice actors went on to voice roles in Slayers though.
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Date: 2011-01-07 01:10 am (UTC)Too much teen angst is right, I totally wanted to strangle the heck out of Yui. Dear lord, did she flip out. =_=;
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Date: 2011-01-05 04:46 pm (UTC)I love those kind of stories. Is this Changeling comic online to read? It sounds interesting.
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Date: 2011-01-05 05:07 pm (UTC)The second draft, I can send it to you, but I'm still iffy on uploading it online...however, it might not be a bad idea.
Here: http://putri-nih.livejournal.com/tag/changeling
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Date: 2011-01-05 05:13 pm (UTC)Anyway, here's my email address: jwebster53@gmail.com I would love to read it if you don't mind.
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Date: 2011-01-05 05:27 pm (UTC)Well...this is why, really.
Sent :)
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Date: 2011-01-05 05:09 pm (UTC)HOMG. D: I AM NOT WORTHY.
Thank youuuu
(also, congrats on extermination!)
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Date: 2011-01-06 03:36 pm (UTC)(yeah, I can't wait. Tired of sleeping badly)
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Date: 2011-01-05 05:33 pm (UTC)Sorry to hear about the loss of Megatron. D:
At least you'll feel more secure post-fumigation.
"Ayashi No Ceres"... So many memories.
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Date: 2011-01-05 05:36 pm (UTC)Whoa on the epic cleaning. I dunno if I'd be able to physically do that much cleaning ever! But, I guess you do what you must.
And I am sorry for the loss of Megatron.
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Date: 2011-01-06 03:39 pm (UTC)It's not the landlord's responsibility for all pests (mainly, they take care of the one in the walls). Things that got brought in by the owner (like fleas) are usually the owner's responsibility. Montréal law, however, includes Bedbugs in what is under the responsibility of the landlord simply because a) nobody knows how they get transmitted and b) It's a huge problem in Montréal, currently, and they don't want to have people not clean buildings because it's too expensive.
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Date: 2011-01-07 12:55 am (UTC)Well, it's a good thing that it's going to be taken care of without any expense to you guys at least.
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Date: 2011-01-06 03:40 pm (UTC)Are you going?
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Date: 2011-01-06 07:54 am (UTC)As to the bed bug situation, wahoo no pay for you! And the extra cleaning in the end will give you all kinds of happy warm feelings :P As for Megatron, noooo! 0o Is it too late to grab him up? If he's not been taken away, there is something you can do to kill the bugs without getting rid of your things. You just have to tie him up tightly in a garbage bag and set him in a dark closet for at least two to three weeks. That should kill any of the bugs that may have infested him. They do that for kids toys when they get lice, and I figure bed bugs can't be much different in that aspect :/
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Date: 2011-01-06 04:34 pm (UTC)And I have to say I really like how you do hands! It's tough to get so much natural movement and flow in such a tiny area.
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Date: 2011-01-06 09:01 pm (UTC)Also, super late comment. I don't know the characters (for obvious reasons), but I find your drawing really appealing. I'm still going to envy how you draw clothing so easily - according to the rough sketchies I see.
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Date: 2011-01-07 03:44 pm (UTC)The story is pretty good. When her book comes out, i'll plug you guys!
Hahah! I do love to draw clothing... Seriously. It's so much fun...