Ara Ara, looks like another review today, I’m on a roll lately when it comes to my photo shoots. That does have to do with the fact that class got postponed another week so now I’ve got more time one my hands.

This black and White photo reminds me (since we do black and white photos of babies too), today I had the worst day at work. I happened to get this really irate mother who just wasn’t happy with anything at all today.

The moment i got tot work i just knew i was in trouble since she just started yelling at me, the nurses and anyone in her way.

There was some miss communication between the weekend photographer and this mother and she thought i was arriving earlier than i normally do. So since i arrived late according to her she was furious.

I did my best to calm her down and then proceeded to take her baby pictures and she just was not happy with anything at all. She hated the pictures, the pricing of out packages and our selection.

She seemed to be mad at the world yet decided to take it out on me. :’(

But I’ve always been good at customer service and dealing with angry customers so i did my best to re-take the pictures for her (even when her baby girl did not want to cooperate at all), then i helped her pick the best package for her price range and for her needs.

By the end she was happy again and calm as a cucumber, that and her husband had finally come in and calmed her down.

He was quite embarrassed that his wife had caused such a scene and apologized to me after wards.

Sometimes you get people who are just so mean to you but they don’t always mean to take it out on you really, they might just be having a terrible day and need someone to vent their frustrations on.

Even though she had a beautiful baby girl i just hope that in the future she doesn’t act like that with her new baby girl.

Cause she was pretty scary when she was yelling, for a second i thought she was gonna hit me.

Have some Aria Sachou to lighten the mood. Punyaa~

While it was a tough day it work the positive is that it helped me realize how nice the nurses are, after i came out that mother’s room they all came to me and asked how i was doing and told me they were worried about me.

I was fine by then but it was nice for them to care about how this woman was treating me. Looks like this is the first time something like this has happened before.

But hopefully no more situations like this happen, and if anything i know i have the support of the nursing staff to back me up!

On the subject of Alicia Florence, i used to think she was from Good Smile Company but not only does her box say Max Factory on it, Good Smile’s own site lists her as a Max Factory figure. She’s one i had to track down after watching Aria. I knew i had to have her somehow but with her being sold out almost everywhere it was a mad dash to try and find her for a decent price. Most places listed her as $100USD+ or had her listed as pre-order and made you pay up front. Finally i found her on eBay for a decent price and was so happy to get her! She truly is an amazing figure and is one of my favorite figures in my collection. She’s one of the more beautiful figures in my collection as opposed to moe, or sexy or cute. What i love about aria is how the character design isn’t obviously sexy, they could have done much more to make the seifuku have more cleavage or show more legs. but they stayed with demure and it really helps you see Alicia’s inner beauty. Not that she isn’t pleasing on the eyes on the outside as well. Aria Sachou is also a very nice touch to the figure. I just hope that in the future Max Factory or Good Smile Company decide to continue with the Aria figures and make the rest of beloved Undines.

Figure Info-

Manufactured by Max Factory
1/8 Scale
Initial release in September  ‘07
Price of 5,800 yen
Discontinued

I’ve been wanting to do this cosplay for AX as well but didn’t want to say anything until i got my wig in the mail. I was worried that it wouldn’t arrive in time or that it wouldn’t be the right color. I finally got it in the mail today and i LOVE IT! I’ve had some of the outfit ready already but i didn’t want to buy anything else until i was absolutely sure i would have it ready in time for AX. Well looks like not only will i be doing my Shugo Chara cosplay but an Aria cosplay as well!

and here we go, a lame picture of me. I think i need to cut the wig a bit and style it. Hopefully just style it better and not cut it but if i have to cut it i will. Now the only parts i don’t have yet are the blue tights and the boots. But the Blue tights are already on their way and i can get the boots this weekend and then i’ll be done!

I’ve got the shorts, shirt, and I need to re-make the scarf since it’s too short. I’ve also got to figure out how to make the hair pins. Hopefully i figure that out soon unless someone has any ideas?

As you can see I’m wearing my rainboots that i use to go into the mountains with. Well this is it for now, i’ll keep you guys posted with new updates on this cosplay like i have been with my Shugo Chara Cosplay!

Max Factory 1/8 Shirakawa Kotori

I had technically paid for her in December but i didn’t receive her till January of this year, for my first figure of the year i have to say that it was an amazing figure. I had finally set out to watch Da Capo and when i did i, (like most people) loved Kotori. She was such a sweet character and while Junichi may have chosen Nemu, we all chose Kotori. As for the actual PVC version of Kotori, she’s a good quality figure, my only thought is she is super tall for a 1/8 scale figure. Standing next to a few of my other 1/8 scale ladies she seems tall, she’s as tall as a few 1/7 scale figures I own but then her proportions don’t match the 1/7 scale figures. Overall any fan of Da Capo must own this figure, get your own here.

Max Factory 1/8 Fauna

I had been dying to own this figure since her release back in December. I have a strict rule of only buying figures from series i have seen/liked. It’s my best way to avoid getting too many figures on impulse. I have to honestly say i wanted her solely for the castoff feature. But she is an absolutely beautiful figure, and i’m glad i was able to add her to my collection. Technically she was an impulse buy as well, but a well thought out impulse buy. I was about to buy her online from HLJ when we drove up to LA to visit a friend, we then went to a local mall and walked into an anime store and they had Fauna. I just had to have her, plus the fact that if i got her from HLJ shipping would have made it so much more expensive and this way i avoided the shipping costs…

Sega Moon Rabbit Weapon Meena B

A super impulse buy, Meena only cost me a grand total of $10. I hadn’t even seen Densha Otoko yet but i loved the character design and since she was a cheap i got her. Lucky me i later saw Densha Otoko so i have a reason to own this lovely lady… My only complaint is that the paint on her neck is is totally messed up, but then for $10 i have no complaints. If she cost me a penny more I’d be pissed but hey you get what you pay for right?

Good Smile Company 1/8 Teresa Testarossa

I’ve had in my collection Good Smile’s Kaname Chidori since last year and never had her partner in crime Tessa. Honestly the Good Smile versions of these FMP ladies are the only good figures ever made from this awesome series. If anyone dares to try and say the Atelier Sai figures are better I’ll track them down and stab them myself, with their own Atelier Sai figures… I love this tessa and i was honestly really lucky to find her. I’ve heard people who own this figure complain about how she falls off her base but i haven’t had any issues with that.

Max Factory 1/8 Sawatari Makoto

I love this figure, she just captures Makoto’s personality so well. While most people didn’t like Makoto in Kanon, she was my favorite character in Kanon. Her sculpt is beautiful and her paint is juts exquisite. Makoto was one of my most anticipated figure of ’08, when i saw she was being released i just knew i had to have her. I was willing to cancel every other figure order just to own her if i had to. Get your own here.

Kaiyodo Buster Machine #7 Nono

While I’ll be the first to mention I’m not a fan of Kaiyodo’s Bome series, I did however like this figure. I have a few personal issues with paint, eyes, pose, and shading. The Bome figures tend to go on their own tangent and don’t follow character designs. The eyes never look the way the original character’s eyes look, the paint is usually really matte like and blotchy, the poses tend to be boring and safe, and the shading of the figure is never done well. On my Bome FMP figures and my Bome Kiddy grade figures they have almost no shading done on their bodies and the “shading” on their hair is ridiculous. For a bome figure this Nono is pretty good but i wouldn’t recommend it honestly.

Good Smile Company 1/8 Alicia Florence

Saved the best for last! Honestly while i was super excited about Fauna and Makoto, Alicia tops the cake. Her pose is excellent and Aria Sacho looks so cute, I have just recently fallen in love with Aria and this figure was just the thing to get. Something about this figure just captures Alicia’s personality, beauty and grace. hands down any and all Aria fans need to own this figure, i just hope that Good Smile Company