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Age: 39

Location:
Nor Cal

About Me: All of the atoms in my body were forged in the center of a star. Well, except for Hydrogen. Hydrogen sucks. You are also a product of nuclear fusion. That gives us something in common. We should hang out. I am of the species **** Sapien. I was created close to twenty-seven solar cycles ago, by a process called sexual reproduction. I am a biped. I have two eyes, two ears, a mouth, and nose. All of my organs are fully functional and anatomically correct. I am 1.778 meters long and I contain 78.472 kilograms of mass. I have a family. I have friends. I love with reckless abandon. My personality is the product of my life experiences, and because my life has not yet ended, my personality is in a mild state of flux. I will eventually die, but only after I have left my mark on this planet, genetically or otherwise. My passion is equal to the task. Oh, and I can totally drive a manual transmission.

Favorite Genres: Action-Adventure, Fighting, Shooter

Music: I like alot of stuff. Snow Patrol is playing right now. Alot of movie and game soundtrack stuff. Green Day. Bush. Blink 182. Nickel Creek. Here, I'll just look at my iTunes. A Perfect Circle. Akeboshi. Akira Yamaoka. Alien Ant Farm. Anxious Me. Apollo 440. Bad Religion. Banannarama. Ben Folds Five. Better Than Ezra. The Blunts. The Bravery. Bright Eyes. Bruce Springsteen. Bryan Adams. Cake. Carbon Leaf. Cyndi Lauper. Clint Mansell. Collective Soul. The Cure. Damien Rice. David Bowie. David Gray. Death Cab for Cutie. Depeche Mode. Diesel Boy. Dishwalla. Dixie Chicks. Don Henley. The Doves. Drugstore. Dwight David. E.S. Posthumus. Europe. FOO FIGHTERS. Frou Frou. Garbage. Ghetto Boys. Gob. Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Goldfinger. Goo Goo Dolls. Heather Nova. Hotei Tomoyasu. Hound Dog. Howie Day. I Monster. Incubus. James Blunt. Jimi Hendrix. Jimmy Eat(s my) World. Joe Esposito. John Mayer. John Williams (this man could put me to sleep during armageddon). Johnny Cash. Jose Gozalez. Kansas. The Killers. The Knife. Linkin Park. Ludwig van Beethoven. Micheal Jackson. Michiko Naruke. Modest Mouse. NERD. New Found Glory. Nine Inch Nails. Nirvana. No Doubt. Notorius BIG. The Offspring. OK Go. Pet Shop Boys. The Police. Primitive Radio Gods. Queen. Queens of the Stone Age. Radiohead. Rufus Wainwright. Save Ferris. The Shins. Silverchair. The Slip. The Smashing Pumpkins. Sneaker Pimps. The Specials. Sting. Stroke Nine. Sum 41. Tenacious D. Third Eye Blind. The Toadies. Tool. Toshiro Masuda. Travis. TV On The Radio. Utada Hikaru. Veruca Salt. Weezer. Willie Hutch. Zager & Evans. Zero 7. Wow, that took less time than I thought.

Movies: Star Wars (all six). Fight Club. Whale Rider. Volcano High. Memento. Office Space. The Last Samurai. Battle Royale. The Goonies. I Heart Huckabees. The Prestige. Hot Fuzz. 28 Days Later. 28 Weeks Later. Aliens. Kill Bill vol 1+2. Sin City. Spider-Man 1+2+3. LOTR. The Last Starfighter. TMNT. Army of Darkness. 300. Samurai Fiction. ID4. Mallrats. Brick. Love Me if You Dare. Ghostbusters 1+2. Why We Fight. Shaun of the Dead. The Fifth Element. Die Hard with a Vengeance. Pitch Black. Amelie. It. American Werewolf in London. What Lies Beneath. Creepshow. The Fast and The Furious. Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. The Lion King. The Breakfast Club. Edward Scissorhands. Patton. Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Bejing Bicycle. The Matrix (just the first one). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Labyrinth. The Day the Earth Stood Still.

TV: Lost. Fringe. Arrested Development. How It's Made.

Books: Fight Club. A Brief History of Time. Hagakure. Heart of Darkness. House Made of Dawn. 2001: A Space Odyssey. Ender's Game. The Speaker for the Dead. Xenocide. Lord of the Flies. The Zombie Survival Guide. The Dark Tower Series.

Hobbies: Games. Comics. Creative Self-expression. Graphic Design. Learning new things, such as the guitar. Making friendship braclets with Andrea.

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Gouki's Beads

Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 06:31 PM [General]

So I got creative the other day and decided to make Akuma's necklace. It was easy! You can make one too!

I went to Michael's Craft store and bought three packs of six 1 1/2" wooden spheres. They were $2.99 per pack. I also bought some leather laces, which were about three dollars, and 8 ounces of dark brown wood stain for $4.99. All in all about $18 (US).

The hardest part was drilling a hole through the center of the balls. I used a drill press for this. You could use a hand drill, but it's way less accurate (and less safe). So use a drill press. Really.

After I did that, I got a couple wire hangers. I snipped them near the hook and then threaded 9 of the beads on one and 9 onto the other. Then I bent them back into a hanger shape. Now you can handle them while staining without touching them! Follow all the directions on the can. When they are all dry string them onto the leather cord and BOOM-BAM baby! You've got an authentic looking Akuma necklace!

I only ended up using 16 of the 18 beads, so I put one on a leather cord for my brother. Gouken has a one-bead necklace in some of the concept art. Be sure to let the stain dry thouroughly before donning the beads. I didn't, and I got a little dizzy from the fumes (lol). Have fun! Post pics if you make one too!