I'm a goose!

*Actual photo of me.

My final exam isn't when I thought it was... it's just over a week away!

I realized this after leaving home at 5am to get to the exam venue for my (at the time believed to be) 8:30am exam.

I honestly didn't know how to process this information.

So, I shall be back on the 17th!

After my REAL exam, unlike that stupid FAKE exam time that made me get up early!

Art break - Captain America: Civil War Scene

S and I went and saw 'Captain America: Civil War' together ages ago (pro tip: it freaking sucked!).

One of the scenes involved Rodgers and Bucky fighting in Berlin. We looked at each other, we were going to Berlin... 
This was a sign!

Dionysus: C'mon, it will be fricking sweet!

So I asked S who she wanted to be. She picked Bucky because she hates Rodgers (I don't understand this but I admire the passion).

So we needed a shield and an arm cover. I want to preface this by saying we WANTED it to look like a half-assed attempt. It's funner that way. So please don't think I suddenly got any worse at art. 
It was also fun to just slap things together with little planning, it was a bit of a novelty to not think a great deal about the order of things.

For me, being Captain America, I started with the finest base for my shield...

I love how the Frisbee says "Sports fun". So generic!

I started by spray painting it with a white base then silver.

Like the butt that I am, I didn't photograph the silver part... damn past me!

Then let's just paint on the red where the red goes...

It was too smooth for the acrylic paint, so I did it in two coats. Easy. Could I scratched it up with sand paper? Yes, but this is a lazy project, remember!

Resting on other art supplies.

Damn it, you weren't meant to go on the inside!

And a blue bit with a silver star...

I then felt I should varnish it, to protect it a little on it's journey to Berlin.

Orange felt for a handle:

Freaking done!

Why does my neck look so long?

Now on to S's Bucky arm! The initial idea was just wrapping her arm in aluminium foil... but I thought I could surprise her!
So we start with silver long gloves.

Put the left aside and paint a red star on the right one.

Then cut the right one at the hand and it can be used to extend the left one up further!

You better ask me to dance, Rodgers! XD

Verdict:

Bucky's wall eyes and Capt's mask added for privacy.

S was embarrassed but played along. 
The star started to come off the glove, so I glued it back on... and glued it to S's arm in the process.

We got it off within 25 minutes. 

And I done goofed!

Sorry for dropping the blogging ball! I was caught up in my Mid-semester test.

Back to the normal program!

:D

Daiso - Smooth Lemon Peeling Gel

I was using this totally wrong.

What you are meant to do:

- rub a pea size anount it into dry skin
- leave it for a few minutes
- rub off the dead skin

I was using it like a physical exfoliant in the shower (after I realised it wasn't a peeling face mask and was so sad).

Otherwise, it smells amazing (mmm, lemons) and was relatively cheap.

I'm kind of glad I didn't use it right though, I don't like the idea of removing too much of the dead skin cell layer. Not that this does that (I wouldn't know), but it is always in the back of my mind. 
It is, after all, a protective layer.

Price: 5/5 ($2.80 for 100g)
Scent: 4/5
Effectiveness: You know I can't comment on that :s