Rubberslug Navigation

last modified: Thursday, May 10, 2012 (10:23:59 AM CST)

I feel like an idiot, but is it possible to change the order of a gallery's sections? I know how to change the order of cels within a gallery section, but... erm... *hides*

Still Looking!

last modified: Monday, April 30, 2012 (4:07:11 PM CST)

I'm still actively collecting Ayashi no Ceres cels. If you have any for sale or offers, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

I've been selling off some of my cels, mostly sequence mates or very similar cels. The market is quite poor, but I imagine it will increase as the economy gets better. Or, rather, if the economy gets better. I do hope in ten years things will be much better for all.

This summer I plan on changing my Rubberslug gallery to a full gallery. My main website will get an overhaul after that. My husband wasn't happy with what he put together for the first site.

It will be nice to actually have a little time to devote to my hobby. I need to add in cel details to everything and update some scans. Hopefully by the end of summer it will all be done.

Wishlists...

last modified: Sunday, January 29, 2012 (5:44:13 PM CST)

I finally got my main gallery online, though it needs a lot of editing. I don't know when I'll get in all the details. The semester is shaping up to be busy in terms of projects, and the baby always keeps me on my toes.

I'm slowing my collecting down a bit, though I still keep an eye out. My wishlist cels arrived, and my wallet is now hungry. :D

Gallery Update

last modified: Thursday, January 05, 2012 (8:36:09 PM CST)

Now that the holidays are over and I've been able to play with my new scanner, all of my cels have been scanned (or rescanned, for some of them).

I've tweaked my RS gallery a bit, removing some cels and putting others in their places. This will probably be it for a while, until my wishlist cels come in around February or March.

I posted on Beta that I'm still hunting for Ayashi no Ceres cels. If anyone has any for sale, please feel free to contact me.

Happy collecting to all!

New Scanner

last modified: Monday, December 12, 2011 (6:33:11 PM CST)

I am beyond stoked! My husband got me an over-sized scanner for Christmas. My current scanner just isn't cutting it. My scans have a shadow on them due to the scanner bed being just a smidgen too small.

I have a lot of scanning ahead of me over winter break. Too bad my wishlist cels aren't paid off yet!

I'm still keeping my eyes open on the Ayashi no Ceres market, but things are slow.

Wishlist Cels

last modified: Thursday, September 08, 2011 (9:28:29 PM CST)

I've managed to get a lot of cels scanned in, and some of my favorites have been uploaded to my Rubberslug gallery. I wish I had a bigger scanner, as even your standard cel size doesn't quite fit the one I have.

I have obtained several wishlist cels, though I will be paying them off over the course of several months. I'm very excited to have come across them!

Yeah, Wow. Part II?

last modified: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 (11:54:55 AM CST)

I still don't have my arms and hands back most days, but I've gotten half of my gallery cels scanned and ready for upload!

I'm not sure how many cels will be on Rubberslug versus how many will appear on my main gallery. I think I have around 40 cels, but I need to trim down in preparation for some wish list cels this September. I wish I were rich.

Who doesn't, in this hobby?

Yeah, Wow.

last modified: Monday, October 18, 2010 (9:27:17 AM CST)

Okay, so I hadn't quite anticipated having no use of my arms and hands (okay, slight exaggeration) since September 1st. It's not that having a baby has been some huge upheaval, surprisingly. She's not the first infant I've taken care of. Babies are babies. The transition into actually having her here was fairly seamless for me. The fact that I'm the mother this time has only made everything that much better.

Graduate school? Piece of cake in terms of time management. I think I have As in both classes. I had such a great undergraduate education from caring instructors that everything thus far is "review".

Work? Eh, difficult, but 15 hours a week is no big time constraint. Working with family allows for a lot of breathing room, plus it's not time away from the baby to boot. If work doesn't feel like work, that makes for one lucky individual. I count my blessings.

It's the breastfeeding that's been a killer to get going. I always said I would bend and break before giving up on it, and my words have been put to the test. Nearly seven weeks out and I'm still bending. In my mind I hadn't envisioned not having an adequate supply, but things improve daily.

My daughter is such a complete and utter joy to be around. My life couldn't be any better. I'll get my arms and hands back eventually. THEN the gallery will come. ;)

Gallery Progress

last modified: Monday, October 18, 2010 (9:25:04 AM CST)

I've decided to use my Rubberslug gallery as a "best of" representation of my collection. My husband was awesome and set up a layout for my full gallery, link located on my RS main page. You'll see it's quite bare, save for a few cels located on the sale page. It'll be bare for a while yet, unfortunately, though some cels will be making their way to Rubberslug soon. I don't expect my main gallery to be up for quite some time. I'd like to collect a bit more first.

Life goes on. My due date is tomorrow, though I don't think my daughter is intending on ever coming out. I adore being pregnant though, so it all evens out. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised!

Fall term begins on Monday, though I don't have to commute for classes until Thursday. My first semester of graduate studies went well. I'm curious how the next few weeks will pan out whilst I juggle everything.

Sort of back...

last modified: Saturday, April 24, 2010 (11:00:05 AM CST)

It's been a while, but I'm finally back into the cel collecting world. I slowly got out of the hobby between 2005 and 2006, due to having quite a bit going on in my personal life. My focus just went elsewhere, as it should have.

Four years later, life is barely what it used to be. I'm (more than) happily married to the greatest man in existence. I know, I know. We're all biased, right? I've known him for over ten years now and every moment's a true blessing. Yes, even the moments where I want nothing more than to pull my hair out and scream, I still feel so very fortunate.

I'll also have my undergraduate degree in a few more weeks, but that pales in comparison to soon beginning graduate studies. I never thought I'd love schooling as much as I do, but it's truly been my passion. Never have I been so inspired in my entire life. If I can continue to do as well as I have been, I should be a licensed clinical professional counselor by 2014. Fingers crossed!

Yet... even these great fortunes and accomplishments pale in comparison to what's coming this summer. I have a very active and curious little girl growing inside my belly. She'll make her appearance around the end of August or early September. I'm going to have my hands full, and I can't wait. She has been very wanted, though her timing was quite the surprise!

That's about all I have for "life updates" for those who remember me. I'd love to hear from people, as I've lost a lot of contact over the years. I wonder if everyone still collects Ayashi no Ceres?

I have a scanner now, but I just need to take the time and get my gallery online! I've been shocked at how "low" some prices have been for this series in comparison to what they had been in 2003. I'm crossing my fingers that I can get some of my old cels back before it's over with. I've been extremely fortunate to encounter sequence mates for some scenes.