Craft Supplier found~^^

So! I've made myself another connection~ ;) This time with a bead supplier. Anything I might need to make bead crafts, she has and is willing to supply me with the things I need. I just ordered a bunch of silk threads from her in 23 different colors for weaving and braiding accessories. I have a few beads at home, though I'm not sure of all the different colors I may still have, so I will hold off on ordering any beads from her at this time. However, before I set sail, I will make sure I have a decent supply of many multi-colored beads in order to support my crafts business while I'm at sea.

I'm making progress~^^ A few connections here.. a few there~ Everything is slowly coming together! I'm so happy that I'm able to keep moving forward with my dreams......... (-^v^-) v

Thank you everyone~ *huggles & snuggles* Love you!

Self-Defense on the ship..

I'm no naive little girl here.. I know that what I'm wanting to do will be quite dangerous. The world isn't a very safe place anymore.. Especially for Americans and little women like me. SO I am not going out there unarmed nor unprepared. I already have a small arsenal I'm putting together for defense on and off the ship~

I am going to obtain my concealed weapons permit and carry a small pistol on my person at all times. I also just ordered two very nice close-combat trench knives to carry as well. On the ship, I will have my katana and possibly a rifle.. depending on whether or not I can find a rifle at a decent price. This is just for myself...

Some of my crew may carry weapons of their own. I know one of my members is pretty decent with a compound bow and has his own knife collection. The others.. I'm not sure..... But I will suggest that they also have something for self-defense as well. 

There are places in the world where pirates roam and an American ship will be a probable target for many of them as they assume Americans have money and many of them hate Americans. Of course, I am in no way going to fly an American flag on my ship! That'd be like flying a huge target over my ship and screaming KILL ME, PLEASE!!! Not only that.. half my crew so far is from other countries~ I'm not going to fly a country flag when we are all from different countries. No. I'm simply going to fly our own flag and no other.

If anyone should be brash enough to attack us or our ship, they had better be prepared for us to fight back. None of them thugs out there better take us lightly... or else they WILL get burned! No one is going to hurt myself or my crew and get away with it! If they even dare try.. they're going to have to answer to ME!!! >:(

Katy Perry's FIREWORK!! :D

I am LOVING!!! this new song!! :D Check out it out for yourself! :D

"Firework"

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,

Drifting through the wind

Wanting to start again?

Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin

Like a house of cards,

One blow from caving in?

Do you ever feel already buried deep?

6 feet under screams but no one seems to hear a thing

Do you know that there's still a chance for you

'Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine

Just own the night like the 4th of July

'Cause baby you're a firework

Come on, show 'em what you're worth

Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"

As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby, you're a firework

Come on, let your colours burst

Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"

You're gonna leave 'em all in "awe, awe, awe"

You don't have to feel like a wasted space

You're original, cannot be replaced

If you only knew what the future holds

After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe your reason why all the doors are closed

So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road

Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow

And when it's time, you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine

Just own the night like the 4th of July

'Cause baby you're a firework

Come on, show 'em what you're worth

Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"

As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby, you're a firework

Come on, let your colours burst

Make 'em go "Oh, Oh, Oh"

You're gonna leave 'em all in "awe, awe, awe"

Boom, boom, boom

Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

It's always been inside of you, you, you

And now it's time to let it through-ough-ough

'Cause baby you're a firework

Come on, show 'em what you're worth

Make 'em go "Oh, Oh, Oh"

As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby, you're a firework

Come on, let your colours burst

Make 'em go "Oh, Oh, Oh"

You're gonna leave 'em all in "awe, awe, awe"

Boom, boom, boom

Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

Boom, boom, boom

Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

Monkey D Luffy~ >:)

An amazing man to behold, certainly!

So what he's just a manga/cartoon character! I don't care! He's still the best! >:)

He's a pirate, an outlaw, and the gov't wants him dead... but he doesn't care! He merely wants to live a life of freedom and adventure! Just like myself in fact~ ;)

He travels the world making friends and gathering a crew of nakama that always fight for what is right, even if it goes against the law. They don't care what anyone thinks of them, yet they continually make new friends. Yes they fight and probably kill the people that come after them, like the marines.. But they don't go around looking for a fight, nor do they go around hurting innocent people. Normally they try to get away without a fight or without hurting their pursuers more than is necessary to get away. In fact! They go around HELPING people! They helped a princess save her country from a bad pirate. They helped save a town mayor from the gov't's secret organization that tried to kill him because he didn't want to give the gov't blueprints for some powerful weapon. They saved their friend Robin from that very same secret organization and completely destroyed a gov't island in the process trying to save her and another man who had been taken by the organization.

Even though they are pirates and labelled as bad guys by the gov't, regular people all around the world still love them because they always try to help those in need. They even picked a fight with the world gov't's royals when the royals tried to kill a friend of theirs and take another friend as a slave. The royals are horrible, greedy people that just take whatever they want and kill whoever gets in their way.. and what's worse is that the entire world LETS THEM!! But not Luffy and the gang~ He kicks their arse!

So! No matter what happens in the future.. I'm going to be like Luffy and follow my heart, doing what I believe to be right and good for the world around me. If the gov't labels me a criminal and comes for my head, so be it! I don't care! I will continue to follow my heart and live the life I've always dreamed of! Besides... can they really label me a criminal if I am simply trying to help those around me live better, happier lives? I'm no murderer, no terrorist, nor a monster. I am absolutely NOT going to go around killing people! I ABHOR bloodshed and killing! It makes me sick to my stomach! So no! Instead, I just want to live free and help the people around me without worrying over what other people expect out of me. Why can't we all just be free to be who we want to be?

If I could find enough people..

If enough people said they wanted to join me as I sail around the world.. I could take up a small collection and build an even bigger ship than the one I have planned~ ;) But so far.. I only have 1 committed crew mate and 1 possible.. and 1 other who has said they would like to join when they finish college in a few years. As much as I'd love to have myself a beautiful 60ft gaff-rigged sloop or Arab Dhow.. I don't have the $700,000 it would take to build one. :(

But that may change in the future.. we shall see~

A poem~

Music to me is everything,
It is the key to life.
So every day I want to sing,
& put an end to strife.
-A. Fox

Phew...

I am so worn out. I'm going to have to work on my health if I want to keep up with all these projects I've got going. The trip to Jeju was fun, but I've yet to post the images from the trip. Having to go through and process 877 images is quite a task.. and most aren't even worth posting. I'm starting to get the hang of photography though.. I'm starting to figure out what's a good image and what isn't. So, it's all worth it.

The JYJ Tshirt Teddies are steadily coming along. I just received my filler order and now I'm waiting on the button eyes. The first bear is nearly complete.. in fact, I can't do much more with it until I receive the button eyes in the mail. So, I'll start working on the 2nd bear this weekend.

Also this weekend, I have the International Boat Show and the boat race! So I'm gonna be quite busy~^^ But I wouldn't have it any other way. I go crazy from boredom if I've got nothing constructive to do. I hate sitting at a desk doing paperwork that won't get me anywhere but will appease the boss. Give me an overwhelming schedule of constructive tasks to do any day over sitting at a desk and "keeping busy".... XP

I hope I can find a few other crazy people like myself out there! Keh~ ;] Let's tear it up & have some fun, eh!? If you're interested, just let me know~ D.S.SunnyFreedom@gmail.com