Something bad happened to a friend recently and I can identify, not because the same thing happened to me, but because I’ve been in a similar situation with vastly different results. I hope she never has to go through something like that again and at the same time I’m grateful for my own positive experiences, some of which I’ll share here. The topic of this blog is favors and when someone asks for one. I’ve turned down people who come off as ungrateful offline, though those experiences are not r...

I did another Pokemon manicure, this time instead of going for the usual Pikachu and Kanto starters, I went with Pokemon I've never had on my nails before. I apologize for Meowth, I'm right handed so drawing on my right nails is difficult. ^^;; I was going to only use simple Pokemon for my right hand, but wanted to include Meowth and my left hand was already done. Right: Charizard, Caterpie, Butterfree, Beedrill, Venonat http://mikaristar.deviantart.com/art/More-Pokemon-Nail-Art-Right-622715297...

In this post I'll answer some of the questions people ask most often about my nail art. Are those stickers? No, they are drawings. I used stickers in the past, but went full custom nail art a few years ago and I'm enjoying it a lot more. Are your nails fake? No, they are natural, I know the basics about applying acrylic nails, but don't use them. What kind of polish/paint do you use? Because nail polish is glossy, it's a bit too slippery for detailed drawings. Acrylic paint works best. Ho...

I have to thank Adri http://lets-volt.in for inspiring me to give Word Press another chance. Though I still prefer PHP, HTML5, JS and my beloved CSS3 for http://azurelight.net I did get around to making an account at the Word Press site and it's been useful despite the customization limitations. It's kind of like Tumblr http://mikariazure.tumblr.com but the image storage and post formatting are more convenient. If you're already following me in the other art archives where I post, you'll notice ...

Fearlessly If you are with me, who is against me? If you comfort me, none could destroy me... Nothing to fear, nothing to fear, God is near... Let the wind blow, let the storm grow, Nothing will come near my soul. Let the skies crack, darkness attack, We won't be subdued, With faith renewed, My bright light won't fade to black. Nothing to fear, nothing to fear, God is near... In His castle, that here towers, I am empowered, in this hour. Let thunder crash, let lightning flash, Nothing wil...

June 30, 2016: Pixel: http://mikaristar.deviantart.com/art/Pharos-Persona-3-618646425 Pharos (Persona 3) for http://rayjah.net Snow June 28, 2016: Finished Fanart: http://mikaristar.deviantart.com/art/Lightning-Returns-Final-Fantasy-XIII-3-618330020 Lightning Returns (Final Fantasy XIII) June 20, 2016: Nail Art: http://mikaristar.deviantart.com/art/Emoji-Nail-Art-Right-616637253 Right, http://mikaristar.deviantart.com/art/Emoji-Nail-Art-Left-616637281 Left and http://mikaristar.deviantart.com/...

The Wayback Machine saved 3 layouts in a span of time when I've definitely had more than 3. It's odd because it says it crawled the site at different dates but shows the same older version over and over. Anyway, if you're curious about which ones were saved, here they are. XD https://web.archive.org/web/20150315022919/http://azurelight.net/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160131075758/http://azurelight.net/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160329153003/http://azurelight.net/

Familiar (Reader x Foxy) "Is she out there? Is she out there? Is she out there?" "Shut up!" Freddy growled, causing Chika to abruptly clamp her beak closed and remain silent. Bonnie dared to peek out the glass window and paused, examining the hallway. "I think she's gone..." Then you jumped to your full height loudly exclaiming "boo!" as you made yourself visible through the window. "Ah!" Bonnie shouted, "Ah!" Chika and Freddy echoed. The three terrified animatronics huddled together in the...

May 30, 2016: New layout for the http://links.azurelight.net links page, Kaito from Vocaloid. Lineart WIP: http://mikaristar.deviantart.com/art/Kratos-Tales-of-Symphonia-lineart-612313565 Kratos (Tales of Symphonia) May 29, 2016: http://azurelight.net New layout! Fakir from Princess Tutu. May 28, 2016: Finished Fanart: http://mikaristar.deviantart.com/art/Fakir-Princess-Tutu-colored-611649957 Fakir (Princess Tutu) May 24, 2016: Nail Art: Super Heroes: http://mikaristar.deviantart.com/art/S...

AzureLight.net is my personal network about my favorite things: videogames (JRPGs), anime, movies (sci-fi, super heroes), web-desgin, digital, pixel and nail art. These are the sites where I'm active, I've been on other sites over the years, but these are the only ones where I still post. If a site isn't linked here, I'm either no longer active, or it's someone else with a similar nickname. http://mikaristar.deviantart.com http://fanart-central.net/user/AzureMikari/ http://artrift.com/Mika...

Someone asked me what my top 10 fav actors and actresses were. The order depends on what type of movie I want to watch, so here are the actors in no particular order: Chris Pratt Hayden Christensen Chris Hemsworth Chris Evans Orlando Bloom Leonardo Dicaprio Brad Pitt Jackie Chan Harrison Ford Will Smith Now for the actresses: Angelina Jolie Drew Barrimore Sandra Bullock Zang Ziyi Lucy Lieu I was only able to think of 5 that really stood out. There are other good actors and actresses out ther...

These are my thoughts and opinions about Tales of Symphonia, which I just finished. I also talk about Tales of Hearts and a little about Zestiria. There will be spoilers in this post. I've been hearing a lot of good things about Symphonia as I played and I know that many on Twitter hold it as their favorite, though for me, Hearts is still my #1 and Zestiria my #2. Symphonia's age shows, but I won't fault it for it. The most obvious part is the combat. The 3D that plays like 2D feels limited in...