DBH Playlist 11: Carry Me To Challenj0ur

#11: Carry Me To Challenj0ur

O1. Virtual Riot - Paper Planes

O2. Wave Racer - Flash Drive (feat. B▲BY)

O3. Subtact - Restart

O4. Deon Custom - Ice Cream 

O5. Ghost Town DJ's - My Boo (Wave Racer Remix)

O6. Sub Focus - You Make It Better 

O7. Plan B. - The Recluse (Nero Remix)

O8. Scavenger Hunt - Wildfire (Bee's Knees Remix)

O9. ASTR - Bleeding Love (Cavego Remix)

1O. Chris Malinchak - Can't Stop Loving You

11. Su Na - Meridian (feat. L. Alexander)

12. The Seventh, Sango - S-Curve

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Don't act so surprised. You know it was bound to happen. 

Yes, I also know it's been a while. MY BAD ;______; I've been busy spending money and crying over the fact that there's not enough time in a day. But the important thing is that I'm back and this blog isn't dead okay. I have a lot of exciting things in store for this blog (for the 100th time...) and I'll be executing them all SOON BUT FOR THE TIME BEING LEAVE ME ALONE I'M WORKING ON IT. 

Let's move on to the playlist shall we? If you don't know by now, I play this little game called League of Legends. Anyway, I really only play ranked these days because I don't have much time to play and when I do, I might as well try to benefit somehow right? Yeah, idk. I've always had a bit of a competitive nature so I don't think I'll quit playing ranked anytime soon. I have a variety of songs I listen to when I play but there are definitely a few that stand out to me. The playlist is a steady flow of songs, which is what I like personally in any playlist. Sure, having that adrenaline rush with a fast paced song is good for triggering the initial excitement, but having a few mellow paced songs give off a balance while I play. Or some mumbo jumbo -- just give it a listen. 

See you on the rift fams!

{{ Current Ranking: Gold IV }}

League of Legends Player Banners: Batch #2

A while back I made these Player Banner Cards and wanted to keep going and make as many as possible. I just enjoy making them since I rarely get to do any design work with video games and I'm not an illustrator by any means. And as much as I would love to make my own original art, I'm just not that kind of artist. But making something as seemingly simple as these little banners kind of fulfill that want to design and be creative with gaming. 

As you'll notice from the first batch, these came out a little different but not by much. I got rid of the ranking border because I felt like it was giving special treatment to higher level friends over lower ones and that's not the point of these. I'm thinking about optimizing the size and positioning of the text so that they fit nicely for Facebook cover images. I originally intended these to be like forum signatures but really, I just like making the splash art look to my liking. This batch was also a lot cleaner than the last so that's something I'll probably revise in the last one. 

League of Legends Player Banners

Trying to do more personal design projects. These were just really fun to do. I have a second batch of these coming in but I haven’t finished them yet so I’ll post them later.

Decorating: Prettying up my wall!

A few weeks ago I went to an anime convention in San Jose called Fanime. For me, it was more like a nice, relaxing vacation than anything else but I got a couple of art pieces from the Artist Alley there that I'm super in love with. I'm not one to try and justify paying a ton of money for art pieces, but when I see something I like I know I have to have it. Besides, cats from Sailor Moon and something related to League of Legends? How could I resist?

I posted this on my Instagram. It's sitting nicely above my desk. 

As you can see, there's not much on my wall. But that will soon change. 

Here's a close up of the artworks

(By CHIKADRAWS)                                                           (By JUSTDUET)

In previous times, I've always just put up random things on my wall but I kinda want to be more conscious of what goes up now. I loved framing these two and I think all my future artwork will be framed as well. Framing just gives it a nice, clean structure and doesn't seem so random. I've talked about it several times before, but I hate decorating when I know I won't be living in the same place for a long time. I don't know how long I will be at this apartment, but I don't want to fill my wall with a bunch of stuff only to have to take it down. At the same time, I want my home to be a place where I can feel happy and be proud to be at. Over time, I hope to collect pieces of artwork that I can really cherish for years to come. Of course, I'm not talking about Picasso paintings. Let's be realistic, even if I could afford a fine art piece, I wouldn't put it on my wall. I'd rather support not-so-well-known artists that create art pieces I really LIKE based off characters and places I actually admire.

Do you have artwork hanging on your walls? If so, what do they mean to you?

Day 77: Bananas OP

This is another League of Legends reference. My cat, Jax, was named after a character in LoL and that banana was from Riot swag I got when I visited the office.

"Bananas op" is a joke the LoL community came up with. There's a champion named Soraka that uses a wand in the shape of a crescent, and the abilities show up as little crescents that look like bananas. "OP" means "over powered" which is a phrase people like to use to describe some abilities in this game that are too powerful or do a lot of damage. It sounds stupid when you try and explain it as a non player, but I tried. 

A little "Riot" in Santa Monica

Day 2: League of Legends

It's been a little over a year since I first started playing a little well known video game called "League of Legends". An ex-friend of mine introduced it to me initially, but my boyfriend was the one who got me to actually download and play it. It went from a simple video game that I recall quoting, "I give this a good 3 months before I get tired of it....." to a game I can see myself playing until the next big thing. But let's face it, League of Legends isn't going anywhere anytime soon. It set a completely new standard in what we now like to call "esports".

With over 7 million registered player names, League of Legends is now the most popular game in the WORLD! Seriously, go ask a kid on the street if they know what it is. Most likely they will. It's definitely not everyone's cup of tea, but it certainly is fun to play. Although not many will like the redundancy of the game's interface, the best part of LoL is the sheer amount of characters that are playable. There's always something to learn when it comes to this game and I think that's why I've been dedicated to it for as long as I have been.

The Meaning Behind The Wrist Bands
I collected these wrist bands at various League of Legends tournaments and from different people who work at the company. The pink and blue ones say "baylife" on them, which is a catchphrase from one of the pro teams, TSM. They gave these out at a finals event last year. Out of all of these though, I put the black and grey one on top because they are the most special to me. The grey one was given to me by one of the people working at the game's company (Riot Games) and was a special "vip" wristband where we could sit in the center of the stadium, near all the professional gamers and employers. It was one of the most fun video game events I had ever attended. The black one was given to me by the CEO's wife! She's a sweet lady who makes sure the fans are having fun and happy. At one of the events, it was really crowded and I needed to use the restroom. We were actually sitting near an area that was blocked off by the event people for the pro players to use to walk in and out of the viewing area. I asked her if I could go out that way but apparently, the event security were making sure that they only let people with black wristbands in and out. She was ultra busy that day, running around taking care of business, so I didn't want to intrude her by asking her to accompany in and out to use the restroom. But since she's the CEO's wife, she probably didn't need a wristband and just gave me hers! It was our little secret. I was basically able to go in and out of the area, as if I was part of the team or something lol. So yes, the black one does have quite some sentimental value to it.

Being involved in the League of Legends esports scene to me, is like an elite hobby that not all my friends know about or care about. I've always envied people who were really engrossed in sports or dancing or some kind of hobby that harbors a massive community of enthusiasts. Although I enjoy watching some sports and even dancing, I'm not completely submerged into the scene. With LoL, I am. And that makes me feel like I'm part of something.