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Part 2 of 2: A (Long Overdue) Open Letter to Myself

December 23, 2019

Part 1 of 2: An Open Letter to Those I’m Grieving | A Promise for 2020

 

I’m embarrassed at how horribly I’ve treated you; I don’t even think that saying sorry suffices at this point but it’s a start, right? Either way, I’m not doing this to apologize profusely of absolutely everything that’s gone wrong this year (and the year before, and the one before that…), instead, I want to do something different and that’s to remind you of the good things that have happened to us this year and my promise to you for this next year because well, it’s going to be 2020 and spiritually it falls under the numerological number 4 which is our number.

Concert Photography

If we told a younger version of ourselves that they’d be front row photographing the Melvins, she would never believe it but that was our first gig of the year! You’ve always been obsessed with rock music and even now, 90’s rock is still your favorite – no doubt that the kings of Sludge Rock were an achievement on a whole other level… but you did it, and you managed to photograph one of your favorite artists this year as well. Remember, quality over quantity! So what if you didn’t have a gig each week as you’d have liked? Not many photographers get invited to be the official photographers for one of the coolest award shows in the history of music either – and you totally accomplished that too.

Work, Work, Work!

You went through so much to get to where you are right now–without a college degree. Look at you now, you have a great corporate job that’s 100% remote, allows you to travel, and is 100% empowering and supporting your decisions and creative endeavors. Like seriously, you literally got your manager to trust you with creating this new year’s official corporate banner and company shirts without even grilling you about a portfolio. Your design is propped up in six different offices, acknowledged worldwide (keep in mind that Europe and India are participating in the event), and your design also happens to be on 130+ shirts that people in the company ordered. You’re making double what you’ve ever been compensated AND you’re finally stress-free. Remember those 13+ hours each day working your life away? Never again. This time, you have your own set schedule, no judgment on the days you do take off, and you’re on call when you choose to be. 

First Steps to Becoming an Entrepreneur

We’ve seen that it’s nowhere near as easy as we thought it’d be to create your own business and get clients, but you still took the first steps and secured an amazing team to work with. Savage Sirens is well on its way and you just need to remember that everything good is worth waiting for. You have a plan for next year–at least a form of a plan even if it’s not exactly complete. There’s still time, a lot more growth to come, and many more decisions before you can make this a reality… but we’ve got this!

Falling Back into Gyaru

We simply can’t escape this one no matter what we try, can we? Might as well accept it and keep going with the Gyaru style and subculture overseas (and maybe think about dipping our toes in the actual Japanese scene?). You took a majorly big step this year by coming back and posting about it again, even somewhat dressing up in the style AND also ordering your first round of Gyaru brand in approximately 5-6 years. For better or for worse, Gyaru is a part of you as is your love for Japanese (pop) culture. It’s probably time to stop avoiding it and just embrace it. Fall back in love with it the same way you did back in 2007.

 

Let’s look into the new year and what my promise to you is:

I’ll begin by saying that I’m still not sure what order any of these items will be completed in, but it’s the thought that counts. I can at least promise that we’ll get started in all of these areas and see how things go from there.

Going back to School

We’ll probably start with studies in Mexico, then language school in Japan, and eventually a good university in Japan. Japan has to be fully funded, so the business needs to be fully sustainable because there’s no literal way in hell that you’re taking a job in a factory, retail, or food to keep up with expenses over there. The undergraduate degree in Mexico should be a good trial run into how to figure out managing school and work, especially with how crappy our personal and social life has been.

Time to Network

I know how much you hate networking but this one can be your ticket into where you really want to be. Network and don’t be afraid to ask! The worst anyone can say is no or potentially refer you to someone better equipped to answer you. You’ve gotten so far with concert photography out of just asking people and trial & error, think of this as the same process.

Come Back (for Good) with a BANG!

Soon, it’ll be time to blow everyone out of the water again. All good things begin to mobilize around January for us, so you better get to planning and seeing how things will unfold. What you created was respected (and still is) for a reason.

Trip to Japan

Whether this happens in the next few months or later this next year… As much as you didn’t want it to be your first actual international trip, you need to go and check out Japan. See it for everything it is, everything you can do, and continue planning so that schooling in Japan becomes a reality.

SS Next Steps

You already took the first steps for your own business, and now that you have a pretty decent job, it’s probably a good idea to start thinking about how to re-invest your money into the business and begin making that money back with your team.

More Solo Traveling

Our first solo travel this coming year is going to be Chicago and St. Louis thanks to work – but you also need to look into design conferences within the US and save up for LA in February and NYC in the Spring. We’re testing out the whole travel blogger/content creator thing, so more travel is a must!

More Music Gigs

If and when we move, we’re going to miss being able to do this so might as well take advantage.

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Danyy here! Most times you can find me at the photo pit, other times you can find me babbling on about all things Gyaru.

Did I mention I miss O’ahu a lot? I finally made Did I mention I miss O’ahu a lot? I finally made a blog post about it!
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Hawai’i has been a dream destination for me that was always slightly out of reach. This year before the travel restrictions, I was able to go for a full week while attending a design conference.
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One thing that really frustrates me is that I don’t have a makeup routine. I just kind of… go with whatever at the time and never can I actually recreate the same look I had a few days ago.
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Since I work from home, I don’t really have chances to go out and dress up like  I used to anyway, so I’ve been living it up in zero makeup and pj’s all day every day.
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Now that the セレブーGAL guide is out, I’ve got half a mind to order a new tracksuit too (because yes, I own a Juicy Couture tracksuit from wayyy back in the day).
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I’m trying to keep a similar format to the original guide which is the Old School Gyaru one, so you can expect more guides in this same style too!
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Blog post UP! ↑↑ New blog post, kind of! A lot Blog post UP! ↑↑ New blog post, kind of! A lot of new followers despite my inactivity so hi there! I’m Danyy.
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I’ve been in the gaijin gyaru community since around 2007 or so, but I’ve never been quite the participant. My favorite style technically is kurogyaru and favorite gal brand is D.I.Aspec (RIP).
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For quite a while, I’ve been into oldschool gyaru style (late 90’s early to mid 2000s). My favorite western brands tend to be surf ones.
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I’m a lover of knowledge, especially when it comes to gyaru subculture and fashion, and while I’m super inconsistent in posting, I really hope the information from my posts makes it worthwhile!
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Long time no post! My new promotion happened just Long time no post! My new promotion happened just a while ago, I’ve been dedicating day and night to finding a salesperson for my business (finally found one thank goodness 💕), and this quarantine has me playing World of Warcraft in my spare time.
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Word on the grapevine is that Japan won’t be shipping out international mail effective in a few days so I’m kinda happy I got my package today (after letting it sit for a month in the system lol). 😂 😅 .
I’m always like a kid at a candy store whenever I get stuff! I focused on getting a lot of old school memorabilia to celebrate my birthday and promotion. A couple of the items even came in their original packaging which was nice too!
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Now that my schedule is clearing up a bit, I’ll be able to come back to blogging and respond to comments from last month lol. 😂 😭
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Blog post UP! ↑↑ Still Alive: Gyaru Brands . T Blog post UP! ↑↑ Still Alive: Gyaru Brands
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This is a… IDK-How-Many-Parts Series of all of the brands that were forgotten (at the very least by me) but are still alive! I’ve started with the monster that is @anap_official since there are quite a few sub-brands under it that are definitely worth a look!
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(Check out my Shopping highlights for the full pic (Check out my Shopping highlights for the full pictures) ✨ .
I spent my entire weekend shopping and honestly I’m pretty tired LOL.
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Mercari had some pretty good items at great prices this time, so I bought a little more than I had ever done before. I’m still trying to figure out how I managed to do this but it happened!
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I’m considering this a happy promotion x early birthday present, especially since now I have to save up for the other things in my life. ✈️
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I’m a bit behind though, so I’m hoping to post about my last gets & coords before traveling for work again!
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ViVi recently took a crack at this with Nicole Fujita and after reading about it, I really hope that’s not the reality that Gyaru will be facing.
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