Braidless Baka

Whoa, that's a unique type of art ^_^;; But it's nice - It'd make a nice piece of garden furniture, y'know? As long as there's no spelks (I can't spell ~_~) in it... that would be painful O_o The fan thing at the back is nice ^_^ I swear... I don't have the patience to make a jigsaw... never mind a whole chair O_O!!

Well... if I'm okay to enter the gfx too (I'm assuming this includes banners) then I'll go for that as well ^_^ [img]http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/erinzygerbanner2.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/bishbanner2.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/bakabanner8.jpg[/img] And I'm aware that you'll have seen two of them around, but they [i]are[/i] mine O_o! Honest! And I guess this also clears me up for the "more than one type of art" thingy... ^_^;;

Hmm... I have two here... Tidus (FFX) and Zell (FF8) Despite what you would first think... I'm no blonde. But... I dunno. They're both not quite the brightest bulb in the box, they're both passionate to the point of (perhaps) stupidity, and they're very firm about what it is they want out of a given situation - even if that something isn't going to be easy, or even possible, to achieve. I dunno... I guess it's just something I can identify with. I'm the bright, bubbly, not all there, persona in my group of friends. Most of my ideas are outlandish... and I often don't quite cotton on that they're not gonna happen. And I'm usually blindly passionate/protective/whatever else. O_o *pushes the soapbox under the table and walks off whistling to herself*

[b]OOC:[/b] Yeah... I HATE that fish... but then I got stoneproof stuff *chortles* Fishy died... heh heh... O_o;; ~~~~ [color=crimson]"No... it's not."[/color] Auron paused before continuing. [color=crimson]"Although, it's not like you have to do it very often."[/color] [color=orangered]"HEY!!!"[/color] Cecil allowed himself a quiet smirk, before stepping up to the edge. [color=teal]"So... shall we?"[/color] [color=orangered]"Noooooooo..."[/color] [color=crimson]"Zell!"[/color] Zell made it obvious that he was sulking. [color=orangered]"Fine, fine... if you guys want to get us all killed, who am I to save us?"[/color] Auron sighed in exasperation. [color=crimson]"What would you have us do then?"[/color] Zell shrugged. [color=orangered]"Isn't there another way in?"[/color] [color=crimson]"No."[/color] There was a pause, during which Auron glared at Zell, and Zell glared at his own feet. Cecil rubbed the back of his neck with a sigh. [color=teal]"C'mon... if you come with us Zell, there's a third less chance of us getting eaten alive."[/color] [color=orangered]"And a chance suddenly appears that says I will get eaten alive,"[/color] pointed out Zell sourly, moving to the edge of the pathway and looking down towards the fiend. [color=orangered]"My world,"[/color] he stated firmly, [color=orangered]"Is a heckuva lot safer than this one."[/color] [color=crimson]"Perhaps..."[/color] With a slight sigh of defeat, Zell turned to glance at Auron. [color=orangered]"Well... if we're going, then let's go."[/color] With that, Zell stepped back a few paces before taking a step and jumping off the ledge into the dark, murky waters below, closely followed by Auron and Cecil.

AHH!! *squees* The Animorphs!! ^______^ ~~~~~ [b]Name:[/b] Danielle [b]Age:[/b] 16 [b]Favourite Morph:[/b] Tabby Cat [b]Personality:[/b] Danny's a pretty laid back type of girl, pretty tomboy-ish in her interests, which mainly consist of video games and basketball. [b]Background:[/b] Danny's a force to be reckoned with on the school basketball team. She has a twin brother, Jason, who runs track, and so can often be seen waiting for him towards the end of practises. Danny and Jason live with their mother and father. Nothing else unusual to report O_o [b]Appearance:[/b] Short brown/copper hair, lots of freckles, average height, and bright green eyes. She looks remarkably pretty for a tomboy, usually attired in jeans, trainers and a light coloured t-shirt. ~~~~~~ If you didn't like the link I made with the "track" thing, be sure to give me a nudge ^_^;;

Well... here's my desktop at the moment - though I'm prone to cycle through about three in as many days then leave it for months O_o [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=455468[/img] Actually... I need to go on a hunt for decent desktops... I've been cycling through those same ten or so for about a year now O_o *hunts*

Personally I don't think the legs are fat in anything I've seen of yours, just, in that anime/manga style, people are used to seeing skinny legs - but I think it's just your style, and that's a good thing ^_^ Just out of pure curiosity, how long does it take you to color something like that, after you've drawn it? Call me curious ^_^;; And yeah... that left-hand foot looks a bit like a hoof ;) but you already picked up on that one.

Okay... I guess I'm going for the "drawing" catergory... [url=http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/Untitled1.jpg]Image 1[/url] [url=http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/Untitled2.jpg]Image 2[/url] [url=http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/Untitled3.jpg]Image 3[/url] There we go... ^_^;;

*grins* That cool O_o I like the stick man!! The only thing I would suggest would be to slow the waving arm down a tad... That's the only thing I can suggest O_o -- considering it's a... well, y'know... a stick man O_o You don't really need a lot of detail in a stick man... *twitches* *peers at it some more* Oh yeah, and the "I" in "Is" is a little strange - but that could just be a font thing ^_^

*grins* Well... y'see animegrl, the cat is mine ^_^ - and the top banner is actually a warped picture of me O_o But don't tell anyone *shhhhhh* *bathes in the praise* I love the stuff ^_^ Something tingly and warm about people telling you that you have talent *grins some more* Well, here's another banner for people to pass comment on... it's kind of plain, but I was playing Dead or Alive 2 this morning and couldn't resist making a banner ^_^ [img]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=451387[/img] [b]EDIT:[/b] Since I can't double post... and I [i]really[/i] wanted to put it in the thread... [img]http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/deltabanner.jpg[/img] It's simple, I admit -- filters really aren't my strongest point... but this pic of Solt (the guy in the banner) was too neat not to make into a banner ^___^ The whole picture is EVEN better... O_o I may make a wallpaper out of it... who knows...

*blinks* ..... *blinks again* Whoa... I'm suitably humbled... O_o Thanks guys ^____^ Art isn't something I have a flair for, and I'm still working out Photoshop, so banners are really all I'm good for at the moment ^__^ *needs to make more to impress people with* ^_____^;;

[b]Real Name:[/b] Stuart Thraves [b]Age:[/b] 19 [b]Delta Name:[/b] Kieran Vashti [b]Delta Age:[/b] 16 [b]Team Name:[/b] Alpha Delta Beta [b]Class:[/b] White Mage (Apprentice) [b]Player Rank:[/b] 2 [b]Weapon:[/b] A staff with several little, jangly rings on it -- nobody's sure what the rings are for, but Kie seems to draw some kind of energy from them. [b]Personality:[/b] Kie is a little clumbsy, and a little naive. However, he's a friendly and helpful individual - this can often mean he gets taken advantage of. [b]Picture:[/b] [img]http://evanescentcloud.250free.com/solt.bmp[/img] [b]Other notes:[/b] Kie is an apprentice mage, who's master wasn't logged on at the time Callipso went missing. So he's been without a master for a year now. It is also worthy of note that, although he is classed as a white mage, Kie tends to draw his power from the world around him, able to speak to plant and animal life and coax it round to his way of thinking. It's nowhere near perfect... but it's enough of a start to make him "appear" formidable.

Heh, maybe he just likes to RP as a guy? Personally, I'm a girl, and I've scared more than my fair share of people with the revelation. I roleplay as a guy and it's a rare sight to see me playing a girl. And yeah... these [i]are[/i] spoilers... since it might be there, but it's one of these things you don't realise until you go back and look for them. Where I'm up to, the idea had only been mentioned and he'd denied it. *grumbles about the series being spoilt*

Heh, I'm paranoid, so few people find out my [i]real[/i] name... But I'll explain my s/n to you O_o [b]Braidless[/b] -- As in "without a braid", in England, we call them plaits, but I have this rebellious American streak in me that won't go away. So I [i]had[/i] to Americanise it for the sake of my sanity. :P So... yeah.. as I was saying... My hair is short, and it has been on and off (on more often than off) for 4 years now. So I am "plaitless" or "braidless". [b]Baka[/b] -- is "idiot" in Japanese... now my love for Japanese as a language and a culture outweighs the fanatic anime side of things. So yeah, throw in a bit of linguistics there... ^_^;; And... I'm pretty much the idiot... There's just no getting away from that ~_~;; Also... In a lot of fandom Duo Maxwell (from Gundam Wing - as you probably already know) is refered to as a "braided baka" -- My favourite character in GW is Duo... and GW was my big kick into anime. So in a way he was "the first". My s/n has never changed since I first saw GW (except for the first 6 months or so I was "Duobat Chibi Shinigami" O_o) Since I am "braidless" so to speak, I just added the -less onto it... It's original, and I've never had to add nunmbers to it. So I'm happy ^___^;; Heh, there's the answer to the burning questions O_o *twitches* Now! Onto discovering the meaning of life!! *pauses* *sweatdrops* Or not... O_o;;

Well, seeing as how everyone seems to be showing off banners here, I figured I might do it too ^_^;; I apologise for the image-heavy-ness ~_~;; I've picked a few of my favourite ones, and would appreciate any kind of feedback I could get... So... these are ones I made for no reason other than to waste my very un-important time O_o [img]http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/bakabanner8.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/bakabanner6.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/kittyfearbw.gif[/img] [img]http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/bakabanner.gif[/img] These were made as requests for people, so you may have seen them around the boards somewhere ^_^;; [img]http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/japan86banner2.jpg[/img] [i]Japan_86[/i] [img]http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/bishbanner2.jpg[/img] [i]Bishie[/i] [img]http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/erinzygerbanner2.jpg[/img] [i]erinzyger[/i] [img]http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/hacktsukasabanner.jpg[/img] [i]Kaola Su (forgive my awful spelling ~_~) - previously .hack//tsukasa[/i] [img]http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/metatronbanner.gif[/img] [i]Metatron[/i] (I "think" he's still using it... don't hold me to it though O_o) [img]http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/sephirothbanner.gif[/img] [i]Sephiroth[/i] I was so proud of this one... it was the first time I'd tried using effects in a banner rather than just pictures and text! ^____^ And I'm sorry... But I couldn't resist introducing you to: [img]http://www.btinternet.com/~dougieb2/images/domo-kun.gif[/img] *giggles* Woo! Any comments? Crits? Whatever? O_o;;

[color=red][size=1]Well... Aren't I the lucky one? O_o;; In England we don't seem to have that much trouble with insects. We get PLENTY of gnats around bushes and trees in the summer-time, but aside from that we don't get that much in the way of insects. Bees and wasps are kinda common, but you leave them alone, they leave you alone. And we get the odd spider. *shrugs* I've [i]finally[/i] found an advantage to living in Britain! Wooo! O_o;;[/color][/size]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Double_B_Daigo [/i] [B]the Bible says that it is a sin for men too have long hair and women too have short hair. But that is vanity and a True God would not care about outside appearnece.[/B][/QUOTE] [size=1][color=red]The whole point of the vanity thing (if it's even there O_o I'm not really Christian, so I can't swear I'm assessing this accurately) is that you care more about your God and your faith than your appearance. God doesn't care what you look like, and you shouldn't feel you have to change to please him.[/color][/size] [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Double_B_Daigo [/i] [B]God wouldn't care if you married out side of your race if he crearted us all equal.[/B][/QUOTE] [size=1][color=red]I believe for the Jewish (who follow the Old Testament where that's undoubtedly from) it's a matter of a race, as well as a religion. They aren't allowed to marry outside of their religion because it's... well... against their religion... And it's fairly rare (from what I've been told in Religious Studies lessons O_o) for anyone from another religion to convert to Judaism. So, that part has actually got a purpose, as does most of it. The Jewish need to marry within their religion, otherwise it'll fade out eventually. It's just the way it is.[/color][/size] [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by The Harlequin [/i] [B][font=gothic][color=indigo]my philosophies tend to be based on the notion that no matter what anyone else thinks, what I believe is the best bet for me...Doesn't go down well with most people.[/font][/color] [/B][/QUOTE] [color=red][size=1]Go you! Personally I don't have a solid belief as far as religion goes... I'm interested in other religions at what their philosiphies are, then I take from them what suits me, and build up my own belief of what's going on around me, senusally and spiritually. I'm convinced there is "something"... but what that actually is, that remains to be seen... at least by me. ^_^;;[/color][/size]

[color=red][size=1]I had a play around with the "original" image you showed us... and I can't figure out how you did it... Though that's not saying much ^_^;; my graphics knowledge equals just shy of zero - But I like it, regardless of how hard it was to make ^_^ Nice one ^_^![/size][/color] [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Perfect Cell [/i] [B]stuart is right. thats really easy to make. you just take a backround and use the wave thing and twirl.....anybody can make that if they know where the tools are. [/B][/QUOTE] [size=1][color=red][i]Anyone[/i] can do [i]anything[/i] if they know how... O_o I can pass a university course in advanced quantum physics (and spell quantum ~_~) if I know how... So... that comment really doesn't bare much fruit... And it was a little derogeratory to boot O_o *shuts up and continues to be in awe of the swirlyness*[/color][/size]

[color=red][size=1]Taking that chunk out has made it better (for me anyways) and the lines aren't bugging me quite so much anymore. Gah... *tries to think of critisms* I really can't think of anything else to say... Those lines are still irking me a "tiny" bit... But if you took them out I figure it'd look worse so... I have nothing more to say on the subject ~_~;;[/color][/size]

[color=red][size=1]*raises hand* I do! Same as with XeEmO I don't ever "have" to log out, but a friend was over about a week ago and we figured that she couldn't check her PMs because I couldn't log out. Gah... 'tis a shifty business, internet cookies... *muches one just to spite them* O_o;;[/color][/size]

[color=red][size=1]*stares at it for a few seconds* Urm... The one thing I think is irking me has got to be those white lines... They really don't sit right with me... The shadows are wonderful though - I had to look hard to notice them, but I woulda noticed straight away if they weren't there - the best type of "effects" ^_^ That's the only advice I can offer *cringes* Sorry about that[/color][/size]

[b]OOC:[/b] YAY!! Ginny's an artistic genius!! *grins* As if we didn't know ;) *wanders off whistling* Yeah, you don't even have to ask for my approval Ginny, you already have it! As long as I get to see any finished products! ^_^;; *saves all the sketches* ~~~~~ After the wonderful "across the bridge" escapade, Zell didn't stay passed out for too long. The fact that Auron was occupying himself by stabbing his hefty blade inches from Zell's ears was really a kick starter - never knew if the next stab into the ground would take his ear clean off. Or worse... His hair... [color=orangered]"Who-da-wha-da-ba?!"[/color] Smirking slightly behind his collar, Auron took the blade and hefted it back over his shoulder. [color=crimson]"What was that?"[/color] [color=orangered]"You are the [i]cruelest[/i] person I have EVER met!! What was with the snaping wood thing?! I nearly died!!"[/color] Shaking his head slightly, Auron made for the door of the temple, and looked up at the thick, heavy doors. Absently he murmured, [color=crimson]"But you didn't..."[/color] [color=orangered]"Yeah, but I [i]could have[/i]!!"[/color] Rubbing at his head, and still feeling slightly ill, Zell wandered over to stand behind Auron. Noticing he didn't try to go in, Zell continued. [color=orangered]"What's up?"[/color] [color=crimson]"That's a question I'd like to ask Zidane... If they ever make it back up here..."[/color] [color=orangered]"What'd'ya mean?"[/color] Sighing, Auron took a step back from the door, and eyed Zell with a superior gaze. His words however, were not degrading - almost as though he took some form of pity on the blonde. [color=crimson]"We didn't meet any of the other survivors on the road... Why Zidane? Everyone else has been waiting for us in the temples. That coupled with the fact that,"[/color] Auron turned as he spoke, gripping the door handle in a hand and tugging at it defiantly. Nothing happened. [color=crimson]"That coupled with the fact that the doors are unmistakably locked... I'm not getting a good feeling about this..."[/color] [color=orangered]"But you said there were three didn't you? Three... aeons?... I mean."[/color] Auron didn't nod, but tipped his head in some slight resemblance of one. [color=crimson]"Yes, there are three. However..."[/color] [color=orangered]"However?"[/color] Auron paused, before spotting a dirt track towards one side of the temple. Sharply he turned to go down it, Zell not far behind him. [color=crimson]"I'm a little worried. Let's go find our "fallen heros" and then see [i]exactly[/i] what's going on..."[/color]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Logan [/i] [B][size=1][color=000066][b]Ok, yes, Zach is bisexual. There. I said it.[/b][/color][/size] [/B][/QUOTE] [color=red][size=1]*grins* You sound like the world is going to jump down your throat for it my friend ^_^ No, but seriously, your profile says you're about 20 going on 21 this year. Perhaps you should just out with it. You're old enough now to know what you're talking about. If you really are gay, and if you [b]know[/b] you are - then the best way to do it would be to just say so. Your parents may be "disappointed" (if that's the kind of people they are), but it's better that way than trying to pretend you're something you're not... What matters at the end of the day is that you're happy. Your family don't have to live with your sexual orientation... [i]you do[/i]... (and your partner ;)) So your welfare goes before theirs... I dunno if that's helped, but I'm very truthful with my own parents, so that's what I'd do ^_^;;[/size][/color]

[color=red][size=1]That's just plain creepy... But then again, there's a lot of cases like these. I too *grins* am a fan of these types of programmes. You have this "Zodiac" we in England had the "Yorkshire Ripper" -- I guess there are just times when killers are too clever (or lucky) to get caught. And that's a very unsettling thought.[/size][/color]

[color=red][size=1]Best thing, like aYokano said, would probably be to inform a mod - but I don't know how much they'd be able to do in regards to "email"... this isn't like it's just spammy PMs... email is a different thing entirely, they have no control over what mails people send to each other outside of OB. What I suggest is blocking the email address the mails are coming from, that way whoever it is can send as many as they like, they'll all either bounce or just get deleted before you see them. Either that or change email addresses. But I know I wouldn't want to leave my email address behind ^_^ What I have is two email addresses. One of them I use ALL the time, and if I get too many spammy mails coming into it, I just close that account and change addresses - I use the second one for all my friends, so if I do change email addresses, I don't need to tell them all where I've gone - maybe that'll be something worth doing in the future? ^_^;;[/color][/size]