DBZgirl88

[COLOR=#004a6f]I haven't voted in the other rounds, so I might as well give my input now. [B]Retribution:[/B] The first thing I did when I looked at your image was smile. That's a quality I like in images, their ability to make me smile the instant I look at them. But, like r2vq, I'm not exactly sure what the message is. Are all these families nuclear? Or just the pink one? I thought the nuclear family consists of a mother, father, son and daughter, which all these families seem to represent. So is the pink family just a special nuclear family? Also like r2vq said, I think this image would look better in print. Especially a magazine ad. I also like the text at the bottom with the pink rectangles. I think you image serves as a message more than a visual feast, so unfortunately it's not something I'd like to look at for a long time. All in all, good job! [B]Kitty:[/B] I like the picture you chose for the bottom. I'm not sure whether you added the shadows on the person yourself or whether they were there in the original image. If you did add them yourself, that's quite impressive. The image looks too red for my taste. Not just the top part (cause I know you did that on purpose and it's a nice effect), the bottom part too is too reddish in tone. The whole image seems to be glowing and (sorry) it makes me want to turn away. Maybe if you used a different background than white it wouldn't "glow" so much. Also I think you would done the image better justice if you didn't use lines to seperate the images, or at least chose different colors between the lines. It would have been nice to see the edges of the top image fading, instead of having a line border. [B]Retribution[/B] gets my vote.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]Does anyone know where to find the midi of the [B]full version[/B] of "Let me be with you" from the Chobits anime? I've looked everywhere but I still can't find it.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]I haven't heard very many funny songs because I listen to classical music more. But I like [B]Trigger Happy[/B] [U]Weird Al Yankovic - Trigger Happy Lyrics[/U] [I]Got an ak-47, well you know it makes me feel alright Got an uzi by my pillow, helps me sleep a little better at night There?s no feeling any greater Than to shoot first and ask questions later Now I?m trigger happy, trigger happy every day Well, you can?t take my guns away, I got a constitutional right Yeah, I gotta be ready if the commies attack us tonight I?ll blow their brains out with my smith and wesson That ought to teach them all a darn good lesson Now I?m trigger happy, trigger happy every day (oh yeah, I?m)trigger, trigger happy Yes I?m trigger, trigger happy (oh baby, I?m)trigger, trigger happy Yes I?m trigger, trigger happy (oh I?m so) trigger, trigger happy Yes I?m trigger, trigger happy Better watch out, punk, or I?m gonna have to blow you away Oh, I accidently shot daddy last night in the den I mistook him in the dark for a drug-crazed nazi again Now why?d you have to get so mad? It was just a lousy flesh wound, dad You know, I?m trigger happy, trigger happy every day Oh, I still haven?t figured out the safety on my rifle yet Little fluffy took a round, better take him to the vet I filled that kitty cat so full of lead We?ll have to use him for a pencil instead Well, I?m so trigger happy, trigger happy every day (oh yeah, I?m)trigger, trigger happy Yes I?m trigger, trigger happy (oh baby, I?m)trigger, trigger happy Yes I?m trigger, trigger happy (oh I?m so)trigger, trigger happy Yes I?m trigger, trigger happy Better watch out, punk, or I?m gonna have to blow you away Come on and grab your ammo What have you got to lose? We?ll all get liquored up And shoot at anything that moves Got a brand new semi-automatic weapon with a laser sight Oh, I?m prayin? somebody tries to break in here tonight I always keep a magnum in my trunk You better ask yourself, do you feel lucky, punk? Because I?m trigger happy, trigger happy every day (oh yeah, I?m)trigger, trigger happy Yes I?m trigger, trigger happy (oh baby, I?m)trigger, trigger happy Yes I?m trigger, trigger happy (oh I?m so)trigger, trigger happy Yes I?m trigger, trigger happy Better watch out, punk, or I?m gonna have to blow you away[/I] Yeah I know it's not funny in a way because it endorses gun violence. I also like the choir song, [B]The Twelve Days After Christmas[/B] [U]Lyrics[/U] [I]The first day after Christmas My true love and I had a fight And so I chopped the pear tree down And burnt it, just for spite Then with a single cartridge I shot that blasted partridge My true love, my true love, my true love gave to me. The second day after Christmas I pulled on the old rubber gloves And very gently wrung the necks Of both the turtle doves My true love, my true love, my true love gave to me. On the third day after Christmas My mother caught the croup I had to use the three French hens To make some chicken soup The four calling birds were a big mistake For their language was obscene The five golden rings were completely fake And turned my fingers green. The sixth day after Christmas The six laying geese wouldn't lay So I sent the whole darn gaggle to the A.S.P.C.A. On the seventh day, what a mess I found The seven swans-a-swimming all had drowned (I think there's a "my true love gave to me" in here somewhere) The eighth day after Christmas Before they could suspect I bundled up the Eight maids-a-milking Nine ladies dancing Ten lords-a-leaping Eleven pipers piping Twelve drummers drumming - well, actually I kept one of the drummers - And sent them back collect I wrote my true love "We are through, love!" And I said in so many words "Furthermore, your Christmas gifts Were for the (Soprani) Birds!" (Everyone else) Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves And a partridge in a pear tree!"[/I] There's a version sung by "Gotcha!", which is a barbershop quartet.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]I like wikipedia, and I use it for my own enjoyment, and sometimes for school projects. I've always felt uneasy about how anyone can post anything on the site though. My brother is obsessed with politics, and he's even submitted some articles to the site, but he has really biased views, so I hope he made sure that his articles were completely objective.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]It started snowing late in november where I live, it started out with a huge blizzard. I like snow, but the weather can be so freakin cold!!!! I finally got a pair of boots this week after trugging for two weeks in low top shoes. With so many people walking thorugh it, and cars driving over it, the snow forms a rather icky layer or brown slush. It's pretty bad in the downdown area. Eww.... The snow is usually too cold and dry and fluffy to pack properly, so the kids don't get the usually opportunity to make snowpeople annd forts and such. On sunny days however, the snow warms up just enough to be put to good use. But I don't like sunny snow days because the sun's light reflects off the snow (Ahhh! My eyes!). I love snow sometimes. It can be so beautiful, especially at night. I was walking home late at night , because I got off at the wrong stop, 5 stops after mine (I was reading and wasn't paying attention). It's a nice feeling, being all alone on a quiet street, with not a person or car in sight, surrounded by sparkling snow and even more snow falling gently from the sky.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]These are really interesting Sara. I really like the electric tree, especially the flash thing with the "light's out" switch. I'd like to make a suggestion for the dinosaur though. Its mouth really turns me off, I think a T-rex's mouth opens much wider than that. The "hinge" of its jaw should be set further back. But of course if you purposely made its mouth small, that's fine too.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f][quote name='Brasil']If you didn't read through that site you linked to, that you claimed held "reputable information," why in the hell did you link us to that site and claim it held "reputable information"?[/quote]I called the site "reputable" because it's based on research done by scientists. I may not neccesarily agree with it because some of the conclusions they have made from their data might be wrong. As you have argued in your first post. I just assume that others probably have made their own conspiracy theories, and since you can't really trust all resouces on the internet, it's best to turn to those made by scientists and more notably, a university professor. Of course, it is up to the reader to determine whether or not these scientists have a valid point. As I have already said, I have not really read any of the aritcles on the website, just skimmed over them, so I don't really know what they contain. So I never knew that the term "gullible" was used.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]I just want it made clear that I don't neccesarilly support the conspiracy theory, because I haven't taken the time to read their arguments thoroughly, and actually determine whether their arguments are valid or not. It is far more likely that the attack was indeed carried out by arab terrorists than the american government purposely killing it's citizens. [QUOTE]Just so I get this straight...because I looked at what happened, saw the footage of the WTC towers collapsing LIVE, saw Bin Laden and his group almost frigging take responsibility for 9/11, saw the evidence over the past 8 years that something was boiling in terrorist cells regarding the WTC (anyone remember the first bombing back in the 90s?)...I'm the gullible one?[/QUOTE]Of course you're not gullible. One thing I would like to point out is whether or not Osama was responsible for this is still debatable. Al-Qaida denied the attacks at first, and then later they took responsibility. Why would they do that? Why not take responsibility right away? Were they not proud of what they did? I think it's fairly possible that the attacks were done by someone else, and that Al-Qaida simmply took responsibility for it because they thought it was so great and it would add to their reputation. In palestine for instance, there are so many resistance groups, and sometimes several groups claim they did an attack even though they didn't.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]I saw the trailer for it when I went to see Harry Potter. Looks good. I think I'll definitely go see it when it comes out. I never saw the original movie, but I think I am familiar with some of the story.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]I know this doen't add much to the discussion, but I had to post it because it was so darn funny! Before the Goblet of Fire came out, several movie clips were released. A Harry Potter fan by the name of Sheridan made a rather funny trailer for the movie, one that supports the [SPOILER]Harry/Hermione relationship (there's an ongoing war between those who think Harry and Hermione should be together and those that think Ron and Hermione should be together).[/SPOILER] The clip contains spoilers, so beware, people who haven't seen the movie yet. [URL=http://www.mugglenet.com/download.php?f=fanmade/Remix HP Trailer.zip]Download[/URL] [2.18 MB, 1 min, 23 secs] [/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]Thought I'd add more jokes.[QUOTE][COLOR=#004a6f]One day a farmer with a number of sows wanted to increase his stock, so he called his neighbour. "Bring them over," his neighbour replied. The farmer loaded up his sows and in a matter of an hour he was back home again. The next day he looked on his sows and saw that the seemed to be acting strangely, so he called his neighbour up again. "Bring them over, and we'll see what happens," came the reply. Once again the farmer loaded up his sows and was on his way. The next when the sows seemed to be acting just as strangely, the farmer called his neighbour up. "Come back," his neighbor replied. The farmer set off with his sows and was back in a few hours. On the fourth morning, the farmer and his wife were greeted with and unusual sound. "Dear," said the farmer's wife, "the sows are very strange this morning." "Oh, not again," the farmer replied. "Well today they're in the truck and one is honking the horn."[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [QUOTE][COLOR=#004a6f]A wealthy matron is so proud of a valuble antique vase that she decides to have her bedroom painted the colour as the vase. Several painters try to match the shade but none come close enough to satisfy the eccentric woman. Eventually a painter approaches who is confident he can mix the proper colour. The woman is pleased with the result, and the painter becomes famous. A number of years later, he retires and turns his business over to his son. "Dad," says the son, "there's something I've got to know. How did you get those walls to match the vase so perfectly?" "Son," the father replies, "I painted the vase."[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [QUOTE][COLOR=#004a6f]Half the high-school students have trouble with basic math. That means that out of one miliion students.... uh...uh...[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [QUOTE][COLOR=#004a6f]Two buddies met in heaven one day. Frank asked Bill how he died. "I froze to death," he said. Then Frank told his story: "I was at work one day and I was told that my wife was cheating on me. I rushed home. I searched every corner, every cupboard, under the beds, in closets- everywhere, but I could find anybody. I got so worked up I got a heart attack and died." "Too bad you didn't look in the freezer," Bill moaned, "then we'd both be alive today!"[/COLOR][/QUOTE]:laugh: :rotflmao: More coming soon![/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]Well I would't say she was being selfish. From what I've read she was doing what she did for the sake of her children. But she was being just plain moronic, not to mention delusional. Even if there was a chance that she was right about AIDS, though she isn't, all evidence shows that AIDS is caused by HIV and that the virus spreads through bodiliy fluids, and therefore she should take the neccesary percausions. If she wanted to have her children breast fed that badly, she could have asked another feeding mother to do so for her. Sure it might make the children attached to their nursing mother, but if it's for their health... Anyway, I think it would have been better for the authorities to step in and take the children away until they were old enough not to breast feed. I know it sounds cruel to split families up like this, but we're talking about saving these children's lives.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]I never had any particular "boogey man" as you like to call it. My childhood was filled with many strange, interesting and scary dreams. Also, I would imagine things even when I was awake. I used to have these imaginary skeleton friends, who were nice to me, but really freaky at the same time. I always remembered being in a strange room with a green glow when they were around. But it was all in my imagination. Many of my freaky dreams had me being trapped by someone, who would start tickiling me. Once, it was a panda that pounced on me and proceeded to lick my feet. Another time it was a person who cam out a mirror and started tickiling y armpits.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]Got a few more jokes to add: [QUOTE]A notorious miser was called on by the chairman of the community charity. "Sir," said the local fund-raiser, "our records show that despite your wealth, you've never once given to our drive." "Do your records show that I have an elderly mother who was left penniless when my father died?" fumed the tightwad. "Do your records show that I have a disabled brother who is unable to work? And do they show I have a widowed sister with small children who can barely make ends meet?" No sir, replied the embarrassed volunteer. "Or records don't show those things." "Well, I don't give to any of the them, so why should I give anything to you?"[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]A man walk into a clock shop and the store clerk decides to show him some of their more interesting clocks. "Here we have a series of clocks that belonged to previous U.S presidents," explained the the store clerk. "The hands on these clocks only moved when the president told a lie." "This was previously George Washington's clock," he continued, pointing at a clock that pointed to 1:00. "And here," he said pointing out another clock that said 2:00, "is Abraham Lincoln's clock." The man looked at all the presidents' clocks and realized one was missing. "Where is Bill Clinton's clock?" he asked. "Oh that one," said the clerk. "I'm using it as a fan in my office."[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]Mrs. Flinders decided to have her portrait painted. "Paint me with diamond earings, a diamond necklace, emerald bracelets and a ruby pendant," she told the artist. "But you're not wearing any of those things," he replied. "I know, said Mrs. Flinders. "It's in case I should die before my husband. "I'm sure he'd remarry right away and I want her to go crazy looking for the jewllery."[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]Before a burglary trial, the judge explained to the defendant, "You can let me try your case, or you can choose to have a jury of your peers." The man looked puzzled. "What are peers?" he asked. "They're people like you- your equals." "Forget it," retorted the defendant. "I don't want to be tried by a bunch of theives."[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]On the way home from work, Tom is stopped on the street by an attractive woman in a suggestive outfit. "For $100 I'll do anything you ask in three words or less," she whispers. "Okay," agrees Tom, handing over the cash. "Paint my house."[/QUOTE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]I absolutely loved Goblet of Fire. Great effects, lots of action, very funny, and emotional too. 2 THUMBS UP! But like others have said I am particularily dissapointed in Michael Gambon's protrayal of Dumbledore. Dumbledore's suppose to be calm and collected, and although he does get angry sometimes, he never loses his cool. Michael Gambon is way too "abnoxious" in my opnion. He hasn't bothered to read the books, nor does he plan to, and therefore doesn't really understand what Dumbledore is like, nor does he really seem to care. He stated that he's bringing his own character into Dumbledore. I don't think he's taking his role very seriously and if he doesn't get with the program sooner or later he needs to be sacked.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]I'll admit I'm a rather thrifty shopper. And one thing that really "grinds my gears", is being ripped off. I really hate it how movie theaters don't let you bring your own food in, and then charge ridculously high prices for their own food. I refuse to pay $9 for a bag of popcorn. I can of course survive a movie without eating, but it still really ticks me off how people can be so greedy. They make enough profit as it is.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]Here's another good joke. I love this one. [QUOTE][COLOR=#004a6f]It was getting a little crowded in Heaven, so God decided to change the admittance policy. The new law was that, in order to get into Heaven, you had to have a really bad day the day you died. The policy would go into effect at noon the following day. So the next day at 12:01 the first person came to the gates of Heaven. The angel at the gate, remembering about the new law, promptly asked the man, "Before I can let you in, I need you to tell me about the day you died." "No problem," said the man. "Well, for some time now, I've suspected my wife has been cheating on me, so today I decided to go home early to try to catch her red-handed. As I came into my 25th floor apartment, I could tell something was wrong. I burst into my bedroom and found my wife half naked, furious and yelling at me at the top of her lungs. I proceeded to search the entire apartment. I looked everywhere, but damn it, I couldn't find him! I was just about to give up, when I happened to glance out onto the balcony. There was a man hanging off the edge by his fingertips! The nerve of that guy to think he could hide from me!" "Well, I ran out there and promptly started to stomp on his fingers until he let go. But some bushes broke his fall! In rage I went back inside to grab the first thing I could get my hands on to throw at him. And oddly enough, the first thing I could grab was the refrigerator. I unplugged it, pushed it out onto the balcony and heaved it over the side. It plummeted 25 stories and crushed him! The excitement of the moment was so great that right after that I had a heart attack and died on the spot." The angel sat back and thought for a moment. Technically, the guy DID have a bad day, and it WAS a crime of passion, so he announced, "Ok, sir, Welcome to the Kingdom of Heaven," and let him in. A few seconds later another man arrived at the gates. "Alright, here's the rule: Before I can let you in, I need to hear about the day you died. "Sure thing.", the man replied. "But you're not gonna believe this. I was out on the balcony of my 26th floor apartment doing my daily exercises when somehow I slipped and fell over the side! Luckily however, I caught the edge of the the balcony below mine. Suddenly, this man bursts into the balcony, but instead of helping that maniac started to stomp on my fingers! I couldn't stand it so I let go. I plummeted 25 stories, but luckily, some bushes broke my fall and I didn't die right away. As I lay there, unable to move and in excrutiating pain, that madman heaves a refrigerator, of all things over the side of the balcony and it landed directly on top of me, crushing me to death." The angel is quietly laughing to himself as the man finishes his story. "I could get used to this new policy.", he thinks to himself. "Very well," the angel announces. "Welcome to the Kingdom of Heaven.", and he lets the man enter. A few seconds later a third man in line comes up to the gate. "Tell me about the day you died.", says the angel. "Ok. Picture this," says the man. "I'm naked inside a refrigerator..."[/COLOR][/QUOTE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]The only time I've ever had to wear school uniforms was in the first grade when I was living in Saudi Arabia (started grade 2 in canada). Instead of buying them from the school we had to go to a tailor and get them custom made for us. Each person's uniform was different, but they all followed the same guidlines: A full length dress (okay, more like robe) of a horrible, dull grey color, and a white tie on collar, kind of like a bib. I hated those uniforms! I remember some girls got really extravagant bibs and taunted the rest of us who had plainer ones. Anyway, I think there's no need for uniforms in public schools if you have a good dress code.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]Well I guess it's really to what we believe in. If you believe in Islam/Christianity/ (Maybe)Judaism, many of the happenings in today's world are indeed at least minor signs of the last day. But we really can't guess when it'll come, it could be a very long time from now by human standards but to God it'll seem close. In Islam a major sign of the last day is that the sun will rise on the opposite side of what it should normally rise (for that specific day). But even if you're athiest you can't deny the world will indeed come to an end. The sun will continue to expand and engulf all of the inner planets and they'll go up in cinders.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]I was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and my family moved to Canada when I was 7. Been living here in the same city ever since. Yeah big change in envorinment for me too. In Saudi, we barely had outings during the daytime. Most outings (like going to the playground) were done at night because it's alot cooler at night. I miss the days my dad used to take us into the desert at night for picnics. Sigh.. good times. The sidewalks were lined with date palm trees rather than deciduous trees (go figure!). Date palms are really easy to climb. Their trunks are really rough, the "scales' actually stick out like footholds! Canada on the other hand has freezing cold weather for 2/3 of the year. And the sidewalks are lined with maples usually. Lol[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004A6F][quote name='Gavin][SIZE=1']I always thought it would be pronounced "Sah-ra" properly too, damn I'm getting a lot of people's names wrong, though in many of the cases it's probably down to the fact that I learned to spell phonetically growing up.[/SIZE][/quote]I thought Sara is normally pronounced "Sair-ah" by english speaking people. Is it because there's no H at the end? I thought both spellings (Sara and Sarah) were pronounced the same. However, Sara is also used by arabs (and I guess other eastern nationalities) and is pronounced "Sah-ra".[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f]Sorry I haven't been quoting the other jokes I posted. They were not said in my own words. Anyway, here's another good joke: [QUOTE][COLOR=#004a6f][B]The little old couple[/B] The little old couple walked slowly into McDonalds that cold winter evening. They looked out of place amid the young families and young couples eating there that night. Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You could tell what the admirers were thinking. "Look, there is a couple who has been through a lot together, probably for 60 years or more!" The little old man walked right up to the cash register, placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off of the tray. There was one hamburger, one order of french fries and one drink. The little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the french fries, divided them in two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them. As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger the crowd began to get restless. Again you could tell what they were thinking. "That poor old couple. All they can afford is one meal for the two of them." As the man began to eat his french fries, one young man stood and came over to the old couples table. He politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple to eat. The old man replied that they were just fine. Theywere used to sharing everything. Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady hadn't eaten a bite. She just sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the drink. Again the young man came over and begged them to let him buy them something to eat. This time the lady explained that no, they were used to sharing everything together. As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin, the young man could stand it no longer. Again, he came over to their table and offered to buy some food. After being politely refused again he finally asked a question of the little old lady. "Ma'am, why aren't you eating. You said that you share everything. " What is it that you are waiting for?" She answered, "The Teeth"[/COLOR][/QUOTE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#004a6f][QUOTE=Brasil]It's been a while since I've had to work with vectors, but...apart from the "select color range" option...I don't think there's any way in Photoshop to do what you're looking to do. I know Adobe Illustrator has some fantastic vectoring tools (and outlining like what you want to do is so incredibly easy in Illustrator). But as far as I can remember, Photoshop is pixel-based, so vectoring isn't something it's designed for. Closest you can get is selecting the white, then going "Inverse," or trying to manually isolate the black areas with the Polygon Lasso tool. Now that I think about it, the polygon lasso tool is probably your best bet in Photoshop. That said, no matter how you select it in Photoshop, you're going to be losing image quality. For a really crude and rough explanation, It's going to be picking up the actual pixels, rather than the location of the pixels. So...yeah. Unless someone knows some more tricks with Photoshop, I'm not sure you have many options when it comes to actual vectoring.[/QUOTE]I played around with photoshop a bit and figured it out. You're right, the quality of the vector/path really sucks! Actually, I do have illustrator, but haven't tried using it yet (stupid me). So can you tell me how to do it in illustrator?[/COLOR]

Is there a way to create your own custom shape in photoshop? I would like to select the black words in an image and turn them into a vector graphic/custom shape, so that I can resize it without losing quality. Anyone know how to do this? So far I know how to select the words using 'select ---> color range' but I don't know what to do from there. Please help!

[COLOR=#004a6f]I have a few music jokes. For some odd reason most music jokes are directed against viola players. I have no clue why. A violist in an orchestra was crying and screaming at the oboe player sitting directly behind him. "What are you so upset about?" the conductor asked him. "The oboist reached over and turned one of the pegs on my viola and now it's all out of tune!" whined the violist. "Don't you think you're overreacting?" the conductor asked impatiently "I'm not overreacting!" the violist replied. "He won't tell me which one!" [CENTER]***************************[/CENTER] At a rehearsal, the conductor stops and shouts to the bass section: "You are out of tune. Check it, please!" The first bassist pulls all his strings, says, "Our tuning is correct: all the strings are equally tight." The first violist turns around and shouts, "You bloody idiot! It's not the tension. The pegs have to be parallel!"[/COLOR]