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[quote name='2007DigitalBoy'][COLOR="DarkOrange"][spoiler]Masturbate?[/spoiler] ... Well, i can't really go into detail right there XD[/COLOR][/QUOTE]:animesigh Well I can't say that I didn't ask for it. I'm kind of wishing I hadn't read what was under those spoiler tags though. And what's even more ironic, I just realized that you use to be Tical Blue, so my rip off in creating this thread was you no less. *dies from embarrassment* [spoiler]I kid DB. LOL![/spoiler] Anyway... I also attempt to dance, but I'm terrible at it. lol I still do it anyway though. Most of the time I never do it around others since I know I suck at dancing. It's still fun to do. I can waltz though. I just can't do other types of dancing. Heh.

I've been playing the Master Quest to this since I got stuck and never finished it. But it's been so long that I didn't remember where or what I got stuck on so I just started it from the beginning instead. In the end it's still an awesome game. Sure the TP is more epic looking, but OOT is just fantastic. Now if I can just figure out what I need to do next in the cave next to the Gorons. I know I did the area in the regular game, but the Master Quest is of course totally different. I'm sure I'll figure it out, eventually.

[quote name='Identity'] I dont think it's a dangerous way to deal with pain, I think that, as long as your safe with it, use a proper cutting instrument, and are clean with it, then you're ok. I want to know everyone's general opinion of self harm, whether they think it's a safe way to cope or not, and whether anyone has practiced/does practice self harm.[/QUOTE]I'll admit that I really don't understand what drives someone to actually hurt themselves. I just don't. So with that in mind, it is fairly obvious that I can't possibly say that harming yourself is safe in any sense of the word. I mean you are 'harming' yourself. The fact that as Juuthena pointed out, you've overridden your body's natural response to not get hurt tells me that it's not safe at all. So honestly, if you really feel that way I hope you look for other ways to feel better or get yourself out of whatever is driving you to feel like harming yourself. I would imagine that if you really look you could find other things that help, whether it's therapy, chocolate as someone else mentioned, or simply playing games. I'm sure there must be something that would work. But again, like I said, I can't relate to it as I've never felt that way at all.

I've had two really rotten days that I can think of. One shortly after I started college when my cello was destroyed. It was in the trunk of my parents car. They were helping me move into my apartment and got in a car wreck. Luckily they were not hurt other than some whiplash and a few bruises, but my poor cello was smashed along with some other things in the trunk where the truck rear ended them. The other bad day was last year when I was in a car accident. I was not driving, but the car that hit the one I was in, did so with enough force to break my right leg. Something that led to several surgeries and months of rehabilitation, which left me unable to play for a while. >_< That was the worst part. Not being able to sit up and practice. I've had other rotten days, but so far those two were the worse.

Ah yes, misconceptions. The biggest one for me is you're how old? I look like I'm still a teenager even though I'm 26. :animesigh I keep hoping I'll start looking older one of these days. The other, they always assume I'm an easy pushover. I've lost count of the times where people think that since I look younger, I must actually be younger and that therefore I need to have the most of any shared assignment whether it's homework or a chore at work. Like I need more experience or something. Feh! And then people always assume I'm some stuck up know it all because I'm too young! So yeah a lot of the misconceptions I get are from people getting the wrong idea about my age. I do not need more experience, I am not a know it all, far from it in fact. I can't help it if I don't look old enough to already have my bachelor's degree and nearly be finished with my Masters. And, yeah, like Crystia, people assume since I'm nice that I'm part of the main religion here in Utah. It doesn't help that at one time I was. I mean, that's what my parents are so it's only natural that they dragged me to church with them when I was a kid. Though I haven't been that way for quite some time now.

[B]Name[/B]: Alexander Ma'Shala Goes by Alex [B]Gender[/B]: Male [B]Apparent Age[/B]: Appears to be seventeen [B]Personality[/B]: Clueless. Even though Alexander understand his job just fine, when it comes to talking to other Shinigami as well as humans he just doesn't understand why anyone would be unhappy or sad or feel anything but content over how things are meant to be. Alex, given the chance will spend all his extra time in the human world, getting to know people, especially those who he has been sent to send on to the next world. [B]Eccentricities[/B]: Loves human stuff like games, anime, romance novels. He drives others up the wall by wanting to discuss them at length since he finds the intense emotions portrayed in them fascinating. Even if he really doesn't understand that much or hasn't seen or done much with any of that type of stuff. [B]Familiar[/B]: Nall, male, dragon. Though Nall looks like nothing more than a furry cat that can fly and speak. He's actually a dragon. When he's not in his smaller form that is. But unless it's needed, he prefers to stick to the smaller form since it allows him to be with Alex all the time, even when he's in the human world since so long as he doesn't fly, most people don't realize he's nothing more than a cat. His real name isn't Nall, but ever since Alex discovered that he looks nearly identical to a dragon named Nall from a video game called Lunar, Alex gave him the name Nall. Something that Nall, with a disdainful snap, will tell you is due to some stupid human seeing him and shamelessly using his likeness for that silly game. The fact that Alex changed his appearance to match the male character from that game is something that irritates Nall to no end. And he's quickly learned to hate any form of fan girl who realizes what they look like when they are out in the human world. [B]Appearance[/B]: [URL="http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/1488/alexanderqs9.jpg"]Alex & Nall[/URL]

By far one of my favorite moments was finally being able to join. I don't know why, but for a while last year the registration was closed last year. Clicking on the link to sign up resulted in a message stating that joining was closed. As a result I ended up missing out on some stuff I was interested since I couldn't join. But then it re-opened and I signed up. Which shortly lead to my next favorite moment, getting nominated for the nifty fifty as well as being chosen. :catgirl: That not only surprised the hell out of me but just solidified how much I already liked this place. Even if there are times it frustrates me, in the end the good far outweighs the few negative things. And if I'm totally honest, some of those negatives are from me over reacting. Feh! The next was asking SunfallE to be my online wife. ;) Or rather getting that pm back from her. I had already been conversing with her over at myO for over ten months and she's one of the main reasons I hang out here. I love reading her posts and hanging out with her. After that came running my first RPG... The Maze, based on the Labyrinth by Sandy. It was great fun and lead to my next favorite moment. Being a part of the Panopticon. It was an rp that ranged from driving me absolutely wild to being one of the funnest things I've been a part of. lol And now, currently my favorite moments are in Silver One as well as Survivor, even if I want to clobber Sandy at times. XP And I'm expecting the newest one I've joined Project Starship to end up being one of my favorite moment/things here.

All right, this is a complete and total rip off of a previous thread. But hey, just because it?s been brought up before doesn?t mean it isn?t fun. Besides XP I wasn?t a member then so it doesn?t count. Anyway, as the title says, this is all about things that you think are fun to do and yet if others find out that you do? it?s embarrassing. lol Now for me, for some reason, I love to do karaoke even though I can?t sing to save my soul. I hate listening to singers who are off key and yet I?m perfectly happy singing at the top of my lungs regardless of whether I?m in tune or not. And though I know it?s not the same thing, it?s just embarrassing to be good at playing the cello and yet totally suck at singing. lol The other? >_> I like dressing up for Halloween. I don't know why it embarrasses me. It is my birthday after all, but now that I'm an adult I feel self conscious about running around in costume. And yet at the same time it's fun enough that I do it anyway.

Hehe, you guys are great. :catgirl: It's freaking hilarious that we all got one vote each. And though I'd rather we decide it ourselves, I'm fine with the decision being passed to the Aces. [[SIZE="1"]not like I have a say in the matter anyway lol[/SIZE]] Anyway, I guess the question is will they go after our strongest player [[SIZE="1"]which by the way is not me, I'm the whiniest player XP[/SIZE]] or will they trim out the one they see as the weakest? [spoiler]I'm so screwed. >_< [/spoiler] LOL! On another totally different tangent. I found the missing Survivor 4 thread for the Bermuda Triangle event. XP Good thing I already found something else. I'd rather it stay lost for a little bit longer. [spoiler] I kid Sandy! ^_^[/spoiler]

[quote name='Korey']I think that relying on a strategy guide is alright, but I always make sure I explore every possible angle that I know before I move on to the guide. [/QUOTE]Heh, I like both. Beating the game without the guide and then going back and using the guide to help me get all the stuff I missed. :animesmil I definately like beating it on my own first. Unless I get so stuck I can't go on. Then I'll use it just enough to get myself unstuck. And if that were to be something that grinds my gears... It's paying for a guide only to find out that it's total garbage. Some of them out there leave much to be desired. It's pretty sad when you could have written a better one than the company did. Though most of the few I've gotten were pretty good. However they make those horrible ones really stand out. lol

[quote name='AzureWolf'][COLOR=maroon]You can't deny the sex appeal almost EVERY anime exploits. I love anime as much as the next guy, but I'm not going to deny the fact that almost every good anime I've seen has someone with either ridiculously huge boobs, really short skirts, pathetic/overly obvious flirting, or some other sex, guy-likes-girl-girl-doesn't-know-how-she-feels spin. While arguing that it's a great element is beyond the point, I'm not sayng that's a bad thing. Just that the parents are pretty much on the mark with their stereotyping. C'mon, you can't deny it. =P[/COLOR][/QUOTE]I'll have to take your word for it. Because I really have only been watching anime for about a year. And most of the series I've watched did have innuendos, but nothing that came close to porn. I guess I'm just thinking that anime is like any form of entertainment, some of it is adult in nature while plenty of it is not. Unless that was present in shows like Fruits Basket and I missed it. o_O That would really surprise me. lol And I don't recall seeing it in Trigun, Full Metal Panic, Pretear, Banner of the Stars, Detective Conan, etc. But hey like I said, I'm sure it is there, I just find the idea that all of it is pornographic and garbage to be a bit far fetched.

[quote name='SunfallE'][COLOR="goldenrod"] Usually romantic comedies do not appeal to me at all. [/COLOR][/QUOTE]And I'm the exact opposite. So long as the humor is semi fun and the plot semi interesting, I get sucked into romantic comedies all the time. Especially when it's something really good. I haven't seen enough of this to know if that will be the case but I do agree that it is very whimsical and cute in it's own way. And Risa is very, very lovable. lol Somehow the idea of a girl who's taller than you, spunky and funny at the same time is just fun to watch. That and her snarky comments to her self about being a giraffe in the previous life make me laugh. But what made me laugh the most was in the very beginning when she had [spoiler]fallen asleep at the assembly. When she woke up and ranted about losing her summon monsters, etc. [/spoiler] I just laughed and laughed over that. Hehe. So now I'll have to start watching more of this show it seems.

I looked and this question has not been asked for a while, but what got me thinking about it was a conversation I had with SunfallE the other day. She along with Aaryanna and Mariskah went to the midnight selling of the new Harry Potter book. And though it went well enough, they ran into what I like to call the ignorant parent where Anime is concerned. A woman who pretty much bashed any and all anime on the pretext that it's all pornographic and garbage and shouldn't be sold in the US. Now that misconception is pretty damn common around here. And I hope you'll pardon the implication, but most of the people I've encountered here who have it are part of the main religion here. Obviously that isn't true, but I do run into that a lot. Now for me I'm an adult and I only started watching anime just over a year ago so having my parents approve or disapprove was never an issue. And even now, though they are not fans of it, they really don't care if I watch it. But for others that is not the case. Their parents disapprove and they do their best to make sure their kids are never exposed to it. So I guess I'm just wondering how many of you either have parents who won't let you hardly watch any, or if you've dealt with others who are as narrow minded and ill-informed as the woman SunfallE ran into at the bookstore? And just to make it clear, she had three kids herself who she does not allow to watch any anime or read any manga for that matter. Pretty sad if you ask me.

[quote name='2007DigitalBoy'][COLOR="DarkOrange"]I knew this was coming. I was waiting for it. I don't care. I think your dislike for people telling you not to dislike things stems from emotional trauma brought about during your childhood XD On a more serious note, this is the only thread active on OB right now and I'm bored out of my damn mind. Since the internet exists for the sole purpose of discussion, I'm discussing. After all, these threads are boring as all hell without it. I mean seriously, who cares that much about what random people are bugged by? Threads without points where people just scroll through till they find someone they care enough to read about grind my gears.[/COLOR][/QUOTE]Sometimes I wonder about you. lol If you weren't bored out of your mind I'd think you're losing it. ;) And speaking of being bored or having things that bother you, ironically in the end, most of the things I've listed or read don't bother me all that much. It's really more of a once or twice a week I find it irritating and the rest of the time I never even think about it. Heh. Besides... *poke* Go and post in Esper Jam if you're bored. I've been following along and considering your muse, reading what you posted would be entertaining. XP

Well to be honest, you'd be better at catching any grammar issues or inconsistencies than I would. :p I do have one thing to say though, considering what you wrote for the Panopticon, this is very, very dry. It lacks the pop that your other posts did. So though it was interesting, it was not gripping. Sorry if I can't really put that properly into words. It just wasn't fun to read like say the battle you did where Cameron died or when you nailed Eliana with the puzzle trap. It was still a little interesting though. However I get the impression that the Man In White is a mystery, even to you.

[quote name='Desbreko'][color=#4B0082]But I digress; this isn't a thread about how to use your browsers. . . .[/color][/QUOTE]Even if it's not I appreciate the information just the same. So thank you. :)

I forgot and yes I'm looking at you Prem and you DB. :p But another thing that grinds my gears... people who have to try and defend things that bother others or try to explain it. Seriously you two. It's not like its personal or requires an explanation. lol That and I forgot what Crystia mentioned about rapists/abusers/beaters and those who neglect their pets. Scum really.

I seem to just dream about every day type of stuff. Other than things jumping around as dreams do, they aren't much different from when I'm awake. With one exception. There are people in my dream that of course are not in real life. It's a bit odd since I'll run into the same people in my dream time and time again, just like you would for real. Some of them keep popping up over the years. Though I do have that occasional dream of I missed an important test, date, appointment, etc. I'm always glad to wake up and find out it really was just a dream.

Well I'm not sure how... But I found this one: [B]8 - I?m often overlooked though I?m easy to see. Before there can be one there?s a zero you see. [/B] That is this thread here: [URL="http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=54606"]THREAD[/URL] So The Anime Fued thread has finally been found. :) It was clearly listed in the thread directory no less. Feh!

Kerstin had been tracking down some information in regards to Anna Landers. Most of it was classified, but part of it was not. Apparently she had a child with a Nathan who served as the computer specialist on the Crimson, until it was discovered that he worked for the Resistance. But for whatever reason they had concealed the fact that Daniel was their son. It was a bit confusing, but if she understood what she found correctly, their son Daniel Landers had, as was standard procedure when it was discovered that a member of their family was in the Resistance, been stripped of his command and would have been executed as well. Regardless of whether or not he was actually guilty. It was common knowledge through out the empire, getting involved put your family at risk. It was the very same Daniel who had been leading the resistance on Earth. The same person who had been responsible for imprisoning her brother Darren. [I]This is so confusing![/I] Kerstin thought. [I]Why would Daniel Timbers have a picture of the other Daniel's mother in his locket? [/I] So far her search had pulled up nothing to ever show that any of them had crossed the other person's path. She was about to turn off the terminal when a thought crossed her mind. After all, both Daniel's did look fairly similar. [I]I wonder if they're related? It would certainly explain why he was so quick to hide the photo from me. Even if he had nothing to do with what happened, he would have been held accountable as well.[/I] Kerstin pulled up yet another software program from her art classes and input some information before having it run a query. Then she leaned back and simply waited for the results, picking up her glass of water to take a sip while she waited. But when the results came back she couldn't help but choke on her water as her glass fell from her numb fingers. Kerstin didn't even hear it hit the floor.[I] Hell! That can't possibly be right![/I] With a strangled cry she hastily input the information again, breaking into a cold sweat as she waited for the response. A few minutes later it came back, exactly the same as before. The probability of it being the same person... ninety eight percent. [I]This can't be right! It just can't![/I] Kerstin panicked, reaching out to erase all of the data immediately. But she couldn't get the results out of her mind and just thinking about it was making her sick. [I]Why? Why would he of all people try to protect me?[/I] It made no sense! Kerstin turned the terminal off and practically ran to the sofa, sitting down and pulling her feet up. Rocking back and forth a bit without even realizing that she was doing it. [I]What should I do? [/I] Kerstin started to cry again. [I]I don't know what to do! Hell! [/I] Why was that person even here at Reflection? But a moment later she had her answer. Celestia, the half breed, she was his daughter, wasn't she? Kerstin tried to compose herself as she got up and went back to her terminal to pull up the information on Celestia. Now it made perfect sense. He was probably here looking for a way to rescue her. And in a way, Kerstin couldn't blame him. She could only imagine how much that must hurt, to be separated from loved ones. It had certainly frightened her when she thought she would never see Darren again. [I]Gods.[/I] Miserable, Kerstin turned the terminal off yet again. She had been thinking about contacting Daniel to see how he was but now? [I]Gods! This is so wrong! [/I] More than anything she wanted to talk to someone, but now? [I]Hell! [/I] Kerstin got up and went back to the sofa, throwing herself face down on the cushions. [I]It's not right![/I] She thought stubbornly, even as she cried.[I] If the Resistance is so terrible, why would someone like Daniel Landers even give a damn about what happens to me? Does he feel guilty for what he did to Darren?[/I] Torn Kerstin just kept crying, uncertain as to what she should do.

So many things I'd love to say but can't. But judging others without bothering to find out what they really are like is definately one of them. And even though it's not their fault, people who sing off key. It's like nails on a chalk board. *shudder* Oh and stupid people who drive while talking on their cellphone/eating/putting on makeup, etc. I still want to smack the idiot who was doing just that last year and wrecked the car I was in. Resulting in my needing painful surgeries to repair the damage to my right leg. There's more, but that will do for now.

*laughs* Oh I just love it. The Aces think we will want their blood. Oh that's just too funny! They're not the ones who missed so many cliches! :p So their blood is safe! *dies* [[SIZE="1"]don't take me too seriously here Sandy... I'm just venting a bit[/SIZE]] Or am I? [IMG]http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9260/hidingsomethinggy3.gif[/IMG] [spoiler]I really am kidding by the way. [/spoiler]

[quote name='SunfallE'][COLOR="goldenrod"]*[B]smacks herself as well as everyone else, [U]especially Rach[/U][/B]*[/COLOR][/QUOTE][B]OWWW![/B] All right! All right! >_< I'm sorry! Bah! I'll vote instead of demanding you vote me off. :animedepr I'll do a random draw like I did before. And you're right, it's over with so there's no point in getting annoyed. Its not like it's the first time people got screwed by a challenge. [spoiler]Ha! Made ya look! And no I'm not going to say which one since that would be telling. Nyah! [/spoiler] *sends his vote off and dies*

Wow, why you'd want to trade your console in is beyond me. But then I tend to end up pulling out old games and playing them again later. Also, even if the GameCube is obsolete, other than TP the Wii has nothing I even find interesting. But I already have a GB so that doesn't really matter. Anyway, no one has mentioned these two games yet: Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean Baten Kaitos Origins The first one has issues with the voice over sounding like they came from a metal tin can. But over all the game, if you like RPG's was fun. And the second one, which happens before the first one is a lot better. I don't know about the ending though as I've yet to actually beat it. Oh and even though I'm not a Pokemon fan at all, one of my friends got Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness and really liked it. So if you're into Pokemon then you'd probably like it.

Well I finally got around to watching this and putting all that silly fan service aside, it was fun to watch. [[SIZE="1"]and yes DB there are guys who exist that do not like pointless fan service :p[/SIZE]] Anyway, what was fun about this show was just how pointless things were. It made the character development and conversations more fun since it was obvious that was what the show was really about. The plot was just thrown in there. lol So far the episode I laughed at the most was the one where Louise [spoiler]drank the love potion[/spoiler] as well as the one where Louise had to get a job. Though the owner of that place... Watching that owner in action was pretty damn painful. lol Also, I'll second the notion that Louise's hair is too pretty for words.