Lucy

[FONT=Georgia]Gosh darn! That's a tough piece to follow. . . . Excellent! Claimed. [/FONT] [indent][color=green][size=1][b]Boo-[/b] Lucy has pretty much exceeded their timelimit twicefold, so if anyone feels like claiming, feel free to. Until then I'll leave Lucy at her spot, because no one else has put themselves available yet.[/size][/color][/indent]

[FONT=Georgia][COLOR="Sienna"][size=1]Refer to my current signature. I feel like you guys are entitled to an explanation as there is room for misinterpretation. And before "bestiality" comes into mind, here it is:[/size] [b][u]Hobbies featured:[/u][/b] [b]1)[/b] Playing with Photoshop's blending filters; [b]2)[/b] looking at pictures of pretty boys; hence [b]3)[/b] listening to songs by hide (whose song "Beauty & Stupid" is also featured here); and [b]4)[/b] collecting yaoi. [size=1]Quite evident, wasn't it? [/size][/COLOR][/FONT]

[color=#656446]So sorry for the delay! [center][URL="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v487/meoi/071.jpg"][IMG]http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v487/meoi/th_071.jpg[/IMG] [B]_\|Fans|/_[/B][/URL] [/center][/Color]

[COLOR=#656446]Let me try.[/cOLOR]

[color=#656446]Now here's a unique request! Had loads of fun looking up boarding passes, especially when one link lead me to a repository of airline meal pictures! I do hope your students like it! Your suggestions are very much welcome. [URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/meoi/lolly.png"][b][center]airtran Boarding Pass[/center][/b][/URL] If you need more tickets, i.e. train stubs, destination stickers, please let us know.[/color]

[CENTER][COLOR=#656446][FONT="Georgia"]Here it is! [url=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/meoi/tongari.jpg][IMG]http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v487/meoi/th_tongari.jpg[/IMG] 99 Luftballons[/url][/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER]

[COLOR=#656446]Lovely idea, yakiimo! May I claim [i]Smile[/i]?[/COLOR]

[color=#656446][font=Georgia]Ooh! Controversy! Just kidding. Capital piece, Shishou! Great, lovely, stupendous background! (It's much better than mine, I admit!) Will have the next piece up in 24 hours.[/font][/COLOR]

[color=#656446][FONT="Georgia"]Hmm... I feel sheepish. So that would mean that I get to make another piece? Alright, I'll have it up in the next 24 hours. [b]I guarantee it![/b][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#656446][FONT=Georgia]My piece is finally up! I thought I'd bump this thread just to let everybody know that the next spot is open. I do hope someone claims it; I've a pretty easy transition set up.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[color=#656446][FONT="Georgia"][b]Mmm... Bacon![/b] (I'm quite sure that I wasn't the only one who uttered those two glorious words that only once during a blue moon aren't spoken together.) I luuuuurv bacon. Give me crispy ones, give me limp ones, give me burnt ones. Honey-flavored? Heaven on a pork strip. Oh how it sizzles when it first touches the greaseless face of a pan! How the fat melts away to reveal the glorious coloration of the crinkled erubescent meat folia! Fascinating! It should be renamed [i]Devil's Food Meat[/i]: the fat dripping from the strips are like yellow CAUTION flagging tapes, but bacon draws you in like a freak road accident that the most prudent onlooker just can't ignore.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#656446][FONT="Georgia"]My tendency to blush after ingesting alcohol is something I got from my Hispanic maternal side. Unlike my full-blooded Filipino relatives whose capillaries seem to ignore the effects of alcohol, my maternal relatives go very red when drunk. I have a pinkish sort of blush, like it's being tempered by my father's blood. Very pretty, especially against [i]mestiza[/i] skin. I honestly don't know of anyone with East Asian descent who turns red when drunk. Then again, they all are [i]chino mestizos[/i].[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#656446][FONT="Georgia"]I wish to claim the spot after Shishou. EDIT: Alright, here it is! I hope it jives well with the previous piece. [center][url=http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26648&stc=1&d=1217434580][color=#9c0c0d][b][IMG]http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=26648&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1217434562[/IMG] 99 Luftballons[/b][/COLOR][/url][/center][/FONT][/COLOR] [color=#ededed],,[/color]

[COLOR=#656446][FONT="Georgia"]Retribution uses Arial, doesn't he? There was a time when he used them in almost [i]everything[/i], and they all looked good. You know why? Fonts are just like the PLBD (perfect little black dress) or any other good accessory - say a wide belt or chunky coral jewelry - the trick is to know how to work it with everything. Inject it into your formals, work it into your casuals, your Sunday best, your denims. So get to know your fonts. Get to know each letter's every curve, every serif, height, width, placement and feel. It's not rocket science, really. If it looks good to you, que sera sera. Experiment. Don't be afraid to use text; I don't think you need to switch from Arial nor do you have to shorten the text. In your case, the devil lies in text placement. Many artists insert text just so people can read the caption. But really, the text becomes unnoticeable and forgettable if you just put it anywhere you like. What we have to do is to consciously incorporate the text into our designs. Not just type, [i]incorporate[/i]. Hide it in the background, repeat it to form a pattern, make it glow, make it transparent, burn it into your background.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[color=#656446][FONT="Georgia"]Once again, Squenix saves the day! *cue in Final Fantasy victory theme* Ah, one more thing. Get a manicure. Or a pedicure. Or a new haircut. Or hell, a round of therapeutic shopping. See how much free time you have now?[/FONT][/color]

[COLOR=#656446][FONT="Georgia"]I could tell you "There's life after love," or something that's been told one too many times to girls like us. We know it's true, but we've given so much to something that didn't turn out the way we expected that we're drained of [i]everything[/i]. Empty, as you've said. All our plans for the future, the kids we've imagined, the houses we've built in our heads *poof!* gone. When you find yourself thinking back on the things you did wrong and the other ways you could have dealt with the situation, STOP. Stop having regrets because there's nothing you can do now that can take back all that's said and done. Stop thinking back on the relationship because you'll only make yourself feel sad. Stop thinking about the "good ol' days" because you'll only make yourself feel wistful. [b]You are responsible for your own feelings.[/b] Remember that. If you feel awful, it's because you choose to feel awful. The good thing about it is that you still have a [i]choice[/i]. Choose to be happy. Make a conscious effort to be happy, to find happiness and surround yourself with it. If you find yourself falling back, exercise your right to choose. And eventually, with enough practice, you'll automatically find happiness in everything. And you'll find out that, hey, the emptiness is gone. The void that was once there will be filled with other happy memories. Yep, it sounds corny, but it's true. Think about it this way: what else could fill the void left by happiness lost than happiness itself? So create your own happiness. There's loads of reasons to smile and the only thing you need to do is look.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#656446][FONT="Georgia"]Hello! [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/meoi/albel_button.jpg[/IMG] I am very fond of the color yellow so I used it as the background color. If it looks a tad too Christmas-y, please let me know and I'll be happy to change it for you. Cheers![/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#35425e][FONT=Georgia][quote name='Raiha'][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]But when I'm in Nor Cal again, in a particular town I visit, the Phillipino food is unparalleled in their levels of grease, flavor, and saffron. They make the best rice, the best skewered chicken, the best pork ribs. I can't really explain it because I'm going to go out on a relatively thick limb here and tell you that most OBers have no bloody clue what Pansit is. Oh well.[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]Check, ditto, indeed, indeed, indeed. Pansit with rice, now that's carb-overload but who's dieting, yeah? My patriotism extends even to my food choices. I am very, very fond of Filipino food. Everything has a partner, and though recipes vary per region, one is rarely served without its mate. Sweet mangoes and sticky rice, rice in bittersweet chocolate paired with salty dried fish, grilled chicken and tangy-sweet green papaya pickles, [i]kare-kare[/i] (beef tripe curry) and shrimp paste. And oh, my personal favorite, sweet rice cakes and [i]dinuguan[/i] (pork blood stew). Yum yum![/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"]Congratulations, boothten, and good job! Itching to make a signature just for your thread! ...After I draw my entry for Draw my Character. But capital effort, boothten![/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"]Maybe she didn't like the way you felt her up. Or she was just making you jealous as part of a "test". [SIZE="1"]That was me channeling my high school freshman personality. You know how kids are.[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT]

[CENTER][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"]Alright, [b]claimed[/b].[/COLOR][/FONT][/CENTER]

[FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"][SIZE="1"]I personally believe that the saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" (or in this case, replace it) goes for f-buddies too. Don't need a contract to keep him...or them. Just saying. ^_^[/SIZE] On topic: Separation of church and state is implicitly stated in some countries' declarations of independence, especially those which were once colonies under regimes overindulgent towards religious orders (case in point, my Philippines). Since this [i]laissez faire[/i]-ish clause holds both ways, any religious organization can only stand as an arbitrary magnet to the people's moral compass. In theory, that would be fine and dandy, but when your country's legislative body is mostly of one religious denomination, its beliefs will mirror that of said denomination. That's why up until now, same-sex unions aren't recognized by our government (but a certain "left-wing" movement does, and it's awwwright!). So, hurray for California![/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"]^ Indeed. That way we can get a heads up when a piece is submitted. And now that there's a separate GW discussion thread, we need not worry about the game thread being bumped by notices on the most recent worm mishap. Great job, everyone![/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"]Ooh! Signature of the Week! I'm game! While we're on it, how about reviving Rate my Signature? That was pretty popular, wasn't it?[/COLOR][/FONT]

[FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkOliveGreen"]Tag! I'm... it? Claimed. EDIT: Here it is! [b][URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/meoi/Untitled-1-3.jpg"]Honey and Clover[/URL][/b] Ah, I edited the leading edge to match Kimmeh's piece. Yeah![/COLOR][/FONT]