Sara

[quote name='kazuki']ill vote for the person who gives me a banner[/quote][size=1][color=#ff6600]Please do not bring back old threads, especially ones so obviously obsolete as this. -Lore[/size][/color]

[size=1][color=#ff6600]Welcome to OtakuBoards, kazuki. Please read our [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/rules.php?]rules[/url] and [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/faq.php?]FAQ[/url], and adhere to them. This sort of recruitment would best go directly into your signature. Threads should include some sort of dicussion, not just a request that people become chocobos and place something in their signature. Thanks. -Lore.[/color][/size]

[size=1]I don't believe I have any irrational fears [i]as such. [/i] I'm scared of drowing, but that's largely on account of the fact I'm a horrible swimmer. I'm not a big fan of large twisty staircases, because they make me feel dizzy, and being dizzy is not a good thing to have to deal with when you're a ways above level ground, and between you and it are many rather unforgiving steps. Small spaces (tube slides, closets, snow forts and what-have-you) don't bother me unless I [i]think[/i] about it, which I try not to do. I have to admit the prospect of getting stuck and/or suffocating in that sort of situation would be [i]extremely[/i] unpleasant, but unless the thought crosses my mind I just have fun with it, heh. Rollercoasters I dislike, but it's not a fear of heights so much as the fact I don't care for the sensation they give me. [/size]

[size=1]Well, adding pupils to the eyes might help a bit. In the colored one, take a good look at her (it is a her, right?) face. The eye on the right is too far over. The hair also looks a bit wonky, but that's a matter of practice and style. The face of the second one looks alright, through I can't really tell what the outfit is, exactly. My main suggestion would be to take more care with your lines and pay attention to what you're doing. Your pictures seem kinda...rushed. Lines going all over the place for no apparent reason.[/size]

[size=1]Charles and Transtic, behave. [i]Sheesh.[/i] My life right now is very crush-tastic. I kinda-halfway-sorta like one of my guy friends, and there are a couple people I've met through other friends that I may or may not have a crush on. (Odds are on [i]may[/i], but whatever, right?) Mostly, though, it's just cool to be able to hang out with them, because their very awesome people all around. I won't be seeing them once school starts up again, which kinda sucks, but there's not much I can do about it 'cept hang out with them till summer's over, heh.[/size]

[size=1][color=#ff6600]Hi, Chayanne! Welcome to OB. Please take a gander at our [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/rules.php?][u]rules[/u][/url] and [url=http://www.otakuboards.com/faq.php?][u]FAQ[/u][/url]. You'll find that we generally ask that people post topics that can [i]not[/i] be effectively answered with a one word reply. As a note to Jennifer and Ben, we also ask that people take the opportunity [i]not[/i] to post gorgeously short replies when such a thread appears. ^_~ If you'd like to know a specific person's real name, your best bet is simply to ask them. Alternately, you can visit [url=http://myOtaku.com][u]myOtaku[/u][/url], another part of theOtaku's network of sites. Many people list their real names in the information column on their sites, which you can generally find by looking under their username (in the case of Dan L above) or in their signature. -Sara[/color][/size]

[size=1]While speaking your mind politely won't get you banned, foul language will. Keep an eye on that, please. Other than that, I have nothing to add to what Dagger and vicky have already expressed. This [i]is[/i] a community for people who wish to have intelligent conversations online...as paradoxical as that may sound. Long posts are not required, but they tend to occur anyway.[/size]

[quote name='Dan']Are you sure this guy isn't MaxSonic? :P [/quote][size=1]*quietly dies laughing* There's not much I can tell you other than to let him know (not just [i]tell him[/i], mind, but actually get it through to him so he [i]knows[/i]) you don't want to go out with him. You'll save yourself a lot of awkwardness if you can do so. Have you just finished eighth grade? If all else fails, you can probably avoid him during the summer. And even if you are going to the same high school next year, chances are you won't see each other that often.[/size]

[size=1][b]Name:[/b] Elizabeth Richards. [b]Gender:[/b] Female. [b]Age:[/b] 43. [b]Biography:[/b] You sometimes hear stories of little girls who love adventure. They grow up in a small town, watching the people arond them leading their mundane lives, and they yearn for something bigger. Something better. Perhaps they become friends with the boy next door, and the pair of them vow to grow up and have marvelous adventures traveling the world. And somehow, in a wonderful display of the power of the human spirit, they break away from the dullness and repetition of their small town lives, and go on to fulfill their secret (except from each other) childhood dreams. And they all live happily ever after. Elizabeth was born in the small town of Mount Pleasant, on October 24. The year was 1924. She doesn't really remember her early years of life, and when the Great Depression hit during her childhood, she had nothing with which to compare it. She grew up during those years, and was a relatively happy child. Her mother was also born in Mount Pleasant. She grew up there, went to school there, and married her first teen sweetheart, settling in down the street from her in-laws (and two block away from her own parents.) It wasn't an isolated incident...that was how people in Mount Pleasant lived. They grew up in the small town, lived there, married there, and raised their children there. No one ever left. Nothing every changed. It was the town that time forgot. As a girl, Elizabeth was terrified at the prospect of growing up and never leaving Mount Pleasant. She made elaborate secret plans to run away...become an actress, a writer, [i]anything[/i] that could take her away from Mount Pleasant and its generations of faceless inhabitants. When she was a teen, Elizabeth met Robert. Originally from the city, his family had moved to Mount Pleasant to live with relatives during the depression. Desperate for reassurance that the whole world was not like Mount Pleasant, Elizabeth talked with him often, and they became friends. Both saw the cycle that lives in Mount Pleasant took, and neither could imagine living there any longer than they had to. There was a [i]world[/i] out there somewhere, and they were desperate to find it. And somewhere along the way, they fell in love. As the two children became young adults, they made plans to marry and move back east. It didn't occur to them that settling down right away was something they had both vowed to avoid...after all, they were in love. Robert had an uncle in Pennsylvania who was willing to give him a job (after all, family is family.) It seemed like it just might all work out. But it was not to be. Robert was drafted in 1942, and was killed three months later. Elizabeth stayed with her parents for another year after that, distraught by the loss of her best friend and first love. She eventually moved out and began helping out at the town school. She never left Mount Pleasant. [b]Personality:[/b] Elizabeth is a weary woman. She has been teaching for over twenty years and now teaches the children of the students from her first classes. Mount Pleasant is still the same..a little newer, a little bigger...but the same tired spirit of the town permeates everything. She'd like to believe she could make a difference in someone's life--what teacher doesn't hope that?--but nothing every changes in Mount Pleasant. In another twenty years, the students she's teaching now will be coming to her parent-teacher potlucks and chaperoning class field trips. She doesn't like to think about her past, and no longer dwells on the fact that she's become exactly what she feared she would be. She doesn't have time for specific regrets...there are papers to grade, library books to file...and the aura of regret hanging over the entire town is enough. [b]Profession:[/b] Elizabeth is a fourth grade teacher and the school librarian. She is no longer at the same building where she began teaching (and went to school herself); that was destroyed ten years ago to make room for the new building. It is now called [i]Thomas Jefferson Middle School,[/i] and parts of it will probably never be finished. Old construction materials clutter certain hallways and closets. [b]Physical Description:[/b] Please see attachment. As a hopeful student in the forties and a jaded teacher some years later. [b]That's all I've got.[/b][/size]

[size=1]Vicky and DW are correct. We did have an Introduction forum at one point, but it was deleted. And as vicky so cleverly quoted, we ask that you just jump in and start posting. People will get to know you soon enough. Welcome to OtakuBoards.[/size]

[size=1]Welcome to OtakuBoards. If you have questions, be sure to read the FAQ; many of them are probably answered there. I'm not really sure what you're asking. Could you be a bit more specific?[/size]

[quote name='Warlock']And why would I do it? I dunno, but the saying "History is written by the victors" sounds strangely appealing to me...[/quote][size=1]*reads post slowly, relishing every bit* God, Warlock. I've missed having you around. *grins* I don't think I'm cut out for conquering the world. I tend to plan big projects, start out on them, then get a bit of the way through and move on to something else. So I guess I'd have to settle for conquering southeastern Europe, or some such thing. And the modern age of weaponry isn't really my thing. Hm. How about this: I would start out by getting myself a couple allies--friends, hired folks, whatever. I'd tell them about my plan in exhange for their help. They'd agree, laugh and forget about it. I would journey to my target area (Estonia?) and make myself known as some sort of smart person/advisor/whatever. I would eventually work my way up to being advisor to the king. If they had a king. If not, I'd adjust accordingly. I would spend some time weilding my influence as the [i]real[/i] power behind the throne. (Or...chair. Or...whatever.) Then I'd call on my buddies from the first step (remember them?) and make them some sort of official ruler-like thingy of some small neighboring area. Having forgotten me, they woudl be pleasantly surprised by my gift of lands and power. However, their initial satisfaction would give way to greed and distrust. Not yet possessing a large enough force to battle me, they would each sneakily send out soldiers to conquer neighboring areas. Gradually, their lands would become large enough that they could not hold them on their own, and they would choose certain people to govern the outlying parcels of land for them. The process would repeat itself, [i]ad infinitum[/i] or, of course, when two people claimed the same bit of land. There would be a battle, things would be grand and glorious and bloody, the victors would rejoice, and some of the non-dead of the losing side would run off into the far countryside, establishing their own rule and slowly plotting revenge. And with that, having single-handedly re-established feudalism, I would retire to a position as wandering bard/scop/troubador, and comfortably go about writing history. Because when everyone else is scrapping, history is also written by those who bother to take notes. Rock on.[/size]

[quote name='ChibiHorsewoman][color=darkviolet']They used to have this old carosel too, all hand carved and everything. But there was a fire there back in '94 i think and the Carosel burned down. [/color][/quote][size=1]That's tragic. I'm reasonably close to Six Flags Great America, but I have to admit that I don't really like it. I used to go there once a summer or so when I was a kid--there was a program where if you read for ten hours, you could get free tickets. So my brother and sister and I did that every year. I don't know. I just don't care for roller coasters. I'm not scared or them, exactly...I just find them unpleasant. Plus, they go rid of my favorite ride a while back. But that wasn't nearly as sad as an old carosel's buring down.[/size]

[size=1]I have to admit, I've spent a [i]lot[/i] of time around little kids, and I've never seen a five-year-old who acts like that. In my experience, until you hit about twelve years old, flirting consists mostly of hitting, teasing, and making faces at the person you like. I'm unsure why you would consider anyone under high-school age to have a girlfriend or boyfriend, anyway. I mean, until at least one or the other can drive, what's the point? "Hey, want to go on a date? Okay, my mom can pick you up at seven, but we have to be home in time for bedtime." ....Yeah. Have fun?[/size]

[size=1]I believe the submission system is down at the moment. In any case, welcome to OB. As Terrax, said, you should read the rules. For future reference, this sort of thing should be psted in the Feedback forum. If you have questions, feel free to PM myself or another staff member.[/size]

[size=1]Well, your lines are kinda messy, but if you were avoiding something else, I guess I can't really blame you. :whoops: You captured her...Chii-ness...very well. Is that an image right out of the manga? (It would make sense, especially if that, too, was found in your room while cleaning.) It looks good. Her dress does seem kind of "forced" (not quite the word I want.) Everything else is very flowy, but the dress has got several short, thick lines. It seems odd, but only if you look at it for a bit. If you're not completely sick of it and are open to working on it some more (I know that by the time I post things here, I've been messing with them for a while and am usually too tired of the picture to actually [i]follow[/i] anyone's suggestions), I would take a fine black pen and ink it, eventually erasing the stray pencil marks. But hey, if it's only meant to be a pencil sketch, it's fine as it is.[/size]

[size=1]You're also going to want to modify your writing style a bit. What you have there is very...informational...but not very interesting. [quote]Tatsujin was walking across a field of the outskirts of Mura. [b]He[/b] had been sent by his village to stop the demons of Makai from getting the Kouseki. [b]He[/b] had just reached the edge of the field when he heard the grass part. [b]He[/b] turned, but nothing was there. [b]He[/b] figured someone was stalking him, so [b]He[/b] decided to lose them. Tatsujin ran out of the field and into a forest. [b]He[/b] dodged in and out of the trees, trying to lose whoever was stalking him. [b]He[/b] finally stopped in a small clearing with a creek running through it. Panting, he drank some water from the creek. Then, he heard a twig crack. [b]He[/b] turned yet again, and this time he saw a boy. A boy no older than eight. He stood there, staring endlessly into Tatsujin's eyes.[/quote] For example, in the first post of your RPG, almost every sentence starts with [i]he[/i]. Break that up a little bit. Talk about the weather, how he's feeling, what's going on--actions aren't the only important things. Get into the backstory a bit. [i]It was a cool summer day. The countryside of Mura was open and empty--few dared leave their villages lately. But if someone [i]had[/i] ventured out to this particular meadow, he might have seen a person other than himself--today, the figure of a young man could be seen walking steadily across the field. Tatsujin shivered. It was summer here, yes--but cold. The coldest Mura had seen in years, the old ones said. He looked up at the sky--the sun shone above, but its light was weak and pale, and the breeze whisked away its warmth from his skin. No wonder the mages spoke of demons and monsters...the world was not all right.[/i] Remember--you're telling a story here. Not only that, but you're trying to [i]sell[/i] the story to others. Being part of an RPG can be a big commitment--and often, the better the RPG, the greater of a commitment you're asking people to make. You need to convince them that [i]your[/i] story will be interesting and fun, and you need to convince them that it's worth 'investing' in. Make sure everything you offer is well thought out and well written. No one wants to join an RPG that's not going anywhere. On a related note, be sure to use proper punctuation everywhere on the board...that includes the Lounge.[/size]

[size=1]This is a sculpture I made during art this last semester. I was given free reign with some clay, and this is what turned out. I've always liked the painting [i]The Scream[/i], and an odd series of conversations and other things led to my sculpting the focus character of it. It's made of clay, fired and whatnot, and the stuff's painted on there with acrylic. The color scheme isn't entirely canon--I tried his face with yellows, but it didn't look right. The green seemed to suit, though, so that's what I ended up with. Anyway. I'm inordinately proud of this, so I'm showing it off a bit. *laughs* [/size]

[size=1]Pomp and Circumstance. That moving piece of music, played at every graduation, is so aptly titled. *sweet smile* I graduated a week ago. If I was feeling anything as I got my diploma* it was impatience. The whole thing was this convoluted ceremony that I really couldn't stand. It didn't help that our principal is a man that I've just never liked. (And one with whom I'd had a slight disagreement a few days before.) I had to shake his hand. I was not pleased. The ceremony itself was too long. No one wants to hear the head of the Board of Education (great guy though he is) talk about the future. They just want the thing to be over, and [i]soon[/i], so they can get out of the gymnasium and go to whatever they're doing next. I guess I'm lucky my class was so small (50 people.) If I'd had to sit through a graduation like the ones our local public schools have, I would have probably strangled myself with my cord. :whoops: I'm going to the Uni of Minnesota, Twin Cities next fall. (It's by the Mall of America, for those of you who are more shopping than geography-minded.) They'll give me money if I try and major in German, so I guess I'm going to try to pull that off. I really love words/language/linguistics, so whether or not I stick with German (I've already taken it for four years...how boring. I need to learn something new!) I'm sure it will be closely related. *Diploma [i]case[/i], actually. They don't give out our diplomas until after the ceremony is finished.[/size]

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[size=1]*smiles* Question answered; topic closed.[/size]

[size=1]Yes, that was spam. Raizio, I was going to ban you, but seeing as Ruby went through the trouble of helping out with your request, I'm going to give you a chance to use them. But first, read the rules. Several times. If you act like this again, you'll be banned without a second thought from anyone. Do [i]not[/i] post the same word one hundred times. Do [i]not[/i] post in CAPS. Do [i]not[/i] Capitalize Every First Letter Of Every Word Of Your Sentence. If you have questions, PM myself or another staff member. [/size]

[size=1]I believe past desktop threads were held in the art forum. I'm moving this here now. What Syk3 decides to do with it is up to him.[/size]

[size=1]I was talking with a friend a couple weeks ago, and I don't even remember why or what the conversation was about...But I remember him saying this: "Will Smith is awesome. He can act. He can sing. He's even like a role model. He doesn't do drugs or get married ten times a year. He's like the perfect celebrity." I just thought it was an interesting thing to say, and I thought I'd bring it up here. Do you have an qualifications you think the 'perfect celebrity' should possess? Is there anyone who, in your mind, fits the bill?[/size]

[size=1]My local library has about five different versions of the story [i]Puss in Boots[/i]. I took my kid brother there a while back, and we read three of them...it was as fun as reading three virtually identical versions of the same fairy tale can be. Heh. Later that week, when he first saw a commercial for [i]Shrek 2[/i], he came running over to me. "Sara!! I saw [i]Puss in Boots!!!!![/i]" It was really cute, heh.[/size]