Who's Who In The Outcast Reality Zoo!

[Rhiannon]

Yeah. I get all red and blotchy. Well, I suppose we can't all be Ingrid Bergman. Dangit.

[Kailita]

Yup. I think especially of Liv Tyler in TTT. The Arwen crying scene was just way too perfect to be true.

[The-Elf-Herself]

I don't think people who cry "perfectly" exist. They live only in movies, where the heroine isn't allowed to look less-than-drop dead gorgeous. I can say for a fact that the few times I've bawled I look singularly ugly(at least, when I looked in the mirror afterwards my reflection wasn't pretty). Now, when I cry silently, which happens against my will occasionally, I can cry...well..nicely. Since I'm concentrating every fiber of my being on squelching the tears, not many leak out. And I do happen to have those sad crystalline glassy tears eyes when I'm about to cry. They're not all their cracked up to be, everyone can tell in an instant if you're sad or tired. It takes a lot of focus and practice(which fortunately I have plenty of both) to hide emotions when you have "big, beautiful eyes".:rolleyes: Gets very annoying.

[Dragon]

ugh. crying.

I look TERRIBLE when I cry.... my eyes swell up, my face gets really red and blotchy, and when I cry, my nose runs, so I have to get tissues and I'm constantly wiping my nose, except, I'm crying, so I'm too focused on being sad, and every once in a while I forget to wipe my nose and the bugers mix with tears and its disgusting, so, I dont cry anymore, I wont let myself

I have this beautiful friend that looks even prettier when she cries, and my favorite thing about her is that she's THAT pretty and she manages not to be vain AT ALL she is anything but vain.....I'm so proud of her:) :D :cool:

[YayGollum]

Ack! Boring! New Outcast Reality Zoo type thing ---> Goals. I don't really care, I'm just moving the subject away from crying. No talking about the taking over the world type goals. Those are mine. :D

[Annushka]

I have many goals. Some if them are possible to pronounce others not. And I have absolutely no interest in taking over the world:D I wanna be succesful. That`s the main one. In everything I do. Well, that doesn`t mean I`m not ready to lose:D I want to be aknowledged by the people I respect. I want to travel all over the world cause it makes me think widely. And one personal goal - I want to able to give back my parents everything they gave me.

[The-Elf-Herself]

Okay, one of my goals is making sure that no one, especially not Yay, gets to take over the world. Sure, it's fun while your doing it, but then you're stuck governing all that mess. Better to just cause chaos in the present world situation.

I also want to get a good score on my SATs and PSATs, get a degree in zoology, and open an abused/abandoned exotic birds refuge. Oh and release a couple of CDs with the help of my friend Sarah(I write modern alternative songs, she writes folk. She's really good too, I've just got to get her to let me post her stuff.) I'm also going to write a fiction novel, not sure what kind yet, and travel to the Amazon rain forest(parrots), the Ivory coast(African Grey parrots), Australia(cockatiels and budgies), Germany(good food and language), Russia(because it's cool), and Hungary(my paternal grandfather was from there, besides, I want to see if someone can translate my ridiculous-sounding last name into the original language it can from.) Hmm, and plan on getting married, but avoid situations that might lead to marriage, therefore nullifying the whole divine plan to make a firmly single girl eat her words. A last thing: I want to read every single Agatha Christie book there is. Why? Just to say I did it.

*Looks over her post* Hmmm, I'm an ambitious young git, aren't I? Oh well, fortunately I'm also very flexible if some of this stuff doesn't work out(everything except the marriage thing, that's fool-proof).

[Wonko The Sane]

Outcast Reality Zoo Photo Op:

My Opa (dad's dad), my mother, my father, and my Aunt (dad's sister) on my paren'ts wedding day. :)

Purrrdy (http://www.thetolkienforum.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=313250)

[Dragon]

hmm, you know something funny, wonks? ur not in that one:confused: w/b!

my goals....well, first off, to be on the good side of whoever ends up ruling the world:confused: um, go through college, and graduate, prove that I really AM smarter than everyone else, write a book or two that at least a few people enjoy.travel a little, have one of every single style of buddha statues in the world, have every peice of clothing in my wardrobe have at least one dragon on it :rolleyes: become a world videogame playing champion, get married to the coolest guy in the world, have two boys that I can play video games with, one girl that will help me prove to the world that girls are equal to boys:rolleyes: (and maybe a little better) a dog, a cat, have a best friend that I actually do things w/, and keep them 4 almost my whole life, and lots of other things, too, but
i dont remember them

[Rhiannon]

Goals: Get a good education. Write and be published- at least one book, hopefully lots more. Learn to speak a foreign language at least fairly fluently (preferably Welsh). Travel across Europe; travel across the US. Be a clear thinking, well-traveled, educated, moral person.

Getting married isn't a goal- I wouldn't mind it if I found the perfect person, but I'm not counting on that. I have big plans for my spinsterhood.

Another Outcast Photo Op; little me (http://www.storecomput.co.uk/readerville/charis.shtml)

[Dragon]

EEE! little RHI!!!

actually, now that you mention it, it isn't really a goal for me either, just sort of something I would like (marriage, and kids)

[Kailita]

Oh, Rhi-ish! So darling! (*Wishes she had a little sister like that*)

Heh. Since Yay is determined to stop our talk about crying, I suppose I have to switch over to the goals frame of mind, hm? :rolleyes: Well, all right then. But first, I have to repost this as I laugh out loud:
Originally posted by Dragon
my goals....well, first off, to be on the good side of whoever ends up ruling the world :confused:
Hehehe...that's always a good thing, D. :D I have a friend who wants to become dictator of the world. I told him to remember me when he becomes powerful, but he told me that the only way that would happen would be if I married one of our other friends who is going to someday be one of the world dictator's counselmen. :rolleyes:

I have no wish for power or "success" as the world defines it. In fact, I'm preparing myself for life as a starving writer in a leaky shack. It's not exactly a goal of mine. It's just the low expectations so as not to be disappointed thing. :rolleyes:

Let's see. I want to be a psychologist or a counselor or just someone to help people with their problems. I'd like to write fiction books for young adults...maybe even adults later on. I have a whole bunch of ideas for a series already, it's just putting it all into writing, then editing, editing, editing, then going through the hell of the publishing world.

I'd love to play guitar in a band sometime before my thirties. I don't really want to travel right now, but that might change as I get older. I want to have at least one dog to keep me company (in my leaky shack ;)), and I want to start a garden and fill my house with windchimes. But I'll put them up high, in case I ever have kids.

Ah yes, the kids/marriage issue. Umm...well...I'm not getting my hopes up. I even have a whole nun complex laid out that I entertain myself with, but I'll probably bust that on you guys sometime in June. If I do have kids, I want to have two and adopt one. But if my first child is a boy, I'm adopting a girl next to make sure that I don't put myself in a position to possibly end up with two boys and then a girl. If you have a situation to prove me wrong, please do, but I've found from experience that in families with two boys then a girl, the girl always ends up being spoiled (because she's the only girl and the youngest). :rolleyes: But all my plans are subjectable to change, and I just want to go where God needs me. :)

[Wonko The Sane]

Hmm...well...right now I don't know WHAT I want to do with my life.
I've wanted to be a writer for a long time, but I don't think I have the talent.
I love Biology and English...And Anthropology..and pretty much everything.

Unlike the rest of you my goals for a career are totally undecided...but my goals about marriage and kids are pretty much in place.
:) I obviously want to get married (to Snaga) and have a few children. More than one less than 7. :)
And Snaga and I both have a feeling our first child will be a girl.
:D

[YayGollum]

I wasn't serious about that taking over the world thing, crazy people. But then, if my goal of growing some ambition ever works out, I would end up with some huge position with all kinds of responsibility. Ick.

Very cool answers, scary Annushka person, crazy The_elf_Herself person, Rhiannon, Kailita, and Wonko The Sane people. But then, I wouldn't waste the money on travelling. Whoops! How's about we all just get rich and have an Outcast caravan tour? Anyways, Ack! The_elf_Herself and Wonko The Sane people! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love is bad! oh well.

What's w/b supposed to mean, evil Dragon person? oh well. Your goals are crazy. No offense. *hides* I agree with that friendly thing with the big guy in charge, but I don't understand that thing about having a good friend for most of your life. oh well.

I would love to hear about the crazy ideas for bookses you people interested in writing some have. Or are they still too early? oh well.

[Wonko The Sane]

Love isn't bad!!!

Love is great!!!

And furthermore, I want to travel the world. :) Everywhere.

I'll be living in Great Britain so I've got that area covered...and then I want to go to Italy, Spain, France, Egypt, Peru, Japan, Mexico, and on and on and on. :)

Snaga promised we could go together.

[YayGollum]

Yes, love is bad! We should stop talking about it everywhere! :rolleyes: oh well. Yikes! I have nothing against Outcasts travelling. I just happen to be a miser. Which = smart. *hides* I said something about an Outcast caravan for when we all suddenly become achingly wealthy.

[HobbitGirl]

But Yay, we have to focus on becoming achingly wealthy first, and becoming achingly wealthy requires goals. :rolleyes: :D

I'm with Kai in the fact that I really wouldn't mind if I never become a bazzilionaire. I do, however, want to get into a career that earns me enough money to comfortably support a husband and two kids. :) My money ambitions don't match up too well with my career ambitions, unfortunatly, because I want to be a writer, which means I'll end up living in a leaky shack with Kailita. :D I can only hope that my future husband will be some kind of nuclear physisist that makes all sorts of dough. :rolleyes: Yeah right.

I want to write, I love to write, and I already am writing. I have a novel going right now which is the sequel to a novel that Kailita is writing. :D I've got tons more ideas swimming around in the old noggin for more novels. The Wars of Lohan story in the Prancing Pony by Kailita and me is going to be a novel someday.

Um, ok, other goals. Um...well, I want to meet and marry and procreate with a really awsome guy...preferably with green eyes, blonde hair, a personality that balances mine and good morals...but that might be too picky. :rolleyes: I want to see as much of the world as I can, especially Europe. Two places I am most definitly going to go to some day are Ireland and France. I'm also going to make it back to Hawaii some day, and if I hit the big bucks I'll get a summer house there. :D

Let's see...anything else? Oh yes. Yay, for the last time, love is not bad. Your rule number one is wrong.

[Wonko The Sane]

Dear People,
Money isn't that important.
I know a guy I'm about to marry who had a job that made him loads of money.
But he wasn't happy.
So he quit.
And went back to school.
So that he could enter a field that won't make him nearly as much.
But he's HAPPIER. :)

That's what's important really. Money doesn't always make you happy.

Love,
Wonks

[The-Elf-Herself]

Of COURSE love is bad. For me anyways. But if I go around saying that I'm not going to get married, it's almost a guarantee that I will end up getting married just because the divine workings have a strange sense of humor. Therefore, I "plan" on getting married, but actually do anything and everything to NOT get married and I'm saaaaaafe!:D

I don't want to be hugely wealthy. In fact, my chosen line of work pretty much makes it difficult to amass any sort of pile of cash. As for what my book'll be about, um, I have to go do something right now, post it up on at a later time.

[Wonko The Sane]

Hmm...I never used to want to get married. In fact I told people I wouldn't ever do it.
Even though I thought about it I was convinced I'd never fall in love "like that".

Hah. Life is weird. :)

[Dragon]

I'm afraid, yay, that, with you being the strong-headed, disagreeable person that you are, It would be a waste of effort to even begin to try to explain my "goals" to you

w/b means welcome back:)

huh, I'll bet you that yay and Jam will end up in love (not w/ eachother......well......its possible...) and the rest of us will be single and depressed all our lives:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

and, yay, you can't just bring up a topic and expect everyone of us to answer w/o offering any of your goals:rolleyes: :) :eek:

[Annushka]

Originally posted by Dragon

huh, I'll bet you that yay and Jam will end up in love (not w/ eachother......well......its possible...) and the rest of us will be single and depressed all our lives:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

and, yay, you can't just bring up a topic and expect everyone of us to answer w/o offering any of your goals:rolleyes: :) :eek:

That`s exactly what I was going to say. So Yay go ahead and tell us;)

Love is not bad while it lasts. Haven`t you ever noticed that after being in love with someone you just don`t understand what was about this person you liked:confused: And while being in love you are sure that that`s the one. When it`s all over you realise that this person could never possibly be THE ONE:(

Yay and Jam will definately end up deeply in love:)

But I don`t really understand why people are SO obsessed with this problem. Finding the right person bla-bla-bla. That`s something that must and will happen naturaly. Nobody can do nothing to have or not to have it.

[Rhiannon]

I would love to hear about the crazy ideas for bookses you people interested in writing some have. Or are they still too early? oh well.

I have two or three (or six) different ideas for fairy tale retellings in my head (maybe half of them are Beauty and the Beast), with bits of them written down, but none of them are anywhere near finished, and some are barely started. I have had plans to write a fantasy series (YA, probably) ever since I was six years old, but the plot and the world have fluxuated so much it's hard to say if it will ever get done. I have a couple of other vague ideas about books, but not enough to say anything about them. And when I travel, I plan to keep journals (not 'today we had lunch at such and such and visited the so and so', but observations, etc.) and edit them in to books; not exactly a memoir, not exactly a travel book, but when I write long posts about things I've done at Readerville etc., people seem to enjoy reading them. Maybe it's a biased audience, but oh well. I like to write for writings sake, any way.

[Kailita]

Originally posted by YayGollum
How's about we all just get rich and have an Outcast caravan tour?
Hehe, sounds like fun! :D In all truth and honesty, I really don't care about being rich. For one thing, it would take me forever to get used to it. My family has always been borderline, as far as money goes. We've never been anywhere close to rich, but we've never been poor, either. After we've paid the bills, we're almost broke, but then my dad's paycheck comes in the mail and we're back to borderline where we started again. My parents both work at things that they love, and we've always been happy. We've always had everything that we need to live with a little extra. And that's how I want to continue living.

Originally posted by Shush
. Haven`t you ever noticed that after being in love with someone you just don`t understand what was about this person you liked And while being in love you are sure that that`s the one. When it`s all over you realise that this person could never possibly be THE ONE
Ugh. My best friend is like that with all her boyfriends. She's hooked up with seven different guys this year (I've started calling them by number instead of name :rolleyes:..."Hey, #5, how's it going?"), even though only three of them have actually gone out with her. When she's with whoever it happens to be at the time, she's just head over heels for him...but afterwards she can't stand him and asks me, "Why did you let me go out with that guy?" Bleh. I'm never going to be like that. :p

[YayGollum]

Crazy HobbitGirl person ---> Got it. The goal of travelling all over the place doesn't have much to do with getting lots of money. When I ask about the stories you people are making, I'm looking for plots and interesting advertisements and superly cool things like that. oh well. If you're going to say that love is bad, you gots to back your ideas up. Or would you just get tired of fighting a hopeless fight? :eek:

Crazy Wonko The Sane person ---> Oh. I guess I'm being just as hopelessly hopeful as someone who thinks they'll be able to run into the true love type stuff when I'm hopeful that I'll be able to run into an enjoyable type job that gives all kinds of money. oh well. To each his own, I guess. :rolleyes:

Crazy The_elf_Herself person ---> Got it. Trying reverse psychology on divine workings. I hope that works out for you. I'm just too achingly stubborn for my own good and have been known to deny myself all kinds of fun just so I'll end up being right. :D :rolleyes:

Evil Dragon person ---> The only thing I was asking about was that thing to do with a friend for the rest of your life. I would think that you'd want one for your entire life. Whoops!

Scary Annushka person ---> When I say that love is bad, I'm saying that the result is bad. Why jump into something for the fun of it if you know it'll end up achingly hurtful? Anyways, Ack! No. I am not stupidenough to let something change my views on the evilness of love. It's the exact same thing as not letting yourself slam your leg in a car door.

Crazy Rhiannon person ---> Makes all kinds of sense to me. just like this HobbitGirl person, plots and interesting advertisements and superly cool things like that would be appreciated. *hides*

Crazy Kailita person ---> Got it. Sure, my family is like that and it's never been very enjoyable for me. The evil mom lady always whines when she's mostly out of money. Keeps saying that I should get a job. oh well. This summer. Money is bad, but necessary.

My goals ---> Well, like I said before ---> Grow some ambition. From there, I'll obviously get a job that pays all kinds of money and tosses all kinds of responsibility at me. If I got to live anywhere, it'd be either New Orleans or New Hampshire. I gots to go to Las Vegas sometime. Let me see here. My independent studies are huge. I gots to become a huge expert on different subjects in my spare time. Can't think of much else. I adapt.

[Rhiannon]

Crazy Rhiannon person ---> Makes all kinds of sense to me. just like this HobbitGirl person, plots and interesting advertisements and superly cool things like that would be appreciated. *hides*

I'll have to dig up my summaries and get back to you, then- what I got of my fairy tales is up at fanfiction.net (under the name Kathryn Angelle) and at the Wyvern's Library section of Elfwood, if you feel like hunting for it, but I think (I haven't updated anything in forever) that they are mostly short stories.

[Annushka]

Kaili I didn`t mean that. It`s just when you aren`t in love with a person anymore you see him differently. With all his flows etc. I haven`t been in love for a lo-ong time but I still remember what happens AFTER being in love. You are all empty and tired. But there is a good side too. You are absolutely free to do ANYTHING with your life. That`s the main reason why I prefer not to be in love. The heartache, which as Yay says is very bad, isn`t the worst. What I really don`t get is HOW Yay is going not to fall in love for all his life:confused: The technical side of it. Not looking, talking, listening to the girls around??

[The-Elf-Herself]

Yay probably means to avoid talking/being around any girls who might posses any dangerous qualities that he might fall in love with.:rolleyes: Although that won't work, because crazy people can always sneak up on you unawares. Just keep a nice, safe wall of dispassion around yourself and it's built-in immunity.

Okay, back to my book ideas. I want to either write science fiction or historical fiction, something different. My thoughts are unclear right now. Oh well, maybe I'll use my idea from a short story I'm pegging out right now, about a town where all these crazy science-fiction style stuff happens, but the townspeople treat it all normal, it's only the tourists that get scared. :D Maybe not entirely new, but I'm taking it in a fresh direction.

[YayGollum]

Crazy ladies. It is possible to interact with someone and not fall in love with them. :eek: :rolleyes: sorry about that. And even if I did run into someone that could be evil to me in that way, I'd use my superhuman ability to be way too stubborn for my own good. Anyways, historical fiction is pure evil. Science fiction is much better.

[The-Elf-Herself]

I knew that, but I assume that other people don't, a conclusion drawn from all the crazy people I know who have met someone "by accident" and ended up marrying them.:rolleyes: Okay, assuming things about Outcasts is evil. I shall repent of that as soon as Yay drops his idea of world domination and birdses become best friends with catses. Superhumanly stubborn, hm? Why bother with that? Cold hard apathy works just as well.

Yeah, the historical fiction idea isn't too attractive to me either, I only stuck it in there so it wouldn't look like I was narrowing my options down too much. Science fiction rules! *goes off to work on her previously mentioned crazy idea*

[YayGollum]

My superhuman ability to be way too stubborn for my own good is just natural, as far as I know. oh well. Sure, that apathetic type stuff is fun, too. oh well. When I ask you people for summaries about your stories, I don't see why it takes a while. Oh. Maybe you just wrote a good summary that you especially like. I don't know. I'm just looking for some interesting facts that might make me feel like getting interested. Whoops!

[The-Elf-Herself]

I thought I already gave you an idea of it on a previous post. I dunno.:rolleyes: Okay, here's a really rough summary, I haven't even started really writing the darn thing. This is just a little short story thing too, might turn into something later:

There was this little seaside touristy town somewhere in New England, either New Hampshire or Connecticut. The little prolog starts off in the really early twentieth century, around 1910. It was in the off-season, and there was this crazy mad scientist dude who had some really out-there, impossible ideas and ran some really strange, goofy experiments. The other around-all-year townsfolk didn't mind his stuff as long as he didn't set anything too big on fire. Anyways, once he was trying out this new idea of teleportation thingy, running this experiment utilizing, among other things, some chickens, a mirror, some mercury, gasoline, a firecracker, and a rutabaga. Did I mention this guy was really bad at matching his experiments up with the things he wanted to prove? It turns out something about this crazy idea actually did something, and the scientist and the chickens disappear in a big flash that also ends up blowing up all the other experiment stuff and messing something up in the town. After that some really crazy supernatural/science fictiony type stuff starts happening in the town and to it's inhabitants, and keeps happening for the next hundred years or so. It starts up again in modern day, where the stuff is still happening, but the people living in the town have kind of gotten used to it, so they don't notice it anymore. Only they have to hide it from the summer tourists, because they still need the cash flow. All of a sudden something else that's really bad begins to happen(haven't figured out what yet) and one thing leads into another...

Yeah, it's really rough, but I'm actually pretty interested in it, so I'll see how it turns out.

[YayGollum]

Huh. Now that sounds cool. It'd be good to know what the crazy little things are that the people are ignoring, but oh well. Sounds like something that could be a series. I hope you have all kinds of achingly cool characters. Yay for New Hampshire!

[The-Elf-Herself]

Ah, thanks! Yeah, it's the crazy little things and the achingly cool characters that I'm still working on, it's why I haven't gotten much done yet as far as actual finished writing. I'm hoping it might turn out to be a series, it'd be fun to show all the crazy stuff that happened in the hundred years gap that I couldn't possibly cover in one story. *goes off to work on other boring schoolish stuff that has to be done before she can work on superly fun fictiony stories* Bleh.

[Rhiannon]

I don't think my stories are very summary-able, except for the fantasy series that has morphed so much that nothing is concrete. I've started two different Beauty and the Beast re-tellings- The first is very different from the second, which is in the first person and very Middle Eastern in its themes. The first isn't exactly medieval, but definintly western. But all my fairy tales are generally atmospheric and imagery oriented, as opposed to focused on plot. This sounds bad, but I read lots of it. Anyway, that doesn't exactly tell you much- but my library page is here (http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/libr/c/h/charis/charis.html) so you can see for yourself if you want. The Middle Eastern Beauty and the Beast is up in The Prancing Pony - Reading Eyes (http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10856)

[YayGollum]

Much better! You should stick those links in that library thread! Anyways, doobedoobedoo... I made comicses with my best friend of all time when I was a little kid. About a bunch of weird animals with the personalities of people we knew. I was a chameleon. He was a giraffe. I was cooler. oh well. I still have a folder with all of our coolness in it. We started a book, but only got to the third chapter. Then he became evil. *bawls* Nevermind. The only thing I'm interested in writing now is a book about all of my RPG characters. Whoops! I have the more characters than anyone around here. That I know of. What were we talking about? Yes. It's late. I'm rambling. I would love to help with that crazy New Hampshire science fiction.

[The-Elf-Herself]

Really? That'd be great. I spent all last night writing up character bios and crazy stuff, but I realized that I'm kind of short on guy characters. Makes since I guess, since I usually write girl characters more often. Might PM you later to get an opinion on some of the craziness. Anyways, the title for the first short story that I already wrote the summary for is Of Seaview, Fritz, and the Indestructable Chickens. Seaview is the name of the touristy little town, Fritz is the name of the scientist dude, and you'll learn about the chickens.

That comicy things sounded interesting, too bad about your friend. How many characters do you have Yay, total? I have six.

[Rhiannon]

Those comics sound very cool, Yay! (hm, if I were an animal, what would I be? Kailita would be either a little bird or a kitten)

In Japan our youth group was very small (me, my sister, and three other girls) and we all sat together during church, and we'd doodle on the bulletins- Irene would draw Bob, the stick man. And then Erica would draw the Bob-Killer, a tank. And then I would draw little stick people comic strips of all of us killing Matt, Erica's next door neighbor and the youth group's archnemisis.

[Kailita]

*Laughs* You had a very violent minded youth group, Rhian! And if I were an animal, I would be a nightingale. :D

I used to draw comics of me and my friends and my brothers. I only have three. But they were so much fun. Crazy, but fun.

Jamish's idea sounds cool, I'd like to see some of that down on paper. And I would say Rhi's Reading Eyes is very good. Worth taking a look at, especially if you're into the fairy tale retelling genre.

Summaries...hmm...the main series that I'm working on centers around the royal family of a fantasy world and the things that happen to and around them...almost everything is connected in someway or another...a couple Earth people get bumped in during the first and last books...it's hard to explain. I'll work on getting together a good summary. :rolleyes:

[HobbitGirl]

Yikes, summaries. Um...<scratches head> I suck at summaries. And titles. They're just pure evil. But anyway...

Jamish, that sci-fi story sounds SO cool! And a Middle-Eastern Beauty and the Beast retelling...awsomenesss! <runs over to the Prancing Pony> :D

BTW, if I were an animal, I'd be a phoenix. Yes, I know it's not a real animal, but I'm too insane and multi-dimensional. I know of no real animal that matches my personality...so a phoenix it is. :D

Kai, we need to colaborate on that summary. Call me, darnit!

[Dragon]

oooh, coolatta!!!

if I were an aminal....well, guess;) ;) ;) :D :D :D

[YayGollum]

I have fourteen RPG characters if you count animal sidekicks. If you don't, I have ten stand alone characters. Very original! Anyways, the comics had eighteen. Maybe I should steal a few personalities and make some more characters. :rolleyes: oh well. Yes, a summary would be nice, but if it's some kind of huge problem, don't worry about it. *sniff*

[Kailita]

I have...*counts*...fourteen RPG characters up to date as well, though some of them are very underused. Counting animals, I have sixteen...but I don't usually, because only one of the animals actually interacts in an human-like fashion. And a lot of my characters are connected...as in, if one is in the RP, the others probably aren't far behind. I have two sisters and a caretaker/guardian who are always together. And I have a mother and a daughter who are always together.

Umm...summaries, summaries. Ack, it's very hard to fit so much material into one little paragraph...especially when you're summarizing not just one book, but a whole series. Erk. *Mutters about her inability to recap*

[YayGollum]

Why have I not seen all of those character profiles? oh well. I hope that they're all achingly original. Anyways, I don't see why a summary is that hard to write. What genre of story would you call it? What types of characters are in on it? Is there some kind of goal, or is it just a bunch of random ramblings?

[Kailita]

I've only used...*counts again*...five of my characters here in TTF. Kailita (hence the name ;)), Kellis, Kelandra, Kestrelle, and Divérde (darn...broke the chain of K names...). So that's why I don't have many profiles up.

As far as summary...okay, thanks for helping me get started. It's fantasy, takes place in a different world, kind of a Midieval era except with a lot more common sense. :rolleyes:;) The characters and goals change with the books, but at the same time tie in together through the whole series. The main characters are the royal family of Magdala, one of the prominent countries in the other world (called Atávve), and how the family changes and progresses through the generations. Some of it you'd just have to read to understand. The first book starts out with a girl from Earth stumbling in on Magdala, and the last book starts the same way (except it's a different girl - the original girl's daughter). From there it gets complicated and I'd have to give details. There is lots of magic, some wars, lots of characters...it's mainly a focus on people and their circumstances and what makes them act the way they do. I have loads of fun with the different civilizations and their customs and etc.. I don't know if anyone would have fun reading the books except me, but I've had fun writing them. ;)

In other news...I've finally found a good way to describe myself. I'm a very deep thinker, but not quite an introvert...I love people and am too crazy for that...so I think I am an introspective extrovert. I'm outgoing, talkative, friendly...but I need my downtime and my space and my time to be alone and think. Does that make sense?

[HobbitGirl]

You know what, Kailita? I think you need a hug.

*gives Kai a huge hug*

Your turn, Dragon. :D

[YayGollum]

Sure, I guess that could make sense. Anyways, yes, it looks like the stories you're talking about are mostly the type that you love to analyze and add to and research and perfect over time. Doesn't sound like something I'd care for. A bunch of snooty rich dudes, running around and screaming about boring wars that happen in way too many stories. *hides*

[Dragon]

yay, all u have 2 say is that you're not interested:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

my turn??? ok then:D
*gives K an even bigger hug then HG did*:D:D:D

*(is very competitive)*:rolleyes: :eek: :eek:

[Kailita]

*Is huggled to death* :eek::)

I love you guys. Even you, Yay. Thanks for the hugs, D and HG. :) Yes, I need them, but I don't know why you're hugging me in this thread. All my moanings and rantings have been in the ranting thread. But that's okay. Spontaneous is good. Cheers for drive-by hugging. :)

Hehe...Yay, the royal family is anything but snooty. They're very non-conformist, but each very different. You don't have to like it. ;) I'm writing it more for myself than anyone else.

[HobbitGirl]

Kailita! Ishina colita! For yourself? Uh uh. You are one of the most talented writers I've ever met, girl, and if you don't publish EVERY SINGLE ONE of those books, I'm going to fly down to California agian and sick my staff on your skinny hide! :D

[The-Elf-Herself]

*Shies away from the hugs*

That story sounds really interesting Kai. I'd like to see you develop it. My own original ideas tend to run towards the weird science fiction genre in case you haven't noticed.;) Tell ya what: I'm not going to bug you about posting it up right now, since I haven't worked on my story enough to post it yet(although it's coming along nicely). After I post it, I'll feel free and clear to tell you to post yours, but only when you're ready. I know how the writing process can be and how life tends to interfere. If only life could be mostly writing. *sighs dreamily*

Oh, BTW Yay, if you really want to help with my story, I need some more crazy character ideas. I'm short on guys, I have four girl characters and three guys. PM me with any ideas please, I'll credit you when I post it, I promise.

[YayGollum]

There's nothing wrong with writing mostly for yourself. I have all kinds of crazy storieses that I know in my head, but won't take the time to write. Because I've taken so much time perfecting them in my head that it would be boring to have to go through the whole thing again just to writie it down for others. Anyways, sure thing. I can help out with crazy characters. You could PM me with what you know about the history of the town. As in, the ambience or the usual mindset of the average joes or the noteworthy older types. Things like that. Also, the types of characters you already have, so I don't copy you.

[Kailita]

*Smiles but shakes her head* HG, you are my condensed fan club. You, my cousins, and my brothers. For now I have no wish to publish my books. The publishing world is a hellhole...the Earth equivalent to Mordor! :eek: And I don't want people messing with my ideas and telling me to change things. I think I'll just write the books and share them with my kids when I get older. And maybe get them published some time after that, if I feel up to battling some demons. :rolleyes:

Ooh, Jamish, I can't wait to see some of your story. Take your time...get everything right and perfect...and then once that's done, post it up as soon as you can! :D (And then we'll see about maybe getting some of my stuff up. I've gotten the first two books done. The first really needs to be redone...the ideas are good, but I wrote it in 5th grade, so the actual writing needs some help. :rolleyes: The second one is better, but it probably needs some editing, too. I'm working on the third one right now - which is actually a prequel - and that one is going to be a masterpiece...a portrait of human character...if I can ever get it done!)

[balrog]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Kailita
[B]*Smiles but shakes her head* HG, you are my condensed fan club. You, my cousins, and my brothers. For now I have no wish to publish my books. The publishing world is a hellhole...the Earth equivalent to Mordor! :eek: And I don't want people messing with my ideas and telling me to change things. I think I'll just write the books and share them with my kids when I get older. And maybe get them published some time after that, if I feel up to battling some demons. :rolleyes:

i would argue you should publish your work now not later

i would also argue that anyone who fails to respect your ideas lack understanding of the personal relevance of your writing...

just my 2 cents








:cool: :D :cool:

[Rhiannon]

Kaia, the publishing world isn't so bad. Very competitive, but you just have to have no ego and be willing to work hard (mail it out, wait, mail it out, wait, mail it out, wait, mail it out, wait, etc.) and keep trying until you find the right agent or editor or whatever.

And I've sent another short story to Cicada (they accepted one poem, two years ago, and since then have rejected outright one short story and three poems, and considered but ultimately rejected two more short stories and two more poems). I think it's better than the others, and I had some people read it for me (it's up at my Wyvern's Library page still, I think- The Story Without End). But anyway, cross your fingers, and DON'T LET ME OBSESS ABOUT IT. They're reply isn't due until August 28th (twelve weeks) and I am not allowed to start obsessing until then.

[Kailita]

Originally posted by balrog
i would also argue that anyone who fails to respect your ideas lack understanding of the personal relevance of your writing...

just my 2 cents
Thank you, balrog. :) I will cherish those two pennies of yours. ;)

Originally posted by Rhiannon
Kaia, the publishing world isn't so bad. Very competitive, but you just have to have no ego and be willing to work hard (mail it out, wait, mail it out, wait, mail it out, wait, mail it out, wait, etc.) and keep trying until you find the right agent or editor or whatever.
The thing is, I'm not a competitive person. My ego is incredibly small (which is a good thing, I guess), but I'm easily discouraged. Constructive criticism is always good, but those publishing people can be brutal. I'm a hard worker and ready to expend myself, but putting yourself out there can be hard, especially when it just turns out to be in vain. I'm hoping I'll get over that as I get older.

I really hope your story gets in there, Rhi! I read that one, and it's so good! (Or I thought so, anyway. ;)) An interesting new twist. I liked it a lot! And if they don't...grrr...I will growl and shake my head. And then have a pity party with ice cream. :D But, right, we're not obsessing yet...:rolleyes:

[Rhiannon]

Right, we're not obsessing, we're not obsessing...I wonder if it's there yet? no, we're not obsessing....

Kaia, are you easily discouraged by rejection? Don't be. I've been rejected multiple times, and I'm still at it. It doesn't mean you're not good, it just means that the piece doesn't fit in with what they're looking for for their next issue or whatever.

[Kailita]

Originally posted by Rhiannon
Kaia, are you easily discouraged by rejection?
No, I'm easily discouraged by acceptance. ;)
I'd like to think I'm a good writer, but I really don't know. The only people who have ever told me that are my close friends and family. But, then again, they're the only people that have ever read my stuff, because I'm too afraid that anyone else isn't going to like it. :rolleyes: Timidity is a curse.

I don't know...whether or not I'm good at it, I love to write, and that's what matters. That's also why I'm doing it more for myself than anyone else. I'm still at it, I just don't know if I'm going to let the rest of the world in on it.

[The-Elf-Herself]

Yeah, you remind of a friend Kai. She writes the prettiest poetry, but refuses to post it online because she's always wrote for herself. Terrible. *shakes head sadly*

I haven't dared to get anything published yet. I wouldn't know how, or where, or anything like that. Rhian, don't obsess! ;)

[Rhiannon]

Kaia, you shouldn't be afraid of letting people see your writing. If they don't like it, that has absolutely nothing to do with you. I hated Wuthering Heights. That doesn't mean I have anything particular against Emily Bronte.

And I'm not obsessing. I'm not obsessing I'm not obsessing I'm not....

[Annushka]

Please Kaili, I would love to read your work. Apparantly there`re Rhie`s stories somewhere. If anyone tells me where I can find them I`ll be happy to read them.
Every person who writes something has this urge to show the world the results. Or maybe I`m wrong? I always thought that the only think we don`t want other people to see is our diary:) If we have one, of course.

[Rhiannon]

Here are my stories (http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/libr/c/h/charis/charis.html), Shushy, or some of them, anyway.

[Kailita]

Originally posted by Rhiannon
Kaia, you shouldn't be afraid of letting people see your writing. If they don't like it, that has absolutely nothing to do with you. I hated Wuthering Heights. That doesn't mean I have anything particular against Emily Bronte.
But it does have something to do with me...in my mind, anyway. Because my stories and my poetry are like...a part of me. I don't mean to sound sappy or anything, but when I write things they come straight from the deepest core of me (especially my poems), and when people criticize them I feel like they're criticizing me, even though I know they're not. Urgh. It's probably just a stupid thing that I need to get over. I'm too sensitive.

On an upside, I showed one of my friends some of my poems and she thought they were great, so that was really encouraging. She told me to turn them in to the school poetry/short story magazine. And I just might. But I'll have to wait until next year. I turned one in this year, but it didn't get in. It might have been because it wasn't good enough - there were a lot of really good entries this year - but it also might have been because it incorporated God, and the school system just doesn't like that. :o (Freedom of religion, people, not freedom from religion.)

And finally: Ick. I hated Wuthering Heights, too. :rolleyes: So depressing. But didn't Emily Bronte's sister (Charlotte?) write Jane Eyre? And I loved that book...

[Rhiannon]

Originally posted by Kailita
But it does have something to do with me...in my mind, anyway. Because my stories and my poetry are like...a part of me. I don't mean to sound sappy or anything, but when I write things they come straight from the deepest core of me (especially my poems), and when people criticize them I feel like they're criticizing me, even though I know they're not. Urgh. It's probably just a stupid thing that I need to get over. I'm too sensitive.

On an upside, I showed one of my friends some of my poems and she thought they were great, so that was really encouraging. She told me to turn them in to the school poetry/short story magazine. And I just might. But I'll have to wait until next year. I turned one in this year, but it didn't get in. It might have been because it wasn't good enough - there were a lot of really good entries this year - but it also might have been because it incorporated God, and the school system just doesn't like that. :o (Freedom of religion, people, not freedom from religion.)

And finally: Ick. I hated Wuthering Heights, too. :rolleyes: So depressing. But didn't Emily Bronte's sister (Charlotte?) write Jane Eyre? And I loved that book...

I'm that way too, Kaia, about people criticizing my work, which is why I like to have people I don't know well do it. Constructive criticsm is a Good and Necassary Thing, and v. Valuable, and things like that; submitting your poem was an excellent first step!

And yes, Charlotte Bronte wrote Jane Eyre, which I love too!

[Annushka]

You do remember Muf, don't you? Well, I've noticed that he has this capital M on his forhead, right between his eyes. I'll take a picture of him to show you.

[Dragon]

wow, that's so neat, shush....:) :D :cool: :D

[Rhiannon]

And it's another Outcast Photo Opportunity....

Rhiannon in her Natural Habitat (Annotated) (http://www.thetolkienforum.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=335229)

and

The point in Rhiannon's room about which her sanity revolves: Her Shelves (Annotated) (http://www.thetolkienforum.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=335232)

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And I just came across this picture of my sister, which is the greatest thing ever. This is Melody, during one of her stints at modeling a few years ago when we lived in Japan. I love the boots with the dress. They just appeal to me. (http://www.thetolkienforum.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=335238)

[The-Elf-Herself]

Oh, sweet Rhian! Yes, those boots are awesome.

[HobbitGirl]

I agree: those boots are sweet. :D

Rhi, you have an above-average amount of sake bottles in your room, do you not? :D

HG's amount of sake bottles: 0
Rhi's amount of sake bottles: at least 2

Sweet.

[Rhiannon]

Hee, HG! I have two saki bottles- I got them at the 100 yen store. One has a candle in it (the one on the bookshelf). I just thought they were incredibly cool.

[HobbitGirl]

As before stated: Sweeeet.

Is the 100 yen store like the one dollar store?

[Dragon]

~*is a little confused as to exactly what saki bottles are...:confused: *~

I love that pic of ur sis, rhi, it looks like it could've been taken by a professional photographer, ir only bc of the expression on her face, and the way she's holding her arms.... (~*is going off on pictures!!!*~ remind me not to do that)

[Rhiannon]

Yeah, the 100 yen store is like the dollar store, only they have awesome stuff. I have a poster of the Mona Lisa that I got from the 100 yen store, and lots of glass bottles and little stuff, and organization type things like folders and baskets. And we have great 100yen store dishes, too.

D, a saki bottle is a glass bottle for serving saki out of- saki is rice alchohol- and it's got a narrow top and a sort of hollow in the middle of it, in which you are supposed to put ice. Mine are clear class except for the 'bubble' in the middle, which is blue. They're v. cool.

And the pic of my sis was taken by my mom, but the lightening was all professionally and Melody was make-upped and things (and the guy fixing her hair is wearing her hat).

[Kailita]

Oooh...

*Needs a saki bottle for her collection...* :D

[Rhiannon]

I'd get one for you, Kaia, only I'm not in Japan any more :( In fact, as of the 27th, I'll have been in the States for a whole year. Wow.

[BranMuffin]

I have been instructed to post things about me in here, by Kailita. So here goes nothing(literally, I don't have much of a life, thus an outcast).

I am a 20 year old single(but not looking for anyone) guy. Who likes to play video games, hang around with friends, go to movie theatres, etc. etc. I am a devout Christian who serves on the tech team at church and I also help out in the youth group. I only listen to christian music(all genres except rap). I collect stamps, swords(recently), CDs, video games, and ummm...dust. I work as an engineer at a fire tank manufacturing company. I STILL don't have the internet at home(that qualifies me for membership right there), but am trying to get it soon. I don't collect bottles but my mother does(decent collection). Real name is Branden thus the reason for BranMuffin.
Anything I miss???

Pics: www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2564&perpage=15&pagenumber=25

www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12105&perpage=15&pagenumber=5
This one is one of Tal's and MacAddict's creations.

[Rhiannon]

Hiiii Braaan.

[YayGollum]

What's a tech team? Is that an achingly well known term and I'm just achingly ignorant?

[Kailita]

Tech team = technical stuff...sound, lights, etc. Or that's how it is at my church anyway.

I liked you before, Bran, but now I really like you. :)
Video games = Much funness (Viva Legend of Zelda! *Swoons over Link*)
Hanging around with friends & going to movies = Very good, lots of fun
Christian and youth group = Very very good :)
Swords = Ooooh...:eek: Wooooowww

And your mom collects bottles?! :eek::eek: Eeeee! :D What kind of bottles? How many does she have? *Is enthralled* I love bottles. *Has fifty-five bottles...check out Location* ;) But I only collect ones that I can recycle. It's a long story. :rolleyes:;)

[Rhiannon]

I collected wine bottles for a while, but I got rid of most of them when we moved- and I needed the shelf space for what I really collect- books!.

[Kailita]

Rhian doesn't just collect books. She has intimate love affairs with them. Yes, it is frightening. Rhiannon is quite strange. You must get used to this sort of thing in the Guild of Outcasts. :D

[Rhiannon]

Rhian doesn't just collect books. She has intimate love affairs with them. Yes, it is frightening. Rhiannon is quite strange.

You better believe it. I work hard to be this weird!

[YayGollum]

Sure, I guessed that being on something called a tech team meant that you had to deal with technical type things, but how much of that do you have to deal with at some church? Sounds crazy to me.

[Rhiannon]

You'd be surprised, Yay- most churches have a soundboard and things, just for the microphones (and our church in Japan had a translator), and our church here is really big- we have a film crew.

[YayGollum]

Nope. I'm not surprised. Yay me. I win. Anyways, Yikes! How many microphones does one church have nowadays? Craziness. And there's no need to tape church type things. oh well. Too bad this BranMuffin person can't answer things. :rolleyes:

[Rhiannon]

Most medium size churches have at least one clip-on mic, the pupit mic, maybe overhanging mics in the choir loft, and probably a few hand held mics. I suppose it depends on the size of the sanctuary.

[BranMuffin]

We have the ability to have 6- lapel mics(so called clip-on), 8-12 handheld, two over-head choir, one piano, one keyboard, one bass guitar, one acoustic(sp?) guitar, one electric guitar, drums(not mic'ed though), the pulpit has a mic, one organ, baptismal pool has mic, and several other slots to be able to plug stuff in. I run the whole booth: sound board, tape deck, CD deck, Recording tape deck, equalizer, and wireless receivers. MacAddict runs the lights, projector, and power-point slides(on a non-Mac:p ). And yes it is crazy, Yay.

Yay, if you had read my previous post I only have the internet at work, I don't work on weekends, thus the reason I haven't responded till now.

*needs to go check out mom's bottle collection*
She collected most of them from old, old farmhouses in Montana and North Dakota so they are quite collectible.
She has a box full of old bottle caps with the cork underseal.

[YayGollum]

Mac? Anyways, I don't see why a church would need all of that craziness. Maybe one microphone for the guy with the speech. What else is absolutely necessary. Wait. No. The guy with the speech doesn't even need one. He just needs a good voice. Also, Argh! I read your post, BranMuffin person. I never ranted about you not replying.

[Rhiannon]

But Yay...what about the choir? What about the soloists? What about when the church does musicals or productions?

[YayGollum]

All of those people should be good enough to be heard. But then, sure, I guess that some churches could be so ridiculously huge that people might feel better with more microphones. Okay, fine, but four is the max.

[BranMuffin]

Different situations call for different Microphones. And four doesn't work when you have four people singing/leading, the piano, the choir, the keyboard, the guitars, and the pastor all doing their own thing or even all at once.

Argh! I read your post, BranMuffin person. I never ranted about you not replying.

Too bad this BranMuffin person can't answer things.

Three of your posts back...but its ok.

[YayGollum]

How do you sing or lead a piano? Anyways, there's no need to be doing all of that craziness at once. :rolleyes: oh well. I'm a miser. Why waste money for all of that extra stuff? Stick to the basics. Also, Ack! It's so much fun to have people trying to prove me wrong about things! :rolleyes: I wasn't ranting about you not replying to things. I was ranting about other people answering questions that I was waiting for you to reply to. Ick.

[Dragon]

um.... don't throw things at me now...but... i don't go 2 church.... of any sort....:o :o :o ~*cringes and hides behind a table*~

[Annushka]

Don`t be so embarrassed, D:D Neither do I. And I`m absolutely sure no one should throw things at me because of that:D My friend is visiting churches regularly. She was willing to take me with her once. The result was so sad for her that now she never talks about going to church with me again.

[BranMuffin]

Sorry, Yay. I forgot to add in a comma. It's there now though. We have all that extra stuff for the old people who can't hear well, and to drown out the voices of people who have more keys than a locksmith.
Oops, sorry again. Misunderstandings are terrible(and a really long word, too).

*prepares to throw things at Dragon and Annushka then pauses and realizes it would be for no reason*

[Dragon]

I'm not embarrassed, there are just lots of ppl that think I am satins offspring bc of that, which is stupid, but u never know who's gonna throw stuff at u:rolleyes: :o

[Rhiannon]

Eish, D! I would never get on someone's case just because they believe differently than I do. And the people that call you satan's offspring because you don't attend church should look to their own salvation, because they don't sound very Christian to me! That kind of thing makes me angry:mad: It is not godly behavior and it only works as an anti-witness. My friend is visiting churches regularly. She was willing to take me with her once. The result was so sad for her that now she never talks about going to church with me again.
Oh dear...what happened?

[Dragon]

hmm, my mom tryed 2 force me 2 go 2 church once, and she got really mad when I refused 2 stand up or sing. she didn't tell my dad she was taking me bc she knows how he feels about church (not very good) so I told him, and he got mad and explained 2 her what she wouldn't take from me bc "I'm just a kid" but it made perfect sense coming from his mouth (of course) so she didn't try 2 take me again:D

heh, shush, whatever u did, I'm proud of u:D :D :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :eek: :D :rolleyes:

[Rhiannon]

Psh. There isn't anything wrong with church, though you shouldn't ever be forced to go if you don't want to.

[YayGollum]

Ah. Got it. Extra stuff for old people and to drown other people out. That's just craziness. Old people should grab hearing aiding type things. That's something your church could buy. I know nothing about the other evil people you were talking about. oh well. I guess that certain churches just love spending money that they don't have to. Especially the video stuff. Who needs that?

[Rhiannon]

You mean at my church? The church service (the second one, there are two services every morning because the sanctuary gets to crowded) is broadcast live on the Southern Baptist television channel (mostly watched by home-bound people- elderly, etc).

[YayGollum]

Sure, I mean at your church, but only if you go to the same one as this BranMuffin person I've been going back and forth with. oh well. I see no need for the services to be stuck on television. How many churches do that? Yikes! Too many.

[Rhiannon]

Nay, I don't go to the same church as the Bran person, but I did say my church has a film crew. It's a First Baptist church, which tend to be large (and it's across the street from the Methodist, and around the corner from the Catholics, and down the street from the Church of Christ, and a couple of blocks away from the Church of the Nazarene, and there are at least three other Baptist churches in my down. It is really reall weird to go from Japan to the Bible Belt, lemme tell you)

[BranMuffin]

Our services aren't video taped, Yay. But I am required to record the sermon on audio tape. We are a decent sized church, not huge like the First Baptist churches are(the one in my town had a steeple that cost $1 million and it was donated!). We are in the process of getting a projector for people to be able to read and sing outward instead of down looking at the word sheet all the time. And no, we can't afford hearing aids for everyone. It's cheaper the way we are doing it now.

I live in the Bible belt of Florida. About 15 churches in a 1 mile radius.

[Rhiannon]

Most churches record the sermon on cassette for people who want to keep it, Yay. (and First Baptists are aaalways huge. We live in a small town and our First Baptist is huge. I miss our little church in Japan).

[YayGollum]

Yes, smaller churches are best. Anyways, Yikes! I guess I should get around to using these little names you people are going by over here. I was talking to the Rhiannon person when I mentioned the television thing. Ack! oh well. Why do people love trying to find my mistakes? Craziness. What's a Bible Belt? And why would someone call their church a First Baptist church? Shouldn't there only be one of those? :eek:

[Rhiannon]

Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississipi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and probably North and South Carolina make up the 'Bible Belt', Yay- They tend to be very conservative, very religious, most people attend church, etc. (this doesn't make them Christians, it's just that everyone goes to church as 'the accepted thing'). It was really strange to come from Japan (where churches are pretty rare, and only 1% of the population is Christian) to here, where there's a church practically on every street corners.

And Baptist is a protestant denomination that believes in 'believer's baptism', and a 'First Baptist' church is pretty much the first Baptist church to be founded in whatever town (so yes, there's only on per town. I think).

[YayGollum]

Ah. Got it. I was picturing people from two different places meeting and finding that they both go to a place called First Baptist. There would have to be an arguement, right? :eek: :rolleyes:

[Annushka]

Originally posted by Rhiannon
Oh dear...what happened?

Well, nothing extraordinary, unfortunately:D I was having one of those moments when you're having this uncontrollable laughter and you know that you shouldn`t do that, but there's nothing you can do about it:( So sad.

[Annushka]

I have a picture of mine. It's a little old (2001), but that was the best summer in my life. And the dress is not mine:( It was rented.

[Rhiannon]

Aw, isn't Shush lovely! You look utterly charming in that dress, Shush ;)

[Dragon]

ah! rhia.....ur....rhia...

I clicked on this thread expecting 2 c the other thing, and instead I saw....rhia! wow. cool. now everyone will know who u r:D

shush is prettiful:D :cool:

[Rhiannon]

Yeah, I suddenly thought 'Hey! Wouldn't it be wild if my avatar were actually me?' After a while I'll go back to my nifty Eowyn avatars, but I feel like being me at the moment...

And speaking off, here's a picture of a dork in action- me, that is. Note the trunks over my one piece bathing suit, the floppy hat; and I don't in this picture, but for a while I had sunglasses over my usual glasses- then I ditched my glasses and held the book up close. And the book is Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude.

[Rhiannon]

(is that gruesome or what?)

[Dragon]

...heheheh, I wear swimtrunks too, but mostly just bc I like them....they have the funny hawaian style flowery things on teh, and they r tres cool:D

.....I would never bring a book that close 2 water. too dangerous. did u think about what could have happened?:rolleyes: ;) :D

[Rhiannon]

Yeah- I really wanted longer, black swim trunks, but the blue were all they had. Oh well. I'll look for cool ones later.

You have no idea how many times I winced at mental images of dropping my book in the water. And I did get splashed by people (stupid snorkelers! Feet under the water! Under!), but the reason I was reading that book was because it's a particularly hideous mass market paperback, and I got it because it was the cheapest edition the used bookstore had. It turned out to be perfect, though- the book is a magical realism, really surreal, and reading it in an inner tube...just was right. It was awesome. And I loved the book.

[Dragon]

hmmm.... Ilike reading on docks. ur near the water, and u can stick ur feet in the water, but ur not over the water, thus not endangering the book:rolleyes: yeah. docks work 4 me

I hate it when ppl kick above water, it bugs me, it works better if u kick underwater anyways. Iknow these things. ppl r stupid. taht should b in my siggy....but that would ruin the effect of my mufasa-ness.....wait!!! deep thoughts!!!! coolatta!

[Rhiannon]

Ooh yes, I think it's time for a new deep thought...or maybe I'll make it my sig, since I've sworn of long deep thoughts as clutter. And I need to update my title, since my avatar doesn't flash anymore. Right...

[Dragon]

u know what really bugs me? that big space between where it says deep thoughts; and where it says ur deep thoughts....wait....oh, that does make sense, nevermind....what's w/ the unreadable title anyways? does it stand 4 something?

[Rhiannon]

It's 'librarian' in Welsh! *loves it* I kept it in my sig, because I likes it. YAY! YAAAAY, I WANT TO BE THE GOO LIBRARIAN! CAN I CAN I CAN I???

[Dragon]

um....how do u prounounce it?

I think that makes sense, u've prolly read more books than any of the rest of us...ask everyone else...:rolleyes:

[Rhiannon]

I dunno...I bet Jam could give me a run for my money.

Tal says it's pronounced 'thlivr-gellith'. The only Welsh I can actually say are a few greetings...'good morning' etc.

[Dragon]

no, I don' think so. even if u guys did read at the same rate, and just as often, ur older, u've had more time to read

that's...um.....different....:rolleyes: :o

[Rhiannon]

Am I older than Jam? I guess I probably am...

Well, I suppose I should go do some reading, neh?

[The-Elf-Herself]

Yes, you are older than Jam I believe, but only by a year, methinks. Read more books? Jam nivver knew there was a competition going on. Hmph! Well, I've been reading since I was four or fiveish, somewhere around there, I got a hold of someone's old Hooked on Phonics and taught meself. I've probably read way more science fiction that anyone here, but as for overall, nivver thought it mattered much. *goes back to reading The Light Fantastic*

[Rhiannon]

Nay nay, I meant if I was to be librarian, I should be reading, neh? And I'm 17.

Mom says she had trouble getting me to learn to read because I would look at the pictures and make up my own story...(and mine were always so much more interesting than the silly little books in our curriculum). Papa was already reading LOTR to us for the second time by then, I think.

I remember when I was nine reading all the Little House books- I left one out in the rain. Oops. And the next year I read The Deed of Paksenarrion, and after that is was fantasy for me...

Such was the direction of my fate.

I'm sure you've read more SF than I have, Jam- it was never really my thing, though I like it all right.

[Kailita]

Shushy, that is the prettiest picture!! You in that dress...and under that tree...it was absolutely perfect. :)

I missed the Rhi avatar. *Pouts...feels deprived* But I like the one in the tube with the book, hehe. :D

And Rhi, I must say, I like your new title (even though you will always be a Dotter, hehe ;)), and your deep thoughts are very true. The quote in your signature sounds cool...but I don't think I completely understand it, heh. :rolleyes:

[Rhiannon]

Here's what the Rhi avatar looked like, Kaia!

We missed you! *hugs*

Isn't my title nice? I think I'll keep it for a while. But I should put my Dotter title...in my sig! My deep thought is from Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley. Veeery true ;) The one in my sig...well, it means that if what you love are outside things, then your 'love' is only a shadow of the real thing. I liked that sentiment ;)

[Annushka]

Thank you, dear Kaili!

I missed you very much!! So good you're back:)

And Rhia, your deep thought is soo true. Do you know this story called - The cat who walked by herself - (direct translation). I read when I was little.

[YayGollum]

Yay for cat fans! Anyways, I think that I might know the story you're talking about, scary Annushka person.

[Sador]

I loved that picture of you Annushka.
And while we are talking cats, I saw a bumper sticker on a car yesterday that said :" Cats, the other white meat" a little harsh I know, but it made me chuckle.

[YayGollum]

Ick. No. That is pure evil. Anyways, dogs have owners, but cats have staff. What else? I've found these things in comic strips somewhere. A dog looks up at it's owner and thinks to himself something along the lines of ---> This person feeds me and takes care of me and all kinds of craziness. Cool. This person must be a god. The cat does the exact same things, but says that it must be a god. Makes all kinds of sense to me.

[Annushka]

To me too:D They make the perfect conclusion. Cats are absolutely sure that the world is moving around them.

And thanks Sador:)

[Rhiannon]

And Rhia, your deep thought is soo true. Do you know this story called - The cat who walked by herself - (direct translation). I read when I was little.

It sounds familiar, but I'm not sure.

Speaking of cats, as a result of a long and complicated story that I won't go in to here, we ended up taking back the kitten we gave to Aunt Diana on account of she can't keep it, and he (Gareth, aka Shadow) is used to sleeping in a bed with someone. So last night (or this morning- 2am) I took him to bed with me. Not happening again! I love having a cat in my bed, but he kept me awake ALL NIGHT. Walking on me, rubbing his head against my (very ticklish!) feet, purring loudly all over my head...and I was tired! and I had to get up this morning at the ungodly hour of 7am!

One of my favorite comic strips is Get Fuzzy. The cat Bucky is insane. It's great!

[Kailita]

Get Fuzzy...hehehe. :D

Oh, I missed you all, too!!! *Gives out lots of hugs...intentionally skips Yay...pats him on the head instead* :rolleyes:

I've read Rose Daughter.

Great signature, Rhi! And I love the Rhi avatar! :D

Originally posted by Yay
A dog looks up at it's owner and thinks to himself something along the lines of ---> This person feeds me and takes care of me and all kinds of craziness. Cool. This person must be a god. The cat does the exact same things, but says that it must be a god.
That is so true. :D:D

[Rhiannon]

I looooove Rose Daughter. It's one of my very favorite books...*sigh* And Robin McKinley is donating an ARC of her next book (Sunshine, due out in October) to the YARG of Readerville! And I'm first in line to get it! Yippee!

[Kailita]

Rose Daughter is the only book I've read by Robin McKinley, I think. I liked her telling of it, especially the way she portrayed the other sisters, but some of the glory of the book was spoiled by having to do a book report on it that cramped and stifled any creativity.

[Rhiannon]

Bad, evil book report!

I worship McKinley. Well, not quite, that would be really iffy religion-wise, but I come just short of worshipping McKinley.

But y'all knew that already :D

[BranMuffin]

Yes Rhi, we all know you love/adore/slightly worship books and authors...

[Rhiannon]

BOOKS! BOOKS! BEE-YOOOTIFUL BEE-YOOOTIFUL BOOKS! BOOKS BOOKS BEE-YOOOTIFUL BOOKS, BEE-YOOOOOOOOOOTIFUUUUUUULLL BOOOOOOOOOOOOKS!

I really need a nap.

[BranMuffin]

A nap? You still take naps?
I don't. I go into small periods of hibernation.

[Dragon]

naps r my life.

[Annushka]

Muf has eaten pieces of rubber and is sick:(:(:( I'm worried. He walks around from one corner to another and mews. What was he thinking eating that ****? Stupid little cat. Now I don't know what to do!!!:(:(:(

[Rhiannon]

Oh no! Poor Muf! *hugs Shush* Keep us posted! I hope he does better soon- if not, a trip to the vet is in order! *gets bossy when worried*

I go into small periods of hibernation.

Yeah, that sounds more accurate, actually...Well, I don't suppose I really sleep...I more of...zone out. Go in to a trance. And if I sleep, I sleep, and it ain't no 'small period', lemme tell you.

[Annushka]

What a relief. He's fine and I'm happy! He's a little passive today, but has an appetite. I still can't understand how can a cat eat rubber. And why?

Yeah, bossy is fine;)

[Rhiannon]

Yay! *there is much rejoicing* I'm so glad he's okay! *expresses her joy by running around serving cat-shaped sugar cookies; completely rubber-free*

[Kailita]

Oh yay, Muffy's okay. :) *Breathes a sigh of relief* We can't have anything happen to the GOO kitty. *Huggles Shush and Muff* I don't know why he'd eat rubber...cats can be so weird...:rolleyes:

[Talierin]

*cough* muff is a bad word... don't use it *cough*

[Kailita]

The only kinds of muff I know are Shush's kitty cat and the kind of winter muff that you use to keep warm. *Is naieve.* :o But I'll take your word for it. :rolleyes:

[Talierin]

Bran told me it was, and asked me not to call him that, so we'd better not!

[Annushka]

What? It means someting bad? :o

[Rhiannon]

Dictionary.com says; 1. A small cylindrical fur or cloth cover, open at both ends, in which the hands are placed for warmth.
2. A cluster of feathers on the side of the face of certain breeds of fowl.
3. Vulgar Slang. The vulva (that's a female body-part).

Man, the things I didn't know...

[Annushka]

I call my cat by a female body-part????:o :o :eek: Well, at least I'll be the only one here that knows that:D And I'm not going to tell anyone!!!

Edit, I was so upset that instead of body-part wrote body-name.

[Rhiannon]

I won't tell if you won't!

But aw...my big, tough, silent, grouchy older brother, who's home from college, loves cats and small children when no one is looking. He's making a fuss over Sabriel at the moment.

[Kailita]

Ah. *Is enlightened now.*

Gah, I hate it when people take perfectly innocent words and make them into vulgar slang, forcing the rest of us to have to keep up with the vulgar slang and remember which perfectly innocent words we cannot say because of it. :rolleyes::o

[Rhiannon]

Yeah, that is Evil and Not Nice.

And in a fit of randomness, I scanned my amazingly not-evil school ID pictures. The top one is from last year (that is, spring semester) and the bottom one is my current ID. People had told me my face looked thinner, but I couldn't see it until now...of course it could just be an angle thing...But oh well.

[Kailita]

Oh Rhi, that top one is not evil. Your hair looks really pretty. But the bottom one is good, too. Your face does look thinner...and so do your glasses. :)

[Rhiannon]

Oh no, I don't think it's evil! It's amazing un-evil (I have vast experience with ID pictures, and they all are hideous, with these exceptions). I'm smiling bigger in it, too...but in the second one, I was really really really tired. I've been wiped out all week. I feel like someone mopped the floor with me....eish.

[Kailita]

I'm going to be like that in about a week. I'm on a go-to-bed-at-1 get-up-at-9 schedule right now. But when school starts, I'll start trying to get to bed at 10...and of course my body will resist, and I won't fall asleep until 12...and then I'll have to get up at 6 in the morning. Ugh.

But anyway, very nice un-evil pictures, congratulations Rhi. :)

[BranMuffin]

*Hates evil slang making up people*

I've been called that before and I keep having to remind people not to. I really don't like idiots who make words into what they are not. It's a corruption of literature(there you go Rhi).

Yes, those are good pictures Rhi. You should be proud. I don't like mine, they made me take off my hat. I felt ....naked. gasp, they were taking pictures of me without my hat, it almost broke the camera. Really it did, there was a big bright spark and everything. Though maybe that was the flash...

[Rhiannon]

It's a corruption of literature(there you go Rhi).

Hear hear. Even if the definition of a 'live' language is one that continues to evolve with use (which is why Latin is dead, and French is practically dead since they're so dead set on preserving it exactly as it is), must being alive mean a descent in to the gutter? </eloquence>

Yes, those are good pictures Rhi. You should be proud.
Thank you, thank you...

*gasp* They made you take off your hat? Oh, horrors!

Good luck getting your sleep schedule worked out, Kaia! Mine's not so hard- I pre-registered, so my earliest class is at 11am :D Lucky me! But you know what I read that helped me when I was trying to get more sleep; if you lie in bed for half an hour and can't sleep, get up. Do something until you feel tired again, and then go back to bed. Because I do a lot of reading in bed, I'll get in absolutely exhausted and then once I'm there my brain will wake up and refuse to shut. up.

[Dragon]

urgh. that happened 2 me. I had 2 get up at 6, and went 2 bed a 9:45... I couldn't sleep... I should have done what I usually do when I can't sleep, do push-ups and sit-ups and other such things until my bbody is so tired it doesn't matter how active my mind is, I'm sleepin.

my mom tried 2 make me take off my chain 4 my school pics last year. I wouldn't. it's like a part of me. she say's "it looks so... chunky" so I put it on different, in a more... how u say.... prsentable fashion? I liked it, she said it looked like a dog collar. blehalsdhfa;lirejhn:mad: :rolleyes: :eek:

[BranMuffin]

Music helps me go to sleep if I can't do so by myself(which is not usually a problem) but you guys probably would be shocked by the music I sleep to...

My problem is waking up. I sleep REALLY deep(may have to get that pic up here...maybe not). It's really hard for me to wake up but once I'm up I am ok. But once I'm up I can't go back to sleep which really stinks on days that I don't have to get up.

[Annushka]

I can't go to sleep if any music is on. Or TV, or somebody is in the same room with me:(

Bran, having in mind my experience with my brother (who is THE deepest sleeper in the world) I can say that it's much worse for people who have to wake you up in the morning. It was impossible. I was always late because of it. My morning began with screaming and fighting. He just never woke up in time plus was extremely agressive. So!

[Dragon]

pull him off the bed, always works 4 me:rolleyes: :D

I fall asleep best when I'm w/ my friends... but that also causes problems 4 me, bc I wanna spend as much time w/ my friends as possible, and sometimes I fall asleep when I'm not supposed 2 b spending the night, and yeah...

music helps a lot, but friends help more:confused: :confused: :confused:

[The-Elf-Herself]

LOL, I've been there Shush. My brother is the most determined sleeper I know. I've never seen someone barricade themself so effectively with just a blanket. However, he's having second thoughts about attacking me, since I started waitressing. *flexes muscles* Mwahaha!:D

[Rhiannon]

My brother is wake-up-able, but he is scary. Ouch.

[BranMuffin]

I'll wake up, It just takes a little bit. I usually can't sleep for real long periods of time, I usually automatically wake up by myself at around 8 hours of sleep. Unless I'm dead tired, then I might go to around 10. But if I wake myslef up I can't go back to sleep. I do like to slightly wake up though. I've found that in that state I can control my dreams, It's weird, I know. But it is fun.

[Rhiannon]

Ooh, yes, I love doing that.

[Annushka]

I can do that too:D You just have to continue the stiry in your head while being half asleep. And sometimes it works!

[BranMuffin]

I've controlled my dream in the middle of the night once. It is said that only a very small percentage of people can do it and they have to be extremly intelligent(or insane, I can't remember which). It was kinda like the Yellow Submarine movie where nothing really made sense, but was still fun. I was tired when I woke up in the morning, like I didn't have any sleep(since I had to use my brain to control where I went and what I did). I was so tired I haven't wanted to do it again but I might try soon. When I'm not doing anything the next day, maybe.

[Annushka]

Was that a nightmare? Cause I've read somewhere that very few people can control them. In my case I can just wake myself up whenever things get really bad:D

[BranMuffin]

Nope, it wasn't a nightmare. I haven't had a nightmare in a LONG time. I don't think I am scared of stuff enough to have them.

[Arebeth]

Originally posted by Annushka
Was that a nightmare? Cause I've read somewhere that very few people can control them.

I used to control them but I just realised that maybe I couldn't anymore.
Does it mean something? Am I suddenly less mad or less intelligent? (For both: would it be bad news or good news?)

[BranMuffin]

Yes.

You decide which one I answered to. It might make you more intelligent or more insane. But the choice is up to you...

[Wonko The Sane]

I've just added a new sibling to my repretoire: Thôl is my new surrogate brother! CELEBRATE!

[Dragon]

~*celebrates breifly, then realizes that no one else is, and glares at them*~:mad: :rolleyes: :D

[Rhiannon]

*beneath threat of death glare from D, Rhian runs to arrange catering and a band*

[Dragon]

yesh, yesh, very good, very good. any excuse 2 celebrate is good 4 me:D :D :D

[stizzle]

celebrating is fun............................................... .....dots................. I AM CAPTAIN!!!!! lol ahahahahahaha

[The-Elf-Herself]

*Wanders is and takes a seat* Oh fun, let's see what happens here. *innocently grabs a few champagne bottles and secretly shakes them hard, then hands one to Wonks with an angelic smile* Congratulations! *backs away very quickly, and ducks behind a nice umbrella*

[Frodorocks]

*Celebrates while cackling maniacally* Pretty fountain...

[Dragon]

ooo....sham-pag-nay!!!:D :D :D

[Wonko The Sane]

Also I've added John to my list of surrogate siblings. :) Interestingly enough he's also my backup-backup-husband.
You know...in case things don't work out, I'm not married by 35 and my backup husband is. :)

Course if John's already married then I've got a backup-backup-backup...

Problem is if things didn't work out with Snaga...I wouldn't even have any interest in any other husbands...:( I'd be too sad.

My backups would be so disappointed! :) (Disappointed should be read as: "Immensely relieved") :)

[Dragon]

I think maybe u have mistaken the definition of dissapointed...ah, well, whatever works:rolleyes: :o

[Wonko The Sane]

No..I'm saying they WOULDN'T be disappointed. :) I'm no catch.
TRUST me. :)

[Frodorocks]

*rolls her eyes but doesn't feel like re-starting an argument*:rolleyes:
Backup husbands... have you been watching Friends lately?:D

[Wonko The Sane]

Actually yes. :) That's where I got the idea.
They're not REALLY backup husbands.
It's just a joke I have with my male friends.
I told them they were all my backup husbands and it was this big competition with them to be higher up than one another on the list.
Not that they want to marry me...or even fancy me...just that they think it's kind of disgraceful to be bakup husband number 5. ;)

[Dragon]

:D I know, I'm just teasing:D :rolleyes:

~*ignores frodorocks*~

I dunno, u seem pretty nice 2 me:rolleyes:

[Frodorocks]

Originally posted by Wonko The Sane
I'm no catch.
TRUST me. :)

That's what I'm rolling my eyes about. Just in case you think I was trying to be mean about something and that's why you're ignoring me?

[Wonko The Sane]

I knew why you were rolling your eyes, Roxie. :)
I also chose not to bring up the old argument. ;)

And anyway, those boys don't have any interest in me...but they do have an internal competition over which one is hotter...so they all want to be backup number one...not to win me...but to beat the others.

'Tis true!

[Dragon]

makes perfect sense:)

taht's just how ppl r, boys more so than girls, but girls too:rolleyes: :D

[Wonko The Sane]

True...it's a fact of life that very few people find me attractive....

And by very few I mean only one...:)

[Sador]

OK here goes.... I've seen pictures here of some of you outcasts, so I think it's only fair that I post a pic. of me. Here I am dressed as Dracula with a couple of my minions.

[Wonko The Sane]

Hehe. TEENY pic. :)
But that's funny to me.
Who are your minions? (not who are they but who are they dressed as)

[Sador]

Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood.

[Wonko The Sane]

Aaaah...I got the LRRH...but Rapunzel...that one threw me. I always thought she was blonde! :)

[Sador]

That is because the original Fairy tale has been so distorted over the years.
Shame about the size of the pic. The bloke who scanned it did it in a hurry or something.

[Wonko The Sane]

Really? The original Rapunzel was a brunette?

Wow...interesting...

[Sador]

Yes I blame Walt Disney and his master-race propaganda.

[Rhiannon]

Wow, Sador...you bear a disturbing resemblance to my pastor.

I don't think the original Repunzel's hair color was specified, actually. I should look that up...

[Sador]

YOU think it's disturbing that I look like your pastor?
I think it's disturbing that your pastor dresses like Dracula.

[Rhiannon]

*choke* Hee!

No no...that's not what I meant....

[Sador]

Oh OK.
I do have that sort of generic anglo/celtic face that always seems to go round and shiny in photographs.

[Dragon]

um....

I don' think disney ever did anything on rapunzel...

but I do think it's very likely that sum1 would change it to blonde, and I hate how so many ppl want to b blonde and think blonds have more fun, and "fieldgoal the blonde":mad: :rolleyes: :mad: :o

[Rhiannon]

Disney never did Repunzel. But they're evil anyway.

Barbie did Repunzel! Augh, just kill me!

[Dragon]

yeah, I didn't think so
wait, barbie did...???

urgh *anger*:mad: :mad: :mad:

[Ice Man]

one pic of me...
I'm so hot...

:D

[BranMuffin]

Originally posted by Arcanjo
one pic of me...
I'm so hot...

Actually I would say that you are just full of yourself...

*Aims at Rhi to fulfill her request to kill her...*

[Ice Man]

your are jealous
:D

[Arebeth]

Here's a pic of me. Please don't laugh.:)

It was in Japan, as you can imagine. Last Summer.

[Rhiannon]

It's a good picture, Arcanjo, except for the looking up your nose bit...

No laughing from me, Arebeth! You look gorgeous!

[Kailita]

Wow, kimonos! Cool! :D

*Focuses in on picture* Hey Arebeth...is your hair red or blonde?

[Rhiannon]

I have a yukata. It makes a great bath robe.

[Arebeth]

Originally posted by Kailita
Hey Arebeth...is your hair red or blonde?

Something like light brown I think... But it was red a long long time ago (it started getting darker when I was two)...I wish I still had red hair.

[Ice Man]

Originally posted by Arebeth
Here's a pic of me. Please don't laugh.:)

It was in Japan, as you can imagine. Last Summer.

That's a nice pic. :)

Here's another one of me, I was chillaxing on the sofa and my mom took the pic...

the sofa obviously isn't big enough for me to lay down

[Dragon]

chillaxing?

....I like that word....

mind if I steal it?:D

[Ice Man]

Sure, no problem.
I already stole it from another forum. :D

[Kailita]

Red hair is fun. :D Hmm...well, even if you eventually turned brown, Arebeth, you were originally a redhead, so that's good enough for me. :)

Arcanjo, you look very...chillaxed. ;):)

[Arebeth]

I'm going to play again in a TV-game for my school (on Belgian TV but it will be on TV5 too):) It's for high-school students, to test their general knowledge...Anyway. This a pic of a training session.(Just to explain why I have this thingy in my hand)

[Kailita]

Wow Arebeth, you look really relaxed. We have something like that at my school, but if I was in it, I'd be super nervous. Nice picture! :)

[Arebeth]

It's because I've already been in the team last year, so I know how it works...:D We record it on Friday morning.

[Arebeth]

WE WON!!! :D :D :D

Here's a pic of the recording (is that how you say?). And there's another pic in the fotoalbum-thingy. I'm still in uniform because it was with the school...:rolleyes:

[Rhiannon]

Hurrah! Yay Arebeth!!

[Kailita]

Ooh, congratulations! :)

Wow, you know what, from that angle and the one that's close-up on your face in the photo album, you look a lot like someone I know. I think it's the cut of your hair and the shape of your face...hmm. Well, anyway, I'm glad you won! :)

[Dragon]

yay!!!!!!!!

you know arebeth, your uniform isn't really all that bad. I've seen some horrible clothes....:D :rolleyes: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[BranMuffin]

Congratulations Arebeth, good job.
Man I really don't come here often enough anymore...

[Rhiannon]

No kidding, Bran. What's a girl to do? My real brother went to college and for all intents and purposes forgot I existed and then had a painful break up with is girlfriend, developed a martyr complex, and wants me to be his second when he commits seppuku (NO), and my other adopted brother...well, I kinda-sorta told him that he isn't really in love with the girl (close friend of mine) that he's been focusing all his affections on for some time (and he really isn't...).

[Kailita]

Oh gosh, Rhi...not a good situation to be in...

Bran, you'll have to start doing your job as older brother to even out all this confusion. Hustle, hustle! I only have enough personality to fill up one role in the family...and I doubt I would make a good brother even if I tried. :rolleyes::D

[BranMuffin]

*Hustles* *Hustles**Hustles* ......*Runs into wall* OUCH! Medic....

[Dragon]

*medics bustle in, wheeling little carts and carrying around official looking stuff*

somebody here call for a medic?

mehe...I might make a good brother....:confused: :rolleyes: :D

[Rhiannon]

"Medic! Vere ist you? Und he is der delirious also!" </Bored of the Rings>

Quest doesn't hate me, Kaia, but it wasn't particularly clever of me...And my big brother is holding up as well as can be expected. Still. Augh!

[Kailita]

Originally posted by Dragon
I might make a good brother....
You like to sit around and play video games all day...plus you wear cool big-pocketed boy shorts...I don't see why you couldn't make a decent brother. :D

Originally posted by Rhiannon
Quest doesn't hate me, Kaia, but it wasn't particularly clever of me...And my big brother is holding up as well as can be expected. Still. Augh!
Yup...when guys go all angst-ridden on you,