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leonheart
August 9th, 2006, 03:41 am
ooooo *buys one off Porsche* mmmmmm corn
M
August 9th, 2006, 04:23 am
Eww.
Watch the first scene to AMV Hell 0, and you'll understand.
Sephiroth
August 9th, 2006, 11:32 am
gentlemen i bring you.......... CORN!!!!!!!!!!
PFT_Shadow
August 9th, 2006, 11:49 am
one of natures few indistructable veggies...well some of it is
god, im soooo bored. the power is down while the re-wire the office, ive got machiens laptop drivers to find and im stuck on a student ccav machien
M
August 9th, 2006, 12:16 pm
gentlemen i bring you.......... CORN!!!!!!!!!!
That's one part of it. The other part was a scene from a Yaoi flick.
----
And as I thought, no one reads the spoilers. :sigh:
Luis
August 9th, 2006, 03:12 pm
WOW...Writing this from Ubuntu live CD...recognised my wifi..now all I gotta do is partition.
Fun Fun Fun! So far so good *knock on wood*
Lightningsage
August 9th, 2006, 03:28 pm
Anyone like Rapture by HURT?
They got this awesome vid on YouTube, where the put that song and clips from the the Fullmetal Alchemist movie together. It's so awesome.
Hiei
August 9th, 2006, 03:41 pm
That's one part of it. The other part was a scene from a Yaoi flick.
----
And as I thought, no one reads the spoilers. :sigh:
You watch yaoi flicks? :think:
I learn something new everyday.
Lightningsage
August 9th, 2006, 03:42 pm
I watch Music Vids :mellow:
Edit-I'm gonna go now, to play some DDR see ya.
Eternal
August 9th, 2006, 04:51 pm
:yawn:
G'morning Everyone~
Luis
August 9th, 2006, 05:09 pm
MORNING! where you live? ..its like 6 o'clovk here
Eternal
August 9th, 2006, 05:40 pm
I live at the zoo < lookie it says so ^^
M
August 9th, 2006, 07:26 pm
You watch yaoi flicks? :think:
I learn something new everyday.
Normally, no (in fact, I usually avoid the lighter Shounen Ai). But if you've seen some AMV Hell videos before, you'll find that they are quite funny.
Starwind
August 9th, 2006, 07:56 pm
Hmm, someone help me here. What version of DDR should I get? (I don't own the game yet)
RD
August 9th, 2006, 08:05 pm
I dont know, I want DDR too. You should check at playasia or lik-sang and see what people comment on the games.
*people favorited me a few times on DeviantART! WHOOT!!!*
dominate_ze_vorld
August 9th, 2006, 08:17 pm
I personally like DDR Maxx2 the best, but DDR Maxx (is it two x's?) and DDR Extreme are good also.
In my opinion... and some others, DDR Maxx2's steps are generally trickier than DDR Extreme.
Eternal
August 9th, 2006, 08:54 pm
Eternal is watching Sound of Colors, those of you who can understand Manderin check it out on Youtube ;)
I'm not sure if they have english subs but it's a wonderful/ sad story~
Paradox
August 9th, 2006, 09:12 pm
DDRMax
Hiei
August 9th, 2006, 10:59 pm
I liked DDR extreme, but only if your ps2 is modded because I only recommend the Japanese version. The english sucked.
Lightningsage
August 9th, 2006, 11:06 pm
DO NOT GET MAXX! I have all games and my Favorite is Extreme2. Maxx is only good, if your really good. The Heavy songs on Maxx are hard. Specially Healing Vision...all I got was an A...Working on AA on Healing Vision. Anyways, get Extreme2, way better songs such as:
Daikenkai
Cartoon Heroes
Sync
Paranoia 290 SURVIVOR
Sakura
Sephiroth
August 9th, 2006, 11:46 pm
watch out america. sephys commin to the usa ^_^
Starwind
August 9th, 2006, 11:47 pm
wow...
1 vote Maxx
1 vote Maxx2
1 vote extreme
1 vote extreme2
anyone else have any input?
Lightningsage
August 9th, 2006, 11:53 pm
I'm an Experianced DDRer, and I have all Games. GET EX2.
M
August 10th, 2006, 12:21 am
I just took a trip down memory lane via Youtube...
Ghost in the Shell PSX Ad (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kklEmgTYZ74)
Dective Conan Opening (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kklEmgTYZ74)
Sailor Moon PSX Opening (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo5Vq_TPl-A)
Thousand Arms PSX Opening (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iISh1vrtYbI)
Lunar: Silver Star Story PSX Opening (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUb9ysZRxEM)
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue - Hiro's introduction (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx73HH5Hb-w)
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Narrated PSX Opening (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGwLZsQIEM4)
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue PSX Opening (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGwLZsQIEM4)
Grandia Disk one Opening (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-en9_2ycKOA)
Grandia Disk Two Opening (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLVY11ecsB8)
ME411
August 10th, 2006, 01:08 am
i am sooooooooo bored!
M
August 10th, 2006, 02:03 am
Solution: memorize as many digits as you can of the base 'e' in math.
Here's the equation:
£ n=1 http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/3932/d245777abca64ece2d5d7ca0d19fddb6we4.png (1+1/n)^n
WAH! Sigma doesn't turn out!!!
Let's go the text/mathematica way:
Sum(Seq((1+1/n!)^n, n, 0, http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/3932/d245777abca64ece2d5d7ca0d19fddb6we4.png))
e = 1 + 1/1! + 1/2! + 1/3! + 1/4! + ...
⁂ An=>e
Or, as a more commonly know form...
Sum(Seq((x^n/n!), n, 0, http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/3932/d245777abca64ece2d5d7ca0d19fddb6we4.png))
If e= Sum(Seq((1+k/n!)^n, n, 0, http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/3932/d245777abca64ece2d5d7ca0d19fddb6we4.png)), k>0
Then An = e^k
⁂ An=>e^x
Or you can always look at the Infinity Axioms. Those are fun!
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8416/3a458cf9b375ad2a7bdb666a4f1a0efdvk0.png
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/4696/a7d9737b21b2aeed5bb42b36456bc62dnw8.png
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2530/56c4b9c7832d511a151628a7a1a783a4ty5.png
Now for the real question: Am I bored?
Sondagger
August 10th, 2006, 02:48 am
Sephiroth: Don't worry, I'll be sure to take cover. :ninja:
I love system of a down. *drool*
Paradox
August 10th, 2006, 02:58 am
watch out america. sephys commin to the usa ^_^
*hides*
M
August 10th, 2006, 03:00 am
*kicks Paradox out of the bush that is to the right of the US Mailbox dropoff point*
:whistle:
Luis
August 10th, 2006, 03:01 am
W00t got it working..surprisingly easier than I thought..so far I higly recomend linux to people..everything I done has worked so far :)
Starwind
August 10th, 2006, 03:08 am
Sephiroth: Don't worry, I'll be sure to take cover. :ninja:
I love system of a down. *drool*
whatcha listening to? for some reason ive been listening to Chop Suey a lot lately. A classic :sweat:
Eternal
August 10th, 2006, 03:10 am
I wonder who Sephi is gonna visit first?
M
August 10th, 2006, 03:20 am
Moon Tiara Action
Paradox
August 10th, 2006, 03:52 am
Moon Spiral Heart Attack
M
August 10th, 2006, 03:59 am
=0 You skipped over Sailor Moon R and went straight to S!
Fine. Wanna go that far, eh?
Silver moon crystal power kiss
/*(^。^)*\~~❤CHU♪
Hiei
August 10th, 2006, 04:24 am
Looks like Mies is into Sailor Moon again.
Its weird when she says Eternal as "Eternalu".
*Is this close to putting another SM vid from youtube in here.*
Sailormoon is pretty good, once you get rid of their crappy jokes, replace their clothes and miniskirts with something better, rhetorical mini-plots, and idiotic transformations (not really.)
Sondagger
August 10th, 2006, 04:31 am
whatcha listening to? for some reason ive been listening to Chop Suey a lot lately. A classic :sweat:
That one is my favorite! I've been listening to random tracks from Toxicity and Mezmerize. Lonely Day, Hypnotise, and BYOB are my other three favorite. But what they hey, I like them all.
I just got through watching Pee Wee's Playhouse on Adult Swim. I can't believe they're showing that again. :lol:
Luis
August 10th, 2006, 04:46 am
IRC Party!
RD
August 10th, 2006, 04:48 am
watch out america. sephys commin to the usa ^_^
Where? So we know where not to go.
Sondagger
August 10th, 2006, 04:54 am
Awww.. I was just kidding.
RD
August 10th, 2006, 04:59 am
That one is my favorite! I've been listening to random tracks from Toxicity and Mezmerize. Lonely Day, Hypnotise, and BYOB are my other three favorite. But what they hey, I like them all.
I just got through watching Pee Wee's Playhouse on Adult Swim. I can't believe they're showing that again. :lol:
I like Deer Dance. *SoaD is a bit to hardcore for me thoughishness*
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Shut up and sleep with
come on uhh huu and sleep with me
Shut up and sleep with me
why wont you come and sleep with me
Shut up and sleep with
come on uhh huu and sleep with me
Shut up and sleep with me
why wont you come and sleep with me
Shut up and sleep with
come on uhh huu and sleep with me
Shut up and sleep with me
why wont you come and sleep with me
Funny song!
Paradox
August 10th, 2006, 05:32 am
=0 You skipped over Sailor Moon R and went straight to S!
Fine. Wanna go that far, eh?
Silver moon crystal power kiss
/*(^。^)*\~~❤CHU♪
did you just kiss me? :huh:
Dead Panda
August 10th, 2006, 06:54 am
did you just kiss me? :huh:
Oh god no!
RUN FOR COVER!
among other news, my attemps to keep my buddylist emo free have all been foiled.
Neko Koneko
August 10th, 2006, 10:44 am
Its weird when she says Eternal as "Eternalu".
It would be "iitarunaru" or "iitaanaru", not "Eternalu"
Lightningsage
August 10th, 2006, 11:20 am
Psst...what are we talking about?
M
August 10th, 2006, 11:46 am
Looks like Mies is into Sailor Moon again.
Its weird when she says Eternal as "Eternalu".
*Is this close to putting another SM vid from youtube in here.*
Sailormoon is pretty good, once you get rid of their crappy jokes, replace their clothes and miniskirts with something better, rhetorical mini-plots, and idiotic transformations (not really.)
So long as you aren't watching the DiC dubbing crap, and you can get over Usagi's (Serena's) really high pitch / squeaky voice, it's actually okay. I'm pretty sure I've said this before, but I'm rewatching it because:
1) I haven't seen the uncut SM and SMR versions yet. Meaning it is targeted for 13-18 year olds, rather than the 6-10 the dubbed version is (no "sailor says", less scenes are cut, and dialog is not dumbed down. I'll be making a thread in the anime forum once I finish, showing the differences between the Cut and Uncut versions)
2) Its license has been removed due to DiC violating its contract,; ADV (holding the SM, SMR) lost the license in 2004, then Geneon (SM:S, SM:SuperS) held the license threw January 2005. Currently there isn't a license holder.
Sailor Stars (the fifth and final series) will never be licensed in America. Too much of the series would have to be cut, and Toei (the producer of the series) refusing to let that happen again.
Lightningsage
August 10th, 2006, 11:57 am
Must be about Sailor Moon...
ChristopherArmalite
August 10th, 2006, 11:59 am
you think? :mellow:
Lightningsage
August 10th, 2006, 12:03 pm
I'm being sarcastic, of course I know they're talking about sailor moon.
M
August 10th, 2006, 12:08 pm
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious's meaning:
Atoning for extreme and delicate beauty while still being highly educable.
So the next time you are atoning for extreme and delicate beauty while still being highly educable, type the word Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
ChristopherArmalite
August 10th, 2006, 12:10 pm
I'm being sarcastic, of course I know they're talking about sailor moon.
I know, it's really hard to pull that off isn't it :lol:
Lightningsage
August 10th, 2006, 12:15 pm
.....Meh.
M
August 10th, 2006, 12:39 pm
Here's an opening and closeing line for an anime for you....
Everybody, pleased to meet you. Pretty party with everything on.
...
Please play with me, love.
Listen Closely (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJYxSCOkJ4o) Last line occurs when the three hearts converge into one. NOTE: this is a clean opening.
... This just doesn't sound right.
Lightningsage
August 10th, 2006, 12:42 pm
Let's post our songs that we have on our iPods, Windows Media, etc...
Here's my whole iPod Library:
Going Under-Evanesence
Bring Me to Life-Evanesence
Tourniquet-Evanesence
Imaginary-Evanesence
My Immortal (Altered Ending)-Evanesence
Ready, Steady, Go-L'Arc~En~Ciel
Colors-DJ TAKA
L'Morte Liberete-NAOKI Underground
Rainbow Flyer-DJ TAKA
You Gotta Move It-Yuzo Hoshiro
Jelly Kiss(Midihead's SMAKdown mix)-Togo Project feat. Sana
Feelings Won't Fade(Extended Trance Mix)-SySF.
Frozen Ray(DirtyHERTZ Mix)-DJ TAKA
.hack//G.U. (Unheard Mix)-Moshic
Rapture-HURT<------Click the link in my siggy spoiler to listen. YOU WON'T BE DISSAPOINTED!
Broken Wings-Love_Hate_War
Rewrite-Asian Kung-Fu Generation
M
August 10th, 2006, 12:49 pm
Um... Yeah. I'll do that after I get out of school (I have a lot... here's (http://rapidshare.de/files/28882463/mp3tag.html) a parial list...)
Lightningsage
August 10th, 2006, 12:53 pm
Wow, dats a alot of files XD.
Sephiroth
August 10th, 2006, 12:54 pm
Where? So we know where not to go.
im gonna be headin off to florida for 2 weeks.
everythin was left as a last minute thing but it'll be my 1st time in the u.s im lookin forward to it
Lightningsage
August 10th, 2006, 12:57 pm
You'll love Flordia XD. Good sand beaches and lots of things to do! Like watching people put their heads in a crocodile's mouth! XD.
Neko Koneko
August 10th, 2006, 01:06 pm
new sig!
Sondagger
August 10th, 2006, 01:07 pm
woah
leonheart
August 10th, 2006, 01:09 pm
O.o
Lightningsage
August 10th, 2006, 01:14 pm
O...K...
Neko Koneko
August 10th, 2006, 01:14 pm
GAO!
Lightningsage
August 10th, 2006, 01:15 pm
It's interesting, I guess XD.
ChristopherArmalite
August 10th, 2006, 01:16 pm
cool! I assume that it's the matching sigs that Spoony made?
leonheart
August 10th, 2006, 01:19 pm
:wave: :yawn: good morning everyone :sleeping:
Lightningsage
August 10th, 2006, 01:20 pm
G'mornin!
Sondagger
August 10th, 2006, 01:23 pm
Angelic, were's it from?
Neko Koneko
August 10th, 2006, 01:25 pm
Tsubasa Chronicle
Spoonpuppet
August 10th, 2006, 01:26 pm
Yeah, I made them from the chibi episode, haha.
leonheart
August 10th, 2006, 01:28 pm
Tsubasa Chronicle
ahhh its kuro-wanwan in that dinosuar costume right? :D
Hiei
August 10th, 2006, 03:51 pm
So long as you aren't watching the DiC dubbing crap, and you can get over Usagi's (Serena's) really high pitch / squeaky voice, it's actually okay. I'm pretty sure I've said this before, but I'm rewatching it because:
1) I haven't seen the uncut SM and SMR versions yet. Meaning it is targeted for 13-18 year olds, rather than the 6-10 the dubbed version is (no "sailor says", less scenes are cut, and dialog is not dumbed down. I'll be making a thread in the anime forum once I finish, showing the differences between the Cut and Uncut versions)
2) Its license has been removed due to DiC violating its contract,; ADV (holding the SM, SMR) lost the license in 2004, then Geneon (SM:S, SM:SuperS) held the license threw January 2005. Currently there isn't a license holder.
Sailor Stars (the fifth and final series) will never be licensed in America. Too much of the series would have to be cut, and Toei (the producer of the series) refusing to let that happen again.
Makes me feel like wanting to rewatch the series too >.>
I'll go watch it on youtube.
Madmazda86
August 10th, 2006, 04:14 pm
Aw, that set is supercute! I need to make a new one sometime.
By the way, has anyone noticed yet that (dare I mention it) Asuka has been banned? I only noticed 'cause I was about to approve his RP character. Otherwise I don't really pay much attention to the guy XD
Also, re pics from the London meetup - I'm going to London again on August 15th/16th (ice-skating :D) so will try and use up the rest of that film and get it processed. Then I'll send it to peeps ^_^
mitsukichan101
August 10th, 2006, 04:20 pm
Wa?? Im confussed....
LePapillonRouge
August 10th, 2006, 04:23 pm
O.o Gees, mister.
But that chibi set is cute beyond words!
M
August 10th, 2006, 06:17 pm
Wow, dats a alot of files XD.
I was one of the founding fathers of Radio Ichigos (aka I have a lot of anime MP3s). It went under from the lack of interest.
@Angelic: CHIBI!!!!!1
@Maz: That's because Asuka is a little annoying at times, and kept on arguing/attacking Angelic on the recent gas debate in this General Chat. It started right here.
RD
August 10th, 2006, 06:21 pm
Hmm, thats to bad. I cant help but see other people wanting to ban those who argue with them now too but hey, thatts life for you.
*I wub the chibi avas!*
EDIT - I am going to voice my opinion on gas. No directed at anyone just so everyone knows.
Each country is diffrent. I do think Americans have the rights to complain about gas prices. But so do Brits and Germens and everyone else. You campare prices of gas not to other countries but to how much it has inflated over the past year or somthing. Gas here in America has been going up for the past 2 years and it hasnt stopped.
Angelic says that gas in the UK is more then America so we shouldnt complain. I do understand that. But gas prices in Sub-Saharan Africa is more then the UK.
People compare things to their community not an over sea country.
Sondagger
August 10th, 2006, 06:57 pm
Spoony: That would explain why I didn't recognize it in the first place
Eternal
August 10th, 2006, 07:10 pm
This morning I went with my mommy to the citizenship thingy and she passed ^^
I'm an American Citizen now~ and for some reasons, I don't think that's a good thing on ichigos~ :P
DiamondSeraph
August 10th, 2006, 07:11 pm
Congratulations, anyways!!
Eternal
August 10th, 2006, 07:14 pm
When Angelic says he'll ban you he'll ban you. -_-
Everyone should take a mental note of that~
@Serphy
Thank You :)
Sondagger
August 10th, 2006, 07:14 pm
Congrats, where are you living now?
RD
August 10th, 2006, 07:35 pm
This morning I went with my mommy to the citizenship thingy and she passed ^^
I'm an American Citizen now~ and for some reasons, I don't think that's a good thing on ichigos~ :P
If you were born in America your an American Citizen even if your parents arent.
And congrats for your mom!
*Reminds me of my family when they came here.. I only know from stories though because I wasnt even born yet XD*
Sondagger
August 10th, 2006, 07:36 pm
Wait I thought that Eternal lived in Europe. Have I been mistaken all these long days?
DiamondSeraph
August 10th, 2006, 07:38 pm
G (one beat) G(one beat and a half) F (one beat) G (one beat) A# (two beats) G (four beats). On your mark, get set GO!!!!!
RD
August 10th, 2006, 07:42 pm
Wait I thought that Eternal lived in Europe. Have I been mistaken all these long days?
I thought she lived in San Fransisco...
Sondagger
August 10th, 2006, 07:43 pm
what about it.
(I just happened to have my keyboard handy)
Edit: Oh
RD
August 10th, 2006, 07:43 pm
What?
HUH?
...
DiamondSeraph
August 10th, 2006, 07:47 pm
Oh yeah, I forgot to say name le tune.
leonheart
August 10th, 2006, 08:10 pm
is it from the mission impossible theme song?
M
August 10th, 2006, 08:26 pm
... someone's going to get flamed...
Eternal
August 10th, 2006, 08:27 pm
I was actually born in China as well so I was still a citizen of China for the past eight or nine years that I lived in America~
Just went out with parents for lunch, I ordered Orange Chicken and it was icky cos it had too much garlicy, gingery flavour~
M
August 10th, 2006, 08:53 pm
The flameage has occured, and my stress has been pulled out as if it were bled out in a hot spring.
DiamondSeraph
August 10th, 2006, 08:55 pm
Mighty morphin power rangers! Hey, M.
M
August 10th, 2006, 09:12 pm
Yo diamond.
RD
August 10th, 2006, 09:16 pm
I was actually born in China as well so I was still a citizen of China for the past eight or nine years that I lived in America~
Just went out with parents for lunch, I ordered Orange Chicken and it was icky cos it had too much garlicy, gingery flavour~
Oh. So when your parents become citizens you become one too? Thats a new law for me ^_^
Anyways, congrats!
ChristopherArmalite
August 10th, 2006, 09:23 pm
Congratz Eternal! It reminds me of the time I took my citizenship oathtaking thing. I had to wake up at 4 AM and I almost fell asleep through the whole thing XD
Eternal
August 10th, 2006, 09:39 pm
Thank you once again ^^
I feel a little woozy, I didn't get my daily dose of asian dramas today cos I'm not at home :(
Hiei
August 10th, 2006, 10:23 pm
Yeah, I made them from the chibi episode, haha.
How did you make them? Was there a program that takes frames from a movie file and turn it into a gif?
M
August 10th, 2006, 10:39 pm
Imageready does it, I'm pretty sure...
Madmazda86
August 10th, 2006, 10:44 pm
Either way, it's pretty cute - I like the sakura animation best, it's so sweet :D
Sleepy is I. I went to Cambridge and pre-emptively spent some of my birthday money. Damn Nelly Furtado for having a new album out x_x
and I knew about the gas debate thingy. I just found it odd that nobody had commented on it as there's normally such a huge fuss about that kinda thing. Just goes to show how blase we are about it nowadays XD
M
August 10th, 2006, 10:47 pm
Remember how I said my stress boiled out of myself eariler.... It's back.
Madmazda86
August 10th, 2006, 11:15 pm
Errrm, cook some vegetables in it? At least it's good eating!
DiamondSeraph
August 10th, 2006, 11:41 pm
Sand in your buns.
RD
August 10th, 2006, 11:49 pm
How did you make them? Was there a program that takes frames from a movie file and turn it into a gif?
If you have patiences you can take each fram by hands with Print Screen. Painful yes, but it will do the job well if you dont know how else. Luckly I will tell you how to.
1) when you have the movie file on your computer (downloaded, not streamed) open it in Imageready.
2) when you do that theres an option to open it from beginning to end or selected range only. Doing it from beginning to end will give you thousands of frames which will make most computers freeze. Select the range one.
3) find where you want to extract the frames. Get the to beginning by dragging the time slider there. Then hold SHIFT and drag the time slider to the end of where you want to extract.
4) press okay.
From there its simple know how of Imageready. Get rid of unwanted frames, cutting down the canvas size and so on.
Sondagger
August 10th, 2006, 11:54 pm
Basically its a lot of work.
RD
August 10th, 2006, 11:57 pm
Not really. The only thing that takes a long time is getting used to Imageready and getting the video file on your computer.
M
August 11th, 2006, 01:29 am
So yeah... I continued down the sailor moon path today and I discovered something interesting....
OMG! Zoisite IS A GUY!!!
Upon close examination, I have realized that the character Zoisite from Sailor Moon is indeed a guy in the Uncut version. In the DiC version, Zoisite was a girl.... And she was in love with Malakite...
You know what this means.....
DiamondSeraph
August 11th, 2006, 01:51 am
That's old news for me (my sis was an obsesseee)
RD
August 11th, 2006, 02:06 am
Thats just plain news for me. I saw a few epi of Salior Moon on TV a long time ago (Cartoon Network?).
I didnt know what to make of the hype for it.
Paradox
August 11th, 2006, 03:16 am
Ah... I was wondering who got the ban stick... now I see it was Asuka.
Luis
August 11th, 2006, 03:20 am
http://news.com.com/2061-10786_3-6100780.html
lol...
Sondagger
August 11th, 2006, 03:28 am
That would put the icing on the Chuck Norris cake.
:lol:
Hiei
August 11th, 2006, 03:54 am
Nice, I can make animated gifs from animes I watched.
I wonder if I can upload one. (Dont worry, its not gonna be flashy or anything, movements probably.)
RD
August 11th, 2006, 04:02 am
If its a sig. Only mods and admins can have moving (~*-*)~ avas...
Neko Koneko
August 11th, 2006, 07:55 am
EDIT - I am going to voice my opinion on gas. No directed at anyone just so everyone knows.
Each country is diffrent. I do think Americans have the rights to complain about gas prices. But so do Brits and Germens and everyone else. You campare prices of gas not to other countries but to how much it has inflated over the past year or somthing. Gas here in America has been going up for the past 2 years and it hasnt stopped.
Angelic says that gas in the UK is more then America so we shouldnt complain. I do understand that. But gas prices in Sub-Saharan Africa is more then the UK.
People compare things to their community not an over sea country.
There's a difference between complaining about high petrol prices and stating that Americans have a god-given right to get cheap petrol though. Asuka just thinks that because he's American he's better than anyone else, while in fact I personally think he's one of the biggest trolls among our regular members. The fact that no one complain about his ban (which is only for a week anyway) kind of proofs to me that nobody really cares much about whether he's here or not (remember when I banned Sephi for one day as a joke? Got a lot more response).
Basically I see Asuka as a troll and an American elitist, and especially that last part pisses me off.
Spoonpuppet
August 11th, 2006, 01:01 pm
How did you make them? Was there a program that takes frames from a movie file and turn it into a gif?
Used Virtualdub to show me the frame I want, use the good old Print Screen button, then copy into Photoshop to cut and add a border for each frame. Then imported them to Animation Shop (comes with Paintshop Pro), and tadaaaah ~ Talking Kuro-pon and confused Fye.
Either way, it's pretty cute - I like the sakura animation best, it's so sweet :D
Sakura?? It's Fye!! This is Sakura from the episode:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/spoonpuppet/sakura.jpg
M
August 11th, 2006, 01:14 pm
OMG!
*dies from cuteness*
And I've constructed a very short and somewhat complated disclaimer to copyrighted material postings in the anime thread, because there's always some idiot that posts it (myself included sometimes).
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August 11th, 2006, 01:16 pm
Aww...she's so cute....
Hiei
August 11th, 2006, 01:18 pm
It would be nice to have moving advatars, even if its under certain rules.
Doesn't print screen not work on capturing frames in playing video?
M
August 11th, 2006, 01:22 pm
it does it you turn off hardware acceleration
Lightningsage
August 11th, 2006, 01:32 pm
Chibi cute! XD
PFT_Shadow
August 11th, 2006, 01:34 pm
yay, new computer but msn doesnt work :cries:
its connects but says theres a connection error and wont downlowd my contacts list
Neko Koneko
August 11th, 2006, 02:13 pm
it does it you turn off hardware acceleration
Better use Virtualdub, it doesn't use hardware acceleration so you won't have to mess with your Windows settings in order to take screenshots.
PFT_Shadow
August 11th, 2006, 03:12 pm
thats it... i give up. ive gone through the msn list of things that could cause a problem. its gotta be a piece of software somewhere on this blasted thing
M
August 11th, 2006, 03:20 pm
...
IRCers undersand quite well how I feel about the Microsoft Live service.
EVAL!
Eternal
August 11th, 2006, 03:57 pm
G'mornin Mies~
What's gotten you to say "EVAL" now?
crackthesky
August 11th, 2006, 04:12 pm
hm.
the fact that the 'a' is pretty far away from the 'i' on the keyboard leads me to think it is on purpose.
the above fact now makes me question M's mental stability.
XD
DiamondSeraph
August 11th, 2006, 04:19 pm
It didn't take that much for me to question.
Madmazda86
August 11th, 2006, 04:28 pm
It's Fye? I don't know who Fye is XD I haven't watched a single series by Clamp so I am supersonically doofus on characters in Tsubasa aside from the Mokonas and Syaoran/Sakura XD
I'm listening to my new Nelly Furtado album. Am disappointed - she's thrown her lot in with the rappers x_x Have to rip the decent tracks off and see if I can flog it to somebody else XD
Phenix
August 11th, 2006, 04:30 pm
ebay!
Madmazda86
August 11th, 2006, 04:31 pm
Yup! Suckers ;)
M
August 11th, 2006, 04:51 pm
G'mornin Mies~
What's gotten you to say "EVAL" now?
MSN, and a reply I got from a certain member via PM. I'm never going to do that again.
Eternal
August 11th, 2006, 04:55 pm
>__< eeep I'm sorry it was a little too much to ask
and maybe I was asking out of place. Sorry Sorry Sorry!!! >__<
I hope she was nice about it, if she was at all rude please foward it to me and I'll talk to her.
Once again I'm so sorry >_<
M
August 11th, 2006, 05:01 pm
Nah, no worries. I did it only because you asked.
Just need to make room for another head for my collection, though...
Sondagger
August 11th, 2006, 05:07 pm
I think I jumped in to this conversation at the wrong time.
Nice new set for a change~
M
August 11th, 2006, 05:14 pm
Nope, not at all.
LEGATO!!!
@Ashtr: Its a Linux thing. There were three versions of SuSE released. SuSE OSS 10, SuSE EVAL 10 (Eval is short for Evaluation), and SuSE Retail 10.
The reasoning behind using the word Eval for Windows Live, is that it apparently has quite a few glitches, thus it is in the Evaluation stages.
RD
August 11th, 2006, 05:33 pm
Basically I see Asuka as a troll and an American elitist, and especially that last part pisses me off.
Okays. And btw, the right term to use is supremacist. Theres no Asian elitist, American elitist... But there is American/Asian supremacist.
*hope I wont get banned for correcting Angelic...*
EDIT-
It's Fye? I don't know who Fye is XD I haven't watched a single series by Clamp so I am supersonically doofus on characters in Tsubasa aside from the Mokonas and Syaoran/Sakura XD
I'm listening to my new Nelly Furtado album. Am disappointed - she's thrown her lot in with the rappers x_x Have to rip the decent tracks off and see if I can flog it to somebody else XD
CAN YOU SAY PERMISCUOUS!? My brother and I started laughing when we heard that song...
Permiscous boy
you left me alone
bla bla blah blerg
Eternal
August 11th, 2006, 05:40 pm
:cry:
I can't stop crying...
mmmmm.... :cry:
RD
August 11th, 2006, 05:41 pm
Whats wrong?
LePapillonRouge
August 11th, 2006, 05:46 pm
Nelly Furtado changed her music style, that's what's sad. T_T
Eternal
August 11th, 2006, 05:47 pm
*is two episdoes aways from the ending of Season of Colors*
He's gonna die from blood cancer like his mom.
and the blind girl is gonna be so sad and he's gonna donate his eyes to her so she can see again. :cry:
M
August 11th, 2006, 06:05 pm
Okays. And btw, the right term to use is supremacist. Theres no Asian elitist, American elitist... But there is American/Asian supremacist.
*hope I wont get banned for correcting Angelic...*
Well...
Eltist - Elitism is a belief or attitude that an elite— a selected group of persons whose personal abilities, specialized training or other attributes place them at the top of any field — are the people whose views on a matter are to be taken most seriously, or who are alone fit to govern. Thus elitism sees an elite as occupying a special position of authority or privilege in a group, set apart from the majority of people who do not match up with their abilities or attributes.
Supremacist - Supremacism is the belief that self-determination and freedom of association are principles less important than the virtues obtained by one's race, religion, belief system or culture ruling over others. This is generally justified by some notion of superiority, sometimes described in scientific terms, but it can also be by divine covenant such as the divine right of kings (royal families or "chosen people").
Basically Eltists are made, and Supremacists are born, but they are still one in the same.
Eternal
August 11th, 2006, 07:28 pm
Finished!
I cried my eyes out and I'm still hiccuping, but it was one of the most touching and beautiful things I've ever seen.
aznanimedude
August 11th, 2006, 07:37 pm
and what drama is this again eternal since you've been talkign about it and getting my interest piqued :P
M
August 11th, 2006, 08:15 pm
Looks like Lightining Sage took Full Metal Alchemist a bit too seriously...
Eternal
August 11th, 2006, 09:46 pm
@ AAD~
It's called "Sound of Colors"
you can check it out on Youtube, it's really touching~
@Mies, what ever do you mean? XD
ah there's lots of people who wishes that they were anime characters with cool powers. ^^
Dark Bring
August 11th, 2006, 09:49 pm
The reasoning behind using the word Eval for Windows Live, is that it apparently has quite a few glitches, thus it is in the Evaluation stages.:mellow: Does Micro$oft make anything without glitches?
M
August 11th, 2006, 09:52 pm
*laughs*
RD
August 11th, 2006, 10:08 pm
Well...
Eltist - Elitism is a belief or attitude that an elite— a selected group of persons whose personal abilities, specialized training or other attributes place them at the top of any field — are the people whose views on a matter are to be taken most seriously, or who are alone fit to govern. Thus elitism sees an elite as occupying a special position of authority or privilege in a group, set apart from the majority of people who do not match up with their abilities or attributes.
Supremacist - Supremacism is the belief that self-determination and freedom of association are principles less important than the virtues obtained by one's race, religion, belief system or culture ruling over others. This is generally justified by some notion of superiority, sometimes described in scientific terms, but it can also be by divine covenant such as the divine right of kings (royal families or "chosen people").
Basically Eltists are made, and Supremacists are born, but they are still one in the same.
True, but if you look the terms up Supremacist is used the way Angelic uses Elitist.
Madmazda86
August 11th, 2006, 10:21 pm
Words. So confusing @_@
Think about food instead. Food is good. :eat:
RD
August 11th, 2006, 10:22 pm
Such a cute smilie! But his mouth is off center O_o
Hiei
August 11th, 2006, 10:29 pm
Haha, I tried the image ready method.
20 minutes passed when everything froze, and a little message saying virtual memory too low.
I checked the ram usage on task manager, and it looked like the program wasw using 1.8 GB of ram when my maximum capacity is 512 MB.
Interesting.
RD
August 11th, 2006, 10:31 pm
To bad I dont know how many GB's are in a MB...
?....
Luis
August 11th, 2006, 10:44 pm
1024mb = 1gb
Hiei
August 11th, 2006, 10:47 pm
ImageReady: X
VirtualDub: In progress.
Image Ready is deemed overrated for converting movie to animated gifs. It takes really long for a minute play of video, 21 mb in size, and the finish product isnt even good enough.
Test run: Fail.
I'm gonna try Virtual Dub and see if I can do it manually.
M
August 11th, 2006, 10:59 pm
Basically 1 843.2 MB worth of ram.
And I now offically hate any form of a gui. Pretty, yes, but a waste of resources.
Luis
August 11th, 2006, 11:00 pm
I love GUIs....basicaly cause Id be lost without em
RD
August 11th, 2006, 11:05 pm
I think it makes it easier for my photoshop fetish. I have so many images with the same name but diffrent file types its really hard to find which one I want to open.
GUI! YEA!
Dark Bring
August 11th, 2006, 11:12 pm
EAT FIERY DEATH ALIEN SCUM!!!
Neko Koneko
August 11th, 2006, 11:29 pm
Okays. And btw, the right term to use is supremacist. Theres no Asian elitist, American elitist... But there is American/Asian supremacist.
*hope I wont get banned for correcting Angelic...*
:torch:
Of course not. I'm not THAT bad, am I? x_x
Spoonpuppet
August 11th, 2006, 11:31 pm
It would be nice to have moving advatars, even if its under certain rules.
Doesn't print screen not work on capturing frames in playing video?
Does sometimes, but I like to use Virtualdub so I can get every frame for smooth-animation goodness ;)
DiamondSeraph
August 11th, 2006, 11:31 pm
Lol.
Spoonpuppet
August 11th, 2006, 11:36 pm
And more Lol:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/spoonpuppet/chibi.jpg
DiamondSeraph
August 11th, 2006, 11:37 pm
Awah, they're so child-like!
RD
August 11th, 2006, 11:40 pm
:torch:
Of course not. I'm not THAT bad, am I? x_x
I guess not. I will make it clear though : Im sorry if I was a jack ass to you before. I'm usualy not that mean to people, just highly defensive.
:( Sorry
ED-OIT!: Im going to make a chibi ava now. My Ashitaka is a bit to bland now and I want somthing to go with my shiggy! (not miyamoto btw XD)
*the chibi people are taking over ichigos O_O*
ChristopherArmalite
August 11th, 2006, 11:47 pm
And more Lol:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/spoonpuppet/chibi.jpg
Lol, that's so cute XD
Lightningsage
August 11th, 2006, 11:52 pm
More Chibi, cute! XD
RD
August 11th, 2006, 11:57 pm
I like Spoonys sig. POINT!!!
bye bi all! Im going to go do other stuffy!
Lightningsage
August 11th, 2006, 11:59 pm
I like both their sigs. Maybe I should get a matching sig for my wifey...like Winry Rockbell.
Sondagger
August 12th, 2006, 12:03 am
but didn't ed like Rose?
M
August 12th, 2006, 12:14 am
I thought Ed liked Al. :mellow:
Dark Bring
August 12th, 2006, 12:38 am
HUMPING ALIEN AMBUSH SCARED THE SOCKS OFF ME!!!
Sondagger
August 12th, 2006, 12:46 am
You didn't get probed did you.
M: That's true, I guess.
Dark Bring
August 12th, 2006, 01:03 am
Fishing hell, I blew up half an apartment block to get to that fishing alien! I was so tense you could play me like a string.
M
August 12th, 2006, 01:05 am
http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/1481/danboorup115534265672582pw0.jpg
DiamondSeraph
August 12th, 2006, 01:13 am
lol wow!
ChristopherArmalite
August 12th, 2006, 01:18 am
interesting...
Dark Bring
August 12th, 2006, 01:21 am
http://imagesocket.com/images/Fool_s_World_Map112.png (http://imagesocket.com/view/Fool_s_World_Map112.png)
DiamondSeraph
August 12th, 2006, 01:23 am
That map....is insane!
Starwind
August 12th, 2006, 01:25 am
I thought Ed liked Al. :mellow:
=/ i havent seen the end yet
Hiei
August 12th, 2006, 01:26 am
Lol, that's so cute XD
There's no Seishirou in there :mellow:
time to make a Seishirou set. Animated of course. (Thanks to Angelic and Spoony and Mies for the animated-gif advice, I highly appreciate it.)
ChristopherArmalite
August 12th, 2006, 01:57 am
http://imagesocket.com/images/Fool_s_World_Map112.png (http://imagesocket.com/view/Fool_s_World_Map112.png)
*Looks at the map's title*I have that map :mellow:
ME411
August 12th, 2006, 02:52 am
i like that map! i have to print it!
Dead Panda
August 12th, 2006, 03:42 am
HAH FINALLY. A ANIME I LIKE
Zero no Tsukaima
I DUNNO WHAT THE HELL THAT MEANS IN ENGLISH. BUT IT HAS WIZARDS. HAH
Hiei
August 12th, 2006, 03:49 am
Its time I reveal whats going to happen in the next year starting this september.
If you want to read the events that is leading up to my statement below, go ahead and click the spoiler tag. Note that by using the spoiler tag you dont have to read whats inside it. Therefore, labing me as an "emo" or whatever you call me will be ineffective and label you as a "fucking moron".
Behind the computer for the past few months I've been studying hard for the upcoming SATS in my Junior year. I feel confident that even with my practice scores of 1670 and 1730 I have a chance to work much harder so I can atleast stand a chance into getting MIT. No, I'm working to getting into MIT 100%.
My practice tests show inconsistency, always increasing then decreasing and vice versa. The math and verbal grades also do a same trend, proving that I am hard to distinuish when it comes to my strengths. However I am actually stronger in Math by a 10 fold than English, and its starting to show that on my recent exams. Math = 670, English = 570, Writing = 500 (Current practice exam score).
Most of my errors in Math are just careless mistakes, and I've learned to fix that easily, as for writing I need to learn more about constructing intros and conclusions, because I always have great supporting evidence, but a weak starting and finishing point. Sometimes they gives quotes that your supposed to disagree/agree with (Ex. The end justifies the means. Do you agree with it?). That topic dragged me offboard, wondering what "the means" meant.
Although I have problems in writing, that is not my weakest point. My English was absolutely horrible. Many SAT words I do not know, but I can fix that easily by studying the words which I am doing great on. However, grammar is what brings me down the most. I understand baisic conceptons, but they wrap it around other ideas that it actually takes time to decipher which is which and what is the error in the sentence. Reading comprehension is also a pain in the ass, reading a large amount of text, and questions asking you a definition of a word, or the best title of the passage would be.
My worst enemy is also time. With every practice test, I finish 30 minutes late or 40 at the most. Of course I am working on the time, speeding everything up in math because I am used to speeding up in that area, and I do just fine. However that is not even enough.
Now, with all of that I get a lousy grade of 1750 or lower, but I always think that there's room for more improvement. However, looking at my competition, many did pretty well, and some went higher than me with a 2000. Not many people increased in their points as tests went by, and I was around the area of "above average".
At home, my grandparents stress me about studying, and I always reply to them with "Don't worry, you see me studying right now." And of course I go back to my studies, trying to understand math concepts and english grammar for around 5-7 hours a day. No games during the weekdays, and the weekends completely free to myself. If it wasn't for the weekends, I would have nearly died from over studying, and I don't blame myself for making weekends free.
Yesterday I went with my grandpa to register for fall term classes (weekends), since I know that I need to get more practice and learn more. I choose morning classes as it is flexible with my schedule at school. While they were talking, the woman behind the counter showed us the grades and compared it with the rest of the people in my class. It showed that I didn't do really well, but I told my grandpa that it was okay because most of the class did worse than me, and I can do better. I left it at that and went straight to class.
This morning as I went to class I did not know that my grandfather showed up an hour later at the counter and talked with the woman behind the counter, paying the money for the class. When I got home tonight, my grandmother told me what they talked about today.
She said that my grandpa asked the woman what school I can get in with my score at the moment. She said "only stonybrook". He then asked her if it was possible for my to get into MIT if I try harder, she replied with "Not a chance."
She went on and explained how I was very behind, and that my english scores were so horrible that even the little kids that came from china to here learning ESL gets better grades than me. Obviously I do believe that this is true, since the english language is fresh in their minds while mine is still in the works. However, she went on to say that I was completely behind everyone, and that everyone's scores increased while mine showed intense inconsistency.
At that time I just said to my grandmother "Utter Bullshit. With my own eyes I see the scores. I'm above average compared to the whole school, and not everyone does better continuously. I've seen the scores."
My grandmother replied with "Well, this is your last chance. Maybe its going to be like last time, where your application to those speciallized high schools rejected you. Look, don't blame yourself. Atleast you tried. If you go to a community college, we'll understand."
I then left the room, went to the living room and bursted out in tears. This was actually my first effusive cry ever since my last one four years back. During that time many thoughts rushed into my mind. Many thoughts about everything, and anything. All these questions kept repeating in my head; Why the hell do they have to bullshit like that to my grandparents? Do they hate me? Why can't I ever be successful in my goals? Why do I have to stick to the lesser end? Why do I always try my hardest when others get the same result with little effort? Why do I have to be the one that recieves unrequited love? WHY THE FUCK AM I BISEXUAL? WHY IS MY LIFE FUCKING UPSIDE DOWN? WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPERIENCE PAIN NINTEY PERCENT OF THE TIME? WHY CAN'T I PROVE MYSELF? WHY AM I SO FUCKING NAIVE? WHY AM I NOT SMART ENOUGH? WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? WHAT AM I MISSING? WHAT DO I HAVE TO GIVE UP TO GET WHAT I NEED?
....
Why can't I repay my grandparents for what they've done for me ever since I was born?
Why can't I repay them for saving my life when no one cared for me?
Why do I have to be what I am right now?
....
Whats the significance of my life?
~~~~~
After a half an hour of non-stop tears pouring down my pathetic face, I knew that this is, indeed my last chance of proving myself worthy of myself. To save everything, and keep everything in its place. To prove myself smart. Most especially, to make my grandparents happy.
Thinking it out was a hard process, since my social life has just started since I was 14. I had two paths to choose; a life of studying and getting into MIT at all costs, or choose to live a lifestyle where I have a great social life, uncaring for my college education.
I wanted to choose the latter, but I have a personal obligation to myself to achieve. I've decided that from September 5 until next summer or later that I dedicate myself to studying, and only studying. The only way for me to succeed this way is removing myself from my own social life, dedicated to do anything to get me into the college I want.
Although this sounds overdone, I really have no choice. This is my only chance to prove, to myself, that I can succeed in life.
Starting September 5th, I will no longer be here until next summer, or the summer after that. I've decided to get into my ideal college at all costs, because it is my duty to do so.
I'm removing myself from games, online forums, and my social life to dedicate myself to 24/7 studying for the SATS and volunteering for community service to further increase my chances for the college I want.
Until September 5th I will still be here, but I'm telling you guys this for a heads up.
Have a happy Christmas, New year, Valentines Day, Easter, and Summer Vacation.
Dead Panda
August 12th, 2006, 03:58 am
This anime makes me pissed
I was writing a story, and this is the same exact shit, cept the boy is a girl and the girl is a boy. +|
Oh well.
Luis
August 12th, 2006, 04:08 am
Hiei..Im gonna miss ya man, All I can say is good luck, and that if you're as stubborn/dedicated as you seem Im sure you'll make it.
Meh I should probably do something similar....
*is amazed by Hieis 'no bullshit'' attitude towards himself and us*
So see ya next summer!
(BTW you're like...17 right?)
Paradox
August 12th, 2006, 04:18 am
Its time I reveal whats going to happen in the next year starting this september.
If you want to read the events that is leading up to my statement below, go ahead and click the spoiler tag. Note that by using the spoiler tag you dont have to read whats inside it. Therefore, labing me as an "emo" or whatever you call me will be ineffective and label you as a "fucking moron".
Behind the computer for the past few months I've been studying hard for the upcoming SATS in my Junior year. I feel confident that even with my practice scores of 1670 and 1730 I have a chance to work much harder so I can atleast stand a chance into getting MIT. No, I'm working to getting into MIT 100%.
My practice tests show inconsistency, always increasing then decreasing and vice versa. The math and verbal grades also do a same trend, proving that I am hard to distinuish when it comes to my strengths. However I am actually stronger in Math by a 10 fold than English, and its starting to show that on my recent exams. Math = 670, English = 570, Writing = 500 (Current practice exam score).
Most of my errors in Math are just careless mistakes, and I've learned to fix that easily, as for writing I need to learn more about constructing intros and conclusions, because I always have great supporting evidence, but a weak starting and finishing point. Sometimes they gives quotes that your supposed to disagree/agree with (Ex. The end justifies the means. Do you agree with it?). That topic dragged me offboard, wondering what "the means" meant.
Although I have problems in writing, that is not my weakest point. My English was absolutely horrible. Many SAT words I do not know, but I can fix that easily by studying the words which I am doing great on. However, grammar is what brings me down the most. I understand baisic conceptons, but they wrap it around other ideas that it actually takes time to decipher which is which and what is the error in the sentence. Reading comprehension is also a pain in the ass, reading a large amount of text, and questions asking you a definition of a word, or the best title of the passage would be.
My worst enemy is also time. With every practice test, I finish 30 minutes late or 40 at the most. Of course I am working on the time, speeding everything up in math because I am used to speeding up in that area, and I do just fine. However that is not even enough.
Now, with all of that I get a lousy grade of 1750 or lower, but I always think that there's room for more improvement. However, looking at my competition, many did pretty well, and some went higher than me with a 2000. Not many people increased in their points as tests went by, and I was around the area of "above average".
At home, my grandparents stress me about studying, and I always reply to them with "Don't worry, you see me studying right now." And of course I go back to my studies, trying to understand math concepts and english grammar for around 5-7 hours a day. No games during the weekdays, and the weekends completely free to myself. If it wasn't for the weekends, I would have nearly died from over studying, and I don't blame myself for making weekends free.
Yesterday I went with my grandpa to register for fall term classes (weekends), since I know that I need to get more practice and learn more. I choose morning classes as it is flexible with my schedule at school. While they were talking, the woman behind the counter showed us the grades and compared it with the rest of the people in my class. It showed that I didn't do really well, but I told my grandpa that it was okay because most of the class did worse than me, and I can do better. I left it at that and went straight to class.
This morning as I went to class I did not know that my grandfather showed up an hour later at the counter and talked with the woman behind the counter, paying the money for the class. When I got home tonight, my grandmother told me what they talked about today.
She said that my grandpa asked the woman what school I can get in with my score at the moment. She said "only stonybrook". He then asked her if it was possible for my to get into MIT if I try harder, she replied with "Not a chance."
She went on and explained how I was very behind, and that my english scores were so horrible that even the little kids that came from china to here learning ESL gets better grades than me. Obviously I do believe that this is true, since the english language is fresh in their minds while mine is still in the works. However, she went on to say that I was completely behind everyone, and that everyone's scores increased while mine showed intense inconsistency.
At that time I just said to my grandmother "Utter Bullshit. With my own eyes I see the scores. I'm above average compared to the whole school, and not everyone does better continuously. I've seen the scores."
My grandmother replied with "Well, this is your last chance. Maybe its going to be like last time, where your application to those speciallized high schools rejected you. Look, don't blame yourself. Atleast you tried. If you go to a community college, we'll understand."
I then left the room, went to the living room and bursted out in tears. This was actually my first effusive cry ever since my last one four years back. During that time many thoughts rushed into my mind. Many thoughts about everything, and anything. All these questions kept repeating in my head; Why the hell do they have to bullshit like that to my grandparents? Do they hate me? Why can't I ever be successful in my goals? Why do I have to stick to the lesser end? Why do I always try my hardest when others get the same result with little effort? Why do I have to be the one that recieves unrequited love? WHY THE FUCK AM I BISEXUAL? WHY IS MY LIFE FUCKING UPSIDE DOWN? WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPERIENCE PAIN NINTEY PERCENT OF THE TIME? WHY CAN'T I PROVE MYSELF? WHY AM I SO FUCKING NAIVE? WHY AM I NOT SMART ENOUGH? WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? WHAT AM I MISSING? WHAT DO I HAVE TO GIVE UP TO GET WHAT I NEED?
....
Why can't I repay my grandparents for what they've done for me ever since I was born?
Why can't I repay them for saving my life when no one cared for me?
Why do I have to be what I am right now?
....
Whats the significance of my life?
~~~~~
After a half an hour of non-stop tears pouring down my pathetic face, I knew that this is, indeed my last chance of proving myself worthy of myself. To save everything, and keep everything in its place. To prove myself smart. Most especially, to make my grandparents happy.
Thinking it out was a hard process, since my social life has just started since I was 14. I had two paths to choose; a life of studying and getting into MIT at all costs, or choose to live a lifestyle where I have a great social life, uncaring for my college education.
I wanted to choose the latter, but I have a personal obligation to myself to achieve. I've decided that from September 5 until next summer or later that I dedicate myself to studying, and only studying. The only way for me to succeed this way is removing myself from my own social life, dedicated to do anything to get me into the college I want.
Although this sounds overdone, I really have no choice. This is my only chance to prove, to myself, that I can succeed in life.
Starting September 5th, I will no longer be here until next summer, or the summer after that. I've decided to get into my ideal college at all costs, because it is my duty to do so.
I'm removing myself from games, online forums, and my social life to dedicate myself to 24/7 studying for the SATS and volunteering for community service to further increase my chances for the college I want.
Until September 5th I will still be here, but I'm telling you guys this for a heads up.
Have a happy Christmas, New year, Valentines Day, Easter, and Summer Vacation.
good luck! ^_^
@Sondagger - ....Legato Bluesummers is soooooooooooo sexy.... I'd be his slave... *nods*
PorscheGTIII
August 12th, 2006, 04:37 am
Good luck to you Hiei! Remember, "All work and no play makes an ass out of you." Don't remove yourself from everyhting in your life just to focus on your studies. Have a little fun once in a while. If you study too hard you may end up not doing as well as you had potentionally hoped for.
One small suggestion for the SAT's. Learn about all the little minut tricks that The College Board will try to play on you. If you are aware of them, you will do much better. Check this out every day, sample questions from the SAT's http://collegeboard.com/apps/qotd/question
Good luck and in everything you do, make sure you are happy doing it.
Hiei
August 12th, 2006, 05:53 am
Thanks alot guys.
My aunt came by and lectured me for a good 2 hours about colleges and applying to them.
I look at the websites, and everything there is a foreign language to me.
Is there a way to find what courses are offered for your major?
M
August 12th, 2006, 07:44 am
HAH FINALLY. A ANIME I LIKE
Zero no Tsukaima
I DUNNO WHAT THE HELL THAT MEANS IN ENGLISH. BUT IT HAS WIZARDS. HAH
Rips both Shana and Harry Potter off horribly. The bow is kind of annoying too (yet oddly funny). And the title basically translates to "Zero's Familiar"
@Hiei: Student Services would help you greatly. Learn exactly what course you are planning on getting into and ask for the Course Graduation Requirements form. Usually they have it in a single sheet of paper addressing every class you need, except for the core courses (eng 101, eng 102, 8 cred; mth 101, mth 102 - 10 creds; any natural science with lab - 12 cred; varying amounts of Social Science and Humanities creds; and whatever your course requires for elective credits (all this totaling around 124 non-degree specific courses or so). Man I need to pull out the courses book again! I should remember these things.
Don't belittle Community Colleges. Sure, they may not be the best school; sure, the classes don't sit as strongly as MITs would; but you have to understand that college is college. In the past year, I have gone to a Community College. I know I may not be the smartest, highest, and brightest kid in school, but I do understand that most college degrees are looked at the same.
There are three aspects a Job looks for when hiring you in. they are as follows:
High School Grades (>2.5 is fine)
Did they graduate College. If so what area was their focus?
What did they place in their cover letter? Do they seem competent?
What was their overall grade in College?
What does their resume look like?
How much work experience does the person have?
At no time do they go "Oh, this person went to such and such college! DON'T HIRE!". Maybe for a doctor. Maybe for a Politician. But not for the typical "white collared" job that . I'm not denying that MIT would have more power to you, but also know that that specific power is applied only when you are looking at getting a Director Position in the work field. In order to get a Director's Position, most of the time they will respect work experience over education; but this is where your College Degree will, most of the time, give you power.
I also realize that you want to do your best and get the best as quick as possible, but the best choice for you is to slow down a little. Take everything in time. Mature to the point where you understand that not everything can be achieved quickly. Learn that this does mean you can achieve your dream.
GAH! I have to go to work now. More maybe later.
Sephiroth
August 12th, 2006, 12:21 pm
actually the main character for zero no tsukaima is the same voice actor that played shana in shakugan no shana
aznanimedude
August 12th, 2006, 02:03 pm
hey hey hiei...good luck man...working hard like that...propz.
just know this forum will be rooting for you (or if not the whole forum...at least i will) because ur story reminds me of mine (kind of?)...i had that choice...i chose the latter. but i can see ur logic...so good luck man, hope it all works out for you
leonheart
August 12th, 2006, 03:31 pm
Hey good luck Hiei hope you get into that college you're trying for. studying 24/7 wont be too good for you have some fun once in a while.
Hiei
August 12th, 2006, 03:51 pm
Thanks again for supporting me :).
Mies, if a certain college is far away from home, and I am not within range to get to Student Services in that college, is it better to call them up and request them to fax you a course sheet?
As for work experience,
your view changed my perspective on the job market. I did not know that they look at your work experience more than what school you went for your education. So, if that does apply then why do parents pressure their kids to get into the top colleges?
Oh, I also have a question about universities. Upon further research I have found that universities separate into different departments, and you should go to that certain department for your major. Then whats the purpose of the university as a whole? Why all the departments? Why are some of them farther away from the school than others? What is a department?
Madmazda86
August 12th, 2006, 04:56 pm
I can't help ya 'cause I'm not American - but good luck all the same. Just try and find a happy medium - work your arse off and find out what kind of grades that gets you, then you'll know just how much you *really* need to do to keep those grades, which means you'll be able to let up a bit.
And I've just discovered that I'm only £50 away from having enough money for a return flight to Japan :D One hurdle nearly overcome, now I just need to get together enough money to travel, sleep and feed myself once I actually get there... :think:
PorscheGTIII
August 12th, 2006, 04:58 pm
One hurdle nearly overcome, now I just need to get together enough money to travel, sleep and feed myself once I actually get there... :think:
:lol:
That would kinda help, wouldn't it?
Madmazda86
August 12th, 2006, 05:09 pm
Yeah XD Japan is a weeeny bit expensive - I had about AU$700 saved up last time and it all went in 4 days. I wanna go for two weeks this time around so need waaay more money. Just the rail pass is about £200 :bandage:
Dark Bring
August 12th, 2006, 05:13 pm
o_O When are you going?
Lightningsage
August 12th, 2006, 06:40 pm
I love Japan! Speicially their candy...Mmmm Tsubasa Strawberry Kit-Kat bars...only in Japan. MINE! I bought them!
PFT_Shadow
August 12th, 2006, 06:41 pm
just dont be fooled by the coke a' cola smelling putty rubbers. lol
M
August 12th, 2006, 06:45 pm
Thanks again for supporting me :).
Mies, if a certain college is far away from home, and I am not within range to get to Student Services in that college, is it better to call them up and request them to fax you a course sheet?
As for work experience,
your view changed my perspective on the job market. I did not know that they look at your work experience more than what school you went for your education. So, if that does apply then why do parents pressure their kids to get into the top colleges?
Oh, I also have a question about universities. Upon further research I have found that universities separate into different departments, and you should go to that certain department for your major. Then whats the purpose of the university as a whole? Why all the departments? Why are some of them farther away from the school than others? What is a department?
I doubt you will have any trouble asking them for that information. More than likely, they'll be happy to give it to you. Once you switch over from Grade School to College, it turns into a more Business like environment. They want you there. They want you to stay there. Remember, you are a form of income to them once you enroll.
So yes, give them a call. Worse comes to worse, I'm pretty sure they would mail it to you.
Also, I should tell you that you can test out of certain preq classes like College Algebra and English Compostion I by a placement test. I managed to skip over English 101 thanks to this, and I was just one point off from skipping College Algebra.
The reason parents push children in schools so hard is actually a misconception. I was never pushed to go to a high level college, personally, but I do know that a degree is simply a piece of paper showing how much you know, in what field of study, and at what standard.
Of course, a higher standard will be respected, but if you were a company wanting to hire someone for designing a building, would you choose a person from Harvard Universities school of design with two jobs worth of experence and a decent work record, or a person from a local no name college with twelve jobs worth of experence with the same track record? Obviously the person that did twelve jobs would have a better understanding of how to do things than the person with just two.
I don't care what anyone says: application far surpasses theory. Of course, if the two had a tie in jobs preformed, I believe the Harvard student would be chosen. That's a given. And there lies what parents think. If you are in a tie with someone for a job, the higher the school rank, the more likely it is that you will get the job over the other.
Don't get me wrong! Going to a higher college will give you brownie points (I was looked down upon when I transfered from my community college to the university), but going to one of the top schools in the US is not going to help you any more than some other college when it comes to non-Masters/PhD. degrees.
As for different departments: Basically, the different departments are local groups that specalize in a major. I, personally, am in the Computer Science Department at the University of Michigan. Why? Because I'm going to be a Software engineer, a Computer Science major track option. So what you need find out is what field of study is where your job of choice is, and go from there. That's for your major. Once you get to college, follow that sheet as close a physically possible, or else you'll be wasting your time.
Your minor is quite a different story. When visiting a department you will notice there are two different requirement sheets: one major and one minor. What you need to do is find a minor that you can reuse your major classes for. For instance, I take Introduction to Logic. This is a preq for Computer Programing Concepts I. It is also a requirement for a minor in Philosophy. Thus, I have shot down both a preq and a minor class (if I chose philosophy as my minor; I've yet to decide). It is really up to the college student as to what your minor should be. You'll see that quite a few computer science majors are computer information system minors. You will see a lot of Engineering majors that are Math minors. You see the pattern?
GAH! Another essay!
Lightningsage
August 12th, 2006, 06:45 pm
And their Bubblegum is good too...It's been a long time since i've had some! I'm getting the shakes! Nooooo! Why did I have to chew all of it??? I need to go to the Sakura store downtown and get some more!
Neko Koneko
August 12th, 2006, 07:19 pm
I love Japan! Speicially their candy...Mmmm Tsubasa Strawberry Kit-Kat bars...only in Japan. MINE! I bought them!
Uh-uh, and next you're gonna try to make us believe you're actually in/from Japan. Before you try that I'll tell you that your IP address tells you you're in America.
Moonlight_stalker
August 12th, 2006, 07:29 pm
Yeah XD Japan is a weeeny bit expensive - I had about AU$700 saved up last time and it all went in 4 days. I wanna go for two weeks this time around so need waaay more money. Just the rail pass is about £200 :bandage:
Ooohh, yeah i'm thinking of going japan summer 2007 witha group of friends for 4 weeks. Luckily i've got very cheap accommodation thanks to my friend! There's a 2 week rail pass you can get that cost round £200. We're thinking of traveling round Japan for 2 weeks and staying in youth hostels, then 2 more weeks in and around Tokyo.
Anyone suggest any easy to travel to traditional temples/shrines, sites? Or any must see places?
[gonna plan as much as we can now, and see how much money we still need to save]
Lightningsage
August 12th, 2006, 07:30 pm
I've been to Japan though ^_^. And I brought back Candy.
M
August 12th, 2006, 08:18 pm
Woot. More pics to my nazi anime arsenal!
Lock Pics:
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8959/locktypefatewz7.png
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/3042/locktypemisuzugh4.png
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5495/locktypemariesamadu6.png
Hmm.... Maybe I should make some more brutal looking pics...
PorscheGTIII
August 12th, 2006, 08:20 pm
@M Thats Sweet
THE STEELERS GAME IS ON! WOOT! WOOT!
Neko Koneko
August 12th, 2006, 08:27 pm
Woot. More pics to my nazi anime arsenal!
Lock Pics:
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8959/locktypefatewz7.png
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/3042/locktypemisuzugh4.png
Hmm.... Maybe I should make some more brutal looking pics...
What’s the kanji supposed to mean? かぎを...ける
Sephiroth
August 12th, 2006, 08:35 pm
I cannot understand your japenese dialect.
again another night sephy is drunk maybe i should go to alchgys anonymous. meh ,maybe im jus livin a normal teenage life. whatever im havin fun so its all hood ^_^
but man what is with the people in post your picture thread damn grow up we dont care
M
August 12th, 2006, 08:41 pm
It means:
鍵を掛ける - (expression) "to be locked" .
(lit) "Key is used"
PFT_Shadow
August 12th, 2006, 08:45 pm
again another night sephy is drunk maybe i should go to alchgys anonymous. meh ,maybe im jus livin a normal teenage life. whatever im havin fun so its all hood ^_^
all hood ^_^
for once its not me drunk on the forums, yay
imj not well enough to be drunk. ive spent alot of the day asleep. i must chanalge you to shots, i suggest tequila
Sephiroth
August 12th, 2006, 09:11 pm
right i must now say goodbye to ichigos because im now about to go clubbin and pull me many many fit girls so i will now say oyasumi (goodnighyt) to ichigos
Sondagger
August 12th, 2006, 09:12 pm
Going to get drunk again? You should know better than that. :nono:
Dark Bring
August 12th, 2006, 09:13 pm
Sephiroth is IN DA HOUSE! =D
M
August 12th, 2006, 09:13 pm
Just remember that meer is your wife!
Hiei
August 12th, 2006, 09:17 pm
EDIT - removed.
What do you think of this ava so far?
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/3339/seishirouoj0.gif
Paradox
August 13th, 2006, 01:10 am
I like it, and you know I'll miss you while you're gone to study, even if we haven't had the best friendship I still consider you a good friend on here, but I wish you all of the best with school!
crackthesky
August 13th, 2006, 01:47 am
Sephiroth is IN DA HOUSE! =D
*kicks.
ahah.
sephiroth is limping now.
...
*stares at big muscles*
Sephiroth
August 13th, 2006, 01:55 am
sephiroth was in da house and now returns in da house. man what a poo night it was. glow sticks are funny. i manage to pull a girl because of having 1 and then the rest of the night was poo. but now i wanna go tro sleeo so again goodnight ichigos
ChristopherArmalite
August 13th, 2006, 01:57 am
good night, but I can't really see how glowsticks can lead to a bad night...glowsticks are cool :mellow:
crackthesky
August 13th, 2006, 02:01 am
glowsticks are a bad omen.
ChristopherArmalite
August 13th, 2006, 02:02 am
huh? what do you mean?
and are you sniffing a glade plug-in thing? :mellow:
crackthesky
August 13th, 2006, 02:05 am
uh yeah.
duuh.
PorscheGTIII
August 13th, 2006, 02:15 am
Geez, my little brother beat me at Mini Golf.
I am shamed.
(_ _)
Hiei
August 13th, 2006, 02:49 am
<Hiei> my aunt came over
<Hiei> you know what she did
<Hiei> she placed her hands to my neck, threatening to break my neck
<Hiei> if I dis respected her agani.
<Hiei> first thing I do, is get the fuck out of this house when I am old enough.
Its decided. I'm leaving the family when I get someone to offer me a place in their home. I'm not taking this shit anymore.
LePapillonRouge
August 13th, 2006, 04:38 am
*sigh* A friend of mine isn't even on speaking terms with his two little brothers XD.
Good night Sephiroth...don't throw up on us, please.
Moonlight_stalker
August 13th, 2006, 09:28 am
Has the ichigo's website changed, or is it just me? O_o...
Neko Koneko
August 13th, 2006, 11:10 am
It means:
鍵を掛ける - (expression) "to be locked" .
(lit) "Key is used"
Wouldn't that be kagi wo tsukawakatta?
Sephiroth
August 13th, 2006, 12:47 pm
man i was drunk last night x_x
woke up ill this morning but i feel fine now so it's all good. nah the glowsticks was probably the best part. the reason why i said it was funny was because it led to me pullin a girl. but that was like 15 minutes of the entire 5 hour clubbin night. which was why i said it was poo. but looks like i rambled on enough about it
Shezmeister
August 13th, 2006, 02:46 pm
hey HEY who's changed ichigo's? it's all freaky and different. but not completly. like a parallel universe and shiz:huh:
Dark Bring
August 13th, 2006, 02:49 pm
Go read the Site Announcements and Feedback.
M
August 13th, 2006, 02:57 pm
Wouldn't that be kagi wo tsukawakatta?
I just looked up the Kanji for lock because I couldn't get the SKIM Lanugage interface to work right for the simple romanji (joo or Jō; lit meaning "a lock") to kanji (鍵; v.s.) So I went to WWWJDIC and did a search on it. I found a line that fit my purpose better (because I cannot lock a thread, so to be locked is more accurate) and used the line. The entry was as follows:
鍵を掛ける; 鍵をかける 【かぎをかける】 (exp) to lock [Ex][G][GI][S][A] [G][GI][S][A]
My sentence completeion in the Japanese Writting system is about null, but I did recongize the Kanji 鍵 which is lock. So I just went with what they had. I google translated it real quick to make certain the literal definition was remotely related, and it came up to "Key is to be used". Not exact, but close.
I checked into your phrase and it came up with this literal def:
The key handle [wa] one it is
Similar to my choice, if not the same. Meh, it's only ment to be an effect. I doubt very many people that come here would be able to read it, anyways.
Madmazda86
August 13th, 2006, 03:09 pm
Heehee, fun is going shopping with Mum and talking her into buying things like strawberries and clotted cream yoghurt :eat:
evafreek576
August 13th, 2006, 04:23 pm
man i was drunk last night x_x
woke up ill this morning but i feel fine now so it's all good. nah the glowsticks was probably the best part. the reason why i said it was funny was because it led to me pullin a girl. but that was like 15 minutes of the entire 5 hour clubbin night. which was why i said it was poo. but looks like i rambled on enough about it
you get drunk a lot, don't you...
:blink: :mellow: :eyebrow: :cheers: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :drunk: :drunk:
crackthesky
August 13th, 2006, 04:34 pm
:mellow:
evafreek576
August 13th, 2006, 04:38 pm
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=205
PFT_Shadow
August 13th, 2006, 05:35 pm
my sentiments exactly
Starwind
August 13th, 2006, 05:47 pm
my sentiments exactly
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=205
you get drunk a lot, don't you...
:blink: :mellow: :eyebrow: :cheers: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :drunk: :drunk:
ooh, so thats what MQuote does
Hiei
August 13th, 2006, 06:46 pm
ooh, so thats what MQuote does
my sentiments exactly
Oh.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/xpeed/kakashi.gif
M
August 13th, 2006, 06:56 pm
Silly rabbit. The MQuote is designed to quote me!
Sephiroth
August 13th, 2006, 07:03 pm
you get drunk a lot, don't you...
:blink: :mellow: :eyebrow: :cheers: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :drunk: :drunk:
lol well what can i say it's all part of youth my man it has to be done. friday and sturday night comes and it's time to go out with your friends for a good time and drink the night away B)
Lightningsage
August 13th, 2006, 08:21 pm
I like the mquote!
Wow, Kakashi smiley.
PorscheGTIII
August 13th, 2006, 08:31 pm
How many clubs did you hit the other night Seph?
DiamondSeraph
August 13th, 2006, 10:53 pm
'Neath Arabian moons
A fool off his guard
Could fall and fall hard
Out there on the dunes
ChristopherArmalite
August 13th, 2006, 11:23 pm
Silly rabbit. The MQuote is designed to quote me!
I knew this was coming up sooner or later XD
DiamondSeraph
August 13th, 2006, 11:24 pm
I knew this was coming up sooner or later XD
Dude, I thought it was!! o.o (only for a few seconds I swear)
Starwind
August 14th, 2006, 12:05 am
Wow, I'm reading an article on how foreign cartoons are going to be banned in china from 5 to 8 p.m. to help their own animation studios...
DiamondSeraph
August 14th, 2006, 12:18 am
Interesting...
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