@Mr. Stuff: How did you like The One Tree? That was one of my favorite books in high school, and still is. I like that one because it tends to be Linden-perspective heavy, and even though I really like Covenant, I feel I identify a bit more with her, so it was easier for me to get into The One Tree.
Also, I just adore most of the Giants (especially Pitchwife and the First), and they're heavily featured in that one. Plus, I thought the Brathairrealm was cool (did I spell that right?).
Well, frankly, it's amazing, like the rest of the books. That's what impelled me to read it in practically one sitting. I'm not a fan of the Giants so much as I'm a fan of the Haruchai, and I wasn't disappointed in that regard. Also, as much as I find reading about sea voyages dull (which may stem from my prior reading of Moby Dick), I thought Donaldson did a good job making them not just about endless oceans and waves. There was enough action to sustain the momentum until they made it to places where the scenery changes on a regular basis.
On a completely different note, somebody at work apparently forgot to tell me they had changed the shifts today to start at 8:00am in the morning... So when I got there at my normal time of 12:30pm and they asked where I'd been, I was a bit confused. Now I'm short hours for the week, and will lose some money out of my paycheck. Oh well. I got to go home early and eat a nice shrimp dinner, so I can't complain too much.
A big hello goes out to Tangerine. Or is it TT? I always thought you'd join eventually.
Oh, and thanks guys for voting for me in the best avatar poll. I appreciate it.
too sleepy to keep working...need to run around, think I'll go walk the dogs. Need to go to the store anyway.
You think you guys are tired... for the past week I've had hardcore insomnia. I think I'm getting about 3-4 hours per night of sleep. My body is exhausted, but my mind keeps racing. it's reeeally lame.
Tneill; The banner looks very nice. Not much to say that other havent already said (text needs work, etc).
Speaking of, Tneill, Psionicblast and I are working in a graphics shop known as Psychic Graphics, so if you need a new avvy or banner, check it out
You think you guys are tired... for the past week I've had hardcore insomnia. I think I'm getting about 3-4 hours per night of sleep. My body is exhausted, but my mind keeps racing. it's reeeally lame.
Well that seriously bites because i only get insonmia when i have to get up early the next morning to go to clinicals but other then that I don't get insonmia at all. Yeah thats weird that you mind keeps racing.. I hope that it will go away soon for you. However I might do another all-nighter again tonight so i can get ready for clinicals this coming tuesday.
@ PurpleD:
That sucks man, I hope you'll be rid of it soon
* Janus orders a cup of warm milk for PurpleD
I checked the graphics shop, it's looking good Nice work!
I might drop in some day I always have a lot of ideas for banners and avatars, but I usually lack the means to create them - I only have Paint to work with
Well, if you visit the avatar/sig subforum, they now have a stickied "helpful links" thread where you can find a free downloadable program called Gimp that is nearly as powerful as photoshop. It's what I use to make all my sigs. Speaking of which, my graphic shop hasn't seen any requests in a while, but I guess that's to be expected when I'm targeting such a narrow demographic (anime + magic). Se la vie.
I do enjoy making sigs for myself though. I have ideas for about three or four more that I want to make.
Whoops. I think that was caused by my ~6 years of Spanish and ~0 years of French.
I studied French for...
* Janus ponders
... I think five years, if I'm not mistaken. I'm still not sure how I managed to pass my exam for that course, but apparently I did
Of all the languages I've studied, the hardest time I've had was studying French. The language is a lot like water, everflowing, and I still can't grasp it completely. I like the German language a whole lot more, which is solid as rock - much more to my liking
Janus, I'm not that big a fan of your constant use of smilies. It reminds me of somebody who I shall not name here.
Currently I'm watching the Sunday Night Football game. I ****ing hate the Patriots and yet everything now seems to be going their way. That's what you get for hating a team: they do well every time.
Janus, I'm not that big a fan of your constant use of smilies. It reminds me of somebody who I shall not name here.
Currently I'm watching the Sunday Night Football game. I ****ing hate the Patriots and yet everything now seems to be going their way. That's what you get for hating a team: they do well every time.
i hope you don't mean me!
BTW, i somehow knew there was a good reason why i should not watch the pats/colts game. i think i hate the pats as much as you
I guess the harder you struggle to learn something, the more it sticks (I think).
That said, I've had to struggle with just about any language, and they all go away fairly quickly if you don't use them on a regular basis.
i haven't studied or used spanish in over 10 years, yet i still remember enough to be able to read it, and speak it slowly if i had to. i took 2 years of it (86-87/87-88) in HS, though, in fairness, i took my global studies classes in a "bilingual" classroom, which helped a lot, and then 2 semesters of it around 96 in college for a few easy A's
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Hello everyone I can't believe this weekend is going by really fast of course every weekend seems like that to me anyway. I am going to have to make up a day which will be this tuesday and then ill go another 2 times this coming week for clinicals then i will be all made up of hours of clinicals. Yay! Anyways I am going to get some chicken fried rice does anyone want some? I will post later on.
Wow, Janus... ghow many languages do you have a grasp on? If i'm not mistaken, so far there's Dutch (if your location is accurate), English, German and French. That's pretty intense!
I only know English and small bits and pieces of Chinese. I've always wanted to learn French, but I didnt have room for it in schooling. Maybe one day
As for th pats/colts game... I turned it off in favour of a game of Madden where I just trounced teh colts (as the bears) 32-10
I took both spanish and german in high school, and remember absolutely nothing of either. I found german to be a lot easier than spanish, for some reason. Might have had to do with having a good german teacher and a spanish teacher that wasn't very good at her job.
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I’m sorry, Europeans, but we’re gonna have to be bilingual; we’re gonna have to be, and English speakers hate this!“Two languages in one head? No one can live at that speed! Good Lord, man! You’re asking the impossible!” “But the Dutch speak four languages and smoke marijuana…” “Yes, but they’re cheating! Everyone knows marijuana is a drug enhancement that can help you on track and field to come last in a team of 8 million other runners… who are all dead.”
I took 2 years of French in my Junior and Senior years of high school, that's about it.
Ahhh languages... I only know english (of course) and a lil' bit of french. Just enough to use it sparingly in my everyday talk when I wanna be especially elegant.
Welcome to Tangerine Tulip! I'm not sure if this is an again tho... I could've sworn you've posted here once before...
And purely so I can say it somewhere: YAY! Pats, Cowboys lose - Giants win!
The three cards that are better than Stone Rain are Magma Rift, Violent Weather, and... well, I guess there isn't a third. There is Tumult and Rain of Sulfer, but those don't get basics. Oops.
There are certainly cards in Academy block that interact with creatures that have experience. The entire Bravado mechanic does that. However, having an entire cycle of creatures that have experience but do nothing with it on their own may not be the best use of set space; If a creature is to have the word experience on there, it might be a little more interesting if it at least got a little something when it got its counters. I'd much rather see more things like Exp Beater - which accrues counters at a frightening rate, by the way - than something like Embattled Wayfarer.
I took about 3 years of German in highschool. They were fun classes I was going to take 4 years of german but i decided not to because I wanted to find some room for other classes that I was interested in taking.:) The german classes did get kinda rough at times though but I had fun for the most part in the foreign language classes I took.
Hello everyone I can't believe this weekend is going by really fast of course every weekend seems like that to me anyway. I am going to have to make up a day which will be this tuesday and then ill go another 2 times this coming week for clinicals then i will be all made up of hours of clinicals. Yay! Anyways I am going to get some chicken fried rice does anyone want some? I will post later on.
Get me some veggie spring rolls while yr at it. I'll send you a signed Windswept Heath.
Wow, a signed Heath for some veggie spring rolls? *Alacar wishes he could nab some for the Heath
Discord has made a handful of design changes, editing some tweaks and a few cards. I still need some name ideas! Just throw some names for creatures and spells out there. They don't have to be specific.
Also, Photon Eater, I gotta tell you. Sustain is one of my favorite keywords to design for now. Discord has really run away with what Sustain can do, mixing colors and using hybrid. If I had another set to play with I'd make Sustain with alternate costs (sacrificing creatures, discarding cards, etc)
There's even an artifact for that gives all instants and sorceries Sustain!
Get me some veggie spring rolls while yr at it. I'll send you a signed Windswept Heath.
Hehe, yum i like spring rolls well i like alot of chinese food actually.:p Speaking of signed cards I still have my legends rubinia soulsinger signed by rob alexander. I also used to have a beta forcefield signed by richard garfield(not kidding by the way). Wish i still had my signed forcefield too but i sold it on ebay a long while back oh well.
I wish I was good at making cards but I am terrible at making them.:(
I sold it for about 70 dollars back then not too bad. I bought it for about 60 i think. I could use some of mamelon's homemade cookies myself and some magic coffeehouse cappacino lol...
Well, frankly, it's amazing, like the rest of the books. That's what impelled me to read it in practically one sitting. I'm not a fan of the Giants so much as I'm a fan of the Haruchai, and I wasn't disappointed in that regard. Also, as much as I find reading about sea voyages dull (which may stem from my prior reading of Moby Dick), I thought Donaldson did a good job making them not just about endless oceans and waves. There was enough action to sustain the momentum until they made it to places where the scenery changes on a regular basis.
On a completely different note, somebody at work apparently forgot to tell me they had changed the shifts today to start at 8:00am in the morning... So when I got there at my normal time of 12:30pm and they asked where I'd been, I was a bit confused. Now I'm short hours for the week, and will lose some money out of my paycheck. Oh well. I got to go home early and eat a nice shrimp dinner, so I can't complain too much.
A big hello goes out to Tangerine. Or is it TT? I always thought you'd join eventually.
Oh, and thanks guys for voting for me in the best avatar poll. I appreciate it.
You think you guys are tired... for the past week I've had hardcore insomnia. I think I'm getting about 3-4 hours per night of sleep. My body is exhausted, but my mind keeps racing. it's reeeally lame.
Tneill; The banner looks very nice. Not much to say that other havent already said (text needs work, etc).
Speaking of, Tneill, Psionicblast and I are working in a graphics shop known as Psychic Graphics, so if you need a new avvy or banner, check it out
Thanks for the warm welcome back, everyone.
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Well that seriously bites because i only get insonmia when i have to get up early the next morning to go to clinicals but other then that I don't get insonmia at all. Yeah thats weird that you mind keeps racing.. I hope that it will go away soon for you. However I might do another all-nighter again tonight so i can get ready for clinicals this coming tuesday.
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@ PurpleD:
That sucks man, I hope you'll be rid of it soon
* Janus orders a cup of warm milk for PurpleD
I checked the graphics shop, it's looking good Nice work!
I might drop in some day I always have a lot of ideas for banners and avatars, but I usually lack the means to create them - I only have Paint to work with
- J.
I do enjoy making sigs for myself though. I have ideas for about three or four more that I want to make.
I really hate to do this, given that you've just provided me with some great advice, but...
... C'est la vie
I'll have a look at that program, thanks!
* Janus raises his cup of coffee to Mr. Stuff
- J.
I studied French for...
* Janus ponders
... I think five years, if I'm not mistaken. I'm still not sure how I managed to pass my exam for that course, but apparently I did
Of all the languages I've studied, the hardest time I've had was studying French. The language is a lot like water, everflowing, and I still can't grasp it completely. I like the German language a whole lot more, which is solid as rock - much more to my liking
I would have liked to study Spanish, but alas...
Who knows, I might still do that someday
- J.
Currently I'm watching the Sunday Night Football game. I ****ing hate the Patriots and yet everything now seems to be going their way. That's what you get for hating a team: they do well every time.
Hmmm... I suppose I could try to cut back on my use of emoticons, if it irritates you?
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I'll read your reply when the sun has risen, it's time I got some sleep
@ All:
Good luck, good night, good bye!
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- J.
That said, I've had to struggle with just about any language, and they all go away fairly quickly if you don't use them on a regular basis.
i hope you don't mean me!
BTW, i somehow knew there was a good reason why i should not watch the pats/colts game. i think i hate the pats as much as you
i haven't studied or used spanish in over 10 years, yet i still remember enough to be able to read it, and speak it slowly if i had to. i took 2 years of it (86-87/87-88) in HS, though, in fairness, i took my global studies classes in a "bilingual" classroom, which helped a lot, and then 2 semesters of it around 96 in college for a few easy A's
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And if I've offended you, I'm sorry, but maybe you need to be offended. But here's my apology and one more thing...
I only know English and small bits and pieces of Chinese. I've always wanted to learn French, but I didnt have room for it in schooling. Maybe one day
As for th pats/colts game... I turned it off in favour of a game of Madden where I just trounced teh colts (as the bears) 32-10
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I think I'm gonna give back madden early, because I don't mind if I play it or not, but I'm letting it take up all my time, like yesterday :(.
EDIT: I'm taking my third year of spanish next semistar.
Welcome to Tangerine Tulip! I'm not sure if this is an again tho... I could've sworn you've posted here once before...
And purely so I can say it somewhere: YAY! Pats, Cowboys lose - Giants win!
There are certainly cards in Academy block that interact with creatures that have experience. The entire Bravado mechanic does that. However, having an entire cycle of creatures that have experience but do nothing with it on their own may not be the best use of set space; If a creature is to have the word experience on there, it might be a little more interesting if it at least got a little something when it got its counters. I'd much rather see more things like Exp Beater - which accrues counters at a frightening rate, by the way - than something like Embattled Wayfarer.
OMG the pats blew it! YAY peyton!
and the jets didn't lose today... what a wonderful football sunday for me! double YAY!
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And if I've offended you, I'm sorry, but maybe you need to be offended. But here's my apology and one more thing...
Get me some veggie spring rolls while yr at it. I'll send you a signed Windswept Heath.
*Alacar wishes he could nab some for the Heath
Discord has made a handful of design changes, editing some tweaks and a few cards. I still need some name ideas! Just throw some names for creatures and spells out there. They don't have to be specific.
Also, Photon Eater, I gotta tell you. Sustain is one of my favorite keywords to design for now. Discord has really run away with what Sustain can do, mixing colors and using hybrid. If I had another set to play with I'd make Sustain with alternate costs (sacrificing creatures, discarding cards, etc)
There's even an artifact for that gives all instants and sorceries Sustain!
Like freeform roleplaying? Try Darkness Befalls Us
Ryttare Kelasin Luna Orelinalei
Hehe, yum i like spring rolls well i like alot of chinese food actually.:p Speaking of signed cards I still have my legends rubinia soulsinger signed by rob alexander. I also used to have a beta forcefield signed by richard garfield(not kidding by the way). Wish i still had my signed forcefield too but i sold it on ebay a long while back oh well.
I wish I was good at making cards but I am terrible at making them.:(
I sold it for about 70 dollars back then not too bad. I bought it for about 60 i think. I could use some of mamelon's homemade cookies myself and some magic coffeehouse cappacino lol...