Lacrimosa wrote:@Mikael; Hmm..! I've never though about it that way! o,o Hehe, that's pretty interesting. Do you have a good memory? XD

Yeah! I haven't had a shop since then, actually.. and yeah it feels like forever ago. XD

LOL, oh gosh. That sounds kind of amazing. XDD

Ahh I've heard of that! Can't remember if I tried it or not. And dude, that's awesome! I'd love to do something like that. Were you all close enough/in the same area or?

Whoops! Sorry about that, Lacri!

My memory is terrible --especially when it comes to numbers and dates. I have forgotten my own birthday and almost overlooked Christmas Eve before. I can't tell you where half of my friends work or go to school either. *facepalm*

It's probably part of why I feel more comfortable with writing --at least here, I can look up references and double-check on anything I need.

Aha, well, if you can earn cash from art, it feels like a step up from earning game money.

Yeah, we didn't know it initially, but my group and the other group all lived roughly in the SoCal area. There was a third group as well, that lived in NorCal. My group was called Giyaka [after Rush Hour], and the second group was called Explodia [something about Yu-Gi-Oh]. I don't remember the name of the third group, but one of the guys, Naoi, came down for school, and we hung out with him almost weekly. He's back in NorCal now, but he'll come back when school opens again.

This wasn't my first RL meet-up, though. When I was a mod in another forum, we had a meet-up, and it was crazy because people came from around the world. I can't remember who came from where outside of the people I was sharing my room with: two girls from England, one from Canada... err... and I think there was another one from another part of Europe. There were two rooms' worth of peeps, and we all hung out at Anime Expo and around that area for two weeks.

Errisa wrote:@Mika- :/ hmm a little. I loved reading when I was younger and my skill level by that point was much better than a normal grade 9. But yea I did miss some key ideas and stuff for sure. I recently reread before going to the watch movie xD

Yea same- and I agree! Except

Oh you see since we were 2 people only and had limited time xD we would solo frequently. Also to grind for materials needed to make items and quests. I would end up soloing the the final bosses on hero xD cause it got too easy. AND then there were super hard boses that we couldn't 2 people >>; argh.

Aha.

Except?

But why didn't you join another guild? Or use a pub-boat?

Aside from the regulars in my channel, I also made friends with two other guys --er, I can't remember their names now, but I helped one along [he was Karok], and then there was another who helped me along [he was an Evie]. One of my RL friends also befriended another Evie player, and sometimes the three of us would run maps together.

Except I didnt like the original as much as some of my faves XD

Oh I wasnt in a guild. When I was playing it there was rarely any active ppl..... so pub boats took forever to fill and guilds had like maybe 1 active person.

We made one friend but he quit.... soo

@Mikael; Oh gosh, me too. I am soooo SOOO bad with numbers and dates. I have to write things down or I will forget. 8C I've found my calendar to be a bit of a lifesaver. I have to check my work schedule constantly because I'm like, now wait.. do I work Friday? Or was it Saturday??

And I can def understand that. It feels better to have things written down as well. XD

Hmm well I've only done art for cash once, and that was very recently. I'd love to be able to do more, but I dunno how to get myself out there haha.

Woah, that's pretty amazing! And I'd love to see or be part of a meet-up with people from all over the world and not just the country. x) That would be so cool. That all sounds like so much fun though, what an experience!

That is indeed the catch, isn't it? XD I actually just cleaned out my desk today, got rid of lots of old notes lol. I should do my purse, too..

Other problem is pricing. People generally undervalue art these days, and don't want to pay a lot. :c There are folks who will sell full-blown illustrations for twenty bucks and like. I can't do that. That's horrid underpayment. D8 I was thinking of maybe doing $5 headshots but..

Ahh makes sense. I'd love to visit Japan sometime too.~ Ooh, what are you doing in Chicago? I actually live a few hours away from there. I need to go there for a day trip and get my passport renewed. xP

LOL, aw man. You need like a little notebook and flashlight. I've had that happen to me with class notes once before.

Aye.. I am jealous of those ones. o;

Ahhh, owl cafe, dude me tooo. ;__; I'd love to try a hot spring but I worry I might get dizzy too quickly. Are there places you can go for tea ceremonies? O:

Ahh, I see! So it's some sort of event for your church? o:

That would be awesome! XD

Mikael Hart wrote:Um, could you clarify on the sexism by giving me examples? Because I think I get what you're saying, but I'm also uncertain if I've got it right.

Aha, I had to keep that list so that I don't keep buying doubles... I pretty much make lists of everything. *facepalm* If you ask me for my favorite among favorites, I can rec you something. If you've read anything on my list, we can talk about it. :D Well, if I've already read it, that is.

Hm, unfairness like in The Nanny Diaries, where the parents don't give a crap about their kid and the nanny tries but can't do anything about it. And like in HP with Umbridge & the Black Quill. <-- this one's the better example

After a tiny bit of skimming!~
Have you read the sequels to Princess Academy? When I saw Palace of Stone & The Forgotten Sisters in the library, their covers really turned me off reading them. :s

Because I loved the first book, but its cover (the version my book had) was what I built my interpretation of the characters & settings around. The quaint art, muted colors (more accurate colors here sorry lol), so defined the story for me that it's hard to grasp it continues behind such different covers. @_@

Basically I'm curious if I should grab the sequels despite my prejudices or not. -3-

Do covers influence you as much as they apparently influence me? xD


I'd chat but ergh it's so late! -v- G'night!