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General | Posted 14 years agotl;dr version:
Kwan messed up her knee, is on bed rest, and will be gone from internets for a while.
Howdy gang, some of you may have noticed I've not been online in a couple of weeks. I promise I'm not ignoring or avoiding anyone; I just can't get online. It's bad enough not having an internet connection at home, but right now it's just very difficult getting my corpulent tuckus to the bus-stop, onto a bus, & into a library, due to my leg being in a brace & using a walker to get around.
I had a bad case on bronchitis a few weeks back, and somehow managed to hurt the soft tissue (muscles, etc--whatever's not bone) in the underside of my left knee (I'm recovered from the bronchitis). It steadily got worse until I couldn't take the pain any more, and a friend took me to a hospital. I explained that it wasn't a bone injury, so of course they took x-rays. 9_9
I told them as long as they were doing that they might at well x-ray my right heel, since I've been walking with a cane since January due to heel pain. Turns out I have a big ol' bone-spur on the right heel. On the left knee, the x-rays found nothing wrong. The doctor said I had just put the knee under a little strain, gave me a prescription for a walker, & sent me home with some mega-ibuprofin--which seemed hardly enough to me, but the doctor insisted I had just strained my knee.
The next day I tried to get some errands done, which made my knee-pain much worse, so I went home & sat down. Getting back up off the chair was an enormous ordeal. Every movement produced agony; it took me maybe 15-20 minutes to stand up, and by that time I was sobbing like a baby. At one point I was howling; in the back of my mind I worried that the neighbors would call the police but I just couldn't stop it.
bwarroo, his grandmother, and 
squawk
were semi-near and came to my rescue. I was wailing & weeping & irrational & a mess, and they were wonderful. It made such a huge difference having them there with me, to take my mind off my knee & my pain & keep me in a better head-space. They are awesome people & I'm very happy & grateful to have them in my life.
OFF we went to the hospital. I told them I had some sort of muscle or soft-tissue damage. So they searched for a blood-clot & told me I didn't have one.
At this point I was frustrated; two times in a row they seemed to completely disregard what I had to say & went looking for something else -- and I said as much. They explained that they couldn't do a thing about soft-tissue damage, so all they could do was rule out what it wasn't. That in itself wasn't very helpful, but here's what was: they gave me a leg-brace & pain medication. Both were very much needed.
Since then I've been on bed-rest, both through doctor's orders & because the bed is much higher than my chairs/couch & nowhere near as painful to get up from. I've been jumping (well, hobbling) through the hoops required from stated-funded insurance to allow me to see an orthopedic doctor (appointment is next week).
Thanks to the leg-brace, which is a simple yet magnificent device that I adore, I am at the point of not needing the pain meds so much. Which is good, because it means I can do arts finally instead of just sit propped up in bed drooling and staring at the same 30 minutes of random Studio Ghibli films over & over again without realizing it. I'm also kinda of stir-crazy & frustrated because I'm not very mobile & can't do as much as I'd like.
And I have over 3500 art posts on FA that I'm behind on, as well as over 500 journals. There's no way I'll ever get caught up, so they'll probably all get zapped unseen. If there's a journal or art post you think I'd enjoy, or you think is important, I'd appreciate it if you'd please just link me to it, or failing that tell me where I can find it (especially if a fursona has changed/been updated).
And send a little love to bwarroo and squawk for me, 'cause they be my heroes.
Kwan messed up her knee, is on bed rest, and will be gone from internets for a while.
Howdy gang, some of you may have noticed I've not been online in a couple of weeks. I promise I'm not ignoring or avoiding anyone; I just can't get online. It's bad enough not having an internet connection at home, but right now it's just very difficult getting my corpulent tuckus to the bus-stop, onto a bus, & into a library, due to my leg being in a brace & using a walker to get around.
I had a bad case on bronchitis a few weeks back, and somehow managed to hurt the soft tissue (muscles, etc--whatever's not bone) in the underside of my left knee (I'm recovered from the bronchitis). It steadily got worse until I couldn't take the pain any more, and a friend took me to a hospital. I explained that it wasn't a bone injury, so of course they took x-rays. 9_9
I told them as long as they were doing that they might at well x-ray my right heel, since I've been walking with a cane since January due to heel pain. Turns out I have a big ol' bone-spur on the right heel. On the left knee, the x-rays found nothing wrong. The doctor said I had just put the knee under a little strain, gave me a prescription for a walker, & sent me home with some mega-ibuprofin--which seemed hardly enough to me, but the doctor insisted I had just strained my knee.
The next day I tried to get some errands done, which made my knee-pain much worse, so I went home & sat down. Getting back up off the chair was an enormous ordeal. Every movement produced agony; it took me maybe 15-20 minutes to stand up, and by that time I was sobbing like a baby. At one point I was howling; in the back of my mind I worried that the neighbors would call the police but I just couldn't stop it.
bwarroo, his grandmother, and 
squawk were semi-near and came to my rescue. I was wailing & weeping & irrational & a mess, and they were wonderful. It made such a huge difference having them there with me, to take my mind off my knee & my pain & keep me in a better head-space. They are awesome people & I'm very happy & grateful to have them in my life.
OFF we went to the hospital. I told them I had some sort of muscle or soft-tissue damage. So they searched for a blood-clot & told me I didn't have one.
At this point I was frustrated; two times in a row they seemed to completely disregard what I had to say & went looking for something else -- and I said as much. They explained that they couldn't do a thing about soft-tissue damage, so all they could do was rule out what it wasn't. That in itself wasn't very helpful, but here's what was: they gave me a leg-brace & pain medication. Both were very much needed.
Since then I've been on bed-rest, both through doctor's orders & because the bed is much higher than my chairs/couch & nowhere near as painful to get up from. I've been jumping (well, hobbling) through the hoops required from stated-funded insurance to allow me to see an orthopedic doctor (appointment is next week).
Thanks to the leg-brace, which is a simple yet magnificent device that I adore, I am at the point of not needing the pain meds so much. Which is good, because it means I can do arts finally instead of just sit propped up in bed drooling and staring at the same 30 minutes of random Studio Ghibli films over & over again without realizing it. I'm also kinda of stir-crazy & frustrated because I'm not very mobile & can't do as much as I'd like.
And I have over 3500 art posts on FA that I'm behind on, as well as over 500 journals. There's no way I'll ever get caught up, so they'll probably all get zapped unseen. If there's a journal or art post you think I'd enjoy, or you think is important, I'd appreciate it if you'd please just link me to it, or failing that tell me where I can find it (especially if a fursona has changed/been updated).
And send a little love to
bwarroo and squawk for me, 'cause they be my heroes. Overwhelmed
General | Posted 14 years agoI added this as an edit to my last journal, but I'm worried too many people won't see it.
I am so overcome by the immediate generosity coming from so many people.
Thank you to the commissioners, thank you to those who've been so generous with donations, thank you to those who spread the word (what an unexpected, kind thing to do). Thank you to the well-wishers, too--a kind word is as meaningful as monetary support. It means a lot.
Thank you. Thank you very much, I am such a mess typing this here trying to stop from melting into a wet sloppy teary-eyed pudding at the library. I have cried so much over the feeling of overwhelming relief you've given me, how you've unabled me to hold things together. Thank you.
And a well-deserved thank you to the local Tucson furries, and my dear friends in Dayton. I can't do enough to express my gratitude for their constant generosity & kindness.
AS OF RIGHT NOW: My meds are paid for (hurrah!), so is the minimum payment for the utilities to keep them from shutting things off in 3 days (hurrah!). A few bucks more will save the car, anything more will go towards the remaining untilities balance (keep 'em from turning everything off next month).
I want to do something for everyone who's helped me. Everyone. If I don't send a note or an email to you by Sept 10, I don't know how to contact you. Please send an note or en email to me.
Thank you.
I am so overcome by the immediate generosity coming from so many people.
Thank you to the commissioners, thank you to those who've been so generous with donations, thank you to those who spread the word (what an unexpected, kind thing to do). Thank you to the well-wishers, too--a kind word is as meaningful as monetary support. It means a lot.
Thank you. Thank you very much, I am such a mess typing this here trying to stop from melting into a wet sloppy teary-eyed pudding at the library. I have cried so much over the feeling of overwhelming relief you've given me, how you've unabled me to hold things together. Thank you.
And a well-deserved thank you to the local Tucson furries, and my dear friends in Dayton. I can't do enough to express my gratitude for their constant generosity & kindness.
AS OF RIGHT NOW: My meds are paid for (hurrah!), so is the minimum payment for the utilities to keep them from shutting things off in 3 days (hurrah!). A few bucks more will save the car, anything more will go towards the remaining untilities balance (keep 'em from turning everything off next month).
I want to do something for everyone who's helped me. Everyone. If I don't send a note or an email to you by Sept 10, I don't know how to contact you. Please send an note or en email to me.
Thank you.
Kwan Needs Money -- Taking Donations/Commissions
General | Posted 14 years agoI need about $200 (or more) to pay for utilities (got the cut-off notice), payment on an ass-raping car loan (or the car will be towed), & medication (the cheapest of the lot, only $15), and I need it ASAP.
Commissions / donations are welcome
Paypal: auntkwan(at)gmail.com
Opening commission for badges, see below
Want something else besides a badge?
Let me know, I'm desperate & will likely work something out with you.
Please do NOT send non-badge commission funds until I've contacted you; I don't want you paying in advance for something that I can't/won't do.
What won't Kwan depict?
Pretty much anything that's a Felony
I do reserve the right to respectfully decline any commission for any reason.
I DO NOT HAVE INTERNET SERVICE AT HOME.
If you want something immediately, you're not likely to get it unless you're local.
While working on commissions, I will commit to getting online at least twice a week.
CONTACT KWAN:
Either via Note here on FA, or via email: Auntkwan(at)gmail.com
Due to having issues with their email, I'd discourage trying to contact me through Yahoo
BADGES
- Payment via paypal: auntkwan(at)gmail.com
(local furs can pay in person if it's within a few days)
- $10 each, includes USA postage
- 3x4 inches
- traditional media (not digital)
- Torso (unless arranged otherwise)
- Color (or B&W, doesn't matter)
- Laminated (unless requested not to)
- Comes with a lanyard
- Sent 1st class in a padded envelope (Kwan refuses to be held responsible for any loss or damage from the Post Awful--different shipping can be requested for a higher cost).
- ONE re-do/change; further re-do's are a $2 charge or more depending on the situation
Lack of response 6 months or more from commissioner will result in the commission being canceled
Examples of badges:
Trip, Reiko, Talmak, Elteor, Johnny Tanuki, Nusha, Fendras, Golfe, John
Commissions:
rike DONE!
dopr5 1 DONE! working on 2
Hyjakh discussing commission
Mystery commission: discussion phase
EDIT: (wednesday, 8/31/11)
I am so overcome by the immediate generosity coming from so many people.
Thank you to the commissioners, thank you to those who've been so generous with donations, thank you to those who spread the word (what an unexpected, kind thing to do). Thank you to the well-wishers, too--a kind word is as meaningful as monetary support. It means a lot.
Thank you. Thank you very much, I am such a mess typing this here trying to stop from melting into a wet sloppy teary-eyed pudding at the library. I have cried so much over the feeling of overwhelming relief you've given me, how you've unabled me to hold things together. Thank you.
And a well-deserved thank you to the local Tucson furries, and my dear friends in Dayton. I can't do enough to express my gratitude for their constant generosity & kindness.
AS OF RIGHT NOW: My meds are paid for (hurrah!), so is the minimum payment for the utilities to keep them from shutting things off in 3 days (hurrah!). A few bucks more will save the car, anything more will go towards the remaining untilities balance (keep 'em from turning everything off next month).
I want to do something for everyone who's helped me. Everyone. If I don't send a note or an email to you by Sept 10, I don't know how to contact you. Please send an note or en email to me.
Thank you.
Commissions / donations are welcome
Paypal: auntkwan(at)gmail.com
Opening commission for badges, see below
Want something else besides a badge?
Let me know, I'm desperate & will likely work something out with you.
Please do NOT send non-badge commission funds until I've contacted you; I don't want you paying in advance for something that I can't/won't do.
What won't Kwan depict?
Pretty much anything that's a Felony
I do reserve the right to respectfully decline any commission for any reason.
I DO NOT HAVE INTERNET SERVICE AT HOME.
If you want something immediately, you're not likely to get it unless you're local.
While working on commissions, I will commit to getting online at least twice a week.
CONTACT KWAN:
Either via Note here on FA, or via email: Auntkwan(at)gmail.com
Due to having issues with their email, I'd discourage trying to contact me through Yahoo
BADGES
- Payment via paypal: auntkwan(at)gmail.com
(local furs can pay in person if it's within a few days)
- $10 each, includes USA postage
- 3x4 inches
- traditional media (not digital)
- Torso (unless arranged otherwise)
- Color (or B&W, doesn't matter)
- Laminated (unless requested not to)
- Comes with a lanyard
- Sent 1st class in a padded envelope (Kwan refuses to be held responsible for any loss or damage from the Post Awful--different shipping can be requested for a higher cost).
- ONE re-do/change; further re-do's are a $2 charge or more depending on the situation
Lack of response 6 months or more from commissioner will result in the commission being canceled
Examples of badges:
Trip, Reiko, Talmak, Elteor, Johnny Tanuki, Nusha, Fendras, Golfe, John
Commissions:
rike DONE!
dopr5 1 DONE! working on 2
Hyjakh discussing commissionMystery commission: discussion phase
EDIT: (wednesday, 8/31/11)
I am so overcome by the immediate generosity coming from so many people.
Thank you to the commissioners, thank you to those who've been so generous with donations, thank you to those who spread the word (what an unexpected, kind thing to do). Thank you to the well-wishers, too--a kind word is as meaningful as monetary support. It means a lot.
Thank you. Thank you very much, I am such a mess typing this here trying to stop from melting into a wet sloppy teary-eyed pudding at the library. I have cried so much over the feeling of overwhelming relief you've given me, how you've unabled me to hold things together. Thank you.
And a well-deserved thank you to the local Tucson furries, and my dear friends in Dayton. I can't do enough to express my gratitude for their constant generosity & kindness.
AS OF RIGHT NOW: My meds are paid for (hurrah!), so is the minimum payment for the utilities to keep them from shutting things off in 3 days (hurrah!). A few bucks more will save the car, anything more will go towards the remaining untilities balance (keep 'em from turning everything off next month).
I want to do something for everyone who's helped me. Everyone. If I don't send a note or an email to you by Sept 10, I don't know how to contact you. Please send an note or en email to me.
Thank you.
Last Call for Volunteers
General | Posted 14 years agoLast opportunity to volunteer yourself/your fursona as an extra in my monstrous penis comic (look here for more details).
Most of the furries in this comic will be carrying around unattached penor (think dildo, only it's supposed to be a real penis).
However, most of the empty slots are of furries standing in line, not holding anything.
Volunteers: YOU SHOULD READ THIS!
1) NEW volunteers only[i]
2) Either volunteer in this journal, or send a note
3) Tell me whether or not your fursona can hold a penis, or the fursona won't be used.
4) Provide a reference, or the fursona won't be used.
4.5) If you give me a naked reference & don't mention clothing, [i]your fursona will be naked in the comic.
5) New volunteers will be picked at artist's whim -- no guarentee
6) Anyone pestering me about this, or getting a someone to pester me on their behalf, won't be used.
It will be done when it gets done. It will likely take weeks/months.
7) More info here.
New Volunteers so far:
IkodoMoonstrife* 
KaciFox 
Kandy_Fosky 
Karno
Lavander* 
Pachyman* 
pyrofoks 
RabidHarlequin
Has it been over a week since you volunteered, & you're still not listed here?
Maybe it's because you didn't read #s 3 & 4 above. o.O
"I volunteered last time, are you still using me?"
I am if you're listed here:
ArtimisHunter
BoingGoat
BrownLeopard
BwarRoo
CiasmiViolette
Dakotawolf
Daphn3
Darkie
DariusNi*
DOPR5
Drako18s
Elazulaoneko*
Ensayne
Fendras*
Fragman1919a4*
Geary
HockeyRaven
IceFox
Kattywampus
LiliFox
MogMoogle
Morghie*
Mulefoot
Negarro
OneAce*
Pensive (Tibby)*
Riven713
Savaaha
Senajit
Skunkpower
Squawk
Swiftwing
Taelin_dragonkin
Tankdog
Tybalt
Vincent*
Wylde (Gromet)
XianJaguar*
Zannah*
Zenfox
* won't be holding a penis/doing anything not g-rated
Head-count so far, including myself: 41
As a reminder:
Nobody has to Watch me, you don't have to make a journal.
All volunteers will be notified when the comic finally gets posted (notified via shout, unless asked otherwise).
Most of the furries in this comic will be carrying around unattached penor (think dildo, only it's supposed to be a real penis).
However, most of the empty slots are of furries standing in line, not holding anything.
Volunteers: YOU SHOULD READ THIS!
1) NEW volunteers only[i]
2) Either volunteer in this journal, or send a note
3) Tell me whether or not your fursona can hold a penis, or the fursona won't be used.
4) Provide a reference, or the fursona won't be used.
4.5) If you give me a naked reference & don't mention clothing, [i]your fursona will be naked in the comic.
5) New volunteers will be picked at artist's whim -- no guarentee
6) Anyone pestering me about this, or getting a someone to pester me on their behalf, won't be used.
It will be done when it gets done. It will likely take weeks/months.
7) More info here.
New Volunteers so far:
IkodoMoonstrife* 
KaciFox 
Kandy_Fosky 
Karno
Lavander* 
Pachyman* 
pyrofoks 
RabidHarlequinHas it been over a week since you volunteered, & you're still not listed here?
Maybe it's because you didn't read #s 3 & 4 above. o.O
"I volunteered last time, are you still using me?"
I am if you're listed here:
ArtimisHunter
BoingGoat
BrownLeopard
BwarRoo
CiasmiViolette
Dakotawolf
Daphn3
Darkie
DariusNi*
DOPR5
Drako18s
Elazulaoneko*
Ensayne
Fendras*
Fragman1919a4*
Geary
HockeyRaven
IceFox
Kattywampus
LiliFox
MogMoogle
Morghie*
Mulefoot
Negarro
OneAce*
Pensive (Tibby)*
Riven713
Savaaha
Senajit
Skunkpower
Squawk
Swiftwing
Taelin_dragonkin
Tankdog
Tybalt
Vincent*
Wylde (Gromet)
XianJaguar*
Zannah*
Zenfox
* won't be holding a penis/doing anything not g-rated
Head-count so far, including myself: 41
As a reminder:
Nobody has to Watch me, you don't have to make a journal.
All volunteers will be notified when the comic finally gets posted (notified via shout, unless asked otherwise).
A Spectacularly Fine Day
General | Posted 14 years agoI'm immediately following my last journal with this'un, because I like to balance out bad vibes with good.
Every now & then people ask my "Why stay in Tucson?" Indeed, I ask it myself from time to time. But after a day like yesterday, on the top of a mountain, surrounded by breath-taking sights, with some seriously fun & deranged & giving furries, you know why.
A whole day of being at an elevation of 9,000 feet, feeling cool breezes, looking down on the poor schlubs stuck in our sweltering city & being glad that for the moment you're not one of them. A whole day of peering at plants, poking at bugs, sitting on rocks, climbing rocks, trying to take pictures of camera-shy birds, and taking over 150 pictures of the view & the rocks & the before-mentioned fun & deranged furries (about 1/3 of which are blurred for no good reason, because my digital camera deserves to be shot).
I know my slow speed & lack of stamina slowed up the others' frolicking. They never once made me feel bad about it. I forgave their constant habit of charging & bellowing directly at the birds I was intently trying to photograph & identify (okay, only sort of), they forgave & even participated in my habit of finding interesting rocks to send back to my nieces & nephews (who are spoiled & probably won't appreciate them, but my brother & mother will). We got to watch what seemed to be an aerial battle; turns out it was just an adult hawk carrying prey & its noisy, hungry juvenile who wanted noms (species unknown). My deviant friends posed for pictures & ruined other shots & found interesting things to throw at me & each other. They convinced me to try riding on a ski lift (I'm scared of heights), only to be thwarted by rules (no round-trip journeys from the top of the mountain). Despite my companion's efforts to foil my birding, I even got to add some new species to my list (Steller's Jay, rock wren, and either a rufous or an Allen's hummingbird). We alternately laughed & abused each other & appreciated nature & otherwise had a hell of a good time.
A whole day spent enjoying the outdoors, doing marginal birding, with people who make me laugh, and who for some inexplicable reason enjoy being in my company. I'm exhausted, both my feet & my ankles hate me, it's currently 99f with 31% humidity, and I just can't stop grinning.
Why stay in Tucson? Why the hell leave?!
Every now & then people ask my "Why stay in Tucson?" Indeed, I ask it myself from time to time. But after a day like yesterday, on the top of a mountain, surrounded by breath-taking sights, with some seriously fun & deranged & giving furries, you know why.
A whole day of being at an elevation of 9,000 feet, feeling cool breezes, looking down on the poor schlubs stuck in our sweltering city & being glad that for the moment you're not one of them. A whole day of peering at plants, poking at bugs, sitting on rocks, climbing rocks, trying to take pictures of camera-shy birds, and taking over 150 pictures of the view & the rocks & the before-mentioned fun & deranged furries (about 1/3 of which are blurred for no good reason, because my digital camera deserves to be shot).
I know my slow speed & lack of stamina slowed up the others' frolicking. They never once made me feel bad about it. I forgave their constant habit of charging & bellowing directly at the birds I was intently trying to photograph & identify (okay, only sort of), they forgave & even participated in my habit of finding interesting rocks to send back to my nieces & nephews (who are spoiled & probably won't appreciate them, but my brother & mother will). We got to watch what seemed to be an aerial battle; turns out it was just an adult hawk carrying prey & its noisy, hungry juvenile who wanted noms (species unknown). My deviant friends posed for pictures & ruined other shots & found interesting things to throw at me & each other. They convinced me to try riding on a ski lift (I'm scared of heights), only to be thwarted by rules (no round-trip journeys from the top of the mountain). Despite my companion's efforts to foil my birding, I even got to add some new species to my list (Steller's Jay, rock wren, and either a rufous or an Allen's hummingbird). We alternately laughed & abused each other & appreciated nature & otherwise had a hell of a good time.
A whole day spent enjoying the outdoors, doing marginal birding, with people who make me laugh, and who for some inexplicable reason enjoy being in my company. I'm exhausted, both my feet & my ankles hate me, it's currently 99f with 31% humidity, and I just can't stop grinning.
Why stay in Tucson? Why the hell leave?!
Drama Rant
General | Posted 14 years agoYou should probably just skip this journal altogether.
Surprise! There's been a couple months of drama in our local furry group.
I'm skipping over the incidents that lead to the current state of affairs. Quite frankly, there were many failings on the part of everyone involved. There is no one bad guy in this.
Here's the dumbed-down version, using aliases (which I would prefer we use in this journal):
- 'Garth,' our former organizer, rage-quit over people not getting along with his buddy 'Bob,' & named 'Jimmy' his successor
- Months later, after a major blow-up, Jimmy banned Bob from the group
I am leaving out a crapton of stuff here. Remember--many failings, no one bad guy.
This isn't about the blow-up.
This is about how certain parties reacted & behaved afterwards.
Garth announced the blow-up across several online groups, including this one. Jimmy made one post --one-- in response to provide his side of the story. Since then he has kept himself out of the clusterfuck of emails and posts. For months Jimmy has said he doesn't want to hear about what the others are saying about him, he doesn't want anything forwarded or related to him, he doesn't want to waste another moment talking or thinking about the whole mess. Jimmy has abdicated being the organizer of the local furry group. He just wants to hang out with friends & focus on the positive.
Meanwhile, Garth, Bob, & a couple of their pals have been announcing that Jimmy is a pedophile.
Jimmy was dating 'Leon,' who is 17 years old, before this incident. Jimmy broke it off as a direct response to threats to notify the police--not out of concern for himself, but how being publicly outed would affect Leon (Leon is still in the closet, his family are strict fundamentalists). Garth & Bob's side have not only been telling people that Jimmy is a pedophile for dating Leon, but also that failure to report a known felony makes you an accessory to a crime (which is true--except that nobody can prove that Jimmy & Leon were doing anything more than holding hands & cuddling).
I do not want any side-debate in this journal over what constitutes as pedophilia, the legality of dating a 17-year-old, homosexuality, age of consent, etc. That's not the point.
HERE is the point: Jimmy & Leon started dating several weeks before the blow-out. This was known by Bob & Garth, et al, beforehand -- and they didn't start talking about pedophilia until Bob got kicked out.
FURTHERMORE, another local furry couple with a similar age difference have been dating for three and a half years; the youngest is now 19. Go on, do the math. Yet over the years there has been no hue & cry over pedophilia or being accessory to a crime for not reporting it.
AND HERE'S THE TOPPER: Garth himself has been openly cuddling a 16-year-old (who's a sweet gal & doesn't deserve to be drawn into this), and oddly enough none of his friends who are so concerned about pedophilia seem to mind.
Jimmy has stayed out of the drama as much as possible. He's trying to move on. And 5 days ago, one of Garth & Bob's faction called Jimmy by name & stated he was a pedophile in someone else's journal here on FA.
In case this isn't clear enough for you: these people are willing to destroy not one but two people's lives, because of being banned from a local furry group.
So now I try not to hang out with those people, because they say they are completely justified in what they're doing. But along with being very disappointed & angry at the actions of a scant handful of people, I also miss them. There is a big difference between calling someone's decisions or behavior bad or wrong, and saying someone IS bad or wrong. I don't think they get that. I don't know if they even want to acknowledge that such a difference exists. They seem to subscribe to the "If you're not 100% for me, then you're 100% against me" mindset. And that's a disappointment to me, too.
But is it too much to ask that they just leave Jimmy the hell alone? They're so hell-bent on proving how WRONG Jimmy is & how RIGHT they are that they've sacrificed a few good friendships (and IMHO, some sense) along the way.
Surprise! There's been a couple months of drama in our local furry group.
I'm skipping over the incidents that lead to the current state of affairs. Quite frankly, there were many failings on the part of everyone involved. There is no one bad guy in this.
Here's the dumbed-down version, using aliases (which I would prefer we use in this journal):
- 'Garth,' our former organizer, rage-quit over people not getting along with his buddy 'Bob,' & named 'Jimmy' his successor
- Months later, after a major blow-up, Jimmy banned Bob from the group
I am leaving out a crapton of stuff here. Remember--many failings, no one bad guy.
This isn't about the blow-up.
This is about how certain parties reacted & behaved afterwards.
Garth announced the blow-up across several online groups, including this one. Jimmy made one post --one-- in response to provide his side of the story. Since then he has kept himself out of the clusterfuck of emails and posts. For months Jimmy has said he doesn't want to hear about what the others are saying about him, he doesn't want anything forwarded or related to him, he doesn't want to waste another moment talking or thinking about the whole mess. Jimmy has abdicated being the organizer of the local furry group. He just wants to hang out with friends & focus on the positive.
Meanwhile, Garth, Bob, & a couple of their pals have been announcing that Jimmy is a pedophile.
Jimmy was dating 'Leon,' who is 17 years old, before this incident. Jimmy broke it off as a direct response to threats to notify the police--not out of concern for himself, but how being publicly outed would affect Leon (Leon is still in the closet, his family are strict fundamentalists). Garth & Bob's side have not only been telling people that Jimmy is a pedophile for dating Leon, but also that failure to report a known felony makes you an accessory to a crime (which is true--except that nobody can prove that Jimmy & Leon were doing anything more than holding hands & cuddling).
I do not want any side-debate in this journal over what constitutes as pedophilia, the legality of dating a 17-year-old, homosexuality, age of consent, etc. That's not the point.
HERE is the point: Jimmy & Leon started dating several weeks before the blow-out. This was known by Bob & Garth, et al, beforehand -- and they didn't start talking about pedophilia until Bob got kicked out.
FURTHERMORE, another local furry couple with a similar age difference have been dating for three and a half years; the youngest is now 19. Go on, do the math. Yet over the years there has been no hue & cry over pedophilia or being accessory to a crime for not reporting it.
AND HERE'S THE TOPPER: Garth himself has been openly cuddling a 16-year-old (who's a sweet gal & doesn't deserve to be drawn into this), and oddly enough none of his friends who are so concerned about pedophilia seem to mind.
Jimmy has stayed out of the drama as much as possible. He's trying to move on. And 5 days ago, one of Garth & Bob's faction called Jimmy by name & stated he was a pedophile in someone else's journal here on FA.
In case this isn't clear enough for you: these people are willing to destroy not one but two people's lives, because of being banned from a local furry group.
So now I try not to hang out with those people, because they say they are completely justified in what they're doing. But along with being very disappointed & angry at the actions of a scant handful of people, I also miss them. There is a big difference between calling someone's decisions or behavior bad or wrong, and saying someone IS bad or wrong. I don't think they get that. I don't know if they even want to acknowledge that such a difference exists. They seem to subscribe to the "If you're not 100% for me, then you're 100% against me" mindset. And that's a disappointment to me, too.
But is it too much to ask that they just leave Jimmy the hell alone? They're so hell-bent on proving how WRONG Jimmy is & how RIGHT they are that they've sacrificed a few good friendships (and IMHO, some sense) along the way.
Opinions, Please (and I <3 my furries)
General | Posted 14 years agoI could use some opinions on an issue I've been mulling over & over & over.
I am a slow art-er; I come up with an idea for a comic or illo & it can take months or even years for it to get done. Other projects tend to take priority, and next thing you know I literally have boxes of papers, napkins, etc on which I've jotted down dialogue & sloppy basic circles & lines of what I had in mind.
Due to this long waiting period between initial inspiration & actually working on it, sometimes things change & I'm no longer as close to the folks the comic was about. The reasons are any combination between something as innocuous as just drifting apart, to having a major falling out. Whenever possible, I always substitute the fursonas, but some of those comics/concepts are specific to those characters & substitution just won't work.
Some of these ideas I really like. I like the concept, I think they're good stuff. I'd like to do them. I'm 99.9% sure that the people involved wouldn't mind, and would enjoy them right along with the random brain-damaged individuals who usually do (bless you, you random brain-damaged individuals!).
But here's the issue: I'm concerned that they would see it as an indication that things have changed & I wish to be close again, etc. In most cases that is simply not the case -- I just want to do the damned comic, with nobody reading too much into it other than it's just another damned comic that happens to feature their fursona or be inspired by something that happened years/months ago.
At the same time, I don't want to be an asshole & put something in the comments like "This comic features SpankyPants. This was before I found out he was a poophead who buggers his neighbor's cats. Hey SpankyPants, I'm glad we haven't spoken in 2 years. Let's keep doing that."
So, what do you guys think? Just don't do the comics & get over the ego that insists this is good stuff & I should do them? Do the comics & risk folks making unwelcome overtures to re-connect?
And let's avoid things like "Who are these people? Can you give us a list of names & the reasons? OMG, is it me?!"
- - - - - - - - -
On a different note: I've been having a very hard year. 2011 has not been kind to me. If it weren't for my anthro friends, I'd be in a much darker place.
People say furries are socially retarded emo mouth-breathers who thrive on drama. Hell, I say it. Let's face it--it's a fair assessment of a percentage of our fandom. But there is a far greater percentage of creative, imaginative, fun-loving, and supportive people in our community, and I'm lucky to have my share of that population around me.
I have in my life some of the greatest people I'm pleased & privileged to call friends. They are outrageously insane & funny & inspiring and do wonders for my morale & outlook on life. They are also outrageously giving & generous, even though many them are going through some serious rough times themselves. I don't just mean the local furries in Tucson, but those I left behind in Dayton, and others out in the land of internets as well.
Thank you for sharing yourselves with me. It means more than I can adequately express. I love you.
I am a slow art-er; I come up with an idea for a comic or illo & it can take months or even years for it to get done. Other projects tend to take priority, and next thing you know I literally have boxes of papers, napkins, etc on which I've jotted down dialogue & sloppy basic circles & lines of what I had in mind.
Due to this long waiting period between initial inspiration & actually working on it, sometimes things change & I'm no longer as close to the folks the comic was about. The reasons are any combination between something as innocuous as just drifting apart, to having a major falling out. Whenever possible, I always substitute the fursonas, but some of those comics/concepts are specific to those characters & substitution just won't work.
Some of these ideas I really like. I like the concept, I think they're good stuff. I'd like to do them. I'm 99.9% sure that the people involved wouldn't mind, and would enjoy them right along with the random brain-damaged individuals who usually do (bless you, you random brain-damaged individuals!).
But here's the issue: I'm concerned that they would see it as an indication that things have changed & I wish to be close again, etc. In most cases that is simply not the case -- I just want to do the damned comic, with nobody reading too much into it other than it's just another damned comic that happens to feature their fursona or be inspired by something that happened years/months ago.
At the same time, I don't want to be an asshole & put something in the comments like "This comic features SpankyPants. This was before I found out he was a poophead who buggers his neighbor's cats. Hey SpankyPants, I'm glad we haven't spoken in 2 years. Let's keep doing that."
So, what do you guys think? Just don't do the comics & get over the ego that insists this is good stuff & I should do them? Do the comics & risk folks making unwelcome overtures to re-connect?
And let's avoid things like "Who are these people? Can you give us a list of names & the reasons? OMG, is it me?!"
- - - - - - - - -
On a different note: I've been having a very hard year. 2011 has not been kind to me. If it weren't for my anthro friends, I'd be in a much darker place.
People say furries are socially retarded emo mouth-breathers who thrive on drama. Hell, I say it. Let's face it--it's a fair assessment of a percentage of our fandom. But there is a far greater percentage of creative, imaginative, fun-loving, and supportive people in our community, and I'm lucky to have my share of that population around me.
I have in my life some of the greatest people I'm pleased & privileged to call friends. They are outrageously insane & funny & inspiring and do wonders for my morale & outlook on life. They are also outrageously giving & generous, even though many them are going through some serious rough times themselves. I don't just mean the local furries in Tucson, but those I left behind in Dayton, and others out in the land of internets as well.
Thank you for sharing yourselves with me. It means more than I can adequately express. I love you.
I am Not a Vesseled Vegetable!
General | Posted 14 years ago...Nor am I a pickled plum.
What are you not?
Come up with either something that tickles my fancy, or accurately tell me what I'm referencing, and I might do something like this or this featuring your fursona.
You don't have to Watch me, nor do you have to make a journal about it. I do this crap for fun, not to inflate my ego through false numbers.
The usual disclaimer:
Free arts are free arts, they are not commissions.
*IF* I decide to use your fursona, it is likely that it won't get done for weeks/months/a year.
Pester me about & I won't use your fursona.
What are you not?
Come up with either something that tickles my fancy, or accurately tell me what I'm referencing, and I might do something like this or this featuring your fursona.
You don't have to Watch me, nor do you have to make a journal about it. I do this crap for fun, not to inflate my ego through false numbers.
The usual disclaimer:
Free arts are free arts, they are not commissions.
*IF* I decide to use your fursona, it is likely that it won't get done for weeks/months/a year.
Pester me about & I won't use your fursona.
For shame, Charles Atlas
General | Posted 14 years agoWhile I was going through some my comics from 1993, I came across one of those stupid ads that have been aimed at young male comic readers since, well, forever.
You all know how it goes: Skinny guy at a beach with his girl (a pretty blonde), some jerk kicks sand on them both, and the skinny guy backs down when the jerk is unapologetic. The solution is (insert muscle-product thing of your choice). Next scene, the skinny guy is a bronzed overly-muscled macho man & the jerk is backing down while the no-longer-skinny guy's girl beams approval.
But for the first time I really took time to look at the ad. The skinny guy, once he gains all that muscle, actually becomes a bully--smugly lording it over the jerk (whatever happened to 'with great power comes great responsibility?'). And his girl -- she's a different, curvier blonde, with bigger boobs!
I always thought that the message of the ads was:
Use this product to get macho and you won't get bullied any more--then you can be all cro-magnon & avenge your girl when she gets sand kicked on her by a jerk.
But the message is more along the lines of:
Might makes right, so get some muscles & you can get away with being a jerk, too (and only losers settle for small tits).
Here are a few of my own messages:
-Any product or system that has to get results by making you feel bad about yourself isn't worth your time & money.
-The brain is by far stronger than any muscle.
-You do not win anything by becoming that which you hate.
-A girl's heart is not measured in the size of her bustline.
Now all I've got to do it figure out a way to condense that into a short comic vignette, become rich, and plaster comic books with MY ad, in a vain effort to counterbalance generations of wrongness dealt to young comic readers.
I'm working on it.
You all know how it goes: Skinny guy at a beach with his girl (a pretty blonde), some jerk kicks sand on them both, and the skinny guy backs down when the jerk is unapologetic. The solution is (insert muscle-product thing of your choice). Next scene, the skinny guy is a bronzed overly-muscled macho man & the jerk is backing down while the no-longer-skinny guy's girl beams approval.
But for the first time I really took time to look at the ad. The skinny guy, once he gains all that muscle, actually becomes a bully--smugly lording it over the jerk (whatever happened to 'with great power comes great responsibility?'). And his girl -- she's a different, curvier blonde, with bigger boobs!
I always thought that the message of the ads was:
Use this product to get macho and you won't get bullied any more--then you can be all cro-magnon & avenge your girl when she gets sand kicked on her by a jerk.
But the message is more along the lines of:
Might makes right, so get some muscles & you can get away with being a jerk, too (and only losers settle for small tits).
Here are a few of my own messages:
-Any product or system that has to get results by making you feel bad about yourself isn't worth your time & money.
-The brain is by far stronger than any muscle.
-You do not win anything by becoming that which you hate.
-A girl's heart is not measured in the size of her bustline.
Now all I've got to do it figure out a way to condense that into a short comic vignette, become rich, and plaster comic books with MY ad, in a vain effort to counterbalance generations of wrongness dealt to young comic readers.
I'm working on it.
Wanna be an extra in a comic?
General | Posted 14 years agoI'm looking for volunteer fursonas for a cameo/bit part in a comic.
Any gender, age, species, & body type, etc
Because I'm a slow worker, there is no real time-frame for volunteers.
It doesn't matter if this journal was posted weeks/months ago & you're just now noticing it--as long as I have all the info up & the title doesn't say 'closed,' I'm still taking volunteers.
If you're listed here, your fursona is already in the comic, no need to volunteer:
hockeyraven 
dakotawolf 
riven713 
artimishunter dopr5 
icefox bwarroo
You really should read ALL of this before volunteering:
- The comic is 'adult' rated, due to great amounts of penis & conversation about the same.
There will be two instances of adult activity going on in the background, but the comic is about the penor, not what they're used for.
- Most (not all, see list below) will be holding an un-attached penis in a non-sexual way (there is a lot of detached penis being carried around in the comic).
- Whether or not your fursona has a penis, don't worry -- your fursona's genitals shall be left alone.
- The unattached penor are completely random, they are not meant to be your specific fursona's unit or anyone else's.
Think of it as a fleshy dildo.
- Most volunteers are for background characters, and as such will be depicted in a basic way with few details.
If your fursona has a tattoo or marking or other detail that simply MUST be seen or you'll throw a hissy fit, then don't volunteer.
- You can only volunteer your own fursona.
- Volunteer either by commenting here, or via PM.
Include a link to a reference. If your fursona wears clothing & your reference is nekkid, describe the clothing (i.e: jeans, tshirt, ballcap).
- Mention any specific spots you'd like (list below).
If you don't mention a specific spot, or if I've already given someone else the spot you wanted, then I may use your fursona wherever I have need of it. Let me know if there's anything you don't want your fursona being used for (again, see list below).
- You can suggest a specific kind of detached penis to be holding, but there is no guarentee you'll end up with that.
- I choose who to use. Volunteering does NOT automatically get your fursona in the comic.
- I work slow. It may be weeks or months before this gets done.
Pester me about it & your fursona won't be used.
- Once the comic is posted, everyone I used will be both listed & contacted via shout (if you want to be contacted another way, say so when you volunteer).
- You DON'T have to Watch me or make a journal.
Just put the word 'cup' in your comment or PM as proof of having read all this mess.
Specific spots needed (all anthros):
- 1-2 freaks --er, customers-- commissioning artists/hucksters
- Someone holding a drippy penis
- Someone holding a bruised penis
- A couple of bored officials
And, believe it or not:
- A few folks NOT holding a penis
Anyone else would be standing about holding/looking at/carrying an un-attached penis.
NO, I won't give more away about the comic. Wait and see, dammit.
Any gender, age, species, & body type, etc
Because I'm a slow worker, there is no real time-frame for volunteers.
It doesn't matter if this journal was posted weeks/months ago & you're just now noticing it--as long as I have all the info up & the title doesn't say 'closed,' I'm still taking volunteers.
If you're listed here, your fursona is already in the comic, no need to volunteer:
hockeyraven 
dakotawolf 
riven713 
artimishunter dopr5 
icefox bwarroo You really should read ALL of this before volunteering:
- The comic is 'adult' rated, due to great amounts of penis & conversation about the same.
There will be two instances of adult activity going on in the background, but the comic is about the penor, not what they're used for.
- Most (not all, see list below) will be holding an un-attached penis in a non-sexual way (there is a lot of detached penis being carried around in the comic).
- Whether or not your fursona has a penis, don't worry -- your fursona's genitals shall be left alone.
- The unattached penor are completely random, they are not meant to be your specific fursona's unit or anyone else's.
Think of it as a fleshy dildo.
- Most volunteers are for background characters, and as such will be depicted in a basic way with few details.
If your fursona has a tattoo or marking or other detail that simply MUST be seen or you'll throw a hissy fit, then don't volunteer.
- You can only volunteer your own fursona.
- Volunteer either by commenting here, or via PM.
Include a link to a reference. If your fursona wears clothing & your reference is nekkid, describe the clothing (i.e: jeans, tshirt, ballcap).
- Mention any specific spots you'd like (list below).
If you don't mention a specific spot, or if I've already given someone else the spot you wanted, then I may use your fursona wherever I have need of it. Let me know if there's anything you don't want your fursona being used for (again, see list below).
- You can suggest a specific kind of detached penis to be holding, but there is no guarentee you'll end up with that.
- I choose who to use. Volunteering does NOT automatically get your fursona in the comic.
- I work slow. It may be weeks or months before this gets done.
Pester me about it & your fursona won't be used.
- Once the comic is posted, everyone I used will be both listed & contacted via shout (if you want to be contacted another way, say so when you volunteer).
- You DON'T have to Watch me or make a journal.
Just put the word 'cup' in your comment or PM as proof of having read all this mess.
Specific spots needed (all anthros):
- 1-2 freaks --er, customers-- commissioning artists/hucksters
- Someone holding a drippy penis
- Someone holding a bruised penis
- A couple of bored officials
And, believe it or not:
- A few folks NOT holding a penis
Anyone else would be standing about holding/looking at/carrying an un-attached penis.
NO, I won't give more away about the comic. Wait and see, dammit.
Free Postcards, and No More Free Wifi
General | Posted 14 years agoWaaa, whoever was providing unlocked wifi in my area, isn't any more. :( I gotta tell ya, it was very very nice being able to post my thoughts on a timely basis, as opposed to wading through 50 posts to see if someone else made the same comments. For once I was fully caught up with FA, and I even watched some episodes of MLP online just to see what all the fuss was about. I miss you, at-home internets!
Postcards
Anybody want to be sent a stupid postcard?
I've attacked my stationery boxes and unearthed a lot of outdated postage stamps & post cards (stopped counting at 35). So I've decided to get rid of both at the same time, & have a little fun while doing so.
If you'd like to get a postcard mailed to you:
-Send me ONE email, with POSTCARD in the title
-Include the address you'd like me to send the postcard to (for the sake of your own security I'd rather you not give me your address via FA).
-My email: rat.kwan@yahoo.com
I also found a whole mess of random stickers, so I'll probably put one on the postcard.
- FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.
- I'll stop sending postcards when I either run out of postcards or run out of postage.
- Anyone sending a barrage of emails won't get a postcard.
- I can hand-deliver to local furries who show up at the same meets I go to, not a problem.
- I'll update this journal when I run out of postage/postcards.
FAQs:
-How many can I have?
Only one postcard per person.
-Can I request another one for my mate & one for my brother & one for my other mate & my dog and---
No. You can request ONE postcard, for whoever, but just one.
-What kind of postcards are these?
Mostly junk. From really bad Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, stupid humor, ads for comics stores, Ohio/Cincinnati, an Easter one, a Halloween one, other random stuffs. Nothing I'd consider offensive. There's a couple oversized donkey ones that have the word 'ass' on them, but I might send those to my mother.
-Can I have a better description?
No.
-May I request one specifically?
Sure, but there's no guarantee you'll get it. Request it in your ONE email that you provide an address in.
If the one you want isn't available, you'll get something else. Deal with it.
- What if I'm waiting & waiting & I haven't gotten a notification and I want my postcard?!
No notification = it hasn't been mailed. I'll update this journal if I run out of postcards and/or postage.
Send me an email asking why it hasn't mailed, or bugging me about it in any way, & you won't get one.
-Will you tell me which one I'm getting?
Dude, it's not a frickin' collectable. It's just a stupid postcard I would have otherwise thrown away, quit obsessing over something you're getting for free, k thx bai.
- Will you write something on it?
At the very least, I'll write the address you provide on it.
No promises on anything else.
-How many postcards are there?
Over 35. Probably 40-50.
- How much postage is there?
Don't know. Enough for at least 10 postcards.
- Why won't you give me precise details?
Because I don't deem these postcards worth spending much time on.
I also don't deem your need to know every little detail over a stupid free postcard give-away worth spending much time on, either.
-Then why are you typing up these FAQs?
I can't get to sleep, and I know how some furries get, & I'm pretty sure somebody's going to come up with even more questions than those I've thought of.
- If I think of a question that is related to this subject, and I make you laugh, do I get an extra sticker on my postcard?
Definitely.
- I'd like to donate postage so you can send postcards to more people.
That's very cool of you. Thank you. Drop me a line via FA or an email.
- How will I know you're sending me a postcard?
You'll be notified when your postcard is mailed.
- What kind of sticker will I get?
Shut up.
-Does this mean we're pen-pals & best buddies?
No.
Postcards
Anybody want to be sent a stupid postcard?
I've attacked my stationery boxes and unearthed a lot of outdated postage stamps & post cards (stopped counting at 35). So I've decided to get rid of both at the same time, & have a little fun while doing so.
If you'd like to get a postcard mailed to you:
-Send me ONE email, with POSTCARD in the title
-Include the address you'd like me to send the postcard to (for the sake of your own security I'd rather you not give me your address via FA).
-My email: rat.kwan@yahoo.com
I also found a whole mess of random stickers, so I'll probably put one on the postcard.
- FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.
- I'll stop sending postcards when I either run out of postcards or run out of postage.
- Anyone sending a barrage of emails won't get a postcard.
- I can hand-deliver to local furries who show up at the same meets I go to, not a problem.
- I'll update this journal when I run out of postage/postcards.
FAQs:
-How many can I have?
Only one postcard per person.
-Can I request another one for my mate & one for my brother & one for my other mate & my dog and---
No. You can request ONE postcard, for whoever, but just one.
-What kind of postcards are these?
Mostly junk. From really bad Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, stupid humor, ads for comics stores, Ohio/Cincinnati, an Easter one, a Halloween one, other random stuffs. Nothing I'd consider offensive. There's a couple oversized donkey ones that have the word 'ass' on them, but I might send those to my mother.
-Can I have a better description?
No.
-May I request one specifically?
Sure, but there's no guarantee you'll get it. Request it in your ONE email that you provide an address in.
If the one you want isn't available, you'll get something else. Deal with it.
- What if I'm waiting & waiting & I haven't gotten a notification and I want my postcard?!
No notification = it hasn't been mailed. I'll update this journal if I run out of postcards and/or postage.
Send me an email asking why it hasn't mailed, or bugging me about it in any way, & you won't get one.
-Will you tell me which one I'm getting?
Dude, it's not a frickin' collectable. It's just a stupid postcard I would have otherwise thrown away, quit obsessing over something you're getting for free, k thx bai.
- Will you write something on it?
At the very least, I'll write the address you provide on it.
No promises on anything else.
-How many postcards are there?
Over 35. Probably 40-50.
- How much postage is there?
Don't know. Enough for at least 10 postcards.
- Why won't you give me precise details?
Because I don't deem these postcards worth spending much time on.
I also don't deem your need to know every little detail over a stupid free postcard give-away worth spending much time on, either.
-Then why are you typing up these FAQs?
I can't get to sleep, and I know how some furries get, & I'm pretty sure somebody's going to come up with even more questions than those I've thought of.
- If I think of a question that is related to this subject, and I make you laugh, do I get an extra sticker on my postcard?
Definitely.
- I'd like to donate postage so you can send postcards to more people.
That's very cool of you. Thank you. Drop me a line via FA or an email.
- How will I know you're sending me a postcard?
You'll be notified when your postcard is mailed.
- What kind of sticker will I get?
Shut up.
-Does this mean we're pen-pals & best buddies?
No.
Lobster Rat!
General | Posted 14 years agoOwie Owie Owie
Yesterday I sat outside & basked in the sun, couldn't have been more than half an hour. Since I am pro-nakie-nudist, and since there's a wee bit of privacy in my apartment's yard, of course I was nekkid. I wanted my floppy breastesses tanned again (because brown boobs are happy boobs). And it felt great!
But did I use sun-block? Why, no. I was only going to be there for a half hour, after all.
Yeah, you guessed it. After 2.5 years, this broad from Ohio still has a lot to learn about the Arizona Death-Ray Sun. After coming inside I felt a little discomfort. "Oh no, I think I'm a little pink," I thought. After a couple of hours the pink proved to be a raging red burn from below my collarbone to the bottom of my belly (I was wearing a hat, so no burn on my face & neck, & for some reason the tops of my legs & feet only got a little pink).
And it hurts!!! Oh boy does it hurt! I can't wear a bra or undies, and even wearing a loose light flowy house-dress is very uncomfortable. The belly bore the brunt of it, but the boobs are burnt, besides. I'm prancing about fully nekkid in the interim, and I suppose any nosy neighbors & passers-by are getting an eyeful, but I don't care because right now clothes hurt, owie owie owie.
Last night, it was torture trying to sleep. I can't draw, because it presses against my belly. Can't do a lot of things, because of belly-contact = OWIE OWIE (and believe you me, there's a lot of belly to come into contact with).
I had half a tube of pure aloe gel that's long gone. Fortunately local furry
bryantfox came to the rescue & gave me a bottle of Solarcaine, which is good for temporary relief. THANK YOU, BRYANT!
ALSO, 2 days later Karno gave me some aloe gel. THANK YOU, KARNO!
In the mean time if anybody is looking for a home for aloe-plants, I'll be happy to pot them in case of future stupidity.
P.S. Owie owie owie!!
Yesterday I sat outside & basked in the sun, couldn't have been more than half an hour. Since I am pro-nakie-nudist, and since there's a wee bit of privacy in my apartment's yard, of course I was nekkid. I wanted my floppy breastesses tanned again (because brown boobs are happy boobs). And it felt great!
But did I use sun-block? Why, no. I was only going to be there for a half hour, after all.
Yeah, you guessed it. After 2.5 years, this broad from Ohio still has a lot to learn about the Arizona Death-Ray Sun. After coming inside I felt a little discomfort. "Oh no, I think I'm a little pink," I thought. After a couple of hours the pink proved to be a raging red burn from below my collarbone to the bottom of my belly (I was wearing a hat, so no burn on my face & neck, & for some reason the tops of my legs & feet only got a little pink).
And it hurts!!! Oh boy does it hurt! I can't wear a bra or undies, and even wearing a loose light flowy house-dress is very uncomfortable. The belly bore the brunt of it, but the boobs are burnt, besides. I'm prancing about fully nekkid in the interim, and I suppose any nosy neighbors & passers-by are getting an eyeful, but I don't care because right now clothes hurt, owie owie owie.
Last night, it was torture trying to sleep. I can't draw, because it presses against my belly. Can't do a lot of things, because of belly-contact = OWIE OWIE (and believe you me, there's a lot of belly to come into contact with).
I had half a tube of pure aloe gel that's long gone. Fortunately local furry
bryantfox came to the rescue & gave me a bottle of Solarcaine, which is good for temporary relief. THANK YOU, BRYANT!ALSO, 2 days later
Karno gave me some aloe gel. THANK YOU, KARNO! In the mean time if anybody is looking for a home for aloe-plants, I'll be happy to pot them in case of future stupidity.
P.S. Owie owie owie!!
I'm Online At HOME!
General | Posted 14 years agoDon't get too excited, I still don't have my own internets.
There are several local wifi's, but they've always been locked, & I've gotten out of the habit of checking. But today, artimishunter found out there is an unlocked wifi when she & riven713 visited with noms ( bwarroo didn't visit because he is a bitch & a putz & a stinky-butt poo-face).
WHEEEE thanks to Nusha, and thanks to Firestar for the clams & foodstuffs, and thanks to dopr5 for this laptop that gets wifi (my PC does not). ^__^
OOoooooooooh,
hob! Can you do your magic & make my PC pick up wifi, pretty please? I'm sure a computer ninja like you can do it really easy (even if it *is* with windows). You'll get butterscotch chip cookies for your trouble.
I'm tremendously behind in looking at the art everybody has been uploading for the past months. I had over 2000 images to go through. I told myself that I could stop once I've gone through 1000. No, I'm not looking at every single one, just scanning thumbnails & looking at the ones that jump out at me. I'm sorry I can't give everyone's efforts the attention they're due, but I really do not have the time. Please forgive!
No thanks to the moron who has fired a gun 3 times so far tonight. Not even kidding. And each time my moron neighbors go outside & say the same thing:
"Did you hear that?"
"I sure did."
"Sounded like a gun."
"Was a gun."
"Sounded close."
"Was close."
"Didja call the police?"
"Nope. Did you?"
"Nuh-uh. Sure was close though. Wonder what they was shooting at."
"Dunno."
And I'm thinking, Are you nuts?! Somebody close by is shooting a gun & you go outside & talk loudly about it? Would you like to have a target to hold while you do so?
And at 971, good night!
There are several local wifi's, but they've always been locked, & I've gotten out of the habit of checking. But today,
artimishunter found out there is an unlocked wifi when she & riven713 visited with noms ( bwarroo didn't visit because he is a bitch & a putz & a stinky-butt poo-face).WHEEEE thanks to Nusha, and thanks to Firestar for the clams & foodstuffs, and thanks to
dopr5 for this laptop that gets wifi (my PC does not). ^__^OOoooooooooh,
hob! Can you do your magic & make my PC pick up wifi, pretty please? I'm sure a computer ninja like you can do it really easy (even if it *is* with windows). You'll get butterscotch chip cookies for your trouble.I'm tremendously behind in looking at the art everybody has been uploading for the past months. I had over 2000 images to go through. I told myself that I could stop once I've gone through 1000. No, I'm not looking at every single one, just scanning thumbnails & looking at the ones that jump out at me. I'm sorry I can't give everyone's efforts the attention they're due, but I really do not have the time. Please forgive!
No thanks to the moron who has fired a gun 3 times so far tonight. Not even kidding. And each time my moron neighbors go outside & say the same thing:
"Did you hear that?"
"I sure did."
"Sounded like a gun."
"Was a gun."
"Sounded close."
"Was close."
"Didja call the police?"
"Nope. Did you?"
"Nuh-uh. Sure was close though. Wonder what they was shooting at."
"Dunno."
And I'm thinking, Are you nuts?! Somebody close by is shooting a gun & you go outside & talk loudly about it? Would you like to have a target to hold while you do so?
And at 971, good night!
Sprinkles Suck!
General | Posted 14 years agoIt needed to be said.
Art Dump, and that Girl Meme Thing with Bonus Crazy
General | Posted 14 years ago1) Art Dump. tldr: Deal with it.
Longer version: How many times do I have to tell you people that I don't have internets at home?
2) GIRL CONFESSIONS MEME (with bonus crazy).
I have no idea who I ganked this from.
I copy-pasted it into my notepad a long while ago, finally got round to answering it today,
added one or two at the end just for fun, then it sort of got out of hand
1. Do you sleep in your bra?
No. I sleep in just panties/underwear
2. Do you sleep with socks on?
If my feet are cold, yes.
I use 'footy socks' that I can hook off my feet easily with the other foot's big toe, because my body temp varies wildly when I sleep & sometimes I wake up like 10 times hotter than when I went to bed.
3. Would you rather sleep alone or with someone else?
Honestly--alone.
I move around a lot when I sleep.
4. Do you enjoy drama?
I really dig Shakespeare.
Didja see what I did thar? ^_~
5. Are you a girly-girl?
Hell, no.
6. Who was the last person you hugged?
Hob
He was my ride to the library so I could use internets today. ^_^
7. Small or large purse?
I'm more of a tote-bag broad than a purse lady.
If I have to choose purses, gimme a large one.
8. Are you short?
I'm often short-tempered with irritating morons.
Other than that, I'm 5'4"
9. Do you like somebody?
I like a great many folk.
Frankly if it wasn't in me to like others, I'd presume I was sociopathic.
10.Does your Facebook password have to do with a boy?
I was going to get all superior & scoff that I don't have a Facebook account, but then OH SNAP! I remembered that I did use Facebook for a short time in 2009 (a D&D dungeon master made everyone have facebook accounts so he could communicate with all the campaigners easier).
But no, the password has nothing to do with a boy or a man or anything male (or female, for that matter).
11. Do you care if your socks are dirty? (what's with the socks questions?)
Do you mean, do I care if I'm wearing dirty socks? In that case, yes I do. I don't wanna wear socks again if they haven't gone through a wash.
12. Do you think you’re conceited?
On occasion.
13. Do you dress up on Halloween?
Whenever possible. I LOVE Halloween!
14. Are you double jointed?
Yes, my fingers.
But lately it's hurt to demonstrate since I'm getting all old.
15. Where is the weirdest place you have slept?
Dallas, Texas
16. Has anyone touched/smacked your butt in the past 24 hours?
Nope.
Neither have I spanked anyone in the past 24 hours, which is more upsetting.
17. Is there any type of rumor going around about you?
I'm sure there are several.
I spread them about to make me look cooler without having to put forth any real effort.
18. Do you call anybody by their last name?
Yes.
19. How many guys will read this just because it says "Girl Confessions"?
Oops.
[x] I do wear make up. (very rare)
[x] I have cried in a movie theater.
[x] I can put mascara on without opening my mouth. (--the hell??)
[x] I get jealous. (on occassion)
[ ] I think Johnny Depp is sexy. (no, but Jack Sparrow is)
[ ] JUDE LAW FAG
[x] I love to laugh.
[ ] I like death/grind/black metal.
[ ] I like rap.
[ ] I like techno. (kids these days with their techno)
[ ] I like country. (oh HELL no)
[ ] I carry a purse. (no, I carry a backpack or a tote bag)
[ ] I'd be lost without my computer.
[ ] I own a Spice Girls CD.
[ ] I own a Britney Spears CD.
[ ] I own a boy band CD. (Does Abba count? Okay, what about Beatles circa 1964?)
[x] I get bored watching football. (American football, yes. Soccer, no.)
[ ] I've never been called a spoiled brat. (my father called me & my brother 'spoiled' quite a lot when he yelled at us)
[ ] Guys are confusing. (as a group, no. Individuals can be, though).
[x] I've been called a bad influence (that's a rather flattering thing to be accused of, IMHO)
[ ] I have/had a piercing other than my ears. (I've no piercings at all)
1. What color is your bra that your wearing?
Faded beige. Damn, why didn't I wear one of the colorful ones today?!
2. Do you prefer light or dark haired guys?
I prefer LONG haired guys.
In kilts.
3. Are you currently frustrated with a boy?
Yes, because he's a mighty computer mage who has trouble dumbing things down for me, a computer n00b
4. What's one thing a guy can do to make you like them?
Be a geek with a good sense of humor.
Be a geek who has a good sense of humor, long hair, a kilt, & Keith David's voice, and I'm yours forever!
5. Do you have a best friend?
No. I have many close friends, though.
6. Have you ever had your heart broken?
Yes
7. Have you ever thought of having plastic surgery?
No
8. Do you like your life?
Except for the not having a job part, yes.
10. Has one of your friends ever stolen a boyfriend from you?
No
11. Have you ever jumped in the pool with your clothes on?
Does a pond count?
A better question is, Have you jumped in a pool with your clothes off?
(yes, a pool & a lake & a hot tub. Would like to add 'ocean' to the list)
12. Do you have more friends that are girls or boys?
I've almost always had more guy friends than girlfriends.
13. How long have you had a facebook?
Maybe 2.5 years.
I haven't been on it in close to 2 years though.
14. Have you ever slapped a boy in the face?
Do siblings count?
15. What are your biggest fears?
Hairy spiders, heights, getting into a depression again, not having any income (oh snap!)
16. Have you ever cried yourself to sleep?
Yes
17. Have you ever not been able to get someone off of your mind?
Yes
18. Do you believe in the saying “once a cheater, always a cheater?"
It depends on the person, the situation, & your definition of a cheater.
19. Have you ever had a good feeling about something?
I have a bad feeling about this.
(Sorry, had to go with the recurring Star Wars reference)
20. Do you ever wish you were famous?
No.
21. Are you currently missing someone?
Hell, yeah.
I miss by friends back in Ohio, I miss my Complication (Dakotah), I miss some of my family.
And I'm missing Torrey, because my aim's not so good. Maybe I should try throwing something lighter, like Pedro (I'd throw Izzy, only both Izzy & Torrey would enjoy it).
THIS GUY OR THAT GUY? PICK ONE:
That guy. Oh, you mean from the list...
Preppy or Punk?
Preppy, because preppy boys just wanna be tied up & spanked. My kinda guy.
Face or Body?
MIND.
Good cook or take you out a lot?
I'm already a good cook, so either someone who'll take me out, or do the dishes.
Sweet or sexy?
Sweet, because sweet will try to be sexy, whereas sexy won't try to be anything.
Armani or Abercrombie?
Levis.
(okay Armani, because those boys wanna be tied up & spanked)
Contacts or glasses?
Doesn't matter.
Cowboy or Gangster?
Cowboy, every time.
A more difficult choice would be Cowboy or Pirate, but I suspect I'd still prefer the Cowboy.
I would be hard-pressed to choose between Cowboy & Vulcan, though.
Hmm, how about Hobbit or Kender?
Hobbit, no contest (and not only because I think Hobbits would like to be tied up & spanked).
Disney's Goliath or Disney's Beast
Goliath. Always Goliath.
Keith David's voice or James Earl Jones' voice?
While I want to hug James Earl Jones & have him read me the phone book, I totally want to have complete & full carnal knowledge with Keith David's voice.
Patrick Stewart's voice or Keith David's voice?
Patrick Stewart's voice, I adore you, I really do --- But, it's Keith David's voice that I want to tie up & spank its ass-cheeks & tease its naughty bits while it reads me the phone book & begs for more.
Keith David's voice or long hair & kilts?
Keith David's voice.
(Yes, that's how much I love Keith David's voice)
Live-action Egon or The Real Ghostbusters Egon
Can't I have both? Simultaneously, even?
Bill Nye over Beakman (now there's a mental image!)
Morimoto beats Flay (anything contrary to this was fixed & therefor not valid)
I prefer Picard to Kirk, but Trek Classic to NextGen
Guy Gardner to Hal Jordan
Desslok to Dessler
Mughi to Jingaro (both beat King)
Min-Mei to MinMay (total fucking bimbo)
Patlabor to Gundam (blasphemy, I know)
Momiji to Hani/Honey
Make me choose just one Dr Who & my brain may explode (I can't choose between my fave five)
Longer version: How many times do I have to tell you people that I don't have internets at home?
2) GIRL CONFESSIONS MEME (with bonus crazy).
I have no idea who I ganked this from.
I copy-pasted it into my notepad a long while ago, finally got round to answering it today,
added one or two at the end just for fun, then it sort of got out of hand
1. Do you sleep in your bra?
No. I sleep in just panties/underwear
2. Do you sleep with socks on?
If my feet are cold, yes.
I use 'footy socks' that I can hook off my feet easily with the other foot's big toe, because my body temp varies wildly when I sleep & sometimes I wake up like 10 times hotter than when I went to bed.
3. Would you rather sleep alone or with someone else?
Honestly--alone.
I move around a lot when I sleep.
4. Do you enjoy drama?
I really dig Shakespeare.
Didja see what I did thar? ^_~
5. Are you a girly-girl?
Hell, no.
6. Who was the last person you hugged?
HobHe was my ride to the library so I could use internets today. ^_^
7. Small or large purse?
I'm more of a tote-bag broad than a purse lady.
If I have to choose purses, gimme a large one.
8. Are you short?
I'm often short-tempered with irritating morons.
Other than that, I'm 5'4"
9. Do you like somebody?
I like a great many folk.
Frankly if it wasn't in me to like others, I'd presume I was sociopathic.
10.Does your Facebook password have to do with a boy?
I was going to get all superior & scoff that I don't have a Facebook account, but then OH SNAP! I remembered that I did use Facebook for a short time in 2009 (a D&D dungeon master made everyone have facebook accounts so he could communicate with all the campaigners easier).
But no, the password has nothing to do with a boy or a man or anything male (or female, for that matter).
11. Do you care if your socks are dirty? (what's with the socks questions?)
Do you mean, do I care if I'm wearing dirty socks? In that case, yes I do. I don't wanna wear socks again if they haven't gone through a wash.
12. Do you think you’re conceited?
On occasion.
13. Do you dress up on Halloween?
Whenever possible. I LOVE Halloween!
14. Are you double jointed?
Yes, my fingers.
But lately it's hurt to demonstrate since I'm getting all old.
15. Where is the weirdest place you have slept?
Dallas, Texas
16. Has anyone touched/smacked your butt in the past 24 hours?
Nope.
Neither have I spanked anyone in the past 24 hours, which is more upsetting.
17. Is there any type of rumor going around about you?
I'm sure there are several.
I spread them about to make me look cooler without having to put forth any real effort.
18. Do you call anybody by their last name?
Yes.
19. How many guys will read this just because it says "Girl Confessions"?
Oops.
[x] I do wear make up. (very rare)
[x] I have cried in a movie theater.
[x] I can put mascara on without opening my mouth. (--the hell??)
[x] I get jealous. (on occassion)
[ ] I think Johnny Depp is sexy. (no, but Jack Sparrow is)
[ ] JUDE LAW FAG
[x] I love to laugh.
[ ] I like death/grind/black metal.
[ ] I like rap.
[ ] I like techno. (kids these days with their techno)
[ ] I like country. (oh HELL no)
[ ] I carry a purse. (no, I carry a backpack or a tote bag)
[ ] I'd be lost without my computer.
[ ] I own a Spice Girls CD.
[ ] I own a Britney Spears CD.
[ ] I own a boy band CD. (Does Abba count? Okay, what about Beatles circa 1964?)
[x] I get bored watching football. (American football, yes. Soccer, no.)
[ ] I've never been called a spoiled brat. (my father called me & my brother 'spoiled' quite a lot when he yelled at us)
[ ] Guys are confusing. (as a group, no. Individuals can be, though).
[x] I've been called a bad influence (that's a rather flattering thing to be accused of, IMHO)
[ ] I have/had a piercing other than my ears. (I've no piercings at all)
1. What color is your bra that your wearing?
Faded beige. Damn, why didn't I wear one of the colorful ones today?!
2. Do you prefer light or dark haired guys?
I prefer LONG haired guys.
In kilts.
3. Are you currently frustrated with a boy?
Yes, because he's a mighty computer mage who has trouble dumbing things down for me, a computer n00b
4. What's one thing a guy can do to make you like them?
Be a geek with a good sense of humor.
Be a geek who has a good sense of humor, long hair, a kilt, & Keith David's voice, and I'm yours forever!
5. Do you have a best friend?
No. I have many close friends, though.
6. Have you ever had your heart broken?
Yes
7. Have you ever thought of having plastic surgery?
No
8. Do you like your life?
Except for the not having a job part, yes.
10. Has one of your friends ever stolen a boyfriend from you?
No
11. Have you ever jumped in the pool with your clothes on?
Does a pond count?
A better question is, Have you jumped in a pool with your clothes off?
(yes, a pool & a lake & a hot tub. Would like to add 'ocean' to the list)
12. Do you have more friends that are girls or boys?
I've almost always had more guy friends than girlfriends.
13. How long have you had a facebook?
Maybe 2.5 years.
I haven't been on it in close to 2 years though.
14. Have you ever slapped a boy in the face?
Do siblings count?
15. What are your biggest fears?
Hairy spiders, heights, getting into a depression again, not having any income (oh snap!)
16. Have you ever cried yourself to sleep?
Yes
17. Have you ever not been able to get someone off of your mind?
Yes
18. Do you believe in the saying “once a cheater, always a cheater?"
It depends on the person, the situation, & your definition of a cheater.
19. Have you ever had a good feeling about something?
I have a bad feeling about this.
(Sorry, had to go with the recurring Star Wars reference)
20. Do you ever wish you were famous?
No.
21. Are you currently missing someone?
Hell, yeah.
I miss by friends back in Ohio, I miss my Complication (Dakotah), I miss some of my family.
And I'm missing Torrey, because my aim's not so good. Maybe I should try throwing something lighter, like Pedro (I'd throw Izzy, only both Izzy & Torrey would enjoy it).
THIS GUY OR THAT GUY? PICK ONE:
That guy. Oh, you mean from the list...
Preppy or Punk?
Preppy, because preppy boys just wanna be tied up & spanked. My kinda guy.
Face or Body?
MIND.
Good cook or take you out a lot?
I'm already a good cook, so either someone who'll take me out, or do the dishes.
Sweet or sexy?
Sweet, because sweet will try to be sexy, whereas sexy won't try to be anything.
Armani or Abercrombie?
Levis.
(okay Armani, because those boys wanna be tied up & spanked)
Contacts or glasses?
Doesn't matter.
Cowboy or Gangster?
Cowboy, every time.
A more difficult choice would be Cowboy or Pirate, but I suspect I'd still prefer the Cowboy.
I would be hard-pressed to choose between Cowboy & Vulcan, though.
Hmm, how about Hobbit or Kender?
Hobbit, no contest (and not only because I think Hobbits would like to be tied up & spanked).
Disney's Goliath or Disney's Beast
Goliath. Always Goliath.
Keith David's voice or James Earl Jones' voice?
While I want to hug James Earl Jones & have him read me the phone book, I totally want to have complete & full carnal knowledge with Keith David's voice.
Patrick Stewart's voice or Keith David's voice?
Patrick Stewart's voice, I adore you, I really do --- But, it's Keith David's voice that I want to tie up & spank its ass-cheeks & tease its naughty bits while it reads me the phone book & begs for more.
Keith David's voice or long hair & kilts?
Keith David's voice.
(Yes, that's how much I love Keith David's voice)
Live-action Egon or The Real Ghostbusters Egon
Can't I have both? Simultaneously, even?
Bill Nye over Beakman (now there's a mental image!)
Morimoto beats Flay (anything contrary to this was fixed & therefor not valid)
I prefer Picard to Kirk, but Trek Classic to NextGen
Guy Gardner to Hal Jordan
Desslok to Dessler
Mughi to Jingaro (both beat King)
Min-Mei to MinMay (total fucking bimbo)
Patlabor to Gundam (blasphemy, I know)
Momiji to Hani/Honey
Make me choose just one Dr Who & my brain may explode (I can't choose between my fave five)
Scraps Dump, and I Love Produce
General | Posted 14 years agoI've been very bad, taken a hiatus of sorts from doing arts in favor of other things like job search & getting all that crap from storage organized. So, I'm uploading some more of my old stuff into scraps, deal with it.
If I'm lucky, I only get online maybe 1-2 days out of the week. I think last time I was online was over 7 days ago. So yes, when I do get online I have a tendency to 'spam' by uploading a mess of stuff. I realize it would be easier to post 1-2 things a day, but I don't have that luxury. Deal with it.
Thanks to being on food stamps, I got a crapton of fresh produce. DAMN, but I love me my fruits & veggies!! I've blown almost the whole month's allotment on produce & some dairy. I have a few bucks left for meat, but right now I'm happily scarfing down broccoli & cauliflower & cabbage & cheese & apples & garlic & asparagus & cantaloupe & a little bit of pasta & taters & rice & spinach & walnuts & almonds and so on. Since I only lost basil to the winter freezes, I'm ecstatically cooking mostly-veggie dishes with fresh herbs. And I have my kitchen stuff (mostly) unpacked, so I can actually do some real cooking now!
I've also fallen in love with green tea. I grew up hating tea, since my mother prefers hers weak and unsweetened & i figured all tea was like that. But I love me some green tea with fruit flavors (like pomegranate or mango). I use honey for a sweetener. It's awesome.
Never fear, I'll be diving back into my arts with a vengeance pretty darned soon.
If I'm lucky, I only get online maybe 1-2 days out of the week. I think last time I was online was over 7 days ago. So yes, when I do get online I have a tendency to 'spam' by uploading a mess of stuff. I realize it would be easier to post 1-2 things a day, but I don't have that luxury. Deal with it.
Thanks to being on food stamps, I got a crapton of fresh produce. DAMN, but I love me my fruits & veggies!! I've blown almost the whole month's allotment on produce & some dairy. I have a few bucks left for meat, but right now I'm happily scarfing down broccoli & cauliflower & cabbage & cheese & apples & garlic & asparagus & cantaloupe & a little bit of pasta & taters & rice & spinach & walnuts & almonds and so on. Since I only lost basil to the winter freezes, I'm ecstatically cooking mostly-veggie dishes with fresh herbs. And I have my kitchen stuff (mostly) unpacked, so I can actually do some real cooking now!
I've also fallen in love with green tea. I grew up hating tea, since my mother prefers hers weak and unsweetened & i figured all tea was like that. But I love me some green tea with fruit flavors (like pomegranate or mango). I use honey for a sweetener. It's awesome.
Never fear, I'll be diving back into my arts with a vengeance pretty darned soon.
Art-Dump, and A Sadly Outdated Holiday
General | Posted 14 years agoFIRST: I'm going through old boxes crammed full of old drawings & stuff I've done, from the 90's to 2008. I'll be posting most of it to scraps, and mostly for my own jollies. Deal with it.
Also, I'm a little concerned with how this country is losing its appreciation for its cultural heritage. The siren-call of the internets has supplanted many things that we as a nation used to value and treasure, such as our national holidays.
With this in mind, I'd like to wish everyone a heartfelt Happy Swing a Dead Weasel Day!
Our country was founded on dead weasel swinging -- why, Benjamin Franklin could swing 10 in one hand alone! Nowadays it's rare to see anyone swinging even a weasel tail, much less a whole weasel (and even then, they're only using plastic line). No longer do knowledgeable men sit on porches, pontificating over the merits of sinew versus hemp cording or twine or rope, while the children play quietly at their feet, reverently listening to a discourse they have neither the privilege nor experience to partake on.
Let it not be forgot that the measure of a man is how many weasels he can swing.
Also, I'm a little concerned with how this country is losing its appreciation for its cultural heritage. The siren-call of the internets has supplanted many things that we as a nation used to value and treasure, such as our national holidays.
With this in mind, I'd like to wish everyone a heartfelt Happy Swing a Dead Weasel Day!
Our country was founded on dead weasel swinging -- why, Benjamin Franklin could swing 10 in one hand alone! Nowadays it's rare to see anyone swinging even a weasel tail, much less a whole weasel (and even then, they're only using plastic line). No longer do knowledgeable men sit on porches, pontificating over the merits of sinew versus hemp cording or twine or rope, while the children play quietly at their feet, reverently listening to a discourse they have neither the privilege nor experience to partake on.
Let it not be forgot that the measure of a man is how many weasels he can swing.
Dr. Who opening titles done a-la Buffy the Vampire!
General | Posted 14 years agoFour Things Meme
General | Posted 15 years agoGanked this from several of y'all.
Four Jobs I've Had...
Pheasant Farm farmhand
Hotel Maid
RennFaire huckster
Antique store assistant
Four Movies I Can Watch Over And Over...
Hedwig & the Angry Inch
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Howl's Moving Castle
the Lord of the Rings trilogy (for those who say that's a cheat, Return of the King)
Four Places I've Lived
Plymouth, Michigan
Dallas, Texas
Price Hill, Ohio
A platform tent (For an entire summer)
<.< >.>
...I was soooo tempted to say "In a van down by the river!"
Four TV Shows I Love...
The original Iron Chef
Project Runway (A guilty pleasure. Besides, I adore Tim Gunn)
Disney's Gargoyles
Dr. Who
Four Places I've Vacationed...
Sleeping Bear sand dunes/Mackinac Island, Michigan
Miner's Bay, Canada
Outer Banks, North Carolina
GS National Center West: Tensleep, Wyoming
Four Of My Favorite Dishes...
Mongolian Barbeque
STEAK
Anything from New Krshna in Sharonville, Ohio
Schnecken from those bastards at Virginia's Bakery, who stopped making schnecken & other delightful pastries & donuts & cookies & muffins & breads in favor of specializing in wedding cakes only, and no I'm not bitter at all about those selfish assholes denying me my fix by refusing to share their recipe so I could at least *try* to duplicate what was a legendary masterful heart-attack-inducing treat, why do you ask?
Four Sites I Visit Daily...
(I'm altering that to 'whenever I have access to internets')
Fur Affinity
Google
(no really, those are the only 2 I always go to)
Four things I like to do in my spare time...
Draw/arts
Hang out with friends
Mess with my plants
Read
Four Jobs I've Had...
Pheasant Farm farmhand
Hotel Maid
RennFaire huckster
Antique store assistant
Four Movies I Can Watch Over And Over...
Hedwig & the Angry Inch
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Howl's Moving Castle
the Lord of the Rings trilogy (for those who say that's a cheat, Return of the King)
Four Places I've Lived
Plymouth, Michigan
Dallas, Texas
Price Hill, Ohio
A platform tent (For an entire summer)
<.< >.>
...I was soooo tempted to say "In a van down by the river!"
Four TV Shows I Love...
The original Iron Chef
Project Runway (A guilty pleasure. Besides, I adore Tim Gunn)
Disney's Gargoyles
Dr. Who
Four Places I've Vacationed...
Sleeping Bear sand dunes/Mackinac Island, Michigan
Miner's Bay, Canada
Outer Banks, North Carolina
GS National Center West: Tensleep, Wyoming
Four Of My Favorite Dishes...
Mongolian Barbeque
STEAK
Anything from New Krshna in Sharonville, Ohio
Schnecken from those bastards at Virginia's Bakery, who stopped making schnecken & other delightful pastries & donuts & cookies & muffins & breads in favor of specializing in wedding cakes only, and no I'm not bitter at all about those selfish assholes denying me my fix by refusing to share their recipe so I could at least *try* to duplicate what was a legendary masterful heart-attack-inducing treat, why do you ask?
Four Sites I Visit Daily...
(I'm altering that to 'whenever I have access to internets')
Fur Affinity
(no really, those are the only 2 I always go to)
Four things I like to do in my spare time...
Draw/arts
Hang out with friends
Mess with my plants
Read
Can't sleep, so here's a sex meme thing I ganked:
General | Posted 15 years ago1. Is there anyone on your Watch list you would ever consider having sex with?
Yes, but I'm not saying who or how many.
Let that keep some of you awake nights in a horrified panic.
2. Sex in the morning, afternoon or night?
Why limit oneself?
3. What side of the bed do you sleep on?
All of it.
No, really. I move around a LOT in my sleep, I even flip ends on occasion.
4. Do you masturbate?
Yes.
5. How often? Lately?
Not as much as a used to, which was rare enough as it was.
6. Have you ever taken your clothes off for money?
No, but I'm sure there are those who would pay me to keep my clothes on.
7. Do you prefer showers or baths?
Showers.
8. Have you ever had sex in the shower or the bath?
I've had a really neat shower-grope-wash-rawr time, which came damned close to sex.
Tried hot-tub, does that count (not a good idea, btw)?
9. Do you watch/read pornography?
I prefer gay porn, because it has kissing & foreplay & after-sex cuddling. Also some hentai, because the guys go down on girls in hentai.
Regular porn I can't stand.
P.S.Take off your goddamned shoes, bitch!
10. Do you want someone aggressive or passive in bed?
Both.
Just not both at the same time; no passive-agressive, k thx bai.
11. Do you love someone on your Watch list?
Quite a few of them.
Did you mean a specific kind of love, or what?
12. Do you know all the people on your Watch list?
No.
13. Would you choose love or money?
Love.
14. Your top three favorite kinks in bed?
Hmmm. Love me some oral. Love to play with penor. A little BDSM is nice.
Most important: a sense of humor. That's 4, I know, shaddap.
15. Has anyone ever gone beyond your personal line of respect sexually?
...Maybe? Not sure I understand the question.
16. Where is the most romantic place you have had sex?
Bed. Pretty vanilla, huh?
17. Where is the weirdest place you have had sex?
An open-air hot-tub at a resort (well, that was an attempt, does it count?).
18. Have you ever been caught having sex?
Not been caught, yet.
19. Have you ever been to a strip club?
No.
20. Ever been to a bar just to get sex?
Hell, no.
21. Ever been kicked out of a bar or a club for sexual reasons?
No
22. Ever been picked up in a bar?
There have been attempts.
Usually from guys with a severe case of beer-goggles close to closing time.
23. Have you ever kissed or had sex with someone of the same sex?
Kissed, yes. Motorboated, yes. Sex, while in the same bed, yes.
Sex with a girl? No.
24. What's your sexuality?
Heterosexual, but the Kinsey scale has been shifting as I age.
I've recently determined I'm an above-the-waist lesbian.
25. Had sex in a movie theater?
No but I sooooooooooo wanna!! At least let me play with your cock, guys! Geeez!
26. Had sex in a bathroom?
We're gonna need a bigger bathroom.
27. Have you ever had sex at work?
Ugh. No.
28. Have you ever been in an "adult" store?
Several times.
(Hi, Ace!)
29. Bought something from an adult store?
Yes
30. Do you own any sex toys?
Yes. Poor jelly vibe is old & degrading.
31. If yes, how many and what are they?
The only one that I use on myself is an old jelly vibe.
I have a very large (but functional) buttplug that I display in my bathroom cabinets to terrify nosy-ass people.
32. Does anyone have naughty pics of you or are you on film?
Not yet. But I want some done, for self-references.
33. Have you ever had sex with someone and called them the wrong name?
At the same time? No.
34. Have you ever had phone sex?
Yes. Very unfulfilling.
35. Have you ever had cyber sex?
Ages ago, before I realized I had better things to do than than help unimaginative people masturbate.
36. Do you think oral sex constitutes as a form of intercourse?
Yes.
I wish I didn't have a super-sensitive gag-reflex, I'd like to give as good as I get.
37. What's your favorite sexual position?
Doggy style.
38. What's your favorite sex act?
Foreplay.
39. Have you ever had sex with more than one person at a time?
Yes.
40. Who do you think has the guts to repost this?
I imagine I'm probably one of the last.
Yes, but I'm not saying who or how many.
Let that keep some of you awake nights in a horrified panic.
2. Sex in the morning, afternoon or night?
Why limit oneself?
3. What side of the bed do you sleep on?
All of it.
No, really. I move around a LOT in my sleep, I even flip ends on occasion.
4. Do you masturbate?
Yes.
5. How often? Lately?
Not as much as a used to, which was rare enough as it was.
6. Have you ever taken your clothes off for money?
No, but I'm sure there are those who would pay me to keep my clothes on.
7. Do you prefer showers or baths?
Showers.
8. Have you ever had sex in the shower or the bath?
I've had a really neat shower-grope-wash-rawr time, which came damned close to sex.
Tried hot-tub, does that count (not a good idea, btw)?
9. Do you watch/read pornography?
I prefer gay porn, because it has kissing & foreplay & after-sex cuddling. Also some hentai, because the guys go down on girls in hentai.
Regular porn I can't stand.
P.S.Take off your goddamned shoes, bitch!
10. Do you want someone aggressive or passive in bed?
Both.
Just not both at the same time; no passive-agressive, k thx bai.
11. Do you love someone on your Watch list?
Quite a few of them.
Did you mean a specific kind of love, or what?
12. Do you know all the people on your Watch list?
No.
13. Would you choose love or money?
Love.
14. Your top three favorite kinks in bed?
Hmmm. Love me some oral. Love to play with penor. A little BDSM is nice.
Most important: a sense of humor. That's 4, I know, shaddap.
15. Has anyone ever gone beyond your personal line of respect sexually?
...Maybe? Not sure I understand the question.
16. Where is the most romantic place you have had sex?
Bed. Pretty vanilla, huh?
17. Where is the weirdest place you have had sex?
An open-air hot-tub at a resort (well, that was an attempt, does it count?).
18. Have you ever been caught having sex?
Not been caught, yet.
19. Have you ever been to a strip club?
No.
20. Ever been to a bar just to get sex?
Hell, no.
21. Ever been kicked out of a bar or a club for sexual reasons?
No
22. Ever been picked up in a bar?
There have been attempts.
Usually from guys with a severe case of beer-goggles close to closing time.
23. Have you ever kissed or had sex with someone of the same sex?
Kissed, yes. Motorboated, yes. Sex, while in the same bed, yes.
Sex with a girl? No.
24. What's your sexuality?
Heterosexual, but the Kinsey scale has been shifting as I age.
I've recently determined I'm an above-the-waist lesbian.
25. Had sex in a movie theater?
No but I sooooooooooo wanna!! At least let me play with your cock, guys! Geeez!
26. Had sex in a bathroom?
We're gonna need a bigger bathroom.
27. Have you ever had sex at work?
Ugh. No.
28. Have you ever been in an "adult" store?
Several times.
(Hi, Ace!)
29. Bought something from an adult store?
Yes
30. Do you own any sex toys?
Yes. Poor jelly vibe is old & degrading.
31. If yes, how many and what are they?
The only one that I use on myself is an old jelly vibe.
I have a very large (but functional) buttplug that I display in my bathroom cabinets to terrify nosy-ass people.
32. Does anyone have naughty pics of you or are you on film?
Not yet. But I want some done, for self-references.
33. Have you ever had sex with someone and called them the wrong name?
At the same time? No.
34. Have you ever had phone sex?
Yes. Very unfulfilling.
35. Have you ever had cyber sex?
Ages ago, before I realized I had better things to do than than help unimaginative people masturbate.
36. Do you think oral sex constitutes as a form of intercourse?
Yes.
I wish I didn't have a super-sensitive gag-reflex, I'd like to give as good as I get.
37. What's your favorite sexual position?
Doggy style.
38. What's your favorite sex act?
Foreplay.
39. Have you ever had sex with more than one person at a time?
Yes.
40. Who do you think has the guts to repost this?
I imagine I'm probably one of the last.
Should've brought the Odo-Ban
General | Posted 15 years agoEvery now & then something reminds me that there are definite benefits to having internets at home, which I don't have, as opposed to getting your internets wholesale at the library, where I'm at right now.
OMG the guy sitting a few seats down at the public library has the worst body funk
In
The
WORLD!!
EVAR!
(and I'm including corpses with that)
GAAAAAAAH I'm gonna take such a shower when I get home!
peace out.
OMG the guy sitting a few seats down at the public library has the worst body funk
In
The
WORLD!!
EVAR!
(and I'm including corpses with that)
GAAAAAAAH I'm gonna take such a shower when I get home!
peace out.
Old Meme is Old: Animated Movies Meme
General | Posted 15 years agoI forget who I ganked this from. I copy-pasted it probably a couple months back, and I just found it.
Apart from adding more titles, I've moved things about some since some of the movies were IMO under the wrong headings. I also thought that some studios/production companies (Rankin/Bass, for example) deserved their own section.
Mary Poppins & Pink Floyd: the Wall were already on the list, and that threw a monkey-wrench in the whole thing. If we were going to include movies that combined live-action with animation, there's a whole mess of other titles that were left out. The problem is, at what point do we determine that the movies' use of animation was for the purpose of using animation, or just for use as special effects? I went ahead & added Bedknobs & Broomsticks & the Incredible Mr. Limpet, but stopped there. I think the Ray Harryhausen movies should be here, too -- what say you?
I know I've overlooked some of the older titles, but hopefully other greymuzzles will chime in.
Discussion/debate is very much encouraged, but let's not behave like a rude & uncivil brat, hmmm yes?
____________________________________________
ANIMATION MEME
- X what you saw
- O what you haven't finished or saw sizable portions
- Bold what you loved
- Italize what you disliked/hated (for the most part, it's dislike for me)
- Leave unchanged if neutral
CLASSIC DISNEY
[X] 101 Dalmatians (1961)
[X] Bedknobs & Broomsticks (1971)
[X] Alice in Wonderland (1951)
[X] Bambi (1942)
[X] Cinderella (1950)
[X] Dumbo (1941)
[X] Fantasia (1940)
[X] Lady and the Tramp (1955)
[X] Mary Poppins (1964)
[X] Peter Pan (1953)
[X] Pinocchio (1940)
[X] Sleeping Beauty (1959)
[X] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
[X] Song of the South (1946)
DISNEY'S DARK AGE
(Buh??)
[X] The Aristocats (1970)
[X] The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
[X] The Black Cauldron (1985)
[X] The Fox and the Hound (1981)
[X] The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
[X] The Jungle Book (1967) (I was furious over this one when I was a kid)
[X] The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
[X] Oliver and Company (1986)
[X] Pete's Dragon (1977)
[X] The Rescuers (1977)
[X] Robin Hood (1973)
[X] The Sword In The Stone (1963)
[X] Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
THE DISNEY RENAISSANCE
[X] Aladdin (1992)
[X] Beauty and the Beast (1991)
[X] A Goofy Movie (1995) (I can't help it--I thought it was cute)
[X] Hercules (1997)
[X] The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
[X] The Lion King (1994)
[X] The Little Mermaid (1989)
[X] Mulan (1998)
[X] Pocahontas (1995)
[X] The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
[X] Tarzan (1999)
DISNEY'S MODERN AGE
[X] Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
[X] Bolt (2008)
[ ] The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)
[X] Brother Bear (2003)
[X] Chicken Little (2005)
[X] Dinosaur (2000)
[X] The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
[X] Fantasia 2000 (2000)
[ ] G-Force (2009)
[X] Home on the Range (2004)
[X] Lilo & Stitch (2002)
[X] Meet the Robinsons (2007)
[X] Princess and the Frog (2009)
[X] Tinker Bell (2008)
[X] Treasure Planet (2002)
[X] The Wild (2006) (William Shatner was the only thing going for this film)
PIXAR
[X] A Bug's Life (1998)
[X] Cars (2006)
[X] Finding Nemo (2003)
[X] The Incredibles (2004)
[X] Monsters Inc. (2001)
[X] Ratatouille (2007)
[X] Toy Story (1995)
[X] Toy Story 2 (1999)
[X] Toy Story 3 (2010)
[X] Wall-E (2008)
[X] Up (2009)
DON BLUTH
[X] All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
[X] An American Tail (1986)
[O] An American Tail: Fieval Goes West (1991) (fell asleep watching it in the theater o.O)
[X] Anastasia (1997)
[X] The Land Before Time (1988)
[X] The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
[X] Rock-a-Doodle (1991)
[X] The Secret of NIMH (1982)
[X] Thumbelina (1994) (ugh)
[X] Titan AE (2000)
[ ] A Troll in Central Park (1994)
[X] Dragon's Lair (1983) (c'mon, it really deserves honorable mention)
DREAMWORKS
[X] Antz (1998)
[X] Bee Movie (2007)
[ ] How to Train your Dragon (2010)
[ ] Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
[X] Kung Fu Panda (2008)
[X] Madagascar (2005)
[ ] Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
[X] Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
[X] Over the Hedge (2006)
[X] The Prince of Egypt (1998)
[X] The Road to El Dorado (2000)
[X] Shark Tale (2004)
[X] Shrek (2001)
[X] Shrek 2 (2004)
[X] Shrek The Third (2007)
[X] Shrek Forever After (2010)
[X] Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
[X] Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
ANIMAL LOGIC
[X] Happy Feet (2006)
[ ] Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
CLAYMATION/Wil Vinton Studios
[X] The Adventures of Mark Twain (1986)
AARDMAN ANIMATION
[X] Chicken Run (2000)
[ ] Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
[X] Flushed Away (2006)
CGI OTHER
[ ] Monster House (2006)
[X] The Polar Express (2004)
IMPORTS
[X] Adventures of Mowgli (1973) (the animation style is lovely)
[ ] Arabian Knight (aka The Thief and the Cobbler) (1995)
[X] Felidae (1994)
[ ] Light Years (1988)
[X] The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
[ ] Persepolis (2007)
[X] The Plague Dogs (1982)
[X] Rock & Rule (1983)
[ ] Waltz With Bashir (2008)
[X] the Water Babies (1978)
[X] Watership Down (1978)
[ ] When the Wind Blows (1988)
[X] Yellow Submarine (1968)
[X] El Arca (2007) (to my knowledge this hasn't been brought to the USA---I'd love to get my hands on a subtitled version of this)
RALPH BAKSHI
[ ] American Pop (1981)
[X] Cool World (1992)
[X] Fritz the Cat (1972)
[X] Lord of the Rings (1978)
[X] Wizards (1977)
RANKIN/BASS
[X] The Flight of Dragons (1986)
[X] The Hobbit (1977)
[X] The Last Unicorn (1982) (how the hell did this end up in imports?!)
[X] Return of the King (1980)
[X] Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) (I felt it deserved honorable mention)
[X] The Wind in the Willows (1987)
STOP-MOTION
[X] Coraline (2009)
[X] Corpse Bride (2005)
[X] Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
[X] James and the Giant Peach (1996)
[X] The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
STUDIO GHIBLI/MIYAZAKI
[X] Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
[X] Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
[X] Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
[X] Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)
[X] Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
[X] My Neighbors The Yamadas (1999)
[X] My Neighbor Totoro (1993)
[X] Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
[X] Only Yesterday (1991)
[X] Pom Poko (1994)
[X] Porco Rosso (1992)
[X] Princess Mononoke (1999)
[X] Spirited Away (2002)
[X] Tales From Earthsea (2006)
[X] Whisper of the Heart (1995)
[X] Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea (2009)
SATOSHI KON
[X] Millennium Actress (2001)
[X] Paprika (2006)
[X] Perfect Blue (1999)
[X] Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
[ ] Memories - "Magnetic Rose" part (1995)
SHINKAI MAKOTO
[ ] She and Her Cat (1999)
[ ] Voices of a Distant Star (2001)
[ ] The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
[ ] 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
OTHER ANIME FILMS
[X] Akira (1989)
[ ] Appleseed (2004)
[X] Appleseed (1988)
[O] Arcadia of My Youth (U.S. Title - Vengeance of the Space Pirate) (1982)
[X] Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2003)
[X] The Dagger of Kamui (U.S. Title - Revenge of the Ninja Warrior) (1985)
[X] Dirty Pair: Project Eden (1987)
[X] End of Evangelion (1997)
[X] Fist of the North Star (1986)
[X] Galaxy Express 999 (1979)
[X] Ghost in the Shell (1996)
[ ] Ghost in the Shell 2 (2004)
[ ] The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
[X] Junkers Come Here (1995)
[X] Lensman (1984)
[X] Macross: Do You Remember Love (U.S. Title - Clash of the Bionoids) (1984)
[X] Metropolis (2001)
[ ] Neo-Tokyo (1986)
[ ] Ninja Scroll (1993)
[X] Patlabor the Movie (1989)
[X] The Professional: Golgo 13 (1983)
[X] Project A-ko (1986)
[X] Robot Carnival (1987)
[ ] Robotech: The Shadow Chronicle (2006)
[ ] Silent Möbius (1991)
[ ] Space Adventure Cobra (1982)
[ ] Spriggan (1998) (added)
[X] Steamboy (2004)
[ ] Sword of the Stranger (2007)
[ ] Unico and the Island of Magic (1983)
[X] Urotsukidoji: The Movie (1987)
[X] Vampire Hunter D (1985)
[ ] Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust (2000)
[X] Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force (1987)
WARNER BROS
[X] Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
[X] Cats Don't Dance (1997)
[X] Gay Purr-ee (1962)
[X] The Iron Giant (1999)
[X ] Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
[X] Osmosis Jones (2001)
[X] Quest For Camelot (1999)
[X] Space Jam (1996)
[ ] Wonder Woman (2009)
CARTOONS FOR GROWN-UPS
[ ] The Animatrix (2003)
[X] Beavis & Butthead Do America (1996)
[O] Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
[ ] Final Fantasy: Advent Children (2005)
[ ] Fire & Ice (1983)
[X] Heavy Metal (1981)
[ ] Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
[ ] Hey Good Lookin' (1982)
[ ] Lady Death (2004)
[ ] A Scanner Darkly (2006)
[X] South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
[ ] Street Fight (Coonskin) (1975)
[ ] Waking Life (2001)
OTHER ANIMATED MOVIES
[X] Animal Farm (1954)
[X] Animalympics (1980)
[ ] Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon The Movie (2007)
[ ] At Jesus' Side (2007)
[X] Balto (1995)
[X] Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002)
[ ] Balto III: Wings of Change (2004)
[X] A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
[ ] Bravestarr: The Movie (1988) (There was a movie?)
[ ] Care Bears: The Movie (1985)
[ ] Care Bears Adventures in Wonderland (1987)
[X] Charlotte's Web (1973)
[X] FernGully (1992)
[ ] FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue (1998)
[ ] G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)
[ ] Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)
[ ] He-Man & She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)
[X] The King & I (1999)
[ ] Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)
[ ] My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
[X] Pink Floyd's The Wall (1982)
[ ] Powerpuff Girls: The Movie (2002)
[ ] Ringing Bell (1978)
[ ] Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
[ ] Superman: Doomsday (2007)
[X] The Swan Princess (1994)
[X] Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Apart from adding more titles, I've moved things about some since some of the movies were IMO under the wrong headings. I also thought that some studios/production companies (Rankin/Bass, for example) deserved their own section.
Mary Poppins & Pink Floyd: the Wall were already on the list, and that threw a monkey-wrench in the whole thing. If we were going to include movies that combined live-action with animation, there's a whole mess of other titles that were left out. The problem is, at what point do we determine that the movies' use of animation was for the purpose of using animation, or just for use as special effects? I went ahead & added Bedknobs & Broomsticks & the Incredible Mr. Limpet, but stopped there. I think the Ray Harryhausen movies should be here, too -- what say you?
I know I've overlooked some of the older titles, but hopefully other greymuzzles will chime in.
Discussion/debate is very much encouraged, but let's not behave like a rude & uncivil brat, hmmm yes?
____________________________________________
ANIMATION MEME
- X what you saw
- O what you haven't finished or saw sizable portions
- Bold what you loved
- Italize what you disliked/hated (for the most part, it's dislike for me)
- Leave unchanged if neutral
CLASSIC DISNEY
[X] 101 Dalmatians (1961)
[X] Bedknobs & Broomsticks (1971)
[X] Alice in Wonderland (1951)
[X] Bambi (1942)
[X] Cinderella (1950)
[X] Dumbo (1941)
[X] Fantasia (1940)
[X] Lady and the Tramp (1955)
[X] Mary Poppins (1964)
[X] Peter Pan (1953)
[X] Pinocchio (1940)
[X] Sleeping Beauty (1959)
[X] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
[X] Song of the South (1946)
DISNEY'S DARK AGE
(Buh??)
[X] The Aristocats (1970)
[X] The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
[X] The Black Cauldron (1985)
[X] The Fox and the Hound (1981)
[X] The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
[X] The Jungle Book (1967) (I was furious over this one when I was a kid)
[X] The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
[X] Oliver and Company (1986)
[X] Pete's Dragon (1977)
[X] The Rescuers (1977)
[X] Robin Hood (1973)
[X] The Sword In The Stone (1963)
[X] Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
THE DISNEY RENAISSANCE
[X] Aladdin (1992)
[X] Beauty and the Beast (1991)
[X] A Goofy Movie (1995) (I can't help it--I thought it was cute)
[X] Hercules (1997)
[X] The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
[X] The Lion King (1994)
[X] The Little Mermaid (1989)
[X] Mulan (1998)
[X] Pocahontas (1995)
[X] The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
[X] Tarzan (1999)
DISNEY'S MODERN AGE
[X] Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
[X] Bolt (2008)
[ ] The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)
[X] Brother Bear (2003)
[X] Chicken Little (2005)
[X] Dinosaur (2000)
[X] The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
[X] Fantasia 2000 (2000)
[ ] G-Force (2009)
[X] Home on the Range (2004)
[X] Lilo & Stitch (2002)
[X] Meet the Robinsons (2007)
[X] Princess and the Frog (2009)
[X] Tinker Bell (2008)
[X] Treasure Planet (2002)
[X] The Wild (2006) (William Shatner was the only thing going for this film)
PIXAR
[X] A Bug's Life (1998)
[X] Cars (2006)
[X] Finding Nemo (2003)
[X] The Incredibles (2004)
[X] Monsters Inc. (2001)
[X] Ratatouille (2007)
[X] Toy Story (1995)
[X] Toy Story 2 (1999)
[X] Toy Story 3 (2010)
[X] Wall-E (2008)
[X] Up (2009)
DON BLUTH
[X] All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
[X] An American Tail (1986)
[O] An American Tail: Fieval Goes West (1991) (fell asleep watching it in the theater o.O)
[X] Anastasia (1997)
[X] The Land Before Time (1988)
[X] The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
[X] Rock-a-Doodle (1991)
[X] The Secret of NIMH (1982)
[X] Thumbelina (1994) (ugh)
[X] Titan AE (2000)
[ ] A Troll in Central Park (1994)
[X] Dragon's Lair (1983) (c'mon, it really deserves honorable mention)
DREAMWORKS
[X] Antz (1998)
[X] Bee Movie (2007)
[ ] How to Train your Dragon (2010)
[ ] Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
[X] Kung Fu Panda (2008)
[X] Madagascar (2005)
[ ] Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
[X] Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
[X] Over the Hedge (2006)
[X] The Prince of Egypt (1998)
[X] The Road to El Dorado (2000)
[X] Shark Tale (2004)
[X] Shrek (2001)
[X] Shrek 2 (2004)
[X] Shrek The Third (2007)
[X] Shrek Forever After (2010)
[X] Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
[X] Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
ANIMAL LOGIC
[X] Happy Feet (2006)
[ ] Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
CLAYMATION/Wil Vinton Studios
[X] The Adventures of Mark Twain (1986)
AARDMAN ANIMATION
[X] Chicken Run (2000)
[ ] Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
[X] Flushed Away (2006)
CGI OTHER
[ ] Monster House (2006)
[X] The Polar Express (2004)
IMPORTS
[X] Adventures of Mowgli (1973) (the animation style is lovely)
[ ] Arabian Knight (aka The Thief and the Cobbler) (1995)
[X] Felidae (1994)
[ ] Light Years (1988)
[X] The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
[ ] Persepolis (2007)
[X] The Plague Dogs (1982)
[X] Rock & Rule (1983)
[ ] Waltz With Bashir (2008)
[X] the Water Babies (1978)
[X] Watership Down (1978)
[ ] When the Wind Blows (1988)
[X] Yellow Submarine (1968)
[X] El Arca (2007) (to my knowledge this hasn't been brought to the USA---I'd love to get my hands on a subtitled version of this)
RALPH BAKSHI
[ ] American Pop (1981)
[X] Cool World (1992)
[X] Fritz the Cat (1972)
[X] Lord of the Rings (1978)
[X] Wizards (1977)
RANKIN/BASS
[X] The Flight of Dragons (1986)
[X] The Hobbit (1977)
[X] The Last Unicorn (1982) (how the hell did this end up in imports?!)
[X] Return of the King (1980)
[X] Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) (I felt it deserved honorable mention)
[X] The Wind in the Willows (1987)
STOP-MOTION
[X] Coraline (2009)
[X] Corpse Bride (2005)
[X] Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
[X] James and the Giant Peach (1996)
[X] The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
STUDIO GHIBLI/MIYAZAKI
[X] Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
[X] Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
[X] Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
[X] Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)
[X] Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
[X] My Neighbors The Yamadas (1999)
[X] My Neighbor Totoro (1993)
[X] Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
[X] Only Yesterday (1991)
[X] Pom Poko (1994)
[X] Porco Rosso (1992)
[X] Princess Mononoke (1999)
[X] Spirited Away (2002)
[X] Tales From Earthsea (2006)
[X] Whisper of the Heart (1995)
[X] Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea (2009)
SATOSHI KON
[X] Millennium Actress (2001)
[X] Paprika (2006)
[X] Perfect Blue (1999)
[X] Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
[ ] Memories - "Magnetic Rose" part (1995)
SHINKAI MAKOTO
[ ] She and Her Cat (1999)
[ ] Voices of a Distant Star (2001)
[ ] The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
[ ] 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
OTHER ANIME FILMS
[X] Akira (1989)
[ ] Appleseed (2004)
[X] Appleseed (1988)
[O] Arcadia of My Youth (U.S. Title - Vengeance of the Space Pirate) (1982)
[X] Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2003)
[X] The Dagger of Kamui (U.S. Title - Revenge of the Ninja Warrior) (1985)
[X] Dirty Pair: Project Eden (1987)
[X] End of Evangelion (1997)
[X] Fist of the North Star (1986)
[X] Galaxy Express 999 (1979)
[X] Ghost in the Shell (1996)
[ ] Ghost in the Shell 2 (2004)
[ ] The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
[X] Junkers Come Here (1995)
[X] Lensman (1984)
[X] Macross: Do You Remember Love (U.S. Title - Clash of the Bionoids) (1984)
[X] Metropolis (2001)
[ ] Neo-Tokyo (1986)
[ ] Ninja Scroll (1993)
[X] Patlabor the Movie (1989)
[X] The Professional: Golgo 13 (1983)
[X] Project A-ko (1986)
[X] Robot Carnival (1987)
[ ] Robotech: The Shadow Chronicle (2006)
[ ] Silent Möbius (1991)
[ ] Space Adventure Cobra (1982)
[ ] Spriggan (1998) (added)
[X] Steamboy (2004)
[ ] Sword of the Stranger (2007)
[ ] Unico and the Island of Magic (1983)
[X] Urotsukidoji: The Movie (1987)
[X] Vampire Hunter D (1985)
[ ] Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust (2000)
[X] Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force (1987)
WARNER BROS
[X] Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
[X] Cats Don't Dance (1997)
[X] Gay Purr-ee (1962)
[X] The Iron Giant (1999)
[X ] Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
[X] Osmosis Jones (2001)
[X] Quest For Camelot (1999)
[X] Space Jam (1996)
[ ] Wonder Woman (2009)
CARTOONS FOR GROWN-UPS
[ ] The Animatrix (2003)
[X] Beavis & Butthead Do America (1996)
[O] Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
[ ] Final Fantasy: Advent Children (2005)
[ ] Fire & Ice (1983)
[X] Heavy Metal (1981)
[ ] Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
[ ] Hey Good Lookin' (1982)
[ ] Lady Death (2004)
[ ] A Scanner Darkly (2006)
[X] South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
[ ] Street Fight (Coonskin) (1975)
[ ] Waking Life (2001)
OTHER ANIMATED MOVIES
[X] Animal Farm (1954)
[X] Animalympics (1980)
[ ] Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon The Movie (2007)
[ ] At Jesus' Side (2007)
[X] Balto (1995)
[X] Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002)
[ ] Balto III: Wings of Change (2004)
[X] A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
[ ] Bravestarr: The Movie (1988) (There was a movie?)
[ ] Care Bears: The Movie (1985)
[ ] Care Bears Adventures in Wonderland (1987)
[X] Charlotte's Web (1973)
[X] FernGully (1992)
[ ] FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue (1998)
[ ] G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)
[ ] Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)
[ ] He-Man & She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)
[X] The King & I (1999)
[ ] Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)
[ ] My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
[X] Pink Floyd's The Wall (1982)
[ ] Powerpuff Girls: The Movie (2002)
[ ] Ringing Bell (1978)
[ ] Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
[ ] Superman: Doomsday (2007)
[X] The Swan Princess (1994)
[X] Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Wanted: Big-Ass Scanner. --Also, Free Art (not by me)!
General | Posted 15 years agoFree art from 
scarlitt, info here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2096948/
Does anyone know where one can find a scanner that will scan 11 inches by 17 inches? Used doesn't matter, so long as it's a color scanner (and of course still works).
I accompanied artimishunter (aka Babs) and riven713 in their search for just such a scanner. We discovered that most scanners -- and by most I mean purt-near all of 'em -- are able to handle a sheet sized 8.5" x 11" or smaller. Only one scanner of the needed dimensions was found, and it was a monstrous chimera of scanner, printer, fax, hole-punch, staple-gun, rotisserie oven, Atari 2600, circular saw, and could also julienne potatoes. Okay I exaggerate, but it was a massive beast chock-full of unnecessary stuff, on sale for a mere staggering $150.00.
hob used his internets & found an 11 x 16 scanner for $89.00; the dimensions are acceptable, if not the price. I also know you can use a scanner at Kinko's for $1.00 a pop.
I know damned well that Babs & myself aren't the only ones out there guilty of using an artbook that's over 8.5 x 11, and as someone with a vested interest in being using my friend's stuff -- errr, I mean helping my friends out -- I was hoping that someone in FA land might be able to point the way to a sizeable scanner with a not-so-sizeable price.
Thank you kindly, FA.
scarlitt, info here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2096948/Does anyone know where one can find a scanner that will scan 11 inches by 17 inches? Used doesn't matter, so long as it's a color scanner (and of course still works).
I accompanied
artimishunter (aka Babs) and riven713 in their search for just such a scanner. We discovered that most scanners -- and by most I mean purt-near all of 'em -- are able to handle a sheet sized 8.5" x 11" or smaller. Only one scanner of the needed dimensions was found, and it was a monstrous chimera of scanner, printer, fax, hole-punch, staple-gun, rotisserie oven, Atari 2600, circular saw, and could also julienne potatoes. Okay I exaggerate, but it was a massive beast chock-full of unnecessary stuff, on sale for a mere staggering $150.00. hob used his internets & found an 11 x 16 scanner for $89.00; the dimensions are acceptable, if not the price. I also know you can use a scanner at Kinko's for $1.00 a pop. I know damned well that Babs & myself aren't the only ones out there guilty of using an artbook that's over 8.5 x 11, and as someone with a vested interest in being using my friend's stuff -- errr, I mean helping my friends out -- I was hoping that someone in FA land might be able to point the way to a sizeable scanner with a not-so-sizeable price.
Thank you kindly, FA.
Got canned, Car's busted, I love my friends
General | Posted 15 years agoI am so far behind in relating crap about my life. I'll nutshell it:
Bad news: I was fired on January 17th, and last weekend my car's front axle decided it was time to go bangitty-thumpitty-POUND POUND POUND, so it's undriveable for now, and Unemployment just told me to GTFO.
But the main reason I wanted to post something was to simply say:
I have me some great friends.
I am more thankful than I can say to these morale-lifting, ego-boosting, laugh-inducing, art-inspiring, mind-boggling, risk-taking, crazy-ass people who make a world of difference to my life just be being themselves.
Seriously guys--you will never know how much or how many times you've turned a crummy day around for me. You are awesome. I LOVE YOU!
Also -- my boyfriend is a pretty damned special guy, too. THANK YOU, HOB!
Bad news: I was fired on January 17th, and last weekend my car's front axle decided it was time to go bangitty-thumpitty-POUND POUND POUND, so it's undriveable for now, and Unemployment just told me to GTFO.
But the main reason I wanted to post something was to simply say:
I have me some great friends.
I am more thankful than I can say to these morale-lifting, ego-boosting, laugh-inducing, art-inspiring, mind-boggling, risk-taking, crazy-ass people who make a world of difference to my life just be being themselves.
Seriously guys--you will never know how much or how many times you've turned a crummy day around for me. You are awesome. I LOVE YOU!
Also -- my boyfriend is a pretty damned special guy, too. THANK YOU, HOB!
Ask Me Stuff
General | Posted 15 years agoGeez I have so much to update & be updated on. As of this typing, there are over 2200 messages/posts/arts/whatever to gon through. I have the trip to ohio, plus the moving of my stuff, plus neat boyfriend stuff I should journal about, plus tons of arts I want to get done.
So, I give up.
Just ask me stuff.
Anything.
Any topic, etc.
No question will go unanswered (although I do not promise to give you the answer you want or expect ^_~).
And Happy 2011!
So, I give up.
Just ask me stuff.
Anything.
Any topic, etc.
No question will go unanswered (although I do not promise to give you the answer you want or expect ^_~).
And Happy 2011!
