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Back from Toronto!
Posted 3 weeks agoThe trip's done, and I'm home again! Had a good time, despite how hot it was. I wrote down the interesting stuff that happened in it, and I'll put it here, so have a read through.
DAY 1 (Boy howdy has this been the longest day of my life)
I'm currently in our hotel room writing this, which will be the case for all future days but the last. I'll be at home for that one!
Had to get up at 5:30 to get to the airport 2 hours early. My dad says it's a stupid idea to NOT go that early, and surprisingly we didn't actually have to wait long aside from security.
Something interesting happened before we even got to the airport at all though: We saw a sign that had (presumably) had its letters rearranged to say "ILL CLEAN OR SPANK ASS FOR FREE".
We happened across a childhood friend of mine when we were going through airport security, apparently he works there! We haven't talked since we were in grade 5, but he somehow recognized me immediately, while I needed to check his nametag. Thankfully he has a pretty unique first name. We didn't talk much there, but it was still cool to see him doing so well.
A bit after getting on the plane, it occurred to me that if I were/could ride Cirrus I'd already be in Toronto by then. Eh, what can you do.
The flight itself was thankfully uneventful, aside from some screeching babies before takeoff and after landing (Yes, not while flying). My dad (Who requested I refer to him as "Hero" in this) was a goof during the flight, and at one point intentionally reflected sunlight in my eyes with his phone. Sounds bad, but teasing each other like that is normal for us, we've always done it.
After landing, we stored our suitcases at BagsAway (If you've never heard of it (Like me before this)... Use your imagination) and took a train (My first!) and a bus to the Toronto Zoo (Very creative name). We had a little trouble with the train, but it worked out.
Now's the best time to mention, I am NOT used to the kind of temperatures this place has. Let me tell you, I was starting to feel like Nox as the day went on, needing to avoid sunlight. Had I not had this neat neck fan the whole time, which we got specifically for this trip, we probably would've had to cut the zoo trip short.
Not a whole lot stood out about the animals themselves, it was what you'd expect of a zoo. It was a little lacking in animals for some enclosures though, quite a few had only one. Learned some neat stuff though, like that caribou and reindeer are apparently the same thing (They had one that was in The Santa Clause!). My favorite thing though, basilisks (those lizards that can run on water) can apparently hold their breath about 10 minutes. Those of you that thought breath holds like that were unrealistic for lizards, take THAT!
Walked around the zoo for about 5 hours, and my GOD were my legs getting tired. So, had to leave without seeing everything, but it would've gotten pretty bad if I'd forced myself, especially since that fan was out of battery. Kept a map of the place, but otherwise no souvenirs.
After another bus trip and train trip (without issue this time), we got our suitcases back and started making our way to the hotel. What followed was the longest 15 minute walk of my life, as my legs and feet got really sore and I of course got really hot again. If you've ever played through MGS4, think the microwave hallway, it felt sort of like that.
And, right now. My feet still hurt, I almost got blisters on them, my legs might be sunburnt, and I've never been more glad to hang out in bed. My mom said this'll likely be the busiest day. Here's hoping that's true, and that I won't be sore tomorrow too.
PS: Both times I used public bathrooms today, the stall doors wouldn't lock. Literally never even seen that ONCE before today.
DAY 2
Still sore, but no sunburns at least. My back is also sore for some reason, maybe from carrying stuff a good portion of the previous day. Didn't sleep too well either, my dad snores pretty loud and the room's a bit too warm for me to sleep comfortably even with the AC maxed out.
After we got breakfast down in the lobby, we hung out in the room for a while before heading out to take a subway trip (First time again!) to Casa Loma. That is an ACTUAL CASTLE. It was made a little over a century ago, and apparently the original owners were pretty great people: On-site bedrooms and bathrooms specifically for staff (rare at the time), and really generous in general. Maybe a bit TOO generous, they nearly went bankrupt not even a decade into living there and had to sell off the place and a ton of stuff in it. Also, apparently it had about a quarter of Toronto's total phones when it was finished (A sign said it was 50 of 200), 3 secret passages (1's still undiscovered!), and I saw that the place's toilets had had their lids bolted shut (Environmental storytelling)
Once it was sold, it was eventually converted into a hotel for a while, before being made into the museum it is now. It's actually still a pretty important place, quite a few movies have had scenes inside or near it. In the 40s, one of its towers (which I went into) was also used for research into detecting submarines!
Wandering around in the castle with a lot of people around reminded me of when I was in school. Just like there, oblivious idiots kept blocking doorways and halls as they talked to each other.
Briefly saw something pretty neat on a TV screen there: There was a little animation of a cute greenish blue seahorse guy with a top hat, suit, and cane. I believe he waved and was starting to go somewhere, but the screen cut to a different video before I could see anything more. If anyone recognizes what I'm talking about, let me know.
We had our first major change of plans today though: We were originally going to do an escape room while we were there, but I had been too hot for too long and wouldn't have been able to handle the full hour. Plus, my legs were hurting too badly for it. We only walked about 60% the amount we did yesterday, but I was still just really sore from that. Kept a map of the castle though, and also bought a cute little dragon plush! I'll likely be drawing him at some point.
We're back fairly early today, it's 6PM right now, but I doubt much more of interest is going to happen today. Tomorrow will likely have even less walking. Hopefully this soreness will go away at some point, it would SUCK if I had to go through airport security like this.
PS: If you like cicadas, this is the place to be. In areas that are at all rural, their buzzing is literally almost constant.
DAY 3
At this point, I'm only going to mention if my legs AREN'T sore. Surely one of these days will start or end like that.
Today was the highlight of the trip so far! We took a streetcar (First time again!) to the only Medieval Times in Canada! VERY highly recommend it if you're near one of the 10 that exist, despite the enormous price; ~78$ per person! Though that includes food and seeing the show. We got the first level of VIP, getting us front row seats and some banners to wave around while cheering, though I do wish we hadn't been in front of people that were WAY too into the show, they kept screaming and chanting. We kept two of the three banners, the other got chicken on it. For food, in addition to the chicken, we got tomato soup, toasted bread, a baked potato, and a bit of corn on a small cob. I think we were supposed to get dessert too, but we didn't. Our server said it was okay to call her wench, which my dad did, as I expected.
As for the show itself, the plot was that it was a tournament of knights trying to impress the king and queen for a reason I don't remember. While we didn't get to choose which one we were supposed to cheer for, we got the blue knight, and blue's my favorite color for obvious reasons, so it worked out. The people running it seemed pretty intent on showing off their horses; almost every part that didn't involve any of the knights was based around dressage, which sometimes went on a bit long.
The actual fights were pretty clearly choreographed, but they were really cool regardless (Other than the jousting, which seemed pointless), they literally had sparks coming off their weapons at times. It's hard to imagine needing to remember such long strings of actions... Anyway, the fights went until surrender each time, since canon-wise nobody was supposed to die. But, after the black and white knight won against the blue knight (I was genuinely a little salty about that), just before the blue knight would've walked off, the black and white knight "killed" them and shortly after announced his intent to overthrow the king and queen, before being forced out of the arena by several soldiers (Even the king had a crossbow aimed at him I think, I was on the opposite side of the room and I'm a little nearsighted). It ended with an ally of the blue knight, the red and yellow knight, dueling the black and white knight and "killing" him. It was a hell of a fight, by far the longest, it was awesome.
Kept the blue paper crown I was given to denote what team I was on, my dad got a mug that has a skull design built in, and I also got myself a neat little overpriced (27$) hourglass that looks like a screaming guy, with the sand container being in his mouth. If you've played Elder Scrolls 4 or 5, imagine the wabbajack's open bit at the top as holding an hourglass, you won't be far off. Some other stuff there was hilariously expensive, I saw fake suits of armor going for 6,000$!
After we left, we went to the CN Tower, and of course went to the top. I didn't expect much, and yeah, it wasn't TOO interesting, especially since it's supposed to slowly rotate and I don't think it was. But MAN, that height... I don't know if most people know how big 1,100 feet really is. Didn't do the thing where you walk outside because I'm not insane, but I stepped onto a glass floor where you can see straight to the ground after I took a moment to remind myself that it wouldn't be there if it wasn't safe. If I can do that, you can do that thing you've been putting off because you're nervous. Didn't get a souvenir from this one.
Tomorrow's going to be a pretty big day too, it's got the thing we came here for in the first place!
PS: We can hear the cars below us SHOCKINGLY well up here. We're on the 9th floor!
DAY 4
Doing part of this early today, I'm a little bored. Also wrote micro story 6-5.
So, my legs themselves are basically fine, but my feet feel awful when I walk, especially the bottom middle parts. It's gonna SUCK if those aren't better by tomorrow. My back on day 2, by the way, was because of how I was laying when playing my Switch.
Today's my mom's birthday! As of right now we haven't done anything in regards to that, but I imagine we will later. (11pm update: We didn't. Weird.)
The first thing of the day was heading off to a boat tour that I believe came with the plane tickets that got us here. Learned a bit about Toronto in the process, apparently there's some other pretty significant things here, like the longest street in the world and the inspiration for having Superman's disguised self work at a news place (One of his creators worked at the "Toronto Star").
Sitting in the hotel room right now, just saw an ad on the TV where a vet thinks a "cat" is dying, then someone comes in and picks it up, revealing it's a hat, which they put on. I wish more ads were actually interesting like that, I feel like they'd even work better that way.
Police sirens outside keep starting, cutting off, and restarting, as if they're pausing and unpausing. It's been happening multiple times every day, and there's no way there's that much going on, it's really annoying.
At 6pm, I got some ibuprofen in me and we headed to the Scotiabank Arena for the main event: A show by Ricky Gervais! He was as funny as ever, and while I originally intended to include one of the jokes in this, late into the show he specifically requested that people not put the jokes online. So, go watch it on Netflix. Just know that that joke involves a Rubik's Cube.
That show was recorded, so there's the off chance you'll be able to see me in the audience! If you're going to look for me, firstly, weird. Secondly, section 306, row 10, seat 2. Good luck.
On the way back to the room, I saw a limo for the first time. It was pretty neat to actually see one in reality. We stopped at McDonalds for some food, where a guy complimented my shirt (It was a picture of a stickman pushing another stickman off a cliff with the caption "Some people just need a pat on the back") and another guy filled a bottle he'd brought in with soda, drank it, threw out the bottle, and left without paying. Gotta respect the hustle.
Tomorrow's the last day, and I'll be home at the end of it! In theory, at least. I better be.
PS: The shower curtain here SUCKS. It keeps slowly sliding open, and while there's magnets at the bottom that are supposed to prevent that, they don't work at all.
DAY 5
Not home yet, currently waiting at the airport (3:20pm, leaving in 2 hours). My feet still hurt, but it turns out it wasn't really an issue this time!
We stored our suitcases at BagsAway again, then headed off to the Ripley's Aquarium. It was pretty neat! Word of advice, try to go on a less busy day, the people there were insanely annoying and random kids kept yelling and crying.
About halfway through, there was a pretty huge tank that had the biggest variety of fish in the place. A ton of "generic" ones, a bunch of sharks, and a couple turtles and rays too (One of the rays kept swimming in circles for some reason). It seemed pretty chill despite the sharks and the name ("Dangerous Lagoon"), nothing there seemed at all worried about the sharks. I bet my characters would like hanging out in there for a while. There was a glass ceiling above us so we could see stuff swimming overhead, and we didn't have to walk since we were on one of those cool moving walkways.
Despite the place being themed around fish, there was a room dedicated to non-aquatic reptiles that a lot of styles of dragons are based on. The crowding was at its worst there, but it was still pretty neat. For some reason, one of the enclosures that didn't have animals had a plush of the light fury, no clue why. At some point after that section, came across a tank with an electric eel that's the same species as Conduit! Made sure to get a picture, of course.
After a section based on jellyfish (Hate them...), there was a bit about water purification with what I think was a little game that simulates the process of it. There were a lot of wheels to turn, and kids were constantly turning them the wrong way. Like, I genuinely don't think I saw a single one do it right. Didn't really matter though, I think that game thing only really works for slower days.
Lastly, just before the end, there was an open-top pool with de-barbed stingrays we were allowed to touch! And don't worry, they had to actively choose to come over and be touched, we weren't bothering them. After a while of waiting, I managed to touch just a little of the fin of one, but it was still cool.
For souvenirs, we all each got a little figure of some kind of aquatic animal. Mine's a turtle.
Once we left, we got some food at Union Station, grabbed our suitcases, and headed off to the airport where we are now. Somehow, I seem to have a better idea of where to go than my parents, who have both flown a lot more than me. Getting through security was way faster this time, despite us having to get things out for the scanner. We didn't have to do that when we first left, they had better machines. This airport is bigger than that one, in a bigger city, so I don't get why their tech isn't as good as back home... Maybe because they'd need more of it here?
Alright, I'm home! Currently writing this in my kitchen. It was another fairly uneventful flight, just with another baby screaming at the same times and some neanderthal behind us chewing gum with their mouth open the whole time. It felt AMAZING to get out into the night air, I've missed it not being hot outside. We got our car back and had an easy trip home.
Not a whole lot left to really say now, just my final opinion on the trip. Weighing all the good against the bad, I think I enjoyed myself overall. We just need to pick somewhere less hot next time.
PS: Saw a lot of homeless people in Toronto, never really seen people like that before. Also saw a pretty equal amount of anti-homeless benches, which are new to me too. I wish people weren't so messed up like that.
DAY 1 (Boy howdy has this been the longest day of my life)
I'm currently in our hotel room writing this, which will be the case for all future days but the last. I'll be at home for that one!
Had to get up at 5:30 to get to the airport 2 hours early. My dad says it's a stupid idea to NOT go that early, and surprisingly we didn't actually have to wait long aside from security.
Something interesting happened before we even got to the airport at all though: We saw a sign that had (presumably) had its letters rearranged to say "ILL CLEAN OR SPANK ASS FOR FREE".
We happened across a childhood friend of mine when we were going through airport security, apparently he works there! We haven't talked since we were in grade 5, but he somehow recognized me immediately, while I needed to check his nametag. Thankfully he has a pretty unique first name. We didn't talk much there, but it was still cool to see him doing so well.
A bit after getting on the plane, it occurred to me that if I were/could ride Cirrus I'd already be in Toronto by then. Eh, what can you do.
The flight itself was thankfully uneventful, aside from some screeching babies before takeoff and after landing (Yes, not while flying). My dad (Who requested I refer to him as "Hero" in this) was a goof during the flight, and at one point intentionally reflected sunlight in my eyes with his phone. Sounds bad, but teasing each other like that is normal for us, we've always done it.
After landing, we stored our suitcases at BagsAway (If you've never heard of it (Like me before this)... Use your imagination) and took a train (My first!) and a bus to the Toronto Zoo (Very creative name). We had a little trouble with the train, but it worked out.
Now's the best time to mention, I am NOT used to the kind of temperatures this place has. Let me tell you, I was starting to feel like Nox as the day went on, needing to avoid sunlight. Had I not had this neat neck fan the whole time, which we got specifically for this trip, we probably would've had to cut the zoo trip short.
Not a whole lot stood out about the animals themselves, it was what you'd expect of a zoo. It was a little lacking in animals for some enclosures though, quite a few had only one. Learned some neat stuff though, like that caribou and reindeer are apparently the same thing (They had one that was in The Santa Clause!). My favorite thing though, basilisks (those lizards that can run on water) can apparently hold their breath about 10 minutes. Those of you that thought breath holds like that were unrealistic for lizards, take THAT!
Walked around the zoo for about 5 hours, and my GOD were my legs getting tired. So, had to leave without seeing everything, but it would've gotten pretty bad if I'd forced myself, especially since that fan was out of battery. Kept a map of the place, but otherwise no souvenirs.
After another bus trip and train trip (without issue this time), we got our suitcases back and started making our way to the hotel. What followed was the longest 15 minute walk of my life, as my legs and feet got really sore and I of course got really hot again. If you've ever played through MGS4, think the microwave hallway, it felt sort of like that.
And, right now. My feet still hurt, I almost got blisters on them, my legs might be sunburnt, and I've never been more glad to hang out in bed. My mom said this'll likely be the busiest day. Here's hoping that's true, and that I won't be sore tomorrow too.
PS: Both times I used public bathrooms today, the stall doors wouldn't lock. Literally never even seen that ONCE before today.
DAY 2
Still sore, but no sunburns at least. My back is also sore for some reason, maybe from carrying stuff a good portion of the previous day. Didn't sleep too well either, my dad snores pretty loud and the room's a bit too warm for me to sleep comfortably even with the AC maxed out.
After we got breakfast down in the lobby, we hung out in the room for a while before heading out to take a subway trip (First time again!) to Casa Loma. That is an ACTUAL CASTLE. It was made a little over a century ago, and apparently the original owners were pretty great people: On-site bedrooms and bathrooms specifically for staff (rare at the time), and really generous in general. Maybe a bit TOO generous, they nearly went bankrupt not even a decade into living there and had to sell off the place and a ton of stuff in it. Also, apparently it had about a quarter of Toronto's total phones when it was finished (A sign said it was 50 of 200), 3 secret passages (1's still undiscovered!), and I saw that the place's toilets had had their lids bolted shut (Environmental storytelling)
Once it was sold, it was eventually converted into a hotel for a while, before being made into the museum it is now. It's actually still a pretty important place, quite a few movies have had scenes inside or near it. In the 40s, one of its towers (which I went into) was also used for research into detecting submarines!
Wandering around in the castle with a lot of people around reminded me of when I was in school. Just like there, oblivious idiots kept blocking doorways and halls as they talked to each other.
Briefly saw something pretty neat on a TV screen there: There was a little animation of a cute greenish blue seahorse guy with a top hat, suit, and cane. I believe he waved and was starting to go somewhere, but the screen cut to a different video before I could see anything more. If anyone recognizes what I'm talking about, let me know.
We had our first major change of plans today though: We were originally going to do an escape room while we were there, but I had been too hot for too long and wouldn't have been able to handle the full hour. Plus, my legs were hurting too badly for it. We only walked about 60% the amount we did yesterday, but I was still just really sore from that. Kept a map of the castle though, and also bought a cute little dragon plush! I'll likely be drawing him at some point.
We're back fairly early today, it's 6PM right now, but I doubt much more of interest is going to happen today. Tomorrow will likely have even less walking. Hopefully this soreness will go away at some point, it would SUCK if I had to go through airport security like this.
PS: If you like cicadas, this is the place to be. In areas that are at all rural, their buzzing is literally almost constant.
DAY 3
At this point, I'm only going to mention if my legs AREN'T sore. Surely one of these days will start or end like that.
Today was the highlight of the trip so far! We took a streetcar (First time again!) to the only Medieval Times in Canada! VERY highly recommend it if you're near one of the 10 that exist, despite the enormous price; ~78$ per person! Though that includes food and seeing the show. We got the first level of VIP, getting us front row seats and some banners to wave around while cheering, though I do wish we hadn't been in front of people that were WAY too into the show, they kept screaming and chanting. We kept two of the three banners, the other got chicken on it. For food, in addition to the chicken, we got tomato soup, toasted bread, a baked potato, and a bit of corn on a small cob. I think we were supposed to get dessert too, but we didn't. Our server said it was okay to call her wench, which my dad did, as I expected.
As for the show itself, the plot was that it was a tournament of knights trying to impress the king and queen for a reason I don't remember. While we didn't get to choose which one we were supposed to cheer for, we got the blue knight, and blue's my favorite color for obvious reasons, so it worked out. The people running it seemed pretty intent on showing off their horses; almost every part that didn't involve any of the knights was based around dressage, which sometimes went on a bit long.
The actual fights were pretty clearly choreographed, but they were really cool regardless (Other than the jousting, which seemed pointless), they literally had sparks coming off their weapons at times. It's hard to imagine needing to remember such long strings of actions... Anyway, the fights went until surrender each time, since canon-wise nobody was supposed to die. But, after the black and white knight won against the blue knight (I was genuinely a little salty about that), just before the blue knight would've walked off, the black and white knight "killed" them and shortly after announced his intent to overthrow the king and queen, before being forced out of the arena by several soldiers (Even the king had a crossbow aimed at him I think, I was on the opposite side of the room and I'm a little nearsighted). It ended with an ally of the blue knight, the red and yellow knight, dueling the black and white knight and "killing" him. It was a hell of a fight, by far the longest, it was awesome.
Kept the blue paper crown I was given to denote what team I was on, my dad got a mug that has a skull design built in, and I also got myself a neat little overpriced (27$) hourglass that looks like a screaming guy, with the sand container being in his mouth. If you've played Elder Scrolls 4 or 5, imagine the wabbajack's open bit at the top as holding an hourglass, you won't be far off. Some other stuff there was hilariously expensive, I saw fake suits of armor going for 6,000$!
After we left, we went to the CN Tower, and of course went to the top. I didn't expect much, and yeah, it wasn't TOO interesting, especially since it's supposed to slowly rotate and I don't think it was. But MAN, that height... I don't know if most people know how big 1,100 feet really is. Didn't do the thing where you walk outside because I'm not insane, but I stepped onto a glass floor where you can see straight to the ground after I took a moment to remind myself that it wouldn't be there if it wasn't safe. If I can do that, you can do that thing you've been putting off because you're nervous. Didn't get a souvenir from this one.
Tomorrow's going to be a pretty big day too, it's got the thing we came here for in the first place!
PS: We can hear the cars below us SHOCKINGLY well up here. We're on the 9th floor!
DAY 4
Doing part of this early today, I'm a little bored. Also wrote micro story 6-5.
So, my legs themselves are basically fine, but my feet feel awful when I walk, especially the bottom middle parts. It's gonna SUCK if those aren't better by tomorrow. My back on day 2, by the way, was because of how I was laying when playing my Switch.
Today's my mom's birthday! As of right now we haven't done anything in regards to that, but I imagine we will later. (11pm update: We didn't. Weird.)
The first thing of the day was heading off to a boat tour that I believe came with the plane tickets that got us here. Learned a bit about Toronto in the process, apparently there's some other pretty significant things here, like the longest street in the world and the inspiration for having Superman's disguised self work at a news place (One of his creators worked at the "Toronto Star").
Sitting in the hotel room right now, just saw an ad on the TV where a vet thinks a "cat" is dying, then someone comes in and picks it up, revealing it's a hat, which they put on. I wish more ads were actually interesting like that, I feel like they'd even work better that way.
Police sirens outside keep starting, cutting off, and restarting, as if they're pausing and unpausing. It's been happening multiple times every day, and there's no way there's that much going on, it's really annoying.
At 6pm, I got some ibuprofen in me and we headed to the Scotiabank Arena for the main event: A show by Ricky Gervais! He was as funny as ever, and while I originally intended to include one of the jokes in this, late into the show he specifically requested that people not put the jokes online. So, go watch it on Netflix. Just know that that joke involves a Rubik's Cube.
That show was recorded, so there's the off chance you'll be able to see me in the audience! If you're going to look for me, firstly, weird. Secondly, section 306, row 10, seat 2. Good luck.
On the way back to the room, I saw a limo for the first time. It was pretty neat to actually see one in reality. We stopped at McDonalds for some food, where a guy complimented my shirt (It was a picture of a stickman pushing another stickman off a cliff with the caption "Some people just need a pat on the back") and another guy filled a bottle he'd brought in with soda, drank it, threw out the bottle, and left without paying. Gotta respect the hustle.
Tomorrow's the last day, and I'll be home at the end of it! In theory, at least. I better be.
PS: The shower curtain here SUCKS. It keeps slowly sliding open, and while there's magnets at the bottom that are supposed to prevent that, they don't work at all.
DAY 5
Not home yet, currently waiting at the airport (3:20pm, leaving in 2 hours). My feet still hurt, but it turns out it wasn't really an issue this time!
We stored our suitcases at BagsAway again, then headed off to the Ripley's Aquarium. It was pretty neat! Word of advice, try to go on a less busy day, the people there were insanely annoying and random kids kept yelling and crying.
About halfway through, there was a pretty huge tank that had the biggest variety of fish in the place. A ton of "generic" ones, a bunch of sharks, and a couple turtles and rays too (One of the rays kept swimming in circles for some reason). It seemed pretty chill despite the sharks and the name ("Dangerous Lagoon"), nothing there seemed at all worried about the sharks. I bet my characters would like hanging out in there for a while. There was a glass ceiling above us so we could see stuff swimming overhead, and we didn't have to walk since we were on one of those cool moving walkways.
Despite the place being themed around fish, there was a room dedicated to non-aquatic reptiles that a lot of styles of dragons are based on. The crowding was at its worst there, but it was still pretty neat. For some reason, one of the enclosures that didn't have animals had a plush of the light fury, no clue why. At some point after that section, came across a tank with an electric eel that's the same species as Conduit! Made sure to get a picture, of course.
After a section based on jellyfish (Hate them...), there was a bit about water purification with what I think was a little game that simulates the process of it. There were a lot of wheels to turn, and kids were constantly turning them the wrong way. Like, I genuinely don't think I saw a single one do it right. Didn't really matter though, I think that game thing only really works for slower days.
Lastly, just before the end, there was an open-top pool with de-barbed stingrays we were allowed to touch! And don't worry, they had to actively choose to come over and be touched, we weren't bothering them. After a while of waiting, I managed to touch just a little of the fin of one, but it was still cool.
For souvenirs, we all each got a little figure of some kind of aquatic animal. Mine's a turtle.
Once we left, we got some food at Union Station, grabbed our suitcases, and headed off to the airport where we are now. Somehow, I seem to have a better idea of where to go than my parents, who have both flown a lot more than me. Getting through security was way faster this time, despite us having to get things out for the scanner. We didn't have to do that when we first left, they had better machines. This airport is bigger than that one, in a bigger city, so I don't get why their tech isn't as good as back home... Maybe because they'd need more of it here?
Alright, I'm home! Currently writing this in my kitchen. It was another fairly uneventful flight, just with another baby screaming at the same times and some neanderthal behind us chewing gum with their mouth open the whole time. It felt AMAZING to get out into the night air, I've missed it not being hot outside. We got our car back and had an easy trip home.
Not a whole lot left to really say now, just my final opinion on the trip. Weighing all the good against the bad, I think I enjoyed myself overall. We just need to pick somewhere less hot next time.
PS: Saw a lot of homeless people in Toronto, never really seen people like that before. Also saw a pretty equal amount of anti-homeless benches, which are new to me too. I wish people weren't so messed up like that.
An upcoming trip
Posted a month agoIn about a week from now (Very early on the 11th), I'll be going on vacation for a little while! I should be back on the 16th, and I won't be doing anything on these sites until then, so don't expect to be able to talk to me. I'll respond to everything when I get back, and I'll be sure to tell you guys how the trip went too.
Also, wanted to take the opportunity to tell you my plans for this year's Sinktember, since I'm changing things up a bit: Every single drawing for the upcoming one will feature at least one of my characters. I think it'll be a neat thing to do!
Also, wanted to take the opportunity to tell you my plans for this year's Sinktember, since I'm changing things up a bit: Every single drawing for the upcoming one will feature at least one of my characters. I think it'll be a neat thing to do!
Squirtlerocks07 RP master list
Posted 2 months agoI will no longer be uploading RPs I do with squirtlerocks07, they're taking up too much of my gallery. I'll be keeping the ones that are already posted though, and future ones should be possible to find here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/fold.....usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/drive/fold.....usp=drive_link
Another change to RPs
Posted 6 months agoThis time it's a lot more significant than just having one fewer slot: I'm getting rid of the queue. I'll still only be doing at most 2 RPs at once, but from here on I'll be the one to choose the order.
One of my friends was frustrated about not being able to RP with me nearly as often as they used to, and that made me realize I feel the same way. I won't be naming anyone, but there ARE people that I prefer doing RPs with over others, and I want to do more with them. This change should let that happen, and I'm now not going to be making people wait on a list for months at a time. Plus, it'll make it easier to add in people that I have to ask for RPs!
One of my friends was frustrated about not being able to RP with me nearly as often as they used to, and that made me realize I feel the same way. I won't be naming anyone, but there ARE people that I prefer doing RPs with over others, and I want to do more with them. This change should let that happen, and I'm now not going to be making people wait on a list for months at a time. Plus, it'll make it easier to add in people that I have to ask for RPs!
Update regarding RPs
Posted 11 months agoFirstly, still not open yet.
I've decided that, for the foreseeable future, I'll be dropping my RP slots from 3 to 2. Constantly doing 3 RPs at once all day was really wearing on me, and I'm not sure I'll be able to do it any more.
I've decided that, for the foreseeable future, I'll be dropping my RP slots from 3 to 2. Constantly doing 3 RPs at once all day was really wearing on me, and I'm not sure I'll be able to do it any more.
(Update 9/5) Scam targeting writers
Posted a year agoAnyone on here that writes, careful of this. There's people around doing a very specific scam that sometimes follows a certain progression each time, but not always. Here's what I know of that process:
- They send a PM with the subject "Greetings!", where they ask how things are going with you
- They ask whether they're bothering you
- They compliment your stories, also asking if you're the one that wrote them
- They say they have an idea for your stories, and ask if you want to hear it
- They say they want to turn your stories into comics
That's as far as I got. If they don't use that, they give a bunch of generic unspecific compliments because they're talking through a template. They also generally have stolen art posted so it's not just an empty account, and sometimes a name that involves art in some way ("draws", "art(s)", "design(s)", etc.). Look for comics with empty speech bubbles, they post those a lot for some reason. Here's the people that have tried this on me:
- MikkiDraws01
- TakouraDraws
- Dreamiisarah
- TripsyBack
- Gigiall (Also on Artstation)
- Flumsy-Arts (Also on Artstation, as Sofiaartisty)
- YumiDesigns01 (On IB as YumiDesigns)
- IzukuDraws01
- Oliver-Draws
- IsabellaJamess
- KiaraJohn01 (They and the previous one work together)
- Avenia1
- ericawilliam
- AveniaArtist (Same as Avenia1?)
- ElenaBelle
- lunabelle02 (Said they were Elena Belle, which was pretty funny)
Feel free to comment the names of any you find. Here's who's been added by the community:
- marygreyuwu1
- Phantom-Riot
- AnneVictor2
- Louise-Bourgeois
- artsbyaliee
- Chekoooartist
- GoldenArtDraws
- Maria-Artist05
- Moonlitsketcher
- They send a PM with the subject "Greetings!", where they ask how things are going with you
- They ask whether they're bothering you
- They compliment your stories, also asking if you're the one that wrote them
- They say they have an idea for your stories, and ask if you want to hear it
- They say they want to turn your stories into comics
That's as far as I got. If they don't use that, they give a bunch of generic unspecific compliments because they're talking through a template. They also generally have stolen art posted so it's not just an empty account, and sometimes a name that involves art in some way ("draws", "art(s)", "design(s)", etc.). Look for comics with empty speech bubbles, they post those a lot for some reason. Here's the people that have tried this on me:
- MikkiDraws01
- TakouraDraws
- Dreamiisarah
- TripsyBack
- Gigiall (Also on Artstation)
- Flumsy-Arts (Also on Artstation, as Sofiaartisty)
- YumiDesigns01 (On IB as YumiDesigns)
- IzukuDraws01
- Oliver-Draws
- IsabellaJamess
- KiaraJohn01 (They and the previous one work together)
- Avenia1
- ericawilliam
- AveniaArtist (Same as Avenia1?)
- ElenaBelle
- lunabelle02 (Said they were Elena Belle, which was pretty funny)
Feel free to comment the names of any you find. Here's who's been added by the community:
- marygreyuwu1
- Phantom-Riot
- AnneVictor2
- Louise-Bourgeois
- artsbyaliee
- Chekoooartist
- GoldenArtDraws
- Maria-Artist05
- Moonlitsketcher
Scam targeting writers
Posted a year agoAnyone on here that writes, careful of this. There's people around doing a very specific scam that follows a certain progression each time. Here's what I know of that process:
- They send a PM with the subject "Greetings!", where they ask how things are going with you
- They ask whether they're bothering you
- They compliment your stories, also asking if you're the one that wrote them
- They say they have an idea for your stories, and ask if you want to hear it
- They say they want to turn your stories into comics
That's as far as I've gotten. To be fair, I'm only about 95% sure it's a scam, but 3 completely unrelated people have followed this exact progression now. I unfortunately don't remember the first, but the other two are:
- MikkiDraws01
- TakouraDraws
Note that they only seem to be on DA and IB.
It's possible "Draws" is a tell, but don't base anything on that until more is known.
- They send a PM with the subject "Greetings!", where they ask how things are going with you
- They ask whether they're bothering you
- They compliment your stories, also asking if you're the one that wrote them
- They say they have an idea for your stories, and ask if you want to hear it
- They say they want to turn your stories into comics
That's as far as I've gotten. To be fair, I'm only about 95% sure it's a scam, but 3 completely unrelated people have followed this exact progression now. I unfortunately don't remember the first, but the other two are:
- MikkiDraws01
- TakouraDraws
Note that they only seem to be on DA and IB.
It's possible "Draws" is a tell, but don't base anything on that until more is known.
Good to be back!
Posted a year agoI hope whoever hijacked the site is found, they can't just get away with doing that.
About the Gmod workshop
Posted a year agoThis is more of a vent post, so if you don't care for those, feel free to skip to the last paragraph.
If you don't know, Nintendo decided to throw their weight around again, and this time they're taking down anything related to them on the Gmod workshop. And, I mean, of course they are. It's clear at this point that Nintendo doesn't want people having fun with their games and IPs in ways they don't want, if the Smash tournament rules and the DMCA of AM2R and romhack videos didn't make it obvious.
This is bigger than them just being mean, though; they've actively hurt fan artists doing this, and I can prove it. When I started out, before I even drew anything, I did some personal stuff with Pokemon models in Gmod. Once I got frustrated with how limiting Gmod is, THEN I started drawing. Had those models not been available, I may well have never become an artist. Too bad though, daddy Nintendo says we're not allowed to play with our toys in that way any more, and they only took close to 2 decades to say it. Yes, we know we're slaves to the copyright laws of a country we're not in, now PLEASE stop stomping on people's love for your games.
So, with all that in mind, I've made a decision. Out of both spite and remembrance, I'll be posting some Gmod work over the next 7 days (including today), and I'll end that off with something special I was originally saving for my next anniversary. If you've read this whole thing, you'll probably have an idea of what that is.
If you don't know, Nintendo decided to throw their weight around again, and this time they're taking down anything related to them on the Gmod workshop. And, I mean, of course they are. It's clear at this point that Nintendo doesn't want people having fun with their games and IPs in ways they don't want, if the Smash tournament rules and the DMCA of AM2R and romhack videos didn't make it obvious.
This is bigger than them just being mean, though; they've actively hurt fan artists doing this, and I can prove it. When I started out, before I even drew anything, I did some personal stuff with Pokemon models in Gmod. Once I got frustrated with how limiting Gmod is, THEN I started drawing. Had those models not been available, I may well have never become an artist. Too bad though, daddy Nintendo says we're not allowed to play with our toys in that way any more, and they only took close to 2 decades to say it. Yes, we know we're slaves to the copyright laws of a country we're not in, now PLEASE stop stomping on people's love for your games.
So, with all that in mind, I've made a decision. Out of both spite and remembrance, I'll be posting some Gmod work over the next 7 days (including today), and I'll end that off with something special I was originally saving for my next anniversary. If you've read this whole thing, you'll probably have an idea of what that is.
Dragon creator tool
Posted a year agoHappened across this earlier: https://dragonita.itch.io/dragon-creator
It's a neat little tool that lets you easily make custom dragons! It's pretty early in development, but already seems pretty versatile, even letting you make wyverns if you want to.
You can also save designs as text if you want. If you're interested, here's my attempt at making Blubby with it (Be sure to remove the new line part):
```10cc8m0z1J010cD21010020000:0000000000004000408000c0000000000000000000000VsTkTk0000Tk00%%00x5_l%~zbPPPPf8PPPP
00000000000000000000VsTkTk0000TkzD0000f8PP0000000000000000000000000000000000f8PPPPVs%~Tk0000Tk0000Vs%~Tk0000Tk0000ppTkTk0000TkTkTk00```
It's a neat little tool that lets you easily make custom dragons! It's pretty early in development, but already seems pretty versatile, even letting you make wyverns if you want to.
You can also save designs as text if you want. If you're interested, here's my attempt at making Blubby with it (Be sure to remove the new line part):
```10cc8m0z1J010cD21010020000:0000000000004000408000c0000000000000000000000VsTkTk0000Tk00%%00x5_l%~zbPPPPf8PPPP
00000000000000000000VsTkTk0000TkzD0000f8PP0000000000000000000000000000000000f8PPPPVs%~Tk0000Tk0000Vs%~Tk0000Tk0000ppTkTk0000TkTkTk00```
Extra details about my OCs
Posted a year agoFigured I'd make a way for these to be easily seen. These come from RPs, other posts, and sometimes just straight from me. Also want to say, if you ever want to draw any of my characters, feel free! All I ask is that you keep it free to look at and link me to what you make.
I'll try to remember to update this every Sunday
BLUBBY
Closest existing voice to theirs: John Dimaggio
Was once swarmed by jellyfish, which is why he's afraid of them
Enjoys sinking in quicksand
Not an aquaphile, just enjoys being underwater
Tried gillyweed once. Didn't like it, still couldn't swim
No current love interest, not looking for one
Likes to hang out with other dragons who enjoy being underwater
Enjoys giving air bubbles to those who need them
Has never drowned, but came close a few times
Friends with Sni-tii, likes exploring with her
Lets Sni-tii wrap around him to be carried
Doesn't remember his first dive
When he was young, his parents generally had a hard time getting him to get out of water
Has tried wearing one of his bubbles like a suit; dislikes it
Would like not being able to drown
Would be willing to try drowning if it was safe
Has swam in the Orca Basin's huge brine pool; also the deepest he's gone
Maximum safe depth is 1.8 miles
If he could have any one thing, he'd want to be able to talk to fish
Bad at lying
A huge fan of Toothless
67 years old; young adult for a dragon
If he could only do one thing for the rest of his life, he'd want to hang out with aquatic things
Tends to sleep underwater if possible
Dislikes about himself: Sort of TOO friendly, and has been taken advantage of because of that
Starts losing control over the size of his bubbles when he's really low on breath
Has not meditated underwater before
Favorite song: Nuclear, Mike Oldfield
Favorite console: Switch
Favorite candy: Mike & Ikes
Favorite kids show: Arthur
If he were tiny for a while, he'd want to try diving in honey
Favorite food: Cheesecake
Has only overindulged on food/water once
Favorite drink: Milk
Happiest moment: The first time he encountered a coral reef. He still visits that reef sometimes, and the life there likes him
Best dream: Having a variety of strong water magic
Worst dream: Being enslaved by intelligent jellyfish that constantly teased him
His mom has wings
SNI-TII
Closest existing voice to theirs: Idina Menzel
Current love interest: Squirt (squirtlerocks07)
Friends with Blubby, likes exploring with him
Finds Blubby hot
Her love of water started on her first time diving with goggles
Would like not being able to drown, but not not feeling any need to breathe
Will never purposely drown, even with a guarantee of safety
If she could have any one thing, she'd want to be a shapeshifter
Deepest dive: ~350 feet
Biggest fear: Heights
Bad at singing
If she could only do one thing for the rest of her life, she said she'd want to read, although she's not very sure about that answer.
Dislikes about herself: Not having limbs
Bad at coiling; record is 5psi
Doesn't know what species she is
28 years old
Has only meditated underwater once, has trouble doing it
Loves gillyweed; the form it gives her lets her swim
Dislikes the thought of sinking in quicksand
Favorite song: Pop Goes The World, Men Without Hats
Not a fan of video games
Favorite candy: Twizzlers
Favorite kids show: Cyberchase
If she were tiny for a while, she'd want to try diving in soup
Favorite food: Pigs in blankets
Dislikes brumation (reptile version of hibernation)
Maximum depth: ~500 feet
Has only overindulged on food/water once
If her stomach had no capacity limit, she'd want to try being bigger than Cirrus' full size. She thinks it'd be funny
Favorite drink: Eggnog
Scariest moment: The time she got lost in an underwater cave and ended up inhaling water
Happiest moment: The first time she'd sunned herself underwater
Didn't want to be in water before she started loving it
Best dream: Having wings and not being afraid of being high up
Worst dream: Repeatedly climbing over deep pits, before falling in a water-filled one she had no way out of and drowning for a little while
A big fan of Lugia
CIRRUS
Theme: Reprise, Spirited Away
Closest existing voice to theirs: Matthew Mercer
Current love interest: Emi (squirtlerocks07)
First went underwater in his 20s; hadn't thought about exploring underwater until then
Enjoys drowning because of the unique way it feels; would do it more if it was safe
Would be up for passing out from drowning if it were safe
Would dislike not being able to drown
His record of the most fluid he'd drank in one sitting is around 5,000 gallons
Has been up to the thermosphere
If he could have any one thing, he'd want to be able to move through time
Deepest dive: ~9,000 feet
Biggest fear: Not being able to move
Refuses to be a tool for any government, least of all any non-Chinese one
If he could only do one thing for the rest of his life, he'd want to explore.
Dislikes about himself: Knowing he'll probably outlive his friends
Tried gillyweed once; enjoyed its effects
Has a supply of >300 year old coins he sells some of when he needs modern money
Doesn't know his origin; his first memory is being alone in a forest. If he has parents, he doesn't remember them
Sometimes meditates underwater
Favorite song: Travelers, from Outer Wilds
Favorite console: PS2
Favorite candy: Twinkies
Favorite kids show: 3 Stooges
Wants to try out swimming in pudding
Favorite food: Loco moco
Once flew into an intense storm to see what it'd look like from inside, and ended up badly hurt by lightning.
Was once caught in an explosion, losing his eyes and front right leg. Of course, it all grew back
Tends to intentionally overindulge on food/water, likes relaxing with a full belly
Underwater speed record: 528MPH
Favorite drink: Cool Blue Gatorade
Scariest moment: Getting caught in a web at tiny size and being unable to get free for over an hour
Happiest moment: Going into the upper atmosphere for the first time
Once dove in mercury
Best dream: Being mistaken for a god in a medieval setting
Worst dream: Trapped in a web, with a spider preparing to eat him
One time, when he discovered a company that was making a lot of pollution, he continually pranked them in ways so expensive to them they went under
A big fan of Sisu
Can shrink others as well, but only if they're willing, and only to 10% size and back
Once had the black plague
LENN
Closest existing voice to theirs: Patton Oswalt
Current love interest: (None)
Favorite pastime: Exploring underwater
Favorite food: Pumpkin pie
Has not been to Waterscape Utopia, but plans to go there.
Biggest fear: Going deaf. Nervous about loud sounds because of it
If he could only do one thing for the rest of his life, he'd want to explore.
Deepest dive: 400 feet
Overindulged on food a couple times when he'd first gotten his anthro form
Jealous of how much longer my other OCs can hold their breath
Has never found any information about the ritual that gave him his abilities
Dislikes that he can't do anything about his "running out of breath" countdown
Walking tends to tire him out faster than for most other people
Favorite drink: Grape soda
Other dolphins think his anthro form is weird. He used to care, but doesn't any more
Scariest moment: When he triggered the ritual that changed him
Happiest moment: Walking on land for the first time
Most relaxing thing done: Sleeping on a bed
Best dream: Being able to turn into any animal he wanted
Worst dream: Being chained to a weight and thrown in the ocean, sinking extremely deep and encountering really creepy fish
His blood type is A+
NOX (+The Shadelands)
Theme: Drip Drop Galaxy, Super Mario Galaxy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X29HYLEzv4
Closest existing voice to theirs: Keanu Reeves (Specifically his voice for Shadow in the third Sonic movie)
Current love interest: (None)
Wishes he had a tail
Deepest dive: ~370 feet
Max safe depth: ~500 feet
Decent at fighting
If he could only do one thing for the rest of his life, he'd want to learn about Earth
If he could have any one thing, he'd want something to stop UV light from hurting him
Favorite song: Welcome to the Machine
Sunblock gives him a couple extra minutes' worth of sunlight resistance
There are a few Earth cars in the Shadelands, but no umbrakin can figure out how to use them
NASIR
Closest existing voice to theirs: Andy Samberg
Current love interest: (None)
Discovered his aquaphilia through being trapped in a water bubble by other wizzrobes
CONDUIT
Closest existing voice to theirs: (Undecided)
Current love interest: (None)
Enjoys video games, especially harder ones
I'll try to remember to update this every Sunday
BLUBBY
Closest existing voice to theirs: John Dimaggio
Was once swarmed by jellyfish, which is why he's afraid of them
Enjoys sinking in quicksand
Not an aquaphile, just enjoys being underwater
Tried gillyweed once. Didn't like it, still couldn't swim
No current love interest, not looking for one
Likes to hang out with other dragons who enjoy being underwater
Enjoys giving air bubbles to those who need them
Has never drowned, but came close a few times
Friends with Sni-tii, likes exploring with her
Lets Sni-tii wrap around him to be carried
Doesn't remember his first dive
When he was young, his parents generally had a hard time getting him to get out of water
Has tried wearing one of his bubbles like a suit; dislikes it
Would like not being able to drown
Would be willing to try drowning if it was safe
Has swam in the Orca Basin's huge brine pool; also the deepest he's gone
Maximum safe depth is 1.8 miles
If he could have any one thing, he'd want to be able to talk to fish
Bad at lying
A huge fan of Toothless
67 years old; young adult for a dragon
If he could only do one thing for the rest of his life, he'd want to hang out with aquatic things
Tends to sleep underwater if possible
Dislikes about himself: Sort of TOO friendly, and has been taken advantage of because of that
Starts losing control over the size of his bubbles when he's really low on breath
Has not meditated underwater before
Favorite song: Nuclear, Mike Oldfield
Favorite console: Switch
Favorite candy: Mike & Ikes
Favorite kids show: Arthur
If he were tiny for a while, he'd want to try diving in honey
Favorite food: Cheesecake
Has only overindulged on food/water once
Favorite drink: Milk
Happiest moment: The first time he encountered a coral reef. He still visits that reef sometimes, and the life there likes him
Best dream: Having a variety of strong water magic
Worst dream: Being enslaved by intelligent jellyfish that constantly teased him
His mom has wings
SNI-TII
Closest existing voice to theirs: Idina Menzel
Current love interest: Squirt (squirtlerocks07)
Friends with Blubby, likes exploring with him
Finds Blubby hot
Her love of water started on her first time diving with goggles
Would like not being able to drown, but not not feeling any need to breathe
Will never purposely drown, even with a guarantee of safety
If she could have any one thing, she'd want to be a shapeshifter
Deepest dive: ~350 feet
Biggest fear: Heights
Bad at singing
If she could only do one thing for the rest of her life, she said she'd want to read, although she's not very sure about that answer.
Dislikes about herself: Not having limbs
Bad at coiling; record is 5psi
Doesn't know what species she is
28 years old
Has only meditated underwater once, has trouble doing it
Loves gillyweed; the form it gives her lets her swim
Dislikes the thought of sinking in quicksand
Favorite song: Pop Goes The World, Men Without Hats
Not a fan of video games
Favorite candy: Twizzlers
Favorite kids show: Cyberchase
If she were tiny for a while, she'd want to try diving in soup
Favorite food: Pigs in blankets
Dislikes brumation (reptile version of hibernation)
Maximum depth: ~500 feet
Has only overindulged on food/water once
If her stomach had no capacity limit, she'd want to try being bigger than Cirrus' full size. She thinks it'd be funny
Favorite drink: Eggnog
Scariest moment: The time she got lost in an underwater cave and ended up inhaling water
Happiest moment: The first time she'd sunned herself underwater
Didn't want to be in water before she started loving it
Best dream: Having wings and not being afraid of being high up
Worst dream: Repeatedly climbing over deep pits, before falling in a water-filled one she had no way out of and drowning for a little while
A big fan of Lugia
CIRRUS
Theme: Reprise, Spirited Away
Closest existing voice to theirs: Matthew Mercer
Current love interest: Emi (squirtlerocks07)
First went underwater in his 20s; hadn't thought about exploring underwater until then
Enjoys drowning because of the unique way it feels; would do it more if it was safe
Would be up for passing out from drowning if it were safe
Would dislike not being able to drown
His record of the most fluid he'd drank in one sitting is around 5,000 gallons
Has been up to the thermosphere
If he could have any one thing, he'd want to be able to move through time
Deepest dive: ~9,000 feet
Biggest fear: Not being able to move
Refuses to be a tool for any government, least of all any non-Chinese one
If he could only do one thing for the rest of his life, he'd want to explore.
Dislikes about himself: Knowing he'll probably outlive his friends
Tried gillyweed once; enjoyed its effects
Has a supply of >300 year old coins he sells some of when he needs modern money
Doesn't know his origin; his first memory is being alone in a forest. If he has parents, he doesn't remember them
Sometimes meditates underwater
Favorite song: Travelers, from Outer Wilds
Favorite console: PS2
Favorite candy: Twinkies
Favorite kids show: 3 Stooges
Wants to try out swimming in pudding
Favorite food: Loco moco
Once flew into an intense storm to see what it'd look like from inside, and ended up badly hurt by lightning.
Was once caught in an explosion, losing his eyes and front right leg. Of course, it all grew back
Tends to intentionally overindulge on food/water, likes relaxing with a full belly
Underwater speed record: 528MPH
Favorite drink: Cool Blue Gatorade
Scariest moment: Getting caught in a web at tiny size and being unable to get free for over an hour
Happiest moment: Going into the upper atmosphere for the first time
Once dove in mercury
Best dream: Being mistaken for a god in a medieval setting
Worst dream: Trapped in a web, with a spider preparing to eat him
One time, when he discovered a company that was making a lot of pollution, he continually pranked them in ways so expensive to them they went under
A big fan of Sisu
Can shrink others as well, but only if they're willing, and only to 10% size and back
Once had the black plague
LENN
Closest existing voice to theirs: Patton Oswalt
Current love interest: (None)
Favorite pastime: Exploring underwater
Favorite food: Pumpkin pie
Has not been to Waterscape Utopia, but plans to go there.
Biggest fear: Going deaf. Nervous about loud sounds because of it
If he could only do one thing for the rest of his life, he'd want to explore.
Deepest dive: 400 feet
Overindulged on food a couple times when he'd first gotten his anthro form
Jealous of how much longer my other OCs can hold their breath
Has never found any information about the ritual that gave him his abilities
Dislikes that he can't do anything about his "running out of breath" countdown
Walking tends to tire him out faster than for most other people
Favorite drink: Grape soda
Other dolphins think his anthro form is weird. He used to care, but doesn't any more
Scariest moment: When he triggered the ritual that changed him
Happiest moment: Walking on land for the first time
Most relaxing thing done: Sleeping on a bed
Best dream: Being able to turn into any animal he wanted
Worst dream: Being chained to a weight and thrown in the ocean, sinking extremely deep and encountering really creepy fish
His blood type is A+
NOX (+The Shadelands)
Theme: Drip Drop Galaxy, Super Mario Galaxy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X29HYLEzv4
Closest existing voice to theirs: Keanu Reeves (Specifically his voice for Shadow in the third Sonic movie)
Current love interest: (None)
Wishes he had a tail
Deepest dive: ~370 feet
Max safe depth: ~500 feet
Decent at fighting
If he could only do one thing for the rest of his life, he'd want to learn about Earth
If he could have any one thing, he'd want something to stop UV light from hurting him
Favorite song: Welcome to the Machine
Sunblock gives him a couple extra minutes' worth of sunlight resistance
There are a few Earth cars in the Shadelands, but no umbrakin can figure out how to use them
NASIR
Closest existing voice to theirs: Andy Samberg
Current love interest: (None)
Discovered his aquaphilia through being trapped in a water bubble by other wizzrobes
CONDUIT
Closest existing voice to theirs: (Undecided)
Current love interest: (None)
Enjoys video games, especially harder ones
Ask my characters anything!
Posted 2 years agoFigured I'd flesh out my characters a bit, so go ahead and ask them stuff! I might also draw the response, we'll see.
Blubby: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50416715/
Sni-tii: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/52666789/
Cirrus: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/54265617/
Lenn: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/56757973/
Nox: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/58345377/ (You can also ask about where he's from, the Shadelands)
Nasir: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/59432002/
Conduit: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61278189/
Assuming all goes well, this will stay open indefinitely.
Blubby: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/50416715/
Sni-tii: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/52666789/
Cirrus: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/54265617/
Lenn: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/56757973/
Nox: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/58345377/ (You can also ask about where he's from, the Shadelands)
Nasir: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/59432002/
Conduit: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61278189/
Assuming all goes well, this will stay open indefinitely.
PSA: Finding deleted art
Posted 2 years agoWith the art purge still going on, there's definitely at least a few things that artists you're a fan of have deleted. While it's annoying, that art isn't lost, and there's a couple options to see it again:
https://furarchiver.net/ is what I mainly use for this. Click "Artist search", then put in the username of the artist, simple as that. Unfortunately, to see the descriptions of things, you have to download the entire gallery, and any links they may have had won't be there. This is also missing some particularly old art, and for that your best bet is the next option.
https://iwiftp.yerf.org/ has archives of not just FA stuff, but also e621 and Inkbunny. From the folders on the left, click Furry, Art, Image archives, the site you want, Indexes, then the first letter of the artist's username. This one has descriptions separate from images, so you don't have to download the whole thing, though they're still missing any links they had. The artist list for FA is also incomplete, only going to S, and it's been that way for a long time.
https://g6jy5jkx466lrqojcngbnksugrc.....ion.ly/fa.html
Replace ".html" with "/name", where "name" is the artist's username. This one has just about everything past a certain point. What that point is seems to vary. As of right now though, this site doesn't seem to be working.
Better than nothing, right? Hope this helps. And if it's still not enough, feel free to comment a description of the art you're looking for. Someone might still recognize it from that.
https://furarchiver.net/ is what I mainly use for this. Click "Artist search", then put in the username of the artist, simple as that. Unfortunately, to see the descriptions of things, you have to download the entire gallery, and any links they may have had won't be there. This is also missing some particularly old art, and for that your best bet is the next option.
https://iwiftp.yerf.org/ has archives of not just FA stuff, but also e621 and Inkbunny. From the folders on the left, click Furry, Art, Image archives, the site you want, Indexes, then the first letter of the artist's username. This one has descriptions separate from images, so you don't have to download the whole thing, though they're still missing any links they had. The artist list for FA is also incomplete, only going to S, and it's been that way for a long time.
https://g6jy5jkx466lrqojcngbnksugrc.....ion.ly/fa.html
Replace ".html" with "/name", where "name" is the artist's username. This one has just about everything past a certain point. What that point is seems to vary. As of right now though, this site doesn't seem to be working.
Better than nothing, right? Hope this helps. And if it's still not enough, feel free to comment a description of the art you're looking for. Someone might still recognize it from that.
About the policy change
Posted 2 years agoI know you're probably sick of hearing about this, but here's my take on it.
I'm going to continue as normal, and prove that people are overreacting. If I end up needing to clear out any of my posts from here, remember that this isn't my main site, and everything I've posted here can also be found on Inkbunny, along with some extra stuff.
2024 update: Oh look, I was right. Y'all a bunch of cowards.
I'm going to continue as normal, and prove that people are overreacting. If I end up needing to clear out any of my posts from here, remember that this isn't my main site, and everything I've posted here can also be found on Inkbunny, along with some extra stuff.
2024 update: Oh look, I was right. Y'all a bunch of cowards.
(CLOSED) First FA art raffle!
Posted 2 years agoComment here within 2 days for a chance to win a request!
UPDATE: Thanks for participating, and congratulations to the winner! Gonna do the raffles on here in a different way after this, since there's no minimum amount of tags like on IB.
UPDATE: Thanks for participating, and congratulations to the winner! Gonna do the raffles on here in a different way after this, since there's no minimum amount of tags like on IB.
[RESOLVED] An issue with raffles
Posted 3 years agoSo, now that I'm active on two different sites (I'm also on IB, if you didn't know), the way I do my art raffles is gonna need to change. The thing is, though, I'm not sure what would be best. I thought about using some kind of other site that people could enter the raffles with, but that leaves the issue of potentially not knowing what site they're coming from, which would make it harder to contact them if they win. Keep in mind, I'll be active on DeviantArt eventually as well.
I've narrowed it down to two options:
A: Alternate between which site I host the raffles on, meaning DA (Once I'm active there), FA, then IB, and repeating.
B: Host the raffles on multiple sites at once. Doing it this way will kinda suck once I've started up on DeviantArt, since I'll need to track three sets of entries.
Vote for which of these you think would be better, and if you have an idea for another way, please share it.
Update: I'm going with option A.
I've narrowed it down to two options:
A: Alternate between which site I host the raffles on, meaning DA (Once I'm active there), FA, then IB, and repeating.
B: Host the raffles on multiple sites at once. Doing it this way will kinda suck once I've started up on DeviantArt, since I'll need to track three sets of entries.
Vote for which of these you think would be better, and if you have an idea for another way, please share it.
Update: I'm going with option A.
