Akaraah

You will be greatly missed, friend. Knowing I probably can't say much different than what has already been said; it was a grand time knowing these forums were in the works and that you were directly involved in their wake. Best of luck with all your future endeavors and it is also great knowing you will still post from time to time (as I am in a position where I can't post nearly as much as I would like). That being my closing... happy trails!

I NEVER DIED. ...just hibernated...

Hello Finest/PinkiePie! Glad you missed me! Sorry I hadn't been on... Truth is that I actually forgot the password to my account and went from weeks went on to an entire month before I finally issued a new one... My "bronism" hasn't deteriorated at all because in the meantime I posted in an MLP thread on 3DSforums. Thank you for the kind words, I never would have thought I would have had an honorable mention, much less be at the very top of the list (I understand it's not in order of importance, it's alphabetical, but in anycase, thank you!). The feelings are mutual, friend, as many others also think of you as a great forum goer.

I'm also writing a story but it's more fantasy than anything. Sadly since I have been busy with work and school I haven't been able to type the rest of the story out just-yet in terms on description. I'm also making artwork for it. But it it aspires some credentials from the the late 19th century and before asphalt/paved roads became common and before automobiles became widespread or were even conceived (but given that my story is fantasy I made up my own technologies with sort of a steam punk vibe). I'll tell you this. In the planning stage, whether you're already past that or not, think most importantly about character interaction and not just in regards to one human to the next, but with the world you have molded around them. Think, but first with your limited knowledge on things such as their personal strides and strifes. Many things that the society your molding around them helps determine or coincides with. Next I consider the base setting. One of the two main characters lives in a harbor town where a market place exits where his family sells their harvested ink from their berry plantation. With a clear(er) idea on the identity of the main individual, which includes their personal living it involves now doing some research. And so it means formulating some research questions to get me started. And a few of those would be: If you working on a berry plantation where dye/ink is formed, who do you sell it to? The local printing press! Companies or groups that distribue fabric. What would have been worth printing about in such a time period? Again, it takes place in the early 19th century and the characters basically live on the coast of land, big things happening overseas. The Industrial Revolution and the Romantic era disparaging any smog emitted by the city. Where working conditions are tough, espcially if you are a minority during these times. Think of building the setting as a process of elimination where you ask one question only to lead unto another. This in-turn helps find your characters place in the neck of it all. I can't tell you too much right now because I'm still sort of a beginning writer myself and I have some assignments to finish, but I'd recommend going to some of my favorite advisory sites, such as ehow.com, about.com, and the like. Tons of helpful posts by professionals of all trades, especially in the field of writing.

Funny... Like in an algebra class I had in high school, over half of the class was left handed, the teacher would always joke. My brother being one of them. Ambidextrous? :0

I know what you mean, but have since already posted a picture in this thread. I remember in my 12th grade year of highschool back in 2010 there was this one student in my English IV class who was always a douchebag to me. He didn't know my name or pretended not to, so he would call me "Glasses" (obviously pinpointing my specs). He basically was sort of a spiky haired troll in that he literally always did the traditional trolling smile and glanced eyes. I'm not kidding! A younger sibling? lol, just joking. Quite a loss.

Welcome to the forums Catterson! I'm Akaraah (as my username prescribes! ) I like cats as well. We at my household have three (two owned by me, and one by my brother).

Cats! (Some cats are subtle-natured as am I!) Baboons or Squirrels.

Cub Simba (We can only get so in-depth with Kiara at the beginning as being Simba's playmate and future love interest) Bleach or Dragon Ball? Ice-cream FTWMac or PC?

I remember it. It was a pretty good cartoon. If I remember correctly, Tara Strong (the voice of Twilight, Timmy Turner, Bubbles, and many others) also voiced Oni.

Cheesecake! McFlurry or Frosty?

Admittedly Lion King is GRAND! But it's a movie that only exists within itself beyond the mid-quel and the sequel. Plus... Ponies! Loss of hearing- I need to be able to see and draw for my future career; pretty soon we'll be able to grow new ears from jars anyhow. Gameboy or Gamegear? Dream Cast (never played an Atari, much less a Jaguar)

7.5/10 Because she won't puke up those rainbows she promised.

Why not both, lol? Strudel or Spaghetti?

I see what you mean. But my reasoning is a little different for not being on flipnote nearly as much as I was in the past. I was really into it flipnote in the beginning and even was there when (some aspects) of the community began to dwindle. This didn't affect me directly, but it showed me in-turn how fickle and bias people on hatena could be whenever some of them naturally leaned towards unoriginal animations containing Mario as well as other well-established IPs, audio from youtube, and the like. I'm hoping with the 3DS version you can create much more layers, and in 3D! Out of all things, it is the limitations of the current flipnote studio that holds me back though I am working on flipnotes again. I have probably got over 10 animations I wish to complete but can't and there's not much of need to migrate the images into photoshop until I get more skilled with that application.

lol XD

Fillydelphia. Sonic Rainboom or Exploding Chocolate milk?

Eeeyup for Pony time! Appletini or Fillyshy?

Really nice. I'm an artist of sorts when it comes to drawing, but in my first attempt of drawing Rainbow Dash I failed miserably. -_-

Thanks, it took me until today to finish. ;DI wish that flipnote studio wasn't so limited otherwise I would have done much more in terms of backgrounds, colors and overall length. I just bought a wacom cintiq with the encouragement of my brother though I still need an HDMI cable for it to work on my Mac book (as well as Pen). Beyond some professional equipment, I hope flipnote memo whenever that arrives on 3DS is MUCH more versatile.

It does that sometimes when you choose HTML on the website. I changed it to the regular HTTP URL so you may be able to click it now.