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 Post subject: Re: ~Beneficence~ Swimming in the Sun- Summertime Event!
Posted: Sep 7th, '17, 05:38    


Lady River

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Well was up early cause of the inspection from the real estate but they haven't arrived yet :( so I'm bit tired

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 Post subject: Re: ~Beneficence~ Swimming in the Sun- Summertime Event!
Posted: Sep 7th, '17, 05:43    


Fran

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How long ago were they supposed to get there? D:
I hope they come soon.

Maybe get some coffee or tea to wake you up? <:

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       Post subject: Re: ~Beneficence~ Swimming in the Sun- Summertime Event!
      Posted: Sep 7th, '17, 05:49    


      Mikael Hart

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      @Fran: Dude, that's actually a good idea!
      Spoiler
      I work at a box office for a playhouse. Mostly, I sell tickets and answer inquiries about certain shows, but I also help my manager with the more paperwork end of things, like preparing tickets, making seating charts for certain performances, and preparing show info stuff. It's a pretty decent job, but the hours and benefits are lacking.

      Ooh, I enjoy RPing and making original stories too! Dude, I'd love to hear all about them!

      Aha, yeah, I think it's really neat when people develop multiple art styles, but even having one is still awesome.

      Aha, yeah, definitely would be awesome to get my hangout active again. There used to be character-centric games, themes, and chats that changed weekly there, but that was back when I first started it.

      Aw, thanks. It's all based around the hair and the top --I couldn't decide if I wanted more of one color theme or the other, so I combined both!

      Even if they're not OCs, RPing a character's fun to do. I started off that way, but ended up enjoying writing for OCs more.

      I have too many notes, doodles, and such to go back and be able to read through all in one or two sittings, but sometimes I will sift through them and get hit up with nostalgia. I rarely reorganize them, though I really should.

      That makes sense. My mom, siblings, and I became Christians when I was in sixth grade. Back then, I felt a sort of comfort with it that I didn't get with Buddhism. My dad's a monk now, but my brothers still see him often, and I go to visit once in a while.

      MTG art and flavor text (the little text additions they sometimes add to the cards for fun) are pretty great. Buying the cards can get expensive though. I have some lands I collected (they're generally cheap) which are gorgeous, and some connect together to form a panoramic picture or have a connecting theme. Lands are my favorite of the cards.

      Oh, I remember collecting Pokemon! We were all crazy for it when I was a kid.

      Aye, that would be my interpretation for Japanese hero figures: Power Ranger types and magical girls.

      I don't feel one way or the other about Superman, but I don't like Spiderman for some reason. I guess I've always thought he was kinda whiny, though I'm not even sure how accurate my memory is on that. I also found his story to be uninteresting. He's a popular hero though; I can see how a lot of people find him likable and relatable; he's just not for me.

      Oh, nice! I don't go to GoodWill or Savers often, but when I do, I look at the books. Here's a (link) to my book collection, and my (GoodReads). I don't go on the latter much either, but I still drop in now and then.

      Have you read "The Giver" series yet? I know a lot of people have read the first book, but man, it's all pretty good.

      Also, which books at you get at the GoodWill.

      When it comes to manga-ka, I have a soft spot for Zakk and Miyamoto Kano (both write BL). Zakk's art is a pretty interesting mix of anime style and American cartoons, I think; it really stands out. As for Kano, her early works (I haven't read anything from her in a long while) were pretty good on focusing on subtle details. She would draw the same characters in different timelines with different looks (people would have different hairstyles), but many of them would still be recognizable because of their facial features (like eyes and eyebrows) even though they didn't stand out too much. I really respected that sort of detail in her works.

      Aha, I woke up so groggy and dead. You?

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       Post subject: Re: ~Beneficence~ Swimming in the Sun- Summertime Event!
      Posted: Sep 7th, '17, 06:43    


      Fran

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      @Mikael
      Yes! I'm glad you think so. ; u;

      Spoiler
      That's pretty neat! I feel like working in a playhouse would provide interesting experiences.
      This is only my second real job, though in a way it's my third.
      I worked at an art gallery in a really dead mall on Sundays in high school,
      $28 dollars a week but it was pretty legit for someone who didn't spend money ever.
      Then I worked on campus at my university helping professors with class websites.
      I prefer that to the casino, because I got to do a lot of graphic work there.
      The casino's nice, because it's different and I get paid well, but I walk all day.
      Bleh.

      Okay, okay! When I post in your hangout - which I will, but probably not tonight - I can talk about those stories and such!
      We can throw our ideas at each other. <:
      I was looking at it earlier and saw all the events you had set up.
      They look really neat! Since you've come back, maybe if you get in the swing of things again
      you can at least get a couple of topics going to keep the hangout active?
      That would be fun, even if you aren't giving out prizes.

      Sometimes that's the best way to design an avatar.
      I'll usually have one or two items I really want to work with and try to build from there.
      I'm in loooove with the border I have right now, and I want to get the other sets in the TT,
      but I've been reluctant because I don't have a lot of items combining the colors.
      The Crimson/Gold combination worked out pretty nicely but it was a little hard to put together at first.

      RPing is really fun. I roleplay regularly with a couple close friends, though I used to RP on Gaia.
      I've never successfully started anything here, but I'd love to get a thread going in the RP forum.
      Maybe if our writing works well together, you and I could RP at some point.
      It'd be great writing with another person!

      That's fair. I've moved a lot in the past several years, so I'm always cleaning up around moving time.
      I would like to stay in my current apartment for more than just a year, but if my roommate leaves
      and I don't find another, I'll have to move anyway. Can't afford the place on my own.
      I keep a folder for my old doodles and haven't let go of my sketchbooks.
      I'll have to take some pictures and show you my evolution,
      though I believe some of my art from high school is better than whatever I do now.

      That's really interesting! I don't talk about Christianity with people much, though I probably should.
      I haven't met many people that converted from one faith to another.
      Most people I know were Catholic or Christian from their youth and it stuck.
      Does your dad live outside of the US? o:

      Oh, for sure. My friend's husband collects Magic cards and she tells me all about how much he spends.
      Sometimes he'll tell me about different cards he's collected, and I do enjoy hearing about it,
      but it mostly goes over my head, pfft. But if he's passionate about it, then I say spend the money!
      I'm pretty big on spending money if it makes you happy, as long as you take care of yourself.
      I love that idea of the cards connecting though. That'd definitely be the kind of cards I'd get.

      Right? I tried getting into Yu-Gi-Oh too, but for whatever reason the game was too complicated for me.
      The other kids on the street would battle in me in Pokemon though, so getting the best cards was important.
      My little brothers have my old collection beat, though. They've been collecting for years.

      Aha! So I know more than I thought. I don't follow too many cultures closely,
      though I've been learning more about the Korean culture as time passes.
      Haven't looked into their superheroes but now I'm really curious.

      Hey, that's totally fair! Even when I watch some of his stuff, I agree. He's a little whiny.
      He can be kind of self righteous? But I think I love him best when he's alongside other members of the Justice League.
      I feel the same about Marvel heroes. There's something really great when they come together.
      But that may also be the roleplayer in me. My friends and I roleplay canon superheroes all the time.
      And .. yeah. I roleplay Superman. So I guess I'm a little attached, heh.

      Yeah, we went in today for my friend and when I saw the back shelves, I was immediately like,
      "Okay, well I'm going to go look at the books!"
      Most of them were nonfiction books, how to's and autobiographies, etc.
      I got four books for four bucks which is a damn steal.

      Impulse by Ellen Hopkins, because it was my favorite of hers in high school. I cried a lot when I read it.
      The Killing of the Tinkers by Ken Bruen, even though I'm not .. really sure what it's about? The cover art looked good and it's in nice condition.
      Couldn't find a blurb, but the tags for it included "private investigator" so hopefully the suspense is good.
      Righteous Fury by Markus Heitz, a German fantasy novel? First in a series, so I figured why not! I'm most excited to look into this one, I think.
      And then I picked up a Korean-English dictionary. I don't know much of the language,
      but I've done my own studying on the alphabet so I figured this would be a fun way to dive into it more.
      It's a little backwards since it's for Korean speakers learning English, but I'm excited anyway.
      I also almost picked up The Princess Tales by Gail Levine, but I decided not to.

      Your book collection is amazing. There are a lot of books on there that I've read or want to read.
      It makes me want to document everything I own! If I do, maybe I could show you what I have too?
      If you want to see it. <:

      I read The Giver in middle school. So .. the first one, yes? But a long time ago.
      I would love to read that and the Among the Hidden series, too, since I loved them in 6th grade, haha.

      I just looked them up! I really like Zakk's style. I haven't read either of them, though, that I know of.
      I never really dabbled in BL manga, though I had a friend in high school who exclusively read BL.
      I borrowed a couple books from her then, but could not tell you which stories they were.
      That's some serious talent, though! I'm happy if I can draw two eyes that seem to match.

      Sounds about right. I woke up at 1PM sore and unhappy that I woke up at 1PM.
      I cannot stay up that late tonight, though, because I work at 10AM.
      The smart side of me says to sleep early and get a lot of rest.
      The realistic part of me says to get some more tea and watch some Youtube.
      /shrug. So that's what I'm about right now. Youtube and tea. Pfft.

      Kind of want to play around with a new avatar, though.
      Feeling a little creative. ov o


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           Post subject: Re: ~Beneficence~ Swimming in the Sun- Summertime Event!
          Posted: Sep 7th, '17, 07:02    


          Lady River

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          They arrived an hour ago in the end. 143

          It was anywhere from 9am to 4pm that they'd arrive. They arrived at 2pm.

          I'm on my 4th cup of tea? 5th?

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           Post subject: Re: ~Beneficence~ Swimming in the Sun- Summertime Event!
          Posted: Sep 7th, '17, 07:10    


          Fran

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          Yes! Glad they finally got there.
          It sucks having to wait for people to come by.
          You can't make any other plans. :<

          Hey, sounds great to me.
          I pretty much exclusively drink sweet tea, so I go through it quickly.
          Not as big a fan of warm teas, but they can be delicious.

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               Post subject: Re: ~Beneficence~ Swimming in the Sun- Summertime Event!
              Posted: Sep 7th, '17, 07:11    


              Lady River

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              Well they normally would come early in the morning around 9-10am.

              I guess they had a lot of places to look at/were busy.

              I love most teas. Most had is hot english breakfast with milk.

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               Post subject: Re: ~Beneficence~ Swimming in the Sun- Summertime Event!
              Posted: Sep 7th, '17, 07:15    


              Fran

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              That's probably the case.
              A while back I had my apartment sprayed for crickets and ended up waiting outside for an hour when I could have .. I don't know. Not.
              We had to be out of the house, but I didn't have anywhere to go or a car, since I don't drive.
              So I was just waiting on the porch for an hour, lol.
              It was a little ridiculous on my end, but he did show up! I'm pretty grateful.

              I guess I don't have a lot of experience with teas?
              I'd love to try more.

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                   Post subject: Re: ~Beneficence~ Swimming in the Sun- Summertime Event!
                  Posted: Sep 7th, '17, 07:44    


                  Mikael Hart

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                  @Fran:
                  Spoiler
                  Aha, no job is perfect, I suppose.

                  Sounds good! That would be nice to do: hangout topics and activities. In my art group, we often take quizzes for our OCs together, or memes. XD Would be fun to get to do it here again too.

                  *nod* Probably doesn't help that a lot of gold items are expensive too.

                  Oh dude, yeah, I'd love to see all your art. And your writing too, if you have any to share!

                  Yeah, that'd definitely be fun! Most of my RPs are either platonic or mxm, and I tend to stick to some variety of fantasy for the genre. Just a matter of interest. I've RPed using a variety of styles and mediums too, which maybe we could incorporate, depending. I've done it script/chat style, regular (third person and in paragraphs), accompanied with doodles and illustrations, and even through mail once. It's all pretty fun.

                  Nah, my dad lives here, but he lives at a Buddhist temple. I don't talk about my Christianity much either, but that's because I don't want to get into religious debates. It can get pretty tiresome to always end up defending your religion just because there are some practices/beliefs that don't line up with other people's, or because one group or another gives everyone a bad impression of what it means to be Christian.

                  My Christian friends and I tell to fall into the line of respecting others of religious/lifestyle differences, and trying to grow as people and show God's love by caring for others. Theology is something messy and debatable, so unless both parties are open to discuss things with respect, it's moot to throw your own views out there.

                  *nod* I don't think money's being wasted if it's on something you like, but it has to be balanced with your lifestyle. I mean, I have one friend who blows his paycheck on Disneyland and photography supplies, but then he doesn't have enough money to eat some other days. It's still his choice in the end, but I think that the better thing to do would be have something saved so you can feed yourself consistently.

                  Another of my friends always spends his money on concerts and traveling, and he does fine.

                  Aha, I have a few Yu-Gi-Oh cards too, but I didn't play. As a kid, I thought they were kind of ugly in comparison to other trading cards.

                  That is pretty interesting to think about; like what kind of role-models Korean kids look up to and who their heroes are.

                  Aha, nice! When it comes to superheroes, I think I'm more attached to their sidekicks and supporting characters. Like, I like Supergirl, and Jimmy Olsen, and Superboy (the original Superboy, not the remakes), and most of the Robins.

                  I guess you know a lot of Superman lore then! Did you glean most of it from Smallville?

                  Aha, nice! Is Gail Levine the one who did "Ella Enchanted"? She sounds familiar to me.

                  Oh, I've never heard of "Among the Hidden". What's the series about?

                  Hmm, have you read Richard Adams' "Watership Down" before? The film was terrifying in a way (those bunnies, wow), but it's a pretty good book.

                  I've read some BL, but I'm pretty invested in shounen. Currently, I've been reading "Mob Psycho 100", "Hunter x Hunter", and "One Piece". There are a couple of others, but I don't keep up with them as regularly. (Btw, if you'd consider reading BL, "Canis" is actually a pretty good story about a hatmaker who finds a young man on the streets and takes him in to help him with his hat store. It's all pretty take until I think near the last chapters. The story that follows it though, wow, intense, but still pretty good. The latter's about some side characters of the first story.)

                  Pfft, I'm happy if I can make two eyes even. Two anything, really. XD

                  I woke up at 12:30 or so. It still felt too early for being so late.

                  Ah, same; I work at 11:30, but that doesn't mean I should stay up late. My skin has a tendency to pale when I haven't slept enough.

                  What are you watching on YouTube?

                  And yes, make a new avvie~! XD
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                  Posted: Sep 7th, '17, 21:29    


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