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Olympics and Competition by Laeraix Cerys on February 12th, 2010, 12:31 pm
Well, it's that time of life, ... the Winter Games are here, and I, for one couldn't be more excited. I love all the sports and competitions they have at the winter games. It amazes me that people can do so much in the snow. I've never even seen snow... and if you told me that strapping two skinny peices of plastic on my feet and going down a mountain was cool or easy... I think I'd lay down and cry. The people that compete here, from all corners of the world, are true athletes and I wish them all well. I am going to cheer for Germany, USA, England and Canada. Canada is more of a hopeful vote... I heard they never won a medal on their own soil during the Olympics... so I really want them to win a few medals. Go Canada! Go Canadian BACON! A note on competition. I was born and raised that first place is what matters, and that second place is the first loser. If you're going to compete, why settle for 'just your best', if the best you can achieve is first? On the 18th I have a district competition for Public Speaking. I haven't prepared at all. At. All. So, I think I'm diving into this head first, with my non-speech in hand, and I'm going for first place. Wish me luck
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What I Did On My Winter Vacation by Liminal on February 10th, 2010, 5:09 pm
Or at least, what it looks like. Here are some pictures I took this morning from my front door. For the record, this isn't even up to date, as we've had several inches more in the intervening four hours. On the bright side, I fixed my internet...and it looks like I'll have plenty of time to post...
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About Valentine's Day by Laeraix Cerys on February 10th, 2010, 3:36 pm
Okay, so this is my first official blog entry and I don't have to time stamp this. Haha. Well, I think about Valentine's Day a lot, esp. now when the holiday is looming over over heads. I always thought it was a commercialized Hallmark Holiday, and I still thnk that, though I have someone to celebrate it with. Why do we need a special day, just to show someone we care? Why do we need to pick out a day to write a heartfelt letter or buy a box of chocolates for someone? Granted, these occurences shouldn't be an every day deal, but I think that Valentine's Day shouldn't be the only time we express our love. Anyone could die tommorow, so why not tell someone you care today? Valentine's Day reminds me of other holidays I'm not too keen on, like Veteran's Day. I support our troops wholeheartadly, and I think that we should dedicate more time to them. Not just more days, I mean more of OUR time, as people. Maybe instead of going to the mall you can help spruce up a soldier's house while he's in Iraq. Mow his yard, or even give his family a nice gift card for a decent resturant. These people are sacrificing so much. Maybe I'm just in a weird holiday mood. Who knows? I don't dislike all holiday's by the way. I love Thanksgiving and a lot of other one's. Okay, well here's to a Happy Valentine's Day to all Mizaharian's and those they cherish.
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Keeping Track by Malia on February 10th, 2010, 11:04 am
(This was written yesterday evening.)
I figured that I need a list to help me keep tracks of what is going on at the creative front and what I have to do as soon as possible. There are a lot of new things, since I think that I can take on a few more threads without any negative effects at all. I have great plans, too. So, here’s the list:
Malia Learn some basic information about Animation & the creation of the Nuit Do some adventuring & gather more xp Probably do some research about Karjin, Kahnikivas & the Medini family
Avayra Get involved in at least one of the planned adventures Get some glyphing & magecrafting experience Probably get some weapon experience (in the Infinite Distances thread?)
Mod Stuff Done – Reply to Trista’s thread Write a first draft of the city description Reorganize & probably edit all of the existing locations Write a first draft of the ‘skyfeather’ animals
Another RPG site (I have one character there) Done - Do some socializing Visit some other cities for shopping, training and (religious) adventures Find a skill that absolutely intrigues me, self-mod a training thread & make it her main skill
I hope to get at least some of this done today and tomorrow and the rest until the weekend, so I can focus on posting to threads throughout the free week. I also plan to (eventually!) finish up the locations for Mura and think about new ones that I’d like to write. Also, I want to come up with a really cool adventure plot that will draw people to Mura. When the locations are done, I have nothing to do except writing up a bunch of wiki articles. But that’s really not what a storyteller is designed to do. So, rather than write science, I want to write story, story, story!
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Future Plans and Imagination by Malia on February 7th, 2010, 7:51 pm
(This was written earlier today which is why I didn't mention the news about Malia.)So, I need something to get me posting, because otherwise I’ll be sitting here the rest of the weekend, playing around with fonts and backgrounds and not writing a single word at all. So I figured: what’s better for getting into posting mood than blogging? Since there is nothing going on irl, I have enough time to think about my characters, my activity and where I want to go with them. The “top 30 word counts” has actually impressed me more than it should have. While it means that I’ve already achieved great things, it also reminds me of how much I could achieve if I were just a little bit more active and dedicated. I know that it’s possible. I just need to find out that one “trick” that makes people just write and write and write without thinking. Tricks … my character Avayra is about tricks. I don’t know her very well yet, but that’s going to change soon. I have plans for her, big plans. After all, she already IS the creator of the powerful, as it states in her title. She will become a famous magician; that much is sure. But one cannot be just a magician and nothing else – these people will either commit suicide or be killed by some strange experiment. No, she has to discover some other obsessions. I’d love to see her as a follower of Nysel, but I think it’s still a bit too early for her to discover that. She needs to settle in Syliras and do some productive work first. I guess she’ll have a hard time establishing a daily life, because she loves surprises and suspense. A little rebel, that’s what I had in mind when I created her. She will be unique when I develop her further. I’m really looking forward to it, but at the moment I just have to concentrate on finding a voice in my posts that suits her. Well, just a few plans I like to play around with: She’s currently aiming for work at the Inner Sanctum, but I could also see her as apprentice at the I... [ Continued ]
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