Is a bird in the hand worth two in the bush?
August 29, 2010: So, school's off to a decent enough start. Granted, it's the first week of school and everyone's telling me that three of my classes are going to destroy me. The fourth, no one else has taken, but it sounds simple enough. It's a Spanish class, but taught completely in English, by a teacher who knows more Spanish than English. Why is it in English? Because it's not a 'language Spanish' class, but rather a 'historical Spanish' class, all about Cuba. XD The class sounds ridiculously easy and so far, and it has been. For starters, classes have ended more than a half hour early (which would be uber awesome if I didn't have another class right after). I'm only gonna have a problem with the 5-10 minute oral presentation at the end of the semester (I hate public speaking, believe it or not), but otherwise, I'm hoping this is my no-effort class for the semester. And it's good to have one of those when the other three are busy beating your butt.
Updates are small, but I have a new Strawberry Panic layout available as both a Userlookup and an advanced guild layout.
Two new link exchanges were also added! Newest exchanges are at the bottom of the list. C:
Lastly, I have one new KHR vector of Xanxus. Deciding whether to do jail Squalo/Fran or beach-ready Varia (or Vongola, though I think I have more of the Varia cards).
As for next weekend's updates, I'll be at the beach with some family. Dunno if I'll be able to get online or not. Last time we tried this, the place had one internet line (no wi-fi) and there were 5 of us fighting for it. XD
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Slo-mo Dove
August 22, 2010: So, as I said before, classes start up tomorrow. Updates are expected to slow down a bit. It'll probably be a few weeks before I get my routine completely down & establish when I'll be able to work on updates. We'll have to see how difficult the classes are this semester. ^^;
And with school starting, requests are now closed. Which shouldn't be a problem. Despite finishing about 4-5 dozen this summer, I have 200 pending. 8D I'll be working on those gradually until next summer, to the best of my abilities.
On that same note, there's a new One Piece layout. I tried to kill, like, 7 birds with one stone for this one. I had several requests to do tributes for Ace or Ace/Luffy or Sabo, and I just decided to combine them all after I saw the chapter cover that came out this week. It's a simple layout but I hope it's good enough for you guys. There's also a new Slayers layout, which is a bit smaller than I had initially intended. I changed the layout template a few times and it just got smaller each time. XD I've also finished a layout for Kingdom Hearts, using an image that was suggested. I did hold off on making this layout for a while because it's got spoilers. If you don't already know who the masked character is in BBS & you don't want to know, don't look! oAo Otherwise, it's also got Ventus. 8B
And I have a few new icons~! Bleach (1), Air Gear (1), Pig Bride (1), Pandora Hearts (1), & 07 ghost (1).
Plus one new greeting sign for Kiss of Rose Princess.
Also available is a weird manga PNG. I basically removed the One Piece trio from the image, and then removed the white background from them, so you get a nice, clean, all-black PNG of the boys. Think of it like lineart, I suppose. :p I also have PNGs from the KH layout, of both Ven & the masked character.
Your video for this update is a relatively old one (in internet years, anyway), but I love it. It's a literal version of the 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' music video from the 80's. I'm gonna say...PG-ish rating for some mild language. :\
And finally, the sprite codes were tweaked again. I now have one code specifically for shops & another for Neopets (and other websites). This is because the link filters were modified again for shop links. If you need the new solution, check out CSS|Guide.
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Bleach plots are slower than DBZ episodes
August 21, 2010: This is little more than an informational update/rant. I separated it from my next updates because my Bleach plot tirade is a bit lengthy. XD Ignore this post if you aren't up to date & don't want me to ruin anything for you.
An update on the calendar buying. Anime calendars were released for preorders. Granted, most don't have previews yet, so I bought the ones that I've previously bought and am a bit wait-and-see with a couple others. Currently, I've preordered Naruto (B), Bleach (B), KHR (A & B), and One Piece. DGM does not appear to have an anime calendar this year, for obvious reasons. Bleach...oh, Bleach. May/may not buy the A calendar. Kubo Tite's storytelling has just gotten...awful, lately...and I'll be honest, I've lost most of my interest in the series. Bleach plots: Damsel in distress, Ichigo needs to go SSJ (again), or Aizen's ranting about how awesomesauce he is (arrogant prick). =A= And this current manga plot...If you believe it starts once Inoue is kidnapped (damsel in distress), it began at the end of chapter 237. Since then, Ichigo & co. have gone to Hueco Mundo to retrieve/battle for Inoue whilest all of the other captains & leutenants have been battling Aizen's lackies...for 169 chapters. Do the math and that's about 3.25 years...and then factor in Bleach's breaks & holidays during that time and you're probably closer to 3.5 years OF THE SAME OLD SHTICK. SERIOUSLY. HOW MANY OF YOU REMEMBER WHERE RENJI & RUKIA ARE RIGHT NOW?! YOU CAN'T (maybe unless you've been following the anime) BECAUSE IT'S ALL MERGING INTO ONE SUPER BUBBLE OF VAGUE DIALOGUE & POINTLESS FIGHTS. AND DON'T GLANCE AT THEIR WIKIPEDIA PAGES BECAUSE THAT'S CHEATING. oAo Fastforward to Deicide 8 (of 18, hur hur), and Aizen's all like, "Oh, hey, YOU ALL FAIL, HARD, BECAUSE THE LAST 169 CHAPTERS DID NOTHING BUT ALLOW ICHIGO TO LEVEL UP SO THAT HE CAN BEAT ME IN ANOTHER 150." And Ichigo goes like...SSJ 10 (in just 9 chapters, thank gawd). In summary, Bleach plots are slower than episodes of Dragonball Z (with the 10 minutes of screaming and powering up in a 17 minute episode) and that really ticks Dark off. Really. If you haven't read it yet, you're welcome. I saved you, like, 3.5 years of your life. /)>A<(\ -mindspazm-
First arrivals should be late-September! 8D Watch my MT page for updates on releases & expected arrival dates.
Also, updates will be posted tomorrow. I'm trying to end with a bang since school starts on Monday. ;~;
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August 14, 2010: ^One brownie point to whoever figures out what it says. ;p
I only have one layout ready for this update & it is Kuroshitsuji themed. :D
I also have two new greeting signs for Avatar TLAB & Prince of Tennis, and two new icons for Bleach & One Piece.
One new link exchange also added! ^^ Newest exchanges are at the end of the list, btw.
Slightly rushed the updates this time because I got a last second call to do some babysitting tomorrow...from 6AM until 1AM. oAo She got her tonsils taken out, poor thing.
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Uh-oh, s'ghettio
August 10, 2010: Seems there's a problem with petpage previews and so no one, including your favorite petpage sites, are able to update right now. No idea when it'll be fixed, but just sit tight for now. =)
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