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Rokna, Devourer of Worlds!
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[Jul. 16th, 2009|10:15 pm] |
So, I got an email today from my old Fanfiction.net account, alerting me to a new review I'd gotten on a (by now, very old) fic. On a whim, I decided to log in to my account, which I haven't used in about, say, three years. They've got a new setup for recording the number of visitors you get to any given fic, so I decided to look up the ridiculous piece I made up for the Secret CRAXheadilism treasure hunt back in 2006.
It has nearly 800 hits. I was like, "OMB?????" (If five exclamation marks are the sure sign of an insane mind, what are five question marks?) I can't possibly believe 800 people went on the treasure hunt, which means most of them must have dropped by afterward. Or maybe they're repeats. Still, 800? WTH? It just blows my mind that people still find this stuff years after it was written.
What weird things will the next generations stumble upon when they go fic trawling in the future? Will someone be reading this post three years down the road and leave a comment saying, "Yup, I sure did!" Has the internet eroded the lines between present and past?
Yeah, that's probably crediting too much importance to one review. Still, it makes you think, and what I think is that I'm going to spend the rest of the evening truckin' through the fics my younger self added to her Favourites List way back in 2000. It should be good for a laugh, or some nostalgia. Maybe I'll even leave one of the authors a review. |
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| Two more. |
[Jul. 5th, 2009|07:52 pm] |
Fianlly got KatieO and Kellypen's pictures done; only J's left, then. Took me a while, since I was lazy and then on Canada Day, which I normally have off, I had to work.
I experimented a bit on these pictures, using tools I'd never used before and styles I hadn't tried before. As a result, they suck. I am sorry you had to wait for these messes, Katie and Kelly. :(
( Lobsters and a Howling Wolf ) |
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| NB's pic |
[Jun. 22nd, 2009|01:26 pm] |
Had today off, what with it being the feast of St John the Baptist (a civic holiday here in good ol' NL), so I got NB's picture done. ( Voila! )
I'm still taking offers! Ask me what you'd like me to draw and I will draw it. Offer ends soon-- be the next on your block to have your word salad become a real life series of pixels transmitted over the internet! |
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| El Picturos! |
[Jun. 20th, 2009|08:06 pm] |
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Only had two replies, which is a-okay, as they took me a while to do anyway. The offer still stands for the rest of you guys, if you want me to draw something.
( Saint George et al, and a Baby Elephant gets a gift )
I am shocked at how fast I got these done, especially compared to what I used to churn out. SO HAPPY. *loves tablet*
So, now everyone totally wants a picture, right? Ask away! I'll get them done ASAP. :D |
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| It's all about YOU! |
[Jun. 19th, 2009|05:57 pm] |
Okay, I've been gone a long time, which makes me a bad friend. Me culpa, man. Since I am a terrible friend, I will endeavor to amend it and do something amusing for you, my beloved flist, because you are sweet, wonderful people, each and every one.
At Christmas, I received a brand-spankin' new graphics tablet, which I adore but which I'm only getting to use now, since I was away so long. With it came Photoshop and some other software, which is love. I didn't realize how great it is compared to GIMP, and I love GIMP (it's free). But there's a problem: I need practice using the tablet! Oh noes, what's a Ronka to do?
Simple: I am offering to draw you anything you (yes, YOU) like. Give me something to draw, and I will draw it. A heartbroken tongue-depressor? I'll draw it. Snakes in smoking vests? I'll draw that, too. The complete works of Shakespeare as conceived by Salvador Dali? I'll-- actually that might be beyond my grasp, but I'll give it my best shot! I'll even try to colour it, since I am terrible at colouring and could use the practice! And I discovered a really fast way of colouring, which makes me feel like an idiot for thinking there was ever another way. Yah.
N-E-ways, suggest away, my friends! I'll work on 'em tonight and try to have 'em posted tomorrow. Weekends are for sleeping in late. |
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| Hey, long time no see. |
[Jun. 14th, 2009|06:14 pm] |
So, a long, long, long time ago, I was in Saint Pierre, France, and I said, "I'll probably be updating all the time because it is so boring here." And it was boring, most of the time, but I did not update. Pourquoi? Well, my computer got a virus and I could not longer use my computer, let alone access the interwebs. And so, I was without internet for three months, a lo, it did suck. I felt like i was in the medieval ages, except there was still indoor plumbing.
Anyway, I've spent most of the time I've been back jetting around eastern Canada, first helping my sister haul her stuff back home from university, then roadtripping around New England. By that, I mean shopping in Kittery.
And now I'm well and truly home and have become obsessed with TVTropes.org. I'm serious, it's like an addict, and any time I read a book or watch a movie or see and ad I think, "What tropes is this thing using? Is it subverting them, or playing it straight? Can I make a YKTTW about this?" It's weird.
So, I know I've been LJ dead for a few months, which happens to me fairly frequently. I am lame.
How've you all been? |
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| No, Virginia, there are no Christmas cards. But Santa's real, so, whew. |
[Dec. 8th, 2008|10:03 pm] |
I feel really horrible about not sending out Christmas cards this year, but I'm a bit busy with exams and such, and I don't really have the time to make 'em up and send 'em out, or even buy 'em and send 'em, or do anythin' with 'em.
Sorry, guys. I'm still thinking of you this Christmas season! :) |
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| Boo! Happy Halloween! |
[Oct. 31st, 2008|11:59 pm] |
Our city ran out of pumpkins this Halloween. The entire city. I had no idea how addicted to pumpkins this place was, but there you have it. And so I couldn't carve a pumpkin this year, even though I really wanted to. So instead I carved a piece of cardboard.
( This is what it would have looked like if it had been carved into a pumpkin and not the remains of a Xerox box. )
We didn't have many kids out, probably because it was freezing out and raining a bit. Our first kid was this small boy in a fire fighters costume and he looked ADORABLE. Then we got teenagers who weren't even in costumes, which is the opposite of cute. And one little boy had to be carried away by his dad because he didn't want to leave and kept reaching back to the house going "More! More! More!" but he was, like, three, so it was cute and not bratty.
But the tragedy is we only had about sixty kids and now we have all this chocolate laying around the house. Ho hum. What will we do with it all? |
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| In Which a Post is Made, and It Becomes Evident I Have Read Too Much Dickens Today |
[Oct. 14th, 2008|09:14 pm] |
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To make amends for my political post, politics being a subject I am loathe to discuss in general, I shall treat you (or subject you, depending on the point of view) to my latest drawing ("drawing" here pronounced with an "R" after the "A", which I understand is considered highbrow in England), which I hope to enter into an online art contest, and endeavor to win.
( Pardon my pixels. )
And th-th-th-that's all, folks! :) |
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| A request. |
[Sep. 25th, 2008|07:21 pm] |
I have been having a not so great two days. I have an in-class essay tomorrow, and I need to be focused for it, and I can't be focused if I'm miserable. Could I ask you, dear flist, to try and cheer me up? Jokes, photos, happy stories, comfort, etc.
I don't want to be miserable during an inclass. Thanks! :) |
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| It Came From My Spam Filter! |
[Sep. 15th, 2008|05:17 pm] |
Perez Hilton to Take Over as Israel President?
Ralph Nadar Kicks Tina Fey at Gala Conference
Timly pharma Offlings
Congratulations!! You Have Just Won One Million Euro..Contact Your Claims Agent Now!
No Study Needed, Buy Degree/Bachloor/Dip1oma/Maaster at afforadble price!
Cheap Watches from $192!!
Paris Hilton Wades into Groundhog Day Controversy (Dated August 27)
Caring for your Pet Lohan
Paris Hilton Leaves Jail, Vows to Return (like she knows what the word "vow" means)
David Copperfield Makes Moon Disappear
Kidman Meets Putin
Rapper 50 Cent to be John McCain's Choice for VP
Heather to Have Other Leg Removed!
And about a million offers from pharmaceutical companies that want me to increase my manliness. I think they may have got the wrong address. :/ |
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| The Epic Conclusion to the Epic Poem about an Epic Name that can sometimes be hard to say out loud |
[Aug. 1st, 2008|11:24 pm] |
The Place: Here.
The Time: Saturday the Second of August 2008 (that's tomorrow), at about 10 PM NDT (check the world clock to figure out the time in proportion to youse guys.
The Event: It's all about me, guys! Finally, it's all about ME!
The Nearly Complete Text: Come catch up!
The typos will be many, the laughs will be many, the snarky comments will be many, the repetition will be lots. The story will be craxy and possibly not rhyme, but tomorrow night, a legend will come to a close. Be there for the live performance of the end of The Origin of Ronkaperplexous!
The story is composed in front of a live studio audience. Comments made during the performance will be ignored or added to the story. Excessive reading may cause sudden nasal blood loss or explosion. The Origin of Ronkaperplexous is a fictional story; any resemblance to any person, living or dead, is purely coincidental, except when it totally isn't. Common side effects include unusual hair growth, redness, irritation, ability to speak Tagalog, gambling, shortness of breath, shortness of height, and spontaneous loss of limbs. Due to time restrictions, the story may not actually be finished tomorrow. If it isn't, then I'll see you guys next week! Come join the fun; everyone's welcome! :D |
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| And now an important announcement: |
[Jul. 31st, 2008|11:20 pm] |
So, before I forget and call it a night, I wanted to say:
This Saturday, I intend to finish "The Origin of Ronkaperplexous".
Once I find the sub chat link, I'll post with the time I'll be there and stuff. I'd really love if folks would show up! Performing is so much better with an audience. :D |
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