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It's gone. (For good?) This was a tricky thing to start and maintain. HH said (in the very last post) that keeping this thing alive was an extreme amount of work. I'm not kidding, it's a lot of work, and drawn out over a long period of time. Still, I'm really happy the idea made it so far. A newb in the Epics forum started the idea, then Twenty-Two took the helm while I was co-pilot, and now me. I wonder who's next, because I have the gut feeling that someone will pick it up and try it again. I wish that BZPer the best of luck in his/her endeavor. Meanwhile, I can now read and review the remaining requests that weren't done in time. But, I am satisfied that I've given the topic its fair run. -<dd>
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Revamped, renewed, and ready to go! Epic Critics Club ver. 4! -<dd>
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I just updated an epic. Wow.
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Don't mind the sudden question, but the Epic Critic Club is in dire need of help. Permanent help, temporary help, any pair of willing eyes, hands and brains. So, if you're interested, you can reply below and ask me, '<dd>, I wanna help. What can I do?'. If you can't, go ahead and make a note too I guess. Popping quickly in and out. Hopefully will get some help somehow. -<dd>
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Has anyone tried to Google their name? I tried. I always found it amusing when new search results show more mentions of my name online. It's a real reminder of how the Internet has really connected everyone together. Like, how I dug up an online letter my sister sent to the animal and food safety people of the government, because we had pet chickens and Indonesia had bird flu, so the government officers came by and took them all away. It was even funnier to see that a doctor (most likely by degree, not by practice) took a 10-year-old's letter so seriously that he added fuel to the flame, stoking that the government should not have taken away family pets because of its fear of infection. The chickens came back, by the way. But they aren't here anymore. That's another story for another day. And, like, how I Googled names of my boyfriend's ex (Let's not be touchy and wrap this up quickly), to find out that many complications occurred to a strong friendship between her and another girl, resulting in much pain for the latter. I felt tempted to console this other girl and let her know that matters have come to pass. So, imagine my surprise when I saw the words '... hate (<dd>'s real name)...I don't even want to see her...' I went 'HUH?!' and had a look. Turned out that a secondary (middle) school had a principal with the same name as me. What a heart attack! -<dd>
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Anywho, me is sadded. My results came back, and they were dismal. For my final performance, my GPA fell from a 3.9 to a 3.8 (3.865 but I'm not rounding up), with 4 B+s outweighing the A and Distinction. At least my Final Year Project got the A, so I'm happy for that bit. Ah well. But, at least I did myself proud for the two-and-a-half years before this. My lowest grade was a B, and that was just one in a mix of As and Distinctions. That was my lucky scrape, I guess. With 23 of 32 (flip-flop!) modules having an A and above, I'm happy that it's been a good run. I may have ended crashing down over the finish line, but I ran the race well. Now it's time to clear up the Epic Critics Club, after that server wash-out. Not a lot was saved, but I'll see what I can do. Thank goodness I had a copy of an update in the laptop! And now I'm at work (my first day was yesterday), but out of work. My boss had a cold and I sat down next to her for the majority of the day. The next morning found me with swollen tonsils and a leaky faucet for a nose. The boss gave me two days off, but I feel a fever sitting in. Bleh! All right, to bed and to sleep. It's another day for you and me in paradise...
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Yes, I know I'm posting this on the night of Halloween. Everyone of you should be out there trick-or-treating, or at a Halloween party of sorts. I, on the other hand, am at home suffering a bad cold. No need to pity me, but if anyone has Hack sweets, I'd love one or two. I've only two things to offer, in celebration of the day of spooks. Manai's Adventures: A while back, I wrote a line of short story thrillers/spook-tales about an Onu-Koronan girl named Manai, daughter of a trader named Menakh going around Mata Nui and experiencing the supernatural. I had some stories in there that I loved, and some I didn't really like. (The Po-Koronan one was awful. I need to rewrite it - one day, perhaps. I really can't imagine our sport-loving Po-guys having spooks anywhere.) So, I'll put up here the 3 that I absolutely love. They happen to be the last 3 stories of the line - goes to show that practice does help make perfect. The story that started it all, however, must be mentioned: The Bleeding Tree Now in chronological order: Blackout of Ta-KoroChill in Ko-KoroDimming of Onu-Koro Have fun reading, if you're still in the mood. The Horror Hotel: Anyone heard of Hotel626? I've played it - no, actually, I didn't. I watched someone play it and was hiding behind him, trembling. Seriously. It's an awesome spook-game. Really. I looked at parts of it when I dared, and decided that the Flash game had an awesome production crew. The sound was amazingly convincing. The graphics are great. And the method of gameplay is innovative. Just... try not to scream too loud. If the splash page is too scary for you, I encourage you not to take it up. It gets very freaky in there. Have fun. Happy Halloween!
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There was once a time when my whole family was in a LEGO craze - at least for my brother and me. The BIONICLE sets (Olda and Nuva) came, and went. My brother made a horrible MOC of Gali Olda with brown arms, green legs, a clawed foot and 6 arms with weapons attached to her chest. I dismantled that piece before the nightmares could start. There were other pieces too - some Technics parts (and I don't recall any of those!), some rather old LEGO parts (you know, the City kind and the old ones that came in big buckets?), and I dare think that there are some Clikit parts too. All those pieces, I excavated from the whole house when we were moving out - hordes of small pieces, taken apart. There lay the wreckage of my brother's laziness - models half-done, models taken apart and never put back together, and many still attached-yet-not-attached. I gathered them all up and placed them in a box, thinking that one day they may be of use. A few days ago, I found that box. And I found all (maybe most, I can't account for all the itty-bitty pieces) still there. And I really don't need them anymore. And there's the Marketplace. And eBay. Hmm...... should I start selling them off? -<dd>
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Heeheehee. I'm sure we're aware that the staff/Moderating Crew are getting their names constantly...renamed. By really fun themes. But I burst out laughing when I found Omi as Unicron. And Janus as Laserbeak. And HH as Moonracer. And Dr. B as Wheeljack. Who are the rest? I want to see more Transformers around here! XD (For those not in the know, I am a TF fan too. Wrote some fanfics for it too, mostly of the humour genre. Kee!) (And for those not in the know, my holidays are over! ARGH!) -<dd>
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I'm toying with the idea to start replacing some of the hardware on my laptop, maybe even software if I feel like it. Currently, my laptop is - to quote from friends - the slowest they've seen. They claim that even dragging the mouse across the screen showed a lag in the computer's speed. I then started the disk cleaning, defragmentation, and moved surprisingly old and unused files to an external hard drive. I had cleared up the computer to get it from a meagre 7% to 22% free disk space. I'm not really happy about that, though. The computer still lagged. What would happen if I replaced my laptop's hard disk from 40GB to something more, say, 120GB (the normal laptop storage space, at least for now)? Then there was the problem of my DVD RW drive. It's a zombie, really - you can't operate it because it's dead, yet it keeps popping out whenever it wants to and whenever I don't need it. It can't read discs, so it's spoilt. That, I will have to replace, but the question was how I was going to do so. I'm not even earning my own income and asking from my parents would be too much to ask for. Then again, I haven't started searching for places that sold these optical drives and scout for a good price. Hmm. And my webcam died. I never liked it in the first place, but I just got Skype. I hope that the warranty will not only fix my webcam, but get me a better camera. The video quality's grainy and sucked, so I didn't miss it much. However, if that was one of the sole reasons why I got this laptop - it was the first in the market with an in-built webcam and coupled with Centrino Duo -, I would be cheating myself to leave it dead. The microphone that came with it, however, works fine - for now. As for software, I'm wondering if I should make the switch from XP to Vista, or just get the theme pack that makes it look like Vista. My mother's earnest on getting the Microsoft Office Professional Plus, which would be great for my future schoolwork but detrimental to my very-limited hard disk space. If this is all too much of a hassle, I'm wondering why can't I just get a new laptop? *head-desk*
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BZPower lives! Finally! And holidays are starting soon. Huzzah to the Admins for fixing it in time! -<dd>
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Yes, there's a webpage talking about database problems instead of the epic threads. Oh no - will BZPower go down for another site maintainence? I'll have nothing else to do if that happens... well.... I discount school from this topic, but no other places on the Net to really sink my teeth into - other than my RPG. Oh yes, my RPG. Should I show a screenshot? A few? This is one of the latest, maybe the newest, RPGs that a local telecommunications company bought regional licenses too. It's really pretty! And, as you can tell, it's a bit different. You control three characters at once! Rarely seen in an RPG setting, but it exists. And I've been extremely guilty of playing it frequently, while my other classmates slave over their assignments. Which I should do too.
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Lord Survourlourde still hates me. This is my sixth attempt, I think, to post up a blog post. And as you may've seen, I double-posted on the last round. The server renewal is a good thing - but it is not a good thing for my account. That, and I can't send PMs out. Nasty, this. Nasty. -<dd>
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I finally batted away the music theory monster. T'was tiring, but I did it! And finally with some time on my hands, I came back to see what happened to BZP. I recalled it being down for a while. First thing I saw when I entered the Library section: Hey, the envelopes are back! I recall that these envelopes were used during my first year here, when I wrote my first epic. Then the server changed, I think, and the old icons were gone. Now they're back! Hee! Maybe Hapori Tohu and Survourlourde had a good time together chatting and sorting out old errors during Independence Day. Oh yes - it's late, but I hope you all had a great Independence Day, complete with fireworks hopefully. -<dd>
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From HH's blog, months ago, but still fun to revisit and try. I will have weird answers - trust me. Le Soundtrack of a <dd> movie -as told by Windows Media Player-: Opening Credits: 'Trash The Camp' - Phil Collins & N*SYNC, OST Tarzan (A very quirky way to start the show, and very creative use of syllables. )Waking Up: Nocturne - Secret Garden (Now we wake up in the middle of the night?!), Father Christmas - OST Chronicles of Narnia (Now this is more I like it! I love the movie's soundtrack!)An Ordinary Day: Water Shows the Hidden Heart - Enya (So an ordinary day is a calm and peaceful song. That is nice to imagine.), Listen to Your Heart - DHT (This sounds like something you'd listen to when you're standing in a crowd, them passing you by...)The First Date: Do That - Baby ft. P.Diddy (Meh?!)Falling in Love: If Only Tears Could Bring You Back - Midnight Sons (Meh?!)The Rumble: Black Betty - SpiderBait (WHOO! This fits to ze T!) The Break-up: Love Changes Everything - Michael Ball (...this somewhat works), Vacation - Vitamin C (Need a vacation from love?) Getting Back Together: Fields of Gold - Lisa Lynn (Lovely instrumental. Fits: getting life back calmly and slowly.) Life's Okay: Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) - Lortexman feat. Rozalla (A dance track that fits!)The Mental Breakdown: Fly With Me - 98 Degrees (I've broken down to boybands...no...), Soldier in the Rain - Dave Grusin (Mentally unsound, maybe 'emo'.) Cruising: Long, Long Journey - Enya (At least I'm moving), Teknopatia - DJ Lhasa (Now we're movin'!) The Flashback: Sula Ruin - Ronan Hardiman (Nice song, but not exactly fitting. Maybe recollecting old wishes?), Learning to Breathe - Nerina Pallot (Ooh... dunno how it fits, but it sounds like it. ) The Party: Release - Justin Timberlake (Because I found Timbaland's CD lying around)Everybody Dance Now: Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now) - Bob Sinclair (O.O Lucky me!)Regretting: Aerodynamic - Daft Punk (Quickly regretting and leaving the party) The Long Night Alone: Is This The Way To Amarillo? - Hermes House Band and Tony Christie (I'm alone, I don't care, I'm walking on to Amarillo!) A Death: Lost for Words - Ronan Keating (The title fits. The lyrics don't.), Hymn - Bond (Almost there. A bit solemn, not woeful.) End Credits: El Pendulo - Cirque Du Soleil (We must learn how to appreciate the tracks of CDS! Their music is lovely, like this rather 'moving' piece that envisions such credits!) Story of my Life: A very strange journey of different emotions and music, and a knack of not doing fads until they're old.
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I found something really amusing. The Transformers Movie is going to screen soon, and the posters are growing and spreading like wildfire. When I took a closer look at one with Mr. Protect and Mr. Destruction (Identified with the words 'Protect' and 'Destroy'), I noticed something really queer. There were symbols on their faces, etched and rusted. But they were readable. Well, looky there, I can read Cybertronian (language of the TFs). I could read them - because they looked like Chinese characters! One I could readily identify was on Mr. D: 'Forgotten Sight'. It's kinda true: The motive behind the war has been forgotten, counting that millions of years do that to your head. No one remembers why one kills another - they just do it. Once I find a digital blow-up of that poster, I'll do more research.
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I'm not referring to the downtime that Bink accidentally created - and fixed. I'm talking about attempts to blog for about... five times, and failing at all times. The server kicked me out when I hit the button on all those occasions. Is it me, or does Lourde Server have a particular dislike to my intrusion on his ground? If this gets on and published, then I'll grab my pen and start poking that Server on the shoulder. It owes me some explanation.
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Does anyone see that the Short Stories section of the Library is having a lot, and I mean a lot, of new short stories? The poor Short Story critics would be in quite a fix, I tell you. But that leaves the Epic section to go on with its curent stuff. Expected this is, for I long foretold of the short one-post stories gain support because of its one-post-edness. But that means that now's a good time for those who are active in the Epics section to brush up on their writing skills! I know mine is as rusty as an un-oiled gate hinge. And the squeak of the lack of practice is driving me insane. But there's E-Learning week, and classmates who most likely sat on their assignment and would finish it only a day, or even hours, before D-Day. When I get the time, however, I'll do a short story. Hah. Something about a happy Kopaka in a not-too-happy world. Hah.
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When I step into deviantart, a bombload of pictures greet me. Nearly all of them have one thing in common. They all have been processed through a high-end digital image renderer of some sort. It could've been Painter, or MS Paint (for dot-dot pics), or what I've just acquired - Photoshop. My twin discovered my recent upgrade of personal technology gadgetz, and we went a little crazy with some slipshot work. Pic 1 Then we found an old picture. Pic 2 Then I plucked up a little courage, and edited a photo as much as I dared. So here's the final product. And that's all you're seeing from me. Yeap.
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When it comes to online learning, you get one very nice privilege: You get to do your assignments at your own pace. This, of course, could do some nasty-bad in your side. My classmates are taking the e-learning week, easily letting things slide and waiting for the big graduation performance (which is tomorrow) to subside before tackling painful university text. I did what no one in his/her right mind ought to do. I sped ahead - at whatever speed the Internet could provide. In one day, 50% of the work was done. The next day, the next 20% was completed, and that made the total round-up 70%. The last 25% is a group project - so unfortunately (maybe fortunately?), I was reined in. The speed of my work gave me one nasty headache. So maybe I should use dial-up instead of LAN? It will, at least, keep me in check from wearing myself down. Yes, I had to post about this. I had little else to post - other than ToM revealing his RL self in his blog, it's a day to PiratesOfTheCarribean Medley (and possible cosplay as Will Turner), it's a scholarship interview I have to see to today, and I'm in school at an hour where I'm not supposed to be in school. Gotta scoot - at the speed of the Internet. *poof*
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Janus said it was some golden, or silver, bloggy, right? It's very painful to say this, but after watching all my favourite blogs snatch up 'Blog of the Week' awards, I realised that probably Janus was probing my mind to see which favourite on my list would run away with the award. Never expected it to be me, though. Thanks to the other-blue-and-white-loving Janus for the award - (and the recognition that came with it! Naw.) - and giving me a heart attack after another tiring day at school. I appreciate it a lot! You are now in danger of being glomped. This student girl, writer and Epic Critic only now hopes that the Library Tip would be read by BZP's multitudes of authors, that nobody would mind the homeland and school-land rants that are going to continue (without fail), and that no one does anything funny to the blog rating! Once again, I must give my thanks to Twenty-Two for giving me my Lifetime Premier Membership! She gave me the chance to blog to BZP peers, and I do appreciate her generosity! So... that wraps it up for now. I was about to post about something school-related, but - look what BotW does to some people. Now, to put up the 'golden ring' somewhere in this post.
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In an accident while deleting obsolete programmes, I deleted Adobe Flash Player from my laptop. Wise move, I can't watch online videos unless I download them and I do not need to lose space on this laptop. I may need a larger hard disk for this laptop. But, it was a blessing in disguise. While everyone else in class was browsing the video sites and watching young music talent surpassing their own talent, I found myself unable to do that. Instead, during that break, I took up a notebook and went around asking people for help in assignments and future projects. As polytechnic goes, each module must load you with one assignment or else it's not worth being taught to you. I have 7 modules, so it's 7 assignments. Then there are the extra tasks outside: being a music critic (where I have just finished my reviews), a Peer Mentor, a volunteer to the polytechnic's showcase to high schoolers, my second diploma, an orientation camp to plan for, a gig to prepare for... I'm a very busy lady. But, during that period of time, I managed to focus on a few assignments at a time and get some work sorted out on them. The rest of the guys, well, were still glued to the little teevees on the screen. I've now got a step ahead of the others, and I'm not going to give it up easily. So long, little teevees. Won't miss you.
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Why haven't I been updating epics? Why haven't I been blogging? I got a bad bad reason for it. I was watching a video on repeat. Direct yourselves to the website (no linking, as the rules go. I think you know where to look.) and search for a video called 'I Got a Jar of Dirt remix'. That good enough a hint to my sudden disappearance? :rofl:
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I refer to the poor Epic Critics Club Thread. Or the club as a whole. Two-Two has REALLY vanished! So have the other critics! This does make for great RPG material, being that Jedi Gali and I look like the only living ones. We'd grab swords, shields and shoulder armour and go looking for our missing comrades! But, yes. The current status of the ECC is not looking great. Someone get a resuscitator and pump her good. And on life, I had a good time at CCA week today. My print-outs did somehow save the club, and we were well-stocked with flyers and two or three posters. And we got a very big serving of hip hop music - with b-boys from the neighbouring hip hop dance club doing some serious breaking. Fun to watch, good to listen - except a speaker kept crackling. I just hope I don't get called down tomorrow for a second round of duty. One round was tiring enough. *collapses into chair* I don't feel like being a perceptive blogger today.
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So I have a map too. Let's see what happens, shall we?
