I'd like to say hi im new here i've been lurking around for the past few weeks and finally decided to join up. i see how
everyone is contribuiting to one another and help others out i hope to do the same. just thought i just swing a warm hello!

Welcome!

Yes, welcome!

Howdy!

Welcome!

Hello!

Hi!

Welcome!

Dueladere Wrote:I'd like to say hi im new here i've been lurking around for the past few weeks and finally decided to join up. i see how
everyone is contribuiting to one another and help others out i hope to do the same. just thought i just swing a warm hello!

One post?

One freaking, stinky, measly post?

Easy come, easy go.

Welcome Dueladere, Hope you like it here ^_^

Though I kind of agree with Rich here.
Just one post??

Well why not tell us some thing about your self??
such as do you like banana oatmeal??
Vocaloids??
Music??
What TV shows are your faves??
Do you have pets??
Do you draw??
Do you write??
. . . .
I have now run out of questions, and note that you don't have to answer any of the questions but it would be kinda nice ^_^

(11-02-2011 02:56 AM)Hegiko Wrote:  Welcome Dueladere, Hope you like it here ^_^

Though I kind of agree with Rich here.
Just one post??

Well why not tell us some thing about your self??
such as do you like banana oatmeal??
Vocaloids??
Music??
What TV shows are your faves??
Do you have pets??
Do you draw??
Do you write??
. . . .
I have now run out of questions, and note that you don't have to answer any of the questions but it would be kinda nice ^_^

LOL Hegiko!!! As for me....

I do NOT like banana oatmeal. In fact, the thought even gags me.
Voaloids...I have no idea what that is!
Music...yes, all kinds. I have very eclectic tastes.
Fav TV shows. Right now I like How I Met Your Mother, The Middle, Suburgatory. Going for comedy this year.
Pets...yes. Rex the Wonder Dog. My 3rd child.
Draw? Yes, I sketch. I started The Sketchbook Project this year but unfortunately have not gotten far with it.
Write? Yes. I am doing NaNoWriMo this year...so far so good....

Anything with artificial banana flavoring should be banned!
Vocaloids? No clue what that is.
Music, yes, I like music!
I don't watch TV very often but I like cooking shows, documentary type shows, news.
I have two dogs, one standard poodle and one brown lab.
I do not draw nor do I write.

Sheesh, looking at that and I'm boring! LOL.

I like bananas in my oatmeal, but not banana oatmeal.
What's a vocaloid?
Love love love music and sing at church and stuff
TV shows - Big Bang, Flashpoint, Mad Men if it ever comes back again
Dino the best cat in the whole wide world and Fredo the crazy cat
I fail at art
I write but no NaNoWhatEver for me, mostly business-related stuff.

You make Banana oatmeal by first cooking it on the stove and while it's cooking *takes 5 mins then let stand to thicken* You take one whole Banana and mash it up, then you add milk and the finished oatmeal as well as white sugar; and that is banana oatmeal ^_^

Vocaloid is software for a computer generated voice.
If you search it on youtube you will find thousands of songs as well as MMDs (MikuMikuDance). My Fave vocaloids are Megurine Luka and Kamui Gakupo (aka Gacktpoid). I also Like Gumi (aka Megpoid) and Kagamine Len singing together ^_^
Vocaloid takes voice samples and then it's all the computer singing and talking . . . but mostly singing.
There is another program that is very similar to vocaloid but runs on a different engine and is free ^_^
This program is called UTAU and you can use it to record your own voice for the computer to use as well as have prerecorded voice banks.
Right now I'm writing a Gumi/Len FanFic for a Gumi/Len Contest/FC
I also say that I fail at art though I have gotten loads better ^_^

Hey Margo, your not boring!!
You just have other interests ^_^
http://vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topi...a-history/
I know this is a link to another forum but it gives you the entire history of Vocaloid, which is way more human sounding than it's rival back when it first came out (forget what it was called but it was said to speak better english and german).
Also a new Vocaloid that came out and is awesome is SeeU, she is a K-pop singer and sounds great . . . like frosted flakes ^_^
wow my sense of humour is really bad ^_^;;;
and this is a very long post!!!

Hegiko Wrote:Well why not tell us some thing about your self??
such as do you like banana oatmeal??
Vocaloids??
Music??
What TV shows are your faves??
Do you have pets??
Do you draw??
Do you write??

Like bananas; hate oatmeal. Every now and then I ask my wife to pick some up at the market so I can give it another try. Always find that it still sucks. Use the oatmeal for cookies instead. I put butterscotch chips in mine. Yum!

Vocaloids sound too with it and trendy for me for I am an old fart.

I like music, but usually oldies (50s through the early 70s). Everything else sounds like noise to me which should confirm my above statement about me being an old fart.)

Don't usually watch TV except for baseball and football games.

Had a dog. She died a few years ago. Don't want another one. Dogs are cool, but having one can be a pain in the ass.

Draw? No, but I still color. Usually outside the lines...when my wife lets me use my crayons.

Do I write? Wrote for Epinions at one time. Rarely did a serious product review. Did mostly silly stuff. And, again, mostly outside the lines. Haven't written a thing in years.

So now my life is an open book to you and everyone else. Not much to it, is there?

Okay, I could actually try banana oatmeal made like that, H. Like Margo, I detest anything "banana flavored" but I love bananas. And oatmeal. Rich, you should try the instant flavored stuff...it's yummy.

Lynn, that was really below the belt!

I make good oatmeal because I don't make it mushy. I use rolled oats that I cook until they are dry, not mush. I'm still not putting a banana on it though. I am a sucker for adding walnuts and coconut though. AND lots of sugar.

Rich, my 14 year old daughter would agree with your music choices.

Well since everyone's sharing stuff, I'm usually very childish and have updated my post in the writing forum here, under My collection of Writings.

I do draw though I'm not too good at it (mostly anime).
Though I have made a coloring book that quite a few people like ^_^

As you may have known from my previous posts, I am probably the only Vocaloid fan here ^_^;;
Also from conversing with every one, I feel like the youngest person here . . . not too sure how true this is.

I'm also a little dense at times so If I do post spam it's not intentional.
So if you tell me that it is spam then I'll know for next time ^_^

I also have limited contact with people IRL, just cuz I find it awkward.

I have 3 pets. A temperamental black female cat named Yui, a friendly man hating white male cat named Kouga, and a very fluffy bunny named Topaz ^_^

Currently I'm watching the X-Files, and found very ineresting the comment in one of the first episodes the comment of the world trade center buildings being bombed; and then years later it was not bombed as it was said in episode 3: The Squeeze. But instead had a plane crash into it . . . deliberately.

I like any kind of music that I . . . well like.
Such as 2 of my favorite songs are Breaking My Stride, and Ballroom Blitz by Sweet. I'm also very into the Japanese Culture and find the Bakumatsu fascinating. So far I like The Hitokiri and the Shinsengumi.
The only thing I know of the Ishi Shi, Cho Shu, and Oniwanbanshu; is what I've read in the manga Rurouni Kenshin.
Which is what has gotten me into the Bakumatsu to begin with ^_^

I used to be such an avid reader that it's amazing that I even graduated school.
The book series that I really want to own it The Dragon Keeper Series by Paul, Donita K.

I'm also Kind of Impatient and play online games . . . sometimes.
I usually get bored of chat rooms after a while.
I also Like being random at times ^_^

I live with my dad and younger sister, my mom abandoned me.
now to elaborate on the haiku.
I was 8 when she was asked to leave, I agreed with the reasons though I was very upset for a while; which later turned to hate towards her.
I'm all better now, in other words, I no longer hate her ^_^
My sister and I get along from time to time.
She is an excellent baker, and in a cake decorating class.
in the class she made a cake to look like Kisuke Urahara's hat (from Bleach) and put on top of it, a black cat, a pig and a ferret on top; all made out of an icing called fondant, not sure which kind.

and Last but not Least I have a vivid imagination and my favorite colors are Red, Blue, and Black ^_^

Breaking My Stride<---now there's a song I haven't heard in a long time. Matthew Wilder - I had to google it. My daughter used to sing that song when she was a toddler (so now you have an idea of how old I am! )

Sounds like you are very into Japanese culture. I had thought at first that you actually live in Japan...we used to be a very international board, but now most of the active members are based in the US.

ah, well sadly no I'm not.
I actually live in Canada ^_^
and no we don't live in igloos lol ;p
I was trying to learn Japanese for a while though that ended after I lost both sets of interactive CDs.
I think the hardest part of learning Japanese is learning all 4 sets if alphabets. Hiragana - easiest, Katakana - next step up, Kanji - Hardest, and Romanji - english alphabet with different rules, easiest for westerners to read; though like Hiragana it's harder to get the proper meaning of the word since it's mostly how it sounds and such.

I found Breaking My Stride because I was really into Shaman King, and thus looked up all the AMVs. Though I was mostly trying to find Land of the Twilight, (BG song that was played most often near the end with the fight between Yoh and Hao, aka Zeke in english dub).

So why do you think that not many people from other countries are on here as much any more??

*Noms on crackers*

Oh Canada! your anthem is so much nicer than ours. And I know you don't live in igloos, because Canada is just Far Western Buffalo.

My friend's son just graduated with a degree in Japanese from University of Buffalo in May. I heard more about Kanji than I ever wanted to.

My niece had the opportunity to spend a year in Japan as an exchange student. She studied Japanese in her high school and was privileged to work for a Japanese couple who own a restaurant and who were delighted to give her the opportunity to practice speaking with them. She is currently a freshman at George Mason University where she will continue to minor in Japanese studies and major in something related to foreign policy - unless she changes her mind about that last part. I think I changed my major about 5 times and ended up with 2 BS degrees. For a long time I told people I was the first 2 kids in my family to graduate from college.

I can't imagine learning Japanese - what a tough language.

I think our board is not as international as it used to be because it's just not as busy as it used to be. This used to be a very large active board with a diverse membership. Once FB came along we lost a lot of activity here, but there are a solid group of us who stay and who consider each others real friends. We're happy to have new members!!!

Break my Stride can't be that old, is it? Really!?

(11-08-2011 07:56 PM)theworm Wrote:  --snip--

This used to be a very large active board with a diverse membership. Once FB came along we lost a lot of activity here, but there are a solid group of us who stay and who consider each others real friends.

--snip--

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There is the odd, rare interloper as well . . ..

Or is that 'rare odd interloper'..??

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...tom...
' who interest in 'Japanese' begins and ends with the Richard Chamberlain Shogun miniseries of some years ago . . .. '

But Tom, what about Sushi? Next time I visit Dez Moynee, I'm making you eat tiny sliced fishees.....

Canada...no igloos but you have HOCKEY. I grew up in Minnesota and spent some college years in Grand Forks. Just south of the border.

mmmm, sushi ^_^

Yeah we have hockey but more importantly we have stuff that isn't hockey ^_^
I don't like sports.