Thread "Rant, moan, rave and share - for all your chatter, natter, and wildebeest needs" in forum "Comic Talk and General Discussion *"

Posted at 8:08AM, Aug. 31, 2011

Sweet pies? Come on guys, we're all three of us proud members of the Commonwealth! Pies are typically made with MEAT for us!

Genejoke wrote:
I don't usually. well i have a 17 year old t-shirt that is stretched and a little faded but otherwise decent condition.

I have a pair of jeans that are over 22 years old. They fit like skin- so I have grown a bit since then… well mainly I have muscle on my legs now. Not to say I have muscley legs though, not at all, they're just ordinary, it's just that I was an embarrassingly thin stick 22+ years ago.
And even though the current fashion is for skin tight jeans I still wouldn't wear those- besides the fact that they're a relic, I just really hate the look of skin tight jeans.
Unless they flare at the bottom :)

skoolmunkee wrote:
Loosely-packed airtight clip-lock bins under the bed. I probably should have lined them with tissue or something though, I didn't think of the plastic staining the clothes. Then again I haven't looked at those clothes in years which kind of makes me wonder why I bother keeping them.

They get severe creating that way :(
But it's a nice safe way to pack them.
That's the thing though- if you pack them so you can't wear them, why do you have them? It's hard to get rid of some things though.

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OK, on Saturday I have to go to a workmate/friend's wedding. She's spending upwards of $50k on it, it's black tie, she's been planning it for over a year…
What to wear? It starts at 4pm… So it'll be an afternoon/evening thing.

I could rent a tuxedo… I have full morning dress too though: coat with swallow tail, antique pinstripe trousers, grey felt tophat etc… Would be better with a grey double breasted waistcoat though and a grey silk cravat. Hmm… I don't have those but I suppose I could get them at a wedding shop.
Then I also have full white tie evening dress- black silk tophat, the tailcoat, trousers, studded starched shirt and all the rest… That'd be fun and I'd save money but I don't know if I really want to stand out here. Maybe I'll just rent that standard back tuxedo and fit in. Afterall, that's what all those uniforms are really about.

Posted at 2:08PM, Aug. 31, 2011

I haven't been to a formal wedding since I was a teenager but I think one of the rules is that you're not supposed to stand out more than the wedding couple, so maybe morning coats and tophats might be a bit much? It depends on your friend though.

Posted at 3:08PM, Aug. 31, 2011

So tomorrow I am getting the keys for my appartment (okay it's a room, but still) so I can stop sleeping on my buddy's couch. YAY me…
Also am almost getting cold… am not too happy about it and hope that I'll be better tomorrow….

Posted at 4:08PM, Aug. 31, 2011

how to preserve textiles . . .

well, putting them in tissue paper, in an antique trunk, that then bobs up and down in a flooded basement is not the way to go.

I've been having fun, and so has my husband, dealing with sorting out the wet from the ruined. The ruined: the carpeting. That's a slice and dice, carry it out for a dumpster pick up job. As is the sectional, as Lonnehart essentially predicted.

But the quilts my grandmothers and great grandmother made are Salvageable. BIG time Woot!!! and lesson learned: use it or lose it. I was "saving them" and they nearly got destroyed. So there will be some chore in carefully cleaning them, and then by golly (hahaha, who the hell says by golly anymore? my grans, that's who – they are "close to me" right now).

Also salvaged: the little baby sweaters that either I made or my friends made for my kids. and my Mom's old prom dresses from the 50s (they're a hoot). Don't ask me why I have these – I'm about three sizes too big; Just In Case strapless, full-skirt, aqua and coral net dresses come back in vogue.

AND – the parts of the radio play I had already pieced together. Saved! Yes, the glorious ol PC tower from 2005, the scanner, the new mic — all came through it, even if some of the electronics got wet.

this post is definitely in the Rave category. (edit: i wrote rant originally - don't listen to me. wait, you can't hear me - no worries)

Posted at 9:08PM, Aug. 31, 2011

skoolmunkee wrote:
I haven't been to a formal wedding since I was a teenager but I think one of the rules is that you're not supposed to stand out more than the wedding couple, so maybe morning coats and tophats might be a bit much? It depends on your friend though.

Yeah… She previously suggested that I should wear the tophat stuff, but I do think it'll be too much. :)
I'll see. I DON'T really want to go. I don't like ceremonial stuff like that,

Posted at 11:08PM, Aug. 31, 2011

Go dressed as Pinky…

Posted at 12:09AM, Sep. 1, 2011

No, u!

Posted at 4:09AM, Sep. 1, 2011

SO…

I went through my stuff and found I had the ingredients for a traditional dinner suit afterall. Excet for the black tie, but I can make one if I want anyway, they're dead simple.

The only issue is that the dinner jacket has really bad moth dammage in places… The only way I can wear it is if I use black ink to colour in the white lining material that shows through. T_T
I'd feel like a dick though.
Pitty, it's a nice old jacket!

Anyway, Pics:

My nose is NOT small like it apears in these pics. It's VERY long and pointy in reality. But the only way I could take this pic was by leaning the phone back to stablise it, which forshorted my face a little.

Posted at 12:09PM, Sep. 1, 2011

The names Ocean…
Ozoneocean.

Posted at 4:09PM, Sep. 1, 2011

Sharp! You're ready for Park Avenue, Oz.

Posted at 5:09PM, Sep. 1, 2011

Something's missing from Ozone's outfit…

heh… and I can't wait 'til the latest episode of Transformers Prime shows up on Youtube. In the last episode I watched Megatron ahd Optimus Prime at his mercy, his blade ready to come down on Optimus Prime's head. Pretty epic fight between the two Cybertronians in that episode (especially where Optimus Prime lands on Megatron's face… then grinds that face with his two rear tires)… :)

Posted at 6:09PM, Sep. 1, 2011

Im back.

Because I said I'd mirror any comics I had here. Also because I dont owe anyone here a comic. Or animation… Really wish I didnt try to compensate for my lack of being able to draw old women by offering an animation due to deadline missing.
So whats the news duck? Remaining sober eh?

Posted at 1:09AM, Sep. 2, 2011

You're ready for the cover of GQ, Oz. You have two options: bring a blonde in one of Ayes' prom dresses or bring a scar covered monster in a tuxedo. But in both situations you have to have to put on the Ritz.

Holy snap! All of suddent the site is super, duper fast and working really nice. Wow, if it worked like this all the time it'd be great.

Posted at 1:09AM, Sep. 2, 2011

I can't decide whether to continue my comic in colour or go for a more traditional manga look with black and white. I can't decide on what to choose and I can't concentrate on making pages now -_-

Posted at 3:09AM, Sep. 2, 2011

It's almost impossible for me saying "cavalry" because I keep saying "calvary" and somehow the sounds get mixed and my tounge goes into a twister.

Posted at 7:09AM, Sep. 2, 2011

gullas wrote:
It's almost impossible for me saying "cavalry" because I keep saying "calvary" and somehow the sounds get mixed and my tounge goes into a twister.

My suggestion is to stay out of situations where you need to refer to mounted soldiers. Honestly it isn't like you're a scout in the 2 ACR or find youself next to A.P. Hill on July 1st 1863.

"Well Gen'l Lee we thought they were only some dismounted Union Calv'ry… but now we're seeing First Corps…"

But if you say liberry as opposed to library you will be shot on site by most librarians and grade school teachers in the United States.

Posted at 8:09AM, Sep. 2, 2011

gullas wrote:
It's almost impossible for me saying "cavalry" because I keep saying "calvary" and somehow the sounds get mixed and my tounge goes into a twister.

I frequently associate Calvary with graveyards in general – so there appears to be a natural progression. cavalry >leads to (for some)> Calvary
Reminds me of the trouble I had in French class when I replaced poisson with poison

Posted at 8:09AM, Sep. 2, 2011

Sooooo…

I will finally be starting on those radioplay pages I promised Ayes.

Woohoo!

Posted at 8:09AM, Sep. 2, 2011

Hello and wow.
I'm completely new here and just trying to strive on with my story.
I have been uploading recently to DD. I love the community here there is tons of amazing artist as well as good writers.
Its very hard to connect with the thousands of people on this site. I really would like it if I could like check out other peoples work or see who is open to being DD buddies XD.
I'm very friendly and I love connecting with others…so I guess this is just a little share of love here from a newbie on the site.
So far the site has been very nice…Just wanted to say hello
:)
Please don't be shy or find me crazy XD you can drop by and give me a note and I will respond, as mention before I love to connect with people.
Have a good day.

Posted at 9:09AM, Sep. 2, 2011

i still dont have a computer of my own but at least I have power now. couldnt shit when i wanted to and it sucked.
and all the food is gone.
and this sucks, not having a computer.
and bleh.
…anyone care? no? good.

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Posted at 4:09PM, Sep. 2, 2011

I Am The 1337 Master wrote:
couldnt shit when i wanted to

oh my. That IS bad. Even a newborn gets to do That. Hope a happy "normalcy" surfaces soon.

on a different note: I am inspired to photoshop Oz into one of my mom's old prom dresses (Thanks Bravo!), but right now I am totally Mother Russia all over this radio play.

Thanks, Kroatz, for acknowledging you're getting to the last page of the script (comic page 16 – but you know that, right?). You have a couple of people keeping you company in that whole get-your-page-in camp.
harrumph
(yeah, yeah, yeah – Pitface: rescuing drowning people, saving a town from a bursting dam. that's all very nice. But what about the comic page??!?)
so, yes, there's a few missing pages (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE), but this could be, can be, – a WRAP – within the next 2 weeks. And then no more nagging from the czarina.

gotta think That's an attractive proposition. :-)

Posted at 3:09AM, Sep. 3, 2011

Clearing out my favourites list, want to cut it from 170 to about 20. If that. So many are comics I book marked and never got round to reading.

Posted at 4:09AM, Sep. 3, 2011

Jennycah wrote:
Hello and wow.
I'm completely new here and just trying to strive on with my story.
I have been uploading recently to DD. I love the community here there is tons of amazing artist as well as good writers.
Its very hard to connect with the thousands of people on this site. I really would like it if I could like check out other peoples work or see who is open to being DD buddies XD.
I'm very friendly and I love connecting with others…so I guess this is just a little share of love here from a newbie on the site.
So far the site has been very nice…Just wanted to say hello
:)
Please don't be shy or find me crazy XD you can drop by and give me a note and I will respond, as mention before I love to connect with people.
Have a good day.

Well welcome abourd the good ship Duck. Best way to get in toucjh with other creators is to comment on comics and these here forums. SAdly the redesighned suite leaves a little to be desired in the contact with other users aspect at present as it doesn't alert you when you get a private message and the only way to check comments is to look at every single page. Still it will probably be fixed in time.

Posted at 10:09AM, Sep. 3, 2011

Well Jennycah, you are one talented young lady.

I'll try to look into the rest of your work once I buy some free time from the shop.
My life is way too busy now, and I don't even have anything to do.

Posted at 1:09PM, Sep. 3, 2011

Down to 74 on my favourites list. Anything that hasn't updated since the change over has gone. Its a shame I have to do them one at a time.