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30 Days of Pokemon: Day 24

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:41:10 GMT

Day 24: If you could live anywhere in the Pokemon world, where would it be?

Castelia City.

Because, you know, it's a huge metropolis with lots of things to do. I'd much rather live in a large urban area as opposed to some small town out in the middle of nowhere. Which is part of the reason I'm moving in a little over a week.

terribly impressionable

EternallyAnna — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:44:42 GMT

this week in PA, watch-along club focuses on Prima's... assets and we celebrate Ash's birthday.

So you know, once I get interested in something... I get really into it. I will generally start a series from the very beginning with the intent of watching everything that is available. Preferably in chronological order, but that's not really a plausible option sometimes. Doctor Who (1963 - present). 8 Out Of 10 Cats. Top Gear. Gravity Falls. Adventure Time. Pokémon. RvB. etc. Doesn't matter how much content there is, my intent will inevitably be to find and watch everything. Or read everything! Like Discworld.

But the thing is, I am apparently very impressionable. When I was younger I desperately wanted to be the characters I so adored, live in the worlds I explored through exposure to various media. Now, though, something happens and I want to emulate people rather than characters. Depending on what I'm absorbing a lot of, I want to be an actor, screenwriter, digital artist, author, animator, voice actor, producer, sound editor, part of a film crew. I don't even know. I guess I'd just like to be involved in making something for other people to enjoy. It's really annoying though because I have no way of doing any of that really. It's all just vague wishes that increase in intensity as I am exposed to related things.

So yeah. Super impressionable. And I just finished getting completely caught up on RvB. That's an incredibly well-done show. And yeah, I would like to be a voice actor right now.

Trance

Sajmon180 — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:06:40 GMT

I bet some of you sometimes can be in trance of listening to one special song. Some of you probably will search for remixes of this song or acoustic versions etc. I must admit, It's like weeks and even months since I'm addicted to 2 Bullet For My Valentine songs - Tears Don't Fall and Tears Don't Fall Part 2. I simply can't stop listening to them, they're in my head every single day and I AM NOT BECOMING BORED WITH THEM! Yesteday I've listened to acoustic version of Part 1 and I love it even more now, the "no screamo" version is much better than the original too.

There's the Acoustic version of Tears Don't Fall:

The "no screamo" version:

Part 2:

Just sayin'.

Things I bought this week.

AWsquared — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:01:09 GMT

Because I liking showing-off and bragging
I got $25 for my birthday as a gift, and this I what I ended up spending it one.

Tuesday I bought this:

Spoiler:

It's hard to see, but you should be able to tell it's a Black Kyurem figure. It's about 3 inches and I believe it's PVC. Got it at Target for about 7 bucks and to me that seems like a good deal. It has this card called a "Pokedex ID' that you can slip into a toy Pokedex and has stats on the Pokemon. Though, heck, don't care about that I just wanted the figure. lol. It now stands on my Pokemon games guarding them with honor. (Yes that's my hand you can ignore that now.)

And then Wednesday, I bought this CD:

Spoiler:

It's The Postal Service's Give Up: 10th Anniversary edition, as you can see. Two disc; One with the original tacks from Give Up, remastered. Another with 15 new tracks (mostly remixes and covers from other groups.) including two new songs.
Originally 18 bucks so getting it for 13 (with taxes) seemed reasonable.
Had a hard time deciding between this, Daft Punk's Random Access Memory, Fall Out Boy's Save Rock and Roll and Paramore's Paramore, though. why I went with this , I don't know.

Inside there's the original art for their 3 singles/EPs. I love the art a ton.

Spoiler:

Also got a bunch of soda throughout the week. Woo.

Pretty satisfied with what I got. Glad I was able to get some Gen V merch besides games before the generation fully ended. No plushies though, but there's always some other time.
You can go now, thanks for reading. :3

Disgusting people

Derozio — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:53:25 GMT

So, Oda's been hospitalized. Apparently, he's got some sort of problem related to tonsils I honestly have no idea about. But yeah, he's not in the state to draw manga right now. And, apparently, as Code said there exist quite a bunch of people who're pissed off at him for not giving them their weekly dose of One Piece. And he's right; I have seen people post "**** you, Oda" threads in some forums.

Honestly, I love One Piece. Everybody knows that. Evident from my constant fanboying and my forumsets. I go crazy when I don't get to read a chapter. My mood deteriorates. It did yesterday. I'm addicted. But this is ****ing serious. The mangaka's not well. You're not a real fan if you get pissed off since you didn't get to read a weekly chapter and that too for free while the mangaka might be in serious trouble. You're just utterly disgusting.

This guy doesn't get enough sleep. He starts working at 5 in the morning and goes to sleep at 2 AM. Look it up on the internet. I know he chose to live this life and we're not to pity him for it, yeah, but it's just stupid to expect him to pump out chapter after chapter each week when the guy's barely able to live a healthy life. He literally has millions of dollars with him right now. He can quit the manga whenever he wants. But he's doing it for us; for the fans. We should respect and pray for his well being instead of getting pissed off at him for not doing something that he isn't even obligated to do (quite a large number of people read it online for free; me included). So yeah, to those people - eat ****. You're no fan. You all disgust me.

Get well soon, Oda. Millions will be praying for your safety. Take as much rest as you can. I agree with Code, us fans won't mind if you go for a hiatus - even for a year or two. Just stay healthy. Please.

30 Days of Pokemon: Day 23

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:21:12 GMT

Day 23: Favorite region in the Pokemon world

Orre.

A region where you use motorized transportation to get from place to place? Check. A region where everything is not so happy and bright and cheerful and there are rogues and ne'er-do-wells just about everywhere? Check. A region where HM's play no role whatsoever? Check.

I'll go ahead and say it. More of the regions in the main series games should be modeled after Orre.

Random Access Memory

droomph — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:29:19 GMT

Something that I have plenty of.

Anyways I just wanted to idk express my feelings for the people who are like "yay this is the future of music!" and "no more headbangers and crappy dubstep yay!", and also to the people who are like "you know, I wouldn't say that this is the future of music" and "their new album isn't bad, but it sucks compared to Discovery etc.", and maybe even to the general attitude towards stuff right now.

This is just music. Daft Punk isn't any more special than any other musician that we've heard of in the past three years…or for that matter, ever.

Don't get me wrong, they may be good. But they aren't special. They are just good.

They may be able to sense the future of music, but they aren't special.

Nobody is more special than anyone else, no group is more special than any other group. Everybody gives everyone something special of their own, and that's what it is to be human, and to take part in human activities. They may make a direct difference, such as releasing a highly anticipated album, or donating millions of dollars' worth of time to help those in need.

Some others affect us indirectly. Scientists, for example, find crazy things that find no immediate use that turns out to solve a huge problem. Others may support (or give birth to) one who will go on to become a great person, somebody who gives us something great, as mentioned above.

But no matter how they affect the world, they all are the same. And the same goes for music.

All the music is the same. They are special in their own way, of course, but it all boils down to a pure expression of their feelings. That way, they are all the same.

So why does some music sound worse than others? It's because the listener and the musician don't have matching feelings, how they interpret the music to represent. It's a disagreement on the most primal level, one that should be resolved like any other disagreement. Listeners should try to understand what the musician is trying to convey. Once that is understood, the music becomes a "good" piece of music.

And a word of note, I understand that not every second of listening to music is about understanding. I often listen to only the ones I like because I am too busy to understand what the musician is trying to say. But once I have the energy, I do try to find their message. It's okay if people only listen to music for enjoyment - but if they're going to comment on how bad the music is, then they need to use that energy to do what I mentioned earlier.

And if people refuse to try understanding, I can't feel anything but disappointment for all humanity. This tells me that nobody will try to understand one another, that we will always have conflicts.

But if that's how the world must be, I'll be disappointed in humanity, and I'll find a way to go deal with it.

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Okay that's what I've been thinking. My inner self is a butthole who thinks it has a degree in Philosophy, so I apologize if I get anything wrong.

I'm free!

sammi-san — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:57:59 GMT

omg I am so bandwagoning right now you can't even believe but goddamnit I wanted to post this forget if Nica did it first and better! ;~~;

Yes, I'm no longer a moderator.
I decided to step down because I don't have the mod spark anymore. A good mod these days just doesn't babysit, they constantly try to improve their forum. I was no longer up to the task. I'm tired of modding, I'm tired of trying. Seeing that I'm supposed to be a good moderator didn't push me to try, it filled me with dread instead. It was getting to the point where PC felt more like a chore than fun.
The perks and just being staff for so damn long were more incentive to me to stay as a mod than actually watching and improving CCP. It's not the right reason to stay on staff. So instead of sticking around to be near useless for god-knows-how-much-longer, I've left staff for everyone's sakes. I only wish I could've come to this sooner. CCP has deserved better for awhile now.

I will still be visiting PC and posting in CCP; I haven't been on much the past few days because I've been waiting for my demotion.

It's been a few years since I've been a member. Last time I left staff, it was because I didn't have Internet access. I thought it was a Demotion Leave of Absence back then, not actual leaving, but circumstances changed I guess. (I'm still not sure exactly when they decided they didn't want me back, tbh.)
This time, it's far more refreshing to tell people that I'm leaving in no uncertain terms. I want to leave, of my own volition. There won't be months of bitterness. No whining to people about how it's so unfair they won't let me back. Just me, being me on PC.

It's been fun while it lasted. I'm glad that I not just had the opportunity to mod PC once, but twice. This time it'll be a permanent leave from staff.

I'm far more lazy than Nica so I ain't got nothing to say to staff besides keep being awesome. Especially my former mod partners. I'm honored to have worked with both of you. I know you'll keep doing well. Don't be strangers. d("d)

So, see you around in CCP! \o

A pretty good few weeks closing with some eye-opening news

jellicentfan1 — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:42:55 GMT

I haven't blogged in a while mainly because I never have anything to blog about. However today I decided I would just blog about what has happened to me recently. I guess I need to use these blog powers sometimes. So here I go:

Well I finished up my first year of college on April 25, which was a huge relief because man, I was ready for summer. I have taken the summer off and it is the best feeling in the world to have that first year of college under my belt. I can say that is was a great experience and something I will never forget. I will remember the great friends I made and the first chapter in my adult life. I plan to return in the fall and continue on my way to completing the Radiology program.

Another part of my life recently has been job searching. I have applied at a few places even turned down a job due to a long travel distance and bad hours. Hopefully something will come through, as I really need something to do and the extra money will be so nice.

There have also been other great events that have happened for me in the past few weeks or so, most of which I wont go into because they are kind of personal, but the point of this blog is to mention what just happened a few hours ago. We received a call from my grandparents that my uncle(whom I am very close to and consider a friend more than an uncle) had been admitted to ICU. He has a very bad case of cirrhosis of the liver. He is not a heavy drinker which is usually the cause of this disease, however he just has a very bad liver in general. Not gonna go into too much detail, but basically we were told that there is nothing more that can be done, and this saddens me deeply.

Normally I would never blog about something like this because well.....it is personal. However, the reason I even blogged about this is because today I realized how quickly life can change. I have been spoiled, having never lost a relative in my lifetime, and never having to deal with traumatic experiences, but tonight it hit me that once you think life is perfect, you can be punched in the face with something like this. Idk, I guess this might be a positive for the future, where I no longer take things for granted.

I almost didn't have to take a calculus final

hinkage — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:23:35 GMT

89.4

On the plus side I'm exempt from physics and gov so that's cool

Am I bragging, no, because I REALLY didn't want to study for calc

i bought my first new car y'all

Erik Destler — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:06:11 GMT

It's a 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT in TARDIS Blue. I've actually had it for over a week now.

It's a four door hatchback with leather seating and a magnificent panoramic sunroof. I'm pretty in love with it, y'all.
I call her my TARDIS..because, you know, Doctor Who is awesome.
And she is bigger on the inside.

Memoirs

synerjee — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:37:15 GMT

Quite a number of people have been leaving PC these days.

Cid.

Forever.

MidnightShine.

Just to name a few.

Just something I thought about...

People leave all the time. Leaving doesn't mean it's the end; leaving's a beginning. A beginning for something new. Sometimes, things just have to move on. It's just like a bird. A bird needs to fly. It needs freedom, to be able to soar. Keeping it grounded will just weaken it and inhibit its maximum potential. This is the same for people too. They can't be kept in one place for too long. It happens to everyone. New things come and grab at them and they know it's time to fly.

I'll forever remember those who have made the choice to leave. Everything they have done for PC will be always appreciated and their time has not been wasted; it is safe to say that PC has been made a better place because of them. It''s sad to see them go, but for these birds, I understand that their time to open up their wings to soar has come. PC will always be here for them with open arms if they ever decide to return. Until then, I pray that they'll be strong and carry on with their lives and their future.

All the best and goodbye.

<3

I Was Here. [To everyone here, with messages to PC staff]

Forever — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:38:52 GMT

Suitable song, I think, given everything now. This is pretty much the only blog I've really... been unsure how to type up, and it'll be my last one for a while. Maybe forever, maybe just for a time.

As you can tell by my username styling, I'm no longer a staff member. In a way, this was a long time coming, and for a while I've realised that PC as a whole isn't really where I wanted to be, but I stayed for the various memories. I couldn't really let go of everything because how I've always seen things: when there's the end, it's the end. And I don't... accept that easily. I'm stubborn in that way that I never let go of things easily, maybe because I like the memories, maybe because I feel like when I let go of something the world will implode into a million pieces! But I know that isn't the case. However, for a short while after it happened, I couldn't really accept it. And despite me saying I'd quit a million times I just didn't, and I'm glad this happened because in a way, others made a decision for me that I couldn't.

Hm, so, I lost interest in Fifth Generation really for the most part, but I stayed around because of memories, I didn't really wanna let them go. I mean, I remember when I first got modded in Black and White; it was something I waited for, for years, and it was like "wow, they have the faith in me to handle a big section like this!" While things didn't go smoothly immediately, I soon began to fall into place. At first I thought that I had to prove everything to hstaff, which is why in a way, I tried to do everything, to show that I was worthy. I mean, originally I thought I'd be fired in a week after getting modded, and I was always paranoid about it happening and people were like "wow, she's crazy!" but while I was crazy, that didn't seem to happen. I continued doing what I was doing, which was pretty much trying to be involved in every single thing ever, which involved egg hunts, moty, get together's - the whole thing, I wanted to do everything possible and have a full experience here. And at this point I can really say what the song in this title is about -- I've done everything I've wanted and it was more that I thought it'd be. Because I really have done everything. I've gotten the chance to watch a forum grow from speculation, to two release periods, to coping with the release of another game, to the announcement of another generation and trying to keep my section alive all through that - and even to work with Kaori through most of Black and White, and to work with Jellicent and Xander for the Fifth Generation. All through that, I also brought in so many things to the Black and White, which no generation games has had before - 5 events (I think? Including Unova United), had fun with Where Is Isshu, The Rumours Thread, and all the users that came with it. Weekly polls of all sorts, caption contest, everything under the sun, even crazy threads that other mods probably wouldn't have allowed but they brought out the lighter side of Unova, which is all I wanted - and at this point I just hope that I made it into an amazing place for everyone else through everything I've done. On the other side, things like the yearly Egg Hunts with Rukario, which I hope everyone enjoyed, MotY - which I practically completely took over in 2012 (not too sure if people were that happy with that though!), April Fools - 2012 and 2011's April Fools were amazingly fun and I feel so privileged to get to be involved in them. I mean, the first time I really got into the community was 2006 - at April Fools. It was the first time I really felt a part of the community, because I was scared for the community, and while I was 14 then, it really stuck with me all throughout, so I was glad to get a chance to be involved in that (and even design the style for April Fools 2012!) Actually, on the styles point, I've released all the styles I've made since I got modded, I think, and I was really glad that I got to make them all with the help of Kip and others, for all of you to enjoy. Then Get Together's - gradually I became more involved after I got modded, and the 2010 Get Together is special to me because I got modded on the morning of access to the planning forum so it was like two things at once, and I remember exactly how I felt and all. It was so much fun, and I'm glad that Hiroshi Sotomura had the confidence in me to be so involved. Then 2012's came along and I basically took over the latter half or at least most of it (and even got to mod the planning forum which is something I wanted for like EVER). I've been involved in so many staff discussions, so many staff dramas, so many different things, but I think that was just the journey. I said I'd regret it but I don't. Through it all, the good and bad, it was worth it that I had the experience and got to know so many different people.

If I stayed on staff I would've just grown more bitter towards everything, and everyone. And that isn't a good thing at all. It would've all just become... stale, and I would've stayed just for staying (which is really what I was doing, given that two days ago I intended to stay on staff til August then quit although I likely wouldn't have). I've also wanted to make this blog for a long while, but never could really get to making the blog, and really did look forward to making it so often. I think the weirdest thing at this point is just getting used to the fact that the world still turns now that I'm not there, but I know it'll do fine. In a way, I kind of hope nobody becomes the new me, and that I left an individual mark on here that nobody else can fill, but if there is someone who steps up to that - good luck, you'll need it! In a way though, I knew this would be my last year, I mean, even from when the year started. I made a resolution to get more involved in Smogon, and I really did that. At that point I started to realise that Smogon was where I felt... okay. Smogon kept me happy when PC brought me down, and it was draining for a while. There's also lots of ex-staff who aren't at PC as much anymore, but also have made a mark on Smogon, such as Kylie-chan aka Jumpluff, and Vrai, aka Zebraiken - and that's what I hope to do, too. I mean, I still care about all of PC, but I'm glad it's over. It'll be sad at first, but I'll get used to it, and maybe in a few years someone will say "oh wow, I remember that Forever person, she sure made an impact on her section, and PC". That sounds conceited, but I can guarantee you that anyone else who has been on PC staff hopes for that, and thinks that way.

To conclude, yes, I was fired for... well, my attitude for the most part. But after everything at this point I understand why I felt this way and I really think I should've made the decision to quit earlier on, but hey you can't change the past! I can however change the future, and I hope that in a few years or something when I look back on what I've done at PC, I have only positive memories.

Now to the current staff (I typed up something similar a while ago, and I can't remember what I wrote, but this applies more of what I hope for their futures I thiiink! Just CTRL + F your name):

Aerilyn: Good luck with the next generation :) I hope it turns out fun for everyone, and that you have fun modding it, because believe me, modding a new generation is the most amazing thing ever (I mean you modded HG/SS BUT a new generation is different, I think), and I hope you stick it through to the whole ride - make it as fun as you can :3

Alexial357/Derozio: Alexial x Derozio forever. I think we all think this by now! To Alexial, I'm so glad you got to be PC staff after being such a great member back in CBC days, and I think you're doing an amazing job with art. Don't feel let down if art isn't so active, and just give it your all you can! I might come back and post a gallery of art one day, too, and maybe by then I can contribute to art as a whole. Same applies to Derozio, too (I'm also really glad you got modded - because after all your effort you made it, and now you can make A&D into a really active place). It'll have its ups and downs, but if any A&D team can do it, it's you two (aka Alexial and Derozio).

Antemortem: Minzyy. Minzy was such a better name on you, but still. I really hope you let Entertainment and Culture? Entertainment and Media? Other Entertainment? Culture and Media? I cannot remember, but let it thrive. I know Cat Dog set a pretty good starting mark there and I hope you continue to make it a fun place for all members of all sorts, maybe in a few years or something I'll go post there again or something and fangirl over Glee (that's if it's any good, but from the way it is now, I somewhat doubt it, but hey you never know the future!)

Astinus:

I understand that it sucks that writing is dead at times, but keep your head up! In a way you could maybe inspire the world's most famous writer if they find their way here, I dunno, but nothing is impossible. Just never give in and you can make writing a place where everyone wants to go. For the record, I really enjoyed the poem of the week contests a few years ago, ahaha.

BinaryPeaches/Netto Azure:

Other Trivia, or Fun and Games as it's now called (and Pokemon Trivia) is a tough place to be at (after being a regular for so long, yeahh...), and you've both done good to be there for so long. But even with that in mind, you've both done really well, and have helped save it from the drama place it once was, into a respectable forum. Hopefully PPC's become really big, and are restored to their former glory, too. If not, don't give up, I'm sure you'll find something that works for your place! :3

Bloodex/Shining Raichu:

OVP was a better name :'( But honestly I think you guys can keep making it into a really fun chit-chat-y place where people feel free to come and go. Just don't get too tired out with replying to chit chat threads and things like that, and just concentrate on having fun there. Same applies for Shining & Other Clubs or... Fanclubs and Groups! Don't get tired out trying to be awesome, because as a team (you and the members) you can work to make each club awesome and individual.

Cirno:

NU/W, or... TOO MANY NAME CHANGES DAMNIT. The Welcome Lounge seems like it can be a really fun place, and I'm glad that you have it because you have the perfect personality for it - and you can keep it fun. Just don't get stressed out if you get tired of welcoming people, just look inside yourself and remember your friendly personality, and how you wanna make NU/W into a place where everyone wants to go to because it's the portal into PC - a place which can literally change lives.

Curious.:

Fourth Generation hmmm. It's in the past, yeah but you can make it into the future. Luckily you have HG/SS and everyone loves HG/SS and that can be a major selling point. But remember that even though it's in the past you can still make it great for the future, and a place where people can look back on the rebirth of their childhood memories, or a revolutionary generation.

donavannj: TCG looks like a really dead forum :( But with that in mind you can make people care again, I'm sure. I don't know how, but I know that you're a genius and you can make it happen, just don't get set back from it being so dead compared to the other forums, and just... keep it how it is! Or at least, keep it better than it is.

DrFuji

Emulation sux. But really, wow, Emulation is so big and it's handled so well, just... don't get too stressed out I guess if people go crazy with fake X/Y ROMs, or, actually I have no clue what'll happen there but ya. Even though it's gigantic and attracts a lot of PC's memberbase, don't let that get to you, because you really have one of the most important jobs here.

EternallyAnna:

So glad you got modded. You're going to make Anime into such a fun place for everyone that I don't really have anything to say, just enjoy it and try to motivate people to watch it more imo. I mean that's not saying much buuut yeah. Fifth Gen anime da best obviously ;)

Hybrid Trainer:

Technology hmm idk. You can really do a lot there, and I don't think you'll really get tired out, just remember to make it fun!!!

Jellicent/XanderO:

I hope you guys can do those things I suggested in that unapproved sticky, and if you still wanted my suggestions for those to get the emblems in the travel journal and stuff, I can still mention them (but idm if you guys don't need them!) Oh, and could one you possibly take over the caption contest? Actually, if you guys wanna, idk. Discussing a city I probably won't do anymore even though that was a "me" thing but yeah! Most importantly, please, make sure that the glory of Unova remains, that everyone remembers how amazing Unova is and was, and that it'll always be in our hearts forever. Maybe I'll come back and post there, but I doubt it, since it might leave me a little sad - but really, make everyone remember Fifth Generation, even if it means you have to brainwash them, idk, but make sure nobody ever forgets the Fifth Generation. Actually I might still report there occasionally lmao but I likely won't post. :x Treat it really nicely make sure nobody ever scratches it, do everything possible to sustain it! I believe in you guys :)

Livewire:

Dungeons and Dragons doesn't really seem like an exciting section to me since it's mostly American debates BUT it's an essential place to PC, and I think a lot of people can learn from it. Don't get tired out from all the dramas because they're likely to happen but concentrate more on the interesting debates and you're sure in for a good time!

Logiedan:

Pixels! You have so many skills, and I noticed that before I got fired you seem to have drifted from the staff, or at least from what I've noticed. Let others help you out if you need it, and make Pixel Art into a fun place for everyone :3

Mac/tabor62/twistedpuppy:

Enjoy your RNG? Idk but you guys can make Trade fun to others as long as it doesn't steal BC's thunder. I'm tired out now and I'm not really sure what I'm saying but you three have made Trade great so far so keep it up for the upcoming generation!

Maruno:

Don't know much about Game Development BUT I hope you have a pleasant time continuing to mod it!

Olli97:

I remember back when I started in Mixed Community Groups... even tho it's Pokemon Groups now, just keep the awesome atmosphere that makes people stick around PC from there, yo!

Skymin:

You're doing awesome with roleplay, and just idk, enjoy being someone else. I don't really have much to say there unfortunately ;;

Sydian:

You can do a lot with your sections I just think that maybe you should... watch yourself sometimes? I mean you get heated about PC stuff sometimes because you care a lot, but just take a step back when it gets stressful, and don't make the mistake I made in not stepping back when needing to. Just enjoy PC and relax, and concentrate on what you enjoyed when you were first a mod, or at least, when you were a member!

Toujours:

You're pretty much my favourite mod ever (with my Kaori, Shining, and Wolflare being the other ones that I can think of off the top of my head) and you're just so great. I have no advice to you because I know you can make Pokemon General into whatever you want. Stay at staff til you die, stay at PC til you die, whatever you want, idk, but you deserve great things. I want to see you as an smod one day, because I know you deserve it, and I'd love to see you shine brighter than you can, or at least already do now. I can at least not be staff and know that you share the same thoughts as me on everything so that you can carry on doing as you're doing, and standing up for everyone and everything good in this world and I cannot say how much I care about you. :( But I do, you're so great at being a mod, and so great as a person.

Wolflare:

BC has a suggestions thread and we discuss server stuff so I have nothing to say to you other than you're awesome and never quit - don't let the past of S&M nostalgia (or bad parts) get you down, and just concentrate on how active BC has become and how it can become better. :)

I'd continue but I'm tired out and I've already let hstaff know how I feel about them in another place, sooo yeah!

To everyone on staff: Make sure people remember the legacy you leave, and make sure you do as much as you can on staff, and feel as fufilled as possible - and that you really have done EVERYTHING you can for your section. Just make a difference! n_n

To hstaff: Sorry for the agony I've given you guys over the years! I hope however, that you guys are at least happy with the effort I've put into Fifth Generation and everything else, and honestly, for the most part I sent the appeal because I was still shocked, and secondly, I guess I needed to hear for sure that it really was the conclusion. But! Not the end. Nothing is ever the end unless you call it the end, and rather it's just concluding my staff experience for now. Maybe I'll come back when I'm 40 or something -- lol joking! Nah but I'm sorry about what I have put you guys through, and I hope that you guys know that everything I've done has been just to make PC better - which is really a bad thing. I fell into everything, fell into it all, and it wasn't really right of me to do that. I've made mistakes, but I hope that when you guys look back on what I've done here, you think of the positives I've done for PC.

To the rest of PC... I hope to be involved in the Get Together, and I'll still stick around Battle Center, as I'm still heavily involved in the server, but I think for the most part I'll just step back. Maybe I'll be active again and posting around here in a few years, maybe I won't. All I know is that I have had fun, and the memories here have been some of my greatest. It's weird to think that I'm not going to be around here as staff anymore, but I know it's for the best. I still plan to be active around the server, and on Skype, as foreverskylight if any of you want to contact me.

Oh, and nothing is impossible. :) Also, if someone doesn't mind, could you let the others on staff know about this blog? Just cause I have individual messages for pretty much all of you guys, and I'll feel like I can finally lay everything to rest if you guys see it!

Another Somewhat Long Blog

Aurora. — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:55:04 GMT

While I am in the mood to write blogs that are greater in length than a singular word, I would like to utilise this blog entry as a means by which to explain why I lack profile customisations. While I understand that the average user will turn a blind eye to my dissertation on my 'boring' and 'drab' profile, I still believe that this blog will provide an interesting psychological insight as to why I lack profile customisations.

I believe that these 'profile customisations' are distortions of what profile customisations are meant to be. Profile customisations should truly customise your profile. This means that profile customisations should customise your profile. Your profile should be able to become a profile different from all other profiles. It should be able to be viewed by an audience as being in the top 1% of profiles. Customising the profile, in the real sense, is a delicate art that can only be performed by true profile customisers. All other so-called 'profile customisations' miss the mark and fail to achieve the vision that I have for the future of profile customisations.

Referring to a previous point, profile customisations do not truly customise your profile. Changing the colour of your borders, the font of the text that appears upon your profile, the colour that regular usernames possess upon your profile, and, for supporters, the ability to append an image as a profile background is not true profile customisation. We need to hit the nail on the head in terms of profile customisation and tackle the problem at its core.

Profile customisation should involve changing the material involved in the display of your profile. The generic steel / iron borders with a swish of Dulux WashAndWear applied to them in a futile attempt to give off the air of 'profile customisation' are simply not adequate. Owners of profiles should be allowed to rebuild their profile from the ground up. This, of course, means using whichever resource the profile owner wishes to use. Profiles built out of solid gold would become a possibility under my system of profile customisations. If the owner of their profile wishes to construct their profile using wood and chisel any visitor messages SMSed to them out of the wood -- a truly monumental task -- then so be it. Profiles would become far more in-depth as a result.

The owner of the profile should also be able to append new tabs to their profile. The generic tabs users currently receive under this restrictive system of profile customisations are simply inadequate and an insult to users with a creative flair. If a user wishes to create a whole new tab dedicated to images of their dead fly collection, then so be it. The only change would be an extra tab appended to the profile that said 'Dead Flies'. Albums are inadequate, but I will most probably tackle that issue in a separate blog post. That would be tangency at its finest. Back to the topic at hand, new tabs would become a great staple of the improved system of profile customisation. This is not debatable.

Profile customisations will never appear on my profile. I abhor them for their restrictiveness. Being able to change the colour of most everything on your profile and putting an image as the background of your profile is simply inadequate if we wish to cater for artisans and the creatively-minded. Thank you for reading this relatively short but simultaneously long dissertation on profile customisations. I look forward to providing my readers with more entertaining blog posts.

Slightly Longer Blog Post

Aurora. — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:04 GMT

It has come to my attention that my previous blogs are far too short to properly entertain readers. As such, this blog will be slightly longer than the preceding two entries. Bear in mind that 'slightly' may be somewhat of an understatement.

The aim of this blog post is to display the capability by myself, the author, to write in cohesive and well-structured sentences. It also aims to display that I am capable of organising my thoughts in a formula that is not represented by a singular word. I believe that so far, I have achieved this goal. I've successfully typed around seven sentences, this one inclusive, which is a new record for me in terms of blog length. All of my preceding blogs have only been one word. What a waste of my creativity!

There is no set topic for this blog, which, by now, has more than achieved its aim of exceeding a singular word. Indeed, this blog has managed to garner three paragraphs, and possibly even more! I do not know how long this blog will be, or when it will end. It is probable that this blog entry will conclude relatively soon, however, as I am beginning to exhaust myself of things to say about this blog. I'm already bowled over, though, by the fact that this blog is about to pass three paragraphs! Never in my life have I written a blog entry that's longer than one word, so this is quite the achievement.

I no longer have any more material with which to insert in this blog entry. Thus, I conclude my blog entry with the hope that the fact that I have exceeded the use of a singular word has shocked, surprised, and left your head spinning with wonderment.