Ray Maverick

Yup, no problem, I just want to post it asap. :]

Sure, go ahead.

Pika lol :P

You are very right. It is sad that man as become so lowly. It's like the children who are starving all over the world but there are tons of shows where you see people waste food for entertainment. We have lost ourselves in sins.

Hey, did you check out the PM I sent you?

Kind of :P

I'll have to take one day and just mess with it :P lol

I understand that others have opinions and that we need criticism. It is those jerky critics who say that this is worth $1 and that is worth 1 million. I get the feeling like "Who gave them permission to say whether or not my art isn't worth 1 million? What gives them that special power to decide who is better than others?" Especially when talking about art that comes from the soul. It is like they are saying "That person is better than you just because I said so." It's like, "you don't even know me so how can you say they are better than me?" Art isn't like singing and dancing. Those you can train and those that judge you have had experience that gives them that power. In art there are so many different types and pieces that come from the soul that there isn't any fair way to judge them. Like you said, each person has their own opinion and likes and dislikes. So why do some people assume that their opinions/likes/dislikes are better than others and that gives them the power to judge people?

I hope I am describing that well enough to get my point across. It is one of those subjects that is hard to explain :P

I know that LOL and why did you call me lady? :P I mean I am a girl but I've never had anyone call me lady before. It's always ma'am or miss.

That's why I wanted to get to know how to use it. I just recently found out about Advance Map and with life I haven't had much time to sit down and go through tutorials or even mess with it. Part of it is my fault though since I was tossing around going to the programming side. I do have JavaScript programming experience already so I have a general idea about how C++ would be. I think I would do better in the art side though :3

True. I honestly hate art critics with a passion. I mean I know you have to get some criticism to help you develop your skills as an artist but people who see a work of art and say it's crap without knowing the meaning is just plan rude. When I draw I draw what I am feeling or what I am taking pride in at the moment. So when people critic my work I take it as they are judging me as a person also since it was my feelings that were put on paper/canvas/etc. I could talk forever on the different types of art and the meanings and etc. LOL XD

I am looking forward to reading them

Yeah, but back then I was really impatient and just couldn't handle it. And now.. I really couldn't be bothered :P

It is a way of living, for certain people. I mean, everyone has their own style, right? So, for some, it's good to do that, for others... not so much...

hmm... A little. We know another family who has kids that are about a million times more competitive than us! Because their mum only complimented them when they did something good. Our parents... well, they didn't always compliment us, I admit, but they did also encourage us through the bad times (you know, unless they lost their temper with us [unfortunately, they did that with me quite a lot]), so.. I guess we're a little competitive, but not as much as I know we could have been.

That's pretty cool. Do you feel like the lessons are actually teaching you anything? :)

Doing okay, incredibly busy lately, but can't complain. You?

Yes I've noticed that too!

Sorry for the delayed reading of it! I have read the first part so far. I tried reading chapter one but I was thinking too much on the days happenings so I've put it aside until my mind frees up a little!
It is amazing! I could literally see your characters in my mind, walking along to the Hashashin hideout and everything!

I'm sure you were talented about making maps. I know I wasn't! Well, the idea was awesome, but I would constantly make mistakes while putting the tiles on, so I would give up every time :P

I don't ponder on the worst, or let it poison my mind, I'm just open to the possibility. But I do understand your viewpoint as well, I'm partially like that. I agree that doesn't make you a cautions person, as well!

Well.... it's.... complicated, really. Growing up, our parents weren't exactly... pros at giving out compliments.. So basically, we'd try out hardest, and feel like it wasn't good enough. (Don't get me wrong, our parents are brilliant, and they're better now, just when we were little, compliments weren't their strong point). Anyway, so basically, she's become really good at art, and I've become really good at music. So we get compliments for that.. and, well, I don't particularly want to sort of take her compliments in art by my art (not that I think I will, anyway, since she has an art job and all). But yeah, I'm just slightly cautious about that. So the jealousy is more of a... jealousy over compliments I think.. It's really very hard to explain..
Anyway, so we sort of help each other out by the occasional compliment to each other.

Thank you! I know I wont give up. I have regrets already. I don't want to regret anything else.

I have though of ROM Hacking and I would love to make my own game but the part of game design I want to go into is the art side. So it is more like character development, level design, storyline (story boarding), etc. I've been wanting to learn how to use Advance Map. :)

Nothing is wrong with being an artist or writer. :) There are so many different types of art out there now of days.

I'll have to send you my plot when I get it done. :) I'll keep your input in mind as I work on it.

Jesus H Christ we had a bomb threat today and a tornado warning

Also why is your name green now?

Yo, sent you the finished draft of War prequel. Sorry for the delay.. :]

I'm pretty sure I was. Though I still have a great deal of difficulty socializing. I just don't know what to say when introducing myself, or starting a conversation, or keeping one going, whilest other people seem to know naturally.

Awesome, I've always found the flip-phones cool... so yeah :P

Awesome!

Yeah, we have :P I had such brilliant ideas for mine... can't think of what the heck they were anymore, but I remember they were brilliant to my 10-year-old mind :P

Yeah... I figured I wouldn't rely on playing music too much, because if something happened I'd be absolutely crushed (I mean, I would be crushed if it did happen... devastated... but it would be worse if I hadn't considered the possibility..)
Awesome! :D

Re. your previous post;
My sister... I think she may be jealous of me. Which is why I'm letting her do her own thing (i.e. art)

Well one of my dreams is to get a job that I absolutely love. I don't want to be one of those people who get a job just because they have to for the money. I want a job where I want to get up in the morning and I am excited to go to work. Well that dream job of mine is to be a video game designer/creator. In order to get that job I have to get a Bachelor's in Game Design. Well the college that I want to go to (one that is the best in the country. Basically like the Harvard of Game Design schools) denied me the first time. I get to reapply but it's just kind of a blow because if I don't get in then my chances of getting into a big name company are even lower. I know there are other schools that offer game design but the one I want to go to has the big name connections. They take their students to tour the Nintendo America building every summer. Some of their students helped to create the game Portals and others helped to create backgrounds for the new Black Ops game. And all of this ties into my second dream and that is to live (or at least visit) Japan. These big name companies sometimes send their employees overseas to work and so I have a chance of being able to work over there and maybe even in Japan.

Thank you! :D I know it will be a while before I get the RP up and going because there is a lot I have to tweek but I just want to make sure that the idea of it is popular and that people will be willing to join in. :)

I meant the not cool thing xP

If I get desperate enough I could play the first two on my school computers :P

No, which is why I said slightly. I think they figured I was considering I was mentally unable to talk to them till I was 3, and even then it was because I was forced to.

Hahaha :P I wouldn't mind a smart phone either, just for accessibility. But I figured I didn't need one, so I got myself a phone with buttons (one of those flip-phones).

The games and series have lost their magic for me too.. though it was good to watch the original series again. After they switched companies the anime sort of... just lost it's touch. But pokemon themselves are, and always will be, totally awesome!

Basic stuff like replacing tiles in games so the houses looks different. But I haven't published anything, it was more of a muck-around because I had time to waste. But now, I've got a new computer, and it doesn't have any of the ROM hacking programs on it.

No, I'm talented, I know that. But I was just thinking, like, if something was to happen to one of my hands, for example, in an accident. Then I wouldn't be able to play any instruments (especially if it was my right hand); so then I'd focus on art. (It shouldn't be too hard for me learning to draw with my other hand if something did happen to one, because, although I mainly use my left hand, I am ambidextrous [though my right hand is not very strong because I basically never use it!]

Is that supposed to be a joke XD

I saw the DS game of golden sun today..makes me sad, my laptop broke a bit ago and I didnt even play through the games

I don't think so.. because I wasn't hospitalized or put into special care..

Haha XD

Awesome! Yeah it is slightly strange.. but I suppose parents wouldn't want to call their child 'hey, you!' until they're old enough to pick a name :P

They'll change the world all right. Just into a zombie world, instead of humans.

I was the same! When I first joined this forum I was like 'I'm right!' and when someone would tell me I was wrong I got really upset. So I stopped going on for a while.
But now, I am open to opinions and stuff and I can accept others for who they are.

I have done a little ROM hacking in the past, but I'm no expert on it!

I sort of have that opinion too. I do prefer music, and the fact that art is one of the few things she knows that she is good at, I am not putting myself out there into the art world too much. But I do keep my skills at a good level, and I am slowly improving my art skills. I decided that, if my music career doesn't work out, I can try being an artist.

I know exactly what you mean. I'm trying to do the same and have already been denied once. It's hard to pick up the pieces and try again.

Ok will do :) If I have any questions I'll let you know :3

Hey can I send you the little mini "trailer" I made for a new RP and get your opinion on it? I posted it in the RP Discussion thread and it just got ignored by everyone. :(

What a great idea

My friend and I were joking about it and I think I may have mentioned it to my dad