http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Arcane-Wind&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Arcane-Wind en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:49:21 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/28013182/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/28013182/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:20:51 PDT

For those of you who don't know what RMT is, it's "Real Money Trading" - the buying/selling of virtual assets for real life money.
Generally speaking, the legit player community has a negative view on RMT.

Analysis: I personally find a distinction between two different subtypes of RMT companies - honorable and dishonorable. Because I'm currently playing Aion, I'll be using Aion as an example. I generally group RMT services into three categories: Power Leveling, Gold Selling, and Item Selling. The difference between 'honorable' and 'dishonorable' RMT companies is the means by which they provide their services. For example, a dishonorable company would use bots to farm the gold they sell, whereas an honorable company would have actual people doing the farming, or buy from regular players who like to farm. (It boggles my mind, but I do know people on GW who make stacks of ecto a day legitly.) The only real distinction I can make in power leveling is whether the character is leveled using a bot script, or leveled by hand. I would also like to add that a lot of gold sites are probably untrustworthy. These are probably the same companies that spam in-game chat with advertisements.

Ethics: I don't want to go into detail, google it yourself, but the non-legit RMT companies are a pain towards the game companies. Not only because of spamming, but also because in P2P games like Aion, the botting companies are obtaining their accounts by fraudulent means as well as keylogging and hacking. The game company makes no money off of the botters' accounts but instead gets canceled payments and other fees. Anyone who would support these non-legit companies, quite frankly, I am unable to understand why.

What are your opinions on RMT? Do you think it is universally malicious, or can be separated into good/bad? Any personal experiences to share?

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/27433281/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/27433281/ Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:35:51 PDT Over the next couple of days I hope to clean out my gallery (deleting/scrapping all but my favorites) and get this dA account up and running again.

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Along with this I'm doing a complete dev inbox wipe. That means I'll be missing out on a lot of good art that was drawn and uploaded during my absence, but I'll go insane if I have to sift through 10 thousand deviations. e_______e

I'll also be unwatching some people who spam sketch uploads or are no longer active.

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I used this account through Neopets, Gaia, and WoW... ~Arcane-Water for .hack .... ~duranin for Guild Wars. Now I'm coming back for Aion, but also hopefully with some nonspecific art mixed in.

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Something I find incredibly distressing is my inability to hold my own wherever I go. I'm pretty sure I ranted about this in the past on another journal, actually.

I think I'm innately social, and I like talking with people online.

I like being a part of things, and cooperating rather than competing (which explains my interest in raiding/aversion to PvP to some extent.)

At the same time I'm often way too sensitive for my own good, which pisses people off and makes the situation. I also have a very strong sense of right/wrong that prevents me from backing down when something starts up that I have a personal stake in.

Despite a desire of being social, I usually have trouble fitting in to communities. I'm also very far off from the stereotypes associated with girls online, which makes it hard for people to empathize with me when shit happens (that shouldn't happen to girls.)

I screw stuff up and am unable to fix it, so I always end up running away. Why should/shouldn't I? The Interwebs are vast, and there's always somewhere new to go. At the same time I also have a very strong sense of nostalgia and it's difficult for me to let things go. WoW is a unique case, because I was so thoroughly frustrated with guild drama and the emphasis on Achievements that I wanted to completely drop it. That and real life issues. Apart from that, however, I have regretted almost every major shift in interest that has happened to me online. Most of them were because of drama or because I couldn't fit in...

Click here for the rest of epic long journal.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/27270458/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/27270458/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:55:22 PDT

Originally I had planned to keep my new account pretty hush-hush due to WoW drama (and the people involved in said drama had a fondness for stalking my dA) but it's been a while, I don't particularly give two shits any more, and there's lots and lots I need to catch up on.

Toss me a message on my new account if you have spare time!
I've still been drawing, but it's been pretty spotty and I think my skill actually went backwards in some areas, lol.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24538569/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24538569/ Fri, 01 May 2009 21:10:15 PDT FallenAurora =w=

changes are bolded.

HOW MUCH HAVE YOU CHANGED IN 6 YEARS
-------------6 years ago----------

1.) How old were you?: 12
2.) Where did you go to school?: Cabin John Middle School
3.) Where did you work?: Unemployed
4.) Where did you live?: Maryland
5.) Where did you hang out?: Home
6.) Did you wear glasses?: Yes
7) Who was your best friend(s): Josi, Desiree, Amy, Christina Z.
8.) How many tattoos did you have? None
9.) How many piercings did you have? None
10.) What car did you drive? None
11.) Had you been to a real party?: I went to a sleepover in 5^th grade...
12.) Had you had your heart broken? No
13.)Single/Taken/Married/Divorced? Single

-------------3 years ago----------

1.) How old were you?: 15
2.) Where did you go to school? Thomas S. Wootton High School
3.) Where did you work?: Unemployed
4.) Where did you live?: Maryland
5.) Where did you hang out?: Home
6.) Did you wear glasses?: Yes
7.) Who were your best friend(s)?: ~MarmaladeNightmare, Desiree, Christina Z.
9.) How many tattoos did you have.? : None
10.) How many piercings did you have?: None
11) What car did you drive?: None
12) Had your heart broken?: Yes
13. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced?: Single

--------------------Today--------------------

1.) How old are you?: 18
2.) Where do you go to school? Thomas S. Wootton High School
3.) Where do you work?: Unemployed
4.) Where do you live?: Maryland
5.) Where do you hang out?: Home
6.) Who are your best friend(s)?: ~MarmaladeNightmare, Jon, Lisa
7.) How many tattoos do you have? None
8.) How many piercings do you have?: None
9) What car do you drive?: None
10) Had your heart broken?: Yes
11. Single/Taken/Married/Divorced?: Single

WHAT WERE YOU DOING...
1 MINUTE AGO: GuildWars
1 HOUR AGO: Sleeping
1 DAY AGO: School, WoW (raiding with guild in Ulduar 25)
1 YEAR AGO: Levelling to 70 on WoW

I LOVE: MMORPGs
I HATE: Hypocrites and Ignorant People
I FEAR: Death by Sickness (swine flu, cancer, HIV)
I FEEL: meh
I HIDE: from Reality
I MISS: My GPA in middle school. >_>
I NEED: Salvation
I KNOW: I'm screwed
I THINK: I'm confused!

First piercing: None
First credit card: None

Last big car ride: To Pennsylvania
Last movie seen in theaters: None
Last food consumed: Bubble Tea
Last person you texted/called: Tris (~MarmaladeNightmare)
Last CD played: None (I stream or torrent)
Last drink drank: Milk Tea

SHORT ANSWER.
I AM: Asian
I HAVE: Skill
I LIKE: Many things
I WISH: Magic existed in a more tangible form
I DANCE: /dance
I CRY: When nobody's looking

FAVORITES..
NUMBER: 3, 5, 8
COLOR: None/All/Undefined
DAY(S): Tuesday (love hate relationship)
MONTH(S): September
SEASON: Fall
DRINK: Milk Tea

IN THE LAST 2 DAYS, HAVE YOU...
CRIED?: Yes
HELPED SOMEONE?: Sort of
GOTTEN SICK?: No (Allergies)
GONE TO THE MOVIES?: No
SAID 'I love you'?: No
TALKED TO AN EX?: Yes
WRITTEN IN A DIARY?: No
HAD A SERIOUS TALK?: Yes

_______ Best ________
1. Male Friend: Jon
2. Female Friend: Tris
3. Best Age: 18
4. Best Memory: The feeling of not having a constant sinking feeling in my heart.

_______ Worst ________
1. Time Of Day: Morning
2. Day Of The Week: Tuesday
3. Food: Eggplant
4. Memory: Being taunted in school and not having a witty comeback

_______ Last ________
1. Person you saw: Mom
2. Talk on the phone: Tris
3. Person you kissed: Mom
5: Instant Msg: Jon

_______ First ________

2. Serious b/f or g/f: Not Answering
3. Job: None

_______ Today ________
1. What are you doing now: GuildWars
2. Tonight: GuildWars
3. Wearing: Clothes
4. What did you eat for lunch: Nothing

_______ Tomorrow ________
1. Is: Saturday
2. Got any plans: Do Dailies on WoW and GW
3. Goal: ^
4. Dislikes about tomorrow: Piano Lessons
5. Likes about tomorrow: Non-raid Day

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24369977/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24369977/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:41:15 PDT
Why do I always pick the wrong path?

I had everything I wanted offered to me.

Instead I took the other path.

Now there's probably no going back,

and even if there were, it's going to be a very terrible journey.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24359325/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24359325/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:04:41 PDT
where do you find more discrimination, online or offline?

yeah there's racial jokes (beaner etc) but they're usually in jest

so I have a god damn fucking awesome app on some site, and everyone says it's awesome, except then the guy who referred me to that site in the first place has the fucking nerve to say that "I'm too Asian" ....

WTF is that shit.

I go to a school with a ton of Asians. As far as I know, barring the girls who get insane tans and dye their hair blonde and hang out with the 'gangsters,' I'm one of the least Asian-acting Asian girls that I know.

This disgusts me. My god.

What am I supposed to do, hide my god damn identity wherever I go?

What disappoints me even further is that this guy is probably going to have the greatest influence on whether I get accepted or not.

There's another person apping for the same spot as me, so given a chance I bet aformentioned guy-who-referred-me-to-the-site would rather accept the other applicant rather than have a fucking Asian girl take the spot.

You're probably all thinking "WoW drama" now but really, no. This is the cumulative result of a lot of smaller incidents on various sites (the very first one was on Neopets, the second was IMVU. I still remember. There are others.) I wrote a similar rant journal on dA (titled "Injustice") a little under a year ago.




I'm also bothered by a couple other things right now but it's not going on a goddamn public journal. If you're really that curious, PM me.


These journals (and public pages in general) have already gotten me into a shit ton of trouble, because I don't censor or suck up to people.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24327787/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24327787/ Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:40:42 PDT
I've been epeening Gondria (now named Anima) in Orgrimmar the last few days. When people whisper me about it (and god, I get a shit ton of whispers) I'm extremely open with Gondria's whereabouts. Everything short of spawn times (cause they're unknown) and spawn locations.

Increasing the number of Hunters going after Gondria, at the same time lowering the likelihood of a successful tame going off, because other angry Hunters may end up killing Gondria out of spite (etc etc, and PvP server.)


This is going to be fun I'm going to try to keep Gondria rare.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24165806/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24165806/ Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:38:18 PDT
I lump them into three categories: indistinguishable, overpowered, and underpowered.

In some MMOs, the only thing that sets classes apart is that their equipment and skill effects look different. While this leaves class choice then up to personal preference without impacting gameplay, it really does detract from the experience. Each class must have some sort of limitation. CABAL in particular comes to mind for this, as Force Archers and Wizards are almost identical, except FAs can turn crystals into bows, and Wizards stick with the original crystal/orb shaped weapon. Any game where the archer can keep shooting like normal at melee range lacks realism.

The overpowered and underpowered may blend together. In most MMOs archers do in fact have to buy arrows; they don't get conjured out of nowhere like the way GuildWars so interestingly does. Range in RuneScape was an almost exclusively member-only combat style due to the member-only Magic long/Bow and the cost of buying arrows. Members bypassed the arrow problem by fletching their own with cheap, easily obtained materials. A different kind of imbalance can be seen in Mabinogi, where archery is extremely difficult in the beginning but then becomes dominant in 'endgame' PvP and dungeon soloing. They are currently overpowered in the way that if played correctly, the opponent will never get in range or have time to charge up a spell before the archer kills it. If knocked down, the archer can also execute a zero shot (point blank) as soon as they get up. Such a one-sided system is flawed. Mabinogi is interestingly one of the few games where I like magic/melee over ranged. Rangers in GuildWars are strange but I find the bow-shooting variety rather frustrating to play. Very few arrow skills deal high pure damage; the bow Ranger's role is more utility (applying degens, interrupts) than DPS. I've tried to find a balance with the Conjure-Strength-Barrage PvE build, but it still doesn't feel satisfying.

As of yet I haven't played enough different MMOs to make a comprehensive criteria for how balanced an archer class is, but MapleStory and World of Warcraft have the most balanced archer classes I've seen so far. One thing the archers in these two MMOs share in common is that when in melee range, the archer switches to melee as well. Honestly in real life I don't think you'd find an archer trying to load an arrow when someone's swinging an axe at them. It's irritating from a 'I want to kill things fast' point of view, especially if you're unable to knock back/distance yourself from the mob once it approaches, but it also adds an element of strategy that you don't find in games where melee and range is all the same. In WoW PvP melee classes focus on keeping Hunters/casters snared/stunned so they can't get out of melee range, and likewise almost every class has class-specific skills + Trinket that allow them to escape if used properly. (Disengage, Master's Call, Deterrence)

MapleStory grows a bit unbalanced after third job, because Arrow Rain/Eruption removes the melee problem completely and allows archers to effectively AoE grind. At that point almost every class has an AoE.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24133184/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24133184/ Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:39:11 PDT
Is it a true judge of a guild's capabilities/skill in raiding, or is it partially luck and requiring the right 25 people capable of cooperating as one to be at the same place at the right time?

Discuss.

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<sub>My personal take on it is that while Immortal is definitely attainable (having personally lost the achievement on Kel'Thuzad) it is also at the same time overrated. Whereas I hold respect for titles and achievements that attest to something more tangible such as Twilight Vanquisher and of the Nightfall, Immortal is one of those achievements when you might go "aww, bullshit" when a guild unable to down Sarth+3 is able to get Immortal over a guild that has had all hard content on farm for months, just out of dumb luck and what I call the 'right place right time' situation.

It's irritating. I'm not particularly fazed by the reality that I probably won't ever have a Black Proto Drake, but it's the pressure that's being heaped on attaining this achievement, and the over-hype, that I dislike. PuGs have gotten Immortal, for christ's sake. The kind of "coordination" required for Immortal is an entirely different type than the type required to down a new boss in progression. It should be treated as such.

On a side note, fuck I miss Outlands. Shattrath was big and dull and green, but the music was beautiful. Flying around Outlands looking for a new wolf to tame (I heard they'll be good in 3.1) I just feel this immense nostalgia. I'm very sad that I started WoW so late to the end of Burning Crusade. Should I have started earlier, say at BC launch, I would probably have been able to see all of Sunwell and Kil'Jaeden the way it was intended.

I also love aboveground, non-volcanic old world locations. The music there may not have been the most exciting in places, but they fit the ambience. It was actually a.. world. I guess. I don't think I'll get bored of flying around Outlands/riding from one end of Kalimdor to the other, for quite a while.</sub>

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24112277/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24112277/ Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:27:02 PDT
So I went with my friend to Target to buy a new WoW card (my current sub expires on 4/13)

...so the case apparently had a slit in the wrapping, but I didn't think much of it.
Turns out some fucker actually stole the card (with the code) straight out of the box, so I paid 30 bucks for an empty fucking box.

And the chances I'll be able to get a refund are basically nil, because if there are desperate shitheads like that who play WoW, what's to say I'm not the same? I could be trying to scam Target to get twice the amount I paid for/a free card, yadda yadda.

Fuck my life.

-_-

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24074803/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24074803/ Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:59:57 PDT
Hunter tracking is not dispelled when you die.

I can now simultaneously track humanoids, dragons, and [insert third type here].

If only they were colour coded on my map so I could tell them apart.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24049818/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/24049818/ Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:52:53 PDT chutkat

<sub>A
- Available: Not looking.
- Age: '18'
- Annoyance: ~Parent Aggro~
- Animal: Phoenix

B
- Beer: No
- Birthday: Gemini
- Best friends: Can't answer this one without hurting feelings.
- Body part on opposite sex: Face
- Best feeling in the world: Relief
- Best weather: misty + cool
- Been in love: Yes -_-
- Been on stage?: Yea
- Believe in magic: Music is magic.
- Believe in God: Yes.
- Believe in Santa: Pfft no.

C
- Candy: Rarely.
- Color: None/All/Anything
- Chocolate/Vanilla: French Vanilla > Chocolate > Artificial Vanilla
- Chinese/Mexican: Chineselol
- Cake or pie: Cake.
- Continent/Country to visit: Taiwan
- Cheese: Jarlsberg
D
- Day or night: Night
- Dance in the rain?: How about stand in the rain...

E
- Eggs: <3
- Eyes: Dark brown.
- Everyone's got a(n): motive.
- Ever failed a class?: Came really close to it.

F
- Full name: Undisclosed
- Food: Bubble Tea

G
- Greatest fear: Violating my moral beliefs...
- Goals: Survive.
- Gum: Nope.
- Get along with your parents?: More or less.
- Good luck charm: None.

H
- Hair Color: Black (dyed medium brown)
- Height: 5'4"
- Happy: No.
- Holiday: Thanksgiving and Christmas
- How do you want to die: Swiftly.

I
- Ice cream: Fruit sherbert, or French vanilla.
- Instrument: Piano

J
- Jewelry: Opal
- Job: DPS
K
- Kids: No. Ew.
- Kickboxing or karate: Neither. Melee ftl.
- Keep a journal?: I tried, and lost interest.
L
- Longest car ride: Forgot.. I've slept overnight in a car.
- Love: is a lie..
- Letter: J
- Laughed so hard you cried: Surprisingly, yes.

M
- Milk flavor: Skim milk.
- Movies: none
- Motion sickness?: Reading/watching a screen while on a moving car, train, or small plane/boat.
- McD’s or BK: BK all the way.

N
- Number of siblings: None
- Number of piercings: None
- Number: 3, 5, 8

O
- One wish: To be truly free.

P
- Perfect pizza: Mushroom, Pineapple, and cheese. owo
- Pepsi/Coke: Coke (the drink.)

Q
- Quail: <3

R
- Reason to cry: Frustration, being powerless to stop something from happening.
- Reality T.V.: I don't watch it.
- Radio station: Pandora
- Roll your tongue in a circle?: Yea... yay genetics!
- Ring size: idk

S
- Song: The Truth Beneath The Rose - Within Temptation
- Shoe size: I can fit in 6, I prefer 8.
- Salad dressing: Blue Cheese
- Sushi: Tuna Rolls
- Slept outside: No..
- Skinny dipped?: No.
- Shower daily?: Usually.. raid > shower....
- Sing well?: Used to.
- In the shower?: Zoning out..
- Swear?: WoW has corrupted me beyond repair.
- Strawberries/Blueberries: Strawberries!

T
- Time for bed: Tomorrow o.o
- Thunderstorms: I like the ones where it's still light outside, yet thundering. Very dramatic.

U
- Unpredictable: PARENT AGGRO

V
- Vacation spot: Home, alone, with food, my pet doves, the PC, and a stable Internet connection.

W
- Weakness: Compassion
- Which one of your friends acts the most like you: none?
- Who makes you laugh the most: idk
- Worst feeling: Submission
- Wanted to be a model?: No
- Where do we go when we die?: Define we.
- Worst weather?: Hot and humid.

X
- X-Rays: mutate your genes.
- Exes: I forgot? >_>

Y
- Year it is now: Year my grades went whee down the drain.
- Yellow: IS A RACIST WORD

Z
- Zoo animal: Prairie Dogs o-o</sub>

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on another note I NEED $25 FOR ANOTHER SERVER TRANSFER.

I'm currently accepted to 3 different guilds, WoWProgress US ranks 284, 390, 413. I'm taking the rankings at face value because of how easy and a poor judge of a guild's true capabilities the current content is. So basically it boils down to how the guilds are run, the raid times, and the atmosphere.

Guild 1 seems very serious. The Vent interview was formal. My acceptance was prompt, but again, still very formal. The guild is top Horde on their server, but ranked third because there are 2 Alliance guilds ranked higher. The server is an overflow server, and the population low. Raid times start one hour later than I would ideally like. They use a wishlist Loot Council system. There's some bad blood between me and certain players on that server. Should this guild not work out, finding a new guild while not stepping on any toes.. no scratch that, claws.. will be difficult because of how... ]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23995852/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23995852/ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:18:18 PDT Upload lots of pictures with backgrounds. Backgrounds are more interesting than blank/solid backgrounds. Usually.
Abuse the grass brush on Photoshop. If you try hard enough and then zoom out, everyone will compliment you on how realistic the grass looks.
Draw in a style that's similar enough to a popular cartoon/movie that fans of said cartoon/movie will watch you for your art, but with enough minor differences in shading or colouring technique that you can claim that you're "original." Your fans will back you up on this.
JUST COPYING THE STYLE IS NOT ENOUGH. You must examine it carefully and identify the defining characteristics. You are then free to change anything else to suit your "taste" and to assist you in your claims that your art is original.
Be really nice. To the people who matter, anyways.
Draw couples. Everyone likes a little romance.
Also be varied with your themes - the innocent happy pictures, the charismatic smiling ones, the angry ones, and the emo ones. Be sparing with the negative emotions or you might drive your younger/more innocent watchers away.
Give your deviations awesome names! It doesn't matter how cheesy they are as long as you can remotely link it to the subject of your art.
Find out what kinds of poses your watchers like and draw lots of pictures of characters in those poses.
Draw fan/giftart for people. The people that matter, of course. They will probably be subscribers who will then feature your work on their front page journals, thus earning you more page visits and potential watchers.
Start a comic. Everyone's doing it! It doesn't matter if it has no storyline as long as it looks deep and throws in some random suspense in each page. Bonus points for exaggeration and cheesy moments.
Speak and act with an air of self confidence. You know you're awesome. Soon they will too. This may include perpetually typing in classy small font or be reflected in your journal CSS. You have a subscription. One of your rich generous fans (who got personal recognition ... from you for donating!) makes sure of that.
Create a FAQ and put it in a separate panel (see subscription above) on your front page. Everyone knows the rules of art theft, but you're so famous that people steal from you anyways. So you have to point it out again. Also make it clear that you don't take art requests, because you are a busy (wo)man and have more important things to do, such as your comic (see above) or giftart (also see above.) You can give off two types of personalities in your FAQ, and each has its perks. You can sound super nice and likeable, or you can sound professional and stern. The art thieves will probably still steal either way, but for the latter at least you can mount a campaign that's gloom and doom instead of laden with girly pathos.
Also state the art programs (etc) you use in your FAQ, although there's already a section for that in the normal Devious Information section, because only subscribers have custom panels. It also makes people feel more in awe of you, because they have the same art programs as you but they can't mimic the style (see second bullet fr... ]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23976252/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23976252/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:26:13 PDT
1. Not All Feral Druids Are Geared
2. Not All Tanks Taunt As They Position The Boss

3. Parent Aggro (not so much a lesson, since I can't do shit about this one.)

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23934171/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23934171/ Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:58:08 PDT ] Voltaic : Armor, Clothes
= Fea : Gathering Tools, Weapons
- Gleam : Potions, Arrows

Did some reorganizing so now all my pets 'specialize' in one type of item. The symbol before the name is the hotkey.

I'm posting this for self reference~

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23859249/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23859249/ Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:23:44 PDT
Linking "theme songs" with each phase of my life/progression online. Will update list as I hear more songs that bring back memories. Many of these songs were songs I regularly listened to during those times.

In chronological order.

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(MS) Ellinia Tree Dungeons 15-20 - Tree Dungeon by Wizet - Tree Dungeon was one of the spots (aside from the Hidden Street near Lith Harbor) that all of my characters went through. It represents MapleStory as it was before it became a grindfest. The Ellinia scenery was calming and the music magical. It is a world I have forever lost.
(MS) Solo Levelling 55-75 - Dead Mine by Wizet - I didn't actually level in the dead mines; I levelled on zombies right outside of the mines. Nontheless I really like the Dead Mine song. It reminds me of loss, dryness, and stuffy darkness.
(MS) New Perion - Door to Sharenian Castle by Wizet - This was the first harbringer of a "new age" to MapleStory. After that, and the introduction of 2X EXP cards and Gachapon, MS went downhill. This song is epic and beautiful on its own, as well.
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni by Eiko Shimamiya - My departure from the happy chibi pixel world of MapleStory into a stormy period of hopping from MMO to MMO. Also when my grades started bothering me.
(GW) Personal Goals - 'Cabal Song' on playlist.com - An aggressive spurt of tearing through the 3 GuildWars campaigns. I played GW a lot.
Cynical World by Yuki Kajiura - Around the time my .hack fandom began. I drew a lot during this time and was a real dreamer. I didn't game particularly heavily.
Alegria by Cirque de Soleil - An artsy time in which I was rather active on Gaia.
Desert Rose by Sting - My Dark Elf fandom. I still like them more than any other DnD race.
The Corrs by Dreams
(PW) A New Face - TAO by Do as Infinity - The first manifestation of my third main online alias, 'Glint,' was on PerfectWorld.
(PW) Desert of Dreams - Celtic Jam by Hevia - After leaving the Wing Elf starting zone, most players usually go to a stretch of desertlike land by the western mountains. Despite the desolation and un-varied monster types, which in any other MMO would've been a real bore, I loved the openness and majesty that PerfectWorld pulled off.
(PW) Simple Beauty - A Full Moon in Garoh by Motoi Sakuraba - What kept me playing PerfectWorld for so long, through the lag, terrible economy, and grind, was the breathtaking graphics. I didn't have to be high level to enjoy it. Just seeing the splendid fantasy world unfold beneath my wings (I was a Wing Elf.) and the sparkles training behind me as I flew was plenty enough. Add the spectacular changing day/night sky and extremely fantasy Asian music, and I need not say more.
(PW) Hand of Sorrow by Within Temptation
(CABAL) Mastery - Rise by Origa - I was one of the original CABAL Online beta players. Playing a white-haired Force Archer also named Glint, I was towards the front of the curve until I quit around level 71, due to the grind becoming unbearable and repetitive maps. It's beat-y songs like this that keep me at full speed while grinding.
(WoW) Levelling in Feralas - Kiseki no Umi by Maaya Sakamoto - feeling of adventure. WoW was still very much a new and exciting game waiting to be uncovered back then. I loved the dramatic change in scenery between different zones. I had my first awakening during my STV/Feralas (35-45) days.
(WoW) Tanaris - For Amelie by Leaves' Eyes - Tanaris was painful for me. Everything was... sand-colored. The rhythm of this song kept me going at a more or less steady pace.
(WoW) Levelling in Zangarmarsh - Loop by Maaya Sakamoto - I always felt a feeling of power and direction when running around on my mount. For a long time my main mount was a rep Undead horse, so I left trails of iridescent flame.
(WoW) Level 70 - Mosaic Kakera by SunSet Swish - At that time, reaching 70 was like the end of the long journey for me. Until I started raiding.
(WoW) Ainaste the Hunter - Amaranth by Nightwish - I took flight. I dominated the meters in inferior gear. Every day was exciting. I was awesome with my pointy ears and Ghost Saber, Surinya.
(WoW) The Black Temple - Ocean's Way by Leaves' Eyes - This is where my raiding becomes competitive and semi hardcore. My innocent happy days are over.


(WoW) Blackhand ~ Dark Iron - Tourniquet by Evanesence


Say it Right by Nelly Furtado - A very rhythmic song that... ]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23779686/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23779686/ Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:47:35 PDT _{(because I didn't want 2 journals with mabinogi in the title in a row.)}

wtf why am I even asking this O.o



Well so I'm terrible at multitasking, here for the purposes of this journal being defined as being able to actively play and maintain responsibilities on 2+ games at the same time. For my random frolick in Mabinogi over the last half week, the price I've paid is missing 2 official raid days on WoW (technically 4 if you count Sunday and Monday - but we cleared all content by Thurs last week.) ... to the extent that I haven't even started the wow client all these days.

Today it seems that one of our oldest members, a druid officer, has pseudo ninja transferred to join one of the top guilds in the US. (2nd US KJ kill) His parting comment was that SS had too many people who didn't take raiding seriously enough, and we bickered too much.

Well damn. Double blow especially since our other druid officer (aka my friend) just recovered his character after some hacker deleted it and gkicked almost everyone from SS.


I'm sticking by my earlier vow that if I should ever leave SS for whatever reason or stop raiding, that I won't go back to wow.


......

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23691564/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23691564/ Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:02:43 PDT

Mabinogi was the last game I played prior to going P2P (aka playing WoW.) Lately I've been having a bit of nostalgia, with returning to GuildWars for a bit, and now that the main storylines are free on Mab, I want to go back and finish that.

Ok so I'm completely lost. When I quit playing, which was in like Feb 2008, the game had a lot less features compared to what it has now.

Does anyone who stalk me on dA play/used to play/know how to play Mabinogi? I'll draw giftart for anyone who can help me on my feet in that game. :[

I have 2 characters on Tarlach, Glint and Agile. Both humans, because I played and quit long before the other races came out in the NA version. Glint is my first character, a melee fighter with minor skills in magic and ranged. Agile is pure ranged.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23668831/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23668831/ Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:44:58 PDT
We had no deaths in any of the 4 wings or Sapph... and..

2 avoidable deaths
1 unavoidable death

on Kel'Thuzad.

Damn.

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What happened? Two DPS were too high on aggro and pulled some nasty frostbolts to the face when Kel did his aggro drop upon MCing. Those were the avoidable ones.

And then, I got MCed. Someone sheeped me and a void zone spawned under me...


...): yeah.
My death happened quite a while after the first 2 avoidable deaths though.

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It's great to know our guild has what it takes to get Immortal though. If everyone remembers to handle aggro correctly and they stay as alert as they were today, we stand a very good chance of getting our Black Protos before they're removed for Ulduar.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23638101/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23638101/ Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:19:00 PDT WHY HELLO THAR. HOW ARE YOU DOING?




_{WoW: PRETENDY FUN TIME GAMES
deviantArt: DRAMA LLAMMA
GW: MY SPEAR IS BIGGER THAN YOURS.
Gaia: WTS ART
Neopets: lol}

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1. I have to stop treating dA like a personal blog. Cause it's like an art site. And stuff. I have a blogspot anyways.
2. I might think about standardizing my comments on things I upload/post. To be honest it makes me kinda sick when I see people with these very long artist comments on each deviation in teensy text that are 90% fluff and SRS BUSINESS copyright reminders, but I might make like a list including how long it took me to draw the pic, music I was listening to (if any,) background info, etcect..

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23425706/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23425706/ Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:45:11 PST
>:l

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23419867/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23419867/ Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:55:09 PST
YOU SUCK PTR.

-_-

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23196297/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/23196297/ Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:03:30 PST
IT RUINED THE WORLD OF EQUINE ARTISTS.

Please note that I have nothing against the movie itself. In fact, I like pretty much everything about the movie.

What I don't like is how over 50% of all the equine artists I see on dA have art styles heavily influenced by/attempting to emulate the art style used in that movie.

And that they gain extra popularity from using that style, but that's another story.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22994815/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22994815/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:45:18 PST
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]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22913093/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22913093/ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:10:30 PST xD

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Start with 0 points. For each statement about your avatar that is true, add or subtract the number of points stated. Yes, you can go into negatives! Remember, this is all about your CURRENT avatar! Also, if a question builds on or is related to the question before it, and they are both true, mark both of them.

[X] you made it yourself (+25)
[ ] you requested it from a friend (-1)
[ ] you requested it from not a friend (-5)
[ ] your avatar was a gift (+12)
[ ] you're using a 'free' avatar that anyone can use (-10)
[ ] you're using your avatar without permission (-100)
[ ] you don't remember where you got your avatar (-50)

Total so far: +25

[ ] your avatar and someone else's next to each other match up (+10)
[ ] your avatar is in a 'set' with others--they don't match up but they still go together (+5)
[ ] your avatar goes together with more than 5 people's (+15)
[ ] your avatar is used like a plz account (+7)
[X] you have received a compliment on it from a random stranger (+3)
[ ] from more than 5 random strangers (+24)
[ ] somebody has stolen your avatar (+16)

Total so far: +28

[ ] your avatar is animated (+9)
[ ] animated is more ways than just blinking (+22)
[ ] the animation is a walk cycle or run cycle (+5)
[ ] the animation doesn't loop--the ending of the animation is obvious and it jumps back to the beginning afterward (-11)
[ ] it's an animation from a TV show or movie (-57)
[X] your avatar is not animated (-3)

Total so far: +25

[ ] you use your avatar on another site besides deviantART (-6)
[ ] you use your avatar on pretty much every site you use (-25)
[ ] your avatar promotes deviantART (+3)
[ ] your avatar promotes another site (+1)

Total so far: +25

[x] your avatar has a deeper meaning than what it appears (+19)
[ ] it is related to friendship/romantic love (+9)
[ ] it is related to hatred or mocking (-16)
[ ] your avatar makes other people lose The Game (+1)

Total so far: +44

[ ] your avatar is an edited sprite (-20)
[ ] your avatar was created from a template (-5)

Total so far: +44

[x] your avatar is your persona/fursona/representation of yourself (+16)
[x] your avatar is a character of yours (+18)
[ ] your avatar is somebody else's personal character (-4)
[ ] ...and you don't have permission from them (-49)

Total so far: +78

[ ] your avatar is all pixelled (+5)
[ ] your avatar does not have any kind of shading (-1)

Total so far: +78

your avatar contains...
[ ] your name (+4)
[ ] your dA username (-1)
[ ] more than one word (+3)
[ ] a carrot (+1)
[ ] a pickle (+1)
[ ] a potato (+1)
[x] an ear (+2)
[ ] a collar (+7)
[ ] only one eye (+1)
[ ] an iPod (+1)
[ ] a flying creature (+1)
[ ] a reference to a Beatles song (+7)
[ ] the color yellow (-1)
[ ] the color pink (+3)
[X] your favorite color (+5)
[ ] your least favorite color (-2)
[ ] transparent areas (+5)
[ ] more than one character (+4)
[x] a background (+4)

Total so far: +89

your avatar is...
[ ] the first one you ever used on deviantART (+33)
[ ] a parody of something (+3)
[ ] deviantART's old default avatar (+22)
[ ] awesome (+9000)
[ ] you checked the last box (-8999)

Final total: +89

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22829489/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22829489/ Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:40:25 PST
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...well, I was pathetic. eh.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22639169/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22639169/ Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:20:07 PST
wrath of hell caught up to me. I'm screwed.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22521748/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22521748/ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:45:08 PST
I'd say aside from Eye of the Storm, WSG is my second most hated BG. Why? Because there's so few people. A few slackers make a difference. If both teams have strong defenses, the fight can also last ridiculously long.

I've been going into WSG wearing all my epics and a green Twilight Cultist Robe. (77 Defense, no bonus stats)

It's insulting on many levels. First, being killed by a hunter "who doesn't know what she's doing" wearing a cloth robe. Second, having a flag capped by same hunter. Third, being out dpsed by a hunter in a cloth robe.

I particularly enjoy running flags in WSG. A lot of people attempt to run flags by either having a healer accompany them, or simply tanking it out until they get back to our flag room. As a squishy hunter (I make fun of it with my robe) I use a completely different strategy. Thanks to tracking and Aspect of the Beast (no thanks to Shadowmeld) I can usually find my way to the second floor of the Alliance FR without any hunters noticing. I rely on not getting hit/noticed at all. Hunter's aren't the "best" flag carriers because our speed buff is a double-edged sword if we get hit. So it's in my best interest to not get hit... People seem to have a fondness for the tunnel. I never run a flag out the Alliance tunnel. I use the tunnel on the way back, cause it would be dumb to take a big windy detour. Leaving the Alli FR I take the right (upper) exit. Tracking allows me to see where my enemies are, and I go wherever they are not. Tracking's a big help here; I've seen other FCs run straight into a mob of approaching alli after leaving from the tunnel. Also another reason why I don't use the tunnel -- your minimap changes when you enter the tunnel. You can't 'see' crap! Losing my ability to track what's going on outside the tunnel is terrifying to me. I pop AoC and start running; if I see based on how the dots move on the minimap that Alli have spotted me I drop a freezing trap if there's one person, frost trap if there's many, and switch to AoH. If someone gets a CC type thing on me I first pop Master's Call if available/effective, if not; then Bestial Wrath if my pet's alive. Combined with the traps it's enough to slow a few pursuers down. Arcane Torrent can be kind of amusing if the person chasing me is say a mage. Some casters will stop dead and wonder why they're silenced, which buys me time. I also fire Concussive or command pet to use Intimidation as last resorts. Once my newest pet Ember hits 80, I might make him a pvp pet and get him the Charge talent.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22370807/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22370807/ Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:56:40 PST

"http:// 76.74.239.143/ zoweoiruweoiurow/ pdf.php?id=4723&vis=1"

from deviantArt pages..

I ran a google on the URL and it's apparently something bad.

So now I'm scared and wondering if shit is on my PC.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22360552/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22360552/ Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:48:38 PST

|| 2oo8 ||


1.) What was your New Years Resolution(s) for 2oo8?:
I don't think I ever made one... probably just to try my best and take things as they come.

2.) Did you keep it?:
Well . . . sort of. If you count trying very hard on WoW D:

3.) What important lesson did you learn?:
Life sucks, people are selfish, and. . . life is not fair. And treasure what you have.

4.) What was your lowest point?:
I can't decide what was my lowest but I guess it might've been when I got into a load of drama [link] I have come to terms with what happened, but it still hurts.

5.) What's your biggest regret? (if you have any):
I guess I could say I sort of regret starting WoW. My GPA would be at least 0.5 higher than what it is now if it weren't for WoW.

6.) What was your highest point?:
Hm... downing Archimonde with Jolly Rogers.. and not long after being accepted as a guildie and not "the new huntard."

7.) What are you most proud of doing in 2oo8?:
Wrecking the damage meters.

8.) What's your favourite memory from 'o8?:
Levelling :/ I know it sounds weird, but I have very fond memories of the days of innocence before I hit 70 and started raiding. I love raiding mind you, but it felt great to have no pressure and play WoW as a game. Same could go for my levels 1-50 on MapleStory. Back then, everything was fresh and new. Un-corrupted.

9.) Was 2oo8 a good year?:
Hells no. I did have some moments of happiness, but the bads far outweighed the goods.


|| 2oo9 ||


10.) How did you bring in the New Year?:
Heh . . . I didn't really do anything. I drew and uploaded a picture a few hours after midnight though. I don't place the concept of "new years" in very high regard, partially because "new years" is a different time depending where you are in the world. It's just not solid enough for me.

11.) Who were you with?:
Eh, nobody. I was in my room, in front of the computer, as usual.

12.) What is your New Year's Resolution(s)?:
To better grasp reality, and take control of my life (or end it.)

13.) On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to keep it/them?:
The first part: 5. The last part? 1.

14.) What are you most looking forward to in 'o9?:
Nothing -_-' I hate the future. Although I suppose I look forward to the release of GuildWars 2 and Diablo 3.

15.) What do you want to do this year, that you didn't last?:
Feel truly, purely happy. If even for a moment, to have that ever-present heaviness in my heart be lifted.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22343196/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22343196/ Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:50:40 PST
bad luck on WoW = being at the right place at the wrong time, wrong place at the right time, wrong place at the wrong time, or otherwise not having good luck.

I hate luck. I can't avoid bad luck, like Comcraps deciding to fuck around, but I can't seem to get lucky either.


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It's not worth holding grudges. I find it sad.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22250628/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22250628/ Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:07:39 PST
It's the other people.

I'm actually rather content to be a primary raider in Jolly Rogers. Sure we're still on 25 man Thaddius and my 10 man group hasn't downed Malygos yet, but we're really close and those things will come in short order.

My purpose in playing WoW is to see as much content as possible, to see a guild progress and to have fun. I like my position in JR, knowing that I'm one of the best DPS and welcomed in raids for both my skill and consistent attendance. Sure it would be nice being in a server first guild with all that prestige, but I can pretty much guarantee that would just turn me into yet another elitist douche and add a load of stress and drama to my already pretty shitty life.

What I can't stand is other "better off" players going out of their way to rub in my face how much more awesome they think they are compared to me. It pisses me off, makes me temporarily discontent with my own progression and guild, and makes me do stupid things like guild shopping. (Which has made me extremely guilty by the way, and if any guildies are reading this - I sincerely apologize for my stupidity. I wasn't in my right mind.) I feel especially hurt when it's someone on my buddy list that's doing so. I'm glad that you just got that super rare mount that you know I've wanted forever. Congrats on being welcomed with open arms into another guild minutes after being gkicked from your previous one, and then downing Malygos with your new guild.

But won't you just shut up, please? You're making me feel like crap.

I don't boast to my friends, but I sure as hell have some pride to uphold. When I tell you that my own guild (which I have stayed loyal to for quite a while now, by the way) isn't there yet, I don't need your pity. It's not like we're a bunch of failures that don't know how suuuper easy the fight is. Keep your damn gloating to yourself.

Lastly is my resentment towards server-first guilds. I respect yall for having the dedication (or lacking a real life, rather) to get level 80 in 2 days, but it's quite rude to blatantly ignore people just because you think they're not worthy of your attention. Among us hard-working but not no-life raiders, there is quite a bit of scorn regarding server-firsters. I've come to regard guilds like Titan and Warfare (and probably soon to be Made in Mexico as well) as necessary evils. It's not like I'm going to be waging war against them, but to join one of those guilds is to join my ignore list.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22219424/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22219424/ Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:01:18 PST THE PLAYERS ON RP SERVERS ARE SO NICE.




Current Active Characters

Argent Dawn - Tehta - x - Druid - Epic Chewtoys
Blackhand - Ainaste - 80 - Hunter - Jolly Rogers
Blackhand - Meiva - 21 - Rogue - Jr Rogers
Blackhand - Kalrin - 63 - Death Knight - Buckets
Dawnbringer - Aina - x - Shaman




What is my real priority? What do I care about? Why do I care? Can I bear to lose it?

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22196642/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22196642/ Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:59:50 PST two for including my characters in your Christmas group pictures:



and



!!

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22098924/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22098924/ Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:53:46 PST
<sub>Each relationship begins on a blank slate.

Everything you do (or don't do) is recorded.

If you do a good thing, your kindness will be remembered.

If you are mean, I will ask why.

If you betray me, your kindness will become no more than memories.

If you ask forgiveness,

I will forgive, but my opinion of you will be forever changed.</sub>

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22057596/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22057596/ Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:44:05 PST
a ton* of people have it.

it sucks.


_{* 1/100 players or so.}

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22023152/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/22023152/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:36:10 PST stolen from ~Muffination

★001. Name → Janis _(use-name)
★002. Nickname(s) → Aina, Anna, Glint, Glinty, Araiia, Jan
★003. Status → One-sided (Single)
★004. Zodiac sign → Gemini
★005. Male or female → Female
★006. Elementary → Private School
★007. Middle School → Public School
★008. High School → Public School
★009. Smart → 2150
★010. Hair color → Naturally very dark brown, currently dyed a lighter reddish brown
★011. Long or short → Mid-back
★012. Loud or Quiet → Too quiet. . .
★013. Sweats or Jeans → Sweats
★014. Phone or Camera → Camera Phone
★015. Health freak → Depends?
★016. Drink or Smoke? → No
★017. Do you have a crush on someone? → Yes -.-
★018. Eating or Drinking → Bubble Tea. So, both?
★019. Piercings → No
★020. Tattoos → No

FIRSTS:
★023. First piercing → N/A
★024. First best friend → Have I ever had one?
★025. First award → I forgot o.o
★026. First crush → I forgot xD
★027. First pet → A pet brother. ...Wait a second...
★028. First big vacation → Taiwan
★030. First big birthday → 0

CURRENTLY:
★049. Eating → Bubble Tea
★050. Drinking → Bubble Tea
★052. I'm about to → Thaddius-25
★053. Listening to → Naxx BGM
★054. Plans for today → Naxx

YOUR FUTURE:
★058. Want kids? → No!
★059. Want to get married? → Out of practicality, I'll probably have to.
★060. Careers → Doctor

WHICH IS BETTER WITH OPPOSITE/SAME SEX?
★068. Lips or eyes → Eyes
★070. Shorter or taller? → Taller or equal
★072. Romantic or spontaneous → In between?
★073. Nice stomach or nice arms → (wtf) stomach? iono?
★074. Sensitive or loud → Sensitive in the sense that he notices how I'm feeling, not that he gets offended by every little thing.
★075. Hook-up or relationship → Relationship
★077. Troublemaker or hesitant → Hesitant

HAVE YOU EVER:
★080. Lost glasses/contacts → Not yet.. nearly did a couple of times though.
★081. Ran away from home → Yes (it was short-lived, my parents chased me down.)
★084. Broken someone's heart → Yes..
★085. Been arrested → No
★087. Cried when someone died → Yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
★089. Yourself → No ._.
★090. Miracles → Um....
★091. Love at first sight → No.
★092. Heaven → Yes
★093. Santa Claus → No lol
★094. Sex on the first date → Of course not.
★095. Kiss on the first date → Maybe

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
★097. Is there one person you want to be with right now → Yes /sigh
★098. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life → No.
★099. Do you believe in God → I should
★100. Post as 100 truths and tag: screw tagging, I steal my quizzes.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/21946951/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/21946951/ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:42:09 PST

I have my flaws, one of them being my tendency to QQ and rant a lot when things don't go smoothly. I don't expect life to be like floating on clouds, but being given a fair chance sure helps.

edit - I forgot to mention this the first time around, but when I have the credentials I can also be an elitist asshole. I'm nothing in real life. The Internet is where I can flex my wings and actually accomplish something. I do not put others down to attain my 'elitism' however.

I'm also horrible at verbal (or in this case typed) sparring, which really sucks since it seems to be the preferred method of bringing others down online, especially among girls and in games/sites where it's not possible to duke it out in PvP.

I try to take whatever fate flings at me with as much dignity and reason as possible, and see both sides of the situation.

Acts of seemingly random malice/dislike or people who act very rudely to be on first sight despite obviously not knowing who I am (this excludes the elitist server first guilds on WoW, because they're a lost cause and I can barely be bothered to complain about it by now) irritate me, to put it mildly.

I try to pin down a motive for every action, including my own, even if it's not what I'd like to admit. Passing on an obvious upgrade so I may out-DKP another Hunter on a bow I really want off a later boss, for example. As a result initial anger/offense/hurt at some people's actions sometimes simmers down to pity if I know enough facts to come to the conclusion that they're going through some kind of crap/self hate and need someone to rag on.

People who judge purely based on feeling could be called compassionate or corrupt depending on the situation. People who live by the book without flinching or understanding why they do what they do, aside from the fact that they should be doing it, frighten me with their inhumanity and I try to stay out of their way. People who are corrupt and use trickery/truth-twisting to hide behind set rules? The worst of them all.

I value the balance between cold hard facts and emotion-based decision.


You know what? I think I learned (reinforced) another important lesson today: Get on with it. What's done is done. Fuck my past. I had the pride and nerve to keep striving forward when I left Armageddon, got injustly kicked from Arch Angels Force, and left DeathTrip. I will maintain it, no matter whether it's in WoW or not.

!janishta !Silent-Nemesis it's like a scar.

I'm sorry, L. (no, not the L from DN you fantard.)

If you have a hunch about what's going on (since you had a hunch in the past, and were right) - you're probably right this time as well since you keep up with the events.



This is a calculated decision based on accumulated experiences. It will feel good being able to righteously say that I don't give two shits about old drama any more.

On to greener pastures. (..forgive the pun, L.)

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/21891987/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/21891987/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:44:28 PST

I really should be doing other things, but I'm kind of bothered about my school grades right now and need to distract myself.

<sub>ARE YOU?
1. Perfect? Hah no.
2. Tall? No <_<
3. In your pajamas? right now? yeah.
4. Left handed? No

LAST:
1. Friend you saw: irl it would be
2. Talked to on the phone: My mom ._.
3. Person to text you: Clobberin
4. Was today better than yesterday? No! I wish today hadn't even come yet..

FAVORITES:
1. Number: 3, 5, 8, 27
2. Color(s): Let us talk colour schemes instead.
3. Fruit: Logan, strawberries, pears, honeydew
4. Place(s): In front of my PC

EIGHT EMOTIONS:
1. Are you missing someone right now? Yeah.. kinda.. well, I wish I knew what that someone thinks about me right now.
2. Are you happy? Far from it.
3. Are you sad? A little.
4. Are you bored? I'm always bored, although not due to lack of things to do.

WHAT HAPPENED TO FIVE???

6. Are you nervous? Far TOO nervous!

Went shopping with 7 maybe...

8. Are you tired? I'm perpetually sleep-deprived.

ABOUT YOU:
1. Real name? ... Janis is as good as any other
2. Nick names? Aina, Anna, Jan, Glint, Araiia
3. Eye color? Dark brown
4. Zodiac sign? Gemini
5. Male or female? Female
6. Slut? lol no?
7. Smart? I'd like to think so
8. Hair color? Dark reddish brown - it's naturally black, but I sort of dyed it.
9. Long or short? Long
10. Sweats or Jeans? sweats
11. Phone or Camera? Camera phone! lol
12. Drink or Smoke? Neither. Ew. >.>
13. Righty or lefty? I wish I was ambidextrous..
FIRSTS:
1. First best friend? Rachel (kindergarten)
2. first crush? Green (someone I met on RuneScape)
3. First pet? Numerous unnamed fish.. my first named pet was a hamster named Hammy. (I failed at naming)
4. First big vacation? I forget.

CURRENTLY:
1. Eating? No
2. Drinking? No
3. I'm about to: sleep
4. Listening to? Nothing
5. Plans for today? try to survive

WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE OPPOSITE SEX?
1. Shorter or taller? Taller, but not TOO tall!
2. Romantic or spontaneous? O.o moderate
3. Sensitive or loud? Neither
4. Hook-up or relationship? relationship of course
HAVE YOU EVER:
1. Drank bubbles? uhh... (bubbles?)
2. Lost glasses/contacts? No
3. Ran away from home? lol twice.
4. Broken someone's heart? I'll admit it, yeah.
5. Been arrested? No O.0 (I've gotten detention before though.)

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
1. Miracles? Not really
2. Yourself? I know I can do it, but I doubt I will.
3. Heaven? yeah
4. Santa Claus? rofl no
4. Love? Sorta....
5. Do you like someone? Yes :\ seems to be one-sided though. (a note to Jon, because I know you read my dA journals, don't ask me about it on xfire. kthx.)
6. Do you believe in God? Yes
7. Answered the truth on all questions? Yes o.O

Q: What was the first thing you did this morning when you woke up
A: think "oh shit"

Q: Do you have anything bothering you?
A: EVERYTHING! -____- well, mostly my grades and some papers that are like 2 weeks late that I haven't done yet.

Q: What's the last movie you saw?
A: can't remember, it's been a while

Q: Where is the last place you went?
A: School..

Q. Do you smile a lot?
A: I smile a lot around friends, otherwise I'm a scowling loner haha

Q: Do you wish upon stars?
A: I wish (no pun intended)

Q: Are you a friendly person?
A: Depends who you are and how YOU act to me.

Q: Where did you sleep last night?
A: In my bedroom o.o

Q: When was the last time you cried?
A: Today

Q: What was your last thought before going to sleep last night?
A: Sigh.

Q: Rate life as of right now one being bad ten being great?
A: 3

Q: What do you hear right now?
A: the whirring of the computer

Q: Does anything hurt right now?
A: My head, my mind, my eyes, and my heart.

Q: What's your favorite month ?
A: August

Q: What did you do last night?
A: WoW and pixelling RO sprites</sub>

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/21836710/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/21836710/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:42:09 PST
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<sub>Main Entry:
re·sent·ment
Pronunciation:
\ri-ˈzent-mənt\
Function:
noun

: a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury</sub>

------------------------------------------->

Would it be weird and sad to say that music is all that keeps me sane right now?

--------------------------------------->

...I thought we were on the same side. He betrayed me. I can't trust anyone any more. I am getting nowhere.

----------------------------------->

Nobody cares. They think it'll all magically work out tonight.
When we plan to do Naxx25.
With 23 members.
Even less...
Who...
Are.
80.

--------------------------->

No progress. No help. Everything dying. (will it be raised as a ghoul?)

-------------------->

Blackhand is up! Yay.

--------------->

You...
You haven't backstabbed me yet. Will you be like everyone else?

And ... is that really your only motive? Returning favors..

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/21439816/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/21439816/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:21:21 PST stolen from too many different people to name just one...

1. What does your deviantart name mean and why did you join this site?

_{My dA name is pretty self explanatory. I also have a second inactive account, ~Arcane-Water, and a specialized account ~duranin that I intend on uploading more art on in the future. Wind and water (weather) are my two strongest elements. I made my dA names before I played WoW or associated Arcane with purplish blue magics of power. I joined dA back when I played Neopets, mostly because the artists I admired on Neo had dA accounts.}

2. What fandom were you obsessed with when you joined and what are you into now?

<sub>Heh. When I first joined, I didn't have any specific fandom. I loved horses, and all my art was horse-themed.

See gallery.

I'm currently... interested in WoW and to a lesser extent GuildWars and the Forgotten Realms' depiction of Drow. I'd like to think that I'm not obsessed over WoW right now, but will be as soon as WOTLK hits and I have new shinies to drool at. >.></sub>

3. How many watchers do you have now?

_{At the time of this meme, 215. And I watch 1,362 people . . .}

4. Name 3 of your favorite artists on DA

_{. . . non response.}

5. Do you comment, fav, or both?

_{It depends. If I just like the art for the artsiness, I just fav since pointless compliments are pointless. If I have something to say about the subject matter though, I'll post. Or sometimes I read the artists' comments if I know the deviant has a habit of posting interesting comments. It sort of annoys me when people post very very short comments, such as "." or the date of drawing, and stuff like that. Come on. I know you have more to say about your own art than that. Sometimes I do it in my own deviations out of spite, and sometimes (like my Kalrin dev) to keep concepts in progress secret until later.}

6. Do you participate in clubs' contests here on DA?

_{No ... I don't mean to sound selective or negative, but most contests aren't worth my time. Either the other entries are so good that I don't stand a chance, or the contest itself just isn't that much of a lure to me. I do try to set a standard for my art and instead of doing crappy sketches for small contests I'd rather not enter at all.}

7. What is your most popular deviation?

_{I've gotten the most favourites (a piddly 50...) for my Higurashi no Naku Koro ni vector [link] here. It rather irritates me. It is a vector. That I vectored off of a screenshot. Which makes me massively insulted that people are favouriting something that isn't even really my own concepts/original art... I think the main reason that one got so many favs is because there really aren't that many HnNKn fanarts on dA as it is. The faving was most likely brainless fandomism (no offense to those who faved it.)}

8. What are you favorite non-anime TV shows?

_{None... I recall I liked Arthur and Redwall back in the day though.}

9. What are the things you wish you could draw better?

_{Things? Well, better human anatomy for starters. And male characters. And to develop a consistent style...}

10. Summer or winter?

_{Winter. You can run from the cold with fire and fur, but you can't avoid the heat. (Supposing you're caught out in the wilderness without air conditioning.)}

11. Rain or Sun?

_{Honestly? Both. Those rare times when it rains with the sun shining brightly in the background... those times are magical.}

12. What's your favorite type of music?

_{... background music? I like the sort of orchestral dramatic music you find in GuildWars and WoW. Also, gothic rock is the only real 'genre' that I can say I like.}

13. PC or Mac?

_PC.

14. Anime or Manga?

_{It dependss...}

15. Coke or Pepsi?

_{Coke xD it's an acquired taste in my family.}

16. Read or TV?

_{Read. (Or, write!)}

17. How many hours a day do you spend on DA?

_{Way too many. To prevent my inbox from overflowing I usually check back every hour or so when I'm at home. The exception being, of course, if we're making good progress in whatever instance we're raiding that night.}

18. Name a hidden talent
~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/21072910/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/21072910/ Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:05:03 PDT This should be on my rangeDPS blog, but as far as WoW ingame relations go that site is more subject to prying eyes.

What keeps a raiding guild together?
A functional loot system.
Consistent and punctual raid times.
Clearly laid out rules and guild charter.
Dedicated raiders.
Approachable officers.
Fair leadership.
Mutual respect.

So, why am I saying this? Surely most of the bullet points are common sense. I shall now post my comments about each of these points, in the context of my guild.

--

<sub>Loot System
The loot system is crucial. It can make or break a guild based on whether it causes a lot of dissent among guildies or not. It also plays a role in how quickly and effectively the guild progresses by keeping the guild balanced.

We use the EQDKP system. This system assigns set point values to each piece of loot, and awards set points per hour of raid attendance. There is no bidding involved, highest current DKP wins. The pros of this is that it removes much of the corruption and back-scratching present in a bid system. However, obviously the primary flaw of DKP remains - old members get first dibs. JR attempts to combat this problem by making the DKP standings tiered. Literally - each progression Tier gets it's own set of data. Kindness -and lack thereof- are ever-present however. This system trusts senior members to make the judgment call on when to pass a new piece of loot to another member who's newer, but could use it more. Doing so builds a good relationship between old and new members. Taking everything for yourself, just because you can, builds resentment, although it's perfectly within the rules. In our guild officers may also override member decisions if they think there's a reason to. Pure greed is rare, because during loot distribution the eyes of the entire raid are upon them.</sub>

--

<sub>Consistency
This occurs in varying levels among different guilds, but having an established raid time and window of time before being marked as late or getting -DKP etc is important. Raiding cannot be done as a spur-of-the-moment "oh hey, let's go down Kil'Jaeden" sort of thing. It most often has to be planned, hence the relatively low success of PuGs. (Those that do succeed, I believe, are a result of the individual players either being quick learners or having done it before.) Having set times and procedures also helps to lessen the confusion and -good or bad- gives raiding a more professional feel.

JR raids Tues, Wed, and Thur, 7-11 PM server, every week. It's extremely ideal for most of our raiding members, and in the face of expansionitis we have held together impressively. DeathTrip's collapse was due to poor raid attendance.</sub>

--

<sub>Clear Rules
A guild will not be anywhere near fair, if exceptions for certain people are frequent and unreasonable.

Some people in my guild think with their hormones rather than their brains. We have a holy-spec Priest in the guild, who despite getting first dibs on all loot and being better geared than the others, dies the most and does a horrid job of healing. Said Priest is female. She flirts and acts cute. She can't play for shit. She stays in the guild and gets loot. Recently, several officers have made a joint decision that she can't raid anymore because how big a liability she is. By the rules, her skill level should've never permitted her in.</sub>

--

<sub>Dedication
Of course, a guild with no members is no guild at all. Without the collective cooperation and focus of the raiders, nothing will really happen. Differing levels of dedication and focus are what separate casual and hardcore guilds.

Our raiders are impressively dedicated, given that JR is supposed to be a semi-casual guild. Most of the guild coexists peacefully a... ]]></sub> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20994407/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20994407/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:24:06 PDT o>

I'll probably still draw her with her hair down, though.

Blackhand server was one of the last to get up and running.. and lmao I was able to apparently rez 5 times in a row and die 5 times in a row in BT = ouch @ repair bill o.-

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20985145/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20985145/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:19:13 PDT
-hyperventilates-

that is all.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20913586/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20913586/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:22:47 PDT
We didn't have enough people with more than 11k HP to attempt Council.. plus it was already 11 server.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20712991/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20712991/ Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:03:56 PDT
My mom's take on it: When you play MMORPGs, you are taking (mental) damage per second of staring at the screen. lolol

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20528981/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20528981/ Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:41:56 PDT
]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20448817/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20448817/ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:12:48 PDT I think in the long run probably not, unless I die from unnatural causes, but for the time being it looks like I'll really be giving my all to be a part of Jolly Rogers.

The guild is less critical/rude than DeathTrip, but more lively.
They are laid back in personality, but still get things done (excluding Archimonde.. that bastard.)
Guildies do not try to pin the blame on others.
There are now a grand total of 4 active raiding Hunters if you count me, which makes for a pretty tight knit group. I'm surprised acceptance came as readily as it did.

I made a few silly mistakes with regards to MDs (casting MD on target of target just as Archi turns to curse a Healer, MDing a bit late on Nightbane) and some other minor things, which I will now consider blaming on lack of sleep. (I'm pulling an all-nighter as I type this..) I want to normalize my daily schedule ASAP so that next week I can be more alert and do better in raids. I'm thankful that my guildies are not fussing over my small slip-ups (alright, I have a little too much pride imo) drop nothing worse than friendly reminders. However having been accepted into the guild as a raid-capable player I don't think I would be able to tolerate being carried/patronized. So I'm going to work on that...... -prays-

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20416044/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20416044/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:05:55 PDT
So... yeah! MH went pretty damn well. 2 potential recruits were in the raid. 1-shot on first 4 bosses... got Arch to 17%. We had it in the bag if only one of our mages hadn't died. The Hunter class lead and assistant lead both seemed pretty pleased and I was actually high up on the damage.

Most of the raiders in JR are on alts, but today they were all on their mains.. every single person online in MH, heck the guild roster looked impressive. I'm getting along with everyone too. Some kind of dirty humor, but it's fine by me.

Sooo damn close to downing arch, we'll try again on wed and thu.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20388398/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20388398/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:25:51 PDT
Yesterday (today?) at a bit past midnight I left DT and joined another guild on Blackhand, Jolly Rogers. I don't have much to say in the way of back stories since there's no drama or anything involved. I had several good friends in JR, and they are progression-wise right about where DT was before it started dying. The apping, everything went very smoothly, and I had a lot of support from my friends in JR (all raiders.)

The original plan had been to invite me along on JR's MH this coming Tuesday to see how well I raid. Yesterday I ended up running H Shattered Halls with 2 of my friends in JR, and the hunter/warlock class leads, and at the end of that I was accepted I guess. I've got no clue whether they had planned it or it was partially due to one of my friends' influence, but hey.

I hope I'll be able to come along for MH... but even more than that I hope I don't screw up and wipe the raid somehow. I've been in BT several times now, but only once in MH ... I don't even have the Scale of the Sands rep arrows yet, to give you an idea. I've been reading/watching everything I can find about Archimonde, and yesterday I farmed all my honor for the PvP fear-breaking trinket. I'm 19 badges away from a major upgrade to my chest piece, hopefully I can narrow it down to about 5 badges or so by the end of today and I can get the rest/gem/chant before the raid tomorrow.

I feel like as far as this goes, I'm in a state of semi-shock.. I haven't realized how far I've progressed, one moment I was a high-end T4 raider and suddenly I'm in T6. Except this time it's real.. I believe I got accepted based on my app rather than connections - I'm in the main guild as opposed to the guild reserved for alts and socials, for a start. Most guilds have more than enough Hunters, but surprisingly in the raiding branch of JR there are only 4 hunters including me now. The hunter class lead + assistant class lead (the latter is a friend of mine) seem more or less impressed, if not for my gear then for my skill or ... uhh other positive traits. Personally I'd say my only strong points are my ability (and motivation) to learn quickly and never make the same mistake twice, willingness to accept criticism, and just plain guts (or stupidity) to continue playing WoW despite motherly opposition. (Well, she doesn't know much about WoW aside from that it's a game, and I do 'group things' in it at scheduled times.)

An underlying fear of mine is that my mom is going to come and screw everything up. As in, popping up halfway through the raid and saying that I haven't played enough piano or some other crap like that. Fortunately I know that for at least this Tues, I'll probably have a decent amount of homework so I can play piano early and hole up in my room without disturbances after dinner... xD

The main JR guild only has 34 members since they keep non-raiders very clearly separated, so I feel extremely honored to be in the main guild. Now to live up to it and not screw anything up.

_{I'm willing to farm or practice in order to improve, but those things are structured. I have a cause and effect I can predict. Not messing up, on the other hand...}

I spoke (well, mostly listened) to several raiders over vent at like 4 am today, from a first impression the guys in JR have a very nice sense of humour and once (if I can do everything right until) the intital oh-hey-it's-a-new-person thing wears off I'll probably get along pretty well. Seems to be some inside jokes running and they're pretty vent-dependant as opposed to typing chat. That's fine with me, although if I have to keep an ear clear to listen for my mom coming up the stairs/trying to push open my door (my damn door doesn't fit right. The lock doesn't work, and it can't close fully, but it can get stuck and take some force to push/pull open.) then I'll have to either use one half of those uncomfortable ipod earbuds or turn the volume reeeeal low (which would mean I run a risk of missing something important.) I'm damn glad I have earphones and headsets, I can hear the game sounds (I do in fact rely somewhat on the distinctive sounds of particular spells/emotes to improve my performance, as well as keep me alert when it gets late. Did I mention I almost never mute the game and play other music in the background? Especially music with lyrics. Lyrics + raid + vent = no.) without tipping off to my mom what I'm up to.

My mom thinks I have a headset to look techie (lol) and to voice chat with a rl friend over MSN messenger. Well... good for her, lol. The mike part of my headsets (I have 2, but I use the more lightweight one.) is pretty underused I suppose since I don't talk much when my parents are home. (I do drop the occasional phrase or sentence if it's important or I need to teach people how to pronounce my name. Or to prove I'm a girl.)
<... ]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20261882/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20261882/ Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:45:29 PDT
DT's in a kind of shaky position right now. My only comfort is that for once, it's not my fault. I hope the guild can pull through. The fact that the wotlk raids will all have 10/25 man options means large raid attendance won't be as much of an issue. Still, reliable people are still a must. If DT (and Aina along with it) crashes, I'll try to finish levelling Liquis to 80 and become a full-time Priest.

]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20166229/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20166229/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:16:40 PDT

-First thing you wash in the shower?
Hair.

- What color is your favorite hoodie?
Black.

- Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
It was my mom, so probably yea. O.o

- Do you plan outfits?
Sometimes...

- How are you feeling RIGHT now?
Depressed, as usual .-.

- Who was the last person you kissed?
My mom lol~

- Person before that?
If it's ME kissing someone else, then none.

- What are you craving right now?
Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury =_=

- What comes to mind when I say cabbage?
Rabbit sex.

- Do you make prank calls?
Nope, I don't get them either.

- Ever hooked up with some one out of state?
When I was younger I did a bit of online dating but nothing lasting and nothing serious.

- Do you sleep with any stuffed animals?
Not any more, but I still have my favourite stuffed fish.

- Would you dance to the taco song?
...no?

- Have you ever counted to 1,000?
Hahahahah yea. 100,000 actually... damn insomnia.

- Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it?
Lick~

- Do you like anyone right now?
Depends on in which way.

- What do you think of crickets?
My basement has a bunch of them in the winter...

- Have you ever met a celebrity?
Nah.

- Do you like cottage cheese?
A little is good, if I eat more than a spoonful it becomes disgusting though.

- What are you listening to right now?
.. crickets chirping outside..

- Would you go sky diving?
No.

- Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush?
Um..... why not, I guess.

- Would you throw potatoes at him?
lol no

- Is there anything sparkly on you?
Noo....?

- Do you rent movies often?
Who rents movies when there's the Internet?

- Who sits behind you in your math class?
I'm usually in the back row.

- Can you count backwards from 74?
Yea.

- Who are you going to be with tonight??
Nobody O.o

- Brown or white egg?
Brown~

- Ever been on a train?
Yea, I'm paranoid of train crashes though.

- Ever told someone you loved them?
Yes but how much of it was genuine I dunno.

- Do you have a cell phone?
Yea although I don't use it much.

- Are you a virgin?
Yea.

- Any kids?
lol

- What is your best friend doing tomorrow?
wtb [Best Friend] pst

- Ever had cream puffs?
Yep :3

- Ever had Breaded Shrimp?
Yea, but I pick off the battery stuff and eat only the shrimp.

- Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect?
Uh...no.

- What was the last question you asked?
"Can I come?"

- What was the last CD you bought?
Internet, yo. I dunno when I last bought a CD. But I do know what the next CD I buy will be: WotLK.

- What is/was your bus number for school?
5323.

- Is your hair curly?
Nah, just a teensy bit wavy near the ends.

- Last time you cried?
Any time every time, I guess. I'm always crying inside /emo

- Ever walked into a wall?
Not directly into a flat piece of wall. I've run into the railing on stairs/low fences, though.

- Ever walked UP a wall?
I tried xP

- Have you ever bought anything from PacSun?
Um.. no.

- Favorite time of the year?
Autumn and early Winter.

- What's your favorite number?
Don't have any one favourite. My favourite numberS are 2, 3, 5, and 8.

- Favorite colors?
I don't have a favourite colour. I have favourite colour schemes: red/gold/orange/yellow, red/black/purple, silver/blue/white/gold, green/brown/gold.

- Do you have any piercings?
Nope, nor do I intend to get any.

- Do you have any tattoos?
No. See previous question.

- Who was the last person you held hands with?
My moooooom :3

- Do you sleep with the TV on?
No. Because I don't have a TV... LOL

- Where was your default picture taken at?
?

- Wh... ]]> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20148013/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/20148013/ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:32:56 PDT just when you thought I'd finally found my place in the World.

I'm having misgivings and paranoias, all that good stuff. It is partially spurred by the fact that school's starting the coming Tues (aka less playing time) and WOTLK is coming later this year (aka progression reset)

here's a rundown of my current situation and options.

<sub>I'm currently on my home server Blackhand, in the T6 progression guild DeathTrip. 10th ranked Horde on the server. The loot system is EPGP. I'm friends with 2 of DT's raiders, get along with most, and are on neutral/non-conflicting terms with the rest. I have raided BT with DT 3 times, and been on standby for MH once. It's worth mentioning I haven't caused any raid wipes yet. (yay for not screwing up too much on Gorefiend...) On the most recent attempt on Bloodboil a social-rank SPriest wiped us by not watching Omen and pulling aggro. I wasn't online when it happened, but it seems the SP gquit on his own. Whether it's because he got lectured on aggro management or he felt too ashamed to stay I don't know. Aside from that incident the SP wasn't a bad guy, I got along with him and I did some Heroics and like 2 ZAs with him. We were talking about said Priest in gchat yesterday and some members agreed that it was a 'good riddance' ... it makes me ponder the human nature. Loyalties only go as far as the next epic drop/promotion it seems. Which really doesn't help with how insecure I'm feeling right now.

I'm a social member of the guild, when I apped I was around 100 AP and 3% crit short of the minimum Hunter requirements for T6 raiding. I'm 0.95% crit short now. ... Not to mention that WoW is spilling over with Hunters wherever you turn. One of the things that was made very clear when I joined was that raiders have preference over socials when invites go out for a guild raid. What's pissing me off is myself - when I think about it, I agree with and don't mind that condition. But I can't help but feel undergeared/not involved/unnecessary and want to aspire to new heights. So to speak. DT's the first guild I've been in where I haven't been dominating the damage meters xD I am in fact out-dpsing many of their raiders (the hunter class lead is much better geared than me and almost always holds top on the dps though) but I guess the fact that I'm a Hunter, a new member, and don't know any of the officers IRL even it out. I can deny it all I want but I can't shake off the feeling that in the end this content is over my head. This is probably becoming a semi-rant about my own crappiness at this point, but to clear it up I think highly of DT and am not trying to badmouth the guild. This journal is mostly me going over my own situation right now. It's no fault but my own.


I'm also on good terms with the GM of Royal Horde Servants. (I've always thought the guild name is a bit weird, but eh.) They're a T5 guild, which is exactly where my gear is suited for raiding. The GM is really nice and I consider her (yes.. a girl, I've heard her over vent. lol) a friend. She's always poking at me to join RHS, which I'll get to later. Yesterday (today at midnight, rather) I went along on a RHS forage into TK. I sort of want to call it a "test run" but that's assuming too much. For the level of organization and number of pugged filler spots I'm pretty impressed with how far they got. I'm going to say hands down that DT has far superior raid coordination/communication. Vent was virtually silent during RHS's TK, something I'm not very used to. Most pulls, even the ones that kind of require strategy, were done in silence without any briefings or warnings. Nothing was downed that night, we stopped at VR because it was getting late and people kept dropping out. It was a first time for apparently a lot of the raiders so there were some orb issues... lol. As far as the raid chat goes it was your pretty typical guild raid, some inside jokes/ongoing conversations, that kind of thing. I was 2nd on the meters for the entire run. Ok, I'm a meter whore. I don't constantly spam Recount reports to gloat about my dps or anything (thank god I don't) but I'm always watching it, sort of as a means to assess the level of the people I'm running with as well as see if I'm improving. The person in first was... a Hunter. Which to me was kind of a kick in the gut but he did outgear me. (T5+Badge > T4+1 piece of T6) I first met him a few months ago running Heroics, I remember him giving me pointers on shot rotation. (lol) He in fact would've been on the top/near the top in a T6 raid.. I spoke to him in whispers during most of the raid asking why he was in a T5 guild that's barely downed anything in TK/SSC and the answer I got was that the T6 guilds on Blackhand all rejected him. Ironic that I'm in DT instead of him.. he expressly mentioned apping to DT. But then again I'm social ranked. Us Hunters really get th... ]]></sub> ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/19969445/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/19969445/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:52:24 PDT


Start with 100%. Bold everything you've done and subtract 1% for everything that you've done. Then repost as you're __% virgin.

1. Smoked.
2. Drank alcohol.
3. Cried when someone died.
4. Been drunk.
5. Had sex.
6. Been to a concert. (the hell?)
7. Gotten/given a handjob.
8. Gotten/given a blowjob.
9. Been verbally/sexually harassed.
10. Verbally/sexually harassed somebody.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 97%

11. Felt someone up and/or been felt up.
12. Laughed so hard something came out of your nose.
13. Cheated on a boyfriend/girlfrend before.
14. Been cheated on by a boyfriend/girlfriend.
15. Been to prom.
16. Cried at school.
17. Gotten lost in a WalMart or a department store.
18. Went streaking.
19. Given or received a lap dance.
20. Had someone of the opposite sex in your room. (uh, my dad. not gonna count that.)

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 91%

21. Had someone of the opposite sex sleep over.
22. Slept over at someone of the opposite sex's house.
23. Kissed a stranger.
24. Hugged a stranger.
25. Went scuba diving.
26. Driven a car.
27. Gotten an x-ray.
28. Hit by a car.
29. Had a party.
30. Done serious drugs.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 89%

31. Played strip poker/darts/basketball.
32. Got paid to strip for someone.
33. Run away from home.
34. Broken a bone.
35. Eaten sushi.
36. Bought porn.
37. Watched porn.
38. Made porn.
39. Had a crush on someone of the same sex.
40. Been in love.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 86%

41. French kissed.
42. Laughed so hard you cried.
43. Cried yourself to sleep.
44. Laughed yourself to sleep.
45. Stabbed yourself.
46. Shot a gun.
47. Trash talked someone and then acted like their best friend the next day.
48. Been online for 9 consecutive hours.
49. Watched TV for 9 consecutive hours.
50. Watched an animal die.


PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 83%

51. Watched a person die.
52. Kissed and/or messed around somewhere with at least 1 person present.
53. Pranked somebody.
54. Put somebody in the hospital.
55. Snuck into someone's room and/or your own room after being out.
56. Kissed somebody of the same sex. (my mom)
57. Dressed punk.
58. Dressed goth.
59. Dressed preppy.
60. Been to a motocross race.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 82%

61. Avoided somebody.
62. Been stalked.
63. Stalked someone.
64. Met a celebrity.
65. Played an instrument.
66. Ridden a horse.
67. Cut yourself.
68. Bungee jumped.
69. Ding dong ditched somebody.
70. Been to a wild party.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 77%

71. Got caught stealing something.
72. Kicked/punched a guy in the balls.
73. Stolen a boyfriend/girlfriend from a friend.
74. Gone out with your friend's crush.
75. Got arrested.
76. Been pregnant.
77. Babysat.
78. Been to another country.
79. Started your house on fire.
80. Had an encounter with a ghost.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 75%

81. Donated your hair to cancer patients.
82. Been asked out by someone that you never thought you'd be asked out by.
83. Cried over a family member of the opposite sex.
84. Had a boyfriend/girlfriend for 3 months or more.
85. Sat on your butt all day.
86. Ate a whole carton of ice cream all by yourself.
87. Had a job.
88. Gotten cut from a sports team.
89. Been called a whore. (typical online flamers trash-talking. Not counting this.)
90. Danced like a whore.

PERCENTAGE SO FAR: 73%

91. Been mistaken for a celebrity.
92. Been in a car accident.
93. Been told you have beautiful eyes.
94. Been told you have beautiful hair.
95. Raped somebody.
96. Danced in the rain.
97. Been rejected.
98. Walked out of a restaurant without paying.
99. Punched someone/slapped someone in the face.
100. Been raped.

Total Percentage: 70%

lol

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This journal is a .. well, journal about various situations that have sprang up during my time on the Internet (2004-2008 pretty much) .. I wouldn't call it a rant, because the ones that once angered me have since been dulled by time, and the most recent one was nothing I could handle. Maybe could be called a incomplete chronicle of my online life, a reminiscence of things. I'll also kind of be backtracking and analyzing my actions and how I could've done something differently.

_{I'm typing this because (indirectly) my lag has finally been fixed, meaning I have the extra focus to put my attention on other topics. Also a minor event that happened during a VC run tonight.}

Neopets (2004-2006)
_{The majority of my memories on Neopets were related to a few key equine (back then I didn't draw humans, nor did I have interest in anime/manga) clubs: The Heart Breaker Club, (sp?) Groupies, *Chrisabell's herd (forgot the name,) and the Desert Oasis herd. Most of my time and effort on Neopets was spent decorating my characters' petpages and coming up with stories for them. I actually didn't stress whether my pets were painted or not, although if the lab ray turned them into something nice I would tend to redesign the character to fit it a bit better. The only pets I ever painted were Isanamae (Silver Peophin) and Skantrin (Gold Uni.) I never really developed Isana's back story, but Skantrin was/is one of my main RP characters and I remember RPing him with characters owned by ~hazel-moon and ~Deriance. All my characters, except for the newest ones, had interlinked stories. I created a fictional herd, the Tasau-Maen herd. When I was younger I had a huge tendency to create names for things based on spur-of-the-moment inspiration, as opposed to etymological meaning which is my favored method of naming nowadays.. the herd's an example of that. Tasau-Maen wasn't a herd that had a guild or accepted new members etc etc, it was more of a backdrop, and the main element that linked all my chars together. Several of my chars are/were members of Tasau-Maen (LegendStar, Skantrin, Arvanta, Xeriven, Seatonire, Opalescria, Gielinor) and the rest all interacted with the herd at one point or another. My Uni, Janishta is an extreme exception. I have purposefully left in the beginning of her story her position as a typical Red Peophin living in a Neopian's Neohome, but went on to a multichapter affair detailing her many reincarnations, her acquiring of magical wisdom, and also her sticky situation with Jaira. Janishta, Jaira, Skantrin, and Saratamar have their own more or less unique storyline, but it meets with the Tasau-Maen plot as well as Baelorian's tale. Anyways, enough about my characters. I consider nowadays Neopets as my "training grounds" for online interaction. I mean, seriously. When I joined I was a real noob. I've always been pretty careful about my spelling and grammar, even online, but back then I idolized some girls from my school who thought it was cool to use chatspeak. I posted some pretty immature stuff on Neo (immature, not exactly rude) and I remember once I saw some other girl's user page on Neo and she said she was the biggest horse lover or something, and I actually sent her a mail saying no, I was the biggest horse lover. lol. That kind of thing. This summer when my uncle/aunt/cousin came over to visit, my 6-year-old cousin said practically the same thing, except this time it was about who liked drawing more. So yeah I was privately embarrassed. When I first joined dA (shortly after joining Neo) I was very rude. I remember on some of my old deviations on !janishta I thought it was cool to post statements and try to be slightly sarcastic. .. actually, it seems that for the better part of middle school although I denied it I was heavily influenced by what I thought was "cool." I have never placed cheerleaders/modern fashion in high regard, but back then if someone did something to earn my admiration I wasn't much better. Eventually a while after getting Photoshop (and a tablet ... yes my tablet is old. The surface is peeling off. I've gone through a bunch of pen tips. BUT IT STILL WORKS! rofl) I became active in the RPing area of Neo. I joined THBC and for a while I had fun RPing on their forums, but somehow I ended up in a conflict with another member of the club. I don't even rememb... ]]>} ~Arcane-Wind http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/19881577/ http://Arcane-Wind.deviantart.com/journal/19881577/ Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:43:53 PDT
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