Club Bleach News Letter Issue #15

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By http://forums.bleachportal.net/image.php?u=9856&dateline=1182507869 (http://forums.bleachportal.net/z/index.php?z-profile=Z_blitz)



A Blast From The Past

Some of us might have heard of him. Older members might’ve even seen him. The luckier ones conversed with him and got to know him better. I speak of SumpfFuchs, once a moderator on CB back in the fall of 2005 and an admin up to the fall of 2006.

SumpfFuchs, or Ryan Moore as some of us knew him by is an eighteen year old teenager living in Colorado. His hobbies included skiing during the cold winters and going out for friendly games of paintball with his friends and team. On the internet he was known for his superior graphic manipulation skills, specially on large canvases like wallpapers.
SumpfFuchs’ first anime and manga was Bleach. After watching the first few episodes he fell in love with one of the main characters of the show; Rukia. On IRC he made it clear that everyone knew that. As a result of his idle Rukia-worshipping, SumpfFuchs earned the title Rukitard. Proof of his never fading love to Rukia can be seen in this thread:
http://forums.bleachportal.net/showthread.php?t=5461

Ryan also has a webpage of his own where he archives all of his wallpapers and even runs a forum there. Albeit the community was small, it was quite enjoyable. The fact that everyone knew each other quite well made it more intimate in a sense. Members of CB like Jinchuu, Sandal Hat, asian, MooL, DragonBlade, Z_Blitz, Lunar, and Devildude were members of that forum.

www.sumpffuchs.com

Work on the forum:

SumpfFuchs modded the Lounge section along with the GFX section. Back then CB wasn’t as big a community as it is right now, which was the reason why his work wasn’t much of an exertion as it normally would sound. He created a tutorial list for people to access all member-made tutorials, and helped set forth the GFX battling rules back in it’s days of glory. Some of us might’ve seen his threads in the lounge section as well. The CB member map is probably the biggest mark he’s left on the forum, bringing us all closer to each other.

Later on during his days as an administrator, he helped host many of CB’s skins, buttons and hacks. Up to this day, Sumpf’s web server is what keeps skins like Black & Green, 666 and @_@ up and alive.
Late fall of 2006, Sumpf denounced his position as an admin on the forum to take care of his activities in real life. He still makes a show on IRC and AIM to please the fans though.

Trivia:

- His favourite character in Bleach was Rukia.
- His favourite character in Mai Hime was Natsuki.
- His favourite character in Fate Stay Night was Saber.
- He used to get 20 dollar bill cheques from where he worked.
- He was obsessed with paintball to the degree of talking about it day in and day out.
- He was the captain of the 13th division back when the first version of the Gotei project was formed.
- He plays WoW now.

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By http://forums.bleachportal.net//image.php?u=16296&dateline=1182703069 (http://forums.bleachportal.net/z/index.php?z-profile=yoruichi_sama)Andhttp://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5583/imagemy0.jpg (http://forums.bleachportal.net/z/index.php?z-profile=dragonBlade):



Changes, Changes and More Changes

In Club Bleach News Letter:

We have our own Headquarters which is located right here:

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As for what's inside the HQ we've divided it to 8 sections and each section has a section leader and reporters


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-Editors' Lounge:

Only Editors are allowed here (Mirage, Planeswalker, Evanesque, ShiKaMaRi and me) it's where the final touches are done.

-Reviews:
It’s a place where reporters who write reviews about anything submit there work.

-Club Bleach Related Articles:

Article about the forums or any reviews about a thread or sub forum are posted here.

-Random Articles:

Simply, anything random.

-Interactive stuff:

The most entertaining section in the CBNL, it's where Stevie works and where other interactive stuff are worked on.

-Interviews:

IRC interviews, MSN interviews...etc.

-Other Sites:

Here our collaboration with Naruto Mania takes place and perhaps in the near future other forums.

-CBNL Gallery:

It's where our art works are posted and its where the cover is made.
So, aside from organizing the HQ and the staff, we've decided that since it's no longer a 9th Div project only we can have other member outside of the bleach project to join us if they are interested. So if you want to help with the NL all you have to do is join through your CP.



In Club Bleach The forums:

Very Briefly,RedXMaverick and Ryuuken have stepped down of their mod position and new anime/manga mods were choosen.


Also, the new Quincy Division is starting up so for all fans of Quincies gather up and join .

Finally,the loggies have started up again.

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Club Bleach Poems

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The Path to my Afterlife
SakuraNeko

Deep within the Twilight,
As the trees fall from my sight,
My Heart beats slower and slower
Till my heart beat fades,

And I awaken in the forest glades.
Before me is the spirit of the forest,
She speaks to me,
Her voice like that of an Angelic chorus.
The forest path splits in two,
Like a fork in a road,

Choose that path that is true,
For one will lead you to the Summer lands,
The other to the devil's lair.
But do not despair,
For you will find which path is true.
All you need to do,
Is Concentrate.

Her voice echoes off in the wind,
Like a voice in my unconscious mind,
I close my eyes and listen,
listen to the sounds of nature for guidance
As I choose a path to my afterlife.
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[Desperado]
飛雲


Haven't heard from you for weeks,
I miss you
There are times that I do hate you,
hate you for leave me,
hate you for push me away
hate you for pushing me down to hell when you put me in front of gate of heaven.

But I miss you, I miss the times when we use to call each other at night and talk till dawn.
I miss the times when I told you stories on the bed while we are on the phone.
I miss the times I won't let you sleep and the way you complains.
I miss the way you sound when I tease you.
I miss the time when you call me “mine”

Been weeks that I'm thinking about you,
feeling that my love had grown evermore,
been days that I'm been wanting to call you
trying to reawaken our love.
Wanting to try again, thinking about the answer you might give me.
Wanting… to ask you “Do you still love me?”

But today, you call me, it all changed
you told me that you are sad,
because you had a argument with your boyfriend.
Your boyfriend, your boyfriend...
Each time you said that word make my heart skip a beat.
I can sense the love in your tone when you said that word.

I can't remember how much I long for you calling me that,
but here, I heard you, but you are not talking about me...
you are talking about him.
Who is him? How come I never heard of him before?
Is he something new or you just kept him hiding from me all this time?
Is our breakup a sudden accident or a long pondered plan?

I kept my lips from trembling,
trying to sound calm.
Listening to your story,
that you brought him a ring…
I can’t help but feeling pain.

Wheres the ring I gave you?
Not two month ago, on Valentines Day?
Under the bed? Or in the Trash can?
Did you lose it?
Did you even care for it?
Does it mean anything to you?

You said goodbye and hang up,
I collapsed on my computer chair,
don't know what to do,
don't know what could I do.
Wanting to hit something, want to feel pain,
just to see if I’m numb or not, I’m dreaming or not.

I feel like crying, but theres no tears coming down,
realized the worst pain is when you can't even cry....
I felt stupid, jealous, anger and embarrassed.
I felt like the third party.
I have nothing to do with you anymore,
except that you still call me… friend.

Images of you and him kept appearing in my mind,
making me want to punch the wall.
How... can you go in some other guy's embracement?
How can you.... put me down....
When you know how much I love you,
how much I long for you.

I know, that when you hang-up,
you still goes on with your jolly life, and live happily ever after.
Leaving me, down and under, counting my sorrows.
You’ll never felt the pain I felt at the present moment,
people like you never have to suffered the pain of love,
because theres always someone new would come comfort you.
I’m not the only shoulder you could lay on.
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The Ship Leaves at Moonlight
icestorm32

Colours of the heart,
Paint pictures of the dreams
That I conceive,
In the early morning hours,
Sitting on the shores of provoking thoughts.

Scattered my life lies,
In pieces floating in darkness.
The ship that leaves, as the moon rises
Carries my future in boxes
As small as my hopes.

But I lie there,
Staring into that black despair,
Like an ocean tide waiting to engulf me.
A giant whale like Black Death lies waiting
Just below the surface.

But I stare too deeply,
Swallowed by the Black Death,
The thoughts of fear that eludes me
In the light hours
Takes me in the darkness.

The colours gradually bleed,
From the pictures of my dreams,
All conceived in the early morning hours,
Dissipated, by the reality that confronts me.

As I rise from the shore of provoking thoughts,
The colours that were born
From dreams lying at the edges of my heart
Stay bright in my soul,

Hoping to one day
Become a picture
Of reality,
As beautiful as my dreams.
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Purpose...
Yukoshi_Kin:

Do I ever want to end my life this way
- when things become worse
and it falls down right into the drain?
OF COURSE NOT!
Truly, I have one life to live and
It is precious to me
in every single second of it.
I failed countless of times
and I'm still here...breathing.
Why am I still here...alive?
For what kind of purpose?
...And what do I really need it from here?
I think I know the answer now.
Real people continue to encourage me
to lift my spirits high
and never back down.
This way, my life continues to soar
right into the sky
- because I want to.
...and it's my choice!
..and this is who I want to be!
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Post Exams
M-50

My exams are over, now I can chill,
I didn't even have to take the pill,
Or even feign being ill.
I don't know what I am going to do,
Now that I have so much time,
I think I will do a poo.
Life is good without exams,
They take you life away like a pram,
But in the end it all works out,
Cause that is life, without a doubt.
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DEATH IS BUT ONE PART OF LIFE
M-50

Death is but the start of life,
The path to the eternal bliss.
It starts with you entering the world,
A great cause of pain and joy you are.
Fed, to make sure death is not early,
Your mother exhausts herself more.
Growing up you are a nuisance,
But a joy to be around.
You go out to school,
To learn the skills needed in this life.
Then move onto work,
Very hard work it is.
And it should be,
Life is not fair.
It never is,
And never will be.
A young adult you now are,
With brains to last you for your life.
Then you grow to adulthood,
And are expected to know things.
Shamefully you do not,
Alas you are not fully grown.
Then comes the time where you have kids,
You are happy at first.
News of your kids marrying please you,
They are now going through what you did.
You give your daughter off,
Or welcome one.
Then comes the dark day,
The final day.
Your time is almost up,
You say your good-byes.
Your family looks on,
Bidding their time.
You are going, going, going,
Gone.
Wake!
You wake up to a bright light,
Cannot see clearly yet.
Then you realise,
You have been born again.

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By http://forums.bleachportal.net/image.php?u=29338&dateline=1181178310 (http://forums.bleachportal.net/z/index.php?z-profile=Ishido) :



CB Book Club

Due to the varsity of this forum; it consists of many colored categories and forums which members be at ease with, but with such population many topics are over looked. One such was the literary section under “Writing and Literature” category.

Thought it is small consider to their neighbors, the literary section consists of many fictional adventures including some of your favorite characters of anime. There is also a section which publishes original stories for the writers of the future, with another section to seek help with any English help which one may counter.

But unlike those above, the general literary section seems deserted and members had seemed to be overlooked. Within this section were the brains that make this world’s literary shines on; here we share our passion for this centuries old culture. Whether you like horror such as those Stephen King had conjured or fantasies such as J.R.R Tolkien, this is the place where you can discussed and share your opinion with your fellow pupils.

Here, I would like to introduce you the very first Club Beach Book Club (CBBC), where we can share our interest of books and opinions to enlighten the story, to seek the hidden meaning (which Shakespeare seems to have a lot).

The Club would start each month as cycles. Each cycle would last about a month; the first week of the month would be strictly being discussion and choosing the book and genre.


- 1st and 2nd days of the week would be discussions about the previous books that had been read (not available for the 1st cycle).

- 3rd and 4th day would be choosing the genre.

- 5th would be suggesting of the books which you guys would want to read/share.

- 6th and 7th day would eventually be voting and in the end, two books would be chosen. Just in case some doesn't like the other one.
Members will have the rest of the month to locate and finish the book. I chose to make everything a two day event because of the different time zones which people are and... to give time for those inactive people to join.

Attendance is not of essence here, you can join the club halfway through the cycle (as long as you finish the book), however members are requires to be active as long as they could, of course I won’t hold it against you when you can’t make it.

Since this is the first cycle of the book club, I'm can't assure you that it can be a success but at least we can try to have some fun. Thank you

PM me (飛雲) to enter

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By: http://forums.bleachportal.net/image.php?u=17301&dateline=1182332810 (http://forums.bleachportal.net/member.php?u=17301)


Interview with Admin Kakashi

Recently Kakashi, admin of Narutomania inclined to answer these questions that the Newsletter sent him..Hopefully it will give us an insight into the mind that is Kakashi.

NL:Kakashi What are your thoughts on modifying the Clubbleach newsletter to include more then the single forum, Do you think it's good..Bad?..explain please.

Kakashi:I don't see how it could do any harm. If it makes it more interesting for the readers then I am happy we can help.

NL:Would you please give the readers at Clubbleach and also at Narutomania your descriptions of the following?How and Why your forum came to be and how you came to admin it?

Kakashi:I can't quite remember why I started the forums. I think it was more of a learning thing for me. Then Narutotalk.net kinda got hacked and obliterated and a lot of people moved over to ours. Since then it's grown and grown.
About a year into the site I decided to make the forums the main part of the website and it has become so.

NL:Where you think your forum is going?

Kakashi:With all the wackos in it..... straight to hell j/k
It just keeps growing and growing. Have to thank the mod team and other admins for that.

NL :Any major projects or ideas in the works for the forum?


Kakashi:hmmm... no not really. Quite spontaneous about these things. I need to upgrade it >.>

NL:What do you think of peanut butter jelly time?

Kakashi:Nutty Peanut butter > Smooth, since it doesn't stick to the roof of your mouth as much.

NL: Onto more personal stuff..The juicer stuff really..:p..

NL:Whats your names in real life?

Kakashi:Jay

NL:Whats work like for you?, Or in some cases since it can be true whats school like for you?


Kakashi: Currently in the middle of jobs. looking for a better one.

NL:Whats your funniest moment in life?

Kakashi: Can't recall tbh. But I've had lots.

NL:Whats your worst?

Kakashi:Losing loved ones >.>

NL:Whats your philosophy on life?


Kakashi:When in doubt procrastinate.

NL:Are either of you gfx artists?, how good do you think you are?...Do you have a piece of work you could showcase to the readers?

Kakashi:The only artform I have mastered is 'sucking at all artforms'.

NL:Is there anything else youd like to add to the readers here at Clubbleach, and soon also to be at narutomania?

Kakashi: Don't take the interviews too seriously. Life's too short to be stressed over the little things in it.


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Interview With General Mod Tony

An Interview with the General Discussion and News and Debates Sections Moderator Tony, more commonly known as Tony_Montana.

NL:What is your rl name and your forum username?

Tony: My RL name is Charles, but most people call me Charlie. My NM username is Tony, I used to be Tony_Montana (favorite movie is Scarface ) but I couldn't be bothered typing it all out everytime I logged on, so I had it shortened to just Tony.

NL:Where abouts in the world do you live?, do you like it?..yes/no...why, why not?

Tony: I live in Miami. I love it here. The climate is next to perfect (although somewhat humid) as it never goes below 30 degrees Fahrenheit; which is awesome because I hate the cold. There's lots of beaches, and lots' of things to do. Lastly, most of my family also lives here, so I'm happy to be around them.

NL:When Did You Join NM and why, Which other anime forums do you inhabit if any?

Tony:I joined NM about 2 1/2 years ago. I think I was halfway through 10th grade (I just graduated HS). The reason was of course, to leech off the free downloadshttp://www.narutomania.com/forums/images/alba2/15.gif , but after a while of looking around, I found the forums, and since ,NM has been my virtual home. I'm part of other forums but I'm not nearly as active as I'm here. I have accounts in NF, AP, BF, and other anime forums. But like I said, I almost never go outside of NM.http://www.narutomania.com/forums/images/alba2/1.gif
I do have accounts in other non-anime forums, mostly NBA basketball forums and the like. I'm a bit more active there than the rest of the forums I have accounts on.

NL:When, Why, How did you become moderator of the General Discussion & News section?

Tony: Well, I mod the GD here at NM, but my main job is the Debates section. The former debate mod, Krozar, stepped down due to RL reasons so the debates section had no mod for some time. About six months or so ago (I think), Kakashi pmed me asking if I wanted to be the new debates mod, and I said yes. I've been doing debates, and then GD ever since. I have been really enjoying the job.

NL:I'll give you several usernames of people on nm and I want you to say the everyday object which they remind you of.

Tony:Well, lol, this hard, let see...

NL:Kakashi

Tony: Hmm, an Onion.

NL:Sarah

Tony: Hot Saucehttp://www.narutomania.com/forums/images/alba2/15.gif

NL:EE

Tony: I have no idea what he reminds me of. See, I associate appearance with the username, but EE keeps changing his name every two days or so. Not enough time for me to make any mental images. lol

NL:Atem

Tony: I think of her Rl-self.

http://www.narutomania.com/forums/images/alba2/17.gif


NL:B

Tony: lmao

BEER, Guitars, Rock and Rock. C'mon, it's Bastard.

NL:If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why there?

Tony: This is a hard one, I'd love to visit many places. If I had to choose to live in, I'd probably pick anywhere in the Bay Area. Oakland, San Francisco, etc. I've been to Oakland and I loved it. The people are super nice over there.

NL:If you were an animal, which would you be and why?

Tony: Oh this is a fun one. I'd probably be a horse. Horses have been my favorite animal ever since I was little. I also like Kangaroos though.

NL:Whats your favorite anime and manga and why?

Tony: This is probably the hardest one to answer. I can't say I have a favorite, because I have many.
Let me just give you a small list of my top manga:

- Berserk: Probably the best story I've ever read in a manga series, it's just phenomenal. The characters are extremely developed, the artwork is second to none, and the action is top class. If I had to pick one as my favorite, this one would probably be it. The only negative is that it is at times, a little bit too graphic for my taste.

- Hajime no Ippo: In my opinion, the best sports manga ever created. Art is amazing, story is great, and the fights are the cream of the crop. I recommend this to anyone, even if you aren't a boxing, or a sports fan at all.

-One Piece: By far my favorite shounen. I could talk for hours about OP, and I don't want to bore anyone. So let me just say that it's a great manga, and read if you haven't already!

Others include: FMA, 20CB, Monster, Vagabond, among others.

Anime? I'm not really a fan of anime, at least not as much as I like manga. I watch the usual fixes, such as Bleach, Naruto, and OP. Can't be bothered to dl anymore. lol

NL:Is there anything else you'd like to say to the readers at NM and CB of the Newsletter?

Tony: Yeah, I'd just like to congratulate you guys on the newsletter's anniversary, and to say that you guys are doing great work, and to keep it up!

NL:Thankyou very much for answering these questions and I wish you a good year.

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By http://forums.bleachportal.net/image.php?u=24648&dateline=1182569705 (http://forums.bleachportal.net/member.php?u=24648) :




Interview with JB killa


Kray: So, what inspired you and MA to create the Killa Crew?

JB Killa: hmm, well we were both on a team and just started talking to each other, and decided that we wanted to make a new team and try some thing new

Kray: And thus, the Killa Crew sprouted. =3

JB Killa: Yea, all it took was alittle money and some effort

Kray: I see. So, what exactly does the Killa Crew do?

JB Killa: We're a gfx group just like project 7, design industry or pheonix designs

Kray: Lets say there was a gfxer wanting to join a group, what would make this person want to be a part of the Killa Crew and not the others?

JB Killa: Curb appeal maybe? Lol, no were a good bunch of people that love to help each other

Kray: Aw, how cute. XD

JB Killa: Lol yea we really enjoy the art and are always trying new things inside the team forum

Kray: When you first started, how quickly did prospective members apply? And what was the limit what you guys set for new applicants?

JB Killa: Well our first member was Darkseff, who we recruited to join, after that we set up the application thread and started recieving applications that week. To join we required that you be classed atleast amateur and be producing high amateur work.

Kray: How many members are there now?

JB Killa: Nine right now including master_aizen and myself

Kray: How long have you been a gfxer?

JB Killa: I started doing gfx work in early-mid january 07

Kray: And how long before you got to your level now?

JB Killa: just as long

Kray: obvious answer >_>

JB Killa: I'm not sure what you meant i guess

Kray: Forget it ^^;

JB Killa: Lol ok then. I was classed experienced late april :p

Kray: So let's say someone is an aspiring gfxer *coughmecough* (XD), what would you say to them in order to learn more - and gradually get to the advanced level?

JB Killa: i learned everything i know through tutorials and psd resources. i love psds myself. also just take in all the design you can, inspiration is everywhere

Kray: Wise words.

JB Killa: haha

Kray: What is your favorite style for a tag? IE: Black and white... sprites...lots of colors...stuff like that.

JB Killa: I've been really into vectors lately but i see things i like in every style, if it looks good, it looks good, doesnt matter much to me what style it is ^^

Kray: I know there are some people that like really busy tags, as opposed to some that like calm tags (if that makes sense). When you create, your creativity takes control, but does it usually end up busy and a lot going on? Or with a calm style?

JB Killa: well i do like the messy/busy look, and a lot of times thats what i come up with, a lot going on, alot to look at, but occasionally i do like to make a nice clean/calm tag

Kray: Now the fun part =3
Your username is JB Killa, any story beind that?

JB Killa: ahhh yes the username, well it was my freshman year in high school about a week into the year, and in one of my classes we were put into teams for a project. well one of my teams mates decided to give me a nickname or street name as they called it, and came up with JB Killa, quite catchy i thought, I've been using that as my "gangsta" name ever since, lol

Kray: hahaha

JB Killa: its a classic ^^

Kray: it's funny how these things follow us around. XD

JB Killa: isnt it

Kray: And how old you be?

JB Killa: i be 20 yrs young

Kray: and your DOB is?

JB Killa: 5.16.1987

Kray: Happy late birthday! XD

JB Killa: hah thanks ^^

Kray: Earlier you said you live in the lovely Pennsylvania. How long have you lived there?

JB Killa: ahh all my life, 20 long years in Lancaster, PA but ill be leaving soon

Kray: Where you goin'?

JB Killa: taking myself to the west coast, Los Angeles CA for further schooling

Kray: Oooh it's nice there ^^ Grad school?

JB Killa: I'll be going for the second half for my bachelor degree, recieved my associate degree here

Kray: What are you majoring in?

JB Killa: Interior Design

Kray: That's a tuff one, for after graduating. To get a gig I mean. What do you wanna do with it?

JB Killa: yacht design is my main goal, getting in and doing the interiors of them, its very custom work inside them

Kray: Oh wow, that's definitely unique!

JB Killa: theres alot of $$ in it too

Kray: Well, atleast you know that you wont be living in a carboard box like me ><

JB Killa: lol

Kray:You have any other nicknames that your friends give you?

JB Killa: just different variation of my last name, just like we do to all our friends

Kray: It's always the last names. Same with my friends too.

JB Killa: its always fun

Kray: Like mine would be "The Handyman" since my last name his "Hand" T_T

JB Killa: lol yea i could only imagine

Kray: Yeaaah, we're not gonna go there ._.;

JB Killa: lol

Kray: I don't know why I didn't ask earlier - what college do you go
to?

JB Killa: I'll be attending The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles

Kray: O_O my friend goes there!

JB Killa: very nice

Kray: Small world XD

JB Killa: it really is

Kray: So, if given the chance without penalty, is there anyone that
you wanna totally destroy? xP

JB Killa: destroy eh? well im not much of a killer, even tho my name implies it

Kray: Pffft. You gotta live up to your name!

JB Killa: hahah

Kray: Just one more before we put this to a close. What would you do, if you ever got the "FIRE IN THE HOLE!" http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/24461/
Meaning, if you were the victim, not the one doing it...

JB Killa: lol climb out the window and DESTROY. I would climb out the window tho

Kray: good answer. I believe I would kill someone, too.

JB Killa: lol

Kray: Any final words before we close this?

JB Killa: Killa Crew ftw! ^^

Kray: I concur! And that's a wrap =3

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Byhttp://forums.bleachportal.net/image.php?u=21535&dateline=1178844098 (http://forums.bleachportal.net/z/index.php?z-profile=_rei):



Interview with Ryuuken

<[rei]> what are u doing right this moment?

<Ryuuken> um..

<Ryuuken> watching a mets/tigers game.

<Ryuuken> and writing an RP post

<[rei]> O.O i thought u left?

<Ryuuken> well

<Ryuuken> im half here

<Ryuuken> i'll only glance over a couple things

<Ryuuken> but im not really that active

<[rei]> and where's ur other half?

<Ryuuken> dead...

<Ryuuken> someone

<Ryuuken> er

<Ryuuken> *somewhere lying ina ditach

<Ryuuken> *ditch

<Ryuuken> icky spelling today

<Ryuuken> this is your doing

<[rei]> lolz true

<[rei]> is spelling important to you?

<Ryuuken> not really

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> but

<Ryuuken> "ditach"

<Ryuuken> is unforgivable

<Ryuuken> rofl

<[rei]> lolz ditach!

<[rei]> why do u love babies so much?

<Ryuuken> =x

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> um..

<Ryuuken> its a progression of sayings

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> i used to be obsessed with "roar"

<Ryuuken> then

<Ryuuken> "purple"

<Ryuuken> then

<Ryuuken> "swoosh"

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> babies is just next in line

<[rei]> :s

<[rei]> lets pretend i understand

<Ryuuken> lol

<[rei]> i'll mention a name and give me a corresponding animal

<Ryuuken> that was back in teh day

<Ryuuken> when i was a noob

<[rei]> yes

<[rei]> go on

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> dunno

<Ryuuken> thats it

<Ryuuken> continue

<[rei]> >.>

<[rei]> anyways animal the first one that comes to mind

<[rei]> ready?

<Ryuuken> ok

<Ryuuken> yes

<[rei]> zenryoku

<Ryuuken> cat

<[rei]> elocin

<Ryuuken> bear

<[rei]> next

<[rei]> db

<Ryuuken> lion

<Ryuuken> i find it strange i dont thinK Dragon

<[rei]> lolz

<[rei]> don't be to each his own

<Ryuuken> lol

<[rei]> finally ai

<Ryuuken> ew.

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> i need to find the spelling for it

<Ryuuken> palatapus

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> let me look

<Ryuuken> platypus

<Ryuuken> damn australians

<[rei]> hmmm....

<[rei]> in behalf of us mere mortals

<[rei]> what is that

<Ryuuken> rofl

* Ryuuken finds a picture

<Ryuuken> http://www.stuffedark.com/images/platypusfie.jpg

<[rei]> zomg!!!! poor ai

<Ryuuken> rofl

<[rei]> hokay

<Ryuuken> i associate that animal with all australians

<Ryuuken> except icestorm

<Ryuuken> he gets a cow

<[rei]> rofl!!!!!

<[rei]> next! who's your man crush in cb?

<Ryuuken> hm..

<Ryuuken> thats a hard question

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> man crushes

* Ryuuken blushes

<Ryuuken> A2k

<[rei]> and who else?

<Ryuuken> Z_blitz

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> those two

<[rei]> oh yeah

* [rei] hi5 ryuuken

<Ryuuken> hi5!

<[rei]> but if you really had to choose

<[rei]> who will it be who's >

<Ryuuken> =x

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> thats a hard question

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> i've known A2k longer

<Ryuuken> but me and Z have talked for longer

<Ryuuken> =x

<Ryuuken> =x

<Ryuuken> x=x

<[rei]> hmmm ok say

<[rei]> both of them are in peril

<Ryuuken> oh shit

<Ryuuken> lol

<[rei]> z blitz is drowning

<Ryuuken> this is cruel

<Ryuuken> but

<Ryuuken> in interest

<[rei]> and a2k was taken captive

<Ryuuken> of who's more likely to read this

<Ryuuken> z > a2k

<Ryuuken> rofl

<[rei]> by godzilla

<Ryuuken> =x

<Ryuuken> godzilla?

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> i'd save a2k

<Ryuuken> er

<Ryuuken> save z_blitz

<Ryuuken> then trade places

<Ryuuken> with a2k

<Ryuuken> weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

<[rei]> lololz

<[rei]> next

<[rei]> what's ur top 3 favorite anime

<Ryuuken> lol

<[rei]> anime not manga

<Ryuuken> that's a question i do not know

<Ryuuken> in all honesty

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> i dont like playing favorites

<Ryuuken> makes the anime feel bad

<Ryuuken> =x

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> let me think

<[rei]> k

* [rei] waits

<Ryuuken> Code Geass, HunterxHunter, and... probably GetBackers

<[rei]> if u were to bring to life one anime/manga character who will it
be?

<Ryuuken> hm..

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> that would be interesting

<Ryuuken> lets see...

<Ryuuken> now

<Ryuuken> would this character

<Ryuuken> be like

<Ryuuken> my servant?

<Ryuuken> rofl

<Ryuuken> i would like to know how i could use this individual

<Ryuuken> lol

<[rei]> yead

<Ryuuken> MY SERVANT?

<Ryuuken> ORLY?!

<Ryuuken> HM!!!!!!

<[rei]> yea ofc why not?! its ur character

<Ryuuken> Urahara Kisuke

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> he'd make me fun items

<Ryuuken> i cant recall

<Ryuuken> who'd be able to give me powers

<Ryuuken> there's

<Ryuuken> whats her face

<Ryuuken> from CG

<[rei]> eerrrr i wouldn't know i dun watch it

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> C.C.

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> i was like

<Ryuuken> it was some kind of double letters

<Ryuuken> L.L.?

<Ryuuken> R.R?

<[rei]> zomg!!! memory gap!!!!

<[rei]> anyways tell me when u remember

<[rei]> next

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> its C.C.

<Ryuuken> i just checked

<[rei]> what are your top 3 least liked virtues

<Ryuuken> what do you mean?

<[rei]> mine are procrastination, arrogance and narcissism

<[rei]> what's urs

<Ryuuken> hm..

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> those arnet really virtues

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> but

<Ryuuken> btw

<Ryuuken> <3 procrastination

<Ryuuken> arrogance, injustice, hypocracy

<[rei]> oh?

<Ryuuken> those three

<Ryuuken> lol

<[rei]> lolz!!!

<[rei]> ryuuken do u smoke?

<Ryuuken> no

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> was there more to the quesiton?

<Ryuuken> its spelt hypocrisy

<Ryuuken> btw

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> XD

<[rei]> lololz

<[rei]> do u have OCD

<Ryuuken> no

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> its just the intranets

<Ryuuken> its natural


<[rei]> hmmmm do u get pissed if someone sings along with the wrong lyrics?

<Ryuuken> no

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> i laugh

<[rei]> ryuuken: what part of your body is not real

<Ryuuken> wtf

<[rei]> meaning surgically enhanced/reduced w/e

<Ryuuken> oh

<Ryuuken> i was going to be like

<Ryuuken> i dont have a vagina

<Ryuuken> so

<Ryuuken> i guess thats not real

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> lets see...

<Ryuuken> im completely real

<Ryuuken> no enhancements or whatever

<[rei]> okies lolz

<[rei]> do u desire to have anything modified?

<[rei]> prolly a nice nose job

<Ryuuken> lol

<Ryuuken> not really

<Ryuuken> im fine with everything

<[rei]> finally any message to anyone?

<Ryuuken> =x

<Ryuuken> hm...

<Ryuuken> THIS IS TO EVERYONE:

<Ryuuken> ELOCIN IS A HATEFUL HATEFUL WENCH

<[rei]> lolololz

<[rei]> thanks much

<Ryuuken> np

<Ryuuken> lol

<[rei]> btw where are ur pics???


<Ryuuken> =x

Don't forget to check part 2 when Elocing replies ;)

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Interview with Truffles aka Lenn

-Tell me alittle about yourself

Well, I'm a 13 year old boy called Lenn. No lies there. Rated Low Advanced CB standards atm. I hope to improve faster from now on.

-When did you start PS?Whats your style?and your most used tools?

I started when school started for me in 2006 which
would be around August. I did stop for sometime cause I was flamed and I focused more on school. Style, I have no real style I guess. I just make stuff look the way I want it to be, which usually ends up bad. I guess I'll work on that too. I like the eraser :P I use all tools I suppose, they have their own uses.

-Whats your favourite work?
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4175/emaltagcopyzw4.png

I like much more but this one was one I could find :P

-Whos your muse?

Nobody. I do stalk people's work. I love colors.

-What tips and advices do you have about PS in general and about sig making ?

Use all the tools of PS. Try combining filters. You should gain some nice effects by sharpening or bluring them. Try using High pass, it makes things stand out if you use properly. Don't hate people cause of their work, don't rip, don't hate in general, keep an open mind, don't force yourself to make something, offer good advice. Try not to whore: splatter brushes, clipping masks, c4d. There are other things you could use. Also don't use too small sizes or too big. You will not EVER whore warm color schemes. There's more but that would be too much =[

-Any final comments?

Keep an open mind, I LOVE YOU =D

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Interview with Poony

Naruto Mania’s Art and Graphics Section is one hot spot. There's a lot going on down there and I was fortunate to get some questions from one regulars: Poony.



NMNL: What’s your RL name?

Poony: My name is Wilson Poon.

NMNL: How long have you been a member of NM?

Poony: I joined in late 2004 but only began posting around mid 2005.

NMNL: What brought you to Nm?

Poony: The ladies...
Nuh' to be honest I came to NM to leech anime. But later found myself enjoying the forum.

NMNL: How long have you been an artist?

Poony: A long time now. I think I started when I was a small kid drawing pictures of my favorite cartoon and anime characters. So I guess it’s been around 8 or 9 years since I started art.

NMNL: Do you work with any other medium?

Poony: Well, as of now the only thing I love doing is photography and I don't think I'll be changing this medium any time soon (most likely never).


NMNL: How long have you been making sigs?

Poony: Lets see...I joined NM in '04 and began tagging a lot when _cid and the others created LT, which was like mid '05? if I remember correctly. So I guess I've been making tags for around 2 years now.


NMNL: What influences you the most as an artist?

Poony: Music and movies are the biggest influence to me as an artist. When I go for a shoot, I find myself listening to a lot of different music which sets the mood I'm in during that session. So that changes the perspectives and lighting of my photos.
Whilst movies: I usually watch them to get myself inspired and in the mood to shoot at times. It also brings out ideas of how I might shoot something or someone.

NMNL: How has the graphics art section changed over time?

Poony: I've seen so many changes in NM art section. Although I wasn't here from beginning, like some others, I've seen a lot of people progress in their art and [it] also inspired me to do other things with mine. With the addition of the graphic spam section, I think it has really helped change the way the members of this section act towards each other.

NMNL: What do you think of the other regulars in NM’s graphics area?

Poony: they're all assholes <3
But in my opinion, I reckon the regulars here in NM are unbeatable. I've went to my fair share of forums in the past years, and somehow I have always stuck here with NM, and I think the reason to that is because of these regulars. They're cool, and have helped me a lot since I began making digital art.


NMNL: Do you have a rival or two gfxer?

Poony: From NM? No.
But from other websites, Yes.
One of them is Evran Jawad, although we are good friends, I always envied his work and would love to learn how he does his post work.

NMNL: You’re a founding member of Loon Unit, can you tell me how the team came about?

Poony: lol....
Loon Unit was just a joke that has been stretched out for awhile now, between me, lunar, kon, misc and a few others.

NMNL: I noticed in one of your recent threads displaying your work that all of your sigs contained females. Is there a reason you use females as the focal points of your pieces or was this just a fluke?

Poony: I like poon.
haha nuh...I try to use any stocks I like. Most of them come from other photographers, and as always, most photographers shoot with females and not males. The reason for that - well I’m not too sure...

NMNL: I also notice that you included some photographs in that post. Are you a big photographer? What do you like about the medium?

Poony: Well I liked to think that I'm a hobbyist photographer. I tend to shoot a lot and love post working my photos. The thing about photography I love, is how it describes something I want to show everyone. Usually what happens is I see a certain place or object and photograph it. When I get home, and start post working, ideas of a story that could describe the photo come popping into my head - and that part is what I love about this medium.


NMNL: One picture, labeled “Darkness,” immediately captivated me. The mixture of dark and light is brilliant. Can you elaborate on the piece and what it means to you?

Poony: Darkness was inspired by an old piece of mine called Out the Window. There’s nothing really meaningful from the piece. It really doesn't revolve around my life—but I thought that the piece and how the model's emotions were like during the shoot was something worth capturing and portraying.


NMNL: Do you participate in any other forums?

Poony: Yeah, I participate in codrv and slashthree. Mostly because I was invited into their community for their art packs.

NMNL: What are the benefits for an artist to participate in a graphics section like the one on NM?

Poony: Well for starters, you will gain a nice insight into digital art - but it really depends how far you want to go with it. A lot of the people in the art section do art as a hobby and can help you improve your skills.

NMNL: Any comments to your friends or fans on NM?

Poony: Marry me.


NMNL: Can you provide a few additional sites containing your work?

Poony: lets see...

http://shivergfx.deviantart.com/

http://www.codrv.com/artists/wilsonpoon.php

http://con20.carbonmade.com/

A Sample Of Poony's Art

http://tn3-2.deviantart.com/fs18/300W/f/2007/169/9/a/Darkness_by_shivergfx.png

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Review[webcomic]:Mega Tokyo

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/61/Megatokyo_vol1_1st_edition.jpg

MegaTokyo, a web comic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuted on August 14, 2000, and started to be written and illustrated solely by Gallagher as of July 17, 2002. A new strip is uploaded every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with some interruptions.

MegaTokyo, which is set on a fictional Tokyo, portrays the adventures of Piro, a young fan or anime and manga, and his friend Largo, a video game enthusiast. Other characters include Hayasaka Erika, an ex-Japanese idol and voice actress, who works in the same store as Piro, and Nanasawa Kimiko, a waitress at an Anna Miller’s restaurant and Hayasaka’s room mate.

At the beginning, MegaTokyo was originally a gag-at-day comic (meaning that the comic is updated daily and does not necessarily follows a plot or develops the characters), while continuity of the story not being a major concern. As Gallagher’s control over the project grew, the comics started to focus on developing a more complex plot and the personalities of the characters. This led to Caston’s removal of the project.

MegaTokyo is most of the times hand drawn by Gallagher, without any inking whatsoever. Although inking was planned to be used in the beginning, Gallagher decided that it was unfeasible.
MegaTokyo earliest strips were drawn in a 4-square panel, but now days it’s more freestyle, like a manga.

Both artwork and characterization has received praise from a number of publications, such as the New York Times and Silver Bullet Comics. Likewise, Anime News Network has praised the personal tone in which the comic is written, stating that much of its appeal is a result of the "friendly and casual feeling of a fan-made production".
However, it has also been negatively criticized for uniformity and simplicity on the peripheral characters, which have been considered as confusing due to their similarities.



MegaTokyo’s Main Characters [As stated by Wikipedia]:


''Piro
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/10/Mt_piro.jpg

Piro, the main protagonist, is an author surrogate of Fred Gallagher. Gallagher has stated that Piro is an idealized version of himself when he was in college. As a character, he is socially inept and frequently depressed. His design was originally conceived as a visual parody of the character Ruri Hoshino, from the Martian Successor Nadesico anime series. His name is derived from Gallagher's online nickname, which was in turn taken from Makoto Sawatari's cat in the Japanese visual novel Kanon.
In the story, Piro has extreme difficulty understanding Megatokyo's female characters, making him for the most part ignorant to the feelings that the character Nanasawa Kimiko has for him, though he has become much more aware of her attraction. Gallagher has commented that Piro is the focal point of emotional damage.


Largo
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1c/Megatokyo_main_character_largo.png

Largo is the comic's secondary protagonist, and the comic version of co-creator Rodney Caston. As the comic's primary source of humor, he is an impulsive alcoholic who speaks L33t fluently and frequently. A technically gifted character, he is obsessed with altering devices, often with hazardous results. Gallagher designed Largo to be the major recipient of the comic's physical damage. Largo's name comes from Caston's online nickname. Largo seems to be entering into a relationship with Hayasaka Erika, at present.


Hayasaka Erika
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/30/Megatokyo_main_character_erika.png

Hayasaka Erika (早坂 えりか) is a strong-willed, cynical, and sometimes violent character. At the time of the story, she is a popular former Japanese idol (singer) and voice actress who has been out of the limelight for three years, though she still possesses a considerable fanbase. Erika's past relationship troubles, combined with exposure to swarms of fanboys have caused her to adopt a negative outlook on life. Gallagher has implied that her personality was loosely based around the "tough girl" stereotype often seen in anime and manga.


Nanasawa Kimiko
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/3030/1003fn7.gif

Nanasawa Kimiko (七澤 希美子) is a Japanese girl who works as a waitress at an Anna Miller's restaurant. The story puts forth that she is an aspiring voice actress who sometimes finds herself too shy or insecure to take on roles. Kimiko is a kind and soft-spoken character, though she is prone to mood-swings, and often causes herself embarrassment by saying things she does not mean. Gallagher has commented that Kimiko was the only female character not based on anime stereotypes.''


LINKS

MegaTokyo Website: http://www.megatokyo.com/
MegaTokyo Forums: http://forums.megatokyo.com/
MegaTokyo News: http://www.megatokyo.com/rss/megatokyo.xml
Fredart (other art by Fred Gallagher): http://www.fredart.com/
MegaGear: http://www.megagear.com/

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Cricket

'Cricket is a gentleman's game.'

This quote has been used since the noble game started and it was an apt one at that. This truly is a gentleman's game. In the game of cricket, sportsmanship means something. Cricket is played by many countries around the world and enjoyed by over two billion people around the world.

The basics of cricket are very simple; the field that a cricket match is played on is called a pitch. The part of the pitch where the batsmen bat is called the wicket, and on both sides of the wicket, separated by twenty two yards are the stumps with the bails on top. If the bails are dislodged as a direct result of the ball or wicket removing the bails while he is in contact with the ball and the batsmen is out of his crease, the batsmen is out.

The crease is roughly one and a half foot to two feet perpendicular to the stumps. There is a thirty yard circle around the wicket which is usually how the batsmen know how many runs to take.

In a squad of cricket players, there are 22 team mates, 11 of which are called the 'Playing eleven' for they are the members that are first choice to play in the match. There are 11 people on each team; one wicket-keeper, one bowler and nine fielders at any one time on the fielding team. On the opposing team only two people are representing the team on the pitch at any one time, the two batsmen. There are special circumstances where there may be more than one person from the batting team on the pitch at one time and that are when the batsman cannot a) run or b) is injured so that he is not mobile but is still able to play. The extra person becomes the runner.

There are two umpires on the pitch, bowlers umpire and square-leg umpire. The bowlers umpire is the one who is monitoring the cricket from where the bowler is bowling. The square leg umpire monitors it from the square leg position; this is in line with the stumps with the batsmen’s back to him. There is a third umpire who monitors everything on a television and who is usually the one who decides whether or not a run out is given.
The umpires on the pitch can ask for his/her assistance at any point in the match. Basically, the umpires are responsible for the match. If the umpires think that light is of a poor quality, then they will offer the batsmen 'the light'. If the batsman chooses to accept this, they then walk off the pitch due to poor light. However, if the batsmen declines this, and afterwards feel that they want to take the 'light'; the light quality has to be worse than what was offered before. Finally there is a fourth umpire and a referee. The fourth umpire's job is to handle descisions that have been referred to him or her by the third umpire. The referee's job is to handle pretty much everything else.


The Basic Generic Fielding Positions
They are:
Wicket Keeper, Slips, Gully, Point, Cover, Third Man, Fine Leg, Mid Wicket, Mid Off and Square Leg. They are shown in this picture

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r102/rohil/image1.gif


Basic rules:
No-Ball is if the bowler places his foot past the crease line it is a no ball and the batting side are credited with an extra run and the bowler has to bowl the ball again.

Wide is where the ball has gone outside of the pitch lines. The batting team is credited with a run and the bowler has to bowl an extra ball again.
There are 10 ways to get out. They are: bowled, Leg Before Wicket (LBW,) caught, stumped, run-out, double-hit, ball handling, hit-wicket, obstructing the field and timed out.

Bowled means that the cricket ball has hit the stumps before it had passed the stumps to the keeper.

Leg Before Wicket, LBW is where the ball is incident upon your leg before it would have gone on to hit the stumps provided it has not touched the cricket bat. There are many rules that apply for a LBW namely the ball has to pitch in line with the stumps.

Caught is where the batsman has hit the ball with either the cricket bat or his hands and a fielder has caught it before the ball has touched the ground.


Stumped is where the wicket-keeper catches the ball and dislodges the bails while the batsman is still out of his crease.

Run out is where when the batsmen are taking a run, a fielder throws the ball so that it either goes to the wicket-keeper and he/she then dislodges the bails, or the fielder throws it and it directly impacts upon the stumps, while in both cases the batsmen is out of his crease.

Double hit is where a batsman has hit a ball already but then hits it again intentionally. In most cases this will be given out however there are circumstances where this is allowed, one is if the ball is rolling/bouncing back to the stumps the batsman is allowed to hit the ball to prevent it from dislodging the bails. The batsman might still be give out like this so most batsman would prefer to knock the ball out the way with their pads.


Ball Handling is when the batsman wilfully handles the ball with a hand that is not touching the bat without the consent of the opposition.

Hit-Wicket is where the batsman accidentally dislodges the bails with either his body or the cricket bat causing them to fall off.

Obstructing the field is when a batsman wilfully obstructs the opposition with a word or action, thus preventing the fielder from attempting to field the ball.

Lastly, Timed Out is when a batsman has taken more than three minutes to enter the pitch after the fall of a wicket. This prevents the batting side from using the time limit of a game to their unfair advantage.

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Sakura's Craft Corner

In honor of summer and the free time everyone supposedly has in-between vacation and what not, I'm going to teach you how to make a funky cool retro door curtain! Yay!

Remember, if you can't find the materials at your local craft or hobby store you can always pm or email me and I'll try to get them together and mailed to you. However, you will have to reimburse me for the materials and shipping. I'm poor :lol

Unfortunately, I don't have a sample picture. The sample that we had at work has vanished into the abyss that is the craft coordinator's room. What I can do is provide a picture of what this project resembles:

http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/1099/a53958abr3.jpg

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Supplies:

- 3/4" round mirrors: 100- 150 in total needed
- 1 roll of 8 lbs. monofiliment (aka: fishing line or tsuji as I'll refer to it)
- 1 3/8" dowel rod: 36" in length
- E6000 glue or a comparable epoxy glue
- Acrylic paint in your choice of color
- A paint brush
- 2 small pieces of mounting tape (5 lbs maximum holding strength)
- 6mm Facet beads to match the acrylic paint you have: 175- 210 in total needed

*Note*

The supplies listed above are for 7 strands or 10 strands.

You will need a large working space for this project. If possible, you should work on a table long enough to stretch the tsuji out on. Otherwise, lay down some newspaper on a level floor (Like a wooden or tiled floor. Carpet will mess wit your groove). If you don't have that much room to work with, just make sure all glue is dried before moving your finished parts. This will take longer, but you don't want things moving around on you.

If your tsuji is too kinky and curled up, you can soak it in hot water for a few minutes to make it straight.

When you're putting your retro curtain up, make sure you put it on the side of the doorframe where your door isn't going to shut on it. So if your door opens out, put the curtain on the inside of your room. If your door opens in, put it on the outside of your room.

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Step 1:

Paint the dowel rod. Set on the side to dry. Add a second coat if desired. Let dry.

Step 2:

Measure out the length of the door you're planning to hang the curtain on starting at the top of the door frame. This might be anywhere from 60"- 72" depending on how low you'd like the curtain to hang.

Step 3:

Cut 7-10 strands of the tsuji to the length you would like it to be (as determined by your earlier measurement), adding an additional 6" to this length for tying purposes.

Step 4:

Tie the strands of tsuji onto the painted dowel rod at equal intervals. Cut the excess as close to the knot as possible. Place a small dab of glue on the knot and let dry for added security.

Step 5:

Lay your dowel rod and tsuji out on your work surface. Take 2 mirrors and put a small amount of glue on the back of each mirror. Don't put too much or it'll ooze. Center one mirror glue-side-up under the first strand of tsuji about 3" from the dowel rod. Take the other mirror and align it with the first mirror, sandwiching the tsuji between the mirrors. Press the mirrors together firmly.

Step 6:

Thread one facet bead up the tsuji about 3" below the mirrors. Place a small dab of glue into the hole of the bead on either side of the bead, making sure that the hole is filled with glue. Wipe any excess glue off the bead before it dries (you don't want the bead sticking to your work surface).

Repeat this step with a second bead. Try not to move the beads until the glue is half dry to make sure the beads stay in place.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 until you reach the end of the strand.

You should end the strand with a bead. To secure the last bead on the end of the strand, wait until the glue has dried completely and cut off any excess string.

Repeat for the rest of the strands on the dowel rod. Make sure all excess glue is removed from the beads and mirrors and leave until all glue is dry.

Step 7:

Glue a line of beads to the bottom of the dowel rod (the side where your tsuji is knotted). Make sure that the beads are glued in a way that your knots are covered. Leave until glue is completely dry.

Step 8:

Take a small piece of mounting tape and place it on one end on the back of your dowel rod (the side that you want facing the door frame). Take another small piece of mounting tape and place it on the other end of the dowel rod. Press the dowel rod firmly to the bottom of the door frame (on the top side above your head).

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And there ya go! One funky retro curtain that you can enjoy all summer long :3

If you have any questions, feel free to pm or email me.

[Lolable]

By http://www.hum.aau.dk/~tvis01/Llama%20billede.jpg (http://forums.bleachportal.net/z/index.php?z-profile=Stevie):



My Answers To Your Dumb Q's, people

1. Can you read my thoughts?
- I can read so if you write them down, then yes

2. If so, what am i thinking of?
- I just said to write them down

3. Stevie....why are you called stevie...?
- Because Stefan sounded gay...

4. Stevie... do you like yellow? o.o
- No...go hug a tree

5. Stevie, do you think I should wear my red cape or purple cape when I go to war with the Martians?
- Neither. You should wear NOTHING. That will scare them away AND leave them traumatized.

6. Stevie, should I buy some Korean food for you?
- Sure, but don't think I'll eat it, I might give some to DB

7. Do you have feet?
- No..I was born with a condition called the Guru-Llama syndrome where my feet have dropped off and my all-knowing wisdom gave me the power to levitate my way around.

8. Stevie, Why is the earth round instead of oval?
- Because oval is an ugly shape.

9. Stevie, why isn't my hair curly?
- Ask your parents, and then ask your genes

10. Uh... why do you flirt with girls? You're one heck of a llama
- Everyone flirts with girls, even girls flirt with girls

11. Stevie...when will you sell DB?
- When he's too old for buttsecks

12. Do you read MegaTokyo? Who's your favorite character?
- No but you can read it to me




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Byhttp://forums.bleachportal.net/image.php?u=24605&dateline=1181322095 (http://forums.bleachportal.net/z/index.php?z-profile=.multi)



IRC Snippets


[13:06] <asian> STOP.
[13:06] <Jaran> Well, who doesn't want to suck their own balls?
[13:06] <Kava> -_-
[13:06] <asian> TALKING.
[13:06] <asian> ABOUT.
[13:06] <asian> BALLS.
[13:06] <UnholyGodnHearMeRawr> BALLS BALLS BALLS
[13:06] <UnholyGodnHearMeRawr> BALLS BALLS BALLS
[13:06] <UnholyGodnHearMeRawr> BALLS BALLS BALLS
[13:06] <UnholyGodnHearMeRawr> :D
[13:06] <UnholyGodnHearMeRawr> :D
[13:06] <UnholyGodnHearMeRawr> :D
[13:06] <UnholyGodnHearMeRawr> :D
[13:06] <Jaran> Srsly.
[13:06] <UnholyGodnHearMeRawr> :D
[13:06] <UnholyGodnHearMeRawr> :D
[13:06] <UnholyGodnHearMeRawr> :D
[13:06] <UnholyGodnHearMeRawr> :D
[13:06] <UnholyGodnHearMeRawr> <Jamesy> Everything Else > Bleach > Hitler Sodomizing a Puppy > Enema > Naruto
[13:06] <Kava> rly Jaran?
[13:07] <Jaran> Most guys would love to be able to perform self-fellatio.
[13:07] <Jaran> It's been proven that every guy has tried to suck their own dick at least once.
[13:07] <Kava> >.>
[13:07] <asian> I suck my own dick everyday.
[13:07] <Kava> thas nasty to even THINK about
[13:07] <asian> I got skillz.
[13:07] <Jaran> Usually during their early teens.
[13:07] <iriseyes> now asian, you're just asking for a WB
[13:07] <Lenn|Joey> omg
[13:07] <Kava> you dun got any ball to begin with Asian
[13:07] <iriseyes> <asian> I suck my own dick everyday.
[13:07] <Lenn|Joey> [13:07] <asian> I suck my own dick everyday.
[13:07] <Jaran> Before they've gotten a blowjob.
[13:07] <asian> It's the Chinesea acrobat blood.
[13:07] <Lenn|Joey> wooooo
[13:07] <Jaran> Because they want to see what it's like.
[13:07] <asian> In me.
[13:07] * Lenn|Joey is now known as Lenn|PS
[13:07] <asian> I HAVE MORE BALLS THEN ANYONE HERE.
[13:08] <asian> =[[[[
[13:08] <Kava> wouldnt it be too small to reach?
[13:08] <Lenn|PS> :o
[13:08] <Kava> jk
[13:08] <Lenn|PS> wooo
[13:08] <iriseyes> females actually do have balls
[13:08] <iriseyes> gonads
[13:08] <Kava> >.>
[13:08] <iriseyes> woooooooooooo
[13:08] <asian> GONADS AND STRIFE.

[Lolable]

By http://forums.bleachportal.net/image.php?u=16940&dateline=1182868748 (http://forums.bleachportal.net/z/index.php?z-profile=Evanesque):




Ask CBNL


The Questions:

1.what comes to your mind when you hear 'rent-a-zilla'?
2.Who, and how extreme is the dirtiest person you know?
3.The word "kiefk" is in what langauge?



The answers:

1. Monsters for rent!
2. I don't think you want to know my rl friends cause you don't know them so the dirtiest person I know on CB would be Eva lmao :lol She is cute dirty.
3. Gibberish XD



1. Evil people charging rent?
2. Dirty minded: My boyfriend aka Anubisrage X3
3. It's Arabic and it means 'how are you?' [D0h, I'd know! XD]



1. Rent-a-car
2. Too many to name
3. German



1.Godzilla
2. Lol..No comment.
3. Its obvious. =p



1. How long can i rent a zilla for? Cause I like to have Zilla-san crush...things >.>

2. My room mate-- his truck has like 10 layers of dirt on it and as for him well on a scale of 1-10 he gets an 8 for being really dirty

3. Uh... I'll say Jewish/Hebrew.. Not sure really



1. Godzilla on a leash and chasing a bone.

2. Uh...it was some random person who added me on IMVU (or something like that) asking me lots of questions (I'm not going to elaborate), eventually boiling down to directly asking me if I'd like to just f*ck him. =__= Needless to say, I told him to f*ck off and blocked and deleted him.

3. ...the ancient language?



1. Godzilla for rent, rawr! :p
2. Borat! bwahaha~ lol
3. Arabic? Sounds like it ;)



1. A video store rent place..And of course along with that comes membership which I would have...And if it's a good video store then it would contain an 18+ section...So of course i'd have to make sure in the interests of public humility that they were all good titles..

Then i'd need to head down to the store for some tissues etc..hmm...Good times...

2. My older brother, because we had cats they used to poo in the house before they were house broken...I remember his room having about 7 poo's that were there for ages that he slept in the room..Used to make me want to throw up if i went in there..

When he moved out we had to rip up the carpet wash everything then paint and polish the floor to get it looking reasonably again.

3. As found on Urban dictionary.

Kiefk
One who sleeps with kiefs, Uber cool birds that are commonly related to the dodo and just as cool.

A kiefk not only sleeps with kiefs but as a precursor to the mating ritual will take them out for a nice three course meal down at Hungry Jacks or McDonalds depending on how tight fisted the particular Kiefk is.

One particular well known and infamous Kiefk is known only by the Alias DragonBlade, aka "Kiefkblade".

Examples
; We hired a cheap Kiefk to perform for my mates party.
; That kiefk at the store flipped me the bird, It was disgusting.
; We organised a mob to go string up the kiefk at the edge of town, That'll teach the wider kiefk community.
; My mate came out of the drawer recently to the shock of his parents and confessed that he practiced kiefking on the sly.
; I wish i was a kiefk.

Oh wait....you wanted to know what language..Um, Zulu.



1. Um, a rental godzilla that you can get at your local Zilla store. You know, the kinds that eventually break away, and destroy the town. ^^;

2. I'd have to go with infants. I mean, they sit in their own poo. It may not be by choice, but they still do. Eww. >_>

3. The first thing I tought of when I saw that was "Kefka" from the Final Fantasy series. So to me, it's a name. XD



Okay..

1) Renting godzilla, blastting mecha-godzilla awayy!! cause mecha stepped on my PS2!! Rawr
2) .Dev. That cheesy smile, and the creative wallpapers. yeah. 8D hahahah.
3) Lebanese? kids used to scream that out loud during lunch.



1. Renting Godzilla for daily city conquests one week per month for the price of two dollars.
2. Me, and you don't wanna know XDD (Of course I keep it to myself :p)
3. Well in my native native language of gibberish, it means exactly that, "Kiefk" :)



Oh no! the evil questions D=

1. Teh dinosaur you can rent at MegaTokyo =3
2. Dirtiest as in mind or personal hygiene?
3. German? O_o do i get rep if my answer is correct?



1. A renting site to rent godzilla the movie :p
2. As in rude? If so then turning everything you say into something extremely dirty..
3. Erm jibberish lol?



1: Godzilla
2: Ohh it would have to be the biker guy from 'how clean is your house' and he cooked with about 200 dead flies around the stove
3: Swedish?



1.) uh...rent a dino? (I seriously have no idea in mind)
2.) It's a secret. He might not be the dirtiest guy I met, but he played a dirty trick on me. Well, he lost. I won. That's it.
3.) I don't think it's a word or language at all. I believe it's a name. And if it's a word, I think it's German.



1. I have no idea. (Ssh, I just woke up)
2. .. My extremely ghey sister?
3. Arabic?



1. U-Haul
2. A hobo
3. German?



1. Rent a baboon mother
2. Cursive/desu, he wears the same pants for a week
3. Errr.... elf language?



1. Penis pump hire
2. This guy named Stuart...and horribly extreme
3. Arabian?



1. Hawaiian rent all. they have the most awesome billboard sayings on their store :lol

2. The crazy old man that comes into our craft store asking for things like garden hoses and donuts. He smells like piss and makes me want to throw up. Not really dirty but really really stink.

3. It's not japanese or english :lol



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By http://forums.bleachportal.net/image.php?u=27762&dateline=1182861002 (http://forums.bleachportal.net/z/index.php?z-profile=kensei_viz):



The Great Divide


Yup it"s * here again, Kensei and here it is again- a little segment I'd like to call "the Great Divide", here I'd pick ten people out of random and ask them the greatest questions in life, offergin them a choice to see what they choose and share this little snippet with the rest of the CB community.

So what's this issue;"s * million-dollar question? Well, it's...*drumroll*:

"Who came first? The chicken or the egg?"

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Kalashnikov-

I say the Chicken came first.

Reason:

If there are no chickens, then how can there be eggs?...How did the chicken get there you say? - How the hell should i know? It got there the same way the egg would have got there if it was first. xD

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Xkavanger-

The chicken.

The chicken was first put on this earth during the time of Adam and Eve.
If the egg came first, there would be no chicken to heat up the egg

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Gartzilla-

The Chicken came first turns out the egg could only go downhill.

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飛雲 (Alric)-

Chicken comes first due to the fact as evolution, as scientist claims, the first thing came out was a cell... and thus through millions of years, the cell would became what it came to day as Chicken.... lol

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Koushun-

Let's see, the egg or the chicken.

In my opinion, the egg. I'll try to write a scientific explanation. Ehmmm... As you may know, the life begun with anaerobic organisms (we can call them unicellular organisms) which developed in the water. Due to changes in the atmosphere, the oxygen became present and then they adapted to an aerobic environment.
Well, the egg is a cell. In fact, scientists say the chicken egg is a giant cell. Why? Because of its inner part (nucleus) and its external part (cytoplasm), and for other reasons

Then, and knowing that the cell is the basic element that compounds the living organisms I come to conclude that it must be the origin of everything (in humans, the zygote (a cell)).

Anyways, it can't be the chicken. The chicken is formed by million of cells which come from the multiple mitosis of the initial cell: the egg.

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shaberry-

Of course the chicken. How else could the egg come first? Eggs don't develop on their own and pop out of no where. They have to be created from a living entity. Where as the chicken, it could have developed from another species that lived earlier on in the eras; much like the evolution of man. First, developed from an ape, and took the shape of another entity-similar to it's previous ancestors. But then again, that's just my own idea.

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Rikku-

A: www.google.com
^^

I say egg then...

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Mike-

i say KFC came first.:p

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Sybrant-

The Egg Came First... why?

How will there be chickens if there are no eggs in the first place? Chickens don't magically pop out from thin air they must have came from somewhere. And also, when the egg hatches we call it chick... and when it grows we call it chicken! chicken came third after chick which is after the egg so its egg>chick>chicken. bwahahaha~ rofl

the egg came first yow dimwads~

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Adamtheduck-

Ooh, oooh, I got one

I say the chicken came first.

Reason: A bird mated with some kind of lizard, and there you have it, a chicken.
The Chicken started to lay eggs and out came other chickens.

Simple.

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And the winner is....

THE CHICKEN!!!!

http://img.getactivehub.com/act2/custom_images/indefenseofanimals/chicken1FL.jpg

With the Chicken beating the Egg 7 to 3...

Tune in next time when we ask the next mind-boggling question.. "Myspace or Youtube? Which site best represents the 'now'?"


Note: I do not support or not support acts against KFC. I'm just an ignorant bastard not knowing the facts and being indifferent about it..:p

[Lolable]

By http://forums.bleachportal.net/image.php?u=14578&dateline=1181663398 (http://forums.bleachportal.net/z/index.php?z-profile=cherlye):



Comic
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2604/comiccbminefinalcf7.jpg



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By http://forums.bleachportal.net/image.php?u=21056&dateline=1176160255 (http://forums.bleachportal.net/z/index.php?z-profile=Yukoshi_Kin):



Club Bleach Gallery #1

[INDENT]Welcome to the first edition of CBNL gallery. The Club Bleach members submit
their personal works to show creativity at their best and finest efforts. You can get the closer look of the very first CBNL gallery...

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z111/cbnl_gallery/NL%2015/rukia143.png

The Starfish by rukia143

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z111/cbnl_gallery/NL%2015/miyagi.png

Liz by Miyagi Rikku

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z111/cbnl_gallery/NL%2015/diamondedge.png

Forever The Same by diamondedge

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z111/cbnl_gallery/NL%2015/yukoshi_kin-1.png

The Falling Petals by Yukoshi_Kin

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z111/cbnl_gallery/NL%2015/kray.png

[Untitled] by Kray

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z111/cbnl_gallery/NL%2015/alerane.png

Purple Eve by Arelane

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z111/cbnl_gallery/NL%2015/m50.png

[Untitled] by M-50

Each month, Club Bleach members can submit their finest photographs, amv, arts and c

[Lolable]

Editorial: Club Bleach News Letter

As you might've noticed by now, CBNL is getting bigger so we decided to

organize it and we've made the changes ,mentioned in the article "changes,

changes and more changes" but its still didn't get big enough so in order to do

that, we've decided to collaborate with other forums and publish it there ,right

now we are cooperating with Naruto Mania. Anyhow, We're also considering

making the CBNL in a zip file and uploading it so everyone can enjoy reading it

more. Also, if anyone is interested in getting the NL as soon as its published , all

they have to do is tell me and we will send it to you at the end of every month

instead of you checking the lounge to see if its out or not.

And as usual if you have any suggestions or ideas, don't hesitate to tell us ;).

[Lolable]

Editor-in-chief:

Lolable

Editors:

Ai
Evanesque
Mirage (formerly known as iladys)
SHiKaMaRi
Planeswalker

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Section leaders:

M-50
.:rei:.
Yukoshi Kin
Stier
SakuraNeko
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Reporters:

Z_Blitz
Kyo先輩
Kenshin_san665
Cheryle
kensei_viz
Sybrant
4thseal
Kray
飛雲
silverwolf801
Sakura no Hime
DragonButt
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Guest Reporters:

Truffles

[Lolable]

And finally its out!

Ok I had to get this out of my system =/.

[Ren]

haha!! i luv the comic by cher XD

and great photos in the gallery too :O

great work, evryone ^^b

[Miyagi Rikku]

woo XD awesome <3 the comics! x3 and the great divide x3
photos came out good as well x3 yay~ <3 good job guys XD

[Dissidia]

Seven thumbs up from Static :) Some great photos there!

Sorry I couldn't contribute :lol

[Yamamoto]

^ same :(

*goes to find piccies for next month's issue*

:)

Great job team ^___^

[Kenken]

*nods nods*

and we'll do a better job next issue =3

[Alerane]

Great NL everyone ^__^

lol, and I got an answer from Stevie! XD

[DragonBlade]

Missing a few interviews >____> :P

And I am not DragonButt :< Great NL btw :D

[Lady Ushio]

Good Job Team... :lol

...and thanks for your comments... :)

[Z_Blitz]

Yep. Good job everyone :). Thanks for the feedback.

[Mount Gay]

Wow so long this time :)

Great work CBNL team!!

[Artemis]

huh? I have no clue what you're trying to say, leito..

Anyway, good job again, CBNL team.
So far, you're ranked 2nd on: Scorch's Top Ten Newsletters/papers!

Hope to read your articles soon,
Scorch

[Tanya]

And I am not DragonButt
Yes you are :P

Great job again, CBNL Staff :)

[Kray]

Yay CBNL! :D

[Nicole]

<Ryuuken> ELOCIN IS A HATEFUL HATEFUL WENCH

But... But... I thought you loved me ;______;

Loved it. Nice job, guys! \o/

[BeeCrest]

[13:07] <asian> I suck my own dick everyday.
[13:07] <Kava> thas nasty to even THINK about
[13:07] <asian> I got skillz.

I wish I had never read that. Thank you asian.


And nice job CBNL staff :D

[Momo]

NICE JOB guys :D

poor nicole :<

[Sora]

Awesome job guys ^^ Very interesting NL :D

[M I Z U]

lol @ asian. clever girl.

and JB Killa!!

"Killa Crew ftw!!"

[Ai]

/me claps.

Looks great up and all together except for a few things..:p...I was just going to see if it was posted up at NM yet..^_^;

[Lolable]

Thank you, Everyone.


* Ai claps. *

Looks great up and all together except for a few things.....I was just going to see if it was posted up at NM yet..^_^;


Uhm,well..
http://www.narutomania.com/forums/homepage-news/club-bleach-news-letter-74899.html

[shaberry]

Wowwwwwwwwww...awesome job guys! I really liked the CBNL gallery ^-^ <3 The pictures :D

[Jenova]

ROFLMAO!!

Imma kill Truffles >.>

It's now dangerous to even SAY anything xDDD

Great job everyone! =D

[Mr. Killa]

great job everybody, loved the pictures ^^

[Kalashnikov]

Really nice. I loved the comic ^_^

[Mikado]

The comic, is realy fun. Great job!

[Reneto]

i don`t know what is that but i think that`s a really good stories....i like it Lolable, Nice Thinking Guys