pictures.

[azure turtle]

Of course! :goofygri: Poor Bob...can't smell a thing...

[Skeletoncrew]

Heh heh heh...I've been waiting for the opportunity to use Ded Bob's version of camptown ladies in a fic... (Ded Bob is a rennaisance festival act)

He sings: I've got bones that are healthy and strong!

Someone nearby will invariably automatically sing this part: Doo-dah doo-dah!

He sings: I've got a bone that's 10 inches long!

Then either there's stony silence and he'll say: What? I'm talking about my femur. You people are sick!

Or: If a woman goes ahead an does the doo-dah bit following it he'll treat it like "interest" on her part.

I've got this image in my head of Mikey doing something like that around a girl.

[azure turtle]

LOL! That's funny! :lol:

[Machias Banshee]

*snicker* That's awesome! I COULD see mike and Raph doing that... :lol:

[Skeletoncrew]

Of course, I think their femures would be well over 10" so they'd have to say "arm bone" probably.

[Kali]

Nah, it'd just be better if they used the actually measurement of the leg bone.

[Skeletoncrew]

Well, my femur looks to be about 18". "I've got a bone thats 18" long!" would send women away screaming...not pique their interest!

[azure turtle]

*bursts out laughing*
:lol: Okay, now THAT was funny!
*wipes away a tear*

[Kali]

Yeah, okay, you've got a point there. But the Turtles are shorter than we are, about five feet officially. They have shorter legs. I used to know the equation for finding someone's height from their femur length, and vise versa, but I've forgotten it because I've never had to use it outside class.

[Machias Banshee]

:lol:

Man, how tall ARE you! That's about the same as mine, and i'm 6'0" !

[Skeletoncrew]

I still think using the leg bone length would be a bit much. I mean, 10" is a bit much if you think about it!

[Kali]

It is?!? Umm, okay, I guess it is. *stuffs her hands into her pockets*

[Kameko]

On 2002-05-05 20:13, Skeletoncrew wrote:
I still think using the leg bone length would be a bit much. I mean, 10" is a bit much if you think about it!



*Has bad mental images* :embarass: Boy, did I ever pick the WRONG time to rejoin this thread...



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[Skeletoncrew]

Heh heh heh...Sorry, my hormones seem to be a little over active right now!

[Machias Banshee]

NO Kidding...! :evilgrin: :lol:

[Skeletoncrew]

:embarass: Well, at least we're getting an amusing fanfic out of the deal! I always love hearing that I've made people laugh!

It makes me feel like I've done a good deed for someone.
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[Machias Banshee]

Heh, well, I've never really ever read the NC-17 stories, but you've got me hooked on yours. God, i cant wait to see the last chapter.... :evilgrin:

[Kali]

No NC-17? But I was gonna post my remake of that crappy fic! Oh well, I gotta find the nerve to finish it first. Got the first chapter of Crash and Burn nearly ready, though! I turned it into my own personal story since it's kinda me and Raph's song.

I also got watercolor pencils, and although I can't make heads or tails of the instruction book that came with them, I'm sure I can come up with something decent.

[Machias Banshee]

Well, I've read some, but i lose my nerve during the more intense parts of the stories... :oops:

Hey, You should definitely put up your fics! watercolors? I havent used those since....middle school! You got other special plans in store for us?

[Kali]

Um, that's about it. I'm still working on my Midori stories, and they'll be awhile.

[Machias Banshee]

Hey good things take time and are worth waiting for... :wink:

[Kali]

I could say that about your stuff too. :razz:

[Machias Banshee]

What can i say, we're too good for our own good... :grin:

[azure turtle]

*gets pushed out of the thread by growing egos :razz: *

[Kali]

Heh heh, and we can prove it when the fan fic awards roll around. Whenever that happens.

[Machias Banshee]

I hope we all get a nomination at least...

Midori, Azure's story, Nun's stories, My stories, Skeletoncrew's stories....Man, this has been an awesome year for fics! :grin:

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[azure turtle]

LOL! And there are so many other fics I haven't read yet...

[Kali]

Well, since it's the readers who nominate and vote, I'd say we all have a good chance of getting nominated. :wink: It's a great feeling. I had a fic nominated last year, and I was on top of the world.

[Machias Banshee]

Man, i hope i'll be back online by the time they DO roll around...I wana see who gets nominated and do some hardcore fic reading! :grin:

[azure turtle]

Really?? But my story isn't even finished yet. I have at least two more chapters to go before I can wrap it up. I doubt I'll be getting any nominations.

[Machias Banshee]

Hey, some stories that have been nominated more than once havent even been finished YET! I think you'll get something for your talents :wink:

I'm kinda looking forward to the art awards when they come up again. I think my hatchling pic has potential...

But yeah, whenever i read my reviews, i get such a high from it! In a good way, that is... :goofygri:

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[azure turtle]

You both will get nominations for the fan art awards. That's pretty much a given :wink:

[Machias Banshee]

Hey keep on practicing your pen-jitsu and you'll get better, you'll see! :grin:

[Kali]

*polishes her art awards* Heh heh, yeah, but it's nearly a whole year before the art awards roll around again. Okay, maybe just more like eight months. The fic awards should be coming up soon if they're still going to be on schedule.

[azure turtle]

*bows to Kali and Machias*
Yes, I shall continue practicing my pen-jitsu! :grin:

[Machias Banshee]

Oh, i HOPE they come up soon. I wanna see who is nominated and whatnot...

[azure turtle]

The fanart awards or the fanfic awards??

[Machias Banshee]

whichever comes first! :eyemouth:

[azure turtle]

LOL! Ya, I can't wait for the next batch of awards, too. It'll be fun!

[Skeletoncrew]

Back onto topic for a moment! For those of you who are curious...this is me:

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/me2.jpg (I'm the red head, thats Picasso on my lap and all over my shirt.)

This is a view from the side of the road in Utah: http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/view.jpg

[azure turtle]

Hey, cool pics, SC! Is Picaso your cat? :smile:

And the view from Utah looks spectacular...I haven't been there in a while. I think Salt Lake City was the last city my family and I visited in Utah. It really is a nice state.

[Skeletoncrew]

Picasso is my mom's cat. I didn't upload a photo of "my" cat, Wensleydale.

That picture was taken outside of Moab. I highly recommend visiting my hometown if you ever have the opportunity.

[azure turtle]

Aww, Picaso is kawaii :smile:

Moab? Y'know, that really sounds familiar...I'm not very good at remembering the names of different places. I'll ask my mom later; she remembers all of the places that we've been to.

[Loolaa]

On 2002-05-12 03:14, Skeletoncrew wrote:
Back onto topic for a moment! For those of you who are curious...this is me:

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/me2.jpg (I'm the red head, thats Picasso on my lap and all over my shirt.)

This is a view from the side of the road in Utah: http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/view.jpg



Wow Skeletoncrew, that view is fantastic!! I wish the roadside views were as spectacular where I am!

[azure turtle]

Hi Loolaa! Woah, I haven't seen you in a while. Glad to have you back :anime:

Yup, we have passed through Moab twice, according to my mom. I thought the name was familiar, but unfortunately, I don't remember much from those trips. :goofygri:

[Loolaa]

Yeah, you haven't seen much of me 'cos I've had more computer problems. :sad: Gah! It took days to sort it, but now I'm running on an old operating system and an old browser. *sai* Hopefully it'll be sorted soon.
At least it works now! :wink:

[azure turtle]

I'm sorry to hear about your computer problems :sad: I hope everything goes smoothly!
*gives Loola a mango*
Here's welcome back gift for you! :wink:

[Loolaa]

*crunches and munches mango* Thankies, everythng is back to normal now :grin:
... providing it doesn't all go pear shaped again when I shut down.... :razz:

[Skeletoncrew]

Here's another pic of Picasso for those of you who think he's cute: http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/catbox1.jpg

[Loolaa]

Awww, too cute! He has beautiful eyes.. :smile: I'd love to have a cat (..or dog...)

[Skeletoncrew]

He and his brother Wensleydale are real characters. They're spoiled too. They get to drink running water out of the kitchen sink, they're allowed up on the dining room table...and they're just generally babied. Interestingly enough they are very responsive to my grandmother now that her health is failing. They try to "help" her at times. Picasso kept pushing at her back when she was trying to stand up a couple weeks ago. He'd push, then run around to her walker, stand up on it, look at her, then run back around to push some more. Shame he's not bigger. Cats just can't be as helpful as say a labrador. They're still great for unconditional love though!

[Loolaa]

Spoilt cats!! *lol* Careful, they may end up running your house! :wink:
Cats have great personalities, though. And yours sound very helpful! :lol:

[Skeletoncrew]

Well, they're not in my house, they're in my mom's. I wouldn't spoil them quite that much.

[Loolaa]

Awww, I'd be tempted to spoil them they're so cute... I knew a cat who acted like a dog, she was a very strange little kitty!

[azure turtle]

Aww, kawaii. :smile: I've always wanted a dog or cat, too, but our house is too small to support a dog, and my dad is allergic to cats. Ah well...I guess I'll have to wait until I get my own house. *sigh*

[Skeletoncrew]

I'm in a picture mood...here's one of my Enchantica dragons. His name is Infernos: http://raindragonjewelry.homestead.com/files/Other/infernos1.jpg

Here's a closeup of his base http://raindragonjewelry.homestead.com/files/Other/infernos6.jpg Check out that battlefield detail!!

[azure turtle]

Total sweetness! I didn't know you were into dragons, SC! I like dragons...they're so cool. Y'know, before I was an azure turtle, I used to be an azure dragon. :anime:

[Skeletoncrew]

I hope that isn't catching! I don't want my friends to start calling me Turtlelady. I LIKE being known as DragonLady.

[azure turtle]

DragonLady? Y'mean your friends don't know about your bone-collecting hobby?

[Skeletoncrew]

Well, dragons were my main focus for MANY years. I've really only started to revive my love of bones. (Although I could make a dirty joke here about my boyfriend.) Plus, most people would consider liking dragons less weird than liking skeletons.

But hey, I've revived my love of TMNT, why not revive my even older love of "dead bones" as I used to call them?!

[azure turtle]

Hmm...good point. Why not? Hey...do you have any statues of skeleton dragons? :grin: I've seen a few at some hobby stores I've visited. A statue like that would combine both your hobbies.

[Skeletoncrew]

No, I don't. But there is a great line from England called Dragonbones. They're by a former Enchantica sculptor and are "fossil" dragon skeletons.

[azure turtle]

:???: What's Enchantica? Sounds familiar, but I can't put my finger on it.

[HorseTechie]

*heheh* That's all cool. I have an admiration of Asian dragons myself, but the TMNT and horse fascinations usually end up taking front seat.

You know what's interesting, in Korea the often make ancient turtles look like dragons too. Like small dragons with a shell!

Here's partial example of one...
http://portfolio.iu.edu/sdlee/Images/turtlespit.jpg

[azure turtle]

Totally tubular pic, HT! I didn't know that Koreans held turtles in such high regard. Hmm...maybe I should visit once I get a good amount of money. I wonder if they'll welcome me with open arms? :anime:

[HorseTechie]

Heh.. as long as you're an English Speaking American, I'm sure they will. But get ready to recive alot of stares and doubletakes. Foreigners and blueturtles, it's all the same.

[azure turtle]

LOL! Heh, I got those weird stares that while traveling through Canada. Ooh, and I got the same kind of stares while traveling through some parts of Oregon and Virginia. I guess blue turtles aren't very common.

[Kameko]

I don't think giant, talking, bipedal turtles are all that common anyway, Azure. :wink:

[azure turtle]

Ya, that's too bad. :goofygri:

[HorseTechie]

OMG! I just remebered! One day when hubby and I were leaving one of the subways in Korea, we saw a Korean guy dressed up in full Spiderman costume!

He didn't have the mask on, and was wearing a jacket and shoes, but it was still kinda of funny to see that. Must have came from the theatre or something, cause this was also about the time the Spiderman movie was released.

[azure turtle]

:lol: You should've stopped him for a picture, HT! Maybe he dressed up as Spidey to greet all of the movie goers. I remember that some theatres did that here during the opening weekend. Btw, the premier was held just a few blocks from my school! I could've gone down there and gawked at all of the stars, but I had too many things to do. :sad: Oh, and I found out you had to buy tickets just so you can stand outside and stare at all of the incoming actors! Can you believe that?

[HorseTechie]

Geez, really? I guess that's show biz for ya!

As far as getting the guys picture, I doubt hubby would have wanted to ask the guy for a picture. (He's sometimes embarrassed by my geeky fascinations, being the Raph type that he is) Plus the guy wasn't fully dressed up for a decent pic anyway. *shrug*

[azure turtle]

Aww...that's no fun. I'm sure the guy would've donned the mask for a picture :grin:

[HorseTechie]

*modest grin* Well, since I wasn't very good with Korean, and my husband was quietly teasing me about his nice ass in English (we were behind him on the escalator), I didn't feel like bothering him (just in case he did understand our English). :goofygri:

[azure turtle]

LOL! Okay, perhaps approaching him for a picture might've been a bad idea. :lol:

[HorseTechie]

I bet he was prolly thinking 'I knew I forgot something (his pants)'. :goof:

[Kameko]

Weee! I can post pics now! (I think *crosses fingers*)

This is me!

http://turtlechild.tripod.com/kkitcas2.jpg

[Kali]

*shakes her head* Nope, there's just the tripod logo.

[azure turtle]

LOL! I don't think I'll need to ask for the details there, HT!

Oh, and Kameko, Tripod won't let you link to pics like that. You've got to type out the actual URL for us to copy and paste, so we could see your pics. Tripod is just like Geocities...bah.
*shakes bitter fist at Geocities*

[HorseTechie]

*grumbles in full agreement about Tripod now*

I could be posting Korea pics and working on the fic archive. But nooo.. I have to waste my afternoon downloading files from my old site! (well, many of the images there. I have my HTML pages backed up already.)

[Kali]

Geocities is down for maintenance today, I hope they don't end up doing something drastic as well.

[azure turtle]

Ya, that's why I've been cursing Geocities since this morning...they're doing something evil, I tell ya! And all Geocities websites are going to be down for a few days...

[Kali]

It says just until tomorrow. Pray for the best. We only get 15Megs, and I'd like to keep it all.

[azure turtle]

Me too! :sad:

[HorseTechie]

well.. until I decide what to do with the TQ site... I'll be putting stuff up in my new Korea site. It still has tons of tweaking yet, and all those lovely pics to upload. But you can poke around in what I have so far.

Feel free to offer any ideas and suggestions I can do to make it better too!

http://chullima.tripod.com

(FYI... Chullima is this legendary horse from China who ran a thousand miles straight)

[azure turtle]

Hey HT, very nice website! I really like the pics you've got up there :goofygri:

[HorseTechie]

*heh* Yeah, the links and fonts are some of the things I have to fix. (as well as the letters that float above seperate from the paragraphs)

Also plan to stick some better graphics/pictures and flash animations in there too. And another page with some interesting Korean Proverbs (like what Splinter has on the Mirage site).

This was a website I made a year or so ago as a school assignment. It was also set up for frames. That's why some of the links have bad colorings, and content is kind of sketchy.

Oh, I also had anotehr fan tell me that once I used a name in Tripod, they won;t let me use the smae one again even after they deleted it. So I'm either going to use another name under Tripod, or talk my husband into letting me buy my own webspace. It sucks having to stick to a budget. :ohwell:

[HorseTechie]

*bounces back in*

ooohh.. I just found an excellent piccy of a Korean 'dragon turtle' I have to show too! (I think this is in correlation with a question Loolaa asked about Ryutaro in HI NO DE... what he looked like in dragon form) :anime:

http://portfolio.iu.edu/sdlee/Images/29970.jpg

[azure turtle]

I'm sorry to hear about your Tripod woes, HT. Maybe you could go by HorseTechie like you do in here? Or maybe you could pull a fast one on them and call yourself HorseTurtle2. :smile:

Hey, that's a cool pic! I've never heard of dragon turtles. Looks like something I wouldn't wanna mess with :wink:

[Loolaa]

Grrr.. Tripod are making me angry now.. it's really silly not allowing you to have the same ID... Seems petty.. unless there's some technical reason behind it...
You could do what I did when 'Loolaa' was taken on Yahoo, and just substitute o for 0...!
H0rseturtle... heheh

Wow that's a really clear pic of the turtle dragon.. cool... I can imagine Ryutaro now :smile:
Krean site is good too, though the yellow burns my retinas when i try to read the names of recepies :wink:

Hmmm... I might have a go at some of those...
*mouth waters*


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[Kameko]

*Makes a face* Grrrrrr...Figures. It works at first, then it doesn't. anyone know of someplace I can put my pics that'll allow me to direct link the dumb things? Curses on Geocities and Tripod, Both!

[HorseTechie]

Mmh..? But I fixed my Korean website so it doesn't have those funky link colors. :razz:

Glad you like! (I recommend the Kalbi/PulGolgi)

*bouncing back to work*

[Skeletoncrew]

I took over 400 photos while on my trip...but they're not all ready for viewing, so here are two of my favorites:

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/P1010056.jpg
http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/P1010068.jpg

Both were taken at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome.

[HorseTechie]

:lol: I just asked a question about your trip pics *goes off to see*

[Skeletoncrew]

I know, and I read it right after posting those! :lol:

[Kali]

Ooh... pretty...

[HorseTechie]

So intricate and ornate! It's hard to believe it does exist in reality...

[Skeletoncrew]

Trust me...I have more photos! There was tons of Baroque decoration there! It was getting on the overwhelming side...

[Loolaa]

... I just posted in the other thread... oh well...
Wow they're great... impressive... makes me wanna nip over there now!!

[azure turtle]

Wow...those pics are awesome, SC! I must make a European vacation sometime in my life. :wink:

Speaking of pics... HT, I can't find the link to your Korean vacation pics. I don't remember if you posted the link here or on the list. :sad:

[Loolaa]

Here it is! :grin:

http://chullima.tripod.com/korpix.html

[azure turtle]

*bows*
Ah, thank you, Loolaa! :grin:

Wow!!! Awesome pics, HT! Oh, the food looked really good... *drools*

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[Tinselcat]

ooooh, those photos are really good, skeletoncrew. do you take photography classes or anything? what kind of camera do you have?

[Skeletoncrew]

Nope, no photography classes and very little experience.

I have an Olympus Digital D-490 Zoom.

Here are a few more pics:

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/stmichael1.jpg One of the statues of St. Michael from Castel St. Angelo in Rome. This Castle was Hadrian's tomb, and was later converted to defend the Vatican.

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/bathhouse.jpg The atrium of the public bathhouse near the sea in Herculaneum. (For those who don't know, Herculaneum was covered by 60ft of hot mud when Vesuvius erupted in 79AD.)

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/capri.jpg A view of the coast on Capri.

[Loolaa]

Wow... they are beautiful.. *sighs* I've got to go to Italy for my hols... :smile:

(... now I've got that song 'Isle of Capri' in my head....)

[HorseTechie]

Ooh... Love the Coast on Capri shott too. Definately got to talk hubby into going to Italy too... (in between the mirad of future visits to Korea)

[azure turtle]

*gasp*
Totally cool pics, SC! Wow...I'm definitely gonna visit Italy someday.

[Skeletoncrew]

Italy had better give me some kickbacks for all this advertising I'm doing for them! :grin:

[Loolaa]

:lol: Looks like those photos have inspired us!

[Tinselcat]

*claps hands* ooooooooh, pretty!

[Loolaa]

Did you see many paintings by Caravaggio, SC?
I like Carravagio, and I was watching a documentary on him last night. Turns out he was quite a violent man and always fighting... made me think they should have named Raph after him instead of Raphael! :grin:

[Skeletoncrew]

The Co-Cathedral of St John in Valletta, Malta had a whole room full of Caravaggio! He was a member of the Knights of St. John. As an initiation gift he painted the beheading of John the Baptist for them. It was incredible.

[Loolaa]

Malta? Really? I guess I'll just have to got there as well as Italy. :grin:

[HorseTechie]

Heh.. not to steal the show, but I was going through the last batch of pictures hubby took, when I came across this one of turtles.

He wasn't sure what they were being sold for (they don't really eat turtles in Korea), but he took a picture of them for me anywayz. :smile:

http://portfolio.iu.edu/sdlee/Images/turtles.jpg

[Loolaa]

Aww so cute!!

Looks like the ones in the second yellow containter from the bottom have devised a plan of escape.

Clever Turtle: Okay I've got it! You guys form a heap.. then I shall climb you and escape to freeedo... I mean then I can go get help!

Other Turtles: Good plan! *begin to scramble on top of each other*

[azure turtle]

LOL! Aw, my fellow turtles! To think, I used to be that tiny, too! :grin:

[Kali]

Awww, those are so cute! I wanna turtle! *makes note to ask about pets policy*

[Machias Banshee]

so cute! *squeal* I wanna have a turtle in my dorm room! other than mikey.... *naughty smile*

[Kameko]

On 2002-06-11 16:21, Machias Banshee wrote:
so cute! *squeal* I wanna have a turtle in my dorm room! other than mikey.... *naughty smile*



:smile:

I've already got plans to get a turtle. But I may not have to buy one. I could just go out to our little pond and find me a new best friend. Just not one of the big ones.

Question: Do turtles always keep growing, or do they stop growing depending on the size of the terrarium or whatever you keep them in (y'know, kinda like alligators)?

[Skeletoncrew]

I uploaded a few more pictures!

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/colosseum.jpg Colosseum, Rome. Check out those storm clouds!

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/death.jpg An absolutely fantastic tomb in the church of St Peter in Chains. Unfortunately this is the only decent photo I managed to get and its partially obscured!

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/isistemple.jpg My stuffed pig, Hamilton, and I visiting the Temple of Isis in Pompeii.

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/pigs.jpg Hamilton with a neolithic pig carving. :smile:

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[Loolaa]

:anime: I love those! Especially the Death one.
The link to the last pic doesn't seem to work, though...

[Skeletoncrew]

Thanks for pointing that out Loolaa, the link has been fixed!

[Tinselcat]

those baby turtles are sooooo cute, HT! oh, and i think you've got a knack for taking cool pictures of architecture and stuff, SC! I don't know if you do it on purpose, but i really like the composition of your pictures. i'm jealous!!

[Loolaa]

Ah! I see the fourth pic at last! Hamilton's cute... a little scrawny though! :lol:

... I hope he's not too sensitive...

[Skeletoncrew]

On 2002-06-13 12:59, Tinselcat wrote:
those baby turtles are sooooo cute, HT! oh, and i think you've got a knack for taking cool pictures of architecture and stuff, SC! I don't know if you do it on purpose, but i really like the composition of your pictures. i'm jealous!!



Thanks. But keep in mind, I'm only showing you the better pics. I took over 400.

[azure turtle]

Ooh...pretty pictures. Hamilton looks like he enjoyed the vacation too. :grin:

[HorseTechie]

Oooh.. and we get a mugshot of SC and her piggy too now. :grin: Hey, all the piccies look neat! (And you are wise, in posting only the best of the best!)

Oh.. and Kameko, I believe turtles do stop growing after they reach a certain size. I have my box turtle in a fairly big aquarium for three years, and she pretty much stayed the same size. She was full grown when I got her anywayz.

[Tinselcat]

i would so love to have a turtle as a pet. they're so cool. of course, you already knew that...

[Skeletoncrew]

On 2002-06-14 20:38, HorseTechie wrote:
Oooh.. and we get a mugshot of SC and her piggy too now. :grin: Hey, all the piccies look neat! (And you are wise, in posting only the best of the best!)


I hope that pic doesn't detract from my bad girl image. :goof:

I found out today that the photo dept at work can print pics from CD-Roms for $.29 each. I'll need to figure out what I'd like hard copies of...

[HorseTechie]

Heheh... nah! I get the same kind of impreesions from people in RL too. They think I'm a sweet lil girl, until they really get to know me!

I wish I had that kind of ability. I do have access to color printers, working for Xeox in all... but these printers aren't really disigned for printing photos. The colors and contrast comes out really wierd. Oh well, it's one trade off for another with digi cams.

[Tinselcat]

EVERYONE percieves me as this sweet, innocent young lady... it's mostly my fault, i guess, since i give people that impression. gets on my friggin' nerves, though... i can sympathize with you, SC!

[Skeletoncrew]

Well, there is an advantage to being perceived as sweet and innocent...it allows one to get away with more!

[Tinselcat]

*ponders* you know, you're right! the whole, wolf-in-sheep's-clothing... i like... that's bad-ass, isn't it? a bee-yatch in good girl's clothing?

[HorseTechie]

Hee... They think I'm such a hard honest worker at my job. Litltle to they realize how much internet time I squeeze inbetween the slow spots! :smile:

[Tinselcat]

i'm at work right now! there's really nothing else i have to to right now, so otherwise i'd just be sitting around. at least i'm staying awake!

[Kameko]

Wish I worked somewhere with internet access...I work at a restaurant. *sai*

[Loolaa]

I wish I worked somewhere with internet access, too.
:sad:

[azure turtle]

I wished I worked somewhere. I still haven't found a job. Curse my late summer break...

[Kali]

I'm currently job-less as well. *shrugs* Family crisis forced me to stay home, but I had a good amount saved up from my first job. So when my friends told me they wanted me to move in with them, I thought I could just use my saved money and get a job when we moved.

By now, my parents owe me close to $600, cutting my savings in half, and my friends say I have to get a job here, which I'll only have a month, before we move.

[azure turtle]

Well now, that's rather confusing. :embarass: A job for only a month? Maybe you can work part time somewhere...

[Kali]

That's what I want to do. And I'm even tempted to NOT tell my friends I got one, just to annoy them further. And so they still think I have less than $700 to my name. Extra cash, whoo hoo!

[Tinselcat]

i've got two, count 'em, two jobs, and i'm still not making as much as i need to to make ends meet. i got tuition to pay! i need to work at least 40 hours a week!

[HorseTechie]

Wow.. and you didn't find a job that has tuition reimbursement? That's how I'm able to afford my Master's degree. O course, the sucky part is working 40 hours plus those night classes.

Note to all: never marry an international guy who doesn't have a college degree or a rich inheritance! *sai* It's scary to realize I make more money that he does...

[Tinselcat]

hmmmm... well, i've got no plans for marriage at all, so i guess i can avoid that crisis. though, i guess, it wouldn't matter if you really love the person, right HT? *nudge, nudge, wink, wink*

[HorseTechie]

Mh.. yeah, yeah, yeah.. I gave up working around horses for him. *sai*

Can't wait for the day I wake up all rich and famous, so then I can get horses and a farm of my own.

[Tinselcat]

horses are such beautiful animals. i wish i knew how to ride! actually, i would be content to simply be able to spend time with them, and sketch them.

[HorseTechie]

And I used to do that! Now I just stare at the beauty of copy machines all day.

[Tinselcat]

*pats HT on the head in sympathy*

[Loolaa]

I was lucky enough whilst at work to take a couple of clients to see some horses for 'Theraputic grooming'... unfortunatly due to us being so short staffed recently I haven't been able to go.
Plus the student social worker who owns the horses will be leaving soon... so I won't be able to go again... :cry:

[Skeletoncrew]

More pictures:

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/temple.jpg An inside view of a temple on Gozo, Malta. The oldest freestanding structure in the world, it dates back to 3600 BCE

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/tomb.jpg Detail from a tomb in the floor of a cathedral on Gozo. NICE marblework!

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/lion.jpg A fountain(?) we just happened to pass by in the streets of Gozo.

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"Machines making machines? How perverse!" --C3PO, Episode 2

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[azure turtle]

Ooh...pretty pictures! :grin: They'd make nice post cards.

[Tinselcat]

yeah, i like the one of the lion's head.

[HorseTechie]

Ohhh.. nice indeed. Except I noticed the second link, is the same as the first. Was that intentional? :wink:

[Skeletoncrew]

Whoops! *Sigh* Such is the risk of copying and pasting. The link has been fixed...it should have been temple.jpg.

[Loolaa]

*sigh* As soon as I have money, I'm going to Malta.

Is that really a lion? It looks more like a demon to me! :wink:

[Tinselcat]

I'm Jelous of SC! you visit the coolest places! i've never even been overseas!

[Skeletoncrew]

Well, I could never have done the trip if it weren't for my Dad and Grandma. I do highly recommend Italy and Malta if you every have the opportunity!

[Tinselcat]

i'd love to go to italy. i probably couldn't for a few years, though, unless i suddenly get some major inheritence from an unknown rich relative...

[Skeletoncrew]

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/venus2.jpg

Everyone say "hello" to Mistress Venus. Or as I prefer to think of her, Sweet Domination Venus. (Somehow I don't think we'll be seeing her in stores any time soon.)

[Kali]

Wow, great job! Cool. I'd buy that. It'd be right next to Pimp Daddy Splinter and the Chippendale Turtles. :lol:

[Skeletoncrew]

I've got to figure out how to make clothes...I need to dress Splinter up! Incidentally, I made a paddle for him. :wink: I want to get more next mutation figures too...I really like Venus!

[Loolaa]

Heheh! That's really cool!
Watch out, Leo!

[HorseTechie]

...or Mikey. ;) Ohhh.. you know.. you could also touch up her tits a bit so they look more 3demensional (instead of that one boring paint color)!! Yeeeaahhh....

*suddenly has that gnad Venus song pop into her head again*

Speaking of which.. I also bought one of those Venus lady razors in her name! :goofygri:

[Kali]

*has the urge to watch that music video again* :lol:

Oh, I have one of those razors!

[Skeletoncrew]

[quote="HorseTechie"]...or Mikey. ;) Ohhh.. you know.. you could also touch up her tits a bit so they look more 3demensional (instead of that one boring paint color)!! Yeeeaahhh....
quote]

I was thinking about painting her plastron so it would look like a teddy. But I only have black enamel paint right now...and I didn't think more black would be good. I was thinking of getting some red and doing her nails with that instead of black. I was also thinking about how I need some round nose pliers...and if I had them I could probably give her some piercings. *cough* nipples *cough*

[Kali]

*blink blink* But turtles don't have nipples. *shakes her head* Ah, what the hell, it's all fiction anyway.

[Skeletoncrew]

Turtles shouldn't have breasts either! :lol:

[Kali]

Yeah, and they shouldn't walk on two legs, talk, and fight evil either. :P

[Skeletoncrew]

Nope. They shouldn't. But then, they wouldn't be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles now would they?!

I dunno. I just think it might be fun to see what the effect would be if I put some rings on her. Hmmm...I could give Splinter a nose ring too. Of course, its all academic since all of my pliers, wire cutters, and wire are in a storage unit in Utah. *sigh* I may have to break down and buy some new tools soon.

[Tinselcat]

give splinter an earring! and give venus a pair of pink bunny ears! and a fluffy bunny tail! she could be the dominatrix playboy bunny turtle!

[HorseTechie]

Eww.. putting nipples on Vee would just look sick! C'mon now... :P

Tattoos n piercings elsewhare might look cool.

[Kali]

Yeah, give her a tattoo! *giggles* Maybe I should start doing this myself. I would have so much fun.

[Skeletoncrew]

Actually, I was contemplating a tattoo on her thigh...Gotta work on my painting skills though. Damn. I want more Venuses to mess around with! They don't seem to show up on ebay all that often...

[HorseTechie]

hehee... then do painints of it on paper. :P What's so funny about this, is that my Venus-look-alike character I have in Higure is gonna be subject to body painting with henna ink that Mike got off the internet. He puts pretty little details on her plastron, her shoulders, and arms. (while he himself has a tongue and eyebrow peircing) I didn't put much on this pic of her, just some accents on the tops of the plastron... but it's still intriguing.

http://www.turtlequest.com/images/hall13.jpg

[azure turtle]

I can't believe I just read all of that! (Btw, nice sketch, HT :) )
*faints*
:dead:

[Skeletoncrew]

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/blueberk1.jpg

Master Splinter painted with a blue berkshire with blaze coloration. He's a radical rat! :P

More angles may be seen at:
http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/blueberk2.jpg
http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/blueberk3.jpg

And the new and improved Dominatrix Venus can be seen at:

http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/venus.jpg
http://annoyingcustomers.homestead.com/files/venus1.jpg

[Kali]

Sweet! I myself found a Samurai Leo that needs a repaint.

[azure turtle]

Wow!! Those are such awesome repaints, SC! Did you use acrylic paint on Splinter?? Now I really want to repaint some of my older figs...

[Skeletoncrew]

Nope. Just cheap water-based craft paint and then a coat of krylon. It seems to work okay if you're not going to play hard with them. I took him into work to show a couple people, one of them dropped him and he got a couple dings from something he hit. I'll have to touch him up and then do a bit more krylon. She's not allowed to play with my toys any more. :roll:

BTW, anyone got any opinions on Venus with the red plastron? It wasn't quite the shade I wanted...but I haven't found what I want in the glossy acrylics that I've been using on her.

[Kameko]

Those are totally cool, SC! I can't stand Venus, so I think this version of her is hilarious! :lol:

[Kali]

Just cheap water-based craft paint and then a coat of krylon. Check, and... uh, gonna have to make a trip to Michael's. Maybe after the temp here goes down, I don't want to go out in high 90-100 degree weather.

[Skeletoncrew]

*Slaps forehead* It is acrylic paint...I just looked at the bottle. The stuff I'm using is $.44 per 2oz bottle. It comes in tons of colors too.

[Kali]

$.44?!? Damn, it's $.69 here on sale. I gotta go up and grab me some gold, dark brown, and gray for my Samurai Leo repaint. I have all the other colors.

It's the same stuff I use for any of the paintings in my gallery.

[HorseTechie]

Gah! I wish I had the time to do that!

Heh... Yeah, really awesome job on the rat-faced dude guy there, SC! Reminds me of those stone sculpture critters you see at card stores and gift shops (and that's a good thing).

For venus... hrm, how about like using a darker red color on the edge of her plastron, and the stomach ridges... but I don't know what else could be done.

[azure turtle]

*takes notes*
Okay, I'll be visiting a local art store sooner or later to look for some acrylic paint. I've got a few action figs that really need a new coat...

[Tinselcat]

y'know, i have two of the original donatello action figures, they're both the same... maybe i'll paint one. that dominatrix venus is really cool!

[SeaThreePeeO]

Hee hee

Want to see a hideous picture of me and a friend Jon?

It didn't scan too well, but it's good for a laugh. Useful to put on the mantlepiece to keep the kids away

http://uk.geocities.com/bushidoninja/Nicola.jpg

You may have to cut and paste the link

[azure turtle]

It didn't scan too well, but it's good for a laugh. Useful to put on the mantlepiece to keep the kids away
LOL!! :lol: I think it's a funny pic. :anime:

[HorseTechie]

hee.. that is a goofy pic, Nun! Dontcha 'love' thos gnarly pics people take?

Anyhoo... I realized I hadn't shown off my custome figures on this board yet. Already blessed the MikeyTMNT board with em...

Finally, I have some good piccies of what I have so far. And it makes me realize how old they are, and how much I need to touch them up now. Nyarly humidity!

The first set is of the infamous Movie Mikey figure. He was the first I did thos stuff too. Basically repainted his shell, and make a leather belts and chuks. The little riding helmet he has had rubbed the paint off his mask some, so I might as well repant that and his arm/knee pads sometime. He also used to have wraps on his forearms, but that came off after time.
http://www.turtlequest.com/images/mikefront.jpg
http://www.turtlequest.com/images/mikeside.jpg
http://www.turtlequest.com/images/mikeback.jpg
http://www.turtlequest.com/images/mikeride2.jpg

Secondly is Donny. He got the same treatment as well. I had made sandals for all of these guys, since I once had them dressed up in midevil samuari style for an "Anything Goes" class at a model horse show. Don also had white cloth wraps on his calfs, but as with mikes, the adhesive dried out and they came off.
http://www.turtlequest.com/images/donfront.jpg
http://www.turtlequest.com/images/donside.jpg
http://www.turtlequest.com/images/donback.jpg

And then there's Raph.. I never got his shell painted yet, as you can see. So he steals Mike's shell for the Santa Claus picture. And I also made a rough samurai outfit for Raph to wear in the show (to hide his unpainted shell). It looks more like a roman Gladiator outfit, but it still looks kind of cool There's a helmet that goes with it too, but I misplaced that.
http://www.turtlequest.com/images/raphshell.jpg
http://www.turtlequest.com/images/hohoraph.jpg
http://www.turtlequest.com/images/raphsam.jpg

[Red]

Ooh, those are quite cool! :) I especially like how you did Mike's chuks.

[HorseTechie]

:goofygri: Thank you... now I just have to figire out how to make realistic looking sai... hrmm...

[Kali]

Ooh, I wanna show off my latest TMNT repaint too now! But they're really, really bad photos. I so suck at taking pictures. You gotta cut and paste.
The first one is really bright, but hopefully you can still make it out. It's Chibi Don! That round thing beside him is a quarter, for size reference.
http://www.geocities.com/kaligargoyle/chibidondoll.jpg
This one is chibi Don standing around with my other action figures up on my VCR.
http://www.geocities.com/kaligargoyle/chibidondoll2.jpg

[Skeletoncrew]

Hey all! Wow, I've been gone for over a week! I don't know when (if) I'll ever get caught up on all the posts! My best friend here in Oregon got married last week outside the International Rose Test Garden. Before the wedding my new BF Mike took some pics of me in the garden. (I was maid of honor.) I don't normally like pics of myself, but these are really nice so I'm sharing them with everyone!


http://www.skeletoncrewsvault.homestead.com/files/pics/rosegarden.jpg

http://www.skeletoncrewsvault.homestead.com/files/pics/rosegarden2.jpg

http://www.skeletoncrewsvault.homestead.com/files/pics/rosegarden3.jpg

[azure turtle]

Yay, SC is back!
*glomps SC*
Long time no see! :anime: You look at home in those pics. Too much green for me, though. Not enough blue in the plants. ;)

[Skeletoncrew]

Sorry Azure, I just couldn't find any blue roses! There were some blue and lavender Hydrangea there, but I didn't pose by them.

And what's this? A TMNT fan complaining about too much green?! Tsk!

[Kingkapong]

obviously a blue machine would complain about a green machine in a half-shell.

[azure turtle]

And what's this? A TMNT fan complaining about too much green?! Tsk!
Hmph... :razz:
How'd the wedding go? Did you eat plenty of cake??

[Skeletoncrew]

The wedding was wonderful! No disasters (aside from me losing my car keys...but that really only affected me). I did eat some cake, but not a whole lot. (It was very puddingy.) Sarah (the bride), Lauren (the bridesmaid), and I managed not to totally burst into tears during the ceremony. We were doing a certain amount of sniffling up there though.

It was really neat being maid of honor. I think I did a good job though. At least, I stood in the right place, didn't drop anything, and all that rot. It was a bit strange having all those people taking photos of us though. Sarah had 25 disposable cameras for guest's use...so there were lots of pics taken.

Catching the bouquet was funny. I really wasn't going to try...but it looked like it was going to hit the lady beside me in the face! My arm just darted out and I made a perfect left-handed catch! Mike made the funniest noise and seemed kind of pleasantly shocked for a short while.

[Tinselcat]

:anime:

[azure turtle]

Coolness! Sounds like you had lots of fun, SC! I'm glad the wedding went well for your friend. :D

[Kingkapong]

ya. one thing i don't like about weddings is waiting.

note: how is it possible to get emotional enough to break in to tears at weddings. if u r happy, than u smile or sing "if you're happy and u know it do ---------------".

[Tinselcat]

CLAP YOUR HANDS!! *claps wildly*

[azure turtle]

LOL!! Hey, sometimes real happiness brings tears to people's eyes. Strange when you think about it, huh? We cry when we're sad, when we're happy, and when we're laughing. Humans are so funny... Of course, I don't have to worry about that. I'm a mutant turtle. :P

[Bowser_Koopa]

and i am a turtle-dragon, hahaha!, i preffer fire breathing to crying :evilgrin:

[azure turtle]

Huh? Does that mean you breathe fire whenever you cry??

[Skeletoncrew]

Everyone, I'd like you to meet my friend Roger:
http://skeletoncrewsvault.homestead.com/files/pics/roger.jpg

[azure turtle]

*blinks*
Hey, I remember him! He's the scary guy that hid in the coffin and made me run for my life! Erhm... Well, it's nice to see that he's okay and that he's getting some fresh air. :embarass:

[Skeletoncrew]

Scary? I think he's adorable! :P I am so thrilled to have him here. :D I've got all sorts of plans for him! If I could only get the Homestead sitebuilder working, I'd get started on my new website!!! (Which will also feature my TMNT fanstuff.)

[azure turtle]

Adorable?! I dunno about that... I'm just glad he's not staying in my lair. :razz:

I can't wait to see your website, SC! I remember you talking about building one many months ago. I hope it goes well, and let us know when it opens! :D

[Skeletoncrew]

I just have too many projects and too little time. My priorities right now are: finish Relaxation, create website, play with Roger, write screenplay.

*wipes brow* I'm tired, I don't want to go to work now. I spent my morning doing "plastic surgery" on Roger. His ribcage was a bit warped, so I've been working on straightening it out. And yes, he's been re-named. (For a good reason.)

[azure turtle]

Roger, huh? Oh well... New name or not, he's the same guy...err, skeleton! :embarass: Sounds like you're really busy, SC! I hope everything goes well for you. :)

[Machias Banshee]

too bad roger isnt female, cuz then you could call her 'Mary Bones'! :lol:

[azure turtle]

*snicker*
Maybe SC should get Roger a girlfriend? :D

[Skeletoncrew]

Well, I've been hinting to one of my friends that if he'd buy me another one I'd make some special pictures for him. :wink:

Of course, if he bought another I'd have to find a way to widen its hips. They're just too narrow for a female.

[Ryan]

http://www.angelfire.com/droid/soreness/bill_and_ted.jpg