At 6/19/04 02:26 PM, SlowBro wrote: sup all i just stoped in to say hi

Hi hi

Rank: Elite Guard Corporal

Grats =)

At 6/19/04 07:03 PM, the_phantom_spancker wrote: Hey everybody, just stopped by outta boredom, whats happening y'all?

LOL Stopping in for your quarterly "Hi"? How goes it?

At 6/19/04 09:22 PM, MrX2003 wrote:
Doesn't look like I'll stay ahead long enough for Nijsse to pop me out. He's only 10 points behind and I'm going out today. I'm going to need 1,000 points to get in the top 50 instead of the 300 I needed before. As for Miele, did you look at the amount he had? He has 11,106, not 12,106.

I know. He's made it into the top 50 on three separate occasions, only to stop and slide right back out. The last time he made it in for one day before getting knocked off by some speedys behind him.

Actually it's eighth grade, before university.

Heh, it figures they'd add more. (creaky voice) Why back in my day we only had 6 and we made do with just six and we were happy to have 'em lemme tell ya. Anyway, I just wanted to make sure folks understood you were talking about the top level (almost top now lol) instead of still learning the basics.

Aww, that sucks. It's going to suck for me if I don't finish all my TAFE work, but your story was worse as you missed it because of one mistake. I'll try not to do anything silly for a while.

I don't even know why I mentioned that. I haven't even thought of that for years and had a blast every time I went off to County or away for States, so there are no real regrets. At least I was going to university for music. A friend of mine lost two points over the angle of her elbow and bow positioning on the cello, but was perfect in everything else, and didn't make the Orchestral cut ... which cost her Juliard. It took hours to console her down to just sniffles and I had to wring out my shirt and a couple of stuffed animals afterwards.

You might have something similar in Australia and I guess it was more of a caution to you in case you go for it. Essentially you practice for two to three months, starting at the beginning of the school year, then get a one-shot "audition" in front of a panel of judges with whatever piece upon which you've been working. How you did at that audition dictated the highest level to which you would be invited for that year: All-County, Regional All-State, All-State, or Nationals.

If you get to a point where you are serious about getting involved in something like that, obviously it's important that you do your piece well, but it's the little things they'll nail you for about which you need to be particularly careful. As a pianist, you might do something like tap your foot to keep the beat during some difficult scores, cock your foot against the base while waiting for the next pedal, let your wrists angle down, etc. ... each will cost you at least a point.

Dear god, i've missed the temporary return of THE phantom_spanker! Curses! Anyway, not sure if any milestone were hit in my absence, but just in case, congrats!

At 6/19/04 11:09 PM, Sentinel_specter wrote: Either someone randomly gets it for me, or Someone tells me how to do it. Thanks!

No clue on the Mac, but how about this?

At 6/19/04 11:22 PM, Pure_LionHeart wrote: Dear god, i've missed the temporary return of THE phantom_spanker!

At least you're still around for the raper. He's even got that extra letter that doesn't do anything at all.

Not taking quotes in your sig anymore? That was a shortlived phase. I noticed I was kicked out pretty soon anyways. If this "put Pure in your username" fad catches on, you won't have enough room to fit everyone in that sig of yours.

At 6/20/04 02:09 AM, the_phantom_rayper wrote: At least you're still around for the raper. He's even got that extra letter that doesn't do anything at all.

Well, the raper is quote the cool one.

Not taking quotes in your sig anymore? That was a shortlived phase. I noticed I was kicked out pretty soon anyways. If this "put Pure in your username" fad catches on, you won't have enough room to fit everyone in that sig of yours.

Actually, you were on the longest I believe. I would've keep it going, but then users I know started changing there alias'. I'm just so cool. ^^

C'mon now. Pure_Figment would sound so sexy. Or maybe you'd prefer Pure_Raper?

At 6/20/04 02:16 AM, Pure_LionHeart wrote: Well, the raper is quote the cool one.

I've never heard rapists be classified as 'cool'.

Actually, you were on the longest I believe.

Haha awesome. I truly did pwn all in that sig.

I would've keep it going, but then users I know started changing there alias'.

Confusing for the people that don't know the users in question. I must say I enjoyed your free advertising service the brief time it was operational.

I'm just so cool. ^^

Don't be getting a big head now...

C'mon now. Pure_Figment would sound so sexy. Or maybe you'd prefer Pure_Raper?

At the moment I'm thinking Pure_Bullshit.

At 6/20/04 02:40 AM, the_phantom_rayper wrote: I've never heard rapists be classified as 'cool'.

What if they're raping someone is Winter?

Haha awesome. I truly did pwn all in that sig.

Yes. Yes you did. Hold you head up high.

Confusing for the people that don't know the users in question. I must say I enjoyed your free advertising service the brief time it was operational.

First LC-Hitman changed it, then lilskater, then -BADLUCK-. The_redangleking was a Pure for about 15 minutes too, but switched back. Glad you enjoyed my advert service too. :)

Don't be getting a big head now...

Yeah, I have one already...in my pants.

At the moment I'm thinking Pure_Bullshit.

Well, whatever turns you on. lol

At 6/19/04 05:32 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: I can still remember the day I passed vuorimies on the top 50

aah.. vuorimies, my Finnish idol in NG. It´s a pitty that he suddenly stopped coming to NG :(

I have 13,000 blams right now. Finally have it. Getting more and more each day.

Congrats IKRU and anyone else ive missed. Ive just been so busy with my damn holiday that i havent had enough time for getting drunk and NG. Meh, i prolly shouldnt have got drunk, but who can resist the lure of free drink :)

At 6/19/04 11:09 PM, Sentinel_specter wrote: Does anyone know how to take screenshots with a iMac?

Do you have Mac Os X ? If so, there's a little program that comes with it called "capture". That's what I use. The images are saved in .tiff so I use a freeware I got on download.com to convert them into .jpg.

Congrats to Sentinel and IKRU.

D0GMA, I just noticed that I'm missing my blue 50+/day. Thanks in advance.

At 6/19/04 11:18 PM, D0GMA wrote:

At 6/19/04 09:22 PM, MrX2003 wrote:
As for Miele, did you look at the amount he had? He has 11,106, not 12,106.

I know. He's made it into the top 50 on three separate occasions, only to stop and slide right back out.

Oh ok. Poor guy.
The bad thing it doesn't look like I'll get in for a while (good thing is I won't get knocked out). Well at least the holidays are coming up, it should make the now bigger gap of 1000 a lot easier (I miss a lot of movies on Wed and Thur).

Actually it's eighth grade, before university.

Anyway, I just wanted to make sure folks understood you were talking about the top level (almost top now lol) instead of still learning the basics.

Thanks. I just assumed everyone would know it was hard, but that's probably because all I ever hear when I tell people I do sixth grade piano is "Wow, that's a high grade".

Good stuff

Fifth grade was a good example for me of everything they can take marks away for. I was really nervous and I made a lot of little mistakes, etc.
Anyway, for sixth grade, I plan to do well. That's all I'm saying for now, as I'm tired and going to sleep soon.

At 6/19/04 11:24 PM, D0GMA wrote:

At 6/19/04 11:09 PM, Sentinel_specter wrote: Either someone randomly gets it for me, or Someone tells me how to do it. Thanks!

No clue on the Mac, but how about this?

Ahhh, excellent. Thank you very much!

ow yeah I am now a Elite Guard Master Sergeant, and tomorrow I'll probelly have a VP of 7.00

At 6/20/04 07:22 AM, IM_KOOL_R_U wrote: I have 13,000 blams right now. Finally have it. Getting more and more each day.

Grats =)

At 6/20/04 07:52 AM, Slightly_Crazy_Dude wrote: Ive just been so busy with my damn holiday

I can only presume by the fact that you never e-mailed me, nor got back to me on AIM that you found some other way to deposit.

D0GMA, I just noticed that I'm missing my blue 50+/day. Thanks in advance.

*grumble* This long since the post I presumed I hadn't whiffed on anyone else.

I know. He's made it into the top 50 on three separate occasions, only to stop and slide right back out.

Oh ok. Poor guy.

He goes hot and cold quite often, so it wasn't unexpected that after this most recent time he made it he went cold again. I think the fact that he had made it into the 50 for one day before getting pushed back out again by a couple of speedies climbing over his back helped him go cold though.

At 6/20/04 10:09 AM, Sentinel_specter wrote:

Ahhh, excellent. Thank you very much!

LOL too bad you weren't here when I posted it, since that was the best part. You had 1334 Saves when I posted ;)

At 6/20/04 11:05 AM, punk6sic6 wrote: ow yeah I am now a Elite Guard Master Sergeant, and tomorrow I'll probelly have a VP of 7.00

Double grats then =)

As for me no major milestones to report, but I thought this was kind of neat.

Haha, i've taken back my rightful place in front of you Specter! God it feels good to be where i'm supposed to be.

At 6/20/04 01:20 PM, -Morph- wrote: Haha, i've taken back my rightful place in front of you Specter! God it feels good to be where i'm supposed to be.

1 spot ahead. Enjoy it while you can ;D sentinel will get you in no time.

We have 50 spots between us. And if we checkout the B/P 51+ list: I raise 61 places in one week so... That means I can´t catch you when you go ahead me in 3 weeks.

Well, it's been over an hour and he hasn't posted, so I don't feel like I'm stepping on his toes saying it first.

Grats alex: 27,000 BPs. 90% of the way there =)

At 6/20/04 12:37 PM, D0GMA wrote:
I can only presume by the fact that you never e-mailed me, nor got back to me on AIM that you found some other way to deposit.

Not at all, i have time to deposit up untill wednesday, but after that, my accounts all yours, be gentle with her, shes my beloved.

At 6/20/04 11:05 AM, punk6sic6 wrote: ow yeah I am now a Elite Guard Master Sergeant, and tomorrow I'll probelly have a VP of 7.00

Congrades, I've always liked the sound of that rank. I remember being anxious to get out of the 6's vp wise, so an early congrats on that.

IKRU: well done with your 13,000 blams.

I still have a few days to wait on Lieutenent Colonel, just gotta keep on truckin'.

At 6/20/04 02:12 PM, Pure_Alpe wrote: 1 spot ahead. Enjoy it while you can ;D sentinel will get you in no time.

Why is everyone so sure that people will pass me? I mean come on i may not be great at B/P but i do do alright, and specter does only a little more than me so why does everyone doubt me so much?

We have 50 spots between us. And if we checkout the B/P 51+ list: I raise 61 places in one week so... That means I can´t catch you when you go ahead me in 3 weeks.

Again with the passing me! God i'm getting pissed off with this it doesn't necessarily mean that you will get up 61 places and it doesn't mean that you will pass me in 3 weeks! Plus it gets harder to move up the further up you go so that also is something to back me up on my little quest of 'don't discount morph'.

At 6/20/04 12:37 PM, D0GMA wrote: LOL too bad you weren't here when I posted it, since that was the best part. You had 1334 Saves when I posted ;)

Yea, I thought that was the case. Oh well, thanks for it anyways. I just can't wait to get back on MY computer. Bah, then I will be able to do this stuff for my own.

Oh, Morph, I think the only reason Alpe knows I can beat you is that on average I have a higher b/p rating. Its just latly I have been using this shit computer so no such luck on me getting to much farther ahead of you. But hey, don't worry about now, it doesn't really matter where I stand becuase in a few weeks you will be hundreds ahead of me. So it's all good right? For you anyways.

At 6/20/04 07:22 AM, IM_KOOL_R_U wrote: I have 13,000 blams right now. Finally have it. Getting more and more each day.

Congrats on the cool amont of b/p. Lucky number 13 :)

At 6/20/04 11:05 AM, punk6sic6 wrote: ow yeah I am now a Elite Guard Master Sergeant, and tomorrow I'll probelly have a VP of 7.00

Congrats on the Master Sergeant badge! The next one is a cool looking badge. I'm going to miss it. But I'll be glad when I rank up. Also, an early congrats to ya on the 7 vp. I'm not too far from it myself.

Hey thanks everybody. That is at a rate of 50 a day but then went up to 100 went back down.

So all of ya'll came make it up there.

I just remarked they removed the batting average on the portal's 50 most recent flashes. I think it's a good thing.

At 6/20/04 09:09 PM, Shpouiten wrote: I just remarked they removed the batting average on the portal's 50 most recent flashes. I think it's a good thing.

Oh did they? I havn't been able to view the little popup thing becuase I am on my Gehy computer but I think it's a good thing as well. It will stop blammers who only vote based on Battle Average. I think there are unfortunatly quiet a few of them as well. But yea, now they will ACTUALLY HAVE to watch the movie. Such a shame. :)

I think the same thing Bonusstageunlocked. I voting for many movies based on the Batting Average at a point in time. But then, once I started doing flash myself, I realised that these are real people out there, working hard to make what they do, and by "Fake Voting" I am not helping them in the least bit. Now I watch every movie I view. Or at least some of it. :)

However corny that was, It's what I think, so whatever.

At 6/20/04 09:30 PM, Sentinel_specter wrote: But yea, now they will ACTUALLY HAVE to watch the movie. Such a shame. :)

No more than they had to beforehand. The only thing that's changed is that users have to view the profile to see the batting average. The voting panel still comes up the second you click "Watch this movie!", so people can still vote without viewing the submission. The only thing removing the batting average will do is deter stupid people.

Many users will also just check how many other movies/games the author has on NewGrounds and vote accordingly. It was a good attempt, but rayper is right. It just stops the stupid, not the cunning.

At 6/20/04 04:46 PM, -Morph- wrote:
Again with the passing me! God i'm getting pissed off with this it doesn't necessarily mean that you will get up 61 places and it doesn't mean that you will pass me in 3 weeks! Plus it gets harder to move up the further up you go so that also is something to back me up on my little quest of 'don't discount morph'.

What about reading the messages sometimes twice? I said that you will surely pass me in 3 weeks. So buy glasses or really, read the replies even 3 times, that would be good before you replie back to them.
Anyways noone discounts you, it´s all just in your head, we have all the time talked about you passing us.