Random Banter #117

[A Rainy Knight]

@Coidzor

Quite simply, she's going to be his friend, lover, and all-around compatriot who is the only person in the world who doesn't think he's crazy and, incidentally, is also a wizard. I was thinking of staying away from the obvious mixes like "Felicity" and "Felicia" and such, but a subtler one could work.

[The Rose Dragon]

23 hours of not being able to enter the forums...

I can finally breathe again.

[wadledo]

A few hours my orange.........

[Neithan]

That clearly was more than "a few hours". ^^

[Recaiden]

23 hours of not being able to enter the forums...

I can finally breathe again.

Was it really only 23? I'd think that the mods would aim more towards 24. Of course, this is right before I have to leave.

EDIT: I have checked, and here it lasted from 5:50ish to 4:50 ish, so...
@V: Is it not 'Fora'?

[Dragonrider]

EEEE! Terrible timing, GitP...just as I have to go to tennis practice!

*huggles fori (no, it's fora, isn't it?)*

[The Rose Dragon]

Was it really only 23? I'd think that the mods would aim more towards 24. Of course, this is right before I have to leave.

In my local time, it shut down around 00:35 and opened at 23:45, so it was more like 23 hours 10 minutes.

But who keeps track of those things anyway?

[Recaiden]

So, was this a mistake, is there some automatic thing to shut down the forums, or does the person in charge hate us?

@Coid: would I want it to?

[Sneak]

Eh, it was only down for a few hours.

Just a few.

[The Rose Dragon]

Eh, it was only down for a few hours.

Just a few.

SSSSHHHHHH!

Don't jinx it!

[Sneak]

Eh, I kind of want it to go down again. That way I wouldn't have to feel guilty about not having an update for my comic ready.

At least I've got the script planned out.

Anyway, is "FML" (note: sometimes bad language/adult content) a big thing everywhere, or is it just here? It just recently became "the thing" at my school. Along with "I'm On A Boat."

Anyway, it's actually amusing at times. And addicting.

Too bad I discovered the week before spring break. Had two tests today, got another two tomorrow. At least I have around 3 hours free tomorrow before my tests.

[Phase]

Yay! The forums are back!

What's that you say? My last post? I couldn't keep it up for long, so I worked out a new plan.

[DraPrime]

A few hours my orange.........

My thoughts exactly. If they shut this place down, they should at least be honest about how long it will last. All the music-forums in the world don't provide as much internet-entertainment (intertainment?) as much as this place.

[Recaiden]

Eh, I kind of want it to go down again. That way I wouldn't have to feel guilty about not having an update for my comic ready.

At least I've got the script planned out.

Anyway, is "FML" (note: sometimes bad language/adult content) a big thing everywhere, or is it just here? It just recently became "the thing" at my school. Along with "I'm On A Boat."

Anyway, it's actually amusing at times. And addicting.

Too bad I discovered the week before spring break. Had two tests today, got another two tomorrow. At least I have around 3 hours free tomorrow before my tests.

I don't know about everywhere, but it's here too. And what comic is this? Why haven't I heard of it?

[Groundhog]

Eh, I kind of want it to go down again. That way I wouldn't have to feel guilty about not having an update for my comic ready.

At least I've got the script planned out.

Anyway, is "FML" (note: sometimes bad language/adult content) a big thing everywhere, or is it just here? It just recently became "the thing" at my school. Along with "I'm On A Boat."

Anyway, it's actually amusing at times. And addicting.

Too bad I discovered the week before spring break. Had two tests today, got another two tomorrow. At least I have around 3 hours free tomorrow before my tests.

I think it's becoming "the thing" in a lot of places. Several of my friends are addicted to it as well.

[Assassin89]

The forums are back, but I feel bored.
Due to a pressing matter of my professor's family, I don't have statistics tomorrow. It's a pity because I enjoy that class.

[Coidzor]

@Coid: would I want it to?

Would you want what now? To be able to taste the actual flavor of what you're eating? Or something else? I'm old and confused and there's wolves after me... *cringes at the howling in the distance*

@Rainy Knight...Hmm, behindthename.com .net?... Searching for similar meanings might be subtle. Might be.

...ow... my left chest thingy hurts.... Now the rest of it hurts too. Hmm, and it started while I was drinking some really sugary pineapple soda too. argh...x.x

FELIX
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical

Pronounced: FE-liks (German), FAY-liks (Dutch), FEE-liks (English) [key]
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin. It was acquired as an agnomen, or nickname, by the 1st-century BC Roman general Sulla. It also appears in the New Testament belonging to the governor of Judea who imprisoned Saint Paul.

Due to its favourable meaning, this name was popular among early Christians, being borne by many early saints and four popes. It has been used in England since the Middle Ages, though it has been more popular in continental Europe. A notable bearer was the German composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847).

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MAS'UD m Arabic
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MUS'AD m Arabic
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SA'ID m Arabic
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[Dragonrider]

I'm
Very
Tired.

Staying up till 11 (that's late for me, okay?) and getting up at 6 every day starts to wear on the soul. I had a screaming argument with my brother earlier this afternoon, too, probably due to tiredness-induced short temper.

And boy do I have a temper. I don't get angry that often - every four to six months, maybe - but when I do I scare myself with it.

Spring break is next week. Thank God.

[DraPrime]

I'm
Very
Tired.

Staying up till 11 (that's late for me, okay?) and getting up at 6 every day starts to wear on the soul. I had a screaming argument with my brother earlier this afternoon, too, probably due to tiredness-induced short temper.

And boy do I have a temper. I don't get angry that often - every four to six months, maybe - but when I do I scare myself with it.

Spring break is next week. Thank God.

11 is late for you? I'm lucky if I go to sleep before midnight, and get up as late as 6:30. I get about 4 hours of sleep on the average weekday. Why? Because of all the wonderful work from school.

[Phase]

I don't know about everywhere, but it's here too. And what comic is this? Why haven't I heard of it?

Yeah, I think it's getting on here, too. Man, trends these days.

[Dragonrider]

11 is late for you? I'm lucky if I go to sleep before midnight, and get up as late as 6:30. I get about 4 hours of sleep on the average weekday. Why? Because of all the wonderful work from school.

I'm one of those people who needs eight hours at least. 11-6 is seven hours, but it's just not a schedule that works for me. I'd LIKE to sleep from nine to six - that's my natural rhythm. But having friends on the other side of the world makes me stay up late so I can talk to them.

[Sneak]

My thoughts exactly. If they shut this place down, they should at least be honest about how long it will last. All the music-forums in the world don't provide as much internet-entertainment (intertainment?) as much as this place.

Yeah, that does get to me a bit. "A few hours?" If they thought it was just going to be down for a few hours, that's fine. By the next day, though, they at least should have changed the message.

I would wish that OOTS just stopped running, but I know that it's Rich's job, and there would be no forums without OOTS. Honestly, though, if the forums were taken down, I just wouldn't come to the site anymore. The comic has been getting less and less funny and interesting to me, and the sporadic update schedule probably isn't helping. :/

Ah, well. I just hope that all these server issues get sorted out.

I don't know about everywhere, but it's here too. And what comic is this? Why haven't I heard of it?

There's a link in my sig. Just a comic I started up for fun and to practice my art/comicking abilities.

Also, I pretty much always go to bed at midnight on weekdays. Even when I have no homework. I just can't go to bed any earlier...

...I wake up at 6:50, by the way. Not that early.

[Dragonrider]

I'm curious if it would be possible (and in budget) to put the forums on a different server than the comic.

Not that I know anything about it.

[The Rose Dragon]

I'm curious if it would be possible (and in budget) to put the forums on a different server than the comic.

Not that I know anything about it.

I asked around, and I don't believe it would be.

According to my expert friend, it would need at least three servers. Which would be very expensive.

The said expert friend can come and explain herself.

[Tensu]

Yeah, I too am almost to the point of wishing the comic would stop updating seeing as how they take the forums down for a day whenever it does... almost.

[The Rose Dragon]

Yeah, I too am almost to the point of wishing the comic would stop updating seeing as how they take the forums down for a day whenever it does... almost.

I have a slightly different idea.

Make the comic only in print form.

Since there is a lot of extra material necessary for deeper understanding of the comic that is only available in print form, why not make it all into print form?

That way, the forums would once more be the main point of this site, and we would no longer worry about the server loads.

However, the comics have long been the main attraction of the site, sadly, so it is an unrealistic plan.

Still, one can dream.

[Dragonrider]

I wouldn't dream of wanting to discontinue OotS or make it print...it's a WEBCOMIC, after all.

[The Rose Dragon]

By the way, daughter, here's a question for you.

Should I remove the DFTBA link from my sig?

On the one hand, it's clashing with Queen lyrics. On the other hand, it's the Green Brothers, so I feel like I need to keep it.

Curly, you can pitch in too.

[Sneak]

I dunno. I think OOTS actually translates pretty well to the graphic novel medium.

Not that it would ever happen, but as The Rose Dragon said, one can dream.

[Dragonrider]

By the way, daughter, here's a question for you.

Should I remove the DFTBA link from my sig?

On the one hand, it's clashing with Queen lyrics. On the other hand, it's the Green Brothers, so I feel like I need to keep it.

Curly, you can pitch in too.

You should keep it.

Nerdfighter solidarity!

Also, Daddy Tooby is my father.