Ramblings and geek/nerd meme
I've been feeling rather "burned out" on all stuff Transformers, lately. Hard to get my characters moving RP-wise, and the urge to draw 'em just isn't there, either.
Instead, interests have shifted back towards some of my old, favourite RPGs. ^__^ (picked up Final Fantasy IV DS, and enjoying that! :D) I've been working on inking/completing some OLD artwork of mine, and I've also drawn a few new pieces as well. :) As soon as I can get my scanner fixed (the glass is disengaging from the top/falling down -- I need to secure it) I'll scan them and put 'em up here and on DevArt. :D As straya mentioned earlier... it's nice to do something a little more rounded, and organic, and not totally bogged down with the sometimes-rather-insane levels of details that seem popular in TF art, nowadays.
And...
ANIME NERD
[ X ] You watch anime.
[ X ] You read manga.
[ X ] You buy/collect anime DVDs or manga volumes.
[ X ] You own some other form of anime/manga merchandise.
[ X ] You have referred to an anime character as 'hot' before.
[ X ] You have cosplayed.
[ X ] You have done so in public.
[ X ] You have been to an anime/manga convention.
[ ] You have created/joined a fanclub for an anime/manga character.
[ ] You have created/joined a hateclub for an anime/manga character.
[ ] You have squealed when you found out somebody had the same name as an anime character you knew.
[ X ] You enjoy drawing anime.
[ ] People you know know you as the 'anime' person
[ X ] You know that it is pronouced 'mawnguh' and not 'manga' like it is spelled.
Anime/manga nerd = 10
ART NERD
[ X ] You like art.
[ X ] You actually consider yourself an artist.
[ X ] When using art supplies, the brand of them matters to you. (sometimes. I love my Copic markers. X3)
[ X ] You have a favorite brand. (look above. ^^; )
[ X ] You have asked for art supplies as a Christmas/birthday gift before.
[ X ] You give people your drawings as gifts. (sometimes I include a little sketch with a card I've sent. ^_^ )
[ ] People actually ask for your drawings.
[ ] You are/were known as 'the art person' at your school.
[ ] Instead of just 'brown' or ' pink', you'd be specific; it's 'sienna brown' or 'blush pink'.
[ X ] You have taken an art class outside of school. (once... ^^; A long while ago, now. I'd like to take more, though)
[ X ] You have considered a career as an artist.
[ X ] Your school papers are always covered in doodles.
[ ] You have a favorite artist.
[ X ] Your drawings have been framed.
[ ] You carry a sketchbook with you everywhere you go.
Art nerd = 10
MUSICAL NERD
[ ] You play a musical instrument. (I used to play the violin in elementary school, but I haven't touched it since. Sometimes, I think about picking it up again (but my violin's now too small for me, plus the E-string's broken, and my bow, too [had to throw that out])
[ ] You play more than one instrument.
[ ] You actually really enjoy playing your instrument.
[ ] You've given your instrument a name.
[ ] You've participated in an extracurricular activity for your instrument.
[ ] You are known by what you play.
[ X ] You listen to classical music.
[ ] You are wondering whether that refers to the classical music genre or the classical music time period.
[ ] You have a favorite composer.
[ ] All of your friends are from your band/orchestra class.
[ ] You write music.
[ ] You've had discussions with your friends about music; your favorite composers/instruments/musical time periods/key/etc...
[ ] You have considered a professional career with your instrument.
[ ] You are never nervous playing for other people.
Musical nerd = 1
VIDEO GAME NERD
[ X ] You play video games.
[ X ] You own more than 4 different video game systems.
[ ] You've had debates over which system is the greatest.
[ X ] You play video games every day. (almost, at least. ^^; )
[ ] You have played a video game for over 10 hours. (in one sitting? Or cumulative? If we're talking cumulative, HECK YEAH. Big lover of RPGs, here. :D Somehow, I get the feeling they mean in one sitting, though.)
[ X ] You have songs from your favorite video games on your MP3.
[ X ] You love to talk about video games.
[ ] You memorize the dates for when a new game is being released.
[ ] People know you as the 'gamer' person.
[ ] You spend more time on video games than you do hanging out with friends.
[ X ] Your gaming system is in your room
[ ] You have preferences when it comes to what company your game came from.
[ ] You've had debates over which company is the best.
[ ] You keep playing a game until you beat it.
[ ] It makes you angry when you found out somebody looked up cheat codes on the internet to beat their game. (why would I be? Sometimes, you NEED to look stuff up, Guide Dang It....
Video game nerd = 6 (7 if the '10 hours' thing is cumulative)
COMPUTER NERD
[ X ] You use the computer every day.
[ X ] You have an account/username on some sort of social website.
[ ] You go into random internet chatrooms.
[ X ] You spend at least 2 hours a day on the computer.
[ X ] You use computer faces. :3
[ ] It is hard to go a day without using the computer.
[ ] You spend time in online forums.
[ ] In the forum/chatroom you use, you are known there by everyone else.
[ X ] You have friends you have only met online.
[ ] You have/have had a girlfriend/boyfriend you have only met online.
[ X ] You have actually met an online friend in person.
[ ] U cn ezly rd 'txttlk.'
[ X ] You have said 'lol' or 'omg' in speech that is not online. (to myself, at least... ^^; )
[ X ] You can type really, really fast. (at least, I hope to have a good WPM speed. This actually comes from my mom teaching me to type on the typewriter, long before I ever really started using computers all the time. xD In typing up stuff for school, I wasn't allowed to use mom's typewriter until I could type "correctly". X3)
Computer nerd = 8
Oh... and in other news.... SNOW! Here, in March. Okay, early March, yes, but... still. Pacific West Coast. March. SNOW. (please don't snow again during Sakura Con like last year. That was crazy!)
Instead, interests have shifted back towards some of my old, favourite RPGs. ^__^ (picked up Final Fantasy IV DS, and enjoying that! :D) I've been working on inking/completing some OLD artwork of mine, and I've also drawn a few new pieces as well. :) As soon as I can get my scanner fixed (the glass is disengaging from the top/falling down -- I need to secure it) I'll scan them and put 'em up here and on DevArt. :D As straya mentioned earlier... it's nice to do something a little more rounded, and organic, and not totally bogged down with the sometimes-rather-insane levels of details that seem popular in TF art, nowadays.
And...
ANIME NERD
[ X ] You watch anime.
[ X ] You read manga.
[ X ] You buy/collect anime DVDs or manga volumes.
[ X ] You own some other form of anime/manga merchandise.
[ X ] You have referred to an anime character as 'hot' before.
[ X ] You have cosplayed.
[ X ] You have done so in public.
[ X ] You have been to an anime/manga convention.
[ ] You have created/joined a fanclub for an anime/manga character.
[ ] You have created/joined a hateclub for an anime/manga character.
[ ] You have squealed when you found out somebody had the same name as an anime character you knew.
[ X ] You enjoy drawing anime.
[ ] People you know know you as the 'anime' person
[ X ] You know that it is pronouced 'mawnguh' and not 'manga' like it is spelled.
Anime/manga nerd = 10
ART NERD
[ X ] You like art.
[ X ] You actually consider yourself an artist.
[ X ] When using art supplies, the brand of them matters to you. (sometimes. I love my Copic markers. X3)
[ X ] You have a favorite brand. (look above. ^^; )
[ X ] You have asked for art supplies as a Christmas/birthday gift before.
[ X ] You give people your drawings as gifts. (sometimes I include a little sketch with a card I've sent. ^_^ )
[ ] People actually ask for your drawings.
[ ] You are/were known as 'the art person' at your school.
[ ] Instead of just 'brown' or ' pink', you'd be specific; it's 'sienna brown' or 'blush pink'.
[ X ] You have taken an art class outside of school. (once... ^^; A long while ago, now. I'd like to take more, though)
[ X ] You have considered a career as an artist.
[ X ] Your school papers are always covered in doodles.
[ ] You have a favorite artist.
[ X ] Your drawings have been framed.
[ ] You carry a sketchbook with you everywhere you go.
Art nerd = 10
MUSICAL NERD
[ ] You play a musical instrument. (I used to play the violin in elementary school, but I haven't touched it since. Sometimes, I think about picking it up again (but my violin's now too small for me, plus the E-string's broken, and my bow, too [had to throw that out])
[ ] You play more than one instrument.
[ ] You actually really enjoy playing your instrument.
[ ] You've given your instrument a name.
[ ] You've participated in an extracurricular activity for your instrument.
[ ] You are known by what you play.
[ X ] You listen to classical music.
[ ] You are wondering whether that refers to the classical music genre or the classical music time period.
[ ] You have a favorite composer.
[ ] All of your friends are from your band/orchestra class.
[ ] You write music.
[ ] You've had discussions with your friends about music; your favorite composers/instruments/musical time periods/key/etc...
[ ] You have considered a professional career with your instrument.
[ ] You are never nervous playing for other people.
Musical nerd = 1
VIDEO GAME NERD
[ X ] You play video games.
[ X ] You own more than 4 different video game systems.
[ ] You've had debates over which system is the greatest.
[ X ] You play video games every day. (almost, at least. ^^; )
[ ] You have played a video game for over 10 hours. (in one sitting? Or cumulative? If we're talking cumulative, HECK YEAH. Big lover of RPGs, here. :D Somehow, I get the feeling they mean in one sitting, though.)
[ X ] You have songs from your favorite video games on your MP3.
[ X ] You love to talk about video games.
[ ] You memorize the dates for when a new game is being released.
[ ] People know you as the 'gamer' person.
[ ] You spend more time on video games than you do hanging out with friends.
[ X ] Your gaming system is in your room
[ ] You have preferences when it comes to what company your game came from.
[ ] You've had debates over which company is the best.
[ ] You keep playing a game until you beat it.
[ ] It makes you angry when you found out somebody looked up cheat codes on the internet to beat their game. (why would I be? Sometimes, you NEED to look stuff up, Guide Dang It....
Video game nerd = 6 (7 if the '10 hours' thing is cumulative)
COMPUTER NERD
[ X ] You use the computer every day.
[ X ] You have an account/username on some sort of social website.
[ ] You go into random internet chatrooms.
[ X ] You spend at least 2 hours a day on the computer.
[ X ] You use computer faces. :3
[ ] It is hard to go a day without using the computer.
[ ] You spend time in online forums.
[ ] In the forum/chatroom you use, you are known there by everyone else.
[ X ] You have friends you have only met online.
[ ] You have/have had a girlfriend/boyfriend you have only met online.
[ X ] You have actually met an online friend in person.
[ ] U cn ezly rd 'txttlk.'
[ X ] You have said 'lol' or 'omg' in speech that is not online. (to myself, at least... ^^; )
[ X ] You can type really, really fast. (at least, I hope to have a good WPM speed. This actually comes from my mom teaching me to type on the typewriter, long before I ever really started using computers all the time. xD In typing up stuff for school, I wasn't allowed to use mom's typewriter until I could type "correctly". X3)
Computer nerd = 8
Oh... and in other news.... SNOW! Here, in March. Okay, early March, yes, but... still. Pacific West Coast. March. SNOW. (please don't snow again during Sakura Con like last year. That was crazy!)