So, people overall seem to like the April Fool's Day DARKNESS skin. I'm glad! I liked it too. In fact, I liked it so much that we already decided to let you all keep it (because when we made it, we all decided we wanted to use it ourselves, lol) so I'm happy to inform you all that DARKNESS is going to stay as a new Skin option for everyone! I do have a few adjustments to make and a couple glitches to work out with the header as seen on mobile, lol, but yeah! It should be all worked out sometime by the end of this month, depending on when I have time to fix it all, but in the meantime, enjoy DARKNESS! In addition to this new skin, I'd like to announce that we're planning on releasing a total of FOUR new skins later this year! Some of them will only be available to certain usergroups, but they're all gonna be fun, and I can't wait to give them to you! Here's the current release schedule, subject to change: 1st new Skin: Contributors Only, this skin will have a light and dark version and I hope to launch it in June this year! 2nd new Skin: Premiums Only, this skin will have a light and dark version and I hope to launch it in August this year! 3rd new Skin: Contributors and Premiums Only, this skin is going to be Final Fantasy themed, but only a dark version, and I hope to launch it in October this year! 4th new Skin: This is going to be a special skin, created to celebrate the 13th Anniversary of KH-Vids.net, and will have a light and dark version. The skin is going to be released early to Contributors and Premiums on December 19th (the day KHV was originally created) and then will be released to regular members on December 28th (the day the site became open to public.) So keep your eyes open during those months, I'm going to have a lot of fun making these skins and I hope you'll all enjoy them when they're finished! <3
Actually there's another Just a Pancake video hidden somewhere on the site for anyone who wants to look for it ;D
Once upon a time Marushi and Heart went for a walk through the Spam Zone. They took tale's dog with them, but the weather was bad. This made the dog angry, so he started to talk. "This site sucks! The weather is bad and I don't like it!" "Sorry, dog," Heart said. "Maybe, if you're good, we'll stop by the store on the way back and buy some ice cream." "Wait wait wait," Marushi shook her head. "What the heck? How is tale's dog able to speak? This is super weird." "Maybe, but not in a bad way," Heart shrugged. "Anyway, let's head down to Discord, I think Lux is waiting for us, he wanted to show us a meme." They kept walking, soon enough coming across Arch, Gabi, and Krowley, who were all planning out a big fight for their roleplays. "No, no, I'm saying we should have Roxas fight Xehanort, and then get defeated by Vanitas, who's teamed up with Xemnas," Arch was saying. "I think I'd rather see Ansem and Terranort team up against Xion," argued Aelin. "That just seems like it'd be a better fight." "Maybe we could throw a couple Heartless in there too," Krowley suggested. "Just to give them all a reason to work together as friends." Marushi and Heart walked on, and came across Roxam, Stardust, and libre all discussing a post. "I don't know, I think we'll have to delete it," Stardust said. "Seriously it's just about boobs and butts, and it's causing problems." "It didn't trigger the censors," libre noted. "Better delete it, before it starts a fight," Roxam sighed. Marushi and Heart continued, before tale's dog suddenly broke free of the leash, tearing off after a cat and barking loudly. "NO! COME BACK!" Marushi yelled. "What's his name again?" Heart tried to remember. "Um... Oh yeah! Keyblade!" Marushi called. "Keyblade! Come here, Keyblade!" Heart yelled. The two ran on after Keyblade, the dog who could talk.
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Hi there, and welcome to KHV! Be sure to read the rules and all that fun stuff, and if you have any questions, feel free to message me or any member of the staff team. :) What's your favorite dish to cook/bake? What's your favorite dessert to make? Is it fun to own a bakery?
lol, I be wonderin' if raidin' the new Family might be in bad taste? We be civilized pirates after all, it's why I try to talk like Barbossa. XD Perhaps strikin' an accord and makin' the Simple and Bean our new haunt when we be home from our pillagin' and plunderin' would be better. We need a local haunt anyway, all the respectable pirates have their favorite pubs and taverns. Our haunt could be a coffee shop. Seems fitting enoough, aye? XD
So at work yesterday I looked at a clock for a moment, and then turned to one of the managers who was nearby, and said "I think this clock is wrong..." and he was like "...Yeah? It is." And I was like "How did that happen?" And he was like "Because of the time change? We haven't reset that clock yet." and I was like "Time change?" And he was like "Yeah. Daylight savings?" And I was like "OH RIGHT, I JUST DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WAS COMING UP" And he was like "Yeah. That came up." XD
Ooh, hot chocolate with orange? That sounds great! I'll have to try that sometime XD
Heh, well it would be awkward to spring some kind of raid or attack on them, seeing as how I've filled out my membership card and all. XD What can I say? The Cap'n likes coffee houses. XD
Username: Marushi Preferred Name: Marushi, Any variation of Marushi, any other nickname people might call me, Rachel, whatever, it all works. XD Representative photo (optional): Spoiler: this works View attachment 48774 If you expected anything else, you don't know me. XD Age/Birthday (optional): 25, Dec. 12 Favorite Heartless: Barrier Master Favorite Color: Currently pink Favorite Coffee: frozen butterscotch mocha with whipped cream, chocolate syrup, and crushed Butterfinger pieces XD
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Hey guys! As you might recall, I've been talking a lot lately about the plans for our new Youtube channel. Well, I'm proud to say it's officially been launched! Technically, we've already been using it for our Choruses, but we're also going to be featuring the winners of our AMV battles there each month! In addition, this channel will house our upcoming monthly Newscast series, and a few other ideas in the works for the future. It's gonna be a little bare-bones for awhile until we can get things really rolling, but feel free to check it out and subscribe to get updates on our new projects as they come out! ~Click here to check it out!~ And if you guys have ideas or suggestions for another series, feel free to either post it here or send it to me in a Private Message if you want to remain anonymous. I can't make any promises that each idea will be used, but we'd love to get some feedback on what you'd all like to see!
Oh dang. XD According to the Wiki, Pluto was around at the same time as Terra in BBS, which gives us an opening for Xehanort to have first scouted him as a potential host. Then he was in KH (obviously) where he followed Donald and Goofy around in their search for the Keyblade - sniffing it out and tracing it to Sora almost immediately - connection to Ventus? Then in the end of Chain of Memories he's seen with an alleged 'letter from Mickey,' but instead of giving it to the group, he runs off, prompting them to chase him all the way to Castle Oblivion, where Org. 13 was waiting to trap Sora. First you see of Pluto in KH2 is him wandering around the World that Never Was, sniffing around for Axel. What the heck is Pluto doing in TWTNW, and of all Org. 13 members for him to be tracking, he's following Axel, the established good-guy of the group? Suspicious... He then "rescues" Kairi from Axel, through one of the Dark Portals we mentioned, only to end up getting Kairi kidnapped anyway. "But Mar, why didn't he just make a portal to escape if he can do that?" Because, he's with a Princess of Heart who has a personal connection to Sora and to Namine, he's not going to risk revealing his dark secret. Straight from the Wiki regarding his role in Coded: "When Data-Sora fixes Traverse Town's Bug Blox corruption the Journal shows everyone in Disney Castle's computer the message "Their torment has been lessened" and a scene is shown, where Sora, Donald, and Goofy first meet. The scene shifts to show Pluto in the background revealing that after the battle against the Guard Armor, Pluto ran off into a Corridor of Darkness." Seriously, idk how he's been flying under our radar for so long. This dog is evil, and I knew there was something untrustworthy about those brooms. Using them as vessels through which he can travel through time is clever.
Well I mean, I specifically said that 36 was a horrific number of mass shootings. XD The only reason I said "only" was because I was replying to Sara, who said that there's been a mass shooting every day this year, and I can't find any source to support this figure, and I believe objective facts are important to any side of an argument. The two most credible sources I can find regarding gun violence is firstly the source I linked above when I gave the "36" figure, which is a non-profit, non-affiliated data collecting site designed to document accurate gun violence statistics free of bias. The second 'most credible' source is actually not all that credible, it's a crowd-sourced open site that seems mostly credible, but freely admit in their "about us" page that as most of the data comes from volunteers, they're liable to commit errors. Even this site, however, lists 52 as their figure for mass shootings in 2018, a full ten less than the 62 Sara listed five days ago. So, my "only" wasn't intended as a statement of complacency at the frankly alarming possible "36" (now 39 according to my source) it was just an attempt to prevent possible misinformation, which in many cases, leads to fear-mongering. On this note, however, I think one of the biggest issues with the debate of gun violence is the lack of accurate or credible sources of information. The site I've linked twice now seems pretty credible to me, and I'm choosing to trust it mostly, but I don't tend to believe anything 100% these days, no matter who or what is sourcing it. With the Dickey Amendment working to prevent funding to government research into gun violence, there's a surprising lack of credible information regarding the subject - which again, leads to misinformation on both sides. Pro-gun supporters are able to easily make it out to be less than it really is, thus preventing change, while anti-gun supporters are easily able to make it out to be more than it is, which again, can lead to fear-mongering. I feel like the first step in improving gun control is in getting the research done to support it. That's not the end-goal, obviously, but it's the first hurdle. Nothing can be done without information, until we manage to get the research funded, we're stuck.
AND LET'S NOT FORGET PLUTO IS THE ONE WHO LED SORA TO CASTLE OBLIVION
Question: how do people get around the worlds? 1. A Gummi Ship 2. A dark portal 3. The Lanes Between Question: How does Pluto get around the worlds? 1. ??? Seriously, Pluto just pops up wherever the heck he wants, but he has no Gummi Ship and no Keyblade Glider... Does... does this mean Pluto can open dark portals?! He's been seen using them before, but... is he the one opening them? Sometimes he uses them when an Org. 13 member opens one, but sometimes... I wonder. XD My theory is that Pluto is actually a creature of Darkness. Not that he always was, mind you. But if I were Xehanort, I'd want to keep an eye on the goings ons of people important to my evil scheme. And like, King Mickey's been pretty involved, so he'd likely want to keep tabs on him. Plus with that Cornerstone of Light thing right there (and also, time travel, which we know he's into these days) I'd want to keep an eye on things. What if Pluto is already half Xehanort?! Possible KHIII Final Boss concept: View attachment 48749
Well, according to this stats list, there have only been 36 mass shootings this year by the definition of 'four or more shot.' And no, I don't say 'only' to imply that this is a small number - because quite frankly 36 shootings involving four or more victims within the span of 62 days is horrible. But it's not accurate to say there has been a mass shooting every day this year. That said, there have been 9,154 total gun-related incidents in 2018 so far, with 2,441 dead, which is ridiculous. In fact, since I'm on the subject, there was an active shooter in my neighborhood earlier this year, and lemme tell you, it's not exactly relaxing to know that police are looking for a gunman who was last seen like a block away from your not-controlled-access apartment building, lol. I've personally known two people who have been murdered by guns, the first being a teenager who used to babysit me as a child, who taught me to swing a bat and who kid!me rather idolized. She was shot and murdered when I was around twelve years old, and although her murder was domestic and not in a random mass shooting, that was the year I started paying attention to news about guns, and was subsequently the year when I first accepted the fact that I could be killed in a shooting any day. This was thirteen years ago, and although I've never personally been in an emergency situation and I've only been around a block away from a situation maybe three times in my life, I still live every day with the understanding that it very well could be my last. It's... desensitizing. I live in a world where earlier this year, there were police sirens outside and a helicopter hovering over my building and I was sitting on my couch talking and joking around on discord, (not joking about the guns, just being normal) putting graphics together, and baby-talking my husband's cat with "Let's stay away from the window today, baby, we don't wanna get you shot, do we, pretty kitty?" XD I kept my family and close friends updated on the situation, and I didn't leave my house for most of the day - until we ran out of toilet paper and so braved the outside world to go to the store and stop by a drive-through even though the shooter was still at large somewhere in the area. Because this is normal now. And that sucks. Now, I'm personally all for stricter gun laws. I'm not saying we should take all guns - especially because I've lived in some towns where hunting is the only way some people get enough meat to last the winter. (I am against hunting for sport, but that's an issue for another day) and I also think it's important for people to defend themselves. In fact, I've recently been thinking about getting trained and licensed to carry a gun myself, but haven't thought it necessary since I stay in my house all the time and because - until very recently - there haven't been a lot of gun scares in my current city. Sometimes a gun in the right hands can be what saves a life - but we must also recognize that there are a lot of 'wrong hands,' and we need to be more strict in how people get their guns. And no, stricter gun laws are not going to completely stop shootings. This is true. How each shooter got their gun is different, and sometimes it's just not the fault of laws when someone gets their hands on the weapon and opens fire. But sometimes it is, and I don't understand why people are so adamantly insistent on trying to deny this (btw Cstar this isn't talking about you, this is other people on the internet at large I'm talking about) and who use the examples of when stricter gun laws wouldn't have prevented a shooting to distract and deny the times when they would have. My official stance on stricter gun laws is the stance I took last week when my managers informed us at work that we're no longer allowed to keep our phones on our person during our shifts because too many people were on their phones when they should have been working. "I don't use my phone while I'm working, so stricter policy on phones doesn't affect me." Obviously, this is nowhere near the level of 'inconvenience' that stricter gun laws would afford their owners, but the same basic principal applies. If you don't intend to misuse your gun, why are you so against instating laws that will hopefully prevent guns from getting into the hands of those who will? If even one death can be prevented by a stricter law, isn't that worth it? But, that's just my two cents.
This is an interesting topic, one that, oddly enough, I hadn’t planned on covering. But two things happened that made me decide on this subject: First, I was recently approached by someone asking for advice on what to do when you feel obligated to write something you really don’t want to, and second; I have a different half-written topic I was going to post here in the Tips and Tricks section last month but isn't finished yet because I don’t want to write it. XD As a writer, this happens sometimes, for many different reasons. I still get messages from former fanfiction.net followers asking me if I intend to finish five-to-ten-year-old stories that I stopped writing, some of them because my interest in the base material dwindled, some of them because I didn’t have time for them, and some because a very bad experience with a toxic member left me with a sour taste for the whole fandom. I’ve also dropped stories because I disliked the work I’d already done and realized I didn’t care enough about the story to re-write it, I’ve dropped stories because I just didn’t have enough of a plot to make anything of it, heck, I’ve even dropped solid stories with good plot simply because I got bored of them. My stance is and has always been that if you don’t love what you’re writing, there’s no point in writing it. Writing, like many creative pursuits, is a reflection of the writer’s emotions. This isn’t to say that writers always write about what they’re feeling, like if someone writes a sad scene, that must mean they were sad when they penned it. But it means that when a writer loves their stories, when a writer cares about their work, they pour their heart into it - whether they meant to or not. We feel when we write, it reaches us in a way that other things don’t. That’s what makes our work come alive. It’s like… It’s like Sauron’s ring, lol. Writing is like Sauron’s ring: We pour our souls into this thing, these words, and that gives it life. When you don’t love what you’re writing… There’s no life in it. It’s just words. And the readers can tell, too. When you’re writing just because you’re supposed to, it falls flat, it’s emotionless, or dry. Loving your work is perhaps the single most important aspect to being a writer, even above actually being able to write. I’ve read books that, from a technical point of view, are just plain garbage. Bad writing, bad plot, bad characters… and yet, they stuck in my memory because I could just tell the author really loved this story they were trying to write. Whereas on the other end of things, I’ve read stories that were technically very well written and had no outstanding flaws, yet I don’t recall what happened in them because it all felt like it was written by a third party. It felt… distant. Cold, almost. I found myself skimming over the work, because the emotion the writer poured into it - obligation to finish something he didn’t care for - translated to me, the reader. And more often than not, I dropped the book before I read the ending. If you don't love what you're writing, there's no point in writing it. But what about that aforementioned obligation? What if the work you’re trying to write is something you can’t just drop, what if you’re obligated to complete it for some reason? Or what if you’ve taken a leap of faith and have left the traditional workforce, and are relying on your writing to get you through the month? Sometimes we can’t just drop a story because we’re not ‘feeling it anymore.’ That’s not always an option… But if you don’t like it, it’s going to turn out inferior. What are we supposed to do then? Well, if dropping it isn’t an option, but you don’t want to churn out subpar work, here are a couple of tricks that have helped me get through a writer’s block over the years: Listen to music. Music is a great way to get creative juices flowing, especially if you know the genre you need to finish a difficult section or even a less-than-liked plotline. Need to channel your inner angst? The band ‘Red’ is my favorite for writing angst. Are you writing a Fantasy novel? The Lord of the Rings soundtrack is a classic, though I’ll also listen to Youtube musicians Adrian von Ziegler or Peter Gundry, especially for that Celtic flair. What if you’re writing a fight scene? I usually just search for ‘epic anime battle music’ and put on a playlist. And of course, I listen to the TWEWY ost almost constantly, lol. If you find the right music, you can get your creativity flowing in no time. In fact, several of my personal favorite stories I’ve ever written have been completely inspired by songs. Watch inspiring and/or plot-heavy movies. Again, Lord of the Rings is a classic, especially if you have the Extended versions. Nothing makes me feel as much as LotR Extended does. They are easily my favorite movies of all time. I also watch the Star Wars original trilogy, the Bourne trilogy, Mary Poppins, the Secret Life of Walter Mitty… Heck, even the classic Muppets’ movies are surprisingly deep and inspiring if you pay attention. I also highly recommend the first four seasons of Doctor Who, maybe five and six if you’re in the right mood. Those first four seasons are some of the most inspiring stories I’ve ever seen. In addition, there's a little known but well-loved television series from the 90's called Due South, which restores my faith in humanity like nothing else, lol. These movies and shows I listed are big for a reason, (most of them at least, though Walter Mitty and Due South are just my personal recommendations) and watching them can help to give you the emotional boost you need to get back into your own work. Go for a walk. Seriously, this one is so simple, but it really helps. Find a park or a pretty sort of wilderness nearby or even an urban area you just find really cool, and take a walk. No music this time, no distractions, nowhere to be. Just you and your thoughts and the fresh air. *Works best in early morning, foggy days, or during a sunset, lol. Talk to someone. If you’re like me, talking out loud is a surefire way to figure out what to do next. The amount of times I’ve sought out my sister to be a listening ear while I talk about my stories is vast, lol, and then in turn, I’ve listened to her talk about her stories. Sometimes, someone can give you really good advice or can make the key suggestion to turn your work around, but even if they have nothing to offer, you’d be surprised how fast you can realize the problem on your own after accidentally saying it out loud. And if you have no one to talk to, either go all Sherlock and talk to yourself (or a skull lol) or even open up a blank document and write about your block as if you were sending it in an email. We’re writers, after all; wordsmiths. Sometimes it isn’t until we’ve laid out the problem in a tangible sentence that we even realize what it is. So there are a couple of my tips and tricks for what to do when you don’t want to write but you have to. But I still hold to my stance that, if you don’t love what you’re writing, there’s no point in writing it. If those tips don’t work and you simply cannot feel for your work, it might be time to cut it loose. After all, if you’re obsessing with trying to fix a subpar story you can’t love, you might be missing out on new ideas worthy of your devotion.
But no because of open-faced sandwiches. The statement is still wrong, but not because of that. XD
...There is something wrong with that statement but I can't... figure out what that is.
