Well its my current avi! Lol that was easy!

I keep forgetting about this. D:
Though I also have no clue where to start to make an avatar for this... D:

I think that it was an awesome contest!

Wait, is this over already? owo

*goes to take a look at the aforementioned tips*

owo

This sounds hard. D:
*goes to brainstorm first*

When's the deadline, Gall?

Okay, so I still have some time. That's good to know. >w<

Mmm, I suppose I could postpone the new avatar I've started working on to work on my entry first. This way I don't have to work to tightly against the deadline. >w<

Lol, I can see that. XD



So how have you been doing lately, Gall? :]

Ehh, not too bad. Trying to get ready ahead of time for college this September.

I'll try, but I'll probably end up half-dead often.

True, but time will only tell how I end up once school starts.

It all depends on what classes you take. I once had a semester where my schedule gave me four and a half day weekends and so much free time I didn't know what to do with myself. But I've also had a semester or two where I just don't have time to do anything at all other than school and work.

Yeah, I hope my schedule isn't too busy or too free. I'd rather take less courses per semester/term and studying more/extra semesters/terms, to make up for the reduced load, than crowd my schedule up. :3

I personally find it is a bit better to sign up for a few extra not an obsessive amount, then see how the course load will be, its always easier to drop a class or two than try to frantically sign up for classes because you realize that its too easy and then kicking yourself about it. but that's just me.

Good luck. Eventually you're going to want to just finish and get out of there. XP But yeah. Taking a little extra time takes LOADS of stress off. I wish I could take less classes per semester but I have a scholarship that requires me to take certain amounts of credit hours.

Mhmm, I already planned to go about it that way, not only because it can get frantic to sign up last minute mid-term/semester, but also cause playing catch up is not easy at all.

Ahaha yeah, I'm sure I'll feel that way eventually. Hopefully not right away if I can prepare myself as best as possible for college life. But I'm sure I'll eventually feel that way. XD I dunno how people can't feel that way when they're going through post-secondary education.

Really? Lucid had a scholarship? Wow, that's impressive. What kind of scholarship was it? And how did you get it?

Yeah and my college allows you to drop classes up to 3 weeks into the semester.

Really? Just three weeks time only? I wonder how much time my college will allow...

That's to drop a class, you can withdraw for 2 months? I think, but that leaves a W on your transcript. And 3 weeks is a long time. Where I used to go it was a week and a half or 2 weeks....

I had an academic scholarship for having high enough grades, but this semester I won an essay scholarship. :3 I think those ones are more special even though they give less money, because they're hand-picked instead of just automatically given to whoever meets the grade cutoff.

Oh, I see. What did/are you studying, Lucid?

I'm studying Advertising! :D I love advertising soooooooo much. I think ads are very interesting and I want to make them!

Ahh, I see. That's good that you're in a field that you love. >w<
So it sounds like you like starting at ads and breaking them down...?
What makes advertising interesting for you?

Anyways good luck with this coming fall Arikana.

Thanks, Airina. <3

("third")

You're so very welcome ari. What are you going to school for?

I like figuring out what makes an ad "good" or "bad." Of course, there's so many factors that go into that. Some ads are effective but annoying or only reach a small group. Some ads are beautiful, entertaining, or otherwise enjoyable, but fail to get the message across. Some ads focus on the value of a product, while others focus on the culture of the brand.

A really, really awesome ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUG9qYTJMsI
^ This ad appeared on youtube and got 2 million hits within 4 days.

I subscribe to magazines mostly to look at the ads, but also for the design layout and, in the case of GQ, I can scan images in to use for projects.

@Airina: Activation co-ordinator and gerontology. <3

@Lucid: Nice. I remember having to dissect ads back in high school for English in grade 11 and 12. And I still can't figure out what dissecting ads has to do with English... ._.;;

What is that exactly? I've never heard of it before....

It's working with seniors and helping to plan meaningful activities to enhance the quality of life of seniors. :3

Geron is greek for "old man" and -logy means "study of", so gerontology means "study of old man".