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When I say that, I can't wait to go through the stress factor. Because I'm notorious for having ups-and-downs on work ethics and moods. Not to mention, I'm really bad at organization and multi-tasking. >_>;
The Design Program here is notorious in our Art College as being the most difficult and 'real-world'-esque for preparing students into the field. Basically... it works like:

2nd year: 11 classes total
3rd Year: 10 classes total
4th year: Any of the "streams" (Graphic Design, Illustration, Character Design, or Advertising) making up only 9 classes.

To summarize, it's like Survivor, except in the Design Program theme. Whoever can make it through THAT, and survive by the 4th year, has just earned their badge of honour.

Honestly, I didn't think I made it in there, considering that I believed that my artworks sucked (except for my nude figure drawings, which I take seriously). O____O;

Thanks~ I need all the luck and miracles I can get. sweatdrop

Oh, holy whoa.... I just got a Blue Gift Box here. eek

On another note: Maaaan... I'm a bit sad to hear that our Momotaros (Seki Toshihiko) is going to be at this years AnimeExpo... And, I'm stuck in Calgary, coming back to the US on July 16th, which the con is already over weeks later! ><;
If I had known THAT sooner, it would have given me another reason to get my Japanese passport renewed! :wants to put her Urataros cosplay to better use:

Ok, I really didn't want to make a new thread but I really needed to rant a bit, and figure this all out. ><;
And, I apologize to the people that don't want to read this, but as a girl (who seems to be the only one active here...), it just flustered and set me off a bit... (looong rant up ahead!)

...Seriously, I don't know if it's just me and my attitude, or the site itself, but I just got into a very bad squabble (and a bit of trouble) over at the other Toku board (which is HJU). And, I don't think I want to go there again, nor recommend ANY people that is something of a 'minor' Toku fan to go sign up, unless you have the right attitude of the place.
Basically, this all started with a PM from another user, who asked me 'if I was a virgin.' Now, a question like that, especially on a WOMAN like me, really turns me off, and sets up a spitfire. I told the guy that it was rude to ask that, and was personal. I also did not know, if that message was considered sexual harassment, and never went to tell the head moderators.
Then, while everyone was mourning over the actress, Kanbe Miyuki, that USER makes a lewd comment in relation. And, I admit, that this was stupidity on my part (because I knew a bit that the guy wasn't exactly liked there), I revealed on a post that that guy had sent me that PM. What I did not know, was that I wasn't suppose to rag on another user like that (I actually forgot about that, because I was use to seeing other people actually DO that), so I had the post that quoted him, and me saying my condolences for Miyuki, deleted. I assumed that I also got a 'infraction' (A point-based system over there that accumulates when you've broken a rule, I don't know how it works, or how you know that you have one), at the same time, because of that.
Then I get the SAME user-guy I ratted out, who PMs me back saying that I shouldn't have done that, and that was why it was a 'Private Message' and he was just 'curious.' I told him, that it was rude to ask me that, and BECAUSE of that, I was beginning to think that 'all the Toku fans, mainly the guys (on HJU really), were perverts that only cared about a woman's body.' (I went over the rules there, but it didn't say anything about NOT revealing information from a PM to another user, unless I was blind). I blocked him, logged out, and decided not to comeback there ever, unless to download shows or something for my private use. I already had to tell another member over there, that runs a fansub group, that I couldn't do any translation on Gingaman anymore because of not only life, but the atmosphere of HJU itself.

Seriously, I don't know what happened to me, as I use to be able to JOIN a board, and interact well with some people because I have lurked and studied how people act there. But, being there itself just seemed to... either it was ok, or it was just crappy... I don't know if it was the way I type, my attitude, what I bring up, or if I just don't contribute much (other then translating a bit of things), but I just started to not like being there...

I just REALLY pray, that a certain member who is also a Gaia member AND a member at HJU, doesn't rag on me and stuff for being 'wrong' and blaming me for all that happened. Because now, I really REALLY have a bad taste in my mouth just being over there.

tl;dr Basically, I'm giving up on going to HJU now, because the atmosphere was really hard for me to get into, since I'm not exactly a 'major' Toku fan, and I feel like I do not fit in there. Plus, the attitude among some users and stuff... just confuses me..

By the way, no offense to you guys on the 'all Toku guys are perverts part'! I know you guys are pretty cool, and all. As I said, it's just that HJU really left a bad taste in me.

/end rant

I was thinking about signing up for TV-N, but... there are also a couple of people there that are from HJU. One of them, who seems to REALLY have a grudge on me.
Even though I could go in there under a different name, I'm just afraid that my attitude will let it slip or something. ><;

Not to mention, I really would rather talk about a lot of different stuff, then what TV-N released since, from what I saw, is a bit limiting...

That's what I'm afraid of. If people bash at me, then I bash at them if they rubbed me the wrong way. -_-;
It's what happened at HJU: I let slip that that user had sent me a PM asking me if I was a virgin. ><;
I don't know if THAT was exactly bashing, but it was more so that I wanted to tell people (because it seemed that user wasn't well-like, but tolerated somehow). Sad thing is, the thought of asking if a question like that was a form of sexual harassment didn't cross my mind at all, until I did the damage. And I think I got into trouble for doing that.

Actually, Kingranger migrated to HJU also. Really can't say if his personality changed from what I hear, though I could say that he is kind of mean somewhat... But, people seem to tolerate him. >_>;

Anyways, oh... so THAT'S where the other topics go. I can't believe I missed that.. >_>;