Rant!

[Tengfya swizaw]

You know what's annoying? Every time I post my art or a suggestion of mine or a picture that I thought was amusing on this site, I'm ignored. I'm sure it's nothing personal, but it's frustrating to see other people being showered with praise about how their drawings are so good, or "hey that's a funny comment" when I posted something at least a little bit better days ago and no one commented. Even when I post when there's a lot of people on, I'm overlooked.
No offense to anyone, but it's frustrating when I'm looking for advice and critique and want to say more on the forums than the occasional dry comment, and when I post something that I hope a lot of people like, no one even looks at it.
This goes for normal life too. I'm the kind of person who gets unnoticed a lot. While it's incredibly useful when pickpocketing people and giving their stuff back like "hey, you might want to keep your keys in your front pocket next time", it frustrates the heck out of me online.

EDIT: Don't get me wrong, I'm no attention whore. It just wears on a guy. Like when a person says "Good!" to a song I do and they don't tell me what's good or bad or what they liked. Or they just don't comment.
Sorry for bugging all 3 of you who will read this.

[bagget00]

make that 4 people. and I get that, i happens to me too sometimes. I posted a story. My first ever and I wanted some critique or something to tell me what was good and what wasn't but hardly anybody has even read it let alone commented.

[Tengfya swizaw]

Well I'll make sure to read it. Link plz?

[Kaltxì Palulukan!]

I find it annoying that Conan O'Brien has not participated in any of our discussions yet.

I find it HIGHLY annoying that you have almost 1,000 posts, and I have seen only a handful of them. Your posts make me laugh. You should post more.

[bagget00]

Well I'll make sure to read it. Link plz?

It's in my signature.

[Tengfya swizaw]

Well I'll make sure to read it. Link plz?

It's in my signature.

I caught that right after I posted, and read it. It's very good, and I left a short critique (if you can call it that).

[Lehrrap Uniltìranyu]

Make it five. I read too. I just don't always comment.

You know what really grinds my gears?

Writers block.

It... crap. Now I can't think of what I want to say.

XD Kidding, but I hate writers block. It's hard enough to not know what you want to say, it's even harder when you feel like you're letting your reader-base down by not bringing out a new chapter at least once a week. And it's killing me.

[Kaltxì Palulukan!]

Well I just karma'ed both EDIT: three of you. It's not much, but I was here and I read and I unnerstan'. I have been working on his stupid activity book for a month now and when I first joined I could *almost* read every post--if I skipped watching TV, and an hour of sleep. Now I can't even imagine who is posting what. I get so wrapped up in what i am doing that when I come up for air, I know there are all kinds of interesting projects and art and intelligent thoughts, and I look at the wall of posts and my mind just goes blank. It's like staring at the sun. It is just too much. Where do I even begin?

But if anyone reading this post has a story or an art, or something, and they don't mind me eyeballing it, please PM me directly. Just click on that pink bow (or my name--I forget how this damned place works!) and send me a message. That's the only way I ever end up getting anything done. As to signatures, I used to read them, but so many people have stuff in Na'vi I don't understand that I have zoned out. And for that I apologize. I will try to be more considerate and attentive, if I am able, in the future.

[Tengfya swizaw]

Well I just karma'ed both of you. It's not much, but I was here and I read and I unnerstand. I have been working on his stupid activity book for a month now and when I first joined I could *almost* read every post--if I skipped watching TV, and an hour of sleep. Now I can't even imagine who is posting what. I get so wrapped up in what i am doing that when I come up for air, I know there are all kinds of interesting projects and art and intelligent thoughts, and I look at the wall of posts and my mind just goes blank. It's like staring at the sun. It is just too much. Where do I even begin?

But if anyone reading this post has a story or an art, or something, and they don't mind me eyeballing it, please PM me directly. Just click on that pink bow (or my name--I forget how this damned place works!) and send me a message. That's the only way I ever end up getting anything done. As to signatures, I used to read them, but so many people have stuff in Na'vi I don't understand that I have zoned out. And for that I apologize. I will try to be more considerate and attentive, if I am able, in the future.

Judging from your post and karma count, I have no reason at all to doubt you.
I'm at the point where all I'm doing in skimming the recent posts, deciding which ones I can give a sarcastic response to, trying to motivate myself to memorize more Na'vi words, and translating stuff (or trying to) on the Na'vi ni'aw thread. As well as wondering what I can do to make some sort of mark. This is what's known as an "all-time low" or "no-man's land".
I'm reluctant to self-promote, but I appreciate your consideration. If there's one thing I don't like it's when people call tons of attention to themselves for the sake of attention.
I have enough free time that I can track some of what's going on, but I'd much rather advance in Na'vi than know what's going on in the Spam boards. Unfortunately, I'm doing more of the latter than the frommer former.
But I guess the same goes for me; if you've got anything you want some people to look at and no one is, I'll be sure to if you let me know.

[Kaltxì Palulukan!]

Well, what if you tried this:

If you haven't already, why not download my "sneak preview" of the activity book:

http://forum.learnnavi.org/your-projects-other-resources/easy-way-to-learn-navi-activity-book!/msg50963/#msg50963

It will be gone in a few days, when I upload the finished one. It's short enough to browse through, but it attacks the memorization issue from many angles. memorization is BORING! (to me) Studying grammatical rules in a sterile, non-interactive format is BORING (IMHO). And I tale it personally every time someone quits learning Na'vi because "there aren't enough words/friends/places to speak Na'vi/support groups/fun things to do . . .

So i made this stupid book. I should be working on my new book (The Easiest Way to Learn Astrology--EVER!!), but I got sidetracked (er.. Shanghai'ed) by Avatar.

As an author I have been told by every PR person in the country, dozens of super-agents, publishers, and self-appointed "book selling experts" that I have to get out there and be a salesman. (I hate hate hate sales!) I write because I don't LIKE getting out and selling myself--so I am with you on that whole "Look at me" crapfest we are assaulted with--daily. But sometimes you have to take good stuff that you know people will like and bang some pots and pans. (ugh!)

If you have art, get it out there. In fact, I am using clipart for my book because A: I have NO measurable artistic talent, and B: I can't afford to hire an artist for a book I am not getting paid for anyway. But we NEED na'vi comics. I went to the HEAD of TopWebComics and begged him to please spam all of his comics suppliers and do us some Na'vi comics--one panels, strips, series--anything. If I had talent, I would do an instructional comic.

but I have something coming up and I am looking to promote Na'vi-friendly artists and authors. If you write, paint, draw, or sculpt Na'vi, I want to help (as I can) get the words out--and I have a plan. Will it work? Who knows? But at least it will be free (to you--he creator--it will not cost me a lot to make this happen).

Anyway, you might like th culture threads. We did have a great runnings series on the Blue flute, and on Toruk, and a few other threads, before the intelligent life died out. But there is always something to be found somewhere. I just get so tired of rules and language theory, so I try to make this place fun by doing song parodies and whatnot.

Okay, I am hogging this forum. I will shut up now.

[Nume fpi sänume]

Kaltxì Palulukan!, your probably one of the members I look more favorably on here. You've gone so far out of your way, for no reason other than to help, and that means a lot here. Thank you.

On another note, if you have something, anything, that you want me to take a look at PLEASE PM me about it. With the amount of stuff thats here on the forums, sometimes its easy for truly great pieces to get lost in all of it. I have no problem even looking at your "beta project" ideas and such, just ask Kaltxì Palulukan! about that, Ive kept quite a plethora of things under wraps from the general forum public, while trying to add in my insight and suggestion. I do try to catch up on all the threads in my forum areas, but there are only so many hours in a day, and to be honest, there are a lot of very time consuming things that I get involved in here, so I dont always manage to look at everything, much less everything in my areas.

On the ranting note. I hate it when people b**** about stuff.

Just kidding!

Ok, im done

-NFS

[Brainiac]

How the hell can people get away with some things?
I mean, sure, you can be friends with someone, of course you're allowed some missteps.
But Jeez, there's such a thing as going too far, though I wonder how much that applies to people with both Asperger and Tourettes...
But even so, I don't think you can call yourself someone's friend when you behave like an ass to them, and expect them to respect you and your shortcomings, right before or after insulting them again, for whatever reason, mocking their habits and hobbies, and trying to instill paranoia by telling you people are talking behind your back all the time. I mean, what the hell!

AAAAAAAGH! This guy lives across from me in my dorm! How do I put up with this? I feel like Wilson vs House (well, a slightly less smart, less cool... well, okay, House, without any redeeming quality whatsoever) and I can't get away from him!

[Lehrrap Uniltìranyu]

Alright, I got a new one:

You know what really grinds my gears?

Diabetic lows.

My little sister (age 14 now...) is a type 1 diabetic, and she has been for about 2 years. Not two nights ago her blood-suger levels crashed and she fell into diabetic shock or whatever the term is for a danger-low, rendering her compleatly unconsious.

My mom freaked out, and me and the rest of my family were away (because they were up at a dance compition in Denver, not home-sweet-home Colorado.)

And I put on a strong front, but frankly? It scared the everloving s*** out of me. My little sister could have died, just like that, just because she didn't have enough suger in her body. And yet, if she has too much, that could kill her to.

I'm scared, and pissed off, and worried, and on edge, and part of me wonders why this crap even has to exist and how to cure it.

Even though I know it's going to be a long time before that happens still. But there is hope for the future, because A medical-scientist has recently CURED type 1 diabetes in a large group of lab animals and they are running peliminary testing. They are guesstimating to have a true 'cure' ready by 2012. And that gives me hope.

But the fact remains. Diabetic Lows? They really grind my gears.

[Kaltxì Palulukan!]

Alright, I got a new one:

You know what really grinds my gears?

Diabetic lows.

My little sister (age 14 now...) is a type 1 diabetic, and she has been for about 2 years. Not two nights ago her blood-suger levels crashed and she fell into diabetic shock or whatever the term is for a danger-low, rendering her compleatly unconsious.

My mom freaked out, and me and the rest of my family were away (because they were up at a dance compition in Denver, not home-sweet-home Colorado.)

And I put on a strong front, but frankly? It scared the everloving s*** out of me. My little sister could have died, just like that, just because she didn't have enough suger in her body. And yet, if she has too much, that could kill her to.

I'm scared, and pissed off, and worried, and on edge, and part of me wonders why this crap even has to exist and how to cure it.

Even though I know it's going to be a long time before that happens still. But there is hope for the future, because A medical-scientist has recently CURED type 1 diabetes in a large group of lab animals and they are running peliminary testing. They are guesstimating to have a true 'cure' ready by 2012. And that gives me hope.

But the fact remains. Diabetic Lows? They really grind my gears.

Colorado? That's not too far from Texas is it? I have a doctor you may want to meet. PM me and I will send you some of the stuff he is doing. It will be up to you to do the research, but this miracle man is a genius. It may help. If he can, you will know right away.

[Nìwotxkrr Tìyawn]

Alright, I got a new one:

You know what really grinds my gears?

Diabetic lows.

My little sister (age 14 now...) is a type 1 diabetic, and she has been for about 2 years. Not two nights ago her blood-suger levels crashed and she fell into diabetic shock or whatever the term is for a danger-low, rendering her compleatly unconsious.

My mom freaked out, and me and the rest of my family were away (because they were up at a dance compition in Denver, not home-sweet-home Colorado.)

And I put on a strong front, but frankly? It scared the everloving s*** out of me. My little sister could have died, just like that, just because she didn't have enough suger in her body. And yet, if she has too much, that could kill her to.

I'm scared, and pissed off, and worried, and on edge, and part of me wonders why this crap even has to exist and how to cure it.

Even though I know it's going to be a long time before that happens still. But there is hope for the future, because A medical-scientist has recently CURED type 1 diabetes in a large group of lab animals and they are running peliminary testing. They are guesstimating to have a true 'cure' ready by 2012. And that gives me hope.

But the fact remains. Diabetic Lows? They really grind my gears.

Be careful when talking about animal tests, more than half of the time, information gained from such tests gets thrown out from being classified as "not safe for humans".

[Lehrrap Uniltìranyu]

Alright, I got a new one:

You know what really grinds my gears?

Diabetic lows.

My little sister (age 14 now...) is a type 1 diabetic, and she has been for about 2 years. Not two nights ago her blood-suger levels crashed and she fell into diabetic shock or whatever the term is for a danger-low, rendering her compleatly unconsious.

My mom freaked out, and me and the rest of my family were away (because they were up at a dance compition in Denver, not home-sweet-home Colorado.)

And I put on a strong front, but frankly? It scared the everloving s*** out of me. My little sister could have died, just like that, just because she didn't have enough suger in her body. And yet, if she has too much, that could kill her to.

I'm scared, and pissed off, and worried, and on edge, and part of me wonders why this crap even has to exist and how to cure it.

Even though I know it's going to be a long time before that happens still. But there is hope for the future, because A medical-scientist has recently CURED type 1 diabetes in a large group of lab animals and they are running peliminary testing. They are guesstimating to have a true 'cure' ready by 2012. And that gives me hope.

But the fact remains. Diabetic Lows? They really grind my gears.

Be careful when talking about animal tests, more than half of the time, information gained from such tests gets thrown out from being classified as "not safe for humans".

Oh toss off, I'm trying to be F***ing oftimisic!

Sorry, I'm a bit... well, you read this already.

[Swizaw Nguway]

Well, I hate it when you hand in a huge assignment and need your lecturer to mark it, only to tell you a week later THAT HE LOST IT and you have to start ALL OVER AGAIN. I swear some people would lose there head if it wasnt attached.

[Kaltxì Palulukan!]

Well, I hate it when you hand in a huge assignment and need your lecturer to mark it, only to tell you a week later THAT HE LOST IT and you have to start ALL OVER AGAIN. I swear some people would lose there head if it wasnt attached.

some people would lose their head if they lost a set of papers I specifically crafted for them! 

[Lehrrap Uniltìranyu]

Alright, and it's time again for 'Skull cru... I mean, Rants, with The Dangerous Dreamwalker.'

You know what really grinds my gears?

10th Level Prestigers in Modern Warfare 2.

Specificly hated because they are only 10th level because they cheated and level boosted.

Now, I don't really mind the fact that they are 10th Level. I mean, I'll kick their asses anyway. I nuked a whole team of them not three days ago, but it still pisses me off.

Why?

Because they're hacking a Game and trying to make themselfs look impressive with a full upgrade I mean, what's the bloody-f***ing point of playing the game to get up levels and the like if you're just going to cheat yourway to the highest level?? Doesn't that kind of subvert the whole point of the system?

The title isn't really all that impressive, and it's not like Infinity Ward was offering a 10,000$ award for whoever could hit 70 10th first!

Now, I understand the point of Multi-player in MW:2 is to PWN as many people as possible, but cheating isn't the way to go about this.

Gamehackers and cheaters need to go die in a ditch or do something productive.

[Mako]

I like this ^^ Karma cookie for saying what everyone else was only thinking