Meet the Mods: dark-daventry

[tessspoon]

I liked the fourth movie.  

So did I!

Awesome series, highly recommended

[dark-daventry]

I liked the fourth movie.  

Shocking, right?

(Posted on: January 19, 2011, 07:19:54 PM)

Logic isn't my specialty haids. In fact, I usually fail at anything logic based. I'm more of an illogical person.

Eh.  I tried, at least.

I may try watching the movies again someday, but not right now... Maybe when I'm in my twenties. idk. Maybe someday when I'm really bored, or if it's raining outside. idk.

Hey guys, let's get off the Indiana Jones talk, unless we're discussing how hot (or not hot) Harrison Ford is. I'm thinking I should create a special thread meant to simply oggle hot guys...

[MusicallyInspired]

Yeah, I liked the fourth movie. It was great! It was everything I wanted it to be.

[Lambonius]

And that is probably the single harshest scene in that whole movie to boot.

Harshest in the whole series by far, actually.  So harsh it was cut out of the European releases of the film.  So harsh it single-handedly spawned the creation of the PG-13 rating for movies.

But yeah, wow.  What a terrible reason to miss out on what is the standout best and most historically significant series of adventure movies to date.  Raiders of the Lost Ark alone is a piece of cinema history that should be required viewing for every living individual that considers himself a fan of film or just entertainment in general.

Worthy of the Picard facepalm mosaic. 



PS:  Temple of Doom rules.  Best in series, behind Raiders.  And it's precisely the differences from the formulaic other three that make it so good.  

(Posted on: January 20, 2011, 02:14:00 AM)

I'm thinking I should create a special thread meant to simply oggle hot guys...

I thought that was the whole point of this thread.  Seeing as how that's what the topic creator descended it into a few pages back.

[Arkillian]

*requires resolution to absorb the full lol of the meme*

[snabbott]

...I despise Indiana Jones. Why? Because I was about five when my dad was watching Temple of Doom, and I casually walked into the room at the exact wrong moment. That moment being the heart getting ripped from a guys body. Since that day I have sworn to never see Indiana Jones, and I have been successful thus far. I intend to continue on that path...

dd.  Honey.  I love you (you know that I really and truly do!), but that is TERRIBLE logic!  You're depriving yourself of an incredible, epic movie saga!  Try again.  I promise that you'll like it!

Logic isn't my specialty haids. In fact, I usually fail at anything logic based. I'm more of an illogical person.

If you are admitting that your logic is bad, then that means you should see the movies! Oh, wait... that's logic.

[dark-daventry]

I'm going to go ahead and merge this with my Meet The Mods thread, because this is getting horribly off-track, and putting this with my Meet The Mods allows this thread some leanway in getting off-topic. So, stay tuned.

[kindofdoon]

*requires resolution to absorb the full lol of the meme*

Here you are:

[Haids1987]

Dude, what happened to these "Meet the Mods" threads?  We didn't meet everyone already, did we?

[KatieHal]

You met all the mods, yes. Cat, Adrienne, Chris, Weldon and myself.

[Haids1987]

*Whines*

But I liiiiiiked learning about my fellow forumers!   You should start a "member of the month" thing or something where we're required to describe ourselves and post embarrassing pictures.

[dark-daventry]

Dude, what happened to these "Meet the Mods" threads?  We didn't meet everyone already, did we?

Sad to say, we did. I guess Meet the Mods wasn't all that popular... It was my idea too

But I have merged my coming out thread with this one so it can be used as my own personal thread. If anyone's wondering, dark-daventry's super awesome ridiculously off topic thread is not my own personal thread, but a home for all manner of off-topic discussion. As such, I am now using my Meet the Mods thread for on topic discussion of anything relating to me. That can include discussion of hot guys, my interests, or anything else that pertains to me. Just, please do not stray too far from the topic at hand. For example, if we start talking about how hot a certain actor is, I don't want to start going into a tangent on their respective movies/tv shows/whatever, unless it's relevant (for example, John Doe was particularly hot in Episode X of TV-Series Z).

*Whines*

But I liiiiiiked learning about my fellow forumers!  You should start a "member of the month" thing or something where we're required to describe ourselves and post embarrassing pictures.

I had the idea to do something like that, but I never actually pitched it to the PR team... Haids, when did you develop mind-reading abilities?

[Haids1987]

But I liiiiiiked learning about my fellow forumers!   You should start a "member of the month" thing or something where we're required to describe ourselves and post embarrassing pictures.

I had the idea to do something like that, but I never actually pitched it to the PR team... Haids, when did you develop mind-reading abilities?

Hmmm.  Hard to say.  I know I can (almost) read my sister's mind, but I didn't know I could do the same with you guys.  Just that good, I guess.

And you SHOULD do something like that.  I thought that reading throught Fannatic section on the red boards was a lot of fun; it's interesting to see the face behind the avatar.

[dark-daventry]

But I liiiiiiked learning about my fellow forumers!   You should start a "member of the month" thing or something where we're required to describe ourselves and post embarrassing pictures.

I had the idea to do something like that, but I never actually pitched it to the PR team... Haids, when did you develop mind-reading abilities?

Hmmm.  Hard to say.  I know I can (almost) read my sister's mind, but I didn't know I could do the same with you guys.  Just that good, I guess.

And you SHOULD do something like that.  I thought that reading throught Fannatic section on the red boards was a lot of fun; it's interesting to see the face behind the avatar.

Thanks for the suggestion; I'll take it up with the PR team, see what we can do.

(Posted on: January 20, 2011, 02:34:16 PM)

I just wanted to give everyone a quick update on where I am in life at this point: You may have noticed that I've been a bit sparse lately on the forums (I have 31 reply notifications in my inbox...). I'd like to explain why that is: I have been busy sorting out my education, but I'm getting closer to having everything all sorted out. The programming class that I've mentioned I was failing I am no longer enrolled in; I have withdrawn from it to spare my GPA the hit and not give me any more stress than I have already. Doing so means that I will have more time to study for my other classes. In addition, I have decided that Web Design is no longer my forte; I am switching majors and/or schools. The two majors I am looking at are Digital Video Production or Writing. I am leaning very heavily towards writing. I feel that I am starting to get everything all worked out, but I still have more to go. Because of my focus on my education right now, my presence on the forums is likely going to continue to be sparse. Rest assured, I am still working for Phoenix Online Studios (albeit more behind the scenes right now), and intend to continue working for them, but as we all know, my education comes first and foremost. So I hope everyone is happy to see me back for the moment. My school ends in April, at which point I'm going to be stress-free and working my butt off for Phoenix. So, thanks for reading my little update. Feel free to comment if you like. I'd love to hear from everyone again!

[snabbott]

Yeah - it's hard to know what you really want to do. A lot of college can be trying things, deciding you don't like them, and moving on.

[Arkillian]

Good luck with your major choice then DD I know that can be difficult- specially if you don't already do it as a pass time. Just don't over tax yourself- k? *huggles*

[dark-daventry]

Good luck with your major choice then DD I know that can be difficult- specially if you don't already do it as a pass time. Just don't over tax yourself- k? *huggles*

I made the mistake of choosing web design because I dabbled in having my own website years ago, which has since been shut down. I haven't practiced my writing much lately, which I actually kind of regret. I've done the FW for TSL, which really is a lot of fun. It's because of all the fun I have writing the FW and other various creative things that I plan to give writing a try as a major. The problem is that in order to do so, I'd have to switch schools. I attend one of the AI schools, which focus mainly on media arts stuff. The only writing classes they have are part of Gen Ed and not part of any specific major. So now I have to do the arduous process of applying for college all over again. I didn't enjoy the first time around, and the chances of me enjoying the second time around aren't too likely. I'm very glad everyone is supportive of me here. I'm hoping to have my education all sorted out soon. I'll try to keep everyone updated on that as time goes on.

[KatieHal]

Glad to hear you're sorting things out and figuring out what you want to do, Chris. My only suggestion as far as taking writing/English as a major is that if you can add in classes or work experience that's more marketable for yourself, do so! English is great and very versatile...but it's lack of specificity can be trying when it comes to job hunting time after college.

[dark-daventry]

Glad to hear you're sorting things out and figuring out what you want to do, Chris. My only suggestion as far as taking writing/English as a major is that if you can add in classes or work experience that's more marketable for yourself, do so! English is great and very versatile...but it's lack of specificity can be trying when it comes to job hunting time after college.

Well, writing for Phoenix is great work experience! I love the FW, and I'm waiting on helping to write the scripts for future games. I've spoken to you about that before, so we'll see where that goes. I have to start looking at what schools I want to go to and what areas of English I want to try. Any suggestions for what all of you think may be my strong suit? English is very versatile. There are many facets I could choose, I just can't seem to settle on one. I've been thinking of scriptwriting, but I have little experience in that area; I have more experience with creative writing, but I am very open to expanding my horizons on the writing front.

(Posted on: March 03, 2011, 10:48:06 PM)

Everyone, I have an update.

As some may be aware, I am nearing the end of my semester very soon, and as such, I must start focusing on my education some more. As such, I am taking a leave of absence for about three weeks to focus on my studies. I am likely to still be on the forums intermittently, but my education is my main priority until the end of April. Once April is over, I am free until September. I am letting all of you know in case you don't see me around at all. My presence here may not change at all, or it may change significantly. I can't say. But if my presence does decrease, my education is to blame. I wish everyone the best. I will return in full force in late April. Until that time, I will be studying and catching up in my classes.

[Haids1987]

  Little forum brother!  I'll miss you!   It's good that you're focusing on your education, though--that's the grown-up thing to do.  Rock on!

Take care and come back as soon as you can!  You shall be missed!