So...I notice not so many people post here. Which could be due to a lot of things but HEY I'm stopping the lurking and here I am.

Anyway, I heard somewhere on the internet that naked ape is actually postponing Switch. Just curious if anybody had heard anything about it, because if they do, I will be a VERY ANGRY PERSON. 8( I srsly love this series so much.

Can anyone shed any light on the tragic matter at hand? :(

MERRY CHRISTMAS ISLAND

But more importantly.



And here I doubted us hitting it for a bit with all the hiatuses.

... So.

What'd the rock get you?

[ OOC; ITT ALL PURPOSE CHRISTMAS POST. The island gave presents, so enjoy those! Up to you guys to decide what your characters can get, and basically, it falls under 'what you can usually bring with you to the island' ... so HAVE FUN WITH THAT also spam and do your own christmasing etc etc ]

ryuu_rogue's release of Switch OVA 2 and the live-action on-stage performance available to you here. (in mkv, avi for on-stage only) Please be sure to read our FAQs before asking a question.

Merry Christmas!

*wearing a festive Santa hat tonight is one Main Character cruising about with a bag slung over his shoulder-- if you're friends with this :| faced Santa (or even if you're not), you may find him approaching you as you go about your business*

Happy Holidays.

(( ITP; Presents. In Minato's case, all his are here. ))

Yoshaaaaaa!! Are you ready for a rematch, Neku--!?

You so sure about that?

Positive! With you and me taking on-- Well, okay, everybody else, I'd say we're a shoe in for another victory!

They won't even know what hit 'em. Bring it on.

That's the spirit! Hey, you-- Ready or not, here we come!

[you have now been hit with a snowball, with another one on the way. do you respond/walk away/jam it in/take cover?]

((KIYO AND NEKU VERSUS EVERYBODYYYYY-- Yeah. Are you ready for this? Thread order goes Your character -> Neku -> Kiyomaro!))

Not quite jumping on the hiatus bandwagon yet.

More like a slowatus or something. My tags will be a biiiit slower, so please bear with me until the 28th or so. My 20th birthday's right after Christmas, so lol chaos all around.

Affects Kaname 'Sniper' Hagiri and Liquid Snake.

Happy holidays, all. <3

god I feel so wrong using this icon now that End of Time's coming up

Here's a silly little bit of something!

Title: 50 Sentences Meme
Rating: PG
Pairings: Souji/Yosuke
Summary: One sentence fills for fifty prompts!
Other Notes: There are a lot of sentences :/...

There's also a spattering of new art around my more recent entries at my fanworks comm (although it's all so silly, I'm not sure I'd feel right linking it here...), so if you have an interest in stupid comics and sketches, feel free to look around!

Pokemon (60)
Fullmetal Alchemist (50)
Yume Nikki (44)
Persona 4 (40)
Umineko no Naku Koro Ni (40)

  

More HERE at illusionstudios

[suddenly! out of nowhere, no matter what you were doing, there is a sword being pointed just inches away from your face.]

Alright, first off! We're having an activity check starting on the 8th of next month. More info on that when it gets closer to the date in question.

We're also planning on a HMD post for your convenience that might be a week or two after the activity check, but if you guys have a better idea for a date for it please feel free to suggest something. o/

SECRET SANTA STUFF-- so far two people have sent me their stuff, and I really want them all in by the 24th. Although it probably will have to be pushed back a bit since people who signed up for it went on hiatus I will track you all down and force you to watch Hannah Montana with me you hiatus taking whores but we'll see how that goes!

Anyway that's all. Go back to whatever it is that you were doing.

Sorry to add on to the pile, but I will also be going on a trip for the holidays. I'll be on my way to Ecuador in a couple of hours and will be staying there until January 17th. Why? My mom and I need to visit our relatives and celebrate both Christmas AND New Year's Day over in hablo land. (Our tradition involves making a paper mached version of the old man and burning it alive on the streets, ohhh yes.) Also, there is absolutely NO SNOW in the region I'm going to, so it's virtually summer all season long.

While I'm bringing my laptop with me, there's no guarantee the internet will work there... unless I make surprise tags, which is hardly likely, but you know. :|a

So yeah, Haruko, Suiseiseki, and Kallen will be MIA starting at around 7 PM tonight!

Happy Holidays to all, and I'll miss everyone! ;A;

... Well now! Isn't that nice? To think that Christmas is coming up real soon with all the nice boys and girls getting presents. Of course, can't forget about other fun stuff for this week.

Speaking of which, remember that certain little green plant? See that thing floating above your head? It's clearly trying to tell you something!

Don't you just want to kiss someone underneath it~? You know you want to.

(OOC: Amidst all the holiday chaos and confusion is Haruko surrounded by mistletoe, and they're over your characters' heads, too! So ITP = mistletoe mass post. Threadhop, mingle, try and destroy the mistletoe, make kissy faces, etc.)

[Thanks to Killer Claus, Freya has gotten herself 'injured'. Her dress is tattered, and some of her 'skin' is open, revealing wires. Yet, as always, she's calm.]

I am in need of assistance, if anyone on this island knows mechanical repair and has the tools necessary.

...

And perhaps a tailor as well.

[While you are out today, you may notice a strange color of yellow not too far off. Upon closer inspection, you'll see a familiar vampire girl hanging upside down on a tree branch that's a little far up with her feet and ankles completely covered in ice and stuck onto the said branch, so cue the embarrassed girl holding both hands to keep her skirt from falling.]

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry! I won't do it again, I promise! So please let me doooown! It's cold and windy out here! Someone please help meee! I know I've been a bad girl, Santa, so please let me down and I'll try to be good this time! Please? Pretty please? I-I'll even try not to bite anybody... too much if you let me down!

It's dark and no one is even around to listen...
...
...
....

Waaaaah.

((Sacchin tried to go against the robot santa and even though she had no chance, she wound up getting stuck and frozen here since lol bullets can't kill vampires.))

So I'm pretty sure the majority of you know this, but Yours Truly will be spending her Christmas in Phoenix, Arizona! Meaning from December 23-27 (possibly the 28), I will be-- not here, unless my sister miraculously has internet like the hotel has, but I doubt it, and I will be spending my days getting kicked in my sleep by a pregnant woman--

I mean.

This hiatus affects Judith, Kazuha, Emiri, Hisui, Amu and Yellow, and as always, I am open for backthreading whatever in case I miss any awesome posts.

I WILL MISS YOU GUYS FOR THE EXTREMELY LONG PERIOD OF TIME THAT I'LL BE GONE

'Sup Islanders, Duski here bringing in yet another character. This time it's Youmu Konpaku from bullet hell Touhou Project, a series of doujin games where you solve problems by shooting shiny lasers at everyone and then have tea afterward. Also, is full of lolis.

Permissions are in the journal, and introing will happen after I've fixed the journal up and actually... upload more icons. 'A' Think that's it.

HEY, YOU!

Strip naked for me. ♥

i_hope_that
For many of us, the holidays can be kind of rough. If you're searching for a network of understanding friends, this ultra-nurturing community encourages you to express your heartfelt wishes and offer other members encouragement and acceptance. Not for the terminally snarky or emotionally-challenged, this is a good-spirited place to lend comfort and support.

diygifts
Feeling crafty? If you've got a few last folks on your holiday gift list, this is a great place to seed your creativity and generosity. You'll also discover wonderful DIY tips to decorate your home and entertain guests. Offering a no-frills-no-skills attitude that welcomes the cash-challenged and arts-phobic, you're sure to get ideas and make friends in the process.

cooking_club
A fun and friendly community dedicated to those who love to cook, whether you're a meat-and-potatoes type, an aspiring gourmand, and/or a vegan. In search of a brilliant dish to use up those weekly leftovers? Post your ingredients and you'll be whipping up a feast by dinner. You can also share favorite recipes. For Type A chefs, you can spice up your culinary repertoire with exciting cooking challenges.

App pattern:

Blue hair ✓
Fights with a drill ✓
Wears the color purple ✓
Just shy of retarded ✓
Is a girl ✗

LET'S SEE HOW THIS WORKS OUT.

Some permissions if those interest you. Plus a completely accurate clip of her character in her profile if you feel like clicking that way.

Or you could just watch this lovely clip to see how horribly abusive she is.

Mai popping in to put up a hiatus notice for Dec. 21-24/25th. I will be out for a conference in San Diego shacking up with a bunch of people I do not know in a hotel room and praying to God hoping I won't get a horrible cold like last year!

Fun times. :B This will affect all my characters: Azusa, Sumire, Arcueid, Shinku, and Sumire.

Happy Holidays everyone! Sob, will miss Arc's birthday.

[ Hay, Islanders. Don't you need a little fanservice that isn't of the female persuasion? Have a terribly underdressed Itsuki who was in the middle of changing from his gym clothes into his school uniform, and currently just has on gym shorts. Talk about an inconvenience. But at least everything else is in the bag that came with him. Except coats. Coats would be very much appreciated. ]

.....

...well, this is most unpleasant.

SNAAAAAAAKE--!

[The island has gained one(1) very angry, overly dramatic, blond British super soldier. He is, as usual, not happy.]

[Not quite as usual is the fact that he kind of just fell from nowhere into a snowbank. Swearing vividly at this unexpected development, he stumbled out of said snowbank and brushed snow off his shoulders--did I mention he's not wearing a shirt? Because he's not wearing a shirt. In fact, all he's wearing is combat boots, fatigues, a holster with a knife and pistol, and a set of dogtags.]

...this isn't Shadow Moses. Where--oh, I must have hit my head. Fantastic. I've important things to finish, and this is no time for a concussion or anything of the sort.

► Persona 4
        Yosuke (manga) [32]

    

( let's go, partner )

You know, the Christmas season is supposed to induce images of reds, greens, and holiday cheer, like Santa, candy canes, and presents! And lots of white snow of course. Speaking of snow...

... Frosty the Snowman's going to be wondering why there's fewer relatives this Christmas. But I digress.

Hot chocolate anyone?

[Sitting at the beach with a small fire going and some hot chocolate! Marshmallows included. Edit: FYI, the snowmen and monster are not moving, they're just regular sculptures. ]

The level of education here has gone from terrible to downright pathetic! That is why you are all here, to weed the intelligent from the moronic! You have only four subjects and fifty multiple choice questions. I expect you to be done within two hours. Now go!

[You've been sucked into the library to take a mandatory Island final exam. It's ridiculously difficult, even for smart people, but cheating is allowed if you're not caught. Passing at least two subjects (math, science, history, language) will grant you a Neco Arc plushie. Failing will give you a giant red "F" on your forehead. The test also says "courtesy of Tohno Shiki" on it, so yeah.

Comment around post-test, complain, turn in your test, beat up Shiki, or yell at Sion.]

stepstomarrow
When granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.

[There is a psychic sharpshooter and relatively new arrival to the island just kind of sitting in a tree near the residence of one Yusuke Urameshi, arms folded behind his head. This whole experience coming to the island had been strange, but stranger still was the fact that people seemed almost eager to talk to him.]

[Yes, in Sniper's mind being spoken to was stranger than being brought to an interdimensional island.]

...I should think about getting another jacket. It's cold.

[Priorities. He totally has them.]

((ooc:...mun is kind of bored. Go on, bother the antisocial guy.))

I thought of this one while laying in bed last night. Shows you what I think about, eh?


SUPER SRS POLL: Make awesome puns using your own or other character's names, or things from their canons!

I.E. Looks like they've Flonne the coop!
Or; Can't believe we got out of that one unskeithed!
OR; She's Medakain' him go crazy!

[ right outside her hut, there is a girl. A girl who is gingerly lifting up her shirt a bit to check out-- bandages. The girl does not look happy. In fact, the girl looks miserable. ]

Is it just me or are all the new people we're getting having problems with making a normal entrance? I mean, first the grass-lover breaking the roof, then the guy shooting me-- if anyone else shows up, I'll say hello after they're done leaving destruction in their wake, sound good?

((ooc: yes, she was shot. :( no this not my way of getting my posting in before traveling really))

I swear every time I go to the profile of this comm a part of me dies--

Anyway, a poll! An oldie but a goodie-- Show us your desktops!

[if you happen to be at the inn at let's say something o'clock, you may overhear someone in the kitchen!]

Baking a cake shouldn't be too difficult! If it was, then there would only be a few people in the profession. I'm sure that even I can bake a cake!

First step: crack the egg! I've done this many times before so it shouldn't be--.

...

............

...............

--what is wrong with these eggs?!

((Headed to bed! Will tag back when... I wake up. Whenever that will be +A+))

[ see Judith. See Judith in a clearing removing Christmas lights. See a colossal Entelexeia filling the entire clearing (and beyond it) currently wrapped in afore-mentioned lights. See... Judith trying very hard not to laugh while her friend is making very unhappy noises. ]

Hang in there, Ba'ul, we're-- well, not almost done, more like nearly halfway, but you've been very patient so far! How the island could have mistaken you for a tree is something we may never figure out... unless, of course, this holiday involves draping you with-- aha, I'm not being serious, I'm sorry. I know it's very disrespectful to the Entelexeia to be all lit up like this, so if you'll lower your head a bit for me--

... Well, I don't know, this particular strand brings out your eyes.

Derp hiatus time! Taking one due to my self imposed ban from (most of) the internet until my copy of FFXIII is beaten. Affects Soul and Senji.

I'll still be on AIM @ aguniator if you really need me for anything.

[ SO. If one day you are taking a merry, happy little walk around the island's forest, then expect to hear some friggin' gunshots. Our boy Havoc here just recently got here into the island and is wanting to explore the forest! Prior to doing so, he is test shooting his gun, shooting to random directions -- UNTIL...]

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH I GOT SHOT OH MY GOD"

That...can't be good--

[ OOC: Pfffff in this post, feel free to be the one being shot (if you want to go ahead hnnng) or just someone passing by to check what's up or screaming because the gunshot almost hit you :|b ]

[ IN THIS POST: PITFALLS AND LANDMINES.

No, seriously. Between you and your destination, magically blanketed by the snow, there are a ton of pitfalls and landmines. And pitfalls with landmines in them! A certain islander has just happened to fall into one to demonstrate unknowingly. ]

( A HELPFUL DIAGRAM )

[ Proceed with utmost caution. Oh, and threadhop away. ]

♪ CLAMP (xxxHOLiC; TRC) → [18]
♪ [switch] → [7]
♪ Pandora Hearts → [5]
♪ Kekkaishi →[14]
♪ Misc (07-Ghost)→ [2]




(/fake cut for the rest)

Stealing this poll from forever ago! I like it shut up.

Comment with your character.
Other characters reply to that character with the icons of theirs they like best/thinks suits them the most.
Go do the same for other people's characters!

Here's the last time we did it if you need an example!

taste_buds
Holidays provide a built-in excuse for indulgent entertaining. This all-purpose foodie community covers everything from homemade hangover cures to dinner party menus. Need quick advice? Get five-minute snack suggestions, low-fat ingredient substitutes, and even measurement conversions. Delicious recipes garnished with humorous advice. Yum.

naturesbeauty
Always on the lookout for compelling images, we were delighted to discover this flourishing community of artists who share a love of nature. Honoring the subject with photographs, paintings, sketches, prose, poetry, and other creative works, you'll be simultaneously riveted to your monitor and inspired to run helter skelter towards the nearest wooded dale.

I haven't, but I was wondering...

( spoilerish but not really )

Ara ara... it's the cold time of the year again. It's going to be weird seeing that it will be a little different than the last two years before with those two being gone. And you miss her too, don't you? Don't worry, I have food for you. You're lucky I paid a visit to that hamburger bush thing. H-Hey! Don't jump on me! You're going to get snow all over me! Looks like you're still keeping watch of the old neighbor's house, huh? I'm sure your owner would be proud of you.

Come to think of it, it really has been over two years since I've arrived here. Time really does fly by here before you even realize it, but at least I don't have to deal with another weird cake this time. Hm, well I should at least tidy up the cabin sometime soon in case any one of them decides to come back and pay a library a visit or something to get out of the hut once in a while. Besides, I should think of something to give to Saber and Saegusa-san for their presents and the same with others here I know.

Okay, okay! I'm going! You don't have to tug on my pants, Jack. I know you're excited but I don't think she'll be here today either. Come on, let's go for a walk.

[Ahh December. A month of giving, spending time with friends and family, mistletoe, and of course... Exams. Yes, exams. For most high school students, December is a hectic period of endless cramming, frequent visits to the library, and spending more money than necessary on various lucky charms, all for that horrid beast that all students fear known as "exams". Of course, such a thing is meaningless considering that the Island doesn't have a school. So of course, the boy sitting in the library looking over upper high school-level texts is a rather curious thing to behold.]

Let's see... In this case, "x" would be...

Axis Powers Hetalia (50 doujinshi in total)
28 US x UK
4 Spain x Romano
6 Sweden x Finland
2 Greece x Japan
10 Other pairings (inc. France x England, Norway x Iceland, America x Canada)

Other Fandoms (7 doujinshi in total)
Shijitaki (15 in total)

Info and pictures are available at my journal.
http://zetrine.livejournal.com/5319.html

x-posted to various communities.

Chii knows that the holidays are all about getting to know your friends and family... that's a part of it, chii. Maybe this event is trying to help out!

So ... let's get to know everyone better!

[ ooc; for all of you who don't want to post/don't have any ideas for a post/etc, here is your spam/mingle post for the memory event! Have fun :|b ]