I just LOVE how they get you hoping for some cool update, and even put the buttons on your page, and THEN tell you 'oh yeah, this is only for people who give us a boatload of money'.

IMO, if you can't use something, I think it should just be left off your page, 1) to avoid confusion, and 2) so it won't be staring you in the face disappointing/pissing you off.

God...I think my opinion of this place goes down every time I come back on. Nice job being disappointing and/or irritating, anyway...

EDIT: Ok, I think I managed to manually fix the problem in options, but now I need to know...

...has there been some kind of major update recently (I haven't been here as much, so I'd have missed it)? And can non-subscribers actually use journal skins and stuff now? That would be SO nice. o_o

(Now if we could only use stamps...)

--

Not to complain, but since WHEN did it show your oldest stuff first, especially since it's called NEWEST?

I don't know about other people, but my old stuff was INTENTIONALLY crappy, as part of an unofficial experiment (don't ask), and I'd rather it *not* be shown to people first.

So, sorry to complain, but what's wrong, and how in the world do I fix it?

Does anyone--anyone at all--have any idea?

Before I go out of my mind trying to figure out how to put it back the way it used to be?

That pretty much says it all.

As for what this is about:

For those who don't know, I live in west TN, and on friday afternoon, we had a bunch of *really* bad storms and a tornado.

I think that was the scariest tornado warning I've been through in a VERY. VERY. long time. The second we got into the hall under a mattress, we started hearing stuff breaking outside. ...and then, if that wasn't bad enough, right after that started, the power went off and everything went completely black.

Even worse...we didn't have a mini-TV we could use because this happened on THE day of the swap to digital TV and we just hadn't had time to address that yet as concerned our mini-TV.

(And by all rights, it shouldn't have mattered, because we NEVER. EVER. have this kind of weather anywhere remotely near this time of year. Or rather, when we do, it's really rare. This was VERY much not something we could have forseen.)

So in other words, we were stuck in the hall for 30+ minutes (from about 5:00-5:30 PM or so--right around dinnertime), with things snapping outside, almost total darkness, and absolutely NO way for us to even know what was going on, aside from a veryveryflaky radio we remembered after a few minutes that only barely got AM radio, and was being messed up two-thirds of the time by the severe lightning.

And once it was over...? Well, when we went outside, our house and yard was pretty much ok, but god...every other yard down the street nearly had all their trees ripped down, including some that had fallen onto garages and such. Quite a few people also lost fences, and/or parts of fences. Even the metal pole to the neighbor's birdhouse was bent over.

(However...apparently, the tornado didn't even DO all of that. It wasn't even right outside, because we'd have heard that train noise if it were that close--turns out, the damage in *my* neighborhood was mostly just the straight-line winds. Apparently, the storm was *THAT* bad. o_o; )

As for us, we lost one section of a maple tree in our backyard (luckily, it fell the other way into the yard, and not into my bathroom), and a couple of sections of fence at the other house (we technically still own my dad's dad's house, but he died a while back and we think we're getting ready to sell it)...

...not to mention our power, along with something like 130,000 other people. o_o

Unfortunately, we were in/near one of THE hardest-hit areas, so we didn't get our power back for almost four days (day four would be tomorrow). As a matter of fact, it just came on less than an hour ago.

In other words, I've had a lousy time of it since friday, and could have got wiped off the map by a tornado (one *was* officially confirmed fairly close to here, and it's rumored that one was even closer, at an intersection practically just down the road from here, but that's not confirmed), but instead, the straight-line winds from the storm took out our power for the entire weekend.

Luckily, though, other than the lack of electricity and ability to tell people I know that I'm *NOT* dead, I'm fine, and, for anyone who wanted to know, yeah.

I didn't die.

I just nearly went insane from a combination of outright terror (I'm a *really* horrible tornado-fearer), no power, and the heat. @_@;

Thank GOD it's all over and back to normal now.

So, I logged on at 4 AM out of curiousity, to see what the prank was going to be this year.

This is by far NOT quite like anything I had expected. o_o;

Close-up:

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Seriously, this is how small we are:

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We can't even out-height our own mini pets anymore in some cases. o_o;

Also, on a side note:

Am I **THE** only one who immediately thought that that looks like Dora the Explorer in a Gwen costume? >__>;;

SORTA-EDIT: Dang it, doing that quiz somehow made me semi-happy-almost-teary nostalgic or something...I love my characters and the long process of watching them get invented and grow up*...T_T;;;

(*Except in Ember's case. >___>;; )

Originally made by .

I found this earlier at random in search for something else, and decided to do it.

I feel like doing this with a LOT of my characters, but I can't NOT do it for one of my oldest first:

<_< ...yes, Ember.

~~BACKGROUND INFORMATION~~

Historical Period: Any one--she seems to jump between every possible world and time period along with her best friend whenever she feels like it. O_o;
Gender: Female
Age: She seems to be young, maybe as young as12-14 or so, but no one really knows for sure. Once she claimed to be 16-17, but other times, she's said other things, including 'eleventy-hundred-million', two teddy bears ago', and '-7 lemon wedges'. ...so...she could be any age, or even eternal/immortal for all anyone knows. (*Scared.* o_o; )
Given Name (Full): Ember Faei
Meaning(s): Well, it seems kind of obvious, but she's named Ember because I originally intended her to be sort of a fire element. That, and she has VERY naturally red hair. o_o
Ever changed name? If so, why? to what? for how long?: No. Ember is Ember, and I can't see it any other way.
Nicknames (with reasons): None really, but I'm sure OTHER people have plenty of names for her. >_>;;
Nationality (Citizenship): Again, it seems to change constantly. She's been sighted in LOADS of places, including at Hogwarts, in Vvardenfell, and even in the Paper Mario version of the Mushroom Kingdom. She always seems to play a different role, too, including once impersonating a death eater and terrorizing the Order of the Phoenix is all sorts of very...nonsenical ways. (Mattress-sledding, paint thinner, and Mr. Happy, anyone?) O_o;;;
Background (Nationality): No one really knows.
Born in: Again, no one really knows.
Birthday: ...no one knows for sure, but it might as well be everyday, because Ember is excited like it is. >__>;;
Birth Mother's Full Name (Maiden): No one knows where Ember came from, or who her parents are.
Birth Father's Full Name: Again...no one knows.
Other Parents: No one knows Ember's history. Seriously. O_o;
Siblings: An only child as far as anyone knows, and for the sake of EVERY world, let's hope we're right. >__>;;
Grandparents: No idea.
Mother Tongue: Seems to be English, but no one knows her history.
Fluent in: No idea, but it would be safe to not rule anything out, given all the places she's been mysteriously sighted.
Parents are fluent in: No idea, again.
Eye Color: Red.
Skin Color: Pale white (caucasian-white, not albino).
Hair Color: RED. Very bright, 'unnatural' red...except, strangely, it IS natural in her case. o_o;
Natural Colors? If not what is?: Yes. ...somehow, it naturally is *THAT* red.
Freckles: No.
Birthmarks: No.
Beauty marks: No.
Moles: No.
Scars: None that we know of. Probably because she seems to have an ultra-concentrated dose of 'idiot's luck', leaving her completely immune to sickness, injury, death, and pretty much any consequences for anything happy-hyper-crazy she manages to do. ...any for HER, anyway. Can't say the same for her poor victims. o__o;;
Tattoos: No.
Other skin marks: No.
Face Shape: I guess (maybe ironically) a sort of anime appearance, as that's strangely how I imagined her to look, and how she was first drawn, too.
Nose Shape: Same.
Eye Shape: Same.
State of Teeth: Perfectly fine, but probably should have all rotted out by now due to the mass amounts of candy she must consume. >__>;;
Blood Type: SUGGARR AND CAFFEINE~! ^___^ ...no, really, no one knows.
Posture: Posture? POSTURE?! Like, when you sit down or stand up still?! XD We're talking about EMBER, who NEVER does either of those things!
Physical Build: Shortish, thin, and HY.PER. >_>;
Eyesight: Good.
Hearing: Good.
Flexibility: Probably abnormally-good.
Double jointed?: I would have to guess she probably is, given some of the stuff she manages to do. o_o
Middle toe larger than big toe?: No.
Other Physical Quirks: She has naturally-red hair--not as in the kind of 'read' a real-life redhead has...I mean, like BRIGHT red. Also, she seems to never run out of energy and seems to be completely immune to disease, injury, death, etc. ...you can thank the concentrated dose of 'idiot's luck' I mentioned. >_>;;

~~PERSONALITY~~

General Temperament: HAPPY. HYPER. LOUD. ...and did I mention--
--Ember: "WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~! HIIIIIIIIII, MISTRESS OF THE SINGING POST-IT NOTES! CAN I TICKLE YOUR TEETH WITH THE MAGIC SCRUB BRUSH OF CANTALOUPES, PAPAYAS, AND MARIO'S LEFT EARLOBE!?!?!?! ^______^"
...I...couldn't have said it better myself. o_o;

Three words you would use to describe their personality: Happy. Hyper. Loud. >_>;
Three words they would use to describe their personality: "WHEEEEE~! ^__^", "BLEEEE~! ^___^', "*ZOOOOOM~!* ^__^"
Self-esteem: <_< ...what do YOU think...?
Sanity: ... ^...I think that's been covered previously. >_>;;
Optimistic/ Pessimistic/ Apathic/Empathic/ Realist: Optimistic? ...Ember never has a bad day. >_>
When upset: Upset, like sad? The only way in which I can imagine that is this: "NO, MR. STAPLER OF THE MOON OF MEATLOAF!? WHHHY--!? T_T', and then 2 seconds later, 'Hey, look--SIR HAPPYNOODLES THE TALKING ANTELOPE WANTS TO PLAY TAG! ^_^" <--having forgotten about the 'dead' stapler...
When angry: "YOU ASPARAGUS-EATING MEANIES LEFT MR. HAPPY OUTSIDE! >= ("
When depressed: Ember...depressed? ...truly, it could never happen. >_>
When overjoyed: ...isn't that like nearly ALWAYS? o_o
Leader or Follower?: Leader, I guess. She's sort of just off on her own, except for her best friend and partner-in-hyperness, Syra.
Stressed easily?: XD no. ...does that sound stressed?
What do they do to relax?: <_< ...relax? All Ember does is play. ...and to her, EVERYTHING is a toy.
What would send them into a blind rage?: Ember is usually WAY too happy-hyper to ever be in a blind rage. If she ever got there, though, it would likely be over something that made no sense. o_o;
What would over joy them?: Anything. Almost ANYTHING. ...oh yes, and candy, soda, ice cream, etc. >_>;
If the closest person to them were to die from Ilness: The closest person to her that I know of is Syra, and Syra also has the same type of idiot's luck, apparently, soooo...yeah.
If the closest person to them were to killed: See above.
If they suddenly lost use of their legs: See above--could never happen.
If they suddenly became a vampire: Again, with their type of luck, I doubt it's possible, but if it were, Ember would do something like: "O_O OH NO! SYRA'S TURNING INTO A LEATHER-BOUND PLYWOOD FISHIE--!" *Starts bonking Syra on the head with a random squeaky toy coated in shaving cream in an attempt to cure her*
If they suddenly became a were-wolf: Same as above.
If they woke up as a ghost: ...probably the same sort of thing.
If they had one wish: I...don't know if I even want to know. Probably either a) The the whole world would become Candy Land, or b) something nonsencial I can't even begin to predict. o_o;
If they could live anywhere: ...she seems TO be able to, so there's no wishing here. ...you know, that means she could actually wind UP in Candy Land at any time. OH GOD NO. O___O;
If they were made into a toy, what three phrases would they say?: Probably some of her more well-known ones, like... "HIIIIIIIIIII, SYRAAAAA~! ^_^", "LOOK, IT'S SIR HAPPYNOODLES THE TALKING ANTELOPE! WHAT'S THAT, SIR HAPPYNOODLES!? YOU WANT TO PLAY TAG!? ^__^' and "YOU ASPARGUS-EATING MEANIES LEFT MR. HAPPY OUTSIDE! >= ("
Dream Job: ...Ember would have fun at any job. ...that is, provided there's anyone actually either dumb enough or ignorant enough to hire her, AND that she stays employed at said job for more than 5 minutes. ...no...make that 3 seconds. >__>;;
Nightmare Job: ...again, she would find just about anything fun, because she'd...er...make it that way, shall we say...>__>;;
View on Others (General): Apparently loves people and always wants to play. Happy, hyper, and oblivious to ALL danger from others...so...yeah. >_>;
View on Others (Same race): Same as in general.
View on Others (Different race): Same as in general.
General Beliefs: Life is a big, happy, hyper game. The world is like a big playground. ...yeeess...Ember sees no danger here. >.>
Beliefs on Poverty: Probably never thinks about it due to being too crazy-hyper all the time. >_>;
Beliefs on Fighting and War: ...same...
Beliefs on Death / Afterlife: ...same...and if she died, she'd probably drive Death so nuts he'd be all 'Look! You can have your life back, just GET OUT! @__@;'
Beliefs on Money: <_<; ...money...is used to pay for candy. ...yeah. ...not too complicated, right...?
Most treasured item: Probably whatever she takes a liking to at the time. And her favorite red little outfit she always seems to wear. >.>
Most treasured memory: ...who EVEN knows. Every day is fun for Ember, so...she's probably got a million of them.
Wants to forget: XD ...yeeeah...Ember has no regrets.
Embarrassed about/by: Ember doesn't experience embarrassments. She CAUSES them. >_>
Proud of: Probably something silly...I don't know like maybe--Ember: "WORLD RECORD FOR FASTEST MATTRESS-SLEDDING TIME~! ^__^" ...okay, then. o_o;
What would they say is their best quality?: Ember: "I LIKE IT WHEN THE LEMONY GERBILS OF DOOM AND PAPER TOWELS STITCH THE ONION SOUP TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOON!--OOOH, CANDY~! *ZOOOOOOOOOOM~!* ^___^"
What would they say was their worst quality?: Ember: "WHAT--THE LORD OF THE BACON FORTRESS SAYS HE'S OUT TO SMITE TIMOTHY THE MANLIEST PINE CONE!? O_O"
Manners: ... ...what do you think? >_>
Fears/ Phobias: Ember seems to be totally oblivious to any and all danger, so I'm not sure. ...although, I *do* know her friend Syra is afraid of bugs. >.>
Obsessions: Hyperness. Candy/caffeine/etc. Fun. Fire ("OOOH, REALLY REALLY PWETTY...@__@"). Hanging out with Syra and being hyper. ...and did I mention hyper...? >_>
Talking Behavior: 'AHUNDREDHAPPYMILESANHOURTHISFINEDAYASOFYESTERDAYLASTTUESDAYOHLORDOFUNHOLYCHEESESKYSCRAPERS~! ^___^'
Do they like dancing? Yes.
Do they like singing? Yes. o_o;
Do they like acting? ...it isn't an act. o___o;;;
Do they like playing music? ...probably, but I don't want to hear it for my own sake.
Do they like creative writing? Probably would love it. ...I shudder to think what a story written by Ember would sound like. o_o;;;
Do they like math? Probably would, because she'd be too busy crawling under the desk pretending to go spelunking in the Enchanted Marshmellow Caverns with her new friend Mr. Mathsheet to understand why math is not fun. o_o;
Do they like science? Probably would, for the same type of reason. ...and I don't even want to picture Ember in a lab. x___x;;;
Do they like sheep?

~~HISTORY~~

What did they look like when they were three? Probably like a little kid version of now.
What did they look like when they were eight? ...same-ish, but with slight age difference.
What did they look like when they were thirteen? Same-ish, with slight age difference.
What did they look like when they were twenty? not that old. >_>
Their First Memory: ...no idea. Not even sure where Ember came from, much less what her first memory should be.
Something they've forgotten: No idea.
Something they could never forget: "REMUS'S SHIRTS* MAKE GREAT FLAGS~! ^___^" (*or sharks. /insidejoke >_> )
Most frightening experience: Ember being scared just doesn't make sense. o_o;
Most embarrassing moment: Again: Ember doesn't experience embarrassments. She CAUSES them. >_>
The worst thing they have ever done: ...er...how can we pick just ONE...? Although, that interviewing incident involving the TV studio was PRETTY BAD...>_>
The worst thing that has happened to them: ...I don't know...er...Mr. Happy got left outside? ...maybe...? or...no...? >_>;
Worst time in their life: Ember has fun every day. >.>
Best time in their life: ...all the time. >_>;
A defining moment in the shaping of their personality: In her life, or in my creating her? In her life, who KNOWS? It seems like she's always been this way. o_o; In my creating her: The night I randomly invented her in the moment, I was all happy-hyper on candy/soda, and it was 3 AM. ...does that explain anything?
Relationships with Family and why: No one knows who/where her family is, or if she has one. O_o
Where have they lived?: ...again...no idea.
Education: ...no idea. o_o;
Broken bones? If yes, which ones and how?: Again...for Ember? Impossible. >.>
Are they wanted for anything?: WANTED...? Only as in, wanted to get out and never, ever come back. >__>;;
Other important history: She first seems to have been sighted in the HP world where her and Syra impersonated Death Eaters, got captured by the Order of the Phoenix, and the revealed their real selves, only to wreck massive happy-hyper havoc on Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place. o_o; Since then, they've been appearing mysteriously in other worlds, causing the same type of said havoc, and then vanishing. Oh yes, and then there was the interview incident. ...I think that would be better off forgotten. o_o;

-There's more-

~~FAVORITES~~

Age : Her current one, whatever it is. O_o
Animal : Probably any and all. o_o;
Art (Writing, Visual, musical, ect): Probably any type of reallyreally happy hyper music. ...and her own gigantic scribbles she'd done in every possible medium all over the rest of the world. >__>;;
Bird : Ember: 'HORSEYBIRD~! ^_^' (...er...Ember...that's not QUITE what we had in mind...o__o;; )
Canine : Any and all, probably?
Country : Any and all. ...or wherever has the best candy. >_>;
Drink : Soda. ...unless the mysterious 'hyper potion' (which makes her even worse than she already is...O_O ) counts...
Feline : Any and all.
Fish : Any and all. (Ember: OOOH, BIG FISHIE~! ^__^' )
Five colors: She probably likes them all, but her VERY favorites? ...nice, bright...Red, red, red, red. ...and did I mention RED?
Flavor (Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter): Sweet. Most DEFINITELY. @_@;
Flower: ...I...have a messed-up urge to say the 'Lalalawheel Plant'. >____>;;;
Food : Candy, soda, and pretty much anything else sweet and/or caffeinated. ...heaven help us. x_x;
Language / Accent: Her own? No idea...
Letter : Probably any and all.
Outfit : Her little sort of slightly ragged-looking (intentionally) short red/fiery shorts and shirt and matching red boots.
Saying : ...favorite? ...er...anything that makes no sense. >__>;;
Scent : Probably candy and cookies. >.>
Sound : No idea, but probably anything. Maybe 'WHEEEEEEEEEEEEE~! ^__^', if we're judging by what ones she MAKES most often...>_>;
Stone : Any would be fine, but probably ruby, just because it's so red.
Temperature : Warm, most likely...but I can also *EASILY* see Ember zooming hyperly around in the snow, so who knows...O_o;
Texture : Not sure, but possibly anything soft/fluffy she can jump around on. ...especially if it has springs in it to boot. >_>
Time of Day: Any and all.
Tree: Any and all...especially if it's easy for her to get into and jump around wildly. o_o;
Type of Music: Anything happy, hyper, bouncy, and easy to dance (and/or unintentionally demolish) to. >_>;
Race: Human, I would guess, since that's what she is? O_o
Weather : Any would be fun, but bright and sunny. Easier and more fun to zoom around in. >_>

-Still More-

~~SYMBOLISM~~
(What you would associate them with)

Animal : ...I...can't even THINK of an animal that's QUITE like Ember. o__o;;
Color : Red.
Culture : ...again, I can't think of one. ...the only thing that comes to mind is 'Ember belongs in a cartoon. Somewhere like Looney Tunes. ...or Animaniacs. ...or...no, too much crazy even for them. o__o;;'
Drink : Soda. Maybe something extra-caffeiney like Mountain Dew or Vault. >_>; (...on a side note: I somehow almost instinctively typed that as 'Valua'. )
Element : Fire.
Emotion : Happy/hyper/cheerful/fun.
Flavor : Candy.
Holiday : ...not sure. I think it would have to be some insane one she made up herself. (Ember: "HAPPY 'MOP-A-CENTAUR DAY', MR. BALMORA DUDE~! ^___^" *Lets an angry centaur she's just attempted/attempting to mop into his house...*)
Instrument : Wax paper and a comb. ...has to be. MUST be. ...I...just can't think of one dumber and more annoying to others... >___>;
Item you own: This little necklace I've had since I was practically a happy, hyper little kid. It's like a little orange-and-red fireball pendant.
Metal: Aluminum foil. ...noisy/crinkly, and annoying very, very quickly. >_>;;
Music: Anything happy/hyper that belongs in a cartoon...how about the Demented Cartoon Movie theme song? ...SOMETHING along those lines would work.
Noise: "WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~! ^_____^"
Piece of Clothing : Anything that's less-covering (not in a nasty way, more to be easy to move around in), like shorts and a sleeveless top.
Piece of Furniture: ...I guess a playground doesn't count as furniture? ...ok, so...a bed, then. ONLY because Ember bounces on them. ...and sleds them down stairs. And makes fortresses out of them. >_>
Planet: Earth--at JUST the right spot in the middle of everything to survive and persist, apparently no matter what's going on around it...>__>;;
Plant : ...I want to say the Lalalawheel plant again, but that's not a real plant. ...er...CHOCOLATE! >_>
School Subject: Recess. >_>
Sin : I guess 'happy-hyper-annoyance' isn't one of the seven deadly sins, but, perhaps in Ember's case it should be. >______>;;
Smiley: I think the dA and ones fit her pretty well. >_>;
Time of Day: Middle of the day, when the sun's the brighest and everything is sort of going on at once.
Weather : Bright and warm and SUNNY SUNNY SUNNY~! @_@

~~~TECHNICAL~~~

Why did you create this character?: It was about 4-5 years ago on a night when there was no school the next day. I was happy-hyper on candy/soda, it was 3 AM, I was mildly sleep-deprived, and felt like non-serious psedo-rping with . Ember and Syra were invented in the spur of the moment. The rest is history.
How did you come up with the name?: Well, I pictured her being a fire-magic-type person originally, and having the really, REALLY red hair and clothes, so...it just fit.
How long have you had this character?: Almost 5 years now, I think. o_o
How has this character changed since you first created them?: None, really. She's just had more time to get into more happy-hyper-trouble. >__>;
How often do you role-play them?: Used to on a daily basis. Now I never get to RP hardly anything. (When I did before, it was non-serious, joke/pseudo-rp with our characters basically running around doing hyper/nonsensical stuff and driving everyone else insane. >_>; )
Have you ever drawn pictures of them?: No, but has, and also one of Syra.
Have you ever commissioned a picture of them?: No, but someone drew a couple for me.
Have you ever written a story about them?: <_<; Does loads of nonsense joke-rp count...?
Other Comments: I know Ember's not very exciting to answer questions for because people would say there's not anything to her but silliness/hypernes; however, before anyone criticizes, that's sort of the *point*. It was supposed to be fun and not the least bit serious--something to do when I was in a crazy mood. >_>

-A just a little more-

~~~WRAPPING UP~~

Quote them: (I have a zillion times in this quiz, but here we go again...>_>; )

"HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII, SYRAAAAAAAAAA~! ^__^"


""LOOK, IT'S SIR HAPPYNOODLES THE TALKING ANTELOPE! WHAT'S THAT, SIR HAPPYNOODLES!? YOU WANT TO PLAY TAG!? ^__^"

""YOU ASPARGUS-EATING MEANIES LEFT MR. HAPPY OUTSIDE! >= ("

"CAN WE GO TO THE STORE NOW, GRANDMA!?!? ^__^"

"HIIIIIIIIII, MR. BALMORA DUDEEEEE~! ^__^"

"I MUST BREAK THE WORLD RECORD FOR FASTEST MATTRESSS-SLEDDING TIME, FOR IF I DO NOT, NO MOOGLES WILL BE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS FILM! ^__^"

"OOOOH, REALLY, *REALLY* PWETTY...@__@"

"^_^ YAYS! THE LORD OF BACON BITS IS MOST APPLEY THIS FINE WEDNESDAY OF SPOONS!"

" ^___^ HIIIIIII, MR. INTERVIEWER MAN! I WAS BORED SO I WENT ON A VISIT TO THE LAND OF ROLLING OFFICE CHAIRS AND BROUGHT YOU BACK A PRESENT!"

"^_^ DID YOU KNOW THAT THE NORWEGIAN SHOE LEMMINGS HAVE A VERY UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HERMIT ELEPHANTS!?"

"^_^ TACOS ARE THE TRUE MEANING OF THE DOORSTOP NAMED BOB! SAY HI TO BOB! *Pulls out a roll of toilet paper with a ^_^ face drawn on it*"

"@_@ Sleep? What is this sleep you speak of...? IS IT ANYTHING LIKE THE WALTZ OF THE FLYING STAPLERS!? ^__^"

"Plywood quills...o.o'

"^_^ KING RUBBER BAND OF THE QUICHE GALAXY! HE HANDS OUT GRAVY BOATS EVERY MONDAY MORNING IN EXCHANGE FOR STOLEN GAS PUMPS!"

"^_^ IT'S ALL REALLY LIGHT BUT THAT'S OK BECAUSE THE EVIL SALMON OVERLORD LIKES WHEN THE SUBMARINES COME OUT OF THE LIGHT SWITCH!"

"^_^ THE BEACH AND THE POOL ARE BOTH FUN BECAUSE THE BURGER SHARKS ALL TICKLE THE PEARS IN UNISON!"

"@_@ ...now...as you were saying about that lunar tricycle, Mr. Lightbulb Salesman...?"

"@_@ ...do you have any hyper potion, O Lord of the Plant People...?"

Final Comment: It seems to be a little-known fact, but my Guild Wars ele[mentalist], Iris Moonstar, who I've done one of these quizzes about before, was actually the result of a failed attempt to actually *create* Ember in GW. Basically, I tried, but I couldn't make her short, happy-hyper, or silly enough, so I took what I had come up with by that point, changed her hair color to purple, and named her Iris. After all was said and done, even though it might not SOUND like it, Iris *DID* diverge quite a bit from what she WOULD have been if she had indeed been Ember and really, definitely become her own memorable and separate character, but on the other hand, anyone who knows both characters can also see that Iris *did* still manage to inherit a couple of Ember's traits, such as her incessantly happy-hyper personality, her penchant for getting into mischief (her problem is she's a happy-hyper packrat and will go to any length to collect stuff >__>;; ), her apparent obliviousness to most if not all danger...and yes. She *DID* start out as a fire element and still has a liking for fire because she too think it's 'REALLYREALLYPWETTY~! ^_^".