Yami no Sakura

Guess I'll toss in my two cents. I'm...more or less agnostic. I acknowledge the idea of a Divine Entity, and I respect all beliefs, religious or otherwise. However, I don't align myself to any of the particular major religions (except for maybe Buddhism because of my heritage, but regardless...) because of the high levels of hypocrisy, elitism, intolerance, and other flaws that comes with organized religious worship. As for the question regarding magic, I, personally, like to indulge in the belief that it exists. And I'll expand this to the question about dragons (and other mythological creatures in general). Despite all the science and math I study everyday, I don't think facts and figures are all there is to life. There's a certain mystique to the world that is so appealing because we don't understand it. And one can't deny that charm. Hundreds and thousands of years ago, the moon is so facisnating because of all the mystery surrounding it. Even now, when I look out the window at a full moon, I can't take my eyes away from the beauty. Sure, I know the science behind its light, its orbit, its terrain, etc. But regardless, I still admire it because the moon still has that wonderful, charming mystique about it. Probably because of its role in legends, myths, and works of literature. In any case, my point is that the idea that sometimes, despite all the technology and science we have, you can still believe in magic and mythological creatures. Not because they explain things that we can't, but because believing in something of fantasy and mystery makes life more beautiful. I mean, how miserable of an existance it would be if you went around thinking that the moon is just a lump of rock that's trapped in the Earth's gravitational fields; stars are pockets of burning gas in outer space; clouds are only water vapor; dreams and thoughts are signals between neurons in the brain; and love is just an instinctive need for a mate and proliferation? And so on... For the last question, while I don't necessarily broadcast my beliefs on a microphone, I don't really hide them either. If someone asks me, I tell them. If not, I don't mention it. Most of my friends have been open-minded people, so I haven't had a need to change my beliefs in order to fit in with the crowd. However, in the case of this one classmate of mine, I do have to becareful of my words. She is extremely religious, and while she's not completely unreasonable, I try to keep conversations away from religions so that she doesn't get upset by my opinions. So...yeah. There you have it. btw...can you tell that I'm a legend junky even outside of MD? xD It's such an unhealthy love...even bordering on obsession...>>; Oh, and concluding thoughts on the dragon question: if I believe nothing else, I whole-heartedly believe that dragons exist. Not necessarily in the form of the Western Dragon (scaly lizard of flaming teeth and claws), but in the Eastern one. Eastern Dragons can take the form of spirits or energy that are generally benevolent in nature. They cause and control the natural phenomenons we see. =)

-You start doing your MD job in real life. I wrote a legend for my paper in French class and gave a 5 minute presentation on legends from Bretagne... ...someone needs to cure me...x_x

[quote name='Metal Bunny' post='20688' date='Nov 22 2008, 11:02 PM']Mandarin is the official language of China and Taiwan, it is taught in all schools and almost everyone, except the most secluded villages who live in pure solitude, speaks it. Cantonese is spoken by approx. 8 0 million people and the area from which it is indigenous is around Guangzhou and HongKong (which is actually Shangkang in Mandarin) You will find however that Cantonese is spoken more in proportion than Mandarin due to free travel and immigration from Hongkong to the America and Europe, because it was part of Britain in the past. These days however, Wenzhounese (from the area of Shanghai and below, more like 400 km south of Shanghai (it's where my parents are from.. I do speak Wenzhounese.. can't write it though.. so sue me..) and Wenzhounese, has about 8 2 million speakers (HAH IN YO FACE ) and Mandarin speakers are becoming a majority, as they are the next wave of money-seeking immigrants Yarrr.. Money![/quote]And there you have it. Lesson in Chinese dialects in about 10 seconds to 1 minute, depending on how fast you read and how many times you have to read it. xD

*laughs her head off at the YouTube vids* ...when... -Your chemistry teacher talks about STP in his lecture, and you write down STF if your notes. When you review your notes later on that night, you wonder what does STF have to do with ideal gases.

Best RPC: Renavoid Least convincing alt: Adept of Ren Best PWR: Logan Marquis Best Backstory: Bootes Best Personal Papers: Khalazdad Most Valued protector: Morrel Rookie of the year (Between 20 and 60 days): Soltis Outstanding MD Service award: dst Best techie (Award for technical services rendered): dst Most addicted award (Based on the ‘You know you’ve been playing MD too much when…): Morrel Villain of the year: Khalazdad Most annoying Player: I am Bored Roleplay award: Khalazdad

你好. =D If you say "nǐ hǎo", it's Mandarin Chinese. But... If you say "néih hóu" instead, it's Cantonese. ^^

How 'bout [b]The Most Addicted[/b]? There's all those MDian slips in the addiction thread...xD

D'oh...><; ...Don't you just love my MDian slips? xD

lol I can tell you right now that "What's a Mur?" is definitely on that list. I haven't had a chance to speak with Silken Minx since the day when she said that infamous quote, but I have a feeling that she's not liking this publicity. ^^;

Bunny...wow...That was epic. xD

Psst...Ren...you already have a list of the LS members...>> But here it is again: [center]Leader: Yami no Sakura Members: XinHun .Calyx of Isis. Keith Moon[/center]

VE = Vital Energy. =) EDIT: lol @ Bootes. Too slow. xDDD

I don't know if this is just me, but those poll results are looking hilarious. xD Here's a screencap for your enjoyment: [attachment=572:Bored__sPoll.jpg]

Way to teach little kids about fire safety, Sol. xDD

YES!!! Top three of DST's hate list!! :yahoo: *quotes the pictures* j/k j/k...xD

[quote name='Lady Amethyst' post='18946' date='Oct 27 2008, 03:12 AM']i haven't seen any Metal Bunnies in the sky yet though.. so i'm still sane.. right? [/quote]lol xDD Yeah, that's a good sign. You're still sane...ish. xD Oh...and I have a new addition: -You get kicked out of MD Trivia because you know too much. =(

A belated welcome to MagicDuel, Soltis. =) I look forward to seeing you around some more in game. Such an interesting person, you are. Not to sound like a creepy stalker or anything...>>; I love reading your little diary, by the way. ^^

Stop reading so fast, dst.

Maybe the Rabbit wasn't very conscience when he wrote/doodled that? I usually have some pretty neat handwriting, but not when I'm half asleep...which is probably why I can't read some of my class notes...>>;

lol :lol: Those are epic. xD You know you've been on MD too much when... -You expect to hear a soft "beep" everytime after you speak and a "splat!" everytime someone steps on your foot. -You haven't checked your mailbox in a long time before it doesn't "ping." -You've developed an unreasonable fear of clowns with mallets and little girls with candles. -You've seriously considered dressing up as Marind for Halloween. -You've dressed up in a dark cloak, went out onto the streets, and asked random strangers if they would like to accept a box.

[quote name='stormrunner' post='18787' date='Oct 22 2008, 05:57 PM'](is about to die)aren't you a little old to be trick-or-treating(evil laugh) I know I am not allowed to but I walk me little brother around with my mom so I get candy anyway [/quote]Psssh...nah. One is never too old to go on Candy Raids. Besides, I'm still younger than you.

[quote name='GlorDamar' post='18612' date='Oct 17 2008, 08:16 PM']I like those Yami. Nice work. Get yourself a scanner and I could probably put you to work.[/quote]Thanks Glor. I'm glad you like them. ^^ The scanners are rather...elusive.... I should go steal Minory's...>>