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Postby CreatureArt » Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:31 pm

We-ell... I'm hoping you guys know where New Zealand is and WHAT it is (which isn't an island off the coast of Australia, it's actually a separate country... ;) )...

But that's where I'm from. We don't really have that much anime or manga over here (though we do, it just isn't as prevalent as in larger countries and can be hard to get hold of) - but I'm starting to get into it, especially Trigun :thumbsup: :) .

I'm a twin (and getting my sister into Trigun as well :lol: ), and I love to draw and sing. I'm not the best artist but I enjoy it so I don't worry tooooo much about my skill level :) . I'm also starting to write songs (doing piano for a couple of years really helps, heh), especially praise ones. For those who know a little about music, I seem to be using the A minor, D major and F major chords a lot.

Anyway, when I decided to get a bit more into anime I wanted to get a good Christian perspective on it, so I searched Google for Christian+Anime - and guess what site came up first? :thumb: :) . I read some of the reviews and liked the sound of Trigun and Fruits Basket - so I took a look and really enjoyed them.

So... anyway, I guess that's my little n00b introduction thing. Hope you enjoyed and didn't get eye-strain from all the writing. I tend to do long posts sometimes ;) .

I love the fact that there's a Christian anime community online. It's really encouraging, and an awesome thing.

God Bless.
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Postby Kireihana » Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:49 pm

Awesome!! New Zealand is gorgeous (<-- never been there). And welcome to CAA, I know you'll love it here!

Out of curiosity, have you been to any of the Lord of the Rings displays/museums/sets/etc.? I'm a huge LotR fan. ^__^
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Postby Angelchick » Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:57 pm

hey, welcome to CAA. have fun and post lots.
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Postby Jasdero » Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:03 pm

Yo, CreatureArt. Doozo yoroshiku. I love your avatar. XD
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Postby Hephzibah » Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:25 pm

Yey! A Kiwi!!! And just for trivia, did you know that NZ WAS going to be part of Australia... and was originally part of NSW if memory serves me correctly...

anyway, aside from that stuff... GO THE ANZACS :D Australia and NZ rock! But then, I may be biased cause my mum is from NZ and my dad from Australia, and althoguh I am an Aussie citizen, I can always have dual-citizenship :D

(O!!! btw, welcome :D hehe :grin: )
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Postby Elric_kun » Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:07 pm

Hi, and welcome!^^
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Postby Zero One » Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:11 pm

Awesome and Welcome to CAA I'm still all hyped from Oni-con just got back home woot what a blast @_@ o_O even though New Zealand is it's own country isn't it still an island...and isn't it still off the coast of Aus? or did it move...oh maybe you can move it close to here and then you could go to conventions and stuff!

Oh and did you make that cat icon yourself I keep staring at it O_O
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Postby CreatureArt » Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:35 pm

Kireihana wrote: Out of curiosity, have you been to any of the Lord of the Rings displays/museums/sets/etc.? I'm a huge LotR fan. ^__^


Nope, haven't really been to any of the LotR exhibits or anything, lol. Seen the movies and some of the armour - but otherwise I haven't really travelled around the spots, sorry.

Everyone in NZ tends to be proud of the LotR filming though - there's location guidebooks and all that sort of thing all around the place. So if you ever visit NZ you should check one out ^_^.

Thanks so much for the welcome. ^_^
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Thanks, Angelchick!

Postby CreatureArt » Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:36 pm

Angelchick wrote:hey, welcome to CAA. have fun and post lots.


Thanks, Angel. I'm sure I will - it seems like an awesome place and community ^_^. :)
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Postby CreatureArt » Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:39 pm

Sunako wrote:Yo, CreatureArt. Doozo yoroshiku. I love your avatar. XD


Hey Sunako. Arigatoo Gozaimasu (sorry about the terrible spelling) - I made it this morning because I registered, lol. :).
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Postby CreatureArt » Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:43 pm

Talame wrote:Yey! A Kiwi!!! And just for trivia, did you know that NZ WAS going to be part of Australia... and was originally part of NSW if memory serves me correctly...

anyway, aside from that stuff... GO THE ANZACS :D Australia and NZ rock! But then, I may be biased cause my mum is from NZ and my dad from Australia, and althoguh I am an Aussie citizen, I can always have dual-citizenship :D

(O!!! btw, welcome :D hehe :grin: )


Argh! Part of AUS!!!!!! Waaah! :wow!: Somebody save us! ...well, looks like they did :lol: . ;)

Heh - yeah, don't worry, I love Aus. You guys rock - and two of my brothers are Aussies so I don't mind you guys tooo much ~_^. Actually, I've been there a few times and I really do love the country. It's got better weather :lol: .

Thanks for the welcome!
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Postby Jasdero » Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:43 pm

CreatureArt wrote:Hey Sunako. Arigatoo Gozaimasu (sorry about the terrible spelling) - I made it this morning because I registered, lol. :).

XDD It's adorable. :3
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Postby shooraijin » Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:54 pm

Hajimemashite!

Don't worry, the Aussies (and myself, being a half-Aussie), don't bite or annex small island nations. ;)
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Postby Jaltus-bot » Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:57 pm

Oh, I know of New Zealand! Very cool. Isn't New Zealand nuclear free or something? Welcome. Trigun is awesome. Glad to have you here.
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Postby EireWolf » Sun Oct 24, 2004 4:16 pm

Welcome! :lick:

North Island or South Island of NZ? I hear they're quite different from each other. I may visit NZ in the next year or two! I'm excited. :dance: So... where would you recommend I go? :grin:

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Postby true_noir_chloe » Sun Oct 24, 2004 4:54 pm

Hi and welcome, CreatureArt! ^____^ I have to agree with Sunako and say "I love your avatar."

[size=84][color=seagreen]YOU SEE


You see into the deepest part of me ---

beyond the fog I hide behind.

You cast your light upon the shadows

that stretch like cobwebs in my mind.

You ease the pain when I am hurting,

and morbid visions from my past

pierce into the realm of Reason

as though I danced on blades of glass.

You grant me strength when I have fallen

and, once again, I've lost my way.

You take my hand in Yours and lead me

into the promise of a brand new day.

You bring order to all my chaos,

yet set my well-laid plans awry.

You place me on a firm foundation ---

then give me wings so I can fly.

You sand away my roughened edges

and polish all the dullest parts

until I stand before Your presence...

a newly-sculpted work of art.

You see into the heart within me,

right through my motives and selfish will.

And yet, in spite of all You see

You say You love me even still.


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Postby HikariChan » Sun Oct 24, 2004 5:02 pm

Hello CreatureArt
Welcome to CAA:jump:
post Post POST!! XD!!

I agree! your avi Is Kawaii!!
*chews on the avatar*


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Postby Esoteric » Sun Oct 24, 2004 5:27 pm

New Zealand is VERY pretty (yes, I spent a week on the north island!). My uncle's from Wellington. Awesome. Enjoy your stay CreatureArt!
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Postby Zane » Sun Oct 24, 2004 6:54 pm

Welcome, i think your the only kiwi here as far as i know, but then again theres not alot of aussies around either. Us ANZACs gotta stick together :grin:
Enjoy your time here.
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Postby CreatureArt » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:23 pm

Elric_kun wrote:Hi, and welcome!^^


Thanks, Elric! :)
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Postby c.t.,girl » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:27 pm

*dies from cuteness of the cutest avatar, besides her own ;) * welcome!! pm me or challenge me in the arcade! see ya around!!
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Postby CreatureArt » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:32 pm

[quote="shooraijin"]Hajimemashite!

Don't worry, the Aussies (and myself, being a half-Aussie), don't bite or annex small island nations. ]

:lol: Phew - I was worried there for a sec! ;) . Thanks, Shooraijin! Pleased to meet you, too! :thumb:

kon n nichi ha (/wa)! (again, I apologize for the spelling, :D - it's been a long time since I did Japanese at school!).
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Postby c.t.,girl » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:37 pm

um CA what does that word mean? :eh:
[color="DarkOrange"]"The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things... hey... the good things don't always soften the bad things; but vice-versa the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant." -11th Doctor

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Postby CreatureArt » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:40 pm

Zero One wrote:Awesome and Welcome to CAA I'm still all hyped from Oni-con just got back home woot what a blast @_@ o_O even though New Zealand is it's own country isn't it still an island...and isn't it still off the coast of Aus? or did it move...oh maybe you can move it close to here and then you could go to conventions and stuff!

Oh and did you make that cat icon yourself I keep staring at it O_O


Domo arigatou for the welcome, Zero One! (and for your compliment upon my humble avatar :) .

I wish I were closer to the States and Aus because then I'd have more access to anime and manga and I'd get to go to cool anime conventions like Oni-con! Luckily, there is something like that here in NZ - we've got Armageddon, which is a 'pulp culture' expo. There's anime there, too though - but I wasn't able to get there this year! :waah!: . It was a bit of a bummer because I'd got a decent picture done for the art competition - but I'll just do a better one for next year! :)

Hmmm... you reckon I could throw a rope over and we could tow NZ nearer to the States...? :lol: ]main[/I] islands... and many, many small little volcanic ones (there's about 50 in Auckland alone... but most are dormant or extinct with a few exceptions like White Island which is active and smokes all the time - but that's out at sea and isn't dangerous at all :) .

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Postby CreatureArt » Sun Oct 24, 2004 9:57 pm

sheherazade wrote:Oh, I know of New Zealand! Very cool. Isn't New Zealand nuclear free or something? Welcome. Trigun is awesome. Glad to have you here.


Woot! TRIGUN!!!! :) .
I like that show. Just seen the first two episodes (subbed) so far - and it's awesome. Such a great sense of humour! IT's only the second/third anime I've ever watched :shameful admittance: but I'll do better soon, I tell you! ;) .

Yes, NZ is nuclear free... probably mostly because if one of those plants blew up - :boom!: - NZ wouldn't be around anymore, except as debris floating around the pacific and bumping into boats... and of course one solitary girl on a plank of radiated wood drifting over to Fiji, singing and thoroughly enjoying herself ;) . We're supposed to be GE free as well - but our government wants to $$cash$$ in on it to make more $$ or something... which is kind of sad.

Arigatou for the welcome. Everyone here is so friendly. Christians make the best company. :D .

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Postby CreatureArt » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:00 pm

c.t.,girl wrote:um CA what does that word mean? :eh:


I'm pretty sure Hajimashite means: 'Pleased to meet you' and 'domo arigatou' or 'arigatou gozaimasu' or even 'arigatou' mean thank you. Kon n nichi ha (last word pronounced 'wa' but written as 'ha' in Japanese, I think) means good afternoon, or hello.

Hope that helps - and I also hope I'm accurate!

God bless. :angel:
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Postby c.t.,girl » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:14 pm

well i knew what all the other words ment but i didn't understand what you had said so yah it helps! thankies!! *goes back to being dead ;) *
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Postby Nate » Sun Oct 24, 2004 10:20 pm

Greetings and salutations!

Well, I would say something witty and charming, but unfortunately I seem to be fresh out of originality. Grr...

Oh well. Welcome and have fun. And you should use the shoutbox! :thumb:
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Postby CreatureArt » Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:22 am

[quote="c.t.,girl"]*dies from cuteness of the cutest avatar, besides her own ]

Thanks, C.T. Girl! - Sorry it took so long to get back to you, I was online but had to feed the chickens (yes, I have three of the things :D ) and had to eat. :P

Thank you for your complimentation of my avatar! The character is one of my own - Tcalix (yes, his name was in part given to confuse people ;) ta-cal-icks) and he's all over my study notes so that when I lose them sometimes they find their way back to me even without a name on!

Hopefully I'll see you online again and I'll challenge you to a game.


God bless you heaps. :angel:

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Postby CreatureArt » Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:44 am

[quote="c.t.,girl"]well i knew what all the other words ment but i didn't understand what you had said so yah it helps! thankies!! *goes back to being dead ]

:lol: sweet then :)

...DEAD?!?!?! :sniffle: :o You can't be dead! Quick, I'll get a doctor... I'll get a surgeon... ;)

God bless - and for goodness sake, don't die on me now! :) Have an awesome night/morning/day (night for me :P ) and God bless.

-CA

PS: New avatar, lol. All you ppl inspired and encouraged me ;)
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