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Post by ᶰ ᵃ ᶰ ᵍ ᶤ ʲ ᵃ ˡ ᵃ on Jul 30, 2016 6:05:01 GMT -5
H Y M N E á la
b e a u t é
"You contain in your eyes the sunset and the dawn; You scatter perfumes like a stormy night; Your kisses are a philtre, your mouth an amphora, Which make the hero weak and the child courageous." - Charles Baudelaire, Fleurs du mal, 1861
Welcome to my world. My world is one of solitude and fatigue. My world is one of courage and joy. One of romanticism and of 19th century poetry. Welcome to Nangijala.
F o l l o w e r You have been, are, and will always be a wonderful friend to me. I do not mind being the thousandth of your forum acquaintances. You matter to me. I always think of you fondly, no matter how many days go by.
L o s t i n a D r e a m There are not many other people in the world besides you I feel comfortable talking to in dire situations. You and I have gone through happiness and sadness together. And through the miracle of late siblings.
T h e D r e a m e r Among the people I do not write letters to, you are the one I write the longest paragraphs to, and there is a reason to that. I care about you a great deal, I feel so very lucky to know you and I always love to hear from you.
R e v e r i e
Just when I gave up hopes trying to find another letter-loving human being in this world of digital culture, I stumbled upon you. I am so glad to have someone to ramble and rant to, your calligraphy leaves me breathless and your booktaste is great!
L a v i a t h i a n
There once was a time when I only knew your brother, but had never met you. I now realize what I missed! You are a wonderful person whom I greatly admire and the council you gave me has always been wise.
M A D S
Nanji likes to talk about herself in third person singular, but she only feels comfortable doing so when Mads is around. Mads is Nanji's best buddy when it comes to the love of books, perfect grammar and perfectly british five o'clock tea.
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Post by ᶰ ᵃ ᶰ ᵍ ᶤ ʲ ᵃ ˡ ᵃ on Jul 30, 2016 6:37:31 GMT -5
And since people are probably wondering, here's something about myself:
I'm Nanji, 19 years old, and well voer my date of expire on these forums. I have no idea when I last touched a Warriors book, probably three years ago when I put them to the back of the bookshelf.
But I'm fond of the community I joined five years ago, and that is why I am still here.
I'm from Germany, undergoing nurse apprentice ship and therefore usually busy. (Working weekend shifts can be a pain, you know).
I have a thing for languages, poetry, letters, music, art and books. Also for videogames, which sounds slightly off-character.
Go ahead and knock on my imaginary door!
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Post by ᶰ ᵃ ᶰ ᵍ ᶤ ʲ ᵃ ˡ ᵃ on Jul 30, 2016 8:04:33 GMT -5
Here lies the abyss, the well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life begin anew. Come to me, child, and I shall embrace you. In my arms lies Eternity.
- Canticle of Andraste, 14:11
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Post by ᶰ ᵃ ᶰ ᵍ ᶤ ʲ ᵃ ˡ ᵃ on Jul 30, 2016 9:23:05 GMT -5
Back to "apprentice" rank. How oddly accurate.
Here lies the abyss, the well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life begin anew. Come to me, child, and I shall embrace you. In my arms lies Eternity.
- Canticle of Andraste, 14:11
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Post by ᶰ ᵃ ᶰ ᵍ ᶤ ʲ ᵃ ˡ ᵃ on Jul 30, 2016 10:41:19 GMT -5
Here lies the abyss, the well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life begin anew. Come to me, child, and I shall embrace you. In my arms lies Eternity.
- Canticle of Andraste, 14:11
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Post by ᶰ ᵃ ᶰ ᵍ ᶤ ʲ ᵃ ˡ ᵃ on Jul 30, 2016 11:38:35 GMT -5
And while we wait for the afternoon to pass, let's go play some Dragon Age.
Here lies the abyss, the well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life begin anew. Come to me, child, and I shall embrace you. In my arms lies Eternity.
- Canticle of Andraste, 14:11
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Post by ᶰ ᵃ ᶰ ᵍ ᶤ ʲ ᵃ ˡ ᵃ on Jul 30, 2016 11:55:53 GMT -5
Ah well, I'm quite adapt at talking to myself by now, so it doesn't really matter. Still, I won't stop the bumping until someone actually has the good grace to talk to me.
Here lies the abyss, the well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life begin anew. Come to me, child, and I shall embrace you. In my arms lies Eternity.
- Canticle of Andraste, 14:11
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Post by ᶰ ᵃ ᶰ ᵍ ᶤ ʲ ᵃ ˡ ᵃ on Jul 30, 2016 12:19:02 GMT -5
Here lies the abyss, the well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life begin anew. Come to me, child, and I shall embrace you. In my arms lies Eternity.
- Canticle of Andraste, 14:11
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Post by ᶰ ᵃ ᶰ ᵍ ᶤ ʲ ᵃ ˡ ᵃ on Jul 30, 2016 12:26:16 GMT -5
And there's one of my favourite forum authors! Hey, Tuesday! Thanks for saving me from my den-wide solitude. The Answer will be relaunching soon :3 Good to see you're back for more writing, as well. I swear, I need to leave the forums behind. But this was...too sudden. And this design just feels at home, you know?
Here lies the abyss, the well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life begin anew. Come to me, child, and I shall embrace you. In my arms lies Eternity.
- Canticle of Andraste, 14:11
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Asexual
ᴛᴜᴇsᴅᴀʏ
do you walk in the valley of kings? do you walk in the shadow of men who sold their lives to dream?
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Post by ᴛᴜᴇsᴅᴀʏ on Jul 30, 2016 12:31:07 GMT -5
aaaahhh, favorite? i don't know about that, but thank you. uwu and not a problem! stumbled across this place and figured i'd drop in.
i'll keep an eye out for the answer! i may need more lovely graphics in the future for games and stuff here. and yep, more writing! however, it's all going on figment rather than here because of some plagiarism concerns. figment's userface prevents quoting and copy-pasting, so it's a lot more secure, which brings me a lot of relief; if i'm going to humanize and publish some of my work later, i don't want it spreading beyond my control.
and same, honestly. i've got my second year of college coming up in less than a month. i should be trying to free myself from this, but i'm stuck. and you're absolutely right about the design. i remember haunting misc. when this was the primary design and i miss it so much. it was just home for so long.
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Post by ᶰ ᵃ ᶰ ᵍ ᶤ ʲ ᵃ ˡ ᵃ on Jul 30, 2016 12:38:20 GMT -5
Yes, favourite. I felt so honored when you came to the Answer the first time. I, for one, wouldn't mind you using my graphics elsewhere, if the interface allows for it. I haven't heard of figment before. You absolutely need to drop me a link once you publish something!
Yep, we were around long enough to come to appreciate it. And I'm not spending as much time here as I used to, honestly, so I think it's fine? Many of us have grown up with the forums, and the age average is probably higher than anyone would expect.
Here lies the abyss, the well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life begin anew. Come to me, child, and I shall embrace you. In my arms lies Eternity.
- Canticle of Andraste, 14:11
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Asexual
ᴛᴜᴇsᴅᴀʏ
do you walk in the valley of kings? do you walk in the shadow of men who sold their lives to dream?
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Post by ᴛᴜᴇsᴅᴀʏ on Jul 30, 2016 12:52:49 GMT -5
;w; you're too sweet omg and though everything on my figment is currently all the stuff that was on the wcf before, ashes to ashes, the sequel to how the mighty fall, is going to be available beginning august 21st! you can find all of it here: figment.com/users/485362-WCF-Tues and if you register for an account and follow me, you can actually get emails whenever i update, if you like. that's true. it's a little easier to prioritize, just hard to leave totally. and for sure!! so many people have been here for years, and the interest in the series is well past its peak. the ages are definitely higher.
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Post by ᶰ ᵃ ᶰ ᵍ ᶤ ʲ ᵃ ˡ ᵃ on Jul 30, 2016 12:57:24 GMT -5
Not going to sign up for now, but I bookmarked the page for some bedtime reading. Right. It feels like many of us just come here to catch up with old acquaintances and act a bit sillier than we are usually expected to on OTD. It feels relieving. Plus, where else can I write silly little cat roleplays and create over-the-top cat banners and not be laughed at? It's just nice to not be so serious from time to time.
Here lies the abyss, the well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life begin anew. Come to me, child, and I shall embrace you. In my arms lies Eternity.
- Canticle of Andraste, 14:11
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2016 13:09:57 GMT -5
hello !! your den is so pretty !
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Post by ⁻ ⁻ ☾ ᵇˡᵘᵉ ᵐᵒᵒᶰ on Jul 30, 2016 13:30:09 GMT -5
*pokes head in* Hi Nanji!
I see your den is as beautiful as always cx
I was curious, do you still make layouts and such? ;o
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Post by ᶰ ᵃ ᶰ ᵍ ᶤ ʲ ᵃ ˡ ᵃ on Jul 30, 2016 14:07:54 GMT -5
Precisely! I don't really have to think about whether the topics I talk about are suitable for an adult when I'm on here, which is relieving.
Hey Winter and Pommy! Thank you very much. The layout is recycled from the forums, but I still like it, so here we go. Pommy; I'll open the Answer again soon!
Here lies the abyss, the well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life begin anew. Come to me, child, and I shall embrace you. In my arms lies Eternity.
- Canticle of Andraste, 14:11
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Post by ᶰ ᵃ ᶰ ᵍ ᶤ ʲ ᵃ ˡ ᵃ on Jul 30, 2016 14:31:08 GMT -5
A couple of weeks ago, I went to Vienna with my mother and my little brother. It was beautiful, but also stressfull since it really was hot. 34°C and more, if that measurement tells you anything. Especially since my little bother is only 1 1/2 years old and could hardly bear the heat. On top of that, he's really active. Ever tried to keep an energized toddler with amazing abilities to climb and no will to sit still for even half a minute inside a buggy for a two hour tram ride? Good luck. But Vienna is my favourite city, and I'd put up with alot to be there. And I love my brother. I'm going again in three weeks, when my summer holiday starts! Yay for three weeks off. Baltic Sea, Gamescom, Vienna and then meeting an old friend who just returned from India in my favourite café. I'm looking forward to this summer. Other than that, I've primarily been studiyng for school and working my tiresome shifts. Had an interesting project last week. Today, I had a motor schooter accident while practising with my father's scooter (just too hard to find parking spots with my car before work). Apparently turning corners is not quite as easy as I thought. The thing is heavy, and I grazed my knee. Last time that happened, I was in elementary school. How about you?
EDIT: Don't drive your cats, children. Cats don't like that. Use cars instead.
Here lies the abyss, the well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life begin anew. Come to me, child, and I shall embrace you. In my arms lies Eternity.
- Canticle of Andraste, 14:11
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Asexual
ᴛᴜᴇsᴅᴀʏ
do you walk in the valley of kings? do you walk in the shadow of men who sold their lives to dream?
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Post by ᴛᴜᴇsᴅᴀʏ on Jul 30, 2016 14:36:55 GMT -5
oh man, that does seem a lil stressful. i can't remember the days when my siblings were that young since we're all close in age, but i can definitely sympathize on the heat. the states have been pretty toasty as of late.
but going to vienna!! that sounds like it's a gorgeous place to be, and i hope you have fun when you go back!
sounds pretty busy, and sorry about your knee! scooters don't always turn as well as you want. and i'm not up to much. lots of writing and reading and playing pokemon, though i've been trying to get my driver's license. sorta. i have really bad driver's anxiety, which is why i don't have my license yet. should have hate it two years ago, but i can barely go ten minutes driving without starting to get really jittery and emotional. bleh. on the plus side, i go back to college in a little over three weeks, and since i haven't seen most of my friends this summer, scattered over the states as they are, i'm really excited to go back. that, and i go to a really pretty college. campus is gorgeous and i've missed it really badly. ;w;
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Post by ⁻ ⁻ ☾ ᵇˡᵘᵉ ᵐᵒᵒᶰ on Jul 30, 2016 14:39:09 GMT -5
Oh, thanks for letting me know! I'm gonna try to be the first to claim a layout/map slot, as I'm currently wanting to open a new Clan!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2016 14:40:11 GMT -5
* waits silently for new shop to open *
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Post by ~ωιηтєя'ѕ ℓιℓу✬ on Jul 30, 2016 14:43:20 GMT -5
Your graphics are always so impressive and beautiful Nanji. ^^
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Post by ᶰ ᵃ ᶰ ᵍ ᶤ ʲ ᵃ ˡ ᵃ on Jul 30, 2016 15:16:28 GMT -5
Tuesday;; - I kind of had an adrenaline rush there. Only started to feel the pain half an hour later. Lots of writing and reading is really nice, actually! I'm trying to get my share of reading in, as well. Gradually finishing the books affiliated with the Dragon Age video games (that I quite obviously love with a passion), and will get to a very interesting work about the history of time after that. Mabye translate some Greek Odyssey along the way. Yep, I realize I got a strange mixture going on. Playing Pokémon as well! Although not much GO. My village is pretty somnolent when it comes to video games. But I'm replaying HeartGold in nuzlocke mode at the moment, and it's a challenge! Driving was hell when I first started, honestly. And I moved twice in the process of getting my license, which didn't help. All in all, it took me a year and a half and I try to avoid thinking about how much I payed for it. But I'm done now (passed the test on my first attempt, whee) and had my car for half a year, did an eight-hour drive over night and all that stuff, so I guess I'm doing alright by now. Aw, that reminds me of school! It was a boarding school set in a landscape full of vineyards and it was housed in an old Cistercian cloister. It's like home to me, the four years there were the best of my life. Hard to believe it's been a year since I left. Naturally, my friends and I spread into all directions as well, but we met last week, all in all, we manage three to four times a year. The Vienna trip will also be joined.
Pommy;; - Hehe, go ahead, if you can catch the Spot! Stealthcreek is also waiting to pounce on the request form ;D
Winterlynx;; - Oooh, the pressure is rising with all those eyes on Morrow and me.
Winter's Lily;; - Thank you ♥ It's very appreciated ^w^
And yep, I almost called both of you "Winter".
Here lies the abyss, the well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life begin anew. Come to me, child, and I shall embrace you. In my arms lies Eternity.
- Canticle of Andraste, 14:11
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Post by ⁻ ⁻ ☾ ᵇˡᵘᵉ ᵐᵒᵒᶰ on Jul 30, 2016 15:20:35 GMT -5
oh they sound a lot stealthier than me xDD I suppose I have a bit of competition >
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Post by ᶰ ᵃ ᶰ ᵍ ᶤ ʲ ᵃ ˡ ᵃ on Jul 30, 2016 15:23:43 GMT -5
"It's the big showdown! Who will cross the line first? Who will gain access to the legendary first spot? Will it be Stealthreek, the shadowy challenger? Pommy, the curageous kitten? Or our secret favourite, Winter's Lily?"
-lower megaphone-
Here lies the abyss, the well of all souls. From these emerald waters doth life begin anew. Come to me, child, and I shall embrace you. In my arms lies Eternity.
- Canticle of Andraste, 14:11
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Asexual
ᴛᴜᴇsᴅᴀʏ
do you walk in the valley of kings? do you walk in the shadow of men who sold their lives to dream?
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Post by ᴛᴜᴇsᴅᴀʏ on Jul 30, 2016 15:23:50 GMT -5
yikes, that's the worst when the pain kicks in late. that just makes it miserable. i hope your knee heals up well, though!
oooh, i've heard da is cool, but i've never gotten into it. don't always have the time for many games. and aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh, the odyssey???? nice! i'll be able to do that after next year. i'm going to start learning ancient greek this coming semester.
i feel you on GO. i live in a not too heavily populated area, so i catch a ton of rattata at best. but oooooh, a nuzlocke?? what's your team look like right now?
hey, sounds like you really managed despite all that! congrats. c: that's a lot of progress to make.
oh my word. that sounds so pretty, holy smokes. and that's really good that you're still in touch with your friends!! always a good thing. cx
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Post by ⁻ ⁻ ☾ ᵇˡᵘᵉ ᵐᵒᵒᶰ on Jul 30, 2016 15:25:40 GMT -5
xDDD *gets racing gear on, and snaps headband* I WILL SMASH THE COMPETITION
or gently bat at them with my teeny kitten paws
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2016 15:37:00 GMT -5
seriously though nanji, your graphics are stunning and if i ever go into graphics you'll be one of my role models, along with tomorrow and other amazing people c:
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