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Offline dasada122

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« on: August 22, 2009, 09:31:14 PM »
Greetings.
In my tenth year, I picked up a book off a classmate's desk.  That was Animorphs #16; I still remember it well.  Before then, I read as a gourmand, absorbing anything, regardless of content, level, or inherent value.  The Animorphs books acted as a waveguide, attuning me to this the final genre: Speculative Fiction.  I then branched out to other things that were shelved next to her in the bookstore, and found most of them to be rubbish.  Then, by happy accident, someone mis-shelved Podkayne of Mars.  I discovered a whole new style of world, one that wasn't just the present with tailfins, but a world in which problems could be and were solved by thinking at them.  This was ten years ago.  About half an hour ago, I thought about Animorphs for the first time in a long time, and finding myself at loose ends, I googled.  I found this place; appears to be a fine one.  I look forward to an interesting time. 
FINAL THOUGHTS:
When I found the old TV show in the course of my grep, I almost wept of nostalgia.  Just goes to show, you never forget your first franchise.
Also, if Mrs. Applegate frequents this board, I would like to thank her.

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« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2009, 09:32:35 PM »
Welcome to RAF! I'm Gaz, nice to meet you!
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Re: Ping
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2009, 09:36:05 PM »
I note you, Gaz.  There needs to be a "Firm handshake" smiley.
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« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2009, 09:41:27 PM »
There should be, yeah.  ;D
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Re: Ping
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2009, 10:07:54 PM »
Welcome!

Check out all that RAF has to offer!

- The Ebooks project: [Help wanted!] Animorphs (E-Book Project), Remnants (Remnants ebooks <= finished) and Everworld (Everworld E-Books main thread); we need somebody to scan the volume #10 of Everworld, and the other Everworld/Animorphs ebooks need to be cleaned a little (mistakes, we don't know where the chapters begin and finish, etc.) so if you wanna be a correcter... call me, I head that projects.

- RAFipedia: http://animorphsforum.com/forum/index.php?board=22.0, an encyclopedia headed up by Estelore, our star (a true star, who make light and burn in space... but she has a body to come on Earth);

- the Audiobooks project: The Animorphs Audiobook Project, a full-cast audio version of Animorphs who need more "actors" and voices, headed by MrGuy, Morfowt and Wildweathel;

- the Translation project: Translations of Applegate's books, a recently started project/mutual support group for translations into other languages; currently only in French (Tocade, Anidragon and myself), Chinese (Morfowt), Indonesian (Nat), Swedish (Mira and Zana), and Esperanto (Wildweathel); we translate only the volumes never edited in our countries/languages, to make the ebooks;

- the Graphic Novel project: Animorphs:The Graphic Novel and Visual References - Animorphs Graphic Novel, a Webcomic headed by Gafrash.

- the RPG project: a role-playing game (on table, with paper, pen and dices...) about the World of Animorphs; I head this project, and it'll be write in French at the beginning, but we need help to find, class and write everything we know about the species, the planets, the powers we see in Animorphs, fix them, see what we keep and what we can't keep (because of the KASU, not clear, exception for the main characters/books, etc.), complete the knowledges about species/planets we know and even create new species/planets...; this project will be on my own website, so if you wanna join, ask me the link ^^ ;

- the Smiley project: smiley suggestions/projects, we make Animated gifs, smileys about Animorphs (Andalites, Hork-Bajirs...);

- the RAFkaraoke: RAFkaraoke, where we make songs and sing them... It's pretty new... But please sing with us!

Are you a Human or from another species? Please add yourself on the list: What is your species?

Have fun!
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Re: Ping
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2009, 10:10:46 PM »
Thanks, I've already run off with the full Remnants series.  (Never quite got around to finishing that one.)
I am a programmer, with game emphasis.  Are my skills of use?
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Re: Ping
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2009, 10:13:50 PM »
*swirls his cloak and winds up in the Simpsons universe where he sees Mr. Burns behind the wheel of an ancient car.*

I would really take this guy's license.

*swirls his cloak and appears in the room.

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Re: Ping
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2009, 10:23:19 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2009, 01:21:30 AM »
Greetings!  I'm DinosaurNothlit, RAF's resident ankylosaurus/tyrannosaurus mixed-morph nothlit.  Pleased to meet you.

Quote from: dasada122 on August 22, 2009, 10:10:46 PM
Thanks, I've already run off with the full Remnants series.  (Never quite got around to finishing that one.)
I am a programmer, with game emphasis.  Are my skills of use?

Oh, I would bet that they are.  A lot of people here would probably kill to see an Animorphs video game that didn't suck.  *hint hint*  ;)
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Re: Ping
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2009, 01:59:42 AM »
Hey there, I'm Ash. Welcome to the forum :)
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Re: Ping
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2009, 02:37:20 AM »
Quote from: dasada122 on August 22, 2009, 10:10:46 PM
Thanks, I've already run off with the full Remnants series.  (Never quite got around to finishing that one.)
I am a programmer, with game emphasis.  Are my skills of use?

ah, nice. i'm doing that in college. (start on monday!)
and i like your suggestion.

dino and i have made quite a few emoticons for RAF, i'll keep your handshake in mind.

welcome to raf
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Re: Ping
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2009, 11:39:47 AM »
Quote from: DinosaurNothlit on August 23, 2009, 01:21:30 AM
Greetings!  I'm DinosaurNothlit, RAF's resident ankylosaurus/tyrannosaurus mixed-morph nothlit.  Pleased to meet you.

Quote from: dasada122 on August 22, 2009, 10:10:46 PM
Thanks, I've already run off with the full Remnants series.  (Never quite got around to finishing that one.)
I am a programmer, with game emphasis.  Are my skills of use?

Oh, I would bet that they are.  A lot of people here would probably kill to see an Animorphs video game that didn't suck.  *hint hint*  ;)
Sorry, I don't learn 3D till next semester.
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Re: Ping
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2009, 12:50:57 PM »
Welcome to RAF, Dasada! Oooh, you like XKCD, I see. Excellent. You'll find that it's rather popular here among some of the older teen members. :D

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Re: Ping
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2009, 02:59:38 PM »
Why hello thar.
Anytime someone uses the word grep, that is an excellent sign.

I'm Mr. Guy, founder of the audiobook project. I saw your post there, thanks for the offer.

I look forward to your posts.
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Re: Ping
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2009, 03:04:20 PM »
Helloooooo.

Welcome to ze forum!  Hope you stay for a while, chill out.

Oh, and there is this whole getting-addicted-to-RAF thing?  Yeah, don't worry about that.  It's normal.  Kind of.  :)
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