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Home. Home again

I like to be here when I can

And when I come home cold and tired

It's good to warm my bones beside the fire

On The Run.

That's the one!

The sun is the same

In a relative way

But you're older

Shorter of breath

And one day closer to death

When I come home cold and tired

It's good to warm my bones beside the fire

(Or was that feet? Anyway... That's the one. From Dark Side of the Moon...

The other one I can never get too much of is that one with the fly getting swatted, in Umuguma?)

Please feel free to correct my poor spelling, etc...

Yesterday Upon the stair i met a man who was not there...

He was not there again today, Oh i wish this man would go away.

-Hughes Mearns-

I know that I am mad.

I have always been mad.

Then, you have to prove that you are mad...

Even if you are not mad!

Pink Floyd (Dark Side of the Moon)

Hi, I'm a newbie here and a constant lurker. So glad o be a part of this forum site :-)

Feel free to lurk!

As long as you don't spam my forums, you will always be welcome here!

Hello there, this is gwyn, from the Philippines!!!

Hello and welcome to the Forums!

Awesome, if you want we can get this moved to there? if it would make things easier?

The way the articles thing works is that I can move or copy individual posts from any Thread in the Forums - and make them as an 'Article.' However, I can't actually move an entire thread. What I had in mind with the Articles thing is a collection of tips on various different genre and media. So if we get any replies to this forum that contain specific tips or ideas on Comic Art, then we can certainly make them into articles.

IP (Invision Power) Articles is still fairly new software but I am hoping that in some future development, they will make it so that users can sort the articles by various different methods - like most viewed, highest rating, most commented-on, etc, etc. That way, users of the site should be able to find the most useful tips quickly and easily...

When I get off the ship next week, I'll be working on refining the Articles set-up at artfreaks.com and then, once I am happy with it, I will make the thing more visible on the site so that any member can use it, if they want...

On 9/3/2010 at 8:34 AM, NullBoss said:

...SO!

Anyone got an ideas, hits or tips that may help?

Cheers.

There's a new 'Articles' section here at artfreaks.com. I haven't quite figured it-out myself yet, but if anyone has got any hot tips on Manga or Comic art, you can either post them as a reply to this topic - or go strait to the Articles section and upload a new article there. (I will promote a copy of any replies that contain useful tips or information to an article in the Articles section, so no worries - it will get in there one way or another!)

Just click on Browse -> Articles

To be honest, I don't think that any music particularly helps me to be creative. In fact, during my past creative episodes I was probably working in silence and went into some kind of a 'state of flow...'

But generally, I just listen to whatever music I am in the mood for. Sometimes its Mahler. Sometimes its Led Zep!

Cigars are the way to go!!

I make my own from leaves grown locally in the Philippines. I buy the leaves in bundles and that way, they work-out at about 15 pence for a leaf! They make damn fine cigars too! I have been told by more than one shipmate that they smell quite nice - although I don't think that anyone would want to smoke them indoors...

Welcome to the site. Nice work you have got there.

One of these days, I will be setting-up a new site called MangaVibe.com

www.mangavibe.com

(It's just "sleeping" at the moment as I don't have the time or the money t do anything with it right now...)

Gustav Mahler

Sibelius

Puccini

...for creativity or relaxation.

Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest and Lynyrd Skynyrd when I want to let my (non-existant!) hair down!

Actually, I like most genre of music. I like a lot of the modern stuff too...

(Not to keen on Country, though. And that is about it!)

Yep! "Reputation" is on. It's those little green and red Plus and Minus signs at the bottom of each post.

You have also got User Ratings in the members profile pages

At the moment, the ranks are as follows:

Member rank: Number of post required (Includes comments on images in the Gallery)

Site Admin -1

Interested 0

Slightly art-freakish! 3

Confirmed art freak! 10

Fully established 20

Part of the furniture 50

Founding member 100

As usual, I am always open to suggestions for new rank names.

Unfortunately, I don't have any way of setting ranks for number of images posted in the Gallery. (That would require some new software development, which is above my head - and my pocket!!)

Image rating is currently off but I can bring that back if that is what the members want.

There is also that reputation thing - which I am not too sure about. (I'm not even sure if I have got the thing switched on?)

What happens when women drag there men along to the supermarket

'Proof' of what can happen if a wife or girlfriend drags her husband or boyfriend along shopping.

This letter was reputedly sent from the Head Office of a large supermarket chain in the UK, to one of their customers:

(It's a Joke, joke, JOKE!! Just a joke, OK?!!)

Dear Mrs. Murray,

Whilst we would like to thank you for your valued custom and use of the In-store Loyalty Card, the Manager of our store in Banbury is considering banning you and your family from shopping with us, unless your husband stops his antics.

Below is a list of his actions over the past few months all verified by our surveillance cameras:

1. June 15th: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's trolleys when they weren't looking.

2. July 2nd: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

3. July 7th: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to feminine products aisle.

4. July 19th: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official tone,

gusto ko sna magpunta ng London to study at nakita ko that queens global has program to offer..

any feedback will be appreciated.

tnx!

I've never heard of them.

(By the way, this topic should really be in "Kwentuhan" - but since it's very rare that anyone ever posts anything in either of these two forums, it can stay where it is!)

I love the feminine pose one. Brilliant!

The priest entered his donkey in a race and it won.

The priest was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again and it won again.

The local paper read:

PRIEST'S ASS IN FRONT

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the Priest not to enter the donkey in another race.

The next day, the local paper headline read:

BISHOP SCRATCHES PRIEST'S ASS

This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the priest to get rid of the donkey.

The priest decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent.

The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day:

NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN

The bishop fainted.

He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for £10.

The next day the paper read:

NUN SELLS ASS FOR £10

This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the Donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild.

The next day the headlines read:

NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE

The bishop was buried the next day.

The moral of the story is ... being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief, misery and even shorten your Life.

So be yourself and enjoy life!!

Stop worrying about everybody else's ass and

You'll be a lot happier and live longer!

People Who Loves smb eventually loves artfreak. I'm not alcoholic, I just joined artfreak because of its main topic which is all about arts, artfreak's a very useful site, though I'm not sure if it's valid for me to do my posts here.

Hence, I enjoyed reading and posting in this site..

P.S

I love Philippines!

ArtFreaks.com is more than an art site... Even art freaks have lives outside of their art - and I would like to think of this website as a place where people can just drop by and enjoy a friendly chat, post their news, plug their own high quality websites and generally chill-out for a few minutes after a busy day!

So... As far as I am concerned, it is very valid for you to post here!

I've got a question for you admin..

I already have 10 posts. Is it ok for me to post my signature now?

Would you ban me if I do so?

I was just asking, because I've already encountered a lot of forum sites that if I post my signature with less than 10 posts made,they instantly banned me in their forum site. And I can do nothing about it.

Wow! I'd forgotten all about this topic. I started it in 2005 - when I was still struggling with signatures and things. (I still struggle - but now it's with things like updating software and integrating third party modules...)

Anyway... YES! Of course you can have a signature!!

And you will never be banned from this site unless you start trying to sell me online meds or Viagra!

Happy posting!

^ ^

Economic Models Explained

SOCIALISM

You have 2 cows.

You give one to your neighbour.

COMMUNISM

You have 2 cows.

The State takes both and gives you some milk.

FASCISM

You have 2 cows.

The State takes both and sells you some milk.

NAZISM

You have 2 cows.

The State takes both and shoots you.

BUREAUCRATISM

You have 2 cows.

The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away.

TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM

You have two cows.

You sell one and buy a bull.

Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows.

You sell them and retire on the income.

SURREALISM

You have two giraffes.

The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.

AN AMERICAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.

You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.

Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the cow has dropped dead.

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND VENTURE CAPITALISM

You have two cows.

You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows.

The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company.

The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more.

You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows.

No balance sheet provided with the release.

The public then buys your bull.

A FRENCH CORPORATION

You have two cows.

You go on strike, organize a riot, and block the roads, because you want three cows.

A JAPANESE CORPORATION

You have two cows.

You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.

You then create a clever cow cartoon image called Cowkimon and market it worldwide.

A GERMAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.

You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.

AN ITALIAN CORPORATION

You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.

You decide to have lunch.

A RUSSIAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.

You count them and learn you have five cows.

You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 2 cows.

You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.

A SWISS CORPORATION

You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you.

You charge the owners for storing them.

A CHINESE CORPORATION

You have two cows.

You have 300 people milking them.

You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity.

You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.

AN INDIAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.

You worship them.

A BRITISH CORPORATION

You have two cows.

One is mad and the other has had to be put in storage because of the health and safety risks of milking it.

AN IRAQI CORPORATION

Everyone thinks you have lots of cows.

You tell them that you have none.

Nobody believes you, so they bomb the crap out of you and invade your country.

You still have no cows, but at least you are now a Democracy.

AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION

You have two cows.

Business seems pretty good.

You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.

I was into Vics I guess the proper name is (SMB) this morning and was very troubled by the images of abuse I was seeing going on there where everyones on here seems to be.I could not believe my eyes in what I was seeing.He had some very troubling images there that brought a lump in my throat and a tear to my eye.I could not help but wonder why this sort of thing is allowed to happen.If this was going on over here in Canada you would be arrested tried in court and given a very stiff jail term.It is not at all tollerated over here.Abuse to an animal here is the same as committing a crime against a human being.And stiffer laws are at times being passed in parliment by our law makers.This seems as though it may be a very sticky subject where you people originate.But I felt I must touch on the subject.If I see this sort of thing taking place on the T.V.I am very quick to change the chanal or turn it off completely.As I said somewhere else recently here I LOVE MY ANIMALS.......All the best to everyone Regards Jim.

Jim was obviously referring to my Dog Food thread...

Not a very nice subject, I know. But I felt that I really had to post that and spread the word... Just in the small hope that it might go some way in helping to raise awareness in the Philippines and in other South East Asian nations that cruelty to animals is NOT acceptable and dogs are Man's best friends - so we really shouldn't be eating them.

The avatar is an image that appears with your posts in the forums. (It can be a photograph - although a lot of people like to use things like cartoon characters - or a picture of a bottle of Sam Miguel Beer, for instance!)

My Settings > Profile > Change Avatar

Your profile image is entirely separate from your avatar.

My Settings > Profile > Change Photo

'Hope this helps!

hI i,m Jim I found out how to get an album started but now I need to know how to get the photos to change order as they are going in the album backwards.How do I reverse their order and get it to stay in the order I want them to go?

Hi Jim and welcome to ArtFreaks.com!

I hope to have a Forums and Gallery up and running at shipfotos.com before too long - which will be more specialized for ship photographers and enthusiasts...

The easiest way to get your photos in the right order, is to upload them in reverse order! (It sounds a bit daft but it does actually make sense if you are keeping a live album and adding new photos from time-to-time...)

Once you have uploaded your images to an album, you can't actually move individual images around. You can, however, change the display order of an entire album...

Click on your profile name at the top right-hand side of this page,

Select My Gallery

Click on Controls > Edit my albums

Against the album that you want to edit, go to the drop-down menu where it says Select an operation

Select Edit

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you will see three different input fields where you can sort your album by things like uploaded date, ascending/descending, date to start the sorting from, etc, etc

When you are finished, click on the Eit Album button in order to complete the edit.

'Hope this helps! Any problems, don't hesitate to either PM or E-mail me.