New, and here's my intro!

Postby **Mouse2010** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:57 pm

I expect I'll just be a lurker here much of the time, but I wanted to introduce myself anway. I'm pretty new to anime. I started watching last summer and for now, at least, am hooked. I don't think there's a specific genre that I like; instead, I tend to have a better sense of what elements in a series really matter to me, such as character development, plotting/storyline, and humor.

I also have to say that I feel really old here, compared to most of the members! I didn't discover anime much later in life than most people.

Postby **Masquerade1412** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:15 pm

*appears from the dark*
Greetings. Welcome to the CAA!!
I am also pretty new here myself...^-^
So what is your favorite anime so far?

Postby **Furen** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:40 pm

HEY, have a good time here, even if you are planning on being a "lurker", feel free to ask us about anything! Have fun, God bless!

Postby **Midori** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:07 pm

Welcome to CAA! As a former lurker myself, I can assure you that nobody will have any problems with you mostly just lurking around and only posting when you feel like it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask us.

Postby **Mouse2010** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:42 pm

Masquerade1412 (post: 1451759) wrote:So what is your favorite anime so far?

So far, my favorite is Gun X Sword. It's one of the first ones I watched, and it's the series that made me really want to watch more. That's kind of funny, because it's not that popular of an anime, and the only reason I started watching it was that it was available for instant streaming on Netflix for awhile last summer. If not for that, I probably never would have heard of it.

Postby **Tsukuyomi** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:15 am

Welcome to CAA ^^ Have fun and let us know if you need anything ^^

my last fm profile! · Postby **rocklobster** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:39 am

Welcome to CAA!

Postby **Lilac#18** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 1:21 pm

[color="Plum"]Hi, Mouse2010.

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Postby **Atria35** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 1:47 pm

Welcome to the boards!

Postby **Okami** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 4:08 pm

Greetings from the Neighborhood Wolf! o.o/

Website · Postby **Mimiru14** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 5:20 pm

Welcome! I hope you have a great time here!

Postby **Asuka Neko** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 6:05 pm

Welcome~! I hope you have fun here!

Postby **Phantom_Sorano** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 6:31 pm

Welcome to the site, dear. I hope you find your time here pleasurable and well spent. if you're trying to get into some more anime, Hulu is a great place to start. They host several short but well-written anime.

Postby **ShiroiHikari** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:10 pm

Gun x Sword is a good show! You have good taste. XD Sometimes I feel old around here too. I'm 27 and have been into anime since I was like 15. @_@

Nice to meet you~

Postby **ABlipinTime** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 1:09 am

hey Mouse! glad to have you!

Postby **Mouse2010** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:25 am

Thanks for the welcome, everybody! I've been poking around the forum a bit more and it looks like a nice, friendly place.

MAL profile · Postby **FllMtl Novelist** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:50 pm

Welcome to CAA~

What interests do you have outside anime?

Hope you enjoy yourself here! ^^/

Postby **Mouse2010** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:09 am

FllMtl Novelist (post: 1452274) wrote:What interests do you have outside anime?

Mostly I'm a reader: fantasy, mystery, and sometimes historical fiction. (I have a not-so-secret love of Georgette Heyer's work). Some of my favorite books are those that combine the above genres, such as historical fantasy or historical mystery.

In high school and college I did a lot of creative writing because I wanted to be a novelist. I still dabble in that today, but for the last few years, most of my projects have gotten abandoned about 1/4 of the way through. I'm okay with that, as I figure it's better for me to keep writing even if I never complete anything than to give it up entirely.

Other than that, I work, care for my pets, spend time with my husband, try out new slow cooker recipes, and waste unconsionable amounts of time on the internet.

MAL profile · Postby **FllMtl Novelist** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:18 pm

Mouse2010 (post: 1452378) wrote:Mostly I'm a reader: fantasy, mystery, and sometimes historical fiction. (I have a not-so-secret love of Georgette Heyer's work). Some of my favorite books are those that combine the above genres, such as historical fantasy or historical mystery.

In high school and college I did a lot of creative writing because I wanted to be a novelist. I still dabble in that today, but for the last few years, most of my projects have gotten abandoned about 1/4 of the way through. I'm okay with that, as I figure it's better for me to keep writing even if I never complete anything than to give it up entirely.

Cool. Lately I've been into fantasy, myself. What are some of your favorites? (It doesn't matter which genre they're in. ^^)

Out of curiousity, what kinds of things keep you from completing a work? (And I agree that writing stuff that you don't finish is better than not writing at all. XD)

Postby **Mouse2010** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:47 am

FllMtl Novelist (post: 1452446) wrote:. What are some of your favorites? (It doesn't matter which genre they're in. ^^))

Well, just randomly listing some books I like, I'd say that Georgette Heyer's Frederica (regency) and The Reluctant Widow (regency mystsery) and Cotillion (regency satire) are some of my favorite historicals. (For the record, these are not the bodice-ripping sex-laden historical romances you sometimes see on supermarket shelves]Mairelon The Magician [/I]and the series Wrede co-authored with Stevermer, especially Sorcery and Cecilia. I really like Patricia Brigg's Mercedes Thompson urban fantasy series (the protagonist, Mercy, is a Christian, although she doesn't always live like it). For mysteries, my favorite author is Laurie R. King, although I much prefer her Mary Russell books (which include an older Sherlock Holmes as a major character) to the series set in modern-day San Francisco.

A common thread between these books is that all of them focus on strong female protagonists.

FllMtl Novelist (post: 1452446) wrote: Out of curiousity, what kinds of things keep you from completing a work?

I used to write mostly during the summer. I'd be terminally bored in the summer, so I'd just sit down and write a "novel" to keep my brain from rusting. I do have work to do over the summer now that I'm not a student, so I don't have the same amount of free time on hand, and I have other things that drain my free time. I think what happens is that I get really excited about a new idea, but once I get past the initial interest, it is too easy to walk away and do something else instead of spending the time writing past the rough spots in the story. So the moral of the story is that you should be self-disciplined about setting aside time to write, and then you can avoid my fate!

Postby **shooraijin** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:30 pm

ShiroiHikari (post: 1452097) wrote:Sometimes I feel old around here too. I'm 27

Postby **Seto_Sora** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:22 pm

Welcome to CAA! ^_^ And Gun X Sword is pretty rocking awesome! XD Have you seen Samurai X or TriGun yet? A couple personal recomendations. ^_^ Have fun here!

SDG

MAL profile · Postby **FllMtl Novelist** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:58 pm

Mouse2010 (post: 1452582) wrote:I used to write mostly during the summer. I'd be terminally bored in the summer, so I'd just sit down and write a "novel" to keep my brain from rusting. I do have work to do over the summer now that I'm not a student, so I don't have the same amount of free time on hand, and I have other things that drain my free time. I think what happens is that I get really excited about a new idea, but once I get past the initial interest, it is too easy to walk away and do something else instead of spending the time writing past the rough spots in the story. So the moral of the story is that you should be self-disciplined about setting aside time to write, and then you can avoid my fate!

XD Excellent moral. Have you ever tried outlining?

Postby **Mouse2010** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:09 pm

@ ShiroiHikari and Shooraijin: I'd just like to take the opportunity to say, for the record, that 27 isn't old! 30 isn't old, either. ;-)

Postby **Furen** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:14 pm

[quote="Mouse2010 (post: 1452989)"]@ ShiroiHikari and Shooraijin: I'd just like to take the opportunity to say, for the record, that 27 isn't old! 30 isn't old, either. ]

yeah, agreed (I start saying it's approaching old if they're double my age (so somewhere around 32 to me is approaching old [I don't know what to do when I'm older, that won't work...])

Postby **Mouse2010** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:04 pm

PatrickEklektos (post: 1452726) wrote:Have you seen Samurai X or TriGun yet? A couple personal recomendations.

TriGun I've seen, but I hadn't really heard anything about Samurai X. I might have to take a look at it, since it's on Hulu.

Postby **Mouse2010** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:08 pm

FllMtl Novelist (post: 1452910) wrote: Have you ever tried outlining?

I used to make outlines in the past, but what I always preferred was just sitting down in front of a computer screen and making up most of the plot as I went along, with just a vague sense of where the story was going to go in the end. It's definitely not the best way to write when one's time is limited, I know . . . .

Postby **Hitomi** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:47 pm

hehe i know how you feel about lurking i do it alot tho im in the chatroom alot

Postby **TGJesusfreak** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:59 pm

ever watch Death Note?
how about FMA? =P

How many anime's have you watched?

ALSO, WELCOME! =D

Postby **shooraijin** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:47 pm

[quote="Mouse2010 (post: 1452989)"]@ ShiroiHikari and Shooraijin: I'd just like to take the opportunity to say, for the record, that 27 isn't old! 30 isn't old, either. ]

Why, thank you. I'll wear my cane with pride. :grin:

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