[Arikana]

Originally Posted by Umaeril

Xun is back, welcome back Xun! How was your Canadian visit? Do you like Canada? I have never been but I totally intend to visit.

Those sound like interesting challenges Kali, wow! I am not good with that kind of stuff, haha!! I can't think them up at all and I can hardly do them either.

You should totally come visit Canada, Uma. But, PLEASE, come to Toronto. If you do, maybe we can meet up in real life as well. ;)

Thanks. I love coming up with challenges. <3

Originally Posted by Xun

@Ari: Ooo, I could have! Sadly, my folks have this tendency to just go with the flow and go anywhere when something comes up to mind. After visiting Canada, they've decided to fly next time. lol

How have you all been? Hopefully all the more better? Then again, the holidays are slowly drifting away and it's back to work and the usual norm in life... ;; lol

owo How long of a drive was it to Vancouver? :o

I've been good. Was gone for the weekend as I needed some serious rest, relaxation, and reflection time away from technology. Had a great weekend and am satisfied with said weekend. :3

[Umaeril]

Arikana, is Toronto where they have that fabulous tower with the glass floor that you can walk out on and look down? I'm pretty sure it was. Someone told me they walked out on it and had to crawl back due to vertigo.

[Arikana]

Yup. That would be the CN Tower. <3 It also rotates at the top where the restaurant is housed, so people who eat there can get continually get a different view of the Toronto skyline as they eat. ;) I want to eat there one day, but I hear it's really, really expensive by Asian standards. >w> (Which is like normal high-end fine dining expensive.)

[Xun]

@Uma: Woah, India? That's pretty cool OAO

Ah yes, it has a keyboard. It looks like any normal laptop, with mouse pad and everything... if I recall right, this laptop has a 15-inch screen. ;;

Baw, poor you. ;; But I'm glad to hear that you're doing better! Bronchitis, huh? What causes it?

...That reminds me, I need my haircut. lol

Been doing... somewhat okay. Spoke to a few game developer friends (Who're freelancing it up) and they decided to help me on a game idea. Wanting to help recruit more people to help, but my world is extremely huge. I don't know enough people who'd be willing a third-party company who's barely starting it up. Then again, it takes years to create games, right? ...my idea is a computer online game. lol Need to get to work on pixel drawings for another project. So much to do, so little time. orz;;

@Ari: Well, I'm in California. The middle part of California, really. Techincally, if I were to drive from my part of California to Oregon (And just hitting the border) that would be a 12-hour drive. It's approximately 15-hours if I were to drive from California to Washington. It's pretty much a 2-day drive... non-stop. We had like... 3 drivers in the car who were ready and waiting to drive.

Oooo, that's pretty good! I'm glad you have your relaxation time! Any pointers? I may want to do that sometime soon, myself. lol ;;

[Arikana]

@Xun: owo That's really far away. D: But at least you had multiple drivers who were each ready to drive when necessary. That always helps to keep the amount of time, on the road, to a minimum.

Yeah, it was refreshing. Uh, cut off all electronic and internet usage. Period. Find a quiet place, I'd suggest either somewhere remote or in nature, to do nothing but reflect on life. It helps to bring a piece of paper and a pen along to write down important thoughts that pop up, so that you don't forget them later, and also so that they won't be a form of distraction.
Try those for starters. If you need more, I'm sure I can think up of some more.

[Umaeril]

@ Xun - are you in Marin Co? That is where I am pseudo-from. Actually I was born in LA but I don't claim to be from there, lol, since I moved up north.

@ Arikana - I could never be away from tech. I relax around tech, lol. That IS my relaxation! Online shopping IS my relaxation! OMG the thought of being away from tech is so stressful. *spazzes*

Ok guys, new items!!!! OMG they look good too!!! I have to check them out. But I like my current avi. What to do? I think I will wait to the weekend and then change.

[Arikana]

*shrugs* I'm always relaxed. But sometimes one must get away from it all in order to get some true peace to do some reflecting. There's so much noise in the world nowadays, it's nice to just go off away from everything once in a while. :3

You should change your avatar. The new January DIs are kick ass awesome to play with. This is my second avatar utilizing them. ;3

[Umaeril]

Arikana, you look beautiful. Look at that background, wow. I thought it took you weeks to make an avatar. You are right about stress. I live doing things. I am always on the go, doing something. Sometimes 2 or 3 things. The thought of relaxation is pretty foreign to me.

Maybe I will go on a cruise! Yeah...ok that would be nice. Watch the water go by. Do nothing but watch the water. See I would totally have to get out of the house to do nothing. I would have to get away.

[Arikana]

Thanks. owo This isn't one of my thought out avatars, I just made this on a whim. XD That, and I've had a general idea as to what the DIs are, so I can work with that and plan ahead a little bit. ;P

See if a friend has a cottage or something. If they do, ask if you can borrow it and don't bring any technology other than a cell phone, though cell phones should only then be used on an emergency basis. Just keep it simple, isolate yourself, and allow yourself some time to reflect on life. Cruises are cool, my parents are apparently planning to go on one around the vicinity of Greece. owo

[Kali_Namir]

I know this has taken absolutely forever...but I'm done with the pink and purple challenge...it kinda turned into rose and purple though...hope that's okay.

[Arikana]

Great job with it, Kali. It looks great. :) And rose is fine, at the end of the day, it's still a variation of pink and I never specified what shade of colours you could or could not use. ;) I can't wait to see how your next challenge, you take on, turns out. :D

[Kali_Namir]

I'll be taking on the third challenge you put forth with new yearlies. Then once I donate in a couple of days I'll take on the first.

[Arikana]

Cool beans. I can't wait to see it. >w<

[Kali_Namir]

Lols. It'll take me a while. I move back into college on Friday so I'm a bit stressed.

[Arikana]

Hey, no worries. I'm a patient person. I can wait. :)

[Kali_Namir]

Okays. Nice avie!