The Good News Thread: I'm So Excited! And I Just Can't Hide It!

[+Slowswift]

2 minutes ago, Kidpen said:

Did....

Did you ask a question or... was it just the number.... or did he feel like making you laugh? Who knows.

I didn't specify anything. It was just the number I happened to receive, I guess. 

[Orlion Blight he/him]

@Slowswift is a Beast! 

[+Slowswift]

1 hour ago, TheOrlionThatComesBefore said:

@Slowswift is a Beast! 

rawr

Edited July 22, 2018 by Slowswift

[The Forgetful Archivist he/him]

THE ALLEYVERSE RP JUST GOT ITS OWN SUBFOURM!!!! This is like the best day ever!

[+Sorana she/her]

Fot the last one and a half years I lead a project and today we finally finished it. The Website is live, the production works. I can't really believe that we reached this milestone and that it's over for me. Feels a bit unreal right now.

Now I have to wrap everything up and in august the next project starts.

[Mestiv he/him]

4 hours ago, Sorana said:

Fot the last one and a half years I lead a project and today we finally finished it. The Website is live, the production works. I can't really believe that we reached this milestone and that it's over for me. Feels a bit unreal right now.

Now I have to wrap everything up and in august the next project starts.

Can you say more? What is this site?

[+Sorana she/her]

5 minutes ago, Mestiv said:

Can you say more? What is this site?

Sure!

When we started, there was nothing but the idea that the Packaging market could be interessting. At the beginning we were a team of three with the fokus on Business Developpment/ Webshop/ Project Management, Production/ Project Management and Suppliers/ Products. We developped some concepts and how to enter the market in the best possible way. In the end we decided that a seperate shop for Packagings including an 3D online designer would be best. We then launched a One Pager first, teasing the possibility of indivdual packagings to test if our idea would work. Then we started working on the shop, because we got a real good ressonance from our customers. In the end it now has an 3D online desiger, so you don't have to be a graphic expert to design a packaging, but it also offers the possibilty to upload your complete data (if you want to use a programm like Illustrator). We integrated the backend in our company, so that e.g. the accounting can still use their programms, and our software for the deliverys works and so on. To ensure all these different connections we had to implement different reports and APIs and of course design a lot of new processes throughout the company.
It's not completely ready of course, now it is neccessary to include more products, optimize the user experience, analyse how our customers behave and of course add new features. At the moment I'm collecting all the ideas and prepare to give them of to the team (now consisting of six members) so that they can continue with the daily work and improvements.

Here's the link: https://www.flyeralarm-packaging.com/
It's in german, we haven't translated it yet, but I think you can get an impression.

If you have any more questions feel free to ask!

 

 

[MacThorstenson he/him]

Just found out that the girl that I like actually likes me back, and more importantly, likes Brandons Books!

Edited August 2, 2018 by MacThorstenson

[+Sorana she/her]

2 hours ago, MacThorstenson said:

Just found out that the girl that I like actually likes me back, and more importantly, likes Brandons Books!

These are really good news!

[PlanetReelo she/her]

On 15/07/2018 at 10:00 PM, Ammanas said:

I recently wrote a author (Adrian Selby) telling him how much I appreciated his book and he sent me a message in return. Perhaps I get star struck too easily, but I think its really cool when a author replies to you. He seems like a nice chap and recommend his book Snakewood if anyone is looking for something gritty, avant-garde, and a really cool magic system. 

I know you posted this some time back, but that is just awesome! I would be star struck too for sure! I've considered writing to Brandon on numerous occasions, and have actually written out a few draft copies but then I always get embarassed and shy about it. Somewhat reminiscent of the time I went to his signing in Edinburgh and all I could get out was 'I-I...I LOVE WORDS OF RADIANCE!' before scuttling away.

[Nathrangking he/him]

I spoke to the big man himself about possibly being an outside contractor and he said that should the opportunity present itself I may be able to do so!!!

[Ammanas]

The conclusion to Lighbringer ended up being delayed a year, but at least they have a cover now and it looks great! Really looking forward to how it all turns out!

https://www.orbitbooks.net/2018/08/02/cover-launch-the-burning-white-by-brent-weeks/

[Draginon he/him]

@Ammanas Those are some nice covers!

[+Slowswift]

Pretty stoked to go to see Music and the Spoken Word live tomorrow at the Conference Center in SLC!  It's part of a family reunion that's been going on all weekend, which has been pretty cool.  

[AngelEy3 he/him]

@Slowswift You must have a pretty cool family

[+Slowswift]

10 hours ago, AngelEy3 said:

@Slowswift You must have a pretty cool family

You could say that.  

[+Sorana she/her]

@SlowswiftCool! That sounds like a lot of fun. Our family reunions are really boring compared to that.

[+Slowswift]

5 hours ago, Sorana said:

@SlowswiftCool! That sounds like a lot of fun. Our family reunions are really boring compared to that.

'Twas! The stops aren't often pulled like that, but this was a particularly large reunion. The smaller, more "local" reunions are pretty tame -- just hanging out at a place usually.  

[Zelly]

School's starting back soon! 

So far I've hurt my knee shoving desks and furniture around and soon I'll be covering everything in obscene amounts of patterned duct tape and apple/pencil borders.  Extra exciting because they're still painting our walls and shelving and we're all having minor panic attacks about the time crunch. 

Time to get psyched for some learning wooooooooo

I had a lot of coffee this morning. Also this afternoon.

[StrikerEZ he/him]

So the marching band I'm in finally found out the show theme this year about a week ago. It's gonna be so cool. Everyone is so hyped up this year, the show sounds like it's gonna be pretty awesome, and we have storming amazing music this year. I think if we keep the energy going until state finals we have a pretty damnation good chance of winning this year.

Also, I got an audio recording of the opener from our most recent full-band runthrough...I've listened to it way too many times to count now.

[+Sorana she/her]

On 12.8.2018 at 3:04 PM, StrikerEZ said:

So the marching band I'm in finally found out the show theme this year about a week ago. It's gonna be so cool. Everyone is so hyped up this year, the show sounds like it's gonna be pretty awesome, and we have storming amazing music this year. I think if we keep the energy going until state finals we have a pretty damnation good chance of winning this year.

What Instrument do you play? You don't have to answer, I'm just curious.

[Silverblade5 he/him]

I passed the general knowledge CDL written test today. 

[StrikerEZ he/him]

9 hours ago, Sorana said:

What Instrument do you play? You don't have to answer, I'm just curious.

I play regular clarinet during marching season and bass clarinet during concert season.

[Kidpen he/him]

18 minutes ago, StrikerEZ said:

I play regular clarinet during marching season and bass clarinet during concert season.

Clarinet best.

[+Sorana she/her]

1 hour ago, StrikerEZ said:

I play regular clarinet during marching season and bass clarinet during concert season.

Thanks!

And good luck with the contests! The music you'll play is great! I like Stravinsky a lot.