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

[Oversleep]

1 hour ago, Silverblade5 said:

Why not?

Dunno. I just never did.

[Silverblade5 he/him]

I have officially become someone's proofreader.

[Sunbird she/her]

I finally finished sorting through my snail photos from last week and ended up with some nice ones.

2 photos per spoiler:

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This last set has one snail photo and one pillbug (also known as a potato bug, roly-poly, or wood louse):

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^ That pillbug was the hugest one I've ever seen--about half an inch long! He wasn't very cooperative for photos, though: he kept skittering around and hiding under leaves.

 

[+Slowswift]

On 6/21/2017 at 4:58 PM, Shqueeves said:

That moment when you're almost 17 and haven't taken the drivers test

 

On 6/21/2017 at 10:59 PM, Orlion On a Cob said:

I was 21 when I got my license. 

 

On 6/22/2017 at 7:50 AM, Oversleep said:

That moment when you're 22 and you haven't even done the driving license course.

19 and I don't even have a learner's permit -- I haven't even started driver's ed.  

On 6/22/2017 at 0:04 PM, Oversleep said:

Dunno. I just never did.

Same. Just never got around to it.

[Sunbird she/her]

Moar nature photos

Thistle flowers: one not quite blooming yet, and one in full bloom.

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Poppies, one red and one pink:

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A very cooperative Mourning Dove:

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I wasn't even using all my zoom to get such a close photo, and I didn't need to crop it either!

Lesser Goldfinch and House Finch eating thistle seeds off the flowers:

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Goldfinch, picking seeds off and throwing the fluff into the wind:

Male House Finch sporting a "beard" made out of thistle fluff:

Cliff Swallow peering out of its mud nest at me:

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Question: When I post my photos in the future, do y'all want me to keep putting them in this thread, or should I use my old fanart thread in the Creater's Creator's Corner from now on?

Edited June 27, 2017 by Sunbird
Can't believe I misspelled "creator"

[StrikerEZ he/him]

@Sunbird I don't know about any others, but I'm fine with it staying here. Plus, the pictures aren't really fanart.

[AngelEy3 he/him]

@Sunbird I also enjoy seeing your birb pics every week. It's the main reason I've followed this topic for so long. 

[A Budgie she/her]

@Sunbird yes, keep the birb and other pictures here! They're lovely to see.

[Orlion Blight he/him]

@Sunbird Yeah! If someone complains about it being in the wrong forum, I'll beat them up! 

[Mestiv he/him]

27 minutes ago, Orlion On a Cob said:

@Sunbird Yeah! If someone complains about it being in the wrong forum, I'll beat them up! 

Oh really? 

I'm ok with the birb photos here, they can also go to separate topic in Creators Corner (I once tried to get a Photography thread started, didn't go well), that's up to Sunbird. I'm against using a fanart thread to post photos, that would be wrong.

[A Budgie she/her]

Currently at the airport. We've got like half an hour until we leave. 

[Orlion Blight he/him]

21 minutes ago, Mestiv said:

Oh really? 

Come at me, bro! 

[Mestiv he/him]

39 minutes ago, Orlion On a Cob said:

Come at me, bro! 

[Orlion Blight he/him]

20 minutes ago, Mestiv said:

[Mestiv he/him]

12 minutes ago, Orlion On a Cob said:

[Sunbird she/her]

The people have spoken; my photos will stay in this thread. Thanks for all the compliments, you guys!

[Darkness Ascendant he/him]

So I finished spraying the front of my guitar

The guitar itself is beyond repair (I think, ignore the fact it has no strings and is missing parts on the surface, there are problems with it inside),  but was re-purposed at school for this project along with some other broken electric guitars. There are small mistakes I am very annoyed with, but I'm happy with it overall.

[Erandeni he/him]

I just finished my last exam!!! (at least until September) and tomorrow I'll go to my graduation, just the ceremony because I left two subjects and the final project for the next year, but close enough.

[Calderis he/him]

I just got home from work for the 12th straight day in a row. My parents offered to watch my son. So tomorrow after a ridiculous amount of OT, I will get to actually sleep in for the first time in longer than I can remember. 

[A Budgie she/her]

On 6/29/2017 at 8:23 AM, Darkness Ascendant said:

So I finished spraying the front of my guitar

The guitar itself is beyond repair (I think, ignore the fact it has no strings and is missing parts on the surface, there are problems with it inside),  but was re-purposed at school for this project along with some other broken electric guitars. There are small mistakes I am very annoyed with, but I'm happy with it overall.

Nice job! 

On 6/29/2017 at 6:05 PM, Idealistic Mistborn said:

I just finished my last exam!!! (at least until September) and tomorrow I'll go to my graduation, just the ceremony because I left two subjects and the final project for the next year, but close enough.

Nice! Do you get to wear the funny hat?

[Erandeni he/him]

On 1/7/2017 at 7:41 PM, A Budgie said:

Nice! Do you get to wear the funny hat?

Sadly no, I asked and apparently only Phd graduates wear that.

[Erunion he/him]

Ah just DM'd a pretty epic D&D session (first one in a while). 

While my party did some pretty epic stuff, the best part was this: I'd planned an encounter with an Umber Hulk to really weaken the party and get things going before the main event. 

One of my party is a boy wizard (super excitable, super smart, super foolish) who frightens easily. Every time he gets terrified he fires off a random spell. 

Obviously, an Umber Hulk is terrifying (obviously). 

So he randomly fires off a spell .... and it hits the Hulk. And the Hulk starts laughing, hideously. This giant, surprisingly intelligent beetle/ape cross just sits down and laughs, and laughs, and laughs.

I attempted to make horrific-insectoid-monstrosity-laughing sound effects. 

I amused at least myself  

By the time it finally stopped laughing, they'd already taken off 3/5ths of its health. 

 

But anyways, it was fun to DM again after not playing for a while  

Edited July 3, 2017 by Erunion

[Sunbird she/her]

Photo avalanche incoming!!
Part 1: Birds. Part 2: Other animals and scenery.

Edit: Post under construction because I accidentally hit "Submit" before I was done writing the post. Post no longer under construction.

Part 1

Fluffy adorable Yellow Warbler fledgling:

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Black-headed Grosbeaks (male and female):

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American Robin with breakfast:

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Fledgling Chipping Sparrow:

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That little dude looks nothing like the adults, so I only know what he was because I saw one of his parents come feed him. XD

Song Sparrow, living up to his name:

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Gray Catbird:

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They really do mew like cats, but they're also accomplished mimics. One of my favorite birds!

Barn Swallow:

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Part 2

A beautiful waterfall:

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A thistle flower blooming:

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A leetle butterfly (1 to 1.5 inches wingspan) called a Thistle Crescent:

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Monarch butterfly on a thistle flower:

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Cute but very hyper squirrel:

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Mourning Cloak butterfly:

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Scary-looking wasp (not a closeup):

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It appeared to be gathering mud from the stream bank.

Weidemeyer's Admiral butterflies (2 photos):

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Chipmunks:

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These two were very friendly with each other, and it looked like they were kissing or exchanging food a few times while I watched.

Dragonfly:

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Edited July 4, 2017 by Sunbird

[Silverblade5 he/him]

I ended up mowing a lawn for $30, and then spent $40 on fireworks. I am happy about this  

[A Budgie she/her]

@Sunbird those are really cute! Also, we saw a little baby bird yesterday. We think it was an owlet. It was super cute, although unfortunately we had to put it in a box and take it away before its mother could come and collect it.