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My second one! Yay, I get to paint my last pet in the color I want it! Edit: Here she is (Or at least how she will become once I bought all the items for her customization):

I work in an "essential job" company so I still have to go to work everyday until I get any of the symptoms. 2 people have already been quarantined at work that I know of. We have a lot of crazy but understandable rules now as we try to work without being at risk or being a risk to any one else. All people in my country need to work at home if they can and a lot of stuff is closed. Luckily no grocery stores or pharmacies and such. Some shops have taken measures against the hoarding too by putting a max amount you can buy on stuff. As an introvert that lives alone I don't mind to be at home and I wouldn't have minded either if I couldn't get to work (as long as I would get payed!) but the one thing I do miss a lot is my training. Since January I finally switched position at work giving me the opportunity to do some sports again and I've been loving it. We had a seminar planned for mid April but the seminar and the trainings have all been cancelled. I would have celebrated my birthday with them. I've been practicing a few things I remembered at home but it's not the same. I'm not complaining though, (well maybe a little, I think that's because everything else in my way of living hasn't really changed much so it feels as if my hobby has been stolen from me but not the work stuff) but it's only a minor thing. I also know of ppl who had a deceased relative (not due to the virus) but they can't hold a funeral with friends. There's no more than 10 or so people allowed. No food or drinks or any of that. Officially they're not even allowed to hug each other to comfort one another since we all need to keep at least 1 meter of distance between people. We've been sending out virtual hugs as that's the best we can do at the moment. I hope all TDN'ers and their families are and will be safe!

I've been published a few times now, hoping to get 10 publications for the avatar within the year! I've never had a submission rejected, although I have had one held for several issues before it was published. They accept all types of articles - listicles, quizzes, column-styles, reports, opinion pieces, just about anything. I'm not sure about getting stories published, but I believe it's easiest to get one published when there aren't too many active series. It's a little harder to get published now, because the NT doesn't seem to come out consistently anymore, but don't let that discourage you! The plus there is that it doesn't seem to matter anymore when you submit, as all submissions appear to be considered at one time rather than singularly as they roll in. When you have an article idea, search up the keywords relating to it in the Neopian Times search box. Make sure your article hasn't already been written! They aren't likely to publish an article on a specific topic that's already been written about, unless lots has changed since the previous article was published. Ensure your article is written in the tone of Neopets culture. Articles shouldn't talk about Neopets as though it's an online game, but rather as though you are a citizen of Neopia, caring for your pets within that world, culture and lore. Pay attention to your tone. Read out loud what you've written - if it feels awkward, it probably is. Try to write the words you would speak out loud if you were explaining your topic to someone verbally. Proper grammar and spelling are a must. Run your article through an error catcher, or if you're hearing, try listening to it through Google translate by copying and pasting it into the translation box and hitting the speaker - I'm deaf, but I've been told a lot of hearing people find this to be a great way to notice their errors. I hope this helps!

It's so interesting to see how different things are in other countries. I live in Southeast Asia and when the news of COVID-19 broke out we've all been on high alert. The government has not been perfect in its response but I am glad they have started to take things seriously. On March 9th when news of 2 patients testing positive for COVID-19 all classes were cancelled. It's nearing the end of the schoolyear here and thankfully my daughters are young enough to not be too affected by this (5 and 3). We got their school books from the Friday before and I've been able to give them something to do while waiting this whole thing out. We're currently on Enhanced Community Quarantine meaning no school, non-essential work, all malls are closed (except for supermarkets and pharmacies), no mass gatherings - church was even cancelled and most parishes live-streamed Sunday service. No one in or out of the Metro area without proper cause. There's checkpoints and guards asking what you're doing out and about. Honestly I'm more afraid for other countries that haven't yet taken the threat of this virus seriously. Seeing posts and photos of people still gathering en masse is worrisome. I've been an introvert all my life so hanging out at home doing whatever is basically what I do best. The kids are being entertained with printed worksheets and a ton of toys I've been hiding for them to slowly start playing with. It's basically a stay-at-home vacation for them at this point. Thankfully there has not been much panic buying (and no one is hoarding toilet paper!) but I am worried that supply chains will be crippled due to the mass quarantine. Also there's news that there have been cases of Bird Flu again to add to the virus. Honestly I wish I were a kid again where I didn't have to worry about such things. Here I am at home with young kids and elderly parents and I'm just trying not to lose my mind worrying if things will get better or be alright. Funny side note though, I had to argue with my parents last week to specifically not go out anymore due to the virus. The tables have definitely turned from me being the defiant teenage daughter to now having to tell my parents they're not allowed to leave the house. Silver linings, I guess.

I am always amazed by Neopet players that are such amazing moms! @Mouseykins You are a wonder to behold! Your power, strength, and nurturing heart has me appreciating what all the moms are doing for their kids in this surreal event. Thank you for sharing your experiences, both @Hanso and @epona1 , I am glad that you are keeping calm and busy when things seem very unsure and not right. It makes me feel like I'm not alone, trying to move forward with my 'studies' online and just hoping that I will be able to start college in the Fall, God-willing. I have been the typical teenager, sleeping & playing Overwatch, and yes-lots of YouTube. My mom has only been going out to her Well Deserved Wellness visits to her chiropractor since our car accident in Feb. (on the 27th, no serious injuries but the airbags didn't deploy and we got banged up a bit). I go with my mom to do shopping so that I can reach things for her and make sure that she is ok (sometimes ppl like to make crazy comments but so far nothing more than "Shout Outs" from their cars, maybe bc we were driving my older sister's car that contain bumper stickers: Black Lives Matter; Friends Don't Let Friends Vote Republican; etc.). Honestly, it's just good to get out and walk around, so I don't mind. We're scheduled for some rain this week or else I'd be working on the yards. I am thankful that we don't need much and can just take it easy & dad still can go into work in his Lab making computer parts & circuits. I can't imagine how this affecting other families that are not able to go to their jobs and will not be having their salaries coming to them for this shut down. I hope more ppl will share their stories, their frustrations and silver linings, anything they need to vent or would like to share. It makes me feel that I'm not alone just to read Dawn's bittersweet moment of seeing the birthday card for her daughter that touches your heart that how the young children's lives are being changed by this and not being able to do what we normally do-have a child's birthday shared by more than her immediate family. Again, very glad that you shared these glimpses of your changed lives-thank you!

The ray is fired at Treakon... ... and he changes colour to Zombie!! i like it .. also , nice clothes

@berriganify I wished I could react with crying and laughing at the same time. The situation calls for it xD Same reaction xD ~~~~~~ The ray is fired at Critoh... ... and she gains 2 strength points!!!! ~~ Whoa... did it actually work? Sure looks like it. Your Petpet has been transformed. Imagine that.

I think I posted a year or so ago that I was back after a long hiatus. Well, my computer didn't work then so that lasted about a week. This time, I have a functional computer, and I've actually been playing for a month-ish, so I'm back FOR REAL.

@Angeló @aleu1986 and everyone else of course! Our queen's day has passed and we got a new (single ) item released! Were you happy with it? What's your overall opinion about this year's Illusen's day? I am not completely in love with the bracelet because I don't associate Illusen with shamrocks and/or Saint Patrick's day but more to Spring. I prefer those items that are like the ones released in the lastest years I loved the Art Gallery's entries! But was a bit disappointed that the Gallery Spotlight wasn't related to her

I completely agree, I think the Spring Equinox (20th March) would've been a perfect day for Illusen Day, to mark the first day of spring!

At least I am not at that point yet but my dad might get into "wanderlust" mode if his company shuts down. I hope it doesn't become a real battle. I feel like that a lot, quite honestly. So glad the Troll in Charge has stop calling this virus a hoax! God save us from the stupidity of so many ppl!!!

I live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and being in a major city sucks right now. I'm doing my best to social distance and self isolate because it's easy for me to do, I just play online games, and neopets. The problem I'm having is I'm a home health aid, I work from home taking care of my in-laws who are both very sick. And I have everyone and my sister and brother-in-law working against me because they refuse to stay in the house. It's insanely frustrating. Then the in-laws keep sending me out of the house to pick stuff up for them. Even though I wear gloves and a mask every where. I'm at a point where someone is going to bring Covid-19 into the house, and it's going to really mess the sick people here up, and there will be nothing I can do about it. Everything I say is falling on deaf ears. I don't know what else to do. No one will listen to me. It's times like these I hate being American. Then when one of them does catch it they will be crying to me about it, but it will only be their own fault for not staying home.

Haha, yep, that'd be my reaction too, poor Aisha! I have remembered to put Alice in for another lot of training, so regaining 2 levels today. I'm comin' for you, Ray! thenameisalice (Level 38) is currently studying Agility Lvl : 38 Str : 18 Def : 5 Mov : 15 Hp : 34 / 26 Time till course finishes : 9 hrs, 59 minutes, 59 seconds

Oh man! I forgot to finish the round again eurghhhh! These are the starts of my earth and fire faeries

My country has already closed its borders and told citizens to stay at home and practice social distancing. They are gonna announce a federally mandated quarantine any moment now. I'm really frustrated since I've been keeping an eye on this whole Coronavirus crisis since the very beginning, and when I saw how the situation worsened in Italy, I debated whether or not to go back to my hometown and be with my family. At first I decided to stay and sit for one of my pending final exams from college, but by the time I changed my mind it was already too late. Long-distance travels within the country have been banned, and even if I could travel, I wouldn't do it in case I got the virus and I just don't know it yet (it can take up to 2 weeks before symptoms start to appear). Anyway, I don't necessarily hate staying at home all day, since I'm used to not going out for extended periods of time. I'm sure a lot of introverted people can relate I've spent these past few days playing Neoquest II on Insane, and it's just as hard and frustrating as I thought. Progress is very slow, but I'm getting there, and I really want that gold trophy. Quite a few books that I haven't read yet are patiently waiting for me on my shelves. I'll get to them eventually. I've also been checking twitter a lot. I don't really use the site, but lately it's been filled with lots of quarantine memes that are helping me cope with the fear and stress. And finally, Youtube. Lots and lots of Youtube. But I should probably stop watching so many videos and pick up my Japanese textbooks once and for all. I'm way behind on my lessons What about you guys? What have y'all been doing and how are you feeling?

Hi! I'm just getting back into playing Neopets after a fairly long absence and I've been trying to collect as many avatars as I can. I really love both the Neopian Times ones and since the official writing board seemed pretty dead I was wondering if anyone here had any advice/tips on getting published? Mainly how difficult it is, whether it makes a difference what you write (articles, stories etc.), the best time to submit and that sort of thing. Or is there perhaps a fairly up-to-date guide somewhere I can take a look at?

They couldve released some “green” / ecofriendly toilet paper

LUPE just lept !! It was at 81 and I set up the lots to sell when my GF called me and distracted me Been home quarantined and all ... she is seriously bored Anyway , I only lost out on 16K .. no big deal Transaction Result 1 1000 shares of LUPE Sold 1000 shares of LUPE for 77000 NP. 2 1000 shares of LUPE Sold 1000 shares of LUPE for 77000 NP. 3 1000 shares of LUPE Sold 1000 shares of LUPE for 77000 NP. 4 1000 shares of LUPE Sold 1000 shares of LUPE for 77000 NP. Nigel the Chia charges 20 NP as commission.Summary : You had 16472 NP. After 4 successful transactions, you have 324452. EDIT : ofc , as usual , after I sold , it jumped up to 82

Midnight Cat isn't my neoname, its just a little title i have here on the forums. Best to search for Zenmiya. And, like you, I'm not too fond of the candy color for most pets but i do like this one!

@Granny63020 hope the shop wiz tip worked ok for you Should we be calling it a hack now? lol. That is...beautiful! I would just never have considered a dark customisation for a Candy pet! and the blue is just perfect for a night-time look, bravo! O...M...G This is not good, double-whammy goin' on here! Let's add some insult to that injury!!! Let us see now... I see rumblings about quest refresh not working... *offers it cookies* ... I should have yelled at it, yeah it's not working. *abandons quest*

Sir Bob of Geraptiku shall now be known as Petpet of DOOM. How nice. How fitting

I was not surprised that only one item was released, I was of course hoping for two, but.. I like the item, it has a nice design, but I much prefer items that are directly related to Illusen or Earth Faeries rather than clover/shamrock and green shop stuff that is more related to St. Patrick`s Day. They`re different things. I couldn`t see Illusen wearing this item, for example. I wish they would make more of her actual clothing and items wearable, such as her dress and belt, or her weapons, maybe a background that looks like the inside of the Illusen Snowglobe, that would be cool. (Like the Charming Snowglobe background). I kind of wish TNT had chosen a different date to honour Illusen, though it would make sense to have it in March due to it being spring, and Illusen is obviously an Earth Faerie and therefore related to nature. I love the artwork and poems dedicated to her and am very happy TNT makes sure to have sections dedicated to Illusen, which included the Userlookup Spotlight, very nice entry. I was soooooo hoping that my gallery would get chosen for the spotlight, though. It makes me mad that they chose a different theme when there are so many great Illusen and Earth Faerie galleries to feature. So a little mixed feelings about this year, but overall I`m happy. It was about what I expected it to be.

I made an alternate Water Faerie entry for the Elemental Faeries round:

@midnight_spell360 I totally agree, reading about other people's experiences gives us a sense of unity, doesn't it. It makes us realise that we're not alone in this. This is part of the reason why I've been checking Twitter, to see how other people have been coping. Italians have been very unique in that regard: you have entire quarantined neighbourhoods playing "I spy with my little eye" or throwing huge balcony parties. They are on another level @Mouseykins You're one badass mom! Though I'm sure most of us here already knew that It must be a relief to see your kids handling the situation so well. I would definitely recommend you to tell them to stay at home, since they have the highest risk of getting really sick from the Coronavirus. If they insist on visiting, don't be afraid to be firm. Which brings me to @Rune Valentine's post: Older people can be very stubborn, and sadly, tons of them have been turning a blind eye to the threat posed by the Coronavirus. This article put it best: It also offers some very solid advice on how to talk to older family members about quarantine, so I recommend checking it out. It's great how your country took preventive measures so early on! Even if the government was criticised (I mean, that's kinda unavoidable) you guys are setting a good example for the rest of the world. How have your online classes been so far? I don't know about you, but most of my teachers don't handle technology very well. Ever since I started college I've only had a couple of online classes and they were all kind of a mess Because of this my classmates and I are wondering if we'll have online classes the entire term or if classes will be suspended altogether until further notice. I'm on my final year, so I hope that doesn't happen.

Day 16 Daily Prize Carved Sansetsukon (rare) Finally Fyora graced me with her presence & lavender-ish smell it's about 2500 NP on the shopwiz but once again that's why SDB's exist "Ah. That's better. Now, my puffs of smoke are sweetly scented." For your efforts, darkinvention's level, strength, and health have increased -- a lot! Reward: +2 level, +5 hit points, and +5 strength points for your active pet

I'm in Alberta, Canada. This week came some unexpected changes for us. I'm sure there's many Albertans who expected these changes but I wasn't one of them. Maybe I was just trying to convince myself this will all blow over and not impact us. We all do what we have to in order to cope with change and uncertainty. Monday we went into our nearby little city to get groceries. We do have a small grocery store in the small town we live in, but prices are higher and there's not much of a variety. So making the 40 minute trip 1 - 2 times a month is worth it. While shopping I kept my youngest in her stroller and away from people and things she could potentially pick up. My older 2 children were instructed not to touch anything and keep their hands in their pockets. I made sure to bring hand sanitizer with us and as soon as we got home we all washed our hands thoroughly. Part of our reason to choose shopping now was we had all come down with a cold. We were all finally able to go do our shopping. On our way home I finally had the chance to check my email and learned that all schools in our province have been closed until further notice, which could be for the rest of the school year. I got an email from my daughter's principle stating that they are working on a plan for our kids to continue their education at home. My oldest is homeschooled so I already know the drill and went into full homeschool planning mode for my Kindergartner. I picked up my daughter's things from her school Tuesday morning and learned Wednesday afternoon that her teacher is putting together weekly work packets for the kids to be picked up every Monday starting on the 30th. Now I can relax a bit knowing her teacher is providing us with work and I don't have to scramble and purchase resources. One of the items sent home with my daughter's things was a birthday card from her teacher. My daughter's birthday is on the 30th. The 17th I was supposed to be parent helper for her class and I was going to bring a treat for the class. That didn't happen and I've been saddened by it and seeing the birthday card brought me to tears. I'm honestly more upset about the schools being closed than my daughter is. I'm used to being cooped up in the house so that's not a big deal for me. My kids are worried about going outside and my oldest asked me if it was safe to go outside and play today. I told her she could go outside as long as she doesn't go near anyone and stays in our yard. Which is not an issue because our yard is rather large and no one bothers us because of our giant dog. It was too late for her to go outside when she asked. My kids are learning about all sorts of scary things like quarantine and the virus, but they're handling it all really well. I'm proud of how resistant to change they are. Tuesday and Wednesday my KGner and I have done some of her lessons. Today we actually read two books with her reading most of the words with minimal help. Until we get the learning packets we have work to complete that was sent home from her teacher when the class moved onto a different lesson. I don't know of any child who doesn't like to color, my KGner does not like doing school activities that force her to color. She'd rather practice her writing instead! My oldest is homeschooled, so I've been splitting my time between both of them. To keep us busy when we're not learning, my husband and I have games on the PS4, the kids play in their room, or we'll watch Disney+. The last two nights before bed we've been watching Frozen II. It looks like the new Star Wars movie is being added to Disney+ early as well. It may already be uploaded, but I haven't looked yet. My youngest has a birthday on Saturday and my middle has her birthday on the 30th. Every year between their birthdays their Grandparents come for a visit. But I think with the uncertainty of this virus I'm going to suggest they stay home. They're elderly and have health issues so I don't want them traveling so much if they don't necessarily need to. If anything we can go out to their place for a couple of hours and set up their computer with the internet so they can video chat with their grand-kids every day if they wish. My youngest had an appointment at the end of this month for a fluoride varnish treatment on her teeth and that's been cancelled. The kids do have a dentist appointment scheduled for June, so I'm hoping by the time we get to June they've got more of a lid on this virus and we can hopefully start getting back to normal. Even if it means schools remain closed until the fall. Doing my best to stay positive through all this! Stay safe and healthy TDNers!

I'm glad you opened this topic. My university closed last week, all classes have moved online, though the workload is the same. I have one exam that has been postponed to... Nobody knows. I don't hate not having anywhere to go during the day ether I picked up playing Neopets from last summer break. Other than that I read books and work on a sowing project. The hard part is that I can't see my friends in person. And the absolute worst part is seeing people not being able to visit their frail parents and grandparents, and reading in the media about people dying alone. I hope your family is healthy and stays healthy Hanso!

@jellysundae oof! thats the worst mistake to make robot race day 33: interesting.. The ray is fired at Squeri... ... and he gains 3 movement points!!!! The ray is fired at Jepire... ... and he loses 3 defence points!!!!

YOU ARE A WINNER!!! You Win 212 Neopoints plus the following items... i like this combo not expensive but they look real nice

@Duma I totally get that. UC pets had SO much personality to them; not saying that current format pets don't, just the UC designs were so unique. UC faerie Draiks are so pretty.

I am a bit disappointed because I wanted an item with her face on it so I can buy it and display in my gallery Also bracelets are usually small and barely visible on a pet .. and yes I don't associate her with St Patrick .. she is related to Earth / Gaia .. another keyring gallery .. woo - hoo !! who would've thought !? idk why TNT loves keyrings so much !! no galleries for illusen ? plants ? spring ? flowers ? trees -- Sincerely Yours Mr. Illusen

Haha, you've more than welcome! It's a v. useful tip that every Neopian deserves to know about. No good for RE quests, but a game-changer for this event or fortune cookies.

Oh man... I have, just now, spotted what I did there, while I was thinking I was being all clever... A G I L I T Y . . . I... just... *sighs* So if he slaps me with another level lose today, I'll feel I kinda deserve it. So here goes! Uh-huh... The ray is fired at thenameisalice... ... and she loses two levels You know, Ray, you could have just been the bigger man and proved me wrong... do we need to have a conversation here about male fragility?

As long as you have the shop wiz open in another tab before you accept a quest you should be able to refresh him by using f5, as many times as you like, and only need that one tab, that's what I do anyway.

Welcome back! Here's to hoping nothing goes wrong and you stay a very long time. Welcome Ceddy. Looking forward to knowing you both.

yeah!! show that ray whos boss! robot race day 32: ..actually i take that back The ray is fired at Squeri... ... and he doesn't change at all The ray is fired at Jepire... ... and he doesn't change at all

This one is a different, newer computer thankfully! But please feel free to glare at it just in case. Nice to meet you too Ceddy!

I already gave her a dip. She is now a Candy Zafara instead of plain blue. After some research i found out her custo will cost about 6 mil. For now she's mostly naked on my account. Her name is Zenmiya if you want to look.

There is a possibility that there gonna initiate a Lockdown tomorrow. So I am not going to be able to do anything on here if they do. I don't have internet at my house.

The ray is fired at Critoh... ... and she goes down to level 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your eyes recover quite quickly after the giant explosion, but that's more than you can say for your Petpet. The Kookith is kind enough to sweep up Project Floobix for you and you head home.

The ray is fired at Solarpath... ... and she changes into a Blue Meerca!! Eww lol