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    lakecat got a reaction from Angeló in Anyone else missing the cheery images of their pets?   
    "Maybe I can help?...Mouseykins, I think I detect a tone of sarcasm in your voice.
    You could  show a little  more gratitude. After all, we DID spend a lot of time together. 
    Your friend forever (unless you go over to STEVE )"
    ~~~Bill~~~  
    (cue the dial-up squeal )

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    lakecat reacted to jellysundae in Yay, for birthdays????   
    As Queen Tracy of the United States this is entirely within your rights! Most definitely comes under the royal prerogative I'd have thought.
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    lakecat got a reaction from jellysundae in Yay, for birthdays????   
    Happy Birthday ? ? Brian! I'm glad you were able to enjoy it (despite the rain). ☔ 
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    lakecat reacted to Aquamentis12 in Yay, for birthdays????   
    It's hard to believe, but, another year of life has passed, and I have officially been on this planet for 37 years, starting on the 38th as of today. ?   Unfortunately, it WOULD have to be TODAY when the weather decided to make the meteorologists RIGHT, and rain. Oh well, Mom is coming in for a visit and we're going to this really nice place for supper. Back home for some ice cream, (hopefully the ice cream shop won't be TOO busy on such a rainy day), and then later I'll follow my normal routine and try to get something sketched at this place I like to hangout at.
    Birthdays sure can be weird sometimes. While I believe that everyone should be treated well, especially on their birthday, I also realize that they are nearly meaningless in the larger sense. Because frankly, there are billions of people who have no idea whose birthday it is on any given day. It's kind of humbling in a sense. I mean, I know, or know of, at least 5 other people who share today as their birthday. I'm no longer in contact with most of them, one was a classmate, one is family, and the others I know from Online. What makes a birthday special, is not really the individual, as we may think since they often get presents to open, but IMO, who makes a birthday really special are those around the person whose birthday it is. Knowing people care and the niceties shared with the birthday boy or girl, that's what truly makes birthdays special, and are the best presents anyone could receive! At least, that's what I think. ?

    What do you guys think? :)
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    lakecat reacted to UndeadNinjabit in Inkblot Paint Brush Idea   
    I want to you or myself actually enter it into a contest someday
    This is a Inkblot Kacheek his name is Jerry, He was painted with an Inkblot paint bursh.
    Tell me what will you think should enter it into a contest or what?
    Inkblot Paint Brush is base on 30's rubberhose cartoons and Bendy and the Ink Machine
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    lakecat got a reaction from gypsyknees in Need inspiration for customizing a Lutari without NC!   
    Hi Gypsy, if you could paint him any colors, what would your favorite choices be? This should be about making your dream pet. Who knows, you could get a Fountain Faerie Quest soon. It's also better to imagine what you'd like someday than to just settle for whatever now. You may have to wait, but meanwhile, think big. Here is a link to all the available Lutari colors for you to consider (click the pics to enlarge). I've never had one myself but I like their energy. But if you'd like to keep him Cloud for now, we can look at various wardrobe options for that. What activities and settings do you like for him?
    https://items.thedailyneopets.com/colors/show?species=53&color=
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    lakecat got a reaction from charelan in What is it like where you live?   
    Hi Kute. This is a great topic. I'm surprised that no one else has replied yet. I'll just give a brief reply for now. I'm from a rural area of Michigan. It's very white racially in the countryside but the cities are more diverse. Climate wise, we have four seasons, or as some would describe it, Winter and then every thing else.  Winter lasts from late November through March here, with a chance of snow during all of those months, and an average of over 6 feet of the white stuff. And this isn't even the "snowy" part of Michigan ("up north" is). Unlike much of the Midwest, we are surrounded by the Great Lakes, and have beautiful sunsets on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. There are countless small inland lakes and rivers too, so you are always within walking distance to fresh water here. I love animals, and can watch wildlife from my windows. Recently, I've seen deer, rabbits, and baby woodchucks (ground hogs). Some Summers I've seen coyotes in my yard, and have heard them already this Spring at night. The loudest sound in the morning are all of the variety of birds, both large and small. The trees we have include oak, maple, cherry, and pine. 
    I Googled and found this link to a Michigan photographer. See the top ("Galleries") for many more photos.
    http://www.michigannutphotography.com/
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    lakecat reacted to gypsyknees in Need inspiration for customizing a Lutari without NC!   
    I was not expecting this, it made me so happy!! All of your replies are super helpful. I can't "react" to all of them it says I ran out but thank you all!! I'd still be open to anyone else who wants to contribute.

    @jessodey i'm having fun playing around with the editing mode! i had no idea you could even do that haha, thanks so much!!
    @teukkie i have been eyeing off the rogue outfit!! and the bandana in the second too!
    @Granny63020 Yours look so fun!! That's what its all about hey
    @Acedemiro I looove that look!! I do usually have somewhat of an idea of a character for them but now I've been a bit lost with this one ? and yess I think you and @lakecat have an amazing point. I usually just try to figure out what I can afford now instead of a goal. I should figure out my dream and go for that, since i've been in a bit of a rut lately without goals! Thank you both !

    @Nielo that background is a great idea!! and looking at contrasts to make his current colour pop is a good thought i didn't consider!! and thank you for the compliment!
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    lakecat got a reaction from Kute in What is it like where you live?   
    Hi Kute. This is a great topic. I'm surprised that no one else has replied yet. I'll just give a brief reply for now. I'm from a rural area of Michigan. It's very white racially in the countryside but the cities are more diverse. Climate wise, we have four seasons, or as some would describe it, Winter and then every thing else.  Winter lasts from late November through March here, with a chance of snow during all of those months, and an average of over 6 feet of the white stuff. And this isn't even the "snowy" part of Michigan ("up north" is). Unlike much of the Midwest, we are surrounded by the Great Lakes, and have beautiful sunsets on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. There are countless small inland lakes and rivers too, so you are always within walking distance to fresh water here. I love animals, and can watch wildlife from my windows. Recently, I've seen deer, rabbits, and baby woodchucks (ground hogs). Some Summers I've seen coyotes in my yard, and have heard them already this Spring at night. The loudest sound in the morning are all of the variety of birds, both large and small. The trees we have include oak, maple, cherry, and pine. 
    I Googled and found this link to a Michigan photographer. See the top ("Galleries") for many more photos.
    http://www.michigannutphotography.com/
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    lakecat reacted to Rayd1978 in What is it like where you live?   
    I live in mid-eastern Nebraska.   Around here it's mostly corn fields and cow pastures.  Soybeans are also fairly popular.   Other crops exist, but are an exception to the general rule.   Most of the state is fairly small towns scattered every 15 miles or so, or about a days ride by horseback.  Not that many people travel by horseback any more, except for fun.  I live near one of the larger towns, 20,000 people, which has a corn processing plant, meat plants, and several manufacturing plants.   Most of the small towns will say they're diverse if they have people of both Swedish and Norwegian ancestry; which is to say we tend to be very white.  The larger towns usually have a fair sized Hispanic population, and there are people from other races/cultures around, but they tend to be a small minority.

    Our weather tends to be fairly extreme, with summer highs well over 100F(38C), and winters as low as -40F(-40C).   Rain is either non-existent, or comes down in buckets.  Wind is almost constant, but usually not too bad.   But sometimes it gets terrible and can blow over houses.   More common are tornadoes, which tend to be right around this time of year.  I've been in several, well, near enough to have been in serious danger.   It's something you just get used to, I guess.   They get commented upon, but mostly just hit a corn field and don't do any serious trouble.   Every couple years one hits a populated area, and that tends to make headlines.

    Wildlife is somewhat lacking, the bison long gone.   Deer are still around, mostly near the rivers.  Raccoons and skunks are fairly common, and rabbits are everywhere.   Every once in a while is a mountain lion sighting in the area.  Coyotes are supposedly around, but uncommon.  We also get mice, ants, wasps, bees, flies, mosquitoes, ticks, and other vermin, but try not to think about them too much.  We do get part of the Sandhill Crane migration each year, but the majority of that is further west.

    Most people are independent, but friendly.  Might live next to someone (next house over, a half-mile down the road) for years and never say hello, but if someone's cows get loose or whatever, everyone pitches in to help without a second thought.  With everything spread out, just about everyone over the age of 16 has their own car, or at least access to one.   Internet and cable TV were uncommon until about 10 years ago, but now you can typically get a cell phone signal in any town.   Are places between towns where might not get a signal, especially in the hills.

    Smoking is pretty common, and alcohol use is standard.   Most small towns have several bars, one store, one gas station, and one or two churches.  Are several towns were locals are no longer allowed to drive, so they have a small fleet of driving lawn mowers to get around town.  I'm told opiate use is pretty high, but I havn't encountered it for myself.  Canibis and meth are around, but not particularly common, at least not right where I live.
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    lakecat reacted to jellysundae in What is it like where you live?   
    It IS a great topic, and I've got every intention of replying, I'm just waiting for my brain to comply, lol. Hopefully reading what others have to tell will goose it into letting me compile something myself. >_<
    I CAN however, enlighten @Kute about brown sauce!
    See when I was in Florida in 2008 I had the opportunity to try A1 sauce, which I'd only read about in books (Stephen King ones I'm pretty sure) and was keen to taste to see what it was like. So when we had steak at NBA City - perfect opportunity! Only to find . . . it tastes exactly the same as brown sauce! Huh, anti-climax! I mean brown sauce is great but discovering it and A1 are the same thing was a big let down, lol.
    I love the Spanish city names, they make things sound so much more . . . what? Exciting? Romantic? Vibrant? Pretty? Just exotic in general?
    San Francisco St. Francis Kinda dull in English, isn't it?
    Just like foreign names in general, I suppose
    Leonardo DiCaprio Leonard of Capri Yeah. ?
    Oh and because my brain . . . in my head now run these thoughts.
    So San Francisco because St. Francis was a guy, so Santa Barbara etc. because St. Barbara was a female. Yep, different prefixes for different genders, got it.
    So . . .
    Santa Claus . . . Santa is a woman!! That's a very fine beard you have there, miss! ?
     
    Yep I know I mixing different languages here so I'm making no actual sense, but whatevs
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    lakecat got a reaction from jellysundae in What is it like where you live?   
    Hi Kute. This is a great topic. I'm surprised that no one else has replied yet. I'll just give a brief reply for now. I'm from a rural area of Michigan. It's very white racially in the countryside but the cities are more diverse. Climate wise, we have four seasons, or as some would describe it, Winter and then every thing else.  Winter lasts from late November through March here, with a chance of snow during all of those months, and an average of over 6 feet of the white stuff. And this isn't even the "snowy" part of Michigan ("up north" is). Unlike much of the Midwest, we are surrounded by the Great Lakes, and have beautiful sunsets on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. There are countless small inland lakes and rivers too, so you are always within walking distance to fresh water here. I love animals, and can watch wildlife from my windows. Recently, I've seen deer, rabbits, and baby woodchucks (ground hogs). Some Summers I've seen coyotes in my yard, and have heard them already this Spring at night. The loudest sound in the morning are all of the variety of birds, both large and small. The trees we have include oak, maple, cherry, and pine. 
    I Googled and found this link to a Michigan photographer. See the top ("Galleries") for many more photos.
    http://www.michigannutphotography.com/
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    lakecat reacted to Kute in What is it like where you live?   
    I am from California in the U.S. Here we are a very mixed community and not segregated at all like other areas of the U.S. I am white (not sure really what my heritage is) and my boyfriend is Mexican. Most people I know are from Mexico or their family came from Mexico. Sometimes I meet people from Columbia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Brazil that are residence here and love when they talk about their culture. I absolutely love hispanic culture and language because I grew up with it and really enjoy being able to take part in it as a lot of it is integrated into California since it used to be part of Mexico.  Most of our street names and cities are in Spanish. I think a lot of people hear these names like 'camino norte' ,'Los Osos' 'Los Angeles' or 'La puente' for example and dont know their meaning in Spanish since we are not required to learn a second language.  It is always sunny here and I've never had a Christmas that wasn't hot. So all those songs about Christmas in the snow are lies. LOL (our winter is December, January, and February for those of you outside of north america) .  We have had a long drought and a lot of farmers have lost their crops because there is no water.   Where I live you can go to the city, the beach, the desert, and the mountains within a 30-40 minute drive so if you want to go surfing and snowboarding in the same day that is possible..  Oh and there are a lot of earth quakes here. Mostly small and you don't always feel or notice them. I've never felt a big earth quake but some do shake my house a bit and only last seconds. 
    I've always wondered how other people live and I find it very interesting when I discover things like for example I just learned what brown sauce is and that people from the UK use it as one of their main condiments. I really want to purchase some online now. 
    So that is a brief view of my area. I am interested in how everyone else sees their world or what is unique to them, or can you relate to me? 
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    lakecat reacted to Nielo in Financial institutions just do not trust Neo. xD   
    My credit card (the one linked to my mom's account) is actually issued through our bank as well. I do remember getting some Visa advertisements in the mail though, but that always seems weird to me, just randomly getting a card from somewhere that isn't a bank. XD
    Perhaps they realised that not accepting credit cards in the US would be really bad for business.
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    lakecat got a reaction from Nielo in Financial institutions just do not trust Neo. xD   
    Many people have debit cards here too, usually issued from our banks. I have both debit and credit cards and use them at different times. I should have made that clearer. I think a gift card may actually be more like a debit card, in that it is limited in how much you can use it for (the amount you paid, such as $50).  
    BTW, we have ALDI stores here too. I shop there sometimes. And use a credit card. 
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    lakecat reacted to Yuiina in Your Fashion Counselor!   
    @lakecat np! It's my pleasure :) 
    I had soooo many things I'd like to search on DTI for many different options but going through pages and pages and pages for soo many backgrounds would drive me crazy, then I decided to present you my options and if you want help with the rest after choosing a couple of backgrounds I'd be happy to help you again :) 
    Oh and I forgot one background    
     Cheerful Day Background 
     
    @Naamah could you tell me which items you're looking for? NC or NP? Both? 
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    lakecat got a reaction from itsmekaitlin in how do u meet ppl on the internet   
    how do u meet ppl on the internet?
    This is how I usually do it. First I choose the right tunnel and then I keep walking until I find them...
    ...or they find me.  . Welcome to TDN, enjoy your stay.   (not creepy at all) 

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    lakecat reacted to Naamah D. in Your Fashion Counselor!   
    Thank you for the suggestions! Both of my Rukis would so so cool with any of these. The princess look is actually really fitting since my pink Ruki has the word "princess" in her name. 
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    lakecat reacted to Yuiina in Your Fashion Counselor!   
    CANDY KOUGRA 

    https://impress.openneo.net/outfits/1912436
    I collected many backgrounds that I think would fit him as Candy and some items. 
    I think that after you select a background then it makes sense to search for more suitable items for it (will give you my opinion in that situation as well!) , but I gathered some that I think would look great on him or in combination of some backgrounds I selected :)

    Wanted to spend more time looking for more items but, if I did, then I'd have this post ready in August probably 
    Backgrounds
    NC 
                         
    Amongst the Clouds Background Backyard Birthday Party Background Candy Garden Background Chocolate Dream Background Cloud Castle Background Colourful Staircase Background Faerie Cave Background Fantastic Garden Birthday Background Fantastical Marshmallow Background Gingerbread Dream House Background Land of Gifts Background MME11-S4: Spring Is Here Background MME6-B: Bubbling Fountain Background Magical Balloon Background Magical Land of Jelly Beans Background Mutant Picnic Background Negg Painting Workshop Background Rainbow Fountain Background Springtime in Neopia Background Sunrise Negg Hunt Background Wondrous Wobbleshire Background NP
              
    Birthday in the Park Background Cloudy Sky Background Double Rainbow Background Gourmet Club Bowls Background Hollowed Negg Tree Background Ice Cream Machine Background Inside a Toy Claw Machine Background Soup Faerie Kitchen Background Spring Path Background Super Ice Cream Machine Background Foreground
    NC 
                 
    Birthday Balloon Tree Blooming Spring Frame Candy Buffet Foreground Circle of Balloons Colourful Candies Garland Dazzling Rainbow Tent Dusty Pink Lamps Garland Giant Jacaranda Tree Hot Air Birthday Balloon Pink Lemonade Stand Foreground Sparkling Rainbow Starry Rainbow Garland Trapped in a Jar Whimsical Rainbow Glass Arch NP
        
    Cloud Garland Castle Parapets Foreground Shrubbery (ALL OF THEM )  Willow Tree Foreground Wearables
     Funky Rainbow Wig      Xandras Cunning Disguise
     
     
    Hope you like it @lakecat :) And as soon as you have some backgrounds let me know ;) 
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    lakecat reacted to hrtbrk in Help? Was I frozen?   
    You were IP banned for accessing an account that hasn't been logged in to for such a long time and attempting to guess the password with too many failed attempts. It's really common and not much to worry about :)
    It will go away after several hours and you should be able to log back in as normal.
     
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    lakecat got a reaction from jellysundae in how do u meet ppl on the internet   
    how do u meet ppl on the internet?
    This is how I usually do it. First I choose the right tunnel and then I keep walking until I find them...
    ...or they find me.  . Welcome to TDN, enjoy your stay.   (not creepy at all) 

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    lakecat reacted to Angeló in Help Me Decide ???   
    nothing new happened . he just ignored my last two messages and still has the card on the TP ... 
    i decided to let it go 
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    lakecat reacted to itsmekaitlin in how do u meet ppl on the internet   
    AHOY. My name is Kaitlin, I'm 23 and got back into my 12 year old Neopets account over the summer. I've spent the last year trying to accumulate neopoints to fulfill the neo-goals my child-self could never achieve. After coming onto Neopets somewhat regularly for this long I figured maybe I should meet some people  
    IRL I'm a recent college grad, work in IT, and am trying to revive my old hobbies like drawing! I love to make music and I enjoy anime and video games.
    Nice to meet you tell me about yourself 
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    lakecat reacted to Mouseykins in Daily Faerie Quests Are Back!   
    @lakecat The boots are the bonus prize awarded to everyone who visited every day.
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    lakecat reacted to Aquamentis12 in Day 9 - Kou-Jong [Team Challenge]   
    LOL Yeah! Even the first stage, I've had multiple-resets because of no legal moves remaining. Generally, I play games on the harder modes. But for sake of SANITY and my eyes, I stayed away from Hard mode for Kou-jong.
    LOL Yeah, getting those last few hundred points, especially when there are prizes on the line. I totally get that! lol I wish we could choose from various designs for the tiles to be stacked as. Like when I used to play Mahjong on this touch-screen game thing called an iTouch 8. It had tons of games to choose from! Many of them were almost identical to Neopet games. Just different themes, graphics and in some cases, physics. Some I saw before TNT rolled out with some games, and some were After TNT had rolled out their games. Whack-a-Kass, now Kass Basher, on the iTouch 8, was a polar bear batting at some fish as they jumped out of a hole in the arctic ice. LOL Same principle though, even getting the extra couple of bounces in.. That one was AFTER TNT had released their game. Man, I wish one of the local eateries would bring back one of those games! I think across the entire game selection, I had over 115 high scores, including pwning the ENTIRE Top 10 scores for some games. Man that was a fun Summer! LOL If it was fairly quiet, I'd play Mahjong on it, since Mahjong requires some concentration after all. I haven't seen one of those machines around here in probably close to a decade now. Too bad! With such a wide variety of game selection, it was SO much fun!
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