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Unpopular opinion, but... this was long overdue. Flash is horribly outdated to the point of it being a security risk. Neopets should have been updated long ago, rather than moments before the deadline. Now many of the site features aren't working properly because of that.

You could switch it just to do the flash stuff, then set it back? I'll not leave mine set on yesterday's date other than for that.
I've been expecting a bunch of stuff to be switched today, but now I realise that may be me being foolish? TNT can always let us down, after all, no matter how low our expectations. *~*;;

Some of you may be aware that my family lost our beautiful Mouse, a 12-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, almost two months ago. She had Cushing's Disease as a result of a tumor on her adrenal gland that turned out to be malignant and spread. She was diagnosed at 11 years old, in September 2018 we found out the devastating news that our sweet girl had limited time left. As the months passed by we were preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. We made sure every special family holiday was made extra special for Mouse. Easter was the last holiday she spent with us. Our family is still grieving her loss and it will take a long time for us to work through the process. Mouse was more than just a pet, she was family!
Because of the trauma to our middle child mostly and our other two children my husband and I discussed possibly needing to get another furry companion to help our girls overcome the trauma they witnessed. It's not something they will ever forget! Our middle child has been increasingly agitated to the point of hysterical tears by the smallest of things. I literally cannot leave the room without her hysterically freaking out. Before Mouse passed away, I could come and go as I pleased and she would only follow me around sometimes when she's bored. Lately she will stop whatever it is she's doing, including eating to trail after me. She misses that safety and security Mouse provided her and all of us. Our oldest has been increasingly frustrated with everything and not sleeping well. Our youngest, well she's only 2 so it's hard to know exactly where she's at in terms of her feelings.
After searching and doing our homework on certain breeds we found one that would be highly suitable to our family. The temperament of the breed and it's protective nature without being aggressive is what got our attention. Another reason for getting a puppy so soon is my husband may need to go away for work depending on how things go with the company he currently works for. That's a long story in itself! Now if he has to go away, the kids and I will be left home alone for a lengthy time. So a dog would be ideal to offer that sense of security, protection and peace of mind while he's away.
We picked up this handsome little guy yesterday! He's a Great Pyranees and will be rather large compared to a small Jack Russel. With his size, people will think twice before messing with our place! A lot of people thought Mouse was a large dog because of the size and volume of her bark, but here she's just a small pup projecting herself as a big pup.
Without further ado, here is our handsome fellow! He currently doesn't have a name. I'll update once we've chosen his name.

He's a very smart boy! Already whining to go outside!
When we went to look at the pups yesterday our youngest was interested in them but she was shy and kept her distance. She's been like that since losing Mouse. I was worried it would take her a long time to bond with her new pal. This was the only puppy that showed any real interest in her. He came up to her and sniffed the back of her jacket and her hand before she pulled away. The others were just not interested in the girls all that much. After being home for a while, our youngest still refused to pet him. She was talking to him and saying "Come on boy!" and showing an interest, but no pets. Not until he followed after her closely and licked the side of her face. He stayed close to her and she reached out to touch his soft fur. The beginnings of a wonderful bond have started!
The other two girls have gone to sleep much easier and felt more relaxed at bedtime then they have in weeks. This little guy is going to help everyone heal. He is not a replacement for Mouse. He is just a new family member to be loved. We're not giving him any of Mouse's toys. The only things he has from Mouse is her newer pillow bed that she didn't really care to sleep on and her water and food bowls. The rest of Mouse's things will remain hers.
 

The Charity Corner 2019 perk Refreshed Quest Request doesn't work the way I expected it to.  It's not all that bad, but I'm putting it out here so that others don't get surprised like I did.
I spent my points on the perk and it did indeed add the refresh option to my current quest, just like the Refreshed Quest Request boon does.  I didn't actually refresh that quest and was content to get 3 defense points.  The next day, I got an air faerie quest, and the refresh button was there, so I used it, and got a battle faerie quest (yay!). 
The next day, no refresh button.  Sadly, today I have no refresh button and had to do an air faerie quest (noooo!)
Returning to the perks list,  I now have a countdown to June 20th, and a new statement (in-bold) that says "Once bought, this perk can be used once and expires in 7 days."  I'm assuming I could buy the perk again after the countdown expires if I want to.
So...this perk lets you buy the ability to refresh one quest over a 7 day period.  I'd assumed it was the ability to refresh up to 7 quests over a 7 day period like the boon gives you, but clearly that is not the case.  It may or may not be worth it to you to spend 1,000 perk points for the one shot at a refresh, so plan accordingly.
 
 

I'm keeping my "change team every year" policy and joined Lost dessert this year. They have a Draik, I have a Draik, so yeah, why not.

A Five Dubloon Coin costs 2500-2800 NP
A Deaver costs 1000 - 1100 NP on the shop wiz
Sell your Dubloons and buy Deavers
You'll get double the amount

I'd recommend feeding them omelette and jelly that you get for free each day.  Alternatively, a lot of battledome opponents give food items

I'd recommend feeding them omelette and jelly that you get for free each day.  Alternatively, a lot of battledome opponents give food items

Bit of a necro lol  But I was speaking about DACA which have not been sent back.  Anyone with a felony conviction is automatically removed from DACA.
As for people dying, roughly 350 people die per year on their journey into the U.S. since 1998.  This is way larger than it should ever be, but it is still far safer than for most of the people attempting to come here.  The majority of the people who have been applying for asylum are doing so because of violence in their country of origin.  While it's certainly not a safe journey, the odds of dying are extremely low, compared with staying in their home country.
The idea that anyone can become a citizen of the U.S. safely and legally simply isn't true.  It's extremely difficult to become a citizen if you are not already wealthy and/or have immediate family who are citizens in the U.S. (though Trump has cut this means of becoming a citizen in half since taking office).  It is an extremely long, extremely expensive process, and the vast majority of people who apply never make it in.
As for diseases, there's a far greater chance of someone visiting a foreign country and bringing a disease back than there is of someone immigrating to the U.S. and bringing a disease.  Most of these countries have higher vaccination rates than large swaths of the U.S. for example.  There's a reason why all of the outbreaks in the U.S. have been traced back to U.S. citizens traveling abroad, and not from immigrants bringing diseases with them.

Bit of a necro lol  But I was speaking about DACA which have not been sent back.  Anyone with a felony conviction is automatically removed from DACA.
As for people dying, roughly 350 people die per year on their journey into the U.S. since 1998.  This is way larger than it should ever be, but it is still far safer than for most of the people attempting to come here.  The majority of the people who have been applying for asylum are doing so because of violence in their country of origin.  While it's certainly not a safe journey, the odds of dying are extremely low, compared with staying in their home country.
The idea that anyone can become a citizen of the U.S. safely and legally simply isn't true.  It's extremely difficult to become a citizen if you are not already wealthy and/or have immediate family who are citizens in the U.S. (though Trump has cut this means of becoming a citizen in half since taking office).  It is an extremely long, extremely expensive process, and the vast majority of people who apply never make it in.
As for diseases, there's a far greater chance of someone visiting a foreign country and bringing a disease back than there is of someone immigrating to the U.S. and bringing a disease.  Most of these countries have higher vaccination rates than large swaths of the U.S. for example.  There's a reason why all of the outbreaks in the U.S. have been traced back to U.S. citizens traveling abroad, and not from immigrants bringing diseases with them.

Bit of a necro lol  But I was speaking about DACA which have not been sent back.  Anyone with a felony conviction is automatically removed from DACA.
As for people dying, roughly 350 people die per year on their journey into the U.S. since 1998.  This is way larger than it should ever be, but it is still far safer than for most of the people attempting to come here.  The majority of the people who have been applying for asylum are doing so because of violence in their country of origin.  While it's certainly not a safe journey, the odds of dying are extremely low, compared with staying in their home country.
The idea that anyone can become a citizen of the U.S. safely and legally simply isn't true.  It's extremely difficult to become a citizen if you are not already wealthy and/or have immediate family who are citizens in the U.S. (though Trump has cut this means of becoming a citizen in half since taking office).  It is an extremely long, extremely expensive process, and the vast majority of people who apply never make it in.
As for diseases, there's a far greater chance of someone visiting a foreign country and bringing a disease back than there is of someone immigrating to the U.S. and bringing a disease.  Most of these countries have higher vaccination rates than large swaths of the U.S. for example.  There's a reason why all of the outbreaks in the U.S. have been traced back to U.S. citizens traveling abroad, and not from immigrants bringing diseases with them.

His response to me today puts him right up there with the people who deny global warming.

Yeah, not impressed with you, Your Majesty, pfft!

Feelin' a little salty over here...
 
?   ? me right now
 
So I go to do today's Fortune Cookie quest and I get a dark Faerie asking for a Krawk Krawkatron
So I check that out.
Price History
2,975 NP (+2,005 NP) on March 8, 2019 by Item DB Crew   Hmmm, yeah I don't think so, so let us make use of that Quest Refresh Boon!! ?     So I get the Grey Faerie, and she wants a Hopso... Price History
8,000 NP (+2,000 NP) on March 12, 2019 by Item DB Crew ?   Should have known better, shouldn't I?! Especially when... and I basically HEARD this inevitability coming...       ???????   That'll teach me, won't it!!! ?  

This had better be their April Fools prank. If it's for real, I'm going to be royally ticked off!
                   

Oh..  Ummm.... I think this might be the April Fools joke... They typically always run one, and a lot of them seem unreasonable.
Case in point: Get exclusive access to the Hidden Tower during its stock-taking shut down hours to grab an item and make off with it before anyone notices it’s gone! 
Which could be a 10 Mil+ np valued item
I could be wrong, but this seems like too much to not be a joke.  Sorry to burst your bubble

That was it?!? That wasn't a proper plot, it was barely a mini plot!

It resets it back to the beginning unfortunately ?

I'm complaining a little, internally  As you said, using the cursor can be a little tricky, and I really don't like how the rotating footer pictures are poorly resized:
(here's the original image for comparison)
Anyway, I just changed my theme back to Treasure Keepers and went on with my day. I got tired of complaining about JS a while ago. Besides, it's December, which means I'm 90% less grumpy than usual.

Since the introduction of teams in the GMC, the winning team has gotten gold trophies, while the losing team gets silver trophies. The shape/size of the trophy is determined by how well you did though.
Yeah, not sending any accidental Darigan Dodgeball scores takes some practice. (More practice than the time-frame of 'complete each challenge on the day of release' provides.) I don't think they really thought that through when adding this game to the GMC (or to the DD, for that matter).

I feel invasive as I make this post to be quite honest but this is truly a mundane post. A digital message in a bottle, I think.
For a little bit of background, hello, I'm from the UK and I made a neopets account when I was around 6-7. I am 23 now. I never REALLY got into neopets, but I checked in on my old account. I've lost access to it now and I don't think I even have the associated email anymore. I was on a nostalgia trip and saw a YouTube video about neopets and something in it tickled me and I went looking for a forum. Forums to me feel almost like a relic (I don't mean this in a rude way I used to spend a lot of time on forums as a young(er?) kid) (In truth I spent far too much time on the internet in general). Imagine my surprise to find an active one right here!
I am going to make an anonymous admission to you all:
I am in love with all of you and all of this. Something about this tickles me (not in a mocking fashion). I have been struggling and finding this was genuinely beautiful. Something about the concept of this whole thing feels really beautiful to me, and it moved me to legitimate tears (my face still has that feeling of dried tears on it).
I don't think that I was moved to tears by the specific content of this forum so much as just the concept. I know sometimes the internet is miserable but something about small communities like these that still exist on the internet feels genuinely beautiful to me.
I hope that this message finds you well, I truly love things like this. it truly feels like some kind of art.
 
Also for the sake of more discussion I was 6-7 when I played neopets which was around 2001? I did play for a few years. Nonetheless the question I mean to ask is, how old were you when I was playing neopets? how long had you all been playing? Did you maybe get into it after me?

I hope this does not come across as mocking or insincere I am genuinely just emotional about the concept of forums and small communities like this. 
 
I don't really expect much but I would genuinely love to talk to you all
If you read this incoherent ramble, thank you :^)

Definitely. It would be awful. The difference about re-releasing stamps is that some only have 1 or 2 in the entire game. These items are also consumable and cannot be taken out of their album to be sold again. Flooding the market with old Hidden Tower items, which were available to purchase for years, seems like a bad idea in my opinion.
Besides, 28m-50m isn't really that hard to obtain now-a-days, especially if you are an every day player. 

I just saw the portal at the Deserted Tomb and promptly came here to see what was going on, lol. This is most intriguing‼
I like that they're making a little song and dance out of the maps being refreshed, not just having it happen with no fanfare.

Sell it! I would take guaranteed profit over a gamble any day. 

so glad the cheating FL didn't take the Cup 
(sorry to the legit FL players though)
 

I feel like the whole beefed up security on the border was a political move to try and get democrats to bend on other issues.  Though it kind of backfired because even republicans think it has gone too far.
One thing though, I don't believe that immigrants who came as children have been sent back yet.  The Trump administration tried that, but courts shut it down and required DACA be continued for the time being without an end date set.  Same thing will likely happen with the current border issue.  It's definitely against international law, and most likely against U.S. law, so odds are it's going to get shut down as well.