jennybean

I'm sorry :( I was up this morning when they were around 400np, but they were UB by 12:10, pretty much. I missed it because of the lag. I was hoping to buy extras to give away to my lovely TDNers, but I couldn't even get one :(

Thank you all so, so much (I've reached my maximum likes for the day, or else they'd all have likes from me).

I really, truly appreciate the support from all of you. I reported him last year, but unfortunately, that got nowhere since he had left by the time I actually mustered up the courage to do anything. And honestly, I guess it was really not a wholehearted effort. But it makes perfect sense, and it's exactly what I should do. And if I see him again this year, I think I'll finally speak up before it's too late. I'm just kind of tired of being afraid, and more than that, I don't think I could live with myself if I found out he was doing this to anyone else.

Then again, I always tell myself I won't chicken out the next time, but it's gotten pretty ridiculous by this point. I started thinking that it's been going on for almost two-thirds of my life now, and I just want myself and everyone around me to be happy. Thanks for the support, TDN <3 You're absolutely right; it's much easier to hide behind the computer and say this than it is to come forward and talk to people in real life. But I'm glad I've got you :wub_anim:

I'm super excited! This is my favorite time of the year on Neo, and the Advent Calender is hands-down my favorite event, but the Stocking Stufftacular is definitely a close second (I'm too broke to like it best!). I really liked the items last year, and I love all the holiday-themed wearables. *sigh* I'm even doing it on two accounts this year. Why, Neopets?! My bank account is crying!

Seriously, though, I can't wait! :D

Hi Monica! Welcome to TDN! The people here are all fantastic, and I think you'll like it! :) And also, a huge congrats on your engagement and upcoming wedding!! <3

Wow, you are all pretty weird ;)

I'm the opposite. I don't deposit in multiples of 10. But the neopoints I have on hand has to be a multiple of 1000. And usually, exactly 1000. And when I log out, I need to log out with exactly 1000 neopoints, even if it means depositing something like 2187 neopoints (which I think might bother some people here! :P). I know it's really terrible practice, but I don't RS, and I have lost so much money to REs, and I'm not exactly neo-rich to begin with T_T

Also, I'm a total packrat. I'm sure it's the case for a lot of people. But I also have more piles of dung and rotten boots in my inventory than most reasonable Neopians. And I'm an avatar collector, but I don't know if I'll ever get the rubbish avatar. I have never used the discard function. Where do those poor things go?! *sigh* Time to get over that. Rubbish avatar, here I come! Maybe.

So last year, this was around the time I joined TDN forums, and I came here because I was in a really rough spot and I just needed some support. I disappeared for a while because life just kind of got so overwhelming that I didn't even have time to take care of myself and do the things I liked and wanted to do. And now, I'm just procrastinating (30-page literature review due in less than 48 hours!).

But, I really am just super bummed right now. And I love this community to no end. I've lurked around other neo-communities, but not a single one I've found is as nice as this one.

Long story short, here's my life right now. My mom's spine broke, turns out it was cancer in her bones, insurance wouldn't pay for the full dosage of hormones, now she needs chemo. She got sick last week, probably from stress that her mom was hospitalized. My dad's mom is currently in intensive care, and she has lung cancer (the two are unrelated). He can't go visit her because he's the only one taking care of my mom right now, and with everything going on, my family just doesn't have the money right now (though I think he plans on going over the holidays if he can work something out with my aunt for some financial help). He's wanted to go since this summer when my cousin passed away.

Holidays are coming up, and it's always a stressful time for me. And I know exactly why. I'll be blunt. An uncle of mine has been doing things to me since I was a young child (without going into details, I'm sure many of you can imagine). Last year, I saw him during a family gathering, and he threatened me. I may see him again during the holidays. Of course, there's no guarantee. He goes back and forth between the states and Mexico, and he's actually over there much more often.

And to top that off, I've been absent from school so much (because of stress/anxiety/panic attacks) that the head of my Ph.D program got in touch with ALL my professors to check up on me and see how I was doing. I've pretty much been labeled a struggling student despite my solid A's and generally good performance (really, it's one course I've missed four times). Now, I don't even want to be at school anymore. And they'll be keeping a very close eye on me next semester. I'm just a really private person (which is exactly why I'm posting all of this to a public forum :b ) and I don't appreciate being obligated to share updates on my life all the time.

Since this is public, this is super condensed. I sent a long, long email to one of the graduate student instructors for one of my courses explaining everything because I just felt like I needed someone's support. Seriously, it was practically a novel. But here, I just kind of want to get across generally some of the stuff going on and why I always seem so bummed during the holidays. I know it's not fair to just come to you all when I'm having a rough time, but it's hard to share with a lot of the people around me because everyone seems to be struggling with their own things right now, and they look to me for support. My instructor told me not to spread myself thin and to take care of myself, too, and I think it's an excellent (and pragmatic) bit of advice, but in some respects, it would be a bigger burden NOT to be there for all these people I care so deeply about, even if it means spreading myself thin.

Anyway, thanks for listening, TDN. I'm sorry I'm such a baby, and I'll do better to be here more often. Life just really, really messed me up these past 6 months. But now, I'm back. Ish. Mostly. No promises. I need to finish my assignments, first.

But, to offer some happy thoughts: my brother's 21st birthday is coming up, and my parents were able to save up enough money for a short weekend trip for him! So we've got that :)

TLDR; mom has cancer, grandmothers are sick, I'm dealing with abuse/anxiety/panic, and school sucks because of everything.

Thanks a lot, TDN, seriously <3

Soo I am now going through customer support, as well, haha. I've tried a few times, but also came to find that there was no Paypal option :( Hm. Thanks for that page link, by the way! It's helpful, and now I don't have to call them (assuming it all gets sorted out, of course)!

Also, can't wait for the video! :D

EEEK! Congratulations on getting the story in!! I'm sure it will definitely help with the donations!! <3 <3 Speaking of which, I think I'll just have to call them to ask about mine :)

Hmm. Mine apparently did not even go through :| I'll try again via paypal this time around and see if that does it without rejecting my card :D

I used the same wig! :D Not knowing anything about your budget or which items are in your closet, I decided to play around with DTI as well :)

http://impress.openneo.net/outfits/694652

Congrats on your beautiful new Blumaroo!

This is easily one of my favorite rants ever.

That's always the last daily on my list, and by that point, I've deposited all but 1,000 nps into my bank, all my items are in my sdb, and my active isn't my BD pet (not that his stats are particularly impressive, either, since he's just labbed, but still!). Usually, the Ghost Lupe just shows up and complains that it's not Mystery Island. I've gotten that one more times than I can count. I definitely see what you mean; it's easy to want to give up on that one. Sorry about such awful luck with that one :( Like many others, I feel like I've been getting lots of bad RE's since the revamp, too! :O

However! I did get a stamp worth about 600k and a Draphly which is priced at around 1 mil according to Jellyneo. Soo I'm just going to keep trying my luck so long as quests are less than 1k. I refuse to spend that much on inflated junk items; I don't really want to pay that much just to experience the Ghost Lupe's poor sense of direction <_< But I definitely check it every day.

Oh, that's great to know! My donation isn't showing up either, so I was concerned that maybe it didn't go through! D: Keep us posted! And best of luck this week! <3

This is neat! Thanks for sharing! I think it came about on April Fool's Day (this was, if I remember correctly, the prank on OpenNeo's Dress to Impress :D) I think. That's the first time I saw "Nebula" pets, anyway :D

Edit: I just checked, and Nebula is an option on their website (listed as fake, of course!)

http://impress.openneo.net/wardrobe?utf8=%E2%9C%93&color=-1&species=1#color=-1&species=1&state=21163

AAAHHH!!! CONGRATS!!!! I knew you would kick butt! :D And the top score no less!! You're getting in, for sure ;) It must feel really nice to see the (amazing) results of all that hard work!

Go out and celebrate! You definitely deserve it!! If I was in Brazil right now, I'd totally go out to celebrate with you. But I'm there in spirit! :happydance:

I think it should be "Catarina la miró con desprecio". Sounds better to me, but I'm not a native, so I might be wrong.

I absolutely agree :D At this point, it's probably clear who's speaking/being addressed, as well, so it's not necessary to add in Raquel's name. But if you really, really wanted to add it, it would read something like, "Catarina miró a Raquel con desprecio." :)

"Miró" is actually the past tense of look, which is "mirar," if it's being used as a verb.

I'm a native speaker of Spanish, so I definitely can't say that I was formally trained in the language or anything, but I off the top of my head, I can't think of a word that directly translates to "glared." It might be more helpful, instead, to use an adjective of your choosing to describe the look (an angry look, annoyed look, or whatever fits in the context of this particular glare :P). "X lo/a miró _____mente" or "X lo/a miró con _____" (something like X looked at Y with anger, etc). Or you could say, "X le echó (a Y) una mirada de ______" (X gave (Y) a look of...). Of course, how you structure it or the words you use will depend entirely on the context of the piece (is it a story, is it for funsies, is it intended to be a formal business piece?).

Alternatively, if it's not too formal, you could also use the Spanish phrase/idiom, "Le echó lumbre/fuego por los ojos" which would indicate a very, very angry glare, haha.

Maybe someone who actually took classes would be much more helpful, haha! But I hope this was somewhat useful! :D

You really are such a beautiful, beautiful person <3 I'm sure many of us will be keeping up with all your videos! :)

Cancer awareness is something close to my heart as well; my mom is going through her third round of chemo right now, and one of my S.O's young cousins is going through her second round of chemo at only 14 years old. This means a lot to so many people <3 We'll keep this bumped! :D

 

Actually I'm not even sure Japan is playing this year! :P

I looked at the matches, and it looks like Japan is playing!

Anyway, the World Cup (and soccer in general) is kind of a huge deal in Mexico. My family always cheers for Mexico and Japan (it's cute, my mom's side of the family cheers to support my dad's side of the family, and vice versa :P).

And now, all the more, I wish I was going to Brazil, because I would absolutely give you a call!! <3 <3

Personally, I like going back (definitely for old times' sake!) :D As a child, it was kind of scary going in there; I remember on more than one occasion that I actually turned back before I actually made it to the beast xD

Whaaat?! I can't even imagine that. I have this talent where I can fall asleep anywhere, regardless of the surroundings. I like my sleep. I can hardly go for 12 hours without getting sleep, let alone ten times that at 120 xD

I'm so sorry for your loss. He sounds like a lovely man :( I think Siniri's idea is beautiful; there are many ways we can honor someone, and creating art in his honor sounds fitting; I'm sure he'd be glad to know that he was such an influential person and that he touched the lives of so many people. My thoughts are with you, your family, and his loved ones <3

Yes, Neopets, of course (though I'm on even when I don't have days off)!

Usually, I take the time to catch up on cleaning the apartment or do lots of cooking and baking! And then when my S.O. gets home, we'll have popcorn and watch something on Netflix or play video games together (we just went on a Cave Story binge. Seriously, up until 6am for two nights in a row, just playing through it)! :D

I also really, really love going outdoors, so I'll take my puppy out for a walk through the little forest by our place. If I'm working on a personal project (usually crafts, like making stuffed animals or clay charms), I like to take the time to catch up on that, too! And of course, my favorite: just sitting outside (or by the window, depending on the weather) and cozying up with a good book <3 Grad school has seriously taken all the fun out of reading because there's always something to read. Always. So when I have time off, I tend to do other stuff. But on those very rare occasions when I have absolutely nothing hanging over my head, I definitely take the opportunity to indulge in a good book! :)

All of this is true except on the days when I'm sick. When I'm sick, I'm a total baby, and I just lay around and spend all day on my computer. Like today. Wah. But I'm being babied today! :D

Love the art! It's so cute!

Vote has been cast!!

Best of luck! I'm sure you won't have any trouble finding votes :laughingsmiley:

My friends and I had a guild wayyy back in the day (actually, I haven't deleted it yet), since my closest friends were on Neo. Their accounts have been purged, but my younger brother and I still play KQ together every once in a while! Also, I forced my S.O. to make an account asked my S.O. to join so we could play together. So he did, and he's trying to decide on a team to join for the AC now :happydance: I've been sending stuff to his account to dress up his 'pets (because, really, I also consider them my pets now :laughingsmiley:).

I love that cake!! Yum! Hope it's delicious!! Happy birthday, Saxen! :laughingsmiley: