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Stress can come from the daily grind at work, studying or perhaps from an ongoing issue. Currently my main source of stress is caused by work. My work has a heavy customer service focus, and it's easy to get stressed due to dealing with complaints from clients and delays with suppliers. My favourite way of relieving stress is to watch something, ANYTHING! Anime, TV show, movie... combined with a nice cup of tea. Sometimes I will play a video game instead but these days I prefer to be more relaxed before playing a game. I know it sounds strange but there are times where playing a game has actually made me more stressed. What is your main source of stress and what is your favourite method of relieving it?

Taalen, just to let you know we now have moved back to new smaller thumbnails as opposed to full-size resizing for performance reasons so this should no longer be an issue.

Every now and then I will grab PC Powerplay (an Australian PC gaming magazine) from thenewsagent. There is something about a physical magazine that still has that charm, that print quality will always surpass a tablet or smartphone screen. The obvious disadvantage though is they are up against many online sites that offer articles for free reading and physically it is not as convenient to store. What are your thoughts on magazines?

Good to hear Fab. We do have a SAO discussion topic, feel free to get some inspiration for your thoughts there.

Sorry to hear that. :(Mine died from black spots, wasn't sure if it was infection or natural. Tried medicine but it didn't help. Anyone else ever had the same thing? Sasa is soo cute! I know we've seen it before on webcam but you should totally post a photo here.

That plot looks interesting Carly, a relic adventure! Nice to see FUNimation has the first episode on their YouTube channel, added that to my to watch list. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZPrQESvqNE

I myself don't have any pets at the moment, it's a parents thing. But we used to own goldfish when I was younger. Low maintenance and shiny scales! But they don't live very long and well, they're not as fun as other pets which you can pat. I also remember taking care of two baby chickens for a few weeks from school as part of an assignment to study their behaviour. Soo cute and they really enjoyed the lawn. At some stage in the future I would love to get a dog. Maybe a GermanShepherd... How about you? Do you own any pets? If so tell us a story! What is his/her name? How did it first meet you, and any interesting experiences?

Started watching this again and am up to episode 13! Love it more than Season 2! Thoughts so far:

I was raised by my parents not to smoke. Having said that, I'm not fussed if there are others smoking around me, as long as it's outside or in a dedicated smoking area. In Australia our government has taken strong action against smoking. So strong that they've been heavily taxed and all boxes were stripped of their brand name packaging, replaced with explicit health warning photos. During my last Europe holiday it made me realise that cigarettes have become very expensive in Australia, whether these initiatives will really help current smokers to quit... we'll have to see as time goes on. How do you feel towards smoking in your area?

Since my last reply I've discovered I am mildly lactose intolerant towards full-cream milk. It's more of a hindrance as it only congests my throat. As a result I've had to go for Skim milk. My coffee and tea preferences remain unchanged.

Unfortunately looks like Fab's laptop died again

Slogan suggestions so far from our Google+ session: Where culture meets art! All you ever want and need! The community of the boss! Power to the community! You can only live once, live it here! YOLO, Live it here! Ever lasting fun and joy! Your daily anime needs! We are celestial beings! Mission Completed Anime fans to the core! Where your mark is retained Topdog of the anime community Virtual community of everlasting love Let there be cake! Community of love. Mark of the new centry. Unity in culture. <span style="color:#ffd700;]Where culture collides.[/color] <span style="color:#ffd700;]Worldwide network of fun/love.[/color] Embrace our love. We decided on merging the two coloured ones and I shortened it to "Where culture collides worlwide!" It is our new slogan.

I remember when blogging was really popular before Facebook. I would even think it was still popular alongside the Myspace days. Then Facebook came along and it slowly became less popular, at least personal ones anyway. What do you think is the reason? My guess is shorter status updates seem to be more desirable vs lengthy blog articles and in terms of people seeing your update, well that News Feed will ensure all your Friends will see it. And if you set it as Public then you more or less matching the style of blog permissions now. What do you think?

So what anime are you watching at the moment? For me it's Psycho-Pass. I'm loving it so much! It's a Sci-Fi detective thriller but It's quite deep, alongside the depth and action of Ghost in the Shell. And Shakespeare, lots of references to English literature! How about you?

What is your experience with the free WiFi offered at your local McDonald's? Hit and miss here in WA, often to the point where it's unusable and it's just easier to use 3G. <_< But, overseas it was decent and often a lifesaver if you haven't arranged for prepaid 3G. I found it really useful and reliable in Vilnius last year.

Does your school offer network storage? We offer network storage for our students (home drive) that can be accessed whilst at school and they can access it remotely via a web interface which I think is quite handy!

From a practical point of view that silver does make sense! This is my current Subaru Impreza. It's a nice mid-red, between a dark-maroon-red and bright-cherry tomato red. For my next car I would aim for either a dark blue (not navy blue though!) or gunmetal silver...

What method are you mostly using to discover new music these days? Personally for me it's from TV shows, movies, etc. as I'm more of a Soundtrack fan. The radio comes a close second particularly as digital radio is slowly becoming more popular here in Australia. I never did quite get hooked on the audio streaming services such as Spotify. How about you?

Looks good NightDancer! Decided to try a Kirito avatar and also working on Asuna's SAO gallery.

Aww, they must have blocked MP4/M4V files then. Next time watch it on your phone! Or are you not allowed to use them at your school?

As I was on my Europe holiday last year I'm really keen to attend the next reunion. Please keep us posted on details for the next one!