Animedragon

It's probably a bit late to congratulate you on graduating from high school, but I'll do it anyway .

Sorry to hear that you failed the N4 test, but I wish you well for the N3 test. The manga project sounds really exciting and I hope your entry does well because you're very good at drawing. I have ot admit that I had to look up phelubotomy because I'd never heard of it before, but it seems like a good job with good career prospects so I wish you well in it.

Yes, do seahorses. I like seahorses.

Loads of good suggestions here. Something about starfish would be good as would more about the different types of shark.

WOWwww!! This is such an interesting entry, I'd never even heard of Goblin Sharks before. To think that a creature from the age of dinosaurs is still alive and well is quite amazing, I wonder what other unusual creatures live in the really deep ocean that we can't reach because our current submersibles can't withstand the water pressure.

The photo at the top makes them look quite nice and friendly, but the head on shots make the look quite ferocious.

I'm really enjoying reading these blog entries because they're so interesting and informative.

That was another really interesting and informative blog entry. I've never really thought much about octopuses or squids but you've given me a whole new perspective on them. If asked I would never have said that octopus were among the smartest and most intelligent marine creatures.

28 minutes ago, Sarada said:

I read this one and I'm going to read the others later since I'm about to go get a nap but this was very cool sis :v did you do a shark one yet? I didn't see one and I was surprised.

I was surprised that the shark one wasn't the first one. 

11 minutes ago, Ayame said:

Just imagine having to do high school over again o^o 

Imagine having to do ALL of school again (<shudder>) 

Another fascinating and informative blog entry. I knew that jellyfish had stings and some types could be dangerous to humans but most of what you wrote was new to me. When I visited the London Aquarium they had a tank full of jellyfish some very plain and others with beautiful long lace-like tendrils  which flowed behind then as they pulsated and moved gracefully around, no two were exactly alike.

The photos you took of them are really good.

2 hours ago, Zariel said:

A lot cuter than snakeheads lol no offense to the snakeheads out there. Damn I really want one as a pet too now... especially the sea sheep... he looks really cool 

Sadly you can't have any of them for a pet however nice it would be to have one. 

Once again you've written about something I never knew existed which made this entry all the more interesting. The sea bunnies and sea sheep look really cute, I'm not so sure about the sea pigs

1 hour ago, Zariel said:

How didn't it get a Grammy?!

Because the judges were hiding behind the sofa when it was being screened.

Another really interesting and informative blog. I'd not even heard of snakeheads before so I learnt something new today .

I REALLY wish I hadn't clicked on the spoiler tag, I DEFINITELY  DON'T  want to see that movie.

25 minutes ago, Jellal said:

Is that what it is? Pessi says otherwise.

Pessi is probably right.

Thank you, that was a really interesting and informative blog entry.

59 minutes ago, Sakura said:

I'm definitely going to do rays tonight! 

Thank you, I'll look forward to reading that one.

1 hour ago, Sakura said:

I think the little one is Def a sea lion because it's flippers face out like a sea lion and the others are grey seals.

Thank you for the ID.  Hey! I learnt something today I was able to distinguish between a seal and sea lion.  

A slightly weird posting, but my mother had 3 seal plushes (which I inherited) I've now realised that the middle one is more likely to be a sea lion.

This is another interesting blog entry and definitely gets my seal of approval  .

Please could you do one about rays, I saw some when I visited the London aquarium last year and was fascinated by the way they flew through the water flapping their huge wings. Thanks. 

That was very well written and very informative and I learnt something from it. 

Writing blog entries about something you're studying is a good way to help with your studying, so yes this is a WIN-WIN for you.

I can understand your not wanting to do drawing as a job, I really like taking photos but I'm sure that if it became my job I'd come to dislike it. Turning your hobby into your job works for some people, but not for everyone.

Astronomy is an interesting subject. I was really into it when I was younger, but I live in a very built up area and so there's a lot of light pollution, also with all the houses around me my local horizon is rather high. There is a local park nearby, which is really dark, but I'm not sure if it's open at night and anyway it's not a good or safe place to be at night. So I slowly lost my enthusiasm for astronomy, but I still watch astronomy programmes on TV, have all my books and still like looking up at the stars on clear nights when I 'm on holiday.

I wish you well in your new direction in life and I'm sure you'll do well because I know you have a lot of determination.  

Congratulations on the '4' and commiserations for the '2'.  Taking a gap year to think through what you want do and how you're going to achieve it is a very sensible idea. I believe that it's important that whatever job you do it's important that it's something you enjoy doing, and that might not be one of your hobbies. Some people turn their hobby into a business and do very well out of it and enjoy it, while others find it destroys their interest in their hobby.

You're clearly giving a lot of thought to your future, and that's a good thing. I wish you all the best for whatever you decide to do.

45 minutes ago, Ayame said:

Is the main entrance not shown in the picture because I only see what looks like a solid piece of land to enter the castle which would defeat the purpose of a moat I guess? 

Now you mention it, that photo isn't very clear is it. This is a better view of the main entrance showing the current wooden bridge across the moat to the central island.

The SR.N4 doesn't look that large from a distance, but when I stood in front of it and walked up the car ramp and stood in the car deck I was totally blown away at just how massive it was, I stood on the car deck for quite a while taking in just how big it was.

@Zeref, @Sakura While I knew OF the SR.N4 and had seen film of them in service I'd never actually seen one until I visited the museum and I was totally blown away by how huge they were. I spend aged just wandering round it inside and outside and thinking that this huge machine could actually fly across the channel.  I don't think that the museum actually offers hovercraft rides, but I seem to recall from my visit that there was a hovercraft operating from the slipway opposite the museum that give rides but they weren't operating the day I was there. 

I have had a ride in a hovercraft, way way back when I was about 10 one of the seaside places we visited on holiday was doing rides round the harbour.

Sometimes when I'm looking round a museum I come across an exhibit which has a notice on it saying that it was used in some film or TV show and it is sort of cool to see the actual vehicle they used even if I've never seen or heard of the film or TV show.

2 hours ago, Jellal said:

That's why I'm always a bit upset when I see people only capturing an event through a phone lense instead of experiencing it in the moment. Of course I understand wanting to capture the memory, but if you're recording the entire memory through a phone you haven't actually experienced the moment. I always take a few pictures or a short video and then experience the rest in real time because there's nothing  like the real thing.

I know where you're coming from. A couple of years back I realised that I was spending so much time at railway galas taking pictures that I wasn't really seeing the trains, so now I make a definite effort to lower the camera and actually look at the trains.