Sakura

Firstly ~ I love your art, amazing stuff, you're obv. Super talented and I hope you keep doing the manga thing even if just as a hobby. I never chose to pursue graphic design as a job even though I think I could've made a career out of it because it's a hobby I love and I didn't wanna turn it into something I hate because I had to do it every day lol 

I think it's a pretty good idea to take a year off and figure things out alotta people do that and it can really help. 

Aaaa w0W that is actually a really cool lookin castle. It DOES look exactly like what you would think a Medieval English castle should look like. 

I like the fact that it has a moat too, that's pretty awesome.. don't think I'd like it drained if there was a sewer in it though.. lmaooo 

When I look at stuff like this I kinda wish I could time travel and go back to the period when it was brand new and see what it looked like then and what everyone was doing around it and in it and what daily life would actually be like instead of just guesses

14 hours ago, Kari said:

I love your pictures Sakura! 

Thank you~!

1 hour ago, Zeref said:

My parents my dad especially always had a thing about making sure we didn't have technology access a lot when we went on trips so we were not doing that. I think I carried that into adulthood a bit because my first thought when seeing something is usual not to film it or take pictures unless it's a pretty sunset then I will probably take some pictures. 

Honestly I got a lot of my "I needa put my phone down" from you so I guess I should thank your parents  

13 hours ago, Shinzi said:

Hey Sakura This looks like it was a lot of fun and you got some incredible pictures there. 

Thank Shinzi!~ 

9 hours ago, Jellal said:

That's what I realized as well and started doing it far less. 

I do too when I go places like I try to take in what I'm seeing more than I used to and usually I don't film things at all anymore I just take some pictures and then go about enjoying whatever it is I'm doing ~

21 hours ago, Animedragon said:

@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.

I was too just looking at your pics honestly ~ I really thought like Pessi, that they held 1-2 people or sumin and just kinda acted maybe like a small motor boat lol but I've never ridden in one that sounds like it would be fun ._. 

Yeah I found myself doing that a lot too before @Jellal and then I'm like wait a minute.. what the.. I didn't even see any of what I just "saw"  I try to make sure I don't do that as much anymore when I'm doing things and really try to live in the moment of stuffs ~

Just imagining AnimeDragon riding a hovercraft like in the James Bond movies is now gonna live in my head rent free ;D LOLLL 

like Pessi mentioned ~ I didn't know these things were this big either O_O I thought they were like smallish things and didn't know they made monster ones to fit this many people in like geeeeez @.@ Thas pretty cool though for sure ~ and nice pics of them too! 

@Sarada @Ayame @Jellal Thank you guys

4 hours ago, froggy said:

boating is so fun. looks like u had a nice time!

It is ~ I love being out on the water : D 

2 hours ago, Zeref said:

This trip was really fun and the day was a perfect day for it. The man who runs the tour said that this was one of the prettiest sunsets he had seen in awhile so we picked a great day. You took some really good pictures of it too. 

Ya I think we got really lucky with the day we picked ~ it turned out to be beautiful and much better than any picture could ever capture honestly 

38 minutes ago, Animedragon said:

You say the pictures aren't great, but I'd disagree with that. The sunset pictures are amazing and really like the soft colours in the sky and and in in the water.

The nighttime pictures are equally as good, it can be tricky to get nicely exposed night shots but you've captured the scenes perfectly. I really like that illuminated bridge.

Thank you  I did do a color overlay on those with a bit of editing but only a soft blue overlay to bring out the colors more ~ 

I hate taking nighttime pics on my phone lol it just doesn't seem to cooperate right and they aren't the best but they aren't TERRIBLE either 

If me and @Ayame went to an event like this we would probably just have a mental breakdown at the door screaming LOL we have sooo much KPOP merch, though I don't collect it anymore the way she does, I still have several display shelves of it. Mostly BTS/SKZ/TXT with TXT being my fave. Was there any TXT stuff there?  

That looks like a lot of fun ~ I love things like this. That Krillen is cute too I think I like him the most though the Togepi is adorbs too lol

That looks funnnn and so nice ~ I love events like this ;D 

21 hours ago, Animedragon said:

@Zeref Looking at the plan the abbey in the guide book, nearly all of the surviving buildings are from the 13th century, while the refectory is from the 15th century and replaced the original 13th century one, that was the one with the mosaic floor. 

@Sakura It was indeed a summer day and the sun was in just the right position when I took those two photos. It's quite amazing how some photos can make people nostalgic and bring back memories, I'm sorry that my photos made you feel a little sad, but also pleased that they bought back happy memories for you. That ceiling is truly awesome, the quality and degree of craftsmanship in ceilings like that never ceases to amaze me, even more amazing is that it managed to survive for something like 600 years.

That explains why it totally gives that vibe then lol ~ but I definitely didn't feel sad in a bad way if that makes sense lol like a very nostalgic way of missing something that brings back a whole variety of feelings. Sometimes it's good to feel that ;D 

Wowww yeah! Okay so these are such good photos ~ Sasuke mentioned the 6th and 7th pics being so nice with that lighting. I agree because there's something about those two with the lighting, it looks almost dreamy like a late Summer day when it's still warm out and the suns setting or something idk it makes me feel almost nostalgic somehow. It makes me think about this hill I used to sit on at Tonbridge Castle. Behind the castle is like a park area and you can walk up this hill and sit there and look down and even though this looks nothing like it, there is something about the lighting that brings back this nostalgic feeling because I used to sit there and watch the sunset and the lighting felt almost just like this over the English hillside. It was really beautiful and now I'm slightly sad but in a good way! lol just missing it ~ but it's amazing your photos can evoke that kinda memory and feelings. 

I love the rest of the pictures too you got some really cool shots of the architecture and that ceiling is wow

Honestly I'm not really sure what to do in this situation so that's little help to you. 

Perhaps, since you could wind up homeless, it's better to not say anything until you have another place to stay lined up in CASE that happens? You don't wanna be on the street or anything even though letting them know who you are is something you want to do for the right now it might be better to keep it to yourself a bit longer until you've established a back up plan in case the worst case thing happens ?  

Obviously you don't want to lie to them and could tell them eventually but given the circumstance in the present where you are afraid that might happen I think it's better to not say anything until you have a good backup plan in place. 

4 minutes ago, FlamingFan25 said:

Firstly thank you for the congratulations. In regards to my favourite horror movie I've got a lot, The FNAF movie, The Purge Movies, SAW (all but spiral and I haven't seen X), M3gan, IT Chapters 1 and 2, Shawn of the Dead, the terrifier Films, Killer Clowns from Outer Space, the Firefly Trilogy, the original Halloweens, Nightmare on Elm Street and the first two Jaws. I really like gory movies.

YWYW~!  

Ooo yeah megan is SO GOOD there's a new one coming out too! So is IT.. and all the Steven Kings really I love just about ANY Steven King ~ I have an issue being able to watch things that are too gory though  like Saw I absolutely can't watch without like dying @.@ The Purge is pretty gory in places I have to look away lol I think I usually lean more towards ghosty type scary movies instead of slashers but I still attempt to watch them all 

4 minutes ago, FlamingFan25 said:

To answer the question I'm doing pretty good, I finished my second year of university last Thursday, we had a game day on Monday. That was really fun. In regards to horror movies what's your favourite one?

That's awesome so much grats to you  

Oh god that's a hard question.. I really like so many horror movie series like recently it's gotta be Final Destination because me and my sister went to see that new movie in theater ~ but I love the Purge series and a lot of old ones like Jaws, Michael Myers, Freddy, Jason, Scream, The conjuring. I like just about anything ~ what about you? 

3 minutes ago, FlamingFan25 said:

Hello, how are you?

I'm great, how ya doing?

28 minutes ago, FlamingFan25 said:

I'm the exact opposite, I love a good horror movie the scarier the better, what types of movies do you like?

I love horror movies @.@

HEYYYYYYYYYYYYY

20 hours ago, Colu said:

Very pretty!

There are a few areas around here that encourage everyone to do some “forest bathing” while they’re there!

The idea is to spend time in the forest and really connect with what’s around you. Take a moment to be still and breathe, listen to the sounds around you, look at and appreciate the nature around you, smell the air. 
Aside from encouraging a connection between people and Mother Earth, it’s supposed to be very good for your mental health as well, so it’s no surprise you feel the way you do when you’re out for hikes/walks through nature. 

That sounds peaceful too lol we've been going out to something nature related almost every weekend lately even if it's just a park. It's a really nice reset from the city and just the hassle of every day life honestly. 
 

17 hours ago, Lucky said:

That place looks so chill I love to go and hang out in nature sometimes too. I feel like we need it from time to time you know? Get out of the city and get back to nature. My family usually goes on some nature hikes in the Autumn and we usually trek out to this water hole area with a waterfall and swim in the lake and just do woods shit haha it's a good time. 

AAA I think I've seen that place isn't that the one you showed me the video of before? 
 

7 minutes ago, Animedragon said:

Thank you.

It wasn't a very large fort, I think it had about 50 soldiers stationed there. The crazy guy's action damaged quite a lot of it I think but it didn't change the size. It was a lot larger in WW2, if you look to the right in the first photo you can see the foundations of the WW2 barracks.

Makes sense it would be bigger in ww2 tbh. Ya that's not a ton of people stationed there so I can see why there wasn't so many buildings. 

That's awesome I guess for some reason I was thinking it would be this HUGEEE fort after reading all that about its history lol or did it used to be bigger before crazy guy blew it up? @.@ 

EXACTLY!!! I DON'T WANT TO HURT THE TREES! I love the trees lol ~ 

14 hours ago, Eris said:

Those are great pics too. Looks like it was a nice day

It was ~ weather was perfect 
 

12 hours ago, Animedragon said:

Beautiful photos as always. I liked the ones on the forest trail those trees look lovely. That sky is an amazing colour of blue, and the mural on that building is fantastic. I agree with you that going out for a walk somewhere like that is really good for you it's so nice to just sit amongst nature and soak up the peaceful calm that surrounds you.

The mural was really pretty! They had several of them on buildings around the park I should have took pictures of the other ones.
 

7 hours ago, Ayame said:

I can feel the Serenity in it..(▰˘◡˘▰)..get it? Yea? No? (´ー｀)

Go away LOL 
 

2 hours ago, Sasuke said:

Seems like a really nice place and pretty quiet, judging from the pictures, there doesn't seem like a lot of people there. I don't like going on hiking trails where you run into someone every few minutes. 

I prefer that I don't like going to places where there is a lot of people