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Post by Xinxinix on Dec 6, 2014 20:16:38 GMT -5
We were all once connected, we were all once a communityThread Rules------------------------------vDiscussion: Updates and comments about what alumni from the SPB forums are doing currently. Only constructive comments; absolutely no rude comments about alumni.Who: Everyone can post. Leave These Alumni Alone~~~~~~ McJesus
Information We Know About AlumniDestructin wants this place to die. Firemario is studying Computer Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology: Since going inactive here, I've become a student at the Rochester Institute of Technology, studying computer engineering. Transisitors and programming is probably as far from art or graphics design as I could probably go, but I'm going into my senior year now, and I'm enjoying what I'm learning. I'm also nearly twenty two now holy shit. Like how the others above me mentioned, I've kept up with a handful of other brawlers, like Virus, SK, Spawner, as well as several extensions of friends that I've met from these guys. It's hard to believe that I've made some great friends from a stupid Newgrounds thread, but they're sweet bros I couldn't imagine not knowing. <3
Anyway, if anyone who actually remembers me wants to hit me up on Steam, you can find me under the username SilentProtagonist. Later! Rubyxoxo is an Animation major in Boston: Anyways, I'm now going into my Junior year at Massart as an animation major and I'm living in Boston during the year. (I knew I'd be an artist since I was 3) I still keep in touch with Madvideogamer, bulet, and McJesus, though it's rare. I generally keep to myself online and offline. My photobucket account still has a bunch of old stuff in it, but whatever. I'm also in a happy relationship of over a year with my Patrick, who made me feel like myself again after a not so good relationship of 3 and a half years. Pat graduated from Massart in 2014, and we plan on making video games together, as is a dream for both of us. So we'll see how that goes. I still draw all the time, and I also paint traditionally and digitally, sculpt with sculpey, etc. Ummmmm.... I'll be turning 20 late this month, so that's perty neato.
If anyone wants to keep in contact with me, just add me on facebook I don't even care. (Search for Alexis Chipperini) Shackles made me lol in the computer lab. Spawner is still friends with some Alumni. Swordkill is studying Mathematics at Exeter in England: if anyone wants to keep in touch or just add/follow me for the sake of it (i'm not much of a social person even online) here's some shit:
twitter.com/Harv9002
mouldyresidue.tumblr.com/ Virus is studying Classics at Cambridge in England: I spose it's kind of like the Ivy League universities in the States. Tops the league tables, very cushty jobs for people who graduate with a good grade. Classics is basically the study of ancient history, particularly of the Greek and Roman era, and also involves learning ancient Latin and Greek language and reading texts like the Odyssey. I love it - took me a long while to discover my "passion" as such though! I, like the others, spent many years faffing about with computers and contemplating studying computer science or something of the sort, but eventually discovered it was quickly boring me to death. I find history and writing far more interesting! So, perhaps, while I'm not continuing on with traditional art, I am working hard at mastering the art of commanding the English language. Xinxinix is majoring in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan - Dearborn: Hit me up on Facebook. I'm always looking to share a slice of my life with those who helped me get to where I'm at.
Look up: Jordan T. Rhodes in Dearborn, Michigan.
Steam & PSN: JT_Rhodes
Ask me about music, art, life-- anything. I'm always here and always interested in creative endeavors (: We Want to REACH These AlumniJallo
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I apologize in advance for any alumni missing from this list.
NEVER FORGET but remember to forgiveFiremario: "I remember spending hours trying to make my art better and better on this site, in hopes of becoming a sweet fuckin' artist, looking at other artists like McJesus, and just being like "jeez louise, i wish i could art". I had dreams of being a sweet graphics designer, so I was trying to be better at arts. I think this site helped with that dream."
Spawner: "...me, Swordkill, Virus and Firemario have been all buddies for 7 years, and we're still buddies now, even if we don't talk as much as we used to, I consider them some of my closest friends."
Swordkill: "so in case anyone still cares i'll let you know what i know. xin you totally have the right idea - this place was a fantastic outlet for creativity and great community for us when we were all little youngin's. though i was never one of the more arty ones, spb was great for fleshing out story and OC ideas i had (even if they weren't that great). the community here was what it was all about. being at that young teenage-age and being a part of something where everyone knows you, and at the same time crazy drama and exciting nonsense came spewing out all the damn time felt almost like a rite of passage. like throwing a bunch of mid-pubescents on an island, giving some of them authority and telling all of them to work it out and get on with it and they end up having a riot of a good time"
Virus: "I loved Brawl, but I was always more into the stories than the art. It was way fun 3 or so years back when a bunch of us came back and kickstarted some threads again. I remember being obsessed with rebooting Virus; I had visions of revamping him as some kind of weird MGS Raiden-style swordfighter, but to be honest, the original concept was always the best. I liked when Balto wrote that massive fanfic of my Virus empire invading Brawl Planet with zombies or whatever it was - gave me a much needed ego boost at age 11!" >ACTIVE Old-Timers . . . . . . . . . . go to these people for free stuffDestructinpmNorville "Bourbon" RogersXinxinixIf anyone leaves or becomes inactive, I like to believe SPB is a stepping stone for them into something better. What we do here is great and one-of-a-kind. Everyone pools their creative spirits to interact in a way that nobody else does! We have awesome characters fighting each other and entering plots that will never happen in real life. If someone enjoys drawing and being creative, this is the place to be! I have chatted with many alumni or interacted with them at some point on this forum. I believe many of them were my close friends; I hope you feel the same. So, let us support our alumni in whatever endeavors they are engaged in! 
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2014 5:35:25 GMT -5
You know, it's hard to imagine that the whole Brawl thing is nearly 8 years old, going way back to the time on Newgrounds.
Back then, most of us were just young teenagers with a free art program and time to kill, and then when we got kicked out, we migrated here.
I wasn't the most active member myself, but I still remember all of the events that took place on this little forum.
It's crazy to think about. This is where I developed my art, and where I spent a large part of my adolescence. It's been a very long time since I have drawn anything, and now I'm coming up on my 21st birthday in a few weeks.
On retrospect, I was a fairly shitty brawler, but I had a lot of fun with everyone. Now, we're all adults with jobs, college, and responsibilities, it's odd. I wonder where everyone has been since the Brawl stopped.
I'd like to start back up on drawing, because I had so much fun with it, especially with the silly, stupid characters I had.
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Post by Xinxinix on Dec 12, 2014 14:11:13 GMT -5
You know, it's hard to imagine that the whole Brawl thing is nearly 8 years old, going way back to the time on Newgrounds. Back then, most of us were just young teenagers with a free art program and time to kill, and then when we got kicked out, we migrated here. I wasn't the most active member myself, but I still remember all of the events that took place on this little forum. It's crazy to think about. This is where I developed my art, and where I spent a large part of my adolescence. It's been a very long time since I have drawn anything, and now I'm coming up on my 21st birthday in a few weeks. On retrospect, I was a fairly shitty brawler, but I had a lot of fun with everyone. Now, we're all adults with jobs, college, and responsibilities, it's odd. I wonder where everyone has been since the Brawl stopped. I'd like to start back up on drawing, because I had so much fun with it, especially with the silly, stupid characters I had. Exactly how I feel, man... So much has conspired here, and I want to get back into it. (I'm surprised spb died out in the first place tbh) The older I become the less time I have, so I would like to spend it doing something that brings joy. I haven't made a drawing on paper in forever, until I came back here. It's like the less I come here, the more I feels like I'm suppressing my creativity, and replacing my free time with something waaaaay less important. I love being creative, and I love sharing my creativity on spb. We can talk and do anything on this forum, while knowing each other. We're a group of like-minded peers. I'm not really sure what it is about comics, storylines, and fighting that brings the best out of me lol. Without this place, I can't create drawings alongside another artist, who is also trying to actively be just as creative. I would like to write stories too, so having people to point out my weaknesses and strengths is important. We should be a close-knit family of artists, but we're not... I wonder why? The main point is that we should remain true to our creative spirits. Whether it be drawing, writing, or being social, SPB is home for creative people, where they can do whatever they want and be a part of a community at the same time. Interaction is everything here, because nowhere else can people interact like we do. What we post here doesn't have to be consistently great, i.e. sketches, early drafts, etc. This is where early artists can gain grounds, and more experienced artists can stomp around. |
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Post by pm on Dec 12, 2014 19:04:23 GMT -5
which pm
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Post by Xinxinix on Dec 12, 2014 22:58:08 GMT -5
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Post by SwordKill on Jun 2, 2015 15:06:45 GMT -5
oh no mention of me? for a page 1 vet and former mod i seem to always get forgotten. good to see all the girls and the good artists getting recognition thuogh...
nah i'm totally kidding. plus i still come to visit every couple of months, but i guess we're completely dead now. so in case anyone still cares i'll let you know what i know. xin you totally have the right idea - this place was a fantastic outlet for creativity and great community for us when we were all little youngin's. though i was never one of the more arty ones, spb was great for fleshing out story and OC ideas i had (even if they weren't that great). the community here was what it was all about. being at that young teenage-age and being a part of something where everyone knows you, and at the same time crazy drama and exciting nonsense came spewing out all the damn time felt almost like a rite of passage. like throwing a bunch of mid-pubescents on an island, giving some of them authority and telling all of them to work it out and get on with it and they end up having a riot of a good time.
me, Spawner, Virus and Firemario still keep in touch. we often play games on steam but none of us are still doing the arts. me and Bulet are still fairly tight, and Psibat and Grimscott are on my steam friends but i haven't heard from them in ages.
as for what those crazy kids are up to these days, Spawner and FM are at university (or "college" in FM's case since he's a murrikan) and both are studying computing or computer science or something with computers idk. no idea what Bulet does, think he's still in school. he travels a lot from what i understand. me and Virus are just about to finish our A-levels then we're off to uni. Virus is gonna study Classics at Cambridge (oooooOOOOooohh!!) and i'm going to exeter to study mathematics. me and Virus met up irl a couple months back to go to a gig in London. shit was pretty great.
and Snakeskull, you weren't a shitty brawler. i'm pretty much certain that everyone thought you were the shit - you had such a great style.
does anyone have any idea what happened to middlefingerrings? his shit was off the chain, but he wasn't around for very long...
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Post by Bulet on Jun 2, 2015 15:46:04 GMT -5
Hi guys nice to see you again
It's like every few months we have this small ritual of coming back here and reminiscing about the good old times. At least I know I do. These days I'm busy with school, I sing in my schools choir and we go to a lot of festivals and competitions. I'm also in 2 bands, I play the drums. Even though I left behind art and drawing as my creative vent, I've started writing songs and music in general, it really clicked with me. I think I say this every time I come here every few months but this community and the whole movement really served as my maturing grounds, as I came here just in time for puberty to hit me. I was an obnoxious lil shit back in the day but it was all a part of becoming who I am today. You guys are responsible for a large part of me and I thank you for that.
ey gather up all the others i want to see how much better my life is than theirs
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Post by Deadly Virus on Jun 2, 2015 15:48:37 GMT -5
Waddup. Yeah, me, SK, FM, Spawner, and his lil bro McNublin all still stay in touch. I chat with Bulet every once in a while - last I heard he was gonna go study something computer-related in Canada.
We're all pretty old now. I'm 18. Got exams and shit to stress out about. I can legally drink now. Plus university in October.
I loved Brawl, but I was always more into the stories than the art. It was way fun 3 or so years back when a bunch of us came back and kickstarted some threads again. I remember being obsessed with rebooting Virus; I had visions of revamping him as some kind of weird MGS Raiden-style swordfighter, but to be honest, the original concept was always the best. I liked when Balto wrote that massive fanfic of my Virus empire invading Brawl Planet with zombies or whatever it was - gave me a much needed ego boost at age 11!
I am tempted to peruse ye olde posts, but I think essentially all of the images are now dead and gone, and all that's left is a veritable wealth of cringe in text.
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Post by SwordKill on Jun 2, 2015 15:57:34 GMT -5
I am tempted to peruse ye olde posts, but I think essentially all of the images are now dead and gone, and all that's left is a veritable wealth of cringe in text. oh but the cringe is what its all about! it's a shame all the old images are gone. i used to exclusively upload on spam the web, and look how that turned out. |
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Post by Spawner on Jun 2, 2015 16:29:07 GMT -5
Hello. My name is Spawner, and I'm an alcoholic a brawler from page 3 of the original Newgrounds thread, over 7 years ago.
I first saw MSPB when I was a shitty little 13 year old. I'm still shitty, but now I'm 20. When I came home from school every day I just to get my ass on the NG thread and spend all night drawing and looking at the new posts until it was bed time. When it was locked, and I was told that this here website got made, I hauled my ass over here immediately for more SPB fun. And this place was better than the thread, because with it's own forum you could do more, it was less cluttered, and felt like more of a tight-knit community of people with similar interests, that is, drawing your dude kicking the shit out of someone else's dude.
For a while, this was great. I spent all day on it still, drawing and fighting and having a good time. Over time, though, people started drawing less, and instead wanted to talk in the off-topic thread more. Drawings happened less frequently, and not really having an interest in just talking off-topic all day, I had less to do. Then, several SPB members all got into a big group chat on MSN, when that was still a thing, and suggested we all play some games. And so, I got Garry's Mod. Me, Swordkill, Virus and Firemario all started playing Gmod together often, across a few different servers, and we found ourselves in a new, friendly, tight-knit community. We all happily played together on this new game as SPB slowly died out. Eventually, even the Gmod communities broke apart, getting resurrected as a new server until ultimately, that too died. I don't have much - if any contact with the people from that server anymore, but me, Swordkill, Virus and Firemario have been all buddies for 7 years, and we're still buddies now, even if we don't talk as much as we used to, I consider them some of my closest friends.
Three years ago, Swordkill made a topic here called "THE YEAR... IS TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN AD" where we all drew shitty on purpose, the idea being if we draw quick, we can just have some fun without waiting a long time, even though the site was still pretty much dead, I still had some fun. I wasn't into it at first, but I got into it quick, and for a little while it was just like old times again. But it didn't last very long, I enjoyed the wave of nostalgia.
Now, this place is properly dead, and even though posts still happen once in a blue moon, there will come a day when the last person makes the last post, and the site is closed for inactivity.
But hey, nothing lasts forever, and I thank any of you still reading for all the good times.
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Post by firemario on Jun 2, 2015 18:30:36 GMT -5
Ohjeez. Had to brainstorm to remember my own password on this. Yo, how's everyone been? It's been a while since I last checked up on this site. It's hard to believe its been over seven years since the original thread. I think I was a Page 5 person? Yeah, that sounds about right. I remember spending hours trying to make my art better and better on this site, in hopes of becoming a sweet fuckin' artist, looking at other artists like McJesus, and just being like "jeez louise, i wish i could art". I had dreams of being a sweet graphics designer, so I was trying to be better at arts. I think this site helped with that dream. Since going inactive here, I've become a student at the Rochester Institute of Technology, studying computer engineering. Transisitors and programming is probably as far from art or graphics design as I could probably go, but I'm going into my senior year now, and I'm enjoying what I'm learning. I'm also nearly twenty two now holy shit. Like how the others above me mentioned, I've kept up with a handful of other brawlers, like Virus, SK, Spawner, as well as several extensions of friends that I've met from these guys. It's hard to believe that I've made some great friends from a stupid Newgrounds thread, but they're sweet bros I couldn't imagine not knowing. <3 I still have an entire folder of old images of brawling stuff on my old hard drive, and I think my photobucket is still active with a bunch of other guff. I still remember doodling "McFatties" and having my character drink a milkshake while SK up there did a Kamehameha into my face. Fun times! I really miss just being able to doodle some shitty drawing, and interact with other people doing the exact same thing, but I guess things just come to an end. Anyway, if anyone who actually remembers me wants to hit me up on Steam, you can find me under the username SilentProtagonist. Later! |
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Post by rubytoosday on Jun 2, 2015 20:26:14 GMT -5
Hey guys, Ruby here, couldn't recover my old account password... oh well. I was here in like... 2007 or something, I don't know. Anyways, I'm now going into my Junior year at Massart as an animation major and I'm living in Boston during the year. (I knew I'd be an artist since I was 3) I still keep in touch with Madvideogamer, bulet, and McJesus, though it's rare. I generally keep to myself online and offline. My photobucket account still has a bunch of old stuff in it, but whatever. I'm also in a happy relationship of over a year with my Patrick, who made me feel like myself again after a not so good relationship of 3 and a half years. Pat graduated from Massart in 2014, and we plan on making video games together, as is a dream for both of us. So we'll see how that goes. I still draw all the time, and I also paint traditionally and digitally, sculpt with sculpey, etc. Ummmmm.... I'll be turning 20 late this month, so that's perty neato.
If anyone wants to keep in contact with me, just add me on facebook I don't even care. (Search for Alexis Chipperini)
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Post by destructin on Jun 4, 2015 5:01:51 GMT -5
I'm destructin, or Arnold, which is my real name. I was on the NG thread waaay back. I go to college and have a girlfriend called Veronica and we'd been together for a month now. I met her in class and we hit it pretty well afterwards. One time we went to starbucks together and she tripped spilling coffee on another person, it was crazy. I don't really talk to anybody from here anymore except for McJ, we're totally cool. I pushed art aside as a hobby and decided to go into Mathematics, trying to become a math teacher and what not. I'm reaching 25 and it's pretty crazy how time just runs past you. Well, SPB was a wild ride. I remember when I first started, it was crazy and everybody was so nice to each other, such a textbook good community. Everyone drew and participated, it was a real treat to be here. Well, I'm glad it's finally meeting it's maker, the idea kinda was dragging along and it deserves a good bye. All of that was a lie |
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Post by Bulet on Jun 4, 2015 7:28:07 GMT -5
gosh darn destructin u rly had me for a sec there :^)
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Post by SwordKill on Jun 4, 2015 10:02:18 GMT -5
I'm destructin, or Arnold, which is my real name. I was on the NG thread waaay back. I go to college and have a girlfriend called Veronica and we'd been together for a month now. I met her in class and we hit it pretty well afterwards. One time we went to starbucks together and she tripped spilling coffee on another person, it was crazy. I don't really talk to anybody from here anymore except for McJ, we're totally cool. I pushed art aside as a hobby and decided to go into Mathematics, trying to become a math teacher and what not. I'm reaching 25 and it's pretty crazy how time just runs past you. Well, SPB was a wild ride. I remember when I first started, it was crazy and everybody was so nice to each other, such a textbook good community. Everyone drew and participated, it was a real treat to be here. Well, I'm glad it's finally meeting it's maker, the idea kinda was dragging along and it deserves a good bye. i don't get it, you're saying this was a shitty community? |
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Post by destructin on Jun 4, 2015 11:53:47 GMT -5
i don't get it, you're saying this was a shitty community? Not shitty per se, but a very young, immature and aggressive community of prepubescents and edgy teenagers. Back in the day of SPB it was constant arguing and bickering from everybody for the littlest things. This has been going on before I even joined. This place was fun as hell, I won't take that away, but I won't sugarcoat that this was a community of everybody at each others throats. |
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Post by Norville "Bourbon" Rogers on Jun 4, 2015 12:32:02 GMT -5
Come to the void in the next 5 minutes for an ass kicking!
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Post by Shackles on Jun 4, 2015 13:00:47 GMT -5
In my younger days I was an avid and great artist. The greatest that this shithole of a website has ever seen, according to most (if not all). But I have neither enough time or enough booze for drawing these days.
I'd planned to take the day off and spend time with a couple of buddies. My buddies travel light and they're fun to have around. One travels in a holster, the other in a hip flask. The name's Shackles, Detective Shackles. What people call me is something else again. I'm a private eye. It says so on my door. I keep two magnums in my desk. One's a gun, and I keep it loaded. The other's a bottle, and it keeps me loaded. I'm Detective Shackles, I'm a private snoop. It's a tough job, but then, I'm a tough guy. Some people don't like an audience when they work. Enough of them have told me with blunt instruments that I'm a phrenologist's dream come true. Snooping pays the bills though. Especially Bill, my bookie, and Bill, my probation officer. The smoke of my joints mixed with the smoke of my .38. If business was as good as my aim, I'd be on easy street. Instead, I've got an office on 69th street and a nasty relationship with a string of vietnamese prostitutes. Yeah, that's me, Detective Shackles. I've got eight slugs in me. One's lead, the rest are bourbon. The drink packs a wallop, and I pack a revolver. I'm a private eye. Suddenly the door swung open, and in walked trouble. Brunette, as usual. The dame said she had a case. She sounded like a case herself, but I can't choose my clients. The last thing I wanted this morning was a case to solve, but the dame who brought it was persuasive, as most dames are, somehow. I told her it'd cost her fifty greenbacks a day, plus expenses. The dame's scream hit an octave usually reserved for calling dogs, but it meant I had a case. And the sound of greenbacks slapping across my palm is music to my ears any day. After all, I'm not an opera critic. I'm a private eye. She was the pushy type, the kind who's break your heart, or maybe your arms. I hurried over. Either she had a psychotic decorator, or the place had been ransacked by someone in a big hurry. The dame was hysterical. Dames usually are. The click of a hammer being cocked behind my head focused my thoughts the way only a .38 can. The dame had set me up! She didn't want me to solve the case at all! She just wanted a patsy to pin the crime on! I didn't like the way this story was shaping up, so I decided to write a new ending with my .45 automatic as co-author. I introduced the dame to a friend who's very close to my heart. Just a little down and left, to be specific. My friend is a eloquent speaker. He made three profound arguments while I excused myself from the room. I always leave when the talk gets philisophical. Did I mention that I'm Detective Shackles, private eye?
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Post by pm on Jun 5, 2015 7:03:34 GMT -5
Where did everyone come from all of a sudden?
Des, you dirty motherfucker.
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Post by Xinxinix on Jun 6, 2015 14:42:49 GMT -5
I DONT HAVE TIME TO READ EVERYTHING RIGHT NAO But updates:Holy shit. *feeling overwhelmed by the sense of community again* I guess I should introduce myself, too then? Fucking 12 years old, just getting into drawing and annoying everyone on this forum, to fucking 19-almost-20, controlling life by the balls and annoying everyone irl. Man, how the times have gone. Every day, this site was my addiction. I had friends and I had freedom, but that didn't seem to matter as much. My parents divorced just after I was born, and I was used to my mom paying me absolutely no attention. I was great at school, but I wasn't great with my emotions. I had problems fitting in because I couldn't handle someone making fun of me or the anxiety that gripped me every time I had to be around other people. This site gave me an outlet for my emotions. I could feel proud from having drawn my OWN character with his OWN powers and his OWN personality. My group of friends thought it was awesome I drew on the internet. They even left me alone and hungout with my brother whenever I wouldn't leave the computer lol. I loved seeing replies and getting attention. I've realized that my past makes me who I am today, and if it wasn't for what I experienced here, I'd be a different person... I never realized how great of an outlet art was until I came here. AND THEN it took a few more years to realize how numb my emotions were. My ADHD and over-analytical side enjoys taking over and telling me how pointless everything feels. Now, thanks to this place, I can pull out my inner creativity and draw or write what I'm feeling until it gets better. Because of this place, I'm stronger in the mind and my imagination is hard to top. Everyone that meets me likes to think I stick out as an individual. It's even easier to talk to people now because nobody can think like me. A lot of the people I meet, I end up engaging in significant conversations because of the way I act. I'm not all stuck-up and trying to live by the rules, like "don't talk about this because they might think I'm weird". I let my creativity flow! & in return, life offers me unique situations (like sex, jobs and * especially* opportunity). I'd hate to live like everyone else, because being uncomfortable with who you TRULY are is like living someone else's life. How're you gonna get what you need to be happy when you're thinking like everyone else? I feel like everything is like an idea now, where all I have to do is put the pencil to the paper, and eventually through perseverance, I will get what I want. If my creativity failed to sprout, I'd be a boring, anxious person who doesn't understand what it means to be unique, but instead follows what everyone else is doing. I came here to fight because NG recommended this site after I posted a thread trying to fight other people with my stick figure. What I discovered was a community. If not for me feeling lonely as fuck in irl causing me to push people away, I would've let you guys be my family... I still live in Michigan, USA and am attending U-of-M Dearborn. Ever since my joint in this forum, I've felt like a more unique and creative individual who is capable of making friends easily because my differences now feel like strengths. I workout, have a 3.65 GPA, play basketball, eat good, listen to lots of music, try to skateboard, read books, draw recreation-ally, write raps/poems in my spare time, and run 3 miles a day because that's honestly what I'm best at. Don't be jealous because I only do all this when I'm feeling happy. When I'm sad it's like: work, eat, sleep, write a poem, repeat. I live on my own with two roommates because I don't understand why my "mom" deserves to be called mom, and because my Dad and Step-Mom have three kids, two of which have autism. So, I've made it to where I am by working hard for myself, by myself. I don't have my own computer; I use my University's computer labs, and I draw by hand these days. I wouldn't be able to express myself if it weren't for being creative. Which explains why I have so much love for this place. P.S. I would love to say SPB didn't factor that much into changing my life (seeing as how we were all just teenagers having fun), but I never felt so close to a group of people before... I have yet to feel this way from anybody, really. Guess that's the curse from being different. Guess that's how I know when something is significant... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Notes & Responses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SWORDKILLoh no mention of me? for a page 1 vet and former mod i seem to always get forgotten. good to see all the girls and the good artists getting recognition thuogh... !! We didn't interact with each other that much back-in-the-day, besides the chatroom maybe. - this place was a fantastic outlet for creativity and great community for us when we were all little youngin's. though i was never one of the more arty ones, spb was great for fleshing out story and OC ideas i had (even if they weren't that great). the community here was what it was all about. being at that young teenage-age and being a part of something where everyone knows you, and at the same time crazy drama and exciting nonsense came spewing out all the damn time felt almost like a rite of passage. like throwing a bunch of mid-pubescents on an island, giving some of them authority and telling all of them to work it out and get on with it and they end up having a riot of a good time. It was like our own version of Lord of the Flies, and everyone definitely gained experience and knowledge from this place... A rite of passage that so very few people get to enjoy... me, Spawner, Virus and Firemario still keep in touch. we often play games on steam but none of us are still doing the arts. me and Bulet are still fairly tight, and Psibat and Grimscott are on my steam friends but i haven't heard from them in ages. as for what those crazy kids are up to these days, Spawner and FM are at university (or "college" in FM's case since he's a murrikan) and both are studying computing or computer science or something with computers idk. no idea what Bulet does, think he's still in school. he travels a lot from what i understand. me and Virus are just about to finish our A-levels then we're off to uni. Virus is gonna study Classics at Cambridge (oooooOOOOooohh!!) and i'm going to exeter to study mathematics. me and Virus met up irl a couple months back to go to a gig in London. shit was pretty great. Amazing update!! I'm going to college for Mechanical Engineering. Tons of my friends do Computer Science, so I hope Spawner and FM enjoy it too. Wow! Very proud of Virus!! Cambridge is a HUGE deal right? Also, "Classics" sounds really interesting. I don't think it'd be weird to meet up with anyone irl, but was it like meeting up with a good friend? That's sooo cool. Proud of you guys going to college to get your big shoes!(seems like everyone joins the military or works blue-collar jobs, I swear) ... BULETHi guys nice to see you again I hope I'm not getting this wrong, but we used to chill a lot in the chat room. And you were the one that told me when Rubyxoxo wanted to break up with me lmao. God damn, that was forever ago! I remember you leaving and coming back one day, and your art had improved so much that it made me jealous. So, it's nice to see you again !! (: It's like every few months we have this small ritual of coming back here and reminiscing about the good old times. At least I know I do. These days I'm busy with school, I sing in my schools choir and we go to a lot of festivals and competitions. I'm also in 2 bands, I play the drums. Even though I left behind art and drawing as my creative vent, I've started writing songs and music in general, it really clicked with me. Choir?! Awesome !! I sing Sam Smith, The Weeknd, and etc. whenever I hear their songs. If I could teach myself to sing or dance, it'd be to dance. Then to sing. I really wish I would've stayed in choir in 5th grade, but I moved  You sound like you're doing well!! Competitions for choir and you're in 2 bands? Bro, I think your creativity is deeply embedded if you're singing and playing drums and a song writer. I would love it if you uploaded your shiz onto SPB! I like to rap and write poetry, so I'm hoping I can have something to show one day lmao. I think I say this every time I come here every few months but this community and the whole movement really served as my maturing grounds, as I came here just in time for puberty to hit me. I was an obnoxious lil shit back in the day but it was all a part of becoming who I am today. You guys are responsible for a large part of me and I thank you for that. That's how I feel toward this place, too. Well said <3 ey gather up all the others i want to see how much better my life is than theirs Exactly. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO PEOPLE. (MY) PROGRESS (COMPARED TO YOURS) :b P.S.This took like an hour a write and like an hour to sift through my feelings to find the right words. I'll be back (probably) tomorrow to read and respond and UPDATE the original post. |
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Post by Deadly Virus on Jun 8, 2015 16:40:03 GMT -5
Wow! Very proud of Virus!! Cambridge is a HUGE deal right? Also, "Classics" sounds really interesting. I don't think it'd be weird to meet up with anyone irl, but was it like meeting up with a good friend? That's sooo cool. Proud of you guys going to college to get your big shoes!(seems like everyone joins the military or works blue-collar jobs, I swear) Thank you! I spose it's kind of like the Ivy League universities in the States. Tops the league tables, very cushty jobs for people who graduate with a good grade. Classics is basically the study of ancient history, particularly of the Greek and Roman era, and also involves learning ancient Latin and Greek language and reading texts like the Odyssey. I love it - took me a long while to discover my "passion" as such though! I, like the others, spent many years faffing about with computers and contemplating studying computer science or something of the sort, but eventually discovered it was quickly boring me to death. I find history and writing far more interesting! So, perhaps, while I'm not continuing on with traditional art, I am working hard at mastering the art of commanding the English language.  Meeting up with SK was mad cool. Went to London, went to a gig, we hit up some cool pubs, hung out in my home town with another friend. Kinda weird in a sense as we've known each other for 7 years (!!!) now, but that also makes chatting in person quite smooth. I think it'll be really interesting in 10 years or so, when we've all largely left the nest. I mean, me and SK were probably among the youngest back in 2007/08, so we're only just hitting adulthood. Some of the guys from back then must be in their late 20s now, though I can't quite recall how old everyone was! I guess it's a bit like an old school or something. Everyone graduated from SPB on to bigger things. But I have great memories of this place. As a dysfunctional young child, having an online community and social circle to ground myself to was certainly helpful. |
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Post by Xinxinix on Jun 9, 2015 17:12:29 GMT -5
UPDATE! ...
I read through everything, finally.
Soooooo glad to hear from everybody. It's a slur of emotions, though (which is to be expected); it's like we have too many personalities on this one site and everyone has their own opinion.
Personally, I hope this place never dies. I don't have any artistic friends... I don't have any creative friends, really... It's like party, party, chill, smoke weed, games, blah. Basically, I respect the criticism I get here, and I'm starting to believe I'll never respect anyone's opinions like your guys',
because we know what makes good ART. It's not always about filling the pixels in perfectly, but rather the story writing and the way we allow our characters to interact. To be able to allow your imagination to fairly place two characters in an arena is amazing. To be able to create a scene, and keep your opponent interested, and keep the audience's attention, is a hard talent to craft.
Never realized, I used to make all my friends play my made-up games with me, but it was hard for them to keep it equivalent, or hard to keep them serious about it. It's like being good at chess, but having no one to play with or take the game's rules seriously.
You guys are my equivalents (when I think about it).
BTW, WHO ELSE HAS ASTIGMATISM FROM STARING AT THE COMPUTER SCREEN ALL DAY WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER
RESPONSUS FROM ME, THE OBNOXIOUS, WILL COMMENCE LATER
BECAUSE I SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON THE COMPUTER READING AND TYPING THIS SHIZ
MY EYES HURT AND I HAVE TO PEE
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Post by DJGrandPa on Jun 10, 2015 5:30:19 GMT -5
I don't think I'd be called an old timer by any means, joined in 2009 I think. But the short time I was here, I learned a lot about drawing (my fiancee even said I was better drawing with mouse than pen and paper, which is somewhat true.) So thanks for all the criticism throughout the years guys.
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Post by Bulet on Jun 11, 2015 12:22:51 GMT -5
And you were the one that told me when Rubyxoxo wanted to break up with me lmao. God damn, that was forever ago! Yet the wounds of unrequited love need a bit more than 'forever' to heal. |
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Post by SwordKill on Jun 11, 2015 12:49:32 GMT -5
BTW, WHO ELSE HAS ASTIGMATISM FROM STARING AT THE COMPUTER SCREEN ALL DAY WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER i have beyond terrible short-sightedness now. my glasses would have been about half an inch thick if i didn't have the thickness reduced - as a result i get a slight but uncomfortably noticeable fish-eye effect :L most of the time i wear contact lenses though. if anyone wants to keep in touch or just add/follow me for the sake of it (i'm not much of a social person even online) here's some shit: twitter.com/Harv9002mouldyresidue.tumblr.com/if u want to appreciate my good looks now that i'm no longer a greasy teenager... well, i'm still a greasy teenager but i'm no longer a greasy CHILD... pics r on my blog <3 facebook not provided since i'm trying to distance internet activity from real life activity. if you're savvy enough to find me on facebook anyway i'll probably accept any friend requests i don't really care. |
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Post by Xinxinix on Jun 12, 2015 14:00:33 GMT -5
RESPONSUS, FROM DA OBNOXIOUS (ME, XINZY, SPEAKING 'TILL YOU'RE DIZZY) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>>VIRUS, YOU'RE DEADLY, LIKE DUST TO A BAD SINUSWe're all pretty old now. I'm 18. Got exams and shit to stress out about. I can legally drink now. Plus university in October. Right..? I need a job, and I need to finish college, and I need keep my sanity while dealing with family 'n' friends. It's cool you talk to SK, FM, and Spawner. I'm so alone, bro; nobody is artistic around me, whatsoever... Sometimes I wonder if the people around me have ever found what makes them happy. I draw to get rid of the stress/anxiety. & you're legal to drink now? Do you go to clubs 'n' shit? I can't wait. I went to Canada once, and it was totally not worth it. I'm like, "It's more expensive, it's raining, and nobody wants to sleep with me " lol I loved Brawl, but I was always more into the stories than the art. It was way fun 3 or so years back when a bunch of us came back and kickstarted some threads again. I remember being obsessed with rebooting Virus; I had visions of revamping him as some kind of weird MGS Raiden-style swordfighter, but to be honest, the original concept was always the best. I liked when Balto wrote that massive fanfic of my Virus empire invading Brawl Planet with zombies or whatever it was - gave me a much needed ego boost at age 11! Oh my gosh, yes. I miss how much I respected the older members here. I am tempted to peruse ye olde posts, but I think essentially all of the images are now dead and gone, and all that's left is a veritable wealth of cringe in text. True... If everyone decided to be artistic AND online again, then we'd probably get a new forum anyway. How am I supposed to show you how good I am at drawing boobies?! (which is not at all, because I never have, which is probably why I suck) Thank you! I spose it's kind of like the Ivy League universities in the States. Tops the league tables, very cushty jobs for people who graduate with a good grade. Classics is basically the study of ancient history, particularly of the Greek and Roman era, and also involves learning ancient Latin and Greek language and reading texts like the Odyssey. I love it - took me a long while to discover my "passion" as such though! I, like the others, spent many years faffing about with computers and contemplating studying computer science or something of the sort, but eventually discovered it was quickly boring me to death. I find history and writing far more interesting! So, perhaps, while I'm not continuing on with traditional art, I am working hard at mastering the art of commanding the English language. I'm so fucking jealous. I wish I had passion for that like I do with mathematics, but I like numbers and engineering too much. I know you've heard it a thousand times, but forreal, GREAT job, man! Because of the good grades, and because you actually found what you want to do. Classics sounds like it's most definitely an art form. The flow of ancient history, and the way the Greeks/Romans functioned, is probably like art. They had their own form of developing, discovering, and maintaining the world they had at the time. It sounds creative and interesting! Especially because I have massive respect for ancient philosophers, architecture and writings (such as mathematics). Dude, I would love to talk with you about that stuff. I took two different Humanities courses in high school and it was nothing but interesting. Like, how places and culture develop. (We mainly talked about early Mesopotamia) Meeting up with SK was mad cool. Went to London, went to a gig, we hit up some cool pubs, hung out in my home town with another friend. Kinda weird in a sense as we've known each other for 7 years (!!!) now, but that also makes chatting in person quite smooth. You figure, you guys know A LOT about each other just from being on this site lmao. Sounds like a great time. & it's cool that you guys relate, beyond the confines of this forum. (I figure we're all like-minded in some way, though) I think it'll be really interesting in 10 years or so, when we've all largely left the nest. I mean, me and SK were probably among the youngest back in 2007/08, so we're only just hitting adulthood. Some of the guys from back then must be in their late 20s now, though I can't quite recall how old everyone was! I guess it's a bit like an old school or something. Everyone graduated from SPB on to bigger things. But I have great memories of this place. As a dysfunctional young child, having an online community and social circle to ground myself to was certainly helpful. " I guess it's a bit like an old school or something. Everyone graduated from SPB on to bigger things." My favorite quote. It's like, you couldn't have come here for too long without leaving with some bit of better knowledge. I know what you mean. It was cool to be a part of something where I could be myself, unlike in middle school where I felt pressured to be something I wasn't. I HOPE YOU HAVE CONTINUED SUCCESS WITH SCHOOL 'N' MAYBE YOU'LL ART AGAIN ONE DAYI YELL BECAUSE I CARE and because I'm obnoxiousFor a while, this was great. I spent all day on it still, drawing and fighting and having a good time. Over time, though, people started drawing less, and instead wanted to talk in the off-topic thread more. Drawings happened less frequently, and not really having an interest in just talking off-topic all day, I had less to do. Then, several SPB members all got into a big group chat on MSN, when that was still a thing, and suggested we all play some games. And so, I got Garry's Mod. Me, Swordkill, Virus and Firemario all started playing Gmod together often, across a few different servers, and we found ourselves in a new, friendly, tight-knit community. We all happily played together on this new game as SPB slowly died out. Eventually, even the Gmod communities broke apart, getting resurrected as a new server until ultimately, that too died. I don't have much - if any contact with the people from that server anymore, but me, Swordkill, Virus and Firemario have been all buddies for 7 years, and we're still buddies now, even if we don't talk as much as we used to, I consider them some of my closest friends. Tbh, we were all so young, man... So invariably we were going to all fade away to help transition to our more-real, actually real, adult lives. You figure it's hard to find yourself if you feel like you're always playing a character. I personally stayed away because I felt alone in the real world, so I couldn't bring myself to be happy and draw anymore. Now that I'm almost 20, I realize that the only time I feel truly happy is when I'm being creative or social around the right people. Now, this place is properly dead, and even though posts still happen once in a blue moon, there will come a day when the last person makes the last post, and the site is closed for inactivity. I hate how you say "properly" dead. Mainly because I didn't spend enough time on here when I should have. But honestly, do you think this place deserves to be dead? A "proper" ending would be someone shutting this forum down so I can stop posting on it. But no, we're still here. I have so much pent up energy from anxiety that I can't sit still for too long, so I grab a pencil and splatter my thoughts across an appropriate medium. Of course, if my depression doodles were good enough, I'd post 'em. I just don't see how this place is properly dead when all I want to do is post my imagination all over it. That way, I can go about my day feeling stress-relieved from knowing I put time and effort into something I was proud of (and I was able to show a bunch of artists who're gonna help me improve). I'm also an emotional guy, so I don't know if I'm the only one that feels this way. I remember spending hours trying to make my art better and better on this site, in hopes of becoming a sweet fuckin' artist, looking at other artists like McJesus, and just being like "jeez louise, i wish i could art". I had dreams of being a sweet graphics designer, so I was trying to be better at arts. I think this site helped with that dream. I used to stare at McJesus' art and reevaluate the way I looked at art in general. I have no idea what the fuck I'd be drawing (or if I'd even be drawing) if I never saw what someone like that could do with art. You know it definitely helped that dream lol. I remember wanting to post art just so I can get involved in the storylines here. Since going inactive here, I've become a student at the Rochester Institute of Technology, studying computer engineering. Transisitors and programming is probably as far from art or graphics design as I could probably go, but I'm going into my senior year now, and I'm enjoying what I'm learning. I'm also nearly twenty two now holy shit. Like how the others above me mentioned, I've kept up with a handful of other brawlers, like Virus, SK, Spawner, as well as several extensions of friends that I've met from these guys. It's hard to believe that I've made some great friends from a stupid Newgrounds thread, but they're sweet bros I couldn't imagine not knowing. <3 I remember, back when I joined the Hospital thread, I drew the bill on your hat really thick. And you were all like, "WHY'D YOU DRAW MY BILL SO DAMN THICK, BOY?!" lmao. Twenty-two, huh? Dayum. It's cool you're gonna be getting out of school soon. WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO WITH ALL DAT CASH? Do you do art of any sort now? WHAT ARE YOUR MAIN FOCUSES?! WHAT IS FUN TO YOU??? Because like, programming and transistors, bro. There's not much room to play around with that field, lmao. I always thought you were one of the chillest people on this forum; figures you would leave with a few friends :b And you're right. You got great friends from a stupid Newgrounds thread lmao. (that's dope) I still have an entire folder of old images of brawling stuff on my old hard drive, and I think my photobucket is still active with a bunch of other guff. I still remember doodling "McFatties" and having my character drink a milkshake while SK up there did a Kamehameha into my face. Fun times! I really miss just being able to doodle some shitty drawing, and interact with other people doing the exact same thing, but I guess things just come to an end. I hope you'd want to doodle shitty drawings again, if people became active. I miss them; I can actually vividly remember your character's personality, lmao. MAYBE I SHOULD JUST LEAVE THE PAST ALONE, BUT IT'S SO EVER-PRESENTHey guys, Ruby here, couldn't recover my old account password... oh well. I was here in like... 2007 or something, I don't know. Anyways, I'm now going into my Junior year at Massart as an animation major and I'm living in Boston during the year. (I knew I'd be an artist since I was 3) I still keep in touch with Madvideogamer, bulet, and McJesus, though it's rare. I generally keep to myself online and offline. My photobucket account still has a bunch of old stuff in it, but whatever. I'm also in a happy relationship of over a year with my Patrick, who made me feel like myself again after a not so good relationship of 3 and a half years. Pat graduated from Massart in 2014, and we plan on making video games together, as is a dream for both of us. So we'll see how that goes. I still draw all the time, and I also paint traditionally and digitally, sculpt with sculpey, etc. Ummmmm.... I'll be turning 20 late this month, so that's perty neato. SO MY EYES KNOW WHERE TO START, WHERE DO YOU KEEP ALL OF YOUR ART?? (because I tried finding some, to no avail) Really glad to hear you're doing well. I always thought you had a great disposition for art, and the way you draw... I can still remember that feeling of despair, like damn, she can draw like it's no big deal, and it takes me forever just for me to pixelate scenery. Honestly, you're my inspiration for every full-body character I draw. McJesus had a lot to do with my inspiration, too, but me and you were good friends. & I think about the same age? So, it's like, why couldn't I draw that good? Ya know? Like, I spend time on these drawings, but they're disproportional or lacking that life-like feeling. So, thanks for that, because I rocked every art assignment since being on SPB. (You should've seen this pose sketch I did forever ago in art class) You and Norville "Shaggy" Rogers have like the same birthday, then. I hope everything continues to go smooth. I respect you too much as an artist to not hope you're doing well. I'm destructin, or Arnold, which is my real name. I was on the NG thread waaay back. I go to college and have a girlfriend called Veronica and we'd been together for a month now. I met her in class and we hit it pretty well afterwards. One time we went to starbucks together and she tripped spilling coffee on another person, it was crazy. I don't really talk to anybody from here anymore except for McJ, we're totally cool. I pushed art aside as a hobby and decided to go into Mathematics, trying to become a math teacher and what not. I'm reaching 25 and it's pretty crazy how time just runs past you. Well, SPB was a wild ride. I remember when I first started, it was crazy and everybody was so nice to each other, such a textbook good community. Everyone drew and participated, it was a real treat to be here. Well, I'm glad it's finally meeting it's maker, the idea kinda was dragging along and it deserves a good bye. I thought you were honestly depressed and hoping for this place to die so this was some kind of sarcastic god-damnit-aren't-you-all-too-late-already-? post. lmao Not shitty per se, but a very young, immature and aggressive community of prepubescents and edgy teenagers. Back in the day of SPB it was constant arguing and bickering from everybody for the littlest things. This has been going on before I even joined. This place was fun as hell, I won't take that away, but I won't sugarcoat that this was a community of everybody at each others throats. NOW WE'RE ALL ADD-ULTS. THAT THANG WHERE I'M NOT GONNA ARGUE ABOUT POSTING ART 'N' STORYLINES (BECAUSE I'M RIGHT, ANYWAY) I hope, if we end up having a few actives, that everyone can sensibly argue these days. We were all so young... HAPPY ADULTHOOD EVERYONE! (OR CLOSE ENOUGH) In my younger days I was an avid and great artist. The greatest that this shithole of a website has ever seen, according to most (if not all). But I have neither enough time or enough booze for drawing these days. I'd planned to take the day off and spend time with a couple of buddies. My buddies travel light and they're fun to have around. One travels in a holster, the other in a hip flask. The name's Shackles, Detective Shackles. What people call me is something else again. I'm a private eye. It says so on my door. I keep two magnums in my desk. One's a gun, and I keep it loaded. The other's a bottle, and it keeps me loaded. I'm Detective Shackles, I'm a private snoop. It's a tough job, but then, I'm a tough guy. Some people don't like an audience when they work. Enough of them have told me with blunt instruments that I'm a phrenologist's dream come true. Snooping pays the bills though. Especially Bill, my bookie, and Bill, my probation officer. The smoke of my joints mixed with the smoke of my .38. If business was as good as my aim, I'd be on easy street. Instead, I've got an office on 69th street and a nasty relationship with a string of vietnamese prostitutes. Yeah, that's me, Detective Shackles. I've got eight slugs in me. One's lead, the rest are bourbon. The drink packs a wallop, and I pack a revolver. I'm a private eye. Suddenly the door swung open, and in walked trouble. Brunette, as usual. The dame said she had a case. She sounded like a case herself, but I can't choose my clients. The last thing I wanted this morning was a case to solve, but the dame who brought it was persuasive, as most dames are, somehow. I told her it'd cost her fifty greenbacks a day, plus expenses. The dame's scream hit an octave usually reserved for calling dogs, but it meant I had a case. And the sound of greenbacks slapping across my palm is music to my ears any day. After all, I'm not an opera critic. I'm a private eye. She was the pushy type, the kind who's break your heart, or maybe your arms. I hurried over. Either she had a psychotic decorator, or the place had been ransacked by someone in a big hurry. The dame was hysterical. Dames usually are. The click of a hammer being cocked behind my head focused my thoughts the way only a .38 can. The dame had set me up! She didn't want me to solve the case at all! She just wanted a patsy to pin the crime on! I didn't like the way this story was shaping up, so I decided to write a new ending with my .45 automatic as co-author. I introduced the dame to a friend who's very close to my heart. Just a little down and left, to be specific. My friend is a eloquent speaker. He made three profound arguments while I excused myself from the room. I always leave when the talk gets philisophical. Did I mention that I'm Detective Shackles, private eye? I tried not to lol, because I was like, wtf man, he's not gonna take this seriously. But then I couldn't stop laughing the more I read. It was funny and really creative lmao. Kudos. I don't think I'd be called an old timer by any means, joined in 2009 I think. But the short time I was here, I learned a lot about drawing (my fiancee even said I was better drawing with mouse than pen and paper, which is somewhat true.) So thanks for all the criticism throughout the years guys. I think you've been on here long enough that everyone knows your style and your character's personality. That's kind of like an Old-Timer? Idk. The rules are fickle. Yet the wounds of unrequited love need a bit more than 'forever' to heal. Just kidding about the title, but you're dumb lmao. IT WASN'T UNREQUITED IF I HAD NO LOVE TO GIVE Plus that's forever ago. So, next time, please don't make me blush from something SOOOOOOOO long ago. I've had a whole mess more of female-related problems that I've caused throughout the years. i have beyond terrible short-sightedness now. my glasses would have been about half an inch thick if i didn't have the thickness reduced - as a result i get a slight but uncomfortably noticeable fish-eye effect :L most of the time i wear contact lenses though. Oh my gosh. I don't like contacts, but I would have to at that point. An inch and a half thick? That's like 'Bubbles' from Trailer Park Boys, amrite? lmao. Is there ever gonna be a point where they're like, no you can't use contacts anymore? Because I'm not sure how contacts work, but I'm pretty sure I've seen glasses that are like 2 inches thick, and they don't wear contacts. So now I'm thinking like, why wouldn't you? I wear glasses so people stop thinking I'm a thug. lmao. 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Post by Lil Gankstuh on Jul 30, 2015 6:51:33 GMT -5
I Was an OG from the NG thread. And was also one of the first users to join this forum. And i'm possibly also the first one to return. I'm not giving my real name. But most people on here who are still active are know who i am.
There are 2 sides to this coin. On the one hand This site was a great time killer that wasn't unproductive. A motivation to keep coming back and check what threads were being made, It was surprising how something as absolutely dumb as a newgrounds thread turned out to be so important. And i know that sounds brash, but hey, i got suckered into that feeling along with hundreds of other users. I was also way younger. I can't really pinpoint an age because it was a hella long time ago. But all i can say is for quite a while, a few years at least, i was on this site a lot. and participated in the many community activities within the brawl subforum. and i can't say i didn't have fun. It was a nice way to get involved in a community, and generally speaking looking at some people making true progress was somewhat inspiring.
On the other hand though. There are so many flaws ranging from shit getting to personal to miscommunication in between users to the use of overly idiotic and jarring Mary Sue OC's that you just wanted to smack your face so hard it would land in China. That after a while the frequent stream of shit you could to do died down. And everyone started making text posts instead of duking it out. I left before it all went to shit though because of some falling out i had with some mods and other users. At the time i was younger. But it was probably one of the better decision i had made at the time. I was spending WAYYYYY too much time on this forum only to increasingly find myself surrounded by people who were still lingering in their old ways. It got annoying, no one was progressing within their personal view on life or their art, with the exception of a handful of artists, and i was at an age where i wanted to indulge in a bit more thought out conversation that at least has 10x as much sense to it than a random post in the Bullshit General and a desire to be surrounded by people who actually wanted to progress. I was salty back then, sure, But i'm not too bothered for having jumped the shark by leaving.
In the years that i've been gone i was in art school. Did a lot of painting and illustrating in the meantime. Landing some commission gigs for local businesses and and other people. Have started my own indie zine publication circle with a few friends, Have made some oil paintings i was proud of. Dropped out of college. Got Depressed. Got better. Have been featured in some national art zines. Have been featured in group exhibitions. And made a lot of great friends who are also artsy, smoke weed and do amazing shit. The most active, helpful dudes ever. But there was always an Itch, which usually got triggered when i started drawing in MS Paint. An after some incessant lurking, i decided to come back. I logged into a comatose forum. I don't know what my intentions are. I'm not here to raise hell. But This is a fun concept, that unfortunately got spoilt for almost everyone involved because almost nobody on this board could act rational. You can't deny that the ship has sunk. But there is a reason lifeboats exist. That sounds like a dumb example but it's the truth. Hearing old users still, to this day talk about SPB means that deep within the personal annoyances with the community, There is still some love for the SPB.
I'm not giving any of my contact info, i'm on this site.
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