My dad promised he would buy it for my brother and I if we went to summer school computer classes, and we signed right up. Isn't that how most 10 year olds spend their summer? Learning BASIC?
I remember typing in those pages of codes just so you could get a shitty rainbow to animate on the screen.
Yeah, and now I can't be without my Galaxy Note! Best phone ever! And yes, I did join the iPhone bandwagon for a whole 4 months til I got so mad at it that ATT gave me a brand new Galaxy Note 3 for free just to keep me happy.
That is my phone too! Love love love it. Originally thought it was too bulky but it didn't take long to get used to, and now I can't go anywhere without it.
I got one.Hi, sorry to bother everyone but by any chance does anyone have an invite for AO3 they are not likely to use? If they're hard to come by don't worry; I'm not 100% sure how much I would post there (dA makes me split up long stuff and I don't think many people use it anymore, and ff.net seems kind of formal, but idk.) I kind of want to post some stuff where it might get more of an audience and I kind of don't want to post stuff where it might get more of an audience.
Yaaaaay for having poor self-esteem. Not gonna get into it, just feeling kind of crummy lately.
If AO3 is likely to open registration back up again fairly soon then no worries, I'll just wait. Just thinking it might be a decent option.
I'm going to bow out of the discussion on first computers, etc., because I don't want to feel old today (my arthritis is doing enough of a job of that 
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However, I hate phones almost as much as I love computers, so I finally got my first cell phone in, um, 2011 I think? My sister insisted she needed to be able to reach me. So I got rid of the land line entirely and leave the cell phone on vibrate most of the time. She's not really amused for some reason 
That is my phone too! Love love love it. Originally thought it was too bulky but it didn't take long to get used to, and now I can't go anywhere without it.
Totally! I didn't think I'd like the big screen and now I could never go back! It's funny that Apple is now trying to run to keep up with Samsung...I'm a total Samsung fiend. Let's see...HDTV, monitor, phone, tablet, blu ray player...
Hi, sorry to bother everyone but by any chance does anyone have an invite for AO3 they are not likely to use? If they're hard to come by don't worry; I'm not 100% sure how much I would post there (dA makes me split up long stuff and I don't think many people use it anymore, and ff.net seems kind of formal, but idk.) I kind of want to post some stuff where it might get more of an audience and I kind of don't want to post stuff where it might get more of an audience.
Yaaaaay for having poor self-esteem. Not gonna get into it, just feeling kind of crummy lately.
If AO3 is likely to open registration back up again fairly soon then no worries, I'll just wait. Just thinking it might be a decent option.
PM your email address (the one you want to use to register at AO3) and I'll send you an invite.
(I also have one more left after this, so if anyone else wants an invite... again, PM me with your email 
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eta: ah, ninja'd by Elu. Well, that's two invites left now.
I got one.
PM me your email.
Ta muchly!
I'm a Moto X convert, myself.
More Cullen!
I would like to see more Cullen content where maybe he starts losing his memories due to Lyrium and the IQ has to help him through it, help him remember their love ...*starts getting ideas for fan fic*
If you're a fast writer, there's still time to write that one for the 5k Memories theme!
*eyes current page count*
*despairs*
Bwahahahahahaha! Someone strung them all together...!!
Cullen as Secretary:
http://raccooncitize...ob-as-secretary
Hello, everyone! I'm new to writing fan fiction. DA:I just brought it out in me, I guess. I started a romance in the Fan Fiction section and if anyone would like to read it, they're welcome to do so. Here's an excerpt:
Steel yourself.
Cullen and his men had been fighting since dawn to keep the Herald's path to the Temple of Mythal clear. But, just when he thought they might get a moment to breathe, another indefatigable wave of Red Templars would appear. The mages among them had already fallen, unable to withstand the prolonged exposure to red lyrium. He did not know how much longer he and his remaining men could last.
Yet another Horror had spotted him and was bearing down on his position when, suddenly, a Red Templar Shadow materialized at his flank, its spiked red lyrium arms poised to run him through. He spun, raising his shield to deflect a blow that never came. A statue of ice stood where the Shadow had been. He had little time to grasp what had happened, as lightning now struck every Red Templar within view, stunning them momentarily, including the Horror that was almost on top of him. As he cut it down, he heard the familiar metallic hum of a spirit blade followed by the sound of ice shattering. He found his second wind.
“I’ll be fine! Keep going! The Inquisition will not yield!” he roared, bashing in the skull of a Red Templar foot soldier with his shield before running his sword through its neck. His blood raging in his ears, he fought to the side of a faltering Inquisition soldier, shielding them both from the razor-sharp red lyrium spikes hailing down upon them. He charged the attacking Horror, stunning and eviscerating it in quick succession.
“The Red Templars fall!” Hearing the jubilant cries of his men, Cullen turned around. Then, he saw her.
Remnants of raw electricity crackled down her arms while her spirit blade shone sun-bright, shearing through the last two Red Templars, who were already engulfed by flames. The smouldering halves of their bodies fell into the river where she stood, surrounding her with clouds of steam that caught the light of her blade and enveloped her in a blazing golden aura; behind her, he could see pile upon blackened pile of charred and lightning-scorched remains. This was the first time Cullen had seen her fight using the full extent of her power and it was both terrifying and beautiful. Had he not known her taste, memorized her scent, run his hands over every inch of her body, had he not faith in the Maker and His holy bride, the Blessed Andraste, he would have dropped to his knees, as some of his men already had, and worshipped her as a goddess.
“Commander, forgive me,” she announced, her blade vanishing as she strode up to him, “but I would not run while my soldiers fought.” No longer needing to shield his eyes, he saw she was his 'Lissa once more. Around them, his men cheered. Cullen found his tongue.
“We will hold here, Inquisitor. Andraste guide your steps.” She flashed him a smile before disappearing past the temple gates.
And by her grace, bring you back to me.
Edit: For ease of access, "Andraste's Grace" (I hate coming up with titles) can be found here.
For those of you interested in good Cullen smut - hoo boy. It's getting hot in here.
http://archiveofouro...g/works/3190238
Hot damn I'm going to read that Cullen smut oh yes I am
Also for anyone that needs or wants an Ao3 invite I have 10 available to use so just send me a pm if you need an invite
I'm just going through todays posts - so much about slowing down 
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LOL Bless Greg Ellis's little soul... I love hearing him say just about anything, but I would *never* use this as a ringtone.
May I just say... bwahaha 
. Maker bless him. This is really great but I agree that I probably wouldn't use any of them as my ringtones. Nevertheless, that really made my day *g*.
Agree; he's a busy, busy man. Plus, it's not like he knows much of anything about Cullen anyway, given that he's never played the games and gets the lines out of order and generally without context. That's not a lot to hang onto. So, certainly not a dig at Greg, just acknowledging the reality.
Do you know if he has played DAI? I think he wanted to make a video about it?
I am sorry...just reading through the posts here and I am super confused by all of them. Let me see if I understand correctly (I am a list person, so bear with me).
1. Alistair says he never took lyrium in DAO (cause he didn't take his final vows where, according to Cullen in DAI, is when you are given your first draft of lyrium).
2. However, he can do all the Templar stuff throughout DAO and hypothesizes that lyrium is the way the chantry controls the templars and is not technically needed, expect to maybe make "blocking/draining mana" more effective."
3. In DAO, he can train YOU to become a templar...without lyrium! (unless the magic handwaving involves the fact that one of your missions is to be a lyrium smuggler, in which case maybe that is when you get your hands on some????)
4. I have not read the comics, but it seems that King Alistair has started taking lyrium to get his templar abilities back...even though he never needed lyrium in the first place to use them.
5. UNLESS...he was lying to you in DAO. And you were doing something like a templar, but not really a templar (if you specked as a templar in that game).
6. Magic handwaving occurs and now canon, according the the writers, is that templars MUST have lyrium to block/disrupt mana.
Is this correct?
If it IS, then I call shenanigans!!!! That is major BS!!!!!!!!! Seriously, it COMPLETELY screws up all kinds of canon stuff in my world. And lotsa other people's as well.
*fuming*
I *think* Daivd Gaider said at one point that Alistair took indeed lyrium in DAO and that he lied to the Warden about it, probably because he was embarrassed. What I find inconsistent is that templars usually don't take lyrium before their vows. Alistair became a Grey Warden and left the Templar order before he became a "fulltime" templar, so Technically he never took his vows and therefore never took any lyrium. However, several users have explained here in the forum that Alistair definitely takes lyrium again in the comics. I haven't read any of the comics myself and I don't know when they take place. But it's safe to say that he took it at one point. In the How often do Templars take lyrium thread someone thinks that Alistair probably did not develop an addiction, though. Unlike Cullen he didn't take lyrium for long. I think it all depends on how addictive lyrium really is and I don't think we have any information on that. All of this raises indeed the question if a Templar Warden from DAO takes lyrium, too. I assumes he (or she) does. But as Cullen proves you don't have to take it.
I'm really wondering why mages don't become lyrium addicts? My femQuisitor had her share of lyrium drinks and so did my Warden. Cullen's lyrium box implies that Templars take lyrium in a different form than mages. Mages drink it. Templars... uhmm... smoke it or inhale it? Reminded me of Heroin somehow. Maybe lyrium doesn't make you an addict if you drink it but as such this is another inconstancy for me.
Hmm...I think the Dorian Cullen romance is completely plausible, and honestly makes more sense to me than then Iron Bull/Dorian romance (whihc felt very tacked on to me). They both have alot of integrity and depth, both are highly educated and intelligent, both are absolutely gorgeous (Ok, maybe that doesn't count, but it makes the art alot of fun to drool over!), and both are independent and don't really keep close to their family members. The only big obstacle I see in the relationship is that Cullen is soooo Ferelden and Dorian is soooo Tevinter...but then that gives their relationship alot of depth, alot to get to know in each other, and has the potential for lotsa great growth etc.
Seriously, put me in a room with Dorian, Cullen, and Alistair, and I don't care who is making out with who as long as SOMEONE is making out!!! LOL!!!
LOL! I'm so glad that I'm not the only one who thinks that way. I was already worried for my sanity .
LOL, I posted this picture of my Inquisitor in a thread to showcase your collection of Inquisitors. I mentioned her name (Rowena Trevelyan) and that she romanced Cullen. I don't know how I missed it, but someone connected the subtitles in the screenshot to romancing Cullen... and I'm still laughing. Poor Cullen XD
LOL, I posted this picture of my Inquisitor in a thread to showcase your collection of Inquisitors. I mentioned her name (Rowena Trevelyan) and that she romanced Cullen. I don't know how I missed it, but someone connected the subtitles in the screenshot to romancing Cullen... and I'm still laughing. Poor Cullen XD
I...don't get it? 
*edit* Oh HAHA I get it now.
I'm really wondering why mages don't become lyrium addicts? My femQuisitor had her share of lyrium drinks and so did my Warden. Cullen's lyrium box implies that Templars take lyrium in a different form than mages. Mages drink it. Templars... uhmm... smoke it or inhale it? Reminded me of Heroin somehow. Maybe lyrium doesn't make you an addict if you drink it but as such this is another inconstancy for me.
The game shows at least two occasions of them drinking it (Ser Barris in Champions of the Just and Cullen if you tell him to take it).
I'm pretty sure the box is how they prepare the mixture to drink.
Well then...forecast just updated to possible 44" of snow...holy crudballs.
What I think of the snow right now...
I have 7 AO3 invites if anyone needs one.
The game shows at least two occasions of them drinking it (Ser Barris in Champions of the Just and Cullen if you tell him to take it).
I'm pretty sure the box is how they prepare the mixture to drink.
But then all the tools in his box make less sense *shrug*.
Edit: Photobucket is down. I can't post a Cullen for top pic. Grr.
But then all the tools in his box make less sense *shrug*.
Well what if they need to measure stuff out to mix it properly?
He was planning on it and the DA folks were supposed to give him a copy. I'm guessing he hasn't played yet, tho, since we haven't heard anything from him about it.Do you know if he has played DAI? I think he wanted to make a video about it?
But then all the tools in his box make less sense *shrug*.
Edit: Photobucket is down. I can't post a Cullen for top pic. Grr.
Lyrium is a stone, right? I think they have to scrape it into a powder which is I think what that long curved tool is for, then mix it into a liquid (maybe that's what's in that yellow thing), then drink it.
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