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Escapay wrote:Well, I'm really good at converting oxygen into carbon dioxide, been doing it continuously for more than 22 years! ;)

Strangely enough, in real life my dry wit is severely lacking, so I guess it's only an online talent.
then it's still a talent :)

anyway, I can draw and paint... but I guess that's part of being illustrator
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Escapay wrote:Well, I'm really good at converting oxygen into carbon dioxide, been doing it continuously for more than 22 years! ;)
OK, that was seriously funny. I love Escapay. :)
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OK, here goes:

1) Like Escapay, I think I too am pretty good at writing. Lately, however, I never seem satisfied with any of my work. It is important for me to write maturely, seeing as I'm taking A Level English, but I just never really like my own essays. In the end, they never contain the breadth of vocabulary and the artistic style of writing that I want. Nevertheless, I think in my class I'm in the upper side of the spectrum, and my teacher has told me that she likes my writing style (that's quite a compliment, seeing as she's downright strict and not easy to please. She's a very good teacher). When I was younger I always used to write the best essays in my class (yeah I know I'm bragging :oops: ) and I remember my teacher telling me that I'm gifted.

2) I'm a pianist, and I'm quite proud of my skills. I'm still a student, and I take exams with the board called "London College of Music and Media". I'm studying for my DipLCM. My teacher, however, still gives me pieces of ALCM and LLCM standard to study, and they're tough. Although I learn music, I can also play the piano "by ear". That means that I can hear a piece of music and in most cases play it instantly on the piano.

In fact, that is what I do to play some of my favourite music. Playing by ear, I've managed to make my own arrangements of such Disney songs like "Part of Your World", "Under the Sea", "Beauty and the beast", "God Help the Outcasts", etc. I also used my talent to make my adaptation of Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" as heard in Fantasia 2000. I've tried doing the same thing for "The Pastoral Symphony" and J. S. Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" as heard in Fantasia. However, in the last two, I basically experimented and never bothered perfecting them.

Some more stuff: After viewing Meet the Robinsons last March, and getting familiar with the soundtrack (thanks to akhenaten :wink: ) I also started playing my favourite themes of Danny Elfman's music on the piano. I guess what I'm most proud of are my adaptations of "One-Winged Angel", "Aerith's Theme" and "Final Fantasy VII Main Theme", by Nobuo Uematsu, from the Final Fantasy VII videogame for PSone.

Phew!
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Escapay wrote:if you know where that joke came from, I'll give you a pink elephant.
Last I checked, I owned them all.

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xxhplinkxx wrote:
Escapay wrote:if you know where that joke came from, I'll give you a pink elephant.
Last I checked, I owned them all.

:pink:
That's what you think! :P I took a TARDIS and transported to the time before you kidnapped them, and took them back, and the ones you think are kidnapped are really pink elephant robots! The real ones are safely hidden in the year 1963!

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* I get along extremely well with children, especially with little girls (since I have the same interests as they do: stuffed animals, "High School Musical", etc.).

* I'm good at memorizing Disney facts.

* I'm good at memorizing songs.

* I'm an excellent grocery shopper, and I always save lots of money doing it (using coupons, buying what's on sale).

* I play clarinet, even though I haven't played in over a year.

* I used to write all the time, and I've won awards for it, and I was an editor of the high school paper...but I really don't write anymore unless it's for school...

* I make people laugh (even though it's not always on purpose).
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blackcauldron85 wrote:* I get along extremely well with children, especially with little girls (since I have the same interests as they do: stuffed animals, "High School Musical", etc.).

* I'm good at memorizing Disney facts.

* I'm good at memorizing songs.

* I'm an excellent grocery shopper, and I always save lots of money doing it (using coupons, buying what's on sale).

* I play clarinet, even though I haven't played in over a year.

* I used to write all the time, and I've won awards for it, and I was an editor of the high school paper...but I really don't write anymore unless it's for school...

* I make people laugh (even though it's not always on purpose).
Forgot one, Amy:

* I'm excellent at rollercoaster screaming. Scaps temporarily went deaf in one ear!

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:P
I think I was thinking about putting that down, but it must've slipped my mind!!! :)
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Er ... Escapay, since when are you called Scaps? :P

And, have you met Amy? 'Cos from you previous post I'd say you've ridden a rollercoaster with her. :twisted:
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Julian Carter wrote:Er ... Escapay, since when are you called Scaps? :P

And, have you met Amy? 'Cos from you previous post I'd say you've ridden a rollercoaster with her. :twisted:
I was wondering about the "Scaps" thing, too...but I like it!

We met at WDW back in May (?) when Escapay was here for the College Program...we met goofystitch, too...the picture of the 3 of us is in the "Who Wants to Meet Up with UDers at WDW" thread in the Theme Park section!
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blackcauldron85 wrote:We met at WDW back in May (?) when Escapay was here for the College Program...we met goofystitch, too...the picture of the 3 of us is in the "Who Wants to Meet Up with UDers at WDW" thread in the Theme Park section!
Aaaw lucky! :lol: I wish I could meet up with you UDers!

(Seriously ... I so wish I could I sometimes dream about it at night. I'm pretty positive I've dreamt about Escapay (many times), at least once about Aaron and Luke, and some other members which I've now forgotten. However, Escapay is the one I dream most about. I think since March 2006 I've had so many dreams involving him I've lost count).

Since I never visit the theme parks forum, mainly because I guess I've never been to a theme park, I certainly wouldn't have come across that thread.

Wait a sec! A dream is coming back to me! I have a feeling I may have dreamt once about you or goofystitch, or maybe Mermaid Kelly!? Damn. I don't know. It's all so vague.

If anyone wants to know my first dream about Escapay and the one about Luke and Aaron, just ask. I remember those quite clearly.
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I'm too curious not to ask, Julian- what were those dreams about?!?! :)
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blackcauldron85 wrote:I'm too curious not to ask, Julian- what were those dreams about?!?! :)
Ok. here goes ...

Dream #1

The first one was about Escapay. I must have dreamt it about nine months ago, I guess. You have to understand that when I came to this forum, it was my first-ever forum. If you look at some of my earliest posts on UD, they sound like those of a six-year-old still thrilled with the prospect of his parents donating to him their out-of-order mobile phone to play with. It's been lovely at this site - like an internet home, and I've made loads of friends (you included, Amy :) ).

It was, I expect, impossible for me to not feel a longing to meet all of you in person. And it pains me ... it pains me so much to know that the odds of my meeting you all are so scant. Sometimes I just sit still and think about it, and I feel quite sad.

But on to the dream. I remember dreaming that Escapay was coming to visit me, and I was over the moon. I just couldn't believe I could be so lucky! I was thrilled! I remember he came to my house, and I almost held my breath when he arrived. Yes, my feelings were that intense. Moreover, Escapay brought Kram along with him!

However, the Escapay I saw in the dream was not like the Escapay I know here on the forums. I knew what Escapay looked like, because I had seen photos. In my dream, however, he looked completely different. He looked very Asian. His face was long and thin and he was rather pale. His hair too, was lengthy, and he sported a wispy looking moustache and goatee. He was of average height and very thin. Kram looked just like him, almost like his twin brother, but slightly smaller. My father and I took Escapay and Kram to our yard for a bit of air, and Escapay sat down while Kram stood next to him like a bodyguard.

Neither of them spoke. I remember feeling nervous; somewhat apprehensive, and afraid that Escapay was not enjoying his stay at all. I thought that he had come only becuase he had no choice. He looked bored and serious. I was almost panicky. Why wouldn't he speak to me!? I think I asked him some stuff, but he wouldn't answer.

That's all I remember.

I guess that dream sort of shows my really intense desire to meet Escapay and my fear that he will reject me. I'm constantly afraid that although I really like Escapay, he may not really like me. :|

Dream #2

The details have amazingly leaked out of this one too, but I do remember the important moments. I was staying at some sort of house. It certainly wasn't my home. I was living with a lot of people, and I expect they were all young. I don't remember who they were. They might have been my friends at school, or UD members, or a mixture of the two ... who knows? What I know for sure is that we were all in close contact with Luke and Aaron. However, I don't seem to remember them being in contact with us, the youths. Maybe they sort of ran the place.

Anyway, I remember that at some point, Luke and Aaron were shut up in a room watching a film carefully as they had to review it. Our rules were to make no noise. At some point I was, with another guy, in the bathroom (which ironically looks just like the one at my home) and we argued about something. Almost immediately, Aaron burst in - purple with rage - and turned on me, mad. He shouted like the angriest teacher and told me off and threatened me for making such a racket (when he had to concentrate and analyze a motion picture), at which point he stormed out of the room. I remember feeling stunned at that point. Firstly, I couldn't understand how Aaron, who is usually such a nice guy, would behave in such an aggressive manner. Secondly, although I'm not sure, I think I also felt ashamed. In the dream, Aaron didn't know me (We kind of just knew each other's names and could recognize each other by sight) and I felt that I had just made a terrible impression on him. Now he'd just think I was an idiot who was noisy when people needed to be quiet.

Later in the dream, I remember opening the door of Aaron and Luke's screening room, where they were still watching the film. They paid no attention to me. They were sprawled on the sofa, their bodies in slightly uncomfortable-looking positions, not even looking at the screen. I remember Aaron's eyes twitching, making him look like he was in some sort of trance.

I remember thinking what an unorthodox method of watching and reviewing films that was.

Unlike Escapay, Aaron looked like his real self in this dream. And before anyone asks what Luke looked like ... I don't remember. :wink:

That's it!

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I just recalled a dream I had about Disneykid about two months ago. If I have time, I'll get around to telling it.
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Thanks for sharing, Julian! :)

That's weird how the UD members were mad/not happy with you in your dreams...I'm sure that in real life they'd be as happy to meet you as you would be to meet them!

It'd be awesome if you and other European UDers could meet at Disneyland Paris or something...or if you could come to the states and hand out at WDW!!! :P
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Oh, I thought of another talent:

I can type fairly fast (when I was little, my daddy made my brother & I learn to type).
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Isidour wrote:write, paint, draw, play the piano and burp
Nice :lol: ! Me I can draw, you can see my drawing on my blog here : http://cobain59.canalblog.com/archives/ ... index.html

My last drawing inspire by Death Proof :

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I have the talent of contradicting everyone and thus getting on their nerves.

Ha, actually, I suppose I have the talent of- balance. It's a bit of a strange talent to have, and I think it's become next to extinct in teenagers. Regardless, I have won the yearbook award Most Poise for the past seven years, all throughout junior high and high school. Ironically, I don't think I'm as graceful as my classmates and peers have given me credit for. I definitely remember my (literal) falls, although they did all take place in the mess hall of a summer camp.

My talent at said camp was beating speed records on the obstacle course, as well as not falling off the thin tightrope wire that hung above the lake.

I've been told that I can write and draw*, although I do not like to show the world wide web most of what I write and draw. Some of my work has been stolen in the past, and I do not want this to happen again. I am also apparently talented at dancing (ballet & ballroom), swimming, cheerleading, and jujitsu. I am a base cheerleader. I'm very light, but I'm also very tall and stronger than I look. I actually don't like one of my talents very much, and that is swimming. I don't like the feel of water, nor do I get my hair wet more than I have to. This, I suppose, brings me to my talent of being a snob.

I kid. That should not be considered a talent. To word it differently, I have the talent of supervision and (to a certain degree, at least) the talent of leadership. I'm the girl who was always voted as Vice President at student elections and then tried to prove herself "more responsible" than the president.

In addition, I have always been an actress. Acting comes very easily to me and I find it a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I keep being asked to audition for musicals lately- and then I am given roles that do not sing. I do not -know- if I can sing or not. I've sung onstage before and received extremely mixed reactions. I think it is because my voice is so -unique,- especially for one of my age (although I typically play older parts), and this remains in my singing. I'm also unsure of whether I am an alto or a soprano, as my voice sounds like "a very powerful mixture."

I have modeled at times and placed second in a rather large scale beauty pageant years ago, but I greatly dislike the modeling business. There are many stuck-up little jealous cunts. It's thanks to modeling that I had an eating disorder in junior high. These brats jumped out of nowhere on me while I was changing to shout out "YOU'RE FAT!" even though I was thinner than all the others there. I didn't realize this little fact and believed them. Thus, I starved myself from January 2000 until around May of 2002. I went back into the modeling business in '04, but I was rejected by the company I liked best because of my pointy nose. Screw modeling. I like myself.

*Here, judge my drawing skills. This is myself as my animated counterpart, or Lady Prudence at a younger age. Take your pick. I'm nowhere near finished with it!

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Cobain59 & Prudence- both of your drawings are very good (even if you're "nowehere near finished with it", Prudence, it's still very good!)!

And it makes me happy when people can say that they are happy with themselves, so you put a smile on my face, Prudence! :)
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Wow! I love your drawing Prudence. Considering it's not finished yet, it looks incredible. I can't wait to see it when it's coloured.
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