Hey kids!

October has come to an end, it feels like I was just posting news for August and here it is, November already!

First a bit of news about one of the system admins, morgan. Last week she was in a car accident, she hit a deer. Fortunately she's okay, but her car is complete toast :( That said, our backend development is going to slow down as she's only got one useable hand to type with (she broke her wrist). I personally wish her the quickest recovery and hope all goes well. She'll be taking a break from Scribbld coding for the next month or so.

In other news, we had almost 100% uptime last month, there was about 15 minutes of downtime due to a small power outage. This month we're going to be running some software updates on our database server, but we'll post a date and time when we get closer to doing so.

We hope you're all enjoying using Scribbld and we want to thank anyone who refers their friends, family, co-workers to our little spot on the Internet! It's very much appreciated. We hope everyone had a Happy Halloween and we hope you have a wonderful November!

- Scribbld Administrators

( RON AND COR'S EPIC ANIME WATCHING TABLE OF EPIC ANIME WATCHING PROPORTIONS, NATCH. )

GIFS ARE TOTALLY NECESSARY IN THIS EVENT.

Hey everyone!

Sorry it's taken me so long to write up a new entry for this month, I just didn't feel like doing it over the weekend! I hope everyone is well, up here in Vermont it's starting to get rather cold. We no longer keep the windows open at night.

It feels like just yesterday was the start of Spring, but here we are already in mid-fall! Halloween is this month, one of my most favorite holidays! Is anyone going to dress up this Halloween, if so what as?!

Scribbld stability has seemed to have returned to normal, I don't think we were down for more then 5 minutes if that during the month of September. We're still looking to get a couple new database and web servers, but that's pretty far off from happening.

As usual, thanks to everyone who has purchased a paid account or some extra icons for their account. We really appreciate any monetary donation (or if you've got servers we love donations of those too)!

I hope everyone has a safe and fun October!

Komatsu Ayaka
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( Komatsu Ayaka [in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon and photoshoots] )

Kitagawa Keiko
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( Kitagawa Keiko [in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon and photoshoots] )

Hama Chisaki
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( Hama Chisaki [in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon & photoshoots] )

Azama Miyuu
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( Azama Miyuu [in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon & photoshoots] )a

Sawai Miyuu
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( Sawai Miyuu [in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon & photoshoots] )

Evan Rachel Wood
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( EVAN RACHEL WOOD [in The Life Before Her Eyes] )

Uh, despite that Taylor apparently didn't get the memo that druggie chic is ALWAYS a bad idea---EEEEEEE!

Yes, I got really excited and iconned basically every pic of this I could find. Don't you judge me.

Chace Crawford & Taylor Momsen
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( CHACE CRAWFORD & TAYLOR MOMSEN [in Gossip Girl] )

( VALESCO : OTPS )

I read the following post in a feminist blog and thought I should share, for the love of Obama/Biden '08 ;]!



( Sarah Palin stands for everything Hillary Clinton is against. )

Hi everyone,

It's been a crazy busy couple of weeks for us. I am sure those of you that go to school have been pretty busy too! Last month we were able to update the site to the most current codebase and in doing so we gained a couple new features. The biggest one that comes to mind is the ability to show the songs you've submitted to Last.fm in the Music box when you're updating your journals! Other fixes are mostly bug fixes and the likes.

We've also fixed the issue of having our internet connection (between our servers and our ISP) drop constantly. We went from being drop 8-10x per day to 0, which is fabulous!

I also wanted to thank everyone who is supporting the site through buying extras userpics for their account or upgrading their account to paid status! It's really very much appreciated and it definitely makes on want to build the best site for you!

I wish everyone a happy September, stay safe and have fun!

Hokay, so I'm taking a screen writing sort of class this semester, and we have to fill out these character development worksheets for each of the characters in our screenplays. Well, I got the sheet and I was like, "oh hey, this would be a pretty cool RP resource" sooo here it is for all to see (and use if you want!). Some of the questions are kind of interesting to think about, so yay. Go at it.

( CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHEET )

( VALESCO : CHILDREN )

( M.A.G.I.C. IDENTIFICATION CARDS )

Hey everyone!

First off I must apologize for the downtimes we've been having as of late. It seems to be a bit of a combination between my ISP and the power outages/storms. I've been trying to get the systems up as fast as I can, power permitting.

That said, some of you might have noticed that I've been trying out a couple chat/ chatroom options. I am not sure how I am going to do it, I might just setup a chat server and have a web page that links to it. That way we can have a main chatroom, but others can create their own chat room.

I'm also looking into moving cluster 2 on to the same server as cluster 1 for the time being and then I'll get at least one other server to host the web sites that are also on the server where cluster 2 sits.

Anyways, hit up scribbld_top5 and nominate your friends & communities!!

Wow, what a crazy June, quite a lot of storms and of course we had to get hit pretty hard. We're getting close to the half-way point for obtaining a new database server. Any amount really helps whether you get a Paid Account or just donate some money!

Not sure about you all, but I've definitely been enjoying this nice weather, I hope you're all getting out and having a wonderful summer.

I've been working on a development server this past month so I can test out and hopefully implement new features into Scribbld. I hope you all enjoy whatever comes along (if anything)! One thing that I really hope to get working is captcha's to cut down on the spam accounts being created, but we'll see how that plays out.

I hope everyone has a lovely July!!

( VALESCO CHARACTERS; NOTT (JULIET) → YAXLEY (RHEA) )

Hey everyone, May went by really quickly for us, not sure about you all. I really can't believe it's June already! Happy Birthdays to you June kids!

There's not much to cover on the news front, we've been adding little tweaks into the code and stuff so it runs as smooth as possible. We are looking to purchase another 500GB hard drive so we can continue properly backing up our databases on a nightly schedule. We're quite close to filling up the 500GB RAID set we're currently using.

We've got the request up at scribbld_top5 for new top members and communities, so head on over there and nominate yourself, your friends and a community (pick 2 only, a user and a community)!

I hope everyone has a safe and fun June!!

Hey everyone! We had a particularly good (and seeminly long) April. Thanks to everyone who bought a paid account or got themselves a couple (or even one) username! We did have a little blip in the system where the site became inaccessible for some users, but the issue has since been resolved!

We're looking to add a couple new features this month, but we'll see how much work can be done, since the weather is nice and all, and who wants to sit infront of a computer all day!

Win a Free 6 Month Paid Account
I believe yesterday or some day in the past week was green up day, if ANYONE did something, you're definitely eligable for a FREE 6 month paid account. Just send pictures (james.brancaccio@gmail.com) of you cleaning up. We've got 5 free paid accounts to give away, so go clean up a street or something! This will go as long as it takes to give away all 5 accounts!

scribbld_top5 is underway again. Sorry it took me a couple days to get it posted, been busy with other items on the to-do list. Go ahead and nominate yourself, your friends and your favorite communities to be featured on the Scribbld home page!

I believe that is all the news for right now, have a lovely May everyone!

So this journal was basically an exact copy of ~snezana over at GJ and I've realized that I actually needed some change. Not a massive overhaul, but enough of one so things feel a little more fresh. I've set up new shop, this time at IJ since the # of games at Scribbld and LJ respectively is v. low and, well, all of my own games are over there anyway. I've friends-locked all the old icon entries here and won't be accepting any new friends since this journal is officially defunct as both a CDJ and icon journal.

If you've been following me here and would like to continue to, please add me and comment at (please do comment, because it's supposed to be a demonstration that you've read and understood the rules, considering the trouble I've had with people NOT doing so):

PIGALLE @ IJ
And for CDJ purposes, if you were added here and haven't added me there already, I am thouvenin.

Yes, I did take down a few more icon batches in the move--sorry! Icons that are over a year old just make me cringe something awful. Anyway, there are a few glitches yet, I'm sure, like links pointing to the wrong thing, but I'll fix them as I see them and pretty things up a bit more. Thanks for bearing with me!

Isla Fisher
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( Isla Fischer [various] )

It's still running funny, but it's being worked on. All the data is still there. Insanejournal's Twitter says that if you get a 404, hold down shift and press refresh in your browser. This does seem to work. :) And, presumably, everything should be back to normal soon enough. I think Squeaky has plans to change hosting providers anyway (right?), so hopefully something like this won't happen again.

ANYWAY. OH MAN.

Come back soon, IJ! I miss you.

working

( 25 FLAVORS : AMELIA BONES )

traumatized

( 25 FLAVORS : BELLATRIX LESTRANGE )

baby . flustered

( 25 FLAVORS : IAN BELL )

yule ball

( 25 FLAVORS : INGRID CATCHLOVE )

wedding

( 25 FLAVORS : CECILIA HOOKE )

innocent . betrayed . baby . drunk . maternal

( 25 FLAVORS : JULIET NOTT )

crying . first crush . innocent . drunk . flustered . maternal . first year

( 25 FLAVORS : JOY DISERAFINO )

betrayed . baby . drunk . flustered . maternal love . breaking secrecy statutes . realization . marlie

( 25 FLAVORS : LILY POTTER )

Danielle Panabaker
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( DANIELLE PANABAKER [in Shark] )

Danielle Panabaker
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( DANIELLE PANABAKER [in Mom at Sixteen] )

Hey everyone!

First off thanks to everyone who is supporting the site by purchasing a paid account or usernames (usernames). There's still thousands of usernames that need homes!

So this month, we're going to work on getting the "worker" system up and running properly. You've probably noticed we've already started work on it (mentioned in system). Private messaging is all setup and it should be working. Please visit http://www.scribbld.net/inbox/ and test it out. Currently there should be no limits set because we all want you to try it out, test it, use it, enjoy it! Eventually we'll put limits on how many messages and subscriptions various account types can have.

As usual, we're holding our Scirbbld Top 5, so hurry and submit your top user and top community (only 1 of each!).

Have a lovely April everyone -- it's my birthday month -- *hint hint*!! :)

( WHERE ARE THEY NOW )

Jim Sturgess
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( JIM STURGESS [in Across the Universe] )

IF SOMETHING IS MARKED AS "DO NOT TAKE", DO NOT TAKE IT.

Likewise, DO NOT TAKE ANYTHING FROM MY USERINFOS, ESPECIALLY WITHOUT ASKING. It's incredibly rude to both completely ignore a very conspicuous request like "don't take" under every icon and to not even bother contacting me to get permission in case I'd allow it. I really don't know how much clearer I can be, and I am absolutely fucking sick to death of people going through either my personal journals or character journals and taking things. PLEASE learn some e-manners, and common sense dictates that people are far more likely to allow you to have something if you ask nicely rather than just going ahead and seizing. If I make something to share, it's going to be in an icon post on this journal--I don't think respecting my desire to keep some things for my own personal use is an unreasonable demand. I realize I can't actually do anything about it, but it still makes you look like an asshat.

I found a really neat survey, so I thought I'd try and kick start this community again, because I love reading your surveys!

( survey: three things )

Okay, maybe a tad dramatic but still. I've never been in a game as long as VP before. I will miss it like mad! So many memories and almost of the them good! I have my regrets, mostly related to participation. I feel like I'll never get to play some of these characters again, due to the uniqueness of VP and that's probably what I'll miss most. Another huge thing is the camaraderie. I have no games right now, and although I don't have much time to chat and/or RP during the week, it was always nice to know I could drop in chat whenever I needed some social interaction.

I was considering taking a break from RP but if anyone has any suggestions for a game you think I'd like, please do tell!

Okay, I am going to go cry for a bit now.

KAY PANABAKER.

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( MORE! )

We'll here in Vermont we still have like 3-4ft of snow on the ground and it looks like there more coming. I hope where you all are, it's warmer!

Last month we managed to complete a couple of the to-dos on our list. We added the ability for people to preview icons instead of simply selecting it form a drop down list. This is available right now to people with Paid, Permanent, Special Donator, and Early Adopter accounts. It's a really neat feature!

We also installed a new Cisco 2924 switch so things should run smoother between web and database servers.

We managed to squash a buncha bugs and we're working on squishing the rest! Thanks to everyone who reports them and to everyone who is helping out other users in our support section, it's much appreciated!

We were able to purchase the new switch because of you wonderful people and our usernames community. The sale is still going on, and you can expect it to for awhile. Go have a look at the list, I am sure there's something for everyone!! Further purchases will be used towards a UPS (battery backup) so that when the power does go out the servers should be able to stay online!

Being that it's a new month, we've got 10 new slots open for 5 users and 5 communities to be featured in our monthly top 5!! Hit up scribbld_top5 and vote/nominate now!!

Happy March everyone!

Thanks,

Scirbbld Staff

Happy February everyone!

A new "feature" on Scribbld is the Top 5. Basically you can submit yourself, your friend, a random person or a community to be considered for the top 5. You can comment on the monthly posts in scribbld_top5 with your choice. We'll usually have a week for people to do this, at the end of the week we'll randomly pick 5 users and 5 communities and they'll have a link on the front page of Scribbld.net!

We also opened scribbldsuggest where users can suggest ideas to be implemented into Scribbld!

usernames is going to have another go, but this time each username is going to cost $4 USD. This is mostly to cover the amount of time and energy I put into making it work. Read the communities profile for the rules and stuff. Currently the list is huge so I am sure you can find a username you want :) That said, EVERYONE MUST VALIDATE BY THE 17th (February 17, 2008) if you don't want your username given away. There will be NO reclaiming, so PLEASE validate your journals if you haven't. If you're having issues with validation please submit a support ticket (although it should work fine)!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Evan Rachel Wood
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( EVAN RACHEL WOOD [in Across the Universe] )

This song's been in my head as applicable to UC, so I thought I'd post it up and share some of the somewhat fitting lyrics with all you lovely people!

Pulp - The Day after the Revolution.

A revolution happened.
Oh, sorry, you haven't heard?
We are the children of the new world.
If you're quiet you can watch if you like.
They say the future's beginning tonight.
Whole empires will crumble.
Civilisations will fall.

A gift for osteological. Lettie, I AM SORRY THAT HALF OF THESE ARE OF SUCK QUALITY. Alex's fansite loses at life and the Moonlight caps are generally very small and of bad quality (not only that, but they give Mick all these broody filters to reflect his broody, handsome soul, and it's fucking ridiculous to fix the color on), but I did my best to fix them up a bit. Also, the bottom two of these are from August Rush, because he's in it with Dominic and that's sweet. <3

Alex O'Loughlin
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( ALEX O'LOUGHLIN [in Moonlight] )

( I am... )

so i finally went on an epic jlu marathon today.

how did i not watch this before? HOW. batman singing oh my sweet jesus. am i blue. i think i nearly peed myself. ALSO ELENA, LIGHT OF MY LIFE, FIRE IN MY LOINS ETC ETC I SAW FIRE AND ICE IN THE OPENING EPISODE AND MY HAPPINESS KNEW NO BOUNDS.

Pick one or more of my characters and one or more of yours, and I'll tell you something they've always wanted to say to your character but could never bring themselves to say out loud.