WOW Siriri, you look really really good :insane:

Siri always looks great. :cool:

Originally Posted by Rozalyne

Siri always looks great. :cool:

I concur~ She always makes wonderful avatars with that skin. x3

Originally Posted by Kent

Hmm, the only ones I know are bloodstainedwings, Fauxreal, ObviouslyAya, Rozalyne, and me~ :3 But that's only if they're sure they're committed to the contest.

OMG congrats to all of you!

Originally Posted by ObviouslyAya

Aya didn't want to spoil the surprise of who she knew had been picked :ninja:

That's how I feel....

Originally Posted by Cora Lorington

lols, we always did in the past xP

Then it's safe to say I know the other five contestants? :ninja:

Congratulations to the contestants. :3 I wouldn't worry about competing. Just be yourself as hard as you can.

Originally Posted by CK

Just be yourself as hard as you can.

I love this. :rofl: New life motto.

I'm in a mud mask for the first time in my life... not sure why I decided to try it. It feels very strange XD

I can't wait! I needed something to draw me back here. *ug* Life is getting so serious.

Originally Posted by Cherry Who?

I love this. :rofl: New life motto.

Agreed. It's a great statement/motto!

Kent, I'm a guy with a girl avatar. They're just easier to use, though I am a fan of quite a few male items. I just have to switch genders to put them on, and then reset my base again once they're equipped. It's kind of a poopy process :\

If you didn't get picked/a private message from me about being picked, it was because I felt either you weren't ready for the contest, or because you had participated before and I wanted to give others the chance to play who hadn't. If you didn't get chosen though, feel free to play along when the challenges come out. And don't worry about not having stuff to do. I'll have little contests intermittently during this cycle that everyone can participate in contestant or otherwise.

Neph, sounds fun actually. I haven't had a mask in a long time DX

Siri, your avatar does look quite stunning!

RE Toughness/Misery; Cora and Siri are just joking. There is a lot of pressure to do your best because obviously you want to win, but it's a game, just remember that. Be yourselves and have fun with the challenges. You don't have to submit the first outfit you come up with for a challenge, and also look for inspiration in a myriad of different places. Especially for some of the challenges that are coming up this cycle. If there's a genre challenge, don't be afraid to look at that genre from different time periods or if there's a cosplay, look to see if there are remakes of the movie to allow you more options for possible outfits. It's going to be a lot of fun!

Oh I was kidding yes, I hope I didn't scare anyone o.0

Oh and I will be playing along too, I thought that was a given. Only after the contest is over so as not to influence.

I'm a bit relieved I wasn't chosen as a contestant, I wasn't quite sure if I had it in me or not. :lol: I look forward to judging, though!

Originally Posted by ObviouslyAya

WOW Siriri, you look really really good :insane:

Originally Posted by Rozalyne

Siri always looks great. :cool:

Originally Posted by Krissy

I concur~ She always makes wonderful avatars with that skin. x3

Oh, wow. :oops:
Thanks for the compliments, guys!

You all look stunning, as usual. :heart:
Again, thank you--it's really nice to get compliments from my favorite avatar makers. x)

Originally Posted by CK

Just be yourself as hard as you can.

Haha, this is quite epic. Please convince someone to make this into a site motto. :XP

I don't think i got it in me either cherry lol. But i def need the practice. So very happy i was chosen :).

Lol @ CK's comment. Love it! :)

:rofl:
CK♥ says it like it is.

You're most welcome Siri! <3

& thank you! >.<

Oh. :oops:

I'd like to pretend I'm clever enough to have thought of "be yourself as hard as you can", but I wasn't. I've seen it around for awhile now.

A bit of googling tells me that it may be sourced from Terry Pratchett, who apparently said, "The key to success is to be yourself as hard as you can." (Which further googling says is from Good Omens, which may mean it's Neil Gaiman's advice as well.)

Oh, that Terry Pratchett. :heart:

My next avatar should be the Moist von Lipwig cosplay I've been working on...

If I don't get a reply from my last contestant by tomorrow, I'm going to have to pick an alternate. Just a bit of forewarning for you all!

oooh exciting!

I finally replied to my PM. ><;;
There was just a lot of stuff to do* lately.

I can't wait for Project Mene to start! I'm not sure how long I'll last in the contest considering how amazing the people I'm up against are, but I'm super excited to actually be a part of this :D Good luck everyone <3

maria have more confidence in yourself!

Originally Posted by Cora Lorington

maria have more confidence in yourself!

I've much more confidence than I did 3 years ago - I wouldn't even post in this thread i was so afraid lol

Oh boy! I m excited like going up on a really high roller coaster.

I don't like roller coasters anymore.
I fly up all the time when we go down and I have to have a death grip on my bar thingy. xD

Same thing with the dragon boat.