Bouken, Desho? Desho?

"It's an adventure, right? Right?"

The words that I think slightly define me--not really Keep Holding On. Yes... I've outgrown that song at last...

But it's only because.... Well... I just realized, Life's like that. It's an adventure.... One big adventure, right?.......Right?

xD But enough with the Japanese stuff, I must be boring you out of your mind.

Oh, oh, but just one more thing before the wizzy stuff? Please?

Ok. Ok. I just want to show you guys what my wallpaper looks like... Remember the Flan wallpaper back in March? Ever since, I've decided to have a new Touhou character on my wallpaper every month.


July=Eirin, because she wears Red, White, and Blue! ^^

(Little note--Rofl, every time I take a picture of my screen, I get a new message on Skypie xD)


Ok. Wizard101 time. xD


Well.... I've been wondering what to wear for the Ravenwood Ball. I'm completely torn between two dresses... And I'm wondering if I should wear a different dress or something.... And which shoes to wear.... Like most girls for an irl kinda Ball xD


So... I've tried some combos, and I've finally come up with this;

I'm really excited for the ball this year--last year I was really anxious and nervous and I barely knew anyone, either. ^^;


Oh, and speaking of outfits--last night I FINALLY figured out the way to get the Rockin' Outfit.... xD


Whaddya guys think? I've been planning out this outfit ever since I saw the Rockin' Outfit for the first time! ^^

^^


How's about some more stuff?


Firstly... Don't be too surprised if you haven't seen me on W101/Skype the past few days. My stepmom, dad, and I have been really busy, packing away things. We're moving into a bigger, better house, and it's all ready! The only things left in my room that need to be moved are my bookshelf and bed--and they'll be moved while I'm over at my mom's. So... By the time I go back to my dad's, I'll be in a brand-new house! ^^ And I'm super overjoyed because, of course, I'm done packing all of my little nicknacks and things (I hate how that word has the word NICK in it--don't ask.) and I don't have to have those day-long hiatuses from my Skype/W101/Blogging!


(Note to self: don't work on wordy blog posts while on Skype, lolz. They'll wonder where you've gone... Heh. ^^;)


Oh, so anyway--I have a couple of blogs I'd like to spotlight for a moment here.


You guys remember Blogger of the Week? Ah, good times. Goooood times. But, sadly, I guess those days are over... and I'll just spotlight an occasional blog.


Today, I'd like to spotlight two... Both made by good friends of mine in the spiral!


The first one, well... I guess they're still working on it, but... My friends Wolf and Austin have started a blog of their own. There aren't any posts yet--but I'm sure in the near future there will be some. Make sure to check out Shovel and Tomato sometime soon... I'm sure they'll get to posting something eventually. ^^;


Oh, and the second.


Some of you long-time readers out there... Well... Remember the good days. Like that post where Amber RosePetal was blogger of the week, but her blog had a virus of sorts. Like... the later days of Chase Spirittail. Probably around the days my clothes were colored green and gold, not white and green.


Well... You may remember this one name. Garrett Dayhand. He was a good friend of mine--a good friend of Amber's too, actually--and he suddenly quit one day. I think he deleted everyone off of his friends list.


Heh. Well, he's been commenting on my blog and stuff recently.... And we have, in fact, met up in Wizard101 once more. 


But... He requested that I feature his blog in one way or another, so... Here's the second blog I have to share with you--The Prince of Myth. Make sure to read that little fanfiction he's working on while you're there! :D


*sigh* Bedtime for me. I'll see you all at the Ravenwood Ball later today! (It's midnight, lolz)


~The LotusPetal

Bloggers of the week (yes, I said bloggerS.) and.... HOW TO DO THE GRADIENT!!!! O::::::

Ok, so I haven't done a Blogger of the week in a while. But to catch up, I have quite a few I would love to recommend.

First up...


ELIZABETH SEACLOUD FROM MYTH HAS MIGHT!!!! *applause*

Elizabeth has just started her blog, and I personally think it's off to a good start. Keep up the good work, Elizabeth! And remember to follow her blog.


NEXT UP is.......


SARAH SPIRITHEART FROM TALES OF A THEURGIST!


Sarah's blog is new-ish, and I believe she has gotten the hang of blogging.It's pretty fun to read, so you should check it out sometime! Remember to follow!


AND LASTLY...


ALURA DUSKBLADE FROM THE DRAGONESS!

Alura's blog is pretty cool, and her drawings are pretty good too! And though her blog was only started in September, the widgets and layout give it that advanced sort of feel. Like the others, remember to follow her blog as well!


NOW.... WHAT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR....

HOW TO DO THE GRADIENT EFFECT!!!!! O::::Here's a step-by-step guide to the gradient text effect:

1. Go to www.tektek.org/color/

2.Choose which direction you want your gradient to go in from the options on the left. You can choose a back and forth, a one-way, or even a rainbow gradient!

3.If you choose Rainbow, you can just skip this step. If you want Back and Forth or One-way, then follow this step. Underneath "Gradient Setup:" where it says "First Color:", click on the box beside it and choose your color! It's that simple! Do the same for "Second Color:".

4.Now, no matter what you've chosen, still follow this step. Enter your text into the text box. 

5.BEFORE YOU CLICK GENERATE CODE, FOLLOW THIS STEP. After that, underneath the "Back and forth, One-way, Rainbow" will be a section called "Options:". First of all, if you feel like you want to, change the number of times it repeats. I recommend entering in a number that would agree more with the length of your text. Since this part is lengthy, I set it to "7." But anyway, there will be a box that says "HTML OUTPUT." CHECK THIS BOX. IF YOU DO NOT, THE WHOLE THING WILL NOT WORK!!!!

6.Now, click Generate Code. Where it says "Output Text:", a code should be in the box. Highlight the code and copy it.

7. Now, to put it in a blog post, you know the drill. Click "New Post" from your blogger menu. (which reminds me, you should look into using Blogger in draft instead of regular blogger. draft.blogger.com should work. Then if you want to keep it as your default dashboard, check the box that lets you in the top right corner.)After you've clicked "New Post," Click the tab above the text box that says "Edit HTML." You're going to paste that code into that section. To see how it looks, just click on "Compose" again! Isn't that super neat?

So there you have it! That's how you make the super awesome Gradient Effect. And I believe that's all I have to post about for today. Tomorrow, I'm going to post a little update on Rachel! :D


~The LotusPetal