User talk:ViolinGirl/Archive 7

I love messages! Even if you just want to say hi, I'd love to hear from you. If it's not apparent enough from my username that I love classical music...feel free to talk over Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, ETC, and I'll be very pleased to chat with you about it. Click here to post a new message. I'll always reply on your talk page, unless you don't have a username, so unless you want to have to keep checking back here, it would be a good idea to sign your messages using four tildes (~~~~). Please add new comments at the bottom with a relevant message heading. I archive every 30 message headings...archived talk can be found at the right. And thanks for talking to me!

Thanks to Sango for the design of the archive table, etc. and to Tito for the beautiful colors of this and my userpage. Thanks, guys!

Update: If you are waiting for a reply from me and it's been more than a month, please leave another note, because it's extremely likely that I forgot to reply. Thanks!--ViolinGirl^♪ 00:46, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

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Hey there....

A barnstar dedicate to The Amazing Pickelbarrel...The first in the east, the first in the west. The greatest philosopher of all

Here Violin girl...I remebered that you really liked awards, so I will give you one of mine...Im triing to put them on other peoples pages as they take up to much room on mine. Enjoy pickelbarrel 20:27, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

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SWD316

Thanks for your comments on my talk page yesturday. I thought I would let you know that I am reconsidering returning, but not right now as of the moment. SWD316 ^{talk to me} 03:20, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Thank you ViolinGirl

A pretty picture for you. Banez 17:22, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks :D . That is a good idea, although, I also dont know anything about portal matters. I will make the move when I become more familiar with my new buttons... I was wondering who on earth Chipmunk was until I clicked it, nice sig! Cheers Banez 05:52, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Cool. Um, no, I dont know why you signed like that. Further explanation is needed. Banez 11:54, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Oh! As soon as I went to the page I realized! So, it wasnt so bad? I for one would have started panicking as soon as they applied the heart rate monitors...sissy :) Hope you get well soon Banez 14:04, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

My userpage was properly vandalized for the first time!!! (Dances around the room.) Cheers Banez 15:31, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Glad to hear all went well. I actually have been using my rollback today, I became addicted to it. I carried out my first block too. In RL, today has been rather exciting, since a sea kayak/canoe (plastic) we bought recently was taken out to sea. I really enjoyed it, paddling about, although deep, murky water is one of my biggest fears. This, coupled with the fact we were in a Great White breeding ground (there have been three fatal attacks there in this last year), made me feel really scared. It was really cool riding the waves in, until the nose of the canoe dug in and we wiped out badly. So I've had a really nice, sunburnt day. (The temperature here was 35 degrees C, which is 95F.) I hope you get better soon! Banez 18:53, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

It is great fun. What I'd give for some snow!! (or rain, or anything cold for that matter) We only get that (snow) in the mountains a few times a year, never where I live :( ...We have to hike up to it, but it can get really deep (2m.) How deep does it snow where you are? Cheers, enjoy your Thurday. Banez 19:31, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

^^

You know, just this past Sunday our pastor talked about how good desires can become idolatry, and all I could think about was Christian Hedonism, with God (not Mother Wiki) as "the source of our greatest delight" (quoting this site, which I think you told us about ^^). And making Him my dearest friend (John 15:13, as you said) definitely ties into that! Sometimes I find that perceiving God as a friend is actually so much easier than we think it is--after all, here's Someone who speaks the exact same language, uses the same slang, has the same interests, never needs us to clarify our meaning, etc... almost like a custom-built perfect friend (weird way to put it, I know, but ohwell ^^).

About using poetry in "wrestling with God to gain a more thorough understanding of the Scripture," one thing that popped into my mind is a meditation help that my sister uses sometimes as she reads Scripture: illustrating the Bible passage! One example that she put online is here (part of this blog post). Now, if only I could do something like that, in verse ^_^. As for the poetry class, I actually ended up auditing the class because of a scheduling conflict; though, I was definitely in it for the benefits of the course rather than the credits (especially considering how a Poetry Writing course doesn't exactly "count" if I decide to pursue, say, medicine XD). And the class also had the unexpected benefit of forcing me to write poetry almost once a week *cheers*. Re: enjambment, yes, I personally think that "the violin" has more of a... "quick journey to the mastery of the violin" feel, rather than a "hurry!" feel ^_^. And that'd be opposed to the "slow, long, pilgrimage to the mastery of the violin" that might be portrayed in, say, a poem with very long lines and ellipses at the end of each line (which I humbly would not recommend, haha).

Concerning the Bill Gothard AfD page, the comment I was talking about was the one reply to your vote, near the bottom ("Why would a fan of John Piper..."). Ah, that still makes me grin ^^. And yes, I did follow the "To All Hymn Players" discussion thread to the end--it certainly did take an odd twist or two (and always neat to see Stephen Mayhew around, too!). I suppose the bulk of that thread might have fit better under a new topic asking specifically about morality in music, though...

Ok! Time for poetry ^^. As Banes said, "[H]ow beautiful the below poem is[!]" (well, I added the exclamation mark in meself, laughs). But I definitely agree; and not to discount "the violin," but this piece is a visible jump "further up and further in," simply with stronger writing (e.g. like including a line not just because "it works," but because it really says what you want it to say). As for your not being sure of whether or not you like the last/third stanza, I can say that I do like it very much (even to the extent where I might say that it's my favorite of the three; which I'll explain in a second). As the three verses stand currently, I see it as (1st stanza) introduction of the problem and the Solution, then (2nd stanza) continuing to describe the solution, and finally (3rd stanza) summarizing with why exactly we need the Father, His blood, and the Living Water (which is to gain a spirit fresh and true). Often, I guess, the last verse of a poem tends to become the "cap" to the rest of the poem, even if it isn't meant that way (after all, it's the last thing your readers see before they sigh happily). Now, going a little further into the poem, I think I should bring up a somewhat obvious concept I figured out at the expense of many awkward poems: writing the way you speak is often the best way to go. For example, instead of a line like, "Several hours travel had our bodies feeling numb," a cleaner paraphrase might be, "Our bodies felt numb after several hours [of] travel" (though the former is more rhythmic and may end in a more "rhymable" word, how likely are we to say something like, "the pulling of my wisdom teeth made me very exhausted"? ^^). While this idea doesn't apply to all styles of poetry, I think it might help clarify some lines in our case ^_^.

No sin is unforgivable / Iniquity so bleak, / But that my Father’s tender love / Erases every streak. With this stanza, my main thing was trying to sort out its "raw" meaning (while the implied meaning is very clear ^_^). What does "But that my father's tender love erases every streak" really mean? Perhaps your meaning was more along the lines of, "No sin is unforgivable, nor iniquity too bleak, that my father's tender love cannot erase every streak" (which isn't as rhythmically perfect, but maybe makes more grammatical sense?). Does that sort of make sense? (I'd better move on for now, due to family members urging me to go to bed ^^).

His grace is like a bloody sea, / To drink I often go. / It satisfies my deepest thirst / And washes white as snow. This is simply excellent ^^. Notice how (particularly) nice the very "conversational" first and third lines sound :D. The only thing that I might mention here is the possibility of the first two lines' bringing up the image of the 2nd plague of Exodus, but since they need to be that way in order to work with the third and fourth lines (and that image could just be me), it nevertheless works well as it is ^^.

And... that pretty much covers what I have to say *grin*. All in all, I really like it, and I firmly believe that the more we write, the better we get, which is plain to see with this work. Oh, and lovely topic choice, too, I might add ^_^. Anyway, definitely let me know if you have any questions or requests for clarification (after all, this stuff is coming out of my head of all sources XD). And wow, "Critiquer Emeritus"! I'm honored (makes me feel like I really need to get a serious userpage up so I can reciprocate :D). Then again, I do very much advocate the idea of getting critiques from all sorts of different people (I mean, why not even start with your brother for a nice, honest opinion? *laughs*), so you can better find the style of poetry that you really like to work with.

Re: "Praise the Lord," yes! Again, congratulations on passing the CLEP, and also on surviving these two days (trials, indeed ^^). And I appreciate your updates on how things are going; in my opinion finding out about the effects of one's prayers gives precisely the same warm feeling as finding out and knowing that people are praying for you. It sounded like the operation went very well, which is great--hopefully the after-effects will be gone soon! As for prayer requests, hm... *thinks* well, I'm currently cruising along on 2 hours of sleep due to a procrastinated assignment, so if it happens to cross your mind throughout the day, my request is, well, that I'll spend more time talking to God and reading His Word (yep, the cure-all! with that down, good sleep schedules will duly fall into place). I'll also be going out of town this weekend (Martial Arts clinic in Ohio, haha), so that should be a busy period of time (promising very little opportunities to wiki).

Anyway. ^_^ Time to sleep! May God bless and continue to be with you! Weien 06:16, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

*Thrilled gasp* Wow, thank you for the pic--I love it! ^^ Though whether it motivates me to get working on the page or rather makes me want to leave it there longer, it's hard to say XD. Anyway, I realized that I forgot to reply to your afterthoughts at the end, about Firefox extensions. I actually didn't know that they had a Wikipedia extension, so upon finding that out--well, why not? I added it in :D. I also have the Google toolbar installed, so I'd had two Google quick searches for a while now (as well as the "g search" thing ^^). Handy when one's in a mouse-using mode, indeed! (Oh, and a big thanks for mentioning "F6" as a shortcut--I didn't know about that, before, so you've now increased my internet efficiency by 30%! XD). Will be back in a few days, Weien 09:55, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Ignoring request to ignore your message

You're not the only one who eavesdrops! <Shifty eyes> ;) I haven't visited you in a while. How've you been? :D Sango123 (talk) 01:28, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Oh well, thanks for trying anyway :D ! I still dont know what was going on in my page history... How are you doing? By the way, I thought I'd just tell you that if you ever need a deletion, page protection, or whatever, feel free to ask! Cheers—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Banes (talk • contribs).

Glad to hear you're doing well! I wish it'd rain here... :( I've had a very nice weekend, spent today playing video games at a friend's house...<irrelevant moaning>sadly, at the end while I was unplugging my computer, I did something really stupid (didnt switch off the mains) and electrocuted myself. I now feel awful because it was a very powerful shock...the doctor told me that if my other hand hadnt been grounded (I was leaning on it) the shock would have been fatal. Ooooh, not a nice thing to hear.. <irrelevant moaning> Thankfully, I'm more or less ok now, getting better. Not a very cheerful message was that? Sorry. See you! Banez 17:52, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Indeed, I'm very grateful for that... Believe it or not, my keyboard is hardly working now. :D I find it more frustrating trying to press each button four times really hard. Hows the new article coming along? Banez 20:24, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

It (the keyboard) seems to be working ok, but it was driving me insane. Right now I'm busy trying to download a nice rain loop: to me, the sounds of rain, and stormy weather is better than any music (and considering the amount of music I listen to, thats saying something). Know of any useful places to download rain?? :) I see what you about the article, musnt hurry the author. Beware of article thieves! Cheers Banez 20:57, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Hey ViolinGirl there is a big shindig on Esperanza IRC, we're all playing games and so on. Would you like to join us? Banez 19:28, 6 February 2006 (UTC) Just re-read your statement, sorry to bother you. I wont distract/disturb you any more from your studying. Banez 19:47, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome. I understand fully. And no, that wasnt too "RL-ish", since I make RL posts all the time :) . The library rain idea was great, but sadly my library doesnt have any. And since we dont have colleges in South Africa... :( I'm probably going to buy it. One more thing, do you know of a good rhyming dictionary? I've had some poetical "inspirations" :) and would like to have a dictionary before putting it to paper. Hope things are going ok with you (when is the next exam?) Cheers Banez 10:13, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll dig about. Let me know please, in my sandpit, when you're writing and so on. I hope you enjoy the rest of your day (since mine is already over :)) Bye! Banez 16:01, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

ROTFL! That looked bad (the random page) :). Thanks for fixing my spelling... Banez 06:46, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

Kant and other misspelled contractions

*Cheer* Hooray for the birth of a new article! I like what you have so far at the sandbox--a neat little summary of the desiringGod Forgive the Label, But Don't Miss the Truth article, I think? :D By way of help, the only thing I could think of so far was that the "Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals" by Kant (in the endnote) seems to be the same thing as his Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals--at least, it redirects to that article. Not that that changes anything really (XD), but I guess now you have the option to link to that should you choose to perhaps expand more on the Kantian vs Hedonistic morality issue.

As for Christian Hedonism in general, I do feel that I ought to read more into what that really means before I'm able to define myself as a fellow hedonist ^^; that is, being very much a "joy in suffering" (Matt. 5:11-12) and "love through sacrifice" (John 15:13) believer, I'm only just starting to see the way those different perspectives mesh. And I guess for starters, there's the Hudson Taylor quote at the very end of the "Forgive the Label" article, where he, "at the end of a life full of suffering and trial, said, 'I never made a sacrifice.'" Wow... I love that. ^^ Weien 06:57, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Hello

Hi ViolinGirl. I'm just passing by and wanted to say hi. It is encouraging to see other christians on the wiki. Also:

4. I believe that God is calling me to be a well-known solo violinist in Italy when I'm older and teach students, influencing their lives just as my violin teachers have influenced my life in incredible ways.

I wish you the best in your endeavour and that your vision comes true! --Stux 20:08, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Re: Glad to have been a little bit of Help just for saying hello :) And thank you as well. It is an important reminder for me that there's work to be done for my dreams to come to pass. --Stux 17:10, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Trying to Find A Robin Williams Movie

Hello:

I ended up reaching you because I clicked on the discussion page and clicked on your e-mail from your comment. I have never used wikipedia and don't really know what it is about. I ended up on the website because I did a search for 'robin williams fan club' and this was one of the sites found.

I am trying to find out the name of the Robin Williams movie where he portrays a man who never dies. As people age and die, he stays the same age.

Does this movie sound familiar to you? I hope this isn't too much of an inconvenience by me popping into your website and asking this question. I am of the belief that everything happens for a reason. Divine order is everywhere.

Would you please reply to my e-mail: rebeccasanfilippo@hotmail.com ?

Most Sincerely, Rebecca Sanfilippo

I dropped by earlier..

...didnt you notice? I'm doing ok, for the most part. The wikipedia part of that stress has faded, sadly not the RL part *sigh*. Still, its going down, and I'm doing just fine, busy trying to deal with my workload. Are you writing on the 14th? I'm glad to hear you've been keeping well, I presume the wisdom tooth problem has gone away now? I actually did a long Violin practice the other day, only to have my A string snap, rather irritating...But I find it hard, as you say, to practice and work effectively school wise at the same time. Finding time for everything is tough. Good luck with Western Civilization! Banez 20:39, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

In your sandbox! Isnt it watchlisted? About the BDI thing, I got a huge shock, as I'm usually also quite upbeat, I think I must have lied on the test, weird. What kind of Violin have you got? Mines also a "she" :). Although, I havent found a name for it yet. The piano is something I'm also working on these days, playing Chopin's nocturnes..I really enjoy them. Banez 20:58, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Have you played "Moonlight" by Debussy? I'm learing that, but I cannot play "Sunken Cathedral", I wish I could... Banez 21:06, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Your userpage is beautifull, nice and short, very pretty, and not too many redundant userboxes. Mine needs a lot of work, alas. Its sad all of the conflict over petty things on wikipedia, although, I'm not a huge fan of userboxes myself. My brother is a professional pianist so I have to put up with his playing all day, but I like some of the music, especially Chopin and, Debussy. Banez 21:20, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Lol, I thought that might give it away... But I'm yet to go on the rampage and delete any. Believe me, sometimes the Piano can get to you, when he plays it all day. :D Where must I click edit? Banez 21:25, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I think you are. Do as you see fit. *Yawn* its getting on for 0:00, the whole house is dark save for the blue-white light of my monitor (I'm hunched over it, eyes wide, totally addicted to the internet :)), so, I'd better be off. Good night! And good luck with the studying! Banez 21:36, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome, don't worry about it. RL is already straightening out, thankfully. Nice to talk to you too..see you again. All the best Banez 21:41, 12 February 2006 (UTC) (looks over shoulder for angry parent "What are you still doing up?!" :D)

Hi there!

I never bothered to say 'hi' when you did the welcome message. So, this is the hello back that should've been!

Thanks for making Wiki a better place for all :) James Kendall [talk] 22:00, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi, VG!

Something to brighten up
your talk page! :D
Sango123 (talk)

You like? ^_^ Sango123 (talk) 23:30, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Long time no see. Everything's all right? :) Titoxd^{(?!? - help us)} 23:59, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Hey there! I never got to say "thanks" for fixing my vote on Banes' RfA. So. thanks. And also, Ahem. Hurrah for the Wikimusicians! Bratsche^talk 03:25, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

• Awww... Thanks! :D I'll try to bother you more often then. ;) Take care, Sango123 (talk) 03:57, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Another Esperanzial note...

Hi again Esperanzians! Well, since our last frolic in the realms of news, the Advisory Council has met twice more (see WP:ESP/ACM2 and WP:ESP/ACM3). As a result, the charter has been ammended twice (see here for details) and all of the shortcuts have been standardised (see the summary for more details). Also of note is the Valentines ball that will take place in the Esperanza IRC channel on the 14th of February (tomorrow). It will start at 6pm UTC and go on until everyone's had enough! I hope to see you all there! Also, the spamlist has been dissolved - all Esperanzians will now recieve this update "newsletter".

The other major notice I need to tell you about is the upcoming Esperanza Advisory Council Elections. These will take place from 12:00 UTC on February 20th to 11:59 UTC on February 27th. The official handing-over will take place the following day. Candidates are able to volunteer any time before the 20th, so long as they are already listed on the members list. Anyone currently listed on the memberlist can vote. In a change since last time, if you have already been a member of the leadership, you may run again. Due to the neutrality precident, I will not vote for anyone.

Yours, as ever, Esperanzially,
--Celestianpower ^háblame 09:00, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
(message delivered by FireFox using AWB on Celestianpower's behalf)

Happy Valentines

Happy Valentines Day! — FireFox • T • 10:16, 14 February 2006

Ah the day was nice... Not that different from any other day really, but nice to see a little bit more pink ;) In general I'm doing ok, school holidays this week so it's all good :P How are you doing yourself? — FireFox • T • 15:06, 16 February 2006

Hehe, yeah I only kept it for the one day. I might start something up, like a customised signature for special days like halloween and Christmas :) We'll see how it goes. Back to school tomorrow though, makes me quite annoyed - I was just starting to get used to the holidays. Oh well. Good luck in your exam thing this week too! — FireFox • T • 19:00, 19 February 2006

<3

Happy Valentine's Day, ViolinGirl! :D Sango123 (talk) 21:08, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Happy Valentine's day, dear VG!

Happy Valentine's Day, my sweet dear VG!
Phædriel

Reply

Hello, Carley! Sorry about the late reply--though I'm thinking that my replies will tend to be on a weekly basis, with how school and other things have been occupying my time (for one, my mom and I are on a violin-instructor search; I haven't had actual lessons for about six years now o_o). And I expect that you've been very busy lately, as well? Was today your CLEP (in which case I hope it was well ^^), or is that slated for next week?

Thanks so much for your and your church's prayers. Our trip a couple weekends ago was excellent; I safely drove two or three of the hours to Columbus, OH, a drive that took place in just the perfect weather and traffic (80 mph quite a lot of the way ^^). And the Tang Soo Do clinic was a lot of fun, pretty intense (from 9am to 5pm on Saturday), and overall an awesome experience--at one point I even left my (red) belt back at the hotel room, which was embarrassing a wonderful (now that I look back on it XD) lesson in humility.

So yes, I guess I haven't been very vocal on any of your internet homes lately, but I can say that I've been lurking in earnest ^^. Speaking of which, I was happy to discover "Some Left All," of which I've become a fan :D. The way the phrase introduced near the bottom of the first page (A... F... dddd E) seems to... smile, wow, it's just one of those "sigh" moments. Is there any particular inspiration for that piece, or perhaps words that go with it?

Concerning Christian Hedonism, I haven't read very much by Piper--yet. ^^ But from what I've seen, I'll definitely enjoy doing so... stuff like his quote about cancer in his article here make my jaw drop. "The news of cancer has a wonderfully blasting effect on both." ...with that sort of dramatic, unconventional style, except that it's for real! And, as you may have noticed, I haven't been able to add anything to your sandbox yet... -_- right now it's as if there are so many articles out there that are peeping, "Edit me!" yet I can only whisper my apologies, paralyzed by the Everything Else Of Life... or something ^^. But on another motif, I have in general been keeping an eye on your sandbox, and finding that the things from your "stuff to think through" have begun to frequent my mind, as well (other than the Siciliano, that is ^^--my violinistic thought of choice is the Spring Sonata :D).

Aha, and I see that you were able to take a look around Violasong.com! ^_^ I'm glad you benefited from her blog, I often have to tell her that she doesn't give herself enough credit for what she has to say ^^. And as for feminism, yes, she has in the past years somewhat been our "resident feminist" so to speak XD, but, as we can see from her blog, she's moving away from the "anything boys can do women do better" view (hm, I should check with her to see if she's okay with me saying all of this ^^). And inevitably, from living in the same house as her, that's something I've been thinking about as well, haha (though perhaps from the opposite direction). Wonders: "Spirit of the law concerning fathers as homemakers? But it's a bit early to be thinking about that, I say. ^^

As for the particular flavor of humor I use when writing to my sister or other people against whom I have no defenses, well, ^_^. Sorry if that caught you off guard... and to explain "But he that sinneth against me WONGETH his own soul," "wongeth" is a nick-name that Victoria occasionally uses for me (if you glanced at the emails I received while at String Workshop, you might have noticed that they were all labeled with ATT: Weien "Fiddle-playin'-riddle-sayin" Wang, or Weien "Wonton-a-thon" Wang, to name a couple). Ah, I'm a blessed brother. XD

On the poetic note, first of all, best wishes for your inspiration! ^^ Oh, and "bloody sea"--though I think your dad's comments about the phrase may have to do with what I mentioned earlier, in the end I think that it depends on what particular emotions you'd like to evoke from the reader--and possibly, it could be several different feelings. They say that poetry tends to have multiple levels of meaning (e.g. the Song of Solomon perhaps depicting not just the relationship between a particular man and woman, but also between Christ and the Church), and some poets embrace it when people interpret their poetry different than how they intended (not so sure about that part, myself). So sanguinary as the word "bloody" may be, well, we're not tame poets ^_^.

And thank you for the mouse! Actually, I did notice it, which I think I said in an addition to (at the very end of) this comment... my apologies if that went unnoticed! ^^ The "story" does indeed refer to a mouse, but I try to throw off the reader by mentioning a keyboard with it, earlier on ^^. So you're right on both accounts XD. Regarding the regional seminars, we're currently not sure about which one we'd go to; logically it'd be Indy (only a 3-4 hour drive away) but since my parents may try to kill two birds with one stone by going to the aforementioned martial art's World Championship and the Sacramento regional in one go, we might do that instead (that is to say, they're both in early July, and it could work, despite the fact that the cities that the two are hosted in are 400 miles apart). Actually, we did nearly the same thing last year, as well; first going to the Indy regional (my sister and I did the CI), then visiting relatives in Virginia for a week, and finally dropping me back off in Indy for the String Workshop, for an exhausting total of a month out of town.

Ok, to finish up... on a re:v.com note, I hope your lesson with Vladimir goes well, that sounds like it'll be very interesting! And would it be out of place to say that Petia sounds just amazing? I mean, had a table spread? Talk about reasons to move to New York! XD Finally, thanks for the news about Candace Walsh... the pain, I mean... sigh. Ah, Lord.

Well, that seems to be it, ignoring the nagging feeling that I've forgotten something. Anyway, hope you've been doing well (had a lovely Valentine's Day, I trust? ^^), and God bless! Weien 06:48, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi Carley, great to hear from you!--and I really appreciate your stopping by the other day, even though it was such a busy one (the day of the CLEP). Speaking of which, so sorry to hear about Western Civ II... though, your faith in God's control in the midst of it all has been inspiring to me. I mean, crediting test performance to the Law of averages or the Regression toward the mean principle is fun, but sometimes I forget to focus on everything as part of a Master plan. Anyway, I just wanted to write a shorter note for now (official reply to follow ^^), to touch on a couple things mentioned above.

One is the Tang Soo Do clinic; they just posted some pictures from it on the region website, one of which has a very candid me standing in the corner (that's my dad, center ^^). Oh, and without my belt! How convenient XD. So I thought that that little illustration would be fun, and that it was only fair that I shared it with you ^_^ (as well as any other User talk:ViolinGirl watchers, but ohwell :D).

The other thing was re: Candace Walsh. Not that this is too important or anything, but the recent addition of their About Our Family page confirmed my wondering if one of her brothers had been on my Sound Foundations team a few years back... so I guess that made it that much more personal to me. Thanks again for forwarding the link to us all.

Well, time for me to run... I have a stack of homework to do (well, more like a stack of papers I need to create), so I'll talk to you later! God bless and strengthen you, Weien 21:24, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

User page award

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(P.S. As you can see, I'm this weeks spammer :). Good luck with the exam!)

Oh, and this is a little late, but the rose had'nt opened two days ago, so here you go :) Hope you had a happy Valentines Day! Banez 15:07, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Happy (belated) Valentines Day! Banez 15:07, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

) You're welcome. Glad to hear you have an extra two days to prepare (and that all is going well on that front)! Things are going pretty well on this end, had a rather interesting weekend (which involved a shopping mall roof cavein (I was right there, about 8m away from it, not nice), multiple power cuts, and much more! :D) So things have been interesting, but I'm starting to think I'm accident prone ;). I'm jealous of your snow (I am familiar with feet and so on), but we had our first rain in months today! Yippee! See you, best of luck with the exams! -- Banez 19:30, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Indeed, I gave special thanks last night. I need to be more careful or I won't live to a bright old age. :) The rain wasnt that impressive, it would have been better if I was inside with a cup of cocoa, but it was rain, which I simply love. Wow, you're having storms? I find the wind to be another thing I like, but in moderation of course. Sadly, ours is because of the local Nuclear power plant having issues, so it could go on for the forseable future. Limiting my computer access, which is not convenient, as I'm doing all my work on my computer. Banez 19:45, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Nice, a storm brewing... I actually don't know what xanga is, is it a blog thing? From what I've seen of your poetry, it is far from lame, anyway.. I'm planning to either become a lawyer or a pilot, working towards both slowly at the moment. But I'm studying law now as it is useful and a possible career, and a subject I am interested in. Banez 20:16, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm also trying to write up some sort of poem, but I've only managed two lines :( . I once wrote a hymn, but I buried it and never showed it to anybody, I dont know where it is now...I find these things take ages. I just love flying, it is a beautiful thing, but I don't know if i will fly properly one day, or not. All the best Banez 20:42, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Lol, I do go to bed late. The whole of last week was after 00:00, as a result I am now sick :( . I often think up lines lying awake at night, and late, like you. Weird. Thank you, you too! And hopefully you'll hear from me next weekend, if not you'll know why ;) jk. I'll look after myself, same to you there. Good night, and good luck with that exam! Banez 21:08, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Lol, heh, it looks like another now! Jk. Banez 21:20, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Another late night :). Thankfully, your message arrived while I was asleep, so I coulndt reply to it.. Please let me know how the exam goes, and good luck! Banez 09:45, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Greetings

Hello! I'm so sorry about the silence! Please understand that I am a little busy at the moment; another production done here last week, I'm off to Amsterdam again in a few hours, (which leaves me no time to do anything...). Urgh. But I'll try to make sure that I reply to you as quickly as I can, alright?

Thanks so much for that lovely message you left on my website. Yes, I love Glenn Gould, and although I wasn't at all trying to copy his interpretation, his way of playing, (not that that's ever possible!), I could not help being influenced by it, if you know what I mean.

As for the harpsichord, I reckon it is best to consult wikipedia *smiles* The article is quite informative, I think, and the illustrations are very clear. Speaking of the Baroque, I have been working on this article. It is my first attempt to write a decent article on wikipedia; (you will see here that I'm still very much a newbie). Do you have any suggestions...?

I'm sorry but I've never heard of Paavali Jumppanen — you must again forgive my vast ignorance. But wow, K.415, that's one of my favourite piano concertos! *drools* Must have been lovely. Anyway, I have to go now and sorry for this post's lack of coherence; somehow this always happens when I try to write something at 5 in the morning! :-P So ciao for now!

God bless. Trisdee 22:27, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

Note: the word "I" is used 19 times in this post — That's outrageous!

DND redirect

Hey ViolinGirl, I noticed your User:Do Not Disturb account, and realized that if you wanted to avoid getting any messages in your talk page that you redirect it to this page. What do you think? --Stux 16:13, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

From this discussion - Not a problem! Tempting as it may be, I try my best to trot carefully with my edits. Well just thought I'd make that suggestion. As for me, I'll be sure not to disturb you in your DND page! Take it easy! --Stux 20:30, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Real life? Of this I have heard. I have been rather busy and sometimes motivation isn't what it used to be last semester. Despite the papers I gotta write, programs I gotta work on and the homework and all, I'm still able to catch up... mostly. Nevertheless, I am still reminded I need to spend more time with God. It is important that I remember that. You know? Oh, btw, I ran into this userbox template thinking it was a template for your user page. Figured you may want to add it to your collection (that is, if you haven't already seen it). Anyway, I hope Real Life is going well for you too. --Stux 22:39, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi, VG!Um...User:Do Not Disturb could be sockpuppeting.I don't know, really.Is it a doppelganger account?I hope you can leave a reply on my talk page.Anyway, you userpage looks cute! Tan DX 08:40, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi

Hi there, I'm really sorry to hear about your test, and you sound so busy too! Hope everything else is going well for you though..I hope to hear from you soon. All the best Banez 08:54, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi VG I thought I'd just drop by to see how you are doing? Are you studying again? I've had an average weekend (no near death experiences on the bright side), how about you? Hope all is going well, despite the last exam :( . Bye! Banez 19:56, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

Glad to hear you're doing ok, I too am fighting laziness (a very big problem for me), but I'm doing very well thank you, although the work is quite time consuming. Sadly (or maybe not so sadly? :) ) I've been harldy busy at all on the wiki, power cuts (see Sango's poetry section for an example of one of my evenings) and low bandwidth... So that has been cut down, but thankfully I have a returning vandal on my userpage, which always makes me feel good ;) . Social Sciences, ooh, not very fun. Please let me know as always when you plan to write. All the best! Banez 20:52, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

I havent had power problems for a couple of days, but they say that it will continue until they build a new power plant! i.e, years... But I don't know, we'll probably end up buying a generator or something. (Still very jealous of your snow :) ) Banez 07:27, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Hey how are things over there? Just checking in, had a good week? Enjoy your weekend Banez 00:18, 5 March 2006 (UTC) (Its cold for a change)

Wow that was lucky, getting to hear that and getting the signature! I'm glad you had a good evening. :) I actually didnt get to church today, but I'm sure it was good all the same. (I like my church.) :) So you've decided to go the SAT route? A friend of ours actually runs SATs here in Cape Town for some reason, and I'm considering taking them actually, maybe. Because I have vague plans or possibilities about moving over there...The electricity is as bad as ever, but we've got an inverter and batteries so I can run my computer in an emergency. Otherwise I'm all good, keeping well. Nice to hear from you! Banez 20:13, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

America! :) Banez 21:22, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Well I'm pushing for it, as I'd like to. However it really depends on what happens down here, since SA isnt in the best state right now (we just had our car stolen for the second time) and if things get worse. So the option is open, but I really don't know how likely right now. If I was to move I'd probably learn to fly with the air force, since flying is a major interest. Cheers Banez 09:23, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Hi there, well, this is me, just logged out. :) I've been away from wikipedia for a while, I need to take a break and get back to the real world. But I was told I had a new message so I came back for a moment :) . (I darent log in because I may fall prey to my watchlist and my admin buttons and then I'm hooked again.) I've been very well, keeping up with the work and such, and what about you? Yeah I dont know about the moving thing, from what I've heard, I would really like the US, sadly there are one or two people who are against the idea... I'm not sure if it will happen or not, but I sure hope it does :). Either way, I plan to live there at some stage. If we were to move, Colorado is a possibility, I've been investigating Boulder, and it looks good. Another alternative is the Eastern Seaboard, as I have family there. Perhaps Pennsylvania, New Hampshire (too cold!) or somewhere else around there. But its all really just ideas.

The Four Pennies / General Advice

Can I ask for your help on two matters.

Firstly, I have been adding to the "The Four Pennies" page, greatly expanding the information regarding the UK 1960s band of that name. Unfortunately, the page is now mixing up the USA and UK data, and I think it needs a "disambiguation" adding. I am not experienced enough to know how to do this, and would appreciate your assistance.

Secondly, I am currently replying to any messages I get via the e-mail links, as I'm unable to discover how to easily respond via the 'talk' facility. This is both frustrating, and rather amateurish. (Two entries for my tombstone, probably).

I am aware that you may have more interesting things to do, than to help a poor aged fool such as I. But, you did offer.

Derek R Bullamore 22:45, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

I haven't spoken to you in while!

Hey ViolinGirl! I'm just dropping a note due to the fact that we have not corresponded lately. Hope everything is well. Talk to you soon I hope! KnowledgeOfSelf 15:45, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm doing quite well thanks for asking! I feel much less nervous excitement now that this is almost over. (just waiting for it to be closed officially). Last I heard you were doing some serious studying for some tests. I hope those have gone well? Keep in touch alright? :) KnowledgeOfSelf 12:42, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi

Just wanted to say hi :) - EKN

RFA?

I was just wondering, has anyone nominated you yet for an admin? Out of curiousity. Because if they haven't, it's a crime (considering your number of edits and helpful manner). Cheers!  :) --MasTer of Puppets 05:37, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Well, I just crossed paths with you while welcoming some users, and being the curious one that I am, I decided to look around. And I'd say you're definately admin-worthy. Oh, and thanks for the notification about my User Page; I'm going to go find some more soothing colors. --MasTer of Puppets 02:51, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Wiki help - please!

Hello there again. I was trying out a new signature but I seem to be messing up somewhere; when I type the four little wavey things, this pops out;

[[User:Master of Puppets|<font color="orange"><big>M</big></font>]][[User talk:Master of Puppets|<span style="cursor:help"><font color="red"><small>^{o</small></span>}]]<font color="orange"><big>P</big></font> 05:09, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Now, I'm not sure how to fix it; it looks good if you paste the code in manually, but I'm doing something wrong with the automatic way, as it says that the signature is "Invalid". But anyway, thanks for your help in advance! -- Master of Puppets, complete with manual signature!

UPA

Congratulations, ViolinGirl/Archive 7! Your user page has been nominated for the Esperanza User Page Award! Five judges will look over your user page and award it 1-10 points in four categories:

• Attractiveness: general layout, considering colour scheme and/or use of tables if applicable
• Usefulness: links to subpages or editing aids, helpful information
• Interesting-ness: quirky, unique, captivating, or funny content
• General niceness: at the judges' discretion

But first, you must be chosen as a finalist. If your user page is chosen as one of the five finalists, you'll have the chance to win an award created just for having a great user page!

More information can be found on this page.

My dilemma is solved... I thank you lots for helping me out. Cheers! --M ^o P 22:18, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks :)

Thanks; I'm just trying to figure out if I could arrange them side by side, so that you don't have to scroll so much. --M ^o P 16:39, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Hi, ViolinGirl! Long time no see. :D There's a special tool you can use to keep track of your subpages. (I noticed your note on MoP's talk page. ;-) Cheers, Sango123 (e) 16:46, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Your userpage is excellent, in my opinion; instead of a long winded back story, you selected important parts in put them in, so its very efficient. Maybe a header system like mine? --M ^o P 16:46, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I'm quite hopeless at taking wikibreaks... At any rate, hope you've been doing well, and I can't wait to see your new user page! :) All the best, Sango123 (e) 17:00, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thanks for the change on my userpage. I do accept all constructive edits. - nathanrdotcom ^{(T • C • W)} 22:27, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Hello ViolinGirl

Hey there, this is Daniel, lurking about as an IP as I have been doing more and more often these days, the next step would be a proper return from break. :) How are you doing? What is the current exam situation? I noticed that I failed to answer a question of yours in your last message... Yes I have been to the US, in fall 2000, really beautiful. I spent most of my time in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and in New York state, visiting NYC was really incredible...I also had the oppurtunity to go sightseeing in DC, Smithsonian and all :). Anyway, I hope your weekend has been great and that all is well with you. Cheers 198.54.202.18 15:40, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Well my break has been a success mainly, I've only started lurking here the last couple of days, lol. Wow I thought you lived near NYC? I have to say that fall in the US is truly spectacular, as autumn here isnt anything at all, since we have hardly any trees which has leaves which turn red (there is a name for that, but I've forgotten)... :) So I can't wait to get back to the US one day. Sooner or later I'm going to move. :) How are you finding the GED? I'm very well, mostly. Keeping up with my studies and finding some time to have fun along the way. I'm also going to get my learners license soon, (we can only drive at 18 here) which I hope wont be too hard..Nice to hear from you! 198.54.202.18 18:10, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

Hello

Hi, ViolinGirl! I'm doing fine, thanks for asking. Hope all is well with you too. :) It was a bit of awkward formatting from a message that had increased your talk page width. By the way, I like your new user page design. Very pretty! :D Cheers, Sango123 (e) 19:34, 19 March 2006 (UTC)