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JSong
view post Posted on 27/11/2009, 00:55




Oks because no one answered, I decided to just make a new question. This one involves no death, so here's your chance Misty to finally answer one xDD Taking Cee's suggestion, I'm going to write this in a story form again ^^ If there's sad parts in it, I can't help it...it's just my writing style T.T;; If you think that's bad, you should hear the songs I write buahaha. Well anyways enjoy and post lots~

*edit: gahaha, the writing sounds so wannabe decent, but oh wells, its only the question that really matters*

Story:
You're feeling low, more than low, you feel awful. It's pouring rain everyday with no sign of stopping and here you are, holding your knees by the window, trying to remember the luminance of that warm sun that used to hang in the sky; hoping that tomorrow it'll come greet you again. But, it continues to rain. The clouds' friendship seems stronger than ever as they never cease to part, not even for a moment. So the world you see is painted a dull grey, as if living in a dream.

"I need to get away" you tell yourself. You view your schedule and notice that your exams are within two weeks, but at this point, you don't care anymore; let alone find the energy to study. You call and message your friends saying you feel like taking a trip, away from this place. They all just call you crazy and can't understand how you could even be thinking of going somewhere with finals coming up. "Even still, even still I want to go..."

You book a plane ticket to the only place you remember people go to to get away from the stresses of life. A place where everyday is an adventure, where you can go wild and no one would say otherwise. A socialized jungle where even the sun radiates even in the night, lighting up the whole city as if it were made of gold. For the first time in weeks, a feeling of excitement pleasantly surges through your body, "This is going to be awesome >=D."

-1 week passes-

You're on fire! (not literally) You've had one of the greatest times of your life and see the world in a fresh new light. You've gotten more confidence in yourself and feel as if you can conquer any mountains that stand in your way. You've met a lot of new people and even though you don't want to leave, the plane you need to catch is in 4 hours, so you need to hurry up and get to the airport.

On the way out as you pass by the casino, one slot machine seems to catch your eye. "No, I shouldn't...I need to get going" you tell yourself, but after one week of following your desires, it's too much effort to resist, so you start to compromise. "I'll just play only once and then walk away...not like I'll win anything anyways, the chances are close to nothing." The reasoning makes sense, so you pop in a 20 dollar bill, pull the shiny polished lever, and start to walk away.

A Siren blazes. You're in total shock and disbelief, but as you turn to look at the machine, you can't deny the fact that there are three little jackpot symbols in a row. You let out a joyful cry as you now have everybody in the rooms' attention. "I won! I won!" A big man dressed in black comes to greet you, most likely the general manager of the casino. "Congratulations, you have just won $20,000,000!" Your mouth drops at such a huge number and the rest becomes a daze. You remember shaking his hand and lots of flashes and a big check, but by the time you get yourself together, you're talking to the manager of a bank to help cash in the check. At this time you realize that you just missed your flight, but little things like that don't phase you so much anymore because you're a millionaire.

You finally get home and check your balance online and see the huge sum displayed in all it's glory. The smile on your face hasn't left since your first heard that siren ring. "Screw exams >=D."

Question: What would you spend the 20 million on?


*sidenote: I know it you gotta pay taxes and you dont get the money that fast, but its just a made up story, so go with the flow~*

Edited by JSong - 27/11/2009, 05:56
 
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Mariix3
view post Posted on 27/11/2009, 12:24




as completely irresponsible as i may seem sometimes, i think i would try to spend the portion that i would spend on things that i may need. x3 and maybe even move out by myself if i was old enough xD for some reason i imagined this in the future? if i still do things like play games, then maybe i'd spend some for video games. :D

i thought the question would be like, which place would you go to to get away from life and why? or something like that. :P
 
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Shin.de
view post Posted on 27/11/2009, 16:56




All that story could have easily been sumed up to:

You hit the jackpot and won 20 mil $. What do you use them for?w

But that's not a question I can answer with a straight face, I'm sorry. Mostly because I feel tempted to say I'd use them to hire a penguin army and take over the world, and the theme has been so over used here within ToA w.

Truth is I don't know, but I would probably give most part of it away. I don't feel like I NEED that ammount of money, to me it would be like taking the challange out of life, I need to feel that I've obtained what I have or it has no value to me.

It all probably has to do with the fact that I've always been pretty secure financialy and especially at this moment of my life, I feel like I have everything I could possibly want
( for instance, a much too big house becomes inpersonal, a too expensive car attracts too much attention, I've already had the chance to travel around the world and I don't really have that much of a taste for extravagance or the snob kind of luxury)

It's funny how this question made me realize I'm actually quite happy where I am.
 
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EvilFlan
view post Posted on 27/11/2009, 20:37




yeah..This morning i came here and saw the bottom line and tought "Why the huge text? " So i won't even bother reading~Sorry jay it's just too bit and im too weak right now~

So i won 20mil? Oh seems like i can use payshop now ~ Jk jk-

I'd probably Buy you all tickets to malibu? hawaii? Peniche? haha ~ Somewhere with beach(and no snakes, So..No no australia.) so we could all have fun!! But yeah, like kitte-nii i'd try to give it most away. Cause theres no need for so much money~altough i'd buy some games too ~hehehe~
 
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Mariix3
view post Posted on 27/11/2009, 21:14




gosh, you guys make me feel like i'm a greedy person :P or at least like i'm not in as good a place as you.
yeah, the rich life isn't for me, but i'd like it to be better. hmmm...

j, i like this question. :D
 
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JSong
view post Posted on 27/11/2009, 23:12




Haha, I totally would just keep it and spend it, maybe give a lil too make my church amazing, but I for sure would buy myself a nice lil house, big enough for about 3 ppl for my future family or something, and then find some awesome girl (not telling her I'm a millionaire or might just go after the money) and then later, travel the world together cuz I loves to travel xD.

Also, I'd probably end up buying all the guitar stuff I've ever wanted xD. I probably wouldnt buy like 50 guitars, cuz I don't see the need, but I'd buy like 3 of my favorite guitars, bunch of pedals, and like 2 of my favorite amps xD. Maybe hire a band and finally be able to play and record the songs I've written and make CDs and tour around the world if we became famous and make more millions haha.

Also before that, buy plane tickets for all the ToA members and have a meeting in some paradise island and have fun xD Maybe do a survival game thingy like Heather did before xDD And then fly to Japan and go to a Miyavi concert and watch Shin go nuts hahaha jk jks.

Depending on how much is left, I'd keep a good sum of it in a savings deposit so that it can build up some interest and so I'll be financially secured. A problem that happens to a lot of ppl is that when they get super wealthy, they end up quitting their jobs and getting away, but when they come back, they realize they're REALLY lonely cuz all their friends still work and or go to school, so they have no one to hang out with, and when they do, usually ppl just talk about what happened at work/school, so they feel left out of the conversation.

So that being the case, I'd learn guitar from various guitar teachers and become super good and create music for the rest of my life, sharing it with the world xDD. Hurrays~

 
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ValentineRain
view post Posted on 28/11/2009, 09:43




I'm with Kitten on this one. Penguin army.
Except that they need to also double as exotic dancers. Makes them both more effective spies, and good to have around on rainy, doom-less days.
Hell, let's just go ahead and rip Disgaea off, give them all explosives so they blow up when you throw them. And annoying voices so you're more likely to throw them.

I have a suggestion for the Question of the Week.
Make a tl;dr version for all of them. (Too long; didn't read, in case you don't use that particular abbreviation.)
Because, I am sorry, but that was too long and I didn't read it.
 
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JSong
view post Posted on 28/11/2009, 11:33




RAWR, I'll write my stories even though the grammar, how I phrase it all, etc probably suck, cuz that's the only way you get better right? haha. If you don't want to bother reading it, just read the question at the end, cuz that's all that matters. It's just more fun with a story isn't it? It seems so lame if I only wrote "What would you do if you got 20 million dollars?" doesnt seem creative at all >=O!!
 
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Shin.de
view post Posted on 29/11/2009, 11:16




W don't kill the poor guy's ambition to become a top novelist before he even started.

( Am I the only one who actually read it all? - though it did take a considerable effort)

By the way J, I asked, a VU is a medium V shape
 
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JSong
view post Posted on 30/11/2009, 17:01




Ya I know :O Hidoi~! And whoa, didn't know there were different sizes for the shapes :O but I guess it makes sense haha. Mine's a really pronounced V, so dunno what that'd be called. Im actually not a fan of V-necks, but that's probably cuz I play a lot of chords on my guitar, and V-necks are more for picking faster.
 
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LittleMissMisty
view post Posted on 1/12/2009, 12:00




If it helps in any way, I also read the whole thing.

Sorry that I didn't answer it though ^^.

Is there a guitar shape for each letter in the alphabet? o_o? Like J perhaps? XD Kekeke...
 
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JSong
view post Posted on 1/12/2009, 19:56




haha, the letters only refer to how the back of the neck of the guitar feels, so there's only the letters C, D, U, V. and then there's like ones that don't have names where the back of the neck is totally flat, like my guitar hehe. Oh the fun with guitars xD

Gotta Collect em All xD
 
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LittleMissMisty
view post Posted on 2/12/2009, 12:28




Oh, now I know what you're talking about (thought you were talking about the actual shape of the guitar itself).

Oh wells, they still should make a J guitar. Make it all spadazzled and awesome. *shrugs*
 
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JSong
view post Posted on 3/12/2009, 00:25




If I ever somehow make a lot of money or somehow become famous, I'd totally design my own guitar >=D. It'll be all flashy and sound awesome xDD. and it'll have a big fancy J in fancy writing at the top of the guitar, buahaha.
 
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Heather_trickster
view post Posted on 16/12/2009, 09:03




hmmm ....
even though i'm not as luxurious as shin-kun... i think i'll use the money the same way. probably donate 1/10th of it or more... ... i wouldnt really know what to do with it...
I'm sure i'll go crazy at first.... but it's more exiting if you work for it and know that you deserve it....
 
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