so uh

Introductions
Ozy Mouler
12 Oct 10 - 04:46
So I've just pre ordered my copy of Ring of Solomon, and I was so shamefully giddy that I decided to man up and come out of the fandom closet.
It is National Coming-Out Day in the US, after all!

And yep, I'm Ozy, I guess, and I suck at introductions. I'm not sure what possessed me when I made that username, though it probably had something to do with reading Watchmen at the time. I really only signed up to reap the benefits of membership, which was basically devouring the Question and Answer board (since I am an unbelievably lazy brat and didn't feel up to actual participation), but I was hit with a deluge of guilt and decided I ought to give back to the community. I'm kind of a long time lurker of this forum, but I haven't posted a single time - which is exceedingly creepy, I know. I haven't been paying attention to these forums for a while up until now though, so you can sleep safely. : D

My total involvement in the fandom has consisted of looking at pretty fan art and ruining my copy of Ptolemy's Gate by toting it on my travels. The result is that it has been everywhere from Alaska to Japan (the long way around). Although perhaps 'everywhere' is a Bartimaeus-esque extension of the truth.

I like to draw and write, though do neither very well. I did a bunch of comics of PG's prologue, but photoshop broke down and I left the prints in China woops. I have done other BT fan art, but it is... regrettably atrocious and horrifyingly ancient.

I ship footstool/hammer.

I'll be getting an obligatory welcome cookie now, I suppose.

SO. Question for you all. How do you pronounce 'Bartimaeus'? I switch between 'bar-ti-MAY-us' and 'bar-ti-MAI-us', though I think the former is correct.
12 Oct 10 - 05:15
WELCOME TO THE FORUM (sort of)! No cookie for you with that attitude mister. Most of us pronounce it 'bar-ti-MAY-us'. Also, I'm totally jealous of you for all that travelling you get to do. :'(
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Sentynel One with The Other Place
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12 Oct 10 - 08:29
Welcome to the site!

Word of God says the correct pronunciation is "bar-ti-MAY-us".
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12 Oct 10 - 08:34
Welcome! Glad you decided to post finally.
And I pronounce it "Bar-ti-may-us".
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12 Oct 10 - 08:42
If God says so, then it IS Bar-ti-may-us. *bows to Stroud*
:welcome: , Oz.
Here, I'll give you one :cookie:
"When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead. True story".
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12 Oct 10 - 20:57
Welcome! So you predicted the cookies, but did you predict the SPAM? :spam:
I pronounce it bar-ti-MAY-us as well.
Bartimaeus: It won't be the only mad thing about if you let this lot go. Check out that one at the end. He's taken the form of a footstool. Weird...but somehow I like his style.
Nathaniel: That is a footstool. No one's using that Pentacle.
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12 Oct 10 - 22:40
NO ONE EXPECTS THE DANCING CTHULHU INQUISITION

:cthulhu:

^My way of saying welcome. You predicted cookies, but I want to be unique :D
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Ozy Mouler
12 Oct 10 - 23:16
Aw man, thanks all of you. : D For the predictable cookies and the warm welcome.

AARGH DID I JUST HAVE TEA WITH CTHULHU?
I am not so omniscient to have predicted the spam either.
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Fio Foliot
12 Oct 10 - 23:29
Ozy wrote:Aw man, thanks all of you. : D For the predictable cookies and the warm welcome.<br /><br />AARGH DID I JUST HAVE TEA WITH CTHULHU?<br />I am not so omniscient to have predicted the spam either.
I am not so omniscient to have predicted the spam either. [/quote]Not only do you ship footstool/hammer, but you read TV tropes and idioms as well?! Have an entire PLATTER of cookies! Welcome to the forum! :D


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Ozy Mouler
13 Oct 10 - 00:22
pfff and these would be the obligatory drugged/dark side cookies that come next, I presume. :I

But thanks very much, Fio! And yes, I do spend too much time on tvtropes. It ruined my life. (I enjoy the fact that Faquarl is listed under 'White Haired Pretty Boy')
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13 Oct 10 - 01:28
Ozy wrote:pfff and these would be the obligatory drugged/dark side cookies that come next, I presume. :I

But thanks very much, Fio! And yes, I do spend too much time on tvtropes. It ruined my life. (I enjoy the fact that Faquarl is listed under 'White Haired Pretty Boy')
Aha, a fellow trope addict! I was amused to see "Not Wearing Pants" listed on the Bartimaeus page, which I may just have bookmarked. :whistle: Welcome to Bartiforums, Ozy! I, too, have recently delurked after a long hiatus. Here's to fandom! :cookie:
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Sentynel One with The Other Place
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13 Oct 10 - 08:29
I think quite a few of us are tropers.
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13 Oct 10 - 18:12
^Ayup.

TVTropes and 4chan waste so freaking much of my time
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Nero Higher Spirit
13 Oct 10 - 20:10
Sentynel wrote:I think quite a few of us are tropers.
Hellya.

Welcome!
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Fio Foliot
13 Oct 10 - 20:41
rubberchickenben wrote:^Ayup.

TVTropes and 4chan waste so freaking much of my time
4chan is addicting too. What boards do you usually frequent?
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14 Oct 10 - 18:40
TVTropes? Oh, I've never been around there--
*An hour later...*
CRAAAAP! I HAD TO STUDY FOR MY EXAM!! I HATE YOU, PEOPLE!!

PS: Why the HECK is "Not Wearing Pants" listed in the Bartimaeus page?
"When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead. True story".
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Sentynel One with The Other Place
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14 Oct 10 - 19:33
aiReY-chan wrote:TVTropes? Oh, I've never been around there--
*An hour later...*
CRAAAAP! I HAD TO STUDY FOR MY EXAM!! I HATE YOU, PEOPLE!!
You escaped from TVTropes after only an hour? Wow. That's some impressive self control there.
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14 Oct 10 - 20:20
Speaking of which... have you seen Cracked's latest Photoshop contest?


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14 Oct 10 - 20:30
Sentynel wrote:You escaped from TVTropes after only an hour?
.... Just to return 15 minutes later. It's so damn addictive. Just when I thought it was over, it started again.
*Must... not.... click........ Must.... escape... Oh, what's that? COOL!*
Fuzzy wrote:Speaking of which... have you seen Cracked's latest Photoshop contest?
:lol2:
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Sentynel One with The Other Place
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14 Oct 10 - 21:02
FuzzyLobster wrote:Speaking of which... have you seen Cracked's latest Photoshop contest?
The quality of the shoppery in that is woefully inconsistent, but there's some funny bits there.

Especially the winner.
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