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[Shadow Wolf]

James: That song has been persisting on my playlist these last few weeks XD.

T XD: Well, same old on some things, and weird stuff on other things. It sounds confusing, but maybe the rant below will make it a bit clear. BTW, hope you're doing well.

Random rant... or maybe not so random --Click here to view--

Well, today I feel pretty bored. Combined with a desire to do nothing, it makes me just want to go to sleep early. Maybe tomorrow will be a bit more cheerful. Free comic day!

But anyway, talking about today and about life for a bit...

-Life can be very ironic sometimes. I keep recalling the week that I fell sick and had to stay in bed. My roommate would come at me in the last few days before I finally got healthy and ramble at me because he thought I would lose my job (rants like: You're lazy... they're going to fire you... do you want to leave all the rent for me to pay?... yada yada yada). Well, just about a few weeks ago, he was the one who was fired from his job. Now he's the one running low on money and I am the one who has to use my little paycheck to pay the whole rent myself. Hopefully his "unemployment" money will arrive soon and he'll return that money.

Believe me, I have such a huge desire to get back to him for those rants that he would drop on me on those days... but I feel like I would be no different if I did that. It does make me sad that sometimes, I don't have as much money as usual, but I don't have any bills either (apart from this rent), so I think everything will be OK in the long run.

-What else... work... everything is more stressful than before. My boss is really persistent on the perfection of the packs of meat, yet he doesn't put an effort in fixing the machines nor telling the employees that work on producing the "blocks" of meat to make them better. Little things that can be easily taken care of... Ever since our supervisor left for 1st shift, things are slowly becoming more and more tense. Hope it doesn't become too stressing.

-I've been trying to control my own dreams as of late. I managed to make myself aware once, but it was right before waking up, so I guess that doesn't count. XD

-One thing has been in my mind lately. Its been a while since I called home. And to be honest, I don't want to call. To think that the first thing that they will say is: "You have a family, you know?" is enough to discourage me from calling. It seems that I am the one who has to call, not them call me. They know me and they know I'm not the type to use cellphones nor to call anyone. Of course, considering that Mother's day is near... I guess I might have to get over that and call home. *sighs* My story with my family is not a pleasant one and one of my reasons for moving out was to achieve the peace I was never able to achieve when I lived there.

-And on a topic related to it... lately I've been feeling weird. I don't think is homesick because I have adapted myself to live here and I don't really miss anything in particular about PR. I don't think its related to love either because I'm still in the process of "healing", to say it like that. I think that the issue might be about me not having anything in particular to look forward to. My joy has always been making others smile, so the routine of work and home has become somewhat of a lonely route. It may be related to the fact that I have lost communication with some people I once talked to often, but I'm not too sure about that either. Well, whatever it is, I hope it doesn't last too long. Its getting annoying...

-Finally... speaking about what happened here in H&E. I'm glad I was able to help but... (I was planning to save this for myself, but I guess I can share it as long as I watch my words)... I don't know... I don't feel satisfied. This may sound a bit... demanding... or maybe is just me ranting like an old man... but I honestly feel like not enough people have really put effort in continuing the effort to improve H&E. I mean... yeah, there's the Q&A thread, but why haven't people taken the chance to go ahead and ask for stuff? I mean, Slextrem took the first step in asking stuff, but that's it. I saw different replies in the concerned Heaven and Earth thread, so I though that these people would take the chance and ask stuff... maybe I was expecting too much.

Anyway, rant over. Glad I have a place to vent this. As for the people I hate and wish for them to disappear... well... they will never know about it, hahahahaha. XD

Looking forward to tomorrow.

Louis (Shadow Wolf)

[James S Cassidy]

James: That song has been persisting on my playlist these last few weeks XD.

T XD: Well, same old on some things, and weird stuff on other things. It sounds confusing, but maybe the rant below will make it a bit clear. BTW, hope you're doing well.

Random rant... or maybe not so random --Click here to view--

Well, today I feel pretty bored. Combined with a desire to do nothing, it makes me just want to go to sleep early. Maybe tomorrow will be a bit more cheerful. Free comic day!

But anyway, talking about today and about life for a bit...

-Life can be very ironic sometimes. I keep recalling the week that I fell sick and had to stay in bed. My roommate would come at me in the last few days before I finally got healthy and ramble at me because he thought I would lose my job (rants like: You're lazy... they're going to fire you... do you want to leave all the rent for me to pay?... yada yada yada). Well, just about a few weeks ago, he was the one who was fired from his job. Now he's the one running low on money and I am the one who has to use my little paycheck to pay the whole rent myself. Hopefully his "unemployment" money will arrive soon and he'll return that money.

Believe me, I have such a huge desire to get back to him for those rants that he would drop on me on those days... but I feel like I would be no different if I did that. It does make me sad that sometimes, I don't have as much money as usual, but I don't have any bills either (apart from this rent), so I think everything will be OK in the long run.

-What else... work... everything is more stressful than before. My boss is really persistent on the perfection of the packs of meat, yet he doesn't put an effort in fixing the machines nor telling the employees that work on producing the "blocks" of meat to make them better. Little things that can be easily taken care of... Ever since our supervisor left for 1st shift, things are slowly becoming more and more tense. Hope it doesn't become too stressing.

-I've been trying to control my own dreams as of late. I managed to make myself aware once, but it was right before waking up, so I guess that doesn't count. XD

-One thing has been in my mind lately. Its been a while since I called home. And to be honest, I don't want to call. To think that the first thing that they will say is: "You have a family, you know?" is enough to discourage me from calling. It seems that I am the one who has to call, not them call me. They know me and they know I'm not the type to use cellphones nor to call anyone. Of course, considering that Mother's day is near... I guess I might have to get over that and call home. *sighs* My story with my family is not a pleasant one and one of my reasons for moving out was to achieve the peace I was never able to achieve when I lived there.

-And on a topic related to it... lately I've been feeling weird. I don't think is homesick because I have adapted myself to live here and I don't really miss anything in particular about PR. I don't think its related to love either because I'm still in the process of "healing", to say it like that. I think that the issue might be about me not having anything in particular to look forward to. My joy has always been making others smile, so the routine of work and home has become somewhat of a lonely route. It may be related to the fact that I have lost communication with some people I once talked to often, but I'm not too sure about that either. Well, whatever it is, I hope it doesn't last too long. Its getting annoying...

Anyway, rant over. Glad I have a place to vent this. As for the people I hate and wish for them to disappear... well... they will never know about it, hahahahaha. XD

Looking forward to tomorrow.

Louis (Shadow Wolf)

You'll figure your life out some how. You have better opportunities than I do at the moment.

-Finally... speaking about what happened here in H&E. I'm glad I was able to help but... (I was planning to save this for myself, but I guess I can share it as long as I watch my words)... I don't know... I don't feel satisfied. This may sound a bit... demanding... or maybe is just me ranting like an old man... but I honestly feel like not enough people have really put effort in continuing the effort to improve H&E. I mean... yeah, there's the Q&A thread, but why haven't people taken the chance to go ahead and ask for stuff? I mean, Slextrem took the first step in asking stuff, but that's it. I saw different replies in the concerned Heaven and Earth thread, so I though that these people would take the chance and ask stuff... maybe I was expecting too much.

I have good reasons to do something, but I have better reasons not to do it. So I feel like my hands are tied at the moment.

[Slextrem]

I'm sorry to hear that you're having a tough time, my friend.

I'm glad that you decided to be the bigger man and have chosen not to stoop to your roommate's level. It's a very admirable thing to do, because honestly, there are a lot of people that wouldn't hesitate to throw that back in your roommate's face. I'm a little miffed that someone would act that way to a person that is sick... Anyway, I hope he's able to get everything organized so that you aren't stuck making all of the payments! It's hard to cover the living expenses of two people on one pay-stub.

Don't stress too much about what's happening at your job. It's really easy for tense situations to pop up when someone isn't holding their end of the work, but don't worry about it. Whenever my old boss would nag at me about things, I would just think about something that made me smile that day. Or I would think about the Naruto chapter and what possibilities it could lead to. It made the time go by quickly and I left with a smile on my face.

I want to encourage you to call your family. I don't know what your situation is like with them, (it's really not my business), but just remember that they love you and how lucky you are that they're still around. One day they'll be gone, and if you continue to avoid contacting them, I'm afraid you'll have regrets when that day comes. I'm also living in another country without my family, and I regret not spending as much time with my mom before I moved. I didn't realize until I had finally moved how badly I need her in my life. It gets really lonely sometimes, but getting to talk with them always helps me, even if we end up having an argument or the conversation becomes uncomfortable. No matter what we have to say to each other, I always know that at the end of that conversation, I get to hear my parents say, "I love you." That always makes contacting them well worth my time.

As for the Q&A thread, I think that most of the users haven't heard about it yet. There were only a handful of people commenting in the thread that you made, with the bulk of the forum sticking to the Naruto threads. Heck, I didn't even see the Q&A thread until 4 days after it had been posted! Give it time - you'll start to see people leaving comments there. In the meantime, maybe you could post a question on the thread. If you feel that things haven't been addressed properly, contact the mods about it and express your concerns. They'll listen.

[T XD]

Something I always keep in mind which is that life has its ups and downs. I never know when it's a good day, or a bad day. I never know if there will be days that all of them will be bad, nor if all of them will be good. I'll take whatever it comes and try my best to make it better if it was bad, and I expect anything and everything.

Keeping that in mind, makes the blow less painful or confusing or whatever that I'm going to feel. So, I think every person should keep that in mind, and, somehow, it makes you stronger and to get ready for anything. After some specific event and some happenings in my life, I learned that... and in a surprising difficult way.

Don't mind your roommate, don't mind him. He's either like that, or because he's having financial problems for saying what he said. But, glad to see that you'll be fine in the long run. Hope more money will be in your pocket to handle the expenses.

I think most of the bosses are like that. They just want everything to be perfect and to benefit their work from the services. Don't think about it much. Try not to let work affect you for to not lead you to more stress. Work will have stress, but after it there's rest.

I understand you, but these are your loved ones, who loves you and want the best for you. Every parent expect their child to call and to hear their voice. They might say that to you or not, but they know that you have work. Sometimes, they know you have a busy life, but they just say things for the sake of saying it XD. Call them and when you do, tell them that sometimes work and stuff take your time.

Not having anything in particular to do, happens. There are days that pass by, and they seem to just be empty. To be filled by routine. But, guess what, everyone has a routine that changes from time to time and be replaced by another routine. Just go out and hang out more.

The Q&A thread will be used, but I think only for who wants to know about something. It's like there's nothing specific to want to know about, or maybe it will be used when things get heated up. Plus, give it some time, maybe it will more frequent by users.

Don't like but don't hate XD

Edited by T XD, 06 May 2013 - 09:39 AM.

[Shadow Wolf]

James: Yeah, I can't really understand the position you're in right now (since I've never been in it), but I do understand what you mean. Don't worry my friend, you've done a lot more than people can imagine.


Slextrem, T XD: I don't know how to put this, but one thing that makes me understand that I don't need to do the same thing as him is that he is aware of his situation. How can I put it... whenever he talks to me, I sense some kind of... fear. So usually I think: "I don't need to tell people what they already know" and "I don't need to repeat other people's mistakes". So in the end, I'm just giving him space. He knows what to do and he's doing it, so that's what truly counts.

My boss... well, is difficult to do that when he bugs every 30 mins or so, but I'll try. Thanks for the advice.

This is a bit difficult for me to say, but in all honesty, the communication with my family is somewhat of an awkward one. Compared to my brothers and sisters, I haven't spend much time with them every since elementary school. I spent 5 years living with my Grandma (4th-9th grade) and I always lived a lonely life (hence my hobbies: videogames, books and of course, the internet). When I finally returned home (sadly, it was when my Grandma passed away), I've always had little communication with them. What's worse is that I don't really know how to... express emotions. I have a hard time identifying other people's emotions too and I find myself usually unable to express my own. This got worse when... after beginning to discover what I truly wanted, I went into a disagreement with my family. Ever since I changed from Computer Engineering to Psychology, my family thought I threw away my future and my talent.

In the end, we never understood each other. But my lack of expressing my desires combined with their disappointed words and stares drove me into an emotional void that I was never able to recover from. This, of course, is something that they don't know (and I don't think I will ever tell them because in the end, I sacrifice myself so no one else is hurt). I'm not saying this for anyone to have pity for me, but rather to make you understand why I find it so difficult to call home. Its cold to say that I don't miss them as much as I should, but its the truth, and not because I don't miss them, but because even though I may be sensitive to the good and bad words, I'm not an emotional person because I didn't really have the chance to cultivate emotions. Heck, even my aunt said that I'm the one who shows less love out of all my family and even though I remember it clearly, I do feel a bit sad, but is not enough to make me cry or anything. In fact, I don't cry (unless I'm watching sad moments in an anime), but my sadness is rather express by what I call "chest chills".

I can keep talking about this and how this also affects many other aspects of my life (including the times where I simply cut communication with everyone), but I have to go get ready for work.

The name Shadow Wolf has more meaning to my life than it seems. Those two words express a lot about me and and combined, Shadow Wolf is not just a username, is a reflection of how I am. I can't ask others to understand me, because I admit that some things I do are just plain stupid, but I do hope that they know that I love them in my own way... even though I may not have fully grasped the concept of love yet.

[James S Cassidy]

[T XD]

What you're doing now is for your own good, and I think it's alright. But, communicate with them sometimes.

[Shadow Wolf]

James: For once, I wish I could do exactly what the song says. Maybe if I were to look at life thorugh your eyes, I would finally understand just how much of a warrior you are man.

T XD: I'm making some efforts to establish communication again. Can't promise anything, but I'll see how it goes.

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Well, This day has been epic. Waking up to see this chapter really made my morning an awesome one. Leaving everything about my routine behind, I focused this day to see many of the responses here at Heaven and Earth about this awesome chapter. I have my own feelings, and though I hgeld them back a bit in the thread, I'm goign to post them here, just to have a place to talk about them. Before that, though, I want to touch this day:

-Today, I arrived at work, just to find out that they would send me home. Considering the drop in production (schools do affect some works after all), they're pretty much splitting the days each worker will go to work. I do wish they could do this with anticipation, but I guess not everyone is organized. Then again, today is a special day, so I don't mind having it off.

-Taking the chance, I decided to walk home today. It was approximately a 40 min walk, but it was enjoyable. Sometimes, I only need to stop and stare just to see the many beautiful things in life: in this case, nature.

Cotton feathers dance in the wind as the birds whisper their ode for spring to shine.


Anyway, back to the chapter. Wow... just wow! I wish I could be as expressive as others just to show how much I loved this chapter, but hehe... I'm not good at that.

As I mentioned in some of my posts, I can't say "NS is canon" because I believe that we need to see a scene which confirms their feelings for each other, but I can safely say that this is the setup we need for NS to become canon, and that is more than enough to make my whole day bright.

I could also take this chance to dismantle some of the damage that was done by some NH fans when 615 came out, but I feel like if I did that, I would be no different. I would be bashing their opinion and their ship (along with their character). I know how that feels and thus, I don't wish it to anyone. Even is someone did this to me, that doesn't mean that I have the right to throw it back at them. So in the end, I will celebrate this chapter, but I will say that I respect NH fans because after all, having rival pairings (and rival pairing fans) also expands our points of view.

With that said, I do have a few things which are making me wonder if they were just simple statements/actions, or if they have more meaning behind them:

-Sakura not denying the conversation between Minato and Naruto. It was clear what their conversation was: Was Naruto his girlfriend or not. Like some people would say: she would deny it (if I'm not mistaken, they did deny it when Sai asked). Yet she didn't. Instead, she told Naruto to "shut up and focus on saving his energy/regaining his strength". So instead of denying it, she "evaded the topic". Could this be the indication that the time for her to clarify her feelings is coming soon? If so, could this be the hint that indicates that she has indeed, fallen for Naruto? Maybe the next chapters will give us the answer.

-The obvious parallel between Sakura/Kushina has been confirmed by our beloved Minato. That gives the seal of approval for the parallel and also confirms the base of Kushina's wish for Naruto to "find someone like her". Minato then proceeds to tell Sakura: "Take care of my son/I'll leave my son in your capable hands." Did he just mean to heal him... or did he implicate more than that. Maybe the next chapters will tell us.

-Another thing to notice is Sakura's reaction to Sasuke's return. I believed that memories of the past would reach her (like when she tried to kill him). But this time, not only did this not happen, but we now have a Sakura who is not trustful of Sasuke. To me, this indicates that she is getting over him/got over him, simply because you can't love a person you can't trust. And considering Sasuke's reaction to her, nothing has really changed. With that and the chances of Naruhina vanishing, plus tons of parallels (including the one Sakura made in this chapter about Minato and Naruto being alike with their technique), this chapter can be considered the perfect setup for NS to become canon. What awaits during the next chapters? I may not know, but I can assure that this will be interesting.

So in the end, I'm glad that we kept our hopes for NS. My request: try not to bash other fans or characters. Instead, focus this energy to celebrate this chapter and of course, to discuss our beloved couple: Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno.

[Darth Krypt]

Hey man. We haven't talk for a really long time. Had a hiatus from this site and decided to check it out a bit recently. How's life in America so far?

[Shadow Wolf]

Hey man. We haven't talk for a really long time. Had a hiatus from this site and decided to check it out a bit recently. How's life in America so far?

Yo! Hope you're doing well man!

Well, things are OK I guess. I've always been used to a quiet life, so I don't feel like anything has changed. Funny thing is that my life is different and I don't feel like it is. I have a job, I have to pay my own bills and handle money wisely and instead of living with my family, I live with a childhood friend of mine (were pretty much brothers separated at birth, hahahaha). I wrote many of the details in previous entries, so if interested, you can check them out. If the posts are too long, then instead of doing so, feel free to ask any specific questions.

How about you man? How are things going on your side?

[Shadow Wolf]

Well, I would normally edit my last post, but I feel like this is important enough to have a post of ts own.

Lately, ever since chapter 631 came out, I've been thinking about the many things that could happen in the "road to NaruSaku" (credits to NaruSaku4Life3G on this one). I thought about the fic I made, and I also thought about the different propositions that other people had made.

However, something just popped in my mind and I wish to share it with you guys (I may include this in any of the threads later today. Its 1am in the morning and I need the sleep XD).

Considering that Naruto didn't know his parents at first... along with their reunion and what each one of them have told him, wouldn't it be awesome to see him reflecting on his parents's grave while recalling their words and speaking about his life?

Example:

-"...and Mom, you'll be happy to know that I followed your advice. I found someone like you. She's a wonderful person and I'm happy to have someone like her in my life...."

And of course, after he is done with his speech, Sakura calls to him to go back to his duties as Hokage in Konoha.


I wish I could develop this a bit more, but right now I'm kinda sleepy. Of course, I'll leave this here and maybe someone else can help me develop this theory.

Night my friends. Let the sail towards NaruSaku paradise proceed smoothly (credits to Sakura Blossoms and Derock for this one).

Louis (Shadow Wolf)

[Darth Krypt]

I'm doing well. I'm left with one more year of university and currently attached to a construction company for 10 weeks. I learned so much more on how to be a civil engineer in the first week than I could learn in the past 3 years in uni. So I'm pretty happy with this period.

[Shadow Wolf]

I'm doing well. I'm left with one more year of university and currently attached to a construction company for 10 weeks. I learned so much more on how to be a civil engineer in the first week than I could learn in the past 3 years in uni. So I'm pretty happy with this period.

Well, they say "practice makes perfect". And to me, is not that studies are unnecessary, but I believe that it is not until you apply them to your current practice/job that you actually start learning.

Keep up the good work and give that final push. You're almost there man.

[Shadow Wolf]

Heh... I'm kinda used to being ignored in the forum. However, I do have to admit that I feel kinda... frustrated... after posting out the yin seal theory in page 31 and no one replying to it... yet people bringing it out after 40 pages and others discussing it.

 

I don't know why I feel like this, because I would normally brush it off, though. Maybe is the fact that I've only slept about 7-8 hours in the span of two days.

[James S Cassidy]

Yeah, I know how you feel....at least you're not like a person we know XD

Any way, people seem to be more concerned with the "blushing" than they did the Yin seal or whatever.

[Darth Krypt]

They are more concerned on what NH fans think. Its like whenever an NS moment appears, instead of enjoying it, they check other sites to see what opposing fandoms say. The chapter threads are flooded with discussion of NH fans instead of the chapter itself. What happened to the good old days of theories and discussions man?

[Shadow Wolf]

Yeah, I know how you feel....at least you're not like a person we know XD

Any way, people seem to be more concerned with the "blushing" than they did the Yin seal or whatever.

 

Hahahaha, no bashing James

 

Anyway, I guess there is always the fear of our Sakura still leaning for Sasuke. Still, I trust her, so I know that in the end , she will make the correct choice.   

 

They are more concerned on what NH fans think. Its like whenever an NS moment appears, instead of enjoying it, they check other sites to see what opposing fandoms say. The chapter threads are flooded with discussion of NH fans instead of the chapter itself. What happened to the good old days of theories and discussions man?

 

I think is up to the members to bring up the discussions and to decide which posts and topics they want to discuss. Is not about 
"old days" and "present time", but more about "which topic truly matters and which topic is irrelevant". And like I told James, the fear will be there, but we have to trust both the author and our beloved Sakura on this one.

[James S Cassidy]

 

Hahahaha, no bashing James

 

Anyway, I guess there is always the fear of our Sakura still leaning for Sasuke. Still, I trust her, so I know that in the end , she will make the correct choice. 

Hey, as long as I don't mention any names, it is not bashing. So says the mods and admins. XD

Just because you know who I am talking about just means you're a great detective....like Batman XD
 

[Shadow Wolf]

Hey, as long as I don't mention any names, it is not bashing. So says the mods and admins. XD
Just because you know who I am talking about just means you're a great detective....like Batman XD

 
Nah, I don't think they would say something like that. Still it may be the way for people to bend the rules, to say it like that. XD
 
And well... is really not worth it to talk badly about anyone. Not only we are the ones who end up getting a warning/banned, but they also end up laughing. Its best to not give them that privilege, since eventually, they dig their own graves.
 
Anyway, I want to focus on another topic: I wonder why people don't trust Sakura?
 
I mean, we've seen the build up for NaruSaku to happen, we've seen Minato's words in chapter 631, and you still feel like she would just jump in Sasuke's arms... just like that? I don't think so. Knowing our Sakura, I think that at this point, she would not do anything that would hurt Naruto (yeah, I go as far as to say that). If she has shown this much worry for him (points at chapter 629-631), then that tells me just how much she cares for him right now. To me, the only way she would end up with Sasuke is if Kishi himself decides to do so, and I also trust that Kishi is working towards NaruSaku. I'm not sure how to express this, but I would like people to start trusting Sakura more.

EDIT: Oh yeah, and before I forget - Oh yeah... before I forget: James S Cassidy told me that he discovered the secret behind the barrier created by the 4 kages:

Edited by Shadow Wolf, 31 May 2013 - 05:59 AM.

[rikakim94]

Hey shadow wolf just to stop by and tell you how pairing wars really are terrible as for the whole digimon season 1 and 2 pairing war i thought both sides would move on, but no it still goes on till this day.

 

when i ran into the tumblr tag name taiora (thats the name of the ship i support)

 

I saw a several post going aganist that pairing and a heated debating i even saw a really big wall of text from the opposite ship. Next thing you know i just walked out that tag. Funny thing is i remember going to that tag few years back then i left for some reason now i know the reason why i left.

 

If people wants to debate at least make a different tag so people can argue all day there. It just makes me feel uncomfortable that some people have to bash and make others feel bad for shipping a ship that never happened in a tag thats labeled taiora. I feel sorry for the people who have to defend that ship like 24/7 in that tag.

 

For now i just look at people who support taiora in there personal tumblr blog.

 

Naruto pairings might end up the same accept much worse.

 

To summarize it pairing wars will never end.

 

If your planing to watch the first two seasons of digimon just don't get into pairings its a headache. 

Edited by rikakim94, 07 June 2013 - 01:45 AM.