This is a static copy of In the Rose Garden, which existed as the center of the western Utena fandom for years. Enjoy. :)
Giovanna wrote:
Oh...oh I agSUITSree...very muEVERYONEDRAWMESKUCHARACTERSINSUITSch...
I'm totally subliminal.
I've been thinking of drawing the SKU cast wearing suits. I'll probably draw them in pairs 'cause I don't want to draw a big group picture. I don't think I'll be able to start with these before May so I still have time to gather some ideas and think which pairings to use.
Razara wrote:
My subconscious is telling me that I should have commissioned that picture of Akio as a sexy vampire as a picture of Akio as a sexy vampire wearing a suit instead.
Sexy vampire Akio -- WHERE?!
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I'm glad that it made it in time given how many of us were able to do it.
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[glomps] Just be positive. Working in the medical profession for three-four years has taught me one thing, and that is this -- positive thinking really does change how things pan out for a patient, so just think...if you think positive, and that's all added to how positively we're all thinking, it's got to be a good thing.
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I just joined but I can definitely see the apparent love and respect everyone shares for each other. I'm happy to have found the forum and the site when I did! It's so nice to finally meet a great community who shares the some of the same interests I do! Giovanna, Yasha, and everyone else, you guys are fabulous!
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i must thank all of the forum members for being nice not noting my bad grammar and spelling and such also for being one the best sources of amusement ever and i finally got round to reading a lot of peoples essays on different topics....damn yall are making me wish that i could shape my thoughts and ideas that well.... And to Giovanna as the 90,000 person to say this you are....amazing and thanks for everything please take care of your self. and to Yasha it is an honor to meet another Touga fan and thanks for your work as well. this place along with sexy internet men is the reason that i don't get shit done....sigh me go do work....
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;.;
This thread is so awesome.
I wish I could've participated in it more than I did. I should try to make up for it with a plushie or something.
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Oh my god, I wish I had added my signature to the dinosaur.
This is what happens when I'm missing from the internet for any period of time.
You truly are blessed, Gio. We all love you to death.
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To those of you who don't already know, Gio is leaving to get her surgery done about an hour and a half from the time of this post. I hope to hear from her mother by 11 am CST, and I will post updates as soon as I can.
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:hugs: Thanks all of you for your kind words and support. I'm sure I'll be fine, and soon enough, back on my feet doing what's important in life. Drinking wine, wanking, and sitting on my ass updating Empty Movement.
I'm bringing my lappie to the hospital but naturally the odds there's going to be any internets are slim to none (even though several people have noted Baptist is totally the ritzy hospital in Miami), so I probably won't be back online for two or three days, but like she said, Yasha will keep you all up to date.
I'll see you all soon. :hug: Love you.
(Have I mentioned the doctor that's going to be operating looks strangely like Q from Star Trek? )
Edit: Maarika, I saw that. I refuse to beg for any specific pairings but oh can I think of a few....
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I wasn't aware in any of this but... *hugs* *
* My debut in using the poptart emoticon. (:
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I haven't been a member of this forum very long but...
Hi, Im M.S. Warner! You may remember me from great SKU posts as SKU Sims or SKU Caption Contest.
I think it is high time that I too show my gratitude, even if I have no idea whatso ever as to what all this really means, or what it stems from. I was originally shown Empty Movement from my best friend, who happens to live in Ohio. She and I have been into Utena since around 2000.
I reluctantly checked this site out, but I soon realized that I couldn't contain my opinion. This has turned out for the best. In real life, I am a very quiet, very shy person. I am afraid of my own opinion at times, and most often tend to hate people.
I was happy with this life.
But EM changed alot. Not all for the better ;). Now, for the first time, I am a forum junkie. I have an opinon for just about EVERYTHING, and damnit! you're gonna hear about it! I have also come to find that the people who post here have great senses of humor. I can really connect in ways that as an adult I have had a hard time doing. Gio and Yasha are responsable.
Living in Alaska is no picknic. Neither is being a college student nor a full time parent. In real life, I don't have very many friends. None that on a whim, I can go hang out with. I dont even leave my home anymore. I feel caged like an animal, and yet here in Gio's forum, I am as free as any animal in the wild.
I wish, deep within, more than the Goddess of the Night can grant me, that I could thank Gio and Yasha for providing me a sanctuary where I can be myself, my TRUE self! The only way I can is by saying an honest to goddess, Thank you.
Now, not to ruin the moment or anything, but, I guess the way before me is prepaired, no?
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I have word from Gio's mom already; she's out of surgery and doing fine. She lost very little blood, the cysts were benign, and they were big enough that they were pushing around a lot of things in her insides. Gio will be in the hospital another 2-4 days yet; I will keep everyone updated on what I hear, when I hear it.
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Yasha wrote:
I have word from Gio's mom already; she's out of surgery and doing fine. She lost very little blood, the cysts were benign, and they were big enough that they were pushing around a lot of things in her insides. Gio will be in the hospital another 2-4 days yet; I will keep everyone updated on what I hear, when I hear it.
Good
I'm happy this is finished and Gio is okay, I'll wait for her recovery.
Thank you, Yasha.
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WONDERFUL!!!! I'm so happy to hear!!! Yasha, THANK YOU for the updates!
Going drinking & sing karaoke tonight to celebrate Giovanna's good fortune!!!
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Fabulous! I'll be having wine with my lunch today in honor of Gio! So what if I have to work?
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Woo hoo!
Yay! I'm so happy. Thank you, Yasha, for keeping us all informed. You rock!
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Hope for a fast and quick recovery for you babe and thanks for the updates.
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Thank goodness! I was worried that she wasn't going to be okay.
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Yay!
Get well Gio, we're all waiting for ya!
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Can't say anything that anybody hasn't beaten me to, but...GO GIO!!
Thanks for opening up this forum to us all! And get well soon!
(waits for Gio to pass by for a glompattack...)
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I didn't know what to post so i have been just reading.
I you, Gio, and everyone else. This forum is awesome, i wish i could live near anybody from here.
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Yasha wrote:
I have word from Gio's mom already; she's out of surgery and doing fine. She lost very little blood, the cysts were benign, and they were big enough that they were pushing around a lot of things in her insides. Gio will be in the hospital another 2-4 days yet; I will keep everyone updated on what I hear, when I hear it.
Phew! I'm glad to hear that.
Oh, and Clarice, I agree with what you said. Positive thinking is a major factor in healing. When someone thinks they're about to die, it makes it easier to die. But if they're determined to live, it makes it easier for their body to get over it.
to Gio!
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I just got a message from Gio, she says she's fine and she may call me tonight. Does anyone want me to say anything to her? I will let her know about all your good wishes, for sure.
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Just tell the lady to take it easy rest up.
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