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Hespa

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I haven't been around Here as much as I would have liked over the
school holidays, but I certainly haven't been idle - my webpage
has had a semi-major overhaul, and the fourth update of the
Alfandra Family Portrait is now up as well. Current
participants: ISO, Dest, Karenji, Happy K, Artlan, Quelonzia,
Mithent, Kiruu, Dawnfire, Wertle, Tamf, Winged Wolf, Akilah,
Grall, Pyros, Weyrlady, Tanda, Jia, Baxil, Jrrhack, Terratek,
Asrai, Zon (and Fortuna, of course, although I haven't seen any
sign of her in a while), Sserpenthraxus, Dalcya, Lothaekor,
Dracana, Sonarrat (yup, I managed to get your head in there),
Dragonpearl, Arcturax and of course, me!

My new-and-improved webpage is still at
http://minkirri.apana.org.au/~emann
The portrait is at http://minkirri.apana.org.au/~emann/port.htm

Questions, comments and constructive criticism welcome on both.
As usual, all afd-ers are welcome in the portrait, all I need
from you is a picture and your size, in feet for preference.
Some good dragon-drawing tips can be found at
http://members.tripod.com/~bladespark/drawmain.html but if you're
still unable/unwilling to draw your own, and have no other to
provide, there are usually friendly artists around here who are
willing to help, or else I'll see what I can do about finding one
elsewhere.

WTTW all!!

Hespa.

~Draco Megaptera Novaeangliae~DC2.Dw Gf L8f7w Skh Cgr+\ag B- Fr++"mango" ~
~~ Wingsister to Karenji, Rowan, Volkiserith and Sonarrat! ~~
Maintainer: Hespa's Little Shop of Wonders and the Alfandra Family Portrait
~Hespa's Wyrmberg - http://minkirri.apana.org.au/~emann ~ ICQ=32722485 ~

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Ngarewyrd

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Hespa <hespaN...@bigfoot.com.invalid> sang:

:I haven't been around Here as much as I would have liked over the


:school holidays, but I certainly haven't been idle - my webpage
:has had a semi-major overhaul, and the fourth update of the
:Alfandra Family Portrait is now up as well. Current
:participants: ISO, Dest, Karenji, Happy K, Artlan, Quelonzia,
:Mithent, Kiruu, Dawnfire, Wertle, Tamf, Winged Wolf, Akilah,
:Grall, Pyros, Weyrlady, Tanda, Jia, Baxil, Jrrhack, Terratek,
:Asrai, Zon (and Fortuna, of course, although I haven't seen any
:sign of her in a while), Sserpenthraxus, Dalcya, Lothaekor,
:Dracana, Sonarrat (yup, I managed to get your head in there),
:Dragonpearl, Arcturax and of course, me!

:My new-and-improved webpage is still at
:http://minkirri.apana.org.au/~emann
:The portrait is at http://minkirri.apana.org.au/~emann/port.htm

:Questions, comments and constructive criticism welcome on both.
:As usual, all afd-ers are welcome in the portrait, all I need
:from you is a picture and your size, in feet for preference.
:Some good dragon-drawing tips can be found at
:http://members.tripod.com/~bladespark/drawmain.html but if you're
:still unable/unwilling to draw your own, and have no other to
:provide, there are usually friendly artists around here who are
:willing to help, or else I'll see what I can do about finding one
:elsewhere.

:WTTW all!!

:Hespa.

Can you put me in? The only problem is...

I can't draw!!! (I tried, honestly I have. Waagghh!!)
And I have no idea who to ask to paint me....

Help me pleeze!!!

**big pleading eyes**

--
As the sun goes down, Ngarewyrd Shurashae sits and
ponders what has been said.

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H-- $ Fv/j R++ Ac+ J+ S+ U- I--# V+ Q Tc+

Official of Anything with 12 chocolate points

I have become what I could be, only one question
remains, What will I be next?

Sserpenthraxus

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On Sat, 01 Jul 2000 04:20:17 -0700, Hespa
<hespaN...@bigfoot.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>Questions, comments and constructive criticism welcome on both.

The picture doesn't load for me. <:=8{

Check the capitalization of the image filename in your source.

I think it should be:

portrai4.jpg

and not

Portrai4.jpg

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Ngarewyrd

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I sang:


::I haven't been around Here as much as I would have liked over the
::school holidays, but I certainly haven't been idle - my webpage
::has had a semi-major overhaul, and the fourth update of the
::Alfandra Family Portrait is now up as well. Current
::participants: ISO, Dest, Karenji, Happy K, Artlan, Quelonzia,
::Mithent, Kiruu, Dawnfire, Wertle, Tamf, Winged Wolf, Akilah,
::Grall, Pyros, Weyrlady, Tanda, Jia, Baxil, Jrrhack, Terratek,
::Asrai, Zon (and Fortuna, of course, although I haven't seen any
::sign of her in a while), Sserpenthraxus, Dalcya, Lothaekor,
::Dracana, Sonarrat (yup, I managed to get your head in there),
::Dragonpearl, Arcturax and of course, me!

::My new-and-improved webpage is still at
::http://minkirri.apana.org.au/~emann
::The portrait is at http://minkirri.apana.org.au/~emann/port.htm

::Questions, comments and constructive criticism welcome on both.
::As usual, all afd-ers are welcome in the portrait, all I need


::from you is a picture and your size, in feet for preference.
::Some good dragon-drawing tips can be found at
::http://members.tripod.com/~bladespark/drawmain.html but if you're
::still unable/unwilling to draw your own, and have no other to
::provide, there are usually friendly artists around here who are
::willing to help, or else I'll see what I can do about finding one
::elsewhere.

::WTTW all!!

::Hespa.

:Can you put me in? The only problem is...

:I can't draw!!! (I tried, honestly I have. Waagghh!!)
:And I have no idea who to ask to paint me....

:Help me pleeze!!!

:**big pleading eyes**

Um, one more thing, The picture don't want to show from my end... All
I get is a broken picture icon, the rest of the page is there, just
the picture is missing

Hespa

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sser...@LORDSLAYER.idirect.com (Sserpenthraxus) wrote:
>On Sat, 01 Jul 2000 04:20:17 -0700, Hespa
><hespaN...@bigfoot.com.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>Questions, comments and constructive criticism welcome on both.
>
>The picture doesn't load for me. <:=8{
>
>Check the capitalization of the image filename in your source.
>
>I think it should be:
>
>portrai4.jpg
>
>and not
>
>Portrai4.jpg

Eeeek!!! So it should. Thanks!! It's all fixed now, at least
from where I'm looking at it...

>--
> /\__/\________
____.-~~~~~~~~~-.
> /\ /\ __( \ ~~~---------~~~~~~
-\
> | _\__// \ ..' \ SSERPENTHRAXUS

Hespa.

Sonarrat

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Hespa <hespaN...@bigfoot.com.invalid> wrote:
>sser...@LORDSLAYER.idirect.com (Sserpenthraxus) wrote:
>>On Sat, 01 Jul 2000 04:20:17 -0700, Hespa
>><hespaN...@bigfoot.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>Questions, comments and constructive criticism welcome on
both.
>>
>>The picture doesn't load for me. <:=8{
>>
>>Check the capitalization of the image filename in your source.
>>
>>I think it should be:
>>
>>portrai4.jpg
>>
>>and not
>>
>>Portrai4.jpg
>
>Eeeek!!! So it should. Thanks!! It's all fixed now, at least
>from where I'm looking at it...
>

I'm glad you fit me in somehow... *BG* Chibi Silverbolt, a
member of the Monster Rancher Message Board, is working on a
full profile, so I'll soon have an appropriate pic for the
portrait. >=8)

>>--
>> /\__/\________
>____.-~~~~~~~~~-.
>> /\ /\ __( \ ~~~---------~~~~~~
> -\
>> | _\__// \ ..' \ SSERPENTHRAXUS
>
>Hespa.
>
>~Draco Megaptera Novaeangliae~DC2.Dw Gf L8f7w Skh Cgr+\ag B-
Fr++"mango" ~
> ~~ Wingsister to Karenji, Rowan, Volkiserith and Sonarrat!
~~
>Maintainer: Hespa's Little Shop of Wonders and the Alfandra
Family Portrait
>~Hespa's Wyrmberg - http://minkirri.apana.org.au/~emann ~
ICQ=32722485 ~
>
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>
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-- Sonarrat, the Eternal Musical Dragon {wingster of Hespa, Asrai, Rowan}
DC2.Dw+Mfp Gm L-- W-- T---! Phl2w't Sku Cre--,ebl+ Bic- A--- Fr Ni M + O
H++ $+ Ff/j R+++! Ac++ J+++! S++ U! I---! V Q+++! Tc++
sona...@postmark.net or snowl...@postmark.net

Hespa

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Ngarewyrd wrote:
>I sang:
>
<snip>

>:Can you put me in? The only problem is...
>
>:I can't draw!!! (I tried, honestly I have. Waagghh!!)
>:And I have no idea who to ask to paint me....
>
>:Help me pleeze!!!
>
>:**big pleading eyes**

OK, well... **looking around hopefully** Anyone Here want to
help Wyrd out with a pic? Please?

>Um, one more thing, The picture don't want to show from my
end... All
>I get is a broken picture icon, the rest of the page is there,
just
>the picture is missing

Yup, got that fixed now!

>--
>As the sun goes down, Ngarewyrd Shurashae sits and
>ponders what has been said.

Hespa.

Hespa

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Sonarrat <snowl...@postmark.net> wrote:
>Hespa <hespaN...@bigfoot.com.invalid> wrote:
>>sser...@LORDSLAYER.idirect.com (Sserpenthraxus) wrote:
>>>On Sat, 01 Jul 2000 04:20:17 -0700, Hespa
>>><hespaN...@bigfoot.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
<snip>

>I'm glad you fit me in somehow... *BG* Chibi Silverbolt, a
>member of the Monster Rancher Message Board, is working on a
>full profile, so I'll soon have an appropriate pic for the
>portrait. >=8)

Cool, I'll look forward to it. *g*

>-- Sonarrat, the Eternal Musical Dragon {wingster of Hespa,
Asrai, Rowan}

Hespa.

Jawz

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Jul 2, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/2/00
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*snips*

>Questions, comments and constructive criticism welcome on both.
>As usual, all afd-ers are welcome in the portrait, all I need
>from you is a picture and your size,


The Portrait looks great!!!!
Sharp clean cut pictures, neat, and very cool! Some of the size bits are a tad
confuzzling, and it can be hard to read the popup in the middle of the screen
if you are looking at names near the bottom of the page, but other then that
its awesome!

}= --:]

Jawz

*The aqua-colored dragon*

~Very proud owner of 16 CP's!
~DC2.D Gf L20f W- T Phfwlt Caq,eau,bye,sma,wbl Bfl A- Nn M/ H++$ Fj R+++!
Ac+ J++ S U I# V Q Tc+
~I take it surreality's not your cup of tuna?

Hespa

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jaw...@aol.comtatertot (Jawz) wrote:
>*snips*
>>Questions, comments and constructive criticism welcome on both.
>>As usual, all afd-ers are welcome in the portrait, all I need
>>from you is a picture and your size,
>
>
>The Portrait looks great!!!!
>Sharp clean cut pictures, neat, and very cool! Some of the size
bits are a tad
>confuzzling, and it can be hard to read the popup in the middle
of the screen
>if you are looking at names near the bottom of the page, but
other then that
>its awesome!

**grins and bows** Thankyou! I preferred the names tht came
up over the dragons, but apparently that was causing problems for
some people with narrower screens, besides which, Lothaekor's in
charge of java, so what he says, goes. **shrugs and grins
again**

>}= --:]

> Jawz

Kyran Foxfire

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Hespa wrote:

> I haven't been around Here as much as I would have liked over the
> school holidays, but I certainly haven't been idle - my webpage
> has had a semi-major overhaul, and the fourth update of the
> Alfandra Family Portrait is now up as well. Current
> participants: ISO, Dest, Karenji, Happy K, Artlan, Quelonzia,
> Mithent, Kiruu, Dawnfire, Wertle, Tamf, Winged Wolf, Akilah,
> Grall, Pyros, Weyrlady, Tanda, Jia, Baxil, Jrrhack, Terratek,
> Asrai, Zon (and Fortuna, of course, although I haven't seen any
> sign of her in a while), Sserpenthraxus, Dalcya, Lothaekor,
> Dracana, Sonarrat (yup, I managed to get your head in there),
> Dragonpearl, Arcturax and of course, me!
>
> My new-and-improved webpage is still at
> http://minkirri.apana.org.au/~emann
> The portrait is at http://minkirri.apana.org.au/~emann/port.htm
>

> Questions, comments and constructive criticism welcome on both.
> As usual, all afd-ers are welcome in the portrait, all I need

> from you is a picture and your size, in feet for preference.
> Some good dragon-drawing tips can be found at
> http://members.tripod.com/~bladespark/drawmain.html but if you're
> still unable/unwilling to draw your own, and have no other to
> provide, there are usually friendly artists around here who are
> willing to help, or else I'll see what I can do about finding one
> elsewhere.
>
> WTTW all!!

Yes! You got the popup names to work during my absence. That portrait is
looking better and more crowded than ever! Hopefully I'll finally set some time
aside this week to get my picture done.

I think I'll draw it first thing tomorrow...

--
-Kyran Foxfire

"AFD is the place to be!"

ICQ 29188395
DC2.D Gm L30m W- T3.5t Pfltw Sks Cbz+ Bfl A- Fr- $ F+~ R+++ Ac+ J++ S I--# V++

Weyrlady

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Hespa wrote:
>
> *snips*

> >Questions, comments and constructive criticism welcome on both.
> >As usual, all afd-ers are welcome in the portrait, all I need
> >from you is a picture and your size,

Oh! Hespa! I've got a truly incredible artist working on a portrait
for me, she's been really good about it and shown me the prelim.
sketches to make sure it will be exactly right. So when it's finished,
can you replace one image for another of me? It'll make more room on
the ground, 'cause the piccie is going to be flying! Will that help?


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Lothaekor

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[snip]

>**grins and bows** Thankyou! I preferred the names tht came
>up over the dragons, but apparently that was causing problems for
>some people with narrower screens, besides which, Lothaekor's in
>charge of java, so what he says, goes. **shrugs and grins
>again**

Biggest problem is I need to know what resolutions people visit the
page in. Where I put it is visible whenever the browser window is
filled with the picture in 800x600. I'll probably do 4 separate
locations in the next update.

>Hespa.

Lothaekor

E-Mail: loth...@home.com
ICQ:70431842
Homepage: http://lothaekor.ods.org/

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Jrrhack Draco

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Someday Ngarewyrd thought it was good, then Jrrhack put his claws and
scrambled all out.
:>Hespa <hespaN...@bigfoot.com.invalid> sang:
-- ziiiiiiiip ------
:>
:>:Questions, comments and constructive criticism welcome on both.

:>:As usual, all afd-ers are welcome in the portrait, all I need
:>:from you is a picture and your size, in feet for preference.

:>:Some good dragon-drawing tips can be found at
:>:http://members.tripod.com/~bladespark/drawmain.html but if you're
:>:still unable/unwilling to draw your own, and have no other to
:>:provide, there are usually friendly artists around here who are
:>:willing to help, or else I'll see what I can do about finding one
:>:elsewhere.
:>
:>:WTTW all!!
:>
:>:Hespa.
:>
:>Can you put me in? The only problem is...

:>
:>I can't draw!!! (I tried, honestly I have. Waagghh!!)
:>And I have no idea who to ask to paint me....

umm.. what would you like more? Digital colouring or pencil?

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_______\____/___________jr...@email.com ~~ http://dragonneo.com/~jrrhack
________@__@____________[73% not realistic; 100% no speak engrish/AFDrian;
o00O______'_'___O00o____99% non undead; 95% mindless]
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Ngarewyrd

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Jrrhack Draco <jr...@email.com> sang:

:Someday Ngarewyrd thought it was good, then Jrrhack put his claws and
:scrambled all out.

:-- ziiiiiiiip ------

::>Can you put me in? The only problem is...

::>I can't draw!!! (I tried, honestly I have. Waagghh!!)
::>And I have no idea who to ask to paint me....

:umm.. what would you like more? Digital colouring or pencil?

Whichever is easier, My skin is a mottled green, so it maight be a bit
hard to do it with digital coloring.

:______\______/__________--=[Jrrhack Draco ICQ: 8656947]=--

--

Ngarewyrd Shurashae

Name that tune!

"Yoh re rah Gerun Brunengee"

Ok, so I misspelt it. Can anyone give me the
correct spelling

DC2.D/Mcw Gn L-- W T Sks Cgr/br B- A Nj O/
H-- $ Fv/j R++ Ac+ J+ S+ U- I--# V+ Q Tc+

I have twelve chocolate points and am an 83% corrupt dragon

Hespa

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Kyran Foxfire <kyr...@CHOMPnetscape.net> wrote:
>
>Hespa wrote:
>
<snip>

>Yes! You got the popup names to work during my absence. That
portrait is
>looking better and more crowded than ever! Hopefully I'll
finally set some time
>aside this week to get my picture done.
>
>I think I'll draw it first thing tomorrow...

Hooray, fast response! I can't wait to get it! *g*

>--
>-Kyran Foxfire

Kyran Foxfire

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Jul 5, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/5/00
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Hespa wrote:

> Kyran Foxfire <kyr...@CHOMPnetscape.net> wrote:
> >
> >Hespa wrote:
> >
> <snip>
>
> >Yes! You got the popup names to work during my absence. That
> portrait is
> >looking better and more crowded than ever! Hopefully I'll
> finally set some time
> >aside this week to get my picture done.
> >
> >I think I'll draw it first thing tomorrow...
>
> Hooray, fast response! I can't wait to get it! *g*
>

Ok, my self portrait is done (finally). What format do you want it in and where
do I send it? (surely not the bigfoot.com.invalid addy)

--
-Kyran Foxfire

Hespa

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Weyrlady <weyr...@dragonweyr.com> wrote:
>Hespa wrote:
>>
>> *snips*

>> >Questions, comments and constructive criticism welcome on
both.
>> >As usual, all afd-ers are welcome in the portrait, all I need
>> >from you is a picture and your size,
>
>Oh! Hespa! I've got a truly incredible artist working on a
portrait
>for me, she's been really good about it and shown me the prelim.
>sketches to make sure it will be exactly right. So when it's
finished,
>can you replace one image for another of me? It'll make more
room on
>the ground, 'cause the piccie is going to be flying! Will that
help?
>
Ooh, great, I'd love some more flying dragons! I can't wait!
*g*

>--
> //` `\ DC2.~Dw Gf Ar- Av+ L20f40w W- T
> _,-"\% // /``\`\ Phfwlt Sks Ben Fc R++ Ac+ J+ Nn

> >__ ^ |% // / } `\`\ S++ Fr+ U I# H++! $ Cre^ O V+++
Q-
> ) )%// / } } }`\`\ http://www.dragonweyr.com
> / (%//.(((((((((((((\ "A dreamer born is a hero
bred..."
> | ' `-._ Mary Chapin Carpenter, "Heros and
> \ , ( \ _`-.__.-;%>Heroines"
> /_`\ \,"-=-'`\ \." `-..-'` Weyrlady-The Lady of the Morning
Star,
> jgs/_/ /_/ Redeemer of the Damned,
Carestaffer

Hespa.

Hespa

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Ngarewyrd wrote:
>Jrrhack Draco <jr...@email.com> sang:
>
>:Someday Ngarewyrd thought it was good, then Jrrhack put his
claws and
>:scrambled all out.
>
>:-- ziiiiiiiip ------
>
>::>Can you put me in? The only problem is...
>
>::>I can't draw!!! (I tried, honestly I have. Waagghh!!)
>::>And I have no idea who to ask to paint me....
>
>:umm.. what would you like more? Digital colouring or pencil?
>
>Whichever is easier, My skin is a mottled green, so it maight be
a bit
>hard to do it with digital coloring.

**pops her head into the conversation** Hooray, glad that's
sorted out! I just found a very nice artist willing to do a few
drawing, if anyone else is in need...

>:______\______/__________--=[Jrrhack Draco ICQ: 8656947]=--
>
>--
>
>Ngarewyrd Shurashae
>

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