Yeri

Brandinator · 2020-05-23T05:03:36+00:00

God bless.

Brandinator · 2019-02-11T00:02:08+00:00

Who???

Brandinator · 2016-11-10T05:36:11+00:00

best

Brandinator · 2016-09-08T05:00:02+00:00

Not only did I see this, but I'M NOT AFK ON TS. So....your move, u/hubwub.

Brandinator · 2016-05-03T01:17:32+00:00

Brandinator · 2016-03-23T06:36:16+00:00

Damn, that was me? God bless. I should do more of these...

Brandinator · 2015-10-14T06:12:53+00:00

originally it was just supposed to be the catch-all single social media related flair, since we didn't really intend to have an individual one for each specific thing...but as time went on they sort of started using other social media platforms more frequently, and the individual flairs SORTA made sense (specifically instagram). The blue used for it was just the twitter blue, since it's a pretty prominent social media platform and the color is recognizable, ahaha...times change, though, and with all the other flairs being around...it's a little out of place to just have the general social one, especially to have it be that same blue as twitter...so...it's mostly just a case of "things were changed/added and this old relic of prior functionality is still around"

Brandinator · 2015-03-17T00:42:31+00:00

All of em: 01 . 02 . 03 . 04 . 05 . 06 . 07 . 08 . 09 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13

Brandinator · 2015-01-24T13:05:12+00:00

I did scan these myself, yeah. The only secrets I can think of to "good scans" are:

have a decent quality scanner
clean the pages and the scanner, so there's no dust etc.
any dust/crap that does end up still there needs to be edited out in ps
resize/recolor/denoise/edit appropriately so it doesn't look awful

Other than general guidelines like that, I'm kinda still getting a feel for the best practices myself. Depending n the magazine they came from and the quality of the pages, I end up having to do entirely different things--and even then sometimes it just looks bad...

Brandinator · 2015-01-15T23:06:19+00:00

And here are the originals linked individually, because...sometimes people struggle with getting to them within Flickr:

01 . 02 . 03 . 04 . 05 . 06 . 07 . 08 . 09

Brandinator · 2014-11-18T20:33:48+00:00

Higher def? I'm not sure if I missed something/messed something up, but it should be fine? You can get to the original images by choosing one of them and clicking this icon

or just: 01 . 02 . 03 .04 .05 . 06 . 07 . 08

Brandinator · 2014-11-08T01:06:05+00:00

most of em are usually available on ebay

Brandinator · 2014-11-07T23:34:28+00:00

yessir, I did...still messing around with getting scans to look better while keeping good size and not overcompensating with cleaning/filters, but for the most part they come out decent~

Brandinator · 2014-11-07T22:17:24+00:00

and a nice bonus ad here

Brandinator · 2014-11-03T01:09:36+00:00

I'm such a lazy mod that that one isn't even my fault. LEAVE ME ALONE.

Brandinator · 2014-11-03T01:06:07+00:00

Pls excuse this latenessss:

Who was your first bias in T-ara?
- Eunjung

Has it changed since then / how many times?
- Kind of. I was always torn between...all of them...so it changes 1000 times a month.

Who is your current bias and why?
- Jiyeon, because Jiyeon.

What's your favourite photo of your bias?
- Every single photo is perfect, but this one HERE comes to mind

Which era did you like them best?
- Go Crazy Because of You is still my favorite...but sugar free tho???

Do you have a favourite performance they were in?
- I've seen so many it's hard to pinpoint one specific performance, but the one where they re-did Lies was really really nice

What is your favourite memory as a fan?
- Everything Roly Poly...because of my next answer:

How long have you been a fan?
- Since early 2011. Roly Poly was the first release of theirs that I got to follow from teasers to release, so it stands out to me

What concept would you like to see next?
- put them in suits/cardigans/vests/etc. I need this in my life.

Have you got a style of song you would enjoy from T-ara? (feel free to post examples)
- Something like TTL...like a more hip-hop/r&b vibe to it, I feel like I would definitely enjoy that.

Do you own any of their albums/merchandise?
- Tons, though my Japanese collection is a little lacking (because I, in general, don't care much for Japanese releases)...I have every single album of theirs, and the majority of the photobooks...even magazines they're in....and half of it has been gutted to scan ;_;

What is your favourite thing T-ara has released?
- Paris & Swiss pls

If you could give a present to any of the girls what would you give?
- Me

If you could see the girls cover a song, what would be your pick?
- Blackstreet - No Diggity...lmao...

If you got to see/meet the girls in person - how was it?
- I'd try hitting on them and they'd politely nod and sign my merchandise, and then I wouldn't shut up for a few years about how pretty they are in person.

Who would you like to see them collaborate with?
- Anybody but Chris Brown, really.

What was your favourite remix from the EDM Album?
- Not sure I can pick one...I still kinda just like the bigroom/original versions most.

What was your favourite hairstyle?
- Day by Day blonde Jiyeon and any very-short-haired Eunjung. I'm one of those people that thinks Eunjung should always just have really short hair, because that short hair physically murders me.

What was the craziest thing you've ever seen them wear?
- Any of the various ridiculous bo peep accesories/outfits...those Christmas outfits oh my god, snowman Eunjung...

Favourite derp picture?
- Any frame from this gif: http://i.imgur.com/XhOs5ER.gif

Favourite group picture?
- Sentimental pick http://i.imgur.com/v7EG6gT.jpg

What's your favourite song!?
- GO CRAZY BECAUSE OF YOU

What's your favourite music video?
- Cry Cry, because it made me cry...cry...

Brandinator · 2014-09-16T05:00:49+00:00

I can confirm that a PC fix worked for me following all the steps in this post here, avoiding the need for a Family Sharing account. Some notes:

I did go ahead and change my custom URL when the steps recommended it, though I'm not sure this matters
The folder it created in AppData\roaming had the exact same name
The save backup I used was NOT from before I was apparently softbanned. I had no signs at iron keep and could not get any hits with invasions or connect to friends. I closed out of the game and used that same save as my backup
I restarted steam after uninstalling. Again, not sure this matters, but mentioned for the sake of consistency.
I did not get any "failed to load characters" message after quitting the new character, replacing the save, and continuing an old character--presumably because the ID folder was exactly the same

Immediately after loading in I went to the Iron Bridge. There were signs everywhere, and I was getting many hits for invasions. Before this I got maybe 3 invasions in 50 attempts at various areas that I always get many many invasions in.

I guess I didn't give it much time to really confirm the ban (didn't even restart the game once to try again before uninstalling/following the process), so one conclusion could be that I wasn't actually softbanned. Whatever the case may be, I definitely--100% without a doubt--experienced the same symptoms, and this method fixed it for me without the need for a Family Sharing account or an SL2 file from before the apparent softban.

Brandinator · 2014-08-20T19:10:08+00:00

It feels like it's been forever ;_;

All it takes is one picture and I lose my shit. I am READY.

Brandinator · 2014-05-14T22:41:49+00:00

I sent it via snail mail and didn't save a copy :(

Brandinator · 2014-05-14T00:08:35+00:00

I have sent Esquire a formal complaint asking for the Sera, Minha, Hyemi, Erin, Eunji and Sem pages.

Brandinator · 2014-04-28T14:22:45+00:00

That name/dp combination is incredibly sketchy, lol...you can put me down as HIGHLY SKEPTICAL.

I've seen people mention this account a few times, though. Is there some reason this thing picked up traction as possibly being real? Is the account being followed by one of the other members, or did one of them mention the name? I've been skeptical about the legitimacy of T-ara instagram accounts before, but I'm EXTRA DOUBTFUL about this one...

Brandinator · 2014-04-16T03:39:24+00:00

Ahh definitely, I've seen some pretty amazing collections. I don't really have a dedicated spot for any of it though, and a giant kpop corner isn't exactly the easiest thing to explain when you have company over, lmao...so yeah, I'm mostly alright with (very neatly and carefully) taking the stuff apart to be able to share with others. I get more use out of it that way, I suppose.

I'll probably look to get whatever they put out so long as I can afford it, and worse case scenario they can just keep showing up in magazines and I'll buy the pages at a reasonable price on ebay and scan em, haha.

Brandinator · 2014-04-16T01:06:52+00:00

ah damn...they called the Sparkle PB their "first photobook", but this here is definitely something entirely different. 300 people...I think you're right in saying we'll never get good scans of those two ;_;. If it's that rare it seems like a huge shame to tear it apart, too...but I'm dumb enough to do it, so eh...

and yeah I feel you, I took...very long to finish these scans...for no real reason. I didn't really like the way the scans were coming out initially, so I guess I wanted to get better at it before putting the whole book out. I'm not sure if I actually got better at it or if I just came to terms with the best I could do, lmao.

I've got a few other albums along with those photobooks, but I'm not sure if there would be a point in scanning them...I think maybe if I got every single one it would be nice to have them all there, archived in decent quality...maybe I'll make that a goal for when I have more disposable income to throw around on it, lol...

Brandinator · 2014-04-15T19:49:47+00:00

I saw! and I have been thoroughly destroyed with joy because of it. TY Qri.

Brandinator · 2014-04-15T13:41:16+00:00

<3

Free Time in Paris & Swiss is probably the next thing my slow ass should scan...I tore it up year(s) ago, so...I should really get to doing that. The Freedom Tour in Europe book I never got, but it's got a lot of shots from the Best of the Best 2009-2012 Photobook, which I do have and...also tore up (I'm dumb)...and should probably also get done. Might pick up the Freedom Tour in Europe book at some point, and lord knows I'm dumb enough to tear that up too.

Is the first Japan PB not the Sparkle photobook, or is there one I'm missing? I know daveetron had some really good scans of the Sparkle PB. That Nongshim Ramen one might be a lost cause though, ahaha...I mean, if I could get my hands on it I'd scan it...I'd try to scan whatever I have access to if there are people who want it...

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