FREERICE UPDATE
The totals of the last three months for FreeRice:

JANUARY 2009 2,416,239,520
FEBRUARY 2009 1,663,509,530
MARCH 2009 1,830,287,650
APRIL 2009 1,478,963,720
MAY 2009: 1,403,545,670
JUNE 2009 929,906,500
JULY 2009 652,730,310
AUGUST 2009 787,320,460
SEPTEMBER 2009 1,310,200,000
OCTOBER 2009 1,611,699,490

It's been about a year since the totals started to slip, if my memory serves me correctly. They went downwards like this last summer, but the totals this year are worse. Even if the months are starting to get better after July, it needs more views than before. If you want to spread awareness of this site, one way of doing so is putting the FreeRice stamp on your Journals.


If you don't have a prescription, this can work, too.


Another way is to spread the word of the site and how it works on your Journals and all over the Internet and your community.

For those who don't know what FreeRice is, I'll gladly explain:
As the site provides English vocabulary to everyone for free, it at the same time provides rice to hungry people around the world, also for free. The catch? You'll only have to answer multiple-choice vocabulary questions. Every one you get right, 10 grains of rice will be donated to the United Nations World Food Program. It's very surprisingly that simple.

Since we're all in a global recession or at least trying to recover from it, this site needs a LOT of visitors this year, even more than last year's.
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Stolen from

Feel free to steal, but I don't think I have to tag anyone.

What type of anime character am I? Well, let's see!

Tsundere (Harsh Outside-Gentle Inside)
[x] You come off as sort of aloof to other people. In some cases in public.
[x] In public, you intentionally refrain from showing much weakness.
[x] You have a secret obsession with something cute.
[ ] You pretend that you hate your crush even though you really love him/her.
[x] You blush when people point out your sensitivities.
[ ] You blush when people tell sexual jokes.
Total: 4

Yandere (Gentle Outside-Harsh Inside)
[x] You’re very sweet and kind in public.
[ ] When romance becomes a topic of discussion, people say your personality changes drastically.
[ ] You know some sort of martial art, swordplay, or otherwise.
[x] You have a crush who you’d literally kill for.
[x] You have a pet-peeve that makes you snap.
[ ] Schizophrenic?
Total: 3

Meganekko (Girl-with-Glasses Character)
[x] You have glasses.
[x] You can sometimes be clumsy, ditzy, or absent-minded. (Absent-minded is my middle name.)
[ ] You are always very polite in your speech.
[x] You are fairly intelligent in some field.
[ ] You take discipline seriously.
[X] You have some sort of fetish for something. (Oh, where to start...)
Total: 4

Tsukkomi (Angry Guy)
[ ] You have a friend who often makes dumb or embarrassing remarks.
[ ] You smack/beat up this friend in some way.
[ ] You do your best to maintain a calm facade, only to be thwarted by this friend.
[ ] If you & your friend were a yin-yang, you’d be the “yin”
[x] You swear a lot. (Don't catch on the losing side of a match on Xbox Live. Just don't...)
[ ] You try to bring out the more serious side of your ridiculous friend.
Total: 1

Boke (Dumb Guy)
[x] You often make silly or embarrassing comments. (Toilet humor ftw!)
[ ] You like annoying the heck out of your best friend.
[ ] You often get beaten up by your friend in some way, but you take it in good stride.
[ ] If you & your friend were a yin-yang, you’d be the “yang”.
[x] You are normally very laidback and carefree.
[x] You try to bring out the happier side of your angry friend.
Total: 3

Nadeshiko (Perfect Wife)
[ ] You are always, almost overly, polite.
[ ] You love traditional Japanese culture.
[ ] You often wear either a kimono, yukata (summer cotton kimono), or apron.
[ ] You’re an excellent cook.
[ ] You are hardly ever angry.
[ ] You have really long hair.
Total: 0

Sexy Character
[ ] Your bust/package is...formidable. (...)
[ ] You like making sexual innuendos. (...)
[ ] You encourage trips to the beach, pool, or onsen (hot springs).
[ ] There are some sexual things that you are ignorant to or need explained to you. (Maybe...)
[ ] You’re an expert cosplayer. (If I were a girl.)
[ ] You like the taste of alcohol.
Total: 0

Loli/Shota Character
[x] You like sweets or chocolate.
[x] You adore cute things and/or the word “kawaii”. (Cats, yay! Kawaii, boo!)
[ ] You use Japanese suffixes like “-chan,” “-tan,” “-sempai,” etc... (I take Japanese, I have to.)
[ ] You add unnecessary suffixes to the ends of your sentences, like “nyo,” “nyu,” “un,” etc...
[ ] You are considered gullible or naive. (I'm more likely to be struck by lightning.)
[x] You have a tall/powerful friend who protects you. (I should have at least two or three in case such a time comes.)
Total: 3

Well, I'm a mix of a Tsundere and a Meganekko. Hmmm...a Tsunekko! cB

*shot*

*in the balls*

OOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

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The first fifteen people who comment here will have three deviations chosen from their galleries featured in the tag until after Valentine's Day 2010! Since I never bothered updating the Journal a month ago, I wanted to be fair and extend this offer.

Aqua321's Top Three Deviations!

He may not have a lot of pictures in his gallery, but man can this guy draw! 8D

Luca
Tales of Rebirth - Shaorune
Oliver :D

I advise you to check out the rest of their galleries while you're at it!

Vogelgeist's Top Three Deviations!

Her artwork here isn't half-bad, either. Really good, in fact!

Art Gift - Merlyn
Art Gift - Merl
Harry Potter OC - Charmaine Dalziel

MallowNinja's Top Three Deviations!

This artist here has some pretty interesting designs. 8o

Wren
Fire Elemental
And on the high wire...

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1. Character drawing for Galleria.
2-3. Two (overdue) Secret Santa drawings.
4. New ID.
5. Character drawing for

6-7. Two new stamps.