THe certificates for 2008 are done, and ready to be admired and picked up by the winners! Go here!

I will add them to the AFFA Site gallery soon, in fact i am working on doing that already.

The dates for the next AFFA Competition are:

• Nominations Window - Monday 18th Jan 2010 to Sunday 31st Jan
• Preparation Window - Monday 1st Feb to Sunday 7th Feb
• Reading Window - Monday 8th Feb to Sunday 21st Feb
• Voting Window - Monday 22nd Feb to Sunday 7th March

If you have a question, or a problem with the dates, or think there may be a problem, please just say so, either by reacting here, on the affa forum, or in the schoutbox on the affa site.  if you rather not say it out in the open, then you can use the mail form on the affa site.

As i say above, somewhere during the coming week, there will be a mayor AFFA forum update, code-wise, that is. If all goes smooth, all you as members migth notice is that the forum is down for a bit while i update.

I will backup all before updating, so nothing posted here will get lost.

questions can be asked here, or on the news post on the forum. i will post a message her and on twitter when i update.

lets start with my main site, which i am turning into a website focused on my photo-making and non-fan-art. its already changed, all it needs now is visitors, and maybe even a comment or two. * looks hopeful at people reading this* i will be updating that site a few times a week, and will try to post a new picture daily.  LINK

all my fan-art and fanfic will be moved, the art probably here, the fics on pizzas and scrolls, and here or linked to from here.


now for the affa- site: the re-done site is almost done, just need to check for errors, and add one or two things, then it is ready for people to visit! from all the new/changed things, i think people migth like the new master links lis the most: a list with all stories nominated for the affa since 2006! it was quite some work to write and code it (( thanks go to reijiro for all the writing!)). Link, still to old site


last, but not least, i got some news from pizzas and scrolls too. i finally managed to re-find the liquidsteel skin a lot of people liked, and asked me about adding again. will go and add it asap, and may make it the default again! LINK

i have been working on re-doing the affa-website for some time now,  and here is some info on what i am working on, and what you can expect:

- no more frames! (( while still keeping things easy to update for me. ))
- new look menu.
- New look for the gallery
- re-vised links page, now with a list that has all fics nominated so far, alphabetically, and a list sorted by author.
- the shout box makes its return on the main page.
- contact form  re-done, now has captcha.
- competitions in one  section, which each years info  posted by year.


wich reminds me.. i still need to add  a list of people who made the certificate art..

*watches several on friendslist post to do lists, and generally be nervous about going to the comic con. * i am so going to but all off you for piccies!! have fun, everyone that is going.  and keep posting about it, i like to read all the entries about it. dont think i willever be able to go, unless i win a lottery or something like that, but stories and piccies make up for a lot!

also good news on the saffa frond: i am re-programming the site, moving pages around, reformatting some, etc. its getting along nicely, and hopefully will be done soon. maybe i will give a sneak peek or two here soon... if anyone is interested,that is.

i had a nice vacation, even if the water decided to be rainy all week. there was enough to do there to be entertained even withthe rain. piccies can be found here: Link  ((thart is my mom's photobucket. thje photos where taken by her, me and some others. mixed together in that album. ))

one of the things i did was take a tour in a local beer factory (not sure if i translated that correct)0 despite b me not being a beer drinker, it was fun to see how its made.my daugther almost lived in the indoor pool, and my son was  on the playground a lot. we also went away a few times, driving around, shopping (( bougth a new ds game there)) and  we most days would go out to eat. i did not cook that week, and neither did my mom.

the only shade was the thirt family. ((my step-brother and his wife and two kids..)) they had a figth half-way troug the vacation, and after that basically just did what they wanted.. and not asking me, my mom or my step-dad if we wanted to participate. after that day, did not ask them if they wanted to participate in what i did, either. what also bugged me is the way they raise their kids.. basically, if the youngesty son said he wated to do something, like bowling,  they would do it.. seriusly, that  9-year-old basically decided what they where going to do daily, and if he punished him for something.. she would  pull him towards her, and cuddle him, basically canceling any punishment. ((dad saiys: go and sit in your bedroom.. mumsays,  you dont have too, poor kid.. arg.))  in short, it made me glad i am a single mom....at least i dont have figths with my partner.

i  am worried about my step-dad, atm.. he came to the conclusion that he cant go on vacation with his sonś family.. and it hurts him a bit. he has 6 kids. only one visits him, this one. and to have to draw that conclusion cant be easy on him. he sleeps badly, and is so lost in thougth that he forgets things.  me and my mom are keeping a eye on him, at the momend.

my son is still going to the daycare, even now inthe vacation, and will go camping withthem next week. i want to look for a sleeping bag today, so i don't have to loan one.  he is going away for four days.  in those four days, teen and i want to go and see a movie.. we are not sure wich one, thoug, althoug she keeps repeating harry potter... i can easy guess wich movie she wants to see.

i started a twitter account where i will post updates about my websites, or the sites i host, like my own website, pizzas and scrolls and the TMNT AFFA website. so if you want to know what is going on, or if  one of the sites is down and i am working on it, you can find the info there.


you can find it here: http://twitter.com/engelina_c

some sections of the site where updated, for the next competition, and one or two things will be updated soon.

updates:
posted re-written text with all info on 2008 competition page.
some updates done on the nominating rules, one rule added, please re-read.
some things got added to the faq.
added a link to us page
updated the look of the links page a little to fit the rest of the site.
nominations form added.
contact form got re-scripted, it works again.

reijiro did the writing of all the text on site, coding and uploading done by me.

to be added soon:

voting form.

today i will do a small forum update  and a update for the affa site.

the forum update is a security update, and thus nessasery
site update is also minor, adding some info about the next competition.

forum update: done, successful
site update:  done, successful.

find the site here: http://affa.tmntfan.nl

at the moment of me typing this, the AFFA forums are down, because  of a problem  at the site of the host.  i myself can not do anything about it, except  mail them and ask when its going to be fixed. the site itself still works, just dont click on  the news page. it leads to the same error page as the forum link.

i have no idea if this means a re-install, or if the host has a backup more recent then mine.  ((mine is   more then a week old.. i wanted to make a backup today.... ))

if i know more, i will post it to this journal.  if you have something the affa staff has to hear about asap, then you can contact us using the site contact form, this lj, or reijiro's livejournal

affa site here: http://affa.tmntfan.nl

edit to add: seems fixed for now. i still have no idea what the problem was, i just hope it stays gone now.

in a few moments, i will be updating make that: i have updated the AFFA site. 

things that i changed/added:

• Rules and FAQ page is completely done, and ready. thanks goes to rejiro for writing all the text, and getting it site-ready
• news moved to a separate page.
• site now uses frames ( actually, i already  updated to frames a few days ago)
• links page is now integrated in the site layout.
• base page for 2008 competition was added.  not much there yet, but will come soon.

also did some cleaning up behind the scenes, moved some files, etc.  but that is mostly to keep things organized for me.
if you experience trouble with the site, then you can contact me, or reply to this journal.

affa  forum update today.---- successful.

glad that one is over. members: if you spot any errors, then please report them to me.

i will also do some minor updates on the affa site. members area, with last years stories is no longer locked. please do read the rules, and make sure to be over 18. stories will be removed prior to next competition.  links to stories who where nominated in  the two past competitions are now on our links page.

dates for next competition are being discussed, and will be posted soon

That time of year is creeping closer again, and </a></strong></a>reijiro and me are starting to get geared up to tackle the AFFA Comp once more.  -bounces in eagerness- 

We're working now to get the AFFA Competition Website polished up and ready to go, and to finalize stuff like the Comp Rules and FAQ.  We'd love a bit o' input from the Adult TMNT community to help us out, and to that end we've gotten the draft Rules and FAQ laid out on the Kitchen Table at the AFFA Forum, along with a few other bits and pieces.  Here's a few more direct links for y'all;

Draft AFFA Rules

Draft AFFA FAQ

2007/2008 AFFA - Your thoughts?

Certificates Artwork status for the 2008 Comp - want to showcase your art on the 2008 AFFA Certificates?  Claim a category or few here; first in, best dressed!

A lot of these links lead to the Restricted Area of the AFFA Forum.  Want access to it?  Follow this LINK to find out how.

((copy/pasted from reijiro's journal, to reach as many as we can ))

at the moment i type this,the affa site, as well as any of my other sites on that server are down., i  cant do anything about it, since i simply cant reach the server, or the site myself.

i did the only thing i can do, l mail the host, and for mow, its a waiting game. i  hope that i canedit this post, and happily say affa is back up soon, or that its up when i wake up tomorrow morning, but for now, i dont even know why the server is down.

i will post more on my lj as soon as i know more myself.

site is back up,. reason still un-known, for now.

the forum has been trough a mayor update, and while most changes are behind the scenes, some things in the look changed slightly.

since a short while ago, a rpg forum was added to the members section, and we always can use some players, whether you want to play an oc, or a tmnt character.

new are the reviews section and tmnt news and talk section. the reviews section is to post reviews for any tmnt medium. so, if you like to write a review, or two, feel free to do so, and post them. the news and talk section is to post any tmnt news which is not specific for this site, or the AFFA. so, if you have heard news, or an interesting rumor, feel free to post about it!

if you have suggestions, or would love to see something added to the forum, then by all means, tell me, reijiro, or post it in the suggestions forum, so it can be discussed.

if you are not a member yet, we can always use some new members!

http://tmntfan.nl/affa/forum/index.php

The new AFFA Forum is up and running!!

( info under the break )