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@michelle I actually wasn’t accepted to iConfidant.
I received a very simple email from Stacey this morning saying that I did not neet the criteria. There were no bells and whistles in my email. Just two sentences. She wishes me the best of luck. I only applied yesterday so maybe I just missed some sort of a cutoff.
To say that my history with the Sinclairs is somewhat complicated is an understatement. I can imagine that affecting their decision as well.
Enjoy your new BFFs everyone!
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@lilmsfancpants that’s a shame, sorry. :-/
Didn’t meet the criteria…interesting….
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I am quite stuck on the picture. When it says Thing(s) you love the most, does that include people? Cause there are a number of things I love that I have pictures of but none are together all separate and the idea of “take a picture” tells me they want a picture taken now. Those people I love are not around. The closest thing I have is my cat.
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I was accepted as well. I find it interesting that @lilmsfancpants was not. If anyone else wasn’t, I’d be curious to know.
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Lia said:
@michelle I actually wasn’t accepted to iConfidant.I received a very simple email from Stacey this morning saying that I did not neet the criteria. There were no bells and whistles in my email. Just two sentences. She wishes me the best of luck. I only applied yesterday so maybe I just missed some sort of a cutoff.
To say that my history with the Sinclairs is somewhat complicated is an understatement. I can imagine that affecting their decision as well.
Enjoy your new BFFs everyone!
@lilmsfancpants I didn’t realize there were criteria for being accepted? What kind of response did you get when you initially emailed? Was it boiler plate sorry but our program is full language, or was it more encouraging (we look forward to seeing what iConfidant can do for you in the future)? I wonder if other people who have been heavily involved with the Sinclairs (@julierei @thebuz) received similar responses to you? Though at this point they haven’t established a clear link between the System and iConfidant, right? -
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Very interesting @lilmsfancpants. Your narrative is with the Sinclairs perhaps? @julierei you’re entwined in the Sinclair narrative. Did you reach out to iConfidant?
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Sent a mail back, hope I did it correctly, even though my picture somehow ended up sideways in the sent version ???
I’m also curious as to whether the people who have been outright rejected by the Sinclairs have been receiving more positive responses from iConfidant than those that are clearly more involved with them.
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@lasalle I didn’t get any response after my initial email. Like I said, this was all yesterday, so rather than sending a maybe (or whatever that “we’re super busy!” email was) and then a no, she just cut right to the chase. Stacey’s exact words were:
“Lia, thank you for your interest in iConfidant, however we regret to inform you that you do not meet our criteria. We wish ou the happiest of success in all future endeavors. Regards, Stacey”
Yeah what about @meghanmayhem? She’s in deep now too.
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I got accepted, I had done the initial email. Then I followed up once, never hearing anything back. Then I was doing the Sinclair Insider stuff and once that didn’t pan out in my favor, I got this email today. Which is nice. I thought my journey had ended for now.
Oh man, and do I have a DOOZIE of a picture:
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z444/Kotowicz88/FamilyCatPicture_zpswf3mmrkp.pngHawaiian shirts AND taking the cats to the mall for professional pictures?
<3 Hes my favorite person.Who’s ready to be paired up with me?! #ShininigansAfoot
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@nking my thoughts exactly. People and animals are not things but since her example was her dog I just took it as they chose the word “thing” to keep it open to anything anyone wanted to put. Maybe some people don’t love anyone or any animals (monsters. Lol) but they LOVE other things like food or books. Books came to mind for me..lol
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@theladyj hahaha that’s a brilliant photo ? I was tempted to send this one but I didn’t after all ?
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I also received the email of acceptance.
@nking I have similar thoughts… minus the pet 😉
My photo will probably include symbols of what I love most. (Friends, for example.)
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Sorry mysterious julian. I claim @pandace88 as my person.
That is rad. Hotdogs cutouts and a cat!? Yes.In other news:
I think using the word things allows people to feel comfortable using their Car. Their house. Their favorite coffee mug. Because I also believe that sometimes people don’t bring happiness. So what else can make someone happy?No one is ever sad on a sea-do.
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@theladyj, the question wasn’t what makes you happy. I think we’d be getting far less materialistic answers that way and a very different subset of answers. The question was about things we love. And for that, I think some level of materialism is needed (whether it’s an item or a person). But I still wanted to include intangible concepts that I love.
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“Tragedy struck today as a massive failure of the iConfidant program caused the deaths of the entire beta test user base. The only survivors being @hazelverse and @lilmsfancpants who opted out and was not selected to join, respectively.”
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@hazelverse So it seems. lol Although, I’m sure there are others who will do the same. Our paths are our own, right? I respect that you would choose not to reply back if the narrative doesn’t speak to you. Because if it doesn’t, how could you be emotionally invested. (Assuming that the reason is you’re just not interested in iConfidant)
@pandace88 you considered books… I considered my Placebo vinyl collection. lol -
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@thegilded selfie time
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@pandace88 – A selfie of me holding a selfie? What kind of Inception level bullshit is this!?
I’ll just take one with a bottle of scotch and be done with it
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@thegilded That’s tripping me up too. It’s either my Dad or bacon and I have neither handy.
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@thegilded an inception selfie of you and scotch
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@lilmsfancpants I got the congrats email as well. I was one of the people that got the initial phone call “interview” with iConfidant, so with the exception of my omission of the security question, I’m not surprised I got accepted.
My involvement with Noah is new enough that it’s something I’m not 100% sure the “powers that be” (see: Sarah) are fully aware of yet. Sarah still seems to think Noah is an island right now. -
@voxchaotica Wait… mask? Did I miss something?
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@goldtongue who are you, steve urkel? Got any cheeeeeese?!
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whoa so if @lilmsfancpants is the only one is not accepted to iconfidant, that sends a possible HUGE clue that Sarah is involved in some way. Of course she would ostracize the “other woman” her husband seems to be involved with against her wishes (and yeah @meghanmayhem is under the radar right now so she wouldn’t be rejected).
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I also got accepted.
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What if the thing we love most is ourself? Do we send an image of ourselves gazing at the beauty of our reflection in a river? (Humor purposes only)
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@voxchaotica Ahhh, got it. I have images blocked on this site at work (so people walking by don’t see LUST in big letters on my computer) but I think I remember seeing that picture.
Totally works, I get what you’re saying. Crossing fingers a success!
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Got the email; just went my response. I chose a picture with my two best friends because 1, it’s 100% true my friends are my life; and 2, dog was used in the reference and I felt shitty copying that when I couldn’t even take a picture WITH the dog in question.
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I tried reverse image searching the reference photo and nothing really came up. Also just tried reverse image searching the face and also empty handed.Questioning if the examples she gave was her personal answers. Also wondering if that’s the start of a phone number we should keep an eye on.
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Speaking of reverse image searching, this may be nothing, but at the bottom of the reverse image search page of Stacey and her dog is the notification “Suspected child abuse content has been removed from this page”, which could very well tie into Stacey’s information about herself in the invitation and how she feels about her mother. Or it could just be my paranoia acting up again.
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Yay, I’m in!! I don’t really have “a thing” I love the most since I have no pets, single, and just surviving day to day. I guess what I love the most is my persistence to keep going when I feel like my world is crumbling down. I have faith in iConfidant to help me find the perfect match!
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@addisonborn just made this for me. What do you think, too vain?
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I wanted to see if the 36 from the status has anything to do with the number of people selected.
List of who’s said they’ve been accepted so far –
1. @lasalle
2. @jay956
3. @nking
4. @pandace88
5. @mkarrett
6. @michelle
7. @izryn
8. @ziegenbartsr
9. @voxchaotica
10. @hazelverse
11. @macbethinabathtub
12. @lenize
13. @taysavestheday
14. @mistere
15. @thebuz
16. @superstar
17. @theladyj
18. @phisher13
19. @russell
20. @nothenrygale
21. @danduder
22. @goldtongue
23. @thegilded
24. @meghanmayhem
25. @lexthewolf
26. @tyson ?
27. @jared
28. @chloe
29. @monkeymuffin333
30. @julierei
31. @mumumusings
32. @korteydarling
33. ?
34. ?
35. ?
36. ?NOT ACCEPTED (no offense)
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@kortneydarling The cheese stands alone. But I LOVE cheese. So it’s ok.
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@kortneydarling yes, I was accepted. Sorry for being vague.
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@kortneydarling, I’m accepted too.
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@kortneydarling
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@kortneydarling me too hi!
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33. @bruinbown
34. @sfire8
35. @anakindrew
36. ?I’m positive @shankfx22 got accepted, due to her getting a call.
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@kortneydarling also accepted!
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Accepted.
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Both @winstonsmith and I have been accepted.
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@kasch – I also got the same call from Stacey (and was the one that dropped the URL to the forums via @michelle) – collecting data, following me around, taking a journey, etc.
And I was accepted today too.
Don’t know yet what I’m taking a picture of. I have two pictures I could send but they weren’t taken today and they don’t include all the “things” I love.
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@lilmsfancpants I didn’t get accepted either. Granted, I didn’t apply, but still…
@hazelverse I wouldn’t go so far as to say I’m rebuffing the iConfidant thing but I did stay out of it. Something about it was very unappealing to me. Looked kinda…cloying. I’m excited to hear about it on the boards secondhand though! -
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As stated earlier, I received the same letter of acceptance. Here’s my response. We’ll see where it goes from here. Gets a little personal, but… screw it. I’ve already opened myself up this much.
#2.) – Abandoned, self-blame, pain
#3.) Reconstructing
#4.) I have attached a collage, as I could not seem to get everything in one photo. Things I love : My Dad, My dog Mojo, My sense of humor, Stories/knowledge/books, and art/film.
#5.) (918)*******Thanks!
P.S. I said this the first time I responded earlier. I figured I’d include it here as well… I hate thinking about the saddest moment of my life. In 2005, I woke up from a coma in intensive care 3 weeks after a terrible car accident. I literally almost died. Selecting three words is hard when trying to describe such an event. For a while, my own mother couldn’t handle the thought of her son being in such conditions. 2 weeks out of the hospital she separated from the dysfunctional relationship with my father. I didn’t see or speak to her for 2 years, but not because I didnt try. I did try, and it went ignored for over two years – – and I hope you nor anyone else knows such a feeling. It is a horrible thought to believe the one who created you is rejecting you in your biggest time of need. Strangely, in the best way – my saddest moment became my strong point after realizing how much I meant to the world, my family, and friends. I’ve learned to forgive my mother as well as build a relationship with her. I also surprised myself with how strong I am as a person, as I had to completely relearn how to walk over a period of 6 or 8 months. Sorry this got long but I figured if you want a deeper understanding of it, there it is!
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@blondie Ahhh, I see someone took my 2nd choice!
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I chose to send in a picture of me, a piano, a comedy camp shirt, and a drawing book.
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I did get accepted and got the same questions.
I couldn’t decide between who I loved most, so I included three pictures. One of me and @nothenrygale, one with my mother, and one with my pyromaniac basset hound.
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iConfidant’s latest FB post. Haha! Here’s the image I sent…
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@shinobi All the best things begin with B ?
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@anakindrew Hence the bacon.
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I got asked something similar in Tension Experience. In processing I was asked “What was your first love?” and I noted it asked what, not who. As such, I answered “Adrenaline” which is very true. I got hooked on thrill rides and theme parks at a young age and it’s become my primary hobby ever since. It helped shape me into the sort of person I am (and lets face it, that adrenaline is why I’m involved in stuff like this).
Had I been asked who my first love was it would be my highschool girlfriend. But since it was what, it had to be adrenaline.
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@anakindrew that’s how I interpreted the thing question as well. I love my husband, family, dogs, and my friends. Those aren’t things though to me. A thing is something that is inanimate so I sent her a pic with my dive gear on, in the ocean. Hopefully she doesn’t interpret that as “oh she loves herself”.
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Even the debate of a ‘thing’ is interesting. To me, I see as everything is ‘dude’. You’re a dude, she’s a dude, dog is a dude, billboard is a dude…
Whilst splitting people vs objects, yes is altruistic, the difference made very little to my choice of submitting a funny picture of all the things I love: boyfrien. Cats. Hawaiian shirts. Funny impractical situations. Dragging others into funny situations. Cats wearing cat sized objects…ect. -
@theladyj Did you just quote Kel from Good Burger?
God fucking bless you.
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Theory about a “thing” this is not another person, it’s too much of a hassle issue, as you take a picture with someone who has no idea what The Lust Experience even is and it can cause issues, Stacey took a picture with an animal to specifically say an animal counts as a thing.
I really think it’s as simple as that, I bet if you send a photo with a person you’ll get rejected. Anything else goes.
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@mistere so you think a dog is a thing but a person isn’t a thing? I think if a dog is game then so is a person.
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@mistere but by using a photo of you with your SO, aren’t you saying that your relationship is the “thing” you love the most? That’s a viable interpretation.
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A relationship is defined as a noun, which technically is a thing. I respect the loophole you found. But to be fair, if the task is to include you with the thing itself, shouldn’t it be a photo of you WITH/holding a representation of the two of you together (a photo, a ring)? Or is a photo within a photo too meta here?
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@tiffany223 our kitten that we rescued together is also in the photo, which definitely represents our little family, and the relationship itself but I think it’s just semantics really. ?
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Then I’ll assume that a lot of people will be rejected @mistere because I’m sure a lot of people sent in photos with loved ones. I know I did. I sent in one with my kids. There is nothing that matters more to me than my relationship with them.
And, how can a dog be considered a thing but not a person? A dog is a mammal just as a human is.
Maybe I’m wrong… maybe they wanted a tangible thing, maybe it’s a test to see how shallow, materialistic, genuine, or whatever it may be to determine what someone is. I just think the requirement was a photo of you with something that matters to the most to you.
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@michelle, I sent in one with my kids too. 🙂 Didn’t even think about it for one second. Total no brainer.
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@shaun I don’t think a dog, or any animal is a thing. In this case only as represented from Stacey’s image, she said thing/s and included a picture of a dog so that says that an animal is considered a thing in this case.
I took a picture of me holding a camera, and taking a picture at the same time, that’s the “thing” I love. Also, anyone could have emailed Stacey for clarity, and well since this game has no rules maybe even these are open to interpretation as well. I like how you see it @wanda102 the thing for you in the relationship with your boyfriend. So that’s the picture you shared. @michelle I’d say your love for your children is your “thing” as well and commendable, so well all just have to wait and see what happens tomorrow.
@goldtongue Wow, that’s epic. What’s your things name? I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone took photos of for this.Good luck to all of us!
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@mistere, his name is Blooo. He is a lot of fun when he’s not sleeping.
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@goldtongue what is what, a dog? At first I thought it was a puppet.
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The ‘thing’ @goldtongue loves just happens, ya know,… to be insanity.
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@theladyj my leisure wear is a straight jacket.
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@theladyj I feel so special!
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@michelle and @wanda102 – I personally think you’re fine! A picture with a person can represent intangible things:
long conversations
comfortable silences
shared looks of understanding
moments where you’re surprised by someone saying something out of character and then realize you only ever knew a fraction of who they are
personal nicknames
emotional historiesAnd those are the things that most people love most.
Maybe @mike can refresh my memory, but early on in Tension, weren’t certain participants asked what they didn’t want to leave the room without? People named their keys, their wallet, etc., but the answer the OOA Institute was looking for was “my mind”.
Not to conflate the OOA Institute and iConfidant, of course. But it doesn’t hurt to consider intangible things when faced with these questions.
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@daela – You’re exactly right. The thing is, when we were asked that, it wasn’t a general question. There were only a certain amount of answers based on what was in your pockets at the time. I thought the same thing with Iconfidant and was going to print out a picture of a brain, but I thought I was overthinking it….pun intended 😀
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The promises of iConfidant just sound sleek and shiny to me. So I did a thing.
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Man you are great at these! This is fantastic.
What is that symbol they use?
And how do we make it look like it’s ejaculating.
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I swear, if we don’t get a poster of this latest @thebuz post…. @theladyj
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@kortneydarling Sorry for the late reply… I’m catching up (sorta) whileI have some down time in NY… I was accepted to the Beta Program
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@nothenrygale Dang, that’s really well done! Last I heard Stacey is short-staffed. They should hire you!
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Don’t threaten me with a good time.
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@izryn Thank You! It would be interesting to see what Stacey thinks of the logo. Gonna send it to her!
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I really hope they don’t reject anyone who sent in people as their “things”. As an opposite thought…. what if they ONLY accept people who did people? This is about dating/friendship after all…
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Where would fictional people fall on that scale? I’m fully prepared to bite that particular bullet if the picture I sent iConfidant was ever leaked by any nefarious individual(s).
As an alternate response: how dare you insinuate Rousenin Rise is not a real person? I’ll have you know that the passion we share will only be enhanced via iConfidant’s matchmaking system, and anything to the contrary should simply be ignored entirely.
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@kortneydarling it would be odd if they did reject people who didn’t indicate friends or SOs. Like you said, it’s about relationships but not everyone has people in their life that they truly care about. They shouldn’t be denied the opportunity to change that.
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@kortneydarling As far as I’m concerned my pet T-Rex Phil is a real person.
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@shaun I’ll be curious to see if Stacey rejects anyone on a technicality by not following instructions. If anyone, say, sent it without changing the subject line or writing their name as (first name last name) instead of (last name, first name). Stacey doesn’t seem particularly nit-picky, but the way she said “follow these very simple instructions” made me extra paranoid about filling it out, as if she was waiting for a mistake to jump on.
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@nothenrygale If you choose to follow the suggestion from @thebuz, I would suggest having it shoot out from the tip at the bottom of the symbol. Of course, I don’t know how you could make that magic come to life… but it’s worth a shot! (pun intended)
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Also @shaun if this “survey” decided that they couldn’t help someone else I see there no reason once we all get the survey (assuming we will) other people will get rejected.
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@thebuz
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Wow, @theladyj. Wow. Slow clap.
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Bahahaha love it @theladyj!
And to answer your question @thebuz, I actually don’t know what the symbol is. It looks like it’s just the letter I from a very fancy script font. Beyond that I don’t know. I created the 3D version just from the logo jpg.
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@theladyj That’s amazing
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Welp, now I can never drink milk again @theladyj. XD
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Just received an email from Stacey Erikson at IConfidant saying that the pairing process had started. I guess we’re all gonna get our new special buddies real soon now? I hope mine likes soup.
She also says the “sheer volume of valuable information” they’re dealing with is exhilarating. Interesting use of “valuable”. Valuable to whom, I wonder?
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