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Re: Love the fish background
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Reply to: #232850 by Romana
Jun 1, 2008 1:07am
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I like the moving fish lips at the bottom right better. I've got plenty of time to wait and watch for it tonight.
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Reply to: #232852 by prairie dog
Jun 1, 2008 1:09am
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her lips move all right, but when the octopus starts pumping the iron, her eyes bug out at his muscles... it's kinda cute.

romana
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Reply to: #232848 by prairie dog
Jun 1, 2008 4:30am
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oh, i love this. have to run and check to sea........if it is one of our picks for preferences :J

condo
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Reply to: #232876 by condo
Jun 1, 2008 5:16am
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I like the theme too, but can't find it in my preferences list to choose it !!!!
I'm stuck on what I had before.
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Reply to: #232851 by pika rampant sinister
Jun 1, 2008 5:36am
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i like this theme...

where can i find it?

Set the Ocean Theme
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Reply to: #232848 by prairie dog
Jun 1, 2008 5:46am
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very colorful and fun!

~resQlou
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Reply to: #232849 by Alaska hsm
Jun 1, 2008 6:07am
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Is there a point to the new theme?

Isnt't flag day and fathers day next up?
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Reply to: #232848 by prairie dog
Jun 1, 2008 6:30am
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This is a fun theme. I had to watch it for a while before I signed in to my default 'shiloh' theme so I could see what moved. I saw a seahorse swim across the top.

Shiloh
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Reply to: #232848 by prairie dog
Jun 1, 2008 6:48am
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This has got to be my favorite background yet.......................LOVE IT! Thank you!!!! Mully :)
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Reply to: #232914 by IrishRef
Jun 1, 2008 7:19am
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Quote Is there a point to the new theme? Isnt't flag day and fathers day next up?


June 8th is World Ocean Day, so I'm guessing Ryan is helping us celebrate it.

Carianna of the GG (lovin' the fishies!)
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Reply to: #232931 by Gryffindors
Jun 1, 2008 8:51am
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I like the theme as well.
I think the reason for it is to celebrate Ryan & Amanda coming on our letterboxing cruise in 3 weeks.
What d'ya say about leaving it up until we get back from Bermuda, Ryan????

:-)

Mark
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Reply to: #232967 by markandsuepepe
Jun 1, 2008 8:58am
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I just came back from a Bermuda cruise out of Charleston, SC. You will love it!! What cruise line? What ship?

Flip21
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Reply to: #232848 by prairie dog
Jun 1, 2008 9:01am
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This is definitely, by far, my favorite theme yet. So pretty, vibrant, and fun!!!!!!! Wonderful!!!

Thank you so much Ryan!!!!


*applauds happily*
Infinity
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Reply to: #232970 by Flip21
Jun 1, 2008 9:50am
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This will be the 3rd time Sue & I have cruised to Bermuda but our first trip on the Norwegian (NCL) Dawn. We're leaving out of NYC.

Mark
Re: Love the fish background
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Reply to: #232852 by prairie dog
Jun 1, 2008 10:14am
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This theme will be one of your choices on the theme preferences at the next big update, which I'm hoping will be within a week or so.

As for how this theme came about.... I had this idea to use a background of water like you'd see at the bottom of a swimming pool on a sunny day, and decided to build a whole theme around that concept. =) I liked the idea of using a non-solid background color, and the water refractions at the bottom of a pool seemed like a nice way to shake things up.

And since the principle concept was water, I figured I'd go with the underwater theme. And coral reefs are so darned colorful and pretty, it seemed like it would make a nice theme. I started with the Easter theme of all choices (it was bright and seemed closest to the kind of look I had in mind). If you notice the menubar colors, I didn't change that at ALL. Pure Easter in that menubar. =) Pretty much everything else eventually got changed, but there's still a hint of Easter from the theme I reused.

I spent hours trying to get that "bottom of a pool on a sunny day" look to work but it just wasn't working, then I moved on to working on the other colors and graphics, not sure what I'd do about the pool problem I was having. Then I stumbled onto this background image which was designed to repeat both horizontal and vertical and was free clipart, and poof! The rest of the theme came together quite quickly after that, and it was one of my favorite themes ever. =)

But then I had another problem.... I created this wonderful theme, but I had no idea what to use it for! So I did some Google searching and this week is supposed to be National Ocean Week or something (with World Ocean Day or whatever it is on the 8th), and I figured, I've got my holiday, and how FORTUNATE it's just a week away! Woo-who! Don't even have to wait months and months to use the theme! =)

So there I was, at midnight, waiting for the theme to click over. And when I checked AQ.... nothing. Just the old default theme. What the heck? Took me nearly a half hour to figure out why the theme wasn't coming online, which I finally did then went to sleep. The theme almost didn't happen this morning due to a bug, though!

-- Ryan
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Reply to: #232931 by Gryffindors
Jun 1, 2008 10:25am
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Hey did you see the bubbles floating up from the bottom and the submarine that goes across the top?

Way cool....Thanks Ryan

Mully :)
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Reply to: #233010 by Mully Gang
Jun 1, 2008 10:46am
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Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! I see a sea turtle now!!

♥ Lady Lilac
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Reply to: #232970 by Flip21
Jun 1, 2008 11:18am
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Quote I just came back from a Bermuda cruise out of Charleston, SC. You will love it!!

Next time you go to Bermuda, don' forget your letterboxing gear! There are some nice boxes there that will lead you to some spectacular locations!!! :o)

The Merry Pranksters
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Reply to: #233041 by The Merry Pranksters
Jun 1, 2008 11:28am
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Good to know, as we'll be heading there sometime in the next year. My inlaws will be working there...a semi-retired way to enjoy the islands!
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Reply to: #232848 by prairie dog
Jun 1, 2008 12:10pm
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Geez and here i thought the theme was for me and the 82lb halibut i caught this week. LOL

Ocean Week is very important in Alaska. Next week is the BIG Fisheries Council meeting here in Kodiak, AK where the big wigs that know fish decide, how/what/how many and IF we will be catching fish for the next 5 years.

Very timely GT. Thanx

deniserows
the nantucket sleigh ride with big halibut + little boat
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Reply to: #232876 by condo
Jun 1, 2008 5:23pm
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This is my favorite background so far!
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Reply to: #233226 by BarenakedChefs
Jun 1, 2008 5:53pm
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Yep, mine too!!
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Reply to: #233242 by the Sleuthsters
Jun 1, 2008 7:53pm
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where's the sea turtles


there's one at the bottom on mine


I have to laugh here...because I hapepned to be on AQ this morning when the theme came online, and there was definitely not any turtle in the corner. there were a couple of us making fun for people who need to look under 'G', and I took a good look at the fish in order to make said comments.

Then I go to bed, get up and go to church, dinner, a nap, and come back to AQ, and notice...holy cow! where did that turtle come from? was it there this morning and I just didn't notice it? how on earth do I ask about it without being told to look under 'G'? it was good to see the progression of questions that led to the addition.

and the turtle looks cool.

romana
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Reply to: #232995 by Green Tortuga
Jun 1, 2008 7:56pm
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I am loving this theme. Thanks Ryan. It is very peaceful! And, quite beautiful. Leave it as long as you like! :D
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Reply to: #233226 by BarenakedChefs
Jun 1, 2008 8:09pm
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This is my favorite background so far!


I have mine on 'April fool'... constantly changing.. but this one is a 'keeper'!!

Thanks Ryan!
~C~
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Reply to: #233315 by Chunna
Jun 1, 2008 9:20pm
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I'm sorry but my octopus is not doing anything... Why are some animated?? Is there something I need to do to see that??
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Reply to: #233332 by tybec
Jun 1, 2008 9:26pm
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Tybec,
The animation begins sooner for people with a lot of plants. How many do you have?
Kayak Bandit '(*!*)'
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Reply to: #233334 by Kayak Bandit
Jun 1, 2008 10:15pm
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I have no plants. but over 100 finds.
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Reply to: #233346 by tybec
Jun 1, 2008 10:17pm
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I am planning on my plants, but haven't got to them yet..
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Reply to: #233332 by tybec
Jun 1, 2008 11:14pm
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This may help:

http://www.atlasquest.com/aboutlb/glossary/g.html

5th item down.

Janet, BF