<!--
  var wordArray = new makeArray('hello!',
  								'hi', 
								'hey!', 
								'yo!', 
								'hey there', 
								'whats up!', 
								'there you are!', 
								'you ready now?', 
								'hehe, hi!', 
								'hey you!', 
								'told ya!', 
								'yo yo!', 
								'welcome!',
								'whatsup!',
								'wassup!',
								'hey hey hey',
								'hi there cutie!',
								'here we go!',
								'thanks for coming!',
								'where should we start?',
								'hi hun!');
  var wordArray2 = new makeArray('hmm... are you there? this doesnt seem to be working, you might have to sign up first',
  								 'dang, i can\'t see anything you type, i think you need to verify your age first',
								 'you have to verify your age first, this isn\'t working like this', 
								 'ok its stuck, says you need to verify your age before proceeding', 
								 'hum, you have to verify your age first babe', 
								 'we can\'t do anything until you verify your age, do it quick, i\'ll be here', 
								 'it won\'t let it go... it\'s saying you need to verify your age first :(');
  function randomwelcomeline() {
  	// returning a random welcome text line into the text area
  }
	function makeArray(){
		this.length = makeArray.arguments.length 
		for (var i = 0; i < this.length; i++)
		this[i + 1] = makeArray.arguments[i]
	}
    function randNum (num) {
    var now = new Date();                                
    var rand = Math.round(num * Math.cos(now.getTime()));
    if (rand < 0) rand = - rand; if (rand == 0) rand++;  
    return rand;                                         
    }

  function initchat() {
  	// initializing the chat
	document.getElementById("tarea").value = "Initializing chat session";
    setTimeout("initdot()", 900);
    setTimeout("initdot()", 1200);
    setTimeout("initdot()", 1600);
  }
  function initdot() {
  	document.getElementById("tarea").value = document.getElementById("tarea").value + ".";
  }
  function event1() {
	// firing this event
    document.getElementById("tarea").value = document.getElementById("tarea").value + " session established!\n\n";
  }
  function event2() {
	// firing this event
    document.getElementById("tarea").value = document.getElementById("tarea").value + "webcam-host: " + wordArray[randNum(wordArray.length)] + "\n";
  }
  function event3() {
	// firing this event
    document.getElementById("tarea").value = document.getElementById("tarea").value + "webcam-host: " + wordArray2[randNum(wordArray2.length)] + "\n";
  }
  function event4() {
	// firing this event
	document.getElementById("tarea").value = "*ERROR* Could not verify your age, please sign-up first!"
  }
  function startTimeout() {

    setTimeout("event1()", 4000);
    setTimeout("event2()", 7000);
    setTimeout("event3()", 18000);
    setTimeout("event4()", 24000);
}
//-->