At 11/24/09 08:43 PM, Falconpunchr wrote: , i dont see realism in it at all.

Yup... I'm sure people can see realism in fantasy...

you sir, are born without imagination.

My head hurts with these gaming terms...
The oldest game that I played was the Final Fantasy XII. and that came out in ... 2007? Otherwise, I play my old games ad naseum.

I may buy the new super mario brothers for the wii...

At 11/21/09 12:52 PM, Korriken wrote: both sides do the same thing. Nancy Pelosi used to say that Dissent is the greatest form of patriotism... until Obama got elected. now dissent is the lowest form of racism/treason/unpatriotic/etc.

When did she say otherwise?
or better yet... where???

At 11/23/09 09:44 PM, Slat wrote: It was impossible for Ottomans at that time to kill so many people systematicaly in such a short period of time with all man power and resources directed at front lines.. I think I don't need to mention that Ottomans were called the "sick man of Europe" and they were losing the battle in general at the time..

I don't give a shit if western "authorities" see denial of this as bigotry, it's just impossible and there is no hard evidence.. Funny thing is, death count kept rising in years up to 3.000.000 from less than a million.

Genocides were never good about keeping tabs on mass murdering people.

maybe... they were too busy at murdering so many people.

And whenever they did... they would burn them as exemplified in Germany and Rowanda.

At 11/22/09 08:49 PM, Proteas wrote: I did my first Hamidon Raid tonight. It went quickly and smoothly, all done in about an hour, a LOT better than the villain side Hami-raid we did last night which shall heretofore never be spoke of again.

Maybe I'm just stuck in the point-and-click era of 1990s gaming... but I'm assuming defeating that monster would be similar in strategy as exemplified in South Park.

At 11/20/09 05:55 PM, RydiaLockheart wrote: The zombie market is beginning to flourish, though, so I assume they'll continue buying zombie books...until that market gets saturated and the readers move on to the next thing.

Speaking about zombie literature...
my latest rejection letter from pseudopod...

Thank you for sending us "ASSIMILATE OR DIE". I've reviewed the story
and decided not to purchase it. I like the central idea (the zombie
apocalypse from the POV of illegal immigrants and symbolic/cultural
resonances of same) but I feel there needs to be a stronger story than
just "hard won survival and then a trip to the store in zombie mufti"
(I would also imagine the chance of being shot when pretending to be a
zombie would be very high, but this also ties in with your theme so
you might want to mention it in passing).

The writing in general could be tightened up a bit. For example, the
first paragraph ends in a sentence that uses thirst twice in the same
sentence, and the next paragraph's "Sometimes they abandoned packed in
trucks were they roasted alive until the flesh melted off their faces
and piles of meaty pieces pooled on their chests and laps" seems to
missing some words or something..

Finally, the point is too clearly stated in the end, which is tough, I
know, but you should think about referencing the earlier moment
without spelling out to us why it's important.

To tell you truth, we've been absolutely swamped with zombie stories
recently so we're being a bit choosy and only considering the one's
completely unlike anything we've seen before. This was close, but I
did want to repeat that I think the central idea of the story is aces,
it just needs some work.

Thanks for submitting, and I hope my comments have been at least a
tiny bit helpful.

Sincerely,
Shawn Garrett <submit@pseudopod.org>
PSEUDOPOD - The Horror Podcast Magazine
http://pseudopod.org

I don't got anything planned to cook for thanksgiving other than the turkey...
anyone got a good recipe to anything for the family that you enjoy in your own families?

I'll post a pic up of the finished result.

A rubish post for the heap pile.
The guy bowed back.

It was a friggin gesture of respect on both sides...
Palin 2012?

well... we got dooms day to look forward to, so... you take in the bad with the good.

I must be crazy...
I just bought Stephen King's "Under the Dome"--

It's...
wow, how many trees went to that one???

either Funk is spamming... or his account has been hijacked by hackers...
(see general...)

I hope things are doing well with you, Dante.

This happened literally next to my home...

Not my neighborhood, but in terms of proximity... from where I'm currently typing, it's just a few feet away.

I pass that spot all the time... and in the early mornings too (2 or 3 o'clock) if I'm coming back from my Isaias's place or my boyfriend's.

Personally, I've never felt creeped out, but I sorta do now.
This is happening with greater frequency these days because a lot of the important after school programs and activities have been cut off because of the economy.

*sigh*

Copyright.
It's not worthwhile.
And it only goes to your words... stealing ideas, you can't get any sort of monetary compensation.

I meet the guy who wrote the original "Mall Cop" story-- before the studio whom he sent out took the same story, but put in their own writing team. He's getting no where...

And more than likely,
somebody is gonna steal an idea than your actual words.

I've already seen somebody's blog that has a short story (of lesser quality) that is highly similar to my short story "Devil's Food Cake" (daughter, grandmother, deep secret... Soylent Green angle.)

At 11/11/09 10:04 PM, SevenSeize wrote: If you leave food out will they get into it? Or mess with stuff in the kitchen?

All the birds are semi trained (except Hermione, the youngest of the doves.)
They don't fly into the kitchen if they're out... they got one designated area, which can be cleaned of poop easily. Kitchen is off limits because of the potential that they may fly into/onto the stove or some sort of kitchen appliance.

And even then, they're potty trained. (except for Hermione, and then the cockatiels... they're the only ones who I clip their wings.)

But they see me eating an apple, and they go nuts trying to get to it. (They all love a bit of chopped up apple.)

And they also love broccoli and carrots.

At 11/11/09 01:14 PM, Korriken wrote: the background story i'm working on could be made into a novel. but I'm no good with words, i prefer to use imagery. that and I'm seriously bad at narrating fights, which there are enough in there, but I would be willing to let you read the scripts as I finish them.

Well, if you write it up as a short story-- I'll read it.

Anyway--
I got several rejection emails recently... but I think I may get lucky. I submitted 28 short stories, plays, poems, and non-fictions...

I got 23 rejection letters.
But the last 5 are still standing.

With luck, at least one of those 5 will be considered for publication.

I'm writing up another short story--
it's about a guy who wants to enlarge his penis-- and he gets trapped.

That's the situation.
And I'm having fun with this story.

It's still concerning because you can pass it onto those who are susceptible.
Won't hurt you, but it may for others.

I hope you stayed in home so you didn't pass it on to the public.

At 11/10/09 11:43 PM, Korriken wrote: I've been working on an idea for a cartoon lately. Its about an 'elf' in a double post apocalyptic earth (yeah, many shows destroy the world. I do it TWICE!) who, in college, is reunited with this elementary school bully, a very strong amazoness, who, by chance, ends up being assigned to his dorm room. Hilarity ensues.

I got the basic idea of the cartoon down, now I just need to work on concept art.

actually,
that situation lends itself well to a short story.

If you write it up, I would be eager to read it.

At 11/9/09 10:50 PM, SevenSeize wrote:

At 11/9/09 06:44 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote: Why do pets always want to "help" you with whatever you're doing?

My cat goes into my bedroom and finds any drawers I left open, and proceeds to take everything out.

My socks end up everywhere.

Not birds...
They see me eating, and they fly to me right at my face if they're out of their cage.

My male cockatiel, though, does seem to make me laugh when he starts whistling when I need a laugh. Can be annoying...

He alternates between Jingle Bells and Addam's Family ALL DAY.

Do you really think that you can simplify my feelings for health care to just that one factor?
Because I'm telling you--

there is more.

That goes for anyone. I could reduce your stances against abortion, gay marriage, and etc and simply chuck it up to religion.

but that would be unfair because there are more than those factors going into your opinions. (though, your religious beliefs are tied to them.)

Be fair to me and don't reduce everything to one thing (and don't say it obnoxiously either .)

I'm willing to talk about illegal immigrants. It's definitely not a closed subject for me.
but at least come up with a paragraph, actually arguing for a point.

Although--
Like I said...
Health Care Reform doesn't include illegal immigrants.

or pick up the tab for abortions (unless it's a dire circumstance)

Okay.
I was too hasty to respond.
Tit-for-tats are bad things. I feel very caty now, and I usually end up eating my own foot when I get caty.

And for all I know, Memorize was trying to show some solidarity and a sense of humor in this situation. (Which are things that I truly appreciate.) And in the past, I remember that I've shown a racist inclination (after some tit-for-tat) and that was only for Cellar (and that was quite an exception. In a friggin major way.)

I won't explain why I support because I've mentioned this before, and I know I will share why as this thread grows. And my background as being very poor, and my current financial situation (and my families) and what I believe what we should do as a society has more impact on my political beliefs than the simple fact that at one time in my parents life were illegal immigrants.

Soooooooooo...
let's lighten up this situation.

knock-knock.... who's there?

Sooooooooo

At 11/8/09 09:49 PM, Memorize wrote: It's because you're parents are illegals.

Here...
Just lemme toss you this friendly fuck you at your way.

That bud was for you.

My mother is naturalized, and my father is a resident.
They're citizen status stands on the same level as your and mine.

And even if they were currently illegal immigrants, they wouldn't be able to benefit from it since the bill says it's just for US citizens.

Nobody says "holmes" anymore...
always "sup, G."

missing the 90s...

Clicksy for looksy

Soooo...
The Health Care Bill passes.

Oh god,
we've all discussed this before. And the same arguments are gonna come up. "Oh, the illegals..." "Oh, we needed reform..." "Oh, Communism/ Socialism..." "Oh, America ends..." "Oh, America begins..."

I'm happy.
(I know loads of you guys won't.)

Let it out now.
I think everyone has got something to say on this subject.

It's still a pretty big dog if it's head can read around between you hips or belly button.
Today, there were some pit bull puppies that were just adorable. God, how I wanted one... but-- I wouldn't buy a dog like that because I would be too busy to tame it.

biiiiiiig dog...

You support this invasion of privacy on a very large governmental scale...

then complain about Democrat's "big government" which-- interesting enough-- isn't as big as people expect.
Yup...

another fine day in bizarro land...

At 11/4/09 07:46 AM, tony4moroney wrote: How can you dismiss it before even trying it?

I have tried it and I dislike it...
And consider that all peoples' bodies changes. You could have eaten a whole pizza and a bucket of ice cream before, but sometimes when we get older... things don't work out as well when we do those things.

When I wrestled, I could have done that... and not have had any sort of problems (or weight gain.) I'm not exactly older, but I know that I can't do that sort of thing anymore without problems.

At 11/3/09 08:23 PM, Proteas wrote:

At 11/3/09 08:17 PM, stafffighter wrote: My counter to this, soy sauce.

Soy sauce isn't trying to imitate something it clearly is not, though.

I've heard of lactose free milk, tony, I hadn't thought to look for it hear locally because I'd be very leary of how it tastes compared to real milk. Is it any good?

They use some sort of bacteria that eats breaks down the lactose, but leave out the rest.
It's very sweet, but not pleasantly. I personally dislike it, but you can add it to your cereal and you won't miss anything... it actually makes it sweeter.

As far as soy milk and feminization...
rubish.

Soy is delicious and healthy. Asians, especially the poor, have been eating it for generations, and you don't see men with breasts and acting like women.

Some bodybuilders add soy to their diet to make their protein more complete. They should worry more about steroids than eating a few edame pods, or a piece of tofu in their soup.

It much more delicious than lactose free milk.

At 11/3/09 05:15 PM, Proteas wrote:

At 11/3/09 08:36 AM, tony4moroney wrote: Problem: I'm lactose intolerant.

So that's you, me, fli, and more (I think). Can we call it a club, yet?

Cheeses shouldn't be a problem.
and I've learned that I can have less than a half measured cup of milk without any problems... just the appropriate amount to dunk in a cookie or two.

I don't think he can chuck this up to lactose intolerant.
If you eat an entire pizza... and then a big old thing of ice cream... then you would get stomach and digestive problems lactose tolerant or not.

I've essentially forgotten the taste of milk 3 years after giving up on the stuff. I could switch over the lactose free stuff, but... it's just not the same.

At 11/3/09 02:21 AM, Dmabster wrote: DId you enjoy your time with it? Me and my friend both want to buy one (each) or two, and she keeps asking if they have charisma.

Not really... you can look at it, but you can't really interact with it.
Plus, it was brief... the little thing had been passed along by so many people for several years.

I gave it away because I got 6 birds to take care of, and my mom disliked the little guy. I think they're adorable... their faces look like pillows.