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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Mitch [/i] Exactly. Tony has it right there. *smiles as well* Pt, you're going to tell me that when, say, you were in Kindergarten up to the end of High School, 12th grade, you loved every freaking second of it? From what I've found, you used to be just as angsty as any teenager, and you've even told me something about you looking out a window during English class, or something--and not really caring. We all hate school at some point. [/quote] You are missing a very important distinction, Mitch. Yes, there were some parts of school that I couldn't stand, but those parts were few and far between. My problem is not--as you misinterpreted, so don't play that "truth to me" crap, lol--somebody never goes through a bit of pain. That's not what I said or meant. You misinterpreted greatly. My point was, although it was pretty clear, was that ultimately, the individual has the power to make themselves deal appropriately with a situation. I criticize the initial poster because they are a moron and demonstrate no inclination to look for the positives of school in any small amount. That's why I criticize. Not because you thought that I was relating being magically free of any upset mentality in school. Teen-angst hit me in my Junior year. Only my Junior year. All the rest of my K-12 years were fun. That's the truth. You know it's the truth, because I don't lie. [quote]And honestly...if metacognition is what I think it is. (Well, here's my thought: since metafiction is fiction that's knowing of itself, I'd bet that metacognition is thoughts that are knowing of themselves.) If metacognition is that, I think every single person thinks, and are knowing of what they're thinking. Obviously, you can phase out other thoughts that are given to you--but it's also necessary to pay attention and think in order to learn something (even though you might not want to). To learn math, you have to think, and if you don't first allow yourself to think, well, then you're not going to learn. Thinking is pretty much always metacognition..even if it's subconscious.[/quote] Metacognition is the knowing about knowing. It is the [i]conscious[/i] application of self-awareness. "If metacognition is that, I think every single person thinks, and are knowing of what they're thinking." Do you honestly believe that? Are you serious? You've got to be kidding. You're trying to tell me that you are of the opinion that everyone is versed in metacognition? Are you nuts? While metacognition is [i]available[/i] to everyone, that doesn't mean everyone utilizes the technique. To say that everyone knows that they're thinking is ludicrous, because to say that, one would be lying. [quote]Anyway, yeah. We all hate school in some form, I don't want anyone to lie about that (even you, PT). There's classes you hate, classes that are bad because of the teacher you get..blah blah blah. Why have I said you're more idealistic in your approaches to things..?[/quote] I believe I've debunked your point previously. But if you weren't satisfied with previously, I'll do it again. I know what needs to be done, Mitch. I see what needs to be done. If you think for a minute, or imply that I've said, that I'm going to change the world singlehandedly, you are a fool. I have no idea where you're getting that notion, because I [i]know[/i] I never said anything of the sort. Are you accusing me of being an Idealist? Are you accusing me of living in a fantasy land where everything is exactly how I want it to be? Are you implying that I'm living in a removed state? I disagree, and I am damn sure the majority of OB disagrees with you, too. Talk to anyone on here with whom I've discussed my teacher plans. They're the same damn plans I've discussed with you; the same ideas, the same procedures. Everyone else says I'm going to be "a really, really terrific teacher." Not once did any of them say, "Gee, PT, your head is in the clouds. You're an Idealist." And the description you posted...nice try. Idealism is the head in the clouds mentality. That definition is the heads in the cloud mentality, which I have certainly [i]not[/i] demonstrated. Again, I say, I know what needs to be done and will assist in the process. Idealism is where someone is so removed from reality that they begin to sound ridiculous, and often spout wild accusations when they are met with dissonance...gee...where have we seen that before... [quote]Education is an ideal thing--it has to do with the mind, and from what I see, you see at as one of the best things ever--so much that it's a truth to you. Which is fine. I mean, you can say you're not under some ideal when you're talking about education, but to me, you are. It's not that like that's bad either. More power to you. [/quote] Don't pull that "it's my opinion" crap, again. You're again resorting to it...not a good idea. Mitch, you have no applicable truth, lol. Yeah, you've gotten better since I've been here, but you're still not totally in reality and uh...the whole, "world is a disappointment" thing you spout occasionally, [i]that's Idealism[/i]. [quote]Anyway, I need to go, dad's waiting to pick me up I'm sure. Sorry for how brevity this is.[/quote] Byebye. EDIT: [quote][i]Originally posted by Alastor[/i] My point is why spend 12 years for [color=red]nothin[/color]. I mean you only need [color=red]basic addition and subtraction, adding and multiplication skill[/color] to be able to count your money. And [color=red]thats the only thing i[/color] find useful to count. Who needs science anyway? English after the 7th-8th grade you basically [color=red]know how to talk good enough[/color] so why the extra 4-5 years. And I know [color=red]I not the only person[/color] who is tired of getting up at 6 A.M to go to a stupid high school that I don't even care about.[/quote] If you were trying to be sarcastic, it failed miserably because of your negative grammar, punctuation, and spelling. If you were trying to prove a point, it failed miserably because of your negative grammar, punctuation, and spelling. EDIT2: "Everyone," huh? Do you see me flubbing spelling, punctuation and grammar? Do you see James? What about Shinmaru? Charles? Tony? Sara? Dagger? AzureWolf? I guess you just ignore things that weaken your inane logic and argument, eh?

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by rttocs77 [/i] [B]Newsflash: people use drugs prescribed by a doctor as recreational drugs. Also a lot of drugs that are illegal nowadays used to be prescribed by doctors, until people started abusing them way too much or they were replaced by safer ones. Did you not read my tidbit on cocaine or did you just selectively read my brilliant post? Another example is that in the 1960's LSD was used in therapy as well as in the 1980's MDMA (E) was used in marriage counseling. So shut the f**k up. [/B][/QUOTE] rttocs77, shut your mouth. You have no right at all to speak to anyone in that tone, and wiccansamurai certainly did not deserve that level of arrogance. I think you should take some time for self re-evaluation. You have never demonstrated any positive quality in attitude or in post, as well. I am inclined to say that you are the moron here--and a very uneducated moron, at that. Perhaps it would suit you to get banned, so that you can politely excuse yourself from OB. In fact, once I am able to speak to Charles, this issue will be raised again. Yes, again. Think about that. Let it sink in. Now, Mitch, I'm going to assume you were being sarcastic, but that was still too over-the-top, lol. Take a look at Swift's Modest Proposal. It's something that believes itself, not mocking itself. Drugs, eh? While I do not advocate drug use, whether for medicinal or recreational purposes. Medicinal...well...that's a gray area. A very large gray area. I'm not going to get into that. But in general, addictive substances are bad ideas. This includes cigarettes, coke, alcohol, marijuana, smack, speed...the list goes on. The push to legalize/illegalize drug use is not that great of an idea, because it's still a bandaid application. Meaning, making something legal/illegal is not going to help the problem. It just means more people are going to do it openly, such in the case of legalization. Do we really want [i]more[/i] people taking a hit off of a severe narcotic? And illegalization has the same problems. If we prohibit something, then people will still do it. The solution here is education. We have to press the issues of drug education and information about the dangers of drug use. We cannot think that outlawing something will stop it, nor think that letting people do it whenever is the solution. The problem lies at the root. And that root is diseased. Awareness and education, and most importantly, [i]support[/i], are going to treat the root. The bandaid application is merely cutting off limbs...stripping the tree bare. Not a very worthwhile solution, if you ask me. If you want me to clarify further, I will.

Urge to kill...rising... Someone explain to me...why...I'm an Idealist when I say there are students (pleural) who just don't care about school and don't want to work and that I know what needs to be done? I'm really inclined to write off the initial post here as a joke. I mean, can someone really be that depraved and insecure about their education? Can someone hate their education that much? What is wrong with you people? Are you blaming the teachers, admins, curriculum for your displeasure? I've got news for you. While there are bad teachers here and there, there are also bad students. I go as far as to say, for every one bad teacher, there are five bad students. You have the power to enjoy school. Use some self-control. Develop metacognition. Learn to understand that you have the power to change your outlook on life. Until you acquire that power, give me a break. Meaning, stop bitching and moaning about 8th grade and shut-up about "OMFG!111!11!1 i hat3 sckool!11!!!1" Frankly, I'm not surprised at all that you hate school with that kind of attitude. You're a punk. You know what? Whatever instructor flunked you was totally in the right. I agree with their decision to give you a failing grade. You know what else? Cop that kind of attitude, I'll fail you, too.

?Stars Bucking The World? A mermaid to me now doth call, Drawing me close with her pearly ball, Sending my senses to disarray, But here I move closer, and not away. Her scent is enchanting me, Playing honey to my bee, As louder grows my buzz, And longer go, the urge still does. My body has usurped control, The lower mind with the winning roll, And before her now I stand, With my tender well in hand. She speaks in foreign tongue, Her luscious lips but nineteen young, And enticing me to speak?but alas, My thoughts have left me? And my tongue has fallen weak. I am lacking oral power, My bells ring true my final hour; My hopes and dreams now drift away, Joyous aroma to another day. The aqua maiden begins to frown, A scowl to put my tender slinking down; She motions me to leave, finger to the door, I turn and step away, as silently I mutter, ?Whore.?

The arm was on the floor in the blink of an eye, as the beam of red light quickly dissipated back into the metal hilt, which was swiftly hidden under the folds of black cloth. The creature wailed in agony, its shrill squeals echoing against the sandstone walls of the cantina. Only a handful of patrons bothered glancing up from their drinks, and even less were distracted from their conversations. --- It's only the first paragraph, as I have had no time at all to continue it, but feedback anyone? It's pretty clear what scene I've drawn inspiration from, but I think you can tell what twists there are going to be.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Boba Fett [/i] [color=green]I?d be George Lucas. I?d go into work and screw with episode III. [b]I?d have Boba kill Mace Windu[/b], fix the discrepancies between the prequels and the Expanded Universe, insert Jedgar Nieta into the movies and send a bunch of the Star Wars paraphernalia from the movies to my house. Hehe? That?d be fun.[/color][/QUOTE] I've bolded the text. No, Boba! If anything, Mace should "fall" to the Dark Side and get medieval on some sweet female Jedi Master ***. I want Jules to get his anger on in Episode III. If I had to choose to be a celeb...Stanley Kubrick. 2001, Dr. Strangelove, Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, The Killers...brilliant filmmaker. Mel Brooks would be a close second. I'm jealous of him for coming up with The Producers. I wanted to write The Producers.

Firstly, we shouldn't think so much of using the term "art." It has such lofty connotations that when we use it, we can't get any concrete definition. We all think of "art" as some brilliant, deep, layered piece of work. It's a societal cliche, really. It's an outdated and archaic term that had relevance in England in the late 1800s. What I think everyone is missing here, is the process. We will drive ourselves mad when we try to pinpoint just what it is, and drive ourselves mad when we have to say, "Art has no set definition." Because, the way I see it, the answer is neither of those. Look at how humanity has progressed over the years...what has been created, what has evolved. "Art" is not a static object. It's a constantly redeveloping animal. But don't think we can say, "Oh, well, art is whatever people think it is now." That's...not smart. Think about it. We are always going to disagree with others. What we think is art now may be burned when we hit our thirties. Unlikely, I know, but it's happened in history. Entire literary movements spanned 10 years and nothing longer. Authors were threatend with castration. See, the "art" ideal is volatile. Yes, there are a few things that stand the test of time, and will always be works of art. *cough*2001 Space Odyssey*cough* However, we are trying to define the entire scope...the spectrum of art. With that in mind, let me suggest this: "Art is/as a process."

"Squirrel, you have ten seconds..."

Hmmm?should I pop my head into Yochim?s classroom? Ah, why not. I?ll look in the window first, see who?s there. It?s fourth period so Matt Krause is probably in there somewhere. Hm. Don?t see him. He?s probably off in the backroom somewhere. Maybe working on a painting where it?s nice and sunny and he can escape the fluorescent prison of the main room, haha. Hey, there?s Joanna Rinehart. Joanna?s cool. Fun personality and a nice body. She smokes cigarettes, but I?m not about to let an addiction dictate my opinion. Addiction?dictate?cool. Because addictions dictate actions normally. I never realized the common root word there. That?s one of Scott?s faults, actually. One chink in the armor and he?s gone, never to consider the option again. It doesn?t make sense. Joanna?s chink isn?t even a big chink. She smokes. Big deal. If I refused to get to know people who smoke, I would have never hung out with my Dad as much as I did. There?s Christina Paciolla. If I didn?t know any better, I?d say she lives in the art rooms. I think she?s into Photography. Joanna is, too. They?re PhotoFreaks. Fun times. Christina is another really cool and really cute girl. My Mom always wanted Christina and I to go on a date together. Mom never expressed that back during my high school years. Guess cause I was self-conscious in the whole dating scene. But that?s high school, so no worries. Haha, I?ve been talking to Aussies too much lately. But yeah, I wouldn?t mind going out with Christina now. It?d be fun. See, that?s the weird part. I can?t get a date at Rutgers, but I know I could show the woman what she?s been missing. Not pompous or pretentious or anything, either. I?m serious. I rock. Is it egomania? Nah. It?s confidence and knowledge of my abilities. And I?m not bothered by singlehood, either. I just enjoy it. It?s nothing to be worried about. It?s a singular aspect of human existence?dating, I mean. Why by hyperfocused on one thing? Hyperfocusing is dangerous stuff. It?s just shy of obsession. Diversify. That?s the key. Don?t be afraid to do something different. Get out and meet people. Stop and talk to someone that you would normally pass by in the hallway. Like Ferris says, ?Stop and look around once in a while.? Heh, Joanna sees me and waves hi. I wave back. Ah, let?s go in for a second. Yochim?s door is a bit loud. Most of the art room doors are clunky. Now, who was Yochim yelling at? Wow, it wasn?t Andrew. Looks like a n00bish freshman, though. Haha, it?s good to be a Senior. Wow. I?ll be starting my Senior year at Rutgers this fall. I feel old. Yeah, it?s a clichéd phrase, but it?s absolutely true: ?It was like yesterday.? It was like yesterday that I just started Frosh year. Now I?m a Senior?Junior, actually, but a Senior soon. There?s Mrs. Yochim. I wonder what?s bugging her today. Oh. That?s way. Yeesh. How many times do you have to tell people that watercolors and dry pastels don?t mix well? Half the page is mud. You use a little bit of water with watercolor. Just because the word is half-water and half-color doesn?t mean that?s the ratio you use. These kids should check out my stuff. I?m not the best artist around, but I?m certainly a competent artist. I use material sparingly?not even sparingly. I use material wisely. I don?t glob paint on the page, nor do I glob words into a story. There?s a point where there?s too much, and I see too many people doing that. They overload whatever they?re doing with every color they can think of, every metaphor that comes to mind. What are they thinking here? I mean, I can?t even tell what this is supposed to be. It looks like a landscape, but it looks nothing like Senior Court out there, and nothing in the room looks like this. Uh-oh. Yochim?s gonna get on their ass about this. One of Mrs. Yochim?s pet peeves is when someone doesn?t look at what they?re sketching, drawing, painting, whatever. The art teachers here heavily emphasis that you see what you?re drawing. Sure, some of us may have photographic memories like Yours Truly, but even then, I wasn?t excused from common sense. Do I feel like hanging here? Nah. Yochim is fun, and Joanna and Christina are cute, but I am embroiled in a quest of epic proportions. Now, to make my exit, I shall strike a most dramatic pose, exclaiming heroically, ?Tidings of joy to all, good health to men, may The Force be with you, and thank you, goodnight!? Of course Yochim glances up from thoroughly trouncing the n00b to send me a look, and I smile. ?Be good,? she says. ?You know me,? I reply. ?Good show.? And now, I shall attend the student store. --- I've been meaning to update this for a while now, but the time has escaped me until now.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Megumi momo [/i] [B]Well Thankfully this poem is not mine. I heard it from my friend John who seems to be in tune with everything about the matirx. Another thig John is quite young and due to the fact that I am older He asked for me to post. I find his poem lacking in certain areas and I also find it irratating but I still think in some ways something here could have been said or could not have been said. I apperciate you veiws and yes Posion Tounge you have a great sense of touch for the Matrix I commend you. [/B][/QUOTE] What? If the poem was your friend's creation, why didn't you say so in the initial post? I mean, it sounds a bit questionable that negative reviews are presented and then you mention a friend writing it. And, okay, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that this was your friend's poem. Now, if he is unable to post it for whatever reason, why didn't you make a mention of that? Example. When I had posted A Poetics For Bullies by Stanley Elkins (Elkin? Can't remember. Shame on me.), I think it was safe to say that Stanley was unable to post it himself. But I still made sure to say it was not my work. I'm not going to harp on your grammar--although...it does need a lot of work. But I will harp on the fact that even if your friend wrote this piece, you copied and pasted it without giving any notice that it wasn't yours. That's plagiarism, honey. And uh...my "talent" for writing "Matrixy" material is not from a love for the series. I really dislike much of the trilogy. Animatrix and the original are the only entries I enjoy. Also, depending on who you talk to here, I have no idea what The Matrix is about, lol. Being able to write a "Fanfic" does involve knowledge of the source material, but moreso than that, it requires being a competent writer. I can point to 80% of the Matrix fanfic writers on fanfiction.net who are horrible writers. Then I can point to 15% there who understand the series on some level, but their stories are still horribly written and clumsily executed. You can have all the knowledge there is about a series and still write a crap story because you lack the lingual and literary tools to craft a quality piece. Simple as that. And this is a question to anyone who reads this: Is my name [i]that[/i] hard to spell?

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by cloricus [/i] [B]People are not born with that ability, it too must be learnt. Understanding text is just an add-on to this pre-learnt ability to understand others, and I would still like to disagree.[/B][/QUOTE] Cloricus, did you ever hear of "cultural transmission"? What about innate predisposition to language acquisition? Did you ever wonder why dogs are able to bark and vocalize when they are very young? Ever wonder why children start talking? Because they listen to those around them. Innate predisposition theorizes that a child will learn the language to which he or she has the closest contact with during the early developmental years. Meaning, a Vietnamese child raised in America or an English-speaking nation will not speak Vietnamese; that child will speak English. This is similar to traveling abroad. When one travels to a different country, one tends to pick up on the dialect, subconsciously adopting inflections of that particular dialect. Case in point: In my Senior year of high school, the school's music department took a trip to Virginia. On that trip, we spoke with many who possessed Southern accents. Due to innate predisposition, I came back to South Jersey with a hint of a "Southern Drawl." Was that dialectal influence a conscious decision? Did I choose to adopt the accent? Did I choose to learn the accent? Not at all. Did I learn the dialect on any superconscious level? Nope. Some of my friends have traveled to Britain. They returned sporting British slang and British inflections here and there. But certainly did not choose to pick up the slang; it grew on them. Ability with language is not absent in humans at birth. It does not rely solely on outside development as the child begins their educational process. If anything, lingual ability depends on the innate predisposition to language that all humans possess. Are you--here's a question, just so you know--are you implying that a child raised in a bilingual environment, and who is not specifically taught both languages, will fail to grasp and be able to fluently speak both languages? You're not giving people much credit here, are you? Also, Shaun puts it very well in expressing just how much one needs to talk to people online as to be able to successfully infer how they are feeling at a given point in time on the net. Cloricus, you cannot claim that AIM or any online messaging system is an instant connect to people...that one can...know precisely what another is truly feeling...without a longer relationship; a longer length of time that allows for intuition to develop. [quote]pre-learnt ability to understand others, [/quote] It's actually the other way around, I think. For example, I was recently in Pittsburgh for the weekend, gaming with some very intelligent comp-sci, mathematics, and economics majors. Understanding language is not as innate, or "pre-learnt," as you may think. I can guarantee that had I not been as well versed in expressing myself and had not had a grasp on the language, I would not have been able to understand various conversational pieces during dinner with OGS. Understanding language comes from lingual development, which comes from innate predisposition to language acquisition, which is a "pre-learnt" ability, regardless of how much you disagree or care to argue. I also think there is another important point to mention here. You are comparing a relatively new method of communication to a method of communication that is thousands of years old. While, yes, many are "hard-wired right out of the womb," it still takes a long while to effectively distinguish moods and attitudes in web-based discussion. Compare the intense practice it takes for online recognition, to the relative ease of distinguishing moods IRL. Do you know why the situation is as such? Innate predisposition. We are predisposed to understanding real-life experiences. It comes naturally to us, some more than others, but it is still a natural occurrence. When one is speaking online, it requires intense concentration, both in the formulative stages and in the advanced stages. This is because you are analyzing type and nothing more. Smilies are fine and dandy, but as Mnemolth demonstrated during his days here, smilies mean nothing in online conversation. They do not assist in the understanding of a post; they detract from it, further muddling the meanings. I am of the opinion that smilies are in fact destroying peoples' abilities to type logical sentences, both online and offline. Perhaps it is the visual culture that we're living in, the kind of era in which we would rather watch Slaughterhouse Five than read it. The era that has no idea that Pierre Boulle's Planet Of The Apes even exists, and upon hearing of it, thinks it is a novelization of the movies. I'm going to make this short. Simply, AIMSpeak has not strength when it comes to understanding human linguistics. AIMSpeak is illustrative of just how lazy society has become, and how ingrained technology is in them. Even posters here on OB think they can be excused for piss-poor grammar and spelling because their "spellcheck doesn't work." That's not how it should be. I would really like to see the next ten posts I browse to be perfect. That means, no grammar mistakes, no spelling mistakes, clear and well-thought out sentences, and concise ideas. The only rule for this is NO Spellcheck/Grammar check. I want people to think before they type and actually pay attention to what they're saying, because as James points out, many online folk simply skim a post, without paying attention to detail, often missing major points. It is this awareness that I feel is missing from a majority of online conversations, and this awareness is an awareness that needs a revival. That is why it is foolhardy to praise AIMSpeak or variations thereof, claiming they are useful tools--more useful, from how you presented it--more useful than pure human interaction in distinguishing emotion. Oh, "Emoticons," eh? No. If you want to reply to this so it doesn't look like you backed down, then be my guest. But I do wish you to know, that I will not respect your uneducated opinion here--or anywhere else--until you develop a true understanding of the topic and subject matter at hand. EDIT: [quote][i]Originally posted by James[/i] [b]And vice versa -- people who appear intelligent online may actually be an awkward, bumbling mess in real life, in terms of how they talk.[/b][/quote] You just described me, James, lol. I may be well-spoken online (the majority of the time, anyway), but offline, I'm rather mumbly and scattered. When I have to be, I'm eloquent IRL, but hanging around friends, anything goes. This actually is a nice point you make. There are also different levels of conversation IRL. There are basically two main categories: Formal and casual. Formal is the "business world" category, I believe. Formal is used when we're presenting ourselves in an overly positive light, primarily. There are those who speak formally all the time, but that feels very unnatural. Casual is...when you're sitting in a TV Lounge, squaring off against a fellow Marth player in Smash Bros Melee. The emotions run wild, the palms are sweaty, the eyebrows are twitching as a player wall-techs and is able to slash back. That's casual--and actually... These two categories demonstrate body language. ^_^

I wanted to crack some skulls... But other than that, I enjoyed it wholeheartedly. I say, though, Shinji, c'mon, make me a bastard in the sequel. I want to get medieval in Part 2.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Baron Samedi [/i] [B]*shakes head* Where are the borders? Please PT, even skinny black ones would make me happy. However, if I must decide on these horrid, non-bordered banners and avatars.. [/B][/QUOTE] I'm going to assume that was a horrid attempt at a joke, lol. :p But if it wasn't, then...Baron, wha? All of my picture/screenshot banners have no border. My current 2001 banner has no border at all, and it looks beautiful. The only banner here that might need a thin black line would be Banner 4; all the rest have the necessary colors to go without a border. I really do not see where your beef is, if you have beef at all, what with that mad cow disease and stuff. And a note to everyone, I'm taking input until Friday, so others can have a chance to reply. :)

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Ryu_Sakura [/i] [B]Well, I wrote them because I can't really express what I think is funny, me and my friends thought it was funny. But, technicly I didn't do that one in 15, I had started it the night before, and all I really did today was edit it. (Or was is yesterday? lol) In truth me and my friends do act like that, Like I said, "Inspired by e-mails, pms, and conversations with friends." Ehem. I admit though, I did stretch Naomisan24 a little, and InuYokai. But Sakura (me), and SunnyBunny7 are almost completly real (just a bit on the I'm a bunny thing.). Infact one of the little conversations was on walking-talkies, with a differnt friend who was mimking them. It was funny. But the only thing I really did was do what I would do if this wasn't mostly at school. But "The Room" is my bed room, and the stage is the porch. Which we can't really go to now 'cause there are 5 inches of snow currently on my porch, There was 3 inches yesterday from the last snow fall. And th end of chapter two, was actually based on anime chars. my friends think are funny/cool/ect... But yes, this is kinda pointless, But it's humorus, and I'm not good at writing humor. So, I was amazed at how well, this came out. 0.o Wow, more sense-less rambling by your's truly: Ryu Sakura! [/B][/QUOTE] I wouldn't necessarily be proud of your post there. [quote]Like I said, "Inspired by e-mails, pms, and conversations with friends." Ehem.[/quote] I'm not going to get drawn into this, because it really isn't worth my time and effort, but stories inspired by IM, PM, email, etc--digital formats that are often plagued by poor grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and tone--more often than not demonstrate the same poor quality of the internet inspiration. In fact, I'm very inclined to believe that the "story" is nothing more than copy and pastes of IMs. This is really what belongs in your signature, and an abridged form of it, too. Just put tiny excerpts in. EDIT INSERT: Also, I have only read one Linguistics article in which a professor encouraged and used AIMSpeak. That should tell you something. My suspicions are strengthened upon reading the names and the format in the previous posts. Ryu, c'mon. We know you just copied and pasted a chat room, or at least an IM. The format is too similar for it not to be. The screennames are too obvious for it not to be. The grammar, the hyperactive and random roleplaying inserts...c'mon.

Oops, lol. I guess I hadn't finished the post. What I meant was, Syk's dialogue and narration have a similar inflection to a character from Homestarrunner.com. The...character who wears the hat and has a star on his shirt...Homestar, I guess. "Witches bwrew." He talks with an odd speech impediment.

[quote]Heh, I'm a wierdo. this was once agian inspired by all the pointless parts of life. [/quote] Ah...not really. See, your stuff in this thread isn't really showing what life is. It's showing an exaggeration of life. This isn't verisimilitude by any stretch of the imagination. Verisimilitude is slice of life...Realism. Madame Bovary. What you have here is...hyperactivity. There isn't logic in here. It's totally random, and despite what you may think, randomness isn't good. I was inclined to not even begin to read your story because of the script format. The script format, I've found, leads to just...inane and idiotic dialogue. No attention to detail is required when using script form. You plop the name down and that's it. The dialogue is certainly not analyzed, thought about, considered even. It's just whatever comes to your head. That theory is further strengthened by the following; [quote]You know Dragon Warriors stuff? It's similar to that but more random. I'll add some more later. If I finish my Homework within the next hour. Edit: I'm done!!! And I added a new pert![/quote] I don't mean to sound harsh, but I'm assuming you finished your homework in an hour, and if less than an hour, then 45 minutes. That means this scene was written in under 15 minutes, which I advise against. The short timespan shows. It's almost as if you threw whatever down onto paper. I would pay close attention to technique in the next chapter. Don't write it in 10 minutes and think it's done, lol.

This doesn't feel "Matrixy" at all, actually. It feels more like teen angst trying to disguise itself so that it gets more attention, as teen angst is often ignored here, lol. I haven't viewed Revolutions yet, but I don't recall anyone in M1, Reloaded, or Animatrix that demonstrated such teen angsty moods. Kid was the closest there was to that, but even he wasn't teen angst; he was just out of place. This poem is so over-the-top and melodramatic that I really doubt what influence The Matrix had on it. The Morpheus line feels tacked on at the end. So, is this [i]truly[/i] a poem inspired by The Matrix? Or is it just an 8th grader's rant with an escape hatch of "This was inspired by The Matrix"? I think a Matrix-inspired poem would go like this: (I'm just going to improv this) [quote]I have a choice. My decision is mine and mine alone. I have the power to do, And I have the power to undo. Those around me are scared; They don't realize what I do, And don't believe what I say. But I have the power to do, And I have the power to undo. Their Fate is in my hands. My choice will dictate their futures. And when I speak, They do not hear. When I am silent, They listen. Who am I? I am the one in the corner.[/quote]

Am I the only one who noticed a similarity to Homestar Runner?

Quick note before I write the quick interpretation. DeathBug, "other students" are OBers, as well. I would think 99% of the OB populace here is comprised of students. You might want to double-check with your instructor about the "other students" phrase. Now, Siren Song. I think the most interesting aspect of this piece is the fact that one of the Sirens is speaking directly to us. That allows for a much more personal experience. It opens up for a new perspective on the Siren Lore. The disgruntled Siren is played as a sympathetic character through much of the poem, and this is an interesting twist, as Sirens are considered villains in many respects. I have long been intrigued by a sympathetic villain. Verbal Kint is certainly a sympathetic villain, who uses words and a soft voice to achieve his goals. We could say that Verbal Kint manipulates those around him through the story he tells. While Verbal Kint may not have been directly influenced by the legend, the similarities are striking. Throughout the poem, the Siren is almost sorrowful. We know better than to say it, but she almost seems regretful. She presents herself as a victim of circumstance; those other two are the real killers. They made me do it, she relates. But did the other two [i]really[/i] force her to do anything? I propose that the other two are the innocents in this poem. [quote]I don't enjoy it here squatting on this island looking picturesque and mythical with these two feathery maniacs, I don't enjoy singing this trio, fatal and valuable.[/quote] When someone is guilty, they certainly try to shift the blame. That tactic is not a modern-day exclusive, either. Roman Emperors were known to pull treachery to cover their tracks; Senates were bribed, people were murdered in their homes. As cruel as those actions were, their artistic quality is admirable. But back to the Sirens. [quote]is a cry for help: Help me! Only you, only you can, you are unique[/quote] She is playing the sympathy card. Something isn't right about this. [quote]at last. Alas it is a boring song but it works every time.[/quote] She is the real evil of the trio. Like Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects, the narrator in Siren Song presents a twist on perspective. This twist is a literal one, surprisingly. We feel sorry for the narrator and wish that she could escape "squatting on this island, looking picturesque and mythical." She has a rough time there. No, that's not entirely true. She [i]says[/i] that she has a rough time there. But she is far from a reliable narrator, just purely because she is the lead Siren. And this brings in another point. How trusting can we let ourselves be of a narrator, or one who is relating a story? If we look up to someone, admire them, we are inclined to believe every word they say. But that is not intelligent. That is being controlled by our emotions. Simply, we must force ourselves to use logic when reading. We cannot be fooled by an unreliable narrator who is fabricating the truth as he or she sees fit. How was that for 1 am?

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The "closer to the original comic" argument loses steam, I think. While this new cartoon may hold truer to the comic, that does not make it superior. Take April, for example. In the 80s cartoon, she was an actual character. She had purpose, determination, and most importantly, she was dressed appropriately for the most part. Look at her now. Skimpy attire. Are we to praise and hold the new edition higher because the show has fallen victim to the male chauvinistic 13 year old marketshare? April's character in the new cartoon is very sexist...moreso than the original. I mean, seriously. Who in their right mind wears a [i]tube-top[/i] to a science lab? April is a lab assistant in the remake, correct? Yeah, that's just deplorable values. Baxter...his character is very cliche now...even moreso than his 80s incarnation. He's turned into a typical run-of-the-mill scientist who creates killer robots. That's it. I much prefer his 80s presentation; a meek, tiny, and squirrelly inventor. It's just a better and more well-drawn character. Baxter's fly transformation was surely inspired by The Fly and it worked with the subject matter of the cartoon. The Mousers certainly had a better design and aesthetic quality in the 80s. Now they've become the typical streamlined killing machines that we've seen for years now. Krang was an excellent character. Just listening to him speak sent chills through me. His character is just a brain and yet has this awesome power of command. He controls legions. He did not detract from the show at all. If anything, he added to it. He still is one of the only TV villains I love to watch. He broke the mold. Think about it. They could have gone with the usual ultra-strength destroyer that levels skyscrapers with his breath. But they didn't. The ultimate force of the cartoon was a talking brain that needed a mech to be effective on his own. That's creativity. That's originality. The new "style" is...eh. I mean, it's nothing spectacular. Cyber 6 did the look much better, but you know why Cyber 6 isn't on anymore? Because it didn't have the TMNT label slapped onto it, lol. Cyber 6 was a spectacular cartoon. It was well-written, the ideas were intelligent, the characters were well-developed, and most importantly, it had direction. It didn't feel hazy. That's one of the problems I have with the new TMNT. It's unfocused. The point about growing up on 80s TMNT is pretty accurate. Really, 80s Children had the best of everything entertainment. We had the exceptional cartoons. TMNT, GI Joe, Transformers, Super Mario Bros. Super Show (tell me you don't love that show and I'll beat you, lol), ThunderCats...the list goes on for longer than I can remember. I recently watched the first TMNT movie. It's excellent. Yes, it's a comic book movie, but it is oh so good. I honestly cannot think of anyone who doesn't smile all the way through it. There are a few gems nowadays, but I believe entertainment--the cartoon industry, especially--is a lost art. The really great and promising cartoons fail, and the majority of what succeeds is cliche-ridden blah.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by cloricus [/i] [B]No; my reply is going to be one of confusion, PoisonTongue. I love portable systems, a lot (looks over at game boy colour on floor, pda on desk and portable tetris in bin) and I'm saying that power like this in portable systems is just some thing that a lot of us thought wouldn't be in some thing portable, this soon at least. So before you go on your normal spiel think about what you say before you type, okay? And next time ask instead of accuse. [/B][/QUOTE] Ooh...you really let me have it, huh? Don't take that kind of tone with me, Cloricus. It's not welcome here, or anywhere on OB. You should really keep that in mind, so...before you go on your normal spiel think about what you say before you type, okay? I can throw the same sentence right back at you, so it would be of your best interests to remove thineself from thine rectum. Charles has already warned you about your attitude, too, hasn't he? Furthermore, it would suit you as well to acquire a grasp on the English language, or language in general, before writing a post like the one quoted above. If you read with any attention to detail, you would realize that I did in fact use questions. I am going to ask you another question here, too. I want to make that perfectly clear, as you seem to ignore anything that isn't made blatantly obvious. Do you pay attention to detail only when you feel like it, or only when it will benefit your inane argument? Now, on-topic. I don't have too much time here, but I'd be very intrigued to see just what kind of software N is planning with this new system. The gaming possibilities are very interesting. Two player co-op would certainly be cool. I keep coming back to Super Mario Bros Deluxe on GameBoy Color. The link mode featured a competitive mode in which both players raced against each other through levels designed for the race mode. With this dual system screen, I think it would be very neat to incorporate the SMB Deluxe idea into a more developed gameplay. I would love to see original levels used for the races. It would be precisely what I have been doing already, seeing just how fast I can get through SMB1 without dying. It would make for some very interesting races...

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by cloricus [/i] [B]Also I'm not sure if you people understand what others are getting at in the way of memory allocation so just to put it in perspective; that sort of power shouldn?t be in a handheld gaming system... I can see game programmers jumping for joy and having a field day. [/B][/QUOTE] Ahem...so, are you against a more powerful handheld system? One that may rival a desktop console? Cloricus, you know I respect you a lot. Your opinions and views are just so informed and intelligent, you know? But, even with this boundless respect I hold for you, I cannot begin to see any logic in your post[size=1]s[/size]. You seem to be against a handheld or non-desktop console having those kind of capabilities, the kind of capabilities that may rival desktop console gaming. Let's take your statement a step further, shall we? Are you saying that you dislike the GBA, simply because it has more power than NES? Are you saying that we should shun the GBA SP because it is a portable SNES? "I can see game programmers jumping for joy and having a field day." You say that like it's a bad thing. EDIT: And I suppose your reply is going to feature some bizarre point about system size and processing speed, where it's unnatural for a smaller unit to overpower a larger one. Well, I've got a 64 Mb, USB high capacity storage device no bigger than a small marker, that is far more reliable than a bulky, 100 Mb ZIP disk. You mean to tell me that the ZIP is better, simply because it's bigger and "natural"?

Yeah, but will it replace Battleship? Forgive the Spam, please; I just couldn't resist.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Desbreko [/i] [B][color=indigo]Another thing to mention would be the hint system in Metroid Prime. It acts basically the same as Adam does in Fusion, telling you where to go next. And I don't really think the hints make the game more linear, they just let you know where you need to go next in order to advance in the game. Again, you can still ignore them and go off exploring elsewhere. I think Adam in Fusion is the same sort of thing; a guide that tells you what you need to do next in order to advance in the game, not what you [i]have[/i] to do next.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] Des, perhaps you could clarify a bit? I can see where you're coming from, but the hint system of Prime and Adam of Fusion (heh, sounds like some Arthurian legend), are actually pretty different. Yes, both systems point you to a certain room, but Adam outright orders you. I wanted to bitchslap him throughout most of the game, lol. There was no relaxed nature about the hint system in Fusion at all. Sure, we could go off and explore and eventually get to whatever had Adam's digital panties in a twist, but Adam was still very direct and brutish for our next point of interest. I think the hint system in Prime is much different because it is not Adam. It's an area scan, picking up anomalies that will pique our interest and allow us to journey farther on Tallon IV. The Prime hint system is certainly a laid-back, "oh, when you get around to it, check this out," type of messaging service, quite contrary to, "Samus, go here. It is of critical importance." Now this is just a general point, not directed at anyone in particular. I think we're misusing "linear" here. Now, hear me out. Linear is defined as having a set path, a very specific turn of events that really cannot be done in any other order except the designated order to progress, right? Nonlinear is defined as being able to do whatever the hell you want along the way...essentially, go anywhere; no limits. No restrictions. Open-ended gameplay. I was just thinking about those definitions and applied them to the Metroid series. By those terms, NES Metroid is the only truly nonlinear game, because you can fight Kraid before Ridley or vice versa. You don't have to pick up the Varia Suit to beat the game...to progress. Yes, it'd be insanely difficult, but it is not out of the question. But compare that to Fusion or Prime. Fusion requires you to obtain specific items to proceed. If you didn't have the Booster, you never would get out of a level. (Blame Shinmaru for the "Booster" term. He blanked out. What kind of a Nintendo Forum Mod is he, anyway? lol :p) In Prime, there's no way you can go through Magmoor Caverns without the Varia Suit. Am I just missing something? Please, someone tell me what I fail to understand here, lol. It seems that the only nonlinear Metroid title is NES Metroid. I haven't played too much of Super, but from what I have experienced through [spoiler]emulation[/spoiler], it seemed pretty linear. EDIT: Des, I'm not sure if I touched on anything of what you said. I'm sure Shinmaru will come in and pick on me now, lol.