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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ssjBrolli [/i] [B]Humm since you mention hot women tell me. *takes out a pen and paper* Which collage do you go to? lol. Thanks PoisonTongue [/B][/QUOTE] Rutgers-Camden, dude. Rutgers-Camden. [spoiler]Come here to come.[/spoiler] Oh my god...that's so wrong. I'd better black that out.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Charles [/i] [B]Our campus is located in the heart of the city of Camden, which is essentially a devastated area undergoing revitalization. Luckily, everything begins with Rutgers, so our campus is nice and the surrounding area isn't a certifiable nightmare. Occasionally I'll encounter suspicious looking characters (like Alex :p) but on the other hand I've yet to be on the receiving end of a mugging. For the most part, the class sizes are kept to thirty people or below and there are sanitary places to pick up lunch other than the school cafeteria. Although, most of them are fast food joints and not really desirable places to eat. Not a bad place though. The professors are generally very distinguished and easy to get along. [/B][/QUOTE] Hehe, Charles, watch it. I might be around Armitage Hall. Ooooh, scary! lol. :p But yes. Camden...is...how we say, warzone or a mild variation of it. Like Charles, I haven't been witness or subjected to muggings or anything. Our campus is unbelievably safe, even in the heart of Camden. Our police force is very similar to a riot control force. They patrol everywhere, they're always sharp. Very comforting to have them here. If you're leaving the Mac Lab at 4 am (any time of the day, really, but 4 am is when people finish in the Mac Labs), you can call to have them escort you to your car. The professors simply rock. I'm an English freak, as some of you can tell, and our English Department is one of the best I've ever seen. Our professors are incredibly knowledgeable, to the extent of disturbingly knowledgeable. Some of my profs pull lectures out of thin air, without any notes, referencing archaic and obscure pieces of literature, film, and art. It's amazing. Charles will agree that Dr. Fitter is one such instructor. The man is awesome. He's a British Marxist--a card-carrying Marxist, no less, but he is always respectful of others' political views. Really cool guy and a definitive volume on Shakespeare. Class sizes yeah. usually around 30. World Masterpieces have up to 180, as it's a General Requirement course and everyone has to take it. Rutgers is a really groovy school. I highly recommend it if you're going for an English degree. The English people simply roxxrsors. hehe. [quote][i]Originally posted by RPCrazy[/i] [b]The few teachers that I have met are...ok. Some of them are just...rather...boring.[/b][/quote] Yeah, from what Jenn's described, her theatre instructor is a ****ing moron. Hmph...core of theatre being actor and audience. Bull****. Without any ideas or reasons for being there, the actors aren't doing anything but standing around, and the audience has no reason to be there to watch nothing going on. And someone asked "What about script?" The theatre instructor replied, "What about adlibbing?" WTF! I don't think this instructor realises that NOBODY can adlib without an idea, that is to say, focus, that is to say, creative base, that is to say, SCRIPT to work off of. Even my most insane 20 minute improvisational (READ: "adlibbed") monologues had thought processes behind them. Jenn's heard me do some of them, and I guaran-freaking-tee that I wasn't pulling that stuff out of my ***. While my mouth may have been going, my brain is still thinking about where I'm going next, what points I want to make, what poetic notions and realisations I want to include. I really wish some instructors--no, people would THINK before they speak. To say that you only need actors and audience is pure, unadulterated idiotspeak. Yeah, that's my little rant.

Look at it this way. At my college, there are literally thousands of gorgeous women. I mean thousands. Seriously. Everywhere you look, hot body...hot body...hot body...holy **** look at her... It's like that. And you know the most ironic part of it? I know a lot of them. I've taken classes with them or am taking classes with them now. I know their names and they know mine. I'm friends with them. I hang out with my theatre tech people on campus, and they're amazed at how many of these girls I talk to and such. My friend, Mike, actually asked me today (after seeing a very cute girl named Katie say she dropped off a book at my house--she lives pretty much right around the corner from me), "Alex, how in the hell do you know all these girls?" And I'm not a casanova in the least. Hell, I'm actually pretty ineffectual when it comes to dating situations. But a cute college girl that I'm friends with? We can talk for a long time in campus time (meaning long for being on campus and such). I quote Dr. Mull, "The irony is delicious." You see, I appreciate the artistic value of my collegiate female interactions, because I could be the best damn partner a girl could have there, but I'm simply not able to become their partner. But that's fine with me. I really haven't had a strong concentration on dating the past 2 years. It's something that gets you worked up for nothing, and getting worked up for nothing just isn't good. So, my point here is, there are so many of girls out there that pre-occupying yourself with one that you never really had to begin with is very foolhardy. You're going to meet a lot of girls that are better than the internet romance you had. So, don't worry about it, mate. You'll find something in good time. Don't fret about it now. You're just getting yourself bent out of shape. No worries. PoisonTongue

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Baron Samedi [/i] [B]OK, but this needs to have certain levels of differentness. It is normal to be different, but what about when people think of normal- they don't think of everything a person can be, only one kind of average persona, don't they? [/B][/QUOTE] You're missing the point. EVERYONE is different. EVERYONE. Look at the word, "everyone." That means ALL. "Normal" is representational of what a majority (or ALL in some cases) of society is. Therefore, as ALL people are different, DIFFERENT is the NORMAL. Get it? Even thinking of varied levels and gradations of society, they are still ALL different. No person is the same, therefore, "being normal IS being different" and "being different IS being normal." Get it?

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Angelus_Necare [/i] [B]I do know one of my friends is going as Sean Connery, he does the voice perfect (beleive me we know from all the drive through and random call mischeif). Maybe I'll go with him as Miss Moneypenny, hmmmm, dunno. [/B][/QUOTE] Excellent idea. Which generation of Connery? Early Bond years? Or today (gray beard). I'd suggest the Early Bond years, as you might be going as Miss Moneypenny. It'd fit better. Connery was young when he played Bond, meaning interacted with Moneypenny.

Perhaps, but considering your subpar writing abilities and interpretive skills, and your childish attitude towards the craft, and childish attitude in general (i.e., holds grudges), it's safe to say you were TRYING to get me back, but ended up failing. Quite miserably. Good try, though. You can try again at a later date. Phazon Kudos to you.

How about, Normal is being different. If everyone is different, and the societal norm is representational of the people in it, then we can say that being normal MEANS being different.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Sara [/i] [B][SIZE=1]*stares* I'm just saying, Raiha as a sexy jester adds about twenty "F-ed up" points to any group. Anyway. Tony, 'scuse my blatant ignorance, but what the monkey is that? It looks like some sort of demon-spawn rabbit-spider. Meep.[/SIZE] [/B][/QUOTE] Then...you must be viewing it from a Royalist approach. Feminist and Marxist would revel in the idea of a female journeymate in the Knights. A female jester would not add any ****ed-up points, as it would be VERY beneficial to society. Of course, Feminists and Marxists do not appreciate subjugation to begin with, and therefore would consider the pre-femality of the Knights to be detestable, and therefore ****ed-up. The inclusion of female populace to the said Knights would not add to the ****ed-up nature of anything. Now, you must be approaching this from a Royalist viewpoint. Royalists view the Crown and King's Army as pretty much infallible and would...essentially riot in the streets if the customary rules of the King's Army were to be broken. However, as there was violence in the streets regardless of the condition of the Knights (490 CE...brutal conditions and wraught with violence), the Knights were in essence, always ****ed-up. Granted, they were viewed as chaste and protectors of the good of the order, but we could also view them as Royal Lapdogs with no devotion to themselves, only the Crown. In that sense, they are still FUBAR, thus nothing Raiha does concerning this year's Halloween costume can change any of it. The ****ed-up quotient is swelled to begin with and cannot be added to. EDIT: Heh, sorry bout that. I get carried away talking about British History and stuff. It's sort of an obsession of mine. It's just so damn cool. Some of the most interesting things in history. Nordic Invaders. Dark Ages. Black Death. Theatre. Religious conflict. Governmental dictatorial reign (some could say Queen dictatorial reign, but the Queen's power was limited, as it is today).

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Sara [/i] [B][size=1]You could go as a fried egg. *tilts head* I don't know how you would go about doing that, but if you pulled it off, it would be very amusing. Or what was that quote from the Casper movie...Wrap yourself in tinfoil and go as a leftover. *laughs* And PoisonTongue: Wouldn't that make the title even more appropriate, then?[/size] [/B][/QUOTE] What angle are we viewing the Knights from? What perspective are we taking? What interpetive stance? Feminist approach? Royalist? Marxist?

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Sara [/i] [B][FONT=arial]With Raiha as a sexy white jester? I think it's warranted. :toothy:[/FONT] [/B][/QUOTE] But considering that The Knights Of The Round Table consisted only of male knights, no female adventurers (in both Holy Grail and Lore), the use of a sexy female jester is totally unfounded. Granted, ONE of the minstrels with Sir Robin was female, but she was a musician, not a jester.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Drix D'Zanth [/i] [B]This movie tops queen of the dammned and Blade. I agree that it wasn't anything spectacular. I encourage anyone who wishes to see a GOOD vampire movie see Interview with a Vampire, Nosferatu (the really old one), [/B][/QUOTE] Nosferatu!!! The All-Time greatest vampire film ever made. Max Schrek kicks the living piss out of any other cinematic vampire character in existence. Granted, Interview was spectacular and took itself seriously, but Nosferatu is the definitive horror film. F.W. Murnau...can't go wrong. The Hollywood schema today is destroying any solid base that Nosferatu or Interview created. Frankly, I don't see how people can flock to these mind-numbing action movies and never know of or never want to view the origins of the vampire film genre. Cinema is getting destroyed. If any of you want it to survive, you've got to start speaking up. Democracy is doomed when the public stays silent. "The only way for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." Loosely quoted from Castlevania: SOTN.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Raiha [/i] [B][color=royalblue]Hmmummmm.... It's been difficult to come up with good ideas, my best thought yet was to make my own costumes. Including Galadriel's dresses and a X-wing pilot costume for my boyfriend. But that was last year. This year, I cracked and used commando cloth to transform one of my LOTR fanatical friends into a Nazgul. 40 meteres of cloth plus alot of sewing equal 1 very freakish personage. Completely original, as nobody else will be able to come close to doing something quite so elaborate. Of course, the metal gauntlets were something I wasn't quite able to manage. This year though, I bought myself a Jester's hat, which makes me look like a cross between a sea anemone and a hedgehog. So i think I'll wear the sheer white bodysuit and be a sexy jester. As my friends are being Monty Python peoples.... And we're advertised as the "F-ed up knights of the Round Table."[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] The Knights Of The Round Table were ****ed up enough to begin with, both in Monty Python and British History/Lore. Why include the "F-ed"?

You obviously lack the skills to appreciate the IRONY of the piece. It's satire. It's not serious. Nice try on the harsh crit, though. You get a cookie for effort.

Woody Allen. One of the all time funniest things to do at Halloween. Walk up to someone's door, knock, and just go all out in Woody. "I-I-I would really appreciate some candy! Your candy is just so delicious, I mean it's spectacular! If you give me some candy, well, I'm POSITIVE I can get you a part in my next movie! I'll try even harder to get you in if you happen to have an asian daughter to go out trick or treating with me!" I'm also itching to dress up like Dr. Mull, one of my college professors. I can imitate his voice perfectly (Oh, dear God!

Who Goes There? It is a veritable battleground. We are involved in a conflict of epic proportions. But it is not only us versus them. We are not the only ones fighting. Us versus him versus they versus them versus it. That is the struggle. It is a battle of ideologies, and we cannot tell who is winning. When were the battlelines drawn? We do not think any of us can remember. The war started a long, long time ago in a society far, far away. It?s not the same society today. What once was authentic punk and The Ramones is now poseur Hot Topic. Kids walking around in black with dog collars at their necks. Are they really punk? Nope. I have heard Hot Topic customers say the store is for poseurs. And the battlelines are drawn. Poseur punks have their army. Watch for that spiked hair, it can slice you open. It is a battle of ideologies. Preppies are out in force, denying others the right to exist. They are the majority, but their brains cannot match their numbers. We are not sure what they think; we do not hang around them long enough to find out, nor do we wish to know. They are here and it is now. That is all we need to realize. Who are we? We are you. We are Marxist Pythonians. A small band of Rebels fighting against the Imperial Empire. We defy by questioning. We are Marxist Pythonians. We secede from the Union to form our own glorious yet tragically flawed Cinnaminsonia. We are Marxist Pythonians. We declare war on the Delranian Republic just for the hell of it. Who goes there? We go there. We can hear your hushed whispers. We hear what you say. We are all around you, and blend into the masses. We might be that geek in that chair. We might be changing in that locker room. We are everywhere and we are nowhere. We see you and know you are scared. We are different. We think in twice as many dimensions and our objective is clear: We will survive and rise-up to take control of what is rightfully ours. It is only a matter of time. Are we anarchists? No. Who goes there? We go there. Who are we? We are Marxist Pythonians, so play nice.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Baron Samedi [/i] [B]Like, my god, I hope that you weren't mimicking [i]me[/i] there. Or, like, I'll get my boyfriend to bash you up, he like, does anything I want him to. *giggles* Heh, like WOW, I totally dig your shoes. Like, WOW, so totally diggin this valley girl flair, and style Like *BLEEEEARGH* Heh. Just a question, was that aimed at people as a group, or specifically at someone you know? There is not a normal, in my opinion. People may have similar attributes and methods, but in the end, there is no identical set mindset for normalcy. There are similarities, but then this thread would be called "similarities", no? [/B][/QUOTE] Well, if you were able to discern parody directed at the "valley girl" ideal, then you consider yourself valley girl. So, yes, then, I was making fun of you. I was actually really satirizing someone else, but I think the piece was over their head and they didn't pick up on the satire. For a look at normality and societal interaction, check out the lounge. I should have a neat little propaganda post there. EDIT: Correction. It was moved to the Fiction board. "Who Goes There?"

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Drix D'Zanth [/i] [B]Eh, not bad but I would have really been impressed if you would've given me something like, "Why do people ask such strange questions, jeeze, why can't people just be normal." Along those lines.. I'll let people like wrist cutter and poison toungue dabble something up. [/B][/QUOTE] I, just, like, can't think of anything right now, y'know? My mind is just a total blank slate, and I don't have a thought in my pretty little head, cause I'm just miss popularity, y'know? I'm the hottest girl here, and nobody can impress me, cause they're well, just a bunch of freaks, y'know? Like, for sure! Uh oh, my girlfriends are here! Oh! We're driving to the mall to pick up some stuff at the GAP! Like, I'm so totally there! Normal kids like me shop at the GAP. It's like, so totally neato in there! OMG, did I just say "neato?" That's totally impossible! I-I-I'm normal! I can't say things like "neato!" OMG OMG OMG, I hope my girlfriends didn't hear me say "neato." That'd so totally wreck my social life in school! Oh, I just can't even think about what'd happen! My boyfriend Connor would dump me. OMG, I'd be single? NO! I can't be single! I'm normal! Gosh, maybe there is no normal. Does that mean I'm not popular? OMG! No, that's not true! Get ahold of yourself Crissy, you are normal and you're the hottest girl here, and nobody is better than you, cause you're totally normal. Was I just talking to myself? OMG OMG OMG I was talking to myself! But I'm better than everyone else! Maybe I think I'm better than everyone else? I don't know! My pretty little head doesn't know. No! I'm just a poser! I think I can trounce all over people without any regard for their feelings. That's wrong, like y'know? Maybe I should be nicer to those around me, cause being mean causes enemies, right? Maybe I shouldn't be so mean to people, cause RPCrazy is PoisonTongue's best friend in the whole world! I guess I should just shut my pretty little mouth when I feel the need to criticize somebody who is important to PoisonTongue! Cause I totally would lose PoisonTongue's respect if I continued to criticize his best friend, y'know? Like, totally! I?m just a bimbo when I keep making fun of people just for the sake of making fun of them! OMG, I?m not normal and I?m not perfect! OMG OMG OMG! I?m just a bitter little bimbo who tries to be mean to other people just to make myself feel better about myself! OMG! I?m so disillusioned about everything I know! I just can?t live without making other people look stupid! I guess I?m just an airheaded idiot! But, I?m normal, right? Right?

Granted, Leh, Spaceballs isn't at the same level as Young Frankenstein Blazing Saddles, or Silent Movie, but it still is hilarious on its own accord. It stays true to the customary Brooksian parody nature, making fun of anything and everything associated with the genre. Young Frankenstein did that, Blazing Saddles just went all out making fun of the Hollywood ideal (as B.S....hey, also stands for bull****...hmmm...my theory holds true then.) About Blazing Saddles, our POV never is actually in the wild west. We're in the movie theatre, watching what the actors did on camera. The core essence of the movie, that is, what is shown on the movie screen within the movie, is improv. Granted, Brooks planned for it that way and the script was written as such, but the reality of the film shows that Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, along with Harvey Korman and Madeline Kahn, all were simply having fun and messing around in front of the camera. The characters presenting the knowledge of the movie (Blazing Saddles) confirms this. When Harvey Korman is rousing his scoundrels, he says, "You will be risking your lives, while I will most certainly be risking a guaranteed Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor!" That is demonstrating character knowledge of a fictional situation, and is shown then as Harvey Korman having fun and injecting a bit of situational irony into the scene. Later, after [spoiler]we've broken into different soundstages[/spoiler], Korman says, "I want to see how this movie ends." (or something to that effect). He's goofing off in front of the camera. The end of the movie WE watch has [spoiler]Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little riding off into the sunset (Wilder holding the bag of popcorn from a previous scene--again rooting us in the goofing off modality), but then leave the horses with a handler and climb into a company (or lot) car that escorts them to pick up their paycheck for completing Blazing Saddles. (we infer this)[/spoiler] Mel Brooks messes with reality in Blazing Saddles, and I gather the title not only parodies a western, but also uses the abbreviation BS, bull****, meaning a fake or nonbelievable idea. How does this play into Spaceballs? Mel Brooks duplicates this playful nature with reality (or movie reality, if you want) by a few choice scenes, most notably the home cassette scene. That home cassette scene is the undeniable proof of yet Brooks movie that knows it's a movie. By using dialogue such as "How can the movie be out already??! We're not even done making it!" the movie reveals the knowledge of itself. The various Brooks comedies lining the shelves provide more strength to the "self-knowledgeable movie." I say, Spaceballs is much better than any "self-knowledgeable movie" coming from Kevin Smith. While I regard Kevin Smith very highly and respect him for what he has done with film, Brooks does the "self-knowledgeable movie" better with Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and Spaceballs. Spaceballs is filled with more intelligent self-referential irony than we find in Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back, most likely due to the cast and crew of the films. Would we rather watch Jay Mewes and Kevin Smith, or Mel Brooks (an undisputed king of comedic craft), Rick Moranis, and John Candy? Spaceballs, while not Brooks's finest, is certainly one of the better "self-knowledgeable" movies that we know of.

Here's something. The "style" and "look" of Cowboy Bebop. Compare it to detective movies of the 40s and 50s. The 40s and 50s were far earlier than anime, last I checked. Really, nothing in entertainment today is totally original, including anime. Everything borrows from everything else.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Magdalena [/i] [B]Disclaimer: I copied this from another forum I post at( I did write the post), thus the swearing is still there, but mostly censored. Please take it with a grain of salt if it vulgar language offends you. As you all know, I'm a cashier at a grocery store. I come across many aggravations daily, as I slave away scanning cans and typing in codes for brocolli and such. Many people, and I'm not saying you, say how cashiers and baggers are horrible and how they need to improve, but never realize it's a two way street. Think about these common aggravations, and see if you do them, and try to avoid them. [u]Cellphones[/u] - Never ever use them while I am scanning or bagging your order. I find that rude that you would rather be jabbering about who you partied with on the weekend instead of paying attention to your groceries. Your lack of care means fun times for me. You may find many of your items mangled, broken, or slightly damaged. Learn some manners, stupid *****. Don't use your goddamn cellphone. [u]Dividers[/u] - Okay people, they are there for a reason. You know, so I don't scan in another customer's order in addition to yours? And what gets really mad is you blame it on me. Excuse me, I'll bring my psychic powers next time so I know when your goddamn order ends. [u]Hurry The **** Up[/u] - Why must some people take so ****ing long unloading their groceries? Perfectly capable people take out an item at a time, slowly, and wasting my time. Yea, you complain when you don't get fast service, but your fat *** if taking too ****ing long to unload! [u]Bring Up The Damn Carriage[/u] - Being a bagger as well, I know what it's like to have a conveyor belt full of bags, and you're still using the carriage as a lean post. If you do this, and the bagging sucks, blame it on yourself. [u]Don't Ignore Me[/u] - I hate people. With a passion. So when I'm making an effort to be polite and charming, don't ignore me. That pisses me off, at least acknowledge me. I'm pretty important, considering I have a small bit of control over your finances( i.g. scanning things multiple times on "accident") [u]I'm Not Your *****[/u] - I'm not going to bend over backwards for you. I can't magically make your credit card work, I'm not going to do something that you can do yourself, i.g. get your own ice. You can get that as you leave, thank you. [u]Don't Bring Attention To Me[/u] - Thank you, I know I'm a fast bagger/cashier, and I'm pretty damn friendly, but don't make it so the whole store knows. I'm hated enough as it is, don't pile it on. Plus I blush easily, so I don't need that either. [u]Don't Be A Hypocrite[/u] - People always complain that conversations between the cashiers/baggers make them feel left out and uncomfortable. How the hell do you think we feel when you're totally excluding us out of the conversation, as well. Learn some goddamn manners. [u]Don't Try To Scam Us[/u] - We're not total idiots. We know how to count. [u]Don't You Ever Doubt My Bagging[/u] - Just because I'm fast, doesn't mean I suck. So **** you, and check the bags and see if there are any problems. If I sucked at bagging, I would've been fired a while ago. [u]WIC: Don't Use On Express[/u] - Whatever you call it where you are, don't use it on express. It takes up too much time and defeats the purpose. [u]Don't Stalk Us[/u] - I'm underage. I don't need 70 year olds hitting on me, coming in to see me 5x a day. Thanks. [u]Don't Use My Name On My Nametag[/u] - It freaks us all out to hear "Have a good day, Jennifer[or whatever other name]" because that shows familiarity. I'm your goddamn cashier for 10 minutes, I don't know you. [u]Don't Rush Us[/u] - We don't operate on your time, so if you're in a rush, you should have came earlier. Not my problem. I'll add more as I think of them, but please try to avoid these. They get me aggravated to no end, everyday. Do you do these? Have any of you worked at a grocery store, and know what I'm talking about? [/B][/QUOTE] How about this. Chill out. Relax. I've done the same thing you're doing now. Sure, it was boring, sure, some of the customers treat you like ****. But you know what? Who cares? It's a job. It's retail. It's SUPPOSED to suck ***. I say, accept the mediocrity or general acidity of your working environment, brighten up, learn to go with the flow. Make a conscious effort to have fun; the customers are obviously trying to be nice (they're looking at your name tag, calling you by name, for Chrissake). The least you can do is provide the same kind of warmth or at least attempt the same kind of warmth. There's a quote I'm looking for here...it goes something like, "Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% what you make of it." Listen to that. You can only change yourself. You can't change how other people act. Sure, life sucks. You know what Denis Leary says? "Life sucks. Get a helmet." You're not happy with yourself. THAT'S why you're miserable, not because of a rude customer. You said it yourself: "I hate people. With a passion." You're making yourself miserable. Those customers aren't making you miserable. You're miserable to begin with. Make a conscious effort to change, then you won't be bothered. I've worked retail/food services for 3 years or so. (I quit after finding a job working for a hospital.) I worked for Staples and Boston Market, undeniably two of the worst-run places for general employee happiness. I got frustrated there, oh hell, I did. But then I came to a realisation: This means jack ****. It's just a paycheck. Nothing to get worked up over. You know what I did after my realisation? I went home and played the following songs, in this order. 1) Let It Be. 2) Live and Let Die. 3) Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life. 4) Good Riddance. 5) Bridge Over Troubled Water. 6) Free Bird. At that moment, I learned to control my feelings. Treating yourself like a computer is THE GREATEST thing you can ever accomplish. I've programmed myself into feeling relaxed, calm, easy-going, and care-free. When I'm feeling upset, this is what I do. Put my fingertips to my temples, close my eyes. Concentrate on visualizing my brain, isolating the upsetting material. I identify what it is, understand where it's coming from, log it, then send it to my Wastebasket. I proceed to empty the Wastebasket, delete my brain's cookies and temporary files, then clear my mental RAM. After this, I say to myself, "System restart in 3...2...1." You know what happens then? I open my eyes and am TOTALLY calm and relaxed. I even think about what was bothering me earlier, and it doesn't bother me. Do you realise what I did? I controlled my emotions. I controlled how I was feeling. I understood myself and understood how I work. That's what you need to do. Bitching and moaning doesn't help. You need to undertake a CONSCIOUS effort to relieve yourself of stress and unhappiness. Complaining is fine and all, but it will not help in the long run. Thanks, PoisonTongue

It's not even a matter of lifting scenes from anything. Everything in Hollywood today, nay, entertainment today, is lifted from something, or inspired by something, or pays homage to something. It's not copying, per se, it's just using common cliches and such...public knowledge almost.

Shinobi, awesome. I might be heading to England next year in May; I'm going to have to snoop around, see if OCS is playing anywhere. Blown Away is another good one, and Profit In Peace is very nice, too. It's really cool when one discovers a band after watching a movie. OCS and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels... Spinal Tap and This Is Spinal Tap...(yes, a fictional band, but still has real music) But OCS takes the cake.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by PoisonTongue [/i] [B]To find comedic horror, I suggest MST3K. It's usually on Saturday mornings (9 am to 11 am) on the Sci-Fi channel.[/b] They're stuck on a spaceship and forced to watch absolutely horrid B-movies. The movies are hilarious enough (camp), but the characters' comments send it over the top. One movie had a scene in which a son is looking for his father, and asks a hick, "Have you seen my father?" Well, one of the robots in the audience replies, "Knew him?!? He was DELICIOUS!" The show is hilarious. MST3K...Mystery Science Theater 3000. That's comedic horror. Not Scary Movie. [/QUOTE] Double B, look at what I've bolded there, mate. ::nods:: There are no new episodes, but MST3K lives on in syndication and reruns, and in the slew of DVD episodes out there.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Drix D'Zanth [/i] [B]I don?t think it?s [I]achieving[/I] your potential that matters, it?s the journey to achieve the potential that is far more rewarding. [/B][/QUOTE] Good point he makes here. Case in point. Star Wars Galaxies. Mastering professions is a goal of the game, and there are a lot of professions to choose from (Bounty Hunter, Pistoleer, Creature Handler, Doctor, to name 4 of the 20). I'm 2 blocks away from Master Doc, and once I get Master, my Doc field is done. I don't have a need for medical xp, don't have a need for Apprenticeship Points in my Doc field, so attaining the highest potential of Doc means nothing if I don't decide to interact with other players. As Drix said, and as I am saying here, "Achieving means nothing if you don't have anything else to use that potential with. The journey is where the fun is at." That's how it is with life, and in development in Galaxies. Building, learning, journeying. That's the point. Enjoy yourselves (ok, not in that way, hehe, but you get the idea). Don't worry about achieving total potential, because you'll make yourself miserable in the process. I was talking to a few British guys some years ago. They said something that really stuck in my mind: "If you've got one foot in tomorrow, and one foot in yesterday, you're goin to piss on today." That sums it up. Focus in on the now. I quote Charlton Heston in Planet Of The Apes: "We are here and it is now. Get that through your head and you'll sleep better." Live for today, concentrate on the now. Tomorrow is tomorrow, 5 years from now is 5 years from now. Yep. See ya everyone. PoisonTongue