Korey

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]I think I summed it up pretty well what I thought individualism and mainstream were...so...I'll just post it up again for reference.[/FONT] [QUOTE=Korey]Indiviualism: People who strive to be "different" from others, by ways of fashion, musical tastes, etc. Goths, metal heads, and many niche groups tend to fall into this stereotype. These people are often persecuted (at least they think so) or looked in a lesser way, because of their choice to veer from the socially common value in place[B][I][U] at that time[/U][/I][/B]. Now here's my thing about individualism and mainstream. First off, let's ditch those maudlin terms. There is no such thing as Mainstream or Indiviualism period. You cannot be totally similar to someone else, because you will differ in some way, no matter how minute (this stems particularly from your life experiences and choices), so the term mainstream should really be called "Popular for the Masses". Individualism is a really old, cliche term too. You aren't gonna be totally different, because somewhere, at sometime...someone came up with the same ideas as you. You tend to hang out with people of similar tastes right? How is that being an individual if you want to be part of a group? This means you go with the mainstream of that particular niche group. Soooooo...basically, in my own humble opinon. Everyone is mainstream in some way, every one is and individual. It's really a balancing act, there is no one extreme or the other. [/FONT][/QUOTE] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]+5 Coolio points to Allamorph for pointing out my thread....lol[/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]I don't tend to look for girls wedding rings, because I'm much more of a "male friend who you could date, but you are just really good friends" kind of guy. I've made the mistake of asking a girl out when she was engaged before. That didn't turn out too well, but that's a long story. I think hanging around married people is cool, but you gotta know when to step back and just be friends, espcecially when the Husband/Fiance is around, because you don't want friction in their relationship because of something that you said or did. [/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]Here's another recent pic....I got my "I'm so Hood" beanie on [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/HaruharaK/DSC00083.jpg[/IMG] I be rockin it son!!! ^_~[/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]I work in a chain of supermarket stores (Albertsons) and I think that Wal-Mart isn't exactly the land of roses and sweet honeydew as people would like to think of it as. Even as a consumer, I am compelled to spend my money elsewhere because of the things I've experienced in Wal-Mart. It may just be where I live but I find the employees at Wal-Mart to be: A) Not knowledgeable of their store B) Lacking Good Customer Service C) Lacking Basic Human Interaction Skills Working at a place that requires good customer service from all of its employees and takes customer service very seriously, I think that this kind of service should be provided by every store. I guess Wal-Mart assumes that people will shop there regardless of how bad customer service gets, because of low prices. Lemme be the first to say I will shop at a more expensive store if I can be met with great customer service. I can see why some people are hesitant to work at Wal-Mart as well. The part-timers there get less than 40 hours and are constantly competing with several other people to earn a decent wage. They work a VERY inflexible schedule, which doesn't allow for family emergencies or deviations in the schedule due to school or other circumstances. You work when you're supposed to work, or you will be replaced. This is just one horror story I've heard from a co-worker of mine who used to work at Wal-Mart. As far as Wal-Mart being bad for local buisness, I think that is more of the consumers fault than Wal-Mart. It's simple logic. "Why would I want to pay almost 2-3 dollars more for groceries when I can buy more of it or get it cheaper at Wal-Mart?" If the customer sees a better buy, they are most likely gonna go for it. You'll still have a few die hards who will attend the local stores, but for the most part, people will migrate towards the better buy, because it saves them money in the long run. So Wal-Mart ruining buisnesses seems like a little man's view of the story. Blame the consumers, not the company.[/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a guy with emotional problems who takes his issues out on a woman. The sadder part is, however, that the girls come back to those guys out of pity or fear. It's just hardwired into most girls emotional systems (I am speaking from my perspective, please don't take anything I say as fact). It sucks that your girlfriend had to deal with that in her life. I can't say I know what she went through, but I can sympathize with her emotional state. Justin, I commend you for being true to your emotions about her and still finding that she is somone that you love. Even though you may find that you were being a gentleman by not meddling in her problems, you could have offered the best advice you could and if the problem was truly bad, you needed to interfere if not for her well-being's sake. But that is past. Y'know sometimes it's the unrequited feelings that are the hardest to deal with, but to be honest, I still think she's reeling from the feelings generated by her last relationship. Give her time and I'm sure she'll come around. If there is one thing that women like, it's a guy that's always around to help them, no matter what. I have plenty of female friends that know this about me, and while we harbor no romantic feelings towards each other, we have a deep trust and respect for each other. We're just really really good friends. But I have a feeling that she'll come around and be with you ^_~ [/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]I'm not sure about this idea, it seems like a good idea. But here's the thing I call into question....what happens if new anime come out and beat out the current anime in terms of popularity. Unlikely, yes, but still not impossible. Also, lots of anime fans have varied tastes in anime and may not like the popular series at that time. Not to criticize DB or any of its series, but if we continue to focus on older series like that, we won't move ahead to see what's out right now and what's on the horizon. I think what we have now is the best thing for Otakuboards right now. If you'd like to discuss Dragonball or any other anime, there is definitely a thread for it in Anime Central. If the thread is inactive, all the more incentive to bring up your seperate questions/discussion points and try to revive the thread. It happens with a lot of threads.[/FONT]

[quote name='Vicky'][SIZE=1]Oi, why don't [i]you[/i] post a picture, Mr Morph? =p (Unless you already have... then... faaaail me). And Korey, haha, I love your face XD Pumpkin looks nice too and has a friend with another fun face in the prom picture, hehe. Thought I'd contribute a new years pic... [IMG]http://a82.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/90/l_c79d14605668c4a1e48d45aa4d055c29.jpg[/IMG] Because out of the many others, it's the only one you can't see the bruise on my face. I do have a second one where you can see the whole mohawk, but I look like a peacock in the mating season so we'll leave it aloooone.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]Lol thanks Sandy...I'll give you a big thumbs up pic again.[/FONT]

[quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Arial]Do yourself a favor and [I]never so much as think those words again[/I] unless they are actually true. I swear, I see more perfectly fine-looking girls say they look fat....[/FONT][/QUOTE] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]Word...plus I don't even think exterior beauty should play a large factor for me. There is limits, but y'know I find the girls who aren't incredibly goregous are the best ones to be with, cause they have better personalities in general... Time for me to contribute to the this little show....[/FONT] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/HaruharaK/DSC00073.jpg[/IMG]

[quote name='Premonition'][COLOR="1234"]I still don't get it >_> [B]"Moose.... Indian..."[/B] [/COLOR][/QUOTE] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]"Here lies Prem...died of mispelling someone's name" or how about... "Here lies Korey...he was right, we were wrong, we strung him up and now he's gone...."[/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]Funnier still would have been if these guys did that during some larger gathering like the Evolution fighting game tournament or at E3. That would have made lots of people very irate, but yet that would have been unrivaled on the hilarious scale. That's total douchebaggery... I agree that it may affect people's jobs, but this was all in good fun and gizmodo did apologize for it. But I think it might be a sign of our prudish ways if we get all in an uproar about it. It was a harmless prank, the TVs actually do work now. I wonder if anyone bothered to even test the TVs after the fact. It also displays what kind of improv skills announcers and spokespeople have at these kinds of things when tech is an issue. I've had these problems before, and it isn't easy, but as a speaker you have to press on....like most of these guys did. So repsect to them.[/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]"Here Lies Corey...er Korey" My name is always mispelled...so....that's funny to me[/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]Our city is rich in Folklore...dunno where to begin.... I live in El Paso, Texas. We live right on the Mexican/ US border and we have had a rich tradition of both cultures. Pancho Villa had lived in El Paso for many a year. Billy the Kid has stopped by the area more than once to elude the law. One of our very own is right now floating up on the ISS as an astronaut. Most people know us for our very famous song by Marty Robbins "El Paso". I won't sing it, cause frankly I'm tired of hearing it...but we have lots more things I'm sure I'm not telling you. I still have a lot of things I don't know about this city and I've lived here for almost 14 years.[/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]What is it? The "Mainstream vs Individualism" thread Why is it nifty? Besides being one of my creations, it's probably one of the most argued about threads in my recent memory, and the simple fact that people showed how one sided they could be on an argument. None of this "well as long as it doesn't hurt me, I don't care." sort of things, just plain out debate over a really vagueand convoluted issue. Nevertheless, it was a brilliant discussion and provided fodder for my awesome signature (THANKS INDIFERENCE). Plus I haven't been quoted so many times in one thread in my entire life. I felt the indignance and the love in that one. They both made me all tingly inside. Who is it? The Utah Crew Why are they nifty? They are the best squad of mods I've ever seen. For my money, I think Aaryana_Mom should join their ranks too. She is good at moderation already, since she has her daughter to moderate everyday :animesmil ....I have the upmost respect for all the Utah crew too. Props to ya Rach, SunfallE, Aaryanna and Majah...and all others. Who is it? James Why is he nifty? Cause James is one of the most active site directors ever. Not only does he work on the site and the otaku network, but he also takes time to be personal with his members and post on the issues within the subjects covered in the threads. James has my utmost respect on all fronts. He's just plain out nifty. Dude oozes nifty....lol Who is it? 2008 Digital Boy Why is he nifty? He is plain out cool, weird, abrasive, and sometimes annoying...but DB is one of the fixtures of this site. OB would be boring without him sometimes, cause most of us can agree on most things. But DB begs to differ. He's always honest about his stance on things, and I can appreciate that. Not a whole lot of people can practice what they preach, but I don't get that Vibe from DB...plus the dude has watched more Anime than I could probably name....respect. Who is it? Korey Why am I nifty? Not to be vain, but I'd like to nominate myself...not a whole lot of people converse with me, but I think we could say I'm nifty cause I make a point to be nice to everyone I meet and I try to help people the best I can from my position as a member (I've PMed many a new member and reminded them of little things to help them become better members). I would also care to venture that I am willing to do anything to help others in need...no matter if it's advice or something trivial like opening a jar of pickels (you're welcome Mayor of Townsville)...so I guess that makes me nifty.[/FONT]

See ya later then Jake...too bad you had to leave....but I wish you good luck in the future in whatever you do.

Uh yeah...hi...I'm just here to post my listening stuff....hope that's ok:animeswea Right now I'm listening to my buddy's band [B]Sound Theory[/B]. He and I talk about music all the time and we often find ourselves air guitaring and playing faux drums while we're at work...he suggested I checked out his band on MySpace...so I did and I liked their style of music...so if you guys wanna check em out.... [URL="http://myspace.com/soundtheoryband915"]http://myspace.com/soundtheoryband915[/URL]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"] I see no reason to be suspicious of nice people...and I'm a really nice person by default. I'm not OVERLY nice, but I am a really nice guy. I don't see any reason to be suspicious of others boyfriends cause they seem "too nice". I think that's being really judgemental and assuming the worst from everyone when in fact, people should be revelling in the fact that there are genuiunely nice people in this world. I mean would your friend rather have it that her friends BF was a complete horse's ***? I mean, cause that is definitely the worse of two evils in my opinion... I don't suspect nice people of being too nice. I tend to trust people in the Rachaminoff way, "Trust you until you break my trust". It sucks to try and keep people's at arm's length because it seems too good to be true. Why don't you just accept it and go with the flow, then if something happens...then you can be suspicious of others. But until then, it isn't right to judge someone before you truly get to know them.[/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]I took a long break from here not too long ago...sometimes I'm on here a lot, sometimes not...depends on my school schedule and what I'm doing at the time. Sometimes, it's just a thing of nothing interesting being on the boards that I wanna talk about. So it's kind of a hodge-podge of reasons for me. Welcome back anyways Domon....[/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]I belive Slither is in the game...[/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]Skip Mass Effect and Need For Speed. Go straight for TF2. It's one of the best multiplayer experiences you will ever have. I have had sooooo much fun with it and the game gets pretty addicting after a couple of games. Watch out though, the level of play is really high at first....noobs will get head shotted right off the spawn sometimes. Right now I'm addicted to [B]Vampire Savior[/B] on the GGPO client. Vampire Savior is an old arcade game that is part of the Darkstalkers story. The game came out around 97 I believe and for my money, is one of the forgotten gems of fighting games. Right now I play a competent Lilith and a crappy everyone else. The people on the client are awesome and we hold tourneys almost daily, so if you wanna join in....just google GGPO. It's very fun.[/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]Seconded, I only play GH for the songs...not the graphics. That's something for someone who isn't playing to watch while I shred. I love GH3 and the guys at Neversoft really turned up the volume with the difficulty. I mean, if you thought Jordan was hard....play Through the Fire and Flames on Expert and see how quickly you go down. You have to pretty much double tap the beginning to hit it just right. I can only muster around 90% and that's on a good day. I can't believe that they would actually put a DragonForce song on GH though....that was kind of corny.[/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]My resolutions almost are non existent, but now that I'm older....I kind of think they're a neccesity. Some of my resoutions are.... 1) To be better with cash. Spent wayyy tooo much money on things I could have spent elsewhere. 2) To get serious with my GF. We're pretty serious now, but I wanna try "Living Together" this year and see how it pans out. 3) Maintain my 4.0 GPA in college (it can be done y'know) 4) Be an all around better person. No one is perfect, and I'm not trying to say I wanna be perfect, but I want to be the best person I can be at all times. 5) Start up some great discussions with the great minds at OB. The mainstream v. indiviualism thread was a huge success in my opinion. Maybe I can brew up another good one in the future. Have a happy, healthy 2008 everyone. Here's to a great new year! CHEERS![/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]Never met anyone online, but I do plan to. Me and another OB member who shall remain nameless have been friends for a long time and I plan to see her graduate from high school, granted I can the time off from work and have enough cash. I don't really mind people hooking up over the internet and then meeting with them in real life....however, you have to know what you're doing to prevent possible disaster. Here's my handy dandy survival guide for meeting people online.... 1) Bring a buddy 2) Meet in a very public place, like a mall 3) Do not go to a bar or someone's house (Especially theirs) 4) Don't let you two be alone for extended periods of time 5) Try to lure off sexual advances with small talk That's what I do with people I meet in general. It's not the nicest way to meet someone, and I tend to trust that people have better judgement...but I've seen the good and bad sides of online hookups through people I've known. It got pretty bad too. So just remember to exercise good judgement and you'll be fine. [/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]Once again....someone has beaten me to the punch. In this case it's Aaryanna_Mom (guess we're even now). Rick Hunter....lemme spell out what kind of things will win you a libel/slander/defamation of character case. I don't work in a legal place, but I do know a bit about libel law. So here's how it goes, in simple terms. You claim the authors of this site have made false claims against you and your character, which can be [I]broadly at best[/I] be defined as defamation of character, but here's the thing. You are the only one claiming these statements are false, you (presumably) have no other witnesses to prove your character better (at that specific time) otherwise. You're a single person, and it comes down to a "he said, she said' basis. This won't win you a case. You're not gonna be heard in court either, because legal precedent states otherwise...there was no intent to cause you physical harm or anything of the sort. Mental or emotional harm is in the eye of the beholder. Your "right to privacy" is in NO way guaranteed on the internet, because it's a global media form and only regulated by those who are put in place to regulate it. This is not a newspaper nor is it a radio show. It isn't regulated by the government, it's regulated by the moderators and site administration. (which Aaryanna_Mom made clear) Kind of hard to regulate something by United States law, that may not even be based in the United States. In this case, it is-however US law states that the Administration in charge of the site has the discretion to do what they will to regulate their members. Now onto your cordialness....I find that skewed at best. You make many eupehmisms to how the childish ness of the administration would be if your thread would be deleted or you would be banned, but sir, you posted in a forum and if the admins feel that you are a genuine problem, they reserve the right to ban you or delete your thread. You agreed to it in the terms of privacy and rules when you signed up. No more, no less. That's why it pays to read those things ^_~. I can't be in favor of your claims if you rush to arms the minute things go sour. If you wanted to keep members out of the discussion, don't post. If no one can be reached, try again at a later time. If they ignore you, then their point has been made and that is that they aren't going to change their opinions on the matter. I say this with the upmost respect and professionalism I can offer.[/FONT]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]I guess I'm one of the lucky ones that didn't have to send in some mystery transcript mid way through my senior year. Honestly though, Morpheus...you just need to come clean about what you did with both your parents and your mentor. They are there to help you out no matter what. If you try to deal with it on your own and you end up not making the situation better by your own means, then who do you have to rely on? It does you no good to keep this bottled up, because the stress is gonna get you in the end. As far as college goes, you just need to jump on the ball and send that transcript as soon as possible. Most colleges I know only accept the final transcripts as terms of admittance. My university was very cool with me and admitted me tentatively based on when they got my official final transcripts in. So it was great. You need to be in touch with your high school counselor, the college admissions office and registrar, and whoever it is that was helping you to apply. Also be asking your parents for advice if you ever get stuck along the way. That was my downfall and I wanna make sure that you don't get stuck in that rut as well.[/FONT]

[quote name='Darren']I don't [I]strive[/I] to be different, but I just turn out that way sometimes. In many aspects of my personality, I guess you could say I qualify as "Mainstream," and that doesn't bother me at all. What I don't like is when other people get into arguments about who's posing because they liked [it] first, blah blah blah. In most cases, all styles of individualism become mainstream. Why start arguments about who was wearing their emo style hair cut first, or who liked SpongeBob SquarePants first... And these are the thing we argue about as young adults. I can't wait to graduate :animesigh[/QUOTE] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]Hate to say it, but it stil carries on to everday life. People are the same no matter where you go. It's gonna happen. You're foolish to think otherwise.[/FONT] [quote name='Darren]Eveyone will always have some form of individualism to them, so in a sense, even individualism [I]is[/I'] mainstream. Don't let anyone fool you into thinking they're an individual. Those are usually the "Products."[/quote] [FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]That's a good way of saying it, because even being individual is being mainstream now a days, because lots of people are striving for it....however...I do think that being an individual is important....and it is possible for everyone and it has been accomplished by everyone based on the choices we make and the people we are. For example, I have brown hair and green eyes. That makes me unique within a very broad term. Lemme break it down, I'm an avid fan of Vampire Savior (Darkstalkers) and other fighting games. I was voted most outspoken in my senior class. I was just shy of making the top 10%. I'm pulling all A's right now at New Mexico State University. I like eating pistachio ice cream. My favorite past time is spending time with my awesome GF. Can you say that you like these things or do these things as well? Then that makes me an individual, because I'm the only one that I know of that does these things. My evil twin goes to Uinversity of Texas at El Paso....lol[/FONT]