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Yeah, planting native plants and trees is definitely going to be part of my answer. But I need more than that. @_@

This geology essay question is baffling me: [quote]You are a planner for [insert county here]. A segment of a local stream has been highly modified over the years; parts have been straightened and deepened, it has been culverted under many roads, and little natural vegetation remains along its banks. Currently it floods regularly, and during extreme rain events, roads become impassable and floodwaters inundates local neighborhoods. Develop and explain a plan (using hydrological vocabulary) which is environmentally friendly and will correct the flooding problem.[/quote] I think it has something to do with channel restoration stuff, but... I have to answer this shizz by tonight. *headdesks*

Anyone who's played enough video games has probably encountered one before. The boss, the big bad, that the game has been eluding to all this time! You finally get to fight them, and then.... it's the most disappointing fight ever. Moments like this essentially ruin the dramatic tension of the game. So what kind of anticlimactic bosses have YOU encountered? The first thing that comes to mind for me when I think "anticlimactic" is the Sorceress from Spyro 3. The whole game you'd been seeing cutscenes of this evil cuss, and the boss battles before that had been growing exponentially greater, so OF COURSE the Sorceress is gonna be an epic mofo, right? Nope, totally wrong. The instant you start fighting her, you notice the extremely inappropriate music. It sounds more like you're going for a picnic than fighting the big bad of the game. [spoiler]And this still holds true for the second battle. You think they might redeem themselves when you realize, "Oh hey, that wasn't [i]really[/i] the end! The real end is gonna be GREAT!" But no. :/[/spoiler] She's at least tough enough, but the music completely ruins the atmosphere. And you [i]know[/i] they have epic music on hand, so they definitely could have done better.

You guys must really be trying to make me happy with all this .hack that you're voluntarily using. It's almost like people besides me like the series! Also, the .hack mashups have been kinda awesome (so far), so keep it up. ;D

So I've gotten a bit further in [b]Glory of Heracles[/b] - about 20 hours to be precise - and I have a few complaints about the game. First off, the towns and dungeons are incredibly boring. They all look the same, which is disappointing since I'm pretty sure the technology exists to make towns and dungeons, you know, interesting. Second, even though the plot is interesting, they don't really make good use of dramatic tension. It... kind of ruins some of the twists. Finally, even though the gameplay is incredibly fun, the battles are usually so easy it almost doesn't matter. But I'm okay with that in the long run, since it really is quite fun to play.

Okay, thank goodness I'm not the only one having that problem. lol Yeah, with a majority of my posts, it just stays there as if it's trying to send the message through, but when I check the thread itself the post is already there. As a note, I'm using the Basic skin.

I've discovered that I quite enjoy trompin' through wetlands and gettin' my boots into some mud and water. The boots themselves rubbing up and tearing apart my skin, though? Not so fun, no.

[quote name='gallowsCalibrator' date='06 June 2010 - 10:48 PM' timestamp='1275889735' post='694788'] [font="Comic Sans MS"]The days in Eastern Washington vary wildly recently. Today was probably the best general example of how it's been working around here lately. I woke up to a Citywide waterfall of a cloud, which lasted about half a day, but then the sky cleared up and I managed to spend most of the 6 o'clock hour playing a completely absurd game of soccer with some of my friends.[/font] [/quote] That kind of weather sounds similar to what we've been getting on the Western side. Today it was raining in the morning (luckily for me and my wetlands-trippin' Geology class) but now it's nice and sunny. Nice timing on that. I can say that at least the temperatures are stayin' pretty nice. Around the 70s-80s zone would be my guess. But I imagine it could get hotter as we get further into the summer months. As long as it's not as hot as last year. My good gracious, that was the worst thing ever. Never again, plzkthnx.

I must have magnets in my hands and feet or something, 'cause I'm [i]always[/i] bumping them on doorknobs and doorways. Doors are just... evil.

So I felt like messing with some classic CLAMP anime: [url=http://www.tubedubber.com/#OFhtqtN7lp0:pKaIGbAA78A:0:100:5:0:true]Cardcaptor High School[/url] [url=http://www.tubedubber.com/#58kB5hk_tuM:VcVGj-sdXw8:0:100:5:0:true]Angelic Note[/url] They'd be pretty much perfect if not for the song repeating at the very end, but oh well. EDIT: And let's throw this one in too! [url=http://www.tubedubber.com/#CxfIJr1RYwc:93IbHkqRIwA:0:100:0:2:true]RahXephon no Kokuki[/url]

[quote name='chibi-master' date='06 June 2010 - 01:46 AM' timestamp='1275813984' post='694720'] It is totally worth the under-eye circles! [/quote] For me, that kind of thing doesn't seem to matter. Feels like I have permanent under-eye circles, so *shrugs*

[quote name='RedJ' date='05 June 2010 - 07:09 PM' timestamp='1275790161' post='694692'] [url="http://tubedubber.com/#-ZT2KeBgmZE:q9eCqwzAjTY:0:100:0:0:true"]Initial D/Speed Racer[/url] [/quote] That's kind of ingenious right there. I have but one offering for you all this time: [url=http://www.tubedubber.com/#ve5rvM-YBac:bZkVmtYgQIc:0:100:13:0:true]Spice of Lodoss War[/url]. Enjoy~ ([url=http://www.tubedubber.com/#MN_WgwEmRaw:ve5rvM-YBac:0:100:0:13:true]The reverse[/url] works pretty well too, actually.)

[quote name='Shinmaru' date='05 June 2010 - 01:18 AM' timestamp='1275725907' post='694645'] By now this has to be the best thread I've ever made, right? y/y?[/quote] Maaaaybe. :V Let's put it this way: I'm willing to put it up for nomination for Nifty Fifty 2010, if this keeps up. Anyway, posting some more before I go to bed. I'll watch all these new ones after some sleep. XP [url=http://www.tubedubber.com/#UbIHyE_hDqU:OM8ODecbuhA:0:100:0:10:true]Ouran High School x Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei[/url] [url=http://www.tubedubber.com/#r-O7pJtUN6c:zQqlCatywJI:0:100:0:0:true]Gurren Lagann (ED) x Mushi-shi[/url] (I really like how this one came out, actually.) [url=http://www.tubedubber.com/#E0eTUQPmsj8:6GxcvXQGF0U:0:100:0:0:true].hack//Roots x Ichigo Mashimaro[/url] [url=http://www.tubedubber.com/#5slJZqTPZfw:QKIM4AeU3ik:0:100:0:0:true]Boogiepop Phantom x .hack//Legend of the Twilight[/url]

Damn, you guys are good. All of the last ones have been really awesome. lol Okay, clearly I have nothing better to do, since I went and made FIVE more. I do not expect everyone to watch them all, at least not at once. But here, enjoy: [url=http://tubedubber.com/#mHYB9u8vt2c:IDgiQaIrIc0:0:100:0:0:false]Romeo x Juliet with Cardcaptor Sakura[/url] [url=http://www.tubedubber.com/#M-vDMKTRNSM:jCu8ZqgWHEY:0:100:1:0:false].hack//SIGN x Paranoia Agent[/url] [url=http://www.tubedubber.com/#wWhjeYXpEAQ:rbrA2E_yprU:0:100:0:0:false]Eureka 7 x Kannagi[/url] [url=http://www.tubedubber.com/#amfFAvFFdrI:agY9axKRNaU:0:100:2:0:false]Hamtaro x Pokemon[/url] [url=http://tubedubber.com/#huWKSYUX5Fs:rMDvps_q9qo:0:100:0:0:false]Azumanga Daioh x Fullmetal Alchemist[/url] (This one was my sister's idea, actually.) If only the "DON'T LOOP" option worked... oh well. EDIT: Also, I'm pretty sure I'm done for the day. My creative juices are spent. lol

I love you guys, I don't know what I'd do without ya. <3

Hahah, Shin, that was pretty good. I haven't even seen either of those animu. By the way, I've been watching every single one of these and I'm lovin' all of them. This is just too fun. XD Here's one more from me: [url=http://tubedubber.com/#3NHrmTeE9RQ:Cn6T5BcFLAg:0:100:0:0:true]Gundam 00 x InuYasha[/url]. My sister and I had some giggle fits at this one.

Holy crap, this is going to be amazingly fun. Here's one I did of [url=http://tubedubber.com/#CjJ2pzb2LEI:bbCl-g1bET0:0:100:0:0:true]Nurse Witch Komugi meets Planetes[/url]. Yeah, I had way too much fun with that one. One more: [url=http://tubedubber.com/#WW1ow8LNooQ:E0eTUQPmsj8:0:100:0:0:true]Code Geass and .hack//Roots[/url]. I'm actually surprised how well they time up together. XD Gosh, I love this thread already.

Picked up a little game called [b]Glory of Heracles[/b] for the DS today-ish. It has a really fun battle system that I'm quite excited to get deeper into. I've already played it for seven or so hours, despite only just getting it and probably having more important things to do. My one complaint is that I'm worried it'll be far too linear; such as, "You go from Point A to Point B, and you will NEVER probably ever get to go back to Point A. At least not until near the end of the game." You know, like what FFX did.

Short answer: Yes. Long answer: There have been several times where the fandom/fanbase has turned me away (mostly just temporarily) from a series. Naruto was one of them back in the day, and then I just decided I didn't like the series period, fanbase or no. However, along the same shounen vein, I dropped out of Bleach, yet it's not like I hated the fanbase there. So yeah. A more interesting example is the fact that the .hack fanbase has kind of been pissing me off lately, or at least a particular sect of it. It's kind of like what Kat mentioned; they're just so whiny sometimes. It turned me off from .hack for a little bit, even though I'm such a self-professed .hack'tard. Oh well, I'm back into it again, so all is well. I'm still distancing myself from the fanbase for now though, for previously mentioned reasons as well as the fact that I don't want to see any spoilers for .hack//Link. 8D

May I ask why everyone seems to be changing their usernames as of late? That's not to say I'm against it, just that it's terribly confusing.