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[COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]I?m sure I?m not the only one, but how many of you have run into side-quests or events that are not listed in the guidebook? For example there is the side quest where Lloyd is trained by Kratos several times if you speak to the right person at the right time. I?ve beaten the game a few times and on my latest run through I ran into a whole new set of events that I hadn?t seen before. It started in Ozette when [spoiler] Roydle had just kidnapped Collette and Lloyd and the others had just finished helping Presea bury her father. Kratos shows up and comments on the fact that they lost the Chosen so to speak.[/spoiler] Your party automatically goes to Sheena?s village and then you leave for the Temple of Lightening. But if you return to Ozette before going to the Temple of Lightening and [spoiler] speak to the girl standing next to the save circle in the inn it starts a conversation regarding Kratos and if you choose to be concerned about it then later in the game it triggers additional times that you run into Kratos. Both encounters occur as you are searching for the keys to cure Collette, one in front of the castle in Meltekio and the other when you enter the villiage of the Elves for the first time. [/spoiler] So have any of you run into other events that are not listed in the guidebook?[/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]My ideal man is someone who doesn?t care about looks and such things. Its like Pumpkin said, [B]someone?s personality can make them appear attractive in my experience; sometimes your inside can match your outside.[/B] The main thing that attacts me to someone is their personality. I do run into people who I think are attractive, but I've just never been the type to really care how they look, other than good hygene as I hate guys who never bathe. So what I consider ideal and perfect in a man; is someone who can see the inner beauty and the true perfection that lies within a person. This comes from actualy experiance in dating, as I've found that the personality traits I am attracted to exist in quite a varitey of different looks and people so to speak.[/COLOR]

I wouldn't call it a gap, but for me it is a space about 1 pixel wide that is white instead of black like the rest of the border. That applies to the left side just above where it says Welcome: username as well. Though truthfully until I saw this thread I didn't think anything of it. It doesn't bother me and I don't find it distracting.

[QUOTE=Desbreko][color=#4B0082]I cook a decent amount since it seems to be the most efficient way to restore TP. Though I pretty much cook the recipes that restore TP and nothing else. They're handy when I'm going through a dungeon and using a lot of techniques to take down the harder monsters fast, before they can do much damage. I really need to play this game more. It's always a lot of fun when I pick it up and play for a few hours, but I tend to go a few days between play sessions for some reason. Even moreso now that I'm busy with school, too. ... I swear, Guild Wars might as well be a drug; it always steals my gaming time away from ToS. :hippy:[/color][/QUOTE] I really like the cooking feature. It really comes in handy on your second time around. Especially if you start the game with your previous cooking ability, with all the extras your characters add to the mix; even recipes that claim to only cure poison actually restore health and TP points as well. So it?s worth your time to develop all the recipes.

[quote name='Lindus']Do you know the exact guidelines for that? I get members asking me how to become a senior artist sometimes, and I'm really not sure what the answer is.[/quote] I?ve had people ask me the same thing too. So now I?ll just direct them to this thread for the answer. ^_^ I know I didn?t ask for the title, I only know that one day when I signed on it was there. So I?ll spread the word about theOtaku.com Senior Artist Fairy. [QUOTE=indifference][COLOR=Indigo] As for Fairies, now for some reason I have the image of a Panda fairy in my mind. Are you sure you aren?t hiding your wings from us Panda? [/COLOR][/QUOTE] Hmmmm?. That got me thinking so I looked around online and I actually found a picture of the great Panda Fairy! ^_~ [IMG]http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/4039/pandafairy8ed.jpg[/IMG] That's pretty cool to have two faries here at Otaku. ^_~

[QUOTE=Ilium][COLOR=DarkRed] It's been done. It's all been done. Look hard enough and I guarantee you it has been done. There are so many religions out there, all Christianity did was pick-and-choose things from other religions that suited their purposes, and than overexagerat what truth there is in the bible. I'm honestly surprised there are so many Christians O_O[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Shinji]Interesting... I challenge you to find another religion that has god's son coming down to die for the remission of humanity's sins, I haven't found one to date. Closest being Islam and even then, their version of Jesus (Isa) isn't actually god's son, but a revered prophet, oh, and he didn't die for our sins either. As for Christianity being a hotch potch "frankenligion" that's a fallacy. The problem here is that the Catholic Church did incorporate many symbols for their faith (the sun god's discs became the saints halos, Neptune's trident became the devils pitchfork etc.) But the true essence of Christianity, it's message about Jesus rather that the symbols used to portray such, is completely original. Another example would be the bible's claim that there was once a worldwide flood to end wickedness. Several religions around the world, including aboriginal Australian legend, which came into being on the other side of the world, carry some sort of flood account. It's evident that there was some kind of flood across the globe, that affected all civilisations.[/QUOTE] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]I think I will take up your challenge. Not in finding another religion that is like Christianity but in that [B]Ilium[/B] is correct in his assessment that some Christian religions did in fact borrow their ideas from another religion. Take the LDS ?Mormon? church for example. It is never discussed by the church leaders or most of their members that their religion is based on other Christian religions. Even their main scripture ?The Book of Mormon? is a taken from other religions. Their original prophet, or rather creator of this religion, took sections of the Bible and re-wrote and paraphrased huge sections of it in order to create many of the scriptures that Mormons use in their religion today. Now before you assume I am making this up go get your self a copy of ?An Insider?s View of Mormon Origins, by Grant H Palmer? and read it. He is not the first historian to point out that the Mormon Church was created by essentially borrowing from other religions. His book includes references to other historical documents that back his claims. It is pretty much a taboo topic here in Utah and the author of the book was actually kicked out of the Church by the leaders for publishing it. Personally I could care less how their Church or any other is formed for that matter. But I do find it a bit arrogant for religions to act as if they are divinely guided and blessed when in fact many of the truths they claim they received from God actually came from a source outside of their religion. They use it because as [B]Ilium[/B] said it suits their purpose. I also agree with [B]Ilium[/B] that flood stories are greatly exaggerated as well. Even though many civilizations have flood accounts in their history, there is no way to prove that the flood they are referring to happened everywhere else as well. The Earth has been around a long time and there have been quite a few floods throughout time so it would be surprising if there wasn?t an account of a huge flood in a civilization?s history. What is missing in this scenario is scientific evidence that there was a huge flood that was worldwide. Like the New Orleans flood, imagine that happening in ancient times. Well they might come to the mistaken assumption that the entire world was flooding as to them that was their entire world.[/COLOR]

Well first off, your poll is severely lacking in representing different religions. If you are curious, go here as it lists the top 22 religions based on numbers?.. [URL=http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html]Religions[/URL] As for myself, I don?t belong to any religion. First of all you can?t prove that God exists, and documents like the Bible or any other religious documents is not proof. People wrote them and for all we know it was simply a tool used to control people. Just because it is written does not mean that it is actually true. Also I firmly believe that religion is not necessary for someone to be a kind and good person. There are many Ethical systems that do not rely on religion what so ever. I?m not saying that God doesn?t exist; I?m simply saying you can?t prove it and faith isn?t enough for me. I think religion is simply a way to explain things we don?t understand yet. After all in ancient times, like it has been mentioned by others in this thread, they thought a God produced lightening and yet today we understand what produces lightening, and it isn?t a God. So that?s my stance.

Retribution, I have just one thing to say about that link. EWWWWW!!!!! Seriously, that is sick. It is funny and sad, but totally sick! >_< Not only is it based on a misconception but it?s making Halloween out to be something that it?s not. For many religions Halloween is actually a day to remember the dead, so it?s disrespectful towards them as well. I mean?.. EWWWW!!!! >_< I think I?ll go watch a good Halloween movie to get those images out of my mind.

Unfortunately I know all about this as my father lives in Provo Utah. :animesigh It really is sickening to see such intolerance towards anything different. I won?t even get started on that, as it?s a subject that really annoys me. :animeangr As for High School clubs being strictly regulated, I don?t think they should be. It?s really something the students should decide for themselves. My father once told me that at one point you have to let your kids make their own decisions and that includes both the good and bad ones. So basically, even though he doesn?t approve of such a club he told me that it really wasn?t his decision to begin with. And I agree with that view completely, I really don?t see a problem with the club being formed. I don?t disapprove of it and like my Dad said, even if I did, it?s still not my choice. That?s about as stupid as me expecting people to quit being members of their religion just because I don?t approve of their religion. I?m just glad that there are Federal laws to keep states from getting out of control.

[quote name='miyukii']well maybe yohsAnna sent his picture all over the place fo other people to see them!!!!! :animeangr .i dont know what is wrong with you people!you're all just jealeous because you cant draw that good so you have to go and bag on YohsAnna! :animeangr :animeangr :animeangr :animeangr !!!![/quote] This is an issue of plagiarism and not whether or not we think YohsAnna can actually draw. It is highly unusual for an artist to post their work on different sites in different countries. You can argue that perhaps they are hosting YohsAnna?s work, but why would the real artist need to hotlink to someone else?s site? Why don?t they simply host it themselves? And if YohsAnna really is the artist why would the styles be so different? I have done some fan art myself and what the others say is correct. My pictures on some level look very similar. The styles of these two pictures are very different. If you want your opinion to be a bit more respectable then you might want to consider using a spell check feature, as right now there are not only five spelling errors, but issues with proper grammar as well. A poorly written accusation of jealousy is not going to change my opinion. Where a well thought out response with facts stating why you think the artist really did draw the pictures is more likely to be believed.

[quote name='Monkeyfeet63']All the spirit temple cutscenes rock the boat. Such as when you naroubbou get blasted by those witches. Hmmm.....do you think she died when the witches did that too her?[/quote] She may have been beaten up but she had to still be alive. After all she was there in the end to assist with placing the seal on Ganondorf. It couldn?t have just been her spirit otherwise you run into complications when you get to The Wind Waker. If only their spirit was necessary then there would have been no need to awaken new sages in The Wind Waker.

I?m with Gavin, definitely seek professional help as most councilors are well trained to help you sort out the psychological impact of dealing with such a tragic accident. Also, give yourself a pat on the back. Why? Cause what Gavin says about people seeing someone in a wreck who is horribly injured and in pain is enough to have lots of people to afraid to even move let alone help them. It takes tremendous courage to force yourself to become involved when inwardly you are terrified by what has happened. It has been awhile but I?ve seen some pretty terrible accidents myself. One of them I couldn?t get the images out of my mind. In addition to regular councilors there are ones who do what is known as cogitative therapy. This type of therapist works with you in understanding why you are thinking a certain way and how you?re thought processes work. I mention it, as they can be very effective in helping you understand why an image won?t go away or why one would flash back to you. Both types are very helpful as one can help you deal with the emotional aspect and the other can help you process the memory so to speak so it doesn?t come back in a flash. I?ve been to both types after an accident and both were really quite effective. One other thing to keep in mind is that if you go to one and you don?t really care for them then look for another. I say this as I am not religious and I got a councilor who tried to tell me church was the answer. So if you feel uncomfortable with a councilor then he or she probably isn?t the right one for you.

[QUOTE=The Monster]And what letter might you have to put in to get something like that happening? Only Kidding about that because I just couldn't let myself pass by an opportunity to be a jackarse. Anyways, Charles' idea is a good one but disturbed (Only because I tend to think of members here as decent people) but what will stop George Bush from pretending to hate it then sending out his Porn squad to hunt you down Charles (And Co-Stars), You don't want that now do you?[/QUOTE] They actually base it off of comming typing mistakes. It's based off of say you were trying to type the letter Y but accidently hit one of the surround letters on the keyboard like U T or H. So instead of typing Disney you accidently typed Disneu or Disneh or Disnet. I don't think you are being a jackarse for asking. ;) When I worked in computer tech support I got asked that question a lot by the customers when I was helping them get porn material off their computer.

[COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]I?m with [B]Lady Asphyxia [/B] in that I don?t think we need a section full of sympathy cards. It?s a really touchy topic and in my opinion such a category would need constant moderation in order to make sure the entries were tastefully done. At least that is what I think. I think that [B]indifference?s[/B] idea of using a simple concerned e-card along with poetry or doing like [B]Lady Asphyxia [/B] said and writing out what you want to say would work just fine. That is if you ever needed to send such a card again. I can understand why you looked for such a category though as quite often people really don?t know what to say or do for someone who has lost a loved one. So it?s only natural to look for a category of e-cards or something like that to help you know what to say.[/COLOR]

[QUOTE=sand dragon 19][SIZE=2][COLOR=DarkSlateGray][FONT=Times New Roman]However getting back on topic What I really like to do for some reason every year is scare people. I'm not evil enough to scare a little 5 year old with his sister or anything like that. I always scare like. 12-16 year olds. You would really be suprised on what I have done. What I love the most about it is that my mom supports it. Last year for example we had one of our windows right infront of our front door broken...Because of an incident involving a metal ball. This window wasnt really large like just about less than 2 1/2 feet. We desguised the window to make it look like a fern was growing there. So we made it so that I could jump out of it and scare people...I made an 18 year old scream and almost cry in fear. It was hilarious to me most people however I told the next day however told me, "How could you be so heartless, that was so evil how could you!?" I dont know why..I find it fun when I scare people. I dont mean to be evil or whatnot. Its just the only tradition that my Mother and I really Practice. And I still love every moment of it.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE] Interesting that you should mention scaring people. ^_^ It?s not a tradition, but for a while my family lived in an older home that the townspeople were convinced was haunted and had a torture chamber in the attic. Course how one could fit all the devices for torture and such in an attic that was at the most three feet tall was beyond me. Anyway, as a result when we moved in every Halloween we would get tons of people who would ring the doorbell and just run away. So after a couple of years I decided to scare the heck out of some of them. So I dressed as a witch with a huge long wig and hat and then put gloves on and stuffed straw in my sleeves and pants so when I sat in a chair by the front porch I looked like a stuffed decoration. We left the porch light off to help with the illusion. Surprisingly, it worked. People would even come up and look a bit closer to see if I was real or not. For the first part of the evening I sat very still and did my best to not laugh at the people who would look closer at me. It was so funny cause none of them realized I was real. Well like the previous years the people who would ring the doorbell and run away showed up. By now they were brazen enough that they would do it more than just once. I would leave them alone the first time, but if they came back a second time I would let out an evil Mwhahahaha laugh just as they were about to ring the doorbell. I worked really hard on getting the laugh right and it worked really well. It worked so well that the people who I scared the heck out of went around telling people the next day that they heard evil ghosts in our attic laughing at them! They were so busy running away as fast as they could that not one of them realized that the laughter was coming from me! That was beyond fun! ^_^ Since my family moved to another town I've often wondered if the new people living in that house have had problems with people thinking it was haunted.

Well my first job ever was working for a department store in the house-cleaning department. Not the most exciting job to get up early and clean the place up to get it ready for opening for the day. It didn?t pay very well either as I only got about $4 dollars an hour. You can?t live on that around here, but at the time I was going to college and grants made up the difference. I went through a number of different jobs after that, but now I?m working as a Semi-Truck Driver. It?s not the most glamorous job either but unlike other stuff I?ve done it at least pays well. I usually get anywhere from $3-5,000 a month depending upon what bonuses I earn from driving extra miles each month. And that?s just as a beginner. The longer you drive the more your pay per mile goes up. As a truck driver I see all sorts of weird and wacky things on the road. When I?m driving there isn?t a day that I don?t see something. Usually it?s an accident or two or like one time when I was parked for the night and someone else?s trailer caught on fire. The force from the tires exploding shook the entire truck and woke me up. And the trailer was parked over 100 feet away. I also see the strangest things in the road too. Just last month there was a wheelbarrow right in the middle of the freeway. If you don?t mind being away from home a lot it?s a good job as there?s always work that needs to be done.

I love Halloween; it has always been one of my favorite holidays. When I was a kid my Dad would take me and my siblings trick-or-treating and my Mom would stay home a dress up as a witch and answer the door. She would decorate the house and play creepy music for the kids coming by. It was a lot of fun. When I attended elementary school my Mom and other parents would get together and create a school wide party in the evening. And if Halloween was on Saturday or Sunday we still got a Halloween party at school on Friday. They would turn the gym into a haunted house and you got to go trick-or-treating to all the different teachers. It was a blast and I loved every minute of it. My birthday is on October 1st so I also had Halloween themed birthday parties growing up. Between the parties and how my Mom did things at school, from the moment we woke up on Halloween till we went to bed we were dressed up in costumes and either at school, a party or out trick-or-treating. It?s one of my few regrets about being an adult now as I really miss all the fun I had back then. Now that I?m an adult I get together with my friends and we have our own party, with games, scary movies and such. And I still dress up for the day just cause it?s fun to do so. I think the only tradition my family has is that no matter where we are, we always celebrate Halloween in some way.

I also think a curfew is a good idea. And like [COLOR=Indigo]indifference [/COLOR] stated, there already is one here in Provo Utah. My dad lives in that city and like it says in the link [COLOR=Indigo]indifference[/COLOR] provided about crimes happening in the morning is true, well at least for my dad as every time someone has broken into one of my dad?s cars or attempted to break into his house or other such crime, it has always been in the middle of the night. He had a prowler trying to break into my sister?s car just two days ago! If people didn?t break the law like what happened with the kids getting shot, then there wouldn?t be a need for such a law. Ironically it is the curfew law here in Provo that actually resulted in the kid next door being busted for selling drugs. People were showing up all night long to visit next door and I and some of the other people got tired of it as they were pretty noisy with their car stereos blasting enough to rattle windows. We knew about the law so we finally called the police. Turns out that all those people, and a lot of them were other teenagers, were picking up drugs from the kid. :animesigh Anyway, I agree with [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]Lady Katana [/COLOR] in that there isn?t a way to fully implement such a law, but there isn?t really a good way to fully implement laws against stealing cars or other such things either. It?s the same problem; cops have to many things to look for and can?t possibly be everywhere at once. The advantage to having such a law is that if necessary the cops can legally pick up the minors and get them off the streets. The only thing I disagree with is that there should be some leeway in the law. Like if some teenagers went to a movie and their car broke down on the way home. I don?t think they should be punished when they didn?t deliberately break the curfew law.

[QUOTE=Lv.12Wizard]This thread is for people to rant about why they like/hate the U.S., how you think it could do better, or anything like that. Personally, I think the present government is full of people overpaid and underqualified, who arn't able to do their job when the time comes for it to be done(though by now i'm shure most people think likewise). Right now, it is frighteningly close to a fascist theocracy, full of double standers, hypocricism, greed, and plain ignorance. I don't blame the government for all of americas problems; as a whole, the American people are retarded, irrational, and unable to accept even the slightest bit of change. Yes, I do realise this is a very broad generalization, as well as an exaggeration(though not by much). Though there's something I think we can probably all agree on:Pat Robertson should be launched into the sun.(j/k, though we probably should at least take him off of his T.V. show)[/QUOTE] I really don?t agree with you, but only because your reasoning is to broad and vague. You could easily have this same discussion about pretty much every country in the world. Sure there are problems every country has them. And there isn?t a place on Earth that doesn?t have their share of idiots living there. I think your wording is off by saying as a whole the American people are this and that and this, so to speak. Not only is that a case of extreme generalizing but also a huge exaggeration. [QUOTE=Dagger]Well, I have almost zero interest in hashing over politics and governmental issues, but I figured I'd be the first one to pipe up and say--hey, I love living here. I feel lucky and privileged to be an American. I admire my fellow citizens. I don't share the opinion that our government is close to being a "facist theocracy" (hyperbole much?) or that "as a whole, the American people are retarded, irrational, and unable to accept even the slightest bit of change." As far as I'm concerned, it's a sign of the country's greatness that people can get away with spewing elitist crap like that. See the problem in excusing yourself with, "Oh, I was just exaggerating, no need to get your panties in a twist"? :) ~Dagger~[/QUOTE] I agree more with Dagger here, as I love living here in America. And the fact that people can say such negative things and get away with it is proof in itself that America is a pretty great place. I really think the problem is more with people?s character flaws than with what government they are a part of or what country they live in. It is the behavior that I hate and not a place or government per se.

[quote name='ChibiHorsewoman][color=darkviolet']I'm not going to start a debate here about abortion and birth control becase this isn't the thread for it. I'll just say that abortions aren't the same as birthcontrol because birth control when used correctly can help to prevent abortions. I'm confident that most people would agree with me on that.[/color][/quote] I agree, they really aren?t the same thing. And like ChibiHorsewoman said, a pharmacist can refuse to sell a patient the pill because they think it is ?morally wrong? Not only is that completely arrogant but the pharmacist is ignorant and attempting to regulate others morals. Not to mention they are also acting as if they are a doctor and know what is good for you. Just another example of stupidity in my opinion; contrary to popular belief the pill can be used to treat medical problems and not just for birth control. But I won?t go into that any further as it?s a topic that really gets me angry. :animeangr Besides it would take to long to explain without creating another thread. :p [QUOTE=Circéus]Isn't listing bestiality kinda pointless? I thought i was already illegal in most juridictions... [/QUOTE] That's what I thought. ^_^ But then the government here excels at doing pointless stuff so to speak. :animesigh Besides [B]Ilium [/B] makes a good point. It may be legal elsewhere and the US has no right to make laws for other countries. If Bush really wants to fight porn he really needs to be more specific about what aspects he wants to fight. I have no problem with working on better rules to regulate porn to keep it out of the hands of children, or to make it easier for parents to block the stuff from coming up on their computers when they browse online. I?ve worked in tech support for computers and unfortunately a lot of online porn sites deliberately make it so if you go there it immediately downloads all sorts of junk onto your computer that is really difficult to get rid of. I've worked with a lot of people helping them remove the stuff off their computer. And porn sites love making sites were their address closely matches popular sites like Disneyland so if you mistype by one character you end up at a porn site instead. So it's not a case of it's your fault for visiting the site as lots of people end up there by accident.

[QUOTE=Harry]1.)Once again, it's never specified what they mean by adult porn. Adult porn could be hardcore bondage and rape porn. You're just naturally jumping to a conclusion since that appears to be one of the few things you're good at. Here is actually a quote from the article: "includes bestiality, urination, defecation, as well as sadistic and masochistic behavior." [/QUOTE] Actually I think you are jumping to a conclusion, as you aren?t looking at the original quote in full. Take a look at the whole quote: [QUOTE=ChibiHorsewoman][color=darkviolet] "Based on a review of past successful cases," the memo said, the best odds of conviction come with pornography that "includes bestiality, urination, defecation, as well as sadistic and masochistic behavior." No word on the universe of other kinks that helps make porn a multibillion-dollar industry. [/color][/QUOTE] The whole problem here is that the government isn?t being specific on what types of adult porn they want banned. All they have said is that the [B]"best odds?[/B] of conviction come with pornography that "includes bestiality, urination, defecation, as well as sadistic and masochistic behavior." And that really is the core reason to why I object to the idea of fighting adult porn. I have looked but can?t find any other articles that give the specifics of what they want banned. As it stands now it is saying that they are after all forms of adult porn and that they expect to have the most success with the types listed.

So which season do you guys like best? Spring, summer, fall or winter? Also which season, if any, do you dislike? And why? For me my favorite season has always been fall. I just love the autumn colors and I usually spend as much time as possible going out and visiting the mountains to take pictures and do some hiking. I have always loved Halloween and the Thanksgiving holiday as well. Perhaps it has something to do with my birthday being in the month of October as I grew up having fall and Halloween themed birthday parties. Even once all the leaves have fallen and the once green grasses turned brown up in the mountains, fall still seems to hold the charm of an enchanted place waiting for the right moment to come alive again. I have also always loved how the leaves dance across the land in the wind as if they are celebrating being free to roam the earth. I love windy days in the fall and could easily spend hours listening to the sound of the leaves dancing. My least favorite season is winter. Primarily because I really hate snow, it?s pretty, but I find it highly annoying. First of all I have arthritis and when I get to cold it?s really quite painful. It?s not just a matter of dressing warmly either. I have a hard time keeping warm; even in the summer I use an electric blanket to get warm when I go to bed. The only difference between summer and winter is in the summer I don?t leave the blanket on all night. I also hate winter because of my job. I drive a semi-truck and weather conditions can be a real pain in the neck. Snow isn?t too bad unless you are going through mountains, as a semi-truck is so heavy that for the most part it has far better control and traction than any smaller four-wheeled vehicle. And even the mountains aren?t too bad once you put chains on. I just hate dealing with it as it takes longer and putting chains on is a pain as well. My second favorite season is spring, I love watching everything become green again and I love seeing all the flowers start to bloom. It?s also really fun as a truck driver as you get to see tons of wildflowers all over the place as you drive. Even desert states like Nevada have wildflowers before it gets to hot. Summer? Well I suspose I would enjoy it more if I didn't sunburn in less than three seconds. ^_~ Anyway, what about all of you? ^_^

I?ve been hearing a lot about ID lately and I?m of the opinion that it shouldn?t be taught in a science class along with Evolution. Though I?m more opposed to those where I live who want it to replace Evolution. Since there is no proof of a creator so to speak I think if it is to be taught in school then it should be a religion or philosophy class instead of being a science class. If that were the case I wouldn?t have a problem with it being offered as an elective. Seems to me that religious people are just looking for another way to claim God was behind everything. That?s a matter of faith and not a valid reason to replace Evolution with ID.

All I can say is that I?m glad I didn?t vote for this idiot. :animesigh Seriously, Bush needs to quite trying to regulate other people?s morals and actually address real issues. I may not care for porn, but I don?t have the right to dictate other people?s sex lives or viewing habits. I?ve heard this argument before how porn is destructive and destroys out society. And yet in spite of existing for centuries, not only has society not been destroyed, but we have made some amazing progress over the years. I could easily list all sorts of things that have become better in spite of porn existing. I get tired of people acting like such things are why there are problems in the world. If someone is going to do bad things, watching something doesn?t make them that way. It?s just convenient for them to find something to blame so they don?t have to take responsibility for their actions. What about real issues like crime, rape, and murder? The money wasted on fighting porn could be put to good use towards helping to prevent real problems. I feel bad for the next president as they are going to have lots of fun fixing all the problems Bush created.

Actually I was kind of wondering about this too as most of today myOtaku, theOtaku and OtakuBoards has been incredibly slow for me. I timed it and one page literally took over 3 minutes to load. I would say it?s my Internet service except pretty much every other site I visit runs just fine. Usually when I come here the pages load just fine so I figured there were probably just a lot of members online today. ^_^ In fact compared to earlier it?s running much better as the longest it is taking right now is about 30 seconds. Though usually the pages load within just a few seconds. If you still keep having the problem then I would definitely check your computer for viruses or spy ware as they tend to really slow your system down.