Rachmaninoff

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]When I was little, I somehow got the idea that rosters paralyzed instead of fertilized eggs. Though I'm taking my mom's word for that since I don't remember it at all.[/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]It's amazing the things you can get in trouble for these days: [URL="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33541983/ns/us_news-weird_news/"][U]McPrank: 4 teens cited for McDonald?s rap[/U][/URL] Makes me feel like my state has no sense of humor. XP[/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]You guys ever figure out why some threads don't show? It seems like a nifty feature and all but the few things I might even look at never show up. [/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]Oh I know Boo, when I learned about it in the past year... it just made me sigh that we were banning people over something like this. :/[/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]If you haven't heard the news, here's a link to the article on it: [URL="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33553409/ns/health-aids/"][U]Obama to lift U.S. entry ban for those with HIV[/U][/URL] I'm sure that I'm not the only one to think it's about time. I honestly didn't realize we banned people entry based on this until someone brought it up about a year ago. At the time my thoughts were, why? Why were we barring people from the US over something like this? So what do you guys think? Considering that it's not something you can so easily get, I definitely agree with lifting the ban. Or do you have a reason as to why they shouldn't lift it?[/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]Hopefully in time you're mom will get over the shock, chibi-master. Anyway, it's been cold out so I went to make hot chocolate and discovered that I don't have any. [/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]Unfortunately chibi-master, like Kenso said, when it comes to someone who is considered a minor, parents have a right to gain access to all of your medical records. So as annoying as it is, even if you ask the doctor to not tell, they will. Based on what you've said, it sounds like Nerdsy has the best advice for you. Keep as calm as you can and try to avoid fighting with them over it. It sounds like a tremendous shock to them and that's going to require a lot of patience on your part, especially since they may never accept it. [/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"][quote name='Kastom]I don't know exactly why, but your response made me immediately think of [URL="http://xkcd.com/386/"]this xkcd comic[/URL'], lol.[/quote]I've seen that one before. =P Anyway, I picked up some of those bread soup bowls and clam chowder at the store the other day. Perfect timing since it dropped down to freezing last night. [/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"][QUOTE=Kastom]All the hard work and effort I put into my explanation...and for naught! *continues to sob*[/QUOTE]This is the Internet, all explanations are forgotten as soon as they are read. =P[/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"][quote name='chibi-master']I am the #1 fan of the Jell-O Museum in LeRoy, New York, a couple hours from my home.[/quote]Get cracking on that Jell-o avi/banner set! [/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]Is it because it's not often that Nathan comes across as if he's making himself act goofy? =P Either way it seemed fine to me. I know the feeling though, when a post just doesn't feel quite right. Anyway, I poked [COLOR="Indigo"]Indi[/COLOR] about the exercise they are supposed to be doing now, but then she poked back and reminded me that she's posted more often. o_O So looks like I'll be tackling it. So I'll try to get something up this week. [B]EDIT:[/B] and it's posted. I hope that works. o_O I figured that they'd miss quite a few and that there would be a lot of them. I can always tweak it if you need me to though. [/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"][CENTER][B]Target Practice[/B][/CENTER] ?[B]What good will looking do if some of them won?t even trigger until we?re close enough?[/B]? Adrian grumbled. Alex didn't bother to answer since it didn't sound like Adrian was truly complaining. ?[B]Alex![/B]? Nall called out just as one of the circles materialized to the right. He fired off a ball of spirit energy, hitting it dead center and causing it to collapse. To the left, Adrian and Astera veered off to take care of one that popped up, keyed to his aura. It was much easier than Alex expected as they flew around the city taking care of the random circles, at least at first. With both Nall and Astera finding them much quicker than he could, it didn?t take long to dispatch their targets. But then the timed ones, in addition to the ones that required both of them to hit them, started showing up. ?[B]Goddamn stupid?[/B]? Adrian cursed under his breath when one they both had to hit materialized. ?[B]It?s on the other side of the building![/B]? He made for it at top speed with Alex close behind, only for it to collapse just as they cleared the building. ?[B]Damn! Where?s the next one?[/B]? Adrian looked about. ?[B]That way Alex![/B]? Nall called out. Alex took off at top speed, only for it to collapse before he could get there. ?[B]Just how many did Nathan set up?[/B]? He hovered in midair for a brief moment before he took off again in the direction Nall indicated. Adrian and Astera weren?t that far off as they continued to hunt through the city for the circles. ?[B]Over here![/B]? Astera?s voice rang out just as one for him appeared in the opposite direction. [I]What the..? How are we supposed to get both?[/I] On instinct he shot a ball of spiritual fire off at the one in the distance. Without waiting to see if it hit or not he made for where the others were, barely getting there in time to hit and collapse the circle with Adrian. As they continued, Alex winced every time they failed to hit one of the circles. The idea had seemed simple enough, but the timing was terrible. Some of them, to him, seemed impossible since they practically required him to be in two places at the same time. ?[B]Is that all of them?[/B]? He asked a while later when it seemed like no more were appearing. Before someone could answer, movement caught the group?s attention as yet another circle vanished off in the distance a bit, they had wandered in the wrong direction and missed it entirely. ?[B]For the love of?[/B]? Adrian gripped as they made for the location to hunt for any others they might have missed. ?[B]Did he spend all night setting those damn things up?[/B]? Alex shrugged, "[B]Maybe?[/B]" Adrian made a scoffing noise. "[B]I just wonder how the hell he expects us to know when we're done.[/B]" Alex didn't have an answer for that. He just kept hunting instead. They had already covered close to two thirds of the city. By his calculations they had missed close to a third, if not more, of the circles. [/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'read the instructions'. :D Also, didn't know you could do this: [URL="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33436913/ns/us_news-weird_news/"][U]Man pleads guilty to DWI in La-Z-Boy[/U][/URL] That's a new one. o_O[/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]Pity, I get both. Fall break and a break for Thanksgiving. Are you on quarters or semesters? Some of the schools here that do quarters don't get a fall break either.[/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]I already had my long weekend or rather fall break last week. Since I was sick pretty much the entire time, I want another fall break to make up for it. [/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]^Provided your system restore point is recent enough to include any new stuff saved. =P[/FONT]

The more I run into news about the so called balloon boy, the nuttier it gets. [URL="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33426758/ns/us_news-life/"][U]Balloon saga mom will ‘go down with the ship’[/U][/URL]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"][QUOTE=Ace][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]I don't want her to be my favorite animal. :/ Unless you tape a bottle of vodka and a lighter to the front of her costume. Then I might be cool with it.[/FONT][/QUOTE]But a platypus would be rather nifty. Also, we don't want to turn her into a pyromaniac do we? Cause you know she'll just untape it and use it to set you on fire for the suggestion. :p[/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"][quote name='Stephanie][size=1']I love you guys, but can we maybe move this to its own thread? T_T This was my "haha REALLY?" thread up until about a page ago. Now I have nothing to laugh at when I get home![/size][/quote]We could always work on figuring out what kind of mascot chibi-master would be. =P [/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"][quote name='chibi-master']...Tense atmosphere much? Geez, calm down. It's a freaking bill. People will read it or people will not. No need to get so defensive and snarky about how some people choose to have information presented to them(this applies to both parties). Although I may not know where I'm coming from... I have no interest in even reading so much as a SUMMARY of a bill. Psh. I'm moving to the U.K. first chance I get in my adult life! I'm tired of all the crappy political problems of the U.S.![/quote]I'd listen to Ace since you can't escape it, and going to the moon is no answer either. Just sit back and watch the show of people rising to the bait. =P After all, god forbid Congress actually put something out for a week or two so the common person can have it long enough to use it to verify what those 'legit' news sources post. You know, to make sure they understand the issue better. But it's more fun to rush it so people don't have time to find the problems and object until it's too late and thus a royal pain in the *** to undo. That governmental mentality just makes me laugh. [/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]^You're probably correct. =P Though I haven't watched it so I wouldn't know. I did watch some stuff on one of those cop shows where they have footage from real events. One of them was some guy in a truck driving like he was drunk and wouldn't get out even when the truck finally stopped. Turns out that not only was he drunk, but other than some boots, he was completely naked. [/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"][quote name='chibi-master']Resistance is futile, Mr. Rachmaninoff.:p[/quote]Resistance to considering you a mascot of sorts? Don't be silly. :D[/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"][QUOTE=chibi-master]Who ever said anything about normality? I'm just talking about people that are out of your comfort zone. For example: That guy that told me about his fire-starting habits. Apparently, he thinks the fact that my head has received so many injuries lately is attractive. THAT is WAAAY out of my comfort zone.[/QUOTE]Well being naturally klutzy is considered moe... [I][SIZE="1"]*shot*[/SIZE][/I][/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]Sounds like you've taken over the thread chibi-master with how often you post in here. Must be one of your many [I]quirks.[/I] :p[/FONT]

[FONT="Trebuchet MS"]I would have to say [B]Johan[/B] from[B] Monster[/B]. Yes he's creepy as hell and yes he's the type of person you'd never,[I] ever[/I] want to meet. But at the same time it's utterly fascinating to see a villain in a series who truly is evil. [/FONT]