Gavin

[SIZE="1"]I normally can't study when there's any sound going on around me, though if I need something to help me relax while I study I find [i]Absolute Smooth Jazz[/i] on iTunes Radio played at a low volume in the background helps. Admittedly like Sabrina I often find myself paying more attention to the music after a while and have to turn it off altogether, but by then I've usually relaxed enough to study properly.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Currently playing iTunes on random/shuffle/whatever it's called and among the recent songs were [I]Heavy Metal Jesus[/I] by [B]Dream Evil[/B], [i]New Divide[/i] by [b]Linkin Park[/b] and [i]Lost Realist[/i] by [b]Trapt[/b].[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Well as of 10/15 minutes ago I think I just clocked 100 hours on [B]Age of Conan[/B], sadly recently changes on Warhammer: Age of Reckoning including the closure of the last RP server and the unplayable server-side lag on more populous ones caused several of my guild to drop out and try Conan. So far it's been a pretty enjoyable game, though the group-requirement for some quests does make the game a bit more difficult as there's only three or four of us online at any time and nobody's main is a healer. Still as I just resubbed yesterday for the month I'm looking forward to playing some more. Downloading the trial for Star Wars Galaxies as well, just to see if it's as bad as it's claimed to be.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Sorry to hear things didn't work out as you'd hoped taperson, but it's good that you were able to still have a fun day.[/SIZE]

[quote name='chibi-master']Not even if I pledge eternal loyalty and servitude to the Gavin Corporation?:confused:[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Perhaps you may be spared if you prove loyal.[/SIZE] [quote name='Sabrina'][FONT="Tahoma"]I recall seeing a post somewhere where Gavin said he was in league with Basement Cat. So pledging that is the same as offering up your soul. o_O So you're still in trouble. [/FONT][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"] Now, now. I believe you'll find if you swear unwavering loyalty to me I'm a far more humane master than Al. Yes, I'm prone to yelling "[I]You fool!! You have failed me for the last time.[/I]" and then shooting my minions for their failures but I feel this is merely a reflection of the high standards I expect my lackeys, I mean employees to follow. Any rumours that I meet Basement Cat twice weekly to enjoy a brunch of freshly harvested souls with Bill Gates and Satan are purely fictitious...Now if you'll excuse me I'm in need of a snack. [/SIZE]

[quote name='chibi-master']I beg that you didn't discover that by actually watching that s***fest movie...[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Nahh he probably just saw this: [CENTER] [IMG]http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/128871364049447678.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE][/CENTER]

[SIZE="1"]Rented newest [B]Rambo [/B]film last night to see if Sly had managed to pull off a decent sequel after such a gap. Some obvious characterisations and social commentaries aside I found it quite an enjoyable guy-movie and would somewhat recommend it to someone looking to bond with male friends over an evening of beer and snacks.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Knowing that I am already a terrible human being for owning Wal-Mart and several other corporations, I'm trying to decide just how evil it makes me for finding [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UenDYX26uN0&fmt=18][I]this Youtube clip[/I][/url] possibly the funniest thing I have seen this year.[/SIZE]

[quote name='chibi-master'].......So is that good or bad?:confused:[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]You are on your way to destruction. You have no chance to survive make your time. Ha ha ha ha....[/SIZE]

[quote name='Magus']It's not. I intended on updating that once again but never got around to doing so. It's also for the ps3 and pc as well.[/QUOTE] [CENTER][IMG]http://zeitgeistglee.250free.com/NerdRage_Motivational.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [SIZE="1"]Now without the cancellation-effect of Raiden being confined to a single-console. Dear God why must we be continually exposed to this wangst-driven creation.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Magus']True enough. But this is Kubo (as well as shonen), and we have to beat around the bush before revealing our "secret weapons" (as Shunsui puts it). But I'd be completely satisfied if Kubo goes straight to their bankai's. 2 bankai's vs released Stark... (Do it Kubo)[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]True enough, the whole Hueco Mundo story has had plenty of procrastination so I'm not really expecting to see Shunsui or Ukitake's bankai for at least two or three chapters yet. Still Stark's resurrecion makes up for it if we get said chapters dedicated specifically to it. [/SIZE]

[quote name='Magus'] Edit: So the name of this new MGS game is called Metal Gear Solid: Rising. [B]It's Raiden's game[/B] and [B]it's exclusively on the Xbox 360[/B].[/QUOTE] [CENTER][IMG]http://zeitgeistglee.250free.com/NerdRage_Motivational.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [size=1]Not sure which annoys me more though. One kind of cancels out the other's rage.[/size]

[quote name='Korey'][FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]Real gamers go to locations like Las Vegas and New York City just to engage in Video Game tournaments in the vain attempt to win a four digit check.[/FONT][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Heh, someone else has seen that Youtube clip for WCG Ultimate Gamer on VGCats then ? Final thought on the subject for me: [QUOTE][SIZE="1"][B]Nerd:[/B] A four letter word, but a six figure income. [/SIZE][/QUOTE] Oh God I live in hope.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Ace'][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Screw this emo bullcrap justification. Danzou is the man, dammit.[/FONT][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Yeah but what happens when Danzou is revealed to be Madara, 'cause he's just as emo as chicken-*** hair. Still if he really is Madara it's going to make the Kage Rangers meeting quite interesting. [/SIZE]

[size=1]I agree with pretty much everything James has said, CEOs almost never have to grasp the nitty-gritty of the industry that they're in to be successful administrators of a company. The fact that this man has already proven a successful CEO of AT&T only bodes well for his future running of GM.[/size] [quote name='chibi-master']They? What, does Gavin secretly control GM's strings from across the ocean? How many corporations is he the puppet master of?![/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]All your corporations are belong to us.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Arial]And then waking up looking like a walking pile of human oils. I didn't say the real gamer mark, I said the awesome mark. Real gamers are real repelling. I know. I've lived next to them.[/FONT][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]The price for l33tness, pwnage and glory are well worth the trade-offs like a social life or romance. ;) [/SIZE]

[quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Arial]Bah, and you couldn't make it the final three hours? Four is nothing. Going to bed at seven-thirty is the awesome mark.[/FONT][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Seven-thirty ? Such lack of dedication to your gaming. A real nerd would go without sleep until the game was beaten, or failing that reach noon at least before succumbing to sleep.[/SIZE]

[quote name='chibi-master']I'm sure I'll look back on this post one day and think about how naive I sound, but this just seems so big to me...:animedepr[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"] All part of the fun of growing up. [/SIZE]

[QUOTE]But experts say it is the immigration debate that is most significantly contributing to the rise of hate groups, an issue that is exacerbated by the shaky economy. “These groups have really successfully exploited the immigration issue,” Potok says. “For them it’s ‘brown skin people are coming into this country to destroy us.’” Some groups, like the NSM, blame immigrants for the scarcity of available jobs. “The government keeps telling us that these people are coming here to take the jobs that no one else wants,” says Jeff Schoep, head of the NSM. “I think it’s a lie, I think it’s a farce, and I think the American people are tired of being lied to.”[/QUOTE] [CENTER][YOUTUBE="They Took Our Jobs!!"]GFG2P-toC6k[/YOUTUBE][/CENTER] [SIZE="1"]Durka durr!! Oops, forgot there was that bit at the end, yeah slight content warning for the end but the point stands.[/SIZE]

[quote name='Magus']Stark is like all of us. (or most) He wants to see their bankai's... Err.. Do we even know what their shikai's can do? One would think Shunsui is a wind user while Ukitake is the lightning user....[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]I figure you're right about Shunsui being a wind user, but I reckon Ukitake is probably a joint lightning/water user. Still, just knowing what their shikai do when there's the guarantee of a bankai showdown makes me far more interested in the latter than the former. [/SIZE]

[quote name='Magus']Danzou ain't that bad giving orders to eliminate Sasuke. Now if he gave orders to eliminate Naruto, this guy would be my new favorite character. :D So this chapter was pretty a flashback chapter.... >_>[/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"] *Shrug* I'm just hoping that Kishi doesn't use Naruto's reflections having faced Pain to justify Sasuke's pattern of thought, though now funnily enough I'm having difficulty who I want to die more, Sasuke or Danzou. [/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Well look at it this way after the drudgery of high school you get into university where napping is practically mandatory.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]While the chronological gap for this latest instalment of the 55 Fiction series isn't quite as large as the previous one, only eleven months as against several years I thought it might be a bit of fun to give this a go again.[/SIZE] [QUOTE][SIZE="1"][B]The Challenge: [/B]Write a story in 55 words or less. Well, "or fewer," to be grammatically correct, but you knew what I meant. And ideally, it would be 55 words exactly, and we wouldn't have to worry about any of this indefinite plural stuff. [B]The Rules: [/B]The name of the game is "55 Fiction." That means 1.) You're writing a story. It should include: [LIST=1] [*]Setting [*]Characters [*]Conflict [*]Resolution [/LIST] 2.) You are not writing poetry, idle thoughts, or anything else that does not fit the above requirements. Your story should be 55 words long. Hyphenated words do not count as one word ("red-orange" would be two words, not one.) Contractions do count as one. ("it is" would be two words; "it's" would be one.) The title of your story does not count towards your word limit; however, it should be no more than seven words. You can write horror, drama, mystery, spoof, romance, adventure, science fiction, fantasy, kids' stuff, whatever you'd like. If you've got questions, ask. And all I will add is this: Keep it tasteful, guys.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"][INDENT][B][CENTER]Bedside Waxings[/CENTER][/B] The halls are spotless; the passive scent of disinfectant lurks in every breath. I cradle a frail hand and dutifully study the struggle for breath in its simple grace. We are complex creatures fathoming science, philosophy, art and architecture, and yet like this we seem woefully simplistic: a whimsy of creation, perhaps just an intermission. [/INDENT][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]Well let me be the first to extend you a warm welcome to OB Robert, if you've got any questions be sure to send a PM to myself or any of the other members of staff and we'll do our level best to answer them.[/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"]So it's a Canadien holiday inspired by the way St Patrick's brought the Irish community together ? Rock on. Hopefully it retains more dignity than it's Irish counterpart nowadays though.[/SIZE]