Mr. Blonde

[quote name='Lrb'][FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DimGray"]28 Days Later Directed by Danny Boyle I hope at least some of these are new to you. :animeswea[/COLOR][/FONT][/QUOTE] Danny Boyle, yes. I'd also check out "Sunshine" by Danny Boyle, which also features Cilian Murphy as well. I find that most Sci-Fi films (Sunshine included) have a very strong horror aspect to them as well I'll throw these great sci-fi/horror flicks out there too: Alien Directed by: Ridley Scott Children of Men Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón Planet of the Apes (1968) Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner The Wicker Man (1973)-(not really Sci-Fi but very freaky) Directed by: Robin Hardy. Plan 9 From Outerspace (This movie is so bad that you HAVE to see it) Directed by: Ed Wood

I would suggest no popcorn. Don't be one of [I]those[/I] people. Alright I'll run through some of my favorite classics first: The Apartment (Anything that teams up Wilder and Lemmon is great) Directed by: Billy Wilder Rear Window Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock Somebody Up There Likes Me Directed by: Robert Wise My Left Foot (newer, 1989, but still a classic in my view) Directed by: Jim Sheridan Cat On a Hot Tin Roof Directed by: Richard Brooks The Misfits Directed by: John Huston She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Directed by: John Ford To Kill a Mockingbird Directed by: Robert Mulligan The Bridge on the River Kwai (Historically inacurate but Alec Guinness is amazing) Directed by: David Lean Twelve Angry Men (Lee. J Cobb's performance is reason alone to watch this) Directed by: Sydney Lumet Marty Directed by: Delbert Mann There's quite a few to soak in there, but if you want some more suggestions I'd be pleased to provide you with them.

[quote name='Raiha'][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"][i] And the name of Kataka ceased to be spoken from the lips of those who had taken life from him just as he had taken life from Crim.[/i][/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE] Do you feel better now? Cause I'm still picking broken glass out of my hair.

[quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Arial] Also, I think patience is in order. Remember how strongly the abolition of slavery was resisted, or how long it took for racism to disappear once it was declared unconstitutional? (Still hasn't totally vanished, sadly.) People don't resist change so much as they resist [I]sudden[/I] change. I doubt we'll see any significant differences/progress (depending on your perspective) on the issue for at least a few decades..[/FONT][/QUOTE] But it requires sudden action of legalizing it, because the longer we wait the longer it is going to take for gay marriage to be accepted. If we waited for the abolishment of slavery to be "accepted" we'd probably still have slavery in the U.S and Britain. Every other act of civil rights was thrusted upon the country and of course their was resistance at first, but the longer we maintain the idea that this type of prejudice is acceptable, the longer it will be. [quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Arial] Democracy is about rule based on the will of the people, to protect both the majority and the minority from oppression by the other. So what you're saying is that state policy should not be decided by state inhabitants? Help me here.[/FONT][/QUOTE] What I'm saying is that gay marriage should not be decided by the people. It is a civil rights situation, and the rights of others should not be decided by the masses, especially when the decision does not influence those masses. How would you like it if they put heterosexual marriage to a vote? It's not ethical.

[quote name='Kenso'][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=1]Therein lies the problem, Darren. These aren't just about getting married in a church. Marriage is its own legal status, aside from being a religious thing. Even if it's done by a JoP, it's still a marriage. Even if 'gay marriage' was legal, a church has the right to deny performing the ceremony based on religious reasons (thanks to our religious freedom).[/SIZE][/FONT] [/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE] That's really the core of the "religious" issue with this. It's not the fact that the church refuses to marry a gay couple. Which as we've said is completely up to the church themselves, but the fact that people want to deny gay couples the right to marry... period. Once again this crosses over into separation of church and state. Marriage is a state issue, not a religious one. Couples need to aquire a marriage license from the state for their marriage to be legal, and for some reason we've put that to a vote.

I don't know if anyone has seen "Jungle de Ikou" but it seems to be nothing but a showcase for the main character's large breasts. The storyline (which is horrible) revolves around them. Each character talks about them almost non-stop. However this is no nudity, but just the suggestion of sexuality, like James Bond films. "Through a very bouncy, sexy and jiggly dance, Natsumi can transform into the voluptuous Mii, a spirit of flowers, fertility, and reproduction. Her gigantic breasts are said to represent and contain Earth's life-giving energy. In addition, her already humongous breasts grow larger yet as Mii increases in maternal strength. Mii can also enlarge her whole body to giant size when needed. Mii's other powers include temporarily increasing her breast size, making her entire body grow, reflecting projectiles off her chest or absorbing them into her cleavage, as well as extreme muscular strength needed to carry her absolutely enormous breasts around without hurting her back or tipping over forward. Usually, men are not able to look at Mii's face because of her big boobs." [url]http://www.absoluteanime.com/jungle_de_ikou/index.jpg[/url]

[quote name='Boo'][size=1]And after that, remember that you should not follow most of the advices from people off the internet, regarding your own life. :whoops:[/size][/QUOTE] Yeah... Let's just go with that one. I don't care what any of you people think, and it's going okay.:box:

[quote name='Drizzt Do'urden'] That's why I will never have a pool or hire a boy to clean said pool.....that's of course overlooking the face that I couldn't currently afford a pool. Maybe if I make any money at the upcoming shindig (thanks for that word Chibi_master) I can buy one and just clean it myself. [/QUOTE] Let me know when you get married and aquire a pool. I'll clean it for you, Drizzt... while you're at work of course, but I might need your wife to stay home and make me lemonade in a revealing bathing suit. It helps me work.

[quote name='Rachmaninoff']However, I also worry over the tendency to automatically point fingers at Christians when being one, doesn't automatically mean they all think it's okay to attempt to force their morals on others by using the government as a means.[/QUOTE] I do believe Christians have gotten a little more heat than required for this issue, but like we've all said it begins with being a religious issue. The shame is that a majority of people that are christian and oppose gay marriage aren't actually religious. These are mostly (but not all) the sort of people that use their limited knowledge of their own religion when it suits them and leave it behind when it doesn't. Worshipping something you don't fully understand or care to understand is scary, and dangerous. [quote name='TimeChaser']What I don't get is how the rights of one group are considered a subject for popular vote, when every other recognition of rights in our history was passed by the government without resorting to a vote by the people. If popular vote was the way it was always done, you can bet that the rights of women and minorities would have taken longer to pass.[/QUOTE] The fingers should ultimately be pointed at the government for even putting equal rights to a vote. Unfortunately our current president and the one going into office don't support gay marriage, however Obama doesn't believe it should be decided by the government so we'll see what unfolds over the next four years. But I wouldn't expect much. I'd guess this will continue to be decided in a state by state fashion until a politician on a national level does some real work into shutting down this flawed system in which we vote on the rights of others. The fact is that this country is made up of various groups of formerly oppressed people who came to this country to escape oppression but instead had to deal with it again when they arrived here. We've systemactically removed (and most of the time replaced) the rights of every ethnic, religious, gender, and sexual preference group in this country. We're all misfits, and we should have equal rights as such.

[quote name='Matt']I think there is something you should read, to see [I]why[/I] people voted on this...and why they are just so very wrong. [url]http://theknightshift.blogspot.com/2008/11/cal-thomas-sez-religious-right-is-dead.html[/url] I'll talk with you after you have read it.[/QUOTE] "Does the secular left, when it holds power, persuade conservatives to live by their standards? Of course they do not. Why, then, would conservative Evangelicals expect people who do not share their worldview and view of God to accept their beliefs when they control government?" Great quote, thanks for the article, Matt.

Just ask yourself this: Can you see yourself living without him? If you can, end it. I know it seems like you'll never find anybody else. If it makes you feel any better EVERYONE feels that way at first. But oh the fishes... they are a many in that sea.

[quote name='chibi-master']So, can I bring my favorite umbrella, a rubber chicken and some staples to this here shindig?:smirk:[/QUOTE] Umm... Why do you-- Nevermind. Sure. I guess we're expanding the guest list.

On tuesday Californians voted 52.3% in favor of Prop-8, repealing the previous supreme court decision to legalize gay marriage. What have we done? In a time such as this where prejudice and fear soak up our hope and dreams like a sponge how could Americans be so cruel as to strip away the rights of their fellow citizens? There was so other portion to Prop-8, no bells or whistles that would make it otherwise attractive to vote for. These votes were motivated by one thing and one thing alone... hate. "Some parameters, as preface. This isn't about yelling, and this isn't about politics, and this isn't really just about Prop-8. And I don't have a personal investment in this: I'm not gay, I had to strain to think of one member of even my very extended family who is, I have no personal stories of close friends or colleagues fighting the prejudice that still pervades their lives. And yet to me this vote is horrible. Horrible. Because this isn't about yelling, and this isn't about politics. This is about the... human heart, and if that sounds corny, so be it. If you voted for this Proposition or support those who did or the sentiment they expressed, I have some questions, because, truly, I do not... understand. Why does this matter to you? What is it to you? In a time of impermanence and fly-by-night relationships, these people over here want the same chance at permanence and happiness that is your option. They don't want to deny you yours. They don't want to take anything away from you. They want what you want -- a chance to be a little less alone in the world. Only now you are saying to them -- no. You can't have it on these terms. Maybe something similar. If they behave. If they don't cause too much trouble. You'll even give them all the same legal rights -- even as you're taking away the legal right, which they already had. A world around them, still anchored in love and marriage, and you are saying, no, you can't marry. What if somebody passed a law that said you couldn't marry? I keep hearing this term "re-defining" marriage. If this country hadn't re-defined marriage, black people still couldn't marry white people. Sixteen states had laws on the books which made that illegal... in 1967. The parents of the President-Elect of the United States couldn't have married in nearly one third of the states of the country their son grew up to lead. But it's worse than that. If this country had not "re-defined" marriage, some black people still couldn't marry...black people. It is one of the most overlooked and cruelest parts of our sad story of slavery. Marriages were not legally recognized, if the people were slaves. Since slaves were property, they could not legally be husband and wife, or mother and child. Their marriage vows were different: not "Until Death, Do You Part," but "Until Death or Distance, Do You Part." Marriages among slaves were not legally recognized. You know, just like marriages today in California are not legally recognized, if the people are... gay. And uncountable in our history are the number of men and women, forced by society into marrying the opposite sex, in sham marriages, or marriages of convenience, or just marriages of not knowing -- centuries of men and women who have lived their lives in shame and unhappiness, and who have, through a lie to themselves or others, broken countless other lives, of spouses and children... All because we said a man couldn't marry another man, or a woman couldn't marry another woman. The sanctity of marriage. How many marriages like that have there been and how on earth do they increase the "sanctity" of marriage rather than render the term, meaningless? What is this, to you? Nobody is asking you to embrace their expression of love. But don't you, as human beings, have to embrace... that love? The world is barren enough. It is stacked against love, and against hope, and against those very few and precious emotions that enable us to go forward. Your marriage only stands a 50-50 chance of lasting, no matter how much you feel and how hard you work. And here are people overjoyed at the prospect of just that chance, and that work, just for the hope of having that feeling. With so much hate in the world, with so much meaningless division, and people pitted against people for no good reason, this is what your religion tells you to do? With your experience of life and this world and all its sadnesses, this is what your conscience tells you to do? With your knowledge that life, with endless vigor, seems to tilt the playing field on which we all live, in favor of unhappiness and hate... this is what your heart tells you to do? You want to sanctify marriage? You want to honor your God and the universal love you believe he represents? Then Spread happiness -- this tiny, symbolic, semantical grain of happiness -- share it with all those who seek it. Quote me anything from your religious leader or book of choice telling you to stand against this. And then tell me how you can believe both that statement and another statement, another one which reads only "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." You are asked now, by your country, and perhaps by your creator, to stand on one side or another. You are asked now to stand, not on a question of politics, not on a question of religion, not on a question of gay or straight. You are asked now to stand, on a question of...love. All you need do is stand, and let the tiny ember of love meet its own fate. You don't have to help it, you don't have it applaud it, you don't have to fight for it. Just don't put it out. Just don't extinguish it. Because while it may at first look like that love is between two people you don't know and you don't understand and maybe you don't even want to know...It is, in fact, the ember of your love, for your fellow **person... Just because this is the only world we have. And the other guy counts, too. This is the second time in ten days I find myself concluding by turning to, of all things, the closing plea for mercy by Clarence Darrow in a murder trial. But what he said, fits what is really at the heart of this: "I was reading last night of the aspiration of the old Persian poet, Omar-Khayyam," he told the judge. "It appealed to me as the highest that I can vision. I wish it was in my heart, and I wish it was in the hearts of all: "So I be written in the Book of Love; "I do not care about that Book above. "Erase my name, or write it as you will, "So I be written in the Book of Love."" -Keith Olbermann I've been considering posting something about this up here for the past couple of days, but Keith Obermann stated my opinion so matter-of-factly that I'm glad I waited. Do we really consider ourselves to be so righteous? Has being angry ever made you feel better about anything?

[quote name='Drizzt Do'urden'] One of his bosses needs to loosen up their pockets otherwise there will be no music for that creepy dinner. Rach isn't going to play....though if you change your mind I'll help out with my Bass (I'd love to be in the vicinety when the fur starts fly)[/QUOTE] Rach is playing , don't let him fool you. Yeah bring the bass, now we're cooking something up. We just need a little percussion now and maybe a brass section. Oh and someone should bring a 1986 Casio Dg-20 Digital Midi Synthesizer Guitar. For effect.

Oh okay. Thanks for clearing that up for me. It makes sense now.

No piano here, however I delve into other instruments. But if you like piano music you should check out Ben Folds and Regina Spektor. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-WDdEjAI-0[/url]

That image is deliciously creepy.

...very interesting... all of you... very interesting This is the first time I've peeked in here and I'm finding it extremely odd to finally see what most of you look like. Oddly enough Vicky is the only one who looks exactly how I figured. I have no idea why. That's not an insult mind you. I'm definitely digging the hair. ...and SaiyanPrincessX... in my best attempt to not sound creepy: well you're just adorable. That's all.

[quote name='ChibiHorsewoman'][color=#9933ff]No, how can you be so blind??? They're watching Desperate Housewives[/color][/QUOTE] Apparently I'm out of my league here. The only thing I know about desperate housewives is that chick from lois and clark is on it. I'm going to go back to playing with my voltron toys and listening to Rachmaninoff play the opening theme to Gatchaman on his cello.

[quote name='Gavin'][SIZE="1"] Basically what I'm saying is you can't cut out one of the most God damn story essential stories like it's nothing. Of course given they've butchered everything else perhaps this is mercy so we don't see it happen to the "Prince of All Saiyans" too. Jesus these people suck.[/SIZE][/QUOTE] I think Drizzt was referring to Vegata being absent from that specific scene. As far as I've heard he will be present in the next film. I've also heard of a cameo by King Vegeta at the end of the first film. Also, I've heard that the Oozaru will be only 8-9 feet tall and indeed that picture above has been confirmed to be it. However there are rumors of CGI to be added to enchance the final product. The producers wanted to go with more of an "alien look".

[quote name='Nerdsy'][color=deeppink]Fail. Consider yourself weeded out. It just wasn't meant to be.[/color][/QUOTE] I only know the names of the original power rangers. I know not these "new power rangers" you speak of. The green ranger was Tommy. Indeed.

[quote name='Drizzt Do'urden']Well I feel obligated to mention how the pink ranger was a girl and the blue ranger was a boy....sort've sexist if you ask me. [/QUOTE] How did that show even stay on the air? Kids like me I suppose... I had every power ranger's action figure they were putting out, especially the "Megazord". This might be a little old for some people on here but did anyone have the voltron toys, the robot cats? Each one of them weighed like 5 pounds and was made of steel. I cut myself so many times on those things, but that's the good old 1980's toy safety standard for ya. We grew up tough; these kids now a days.. pfft...

He wasn't even a power ranger; he was an extra. And I clearly remember being 9 and still thinking that the fact that the black ranger was a black guy and the yellow ranger was asian was extremely racist.

[quote name='Sephiroth'][COLOR="DarkRed"][B] [I]Vigilante[/I] The vigilante is able to kill people during the night phase. He is able to kill only when the medic, UC, or himself is killed and can stock up these kills to be used whenever they wish (only 1 kill per night) except for when the vigilante themself is killed, in which case they have to use that kill on the same night.[/b] [/COLOR][/QUOTE] Sounds like a grand old time. I'm down. But the description of the "Vigilante" is a bit confusing. If you could clear it up for me that would be great. And you mentioned a "Medic"? Did you mean Priest?

[quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Arial]I'll eat. It'll be dark. And there will apparently be cello music. Am I missing the creepy factor here?[/FONT][/QUOTE] No, you pretty much hit the nail on the head. Most awkward meal... ever. [quote name='Nerdsy'][color=deeppink]Fine, take him. Nobody likes Carlos anyway.[/color][/QUOTE] Carlos? Are you watching Power Rangers on Telemundo?