CaNz

It doesn't matter if James makes you a mod or not... If you just pretend like you are important you can get the respect without the work! Besides, anyone can wave a around and feel special. I feel pretty special already.

It seems like only a year ago when I made this thread... however the day that I joined OB no longer seems so recent. Two years in and I still feel like I am just beginning this journey that will hopefully last a lifetime. My future with this forum is probably better left uncharted, but as long as I stay on this path I am sure that I will make more good friends, and have a lot more good times. The biggest change I have had over this last year has to be joining TheOtaku for the Chatroom. The relationships I had built on the forum over a year and a half were shifted into hyperdrive, allowing me to talk with cool people here on a regular basis. It is true that it might have caused me to post less in a Padded Room... but that is probably for the best. Also, I have spent quite a bit of time posting in the Art By Request section this year. With Lilt and I being the only two standard request filers, (and just recently Lyndy,) I spent a lot of time honing my skills in the graphic design field. Looking back to my first banner I can see just how far I have come. The feeling you get from giving someone something that they like is also a fun for me. Once and a while I will click on the Art By Request section and just scroll down. Seeing my name at the end of 90% of the threads since I have been here puts a smile on my face. I figure this year will be more of the same, and I am really looking forward to it. This forum may not be the most productive use of my time, but it is a glorious way to waste it.

Seven BLT's? Are you on a diet? I need to fix my Bass guitar soon. it is working fine except the volume knob has only two settings: none and loud, and that really doesn't matter because the output jack won't work unless you force the chord to stay in. That is kinda a problem since I don't exactly have a free hand while playing.

Well, What are these reasons? Leaving school is a big deal after all. I have thought about leaving tons of times... but I don't wanna be this poor for forever... and I definitely don't wanna stay at my loser job for forever.

[quote name='Kei' timestamp='1312574780' post='708796'] [font="Tahoma"][color="#000080"]How about we drop the subject entirely and move on? I think that's a good plan. ^ ^[/color][/font] [/quote] Sounds good. I am sorry for causing problems.

[quote name='Lrb' timestamp='1312532912' post='708792'][color="#696969"][font="Tahoma"] I have no idea where you've got this notion that I want anyone to change it -I wasn't even the person the brought it up in the first place- and like I said... [size="7"]I DON'T CARE[/size].[/font][/color] [/quote] I didn't think you wanted to change it, why don't you take another look at what I did say. [quote name='Lrb' timestamp='1312532912' post='708792'][quote name='CaNz' timestamp='1312530735' post='708791'] [quote name='Lrb' timestamp='1312530101' post='708790'] [quote name='CaNz' timestamp='1312529849' post='708789'] [quote name='Lrb' timestamp='1312525838' post='708787'][color="#696969"] [/color][quote name='CaNz' timestamp='1312520684' post='708783'] Excadrill is a good pokemon, and no one complained about Emolga, Kingdra, and Altaria being used twice in the last one. [/quote] [color="#696969"][font="Tahoma"]Emolga doesn't even [i]compare [/i]to Excadrill. You are kidding yourself if you think that. Emolga is a horribly outclassed Pokemon...[/font][/color] [/quote] My point is both are good Pokemon, and because they are good, more than one person wants them. [/quote] [color="#696969"][font="Tahoma"]Well, I disagree. Excadrill is a much better Pokemon all around.[/font][/color] [/quote] who cares if [size="7"]one is better...[/size] the point is they are both good. [/quote] [color="#696969"][font="Tahoma"]That's all I was arguing. That Excadrill is better. Case closed. [/font][/color] [/quote] I am getting the feeling that you think I am arguing about how good an Exadrill is... but if you read my posts instead of twisting them, you should be able to figure out that I think [u]both[/u] are good. [i]That doesn't mean equal[/i], and that doesn't mean Exadrill isn't better, because I too know that he is. I was arguing with your reasoning about discrediting my point on repeated Pokemon. From what I gathered, you think this situation of repeated Pokemon is unparalleled from the first tournament because Exadrill is far better than Emolga, and is not a dragon type. My counterclaim is that Emolga isn't nearly as bad as you claim it to be, and that Exadrill is always going to be a sweeper build so you can easily form predictions and possibly counters. I really don't see why this case should be looked at any differently from the last tournament. I think that you probably would agree with me, but we got in this pointless squabble because of a misconception.

[quote name='Lrb' timestamp='1312530101' post='708790'] [color="#696969"][font="Tahoma"]Well, I disagree. Excadrill is a much better Pokemon all around.[/font][/color] [/quote] who cares if one is better... the point is they are both good. We have had good Pokemon being repeated before so it seems like it is pointless to change it now, unless you think that we should stop people from picking what they want unless it is a dragon or a theoretical equal to an Emolga. Also Wabuffet is a really good pokemon if you IV train. Having an HP, Defense, and special defense with an IV of 31 is what makes this pokemon able to take a powerhouse hit. The encore strategy works perfectly but it has plenty of counters, as well as a weakness to three good types that are commonly included in most teams. I think it is a really good Pokemon, but unless it has those IV's it is gonna get beat, making it a Pokemon fit for only simulators (or people with no lives.)

[quote name='Lrb' timestamp='1312525838' post='708787'] [color="#696969"][font="Tahoma"] First of all Wobbufut is [i]amazing[/i] if you know how to use him. Secondly, Excadrill is a power house. Emolga doesn't even [i]compare [/i]to Excadrill. You are kidding yourself if you think that.[/font][/color] [/quote] Attackwise no, but it is an amazing baton passer and is fast enough to beat out the majority of the fastest Pokemon, and utilizing encore in a switch can be devastating. . It also can use light screen for some extra support. It also has a good type, with five resistances and an immunity and only two things that are super effective. It also flies over spikes and toxic spikes. Also with the spped it has Electro Ball can end up hitting harder than Thunder after an agility or two. Exadrill has an 88 speed which can only be aided by sand rush or a scarf, and an overall defense every other steel type would scoff at. It has a good type, but four weaknesses is a lot. Lastly, the only two strategical approaches with Exadrill are sword dance and once in a blue moon rapid spin... though most of the time that would just be a waste of a good attack. This pokemon is just a good sweeper, and can be countered like every other good sweeper. My point is both are good Pokemon, and because they are good, more than one person wants them.

[quote name='Lrb' timestamp='1312509313' post='708778'] [font="Tahoma"][color="#696969"]Yes, I agree. Volcarona is an Uber not a Pseudo-Legendary, in my opinion. 550 stats total, not a unique Pokemon (as in there are more than 1 in the game and it can be bred), and it's not even that strong (especially considering it likely won't have any level 60+ moves which are some of its best). That's my 2 cents, anyway. On the topic of Excadrill... technically there[i] is[/i] a lot of them seeing as how the maximum we can have in the tournament is two. :P [/color][/font] [/quote] I am not sure, but I can't find anything that says it is a Pseudo-Legendary, and its stats don't hit 580. It isn't my tournament though... so if Kei says no, you don't use it... Wobbufet isn't that great but it is considered a Pseudo-Legendary. Anyways Excadrill is a good pokemon, and no one complained about Emolga, Kingdra, and Altaria being used twice in the last one. I actually like the idea of having a possible match up between two of the same Pokemon.

I am not a huge Electronica fan, but I have really gotten into [b]Grandaddy[/b] as of late. If I am ever chased by zombies I am definitly gonna have [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01tL_YOsrCo"]AM 180[/url] playing in the background. I also started listening to all my albums of [b]Matthiew Good Band.[/b] I am surprised at how many of his songs I had heard before in random shows or on the radio... or even in covers. The music sounds like generic rock music, but the lyrics are typically better than normal.

[quote name='chibi-master' timestamp='1312416694' post='708752'] Bro deserves a medal. XD [/quote] Can I have this one? [attachment=15210:Ellie Badge.png]

Both Ace and GoMe have a sore throat at the same time... [IMG]http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii205/lassie_faire/GIF%20central/sophieanne.gif[/IMG] on another note I realize now just how awesome tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches are. I also realize that I watch too many reality TV cooking shows.

[quote name='Japan' timestamp='1312229059' post='708705'] So what changed about YOU? [/quote] Nothing... other than I started to visit theO more frequently.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJfeCTyTqP8[/media] My all time favorite opening... This song could play all day long and I would be cool with it. It is hard for me to pick a favorite ending... I am not a fan of the show, but this song is pretty cool, and flutes are awesome. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IknMU2Eyx4Y[/media]

I wonder if I can have two lazy days by working like MY dogs on the fifth.