Sara

[color=#4b4b79]Sciros: I have two guy friends who watch a lot of anime. One's favorite show is Love Hina, and one's is Cowboy Bebop. The guy who likes Bebop can't [i]stand[/i] Love Hina. Not really hugely important, but it made me grin that you mentioned both in your posts. Myself, I've never seen it, although I've perused a couple volumes of the manga. It's kinda cute. It seems a little too slap-stick for me to really enjoy, though. I always sorta assumed that the girl he made the promise to[/color] [spoiler][i]was[/i] Naru.[/spoiler] [color=#4b4b79]Although I rather hope it isn't, because that would be far too quaint. *shrugs* But like I said, I never did more than read the first volume or two while sitting on the floor of a bookstore. sugar and spice and everything nice, Sara[/color]

[QUOTE=kenshinsbabe][FONT=Georgia]How can you all be so heartless? I mean, even though he [I]is[/I] guilty, there has to be some other way to sentence him. His family has to watch him slowly die as he gets injected. The solitary confinement is the best idea out there. I'd want to kill myself if I were alone, but as long as he wanted to and couldn't, that would be okay. [/FONT][/QUOTE][size=1]If you're upset about people's being heartless, I don't see why you would advocate solitary confinement. It seems we have a lot of vengeful people here... / kissed by a rose, Sara[/size]

[QUOTE=Arcadia][size=1]Actually, I already bought the book. ^_^;; I haven't started to read it, though, because I wanted to wait and see how everything got set up. But yes, obviously, I'm all for the book club. Anyway. I think we could probably use OB's calender to keep track of our book deadlines. I think you can give yourself notices with that, so you can keep yourself aware of where you are in the schedule and all that.[/size][/QUOTE][size=1]Heh, Arca, you're so cute. I'd like to do this. I haven't gone book-shopping for myself in so long....Heh. I think using OB's calendar is a good idea. I know by your smile it's you, Sara[/size]

[size=1][color=purple]Azure, can you read my post and tell me what you think? I'd like to know if you thought that made sense. (Not necessarily that you agree with it, but that it makes sense.)[QUOTE=AzureWolf][FONT=book antiqua][COLOR=blue][B]"Homosexuality is right because animals are homosexual."[/B] [i]"Animals also do other species (see mule), so beastiality must be right as well."[/i] Notice how I don't even need to go out of the realm of animal SEXUAL behavior to make my point. I'm not making an extreme case about it at all: sticking with the sex acts. Was I even the one to bring up anime sexuality? Nope[/font][/color].[/QUOTE]Side note: "Anime sexuality." Heh. Okay, here are my thoughts. This isn't meant to argue, exactly, but give my opinion on why this was brought up. In the past (not in this thread, that I've seen, but eh) one arguement I have seen [i]often[/i] against homosexuality is along these lines. "It's unnatural. No other species engages in homosexual activity." So when people bring up evidence of homosexual activity in animals, I didn't view that as "Animals do it so it's okay!" It seems more that they are presenting evidence against a common (and by this point in time, almost [i]implicit[/i]) arguement against homosexuality. That being said, I agree with something James posted earlier:[quote name='James][color=#707875']In terms of whether people actually "agree" with it or not...it's a bit like the sky being blue. It's there. It is what it is. I think that each individual simply has to choose how they deal with that.[/color][/quote]th-th-th-th-that's all, folks, Sara[/color][/size]

[QUOTE=ThatOneOddDude]First there was the whole "calligraphy" scene. This seemed to drag itself out. And when the arrows started launching, I kept thinking, this is too predictable. Everything that happened at that part seemed so obvious that it was going to happen. Then there was just ALL this CRAP, and I was starting to get bored. Finally, things were wrapping up, and nothing was too horrible. Then the unthinkable happed, the entire thing was done AGAIN! [/QUOTE][size=1]I was looking forward to [i]Hero[/i], largely because the the actual [i]art[/i] of the shooting that was evident in the trailers. I hadn't seen [i]Crouching tiger, Hidden Dragon[/i] at that point (although I did watch it with some friends a few weeks later). I enjoyed the film. I liked the calligraphy scene. The philosophy of calligraphy, heh--I enjoyed that. The use of color in each segment of the film was beautiful. Even without the contrast of the different parts, it's an incredible example of how color can be used to reflect and influence emotions. Plus, it was just really aesthetically pleasing. The red story in particular--I could watch it again, not paying attention to anything but color. But, I suppose I'm that kind of person. Jet Li's acting, heh. I didn't really even notice (although I don't profess to be an expert on the quality of acting) that it was a problem. I think it worked for Nameless. He didn't need to be especially emotional or anything. For most of the flim, he had a goal, he was focused on the goal, and he worked towards the goal. *shrugs* Anyway, it wasn't [i]moving[/i] or anything, but it was alright for the character. breakfast of champions, Sara[/size]

[quote name='AzureWolf][FONT=book antiqua][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue] you are trying to show how homosexual love is just like heterosexual love, but at the same time, your arguments are justifying other types of love you wouldn't approve. It's hypocritical, really. Do you really have some argument that is specific to displaying how human-human homosexual love is the same as human-human heterosexual love without pulling in all the other variations possible?[/COLOR][/SIZE'][/FONT][/quote][size=1]It isn't justifying incest. *pauses* I'm really not very good at getting my thoughts out on matters like this, but I'll try. People say that "marriage is between a man and a woman." I've seen bumperstickers, and I'm sure you have too: Marriage=Man+Woman. If... male + female is the defining criterion for marriage, as many people make it out to be, then any incestual (or otherwise, there have been other examples in this thread) relationship is okay. The fact of the matter is, "male + female" is not the single, [i]defining[/i] criterion for marriage, as evidenced by the fact that certain male/female relationships are not accepted. I think...that's all I'm going to try and say at the moment. Does that make sense? mmm mmm good, Sara[/size]

[QUOTE=Unborn Lord Xion][COLOR=SlateGray][SIZE=1]Either way, he's dead. It's just a matter of time and pain. -ULX[/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE][size=1]And that's true for all of us, really. xoxoxoxoxoxo, Sara[/size]

Charlotte "Lotte" Hassenpflug Hanau, Germany ----------A young businesswoman with dark hair and grey eyes, Charlotte's trade is stories. She buys them, she sells them, but most importantly...she collects them. She is field worker, executive, and sole employee of an organization called [i]The Anansi Project[/i], created for the purpose of funding her hobby. ---------- "[i]Do you know the story of Nyame?[/i]" The question was sudden, unexpected, intense. Jakob Muller was sweating, staring at the woman sitting across from him, leaning in toward him--leaning in over [i]his[/i] desk, looking every inch the powerful predator. And, against all reason, the young, upwardly-mobile business executive felt--for all the world--like he might be her dinner. She'd been in his office less than three minutes. He'd known she was coming. He'd been [i]prepping.[/i] Planning for the meeting, making sure he was utterly prepared, doing everything possible to avoid what had just happened. He was off guard, and she was in complete control. Again. When she'd come to the door, she had not announced herself, greeted him, or shaken hands. The breach of etiquette was faintly unnerving, and Jakob had not been sure how to react. Finally, the young man had cleared his throat, aware of the awkward silence between the woman and himself. He tapped his stack of papers against the desk, evening the edges...it was unnecessary. Not only were the papers meticulously ordered and even...it was third time he had done so in the last forty seconds. The woman still stood by the door, looking around the small office with distaste. Jakob coughed again, attracting her attention. "Frau Hassenpflug?" he prompted, rising to shake her hand. The woman smiled coldly as she returned the handshake. "Herr Muller." Jakob Muller felt slightly warm, and dropped his arm to his side as he sank gratefully back behind the safety of his desk. "Yes, well, ahem." He paused. "Well. As you know, my employer values your time, and we appreciate that you have taken us up on our invitation to learn more about your business. Mm." He paused. Jakob felt her watching him, waiting for his next pratised sentence. He [i]had[/i] practiced...his colleagues had warned him. [i]Know what you're going to say. Just say it. Don't improvise, you'll never get want you want from her.[/i] But now that it came down to it, looking at the dark woman before him, he almost didn't know if he had the courage to question her. "Well, you see, that is...Well...While we certainly [i]appreciate[/i] what you do, and are happy to sponsor your organization, naturally, of course, more than happy...the question has come up, well, er..." Charlotte Hassenpflug watched him with even grey eyes. He took a deep breath, and the last sentence tumbled out in a rush: "Just [i]what[/i] is it, exactly, that you do?" And then her question: [i]Do you know the story of Nyame?[/i] And then her answer. "Nyame is the name of God," she said quietly. "There were once no stories on earth, for Nyame kept them to himself in heaven. When he did not use them, they sat in a locked wooden box next to his throne. "[i]Anansi[/i], the trickster, the spider, spun a web to heaven. "He spun a web to [i]heaven[/i], Herr Müller, to ask the price for Nyame's stories. Bold little spider. He climbed up to heaven, and asked Nyame for the stories. And do you know what Nyame did?" Jakob Müller found himself frozen in place, listening to the woman who told stories with such ferocity. "[i]He laughed.[/i] God laughed at the little spider who wanted to hold the world's stories in his hands. He laughed...[i]but he agreed.[/i] 'This is the price for my stories, little spider,' he said. And he named three impossible tasks. " 'Bring me Osebo, the leopard of the terrible teeth. Bring me Mbolo, the hornets who sting like fire. Bring me Mwatiya, the fairy whom men never see. " 'If you do these things for me,' Nyame said, 'I will [i]give[/i] you the stories.' "Many men had died trying to pay Nyame's price for his stories. "Against all odds, through cunning and trickery, Anansi [i]completed[/i] the tasks. He tricked [i]Osebo[/i], he tricked [i]Mbolo[/i], and he tricked [i]Mwatiya[/i]. He spun them in a web and climbed back to heaven to pay Nyame for his stories. "When Nyame saw that little Anansi had returned, he laughed again. But the spider had paid the price for the stories, and the sky-god gave them to him. Anansi took the wooden box, and began climbing back down to earth. "But as he climbed, the box slipped from his back, and fell far to the ground. The lock broke open, and the lid fell away. "And the stories, no longer under lock and key, scattered far across the earth, to be found and told by storytellers everywhere." There was a breathless pause in her speech as she regained composure from her dramatic tale. "So you see," she finished, "you [i]do[/i] know the stories of Nyame." And she walked out of the office, leaving Jakob Müller alone.

[quote name='James][color=#811C3A']Anyway, I don't really care much about the verdict, except to say that I don't think death is harsh enough. It's painless and the easy way out. I'd rather have him rot in prison for his entire life, with everything that it brings (ie: the violence and other things). At least that'd give him a taste of what he did to his poor wife and son.[/color][/quote][size=1]Well, as Break pointed out, [quote=the article above]California's death row has grown to house about 650 condemned men and women since the state restored capital punishment in 1978, according to the AP. Only 10 executions have been carried out since then. The last one was in 2002 -- for a murder that happened 22 years earlier.[/quote]So unless things change drastically, it basically amounts to a long sentence with a rather unhopeful end. trix are for kids, Sara[/size]

[quote name='Morpheus']Do you know what will happen if Israel breaks and gives palestinians there own country? Every other minority is going to go to the government and expect them to wipe their *** and give them a country, too. Israel will be in constant turmoil as everyone starts attacking more innocents with the logic, "Well, if it worked for them..." [/quote][size=1]I don't know if your logic works. [i]Israel[/i] was created by the UN shortly after World War Two. The current conflict is largely a result of that. So there's already a "well, it worked for them," precedent. Not that it's one that anyone would particularly desire to follow... thank you for [i]enough[/i] flowers, Sara[/size]

[quote name='Hell Raizer']Being a huge Beatles fan, I also try to find all the Fab Four Memorabilia/Albums/etc I can find[/quote][size=1]Hey, that's interesting. I have never seen anyone else here mention anything quite like that. I collect stuffed monkeys, for what that's worth, heh. They're fun...I don't know, heh. I just looked at my room one day and noticed I had a few....so then I officially started "collecting" them. Heh. punk rock princess, Sara[/size]

[quote name='Miryoku']Bwa ha ha ha I love the way my mind works. :devil:[/quote][size=1]That makes one of us. I had not heard about the story until I read the article you provided. It's very...upsetting. I don't understand why anyone would do that. My heart goes out to the members of both families. I can't imagine how difficult that would be to go through. you're not surprised by me at all, Sara[/size]

[quote name='Alan][COLOR=Indigo][SIZE=1][FONT=Arial]My favourite board game ever was this wild thing called MouseTrap. Basically, you go around the board and (I think) assembling this huge contraption as you go. When it finally finished, and you set it off, the coolness was through the roof.[/FONT][/SIZE'][/COLOR][/quote][size=1]Did you ever actually get that to [i]work?[/i] Because I sure didn't. My little brother wants it for Christmas. Heh. It's really sweet, but I'm a little worried....I hate seeing him disappointed, heh, so I hope he can get it to work right. Has anyone mentioned [b]Trouble[/b]? With the Original Pop-O-Matic? I loved that game, heh. The dice popper was off the hizzle. stickeriffic, Sara[/size]

[QUOTE=Moi]I'm new to wicca, so can someone please tell me how to do astral projection? Like, directions in detail, I'd like to do it. Thanks. -ville[/QUOTE][size=1]Red flags are going up all over the place on this thread. Call me a cynic, but I somehow doubt you're going to get many reliable instructions from an open "help" plea on an anime message board. Best of luck with your quest, but I think you ought to search elsewhere. I'm a hopeless romantic (you're just hopeless) Sara [/size]

[size=1]Pumpkin is correct. Read our rules before you continue posting. Advertising (posting specifically about other sites) is not allowed here. never saw a purple cow, Sara[/size]

[quote name='Dragon Warrior']I noted you said it'll be rated "Mature" for "SL." Sex and language? Might wanna throw in violence for that one too ;)[/quote][size=1]I was going to say the same thing. You're talking about an RPG dealing with a camp that has a history of serial killers and has "weird things" going on, and you don't anticipate any violence? Heh.[/size]

Leo Fibonacci Canada Short, curly brown hair. Hazel eyes. Five foot eight or so...that pretty much wraps it up for physical description, heh. Leo sat comfortably in the armchair backstage of the set. The thing had been ancient when it had been brought in, second (or maybe third) hand for a prop, years ago. It collected dust like little kids collected Pokémon cards--actually, the kids he worked with after school didn't collect Pokémon cards anymore, now that he thought of it. He didn't remember when that had stopped...Oh well, it was a good attempt at an analogy. Even when sitting, Leo gave the impression he was [i]sprawling[/i]--just something about his stance. He was a good kid; volunteered at an elementary after school program, got decent grades...a good kid. Everyone agreed. He was a bit of a class clown, really, but that came from his real passion--acting. He had joined Theatre his freshman year and had made some of his best friends through the productions they had done together. Everyone from those first two years was gone now, though--heck, he was a senior! How did that [i]happen?[/i] A senior who still hadn't finished his English Literature theme, due tomorrow morning, as it happened. He frowned and looked at the notebook before him. A few sparse notes sat lonesomely on the upper third of the page. [i]Life Lessons I Have Learned in High School[/i]. Lame, lame topic. How did they think these things [i]up[/i]? [i]This is going to be fun. Come on, Leo, think of something to write[/i]. Out of habit, he moved the pen to his lips and sucked on the tip. It was an absent-minded gesture of his, part of his "thoughtful" look. Or so he imagined. He blinked with surprise--an unpleasant taste flooded his mouth. [i]What the--[/i] He looked at the pen in his hand, and groaned--the tip had broken, and was now covered with ink. [i]Most[/i] of the ink was in his mouth. Biting his lip, he ran to the nearest bubbler, spat, rinsed, spat, rinsed...until the liquid swirling down the drain was clear. "Oh, yuck." He walked nonchalantly to the nearest boy's room and flashed a grin at the mirrror. His teeth, lips, and tongue were stained grey and black. "Well." He rubbed his finger across his teeth, frowning at it as it failed to remove any more of the ink. "That's something, anyway." Grinning broadly at everyone he passed in the hall, he made his way back to the stage to write his paper. [size=1]I'm actually not familiar with script/screenplay directions, so you'd have to bear with me on that front. However, an rpg actually written in such a way is something I've been interested in for a while. Props to Godel for pointing this out to me.[/size]

[quote name='Albel the Wicked']Now, if I hear that this sounds like Inuyashsa ONE MORE TIME, I SWEAR I'm gonna have to start bustin some heads. MAN! Now you got me all cheesed off! Forget you guys! I'm gonna play some Temple of Abshai! I don't even think that people would all three pages. Wanna know why? Because all three ****ING pages have the same ****ING comment that it sounds like ****ING INUYAHSA![/quote][size=1]Dude, chill. If people think the story sounds like Inuyasha, that's something you're going to have to deal with. Unless you alter your story, you're not going to change their minds, heh. You should also be aware that Inuyasha is very popular right now, so anything along that vein will automatically be compared with it. For the sake of an example, I like the book series that starts with [i]So You Want to Be a Wizard[/i]. It's about two kids who learn how to be wizards. I try to explain this to someone, in any detail, and they'll automatically say, "Oh, like [i]Harry Potter[/i]." They aren't similar to Harry Potter in many ways, but the "young wizard" theme is there, and comparisons are going to be made. I've never seen Inuyasha, but it seems that here you have two stories that involve a character or characters from the modern day being thrust into the past and searching for the pieces to something. Comparisons are going to be made. You need to relax. If that's someone's impression, they have a right to say it. Especially when you said you didn't see how it was like Inuyasha and asked for input, you opened the door for more comparisons to be made. Don't yell at people for posting them. gotta catch 'em all, Sara[/size]

[QUOTE=Dagger IX1]This immediately reminded me of [i]The Princess Bride[/i]... [b]Fezzik:[/b] We face each other as God intended. Sportsmanlike. No tricks, no weapons, skill against skill alone. [b]Westley:[/b] You mean, you'll put down your rock and I'll put down my sword, and we'll try and kill each other like civilized people? ~Dagger~[/QUOTE][size=1]I was actually just thinking the same thing. Way to go, Dagger. ^_^ I think...I don't know what to believe about who's right and who's wrong--if anyone is. Both sides have killed people, and both sides have lost people--individuals, with [i]lives and friends and families. [/i] I can't imagine living like that, and any thought about who holds what's rights just slips into how sad the whole situation is. You can say whatever you want about the Israelis deserving something, or the Palestinians deserving something, fighting for freedom, fighting for land, causes and rights...but the fact is that you're talking about actual people dying. They should be more than just statistics. the last words I have to say, Sara[/size]

[size=1]I've always liked [i]God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen[/i] and [i]We Three Kings[/i]. Just the sound of them--not as bright and bubbly as a lot of other Christmas songs, or as long and whiny as some others. There's a version the Barenaked Ladies and [someone else] sing of those two songs that I heard on the radio back before thanksgiving. Normally I would be very indignant about hearing Christmas music before Thanksgiving, but I actually quite enjoyed it. I also like [i]Step Into Christmas[/i] by Elton John, but that just might be because E. John is my mom's favorite artist, and I heard it a lot as a kid. ^_~ rockin' around the Christmas tree, Sara[/size]

[size=1]I looked up the group on your suggestion. (I love the iTunes sharing capability.) The only song I was able to find is [i]Coin Operated Boy[/i]. When it started playing, I was really surprised how perky and chime-y it started out, heh. You're right, it is...quirky, heh. It's catchy, and...I think I like it. The lyrics are so...strange. *laughs* [i]Coin....operated boy.[/i] Heh. I'll be on the lookout for more music by these guys next time I'm in a music-type store. (Not often, admittedly, but still). sweet dreams are made of these, Sara[/size]

[quote name='foolycooly6363']They don't say ******* in "jesus of suburbia" and "holiday". Still, my point is ....wait, what is my point anyway?[/quote][size=1]That's something you should probably figure out before you post, actually. I don't listen to the radio often, so I tend to be a bit behind the current music scene. Reading this thread, I looked through iTunes until I found [i]Boulevard of Broken Dreams[/i], and as I'm listening to it right now, I think I like it. It's got sort of a dark, gritty feel to it, which is interesting. I don't often hear music like that. Would anyone agree with me on that description of the sound? (And if so, any suggestions on similar music?) acquainted with the night, Sara[/size]

[size=1]This thread was on thin ice to start off with, and I think it's pretty much done. ice-kitsune and Miroku, you seem to have a lot in common. I suggest you continue this conversation via PM or instant messenger. more powerful than your can possibly imagine, Sara[/size]

[size=1]I tend to have a window to OB or myO open whenever I'm online--which isn't honestly all that often. (Actually, I tend to leave windows open when I'm at class or sleeping, because I forget to close stuff down, so I guess it is pretty often...but that's not really the same thing, heh.) I enjoy posting here, particularly in the more light-hearted threads. Debates tend to get tedious for me, and I simply don't have an opinion on many of the topics presented. At the same time, they can be enjoyable to read, to a point. I have plans (doesn't [i]that[/i] sound dramatic?) to get more involved in the Arena in the future as well. Hopefully once this semester wraps up and I'm back at home, I'll have some more time to myself to just think and create things. It's weird, because I don't even [i]do[/i] that much stuff here, but it seems like I've got very little downtime just to relax. I guess I've been preoccupied. before these crowded streets, Sara[/size]

[quote name='anatema'] if I were to remember my childhood I'd view it in my mind's eye as very white and clear, like something on camera with the flash on too bright. .[/quote][size=1]Good imagery, heh. I can picture that. It sort of reminds me of some sort of film short I saw once. It was very home-movie-ish, with very high brightness, little kids, and some chiming, tinkling music in the background. Heh. ^_^ warm woolen mittens, Sara[/size]