I figure all I need is a titanium cup, titanium shin guards, and a titanium goalie mask, and I'm pretty much ready for everything. That plus a kevlar vest, and a chainsaw, I would be ready for action and adventure.

But I have none of those, so I'm going to remain sitting at home until such things are in my possession.

But that didn't stop Hitomi from getting involved with a mystic boy (Van) from another world who was apparently about to get killed fighting a dragon clearly better armed and armored than he was. Of course, when that happens, you (if you were Hitomi) would get sucked into another world where the Earth and the Moon are in the sky.

Here, fantasy Middle-Age people with mystic backgrounds, floating boats, and magic robot suits called Guymelefs are commonplace. Except for one particular Guymelef, called Escaflowne.

I really hate to spoil this anime limited series, because the sheer awesomeness of the whole thing is astounding. However, I was really amused when Channel 32 (Oregon) had started broadcasting the series a few years ago. *I* knew the ending, but apparently, the station hadn't considered WATCHING THE WHOLE SERIES BEFORE STARTING TO AIR IT. The airing was abruptly stopped before the middle of the series. Apparently someone watched the horrific, bloody end of the world being shown at the end of the series, and realized that Channel 32 is more of A KID'S CHANNEL.

So, we no longer see the series on public television. But you too can enjoy the series. Just go out and get the DVD set, you won't be disappointed.

Pet Shop Boys - Discography - West End Girls

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Have any of you tried the Absolut Vodka from Ahus, Sweden? That stuff is not only colorless, but *INVISIBLE* and virtually *UNTASTEABLE* in even the most basic of Screwdrivers.

But that is not the topic of tonight's post. Tonight, we discuss the possibility of foriegn influence that is instituting a CHANGE IN OUR BASIC COMMUNICATION.

Allow me to extrapolate. Our basic form of English has remained mostly the same from the 1930's to the 1980's. That's fifty years of language solidarity. While many people may point to the Internet as a source of change in our basic language structure, I believe that is simply a cover-up.

Aliens are clearly in charge of re-directing our basic lingusitic tendencies. I mean, take a look at "1337 speak," it is possibly the most rediculous perversion of the written language to date! That is clearly the work of Aliens, taking the situation of a teen with a broken 'o' button on his keyboard, and then bringing it to it's full and gruesome conclusion - thousands, if not millions of teenagers that try to replace as many letters as possible with numbers and symbols as humanly possible.

I feel, that with the exception of those who are already well-versed in the structure and rules of English, the next generation of people are going to be intermixing, mis-spelling, and mis-pronouncing virtually every aspect of communication that has ever been established.

If you think that's not a serious concern nowadays, j4$t j00 w4|t. Teh 1337 h4xx0rz \/\/|11 7ur|\| j00r \/\/0r1d 4r0u|\|d. Wibble conq ranky wang wang wang. Tis teh w0H()t|\/\/HikninWa t|ngleh t|ng4w|ng4h \/\/00t4l|c|0us p00patr|c|ous 133teth $p34k3w3th3h TH4NG j00z b e t t a und4$700nd meh j00 $7up|d tinga 0r meh g0 Kung f00 0n j00!

Ahem, as I was saying before I became suddenly and SURREPTITIOUSLY *PICKLED*, I was about about to make a commentary about the degredation of modern speech. But I think that in my mentally incapacitated state, I had made a point without applied conscious thought.

Endanger - Addicted To The Masses - Addicted To The Masses

PS: When you've had four Screwdrivers in a row, the song as mentioned above sounds rockin' awesome!

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Now, this is my personal opinion, and many may disagree. But I think it is so much funnier if one used more complex, lengthier words in comedy.

Let me give you some background to this train of thought. Simplicity has its place in life. One can easily say that simplicity is sometimes a necessity. But it is when simplicity is used ALL THE TIME, that is where its omnipresence annoys me.

For instance, simplicity works really well here: "Run! Angry bear behind ya!" I'm sure you would all agree that being short with your words is much appreciated in that situation. The alternative: "Exercise some expediency! An obese ursine is about to take out his anger mismanagement on your cranium!" While this is quite humorous, the recepient of the message is often dead by the word "obese."

Where simplicity fails, and often irritates, is when one uses it in casual conversation - often extending the duration of the conversation beyond what anybody wants to endure.

"I just had lunch." Sure, that will suffice for some people. But the obvious question thereafter is usually, "What did you have for lunch?" An answer along the lines of, "Meat," often makes me want to kill people. "WHAT KIND of meat did you have for lunch?" And then the person using simplicity, often finds a way to include too much information in the following sentence, even though there's only three words: "A tattooed sailor."

Please, ladies and gentlement, don't become overly simple, and if it's already too late for you, make certain your children aren't like this.

Wolfsheim - Spectators - Heroine, She Said

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From this point on, I resolve to live MORE. That's right. I'm only living 100% right now. I'm going to move on to 110% tomorrow. If I can get to 200% by the end of this year....there'll be TWO OF ME.

And now, for a couple of not-so-random quotes from my large book of quotes.

"Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you." --C.G. Jung (1875-1961)

"After twelve years of therapy my psychiatrist said something that brought tears to my eyes. He said, "No hablo ingles." --Ronnie Shakes

Gorillaz - Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood

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I would just like to take this moment to apologize to a couple of people I might have let down last night. As they could tell, I drank a pint of ale way to quickly and subsequently couldn't type very well. According to witnesses later on, I was using the word "cucumber" as a VERB.

But I can tell you all that I needed the break from linear thought and now I'm back.

Big Country - The Best Of - The East Of Eden

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