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ST, it might be cheaper now to get it but yeah... not like they are hurting for cash.

That is why I would love to see China just quietly come in behind to kick their asses. They might be able to amass an army without the North knowing. I can almost see the rest of the world just go "We're cool.".

Umm, I think at this point I know how potato plants look like and I may have quite a few volunteers. Most of them are near where I grew them last time but there are a few strays. I swore I got them all when I harvested and even then, at most left were small little bugger. I'm going to leave them in for now but I'm pulling them if I feel that they're crowding out my other plants. Edit: Also, no slugs. I drove them off it seem.

$1.5 million. Jesus. I might hop on board to see whats the commotion is about when I get the money. I'm retarded with money so I'm willing to throw my money at folks who I really think will treat their backers right. I might not like the final product but I am impressed. A nice story would be nice.

... Fuck Japan.

Could you (almost) accept it when you think of it trading off between large, mostly static cities to a smaller living breathing "city"? When I think of it that way, I can almost accept it. Gameplay wise, as in while you are managing a city, it seems to be much better. Yes, the smaller "cities" leads to shorter gameplay time but again, that trade off I mentioned. Even the static cities when not in view because of relevance to the server (not sure how to phrase this) can be viewed under this lens. How they did this game is actually really cool. You indeed don't need a top of the line computer to do any of the simulations*. Just change your graphic settings and have at it (Unless you are saying that there isn't options. I'm not sure right now). I'll admit... I can't explain the forced woodland and lack of customization since the simulation shouldn't care for the size (Maybe up to the region size) and configuration of the regions. For the servers*, it would be like running multiple current "cities" at once. So yeah, other than that, I really like what I see. *Note, I am ignoring the DRM in this discussion since that is another HUGE can of worms. Someone can start really talking about it if they want. I;ll say this though, I like the blend of offloading simulations to a server to deal with since it can allow for more complex stuff... but yeah, DRM. Servers and EA... Woo. Me right now regarding this game, EA et al: (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

http://imgur.com/a/iKG8b Food porn for you all. Once he (Kenji of Serious Eats) gets the article up, I'll post it too so we can all make the ultimate holiday meal (Bought or homemade, this shit is expensive) for our really love ones. Seems like a fan and long term fridge space (Something my family doesn't lack) is all you need to pull it off. Typo. Corrected it. The bacon fat for sure gives the bacon flavor but since its a fat like butter/margarine, I cut out some of that so it doesn't give me a heart attack. Frozen bacon fat... now that might be a good idea for long term storage. And Dean is now forever in my mind as the Pancake Man.

I watched it yesterday dubbed. I have a feeling this is not going to end well and we won't find out until at least November (Most likely next year though). Oh Marida... Anyways, I'm sort of tired of some characters being fueled by "love". Quess was enough back in CCA. The only one that I really accept is Haman because its way better done. Most of the others feels... so tacked on with Quess' being the most (Hathaway is a close second...).

Other people, I think, can fill in for you but still... whats the point? If Genna's experience is anything to go off by, it seems like you can get a good "city" up and running in about a hour or two while using up all the space given to you. By no means that you would be done with the region but that "city" square would be pretty much done. Someone just have to manage it.

I can almost feel the power vacuum.

"Quick look" from TB and his wife (Didn't expected that but its cool to see a husband and wife team) that I watched. To me its the size of the city that actually pushes me to not get the game. I maybe might be able to accept the DRM and all its weird quirks like server side calculations (A very big sticking point for me) but I want to work the entire region at once. At the moment if nobody is on a city in a region, its pretty much freezes which is sort of a way to force MP. It feels so damn restrictive. The size of the cities is the most visual of the bunch. I got to agree with TB and Genna that the simulation aspect of the game is fantastic. It looks amazing even with the weird little quirks like a line of buses. As for being able to run on your dad's PC, maybe if its all set on low? It looks fantastic and for the most part plays fantastic (When you can get on...) but the backstage side of the game I can't really support. Especially so when it feels and looks so restrictive.

Mac and cheese made with some bacon dripping and sriracha. I did the bacon thing (death in a bowl) before but haven't with the sriracha. Its actually really good. Edit: Death, not dead... :\

Okay I have one annoying thing about the battles... I FUCKING USED THE PHOENIX FEATHER YOU DAMN GAME. And I wish that keyboards worked for this game. Inputting words is such a pain in the ass.

For those who buy it, they should complain to hell and back. We want the series to continue but with none of this "Always online" requirement (Among others).

I'll admit. I AM REALLY tempted on getting this game. Sadly, I got wiser (And broke) with money and won't be getting it... I never touched a DMC game and only ever played a bit of Bayonetta but hearing (Plus seeing a bit) on how awesome the boss fights are... it is tempting.

Its what I feel from across the pond. You guys feels so well established. Some styles also seems locked into place. The brewers over at the US seem to fuck around a lot more. Though I will say that we don't exactly get most of your beers, especially over here on the West Coast. We get your major beers. (I think Samuel Smith's is one. I wasn't impressed but it was good). If you have any microbrews, shoot their names up. It might be hard but its not impossible to trade with an European... I think. American micros seem to be quite in high demand in Europe (Not to mention different regions of the States). Anyways... Stone's Enjoy By _______ is good. It has a date clearly labeled for when you should drink by. The sooner the better since hoppy flavor diminish rather rapidly after bottling. I had not enjoyed a Stone's brew until now. I LOVE IT. $10 a bomber (22 oz). 9.4%. If you see one, grab one since it WILL be dumped on 04.02.13. April 2nd for you monsters of old. These guys got to my area on Feb. 27th. So they are pretty damn fresh. At most a week or so old. Concentrating... hard... also I haven't read the older part of the tread so I wouldn't know. Besides, I'm bit woozy....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX6Y_BcoOfM I love this song because the damn emotion that is in this song. It is also nice to know that the Pillows are pretty much the same age as me. Even when I have a really faint idea on what they are singing about, they are one of my top favs.

When I watch paint dry, I can imagine the actual process of it happening... not really. I can however somewhat do that with rocks and soil. So... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTOwMeimSl4 Edit: Rocks Don't Lie is a damn good book and is sort of an inspiration to me. The author will be on my campus on April 10th. I'm excited. I wonder if I can slip to him that perhaps the timing of the Mediterranean Sea going into the Black Sea might be able to be solved with studying any submerged soil. I'm not sure how salt water will interact with soil formation/evolution but perhaps the salts like NaCl can help form an entirely sodic profile in the soil or something. BUT. Perhaps a trend can be made between changes in the soil to time in contact and submerged with sea water. If it points to a sudden influx of salt water, then most likely it'll be that. If it points to a gradual intrusion of salt water, then the soil profile should show that. The top horizons will have more sodic development than the lower layers (Unless the salt water infiltrated from below first). There is also the idea of increasing concentration of salts in the system. So sudden flood of salt water or gradual infiltration of salt water. FYI, apparently the idea of Noah's Flood might of originated from the Black Sea is tossed around. The Black Sea wasn't always that big and salty. Up to about 8000 years ago it was actually fresh water and lower. Early humans began agriculture around the Black Sea but then the salt water intruded, slowly or fast, which displaced the people there which might of gave rise of Ag and ancient civilizations in Europe and Mesopotamia (Maybe Egypt? India and Asia might have been separate.). Either way settling if the story of Noah's Flood came from then and figure out when those folks spread. Geology and Soil Science, fuck yeah~

The United States does indeed have the best beers in the world. Our breweries are not bounded by tradition so they can modify and experiment with different styles (Though some of them don’t really make much sense). Europe is really bounded by tradition. Hell, look at some of the old laws some countries had on what a beer is. But yeah, to additionally echo FDS, judge beer individually. Don't worry where they came from since even the more celebrated breweries can strike out. Consistency is actually a problem with beers though not as much as wines. Consistency is really one of the few things I can give to macrobreweries. Note... I haven't tried most mainland Europe beers yet. Cost being the main issue.

This book is about Noah's Flood and how it played in the role of Geology and why it really couldn't happen since well... the rocks don't lie. I'm currently on chap 5/6 and its a very interesting read. Some of the explanations for how Earth got it topography before principles of geology (Not really the term) and such is mind blowing. I'm not calling them bad since they would of made "sense" during their time. One school of thought was that the original perfect Eden of a Earth was smooth and it got its mountains because of underground rivers eroded away the ground underneath thus the ground collapsed during Noah's Flood. Once I'm done with this I'm moving onto: This one is going to be interesting and one that I think is relevant to our time. Soil AKA dirt is far more important than most people think.

I had to get Sluggo instead since I know a cat pass through my yard and it seems Correy's might harm it. I may want the cat gone but I'm not going to kill it. Also the slugs got one of my sunflower seeding. Not sure if its completely done but I did get the slug while it was munching away. I might shotgun my bed with seeds at this point and hopes they get through... Edit: I manually killed five tonight. The bed was drier and the night warmer so it seemed to kept the little ones at bay.