TheForgetfulBrain

I ordered a bunch of Chinese tonight (from the bar), and it was... Okay. Good rule of thumb: If it's a Chinese dish you've never heard of, never tried before and have no recommendations for it, it might just be in your best interest not to spend the money on it. Because it's probably going to suck. /sincerely, post-food-optimist, brain, who has had this experience with every random, exciting sounding dish he has ordered for the past four months. How in the world did you get pizzas from three different places? You and your friends have some sort of "better pizza" fight? Personally, I shy away from the pizza and go for the pasta. There's only one place here that servers good pasta, and it's a helluva walk away. I don't know why I didn't respond to this before. One slice was from Domino's, the second slice was from Pizza Hut (I saw an online ad, it worked on me, and I decided to have a comparison test - Domino's won by far) and then I picked up a slice at my local grocery store.

I was going to leave the Olivia Munn article here, but noticed I had been beaten to it. That is all.

As soon as Never Let Me Go hits DVD, rent it. He's a foil to Carey Mulligan, and that's saying a lot.

I like! Very much so. Particularly the rhythm of the last poem. The second poem brings to mind legends of the selkie. If you haven't seen the excellent 'Island of Roan Inish,' I highly recommend this gem from my childhood. The first poem, I dig the atmosphere. It feels like a real moment. I wish I could explore these things deeper, but I am rubbish at deconstructing real poetry.

I took a class last year on Prose Poems and Short-Short-Stories. In the end, I had a blast with Prose Poems, thanks to the form. And by form, I mean that they have almost none. They're a mix of fiction and poetry. They don't require the cohesive story of a short and don't adhere to the rules of your typical poem. Instead, you can go wild, evoking a tone or depicting a dream like image, thereby embedding any such desired layers beneath. In fact, my favorite of the lot is the first, the shortest. Anyway, here's edited (tonight!) versions of my favorite ones I wrote that semester. These are things I have no idea what to do with, would love to submit somewhere, but have no idea where. Feel free to post your own prose-poems that exist in this formless-form, below. [EDIT] Jacking diedan's excellent idea of putting the writing bits in spoiler tags. fragments of a truck beside the road. on indecision. revision a. revision b. vetey.

I've gotten a lot less picky on dubs, so I'd have to give it a shot again. I'm still pretty impressed by about 80% of the Atlus dubs (even though that's games and not anime), but I typically prefer subs.

IMWO, subtitles vs. english dubs make a huge difference. I used to think FMA looked stupid when I saw the previews for the first show on Cartoon Network, but when I watched a subbed version I couldn't remember how I thought it looked bad. Both series had their high points. Still need to finish FMA:B. Anyhoo, full disclosure, I grew up in the middle of nowhere (re: yosemite/fresno) a super ignorant white kid doing his best not to be a racist in a town that had rebel flag parades, and was obsessed with anime. Still dunno the exact definition of a weeaboo, but I probably was one for a while. Took me a while to realize how stupid I was. Still not fully comprehensive on that.

It will be that. I think it's set in high school or something.

Trying to beat Uncharted's SP campaign, but it's kind of a slog. On Chapter 16 right now and I'm just looking forward to it being over. Uncharted 2's MP on the other hand, that is AWESOME.

I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. I never really liked Raimi's Spidey that much and didn't watch the third one, but I heard it was absolute balls. Andrew Garfield was amazing in Never Let Me Go and (500) Days of Summer was a great film. I think it definitely has some interesting components, just remains to be seen if they come together.

Anyone ever play Culdcept for 360? I freaking loved that game. Too bad there was something wrong with the disc and it caused my 360 to overheat and red-ring twice. It was like Magic the Gathering meets a Board Game with the laziest graphics ever. Oh, and the most atrocious story and voice acting possibly put to disc. I wish they would make more games like that. Minus the suck factor, that is.

I don't remember what it looks like, but I don't remember being horribly offended. I thought it looked similar, but I guess I wasn't really paying attention. Anyone have screen caps?

Srs, Malish, I have more luck playing with people living half way round the world than you who live like ten miles away. P.P.S., Get in TAY chat to coordinate whenever you want to play. That's where we usually are.

Uhmmm... is that even a question? LET'S DO THIS. [EDIT]: Of course, we'll need more than just Smooves and I.

The art design: When DA came out, people let and right were complaining about how ugly the characters and visuals were. I agreed on the characters, but playing the game on max settings for PC, I thought everything else looked stunning. There were some truly gorgeous environments in that game. In this one, they seem to have fixed the uggo syndrome, and while the first screens of the game were hideous and very unappealing, and I don't like how the Darkspawn look now, I get the feeling that with settings on max, the game will look just dandy and I'll become fond of the new style. I'm glad they overhauled the visuals, even if they took it in a different direction than I would have preferred. UI: I need to see more, the developer video with the first UI gameplay didn't really give me enough of a chance to decide, but I don't think I'll mind too much. The Story: I love the idea that it takes place over a course of ten years. The first game felt truly (and the overused word is deserved here) epic, once you reached the end of the game and saw the impact of all your decisions, it really felt like you had changed the world, moreso than any other game I can recall, and that was only over a short period of time. That feeling seems only magnified with this concept, and I think it's thrilling and brilliant. The Characters: I don't know enough to judge yet, but I have no doubt Bioware will craft excellent characters - they always do. Why would they stop now? Interested to see how Lilith (was that her name?) works in the story as a party member. Now, to the primary controversy - the 'Mass-Effectization' of your character. Yes, it blows that you don't have control over your character's race or origins, really making it feel like 'you.' But on the other hand, I'm open to it. I liken this to fiction: I've noticed that I don't prefer first person stories. In first person stories (this is the way I feel, not a statement), the narrator is never the true protagonist, but a lens with which to view the world in the story and the real protagonist, which the narrator is typically observing and affected by. Because of this though, I often find the first person to be a bit boring. It isn't quite you, but it isn't quite another character. Similarly, when I'm playing as 'me' in a game, there's always that disconnect - sure I'm doing these things in this world, but it's not me - I can't bridge that disconnect. I'm more interested to step into the shoes of this different character and guide their actions. It's more like a JRPG than a WRPG in this sense, this change in character perspective, and if Bioware says it's going to help them tell an involving story, I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt. I see no reason to be wary, with their track record. Also, I don't really mind the name Hawke.

Dunno. I like that they're making changes. I enjoy change, and none of the changes seem like deal breakers to me. I really think the game will turn out to be great and the naysayers will change their mind upon release, but I suppose only time will tell.

I am literally the only person I know humping myself with excitement for this game. It's incredible.

Haha, parental advisory. Now there's something I haven't seen in ages. You know, I remember a time when I was actually disappointed if a CD didn't come with one of those. Ah, high school.

I was dreaming about being attacked by lions and dudes from Uncharted and trying to take them out with weapons from Uncharted (a sign I've been playing it too much), while also trying to guide the SO to safety as well as a few other people. Man. It was terrifying. Frickin lions.

Its'a rainin'! I love raiiiiin.

I was laughing so hard once I realized I was going to wrong way with the treasure. I think I got it to their base by the time I realized and headed back around. "La-de-da-got-da-treasure-... SHIT." I've been playing as vanilla Elena for Heroes, and I think also the guy with the gasmask on Villains. I really need to level up and unlock some new skins.

I loooooved this scene. This is actually one of my favorite Ghibli films, even though it's not Miyazaki. More Florence. One of the most voted comments on this song: "my math teacher who is a 25 year old guy danced to this song at the talent show at my school. best moment of my life!!!!" Hahaha. Awesome.