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Rants and Stuff / Re: These Stupid Titles IV
« on: October 20, 2004, 06:48:34 PM »
and shooting, less shooting too.
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"Magic is what makes fantasy fantastic," someone says, "you can't apply rules to them or else it loses wonder!" I respond, "Sure, but if you want to write them you will certainly want to know how they work." Writing is all about execution, and I find applying some basic laws of physics to magic systems make them more understandable and realistic. Here, I'm going to outline my basic method for developing a magic system.
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Rants and Stuff / Re: These Stupid Titles IV
« on: October 20, 2004, 06:48:02 PM »
Mostly there's less dirt now.
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Rants and Stuff / Re: letting my voice be heard
« on: October 20, 2004, 06:44:16 PM »
"Most of the people I know (small city in Idaho) just vote straight Republican because they don't have the time/energy/interest to find out who they would want to vote for for the issues. Most just figure one or the other will be better for the general economy. Americans just aren't responsible enough to become a true democracy."
This is the problem with not only a "true democracy" but also with our representative system. Too few people think anymore.
<partisan>I know lots of people that are very liberal and think John Kerry is the answer to their prayers. The only objection that I've heard any of them make to Bush is that they think he's a moron. And they say it with great vehemence. These same people overlook the fact that Kerry changed his position on the war in Iraq twice in the course of a single debate. And when I point it out they act like it doesn't matter.</partisan>
No one takes enough of an interest in the affairs of the country to become informed. We're all too busy playing games, watching movies and TV, partying, working, etc...
It seems to be a given now that one must turn to experts to get an opinion and that which experts you choose indicates your political preference/leaning. Most people reading this post (spriggan excluded:))are at least as smart as any expert and can master enough of the subject material in any given area to be able to make intelligent judgements, but no one does.
Why the heck not?
*I tend to place a large measure of blame on TV. The idiot box is justly named. Why read even a basic book on economics if you can sit down, crack a beer, and live vicariously through naked sweating men in masks and speedos pretending to wrestle. Or watch "real" people eat cockroaches. Or whatever else is on nowadays. And (I know this is a knife in the eye to everyone here, myself included) most of the fiction we're reading as a nation is not much better than TV.
This is the problem with not only a "true democracy" but also with our representative system. Too few people think anymore.
<partisan>I know lots of people that are very liberal and think John Kerry is the answer to their prayers. The only objection that I've heard any of them make to Bush is that they think he's a moron. And they say it with great vehemence. These same people overlook the fact that Kerry changed his position on the war in Iraq twice in the course of a single debate. And when I point it out they act like it doesn't matter.</partisan>
No one takes enough of an interest in the affairs of the country to become informed. We're all too busy playing games, watching movies and TV, partying, working, etc...
It seems to be a given now that one must turn to experts to get an opinion and that which experts you choose indicates your political preference/leaning. Most people reading this post (spriggan excluded:))are at least as smart as any expert and can master enough of the subject material in any given area to be able to make intelligent judgements, but no one does.
Why the heck not?
*I tend to place a large measure of blame on TV. The idiot box is justly named. Why read even a basic book on economics if you can sit down, crack a beer, and live vicariously through naked sweating men in masks and speedos pretending to wrestle. Or watch "real" people eat cockroaches. Or whatever else is on nowadays. And (I know this is a knife in the eye to everyone here, myself included) most of the fiction we're reading as a nation is not much better than TV.
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Rants and Stuff / Re: These Stupid Titles IV
« on: October 20, 2004, 05:15:16 PM »
I wrote the first article for the Timewasters ever, before it was a website and everything and I'm a stinking ditch digger. Just because I was a way for a little bit suddenly I'm lowly.
Whine, sniffle.
Whine, sniffle.
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Suggestions Box / Re: Theme events
« on: October 20, 2004, 11:42:56 AM »
The people from Lionsgate did eventually get back with me. If I can get them to tell me exactly when and where the moview they invited me to preview is playing early I'll have a review of it for the theme day, since it coincides with the release day of the movie.
"Saw" incidentally.
"Saw" incidentally.
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Suggestions Box / Re: october events
« on: October 19, 2004, 02:47:38 PM »
Count me and my wife in. You probably already were but hey, I'm sick of being a ditch digger.
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Suggestions Box / Re: Current Poll
« on: October 18, 2004, 08:32:08 PM »
Fairuza Balk. MMMMMMMM Goth=yummy.
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Movies and TV / Re: WWE Wrestling
« on: October 18, 2004, 08:15:52 PM »
Wrestling is for homos!? Dude! I mean, I always felt uncomfortable when I saw it on television but... This explains so much.
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Rants and Stuff / Re: Word Nonsense
« on: October 16, 2004, 12:53:34 PM »
Gondoleer
(Like a pistoleer only from Gondor and without the pistols)
(Like a pistoleer only from Gondor and without the pistols)
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Suggestions Box / Re: october events
« on: October 15, 2004, 03:35:51 PM »
Thanks. It's so rare that I get to just go game, I don't want to waste my time driving around looking...shooting...and calling in airstrikes. 
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Everything Else / Re: Best Quote lately
« on: October 15, 2004, 03:32:10 PM »Quote
With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it
is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person which almost
went unnoticed last week.
Larry La Prise, the man who wrote "The Hokey Poky", died peacefully at
age 93.
The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin.
They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started.
So it's not really a quote, it's a joke. Big deal. I quoted it.
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Suggestions Box / Re: october events
« on: October 15, 2004, 11:17:16 AM »
Forgive me for being stupid. 
I've been there twice before but could someone please send me the grid coordinates for Tage and EUOL's house? I don't need directions just the grid.
[email protected]
Thanks.
I've been there twice before but could someone please send me the grid coordinates for Tage and EUOL's house? I don't need directions just the grid.[email protected]
Thanks.