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The Metal Mallet
Oooo, new coffee shop. I'm digging the festive appearance of it. tongue.gif


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Konji
No Minque you're all great there are just reasons. So if there is...?
jack cloudy
Ah, time to walk in and have a good slice of pie. Merry christmas everyone. (Just when is christmas really? Tomorrow?)

So, is anyone doing something special for christmas? I plan on posting a short story in the order of the schola as well as providing an update to my two other stories. Not now, once I've had some sleep. And I temporarily changed my avatar for the occasion. Isn't Santa Centurion cute? biggrin.gif
minque
QUOTE(Konradude @ Dec 24 2006, 11:41 PM) *

No Minque you're all great there are just reasons. So if there is...?

You should pm Rane, he´s admin, he can help you, but I´ll be sad if you leave, just so youy know!
1234king
QUOTE(jack cloudy @ Dec 24 2006, 03:02 PM) *

Ah, time to walk in and have a good slice of pie. Merry christmas everyone. (Just when is christmas really? Tomorrow?)

So, is anyone doing something special for christmas? I plan on posting a short story in the order of the schola as well as providing an update to my two other stories. Not now, once I've had some sleep. And I temporarily changed my avatar for the occasion. Isn't Santa Centurion cute? biggrin.gif




Well it's not during christmas break but it's a christmas present. In February me and my family is going to the NFL Pro Bowl (like the "all star game") in Hawaii! Otherwise it's gonna be an average christmas
The Metal Mallet
I'll just be visiting family on Christmas Day, then likely shopping Boxing Day, then hopefully taking it easy until I have to go back to school. Hopefully with the time off I'll be able to have a few more frequent story updates. And I've all ready added my Christmas theme script into the Schola page, so check that one out Jacky boy!

I wonder what surprizes I'll be getting this year....
Pisces
Merry Christmas all, still 2 hours left of it here, I got a jacket for snowboarding/general outdoors things, chocolate, deoderant, a bottle of rum and a membership to the forest and bird protection society.
milanius
ahem... in the words of immortal Denis Leary:
Merry @%!#ing Christmas Everyone !

...now get back to work tongue.gif
canis216
Merry Christmas, folks!
minque
Yes...Merry Christmas.....to all of you!
Lord Revan

Merry Christmas, and all of those other holidays they have around this time of year! biggrin.gif
canis216
QUOTE(jack cloudy @ Dec 24 2006, 04:02 PM) *

So, is anyone doing something special for christmas? (Much snipping)


I'm going to try to finish something for the Temple of Lore today--it's going to be awesome if I can ever finish it. I might update my story, too. We'll see.
SaffasMissionary
well, merry belated Christmas (even though I'm Atheist). Had some trouble with login for my account since it changed it's name, but I just created a new one with almost the same name (minus a space).

I just started fiddling around with GIMP a couple days ago for the first time. If you see Wolfie (wolfy?) give him this.
[IMG]http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/6629/wolfypg4.png[IMG]
I know its kinda crude, but I just started. You can assure wolfie that it will get better biggrin.gif
SaffasMissionary
Sorry for double post, it wouldnt let me edit. But, the transperancy didnt go though so it doesnt look like it does in GIMP.
The Metal Mallet
Just wondering if any of you Swedes or hockey fans in general are paying any attention to the World Junior Championship taking place in Leksand(sp?), and Mora, Sweden. Right now, the Canada vs the USA game is just starting. I have to listen to it on the radio since I'm at work, disappointing, but at least I get to know what's going on.

Yesterday was nice though, Finland lost to Belarus, US lost of Germany in overtime and Canada beats the Swedes. Hopefully Canada wins this tournament for the third year in a row! Woo!!
minque
QUOTE(The Metal Mallet @ Dec 27 2006, 07:43 PM) *

Just wondering if any of you Swedes or hockey fans in general are paying any attention to the World Junior Championship taking place in Leksand(sp?), and Mora, Sweden. Right now, the Canada vs the USA game is just starting. I have to listen to it on the radio since I'm at work, disappointing, but at least I get to know what's going on.

Yesterday was nice though, Finland lost to Belarus, US lost of Germany in overtime and Canada beats the Swedes. Hopefully Canada wins this tournament for the third year in a row! Woo!!

Ehhh...nope, I´m swedish, but no hockey-freak so actually I didn´t even know of this tournament! And Leksand is pretty far up north from where I live so...I´m sorry....

But for all that matters ,,go for it Canada! (when I was a kid and actually liked hockey, my favourite team was Canada!)
The Metal Mallet
Haha, I find that quite amusing minque! But whatever floats your boat I guess. If I remember correctly though, it was Sweden that won the gold medal at the last winter olympics for men's hockey. That's a cool thing at least; Canada kinda sucked in that competition. Ohwell.

And just for any of those curious. Canada beat the USA 6-3. Though one of those goals was an empty netter.
minque
Yes..hehe I know Sweden is pretty decent at men´s hockey..oh and women´s as well! We have a good goal-keeper, a young girl named Kim Martin...she´s ever so sweet! and I´m sure we won something ha.....

We ought to....
Soulseeker3.0
huzzah! i'm back. hope you all didn't miss me to bad biggrin.gif
Khajiit Overlord Rainer
The Khajiit is back! (From his grandmother's house, that is tongue.gif)
Black Hand
Over the River and back through the woods?
Lord Revan
I got King Kong for Christmas, it is a sad story if you stop to feel the mood. KK, in my opinion, is a master piece of drama and tragedy. Many an audiance could probably sympathize with his death.

Peter Jackson illustrated that despite his appearance, Kong wasn't just an animal or "an abberation of nature" but was actually a near-sentient. You could tell that he felt emotions, but he wasn't meant for our world at all. It was more chaotic then Skull Island, though it would be vice-versa to us.

EDIT: WMP-music
Channler
You know, I thought the same thing.. Until the girl and Kong decided to look into each others eyes for like an hour at the end of the movie...

BTW, I got a Aurora M9700 (killer laptop) for christmas smile.gif And I've started playing oblivion again because of it biggrin.gif
minque
Welcome back all you who have been somewhere over Christmas! Of course we miss you all, so it´s great to have you back!


*cookies for all* (yup, they´re vegan, but delicious!)
Khajiit Overlord Rainer
QUOTE(Black Hand @ Dec 27 2006, 09:12 PM) *

Over the River and back through the woods?

Over the river and through the Town (an hour and a half away), actually. laugh.gif
Pisces
Hurray cookies! I will be gone soon (how will you survive without me?), to Melbourne for a week.
treydog
Back after a too-long hiatus- stirred out of it by the concerns of a fine forum fellow. No excuses, no whining. So- have I told you all how fortunate I am to have Mrs. Treydog? Allow me to elaborate. For Christmas, the talented Mrs. Treydog gifted me with a printed and bound copy of my original Story of Trey, complete with 8.5x11 screen-shot of our Breton as a front cover. (Granted, it is spiral bound, but who cares?) Yes, my dear wife lurked quietly, waiting for me to get out from in front of the computer and/or the TV (which is in the same room) long enough to locate the files, dump them to a disk, take the disk to a print shop, and have it printed and bound. She is the best. Of course, she also said,

"If you would have hurried up and finished the other one, you could have had it for Christmas, too!"

A lovely woman, but not always the most patient. Belated Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to you all.
canis216
Good to have you back, Trey!

Me, I'm trying to survive the holiday season with my finances intact... hoo-ray living off a graduate fellowship...
milanius
Merry belated Christmas and happy new year, dear Trey.
And you're right, people who care for us like that can make lives a million time better.
minque
oh TREYDOG! that´s just so wonderful! Hehe I told my daughter about your present and she was delighted...oh my I just hope someone would do that for me once my story is finished (if ever)

Btw...I got a vacuum-cleaner! A sexy red one, looking like a ferrari! biggrin.gif
Pisces
Isn't the present you want is for your daughters to do the vacuuming. I got a pair of gardening gloves (well actaully 2 pairs for different purposes) for my mum but I am also get a hair cut for her, I left it to the last minute so it will be a while away yet, and I am still leaving it long (much to my mum's dismay), I just haven't had a hair cut since I started growing it so I'll clean it up abit.

Ok, I copied Minque's idea and once again added to my fish bowl, I know Christmas is over and it is a very bad job on my avatar but I have too much an eye for detail to do a good job (otherwise I'd never finish, which happens a lot). The avatar is a present for Ibis (when she comes back) and Minque.
Black Hand
Good to see you're back Trey! (Concerned Smilie changed to Smilie Status.)

A Trey of High Rock Book?....dude, Your wife rocks man!...

Maybe I should So that for Mallet.....put a bunch of blood on the cover....

or maybe get one for Jack....that would come in a HUUUGE set of Encyclopedia Clouditannica's Volumes I through XXXIIIIVVVVLLLL
The Metal Mallet
I hope the blood is real for that "authentic" feel ya know? tongue.gif Though I don't think you'll find any elves to spill their blood for the book. Pity, that would've been sweet! Fake blood I guess works... the book wouldn't decay and smell then....

Still, I would have to finish the story before even comptemplating whether to get it bound or not. But I still have to put it through the editing process by sending the Word file off to all my school buddies. Very few of them even know I've been writing this thing.

Also, WOOO!! Tonight is Chuck Liddell vs Tito Ortiz for the Light Heavyweight Championship tonight for UFC 66. The fight card for this show is fantastic! I can't wait till 10 pm....
Black Hand
Dont remind me....I have to miss it for work....Good Times.
jack cloudy
Now's the time, at least where I live.
Happy New Year! cake.gif cake.gif cake.gif
canis216
Eight hours yet, for me.
minque
New year since two hours HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Channler
Huh.. Happy new years and all..

I wonder what happened to Aki along with the list of MIA's... huh.gif
canis216
Hoo-ray U.S. Mountain Time New Years! West Coast's got next! (Shout out to my peeps in Coeur D'Alene and Seattle)

Edit: I'm kind of wondering where Taillus went off to... need his input to post the next 'Clash of the Titans' duel...
Dantrag
So I watched the show Metalocalypse for the first time on New Year's Eve (there was a marathon, I wasn't feeling well, stayed up entirely too late) It's a really good show, hilarious actually, especially if you know anything about metal. If you love metal, you'll love the show, and if you hate it you'll love the show. It's just awesome. Watch it.
minque
QUOTE(Dantrag @ Jan 3 2007, 04:44 AM) *

So I watched the show Metalocalypse for the first time on New Year's Eve (there was a marathon, I wasn't feeling well, stayed up entirely too late) It's a really good show, hilarious actually, especially if you know anything about metal. If you love metal, you'll love the show, and if you hate it you'll love the show. It's just awesome. Watch it.

Ha..wish I could, but it´s not on here....anyway I´ve been up all night now and I´m going to work soon,,bleh, I must say I don´t feel all that well either....
Black Hand
Dethklok!! Dethklok!

Cooommmeeedddyyyyyy!!
Dantrag
I love when they write the metal song endorsing coffee.

"We will make coffee metal. Blacker than the blackest black times infinity." laugh.gif
Soulseeker3.0
blarg... School has started once again.... time to get into my same old rut.
jack cloudy
Alright, I went to see Eragon in the cinema today. Since people were arguing about it a while ago, I'll give my opinion on the movie. The movie, not the book.

First of all, let's take a look at the main characters.
Eragon:
Hmm, average farmboy living with his uncle thrown out to save the world. His inexperience and overconfidence at first was decent. (He believed that having trained with his cousin during their spare time made him a master fighter. Till Brom kicked his behind. tongue.gif ) But later on, I was beginning to get irritated with his continuing overconfidence. In fact, he defends his reckless actions passionately, even though he always gets himself or others into danger.

And please, his armour really needed a helmet. The best Varden smiths had worked day and night on making his armour and they couldn't get a helmet done? Oh well, the hero needs to show his face, so that can be forgiven.

Saphira:
Ok, I'll start of by saying that Draco from Dragonheart is a much better dragon visually despite being much older. (Incidentally, Draco is Soulseeker's avatar) That said, a further bad point in my opinion is her super-accelerated growth during her first flight. But, I suppose that by the time Saphira would have reached her massive size through natural growth, Eragon would be an old man.

Personality-wise, Saphira was Eragon's voice of reason, constantly warning him when he was about to do something stupid. Though she didn't have much luck with that unfortunately. I also liked her remarks. She had the best dialogue in the film, though even her's wasn't brilliant.
Brom: ,,She can't breath fire....yet."
Saphira: ,,Luckily for you.” This is just one of the many one-liners. Is it just me or do Dragons always get the best dialogue?

Brom:
Old teacher. That pretty much describes Brom’s role. He teaches Eragon how to fight properly, how to use magic, he makes a saddle so Eragon doesn’t fall from his dragon’s back and blablabla. He also gives Eragon Za’Roc, some supersword which falls under the same category as Excalibur, Durandal, Anduril, Sting (ok, technically a dagger but still treated as a sword), various katanas, Stormbringer and Chrysamere. (Yes, I just have to include my favourite Claymore in the list. Shame on me. laugh.gif )

His personality was a sharp contrast with Eragon’s constant overconfidence. Brom took the matter serious, very serious. He was angry, sad because of the death of his Dragon and so on. He is also quite strict and mysterious. It was a bit of a pity to see him die. I personally preferred Brom over Eragon though not by much. If only Dragons could change riders during their life.

Arya:
Ok, now Arya could be replaced by any other character. Her only role was as a key around which the events unfolded. Throughout the first half of the film, she’s stuck in Durza’s fortress where the Shade gets to play with her. (torture.) It is because of her that Eragon goes to said fortress to save the woman of his dreams. (dreams need to be taken literally here.) This also incidentally allows the army of Urgals (orcs) to follow Eragon to the Varden city which leads to this big old battle at the end. Her last role is to kick the behind of every Urgal in sight during that battle but to say the truth, all characters with a name kicked the behind of every Urgal in sight.
As far as I’m concerned, Arya was just decoration, not a true character even though our farmboy develops a crush on the princess. (Yes, she’s a princess. What did you expect?)

One final note: The scene in which Eragon, Murtagh and Saphira take the poisoned Arya to the Varden eerily resembles the same scene in Lord of the Rings in which Glorfindel/Arwen races to Rivendell with a poisoned Frodo. Creepy. ohmy.gif

Murtagh:
Finally, we go back to a good character. Now Murtagh is even more mysterious than Brom. He turns up to save Eragon (trust me, that farmboy needs to be saved all the time.) and saves him again later. Throughout the movie, he maintains a cloak of secrecy and it does seem like he has hidden plans. Murtagh turns out to be the son of a major baddie to which he says: ,,A son does not choose his father.” While he openly claims to stand against everything his father did, I’m a bit reluctant to call him a pure do-gooder myself. If he is, he is the shadowy good type. And I like those types. Much better than the lightheaded farmboy turned into hero.

Durza:
The great evil overlord. Ok, Galbatorix is the head baddie but that guy only got to tell Durza to do the dirty work. Durza is a shade, some sort of supernatural creature with an immense mastery over magic. His smoky teleportation was neat to watch and he came back from the death to haunt Eragon which was pretty cool. He is quite sadistic, taking pleasure in all forms of death. That said, his ending was a bit too abrupt, no matter how cool it might be to see Eragon get launched at the Shade like an arrow from hell. He could have struggled a bit more. Oh well.

Ra’Zac: These two were a pair of assassins sent to kill Eragon. They were only seen in short flashes, with a lot of emphasis put on how scary and unstoppable they were. Because of this, I found the final confrontation with the Ra’Zac halfway through the film extremely disappointing. Within less than a minute, both were death and the only success they got was injuring Saphira’s wing so light that the Dragon wasn’t even bothered by it. (The injury was caused by a tree by the way. That’s what happens when you tell a big Dragon to divebomb into a dense forest. Stupid Eragon, he doesn’t notice the leafy obstructions in his path until it is too late.)

Moving on to the film, I’d say that the plot was average at best, nothing special. The worst plothole has to be the constant meetings. Saphira is a Dragon and described as faster than any horse. (Which in fantasy is usually the fastest non-magical means of transport.) Yet still everyone manages to catch up with her whenever it is convenient. Take Brom for example. After Eragon abandoned him to save Arya, the old man somehow managed to get to Durza’s fort, get inside the fort and jump in front of Eragon just in time to catch a big spear for him. Just how did he get there in time anyway? The whole story falls apart once you take this into consideration.

My final report (is about time because it gets rather long.). Feel free to see it if you like dragons really much or just have to see every fantasy movie there is. Otherwise, stay away and get yourself a LOTR night or something. You won’t really miss anything.
Channler
I thought it was quite boring actually.. Hehe, I was comparing it to LOTR the entire time though.. smile.gif

I'd much rather see Beerfest or Snakes on a Plane.. rtfo!
The Metal Mallet
Ugh! Today started off on a bad note. For some reason I mixed up the days so I thought I didn't have to go to work today. Turns out I was wrong, so I got to work 35 minutes late. The other employee that works out in the front office area told me that if I was 5 minutes earlier, he wouldn't have called my manager to ask what was going on.

So, basically it looks like I'm not going to enjoy Monday too much. First off, I'll be back at school again and secondly, I'll hopefully only get a lecture from my manager about time management or something like that. I think I've done this job enough favours to get it pretty easy though.

We'll see...
jack cloudy
Ai, I hope you get off the hook easy then. I still have a day and a half to go before school starts again.
canis216
Aye, I have a wintersession class beginning on Monday--a couple of weeks at a field station in the high country NE of Missoula, with a weekend break. I imagine my story update today will be my last until at least next weekend. Fortunately, my regular classes (and teaching) don't begin for another two weeks. Until then I get to do a bunch of snowshoeing in the mountains. We got a bunch of snow here the last couple of days--not dumped on like Colorado or New Mexico, but a few inches down here in the valley, and more up in the mountains. How's winter going elsewhere?
Pisces
I'm just back from Melbourne today it was cool, too bloody hot though.
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