Lazzy the Spazzy

Providing rough translations for the reader's convenience.

Alexandra Humva: Hey, look, a French guy!

SPIRIT: But if you were really smart, you would do your homework in an hour. (not quite sure this is what he means -- there are a few grammar mistakes in there methinks)

Ooh spiffy. =O

Hehe, thanks V. =]

Weathermen are awesome. Particularly this one.

The fourth wall is sort of like the suspension of disbelief barrier, so breaking the fourth wall could be like an actor in a play speaking to the audience, a character in a story showing that they're aware that they're in a story, etc.

Let's do it! [/Rachel]

 

-Inferna

I loved that series.

Nope, that doesn't count.

Dorek@ Thanks. =]

Teach/Wrack@ Nope, and I wouldn't have liked it if your opinion was so easily swayed by my entry, as that would've meant you didn't put much thought in your initial decision. Thanks for not being afraid to voice your thoughts.

Nope, you can sign up here, I'll add you to the list after this comment.

No, six characters only, no exceptions.

Your vote's been noted, thanks!

It's dumb and frustrating to put up with but I also don't think people should be so hard on the people Greg mentioned. They probably just made an honest mistake,.

I don't think so, but you could send it to me or someone else who has time to look it over for them. ^^;

Tres bien, mon ami.

Translation: That is good, my friend Added for clarity amongst readers -- Spink

Akai@ Well we're not doing a vote for last week's since you're the only entry, but your name'll stay there till the next WotW is decided in two weeks so I guess you could say that. =P

Seven letter words is okay.

EDIT: Oh, and I should add that it's not allowed to make up new words (like add an extra letter to make a normally six-letter word seven letters).

I am also a member of ;. It is very ; and I enjoy ; ing with all the other ; members. The topics the site has are always so ; and ;.

Yeah I was wondering about that.

But this is great. Very well written, the plot seems straightforward but of course this is only a glimpse of it. Kudos and more.

EDIT: Also, I noticed a similarity to the descriptions of the Titanic in the first part of the story.

One time when I was six or seven, I couldn't find a pencil. I looked everywhere for it, and because it made sense to my elementary school mind, I left the house alone to see if I somehow dropped it on the roads outside. It was in my hand the entire time.

still don't get the same wages as men do. I won't bother you with statistics.

Legitimate source?

I hear this tossed around everywhere but have yet to see a major study after 2000 that backs it up. I would like statistics if you don't mind.

Here and here. Note that while my overall impression of the site is that it is objective, this particular article (first link) may be a bit biased in the women's favor. The second link, however, is pretty much just statistics and has links to graphs and charts and the like on the inset box.

This site also has no message boards as far as I know so I don't think I'm breaking any rules with respect to linking. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

If a student has a 4.0 GPA, participates in several extracurricular activities, and actively works for a cause he or she believes in, then the fact that this student gets in instead of another with, say, a 1.0 GPA and doesn't have any activities or causes, is just. Under the rules that the admissions staff has agreed to go by, and making an objective decision based on the information presented, their choice of the 4.0 student over the 1.0 student is an example of a just decision.

 

But they haven't considered the possibility that perhaps the second student has mediocre grades because his family is poor, and he has to work to support his single mother and his seven siblings. Perhaps he chose to put family before academics, and suffered as a result, as well as not having time for activities. Maybe he believes strongly in a cause but does not have the money or the ability to support it. Did the admissions officers consider the two students' different backgrounds? Did they make their decision considering the fact that the 4.0 student came from a rich family, had a good high school education, and had a community that supported her? Did they make their decision considering the fact that the 1.0 student lacked all these things? Is that fair?

Well, yeah. People do do that. it's called affirmative action.

 

And that's not... really a good example. That's like comparing the German invasion of Poland to the Union invasion of the South during the American Civil War.

 

Try a 4.0 and a 3.8, respectively.

Affirmative action is something that only some colleges/schools/companies use from what I understand, so I chose to go by the ethnically objective standards that was more widespread, for a more "accurate" representation (as accurate as a generalization in a hypothetical situation can be).

And 4.0 vs. 3.8 is more realistic (I considered 4.0 vs. 3.0), but in this case I wanted to make the example as extreme as possible to illustrate the difference between justice and fairness.

Yeah, a creative use of Iron could pretty much match Magnetism if you think about it (ToI lifting their metal body parts to fly, but that might cause a bit of discomfort...).

And I had the force field idea a while back too.

But same, Magnetism seems so much cooler now. >=D

"I have also seen Black Six."

Nice one, EW.

I had the same idea and took a screenshot. Had no idea others were doing the same though...

And I know right? It's the different font I tell you.

GG, looks like that work paid off. =D

You're in, Neelh.

It already is, Toa Spirit. My bad for forgetting to put the link on this entry.

Sweeett. I guarantee you'll like the program, the broadcasts are nice. You can even listen to the first episode if you have the time. Have fun on [the rest of] your trip!

EDIT: Since the Naruto RPG has been closed, I've changed its option to the BZPRPG.

For this month I picked topics I was involved in and wanted to advertise, but sure, you can submit stuff. I may or may not use it for next month's game though.

Out of curiosity, which link did you pick? =]

Hehe, nice save Rising Moon. =P

I'm all caught up with giving points to everyone for stories and reviews. Kudos to Akai Hana no Tenshi for being especially productive with reviewing other people's stories.