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I'm incredibly disconnected from what's popular or what's not (considering I know about one person IRL who has actually read the books) and my opinion remains the same. The thing about them that stands out is the concept. The books themselves weren't very good.

I'd be saying this same thing even if everyone was saying that the books were amazing.

The movie:

Best of all four works in my opinion. I did not like the writing style of the books, so the transformation into pictures did a lot to help it. The movie was very well done, and it served to present a good concept. There were some things in which it was lacking, but overall I definitely liked it. In fact, (yeah people will kill me for this) I liked it more then the Avengers movie.

The books:

Okay, these weren't so good. The first person present tense was an interesting style, and Katniss's rather clipped narrative was appealing in certain aspects. However, the first person ultimately made the series feel too closed in for me. I guess I'm too used to third person, but it was like you had one main character and a bunch of supporting characters. Overall, the series is one that cannot make my top twenty favorite books.

Err, okay. That sounded so weird that it gained fast entrance to my quote block. I notice a trend here. :-|

Personality is a very important slot, honestly. You have to know how another character acts sometimes; it's a lot more important than weaknesses, those can usually be guessed.

I always like the setup of name/species/gender/appearance/powers/abilities/equipment/personality/history. That's the basic needs for the character. Stuff like weaknesses or additional notes, those aren't necessary.

I fluctuate between 20 and 50 KB. It's called having the next to worst internet possible.

Question, are people just randomly teleported in or is there a specific reason for each person being teleported in (criminal etc)?

Question/suggestion: would it not be a good idea to add a personality section to the profile form for the RPG?

I'd rather see you back on MNI, but it'd be nice to see coverage of brickworld.

Kal, I demand a small banner, seriously, I want one. It can go right under my Strike from the Shadows banner, when I make that.

No, I haven't seen many debates on religion going on between the various types of Protestants. I believe at some times in the debate they were divided among each other.

thebeggerpie: I believe it could be defined as the searching for truth. it has, obviously great grounds in logic, and in fact many key philosophic principles are laws of logic. The principle of non-contradiction for instance.

My apologies, I was under the impression that Loki's army were frost Giants. Remind me to not believe my brother on this fact from now one.

Nonetheless, the Chitari or whatever they were called were passibly the worst part of the entire movie.

I had no energy whatsoever, plus I forgot. Thus, major competition is eliminated.

Question, can we side against you? If so, I call dibs on that lone assassin trying to kill you.

Person is a rational substance, and that substance is made known through the personality, or the outward portrayal of the person. While we should seek to judge by the person, not the personality, it is nonetheless true that the personality is an integral part of the person, and the representation of the person. And what they are represented by is what they are known by. For first impressions, therefore, we rely on the personality. It is not until we know someone for quite some time that we begin to see somewhat beyond the personality. The person does not change, but the personality does.

Not really, I just forgot to blog about it.

Thanks. Good thing it's over now...

First, there is no need to apologize: you sounded quite lucid and rational in your entry.

Secondly, I can understand how you felt, mostly through personal experience coupled with some imagining. It is not abnormal to feel like how you felt, nor is it completely irrational. Rather, it has basis in rationality (your anger at what you perceive as your failings) but is applied the wrong way, by seeking outlit through hatred, which is itself irrational.

Now, I am not a councilor, nor am I skilled in such line; I apologize if what I say is sappy, illogical or the like.

I would not call your behavior immature, and yet I would as well. It is in some ways immature, but in others it is not. A perfectly mature person can experience such feeling. Why? Because all of mankind has a wish to succeed, and have their success acknowledged. When we feel that we have not succeeded, or even if we have, and acknowledgement is not given, we feel dissatisfied, and often angry, both at ourselves an at others. Now, this is normally an emotion conflict and not so much an intellectual conflict, although in cases it can be both. It is logical that it would be worse when first experienced, and at times when it is brought to full attention.

I have read many of your blog entries, and seen you from time to time. I do not think you're immature, nor noobish. Your posts seem quite mature and lucid, as does your overall character. Like Peach said, I would not sell yourself short: self depreciation is like a disease, and like all such things, it grows if allowed. At first it has little or no power, just a nagging doubt. Here it is at its weakest, and can be destroyed. But if you allow it a foothold, it grows larger and larger, and is harder to dismiss.

OHMIGOODNESS LEAGUE OF AUTHORS IS RETURNED

Okay, it sounded less coherent when i said it verbally.

But yes, it is awesome to hear it's returning.

Also, sign me up please.

Anyways, any way I could help out?

My mom does not fit the modern definition of cool (or the actual definition for that matter) but since when does coolness measure how awesome (worthy of awe) a person is?

To go for the simple: I'm quite happy for you, in an unsarcastic way.

Yeah, kinda can't really think of much else to say.

Its nice to see something like this on blogs; definitely not the usual.

I definitely understand what you're saying here, and agree with it. The comments also are interesting. I can't really relate much to friends moving away; I've stayed in one place most of my life, and the handful of friends I have never really moved away. Of course, I had the disadvantage that for a goodly portion of my life the only friends I had lived out of state.

I guess I never had it too bad friendwise; probably my main problem was being a dreamy, extremely introverted kid most of my life.

I have a strange definition of friends, as well. Most people use acquaintance, friend, and close friend. For me, close friends are friends, everyone else are acquaintances. that combined with the fact that i don't really know many people leaves me with hardly more than a few people I can call friends. I don't mind it though, although I probably would if one of them moved.

The essay was definitely thought provoking, and well written as well. Thanks for posting it.

Congrats!

I'm blowing up all the bridges leading to my castle, just for the record. And tearing up any smooth surface.

I also think I'll be staying well away from roads for a while.

I can well sympathize with that... I've died in many RPGs because I joined a few days in, only to hopelessly flounder in seas of posts until I gave up and went inactive. Not fun.

Single spaced word document page. I write almost exclusively on word doc. Of course, if I used internet styled paragraph spacing (Not sure of the official term), it'd probably be a lot longer.

Hey run!

It would be powerless. The problem? I don't really want the games to be 24 guys in near full plate armor killing each other. Armor should be a special thing that gives you an advantage, not something you're born with.