This contains spoilers (Boy howdy!) for Puella Magi Madoka Magica



It's one of those creepy-how-catchy-it-is songs, too, like They Might Be Giants' "Everything Right is Wrong Again." For many of the same reasons.

- CD, was surprised to find that someone else had finally posted something here on the same day I found something new to post, but I'm not going to let that stop me

ETA: Make sure you've got it set to show annotations, the lyrics are subtitled using them.
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows

I'm wondering if a windsurfer/sailboard would be a candidate for a handwaved small ship, assuming that life support is provided for.  A sail, after all, is a source of propulsion.
If it is, how fast could it move in open space?  I'm assuming a weight of 150 pounds empty, and 500 with a full load.  There's an assortment of assorted stuf, and Saoirse's gear.

Absolutely beautiful music by Melissa Kaplan.
A cover of Ring of Fire. It's Ring of Fire, it probably makes a circular wall of fire. I don't know if the style of this particular version has an effect.
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Quote:Don't fall away to fate
Waiting on a avatar
You're stuck from divining the future
Any way the cards fall
No, that's not the only way; the needles change
If you fate your world unwritten pages turn
To an ending that you did not write.
That's not the only way.
G-U-R-U're own.
Don't sell your trust for Avalon
Still stuck from divining your future
Any way the runes fall
No that's not the only way; the needles change
Don't you know it's just extensions of yourself
Showing you which way you're facing now.
You make the needles change.
There she goes. She's flying off to know where
Leaving all she has unguarded and confused
And as she lays your reading down...
I hear that tragic chorus now
You hear them singing?
Refraining your whole life in the round
So what
So what
You won't abide, you can't confide in your riddle no-
If you would just stay in the moment.
Do you suppose when she goes off to know where
Leaving everything to happen on its own
And as she lays your tarot down...
I hear that tragic chorus now
You hear them singing?
Refraining your whole life in the round
So what
So what
You won't abide, you can't confide in your riddle no-
If you would just stay in the moment.
So where's that tragic chorus now
I heard them singing
Just pin that tragic hero to the ground
So what
So what
if you decide you're controlling the rhythm
If you would just stay in the moment.

On RIFT, for one, but not just because I like the game. I haven't been back on CoX because the updater won't load. I'm working with NCSoft's support to figure out what's going on, but the launcher tells me that it cannot contact the update server. I suspect that this resulted from me installing a copy of PC Tools Spyware Doctor and then uninstalling it, because AVG was not catching something. However, I have no idea how to fix the issue. I would welcome any ideas. RIFT is entertaining, but it lacks the community that the Legendary has.
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"Good night, and may the Good Lord take a Viking to you."

I see two things the US Navy might well look at for the future in Fenspace--but would need to look at right now, real time, in order to have the option.
1.  USS Iowa.  The old batleship is the only one that has not yet been turned into a museum, and is still navy property.  Keep it as navy property, for several reasons.
     A.  It is a truely tough ship--tougher than anything else around, in pure armor.  It can also carry a LOT of firepower.
     B.  If Ciara created a stir as a "Space Battleship," watch what a REAL battleship will do.
     C.  It is designed to have airithgt compartments, so life support and compartmentalization are easy, with less handwaving than a motorcar.
2.  USS Enterprise.
     A.  The ship is nuclear powered, huge, and nicely compartmented.  It's a true warship--and also designed to carry smaller craft.
     B.  The sheer name appeal will impress the treckies--and face it, almost everyone else at least respects the name "Enterprise."
Both ships are, in reality, slated for disposal in one form or another, so loosing them won't detract from the navy's current mission.  And sooner or later, the USA will see more of a need to interact with fenspace, and to project power out there.  Submarines are all well and good--but they don't have the sheer presence of a battleship or carrier.  Battleships and Carriers say, "We're HERE!" like nothing else.  Handwaved, the Iowa might be the next best thing to indestructible...
Also, Japan, if needed, has the next best ship for a presence out there--the battleship Mikasa.  A Japanese space battleship would turn heads.
None of these ships could be hijacked by the Fen--nor should they be.
I had an idea for the Enterprise at some point, as the government tries to co-opt Saoirse Kelly into assisting them--and she carefully makes sure that the ship gets a diet of the most rebellion focussed episodes--the "Good guys" are ignoring orders for the sake of doing the right thing.
But--if someone else wants to use any of these ships, I am making no claim to them.  I'd love to see what someone might do with them.  If info on the reality of the ships is wanted, I know a LOT about the Iowa's, and a respectable amount about battleships generally; less about carriers.
I hope someone wants to do something with some of this.

I dropped my Fuji apple

it rolled away from me

(You can't read this line on the air!)

Now my good mood is ruined

- CD, 'S goffik, wot?
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows

Lemon Demon rocks. Take Dance Like an Idiot for example:

Quote:one cold December night back in 1984

a scientist had found himself upon the dance floor

he started twitching and shaking like a pile of jumping beans

at first it looked stupid but the end justified the means

well I know it's not generally considered very cool

to dance like a nitwit, to dance like a fool

but now that's just a guideline, not a rule

I've been making my way through the danceclub scene

been trying it out, it's my brand new routine

and it's catching on big, it's so hot it's obscene

so get off the wall, stand proud and tall

get out there and dance like an idiot

you know it's all good, so rock the neighborhood

get out there and dance like an idiot

you might wanna eat a lotta sugar first

have some caffeinated soda to quench your thirst

then step into the crowd and give it your worst

no matter what you do, you can't go wrong

you can dance like an idiot all night long

as long as you've got no rhythm, you're going strong

so get off the wall, stand proud and tall

get out there and dance like an idiot

you know it's all good, so rock the neighborhood

get out there and dance like an idiot

(are you ready? ...yes I am! (here we go))

put your hands on your knees and hobble to the right

then do a 360 with your eyes shut tight

while you're dizzy get busy and pretend you're a mime

then make whiny noises and clap five times

hold out your arms, start running in place

try to do the Moonwalk, and fall on your face

get up and stomp around like a big fat lummox

then jump out the window with your hands on your buttocks

like an idiot, like an idiot

like an idiot, like an idiot

(dance) like an idiot, like an idiot

(dance) like an idiot, like an idiot

so get off the wall, stand proud and tall

get out there and dance like an idiot

you know it's all good, so rock the neighborhood

get out there and dance like an idiot

get off the wall, stand proud and tall

get out there and dance like an idiot

you know it's all good, so rock the neighborhood

get out there and dance like an idiot

I guess the topic might have been clearer, but I'm looking at buying/building a computer for myself from newegg.com for gaming, since my laptop has taken to overheating and shutting down while playing CoX.

This is what I've picked out, but I'm not exactly certain if it will all 'go together' once I'm able to build it. I *intend* for this setup to last 4-5 years before having to upgrade again.

Any advice/cautions/warning will be greatly appreciated!

1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811133181]Thermaltake Armor A60 Gaming Mid-Tower Chassis With Cable Management Water Cooling SSD Support And Tool-Less Installation ...
Item #: N82E16811133181

1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822152245]SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822152245

1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814125383]GIGABYTE GV-N56GOC-1GI GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814125383

1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139021]CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power ...
Item #: N82E16817139021

4 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820145346]CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9B
Item #: N82E16820145346

1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813138319]BIOSTAR TZ68A+ LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813138319

1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115070]Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K
Item #: N82E16819115070

Groups who seem like they'd be a fit for Fenspace, but ran into trouble along the way . . .. Like the “Leatherman ‘Wave,” this is just me being silly and giving in to my base impulse when I have a strange idea.
Failed Fen:
The Masters of the Universe: Those grotesque body-mods increased bulk too much to be able to fit through airlock doors. And that guy who did Orko . . . *shudder*.
Futurama/Simpsons: I'll just let this say it all. *shudder*

If someone had told me, say ten years ago, that in ten years' time the best new animated show on American television would be a remake of Thundercats... I'd have laughed in his face.
And yet, here we are.
Weird.
--Sam
"These were days of peace and prosperity on Third Earth: when one empire stood above all others, ruling with a just heart and razor claw.  And though omens foretold in the Book would be ignored, the tragedy to come was necessary.  For it was written that he would be born of fire, a king to lead his people to victory... against ancient spirits of evil."