Maelstrom

I'm just gonna assume Ark and some of you others has ADHD because I had no problem whatsoever with this commercial. I'm sure you'd be better entertained by shiny bells, whistles, and some goddam fire works.

I start to enjoy the first one starting around 30 seconds in. Don't like the 2nd one. But love the last one, but it feels a little too long. And on that note, was going through my library and make a playlist of nothing but what Godot likes to refer to as my 'waifu jams'. Have a taste. This is my first time seeing the translation and I'm kinda surprised the lyrics aren't as oddball as a lot of 'em turn out to be. (from Gunslinger Girl) This duet is just so fast paced and exciting and just sounds amazing. (From Macross Frontier) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHA9Qm50tYE Hard to describe it, but I feel this song describes a huge piece of the vibe in .hack//sign. This is just a shorter clip of the whole thing, but I think you still hear the amazing vocals and emotion she puts into the song. I still get goosebumps listening to it.

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escargot

Doj's avy gets free drinks.

entourage

One Piece is trash. It has its entertainment value, sure, but I will never be able to take it seriously anymore.

tutelage

Banned for liking all the good stuff.

If you're really looking for the books that influenced me most, I'd have to point you to to the Farseer Trilogy with the sequel trilogy, the Tawny Man Trilogy. As a boy in middle school, I happened upon the the second book in the Farseer Trilogy, Royal Assassin. I've since read the 3rd and 1st book in series and come to the serious conclusion that I probably would not have continued the series if I had read the first book and hadn't read the second book first, inferring all I could from context about the events of the first. Let me be clear. If you like happy endings or tales where such things fall neatly into place in the end, this is not for you. If you ever feel for the characters you read about, this will hurt. Game of Thrones/ a Song of Ice and Fire can't top this. The main protagonist goes through too much. Life isn't fair and it is thrown in your face in heap-fulls here. Ultimately this is a tale of loyalty and sacrifice. In the first three books, the protagonist stops a greedy,unscrupulous uncle from usurping the throne. At amazing cost to himself. The second trilogy involves him working to maintain the throne as he has tried to preserve in the previous 3 books, but even that bears the scars of events of the past. The weight of the world's future rides upon his actions, for he is the prophesized Catalyst. The one whose actions will change the future or damn mankind forever to a bleak existence. But nothing ever comes without a price. Ever a price... A pebble may turn the wheel of fate out of its rut, but it is seldom a pleasant experience for the pebble. Even at the end, wisdom is never claimed by the main character. Just the wisdom of hindsight gathered far too late. Surprisingly, there is a new trilogy in the works with a short excerpt that more sharply defines motivations and shapes characters within events of the backdrop of the first trilogy than it gives new info. Every chapter has a short excerpt, written or studied by the narrator-protagonist that sheds light on relevant subjects to the story. They highlight how one's perspective changes over the course of time and experience. I present to you the writings of a royal bastard, trained as an assassin, loyal to the throne and the family that mostly chose not to recognize him. Here is a glimpse of what awaits the reader: http://io9.com/first-exclusive-look-at-robin-hobbs-next-novel-fools-1533631696

that is a cute kitty.

secular

just discovered this song. this is a live acoustic. the recorded version is pretty good too though.

tropius

that one guy from a place that sounds just like a billion other places

notorious (remember, there's a special place in hell for people who choose words that end in Y)

a bit of funny political news. the link/title should say it all. http://www.avclub.com/article/fox-news-rips-bioshock-infinite-logo-irony-ensues-206519