I've been reading the news a lot more over the past week, and I sometimes stumble across interesting tidbits.  Take the following juxtaposition for example ( Read more... )

So, the bad news is that the story I just wrote is more or less crap.  It has some interesting components, and the concepts have potential, but this incarnation is just plain flat as hell ( Read more... )

I keep thinking that I should be updating with more frequency, or getting more artwork done, but I've been keeping myself rather busy ducking out of responsibilities, around expectations, and into depressions.   I had high hopes for California, but the reality of it all is much more mundane.  I'm under the impression that I found myself at the ( Read more... )

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Ok. I've always known that my name, Ram, was based on Rama/Ramachandra, a character from Hindu mythology. I also knew that my middle name, Lama, translated to mean spiritual teacher. What I've discovered tonight, though, is that rama also supposedly translates from sanskrit as an adjective to mean 'dark' or 'black ( Read more... )

In honor of the 4th of July, a truly Patriotic movie is on Turner Classic Movies right now- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

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Topic #4: Discuss the merits of this statement: "Violence on television is th eleading cause of crime committed by today's youth!"
Reponse (rough draft, unedited):

There is historical and scientific precedence in both human and animal behavior for the following thesis: the degree of affectionate physical bonding during childhood and adolescence ( Read more... )

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(23:10:20) Doplegager: what's my biggest problem?
(23:10:23) Necromancer Ash: huh?
(23:10:27) Doplegager: ._.
(23:10:35) Necromancer Ash: what do you mean?
(23:10:44) Doplegager: my biggest flaw?
(23:10:48) Doplegager: worst trait
(23:10:55) Necromancer Ash: you're boring
(23:11:00) Doplegager: most negative char...
(23:11:07) Doplegager: hmm. makes sense ( Read more... )