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Watched: 20120206

First, the caveat: the annoying constant camera motion nauseated me; by end of movie, I felt like puking. Second, the movie's premise is weird and thought-provoking. Two thumbs up.

Now, the commentary: someone passionately suggested this movie because Joel's character is just like me. She was right.

Shyness. Detached. Guarded. Reticent. Self-sacrificing.

True to these traits, I initially hesitated writing about my thoughts, ...

Updated 02-07-2012 at 09:47 AM by Archival

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Archival: So would Lizardfolk kill humans stepping into Athenaeum? >.>
Lemonade: The Athenaeum is actually the most peaceful area in Iselyr, right now.
Lemonade: It's like a giant spa. Bath houses and the like.
Lemonade: A place to exercise one's mind while relaxing one's body, you could say.
Archival: Good. I'd like Archival to be an employee there. (Was even thinking of offering to update your current Iselyr map, as scholarly proof.) I hope scrolls aren't affected ...

Four-part series of articles. Main application is video games (game design, competitions/tournaments) but may apply to T1 fighting as well. Engrossing read for competitive people or video game lovers.

http://www.sirlin.net/articles/playi...in-part-1.html

'Scrub of the future: Captain Janeway.' LOL

Updated 12-20-2011 at 06:02 PM by Archival

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As a typesetter, our names usually aren't included in the acknowledgment or preface of a book, but for the first time, I was included under 'editors' for this ~800-paged hardbound book, so I'm pretty proud! The book is already sold out and I just got a personal copy, hot off the press.

Now that my full name's out there floating somewhere...

♪Don't Stalk Me Now.

♫I'm having a good time, I'm having a ball.

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This article describes what to now that Yahoo! Web Messenger has been discontinued.

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Yahoo! Web Messenger was discontinued on November 1, 2011, as of this date it was no longer accessible. To continue to use a web based version of Messenger please use Yahoo! Messenger in Mail. To find out how to use Messenger in Mail, visit How do I use Yahoo! Messenger from within my Yahoo! Mail account?.
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Egads. I HAVE Edward Nigma Neurosis. The Riddler's personality. Researching The Riddler's background, I stumbled upon a recurring theme: he is egotistical, flaunting intellectual genius over others. He can't commit a crime without leaving a riddle or puzzle or wordplay.

"The Riddler is obsessed with riddles, puzzles, and word games. He delights in forewarning both Batman and the police of his capers by sending them complex clues. With this self-conscious use of a gimmick, the

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Updated 11-07-2011 at 01:31 PM by Archival

Tags: neurosis, prophetic, riddler, wordplay

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Usually, flow, fluidity, and finesse suffer at the expense of trying to be playful with words. That's me! I know you’re blue in the face by now but I’m not all about puns, though. Just see if the most recent example below doesn’t blue your mind. :P

The odd one out, sitting on a branch three stories high, kept on the lookout. Yes, a subterrenus dwarf high up in the air, whether in a tree or on an airship, may seem out of place. Like a dangling participle. But don’t tell a Dangles participant

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Updated 12-20-2011 at 06:15 PM by Archival

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Special life insurance perk: members are ordinary mortals, no special physical, mental abilities; only, they are 'insured' from death by Goddess 'Luck'. Meaning, they escape ALL harm, as in they can escape falling building by evading debris through pure luck. There is fine print, however...

Valucre Tinselite Securities
Miss Fortune, classified information
Tuck C. DuMasque, insurance agent
Bambi Klutz, administration
Papa Razzi, forensics
iPatch Youin, ...

Updated 09-28-2011 at 06:12 PM by Archival

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When it comes to pressing numbers, I tend to go for shortcuts.

Microwave
If time calls for 2-2:30 minutes, I press 222.
If 3:30 minutes, I press 333. And so on.

Paying bills
I pay $33.33 for my cellphone, $333.33 for my credit card, $111.11 for another bill..., etc.

Cellphone (four digits are the same number)
I have set 2-9 as shortcuts, but the next are 11, 22, 33, 44, etc.

Passwords
If a numeral number ...

"It's more stylish to outwit," offers ScareCrow.

"Overpower her, I say! Meowrr!" retorts Lion.

"I feel ScareCrow is right," admits TinMan. "We don't want to cause a scene."

Seen across the crowds of AristoCats and CorpoRats is Alice, perched against the portico ledge and staring in wonderment at the mountainous world beneath.

"Welcome aboard the Titanic!" the Captain had exclaimed to the ...

Updated 05-26-2011 at 06:29 PM by Archival

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Ball of Slime MCMIX (the 1909th)

An unusual variant (by mutation, experimentation, accident, or combination?) of the ballus slimus genus, a distant cousin of the Gaian battle blob. In a state of flux: solid-liquid, quantum instability?

Brought in for study at the biological weapons lab. An experiment broke loose, shattered glass everywhere, chemical fumes circulating. Containment field activated. Two scientists knocked unconscious, trapped inside. Red alert. Uncontrolled ...