Legendary comic book artist Todd McFarlane (er...at least I think he's legendary....I dont' really give a shit for comic books) bought Barry Bond's 73rd home run ball for $450,000 today...he also bought Mark McGuires 70th home run ball a few years back for nearly $3 million. How the hell does that work?? Bond's record is better, and he paid a whoooole lot less for it. Plus, there was a lot less demand for it too. (!)

Weird.

Faranoth claims that he's in love with Guenvillarfe, but to tell you the truth I think he's just covering up for his lack of faith in Teragnome.

What do you guys thing?

Faranoth claims that he's in love with Guenvillarfe, but to tell you the truth I think he's just covering up for his lack of faith in Teragnome.

What do you guys thing?

Its a This Modern World extravaganza!








That last one makes a good point that the so-called 'Liberal Media' just doesn't exist.

And to make Weltall happy...

Got mine yesterday,and it's better than I thought. I was afraid pixelization would be bad because of the screen size difference, but this simpy isn't the case. The screen looks great, LttP looks just like it did on the SNES!

Anyone else gotten one? Your thoughts?

New poll. Who would you pick for Rand? Let the cat fight begin.

I doubt any of you know what the subject means, so I'll explain. The great punk ska band Five Iron Frenzy is calling it quits this year, but before they break up they decided to release one cd of 34 joke songs, demos, and old b-sides, record a final full length album, and finish with a 60 city farewell tour. The joke cd was released in April as Cheeses of Nazareth and they finished the other cd, The End is Near, a couple weeks ago. The catch is that you can only buy The End is Near at a FIF show. It won't be released in stores until 2004. So while that's really cool, I was frustrated because FIF is from Denver and the only time they are going to play in Colorado is the end of November. It just happens to be their last show ever. So again, that is really cool. But it means that I can't buy the cd until everyone else already has it. Then today something amazing happened...

Turns out that FIF's record label just started selling the cd online for a limited time, and it's shipping now! WOOOO! I can't wait to hear it, not only because it's their final recording ever and I know it will be very special, but because they feel it's their best yet. I hope it's a little more punk and a little less rawk than Electric Boogaloo, but I'm freaking excited none the less.

And on a sad note, to me this officially signifies the death of ska. Yes, I know it's been one life support for a couple years now, but FIF is one of the best. Ska was really just a subgenre of punk or rock or whatever else, and I'm sure there will still be horns popping up every once in a while in the future, but it won't be the same. The End is Near.

Well someone mentioned it so I thought "why not make a list of all the stuff I've got on my harddrive?"

So here it is. :)

Currently Downloading
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Vampire Princess Miyu -- ep 12
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex -- ep 14
3x3 Eyes -- ep 7

Shows I'm keeping.
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The Vision of Escaflowne (1-26 of 26, 1 movie) -- watched all eps, not movie
Neon Genesis Evangelion (1-26 of 26, 3 movies) -- watched 14 eps so far
Serial Experiments Lain (1-13 of 13)
Kanon (1-13 of 13) -- completed
To Heart (1-13 of 13) -- watched 11 eps, will finish.
Tenchi Muyo OVA series (1-14 of 14) -- completed
Love Hina (1-25 of 25, 2 specials of 2, all of the 3 part Love Hina Again) -- completed
Vampire Princess Miyu OVA (1-4 of 4) -- haven't watched
Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai (2-5, 8, 10-13 of 13) -- completed, deleted some eps I didn't like as much.
Vampire Princess Miyu (1-11, 13 of 26?) -- watched 1-6. Trying to DL more eps.

Not keeping -- have watched all eps before first ep listed (ie have deleted all eps I've seen).
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FLCL (1-6 of 6) -- Watched episode 1. Not sure if I will keep.
Crest of the Stars (2-5 of ?)
Macross Plus (2-4 of 4)
Hand Maid May (5-11 of 11)
Dark Stalkers Revenge (2-4 of 4)
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (1-2 of ?) -- haven't watched
DNA^2 (6-15 of 15)
.Hack//Sign (13-26 of 26)
.Hack//Sign Liminality (1-3 of 4) -- haven't watched
Ayashi no Ceres (1-2 of ?) -- haven't watched
Final Fantasy Unlimited (10-11 of 26)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (12-13 of 26)
Haibane Renmei (3-13 of 13)
You're Under Arrest (4-10 of ?)
Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful (7-14 of 14)

I deleted all episodes before the first one listed from all the shows in the 'incomplete' category... marking the ones I've watched. :)

Almost all in that second category are ones that I have but have not watched yet... most I will delete after watching to make room for other stuff. Of all the ones in the incomplete group, the only one I'll almost certainly keep (and try to get the rest of) is Vampire Princess Miyu. Some others are quite good, but just not worth the HD space...

I really wish I could keep .Hack//Sign... but its just too big so I had to delete the 12 eps I've seen. Same with Ghost in the Shell: SAC... its very good and I wish I could keep it, but I just can't.

Some shows I've watched and deleted, at least in part.
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Cowboy Bebop -- saw the first 4 or 5 eps. Maybe 6 or more, not sure really. Couldn't keep them and didn't get any more downloaded yet... I will eventually. But I do want to watch the rest... its just too big to keep. Therea re 26 eps and a movie now.

Mahoromatic -- 13 eps, couldn't justify keeping. It was good though.

Berserk -- Watched the first 9 episodes. Its okay but got a bit dull... never got around to watching any more. There are 26 eps.

3x3 Eyes -- Watched the first 6 episodes of 7. Have been trying to download ep.7 on Kazaa but haven't yet. I'll probably delete that one after watching as well.

Gunsmith Cats -- 3 episodes. Watched and deleted.

Oh! My Goddess! -- 5 eps and a movie. Watched and deleted all of them.

There might be a few more, I don't exactly remember.

All of you who post at warcraftIII general probaily know who I am talking about. The infamous admin with his sheep icons.

he recently got tough on people spoiling TFT with single player screen shots.He decided to permenantly ban them.

But when does GF draw the line?

I write a post about the new music for TFT, I heard some people who preorderd got a free sound track and I was curious to get a sample. That sounds innocent enough.

BOOOM! Big mother fucka GF bans me, Little cock sucker must pay!I did not break any of thier terms of use.
It is obvious GF never read my post he just clicked and baned me.

It is unfair that there 15 spoiler threads in both war3 forums as I speak.
I get baned for asking about the music.

This story is a few weeks old but still, both storys are from cbc.ca

Quote:Ontario men wed following court ruling
Last Updated Fri, 13 Jun 2003 14:50:14
TORONTO - In a landmark decision, Ontario's highest court Tuesday upheld a lower court decision to legally allow same-sex marriages.

"The existing common law definition of marriage violates the couple's equality rights on the basis of sexual orientation under (the charter)," read the 61-page decision.

The current definition of marriage is invalid and the laws must be changed, said the three judges. The court ordered Toronto city clerks to immediately begin issuing marriage licences.


Michael Stark and Michael Leshner

One of those licences was issued to Michael Leshner and Michael Stark only hours after the ruling. The two men were married in a Toronto ceremony attended by about 50 people.

Both men played a key role in the court case

Earlier, Lesher, a crown attorney said, "When we get married, we will have lit a match that hopefully illuminates the world."

"Today is the death of homophobia in the courtroom as we've known it," said Leshner.

"Absolute faith in Canadian values" helped him through the long court battle, said Leshner, who encouraged other countries to follow Ontario's lead.

Despite favourable reception in other provinces to the ruling, Alberta's premier said his province remained opposed to same-sex marriages.

"The law in Alberta is very clear, notwithstanding how some people might feel about it, it's very clear. It's as clear as crystal," said Ralph Klein.

"If there is any move to sanctify and legalize same-sex marriages, we will use the notwithstanding clause, period. End of story," he said.

Court offers new definition of marriage

The judgment follows a federal challenge to an earlier Ontario Divisional Court ruling. On July 12, 2002, the court ordered Parliament to alter its definition of marriage to include gay men and women.

According to the Divisional Court, the federal definition of marriage as a lawful and voluntary union between "one man and one woman" violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Ottawa appealed the ruling, arguing marriage is based on a universal concept of a union between one man and one woman.

But the Court of Appeal issued its own definition of a marriage: "the voluntary union for life of two persons to the exclusion of all others."

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said federal Justice Minister Martin Cauchon is still studying the decision. Ottawa has the right to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Members of gay rights advocacy group EGALE called on Ottawa to respect the ruling and not launch an appeal.

The case appeared before the court after several same-sex couples tried to apply for marriage licences from the City of Toronto.

Ontario now joins Quebec and British Columbia, where courts have held that denying same-sex marriages is unconstitutional.

If the court ruling stands, Ontario would be the first jurisdiction in North America to make gay marriage legal. Both Quebec and Vermont allow gay civil unions

Quote:Ottawa to recognize same-sex marriages
Last Updated Wed, 18 Jun 2003 9:23:01

OTTAWA - Ottawa will introduce legislation to make same-sex marriages legal, while at the same time permitting churches and other religious groups to "sanctify marriage as they see it," the prime minister said Tuesday.

Jean Chrétien made the announcement after a day-long cabinet retreat. It means Ottawa will not appeal two provincial court rulings allowing same-sex unions.

"There is an evolution in society," Chrétien said, "but what is important to me is the freedom of the churches."

To pre-empt legal challenges by the provinces, Chrétien says the legislation will be first checked out by the Supreme Court of Canada. The prime minister says the legislation will be drafted within weeks, and MPs will be free to vote their conscience when the bill is introduced.

Courts in British Columbia and Quebec have made rulings in favour of same-sex marriages, but gave Ottawa time to change the law. Ontario's court ordered the definition of marriage to be changed to include gay couples.

Justice Minister Martin Cauchon says the provincial rulings highlighted conflicts between two fundamental freedoms: the right of association and religious rights. Cauchon says the new legislation will allow the two rights to "cohabitate."