Roxie Faye

[color=#9933ff]It's around 11:00, and I'm bored, so I'll just dissect your post James Style! =D [quote name='Genzo']To me, a Palestinian who has been denied his homeland all of his life, the Israeli withdrawl from Gaza Represents the Ultimate GOOD RIDANCE.[/quote] *nods* I understand your position, and I concur with you. But you spelled "riddance" wrong, you know. [quote] I am so happy that the Palestinians can finally move around with ease, reopen the destroyed airport and seaport and rebuild them, no longer fear the radical settlers that poision their drinking water and spread chemicals on fields used by shepards for grazing. [/quote]*raises eyebrow* W...T...F? Uhuh. Poisoned drinking water and chemicals in fields. Well, I've never heard of that, but if the Israeites were doing it, I'm sure the Palestinians were, too. Not to mention your suicide-bombers-of-stupidity-that-are-a-product-of-being-brainwashed. I'd also like to wager money to see if those airports and seaports get to be used for something other than Palestian terrorist organisations (like the ones you've mentioned below). [quote] At the same time I also realise something else, to all of those who say to me that I dont need a homeland to be happy, I have this to say: GIVE THEM YOUR LAND, MY LAND IS NOT YOUR TO DISTRIBUTE TO ZIONISTS YOU FACIST PIG![/quote] You are sick bastard, just to let you know. For the record, I don't think anyone in this thread has said that the Palestinians didn't deserve a homeland, and aside from America, most of the world seems to concur with you. Palestine would have more international support if their more radical groups would [i]stop bombing the sh!t out of everyone[/i]. What the hell is wrong with them?!?! Get a life, and start some productive diplomatic means of solving this. May I point out the fact that [b]suicide bombing Israel did nothing for years[/b] while [b]months of talking between Sharon and Abbas PRODUCED this pull out of the Gaza Strip[/b]. Since I take it you live in Palestine, you, Genzo, have diplomatic means to thank for this pull out - I didn't see suicide bombers being credited for it. [quote]As soon as the Airport re-opens I will be able to visit my father much easier. for this i have one people to thank, Hamas, PIJ, PFLP, DFLP, PFLP-GC, Fatah and all the other resistance movements that have made our dream of having our own nation a reality.[/quote] *contemplates banging her head against a wall and decides to hit you with a frying pan instead* No, you don't have those groups to thank (You missed "PLO" btw. I refuse to believe they're political, or that their Antonym is Hamas, because the PLO was piloted by Arafat who also controlled Fatah which you condone). It was Abbas. Sharon and other Israeli leaders, of course, had been trying talks with Arafat for the longest time, and because he was the head of the PLO-suicide-bomber-condoning group, did not respond to any of them. As I've pointed out, the suicide bombings got you [b]no where[/b], while Abbas, talking with Arafat, got the Palestinians the Gaza Strip. [size=3][b]Once again, diplomacy PWNS suicide bombers!!![/b][/size] [quote]Death To Israel, Zionism and all those who support them[/QUOTE] Such a blatantly prejudiced statement deserves to get you killed. I've only truly wished death on one other person in a moment of anger (and I felt terrible for it), but I really wish you'd vanish now, because you, and people who are so fiercely close minded don't deserved to be treated with kindness. You are EXACTLY who the Palestinian fundementalists want for their army, and you're playing right into their hands. Palestine was partitioned so long ago by the UN and Britain; recalling that and being spiteful because of it isn't going to help the present Israel/Palestine situation. Negotiations like Abbas has been doing [b]will help[/b]. If you'd stop playing right into the hands of Palestinian terrorist organizations, if you'd be object for all of TWO SECONDS, you'd realize that your sick hate for a dead man's philosophy (Theodor Hurzl - I bet you don't even know who he is) doesn't help one bit, and neither does violence, as it has been established that the Gaza pull out was the result of diplomatic talks. P.S.: I was looking through class handouts from fifth grade, which I kept, and I remembered the other thing Israel got in the Six Day War - It was the Golan Heights! Did they ever give it back, or loose it, or it is still under possession of Israel?[/color]

[color=#9933ff][size=1]Lilith looked out the window of the plane, staring into the swirls of clouds below. The past few days had been a blur - suggestions at the meeting... rising world happiness, and another parade. She smiled. Lilith was never adverse to parades of any kind; the happiness radiating from people was always infectuous. Lane and all the other servants were in another part of the plane; Lilith was seated in the area of the plane just for the Mistresses. All the rest of them silent; either working on something on their laptops, writing something in a notebook, or thinking quietly. Silence was not something Lilith could really stand. Nor were people, admittedly, but silence seemed the worse of the two. She eventually started humming an old Scandinavian tune rather loudly, hoping someone would say something to her - [i]anything[/i] to break up the boringness of the plane ride. Lilith glanced at her watch. There wasn't too long before they arrived in Tokyo, so she supposed a little more silence wasn't going to kill her. Nevertheless, she continued to hum loudly. [/size] Wow. Sorry for the ambiguity and the less than great quality of this post. I was eager to get something out - I've been procrastinating on posting - and it's hard to write when you're pre-occupied with the phone. If I get the chance,I'll edit this. If not, you can get Lilith killed by an axe murderer. =)[/color]

[color=#9933ff]*waves to Chroniosis and pounces on him* WAI! Apeiron/ Spike spike - 'tis you! ^__^ 'Tis I... um... Roxie. I like DDR a lot, but I don't have a PS2, so I really don't get to play a lot, except when I go over someone's house and make them hook it up for me. Eheh. So yeah, I play in light mode mostly. I know a lot of songs, though, because Chroniosis is constantly playing DDR songs for me. =D I think Chroniosis is right though - if you buy the game and a pad for a console, you can get good pretty quickly. That's why I want a PS2 - to get good at DDR. ^^;;; I think it will be a while before I actually get a PS2 ('cause I'm cheap and lazy), but I will... eventually. I swear![/color]

[color=#9933ff]Believe it or not, I first thought of Chaos, and wondered how he was doing - glad to hear you're okay man. I'm glad you're alright, as well, SolarPrincess. To elfpirate: I will pray for your friend's safety. I heard someone compare Katrina to the Asian Tsunami, and things seem pretty much the same to me. New Orleans, the states of Louisiana, MI, AL, GA, etc., are completely devastated. No lights, no food, no running water - third world conditions. And now there's the looting (I can understand food and water, but electronics and jewelry - what the hell is wrong with you), people shooting each other, and that fire raging now, but there's not enough water to put it out. Now I can sort of see why there's so much violence in those third world countries. I am concerned about the people in that area, as well as the economic effects (it's 2.99 where I am, almost $4 in Chicago I heard, and whispers of $5 are abound). Although, the human aspect of the devestation certainly takes precedent. [/color]

[color=#9933ff]Ah. I was going to say "Intercourse, Pennsylvania" but I'm afraid CHW beat me to it. I've been there, and actually stayed in some hotel where part of a movie was filmed, once. And I know that's extremely vague, but I can't remember much. :/ I didn't know about all those other towns, TailTactics, but they do sound pretty funny. *laughs* New Jersey... Well, named after Jersey in England, then. I also just found out, last night, while I was looking for Nîmes, France, that there's a place in France called Órleans. I mean, it does make total sense that New Orleans is named after it, but I just didn't know that there was a place called "Órleans." V___V I know there's a bunch of towns around the country named for countries in the middle east (i.e.: "Lebanon, Pennsylvania" - my mom's friend's daughter's husband is from there). Lots of places like that were formerly named for European countries - usually countries and places like Germany (Axis Powers), or communist countries and towns. So they changed them all to Middle Eastern countries after the war. Which is semi-ironic, because of things today, and Israel-Palestine events after WWII (if anyone brings that up in this thread, [a few choice names come to mind] I will throttle you to no end. I deserve to be able to type those names without an ensuing debate.)[/color]

[color=#9933ff]Des!! You have almost all the files? SQUEEEEEEEEE!!! ^_________^ *bounces up and down and all around* When I had AOL as my ISP, browser, and AIM, it would never let me see a complete chat, so I missed lots of pieces. I have a couple expecially good ones floating around (as well as that rediculous banner), but I didn't have the complete chat. I love you. *goes to look at Des' copy.* There isn't a way, I don't think, to keep the chat running forever, without one person being in it all the time - so if you decide to start it, it may die if no one's in it (that would be the fate of "tehsillycircus," actually... *glares long and hard at SOMEONE* ... but no matter. *shrugs and sighs* )[/color]

[color=#9933ff]Actually, that doesn't sound so bad. *shrugs* It reminds me a lot of "tehsillycircus" which was a whole hell of a lot of fun - got me undepressed about things for a while. *grins* So yeah, if we got a perpetual AIM chat or whatever, that would be cool. =) [/color]

[color=#9933ff]Retri: Justo Lamas! ^__^ I didn?t think anyone else from OB learned about him. That?s so cool! I saw him in concert, too, with the rest of the Spanish 3 students. Okay, shutting up now. :X [size=1]There was a [i]knock knock[/i] at the door. Lilith mumbled something inaudible, but eventually got up - it [I]was[/I] the second time Lane had knocked to awaken her. If she didn?t get up soon, she was going to be late. She went into the bathroom to wash her face off and comb her hair. Afterward, Lilith returned to her room and opened her closet door. Lilith was in a hurry so she picked the first thing her eyes fell upon. She ended up wearing a pair of black pinstriped pants, a red top, and a matching jacket. Just as she hurried over to her vanity to apply make up, there was knock at the door for a third time. ?You can come in now,? said Lilith, dabbing on brown liquid. The door opened gently and Lane came in with a tray of food. He walked over to Lilith, and she took the plate and cup before he could hand it to her. ?Tea and toast this morning, huh?? Lilith said. Lane was about to offer to make something else for breakfast, but Lilith quickly corrected her meaning, ?It?s exactly what I was in the mood for. Thank you, dear.? She looked up in the middle of applying her make up to smile at him. ?Is there anything I can do for you, Miss Lilith?? he said while she was busy chewing and staring in the mirror, trying to apply eyeliner. Lilith drew herself away from the mirror, and swallowed. ?Now that you mention it, could you find my favorite shoes for me?? Lane looked around the room to find them in the far corner, in front of her closet. Without being asked, he picked them up, and brought them over to Lilith. He bent down to place them next to her feet. ?Here you are miss. They were in the far corner.? The was a pause as she finished the toast. Then, laughing slightly, she said, ?You have a good eye. If it were me, I would have looked in my closet first, and not found them.? She slipped them on, and smiled at Lane again. ?Thank you, Lane.? He said, ?Anything else I can help you with?? ?Is my cross on the dresser?? she asked. Lane responded in the affirmative and Lilith continued, ?Would you put it on me, then?? Lane quickly responded to her command, opening the clasp, and draping it around her neck while Lilith was applying the last of her lipstick. As his hands brushed past her neck, fumbling to close the clasp, both were aware of how close they were. Whether he was uncomfortable or not about being so close was not her problem, however. She stood up, and took a last sip of her tea. ?Well thank you for all your help this morning,? she said as she grabbed the key card on the dresser and hurried out the door with Lane following. ?Have a good day, Miss,? he called as she opened the door to a hall that connected to another hall leading to the Mistress? Cabinet room. ?And you too, Lane,? she replied warmly, turning her head around to wave back at him, as she was now halfway down the corridor. Lilith could hear Lane closing the door to their lodging unit while she rounded the corner, taking broad strides. She was more worried about being late to the meeting, than the actual meeting itself. Not that maintaining world happiness was a piece of cake, but to Lilith, it did seem a little easier than being on time, which she rarely was. Now at the door, she swiped her card, and tucked it in her pocket again while the scanner flashed green and read, ?[I]Welcome, Miss Lilith Sigridotter.[/I]? She opened the door and breathed a small sigh of relief. There was still someone besides her who hadn't arrived yet; she wasn't totally late, after all. Lilith gave a cordial ?hello? to the others in the room. She then took an unoccupied seat closest to her, and waited in silence with the rest of them. It was only a few moments later, however, that the last person to arrive, Deborah, came walking in. She took the last remaining seat, and Lilith stood up to start the meeting. "Alright, now that everyone's here, let's begin," Lilith said. "Right. So... making the world happy it is." No one was amused by her quasi-sarcasm so she continued, "I thought about it and I came up with a couple ideas. One of the best ways would be to lower taxes. The drawback of course, is that we'd have to juggle around some things and re-allocate money so that we wouldn't lose a massive amount of revinue. The world 'isn't in debt' right now - far from it as I'm sure you're well aware, so we're even afford to loose some money, as long as we raise taxes again at some point in the future. "I also thought of putting more money into something like the Health System, or Education. That way, even though taxes might be above average, people will think it's okay because we're using that money to fund something they care about." There was a pause of silence as everyone began contemplating her suggestions. She finished her propals with, "So, tell me what do you think of those, and if you have any other suggestions, please speak up." Lilith sat down again, ready for praise or more likely, criticisms. [/size][/color]

[color=#9933ff]This looks really cool, Retri. Why don't I give it a shot? [size=1]Name: Lilith Sigridotter Gender: Female. Mistress Lilith Age: 29 Personality: Lilith is ruled by logic as well as sensitivity. It is her logic that leads her to feel that women and men should be equal in all respects, and her sensitivity that backs up her logic; women should not be slaves to men, nor should men be slaves to women. However, she also knows that is not possible. Even suggesting that men are equal would get her thrown in jail for life, possibly without a trial. In addition, Lilith is also someone who, given the chance, prefers to work alone. She finds many people incompetent - even her three co-workers can sometimes get on her nerves. Seeing how she?s met even some women who are incompetent, Lilith realizes that giving equality to men, who are lesser than women, would end on some sort of chaos. This is the other reason she feels equality is out of the question. She treats servants as what the are - servants. However, in Lilith?s mind, common courtesy applies to all humans, even them. She takes care to used ?please? and ?thank you? and tries not to get too upset at them. [Mmm. Raiha had a good idea with explaining the origin of her character's name. I'm afraid I'll have to do the same:] Lilith is a common name, although few today (300 years from 2005) know where it comes from. Having access to forbidden books, of the past, Lilith knows the story of the Goddess Lilith. (see: [url]http://www.lilitu.com/lilith/historical.html[/url]). As for her last name, ?Sigrid? is a female Danish name and it means ?victorious counselor.? ?dotter? is obviously [b]daughter[/b]. What, you didn?t think she?d be ?Sigridson? did you? :p Appearance: [url=http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movie/bourne_identity/10.jpeg]This[/url] (Yes I know it?s Marie from the Bourne Identity. I intended it to be that picture.) Lilith is Scandinavian. She stands at 5' 7" with blue eyes and short brown hair [a deviation form the picture]. Lilith likes to wear business suits that typically have pinstripes on them, although she wears solid colors as well. Lilith also has a fondness for fitted jackets that accentuate her curves. Servant: Lane Sheppard [Kamuro]. We don't really have a choice here. *laughs* Character Snippet: Lilith, pressed for time and rushing, was half eating a piece of toast that her servant had prepared that morning, half dressing herself and half putting on make up while her servant was looking through her closet filled stuff, for her shoes. It wasn?t everyday that she had to go into work - being a leader of the world meant that she could work from home sometimes, and take days off, too. Today though, she had to go into the office for a meeting. It was a quarterly meeting in which lower officials gave reports about the state of the earth, politics, propaganda, and other things which were usually boring. Nevertheless, it was a meeting and didn?t excuse anybody, especially not her, from being late. ?I should have listened to you when you told me it was time to wake up this morning. Then maybe I would be running late,? Lilith mused to her servant, smiling slightly. ?Do try to remind me to listen to you more.? ?Yes, of course Miss Lilith. I?ve found your shoes as well,? responded Lane. ?Oh good. Thank you,? she said, slipping her feet into her favorite pair of black flats. Out of the corner of her eye, Lilith saw her servant automatically starting to make the bed as he did every morning. ?Leave it,? said Lilith, grabbing his arm. Still holding onto his arm, she dragged the both of them out into the hallway. She locked her bedroom with a big brass key and held it tightly in her hand. ?Would you please get me the keys, dear?? Right on cue, Lane held out the car keys in one hand and her briefcase in the other. ?Here you are, miss. And don?t forget your briefcase.? ?Oh, thank you,? Lilith smiled, grabbing the keys in her right hand and the briefcase in her left. ?You?re such a doll. I?m driving to work myself today. If I?m going to make it on time, I?m going to have to speed a little, and you always drive the speed limit out of concern for me. I?ll see you later tonight. Goodbye, dear!? With a wave back to him, she closed the front door and ran out to her black Porsche sitting in the driveway. Lilith slipped into the drivers seat, rumbling down the streets and barreling down the highway. She looked over to the passenger?s seat where the brass key lay in plain sight and breathed a sigh of relief. Lilith had access to a library of forbidden books and documents; books on equality and freedom, and original versions of books, documents, and speeches unaltered by feminism. She had been reading a couple the night before, and fallen asleep with them on the bed. It had been a close call that morning and had Lane made it, he definitely would have found them. She must take care not to let things like that fall into anyone?s hands but her own.[/size] Edit: *falls over* I told Retri this - I had typed up my whole sign up and had EVERYTHING finished, except for picking a servant, and my goddamn computer crashed on me. I blame someone who IMed me. Just kidding. It?s my own stupidity for not saving it. But I was incredibly FRUSTRATED. V____V Edit2: Servant chosen. Er... yeah.[/color]

[color=#9933ff]What is wrong with you Ilium? [b]Shut up[/b]. Raiyuu told you to shut up, so for the love of God, shut up about the injustice. There's nothing I can do about GWB. There's nothing anyone else on Otakuboards, or the people in the nation that hate him can do. SO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP RANTING ABOUT AMERICA AND GWB AND THE INJUSTICE AGAINST CANADA!!!! If you really want a place to rant, for goodness sakes [i]make you're own thread[/i]. And I'll have you know, I agree with you. Canada gets treated VERY poorly. They're snubbed and treated as "that country above the US" and I don't agree with that. I think as a person you are smart and very insightful on global issues. And I thought because you were Canadian and [b]proud of it[/b], it makes you even cooler. But you're acting like an idiot right now, rambling on and on when a moderator [b]clearly told you to stop[/b]. And also, it's not just you, but everyone else. Just [b]stop[/b]. As for quotes: I have a MS word document with tons of quotes in it (36 pages). Most of them are those stupid "fire hot quotes" type thingies. But a lot of them are also anime quotes, and quotes from my school agenda (yeah, I type those things out). Here's an anime quote: [b]?There's a phrase in Zen Buddhism. Muichi-Motsu. "Hold Nothing." "If you meet Buddha, kill him. If you meet the Patriarchs, kill them. Free of all, bound by nothing... ...You life your life simple as it is." That's the one teaching my master left me.? - Genjyo Sanzo, Saiyuki [/b] I like this teaching. I think it's great to live for someone else (children, spouse, family), but you should also never forget to live for yourself. =) [b]Yesterday has gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. - MOTHER TERESA[/b] I like that quote, and also the Chinese Proverb that says "A journey of a thousand miles (Li?) begins with a single step." I don't know why, but I just really like those quotes. ;_; [b]The soul that perpetually overflows with kindness and sympathy will always be cheerful. - PARKE GODWIN[/b] and [b]Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern for yourself. - JOHN MACNAUGHTON[/b] are two quotes that also speak to me personally. I am just a very kind and caring person by mature. I always wanted to be grown up when I was little, and I wish someone had told me the second quote. No one ever told me I was mature, and I wish they had. That way, I wouldn't have wanted to grow up. To the first one, I think that's true. I'm always kind to others, and I'm always happy. Even when I get hurt, I always, always pick myself up. And sometimes I'll continue being their friend. lol. The quote about people's lives being for the purpose of not thinking or whatever? I don't know the exact wording, but Aldous Huxley said it. I know because the smartest kid on the AcaDec team last year, a senior, picked that for his senior quote. *grins* He's a very cynical person, so it figures. Does anyone know the exact quote by this Chinese man about "A man dreamt that he was a butterfly. Or was it a butterfly dreaming he was a man?" I [b]know[/b] that isn't the actual quote, and I'm looking for it, and I'm tired of looking on google. Maybe someone knows it off hand? *_* I have a couple other quotes, but now I'm just tired of writing quotes out, so I'll save those for another post. =) [/color]

[color=#9933ff]I had been hearing something on the news about Israel pulling out, but I thought it was in the West Bank, and not the Gaza Strip. Isn't the Gaza strip in the north-ish, and near mountains, which would make it easier to be attacked by Palestinians? Or am I thinking of something completely random and off-topic...? If it is, though, I'm surprised they'd give up that type of territory. But hey. I'm glad Sharon and Abbas have decided to grow up and stop acting like children. =) Today is monday - I hope nobody gets un-necessarily antsy in the next two days (Wednesday when the last of Iraelis will be evicted), and decides to cause trouble. And on another note, I hope Abbas can continue to be strong after this happens, and continue peace with Israel. More things seem to be getting done now that Afarat is gone. I would really hate for some awful coup to occur and have him be deposed. X_x [/color]

[color=#9933ff]I'm not driving yet, but I dread it, because of the gas prices. It's *not* going to be cheap, and that's not fun when you're making $7.50 and hour for less than 10 hours a week (during the school year). :/ Someone brought up the point that the oil companies justify the prices by saying "we're going to run out of oil soon!!111" and then that person said that wasn't true. I agree. We aren't running out of oil anytime soon, no matter what that environmental spokeperson says (actually, I'm a tree hugger myself. That's right. WE'RE NOT RUNNING OUT OF OIL!!!). Why should we find alternative fuel options? Because gas prices are too high. AAAAAAAAND we're adding to the CO2 in the air. And America does it more than other other country. We're the only one who's pulled out of the Kyoto pact, wants to drill for more in Alaska (yes, let's screw over the wildlife!!!). I don't blame other nations for breathing down our necks like fire dragons. I say we push for hydrogen fuel because the result of burning it is water. H2 + O2 -> 2 H2O =) The nearest hydrogen gas station in my area is Albany, New York, and I think Ford has some concept (or marketed?) hydrogen fueled cars. SWITCH NOW OR RELINQUISH YOUR SOUL. Er... just kidding. ^^; [*stares intently at Digimon freaks.* You better understand that.] My friend and I were complaining that nothing about switching fuel, or making prices go down, is going to be done in the nexy four years because Bush owns some stupid oil company. :/ Loser. The other question I wanted to ask is: why does everybody think the war has to do with higher gas prices? Iraq doesn't even have the most oil. We get ours mainly from Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, I believe. Like... 80% in those two countries. We didn't go to war for oil, either. Never. lol. I'd like to ask, though, is there a more complex part of this that I'm missing? Please explain to me why the war would make gas prices higher - I've heard the arguement enough that now I want to know why people think that. X_x; And lastly, I know that everyone except Americans has it bad in terms of gas prices, but no matter where you are, people are still going to complain because [b]to them, in their personal experience[/b], the current gas prices are high. I believe most Americans (well, the ones that pay attention to world affairs) are aware that they have it better off than other countries, but that doesn't make it easier to bear. [Especially when mass transit sucks in this country. Seriously.][/color]

[color=#9933ff]Hey, Beta. This was a good idea! ^_^; My mom's side of the family is French (yuck), Dutch, Irish, and German. I'm 25% German, but I don't pay too much attention to it, because I don't look it, and neither does my mom. I am proud of being German, though. Yay! I'm 12.5% Irish. My mom is your stereotypical Irish - red hair, & freckles. (Red Irish, I guess, Gavin. ^_~) She's Roman Catholic (so am I), went to Catholic School, has lots of brothers and sisters, and grew up VERY Irish. She tells some obnoxious stories about it - like the one about how at a funeral, as an Irish, you're supposed to pass around a bottle of whiskey and take a sip from it. If you were old enough to have holy communion, you took a sip. I don't think this is traditional Irish at all, but something her family/the area she was in made up. However, we all know the Irish love to drink whiskey (the stereotype, of course), so there you have it. Her mom is also French, so that makes like like... 7% french. And I'm like... 5.5% Dutch then, or something like that. My mom is related to the Rockefellers. She's Nelson's 4th cousin, so that makes him my 5th cousin then. It's not clear at all HOW (like which cousins) I'm related to him, so God only knows. I do know I'm related though, because she told me another story about how when she was younger, Nelson was on a campaign trail, and he stopped in my mom's town one night to take them all out for dinner. ^^; My dad lives in Thailand, but his father and mother are both Chinese. So he's "Thai" in the way that I am "American." I guess that makes me "psuedo Thai", then? I know I'm 50% Chinese, though. My Grandpa has an interesting story. His Chinese name, with the last name first, is Shen King Wah. When he applied for Thai citizenship, they gave him a Thai name (you need one). His parents owned a ferry shuttle, and interestingly enough, he is sort of a success story, somewhat akin to the "American Dream" - his self started company with two other friends, is worth millions and millions and millions. Really. He was assigned as an accountant in Bangkok for the Bank of Canton in 1941. In 1949, with communists taking over China, Kitja, a favorite of his boss because of his skills, hardwork, and dedication, recieved a secret telegram from his boss. It urged him to stay in Thailand for his safety. His boss was eventually executed for giving him this information, leaving two young sons behind. Kitja later assumed responsibility of seeing to their well-being and education, and also returned to Shanghai in 1981 to visit his boss' sons. He made his fortune in Thailand with a textiles company, and then went on to found four other different companies. :D Bussy man, I guess. So, to make a long story short, I'm 25% German, 12.5% Irish, about 7% French, 5.5% Dutch, 50% Chinese, and 50% "psuedo Thai." XD[/color]

[color=#9933ff]I agree with CHW, Mitch. Very well said, CHW. I was shocked that Peter Jennings had died. I mean, I knew he had lung cancer, but I didn't expect him to die so suddenly. He was one of my favourite newscasters. I'll be thinking about him this week. :( [/color]

[color=#9933ff]Well, I've give this a whirl. Why not? [size=1][b]Your OtakuBoards Username: [/b]MistressRoxie [b]Your Alias: [/b]The Compassionate Intellect [b]Image: [/b] Either [url=http://www.amybrownart.com/images2_2/open/encounter.jpg]this[/url] picture (the girl obviously) or [url=http://www.laceylady.com/fairy_books/amybrownII0602.jpg]this one[/url]. I realize it's really hard to see the girl in the first one, so it you would prefer using the second, go right ahead. [b]Writing Piece: [/b]I wrote this a while ago, so if you want something completely new, just ask. I think this is a pretty decent piece, if I may say so myself. (And BTW, yes, the teacher is modeled after the teacher in "Peanuts." You know, the one that just mumbles, and Peppermint Patty responds to her?) There I sit. I sit in my seat as the teacher drones on. And on, and on, and on. X__X I feel as if one more minute in her presence, and I shall surely drop dead. Luckily for me, there is less than one more minute of the class left. Excited by the prospect of leaving this torture chamber labeled "education" I start to prepare to leave. [I]Rustle rustle. Zip Zip.[/I] All my books are safely in my backpack, and then, I hear my teacher. "Mumble, mumble, mumble," she questions me menacingly. "Yes ma'am, I'm paying attention. No, ma'am I was not about to leave. Yes ma'am, I'll take my notebook out again to copy down all the notes." That's the thing with teachers. Sometimes, they're cool, and they teach you stuff, but most of the time they're annoying. They usually like to yell at you for no reason at all. I do as the teacher says, and I take out my notebook once again to start copying the notes I already have, but told her I didn't so she'd shut up. Time seems to slow down. Slower and slower, like a car gradually running out of gas. I watch the clock with eyes like an owl, waiting for the second hand to tick on the twelve. My teacher is still oblivious that the period is about to end. When the period ends, the school day ends. The LAST school day of the week ends, and we will be free for a whole two days. One second before the red handle hits twelve, the clock just stops! I panic, and wonder if anyone else notices that it isn't moving, that time isn't going anywhere. My worst nightmare has come true! I'm stuck in school forever! Ring! Oh, good. Time starts moving again! There is a God! I turn to replace my notebook in my backpack, yet again. Smiling, I head for the classroom door. I have escaped the clutches of school, and this evil teacher! Well, at least for two full days - [u]summer vacation[/u] is 175 school days away![/size][/color]

[color=#9933ff]I have tried some of those options, and things are fine, now, so thank you, again. ^^; I have another problem, but before I say anything else, I'd like to say IT IS TOTALLY NOT MY FAULT. And that's the truth. My sister is moving out, and taking her computer with her (well duh). We have DSL (verizon if you must know. o.o), and she used to have the modem box thingy in her room, and there was an antennae on the back of our comp. to pick up the signal. Well, she removed that, opened up the inside of my computer to install this card for the DSL. Not the modem box thingy, this ?card? ? whatever the hell that means. (I?m sad to say that my mother knows more about the DSL than me because whenever anything about it happens, I?m never there. I don?t even know the terminology. *falls over*) And now the problem is, when I go to the start menu and try to shut down the computer, yeah, it shuts down (completely). Then two seconds later, the computer starts up again. It?s like some monster that comes back to life every time you try to kill it. >_> Of course, if you hold the power button long enough, it will shut down again, but I?m under the impression that isn?t the right way to shut down your computer. The reason I was telling you about the DSL is because I figured that it had something to do with the reason my computer won?t shut down. Later (like an hour ago), my mom decides to talk to me and generally piss me off, but she was also like ?maybe those people on that message board can fix this.? I wanted to chuck a CD at her. If it?s a physical hardware problem, there probably isn?t much you guys can do about it (cause yer not sitting right in front of it, you know?). but I?m asking anyway, so that the next time my mother bugs me I can tell her that I did ask you all. I probably owe all of you money for helping me out so much. So, thanks in advance for putting up with me now, too. I really appreciate it, since I bet you all hate me by now. >_> (I would hate me too. :/ )[/color]

[color=#9933ff]You know, the first time I saw the skin change, I said, "AHHH OMG!!!!" And then I said, "Wait... when the hell did we switch to v8?!?!?!?!?!?" I looked for an announcement actually, didn't see one, and was sort of relieved that we were still on v7 and the skin had just changed. I really do like it a lot. The best part, aside from having some sexy anime character at the top (^_~), is that you didn't repeat him on the side bar, like in the original v7 Skin. That was cool. I did notice that you fixed the jukebox button (because, yes, before, it was extremely annoying with the waves going out every two seconds). The reply button just isn't my style, but there's nothing wrong with that. I'm very happy with the liquid skin changes. As many people have said, it [i]is[/i] amazing what a difference a few changes can make. Thanks James. ^_^ [/color]

[quote name='James][font=franklin gothic medium']I suppose that beyond those threads, I don't generally like relationship threads. Sure, they are fine if you're interested and I'm sure people want some advice, which is completely reasonable. But I personally dislike a good 99% of them, because I often think that people are asking for solutions to incredibly simple problems. Usually, the words "communication", "patience" and "logic" would probably answer a good majority of these threads.[/font][/quote] [color=#9933ff]Well said. I refuse to read relationship threads because they're pretty much easily solved. They're just so.... meh, to me. Whatever. You said what I wanted to say, and I'm not articulating very well about relationship threads anyway. =X [quote name='indifference']It may be boring to members who have been here longer, but to those of use who have not, such threads like religion and suicide or even the how you found otakuboards are quite interesting. Especially since other forums I have been to lack the quality of posting that I have seen here. [/quote] Lol. Right on. After a while, I just sort of stopped posting in a lot of threads - probably why I'm less active on OB today than I was back then - because a lot of debate threads do get repetitive. I do post in religious threads once in a while because sometimes you get different responses, but not for abortion or political idealism threads. I'm not denying newer members the right to making similar threads - I think it's great. New members then get to express their ideas on hot topics, etc. But like indifference said, it gets boring for me after a while. (although, calling me an old member seems really strange to me... But that's a different story >_+)[/color]

[color=#9933ff]I love you. I will worship the ground you walk on for the next month. You have no idea of the sorry state I was in. Actually, my dog went to the groomers today, and he was shaking and wimpering on the car ride there. That was me with a broken computer. Only I was talking a lot too. I was shaking for about three hours until you IMed her and we got everything. I heart you lots. I'm so excited that I got my compy fixed fixed fixed. =D *hands you paper flowers and hearts and pretty things because she's just so excited right now it's almost like she's hyper* ^_^ [/color]

[color=#9933ff]http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm is something you could use. You can buy it and it will delete the files for you, but the free version scans for viruses and spyware. After it scans, it will tell you what files are spyware, and their location, so you can just delete them. It might also give you registry keys to delete. (to get to the registry, go to: start > run and type in "regedit"). Be careful with the registry and just double check everything before you delete any keys, and you'll be fine. BTW, you need to use Internet explorer to run the free scan. Doesn't make Mozilla people happy, I know, but, *shrugs* it's a damn good virus scan. Last night I tried so hard to get rid of spyware using spyware removal tools, but I ended up using panda scan and removing it manually. All the spyware is gone, so, I'm very happy with it. ^^;[/color]

[color=#9933ff]When the heck did I say we had the greatest army in the world, Baron? I said we had ONE of the best. We do - I'm not being a pompous jerk - it's a damn [b]fact[/b]. No - having a large army doesn't make us the greatest people in the world, either - it gives us more leverage than France, however. I mean, we have an army so we are able to wrongly push people around. France has nothing - and they still think they should be listened to. It's like the shrimpy nerd trying to be the bully - not working. (Oh god, don't even go on a tangent about nerds. I [b]am[/b] a nerdy weirdo so there.) And I totally agree with Chem Angel - I think what she had to say was very valid, and very insightful.[/color]

[quote name='Dagger']Not to go on a huge crazy topic drift here, but my experience was completely different. When I stayed in Paris I had a hell of a time trying to practice my (rather poor) French, because virtually every time I talked to someone, he would immediately switch to impeccable English. Of course I'm sure the opposite tends to happen in some places, as well. [/quote] [color=#9933ff]Mmm, really? I don't think you're lying, but that is rather odd. My sister said they spoke French to her the whole time she was there. (She never took it in high school and had to rely on her friend to speak for her.) I can also remember one of my teachers telling me they went to Paris, once, and they had the same type of experience. Hmm... [quote]You have to realize that judging an [i]entire country[/i] off of a) your personal experience (unless you lived in France for, like, two or three years, in which case I suppose I'll have to back down), b) the news or c) other types of second-hand stories is really pretty silly. You're showing the same kind of attitude demonstrated by certain Europeans when they brazenly assert that all Americans are gun-toting, Bible-thumping hicks. (Not to imply that there's anything inherently wrong with either toting guns or thumping Bibles, but those are subjects for a different thread.) I don't quite get where you were going with the paragraph about having met nice French people or whatever, haha. I could just as easily say, "Oh, I've met some nice Japanese people, but as a nation they're a bunch of racist wimps and I hate them." See? It doesn't exactly follow.[/QUOTE] Yes, well, I do think I rushed through that paragraph too quickly, and didn't express everything that I wanted to, correctly. What I meant to say was that I do not like France as a whole, and I don't like their government, and the things they do, but there are a ton of very nice individuals that are French. For example, we had French exchange students at our school. Some of them didn't talk at all, but others were very nice. =D I don't think judging other countries by the news is pretty silly. lol. The news tells everything important that countries do, it defines their actions, and it makes history. If we didn't have the news to tell us what was going on, how would we learn anything about other countries? And you know what? I judged France by their government and also as a whole (you know, democracy, people, what the majority thinks, going back to government...). I will judge my own country in that way, too - I really do think we are a bunch of self-centered idiots, and I think our government is crap right now too (actually, it's usually crap). By the way, I never said France was racist ([quote]"Oh, I've met some nice Japanese people, but as a nation they're a bunch of racist wimps and I hate them."[/quote]), cause they're not. They're extremely nationalistic to the point where they surpass all the nationalistic pride of America, which is hard to beat, but they've done it, and it annoys me. America's nationalistic pride annoys me sometimes, too. I'd also like to ask everyone (not just you) - did you skip over my paragraph where I've said that I've tried to like France a lot, and it just doesn't work out? They (meaning government) end up doing something to totally annoy me. I can't believe that just because I say one thing, and I was half joking (well, I do hate France, but I know that the terrorists just wouldn't bomb them anyway - they don't have a reason to because France didn't support the war in Iraq), someone goes and assumes "Roxie hates them because they don't support America." *rolls eyes* P.S.: I think I know why you're all jumping down my throats, so I'll try to clarify. I think what you hear when I say "I hate France" is that "OOOH I HATE EVERYONE, EVEN THAT PERSON OVER THERE THAT I'VE NEVER MET!!!" and [b]that[/b], aside from being completely absurd, isn't what I mean. What I mean, for any country, really, is that "I hate the policies of XXXX country, I don't like how their government acts, or how XXXX country acts on a world stage." Doesn't mean I still can't like people from that country. [quote name='Ilium][COLOR=DarkRed']But it is true, the US (A generalization) have a tendancy to have a mob mentality againts a country just because they dont agree or dont fight when asked (Which is, more or less, at gun point) or somtimes they just hate other people for no reason at all (For example, I generalize, Canadians) and it is sad... The Muslim population is probably one of the worst sufferers from this mentality and my condolences go out to them.[/COLOR][/quote] ...What...the...heck? When is this true? And for what muslim countries? I honestly don't know where you're getting this from, and it makes no sense to me... I also can't think of a country we hate for no reason. Canada? We more or less poke fun at them (WHICH IS SAD - STOP MAKING FUN OF CANADIANS CAUSE THEY'RE COOL! :O ), but we don't hate them. Um... who do we hate? Um... France (I've explained that quite thoroughly I think). Um... some places in the middle east because they were HARBORING TERRORISTS! Um... oh, and DPRK because Kim Jong Il is a whack job. No one else likes DPRK, either, though. [/color]

[QUOTE=Sage]Well that was a cruel thing to say, Roxie! Don't tell me you're one of those "France is against freedom, they don't approve us bombing Middle East into ruins!! They must die like their Muslim pals!!" -type of people! I can't believe it of you... :( Of course the extremists bomb England and USA instead of France, because those two are the most influential countries involved in this whole lunatic "Anti-terrorist war"! Anyway, it's very sad that you Americans hate French only because they don't agree with you. FYI, most Finnish people don't agree with this war either. War has never solved anything in the entire history of mankind. It only spreads hatred and ill will. You should think more about what you say, Roxie, because with your comment you might've just made somebody feel even more against you Americans.[/QUOTE] [color=#9933ff]...? ..........? .......................? Chill. Don't assume things, because we all know that just makes an *** out of you and me. When did I ever say that in my post? Why the heck are you even drawing that conclusion? I think carefully about a lot of the things I say, and the only way for it to offend someone properly is if they're running off with it and taking it the wrong way. I don't like France because they're a bunch of idiots, and arrogant jerks, that have absolutely nothing good except maybe fashion. Of course, we're arrogant jerks, but the last time I checked, we had one of the best armies in the world. The last time France achieved greatness was under the rule of a short army man, Napoelon, which happened after chaos in which the bastille got stormed by people demanding lower prices for bread, and the guillotine that chopped everyone's head off. I don't hate France solely because they didn't support us in the war (if it was another country, they wouldn't support them, either, because they're jerkfaces). They do other things that annoy the hell out of me. How about being the only ones not approving the EU charter? They're too nationalistic and proud - moreso than we are. I mean, if you walk into a place where you [i]know[/i] they speak English in Paris, because maybe your french sucks, they will purposely speak in French, and pretend they don't know English. I mean, at least in America, we'll try to help you out, or if you're buying something in a store, we'll get you a salesperson that speaks Spanish (there's a lot of cubans, mexicans, latinos, etc. in America). I don't feel I owe anything to France for saving our ***** in the American Revolution. Nothing. They did it to get back at England (countries that are always feuding - not to be mean, but it's rather funny to see all their tiffs in history. "Oh look, there's another France/England war!"), plain and simple. I hate France as a country and as a government, and the first experience I had with someone who was French was rather iffy. (She was my Spanish teacher. I learned a lot from her, but she gave me detention because I didn't do my homework - once!) Everyone else that I've met who's french? Didn't speak, so they were very nice. ^_^ Long story short: I hate France as a nation because they're arrogant, they're prissies, and they just annoy the hell out of me. You don't even understand how hard I've tried, in the past, to come up with redeeming qualities for France, and every time I've come up empty handed. Then I try and like them, and they do something to just piss me off to no end, so I've come to terms with the fact that I hate them. Don't assume it's just because they don't agree with Americans - in fact don't EVER put me in that category. Why? Because assuming makes an *** out of you and me. ;) [quote name='Zidargh']Regarding NYC's random checks, I don't understand how that's going to work. Why not search people who resemble the suspects rather than a kid with a Japanese, yellow bum-bag?[/quote] Me neither. Nothing in America ever works. Really. Our airport security is craptastical, and was, even after 9/11. I doubt anything is going to really happen. :/ In other news, I was typing up that long France rebuttal when my dad called. He said that there was some sketchy looking guy on the underground. And he was wearing a lot more clothes than people do, in July. The police were chasing him around the underground. Now obviously he may have had a bomb, so when that's the case, you try and shoot at the head, and not the body. They finally caught up to him, pinned him down, and THEN put five bullets in his head. Whether or not he had a bomb remains to be a mystery. Of course, details are currently unfolding, so my story may be completely wrong except for there being a man on the underground. lol. [/color]

[color=#9933ff]*nod* Yeah, I heard about this, this morning, right as I was leaving to go to work. I'm glad nobody was hurt or anything. Why are they so interested in bombing London? They should leave Englanders alone, because you guys are cool. =/ Can't they cause terror in some other country - say... France? ~_~ By the way, I'd just like to let you all know that as typical Americans, we've taken the focus off England (in our news), and put it on ourselves. Now all you hear on the news is that they're going to do random checks in NYC subway stations, but there's no racial profiling, but the American Civil Liberties Union says it's against the fourth ammendment (search & seizure), but that New Yorkers want the checks. So yeah, way to totally ignore England! Good job. =D [/color]

[color=#9933ff]We just went over this, but I still like your character, because his name, to me, seems like it's derived from the word "paladin" which I have an obsession with. When I first saw the image, it look fantastic. And after I read your post, it still looked fantastic. I can tell you put a lot of hard work into it, and it looks great. I think the sword is a little [i]too[/i] rough edged, but who cares? The whole thing is really great. And I know I'm supposed to be telling you what's wrong so you can fix it, but I can't find anything, really. I can't wait to read this story of yours, either. Let me know when it's up! (or the first part is up, if you're going to chapter it or whatever.) I like this guy already! (Just because his name is "Palladin." ^_~)[/color]