Darth_Rob

Today was very nice, 60F. I hope it keeps up for tomorrow. Apparently, the state is building yet ANOTHER set of powerlines on our property up here, and I want to go investigate and see where the road will go. There is already one powerline road up there, from well over 20 years ago, but it was sort of good because it makes it easier to get from one part of the property to others. However, a second road would be terrible, and destroy a lot of forest. I couldnt imagine two of those roads up there. If I go tomorrow I'll take some pics.

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I really have to start reading again for myself, and not school-assigned books. I have The Once and Future King waiting for me on my bookshelf. I think it is about King Arthur and his life and death, beginning with his training under Merlin.

If you have two or more people on the same mission, do they still get skill increases with each success? I didn't think so, but I forgot.

Actually I saw that on TV at some point when I was watching something on Switzerland. It must have been the Travel channel or something like that. It looks and sounds tasty.

It says October of 1984.

Happy b-day bud. I would warn you against drinking in excess, but I know you wont heed that advice.

A female Vader? Maybe it was Lumiya? That's the one! And here is the comic I have.

The whole trouble is that an attack on someone's faith is very, very hurtful to that person. Some people can take it in stride, turn the other cheek so to speak, and blow it off. Others take it to heart, and are very offended by it. I totally support the freedom of speech, as the ability to speak your mind is very important. I guess Im just saying that some people hold their faith very high up, and are easily offended by criticism. In many societies faith is a very important concept, and as we all know many wars throughout the years have been championed by religious beliefs. As for me, people can tell me that God is a huge green hippo with wings, and I'll just laugh it off and take it in stride. It doesn't matter what others think, only what I believe. Faith is a very powerful human characteristic, and I just think we should all tolerate a lot more in respect to others beliefs. Humans and religious beliefs are so diverse that you simply cannot be so staunch on your own that you will hurt others just to prove yourself the superior faith.

I have some weird Star Wars comic from way back in the day. The cover shows a "female" Darth Vader, and it says, "Darth Vader is Dead. Behold the New Dark Lord", or something to that effect. Its...weird. I also have the Dark Empire graphic novels, which I enjoyed a lot. I did some looking in my Tomart's price guide, and found nothing. Also looked a bit for you online, but didn't see much. Most searches showed the separate issues of the collections, and not the hardcover you have.

Heh, well they may not be "classic" per say, but they were classics to me, since they were the few games I had for the PC. I've been spending a lot of time revisiting Imperialism. It was my first RTS, and is most excellent. Other games from my childhood included Magic: The Gathering (yes, it was a PC game), Lords of Magic, and Sim City. Edit: My spring break has ended. Between Thursday and Friday my friends and I put in a little over 13 hours into the Wii. Played a lot of Super Smash Bros, Worms, and Bomberman Land. All are great party games.

Double post, but worth it. I was checking out the link E set up on the home page regarding the new Lego sets. Here is a pic of two of the Lego figures, which are based on The Force Unleashed. It looks like a battle-worn Darth Vader and his apprentice, which to me hints that you will at some point take on Vader himself. Interesting stuff. Edit: Just saw the sad news online that the game has been pushed back from April to sometime in September now. Maybe I'll have a PS3 or 360 by then...

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If you do go for a SWR tour, stop by D.C. Its a great city with lots to do. Then again, you can't come to the states without seeing NYC my friend.

Yeah, I liked Luke in the early EU, when he is trying to re-establish the Jedi Order from scratch. A lot of trial and error, and he makes out pretty well.

IT'S HIS FORCE-SENSITIVITY!!! Wasn't Anakin Solo gifted with the ability to comprehend technology at like two or three-years old while Jacen and Jania watched in awe? I don't think the average kid could do what Anakin Skywalker could at his age.

In the beginning I used to answer those questions. Then it became the same old questions, especially a lot of the "should I send two people on two separate diplomacy/R&D missions or both on the same one?", and I am far too lazy to either post a reply or to link to another thread with the answer.

I finally got to see Alien vs. Predator 2 today. Yar, was it annoying. It totally destroys the whole biology of xenomorphs (the Aliens). I don't want to get into it due to spoilers for those who haven't caught it yet, but lets just say the xenomorphs reproduce in ridiculous ways, not like the other movies. For example, in the older movies the Queen lays eggs. The eggs hatch facehuggers, which latch onto hosts and implant the chestbusters, which mature into the regular ugly xenomorph we all know and love. But this movie totally bypasses all this, and they reproduce in a ridiculous way, at a VERY ridiculous pace. Its insane! However, I still liked the movie. Better than the first AVP in my opinion.

I enjoy a glass of wine with certain meals, in particular at nicer restaurants and family dinners. I like white wines more than red, but White Zin (which I think is considered a "blush") is my choice wine.

It was nice yesterday, a little cool today, and snow will return Monday. I want this winter to be over. Its making me sick. I want spring, so BBQs can start up.

I worship EA for their NHL games. They do so good I snag the new edition every year. Nothing but goodness from them.

How can you call Disney and Universal stupid tourist traps??? Next thing you know, you'll be calling the Islands of Adventure stupid as well!!!

Well what I found out today is that Windows XP has the option to play games from Windows 95. I had to go through some troubleshooting guides, but eventually I found the option. I think it rewrites the path for the game, so whenever I go to play it the computer automatically shifts, changes screen resolution, and I am able to play my games. Thus I spent the third day of my spring break playing old PC games when I should have been doing something more constructive...

I always disliked how our schools are so negative on foreign languages. I would love it if foreign language was encouraged at a younger age. When I lived on L.I., they started teaching foreign language in 6th grade, and the choices were Spanish, French, Italian, and German. Naturally, I took Italian. Then I moved in the middle of 7th grade, and my new school (where I live now) did not start teaching foreign language until 8th grade. So I had a little more than half a school year with no foreign language, and when 8th grade rolled around, they only offered Spanish and French (which was considered the AP foreign language class). So I used to know quite a bit of Spanish, and it was useful when I got my first job at a restaurant and had to communicate with several employees who only spoke Spanish. Then I left, and went to college, and stopped taking Spanish, and now I know very little. I would love to learn Italian one day, as some of my family can. But yeah, thats my rant on foreign language in schools. Its a good thing.