Wednesday, February 9, 2005

Zero.
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Sen- Oh yeah? Well, I'm glad you like that skill of mine ^_^. It seems that you've learned how to do it well. :P

Lea- Yes. There is far too much mooing. >_< You might be drowned out by the sheer amount of mooing!

Tsk.

Little sister.

Well, I did some RO tonight and got to some manner of level. Oh yeah, and I'm a real Knight. Three hurrahs for the guy clad in an all blue outfit. Hip hip.. HORRAH. Hip hip.. HORRAH. Eh, two'll do. I'm hoping tomorrow or the next day to hook up with some of the Otakuites so we can all die together. Err. I misstated that. I meant to say.. "so we can all hunt together". Slip of the tongue, you know?

Been studying some of the Main Battle Tanks that our wonderful world employs. I guess you'd be primarily interested in the M1A1 Abrams which is employed [obviously] by the U.S. Army. The M1A1 is the upgrade for the 1980 M1 tank and is what we are currently using as a MBT. Uh, there isn't much to say that you would be interested in, lol. It's basically a semi-fast tank with a 120 MM Smoothbore gun. Smoothbore, you say- why isn't the gun rifled. Well, uh. The short answer is that rifling only works on projectiles of a certain length to diameter ratio. To destroy other armored vehicles modern tanks need a very long, thin kinetic energy projectile- too long to stabilize with rifling. So, they use fins for stability- these fins make the shell much more accurate than it could ever be with rifling. The armor on the tank is a form of composite armor that all the 'good' MBTs use- a mix of ceramics, metal, etc. to make it as impenetrable as possible. No M1A1 Abrams tanks have been lost to enemy tank fire in it's entire existence. Problem with MBTs is that they are heavy and not transport friendly- in the first Gulf War they had to get 1.8k tanks to the Middle East. The problem was that the planes could only haul one to two Abrams at a time, so they had to use ships to haul them in. So, they aren't too mobility friendly.

Yeap. But the best MBT in the world is the Leopard II which is used by Germany and most of the EU/some non-European countries. The Leopard II is the most wide spread tank currently [aside from the crappy T series of Soviet-era tanks]. I could tell you why the Leopard II rocks but, uh- why do you need to ask? It's Germany. They take pride in having the best tanks, they almost conquered the world with tanks. Duh. Even the gun the Abrams uses is also supplied by a German company, lol.

Silly men and their large, extravagant explosions.

Interstate Love Song.

Hmm.

From moonlightshadow:

"I'm Vegetarian. Lots of people wonder why?"

No, I don't really wonder why. But, this post continues on anyway so I guess trying to stop it here won't do anything.

"But i ask them 'how could you possibly eat another living creature?!'"

It's pretty easy, actually. I cut the meat into an edible piece and..

"An animal is a living creature like us!"

Why yes, yes it is.

*long pause*.. and?

"Most people try to put the bible into it but before the great flood animals were never eaten! They were worshiped and loved."

I've never heard of anyone putting the Bible into it. Uh, they weren't worshiped. God said rather plainly that mankind was lord over this planet now and that all the animals were to be in our dominion, but not as our equals.

"But when the great flood struck we were forced to live off of the animals...Which seems highly unlikely, but thats what my friend said. (what-ever) I don't think the story is true i don't think that animals were put on this earth to be eaten either. "

Actually, that's one of the problems with the Great Flood. Post-great flood all crops would be obviously quite trampled upon and the only animals you had were the ones you took along. But, I suppose God works in miraculous ways.

"I Love being a vegetarian! You feel so healthy knowing you don't hava a dead animal floating in your stomach."

I love being omnivorous. I feel so healthy knowing that I'm getting a proper balance of nutrition.

"actually watched a video in one of my classes showing how some slotter houses tortured there animals before killing them, then stuffing them in unsanutary pins/cages. How can you eat that? Knowing has been tortured and dirty."

I've watched videos of men being murdered for money, men being killed for territory, resources, oil, mineral deposits. Men killing each other for race, for religion, for no reason at all. I've seen pictures of concentration camps as they were liberated, I've seen pictures of starving 5-6 year olds, watched men drive men blindly over cliffs into the dark depths below. It's a sad state, this species of ours. I empathize with so many people I can't help, it's quite tedious, yes?
The way we treat animals will be of my concern as soon as we start treating our fellow species with as much respect as our domesticated pets. Until then, I am completely devoid of emotion for animals we are specifically raising to be food. As long as it tastes good, I'm content.

"If your interested in any of this go to http://www.peta.org it is the site to go to if you would consider vegetarianism or veganism! I feel great and i suggest people doing it."

No. I don't go to websites full of opinions from idiots.

"Think about when eating a hamburger it's probably the cute little cow in that petting farm at the fair you fell in love. Poor Besey"

Lol.

I eat things. They are digested. I go to the restroom. No debate about it, no discussion about it. Meat was required in our evolution so we required meat to get to the point where we can sit around in our boring lives debating if we should be eating meat or not.

*shakes his head*

Oh where oh where can my baby be, the Lord took her away from me.

Hmmx2.

San Antonio, Texas is the Alamo City. We have, of course, the Alamo which is an old building that none of the residents of this town visit, but every tourist seems fascinated with. Aside from this there are several Spanish missions which grab some tourist's interest as they visit this city- five of them, if I remember correctly. The Alamodome and SBC Center are here. The Alamodome holds various events and the SBC Center is the new home for the San Antonio Spurs. The main attraction of the City is the Paseo del Rio I believe. Eh, the River Walk. They sometimes hold various river parades down it and such. Of course there is a long expanse of semi-expensive restaurants and shops, including a large 3-4 story mall that is located right on the river. We have a museum- the Wittee museum. The only "real" museum, I suppose. It's nothing much, really. Serves it's purpose. There is a Botanical Gardens here. It's a great place to go for a walk, to chill. Tons of plants, nice little landscapes. Quietness. Good views. Great place to go [unless there is a field trip going on. Tons of kids = quiet breaker.] There are two theme parks in San Antonio- Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Sea World San Antonio. I mainly go to Six Flags Fiesta Texas because roller coasters > killer whale :). There is also a tower here- the Tower of the Americas. It was part of the World's Fair in the 70's, I think. It has a rotating restaurant at the top with a great view of the whole city. I'd like to take someone on a date there sometime. You could waste some time at our Downtown library. Last I checked it was painted these funky purple/red colors [we have a good sense of humor] and nicknamed the "Enchilada Library". Has like 5-6 floors at the least, full of books, books, books. My favorite tourist attraction is off the beaten path, in the middle of Suburbia. The McNay Art Museum/Gallery. That place is fantastic, lol. It was the first Art Gallery in Texas and houses many outstanding works. I adore going there and need to go there again quite soon. I've been going there since I was a wee toddler and always took a great interest in all the pieces of art they had there. Someday, when I'm in Europe, I hope to go to the Louvre and see a *real* Art Museum. But, until then, the hometown one will have to do. Aside from that, San Antonio is home to a rather large military presence. We have three Air Force bases and a Army medical hospital. Supposedly San Antonio is a rather practical target for any "dirty bombs" or nuclear devices a terrorist might have because of the high population+commercial value+military presence+our laziness on security. So, let's hope no one realizes that. The best places here are the quiet places. It's urban but not so urban. We aren't New York City, we aren't a little backwater town. So I guess it can appear to be a little bit more serene than other 1 million people+ cities. Mingling with nature, mingling with places in the middle of no where, mingling with no where people in no where locales. It's all good. But, must tourists won't go off the beaten track too much. <_<;

What happened here? Well, an event in the Texas Revolution took place here. 183 or so Texians and Tejanos garrisoned themselves in the Alamo to battle 1,600 Mexicans. In about an hour and thirty minutes of fighting the Mexicans had seized the fortress and all the defenders involved had been killed or executed [Santa Anna didn't take any prisoners of war]. The Mexican causalities range from 300-600 men, which is a rather large amount for a professional, veteran army [Santa Anna's army had been crushing alot of rebellions prior to the Texas Revolution, so his force was experienced in crushing rebellions, most of the Mexicans viewed this as just another minor rebellion and that it would be crushed easily] fighting against a militia force in a Spanish mission-turned-shoddy-fort. Later on, at the Battle of San Jacinto, the battle-cry of the charging Texan army was "Remember Goliad! Remember the Alamo!" The battle was a surprise attack initiated by the Texas on the Mexican army which was in the middle of a siesta. General Santa Anna planned to rest his troops on the 21st of April and attack on the 22nd. The Texans had other plans however and pre-empted him [they had been sitting just across the plains from the Mexican camp]. 750 Texians/Tejanos under General Sam Houston charged 1,500 Mexicans. The Mexicans had no where to go- their back was to a marsh and they were being outflanked. Most of the Texans waited until they were within a few yards of the Mexicans to open fire, so confusion ensued. It was a rather short battle, lol. 700 or so Mexicans were captured as prisoners of war, the rest were killed or fled. There were 9 Texian casualties in all. So, that's the other part the Alamo is sort of involved in. Of course, alot of folk heroes died at the Battle of the Alamo. Jim Bowie, William Travis and Davy Crockett. So, that's what has happened here.

The original place where I lived [for eight years] is Universal City, Texas. Nothing of note there. Just memories.

*eagerly awaits the Fiesta*

Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event.

Imagine for yourself a long and lonesome road in the middle of a thick forest. It's pretty dark out and there are no stars, there is no moon. Along the road, there is a small bus stop. There's a green bench just sitting here, with one of those city lights resting right above it, shining down on this one guy. He has his hands shoved in a pair of blue jeans, his hair is a mess. White shirt, unshaved. He's staring up at that light, just staring- sitting there, waiting for a bus. He doesn't really know when the bus is coming or where the bus is going to take him, but all he knows is that he needs to get on a bus at some time in the future. He doesn't care where it goes, he has no direction of his own anyway. He just wants to go somewhere, away from where he is, away from his current location. As he's sitting there, letting time go by, people walk by and sit with him, talk with him. They stay for varying amounts of time, but they always walk away again. They know what they want to do with life, they know where they are going or they are forced away. So, they say goodbye and walk away, leaving the guy sitting there alone again until another person walks up. On and on this goes for a long time. People walking away to go on with their lives or 'leaving' for various reasons, but he has nothing to do. No where to go, so he's just waiting for that bus. People come, say they'll never go away- they promise him over and over that they'll never go, but he knows they will. He doesn't have a problem with it, it's just what people do. They eventually start to walk away, he bids them goodbye until they meet again [even though they probably won't]. So, he is just waiting, watching people as they come and go.

There's no real ending to the story, because he's still waiting. Just chilling, waiting for whatever comes.

Heaven Beside You.

Uh oh. *run over by a..*

Quiz Day.


Napoleon Dyanamite
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Which Napoleon Dynamite character are you?
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I saw that coming, haha.


cuddle and a kiss on the forehead - you like to be
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PASSIONATE LOVER. You love to love, always looking
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You are most like Raven. Quiet and usually soft
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Aerodynamic.

Welp. That about ends this post. Keep it cool.

P.S. Goliad was where this massacre took place. Uh, long story.

P.P.S. GO SPURS.

P.P.P.S. lol. Wow, I found something to waste a few more hours on. Black Hole Sun, won't ya come and wash away the rainnnnnn. I find this to be somewhat humorous, but I'm probably the only one who 'gets' it. I'll prolly post that last one in this thread, just for kicks.
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