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Lady Reiha said:
aw, you poor thing! *runs to a Timmy's bringing you a delicious IceCapp* <.< Not sure where you live in the city- but I did run, and I ran hard :p
-_- Let's just hope your not across town! Pleh.
Me and chronicle_tenko are going to Animethon in August! Are you going too? Maybe we can all meet up or something :D I have never heard of Pure Speculation, I'll need to ask Chronie about that! And indeed I did show up at a good time eh? :p now let's hope I can find a better ( and closer) job in the process. Ugh.... waking up at 5:30am is hard on the body <3 I used to watch the T.V series on YTV when I was younger. I had a huge crush on Vahn!!!! There was something about the show that caught my interest! ^____^ Not to mention Merle is a cutie patootie!

You would have run quite far! I don't live quite in Edmonton, but for most people it's easier to say I do. I live in Sherwood Park, haha. Which is actually about a kilometer out of Edmonton city limits.

I'm definitely going to Animethon, and in fact I'm dressing up... as this blue robed fellow as long as I can find some time to make the costume.

Heh. Pure Speculation is not something that everyone knows about; it's only been running for two years, as opposed to Animethon's more than a decade. It does, however, have talented artists, writers, discussion panels, comic-book panels, RPG gaming sessions, a lovely Vendor's Room with RPG shops, book shops, On Spec subscriptions (www.onspec.ca where I will hopefully soon have a published story) and a host of wonderful, interesting people behind the works. In fact, last year, I had several interesting conversations with publishers, gamers, and authors, including my favorite, Minister Faust (pick up Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad, it's incredible!). This year I'm also running an RPG at the festival, just not sure when ;)

I know how waking up at 5:30 is, I've had to do it several times for my own job; when I started I had to start training at 6, and I had no way to get there from SP other than someone driving me at the time; I've had to work at 6 am for months here, too, but now I start at 10 :D

Personally, I loved Escaflowne for various reasons. Van was a great character. Hitomi was kind of annoying, but Merle was cute :D I also loved the Melefs, but I also love Gundam Wing for the same reasons :D
 
And now, time to watch a story about Goebels and the Nazis...

History is exciting!

(Edit: I was mistaken, it was Goering)
 
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I forgot to mention this, silly me!

In addition to Animethon and Pure Speculation, there's also the Edmonton Fringe Theatre Festival happening the Old Strathcona area from August 16-26th.
 
rhyst_hatchyk said:
Karnak is probably one of the funniest comics out there, and one of my favorites :D

I enjoy it. More than is healthy, I'm sure...

Bob and George is terrific too, but I'm glad to see it come to an end.
 
Yeah, I agree about both points.

I have to say, the sarcastic humour of Karnak has made me laugh out loud so many times... yet there's something just... wrong about Karnak. Heh.
 
rhyst_hatchyk said:
Yeah, I agree about both points.

I have to say, the sarcastic humour of Karnak has made me laugh out loud so many times... yet there's something just... wrong about Karnak. Heh.

Indeed.

"You... You just shot her!"
"Yes. I did, in fact, just shoot her."
 
"You. Quickly. Tell me something that isn't imbecilic."
"...Planck's constant?"
"Stay of execution for being aware of basic physical concepts. Now assist in creating a plan."
"Well, he's jumping between dimensions. Maybe we should, too."
"An intriguing concept, indeed."

So... being new to the thread, what kind of nerdly pursuits (other than hentai, which we already know about...) does everyone enjoy?

Currently, I am a sci-fi/fantasy geek, with a love of RPG's and strategy gaming in general. I also have a fascination with a gaming system called Alternity (much like D&D, but deadlier and more sci-fi oriented) which was the precursor to D20 and which the people who know about it think is much better than its spawn.

I am also into anime, as mentioned just a short while ago, and G1 Transformers. I also love comedies; Monty Python, Mel Brooks, Minister Faust (who wraps comedy around a very serious core), and much other humour of charm and wit. And then the vulgar humour as well. I guess I just love comedy.

How about everyone else?
 
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hi rhyst, and welcome. :)

My one and only love is Transformers. I'm a hardcore G1 fan. I'm also into various TCG's, but mainly Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon. I've been playing the trombone for almost 15 years now and just graduated with my BA in Music - Trombone Performance. Now I'm taking my credential classes so that I can become a music teacher. :) I alos like to write both music and short stories.
 
Awesomeness. I love the av, BTW, but I can't remember their names! I think the yellow one is... Sunstreaker?
 
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