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by G.Squirrel
Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:09 am
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: The Official "Identify This Mecha" Thread Ver 1.0
Replies: 450
Views: 235916

The third one is the E.S. Dinah from Xenosaga ep. 2. The second and fourth ones are the Engage from Five Star Stories. To be more specific, the second is the Junchoon. The fourth image I can't really place. It looks like an Engage series MH, but the shoulders are all strange. The closest I can find...
by G.Squirrel
Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: It's all in your head
Replies: 62
Views: 13711

I never really dream a lot, but my dreams are always short and weird. I once dreamed that one of my roommates and I were sitting on our futon couch watching a made-for-t.v. movie, eating bowls of white rice with crushed red pepper flakes. We sit there, eating and watching the t.v. for a while, when ...
by G.Squirrel
Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Whats wrong with Hip-Hop?
Replies: 40
Views: 10585

I by no means support drug use, I'm merely saying that rap artists arent the only ones who sing about or use drugs to sell albums. The problem with rap music is that it's a lot more blatant. Listen to an artist like Lil' Jon or T.I. and you'll see what I mean. It's the same with sex. Rap music has ...
by G.Squirrel
Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 'Holiday' Haul '08
Replies: 55
Views: 11289

I received one of my christmas presents much earlier this year, but here is my haul, overall: -Clothes -Money -Assorted color pens -2 pairs of shoes: Tretorn leather mids and the new PF Flyer Bob Cousy Hi's in black -A used purple Grandma car with numerous fallen tree trunk scratches on the hood (I'...
by G.Squirrel
Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guitar players ? anyone ?
Replies: 7
Views: 2780

I own three guitars, one of which I purchased. Two of them are Yamaha acoustics, a classical and a junior steel string, and the other is a Squire Stratocaster. I don't really know how to play guitar, but I'm trying to learn. To be honest, I enjoy playing my ukulele more. Here's a photo of it.
by G.Squirrel
Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The German Army - Too fat to fight?
Replies: 16
Views: 3824

As weird as this is going to sound, this isn't really news. My German relatives have told me that the German army is something of a joke: It attracts the lowest common denominator due to the minimal amount of work involved, rather good food (it's mostly sausages), and the alcohol ration. This articl...
by G.Squirrel
Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quantum of Solace
Replies: 29
Views: 6720

There were no gadgets in Dr. No, so they're not part of the "formula" originally. In the movie, no, but you have to remember that Doctor No was the sixth Bond book that Fleming wrote. I saw the movie last night and boy was I disappointed. The movie just feels like a quick cash-in action m...
by G.Squirrel
Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Japanese man wants a waifu over a wife.
Replies: 32
Views: 8192

Come to think of it, most characters in anime would probably have no interest in the kind of real life guys who would want to marry them anyways.
Even more so when you consider that "Otaku" in Japan are really social outcasts and frowned upon.
by G.Squirrel
Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Zack and Miri make a Porno
Replies: 41
Views: 9306

^ You said my second point much better than I did. Maybe outcry wasn't the right choice of words. What I meant was that a movie about making porn is coming out, and no one is batting an eyelash. Not even some housewife in California with way too much time on her hands is saying anything. Five years ...
by G.Squirrel
Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:55 pm
Forum: Art and Multimedia
Topic: ShadowCell Draws Stuff and Puts it On the Internets
Replies: 247
Views: 159134

I scan them at 300dpi and in black and white with the threshold at about 200, Hmmm, this may be part of the problem. I find that whenever I scan in pencil work I have to be careful using the black and white setting on my scanner. Whenever I use it, the scanner usually picks up the little grey bits ...
by G.Squirrel
Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Zack and Miri make a Porno
Replies: 41
Views: 9306

I think we should be more concerned with the state of our society when a movie ike this is accepted by the public with no real outcry. I'm kind of wondering what you think this movie is going to be about if you think it should garner public outcry. They aren't going to show any actual sex, doing so...
by G.Squirrel
Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:36 pm
Forum: Art and Multimedia
Topic: ShadowCell Draws Stuff and Puts it On the Internets
Replies: 247
Views: 159134

I draw them freehand with a .7mm mechanical pencil on white printer paper, using references from models/toys and lineart as necessary. Ah, .7mm pencils, how I love thee. Have you tried using a pencil with a thinner line weight, such as a .5mm or .3mm? Your lines seem pretty dense, but that may be a...
by G.Squirrel
Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:18 pm
Forum: Art and Multimedia
Topic: ShadowCell Draws Stuff and Puts it On the Internets
Replies: 247
Views: 159134

Seeing as how I draw for fun and have no intention of trying to make a living off of it, I'm in the market for drawing/cleanup techniques that don't require math. What are you using to draw these mechs? I haven't read through all of these pages, so I don't know if you mentioned what you used or not...
by G.Squirrel
Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help with computer problem
Replies: 5
Views: 1692

That's a pretty old card, to be honest. ATi stopped supporting their older cards back in 2004 so you'll have to keep digging to find an update. Is it a laptop? If it is, what brand of laptop is it? I know that Sony has driver updates on their website for their different models of laptops.
by G.Squirrel
Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Uses for old electronics?
Replies: 23
Views: 5443

(NO ONE on my ZOINKS campus has seen office space and it dearly pisses me off...) Are you really that angry over it? It's still a cult film, it shouldn't be too surprising that very few people have seen it. Anyway, what one of my friends is doing with all of his old computers is to install and run ...
by G.Squirrel
Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Software for teaching japanese.
Replies: 10
Views: 3602

Shea, learning a language is not as easy as popping in a cd every once in a while; they take a long time to learn. Any language software you purchase or get for free (there are some free language programs out there on the net) should always be supplemented with other exercises and materials, no exce...
by G.Squirrel
Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dark Knight
Replies: 104
Views: 24373

Nolan has stated he wants to go with the lesser known Batman villains for his movies and not reuse any more villains from the older movies
You know, I've been thinking that he might be saying that to throw us off; I mean, he did use the Joker.
by G.Squirrel
Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Software for teaching japanese.
Replies: 10
Views: 3602

Rosetta Stone should not be used by itself, but used in addition to whatever language program you are doing. By itself, Rosetta Stone is a huge waste of money and I'm kind of angry that they market it as a "replacement" to traditional learning programs. If you do purchase Rosetta Stone, yo...
by G.Squirrel
Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Beijing Olympics Thread
Replies: 78
Views: 14864

But then again 7 of his 8 golds were in world-record fashion, and sometimes, just dominating the field with a lead of a few seconds. While I think the media is annoying for saying "Phelps" every chance they get, Fourteen gold medals in the world's biggest stage is nothing to sneeze at. I ...
by G.Squirrel
Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Beijing Olympics Thread
Replies: 78
Views: 14864

Guh, I'm starting to hate all of this Phelps talk that keeps cropping up everywhere. Commentators, who aren't even commenting on swimming , reporters, the regular people interviewed ("Phelps makes me proud to be an American!"); no one will shut up about him. It's getting really irritating ...