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Kelwarr
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posted September 06, 2006 10:46 PM
Since this is the OOC chat, I figured I can post this here. I'm just feeling "bleh". There's really no word for it. School's back in session, my job is crazy whenever I'm working, and things are just "bleh". I feel sort of lost, you know? There's all sorts of college stuff I gotta do, but I feel like I'm behind. People tell me I'm not, but I don't know. I just have this feeling like I won't get in or there'll be something that I'll do that'll get me in the end. Maybe I'm just tired. I don't know. It'd be nice if things would just make a little more sense to me. I just try to make it through the day. Past that, I have no clue what I'm doing or what's going on. There's gotta be an easier way to do things, or something. If anyone's found it, please tell me.
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Kelwarr
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posted September 24, 2006 10:46 PM
Well, Bor, I'm sorry you didn't like it. I thought it was interesting looking at what messages we are sending todays youth (such as when Hack was with Claire (Is that her name? Violet's sister) when they "hit Niketown"). We really are desensitizing today's youth that way. Also, it's kind of odd seeing all the "free trade" barriers that we try to remove and what could, in a severely extreme sense, be. The NRA also seems like it could really get to where it is in the book, that is, if the proper steps are taken. You'd be surprised how many resources they utilize trying to get funding, increase membership, and spread their message against gun control. I can speak from personal experience. I've been on the receiving end of some of it. It's quite scary.If that book didn't appeal to you, perhaps Harry Turtledove's "In the Presence of Mine Enemies" would. It's a bit slow to take off, but the end has a rather unique plot twist to it. If not incredibly unique, it was at least a bit surprising in some regards. Overall, though, I'd say it's a pretty good read and worth the price. The copy I have is one of those mass-market paperbacks (the cheap, $6.99 or $7.99 types). It's just over 500 pages, so the extra dollar isn't wasted. You get extra length, and it's not just filled with fluff in order to get that extra money. It's actually a good book.
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