Fixed.

So, today we'll see which of the final three was the official winner of the DC character voting.

It also occurs to me that - if they stick to their schedule - we'll be seeing the single-clix booster* Hulk pieces one week ahead (Nov 30) of the main set and Fast Forces ones (both Dec 7), so I wonder if they're going to show us a dial or two from those earlier variants soon?


* They seem to be getting away from the "Gravity Feed" tag, probably because they're changing the display to more of a standard, open-top form based on the solicitation pics.

Hey, we've got at least three different shark-themed figs for him to jump.

I think this is the most we've ever agreed on anything.

I hope you didn't think I was saying that there is only Nationalism and Multiculturalism.

But I was saying, in a round about way, that the more you force Multiculturalism on someone, the more Nationalistic they will probably become, and BOTH of those are bad things because of the result.

If you ever want to meet people who are the most screwed up when it comes to Multiculturalism, go talk to "teachers". When I taught kindergarten I was generally regarded as a troglodyte for my resistance to the brand of multiculturalism that was being shoved down our throats.

Oddly, I had the best relations with all the parents who were immigrants but this was lost on my 'coworkers'.

Then, a parent returned from a trip to India. She brought gifts for all of us. My co-teachers received shirts that you could probably buy in any mall in the US. I received a traditional Indian man's shirt that I wear to this day. The mother explained to the others "We got him something more traditional because he's so multicultural."

Bazinga.

On the one hand, it felt really good to be told that someone appreciated my 'trogish' version of multiculturalism. But remember what I said earlier about backlash? Yeah. That's the other side of that story.

1. I'm gonna keep calling them grav feeds. Just feels right.

2. I'd LOVE to see what the GF Red Hulk brings to the table. Hopefully an Avengers keyword!

Ogre Threads have officially Jumped The Shark.

Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies...

1. They really do need to come up with something as catchy as a replacement if they want it to stick/us to abandon GF.

2. I'm interested in seeing the specifics of what's in there, too. Red Hulk, Green Hulk, any of the generics -- I'm particularly interested in seeing if we have any REV or split-/alternate dial pieces in that mix. I have one of those units ordered and paid for, too, so I'm hoping for a good mix.

Ooooh, Here is a cool map we need to start:

I have met: SLVRSR4 and TheAvengerThor
I have played Clix against: SLVRSR4

Ogres, it has been nice knowing you all. As we have been told, today is the day the world ends.* Given Miraclo's reminder, I can only assume that the reason for the world ending is due to Blue Lantern Emo Kyle winning this thing.




* If you remember a while back that Florida preacher predicted the world will end, then when he got it wrong said that the trigger was set back then but it would take 5 months to officially occur. Today is his adjusted date.

Oh Yeah! The original date was 2 days after my school's last graduation, and the President of my school (which is a seminary) told all of the students to enjoy their degrees for 48 hours, lol =P

Haven13: Good to see. Yeah, any time one tries to force something on people the natural tendency is to protectively resist. Any time one tries to push something away from people they tend to cling to it. Forcibly trying to repress it in a society is like trying to bury a beach ball in a pool; it'll force its way to the surface with a splash and momentarily shoot into the air before splashing back to the surface again. (Apparently it's Analogy Day.)

Yep, I'm in regardless, mainly for Hulks and army duders. REALLY itching to put together a Hulk of Arabia team!

But sometimes you can have the sirens sing your mind away.

Sometimes, you can try to think yourself into believing you actually like something for no better reason than someone you respect insisted that you would be better for it.

But sometimes, all that happens is a reminder that if anything, you should learn to trust your instincts. Since leaving that stage of my life when I liked building snow forts and having snowball fights, each passing year has made me less appreciative of cold weather and since I began driving a car, I hate being out in the snow more than I can say. Yet I went on a ski trip with friends just so I could say I tried it. I came home wishing I had been more true to myself.

With all due respect, I have found headball (soccer) to be the Star Wars minis of sports --- i.e., I tried like hell to get into both, largely motivated in each case by the notion that I thought I should, and in the end, I enjoyed neither the sport as a spectator nor the game as a player.

With soccer, I have tried watching televised games in the company of soccer fans from other countries, thinking that perhaps their excitement might be infectious, or that I could draw something from their love and knowledge. But to be honest, wanting to like something doesn't mean you ever will.

As I've stated before: a person shouldn't have to work so hard at enjoying something.

Just so you know, at one point, this beer drinker tried to acquire an appreciation for the martini, too. So now, my idea of hell is a place that's white and freezing cold. I'm there and my nose won't stop running. Worse, I'm being forced -- over and over again for all eternity -- to snow plow down a hill where I reach the bottom breaking both legs and the devil is there to greet me with a smile --- and a drink that has an olive in it.

There may be no beer in Heaven, but there's always a dry martini in Hell.

It had completely slipped my mind that we'd reached that end of the world until a co-worker reminded me this morning. I must say, combined with it being Friday it really took away the sense of urgency about my list of project deadlines I'd started the day with.