(Avatar fans, I haven't forgotten about you. In fact, I talk about the Avatar finale for like an entire paragraph in here!)

So, if you didn't know, Canada got season 2 of Spectacular Spider-Man before we did. (Deja vu, Avatar fans?) Sony took its darn tootin' time in getting the episodes off to another network, but they'll finally land on the new, rebooted Toon Disney (irony, since the show-runner is the creator of Gargoyles). In the meantime, though, they're airing in Canada first.

If you haven't seen the new episodes yet, well, try a torrent or use the /rs/ search engine for the Megaupload links.

So needless to say, this post contains SPOILERS behind the cut, for episodes not yet aired in the US.

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I dunno if anyone reads this anymore, but... in case you haven't forgotten I'm on your flist, haha, I wanted to let you know that I've been gone for so long because my health struggles have just been getting mostly worse. Thankfully, at the moment, I'm feeling... well, exhausted, not the greatest right now, but I actually feel like getting on LJ again and doing more than just checking a couple people's journals and then that's it. So that's a plus, you know? (I've not really been talking to anyone on AIM either,  but feel free to drop me a line!) I doubt I will actually do anything on LJ right now other than post this entry and leave it at that. But I will post an entry tomorrow. I promise!

How's everyone been doing?? What's up with you, flist?

I have two things to say about the two most recent episodes of The Big Bang Theory!

1) Bleh Leonard/Penny! I suppose that with the "Christmas" theme, we had to get back to the Leonard/Penny story. Annnnd so it was a return to season 1 "form," you know, with that whole "nice guy" schtick that Memlu has talked about at some length. And what was especially frustrating in this particular pair of episodes was that in 2.10, Penny kept telling Leonard that it was okay for him to share his feelings and not be only concerned for the woman's feelings, something that made Leonard have to pause and rethink his whole life. The irony or hypocrisy of that is that we're not really supposed to really care about Penny's feelings about Leonard. And then 2.11, Penny is upset about how her boyfriend turned out to be a married man; in contrast, Leonard was selfishly fixated on the fact that the boyfriend had been taking nude photos of her, and then proceeded to pretend to care about how this had hurt Penny. Meanwhile we're supposed to be laughing AND also not caring about Penny's feelings AND also not caring that technically Leonard/Stephanie hasn't been resolved so Leonard is being inappropriate AND also believing that Leonard is focused on the woman's feelings rather than his own. Frustrating! If there's one "rule of shipping" for me, it's almost always that I tend to ship something based on the female character's feelings, not so much the guy's. But beyond that, the ship is just poorly done and stereotypical Nice Guy shipping and there's not really any actual chemistry there.

2) Yay Sheldon + Penny BFFs! On a much, much more positive note, 2.11 is full of reasons why Sheldon is my absolute favorite character in the show, and also why the Sheldon + Penny friendship arc is vastly more entertaining than the Leonard/Penny "romance." One of the reasons why Season 2 is so much better than Season 1 is that it's almost like the Sheldon + Penny story is the most prominant relationship in the show! It's just so hilarious and endearing and awesome!

Sheldon Sheldon Sheldon Sheldon <333333333

Also, Merry Christmas, one day late!

I haven't played WoW in well... what's it been, a year and a half or so?

I've always been the type to play bits and pieces of it here and there rather than for months on end, and I just finished the game I HAD been playing (King's Bounty... GREAT, GREAT game... grab it from direct2drive if you can), and with all the buzz about the new x-pack, I decided it was time to renew my account in WoW.

So, if anyone wants to join me, I play a lvl 39 Night Elf druid on Khaz Modan.

Alternatively, if you're on another server, comment to this post. Because all of my friends who were on Khaz Modan aren't on there anymore, I'm considering a character transfer to another server.

YES. For the first time in a long time, an actual REACTION POST. With REACTIONS.

Screw this. I'm not going to hide from political talk, especially because I have nothing negative to say anyway. Only squee.

I just can't contain it, and I can't pretend otherwise: I am ridiculously, ridiculously happy about the outcome of this election. I who posted before about my political apathy did look into the candidates and did make my choice and I now feel happier and more excited about this election than any other election I have ever experienced before.

I can't even define the excitement. And I can't even tell you how many times I've had goosebumps on my arms or chills down my back or tears come to my eyes just thinking of this historic occasion. I can't even tell you how fast my heart beat at his acceptance speech, as he stirred mind and heart with the momentum of the past and the hope of the future. And I can't quite describe the flutter in my heart when I see the warmth of his family: the way husband and wife look at each other, the way the children beam and prattle on about the Disney Channel.

And while I dare not speak for Him, I personally think God smiles that we chose a man of personal integrity and fidelity, a sincere man committed to his family and to his ideals and to his nation, a man who seeks to rally and to unify and inspire people's hearts in the midst of suffering. I think that He who ordained His people long ago to set aside a portion of their farms for the poor smiles that we chose someone who shares His heart for the poor, for the widow and the orphan. I think that He's smiling that we chose someone who won't force others to live a certain way, but give them freedom of desire, thought, and choice.

Have you seen the cartoon of the Lincoln statue fist bumping Obama? "Rosa sat so Martin could walk, so Obama could run, so our children can fly." I couldn't possibly say it better than that. I think God is proud of us for choosing for ourselves a leader from a people once oppressed and downtrodden, once viewed as less than human; I think He's proud that we're closer than before in recognizing that all humanity is more glorious and more invaluable than the starry cosmos itself, as the psalmist penned many ages ago.

I'll be praying for you, President Obama. May you be blessed beyond measure.

I was thiiiiiiis close to writing Avatar and/or Spectacular Spider-Man meta tonight, but instead I give you this lazy substitute for actual content: a list of my current shows. Behold!

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How 'bout you, flist?

Once again, Nick is holding out on us, and Canada is saving the day (aka YTV). This time not with Avatar, but Wolverine & the X-men. So far, it's better than season 1 of X-men: Evolution, but it still has many of the same flaws as that season did. And I certainly don't recommend it. But it's X-men, and I love the X-men, especially Storm & Shadowcat, so, yeah, I'll still watch it. But here's the main thing I have to say about the show.

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EPISODES 1 - 3 IN A NUTSHELL:

Wolverine: Hey guys, let's do this really brash, really aggressive thing. Let's just fling ourselves into the situation without finding out anything about it ahead of time!

The X-men: Uh... okay! Whatever you say, bossman!

Beast: Do you really think it's a good idea? Shouldn't we use planning and foresight? If that's okay for me to voice my opinion, Bossman?

Wolverine: No, really, it'll be okay. Trust me!

*THEY ALL GET OWNED*

Wolverine: Well, that sucked. I guess I'm not a good leader.

Random Character: Oh, but Wolvie! You did that just like Charles Xavier would!! Except for the part about busting in without knowing what's going on! You should be the leader!!1

*RINSE, RECYCLE, REPEAT*

.......................................

*Sigh* When Storm joins the team, and when she doesn't call Wolverine out on his crap like she would, I'm gonna be mad.

As a rule, I tend not to debate about SRS TOPICS on the Internet... including politics. Which is why I don't bring UP politics, in case it causes debate. So this is will quite possibly be the only post I'll ever make about politics.

My views in a nutshell:

• You really can't offend me with your views. Just speak your mind. =) And if flocking this post would encourage you to say more than you would otherwise, please let me know.
• While you can't offend me, I do want to say this: perhaps my ONLY annoyance with politics WRT this election is the idea that if you're pro-life, you can't be a feminist. Frankly, that argument is just absurd. I can certainly understand why feminist views give rise to pro-choice views for many people, but I think saying that feminism means you can't be pro-life is ridiculous. (Again, if you hold the view that feminism is uncompatable with pro-life, you won't offend me, but I'm just sayin'.)
• P.S. Despite the comment above, I do NOT actually feel strongly on the actual abortion issue ITSELF. I'm just annoyed by the idea some people have about feminism WRT the issue.
• P.P.S. It's also annoying when people say it's inherently inconsistent to be pro-choice but against the death penalty.
• I'm undecided on who I'm going to vote for in the upcoming election. Feel more than free to try to convince me in the comments.
• I'm mostly apathetic. This means that, much like uh... professional sports except for the Olympics, I don't really pay attention to it very much. I'm not the most informed voter: sorry if that offends you, but really, most of the time I just don't care and therefore I don't know as much as some no doubt think I should. This hardly makes me unfeeling and uncompassionate, but I very much prefer to help the poor (and the environment to a small extent) in ways other than political activism. Heck, in a year (okay, probably more like 2 years) I'm probably going to be living in Africa working with orphans.
• All that said, I do lean more towards the Libertarian side of things, probably. Basically I like it when the government stays out of people's lives, you know? Freedom is where it's at! Though obviously the two leading candidates are not Libertarian, sooooo...

tl;dr I'm very, very open-minded when it comes to politics. So, flist: who do you think I should vote for? And why?

Just a quick note to say that I'm back. =)

Well, I've actually been back for a little bit, but I didn't feel like posting on here right away.

I kept tabs on you guys a teeeeeeeeny bit while I was over there, because I did have consistent Internet access. Buuuut I've been more or less out of the loop, so what's been going on with you, flist?

Anyway, I might upload some pictures soon.

Well, I'm off to Ancyra, Anatolia for exciting archaeology times.

I'll be back in a few weeks.

See ya'!

WOW.

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*incoherent*

FOUR THINGS THAT ZUKO THINKS ARE TOTALLY EW DISGUSTING.

So. Yeah. I was going to hold off until Saturday. BUT, PREDICTABLY, I CAVED.

RAMBLING REACTIONS:

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I'M GONNA CUT IT OFF THERE. TIME FOR BED IN A FEW. : 3

*SIGH* I LOVE THIS SHOW.

'NIGHT

I just read an article which amounts to pretty much yet another summary of why Majora's Mask is my favorite Zelda (and favorite game period) of all time.

Which makes me wonder what the next Zelda game is going to be like. I'm really hoping that the next Zelda game follows on the heels of Twilight Princess and is an original story instead of the same old story about Ganon. I want a different story, like Link's Awakening or Majora's Mask or Phantom Hourglass. And I really would like to see a mood and character-focus like MM.

Any Zelda fans reading this: what do you want in the next Zelda?

So like there's this funny thing about Aang/Katara and Spectacular Spider-Man.

I bring you 12 ICONS of Spectacular Spider-man, from various episodes up through 1.13.

Some of these definitely don't meet my standards, but I'm posting them anyway! HERE GOES:


Enjoy! Please comment & credit if you use!