(Note: If anyone can tell me where the subject title comes from, I will glomp you most vigorously)

Alright, so good old Comix here is a little tired of the lack of good old conversation. I miss board mate talking about life, the universe, 42...so I'mma gonna fix it. Think of it as a fill out of sorts. You can be vague, you can be detailed...people can look and start a discussion...it's all good. If you wanna post, do it. If you wanna lurk, do it. If you want to comment, do it. So, in the spirit of giving, I'll go first and start with some basics.

A DAY IN THE LIFE: I have a bout a month of college left before I'm headed back to the good old home state. Haven't been back since Christmas. I'm excited but a little nervous about that. Working at a double major of Art and English. Work's been okay, and I actually have a commission this weekend to draw caricatures at a post prom party. I'm excited about it, but dumbfounded about how the hell I'm going to get supplies without a car. (DAMN IT). Been getting into a lot of Table Top RPGs. I have a 3.5 Dungeons and Dragons game that I'm in on Thursdays (Exhaulted Heroes specifically; I play a Bard), and I play Dark Heresy (Warhammer 40k) on Saturdays as a Psyker. The Vampire of the Masquerade game I was in ended last Sunday, and my Toreador was one of two that did not die. Yay! This weekend is Gencon at my college, and I played in a My Little Pony RPG as 'Lord Pennyfeather the Unicorn'. He had the power of pompous. Half the party got absorbed into a big muddy blob.

CURRENT OBSESSION: Currently playing through Neverwinter Nights 2's expansion Mask of the Betrayer. I could talk all day about this. I really could. Also started reading Howl's Moving Castle. <3

CURRENT DISCOVERY: A rediscovery. DOCTOR HORRIBLE'S MUSICAL COMMENTARY ROCKS MY STRIPPED, THIGH HIGH SOCKS!

CURRENT DRAMA: Trying to make a peace treaty with Ex. Failing horribly.

I don't know but I'm gonna guess that title comes from some sort of metal song. As for my life? Ups and downs of junior year. One day I'm happy, the next borderline suicidal. Little off my rocker, but that's what's fun - never the same.

Actually, It's a song Joss sings in Commentary! The Musical.

11. HEART, BROKEN

Music and Lyrics by Joss Whedon
Performed by Joss Whedon



A CAVEMAN PAINTED ON A CAVE
IT WAS A BISON, WAS A FAVE
THE OTHER CAVE-PEOPLE WOULD RAVE –
THEY DIDN’T ASK “WHY?”
WHY PAINT A BISON IF IT’S DEAD
WHEN DID YOU CHOOSE THE COLOR RED
WHAT WAS THE PROCESS IN YOUR HEAD
HE TOLD THEIR STORY
WHAT CAME BEFORE HE DIDN’T SHOW
WE’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO



HOMER’S ODYSSEY WAS SWELL
A BUNCH OF GUYS THAT WENT THROUGH HELL
HE TOLD THE TALE BUT DIDN’T TELL
THE AUDIENCE WHY
HE DIDN’T SAY, HERE’S WHAT IT MEANS
AND HERE’S A FEW DELETED SCENES
CHARYBDIS TESTED WELL WITH TEENS
HE’S NOT THE STORY
HE’S JUST A DOOR WE OPEN IF
OUR LIVES NEED LIFTING



BUT NOW WE PICK PICK
PICK PICK PICK IT APART
OPEN IT UP TO FIND THE
TICK TICK TICK OF A HEART
A HEART, BROKEN



IT’S BROKEN BY THE ENDLESS LOADS
OF MAKING-OFS AND MOBISODES
THE TIE-INS, PREQUELS, GAMES AND CODES
THE AUDIENCE BUYS
THE NARRATIVE DIES
STRETCHED AND TORN
HEY, SPOILER WARNING:



WE’RE GONNA PICK PICK
PICK PICK PICK IT APART
OPEN IT UP TO FIND THE
TICK TICK TICK OF A HEART
A HEART, BROKEN



Jed:
JOSS, WHY DO YOU RAIL AGAINST THE BIZ
YOU KNOW THAT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS
YOU’RE MAKING EVERYBODY MIZ



Zack:
THESE OUT-OF-DATE PHILOSOPHIES
ARE FOR THE DINNER TABLE, PLEASE
WE HAVE TO SELL SOME DVD’S



Jed, Maurissa, Zack:
WITHOUT THESE THINGS YOU SPIT UPON
YOU’D FIND YOUR FAME AND FANBASE GONE



Maurissa:
YOU’D BE IGNORED AT COMIC-CON



Joss:
I SANG SOME THINGS I DIDN’T MEAN
OKAY, LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS SCENE
I THINK IT’S GREAT HOW RYAN GREEN -
OH THIS IS NO GOOD
I THOUGHT J-MO WOULD BACK MY PLAY
NOW ZACK AND THEY ALL SAY



WE’RE GONNA PICK PICK
PICK PICK PICK YOU APART
OPEN YOU UP AND STOP THE
TICK TICK TICK OF A HEART



A HEART…



It's awesome.

Just remember that everything's fine in the end Bkev. If it's not fine, it's not the end.

Yep. Speaking of the end... "And in the End, The Love You Take is Equal to the Love You Make" -Paul McCartney, The End

I make it a habit to watch Dr. Horrible or The Guild in some manner ever week, and spelling habit instead of habbit (too much LOTR) is actually difficult now.

Comix, ever try Baldur's Gate II? That was my first dive into a D&D universe, got me hooked on the paper and dice games as well as electronic. Amazing game by the way, immersive. Always play a dwarf, LOVE DWARVES.

Annnnnndddd... Sucks about your ex, those things never go well. My gf told me last night she misses her first love, who happens to be my neighbor (who moved out but she saw him outside a little bit ago). RELATIONSHIP DRAMA NEEDS TO DIE.

bkev, with ya on that one, though suicidal tendencies aren't supposed to occur, people who live a real life tend to feel that way. So I watch Tenchi, especially STM when Tenchi and Ryoko have their date... ^_^

To be honest, almost did tonight, end it that is. Then someone called and it didn't happen. Why does life suck so hard for some people right now?

Lighter note! Long Island Ice Tea only tastes like iced tea after one has had a few. Just a heads up.

Lucky someone called you up, Crumps!

Crumpets,

Haven't played the second, though I have played the first. Can't seem to kick my Bard habit though...I don't understand why...

Musically repressed? Or some mystical link between melody and the arcane?

That could very well be. Who knows?

Epic Beard Man knows, if you don't know who that is, youtube him

How are you holding up bkev?

Happy melancholy. My mood is often oxymoronic.

As it should be.

I don't think so... I'd like some stability right now

When I was in high school, all I could think about was landing the right chick and getting married ASAP. Maybe not so soon, but definitely be in the relationship for the long haul.

Now... Well, now I just want to spend as much time that remains with my gf before she leaves for a different college, and after that, most likely I'll be flirting around as much as humanly possible.

Sad thing is, a few friends are going through nearly exactly the same thing, and we all have the same feelings on the matter. So I think it's just a guy thing in their early 20's or so.