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Explanation will go up in the new name.

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_{I hate these fucking emoticon bullshit things in my journal. They seem so retarded and empty. I have no idea how to make it go away.}

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Welp. Just sent that in to a game company. Have till monday to MODIFY THE FUCK OUT OF IT. Panicking. Oh dear. Want this job, want this job, want this job, want this job, want this job more than I have ever wanted anything in all my life.

Here's to hoping they want me back.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/24391987/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/24391987/ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:38:22 PDT G.I. Joe: Resolute was written by Warren Ellis, is a series of 10 4 1/2-5 minute long episodes, and is basically G.I. Joe without the lasers, the parachutes, and no stupid pillowcase mask for Cobra. It is G.I. Joe with actual bullets, actual people dying, and a LOT of fucking explosions.

So... basically...

IT'S FUCKING AWESOME. JESUS FUCK. NINJAS STABBING NIGGAS. EXPLOSIONS OUT THE ASS. FUCK YEAH, G.I. JOE! MY CHILDHOOD JUST GOT COOLER.

Did I mention it was written by WARREN FUCKING ELLIS?! This is somewhere between awesome and surreal.

I also have three projects I'll be starting this summer, I'll tell people more about them later in the week:

1. Golden Age (still working on the title)
2. Let's Play: Pokemon Emerald
3. Bleach REDUX

And I'm considering commissions! Little, cheapo $10 and $20 commissions to pay for my video game and comic book addictions.

Now! Let the "oh i'd commission you if had any money" comments begin!



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Fuck yeah! It's really great! It actually earns it's title "Brotherhood" instead of the first series, which was basically "The Adventures of Ed Elric and Some Other People, I guess." Al kicks ass! And the animation is gorgeous! And there's the obligatory "LOOKIT MY METAL ARM" sequence! It's just like FMA, only more awesome! Armstrong! Mustang! Hawkeye!

HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGHES! ;~;

Plus, the new opening song has secured YUI's place as the only japanese music i will willingly listen to these days. Their opening for Bleach was great, too!

Lots of exclamation points. GO WATCH IT, YOU FUCKERS. IT IS SO AWESOME, CHRIST, WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU WASTING YOUR WORTHLESS TIME HERE? JESUS. GO. I'LL WAIT.

YOU GONE YET?

NO?

FUCK YOU! GO!

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/23946887/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/23946887/ Sun, 29 Mar 2009 08:01:39 PDT Y'know, I think having a broken tablet has been a good thing for me. It's forced me to work on mah pencils again and I feel like I get so much more stress out of my system when I'm scribbling furiously there then when I'm scribbling furiously on the tablet.

I mean, these sketches barely make sense, but damn if I don't still love them. If I was less lazy and cared more about this page, I'd post 'em...

but... EH.

You fags should still read Fairy Tale. I'm pretty sure I like it more than One Piece. I don't think I've ever seen such a useful cast of female character in a shonen manga... uh... ever. Amazing female leads are fucking amazing.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/23282024/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/23282024/ Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:39:58 PST
NOW SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GO READ FAIRY TALE, HOLY SHIT.

[link]
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THERE. DO IT. SHUT UP. JUST DO IT.

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FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND YOU DECIDE TO SHIT ON ME AT 5 AM WHEN I CAN'T SLEEP!? THIS MEANS FUCKING WAR.

...IF YOU WEREN'T ALREADY DEAD.

but seriously fucking come on i cannot believe it died. Scottie (the laptop) isn't recognizing it at all. There's a tee-tiny tear in the wire extending from the tablet to the laptop and I guess that tear finally decided to fuck me in the ass.

Need my tax return LIKE NOW. Must obtain Intuous. Or save up for a Cintig and get REAL fucking fancy with you bastards.

not like any of you care. HAR HAR HAR _{why do i bitch about this you do not care lolollerzcauster} FUCK FUCK FUCK.

ALSO: GOOGLE RUBY QUEST. SHUT THE FUCK UP AND READ IT. DO NOT TELL ME YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO, I DO NOT CARE. READ RUBY QUEST ON /TG/ AND THEN CUM ALL OVER YOURSELF.

FUCK I LOVE CAPSLOCK.

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[link]

I thought I had lost that video to the internet. It was up on youtube, but was yoinked off because of a TOS violation or something. I dunno. Point is that it's back and you should all rewatch it. I let it play on loop in the background.

I need to find a way to rip videos off websites like youtube and daily motion...

Also-- Agent Orange is the only fanfic writer in the history of forever who should get paid for his/her work. Shit is so fucking cash.

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EDIT: actually, now that I'm fiddling with these modules some, this is really fucking cool. Like Myspace or something, but with different KINDS of faggots.

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i'm sorry i'm so horrible to my friends i really do love all of you but i am a horrible, horrible person who picks on people who won't hurt me back because it's easy now give me your lunch money

no seriously please forgive me. i'm going to try and stop being so horrible.

not any less angry, of course, because i think that's why you people watch me.

but less horrible.

_{my grammar is getting worse as the days go by but in my head it sounds like i'm ranting omegzars.}

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So good night and good luck.

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I'm not going to attempt to get online, not often anyway. Once a week, at most.

If you want to talk to me, you better do it now.

Woo.

_{Prince of Persia is good, by the way.}

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HAH.

...

I wish I had friends that cared about that.

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The inauguration can't get here faster. Part of me wishes I could go to DC in January to watch him get sworn in.

It's going to be a lovely four years, I hope.

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still pissy about my art and shit.

whatever. at least i'm drawing again.

fallout 3 is coming out in like 4 days and i'm about to shit myself in anticipation.

why can't i make these shitty emoticons in my journal go away? i use them once and now... what? I'm stuck with them?

ffffffffuck.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/21119004/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/21119004/ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:32:54 PDT HOLY SHITTING DICK NIPPLES, MY ART IS SO FUCKING BAD. JESUS GODDAMN CHRIST.

FUCK. FUCK. FUCK. FUCK. FUCK. FUCK. FUCK. FUCK.

FUCK.

FPDOLHFASO;BAHDLNAFDJKGNAJKF,HDLHFSDJK;LDSKJ;LSHDFAKDSHF.

<sub>1) Holy shit, did my birthday suck. Just saying. Jesus christ, my boss better get me something NICE for making me work on my birthday.

2) Reading Max Brooks' World War Z is a strange experience. It feels way too real, reads too much like an actual oral history, and makes you genuinely sympathetic toward people who never existed. I've cried a few times. While reading a book about ZOMBIES. Zombies, for christ's sake.

It's a very good book. You should all read it.

3) Dead Space is extraordinarily good. It, too, has zombies in it. Space zombies. Necromorphs, they call 'em, but we know they're just space zombies. They don't die when you shoot them in the head.

This has made me shit myself on multiple occasions.

4) No really. My birthday sucked and you should all read World War Z. Both of these statements are going to go ignored. FFFFFFFF...

I also got a kitten for my birthday. I named her Sunny. She's the skinny little light of my life. Glee!

I want a paid account again...</sub>

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FUCK YEAH!

_{and now that I've antagonized all of you for the day...}

No, it seriously is my birthday. Fuck yes. I'm 20 years old, which I think makes me an adult or something. The teddy bear I sleep with might suggest otherwise, but whatev. I'm fucking 20! Shit yes!

(Which hopefully means piles of presents from my family. If not, video games will suffice nicely. I want Fable and Fallout like I've never wanted anything in my life. I have made this ABUNDANTLY clear to my family.)

NOW. FALL TO YOUR KNEES AWE, PEONS.

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Preferably before anyone turns against me.

I don't know why I'm even here.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/20851005/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/20851005/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:52:40 PDT and yet I must scream. It's a game. Look it up. It's good shit.

Have you ever wanted to scream at someone so badly you could barely see straight? But you can't because that would start and insane amount of drama and you're so TIRED of fucking drama?

Yeah.

Fuck.

_{i'm going to be 20 in 14 days. woo.}

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/20736872/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/20736872/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:13:59 PDT
1) Bungie has effectively rekindled my love affair with Halo with their Halo 3 expansion pack, just announced a few days ago. Check out the trailer over at [link] . My hope is that it's a tactical, squad based shooter set on Earth during that span of time between Halo 2 and 3. I want to play as the ODSTs so badly I can barely feel my thumbs.

2) Fallout 3 is coming out EIGHT DAYS after my fucking birthday. This is pretty much the greatest birthday gift Bethesda has ever given me.

3) The $130 Special Edition of Mirror's Edge is incredibly boss (the bag is fanfuckingtastic) and I want it and the $150 Special Edition version of Dead Space like burning.

4) I FINALLY GOT FUCKING STAR WARS. JESUS CHRIST I AM A FUCKING SITH LORD.

Full review will go up in a few days, chaps.

and on a final note:

Anyone else noticing a sci-fi spin to my gaming these days?

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Jack Thompson is so disbarred, he can only watch the first half of Law and Order.

Jack Thompson is so disbarred he can't even play basketball because it's on a court!

Jack Thompson is so disbarred, he's not even allowed to approach the bench at a picnic table.

[link]

Better than "Your Mom," "Chuck Norris," AND "You So Fat" jokes.

And yes. Jack Thompson DID get disbarred in the state of FL. For Life. Fuck. Yes. I am deeply considering throwing a disbarment party at work tonight.

In fact, I KNOW I'm throwing a disbarment party at work tonight. It'll be a shitty party, but dammit! We're gamers in this house, and we're going to celebrate this properly. (With hookers, blow, booze, and some GTAIV.)

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"But Alex, everyone says The Force Unleashed sucks!"

Fuck you. There is no way a game that lets you hurl TIE fighters around like paper balls is bad. There is no way a game that lets you yank a FUCKING STAR DESTROYER out of orbit can suck. Maybe it's just mediocre, I don't know. But I want to play it and be a motherfucking Jedi, you hear me?

Damn.

Also-- on the biggest Star Wars kick ever. There's a part of me that wants to break down and buy/download one of the novels , just so I'll have some delicious pulp to read. I'm thinking of buying one of the Qui-gon-centric novels. Maybe the one where Tahl dies.

Fucking love me a good, pulpy sci-fi novel.

_{as a side note, i would like to point out that, according to the Wookiepedia, Qui-gon Jinn could easily win a contest for "Most Tragic Jedi Ever." I find this FASCINATING.}

Have also been deeply considering Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" thanks to Saylem's art.

Someone recommend me a good sci-fi/fantasy book.

_{why on earth do you people watch me anyways? I was reading some other artists' journals and they're so nice to you. Me? I call you mag- and or fagets.}

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MOVING MUSIC.

MUSIC BY CLINT "HELL YES" MANSELL.

(aka the guy who did that one really amazing song from Requiem for a Dream. You know the one.)

IF YOU STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKAN ABOOT, THEN GO HERE I MEAN DAMN, YOU'VE PROBABLY GOT NOTHING BETTER TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE--

[link] Requiem for a Dream soundtrack
[link] The Fountain Soundtrack, part the first
[link] The Fountain Soundtrack, part the second

SHIT. HOW IS THIS SO GOOD.


and i promise, one day, I'll stop antagonizing my watchlist.

BUT NOT TODAY.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/20377403/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/20377403/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:59:53 PDT [link]

Go here. Mod the fuck out of Firefox. (This is why I'm not getting Chrome. At least, not until it's more mod-friendly.)

I just modded dA to have rounded edges and no ads. So fuck you and your paid subscription, dA!

(Also-- modded 4chan ftw magets)

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The combat animation was so good, I came. Yes, I came. All over the place. My dorm is disgusting.

But... uuuuuugh... od;jklasdfaljkhfabghnsamdnm pretty animation is so pretty. I could go on about it for days. The fight between Luffy and Mushul was fucking amazing. Two and a half minutes of animated winsauce. Sweet christ.

Luffy has very pretty hair in this movie. I want to play with it.

It was like the 6th movie if the 6th movie didn't exist to horrify me. And consisted mostly of copypasta storylines.

Which means the 6th movie >>>> 4th movie > 9th movie >>>>>>>>> the rest of that shit. (srs. Why the fuck are 2/3's of the OP movies so BAD?! Christ. They're so fucking boring.)

Movie 10 is going to be so amazing, the universe is going to explode. The end.

(Now, BRB. Watching winsauce fight sequence for the 301953838508544th time.)

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/19606332/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/19606332/ Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:08:14 PDT
lol internet tough guiz.

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Fuck you, Nintendo.

I was told there would be Zelda and happiness and joy. All the things in this world that bring me comfort.

You gave me Mother's Day Cards.

What.

And you're too busy being stuck up pricks to be at TGS later this year, so we're not going to hear anything cool then either.

So, in short:

Kill yourselves.

Oh, and Microsoft and Sony? You're on notice. Seriously.

Though Final Fantasy XIII on the 360 was a pleasant surprise, snubbing Bungie for another Final Fantasy was the dickiest thing you've ever done, Microsoft.

Sony? What the fuck. You announce one new game (MAG), talk some more about the (admittedly cool looking) inFamous, and then spend the rest of the time looking like desperate assholes?

Jesus christ.

At least Fallout 3 still looks better than anything anyone has ever come up with ever. Do not begin to dispute this claim, you will be proven wrong.

Also-- Chrono Trigger DS and Persona 4 in December. Wooyay.

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I have no doubt that everyone else and their mother will be bitching about it, though. Just like v5 and v4... Yes. I am old. Wooyay.

Seriously. I'm doing this preemptively-- if you whine about this new layout, then you're officially a bitch. I'll even make a nice sticker to put on your forehead and everything.

And yes, I am deeply aware of the fact that I never update. I think all of... three people actually care about this, so whatever.

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...

........

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

HOLY SHIT.

THAT MAN IS MAGIC.

SOMEONE TELL HIM I WANT TO HAVE SEX WITH HIM.

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Watch this and remember what it is to love watching animated people move. There is something so elegantly fluid about it, I have yet to tire of watching this video. it helps that the song is glorious.

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1) KILL YOURSELF.

AND 2) READ IT, MOTHER FUCKER.

[link]

(FUCK YOU, DEVIANTART, YOU DOUBLE NIGGER. LET ME EMBED SHIT.)

THAT'S THE FIRST FUCKING PAGE. GARHALLA VICE KICKS ASS. YOU WILL GO READ IT AND ABSORB THE GAR. DO IT, FAGGOTS.

"THIS IS A RAID, BABY!"

DAMN, I LOVE CRUISE CONTROL.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/17616781/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/17616781/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:36:50 PDT MUDKIPS!

I HERD U LIEK EM.

I LUUUUUUV MUDKIPS!

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/17542377/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/17542377/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:49:16 PDT Seriously, fuck the internet somedays, I swear.

I'm looking for a download, any download, of the 6th One Piece Movie (Baron of Omatsuri Island... or something like that). I can not find a reliable link ANYWHERE. Every DL I've found either takes a week (fuck you, torrents!) or it keeps corrupting (FUCK YOU, ONE PIECE HQ). And youtube only has the first 40 minutes of the movie. Yeah, I know. WTF RITE?

Fuck, it's so fucking amazing. I NEED the rest of it.

IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME FIND THIS, I'LL DO A FUCKING COMMISSION FOR THEM. (Reasonably sized, mind you. But I'll do SOMETHING for you.)

I AM BEING SERIOUS.

Throw me a fucking bone here, people.

EDIT: One of my new friends over on the LJ One Piece comm. linked me to a NICE download, high quality, of the 6th movie. I'm exhausted, but I just finished watching it... Too tired to give a real review (for now), but I do need to say this--

WHAT THE FUCK?! WHAT. THE. FUCK.

SERIOUSLY. JESUS CHRIST, THAT MOVIE WAS SO FUCKING MESSED UP.

WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!?!?

WHEN DID I GET EVANGELION IN MY ONE PIECE!?

No! I'm not shitting you! I... I... JESUS CHRIST.

IT WAS FUCKING AMAZING. I JUST GOT MINDFUCKED BY ONE PIECE. THIS IS GOING TO HAUNT MY DREAMS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

...WHAT THE FUCK.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/17194659/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/17194659/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:36:20 PST Gary Gygax died yesterday. I doubt any of my watchers know who he is. That depresses me more than I thought it would.

I'm still going to write this. Go... Google Gary Gygax or something.

Mr. Gygax--

I'm so sorry I made fun of your players for most of my life. I didn't understand then, but now I do. I feel like I should apologize more, like I don't even have enough words to express myself. Growing up, people just told me that what your players did was wrong, and I just ran with it. Now I regret it because I feel like I missed out on something amazing.

I played my first tabletop game last semester in a hot, stuffy English room. I didn't like my dungeon master and I thought our wizard was annoying. Our thief stole everything we owned and then ran off.

And it was the most fun I have had in a long time.

I don't play much of your game now. I'm about as fond of the new rules as you were. But I play tabletop games and I have yet to have a session I didn't enjoy. Playing these games renewed my creativity, my imagination, and gave me some of the best friends I've ever had. There's a sketchbook sitting next to me filled to the brim with sketches from my campaigns. I don't think I've ever filled a book so fast in my whole life.

I never thought I'd find so much joy in creating a vastly overpowered character, and then watching the horror dawn on my GM's face as he realized what I had done.

I never thought I'd become attached to little pieces of paper covered in numbers that make sense to only a few other people.

I never thought that sitting around and discussing what our strategy for a really tough battle could be so enthralling.

I never thought owning a dice bag could be a symbol of pride.

And I never thought I'd be so happy to be proven wrong.

Thank you, Mr. Gygax, for giving my life the adventure it was so sorely lacking.

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So yes. Pirates. Happy. Motherfucking. Pirates.

Seriously. Sweet jesus, this is the most cheerful fucking manga I've ever read. I love it.

Also-- I am in love with Monkey D. Luffy. I am aware that makes me a horrible person. Shut up. He's the sweetest thing in the history of ever.

And he's hot when he starts busting skulls.

(Sanji and Zoro are tied for second fave dude. Nami owns all of you. Sorry, there is no one cooler than Nami and her sister. Don't even try.)

But yes. One Piece. It's awesome.

That's all.

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Also-- My subscription is gone. Fuckcicles.

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Hey internet!

Internet: Whut do u want, faget?

You wanna hear what I like?

Internet: No, but i has feeling u will tell me ne-waiz.

Damn right! I like it when people do good fucking Ganondorf fanart that isn't as ugly as dogshit! Like this stuff!



Now you bastards out there need to make MOAR like this, or I'm taking Ocarina of Time away from you, you dickfucks!

(In other words-- lookit the pretty fanart, you guys. Go show these people some fucking respect! They deserve it!)

<sub>(also-- damn, people. You think enough of you commented on my last journal? Where are you when I'm postan/writan my other stuff? LOLOLOLOL.

Also-- I'm turning my LJ into a blogthing. Yaknow, gaming news, opinions. Everyone and their mother has one? You fagets should go look at it-- [link])</sub>

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You know, I've been thinking about this for a while, and Valentine's Day has just made me think about it more-- I don't think I'm... suited for love. I'll explain-- the idea of love, of having a boyfriend, of getting married and all that stuff... It doesn't appeal to me in the least. It never really has. I have had exactly TWO significant others since I was thirteen. One of them ended after a few weeks and he never got over me. Seriously. The other is still one of my dearest friends and I have no idea how we lasted so long. The first few months of that relationship are some of the better memories I've ever had.

But even with that said, the more and more I think about it (and trust me, I think about it all the time), the more I realize I don't think I'm ever going to be in love again. It's not some emo-oh-god-i'll-never-love-again thing, it's just... I feel really detached from it? I feel like I'm outside looking in. I mean, it's fun to fantasize and RP and chatter about it, but when I start thinking of myself in a relationship with ANYONE, I get this weirdo sick feeling.

Like, okay, right now? i got three guys who all want to get with me. they're all sweet and they tell me wonderful things. You know, I'm pretty, I'm a good person, all that... stuff. I'm sure they'd make lovely boyfriends.

For someone else.

But they all annoy the hell out of me. All of them. Girls who like me, boys who like me, it doesn't matter. They all annoy me. Like, a lot.

And, apparently, you're supposed to talk to your SO on a mostly daily basis. When you don't, they think something is wrong and boom. Fighting. I... ugh. No. No, thank you, I'll be by my lonesome, thanks.

I mean, I see my brother and my mom and my friends all bickering with their boy/girl/whatever-friend and it all seems so fucking useless. All the fighting and the working and the primping and shit, for what? Some bitch or bastard who is going to pester the shit out of me? Call me, IM me, text me, SPEAK TO ME nigh constantly?

And if I get particularly attached to that mouth with a body around it, then what? I get to wear a little shitty ring to tell everyone that I love the idiot attached to my hip SO MUCH, only to have it fail three months later because, guess what? Statistically, 50% of American marriages fail and then I've got half my stuff, a ring I can pawn, and a lot of emotional baggage.

That's not appealing. That's not romantic. That's HELL. I don't want to be any part of it. It all seems so pointless.

And it's not like I think I don't want ANY love. I love my family, I love my friends, and they love me. And it's great that I have them. If I didn't have them, I'd be miserable.

It doesn't bother me or anything. The idea doesn't depress me or any shit like that, so don't start going "r u ok?"

So yeah. tl;dr-- Some people might love being in love, but it's not for me.

Happy Valentine's Day!

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/16672204/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/16672204/ Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:08:53 PST



To quote a chan meme--

FUCK YES. YOU ARE THE HOTTEST BRAWL CHARACTER EVER.

Jesus fucking CHRIST, I would tap that.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/16402342/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/16402342/ Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:36:48 PST

So... guess who plays Rock Band every Tuesday and Thursday for like, 4 hours a day?

Yeah, that would be me. I don't care what anyone says, Rock Band might be the single most awesome thing in the history of awesomedom. It's so stupidly fun, even if it is glorified karaoke. Yes. I do the singing. Poorly, but I managed to get the pitch right and that's all that matters, dammit.

Fuck me, it's so good, I wanna play it right the fuck now. Seriously. Get off your asses and call some friends and tell them to chip in so you can all buy motherfucking Rock Band. Shit. It's so great.

Also-- Phantom Hourglass can FUCK RIGHT OFF. I finally gave the FUCK up after the tenth FUCKING time of dying in that FUCKING ocean temple and not being able to progress the FUCKING story.

Fuck you, nintendo, for ruining the awesome that is Wind Waker. Can't you just leave that game alone? It's so good by itself. Christ. Now every time I see it, I'll think of it in context of "...and then came Phourglass" and I'll nerdrage or some shit.

And for my fellow anonymous out there-- LOLOLOLOLOL EVERYONE ON /N/ GOT BANNED AND IT'S AWESOME AS FUCK.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/16349826/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/16349826/ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:34:06 PST i'm so sorry.

i'm not going to bother anyone ever again.

EDIT: my great-great grandmother hung herself because she heard voices, my great grandmother is violently bi-polar, my grand mother is chronically depressed and was institutionalized because of it, my mother is an alcoholic, control freak.

Every single woman in my family has lost their fucking minds, destroyed their families, and then promptly ruined the life of her daughter.

So what about me? I'm controlling, I'm passive aggressive, and I'm dangerously violent. The only thing that keeps me from killing my step-dad is lack of funds to buy a gun. I put my friend's emotions though a wringer, and all I do is get pissed if shit doesn't go my way.

I'd rather kill myself than put anyone I love through what happens to my fucking family. I don't want to turn into that thing, I don't want to ruin people's lives.

So that's what I'm going to do.

I'm really sorry.

Disregard that. I sucks cocks.

Okay, only kind of. Last night was a mood-swingy night and shit's been bugging me for the last few weeks. Over x-mas, i heard my mom and grandma arguing about shit and the whole "institutionalized for 6 weeks in 1975" thing got brought up. I mentioned it to my mom and she basically explained to me that all the women on my mom's side of the family seem to just fucking lose it. It's been bothering me ever since then cause sometimes, I worry that I'm just as bad as they are. I reeeaaaaally don't want to turn into my mom/grandma/greatgrandma. I love 'em to death, but yeeeah.

But I am really sorry for scaring my friends like that. I feel like a dick now. I hate starting fights and shit with everyone like I do.

tl;dr-- did it for the lulz.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/16266136/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/16266136/ Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:41:21 PST

Back at the old university, thank god. Most people like their break, but not this Alex. Hell to the no. I have nothing to do away from school. It's boring as fuck. All of my friends are here!

So yeah, back at school and classes start back on monday. I don't have any that start before 10 AM! (Sweet Zombie tap dancing Christ, I love college.) Frankly, I can't wait to get back to MOG. We're starting some cool table top games and I can't wait to get in on them. (Oh man, I even own a dice bag now. It's really shamefully nerdy and *awesome.*)

What else? Xmas was cool. Got a Zune! And it's pink. PINK. Like, bubble-gum, girly-as-hell, doesn't-match-a-single-thing-I-own, seriously fucking PINK. I'm pretty sure it's the girliest thing in my purse... I mean, my DS is white, for fuck's sake. No matter. I still loev my girly-girl Pink Zune. It's so sexy. (And so much cooler looking than an iPod. Sorry, guys, but my screen is bigger by an inch. Alex's Zune wins.)

Okay, it's 8:38 AM. I woke up today at noon and I haven't been to sleep since. I'ma go sleep for a few hours. Later, ladies.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/15773686/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/15773686/ Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:45:53 PST

old meme i ganked from my LJ and filled out again, to pass the time when i couldn't sleep. i like talking about my characters as if they were real people, fuck you. Think I'm gonna do another one of these sort of things, cause they're fun.

<sub>1) What's your character's name?
a) Chesa Rowe
b) Synn Roivas

2) How old is he/she?
a) 17 years old, 18 in January
b) Start-- 26. End-- 45

3) Is your OC a boy or girl? Both girls

4) What's his/her race?
a) Hume/Human
b) Half-Gerudo (I know. I know. Technically speaking, most Gerudo are "half" Gerudo, but she's from an semi-AU RP. Don't ask.)

Appearance:
1) If this character were to suddenly become part of the 3D world, and ended up in a heavily-populated area, how many stares would he/she get?
a) Absolutely none! She's so fantastically normal looking, it makes me happy.
b) Lots. She's gorgeous and that's what I love about her. Yeah, I know it's very sue of her, but fuck you!

2) Is your character considered normal in his/her own world?
a) Hah. Yeah right. She's a princess who wants to be a knight. Not normal.
b) If by normal, you mean a smartass bitch? Then yes. Yes, Synn's very normal. lulz.

3) What would be his/her most recognizable feature(s)?
a) She's SO skinny. Like a twig. And she has full-body freckles.
b) Her hair? Oh, and her little cheek tattoos.

4) Would you consider your OC as attractive?
a) Kinda. More cute than anything. She's very "girl next door." (who could, yaknow, ram a lance up your butt.)
b) Yes. Very.

Personality:
1) Idiot:
a) She has her ditzy moments, but that's mostly the naivete talking.
b) Nah. She's educated.

2) Does your character ever get depressed?
a) Depends on your definition of depressed. Everyone gets sad. She tries not to mope too much. Usually gets angry if something makes her sad.
b) See above, except instead of getting angry, she just internalizes it.

3) Leader or Follower?
a) Leader in the vaguest sense of the word. Usually needs someone to stand in the background and go "uuuuh. That'll get us killed."
b) Leader. Very much likes being in charge and is very, very good at it.

4)What is the main aspect of his/her personality?
a) Sweet, normal girl who had some harder times when she was a kid. Likes to goof off, act like your typical teenager.
b) Her sarcasm. Helps her deal with shit going on around her, keeps her from going batshit crazy.

History:
1) Does your OC have a family of any sort?
a) Living? Her stepmom (Eve), her half-sister (Katya), and her dad (Nikolas). Dead? Her mother (Maria).
b) Son (Ryne) and her husband (deceased. I ain't tellin' who. PROTIP: It's not Link.) A daughter-in-law (Syrie) and her parents. Plenty of family on her mother's side.

2) Is your character out on his/her own?
a) Nah. She's only 17! Of course she's still at home!
b) Obviously lives with her husband and son.

3) Has he/she encountered any traumatizing events?
a) Everyone who knows me knows this one-- yes. LOTS. She's nearly drowned, seen people slaughtered, been stabbed in the chest, watched her mother die. Uuuuuh... Oh! And heartbreak. That too. (LOLOLOLOLOLOL. THERE'S THE MARY SUE SHOWING.)
b) Most traumatizing event was probably when her husband died.

4) What was probably the best time in his/her life so far?
a) Her childhood up until she was 10 (when her mom died). Kissing the guy she loved.
b) Her wedding and the day Ryne was born.

Romance:
1) Single?
a) Hah. Painfully so. Poor thing.
b) Not in the least.

2) Has your OC developed any romantic relationships?
a) Sort of? It's very dysfunctional. He's 7 years older than her.
b) Yep. Married for years and years. (Happily, too, btw.)

3) Virgin?
a) xD Oh god, yes.
b) Uuuuuh... Son? *points up* So no. Not at all.

4) Does your character like flirting?
a) Yes, because it annoys the guy she likes.
b) Well, she did. xD

Symbolism:
1) What animal would you associate your OC with?
a) A mutt-dog. You know the one. Stupid in that it'll chase it's tail for hours and not get bored, or run after a ball you pretend to throw, but smart enough to know when it's about to rain and can do all sorts of tricks. Real sweet. Comes running to meet you whenever you get home. You probably had one when you were a kid.
b) Some kind of cat, pr... ]]></sub> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/15533818/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/15533818/ Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:04:40 PST

Bosoms, melons, milk factories, busts, funbags, knockers, boobies, ballistas, jubs, nipples, jubblies, stonking. Great. Tits.

<sub>Yes, I discovered Zero Punctuation. Go there and enjoy it, especially if you enjoy watching your favorite games be reviewed and shown to be the smouldering piles of shit they actually are, unless its Portal and Psychonauts because Yahtzee seems to like them and that's a good thing cause I like them too.

[link]

There's the link and if you tell me you don't care or you don't want to watch, I'm going to call you a fag because I'm quickly becoming disillusioned with the world the more and more time I spend in it.

Have a great fucking day, tartlets.</sub>

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Hello from the montevallo organization of gaming! We're playing Gauntlet Legends! It is made of win and funny and red elves needing food. Never gets old.

Also-- god, someone help me, i'm addicted to 4chan. i fucking hate you, jessie. >O

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/15316863/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/15316863/ Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:43:26 PDT

I think I annoy everyone I meet.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/15269502/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/15269502/ Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:39:53 PDT

Yep! I'm a flygirl! I wear aviator goggles and bomber jackets and spout really cheesy lines. I might even have the need. The need for speed.

...Okay. No. I don't. Well, not really. *sad* I just played the Ace Combat 6 demo on XBLA and it's made of so much fun. At first, I was horrifically bad at it, but after a little practice and about... 1793804958493 barrel rolls? I can say for a fact that I kick ass at that game. It's made of so much fuckwin. And it's beautiful, which is always a nice consolation. Story looks really good too, so I might pick it up if I've got the time. (Which, honestly, I really don't. *sob*)

Mmm. Online dogfights. Please, sir, may I have some moar!?

--

Got Ace Attorney 3 for my DS just the other day. Am completely and totally in love with Godot. He's me, i swear to you, coffee addiction and all. Oh, and he's pretty. And has facial hair. Even Morriss agrees that he's one hot prosecutor. (I'll talk moar about the game once I'm done with it. I really love how case 2 is playing out so far.)

--

Still can't pick between Mass Effect and Assassin's Creed. They come out the same day (boo), and I don't know which one I want more. Both look fucking amazing, but I can't buy both. I just don't have the cash for it. (Boo.) I really want Mass Effect, but god in heaven, with The Orange Box and Halo 3 AND Gears of War? I've got plenty of sci-fi shooters already, so I'd like to mix shit up. I'm getting sick of lazers. (with all their chargin' and whatnots.)

I might wait a day or two and just check one out from work, instead of spending the cash. The demo UbiSoft showed for Assassin's Creed at E3 was... kinda glitchy. And that worries me. Just last month, they said they were having problems programming the game's memory for BOTH systems. (With the 360, it's a matter of storage. With the PS3, it's that Blu-Ray is incredibly difficult to develop for.)

What do you guys think? Both are beautiful, both have gloriously wonderful concepts and look like a shit-ton of fun. So it's really just a matter of what setting I want-- hundreds of years in the future, or hundreds of years in the past?

--

Sad bit of nerd-n00z-- I FINALLY found a copy of Psychonauts at work? Turns out the motherfucker is glitched to all hell. The levels aren't loading properly, the skins are being fucked up, and nothing seems to want to work. Either it's my copy of the game, or it's the patch that lets me play it on my 360. Either way? I'm not happy. I just want to get to the Milkman Conspiracy, dammit!

--

Did I mention I got the Orange Box? I'll talk moar about it next journal, after I've gotten further in Half Life 2 and played some moar Team Fortress 2. (If you have XBL, come and get me! I'm a black, scottish cyclops! I'm a grim bloody devil! ...AKA i love the demoman and my gamertag is "JustShotMarvin.")

All I know is that I LOVE thinking with Portals.

And cake. Even if it is a lie.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/14967093/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/14967093/ Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:14:57 PDT

As a birthday gift to myself, I'm gonna be doing 24 Hr Comic Day at the comic book store back home in Vestavia. It's on Oct. 20-21st, and I'm gonna have to *seriously* invest in some powerful ass energy drinks. My problem is that I have no idea what to fucking write about. Crap.

xD Also, tho I'm sure none of you have forgotten, given that it is a pretty momentous fucking day, my b-day is Oct. 20th! YOU SHOULD SHOWER ME IN GIFTS.

(>_> Do it.)

I seem to be updating this journal moar and moar. Hrm. I obviously have nothing better to do.

Need to start uploading moar of my shit, too. ._.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/14930724/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/14930724/ Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:53:12 PDT

ALL RIGHT-- Game fags know that seven years ago, Microsoft bought Bungie, who (before then) mostly made crap for the Mac platform. (Hey, Mac users, remember when you used to be able to play games on your Baby's-First-Computer? Me either!) Back in 2000, this was a pretty huge fucking deal.

Well, seven years and one of the most successful game franchises ever later, Bungie bought back their independence. Announced today, Bungie Studio's became Bungie, LLC. AKA privately owned. As in, Microsoft can't force them to make Halo games anymore.

This makes me happy and sad at the same time. I want Bungie to make a new franchise, yaknow? Branch out and do amazing things. But at the same time, I'm terrified of who MS will give the franchise too, nao that Bungie's gone. You give it to the wrong person and the game series I so desperately love is suddenly total shit.

There's talks that it might go to 2k Boston/Irrational (Bioshock, System Shock 1 and 2), or it might go to BioWare (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire, Mass Effect.) Hell, there's even talk that TEAM NINJA (NINJA GAIDEN) might take up the franchise (Team Ninja and Bungie have been very buddy, buddy in the past, along the lines of NDI and Insomniac. You can actually unlock Ryu Hayabusa armor in Halo 3, which is amazing.)

If it went to any of those devs, I'd be okay with it, especially if 2k Boston/Irrational Games got it. We all know those guys can craft an amazing game, and everyone knows that while Halo 3 has an amazing storyline, the boys at Bungie sometimes fail at telling it properly. Irrational Games recently ratcheted most 360 owner's story-telling expectations WAY, WAY up with BioShock... SO personally, I think Halo would be very safe in the capable hands of Irrational.

Of course, the other half of me would give her legs to see BioWare pick up Halo. Could you imagine? An open-ended, truly cinematic story set in the Halo Universe? I'd probably shit myself in joy. Even better is that BioWare, like Irrational, has plenty of experience in crafting a Sci-Fi shooter game. (Irrational's System Shock 2, BioWare's incredibly amazing Star Wars game, Mass Effect.)

(Also-- If Team Ninja got to make Halo? HAHAHAHA. You thought Legendary was hard before?)

So... I dunno. It's definitely pretty big news for you, if you own a 360 and enjoy the Halo series. Definitely wish Bungie the best of luck though (And congrats, you guys, for buying back your creative freedom!), and I know they'll have success in whatever their next endeavor is.

And yes.

I am aware none of you douchebags care.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/14883435/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/14883435/ Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:45:35 PDT

Shit I want, want to see/get, or have already done so and the rest of you bitches need to follow suit--

-- Halo 3 is amazing. Seriously. I'm gonna write a review for it later, but I'm not fucking with you guys. Go out and get it right the fuck now if you own a 360. It's SO much fun. (And btw? Master Chief and Cortana? Serious fucking OTP.)

--Also, for the 360 this month? The Orange Motherfucking Box. Consisting of Half Life 2, HL2: Eps 1 and 2, Team Fortress 2, AND Portal, it's only gonna be like... 60 bucks. If you didn't see before, it contains not only one of the best FPS games of all time (HL2), but the sequel to one of the best multiplayer games of all time (Team Fortress). It'll be in stores Oct. 10th. You should go out and buy that shit.

--The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is in stores right the fuck now. If I had the money, I'd be fucking buying that shit. Unfortunately, I'm broke. But still. Sequel to the Wind Waker? Yes please.

--Speaking of DS games, Ace Attorney 3: Trials and Tribulations drops on the 23rd. I want it. And have no money. Dammit.

--Season 2 of Metalocalypse has started. I am pissed as shit that I haven't had a chance to see it yet. Someone link me to the new eps? Plz?

--THE BOONDOCKS, SEASON 2, STARTS THIS COMING MONDAY. YOU WILL WATCH IT. THE BITCH DEMANDS IT OF YOU.

--Also, of incredible note, my birthday is on the 20th. All you little girls must provide giftage to she who is amazing. Me. Obviously. Go do it. Right now. ...please?

That is all.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/14538862/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/14538862/ Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:17:28 PDT

This post is a little late, but I needed to watch the first game of the season to be absolutely sure about being excited. So...

Do you guys smell that in the air?

You know what that is?

It's college football season.

(Oh, Nick Saban, we Tide fans love you. <3)

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/14501553/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/14501553/ Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:11:15 PDT

No. Seriously. Fuck this game, I'm not even kidding you. Fuck it. It's so incredible, so mind numbingly, soul shatteringly, completely and totally amazing, and yet... so. Very. Very. Very. Hard. Insanely hard. And I'm playing it on normal mode.

I fear the gaming god who plays this game on Hard mode, for he shall be capable of RENDING ME IN TWAIN with the mere thought of it! He commands it and BAM!

I'm sitting on the floor, with the lower half of me sitting three feet away, bleeding PROFUSELY.

In other words-- Sweet Raptor Christ! Bioshock is incredible! If you're human and have thumbs, then do so! You are obligated to do so by the laws of God and Man! To defy this obligation is to defy everything your soul is, was, and ever shall be! Fuck, even if you DON'T have thumbs!? Play it with your feet! You can even play it on easy mode then! I won't hold it against you!

This game puts my heart through a meat grinder! It is not the story of Jack that is most encapsulating (though, trust me, Jack's story is quite intriguing!), it is the story of Rapture itself! It is the story of people who I have come to call by their first names! You don't even need someone to lay it out for you. You can see where someone has killed themselves instead of let the Splicers get them. A mother and father poison their three young daughters to keep them from living in the hell of Rapture. A couple waits and waits and waits for their daughter to come home, but she never does, and FINALLY, they give in to their despair!

OH, THE STORIES.

...Look. The point is this-- this game is amazing. it's beautiful. It is what video games were meant to be and there aren't enough like Bioshock out there.

SO GO FUCKING PLAY IT.

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/14430734/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/14430734/ Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:02:51 PDT

I've been meaning to tell this story for a while, mostly for my own sake, so I can't forget it. It's a good explanation of how insane my mother is and how much I love her because of it.

Okay, so I'm driving home from work one night, right? It's at least 10 PM. My phone rings, I answer, and it's my mom. She sounds a little weepy.

"Oh lord," thinks I.

"Hey, Mom," I say, waiting for some sort of ridiculous emotional outburst. "What's up?"

"Oh... Nothing, really. Just wanted to call you and say 'hello.'" I'd been living in Cullman for a month and a half at this point, so this didn't sound too ridiculous. She probably just missed me, you know? "Me and David," her boyfriend. "Just got done watching a movie."

Oh god.

"What movie, Mom?"

"...Mystic River."

I pause and stop at a stop light. If I had a freehand, I would have slapped my forehead.

"Mom. Sean Penn's daughter gets killed in that movie."

She laughs nervously (and weepishly) and says: "Yeah. I know. That's why I wanted to call you."

I roll my eyes, tell my mother she's predictable, that I'm not going to get raped and killed, and that I love her very much and I'd be down when I had some time off work. She says that was good, tells me to drive safe and she loves me, and I hang up.

Like I said, my mom's nucking futs. <3

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And your YouTube vid of the week?

[link]

I don't think I've ever wanted Halo 3 to come out more then I do right fucking now.

Also-- this is why every single gamer should attend at least ONE extremely epic convention. PAX is probably one of the more epic ones out there (E3 used to be, but E3 is dead). I need to go to PAX next year so I can watch the Omegathon and scream like any good fangirl should.

You can't see it in this video, but in another one on Penny Arcade ( [link] ), you can see hundreds of fists pumping in the air. This is why any gamer who loves the community needs to go to these fucking conventions. As Wil Wheaton said in his keynote (his keynote speech at PAX btw? Incredible), this proves to every single retarded politician that we're not just a bunch of reclusive freaks.

PROTIP-- The Minibosses are gods amongst men! You should fall to your knees before them and praise their awesomeness EVERY DAY, lest they deem you unworthy and smite your ass.

Also-- I joined the gaming club at my college, right? Not only do they want to make me vice president (which is so totally win), but they convinced me to play my first game of Dungeons and Dragons.

Oh hell yes. I am officially a fucking nerd and it is awesome. It was ridiculously fun. (It helps that we had a really good, really funny DM.)

Christ, I'm such a nerd. (I love it!)

(Has anyone else noticed this is just becoming my gaming journal?)

]]> ~EndofaCentury http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/14248239/ http://EndofaCentury.deviantart.com/journal/14248239/ Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:35:36 PDT

HEY. BASTARDS.

Go look in your gaming system of choice. Go on. I'll wait.

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

Okay, cool? Yeah, that game?

It's not as good as Persona 3.

So you should go out an buy that instead. And don't give me the pussy response of "I don't own a PS2." That doesn't work any more. They're cheap as fuck now.

So yeah. Go do that.

(also-- I have no way to pay for BioShock. I think I need to kill myself to atone.)

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