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Guys:
Joker: [link]
joker: Thor of Jyu Oh Sei. Nope. I lied. It's going to be Neuro!

Gals:

]]> ~waterpudle http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/24935897/ http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/24935897/ Mon, 25 May 2009 04:06:20 PDT
Jyu Oh Sei [IwanttoreadthemangaIwanttoreadthemangaIW ANT!]
Kuroshitsuji [Nobody can resist the butler]
Shaman King [Did not like how the anime twisted the central point of the manga: SACRILEGE!]
Mononoke [Nobody can resist the medicine-seller]
Full Metal Alchemist [The movie was SACRILEGE!]
Veritas [Wonder where this is going]
Mushishi [More chapters, please!]
Kekkaishi [This drags on, but I can't look away...]
Liar Game [Lovelovelovelovelovelovelove]
Jackals [The guys are pretty, and they kick ass. Pure eye candy.]
Jiraishin [Pretty damn stark.]
Until Death Do Us Part [This has slowed down a bit.]
Skyhigh [and Skyhigh Karma. Strangely beautiful]
xxxHolic [Sigh. Love.]
1/2 Prince [Hilarious! Though the ending of the book is confusing as heck...]
Trinity Blood [At first I thought this was going to be frivolous, but it actually goes on to address solemn issues. Me like.]
Anuki [Sigh. They are so human. Where's the promised sequel?]
Sidooh [Why's it not updating?]
Alive! [Huh. Don't remember what it's about...]
Norarihyon no Mago [Sigh. Sure hope he won't be diluting his line's demon blood again...]
Team Medical Dragon [Come on! I want to see where this goes!]
Franken Fran [So funny. So wrong.]
Princess Resurrection [Finally starting to pick up!]
Angel Densetsu [Just started on it. Poor guy!]
Kurohime [The heck? Zero had a brother?]
Appare Jipangu [This is cute! And interesting! Even thought it's Shojo...]
Eternal Sabbath [I wonder what the child will be like after it grows up? Like its father?]
Apple [Short and sweet.]
Deadman Wonderland [She's the Wretched Egg? What's that mean?]
Arata Kangatari [Hey! I want to read about the other Arata, too!]
Bartender [Wow. How does the creator know this much about booze?]
Naruto [What's going to happen next?]
Bleach [Who'd have know Ulquiorra was nihilism?]
Break Blade [Tragic stupidity]
The Breaker [Like Veritas. Update already!]
Jack Frost [Okay. I want some answers. Now]
Claymore [It's about to wake.]
Helen ESP [You can't imagine how weird it is to see that it has the same artist as Franken Fran]
Kurosagi [Wonder if he's going to be in trouble. Seriously, he should've been recognized by now, at least?]
Loveless [Just gorgeous!]
M.C. Law [What can I say? He's pretty.]
Masca [Whys is this not updating?]
Ubel Blatt [Koinzell, don't get killed!]
Midnight [Bartender reminded me of this. Sort of. Not really.]
The Ravages of Time [Morale. Morale. Morale. AGH.]
Rurouni Kenshin [Definitely should not have finished that in one night.]
Vinland Saga [Hey! What happened to the tough character I liked?]
Vagabound [hmmm. This topic is starting to get too common.]
Samurai Deeper Kyo [See above. Seriously. Both start with the same event.]
Yu-Gi-Oh [Okay. The beginning was kind of unique, but now it's getting weird.]
Fly High [Haha! A feel-good shojo manga. Much better than Pretty Face]
Momo [Damn, that's a hard job. I don't think I'd be able to do that.]
Drifters [Is he dead or not? O.o]
Godhand Teru [Sigh. So unrealistic, but I can't feeling good nevertheless.]
Defense Devil [Yay! Will he get his powers back and kick butt?]
Emerald [Nice Western one-shot]
Medaka Box [Very cute.]
Gold Rush 21 [Heartwarming.]
Hourou Musuko [Wonder what it'll be like when they grow up. I think I'm more like Sasa?]
Astral Project [Wow. This actually feels kind of original.]
Bokkesan [Unexpected ending. Quite like that Edith Nesbit novel, not that I remember which.]
9 Banme no Musashi [Update!!!!]
Angel Diary [Ugh. This better NOT turn into a weep fest.]
Concrete Garden [Sigh. Beautiful]
Les Bijoux [What can I say? It's pretty!]
Otogi Zoshi [sad?]
Mr. Fredward's Duck [I really love this one. I think it is my favorite.]
Livingstone [fascinating as not many stories are]
Beautiful People [deep in a short sort of way. sad in a joyful sort of way.]
King of Thorn [Haven't read something this good in a while!]
Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro [The art turned me off at first, but then I finally got into the story, which, though preposterous at times, was full of glee and evil and more glee. Win.]
Kimi Wa Pet [This is such a heartwarming love story. My favorite romance yet.]

]]> ~waterpudle http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/20470849/ http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/20470849/ Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:29:57 PDT
I seem to only have packed away the important stuff, so my Tablet's in its flat box and I can never find anything to wear. So here I am, not going anywhere, not uploading anything, just cleaning up.

It feels like I've fallen through the cracks in time and found a place where everything stands still and stagnant and mosquitoes breed in the dark, motionless pools all around. But time shall pick up soon enough, and I shall be swept away by its gale, wishing for something quieter.

I am beyond "antsy" now, and waiting is no longer a fun game.

]]> ~waterpudle http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/13489825/ http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/13489825/ Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:26:32 PDT So stifling, very close, too clingy, like dirty laundry with too much sweat
So itchy, the red bumps and lumps your harbingers bring,
Kisses to take my sweet blood (yes, i shouldn't have eaten all that chocolate)

Summer overheats me
Makes me melt into a mess
Summer makes me sleepy
Stirs up decay in my head

Rain please, press down the dust
Chase away the heat, heat, heat
Make it smell less like burnt things on the roast
And more like clean sheets on my bed.

]]> ~waterpudle http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/12597725/ http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/12597725/ Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:34:01 PDT 2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation

Hum. Here goes nuttin'!

]]> ~waterpudle http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/12185896/ http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/12185896/ Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:19:16 PDT
"It's not the fault of the student if he/she fails, because the year has an only 365 days.
Typical academic year for a student:
-52 Fridays/Saturdays/Sundays in a year, which are rest days. 313 days left.
-50 days of summer holiday when the weather is very hot, and it becomes difficult for the brain to function or study. 263 days left.
-8 hours daily sleep means 122 days. 141 days left.
-1 hour for daily playing (good for health) means 15 days. 126 days left.
-2 hours daily for food and other delicacies (chew properly!) means 30 days. 96 days left.
-1 hour for talking (man is a social animal) means 15 days. 81 days left.
-At least 35 days per year are set aside for taking exams. 46 days left.
-Quarterly, half-yearly, and other holidays take up 40 days. 6 days left.
-For sickness allow for at least 3 days. 3 days left.
-Movies and functions at least 2 days. 1 day left.

That one day is your birthday.

Now how can you expect a student to pass?

]]> ~waterpudle http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/11772283/ http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/11772283/ Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:30:42 PST
Anyways, must jot them down before they run away:
1. iLove: idea for Valentine's day submission
2. Food for Thought: a "food" pyramid of reading material
3. Tower of Babble
4. Contemplating Reiko fanart for Chinese New Year
5. Semi-comic from Dorothy Parker's lovely poem "Resume"

...and the rest ran off to get high. Hopefully they'll come back.
Oh. Well.

]]> ~waterpudle http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/11720085/ http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/11720085/ Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:53:35 PST
The cold has you now. It’s inside and all around, and makes you like itself, wraps around you, taking over.

But then you arrive, and walk into a door. You forsake the cold for the embrace of its sister, heat, who unknots the cold’s filigree ice-tangles, slowly, carefully, wrapping around. The biting cold has made you its fragile art, on the verge of splintering, and the heat melts the edges, back to yourself. Your feet are your own once more, and your cheeks, fingers, ears, and bones. No longer a numb mind with a claimed body, you are restored, and you walk on.

]]> ~waterpudle http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/11426223/ http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/11426223/ Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:00:26 PST For some reason, there were a lot of trees and other vegetation to either side of the asphalt road, and there were no other signs of life in sight. There was only the wet blackness of the road, the gentle green of the trees, and the white vagueness of the vapors.
I think I was lost. I ventured onto a slightly uphill road, and found, to my dismay, that it was totally blocked by downed tree limbs and leaves, trailing tangled vines between which nested the ubiquitous fog.
I turned around and retraced my steps, but, for some reason that is only relevant in dreams, turned back, probably because the blocked path was the only way.
The fallen vegetation was still there. Frustrated, I again turn back to the main road.

What frustrated me when I woke up was WHY I didn't just push the branches out of my way and walk onward. Just talking about it now still bugs and irritates me to no damn end.

I guess I was too lazy, cowed by how congested the asphalt road looked. I think I defeated myself before the outer obstacle had defeated me.

]]> ~waterpudle http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/11086226/ http://waterpudle.deviantart.com/journal/11086226/ Sat, 16 Dec 2006 17:13:08 PST [link]

IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS?

1) No known species of reindeer can fly. But there are 300,000 species of living organisms yet to be classified, and while most of these are insects and germs, this does not completely rule out flying reindeer only Santa has ever seen.

2) There are two billion children in the world. But since Santa doesn't (appear) to handle the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, and Buddhist children. This reduces the workload down to 15% of the total--378 million according to the national population reference bureau. At an average (consensus) rate of 3.5 children per household, that's 91.8 million homes. One presumes that there's at least one good child in each.

3) Santa has 31 hours of Christmas to work with, thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the Earth, assuming he travels east to west (which seems logical). This works out to 822.6 visits per second. This is to say that for each Christian household with good children, Santa has 1/11000th of a second to park, hop out of the sleigh, jump down the chimney, fill the stockings, distribute the remaining presents under the tree, eat what ever snacks have been left, get back up the chimney, get back into the sleigh, and move on to the next house. Assuming that each of these 91.8 million stops are evenly distributed around the earth (which, of course, we know to be false, but for the purposes of our calculations we will accept), we are know talking about .78 miles per household, a trip of 75.5 million miles, not counting stops to do what most of us have to do at least once every 31 hours, plus feeding and the like. This means that Santa's sleigh is moving at 650 miles per second, 3000 times the speed of sound. For the purposes of comparison, the fastest man-made vehicle on earth, the Ulysses space probe, moves at a pokey 27.4 miles per second--a conventional reindeer can run, tops, 15 miles per hour.

4) The payload on the sleigh adds another interesting element. Assuming that each child gets nothing more than a medium sized Lego set (2 lbs.), the sleigh is carrying 321,000 tons, not counting Santa, who is invariably described as being overweight. On land, conventional reindeer can pull no more than 300 pounds. Even granting that "flying reindeer" could pull TEN TIMES the normal amount, we cannot do the job with eight, or even nine. We need 214,000 reindeer. This increases the payload-not even counting the weight of the sleigh--to 353,430 tons. Again for comparison: the average blue whale weighs in at a feather-light 150 tons.

5) 353,000 tons traveling at 650 miles per second creates enormous air resistance--this will heat the reindeer up in the same way as when a space craft is reentering the earth's atmosphere. The lead pair of reindeer will absorb 14.3 Quintillion joules of energy per second EACH. In short, they will burst into flames almost instantaneously (sorry, Rudolph), exposing each of the reindeer behind them, and creating deafening sonic booms in their wake. The entire reindeer team will be vaporized within 4.26 thousandths of a second. Santa, meanwhile, will be subjected to centrifugal forces 17,500.06 times greater than gravity. A 250 pound Santa (which seems ludicrously slim) would be pinned to the back of his sleigh by 43,155,015 pounds of force.

6) There is another factor which involves the specifications of the reindeer. Considering that the average roof of a house could hold perhaps 3 tons max, the 353,430 ton sleigh and reindeer would collapse the roof. As a guess, let's say that each of the reindeer are three yards long, the distance between them be two more yards, and the sleigh be ten yards long. If all of these were to be true, the entire reindeer team would be 611 miles long. Assuming the storage area for presents in the sleigh was ten yards by ten yards (which seems to be very big when compared to traditional images of Santa), the 378 million Lego sets (approximate dimensions: 8 inches, 6 inches, 3 inches) (that is, one present per child, without stocking stuffers) would take up a volume of 1,512,000,000 cubic yards. At this length, the sleigh would have to be made many miles long.

In conclusion, if Santa ever DID deliver presents on Christmas Eve, he's dead now.

J. Bauer, Math/Science Teacher; #6 by Nick Aschbrenner
Some altercations by me, the sometime-grammar-freak.
Want more Christmas spirit? [link]

]]> ~waterpudle