Mirabilis

Hey np glad i was able to help! Now as far as the uh...weaving project, that looks really cool. Do you plan on making another one anytime soon?

Perhaps, I can be of assistance, seeing as how I was forced to go over this topic, many a times, if you have any questions please feel free to ask em. Here are the major weapons that were developed in WWI and changed warfare as we know it today: Machine Gun- This weapon was used to hose down the incredible, overwhelming, numbers of both sides, who would try to charge the fields to gain more territory, or to defend a cetain area. This weapon sparked the invention of the tank. Tank- The tank was a vehicle, introduced in WWI, to be a mobile land vehicle, that would be easy to maneuver, around the trenches, harsh evnironment, and barricades, while also being able to sustain Machine Gun fire. It was very affective until the devlopment of the Flamethrower, and Bazooka. Flamethrower- The flamethrower, was invented to not only completely destroy, incoming tanks, but was also ment to flush out enemy soldiers out of hiding, or from other vehicles. However, the heavy equipment made the flamethrower a very slow paced weapon, and was quite hazardous, which also helped pave the way for the Boozka. Bazooka-The boozka was designed to be a rocket powered recoilless infantry weapon, that didn't require the use of flamethrowers, as it would be usable from a much greater distance. Posion Gas- The Germans introduced, chemcial warfare in WW I (though the united states had used it, hundreds of years prior to it, I.E. giving Native Americans infected small-pox blankets etc) as a means, to kill their enemies in trenches miles away. some famous gases were Tear Gas and Killer Mustard Gas. At first it was very lethal 1914 -1917 the gases saw the most use, killing thousands of people. But measures were taken to counter it, and to make sure all infantry units would be kept safe. As a result, it's deployment was drastically, cut back. This has given the rise for the WWI's name "The Chemist War". Aviation- Aviation was not really used for killing people, as much as it was in WWII, but was rather used for spying on enemy camps, and to look for possible entry's through trench lines. Much later in the war, people started using the idea, of taking 2 or 3 bombs with them, (in their laps) while they would go spy, dropping them behind enemy lines, following this pilots started carrying hand held guns, shooting at other pilots, or infantry units on the ground. Artillery- The artilley saw dramatic changes in WWI. At the beginning of the war, artillery was brought to the front lines, and used to stop an advancing platoon. But they soon remodified them to be more accurate, and affective. since your doing artillery I give some examples: 1) The first anti-air artillery was developed. 2) The creeping barrage was classified as "Perfected" 3) The very first *Box Barrage* was fired in 1915, preventing many infantry from taking a major hold up. 4) The typical Cannon, was replaced, and remodeled to a more powerful 7.7 cm FK 16. (Standard German Artillery Cannon for WW I) 5) And the artillery shell's were constantly going through changes, to explode on impact, to destroy barbed wire fences, to land and then explode as well, and even being designed to "bury" itself underground and then exploding. These were the major weapons that changed warfare drastically in WWI, of course there were indeed other inventions such as the submarine, but that didn't see a more prominant role until WWII, though they were indeed deployed. And the invention of radar, which also did not come into play, until WWII. I would go into more detail, but I don't want to overwhelm you with info, so if you got any questions, please feel free to ask away, as I said above. Now, as far as your love interest idea, I am sorry, I wouldn't have the slightest clue on what to say I would tell you, go for it!

Well, it wouldnt be too hard if you went with his white suit he was wearing, when he was chasing Guyot around relics point. But, I think it would be more...awestrucking if you could go in his battle armor. Cape and shoulder pads and all.

Well, it wouldnt be too hard if you went with his white suit he was wearing, when he was chasing Guyot around relics point. But, I think it would be more...awestrucking if you could go in his battle armor. Cape and shoulder pads and all.

Nah, I don't think I could pull off a Barcus look. If I had the materials, I would either go as, of course, Zoalord Mirabilis, Hiei, though I don't think I could pull that off with MY hieght , or Coyote Starrk. I would really enjoy going as one of those fellow character, but I can only imagine how fun it would be to go as Lord Archanfel.

Oh really? Thats awesome! You gonna cosplay anybody in particular? Hoping to see some more photo's of cosplaying. Maybe we should make a thread for that, like you suggested a long time ago, submitting photo's of cosplay. Anyways, I hope you have fun, and am looking forward to hearing how it goes.

Yeah, my friend took pictures of me too as Aptom, but she still hasnt given me the photos which is what's frustrating. I guess the worst part of this, was this all happened two years ago.

Ahh, WWI, major turning point for modern warfare. I remember going over that topic many, many times in history, ROTC, and government. Wars were always one of my favorite topics in history, even though they were horrible and unjust, still I found it fascinating to see the different styles of warfare, and how each government and society worked. Me, I probably would have gone with either Aviation, or Biological Warfare I.E. Killer Mustard Gas and such.

Hahaha! My brother felt the same way when he came to visit us, down in Texas and he didnt bring his camera. Where up north did you go too?

Oh yeah, riv there very fun! Last time i went i cosplayed aptom, and i had the scar on my face and such. It was awesome, but the stuff, of course, is very exspensive. THey got all kinds of stuff there, games, videos, amv's, compitions, food, drinks, all kinds of stuff. Very fun, if you could, i would def go, I mean I plan on going.

Well, would people say that Nightmares have any meaning, such as ryuki has been giving? Cuase that's what I mostly have dreamt about in my childhood, and I don't know if it was because I was merely scared of something, and was thinking about that particular thing bfore going to sleep, or if it really has a significant meaning to my life.

Hmmm. wow that makes sense in a lot of ways and is quite ironic. Back then the family meaning that you mentioned ryuki, was very important to me, but as i got older my family and I have distance ourselves, and we arnt quite as close we used to be when I was so young, and I've had many 'agressive' encounters with em. We don't get along to well, but will come together when the time calls for it. After sharing that dream with you all, I started thinking about it, and around two hours afterwards, I thought I came up with something for it: I thought the Wolf represented my failures, and my friends represented the three chances that I could get to accomplish something very important that would affect many people including ones I cared about. The overwhelmness of my failure caused me to run away from the *society* as ryuki suggested, by it would always come back to find me. This also has meaning to me, for it has happened to me in my past, ryuki's interpretation seems to be more acurate. Thank you for your time to interpret it ryuki. And yes steel it was indeed scary for me back then. As far as interpreting your dream, I might not be as fortunate, it was quite difficult for me to do my own, sorry to say it, but I do look forward to ryuki's view if he indeeds posts it.

I watched Spidy 3 the other day, and I noticed what you ment durendal, about his lack of sarcasm. You know, those little comments like "Hey, why don't hang-out for a bit?" haha.

I know growing up, I had one dream over many times. I would fall out of the sky to my death, and usually woke up with my heart pounding, and forcing my torso up out of the bed. I first had this dream when I was 3 and would wake up on the floor or in the process of falling out of my bed. My feet and hands were usually very sweatly too. I've been told that what you think of before falling alseep is what you dream about, if that is true, then that might explain why I havent had a real dream in the last two years. I remember my dreams, I remember dreams that I've had when I was three, I'll give an example below here shortly. I used to pride myself on that, I never really bragged about it, but it made me feel good that I could remember my dreams when my friends would say they couldnt. Perhaps I payed more attention to my dreams? But I do know, that I don't forget my dreams, I never have woken up and not known what I dreamed about, some people told me if you didn't dream you would die. I don't understand how you would die if you didn't dream, but if I did dream, for the last two years I've dreamt of nothingness, just shere emtpy blackness, and if I dreamt that, because that was what I was thinking, it makes sense. Because when I close my eyes to sleep what do I see? Darkness so I guess it makes sense there. But anyways here's a dream that I always never did fully understand but it for some reason ment alot to me: When I was seven, I lived in TX near an open field. In my dream, I was 7 and it was dark outside like 8 o'clock. My mother and I had went and pick up my friends who were going to stay the night at our house. We were all in her white van pulling up to our house, when we looked out the car window and saw a Grey Wolf killing a horse on the otherside of a barwired fence. He then sayed "That the sun will never rise! And I will kill you all!" We then all ran into our house, and when we opened the door, it was like a super wal'mart inside a normal house. We then all ran to the craft's a boards isle and made a big contraption and painted a sun on it. When we were finished, one of my friends pulled on the rope, and activated the card board sun rising over the card board horizon, on the contraption. This started showing light everywhere from the sun's ray, and we were all cheering. Then across the same isle, we saw the Wolf had done the same thing only with the moon, and activated his contraption, and his moon over whelmed/over powered our sun and he 'beat' us that round. Because we lost he got to kill one of my friends. We then ran outside and started yelling for the sun to rise, and because that didn't work he killed another friend of mine. Finally me and my best friend Kyle, were left, and we looked for a sun back in the store, we found something like a card with a sun on it, but the Wolf chewed it up, and then killed him. The last moments of this dream, was me running outside the house to my mom's van, which she was in it waiting for me, but the Wolf, grabbed me by the ankle and pulled me out, and then!!!!!!! I woke up. I never knew what this dream ment for me, though it is very meaningful, and has a bit of Rock'A'Doodle in it. There are some more dreams I would like to share but for the sake of time, I'll leave this one for this post.

Little Wonders by Rob Thomas. Hope you enjoy.

Yeah I've been to Ren Fair before in Flordia, it was actually a Scottish Feastival. Thats were my family got our Code of Arms the Irish Flag, and our Family Crest and such. I loved it! And want to go here soon. As far as an anime con I don't know which one yet, I just know i want to go soon. Maybe San Japan again maybe mega con don't know yet, will have to see.

Eww nice choice with Yu Yu Hakusho ryuki. It's funny, when I was a kid I saw trailers for Yu Yu Hakusho and I thought it was stupid, and then almost 13 years later I sat down and watched it and I have the entire series haha! Even though the show is not my favorite anime Hiei is my favorite anime character, I actually really enjoyed the english dub of the show, Chuck Huber did an amazing job protraying Hiei. I'd recommend the show but stay clear of the films they wernt so good imo. And I feel you on the ending themes Durendal I liked em too. Hey Toku Warrior is Iron-man now a anime ? or something of the sort?

Thats cool, I knew that Nick was a Rider's fan but I wasnt too sure if they were making a sequel. Maybe they'll have Lelith in it or something. The first one was cool, but I think it could of had more action in it. And it's too bad they never got to make the Black Panther, wasn't he apart of the Avenger's too?

I am actually rather aggrivated right now, because I've waited for almost 2 years now to get those aptom photo's from my friend who took them at San Japan anime con and she still hasnt given me any. Rather upsetting but speaking of which I am really looking forward to go to a Renasance Fair and an Anime Con this year. I am deff planning on going.

Dude thats awesome! Kenji sent you a christmas card! I am so jealous!!!!! HAHAHAHA! Thats really cool though. And I am interested in this book you said it was about ancient briten right? Does it intel ireland as well? If it doesnt, I am still quite interested in it and would like to take a peak at it. Oh, and about your film, you mentioned about commenting about giving money to homeless...well my family has always given the homeless some money when they approached us and asked, we never went out of our way, but when they did ask my father would usually give them a ten or twenty, something I've grown up to do as well. It feels amazing knowing your blessing someone else fianacially. We got that trait from my fathers mother's side of the family I believe, I would encourage you to do so too. Next time someone else that appears to be homeless asks I would encourage you to do what you think is right. Not to pressure you to give them money or anything like that, but do what your heart tells you to do. Not everyone that appears to be homeless is indeed homeless. There are fakes but blessing them is indeed an amazing feeling, and God knows the differance between the fakes and the real homeless people, and he will return those blessing back to you. As far as that church, that was amazing! It was huge!

It was pretty good, but I finally got my old computer back and running again! So glad too!

I am sorry I havent been caught up to speed sense so what's been going on? I read the manga so I know what happens, but I'ma meh right now in the anime...

I wonder if there gonna reboot Blade and GhostRider too, sense they are rebooting pratically every other marvel film anyways. GhostRider is my favorite hero of all, so if they ever do a reboot I hope they get it right. Would be cool if he was in the Avenger's film but I'm not expecting it. From the very beggining of Spider-man (with Toby) they should of linked all the marvel film's together. For ex: They should of had anti-mutant protest against Spider-man, or have in the background a tv news caster talking about Frank Castle's disappearance. You, know stuff like that, or Tony Starrk's new weapons development or the Vampire Hunter Blade killing more people, he thought were vampires, would of been cool to have them all be in the same universe, without actual cameo apparances. For the villain in this new one, I hope it is Lizard, he's my favorite Spider-man villain and I've been waiting for him to appear sense the second Toby Spider-man film. And as far as the reboot of the Punisher, why did they do that in the first place? I never saw the reboot, because I liked the first one it was awesome imo. They should of had a Spider-man film were Spidy (throughout the film) grew an extra arm, but it quickly went back into his body, and other side affects like that happening, until the very end of the film he became Man-spider. Then they could of made a sequel to Punisher where Frank Castle hunted Man-spider. OH well, listen to me rant I look forward to seeing this new Spiddy movie regardless!

Ohh, that's a good point, completely forgot about the snakes. Well to be more accurate I ment maybe the dino salivia would be indirectly harmful to us or our animals today, not the animals that walked the Earth with the dino's but I am sure you all already knew that. It's interesting to me because it shows us how much we really don't know about them. I mean I could (and probably am) be dead wrong about this theory, and at the same time we can't entirely throw it out because we truely don't know. It's awesome to see all the laws and theories that support each side of this though. I love topics like this because it opens the door to widening my understanding on how or world works, and how awesome the animals are and the fuction they all use and such. I don't know why, it's always fascinated me.

Well, I think that it is possible, that seeing as dino's were such massive creatures, they might of needed some sort of bacteria to break down the massive clumps of flesh they devoured. Think of the Rex for a moment, some scientist think it hunted its prey while others say it was scavenger. Personally I think it did both, but wouldnt it need some strong salivia to break down all those germs from the decomposing animal? I wouldn't be surprised if the larger animals, had some sort of bacteria that was used to break down the flesh that could be quite harmful in today's environment.