ErutanXiku

That is honestly the best advice I've heard. You're right, being in a relationship with someone - I'm not actively looking, but am open to the idea - isn't about being someone you're not. So while I'm like this on principal - for potential friendships, what you see is what you get when it comes to me - I shouldn't treat serious relationships any different. I never hide things about me and I never "big myself up" as they say. Thank you, sometimes I need to be reminded of the obvious - I just kept over thinking it to the point where I became insecure; especially since my mum brought me one or two arranged marriage proposals shortly after I got the news of my condition, so before I even had enough time to take it all in and figure out how I felt about it. I turned these offers down due to not getting a good vibe and in my experience Indian families are incredibly superficial, which added to my insecurity Oh, I keep arranged marriage as an option, though ideally - and my mother fully supports this, and it's her preferred option too - I would hope to actually meet someone one day I'm perfectly happy being on my own for the time being, since I can enjoy more things - like visiting places and sightseeing - though, sometimes it would be nice to have someone to share it with, friend or not - most of the friends I have kind of let me down on that area

Thank you for explaining The process of your interpretation has got me thinking; perhaps it could have been my body telling me something that my subconscious knew but I didn't - my impending disability caused by my genetic condition. After all, the grey and murky setting is like my eyes aren't working like they should be. The condition that I have systematically destroys the normal workings of my retinas - the rods, which deal with night vision are completely destroyed, while the cones that work with day vision are slowly shut down but not destroyed. It's a scary thought knowing that this is happening slowly, but that's my only solace because the longer it takes the more time I have to enjoy the World for what it is. Perhaps that's why I woke up too early in my dream - just as it gets scary. Maybe that's why the dream is incomplete... Wow...then again, it could have a completely different meaning. Though, thinking of it this way kind of supports my theory/belief that the subconscious brain knows more about yourself and the state of your body than your conscious self does. I browsed through Steel's blog and it did seem interesting - I'll be sure to give it a proper read through when I have the time

That's okay; I was going to say that you didn't have to read the long post - the only other topics covered in it are a dream that I had in secondary school, which I believe had a pretty self-explanatory message since it was outright told to me by someone important to me who is no longer here, and three other instances that could be considered lucid dreaming, two of which were very strange because I woke up with something that shouldn't have been there in the first place. As said, I tend to have very strange dreams or instances where I'm asleep, but believe I'm awake. Which is mainly why I believe there's more to this world/universe than what we see and what science tells us. I just remembered, while I was studying for my exams, it got pretty late and I started drifting in and out of sleep and found it hard to concentrate, when all of a sudden my head was in a Jazz Club, I could feel the smoke in the air and the colour was an amber glow. I could hear music playing and a baritone voice was singing, the words were along the lines of "Let it be, let it be, just the two of us, just the two of us babe~" I'm not sure if this a real song that I may have heard and it made its way into my 'dream/hallucination' but it felt real and I woke up because the whole thing surprised me. But yeah, thanks for giving it a go Ryuki. As you said, most dreams we have are personal to us and only we can know the true meaning...the problem is, I'm not too good at dream interpretation unless it's fairly obvious what the message is, so I guess it'll take me time to figure it out. Can I ask though, what about my dream made you ask if I had a condition/disability? Was it, as you mentioned, the mechanical sounds making you think of a hospital? Thinking of a hospital doesn't have to equate disability...so I'm curious, if you don't mind me asking, what else pointed you in that direction?

Ryuki, Steel, that's sound advice - thanks Though since I've mentioned it in the Dreams thread, may as well come out with it here... The "Fine Print" in question isn't anything based on morals or social rules, as I probably failed in highlighting, but a genetic disorder that will affect me in the long-term. So in that case, if you were in my position, how would you break the news, or how would you like the news broken to you...? EDIT: Perhaps I should start a new topic...?

Yeah, sorry for going off topic, but just one more thing: I like Ian Anthony Dale too! I was so excited when I heard he was playing Kazuya, but so disappointed by the role he was given - who in the world wrote that script anyway?! I am also excited about him playing Scorpion - great choice based on the promo vid, and I'm looking forward to catching the webisodes when they're released. Back to X-Men... Yeah...like how does Beast work? If Havoc's ending up something like 50 by the present day, wouldn't that make Beast like 70? I bring it up, since McAvoy likes to refer back to X1 - X3 when talking about portraying Xavier, and how he has live up to Partick Stewart's portrayal...

Dude...seriously? Wow, so much has changed...I really should try harder to keep up... Yeah, I know Gambit had an indirect hand in the Morlock Massacre - his punishment was totally unfair, but I'm proud that he told Rogue where to stick it when she tried to get back with him after he made his way back. Thanks for reminding me though, I had an idea for a fic that after Gambit returned from Antarctica he would transfer to the Generation X Academy and be an instructor, where he would form a bond with Emma who has an understanding of what he's going through - I just couldn't remember why he was stranded in Antarctica though... Sorry about the Tekken movie; despite it being awful, the only thing I thought was right about it was casting Ian Anthony Dale as Kazuya, despite the character being nothing like him...

Thanks for the link Actually the name sounds familiar, wait...I'm pretty sure Cable's twin brother was called 'Gabriel' as well, wasn't he? *does research* Now that's just weird, I mean, I could have sworn I read that Stryfe was Cable's twin and not his clone...Oh well, Gabriel Summers sounds familiar... You have no idea how much my fangirl screamed during that awful Tekken movie - my only solace is that the guy who came up with the series, practically denies its existence. But yeah...I'm with you on that one, but I'm not sure how much more punishment it can take... Regarding Captain America, my first exposure was in the 90's Spider-Man animated series during one of my most favourite arcs. I came to appreciate and love his character instantly based on his sacrifice and his ideals. There's seriously a theory that Gambit could be Sinister's clone?! Ow...how? I mean I'm sure Sinister was like the kid that used to bully Cyclops in the orphanage - which is just weird, because Cyclops has two sons named after him - Nathan Dayspring and Nate Grey, though Nate was created by Sinister. Seriously, Sinister has to be the Number #1 Cyclops/Jean shipper/fanboy...

Well, it's not like I'm overly sensitive about it - I just didn't mention it in case it wasn't necessary, but here are the specifics: I have apparently got a genetic condition that currently has no cure; I will one day lose my sight, or at best have severely impaired vision. According to other people that have this condition, Retinitis Pigmentosa, it seems the latter case is more likely and that it's progressing very slowly - I only have slightly bad night vision, while my day vision is great; it's been like this for as far back as I can remember, but I didn't think it was a problem until my new optician referred me. As for my dad, my parents have been divorced for the past 7-8 years, and I have been meaning to get in touch with him about this since my doctor won't do a genetic profile unless other members in my family show symptoms - having one done would help to identify which kind I have. The only problem is, I don't know if I want to know what kind I have, but it would help. Also, I don't see why he won't just do it because my dad worked nights when we were still with him, which kind of means that his vision's okay, and no-one else in my immediate family has it. If I do decide to get in touch with him, I'm worried about how it would go down because it's been so long and the first time I saw him since the divorce was last year at his step-father's wake, only we didn't get around to it because my aunt and his brother got into a fight, that the latter started, and we left before it got ugly. As for blaming him about my condition, I don't. I don't blame anyone because it's just one of those things that at the time of my conception no-one had any control over. Also, as far as anyone knows, while this condition could and may have been in my family for years/generations, no-one's probably ever realised it until now, with me...then there's the random genetic mutation factor... Thanks for the insight though - feel free to make further interpretations based on the further information provided It's just very weird at how it seems to be 'prophetic' in a way since I used to have this dream a lot - 17 years before it even related to my present :/

I have noticed this regarding Cyclops also, but I tend to chalk it up to people not having a proper understanding of who he is, and rather focus on the surface of his appearance - bossy and uptight. He just hasn't been given the proper care - for lack of a better word. Captain America also happens to be one of my favourite heroes - I love what he stands for; it's an ideology that seems to be slowly fading over the years, and in these times, I feel he is the kind of hero we need more of - honourable and courageous. I was so mad when they killed him off in that lame way - I mean a SNIPER?! I know they brought him back afterwards, but that's a pretty lame retcon of events...As for his upcoming movie, I'll watch it and while I love Chris Evans...I'm not sure if that casting choice was right - I always thought the dude who played Flash Gordon, Eric Johnson, in the new series would have been a better match, but of course he's older now and it depends on whether it crossed his mind to audition, or if it would have been a role he'd have been interested in... My feelings exactly, but when I talked about it with a friend of mine, his defence for it was the following: What I don't get is why they confuse everyone by saying it's a remake/prequel...it can't be both, so I'm going for it being a complete re-imagining/rebooting. However, I can't help but feel a similar feeling to how my brother felt about the Prince of Persia movie - good concept and story, but why Prince of Persia? Surely it would have done just fine if it was a story with its own cast. This is how I feel, if he wants a superhero/mutant movie set in the 60's, by all means do so, but why base it on X-Men? Sure it fits Magneto and Xavier, but why bring in characters that canonically wouldn't have been around/active then? It perhaps, would have been interesting - since this is a reimagining - if they explored the Juggernaut relationship... Would this other brother have been Gambit? I remember reading that it was, but I'm not sure if that was ever confirmed in 'canon'...he was also my favourite, for obvious reasons ... Just thinking about Havoc as Cyclops' dad is just weird (since Emma Frost's in it, would she be his mother...?)...Could you imagine having this conversation with someone, explaining the differences between each X-Men-verse? I mean, explaining the Summers Clan is hard enough - I find it infinitely funny, how Cyclops and Jean have four grown children, but never physically made any of them.

Actually I kind of do, sort of - it'll take years, hopefully decades, before it completely affects me though. I only found out last year (the "fine print" referred to in the other thread) but...do you need to know the specifics? That's just creepy though, to think that particular recurring dream from my childhood would have something to do with this...the last time I remember having it was like when I was between 7 to 9...

Sorry Ryuki, I just had so much to write and I thought it best to put it all down instead of breaking it up... There's not really anything I'm looking for interpretation on since most of my dreams are straight forward, though if you want you can give the dream I had as a kid a go: Otherwise, I just wanted to share a few of the more weird dreams I've had in my time Steel: Yeah, I kept both coins and made sure to put them somewhere safe...odd thing is, I can't remember where that safe place was, but I'm sure they'll turn up at some point - it's a clear sign that I have too much junk that needs clearing out -_-

Hmm...going with the theme of 'Relationships' I suppose that up until last year, I'd have probably gone out with almost anyone, but now that I have let's say..."Fine Print" - nothing like no canoodling before marriage or no taking my lipginity before the 3rd date or some such - how and when would it be deemed appropriate to make the other person aware of implied Fine Print? It's the sort of thing that's a little complicated to get into...but can probably make or break what could be blossoming...

Sounds like a friend of mine, but for some reason I expect it of her. I mean she's a great pal, and we were meant to meet up for dinner before Christmas, then New Year and then a few weeks back, but I'm not bothered that we keep missing it. Actually, it worked out in a weird way 'cause the place we were going to is under refurbishment and will re-open in March. As for regarding your course, I had a teacher like that...but then I made a mistake in the course I wanted to do. I was really into animation at the time, but I did pretty bad in my A-Levels and took Internet and Multimedia, which is a very general course despite the heavy emphasis on website design - in all honesty, I took it for the 3rd Year Module on 3D Animation. Not a good thing to do, but I learned a lot from the various courses that made up this degree. But anyway, my teacher, he taught XML and one of my other subjects, while the material was interesting, his voice was this monotonous drone and I spent most of my time asleep in his classes - it didn't help that it was the first one in the morning either and I was tired from waking up early and spending close to an hour in morning traffic (I commuted from home, which was against my wish - parents should NEVER exercise their right to guilt trip you) Lately though, I've come to realise that I did the whole higher education thing too early and now feel that I would have gotten more out of it once I had decided my path in my life - which I still don't know what is, so am working a steady job, volunteering and working on a few personal projects in the hopes that something will click... Also, I took the time to read a few of the earlier posts you made, and dude! BananaKing! My brother studies at Rochester too!...only in England XD He's doing a course in CG Arts and Animation and is really loving it.

Perhaps it's a fear about the unknown again? Everyone knows the world is going to end one day - there are two types: 1) the natural end of the Earth itself that everyone raves about any chance they get and 2) the end of a person's life. Perhaps these dreams are more a sign of your mortality and how much you hold dear at this moment? I dream, but I only remember very few and I've never had a nightmare. Sometimes I have lucid dreams, where I truly believe that I'm awake - my eyes are open and I'm conversing normally - yet my mind is still dreaming - if you understand my meaning. An example would be, one day my brother woke me up just to say 'Good Morning' - he's like that - and I asked him why he sounded funny, and he said that he had a sore throat; I then proceeded to tell him that he was wrong and he had an organism latched onto the back of his neck that gave him powers in return for messing with some part of his body. The thing is, I also believed that what I was saying was the truth and he almost believed me, because I went into the whole science and processes about how it works. Needless to say, I came away with an awesome comic idea once I actually woke up. I remember at some point there was this pause and I asked what I was talking about and my brother was like "What?" and I told him that I just woke up and he gave me the weirdest look. Though if my brother hadn't still been there and told me what had happened, that entire dream would have been a black spot XD There are two other dreams I've had - one I used to have a lot when I was younger but no longer have, though I remember it if I hear a certain sound and the other I had only once but it stuck with me because I had it when I was having a tough time at school. I can't remember the details of the first dream, but I remember that when I woke up I'd feel scared and uneasy. I think there was something like a large base-camp that was like a maze. Everything was grey and empty; it was kind of oppressing. There's this girl in a hood, about 5 or 6 and covered in dirt. She's going about the base camp, while these big burly guys move around methodically - they too are covered in dirt, but they run the place. There are these mechanical sounds in the background everytime they move, like the sound steam engines make - they're not making the sounds, but it's there. Suddenly the girl is found by one of these men and she makes a sound - it's not a cry or fear, but an odd sound - and he begins to scream - not in agony or fear, just a scream - and I wake up. My memory of it isn't too good so I'm sure there are details I may have forgotten, but these are the key scenes I remember and it's always a sound (in real life) similar to what the girl makes when I remember the dream more. As for the one I had in school, I figure it was to do with my situation at the time. There was a girl I was best friends with - I started the friendship in our first year of secondary school. Two years later I found out she had begun spreading rumours about how I was a loner and didn't have any real friends - it hurt and I ended it there, despite our mutual friends - who were my friends from primary school that I had introduced her to - trying to get us back together again. If it's one thing about me is that I have no problem severing ties with people who don't show me the respect for my feelings as a friend that I do for their's - it's hard to get through, but that's how I am. But yes, the dream I had a few nights after was the following: I was in a place, it was all white and I was surrounded by my friends and people that I knew, only they weren't really there, or rather they didn't notice me. I was a little worried, but the rumours that happened in real life came to mind and I thought screw it, but then there was a parting between this group and figure came into being as they came towards me. It was a girl, slightly older than me and she told me "You may not have any friends, but people still care for you," I woke up after that feeling a little better, but a bit weirded out because what does being "Friends" mean? Since then, I don't really care about what people think of me and just do my own thing; if people want to get to know me they can, but I won't be put out if they don't. Also, I just remembered I had two other lucid dreams that were just weird and happened when I was very sick. They both happened while I was visiting family in Fiji and I had caught some kind of virus, and they both had the same two people - I could make out their shape and hear their voices, but I couldn't see who they were. They were just blurred, grey figures. The first one happened early on in my sickness; my mum had gotten up to use the bathroom and I heard a voice asking me who I was and what I was doing there. I answered with my name and that I was visiting; they then asked where my mother was and I told them she was using the bathroom; they then asked what was wrong with me and I told them I didn't know. The two figures seemed to think for a moment and then told me to hold something and place it in my hand. They left then and my mum came back and I went back to sleep. When I woke up, my hand was in a fist and inside was a Fijian 1 Cent coin. The problems with this dream is that the origin of the coin is a mystery - there was nothing in the bed before I went to sleep; we always checked and dusted them. I was sleeping by the window, which was closed and locked and since it's Fiji, we slept with mosquito nets that were tucked under the bed and the nets were never opened. Afterwards though, I started to feel a little better and kept that coin on me. When we went to visit one of my uncles, I had another experience with the two figures, but I don't remember much about that one apart from that we didn't talk for as long, and I woke up again with a Fijian 1 cent coin in my hand. I thought it was the same one, but the first coin was still where I was keeping it. Again, same situation, everything was locked and closed and I slept under a mosquito net. It's a mystery, but it doesn't bother me.

isn't that the clip super existence posted just before you? Oops o.O My bad, I checked that link before posting and it didn't work for me so I didn't know what it was *snips it out*

That's a pet-peeve of mine and my main fear regarding the new ThunderCats - it being re-identified as Anime, thus obliterating it's American roots. It's nice and all that they're going for the Japanese look, but I don't want it to be called something it's not. The same thing happened with Oban Star Racers (French made, Japanese animated) and The Last Airbender... Makes me wonder if should they reboot The Real Ghostbusters - should the third movie ever be released - would they do the same thing, since the series was also animated in Japan :/ EDIT: Link removed...my bad, Super Existence's one didn't work for me so I didn't know what it was [emote=onion]shame[/emote] Sorry! </EDIT> So yeah...his behaviour in the CGI movie teaser suits his mentality as a 12 year old in an adult's body, but that last scene... >.>

That's exactly why I love Cyclops' character so much and feel that he's quite under-appreciated [emote=simple]smallbiggrin[/emote]...of course that's my opinion as most people I meet are Wolvie fans :/ The X-Men Animated series of the 90's was my first introduction to the series - obviously I was a kid - and back then I could tell how cool he was XD I could see that, aside from being easy on the eyes for a cartoon character, as the Leader of the X-Men he had the hardest choices to make. It's easy for Wolverine to rebel and go back for that one "soldier" and get all in Cyclops' face over it, but Cyclops has to think of the rest of the team and live with the consequences and guilt associated with his decisions. He was a great leader and I would have gladly followed him anywhere. He's just not appreciated enough for his efforts and is quite often, in my experience, seen by other people as a whiny pretty boy who stamps his foot and rolls around crying about he's the leader of the X-Men and everyone should listen to him. Not true. So it really disappointed me when he wasn't given his proper due in the X-Movies...

Yeah, Mystique is Nightcrawler's mother...that family is a little complicated, but less so compared to the Summers Clan - now that's a brain twister XD I'm ashamed to say, that while I love the X-Men series most of my knowledge stems from the 90's animated series, which was pretty good at keeping close to the material, hence why I was confused about Nightcrawler's paternity...I should really hit the books :/ X3 was good considering what it had to work from - X1 and X2 - the only parts I raged at were Cyclop's lame death (I'm a Cyclops fan) and Angel's small role, despite being a poster boy ;p Although, I thought its merits lay in actually having a story that didn't centre around Wolverine and also it introduced a lot more mutants the previous two combined. The Wolverine movie was just awful...so bad, I feel like giving it the Tsukihime anime treatment :/ Regarding this new movie though, I'm a little put out that Havok's not Cyclops' younger brother - he could be older, or a completely different person in this movie, much like how Juggernaut wasn't Xavier's step-brother in X3 :/ But these are all fan-gripes, so whatever...anything goes in Movie-verse [emote=onion]yawn[/emote]

I haven't kept up with the news on First Class because I'm not too sure on a reboot. Now that I know more about it, my one and only question is how the HFIL is this going to work?! It's more than just a reboot, it's a complete reimagining! I wouldn't normally mind, but is it seriously meant to tie in with the other movies? I guess it could work, since we haven't been introduced to the featured characters apart from an elderly Magento and Xavier...though Beast was in his prime and gave off the impression that he wasn't tied to the X-Men...I'll allow for Mystique because she could shape-shift herself to be younger... Is Azazel seriously the father of Nightcrawler? I thought it was some rich dude Mystique married, unless that was him in disguise... I don't know why I'm feeling a tiny bit worked up about it, perhaps it's because I hated X1 and X2 - X3 was the only half-decent one as it introduced us to more mutants, as opposed to only revolving around Wolverine and his issues. Perhaps, I'm just feeling the same way I felt about the Superman Returns movie...they have an opportunity to create something new and fresh, and yet they don't.

That's great news BananaKing - I really hope it goes well That emote's an ONION I thought it was a cat...o.O As for my radar being switched off, Ryuki had it right and your advice was spot on - I'm not going to sit around thinking about what could have been, especially since I have a life to live - I'm just not actively looking, and it's easier dealing with others without thinking of them as potential partners XD Though, there was this one guy I met on a Summer course I took a few years back (after I decided to switch off my radar), he too was younger than me but I got this creepy vibe off him and wasn't interested in going out with him. When he asked and I turned him down nicely, he called me a racist and tried to guilt me, which really peeved me off so I told it to him straight and he backed off. Enough about me though; we're supposed to be making you feel better! I didn't mean to hijack your thread, I was just sharing some life experience >.>

Wow...talk about heavy...I'm glad you managed to come to a decision though dude, it must have been really hard... There's no way I can relate to these situations, since I've never had a relationship...and admitting to that probably shines me in a bad light or something, but anyway. An ex-friend of mine always thought that single people gave the best advice, even though when it came down to her she never listened to my advice and instead followed her recently broken-up friend's and ruined her relationship. My advice was to talk it out, because she felt that her boyfriend - they'd been going out for about 6 months and had been friends for about 2 years before that - wasn't spending enough time with her, so I told her to talk about it and she didn't. I'm not sure where she's at now, because we went our separate ways a year or so after that because it became clear that she never cared about my feelings and I'm only angry at myself for having taken so long to figure that out. I'm probably one of those people that see the world through rose-coloured glasses, despite being pretty jaded, and my advice would have been talk it out. Discuss with each other and see where the two of you would have seen the relationship going and if it's worth waiting. I mean, I truly believe that romance can exist without getting physical - that after all, is a huge step - and if you truly care about someone, it shouldn't be the "end game" as they say. You have to wonder, once you take that step, would it add more or take away from what you have? I don't mean "take away" as in fizzle it out, I'm sure that after the deed has been done you'd be eager to experiment further and so you'd stick with each other for that purpose - in that regard, if that's all you're together for, it will take something away from what you have. But hey, what do I know right? I'm glad you made your decision and I hope it works out P.S. As for the age thing - her being 16 - I would have said either break it off or wait; it's not worth getting put behind bars for and ruining your life. As for the other age thing, in general I don't think age matters as long as both are legal. Took me a while to figure that out, because I always thought I'd be with someone my age or slightly older, but then I kind of fell for this guy who was younger than me by a year. But now I know it was just infatuation because he was the only best looking guy at work But rather than growing some proverbial-balls and asking him out, I made the decision that it was better for both of us if I was just a friend - which turned out to be the better choice, because he was totally into another girl but she turned him down...it didn't stop me from hurting though, because the exact same thing happened with the first guy I ever fell really hard for and I sort of confessed to him - he was turned down by his crush also. It's a weird pattern, so I've switched my radar off and if it happens it happens. But yeah, anyway, my personal view is that age doesn't really matter; some people can be mature for their years, others not.

Yeah...it would be difficult to keep track of since they change all the time, though in some cases you're lucky to have the present day name somewhat related to the original, e.g. London = Londinium as dubbed by the Romans, whereas in India's case Mumbai = Bombay and that was decided a few years/decades ago :/ I did a bit of reading, and Albion is so far the oldest recorded, while Loegria is a variant of the Latinisation of the Welsh term for parts of the English region. To be honest, I quite like it, it's somewhat romantic in a way since it's the name used to refer to King Arthur's England and I love those legends, which also stemmed from Celtic Myth Perhaps Briton is more sourced from the Romans, but I seem to remember that at the time it may have also have been referred to as Anglii...unless that was just England... Oh! I just remembered, I came across this Latin joke that was told by a visiting Roman Priest around the time the Romans occupied Briton/England. He asked his aide who the natives were, because he found them to be beautiful with their blond hair and blue eyes, and his aide replied that the people were called Angles, the Priest then said "Non Anglii, sed Angeli!" or something to that effect, but its meant to translate as "Not Angles, but Angels!" It's a terrible joke, but I find it to be a good pun... It's interesting how the Roman name has existed, even today - (English) England = Angle Land; (French) Angleterre = Land of Angles (if broken literally)...2000+ years is a long time for something to stick around; especially in culture.

I'm pretty sure Gaul was the old name for France/Belgium, which around the same time Britain/Briton was referred to as either Albion or Loegria...I'm not too sure...But you mentioned culture, so they probably were the same despite the Channel separating them :/