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I know, many people have been puzzled by my sudden disappearance. I've just been busy posting and couldn't think of anything to mumble about. Anyway, here are some updates!

1) Graduation time! Thank God!
2) Anime convention! This weekend (June 13-15), I will be at Anime Mid Atlantic, my new hometown con. Katsucon has grown large, and I will still go to it, but my heart is in the smaller conventions, which AMA is. If you are going, you can see me very easily. First off, I'll be wearing a chicken on my head. Second, I'm hosting the Shoujo Anime panel on Saturday night around 11pm, after the Cosplay.
3) I'm moving! I'm going to move to Georgia soon, and I'm getting a job in Atlanta. Hopefully, it won't suck too much.
4) My car is fixed! It's in perfect running order!

I know, I know, you've been waiting a long time. I hope it satisfies!

Why are there so many professional Anonymous Cowards on slashdot? I mean, seriously, half the time, they exist only for the purpose of letting extremists (left or right-wing) vent their propaganda without damaging their karma.

I understand that some people use Anonymous Coward for when they get started on Slashdot. I spent a good week as one when I first found the place. But seriously, there is no good reason to allow it. It merely encourages trolling.

90% of the time you see a "Bush is a moron" post or other anti-government blather without logical reasoning, it's brought to you by an AC.


I'd honestly like to know if anyone's actually had several positive experiences with AC's. For every good one I have, I get 10 really bad ones.

It's a sad state of affairs that we're involved in today. The world is nuts and noone seems to know why. Europe, a continent dominated by countries that were freed from the tyranny of oppressive regimes is now also a continent dominated by anti-American sentiment.

Now, seriously. Let's break it down like this: Europe hates that there's one superpower. And Europe hates that it has absolutely no say in the government of that superpower.

Europe has been working hard to create a superpower of its own. A continental superpower similar to that of the USSR; known as the EU. A good percentage of these countries are left-leaning and many have socialism in their governmental systems to a dramatic degree (far greater than our own welfare system).

However, not a single European government, or even all the governments combined, have the ability to influence US policy. Effectively, what the European nations seek is representation without taxation. It's another reason why they hate Bush as much.

More liberal presidents have allowed themselves to be easily swayed by European governments. It's because liberals and europeans share one thing in common: the belief that the U.S. owes the world something in exchange for building its economy with capitalism.

The liberal philosophy runs directly counter to the concept of capitalism. The idea that wealth should be redistributed, no matter how small, is still a violation of that concept. While small boosts are necessary for market correction, it shouldn't be the driving force. It's much like the Space Shuttle. You can use the thrusters to correct the Shuttle's direction, but you wouldn't want to try to take off with those thrusters.

Don't get me wrong, Europeans, I'm against this war. I don't stand with you blindly, however, because of the manner in which you behave and the automatic dismissal of anything Bush does. As well, I take issue with the way your press has treated Colin Powell in recent months.

Europe, you guys are groovy. France, I love the wine and the language is good. But you have no clue about when to go to war. Germany, I love your country all together. But given your history, I don't think you've gotten the ability to whine about countries invading others. Russia, your country kicks ass. Sure you got your asses handed to you by a bunch of ragtag Islamic fighters in a pissy province in the caucasus and...oh, wait. I see why you don't like the idea of an ally going to war in Iraq.

Can't we get along? I mean, come on. (A nod to Jimmy from Southpark).

I finished watching "Sakura Diaries" recently. I didn't think I'd get into it like I did, but I fell in love with the cuteness of the series. I was worried when I picked it up (In the collector's edition DVD 2-disk), that it was a hentai series. It wasn't. It was somewhere between a girl's vision of romance, and a guy's version of romance.

The only letdown is the ending.


WARNING: SPOILER!
NOONE GETS THE HOOKUP!

What an anti-climactic ending for such a wonderful series.

I am beginning to propagandize on my journal. My goal is to have the most read journal on Slashdot. Tell your friends, tell your family and comment constantly.

Even tell your socialist friends who hate capitalists, such as myself.