R.A.N.T. (Really Annoying Nerds Talking)
“ ..history has shown the best defense against heavy cavalry are pikemen, so aircraft should mount lances on their noses and fly in tight squares to fend off bombers.
RedImperator
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Rough Flight ~00:02:08:00 by John Ottman from Superman Returns
If you close your eyes and imagine a lone modified transport ship bobbing and weaving through a titanic space battle, dodging laser blasts and exploding capital ships while the camera cuts in and out between the ship and the raging chaos all around it (squads of fighters looping and dodging each other’s attacks, a small frigate barrelrolling over a wounded capital ship while unloading a volley of missiles into its hull as all around transports are disintergrating and the vacuum of space is filled with a frenzy of star fighters and battleships precariously shooting at anything that isn’t themselves) while at the same time more and more of the enemy ships are suddenly warping into the fray…
…the song will give you chills.
“Your PC will …abandon you…”
You know…
I’ve been trying, but it isn’t working out the way I’d have liked it to. I’ve had trouble, and I’ve found that people aren’t as accepting here. I think that it may have something to do with the base up there. Everybody is used to new people coming into Clearfield, but most people here have known each other for a long time. The other contributing factor is quite simply, I’m not Mormon. Everybody in Bountiful is, and they prefer to stick to themselves. Anyhow, it could get better, but I’m not holding my breath. It’s true, I have been holding on to the past, but I just need somebody to fill the gap for a while.
Dude…
It seems to me that you’re kind of stuck in a place you don’t even live. What I mean is that you keep trying to get in contact with me to hang out but I’ve got other things going every time, you’re thinking about asking Eli to the prom, you can’t drive, and you live 30 miles away. This is not a persuasive piece, it’s just a question: have you considered just finding a new group to hang out with that’s closer at hand? It sounds like you’re having a hard time finding anything to do with your free time and your parents are bagging on you as they always have. Why not spend some more time where you are developing some new connections? You can still come hang with us once in a while and we can always chat on Tumblr or text, but you yourself have declared that it simply isn’t feasible to maintain a constant presence so far away. Just something for you to think about. Sincerely and Respectfully, Your Friend, -Lane
Ugh…
So, I’ve been debating asking Eli to prom for a week now, just been too chicken to ask my parents, let alone her. Now she’s looking for a boyfriend, and to be quite honest, she sounds a bit desperate. I want to ask her out, but I know my parents will be “disappointed”, the most irritating thing a parent can say. They’ll let you do your thing, but keep that dagger of guilt right there. I’m sure they’d like Eli, but they don’t want me dating in general, let alone a Mormon girl. The other dilemma is simply one of distance. 30 miles is a ways to come, though I’m willing, I think that it will be better in theory than in practice. I can’t manage to plan something with Lane; frequent visits are bound to be nearly impossible, especially without my parents total approval. Well, I have to cut this rant short, battery dying, but rest assured I’m losing sleep on this…
Aye, Captain.
okey doke. Secret safe.
