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RyanTurtle

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  1. I am back from my month away from everything, and I am feeling great! For those who don't know, I left last month and didn't tell anyone where I was going. No computer, no internet, nothing. Just me and my books. I had my phone, but it was for emergencies only. I ended up going to New York City for a week before leaving for some time in Europe. First stop was the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. Stayed in Ireland for a few days then hopped over to Scotland to visit the Glenlivet distillery. After a few days in Scotland, I hopped on a plane back to the states and headed to Washington D.C. to hit up the National Air and Space Museum and Library of Congress. My last stop was Detroit to catch a Red Wings game at the Joe before heading home. It was nice to get some time away from everything and just get my S**T together. I am refreshed and ready to take on life.

  2. so blase to talk about the weather, but it's really truly fabulous. After a $176 power bill from running the a/c all month, I haven't had to turn it on in 3 days. *happy sigh*

    So, Sunday night, I was drunk and bought a scratch off lottery ticket. I was pretty excited because I won $2. When I went to cash it in at the gas station, they said they couldn't cash out that much. I was baffled, cause it was only $2. Turns out I read it wrong . . . I just won $20,000 . . . . . . . . Holy F***ING S**T!

    I am seriously beside myself. That definitely softens the blow of losing my job.

  3. I would play Galaga against both of you. Take a swig of the hard stuff every time your ship is blowed up and see how far you can get :rockon:

    I don't know about that. I'm pretty good. I was raised on Galaga. I've had the high score on that machine since I was a kid, and the only time that wasn't the case was when they reset the machine.

  4. Thank you all for the kind words! I really appreciate it!

    Well, yesterday was my "supposed to be wedding day". We ended up going to the bar. I spent the night drinking Guinness, playing Galaga, and flirting with the cute, off duty waitress who I apparently pretend married. All in all it was tons of fun and really helped to cheer me up. For the first time in a while, I feel like it's all gonna be ok.

  5. As most of you probably didn't notice, I have been missing from the forum for a while. This is the result of a chaotic month.

    See, I was SUPPOSED to be getting married this weekend, but about a month ago, Chandra decided to inform me that she not only didn't want to get married anymore, but she was moving out. Of course, this all happened the same day that I lost my job. Sooo, needless to say, I was in a bad spot. I ended up spending a couple weeks in the hospital on suicide watch and now I am unemployed and living with my parents again.

    C'est le vie, I suppose. Better to break up now than AFTER the wedding. At least I don't have to go through a divorce.

  6. George Lucas wanted Obi Wan Kenobi to be Asian in honor of one of his favorite directors, Akira Kurosawa, but the studios didn't think that an Asian was marketable enough.

    George Lucas was originally supposed to direct Apocalypse Now.

    Lucas has stated that Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is the only installment in the prequel trilogy that he was satisfied with.

    George originally wanted to do a Flash Gordon movie. Since he couldn't get the rights, he created Star Wars.

    George Lucas based Han Solo on his friend . . . Francis Ford Coppola

    The Directors Guild of America fined Lucas for refusing to have a standard title sequence in his "Star Wars" films; he quit the guild after paying the fine.

  7. I just got a call from an old friend who I haven't heard form in ages. He got all strung out on drugs and dropped off the face of the Earth. He'd been in and out of jail for the past five years and we all pretty much thought we'd never see him again. It seems he's been in rehab for the last year or so and he's gotten himself cleaned up, getting married, and has his life back on track. I hope it lasts, cause I've lost enough friends.

  8. You've never heard of Captain America?

    Where do you live? Canada?

    I'm also interested in where you are from . . . everyone I know has heard of Captain America. Even my friends from Korea, Russia, and Africa have heard of Cap. Anywho, did you stay for the Avengers trailer after the credits? The Avengers is really the purpose of the Cap, Iron Man, Hulk, and Thor movies. They're really all part of a much bigger picture.

    It's an exciting time to be a comic book fan.

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