The good news? Avatar - The Last Airbender has been on all weekend! They’re running the whole series - YAY! I love me my avatar!

I have my favorite Characters, and favorite couples. Iroh is my favorite character. He is a tea drinking, wise old man, full of sarcastic witticism. Good humored and well-balanced, I would aspire to become him in my old age.

Katara is my second. I’ll admit it, If I was a cartoon, I’d totally go for broke on her. Smart, pretty, resourceful, outgoing, forgiving, and flexible - Oh, and she is a Master Water bender. You know what that means? WATERSLIDES and ICE!!!

Honestly though, I relate more to Zuko. Especially seeing his transformation from Season 1: Vengeful, Malicious, Hurtful, Proud, Angry, and Uncaring; to Season 2: Turmoltuious, Questioning, Discovering, Learning, and Changing; to Season 3, where he learned humility, balanced his Chi, healed the wounds he caused and became self-less enough to love. I absolutely adore the relationship with Mai; and I am loathe to admit that, she is another one of the well-developed characters that I seem to feel connected to.  He lack of emotion is only surpassed by the hidden power of her love for Zuko.

Sokka is always amusing, as we all find stupidity to be funny. It is amazing though, his character development. He went from being the self-doubting, dubious naive, idiot; to a well-formed, educated, and highly-trained master of swordsmanship. And it happened without force - Which is the sign of an AMAZING writing staff.

I was once told, by a old teacher, that there is beauty in everything - from the trash that we throw out, to the beggar on the street, the the feats of architecture that humanity accomplishes. He said, Beauty - that is, real beauty, is nothing more that truth. Hats off to you, Avatar Staff. Michael DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Aaron Ehasz, and everyone else that made this truly entertaining series. Thank you for such a intelligent and creative marvel of animation. The story, and everything in it, from the very first moment of hatred and anger to the last moment of passion and love, is nothing short of true beauty, in all it’s majesty.
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My only problem? When is Nickeloden going to relase a soundtrack?!??!? The Track Team deserve their credit! Their music is thoroughly thought out and well-composed. Without it, Avatar would lose much of it’s sonar perfection. The dramatic moments would be nothing more than simple utterings of words. The music and sound effects dedge our emotions and drag them through a swirling pool of mood-provoking responses. Click here for a sample, listen to some of the songs on the playlist.

Now that you have heard their stunning ability to mesmerize you mind with their aural excellence, Sign the petition to get a soundtrack released.

Oh, and Mr. Shamalyn - You’d better keep these guys. I know, to most cartoon fans, the music doesn’t really matter. But we care. Don’t believe it? Look at the petition. If you’re going to do something, do it right or don’t do it at all. I don’t want to be disappointed, and neither do the rest of us. This will either be a HUGE success, or a HUGE failure. Thank you for your time.
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Oh, and for the readers of my blog that think this is off topic? Don’t make me come kick you.

No. Seriously, this article is the closest to real history that I could find. A little skewed, but maybe it will offer a bit of perspective to those who didn’t know.
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Thanksgiving was a blast. Luciene and Amaris delighted in Sara’s cooking (excepting the Turkey, which was really a chicken that was pre-cooked and bought from the local Wal-Mart). We had red skinned mashed potatoes, greenbeans and peas, wheat bread, jellied cranberry sauce (for Sara), and crushed cranberrys with sweetened orange peels. It was delicious. I had a Celebration Roast instead of dead bird meat, because everyone knows how I feel about eating commercial-bred animals that lived in cages. I honestly have no problem if it was a pig that lived a full life in a field, and as he was approacing old-age, we took him in the back and did a quick shot to the head, or something to that effect. But when there are companies like Tyson Foods, that pull some honestly stupid crap, It makes me sick. I can not, will not, and do not support those companies. Not that I believe everything PETA says, but the investigation was, unfortunately, true; because the DA followed up and verified it.
/end rant
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Got to play with the kids this morning. Cooked Eggs, hash browns, and some leftover vegie-sausage. While everything else was good, the Sausage sucked. It tasted like dried Tofu. Not even Amaris liked it, and she likes pretty much anything.

I upset Luciene this morning. He asked me to color (we let him Fine-Point Dry Erase Markers and a Small whiteboard) and I said Yes. He was sitting, coloring; and then Sara came out of her Zone. (It was 9:30-ish, and she was still zonked out on the couch…too early for her.. Poor Sara…) She told me that she had told him No earlier because he was coloring on his face. So I had to go and take the Markers back, and make sure he understood why. … … … … Not Fun.

He did understand though. I was cuddling him, and he was very happy with this. Then I asked what Mommy had told him about the Markers earlier. He was angry, and told me to Let him go, and he ran and hid. Later on he came downstairs, and wanted a hug. I let it go. I’m pretty sure he learned.

I love my kiddos. I hope they grow up to be a better person than I have been.
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MY DEATH KNIGHT IS BORNE!

Alliance pansies and pigs, BEWARE!

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I feel like I’m destined to continually love people that it is impossible for things to work out with. And damnit, I’m allergic to animals, so I can’t even be a cat person. (Sarcasm, yes - it was.)

And yes, I am going to leave it at just this for today. Ponder for a moment. I’m off to bed, then I’m waking up to relax and perfect my Qi.

So, We went to Wal-Mart today, and I needed a new pair of shoes. I wear size 8. For those big-footed fellows that don’t remember being this size, that’s the top of the kids sizes, or the bottom of the Adult sizes.

:great deep voice: Today, I rejoice in the smallish-ness of my feet, for I now have:
Heelys!

And yes, I have fallen on my Ass more times than I can count. I’m begging to feel old.
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Trevor logged into the Wiki and edited his page. (And didn’t tell me, punk bastard :P) He’s been my friend for a long time, and we even dated at one point. Haven’t spoken in a while due to my new work schedule, but the love is there, and always will be. So stop reading this, and go check him out. Then go to my friends page and myspace and checkout “Tinman Rusted.” That’s him. (there will be an edit later that provides the proper linkage)
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Shawn is planning a roadtrip. Where should he go? Comment Away, or send me an email.
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Today, was average to semi-bad. After getting off work, Sara drove me to the Library. Bought 3-day temp plates and car insurance. Drove home. Played with kids. Went to bed. Phone died. Didn’t wake up until 8. Watched 80’s movie about an Olympic Ice Skater and a Hockey Player. Good movie. Went to work.
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I completely ruined her Sedona trip, and she was not able to go. For this, I feel like crap. I don’t even know how to begin to make it up to her. She’s been working with split days off, sometimes no days off, since she got out of school, and was really looking forward to the trip.

All this because I didn’t get insurance on my vehicle. Yes, I did have reasons, but regardless of what they are, the blame rests with me. I should have taken care of it. Crapsticks. You’re doing a great job of screwing up, Jamie-boy.
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I also found out today that the “Nice guys finish last…” is merely part of the original saying. It was created to denote that a nice man would finish last, so that the lady would finish first. It’s meaning was never anything to do with Assholes always getting to girls.

Being the obsessive etymologist that I am, I had to find the truth in this. It makes sense, but I cannot find anything on it online. If anyone can validate this, I’d love to know! (Courtesy of SEC)
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Also, added my friend Shawn’s Site to the Wiki. It’s on the Wiki, under the “Other” project, or you can visit it here: http://aboot.me/I find both the site, and Shawn himself, very entertaining.
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All things are impermanent, and nothing is but a fleeting moment in the imagination of a madman.
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Well, that was fun.

“‘Cause I’ve got a golden ticket
I’ve got a golden chance to make my way
And with a golden ticket, it’s a golden day”

Did you know that the City of Chandler issues Civil Traffic Violations on Golden Tickets?
And then take you plates….

But wow, she was REALLY cute. I mean, I don’t normally like blondes, but something about her hair being pulled up in a tight ponytail with that uniform, and the cute face. :sigh: Ahhh… Almost worth it…. Almost….
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All I want is this closeness. (more…)

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