Shurukian

[quote name='Chief Savage Man' timestamp='1293128330' post='2551755'] "I hate your friend's girlfriend! Break them up or we're through!" "What? I couldn't do that if I wanted to, you know how proud Archon is." "SARDONIC, DO IT NOW." "Xiph, baby, please don't." "I'M LEAVING" *doorslam* [/quote] This is absolutely wonderful. And for once, I agree with GOONS. How odd people can be.

[quote name='The MVP' timestamp='1292192755' post='2537638'] [quote name='Hiro Nakara' timestamp='1292073220' post='2536316'] Which part about this do you not understand? Ask Shuru Ask The Aut Ask IKKE I have told you I do not post logs of such chats on here for plebs pleasures. If you can't accept or understand that then that is okay. I won't cry at sleep tonight because I do not have your acceptance. [/quote] You're full of !@#$. Toku told me Ikke left on bad terms not that he spied. So those who want to ask me: Hiro's full of !@#$ like he always is. [/quote] Well, since we were brought up, I guess I'll have to clear this up. First of all, the incident mentioned was an accidental situation. Ikke left TSI for TKTB simply on the fact that db00 happened to be his best friend, and where the one went, so did the other. Our Minister of War at the time forgot to remove Ikke from the military messaging list, and sent out a message about a possible war situation. Ikke received this message, and passed it on to James (this was a year ago, so he was still the leader) and James came to talk to me about it to get Ikke removed from the messaging list. James and I are good friends, so we cleared up the issue with no problems. However, some of the information ended up in the hands of an extra person or two, but it wasn't a confidential message in the first place. I considered it our mistake that he was on the messaging list, and pardoned all issues that came from it. Hiro saw differently, and believed Ikke to be spying. So now that's cleared up. TSI and TKTB have never really had problems in the past, have always been on amicable terms, and remain on amicable terms today. Perhaps more of the globe here should adopt the same philosophy of pardoning mistakes that were, in some part, a product of your own initial mistake in the first place.

I know it's been a while, but I wanted to throw this small thing in here for people to comment on. I'm really interested to see what people say. Today my friend showed me a video by Bergsten to their song Supertime. If you've ever had a traumatic experience with a car crash, I wouldn't suggest watching this video. Anyway, my friend and I can't see any meaning in this video other than it being significantly disturbing. Some people are trying to say that the victims are laughing by the end, but I don't think they are. What do you think the meaning of the video is?

Alright, this is quite angering me. First of all, I'm not here to argue what side was correct, whether this war was relevant/purposeful, etcetera. I don't care, to be honest, since it's already over and in the past. What does bother me to the point of fuming, is the amount of scapegoating going on. Let us be honest about a few things. First of all, this entire debacle is not entirely James' fault. I doubt that the war would have happened without the support of Sirius behind them. However, they did give support, and even further, they gave military support, and entered the war as well. The second that you all pushed your little war button, you became entirely responsible for whatever mess this became. It was no longer just James, or whoever else originated this. And just because James got disgusted with everything and left does not mean that are suddenly absolved of responsibility. If you were not ready to make the commitment to go to war, you shouldn't have. And the second you started the war, you should have seen it out to your purposes. I would have been quite angry myself if my allies pledged support, went to war with me, and turned their tail to run thirty six hours later when people started crying about it. If you want to say James is some horrible person, that's your prerogative. But to say that he is entirely responsible for this entire situation? That is not only stupid, but also quite insulting to yourselves, the alliances of Sirius, to say that one man was able to influence your foreign policy so heavily.

[center][img]http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp241/FireAtWill013/Cybernations/30627770.png[/img] [img]http://www.dailyfork.com/Scorpion-Cake.jpg[/img][/center] Back on October 12th, TSI celebrated its second birthday. And now that we've spent two weeks being drunk, and three days getting over our hangovers, we'd like to invite you over to celebrate with us. We're still a small group of friends that would rather play monopoly all weekend rather then argue the Sanction Race, but I promise you that we're still the cool bunch we've always been. If you ever need a place to relax or have fun, feel free to drop by #tsi. So come by and party, we've got free drinks! Kharn fell in the cake after that picture though, so all we have is liquor and some Halloween candy. We're also visual learners that love pictures. [center][img]http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/scorpion_mezcal_01.jpg[/img] [img]http://mimg.ugo.com/201008/55886/cuts/scorpion-lollipos_288x288.jpg[/img][/center] So, we've been pretty quiet all summer, but that doesn't mean we weren't doing anything. We searched high and low, for new friends, new strategies, and awesome places for a vacation home. [center][img]http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp241/FireAtWill013/monkey.jpg[/img] Chunky Monkey and I relaxing before his hard day at work making new military training schedules.[/center] [center][img]http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp241/FireAtWill013/gun.jpg[/img] Leading the forces on our training day in the Scorpion Desert.[/center] Mhawk made a special appearance in most of our shenanigans, and was quoted as saying, "@#%$ HIPPIES DON'T KNOW WHAT REAL WAR IS LIKE." [size="1"]*Disclaimer: We are not hippies.[/size] We did some time at the gym, lost some weight, and learned that, as friendships, ours are some of the best out there. But, by the end of the summer, we had accomplished one major, important thing. [center][img]http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp241/FireAtWill013/vacation.jpg[/img][/center] We found the best place for that Vacation home. “Live life so completely that when death comes to you like a thief in the night, there will be nothing left for him to steal.” See you on the flip side, - Shurukian [size="2"]P.S. I should also mention that if you need anything Foreign Affairs related, Kharn is your man. We do quite like visitors, we swear we don't sting, and he gets quite lonely sometimes.[/size]

Aiding a nation being tech raided is not only widely accepted, but commonly practiced. \m/ would have absolutely no claim to declare that an action of war. Gremlins, however, would be different, since TBB declared offensive wars against them. However, I would say that \m/'s declarations minorly blurred the barrier on that one.

[quote name='Caliph' date='09 May 2010 - 07:47 PM' timestamp='1273448802' post='2292921'] Since when did going rogue on alliances become the "in" thing to do? [/quote] Pretty much since the beginning of the game, when people found alliances they didn't like. I'm pretty sure if we tried to keep track of everyone who went rogue on an alliance sometime in their life, we'd have an [i]extremely[/i] long list.

So I take it that \m/ has begun tech raiding again, and is done with that whole peaceful thing?

Oh, I should have included this. My two friends and I played Horse the other day. I haven't played basketball in years, and neither had my other friend, but the one guy is a huge sports fan. Anyway, it ended up with me at HORS and him at H, and my other friend eliminated. Apparently, the pressure got on him, and I actually won. Hell yes, I won. You would have been proud. Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was a PA/Coastal thing. Thanks!

You know, I've sat down to write a blog about seven times in the past few months, and each time I never actually did it. I think it was because I had some things that I was thinking about, but none of them were really long enough to constitute a blog entry. So I'm going to take all of those thoughts, split them up, and write about them. Here we go. The Remnants of Snowmageddon For those of you that remember, the end of January and most of February brought us Snowmageddon I, II, and III. Whatever name you subscribe to (Snowmageddon, Snowpocalypse, Snowzilla), the storm was pretty crazy. My college got 26 inches just from the first two, and my parents got around 18. Only about a third of it was melted when the third hit. So with the outrageous amounts of snow, what would be the thing most damaged? No, not houses, not trees, not roads. Street signs. Most of the street signs that I have seen in Pennsylvania look like they were hit by a Tractor Trailer. And while it's very possible that some of them were, most of them were brought down by Snowmageddon. How? I have no idea. All I know is that on my way back to college that weekend, most of the signs were either hanging on one side or completely gone. The kicker? They're still that way. Everyone's so preoccupied with the road projects that the street signs are littered around like kicked cigarettes. Either way, if you were looking to steal your favorite "Speed Hump", "Dips", or "Slow Children" sign, Snowmageddon was your heaven. College As of yesterday afternoon, I am all moved out of my dorm room, back home, and done with my Sophomore year. I get a week or two of a break, and then my online summer classes start up. I'm lucky enough to be working hard enough to graduate early, (in December 2011, a few weeks after I turn 21) which will save me a couple thousand dollars, and I can have a few months to rest before I start my Masters. I still have to figure out where I want to go for that. I've been trying to get so much school work done in so little time that I've been lagging with TSI, so hopefully now that summer is here, I can fit it more into my schedule and get lots of work done. I'm fairly optimistic. Adios to the East If you haven't heard, for the summer I'll be moving to the west coast and lifeguarding at Lake Tahoe. Conveniently, mhawk lives an hour away from it, so I have a free room, but a long commute to work each day. Oh well. So, on Wednesday I get to pick his furriness up from the Philly airport, and on Saturday we'll start our 2,600 mile drive out to Nevada. We'll just be following rt. 80, so if anyone has any suggestions on what to stop and see, I'd be happy to hear them. I'm going to be in the heart of a major climbing area, working at one of the most beautiful places in the world, and four hours from San Fransisco, so I have high hopes for the summer. I'll miss being close to NYC and my family, but I'll be back in three months for school again. Oh, and did I mention I'm terrified of flying? More Disease Stuff So, the only part that worries me about this summer is the job requirements. You see, to be a beach lifeguard, you need to be able to sprint 500 yards, run 500 yards, and swim 550 yards in a glacial lake (that currently has four feet of snow). I haven't been able to run in years, since I don't get enough oxygen. I tried lap swimming the other day, and made it three laps (I need to make it 20) in a row. Well, that kind of scared me and I started going to this place that does myofacial therapy (google it). After I got it done, I went to the pool and made it 14 laps, and literally cried in happiness after. Yes, I know, I'm such a chick. However, 14 is still not 20, and it's very hard to find a myofacial therapist. Plus, I'm currently at 400 ft above sea level, while Tahoe is at 6000. Tons of fun. So, I'm going to start jogging at night, and trying to eat a diet of foods that loosens inflammation. The diet, by the way, sucks. Basically, all types of preservatives encourage inflammation, so I haven't been doing too well so far. But here's to hoping I run like the wind come late May. I'll keep ya'll updated. Well, that's all for now. It's absolutely windy as hell here today. I'm craving teriyaki noodles.

Hi there Karl.

[quote name='hizzy' date='22 April 2010 - 10:14 AM' timestamp='1271945667' post='2270664'] oh lord, how did I miss that gem? hahahaha in any case, if this new Kaiser doesn't work out, I have a dish towel that you can install as kaiser next. [/quote] Oh my gosh, I can't believe I missed that either. That's absolutely hilarious. XD

[quote name='CnaedmacAilpn' date='20 April 2010 - 05:29 PM' timestamp='1271798953' post='2268169'] How two faced can you be. You were the one that actively undermined Shure and Del Monte. Your hunger for power in TGE was unending, sadly your abilities were not. [/quote] It's been almost two years, you'd think I'd stop getting brought up. >_> As for the undermining, I won't speak for Delmonte, but I can say that it wasn't Chris that undermined me. Supported me, most definitely not, but he wasn't undermining me back then. He didn't have the power to. And either way, there were multiple stories getting thrown around back then, and I understand that not everyone was going to go with the same one right away. Luckily, mostly everyone has nowadays, and I have absolutely no problem with Chris, or Valdemar, or the former Frederick or anyone else. If anything, I feel a bit sad for Chris, because I know what the feeling is like to have endless ambition for a place and see it fall apart before you. I can't feel horribly sad, because he got the position in a coup in the first place. As for TGE.... You guys have to get it together. Back when Frederick was inactive, we didn't coup him. We stepped up, did more work, and attempted to either show him that he needed to be more involved, or that he needed to transfer power to someone who could be that involved. My point is that CnaedmacAilpn (By the way, who were you?) may call Chris power hungry, which I will say he was a tad, but those that took over are no less power hungry then he was. When you set a precedent of gaining power through coups and backhanded dealings, then you can only expect to receive them in turn. So, to be honest, if you want to fix TGE, the first thing you need to fix is your leadership.

Congrats guys!

[quote name='Adam Suttler' date='11 April 2010 - 10:35 PM' timestamp='1271039684' post='2256911'] May I inquire as to the necessity of this remark? As I recall, we were called out only once, within the embassies portion. Our apologies to The Prolific Empire for our inactivity; our Foreign Affairs department was in overhaul, and we are currently organizing diplomats to be sent to our friends and neighbours. We shall get someone over there ASAP. [/quote] The necessity was based on the fact that TGE was initially listed under the embassies portion twice. The OP then read that post, and edited his OP to only have you in it once.

[quote name='Tarikmo' date='01 April 2010 - 01:52 PM' timestamp='1270144339' post='2244041'] Sorry bro, hate to disagree, but check LUE's warscreens. The war came with the merger. [/quote] Even so, reps don't carry over with a merger. You merge, you forfeit. I'd say that the clock was reset to zero the second the merger happened. I'm sure LUE will still want reps, but they can't claim reps for MK, as MK no longer exists. They can only claim reps for what happens from this day on.

Does this mean that the war between TOP and MK, etc is done? Or is LUE declaring on TOP?

Sexy Arachnids and Nuclear Ducks? Then this guy could have been your mascot! [img]http://superherouniverse.com/animals/images/spider-duck_small.jpg[/img] But nevertheless, congratulations and good luck.

I would agree. Forums being down are the worst. Hopefully you don't hit the level of problems that we got to.

[quote name='Choader' date='09 March 2010 - 06:35 PM' timestamp='1268178055' post='2219840'] That's not true. At the time there was no publicly viewable SBA protection agreement on Echelon's forums. [/quote] I also proved this statement wrong to Citizenkane about two weeks ago. The treaty list on Echelon's website hadn't been edited since the beginning of February, and the SBA protection agreement was listed and viewable. I still have the screenshot I sent to Citizenkane.

[quote name='Tick1' date='11 March 2010 - 11:53 AM' timestamp='1268326753' post='2222200'] Yes, AirMe they've taken a lot of time in private to get this matter resolved. The fact is Echelon has been doing the same thing as C&G and TOP, requesting outrageous terms. We've all seen how well doing that will get things done. [/quote] Wait a minute. 50 Million in reps are outrageous? Excuse me? Are they even a drop in the bucket to you guys? TSI is a fourth of your size, and we just sent over 85 Million in rebuilding aid to NADC [i]voluntarily[/i]. It hasn't affected us at all. If 50 Million will seriously cripple your alliance, then you seriously don't deserve to be an alliance.

I've done the opposite. I don't go on other forums nowadays, so I changed the five or six main sites I use with passwords. So now if they get my password, they may be able to read the PM's I got when I was a diplomat to Fark... oh the horror!

My first reaction to this was, "Do me next!" It was fun to read. And I'd beat up a pair of kids on my lawn too. Especially if they were doing something stupid.