[Who are the best MoFAs?]

Mia and Ogden Chichester have gotta be up there somewhere.

[OOC: You know you're addicted to CN when...]

I'm probably going to write out a roleplay of my nation ruler during creative writing.

Awesome

That's something I've considered doing in the past, except it wouldn't be for school, since I study linguistics.

[Toppling Tyranny: Hegemonic Hierarchies and How They Collapse]

Vladimir, I think the folks at Uralikan Yliopisto's International Studies department want a word with you.

*cough*Honorary*cough*Degree*cough*

[World's first space dive]

His terminal velocity is probably going to be too slow for the heat that can get through his suit, which is a modified version of a space suit, to do any harm.

He'll be free falling for around 21.5 miles before he pulls the chute though. That would be one hell of a jump.

It's a good thing he isn't afraid of heights. I couldn't do something like that. I'd probably pass out.

[I Love My Wife, But....]

I say the less familiar one's wife is with male porn stars, the better

You, sir, are a wise person.

[CN Generations and Eras]

I joined practically halfway between the end of UJW and the start of WotC. I guess that makes me a Pax Pacifica guy.

[Asway istay itmay der Ogblay]

nice one Delta.

[Asway istay itmay der Ogblay]

Hrmm...

/me wikis it

Nope, it's actually neuter.

So it would be "Was ist mit dem Blog?" But it was an admirable effort nonetheless.

[Asway istay itmay der Ogblay]

lol German Pig Latin

[Just Say Sorry: An Observer's Perspective]

very true, but if the NPO wants to see a change, they need to work at it themselves. Admitting you are wrong is hard, but it is also the first step to recovery.

Precisely. Of course, going by what Vladimir has said, they have done so in some specific areas, although for others this may not be enough.

[Just Say Sorry: An Observer's Perspective]

That is a very good point, and there are going to be those in NPO who don't feel bad. But I am specifically addressing those who complain about the Anti Pacifican attitude.

Yeah, it's obviously not a brush-paint job. NPO is still made up of hundreds of individuals, and last I checked they aren't exactly a hive-mind.

Also Vladimir, you do make good points. Some people just don't know how to let go. To be fair, it is as hard as admitting one was wrong, because letting go also goes against the grain of humanity's inherent prideful nature.

[Just Say Sorry: An Observer's Perspective]

Saying sorry is hard because people - all people - are inherently prideful. Humility is hard to come by, but if one legitimately has done something wrong (and I speak from both IC and OOC experience here) there is no greater feeling than that of being forgiven.

I think the best example of this from my history is from the Menotah incident when I literally begged Joey67500's forgiveness for mistrusting him in the face of rampant accusations against his person. He forgave me, and after about a couple days of wrapping my head around it (I'm kinda thick ) I felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders.

Perhaps NPO could come to feel the same way. Perhaps not. I don't know what their mindset is.

[A congrats to Xiphosis.]

The Xiphotic One

[A Declaration of War]

He is mockingly quoting the old top guy at TOOL who was an infra hugger/hippie.

Anyways, other than that, just an obligatory lolpenkala.

Ahh yes, RMMP. I believe he wasn't particularly well liked even by some of his own alliance-mates

Also, it's "NUKE YOU 25 TIMES THAN QUIT."

[THE DARK LORDS FIGHT ON]

Heh, I don't think anyone's buying your Kim Jong-Ilesque propaganda, good sir.

[4 years man....]

It'll be a few months til I'm at 4 years and I'm not denying it's pretty fun but at the same time there is a factor.

Trust me, I'm closing in on two and a half years and I'm already in the "what the blazes" phase.

Happy anni to one of CN's most intelligent. o/

[THE DARK LORDS ENEMIES LIST]

GO GOONS GO

Thank you for this, TOLWYN.

GOONS

[THE RISE OF THE BLACK EMPIRE]

Still, you've got to love the comic relief he is providing.

OOC: Indeed. Although my IC character will still rage against him, the guy behind the keyboard is laughing like a hyena who's had too much coffee.

[THE RISE OF THE BLACK EMPIRE]

Ye sure, one big alliance on the big team would be nice, but I can assure you this - you are not the man to do it.

/thread. Seriously.

Ol' Tolly needs to step aside and let someone who a) knows what they're doing b) doesn't have an ego the size of Asia c) actually has a shred of charisma take on the job of working towards a unified Black.

(Yes, I know NOIR is doing a decent job.)

[Lessons I've Learned]

I would agree with Derantol on this matter.

And the people who are making fun of this are the ones who just make everything worst.

Precisely. Hell, I even though TOLWYN's first response was inappropriate. In-game solutions for out-of-game problems never work. Trust me. Been there, tried that.

[THE DARK LORDS ENEMIES LIST]

How do I become an enemy of the Dark Lord?

Either:

1) be a black alliance other than The Dark Lords

2) attempt to poach members from their alliance

3) talk enough smack and hope you get on TOLWYN's caps-lock enhanced nerves.

[Lessons I've Learned]

BY JOINING THE CRUSADE OF THE DARK LORDS, YOU CAN FIND TRUE HAPPINESS IN ACHEIVING A MEANINGFUL GOAL.

Words cannot describe how incredibly inappropriate this comment is in this scenario.

[A Note on The Dark Lords]

FAIL is indeed superior to DL.

[THE COMING CIVIL WAR]

NOIR would win.

And don't think those black alliances would hesitate to bring in every ally at their disposal if they felt threatened... which I'm guessing they don't in the slightest. I'm gonna hazard a guess and figure they think Dark Lords are more like the annoying gnat that the elephant wants to squish.

[OOC: O hai thur.]

I approve, if only because British Columbia and Washington are practically the same place, and because I've gotten a ton of mail from Trinity Western trying to get me to go there. Already committed elsewhere, unfortunately for them.

This is so true I had to quote it. Actually there are a few Washingtonians in the CanIL (Canadian Institute of Linguistics) program that I'm in. Of course we also have students from as far away as Argentina and as close as a few minutes away.

I do have a few ideas for what my first IC blog will be when I get back though:

1. An edition of the Uralican Daily News (this should go without saying) including various topics like soccer, the development of Uralica's space program, a tourism plug, and the latest updates on the Twinkie-exporting industry

2. Another course profile of a Uralikan Yliopisto course.

3. A look at multilingualism in Uralica (remember, the country does have 33 official languages )

4. A linguistics paper.

5. A Vladimiresque paper about the basics of Uralicism and/or Neo-Tribalism.