Dresden Files: Battle Grounds Trailer
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Dresden Files: Battle Grounds Trailer
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Ivanova is always right.
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It's not that I didn't enjoy Peace Talks, but I'm not enthused at paying full price again for what by all rights should have been the second half of the book.
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I pre-ordered my hard-back copy when I bought Peace Talks.
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Quite ... Foreboding.
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Supernatural Taisen - "[This Story] is essentially "Wouldn't it be awesome if this happened?" Followed by explosions."
Reviewing movies is a lot like Paleontology: The Evidence is there...but no one seems to agree upon it.
"God! Are you so bored that you enjoy seeing us humans suffer?! Why can't you let this poor man live happily with his son! What kind of God are you, crushing us like ants?!" - Kyoami, Ran
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Read through parts yesterday. It’s well worth the wait
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So far, the second book is going much better than the first, although I'm only up to chapter 13.
I'm still feeling a little weird about a live-action trailer for a book, but it seems to be working.
I'm still feeling a little weird about a live-action trailer for a book, but it seems to be working.
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Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
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I'm most of the way through. I've been saying this for most of a decade now, and it seems I'm probably right.
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Been putting off buying these since paperbacks. The books post Changes really haven't been as enjoyable to me. The one person i know on facebook who reads mentioned Peace Talks not being very good.
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It's not bad. There just wasn't nearly as much violence as a book with that title should have had.Crazedwraith wrote: ↑2020-09-30 11:03am Been putting off buying these since paperbacks. The books post Changes really haven't been as enjoyable to me. The one person i know on facebook who reads mentioned Peace Talks not being very good.
Currently 80 percent through. Holy fucking shit.
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Peace Talks was a relatively weak entry in the series, this is true.Crazedwraith wrote: ↑2020-09-30 11:03am Been putting off buying these since paperbacks. The books post Changes really haven't been as enjoyable to me. The one person i know on facebook who reads mentioned Peace Talks not being very good.
Yeah. Holy fucking shit. I'm currently on Chapter 32 so getting near the end.
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A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. Leonard Nimoy.
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
Sam Vimes Theory of Economic Injustice
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
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A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. Leonard Nimoy.
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
Sam Vimes Theory of Economic Injustice
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
Sam Vimes Theory of Economic Injustice
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"May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places where you must walk." - Ancient Egyptian Blessing
Ivanova is always right.
I will listen to Ivanova.
I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God.
AND, if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out! - Babylon 5 Mantra
There is no "I" in TEAM. There is a ME however.
Ivanova is always right.
I will listen to Ivanova.
I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God.
AND, if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out! - Babylon 5 Mantra
There is no "I" in TEAM. There is a ME however.
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He can certainly try...
That thought hadn't occurred to me, but now that you mention it, yeah, it could happen.
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. Leonard Nimoy.
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
Sam Vimes Theory of Economic Injustice
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
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Maybe, but frankly, I can't see either one be willing to submit to the other.
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. Leonard Nimoy.
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
Sam Vimes Theory of Economic Injustice
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
Sam Vimes Theory of Economic Injustice
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Hard to imagine. But losing everything and staring death in the face after millennia can get someone to do things they thought they'd never do. And the guy has more reason to fear the afterlife than most.
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Lara was willing to kill Thomas in Blood Rites because she was terrified of her father, that's no longer an issue.
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"May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places where you must walk." - Ancient Egyptian Blessing
Ivanova is always right.
I will listen to Ivanova.
I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God.
AND, if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out! - Babylon 5 Mantra
There is no "I" in TEAM. There is a ME however.
Ivanova is always right.
I will listen to Ivanova.
I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God.
AND, if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out! - Babylon 5 Mantra
There is no "I" in TEAM. There is a ME however.
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Lara was willing to kill Thomas in Blood Rites out of fear of her father, and fear of what he would do to Thomas. She specifically phrased it in those terms, said she could be cruel but she would rather kill Thomas outright than put him through that.
Now yes, this was influenced by how terrified she was of her father at the time. But same general sentiment.
Lara was willing to kill Thomas in Blood Rites out of fear of her father, and fear of what he would do to Thomas. She specifically phrased it in those terms, said she could be cruel but she would rather kill Thomas outright than put him through that.
Now yes, this was influenced by how terrified she was of her father at the time. But same general sentiment.
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You mean... like Ivy can work magic? Of course, Ivy "cheats" by being the Archive. The individual you name "cheats" by having access to magical knowledge. Butters "cheats" by having access to Bob the Skull.
Clearly, vanilla humans can do magic. It's just a lot easier if you also have natural talent like Harry. But even Harry had to study, and study clearly makes Harry a better wizard.
Maybe one reason involving humans is considered a "nuclear option" is that they can do magic if they have sufficient knowledge and instruction, in addition to sheer numbers.
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A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. Leonard Nimoy.
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
Sam Vimes Theory of Economic Injustice
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.- Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity, which sums up my feelings regarding the lawsuit discussed here.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. - John F. Kennedy
Sam Vimes Theory of Economic Injustice
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"May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places where you must walk." - Ancient Egyptian Blessing
Ivanova is always right.
I will listen to Ivanova.
I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God.
AND, if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out! - Babylon 5 Mantra
There is no "I" in TEAM. There is a ME however.
Ivanova is always right.
I will listen to Ivanova.
I will not ignore Ivanova's recommendations. Ivanova is God.
AND, if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out! - Babylon 5 Mantra
There is no "I" in TEAM. There is a ME however.
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Yeaaaah, but Ivy has access to not just magical knowledge but All Of The Magical Knowledge. And I'd guess the previous hosts for the Archive took the time to ensure actual magical talent got mixed in with their bloodline. Butters can do magic with Bob's help, but he seems to do it in a very by the numbers way. He understands the theory likely better than Harry, but he can't really improvise and he can't sense the forces he's working at like a wizard would.Broomstick wrote: ↑2020-10-03 03:52pm You mean... like Ivy can work magic? Of course, Ivy "cheats" by being the Archive. The individual you name "cheats" by having access to magical knowledge. Butters "cheats" by having access to Bob the Skull.
Clearly, vanilla humans can do magic. It's just a lot easier if you also have natural talent like Harry. But even Harry had to study, and study clearly makes Harry a better wizard.
This guy went from nothing to full blown wizard power and skill. Based on what we see he's possibly a better wizard than Harry.
I'm not saying that breaks the rules of the setting or anything, but I didn't think it would work that way and I'm betting Harry didn't either.
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