more sf comeback goodness; this one's a bit more older, but it's xecutioner vs justin wong in marvel vs capcom 2. watch justin comeback with a 1 pixel cable vs 2 fully healthy chars and 1 weak sentinel :D i laughed when i heard the crowd yelling "run! runaway!"

http://www.zachd.com/mvc2/comebacks/ (it's the 2nd vid)

tree63 - king, is an awesome worship song.

the evolution of your writing instrument; ever noticed this? let's just ignore the fact that we can now use typewriters or cpus; i'm talking about a writing stick. i started out using the typical no 2 ol skool pencil; i remember that taken as far back as i could go, that was my primary writing instrument; oh sure, sometimes i used a pen(for those STUUPID final drafts of elementary school papers which you needed to write in pen), but never really got into it. and i usually had alongside it a huge green eraser, because quite frankly, the pink erasers sucked ass.

then, i got older. and i got into fads more. so when i saw ppl starting to write with mechanical pencils, envy struck. i got a few. i started out with a bic 0.7(what did i know? at least they were cheap enough that my dad would actually buy them), and had the green eraser again. didn't use the black eraser, because, once you did, you quite frankly could never refill the pencil ever again(this is a BAD thing bic should get around to correcting). my next one was a pentec sharp 0.5; that was good, looked cool, and i depended upon it a lot in jr high, but i think once i abused the end tip, and so it could never function the same again. move on to high school; my main one that i used was this bic 0.5 pencil. this was pretty good; it was plastic, but at least they had a lot more additions to it that made it a bit more worthwhile; side advance, rubber grip, and had a cap. mostly i was seen writing with a black or blue version of the pencil, but occasionally, i could be seen writing with a pink one(heh heh... if i had associated pink w/pimp a LOT more earlier, i might have tried it more). oh yeah; whenever i was home, during high school, i used another pentec mech pencil; 0.5, green, had a rubber grip. pretty good quite frankly. keep in mind all during this time i either used a green eraser or had a white one; the green one sucked, but i liked green, so... the white one was prob the best though; erased cleanly, didn't end up ripping the paper as much.

but now we get to college, and what am i using? main writing utensil of choice: bic classic or round, black ink. i like the round w/the rubber grip the best, but it seems that those aren't on sale as much. well, to be honest, i kinda strike a balance between the bic, and any good black gel ink pen(avery's eglide rollerball's pretty good) with fine point. the reason for the sudden change? let's just say it's mainly used for taking notes right? well, now, it's easier on the eyes(black ink is usually a LOT more bolder than 0.5 lead), i don't have to keep refilling the instrument with more stuff in the midst of class, and in general, bic is usually very reliable when it comes to their simpler pens. even if i make a mistake, i find it easier and faster to just cross stuff out, in the midst of class, instead of whipping out the eraser and taking my time to rub while the prof drones on. the reason i listed gel pens though, it because when you like doodling and stuff, gel pens are a LOT more useful than regular ballpt pens; press harder, and you get a harder line; take it off, and you get a lighter line; more control with less effort essentially. the downside is that most gel pens will bleed through the paper, or take a while to dry, so you have to find good ones which dont do that stuff. and so, when i just want to take notes, a bic will be fine, but i love the way gel pens are. the good ones.

now of course, sometimes i have to use a no 2 pencil on tests, so what do i use? i have these 2 all natural wood pencils(natural wood is easier on the hand IMO than the yellow paint) for those occasions, the tips are dulled, so that multiple choice stuff is faster to fill in with. i have the white eraser backing me up on these.

and did i forget to mention? now i always write with a clipboard; i remember getting one of these because it was required for my chem lab in sophomore year in high school; never parted ways w/it. simply too useful. whenever i take notes in college, i don't even sit on the way left side of the class(for the left-handed desks), except for maybe tests; i just come into class w/a clipboard and a bic sandwiched in the hinge, and some binder paper. then i can sit anywhere.

and i am thinking of making the move from binder to portfolio pretty soon.