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I just wrote the intro to my first book, a fantasy trilogy project. It is a letter (or note) written by the character who will be the antagonist in the series, although I will have him as a POV character along with my protagonist. I'm just now testing the waters of fiction writing. I know I'm a...

Lots to talk about in this Final to the best World Cup I can remember. On one hand, Germany just came off destroying the hosts Brazil. However, also keep in mind Germany looked very beatable against the USA and Algeria. Argentina, on the other hand, has scraped by in some games, but also looked...

Hey guys, if you're taking the time to read this, thank you. I'm still trying to get better at my writing, and gauge what people think. This is one of the few poems I've actually written from the heart, to describe the wonderful (and quite out of the ordinary) feeling I've had today once I...

I just ran into this interesting news story concerning the conflict between Brazilian indigenous protesters and Brazilian police over the massive "development" undertaking in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup this summer. I am a sports fan like the next person, and I love the international...

Partially for my own purposes to see what people think, do you guys believe that man-made global warming / climate change is happening? I'm aware the globally, the vast majority of people accept that it is happening, but here in the USA the issue has been highly politicized by both sides, and an...

Who would win this fight?

Hey guys. I wrote this poem tonight about oppression and it's consequences. I drew historically on the mental image of the "Fall of Rome" to stand as a metaphor for anyone, really, who oversteps their bounds and doesn't respect other people. It always comes back to get you in the end. Anyway...

Hey all, just found this section so I thought I'd upload one of the dozen or so poems I've written. I wrote this poem 'Deviance' to describe my personal "deviance" or divergence from the simple, boring lifestyle that most people lead (e.g. school --> job --> married --> kids --> work -->...

Well, anybody who sees me around this site might know I'm into the manga much anymore, I'm just reading it til this finish. So I post mostly in General Discussion and Chatterbox. But a recent world event just reminded me strongly of a word thrown around derisively by many fans on this base -...

As an American citizen who loves my country and its people (if not always our government representatives) I am beyond furious about this incident, which by all rights should be an international disgrace. A couple days ago, a US drone aircraft targeted a convoy of 11 vehicles containing two...

I don't know about other people here on NB, but music is probably my main hobby - I spend nearly my entire day either listening to music or playing guitar (even in class I have an earbud in, lol :cool:). My question is... why do we connect with music so much and like it so much? I know the...

This week's chapter following up on last week's led me to think - What if Kakashi can deal with Obito (kill or TNJ him) all on his own without Naruto's assistance? They are in an alternate dimension anyway... I know Obito was setting himself up to get TNJ'ed in the earlier chapter, but maybe...

So while I was gone in Australia for over a month, this amazing country song came out (I don't listen to much country) that was a cover of "Wagon Wheel" by Darius Rucker, who is African American (vocalist of Hootie and the Blowfish). I'm not gonna lie, I was pretty shocked for a couple minutes...

What's up guys, just thought I'd ask this question; is anyone here on the base currently attending law school in the US, going to attend, or already graduated? I'm a pre-law student in college and I'd like to acquire some insider information on the system they say is crumbling in this country...

I seem to spend the majority of my waking day with headphones on or music on in some way... I even walk around all day with my headphones around my neck. Maybe it's cause I play guitar and love music, but I'm curious- how much do you guys listen to music? Just wondering. Thanks =D

What's up NB, I've been going through a phase recently where I listen to a lot of 2pac's music. I know like Jordan he's called the greatest ever but does anyone else really listen to him anymore or just stupid YMCMB? If you, what are your favorite songs by him or similar rappers like Nas...

I'm a college student who has to work a lot.... usually I need at least 6.5 or 7, preferably 8 hours of sleep to stay motivated and awake during the day. I can go off like 4 hours for a day or two if it's really grinding time (finals :cool:) I was wondering how much sleep other people need to...

Hey guys I don't really know where to post this, but I discovered this awesome AMV-worth song "New Fire" by Sent by Ravens. If you personally make AMV's or know someone who does, I can tell you this song has never been used for Naruto AMV. If you do it you can let me know in this thread and I'll...

If you watch the anime in addition to the manga, and have been doing so since part I, here's a blast from the past for you. I remember back in 07 as a 7th grader when I came home from school every day and blasted this theme song, the highlight of my day :D. Can't believe it's been since 6 years...

This thread is like the title says, what do you use to motivate yourself? All throughout high school I was accused of lacking drive and purpose. I did not get in to the college I always wanted to go to. It devastated me to be honest. Now as a college student, I am motivated to not fail twice...