Thanks to *Inonibird, I've become more happy about where I live. I don't care for football or all that crap, though I am EXTREMELY proud of the OSU Marching Band: the Best Damn Band in the Land. The only other band I feel like competes with OSU Marching Band? OU Marching Band!

Even though it's not the most desirable living conditions, I believe that Ohio brings out some of the greatest minds and people in the land.

Chris Columbus - directed Home Alone and Night at the Museum
Wes Craven - what, you don't know who he is? LEAVE
Cathy Guisewite - creator of the Cathy comic
Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster - creators of SUPERMAN
Steven Spielberg - famous director/producer of way to many films to mention
R. L. Stine - horror author extraordinaire
Bill Watterson - creater of Calvin & Hobbes comic

James A. Garfield - U.S. President
Ulysses S. Grant - U.S. President
Warren G. Harding - U.S. President
Benjamin Harrison - U.S. President
Rutherford B. Hayes - U.S. President
William McKinley - U.S. President
Neil Armstrong - FIRST MAN ON THE MOON
Thomas Edison - he invented the modern era of technology
Wright brothers - they're the reason flying is possible

Halle Berry - Storm in live action
Drew Carey - his own show and Whose Line is it Anyway?
Nancy Cartwright - voice of Bart Simpson
Dave Chappelle - his own show
Tom Cruise - okay, there are a couple exceptions to "great minds"
Phyllis Diller - classy actress
Ryan Dunn - Jackass and Viva La Bam regular
Carmen Electra - she dies in the beginning of Scary Movie
Woody Harrelson - great actor, lots of movies
Steve Harvey - his own show
Katie Holmes - original actress for female lead in Batman Begins
Bob Hope - classic comedian and actor
John Lithgow - dude, Dick from 3rd Rock from the Sun
Martin Mull - Principal guy from Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Ed O'Neill - main actor from Married with Children
Sarah Jessica Parker - Sex in the City
Luke Perry - 90210
Martin Sheen - great actor and father of Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen
Hal Sparks - comedian
Fred Willard - awesome actor from the likes of Best in Show
Marilyn Manson - creepy guy
Jack Hanna - IT'S FREAKIN' JACK HANNA THE AMERICAN STEVE IRWIN, but you know, without all the "dainjah"

There's so much more, so click on this link for the list.

So, after all that, tell me if any surprised you. When you're done, check out this awesome thing *Inonibird did.

Do you want more of my boring stuff? No? Okay, here you go.
I've been thinking about my characters again. If I had a choice, who would I have voice them? By the way, I do NOT want it to be live action. *shudder*

Ion - Aaron Dismuke - A more grown up Alphonse Elric.
Jet - Justin Cook - Come on, Yusuke Urameshi is perfect for the part.
Zak - Vic Mignogna - I believe the voice of Edward Elric can sound crazy, and with an accent.
Jack - Richard Ian Cox - Inuyasha as a second banana.
Twick - Johnny Yong Bosch - I think Ichigo Kurosaki can act like a vindictive asshole.
Kal - Rachael Leigh Cook - This is not because she voices Tifa, either. But it helps.
Razi - Dana Delany - Lois Lane from the 90s Superman cartoon would do nicely here.
Miyoko - Kate Higgins - Saber from Fate/stay night is pretty nice. Just give her a slight accent.
Freja - Caitlin Glass - I would like to hear a sexy Winry Rockbell.
Cy - Reuben Langdon - Dante's coolness resonates here.
Delano - Jack DeSena - Can Sokka pull off a villain? I think so.
Billy - Dan Green - The voice of Yami and Yugi don't fit Billy, but I believe that Dan Green can find the right fit.
Lenne - Nancy Cartwright - Bart Simpson is voiced by a woman! Anyway, I feel that her serious adult voice would be nice for Lenne.
Hiram - Sean Schemmel - Imagine a cursing Goku with a little brother complex.
Zev - Brad Garrett - When he goes feral, I imagine Robert Barone pissed off and wolf-like.
Lestat - Jeff Bennett - I think Illidan Stormrage can pull this off. Seeing as he's also Red Hood from Batman the Brave and the Bold.
Kree - Luci Christian - Yukari Tanizaki and Trish can make a good cat-girl.
Mark - Daniel Southworth - Yeah, Virgil from Devil May Cry 3 is an antagonist, but he's a great hero character as A red power ranger.
Lance - Kirby Morrow - Imagine Miroku with Trowa Barton's more polite and serious nature.
Andy - Brad Swaile - It just fits, okay?
Yoshi - Maile Flanagan - Get rid of Naruto's annoying rasp and turn on the creepy a bit.
Caprice - Dakota Fanning - I like her Coraline voice.

Yesterday, my cousin became married. I attended the wedding and met up with a lot of nostalgic people. I'm happy for Ed, my cousin. All these years he always was a "player", but once he met Elissa, he suddenly changed (for the better).

Which makes me proud of him. He is the closest to me in our entire extended family, being born in the same year. While in childhood we were the best of friends, we sort of grown apart around the high school years. Once we graduated, we never talked again, save for when we meet each other through family gatherings.

Still, I find him to be a good friend. Elissa is a great addition to the family. Ed has made a good choice. She will make him to be a better man, more so than she already has. They have a child now, born a couple of months before the marriage.

Oh, and I turned 23 yesterday.

If you like violence and the occasional anime, then I highly recommend Baccano!

Why? Because it's awesome. Granted, the story likes to jump around from different points a lot, so it could get a little confusing. Just to keep you in it, the story takes place on a train from several people's points of view.

The other parts not on the train is back story for the characters and how they got there.

Oh, and it's in spoken English, no subtitles.

When I read the reviews on it, people were dissing it because they felt like the voice actors sucked. I say bull poky to that. The story is set in 1930s mafia time. Their voices are meant to sound like it. Mobsters from New York and Chicago actually did have those accents. Guh...just ignore the critics and watch it for yourselves.

Warning! It likes to get super violent. Enjoy! Robert, give it a try. Rebecky, you too. And Scott, you could possibly get a kick out of it.

As per the agreement, I'm offering the first five people that comments a free drawing each.

Just give me good reference picture or two.
Oh, and you have to do the same thing in return as well.
So, it's not technically free. More like pay it forward.

Warning, though. I'm not that fast, nor am I that good. And a scanner may be difficult to come by. But hey, you get what you pay for.

Besides, this might be fun. Actually drawing something that's not my own idea. Could actually be good for me.

Oh, yeah. =TenshiHikari is the one I made the unspoken agreement with.

EDIT
As I am bored and have been playing D&D lately, alignments for my characters!

Ion - Lawful Good - follows heart and morals, goes out of way to help others
Jet - Neutral Good - willing to help, rules are only if necessary
Zak - Chaotic Evil - kills on a whim, can not tell between enemy or "ally"
Jack - Neutral Good - helps friends at all cost, takes no standing on issues
Twick - Neutral Evil - vengeful, but waits patiently
Kal - Neutral Good - kind and understanding, willing to break rules if needed
Razi - Neutral Evil - out for self only, willing to do anything whether it uses or breaks the rules
Miyoko - Lawful Evil - follows a strict code, but only to further a wicked goal
Freja - Neutral Evil - uses charm to trick others, steals with no clear purpose
Cy - Neutral Good - very caring, dances around issues sometimes
Delano - Neutral Evil - hates everyone, uses all means necessary
Billy - Lawful Good - kind gentleman, chivalrous and generous
Lenne - Lawful Neutral - does not take sides on issues, only thing on mind is the objective
Hiram - Chaotic Neutral - goes anywhere and does anything he wants, angry but willing to help if it helps him
Zev - Lawful Evil - loyal and follows master's orders, shares master's desires
Lestat - Chaotic Evil - willing to experiment for the sake of experimenting, no goals
Kree - Neutral - no opinion, just wants to find home and get to normal
Mark - Lawful Good - very strict about task at hand, abhors all evil
Lance - Lawful Good - a real hero, looks out for everyone weaker than himself
Andy - Neutral Good - does not truly care, but can not turn a blind eye to wrong doing
Yoshi - Chaotic Evil - changes personality at the flip of a coin, has insidious intentions
Caprice - Chaotic Good - free spirited, kind and gentle to all