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Gale: 'Sup my morons? I'm here with this month's interview Superior Hannah Face! So, tell us about you, why you change your account Golly?
Hannah: I blame the soulbound sashes.
When I realized that Golly was an '07 account, it upset me, so I did some digging, and found my old account and somehow remembered my old password, and ta-da! '04 sash!
Gale: Ah cool, I know how that is. And how you get to this here TLOEM?
Hannah: Shaff saw me post some smart a** reply in the GCD, and decided to compliment me on my pineapple hat, which he accidentally called a "pumpkin" hat.

He's fruit-confused.

...Are pumpkins fruit?

Anyways, we talked back and forth for awhile, before he decided to invite me to his guild. I was skeptical about joining, but you people ended up being pretty chill.
Gale: I know, aren't we just one HELL of a good bunch? Now to your times in TLOEM, any memorable moments or people?
Hannah: Well, it seems like drama of some sort is always going on somewhere in TLOEM, which sometimes is frustrating, but hey, at least we're never bored.

As far as memorable people goes...

What the ******** ever happened to sars attacks?
Gale: Oh, she got an awesome life with her famous rocker boyfriend, she comes and goes whenever she remembers the internet still exists. And what about taking it to the next level? Like other networks except Gaia, how cool do you think it is that we are able to move back and forth?
Hannah: You mean like the TLOEM website that Shaff keeps pushing? I think that's kind of silly. I have several circles of friends on Gaia, and having them all accessible from one website is handy. Whereas if I had to go to a different site to talk to you guys, well, I probably wouldn't remember to do so as often.

But if you're talking about how a lot of guild members are friends on msn, facebook, myspace, etc, I think that's great!
Gale: You have a facebook and I don't have you as my friend? Do you not love me that much or something?
Hannah: You must not have been online the day when everyone was posting their full names so we could add each other on facebook.

But yeah, we need to be facebook friends. EVERYONE needs to be my facebook friend. Hannah Rae O'Connell, man. Add me.
Gale: This sounds like a shout out and you know what that means?
Hannah: ...I'm an attention whore and I want to be able to facebook stalk all of my TLOEM friends?
Gale: Maybe, but notreally, right now it means this interview is over, so I hope everyone took their time to read this or else they'll be missing out on some awesome friend, see you all next issue in Interview with a Moron!
Hannah: Bye guys!

I have a very special featured song section for you today, because for the first time ever, there are two featured songs!

That's right! Twooo!

So, just in case you don't like one, you can like the other!
What if you don't like ******** you! =D

so, here are my two featured songs:

"When Two Are One" - Atreyu (Ritorin would disapprove of this video. lol)

and

"Picturing The Past" - Sonata Arctica (******** epic song)

there you go!

adios.
wink

PLAY THIS s**t GODDAMN
HADOUKEN BITCHES HELL YEAH OH MY GOD
DAN FOR THE WIN JESUS ******** BALLSACKS
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

--Not So Bad--

Tragedy tragedy,
Woe And tragedy.

The worlds like a doll,
Old and raggedy.

Conflict conflict,
Hate and conflict.

The people like monsters,
No one can constrict

Hope hope
Chance and hope

But some go beyond,
in the grandest scope.

Wonderful wonderful,
Tranquil and wonderful.

as long as there's balance,
the world remains beautiful.

I suppose it's not so bad.

HELLO, HEDONISTS. I am here once again to force some form of educational (but most likely useless in daily life) fact into your tiny, pea brains. Listen closely now, 'cause it's likely that you'll get tested on this in World History class at school.

KSO, I'm sure many of you have heard of the Asian Sea Trading Network. You haven't? Idio--I mean, that's too bad.

arrow The Asian Sea Trading Network was a peaceful mode of trade between Africa, the Middle East, and most of Asia including China, Japan, and the spice islands. After the Ottoman Empire closed off Europe from the Asian culture, this network was left to prosper and thrive for many years. The network had no formal control, because all trading was needs-based. There were various items, such as paper, glass, ivory, and specific spices that were exchanged between peoples on a completely fair and equal basis.

arrow The Asian Network was divided into 3 sections: the Arab zone, the Indian zone, and the Chinese zone. The Arab zone, extending from the head of the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf, mostly exported things like tapestries, glass and carpets, as well as ivory that was taken from Africa. The Indian zone, including India, Malaka, spice islands, and Pegu, mainly exported cotton textiles, gems, pottery, and pepper. The Chinese zone, including the East Indies, Australia, Japan, China, and some other spice islands, mainly exported paper, silk, porcelain, and a very large variety of spices (and tea too of course. Tea originated in China and was not brought illegally by the British to be grown in India until much later). Because no area had everything that people needed, these cultures became reliant on those around them and felt no need for warfare.

arrow Because there was no conflict that arose from this form of free-trade, the network traders and countries did not have large military bases, navies, or forms of protection that were common in the feudal Europe. There were only a few cannons stored on ships in order to deter pirates that often attempted to steal from the rich merchants.

arrow As wonderful as this was for the Asians, this lack of entire control and physical might made it all too easy for the Europeans to completely disrupt the trade. The Portuguese, who were the first Europeans to successfully infiltrate this trade network, used their superior weapons technology to ransack the lands and get monopolies on certain items by holding peoples at gunpoint and enforcing their own laws. A system of tributes was set up and high taxes were levied so that the Europeans could fully benefit off the labor of the Asians.

I'd go on to explain the succession of colonization in the Eastern World, but I think this is enough for today.

I HOPE YOU LEARNED SOMETHING HERE TODAY.

I wish my name was Steve Doocy
from Steve Doocy

Steve Doocy.


Butt or Butte
from It's a Butte... Oh s**t I spoiled it.