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	<title>Sort of a Protest Blog</title>
	<link>http://www.nearfantastica.com/soapb</link>
	<description>Sort of a Prostest Blog - Solving world issues and the personal things.</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Cylon Speculation For Battlestar Galactica Season 4</title>
		<link>http://www.nearfantastica.com/soapb/2007/11/06/cylon-speculation-for-battlestar-galactica-season-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Tigh, Tyrol, Anders, and Tory are probably Cylon Hybrids.
Thoughts?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tigh, Tyrol, Anders, and Tory are probably Cylon Hybrids.</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
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		<title>Battlestar Fantastica</title>
		<link>http://www.nearfantastica.com/soapb/2007/10/24/battlestar-fantastica/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nearfantastica.com/soapb/2007/10/24/battlestar-fantastica/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Battlestar Galactica&#8217;s Season Three soundtrack is out now!

Here&#8217;s the track list:
01. A Distant Sadness From &#8220;OCCUPATION&#8221; (2:50)
02. Precipice From &#8220;Precipice&#8221; (4:52)
03. Admiral and Commander From &#8220;Exodus, Parts I and II&#8221; (3:16)
04. Storming New Caprica From &#8220;Exodus, Part II&#8221; (7:48)
05. Refugees Return From &#8220;Exodus, Part II&#8221; (3:43)
06. Wayward Soldier From &#8220;Hero&#8221; (4:17)
07. Violence and Variations From [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Battlestar Galactica&#8217;s Season Three soundtrack is out now!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000UZ4C4A/?tag=nearfantascom-20" target="_top"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/nearfantastica/bsgs3.jpg" alt="Battlestar Galactica Season 3 OST" border="0" /></a></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the track list:<br />
01. A Distant Sadness From &#8220;OCCUPATION&#8221; (2:50)<br />
02. Precipice From &#8220;Precipice&#8221; (4:52)<br />
03. Admiral and Commander From &#8220;Exodus, Parts I and II&#8221; (3:16)<br />
04. Storming New Caprica From &#8220;Exodus, Part II&#8221; (7:48)<br />
05. Refugees Return From &#8220;Exodus, Part II&#8221; (3:43)<br />
06. Wayward Soldier From &#8220;Hero&#8221; (4:17)<br />
07. Violence and Variations From &#8220;Unfinished Business&#8221; (7:42)<br />
08. The Dance From &#8220;Unfinished Business&#8221; (2:33)<br />
09. Adama Falls From &#8220;Unfinished Business&#8221; (1:43)<br />
10. Under the Wing From &#8220;Maelstrom&#8221; (1:16)<br />
11. Battlestar Sonatica From &#8220;Torn&#8221; (4:44)<br />
12. Fight Night From &#8220;Unfinished Business&#8221; (2:27)<br />
13. Kat’s Sacrifice From &#8220;The Passage&#8221; (2:46)<br />
14. Someone to Trust From &#8220;Taking a Break From All Your Worries&#8221; (3:09)<br />
15. The Temple of Five From &#8220;The Eye of Jupiter&#8221; (2:44)<br />
16. Dirty Hands From &#8220;Dirty Hands&#8221; (3:32)<br />
17. Gentle Execution From &#8220;Exodus, Part II&#8221; (3:28)<br />
18. Mandala in the Clouds From &#8220;Maelstrom&#8221; (4:07)<br />
19. Deathbed and Maelstrom From &#8220;Maelstrom&#8221; (5:53)<br />
20. Heeding the Call From &#8220;Crossroads, Part II&#8221; (2:11)<br />
21. All Along the Watchtower From &#8220;Crossroads, Part II&#8221; (3:33)</p>
<p>You can get it on <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000UZ4C4A/?tag=nearfantascom-20" target="_top">Amazon Canada</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UZ4C4A?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=nearfantasc02-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B000UZ4C4A" target="_top">Amazon USA</a></strong><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=nearfantasc02-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B000UZ4C4A" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />, and <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000UZ4C4A?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=nearfantcomth-21&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1634&#038;creative=6738&#038;creativeASIN=B000UZ4C4A">Amazon UK</a></strong><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=nearfantcomth-21&#038;l=as2&#038;o=2&#038;a=B000UZ4C4A" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />.</p>
<p>The funny thing is that it&#8217;s $20 in Canada and $15 in the USA but since our dollars are par&#8230; lol</p>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Write like Kurt Vonnegut</title>
		<link>http://www.nearfantastica.com/soapb/2007/09/06/lets-write-like-kurt-vonnegut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote a novel about life on a planet named Gramma-Nine, which had low gravity compared to Earth. The people there used to fly around. Sometimes they jumped and never landed.
This created terrible problems for the people of Gramma-Nine. The law of gravity required that objects with mass attract each other. This was a problem [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wrote a novel about life on a planet named Gramma-Nine, which had low gravity compared to Earth. The people there used to fly around. Sometimes they jumped and never landed.</p>
<p>This created terrible problems for the people of Gramma-Nine. The law of gravity required that objects with mass attract each other. This was a problem because the people of Gramma-Nine were ugly.</p>
<p><center><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/nearfantastica/asshole.gif" alt="Asshole" /><br />
<em>This is what an asshole looks like.</em></p>
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<p>But the Federal Government came through with an emergency program. It gave a heavy lead ball to every man, woman, and child on planet Gramma-Nine.</p>
<p>There was a cable with a harness on it attached from each ball. With the help of the balls, Gramma-Ninians could go on inhabiting the planet without fear of floating off into space.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, they were still ugly and died of lead poisoning.</p>
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		<title>Docudramas</title>
		<link>http://www.nearfantastica.com/soapb/2007/08/06/410/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[i think the first docudrama i saw was supervolcano. ooh lorddy (trouble&#8217;s so hard), that was a good one. i watched it all the way through to 3AM&#8230; and i had class the next morning. fantastic. if the title didn&#8217;t give it away, the giant caldera at yellowstone park (in the USA) goes off and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i think the first docudrama i saw was <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/external-search?search-type=ss&#038;tag=nearfantascom-20&#038;keyword=supervolcano&#038;index=blended">supervolcano</a></strong>. ooh lorddy (trouble&#8217;s so hard), that was a good one. i watched it all the way through to 3AM&#8230; and i had class the next morning. fantastic. if the title didn&#8217;t give it away, the giant caldera at yellowstone park (in the USA) goes off and rains posion gas and volcanic ash over three quarters of the united states.</p>
<p>nobody believes them at first but yeah, thanks discovery channel, now i believe! i don&#8217;t quite remember why but the magma pockets scattered underneath the park start pooling together and form one giant pocket. vents start appearing all over the place, releasing poison gas + ash, and a super caldera forms. like a typical volcano all the water goes yellow (from sulphur i believe?) and the sun gets blocked out by the thick ash clouds. watch this docudrama, it&#8217;s sexy. what can i say? disasters float my boat.</p>
<p>the second docudrama i watched was called <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/external-search?search-type=ss&#038;tag=nearfantascom-20&#038;keyword=last dragon&#038;index=blended">the last dragon</a></strong>. unfortunately, this one had nothing to do with sean connery&#8217;s epic movie, <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/external-search?search-type=ss&#038;tag=nearfantascom-20&#038;keyword=dragonheart&#038;index=blended">dragonheart</a></strong>. the version i watched was narrated by none other than patrick stewart! it&#8217;s hard not to believe every word that man says but it gets easier when you see dragons. i think the title pretty much explains this one, it&#8217;s about a dragon. they pretty much just filmed a documentary about eagles but replaced eagles with dragons.</p>
<p>i think you should all know, they&#8217;re showing how to weave things wicker on <strong>how it&#8217;s made</strong>, it&#8217;s making me all hot and bothered.</p>
<p>okay, the last one, which i just watched half an hour ago was called <strong><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/external-search?search-type=ss&#038;tag=nearfantascom-20&#038;keyword=superstorm&#038;index=blended">superstorm</a></strong>! yes, it&#8217;s like supervolcano but more so giant hurricane that will crush, kill, and destroy you all. they try to control/destroy a hurricane by seeding it.</p>
<p>i&#8217;ve lost my train of thought, i&#8217;ve just been thoroughly impressed by those people weaving chairs with wicker. holy shit. that&#8217;s amazing.</p>
<p>let&#8217;s end it here, i can&#8217;t wait for &#8220;race to mars&#8221; in september.</p>
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		<title>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows</title>
		<link>http://www.nearfantastica.com/soapb/2007/07/25/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nearfantastica.com/soapb/2007/07/25/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Reference: Harry Potter and the Mediocre Plot
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
&#8230;We learn that Voldemorte has also split his soul into seven parts. These pieces were stored in “horcruxes”. One of the pieces is in Voldemorte as he used it to revive himself, one was in his (Tom Riddle’s) diary, one was in Marvalo’s ring, one was [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reference: <strong><a href="http://www.nearfantastica.com/soapb/2005/07/19/harry-potter-and-the-halfblood-prince-in-review/">Harry Potter and the Mediocre Plot</a></strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Tuesday, July 19, 2005</p>
<p>&#8230;We learn that Voldemorte has also split his soul into seven parts. These pieces were stored in “horcruxes”. One of the pieces is in Voldemorte as he used it to revive himself, one was in his (Tom Riddle’s) diary, one was in Marvalo’s ring, one was in the Slytherin locket, one is in the Raven Claw cup, yeah I’ve forgotten them. But Harry and Dumby go after the locket which wasn’t actually the real locket. Apparently an R.A.B. took it and disposed of it as he noted in his note in the locket. It is mentioned that horcruxes can also be made from animals! <strong>I have a feeling that Harry Potter is a horcux himself for Voldemorte, that would explain a lot. Remember they could share thoughts and feelings at one point?</strong></p>
<p><strong>R.A.B. is most likely Regulus Alphard Black which is Sirius’ brother who as James has pointed out is a deat eater (ex-deat eater?).</strong></p>
<p>So since Sirius Black (Harry’s godfather) died in the previous book, Order of the Phoenix, Harry has inherited Grimwald place. I may have just mispelled that or got it wrong all together. <strong>This meaning he’s also gained posession of Kreacher the annoying bastard of a house elf. I’m hoping Harry’s inheritance actually has something to do with book seven as JK didn’t even write the house into the book&#8230;</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>I&#8217;m having a nerdgasm. I was right about book 7 circa Tuesday, July 19, 2005.</p>
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		<title>Matthew Good&#8217;s Hospital Music</title>
		<link>http://www.nearfantastica.com/soapb/2007/07/16/matthew-goods-hospital-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[So according to our countdown clock, we&#8217;ve got 14 days and 10 hours until the official release of Hospital Music.
Since the album&#8217;s been streaming on Matthew&#8217;s website for the last month or so, we already know what to expect. I&#8217;ve never particularly been a fan of the pre-release idea and this is probably why I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So according to our countdown clock, we&#8217;ve got 14 days and 10 hours until the <em>official</em> release of <strong><a href="http://www.nearfantastica.com/albums/hospital-music/">Hospital Music</a></strong>.</p>
<p>Since the album&#8217;s been streaming on <strong><a href="http://www.matthewgood.org/">Matthew&#8217;s website</a></strong> for the last month or so, we already know what to expect. I&#8217;ve never particularly been a fan of the pre-release idea and this is probably why I&#8217;m not feeling overly excited about the new release. But it is good, you could even say <strong><a href="http://www.nearfantastica.com/albums/avalanche/">Avalanche</a></strong> good. I guess I&#8217;m just trying to say that the whole &#8220;stream the album before it&#8217;s released&#8221; thing kind of ruined that Christmas morning feeling for me.</p>
<p>My advice to you, if you like the band, just wait it out to the release date rather than having a listen beforehand.</p>
<p>You can read more about <strong>Hospital Music</strong> on our parent site: <strong><a href="http://www.nearfantastica.com/albums/">Near Fantastica</a></strong> or you can <strong><a href="http://astore.amazon.ca/nearfantascom-20/detail/B000SM6F9U/">order the album for $12.96</a></strong>.</p>
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		<title>Hospital Music Ships July 31st</title>
		<link>http://www.nearfantastica.com/soapb/2007/06/29/hospital-music-ships-july-31st/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anton</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>I Want Me One Of These</title>
		<link>http://www.nearfantastica.com/soapb/2007/06/20/i-want-me-one-of-these/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ThinkPad T60 Notebook
    * Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600 1.83GHz
    * Genuine Windows XP Home
    * 1024MB RAM
    * 80GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
    * ATI Radeon X1300 64MB
    * 14.1&#8243; SXGA+ TFT display (1400&#215;1050)
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>ThinkPad T60 Notebook</p>
<p>    * Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600 1.83GHz<br />
    * Genuine Windows XP Home<br />
    * 1024MB RAM<br />
    * 80GB 5400RPM Hard Drive<br />
    * ATI Radeon X1300 64MB<br />
    * 14.1&#8243; SXGA+ TFT display (1400&#215;1050)<br />
    * Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG<br />
    * Bluetooth Wireless<br />
    * 6-Cell Li-Ion Battery</p>
<p>Includes:</p>
<p>    * CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive<br />
    * Integrated Fingerprint Reader<br />
    * Three Year On-Site Warranty</p></blockquote>
<p>$1,199.00 <img src='http://www.nearfantastica.com/soapb/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>We&#8217;re going to Hell</title>
		<link>http://www.nearfantastica.com/soapb/2007/06/18/were-going-to-hell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anton</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>ATHF Colon Movie Film for DVD?</title>
		<link>http://www.nearfantastica.com/soapb/2007/06/06/athf-colon-movie-film-for-dvd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anton</dc:creator>
		
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They secretly released the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie onto DVD.
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<p>They secretly released the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie onto DVD.</center></p>
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