Simo Vodopan

While borne in the US, I have ancestry in England and that's where my heart lies in the end. So anytime I see something like a Jeep (the SAS used a special version of it in WWII) it reminds me of the good 'ole tommies. I got a thing for Jags and Lotuses... and as a kid I thought I was into things like muscle cars and such but as I got older I realized a few things. I knew what kind of cars I truly liked and those being the aforementioned Lotuses and Jags. Tourer cars, tour car racing and so on. Also love Porsche and BMWs. Classic tourering in say Silverstone or Brand's Hatch? Count me in.

I just had to make a double-post (sorry) beacuse I find this one game to be quite under-ratted. Everyone talks about Solid Snake and Sam Fisher but no one talks about Gabe Logan... and his feats. A true hidden badass. Logan: "Anton Girdeux, I hope Rhoemer's paying you enough to die for him." Girdeux: "Gabriel Logan, always the optimist. Look around, Logan. This hall contains a mosaic depicting the entire history of your country's wars and aggressions. WE are about to make an addition to it." Logan: "I don't think so Girdeux. It ends here." – Lian, I don't think this is an abandoned silo. There is an R-9 "Deviatka" sitting here ready to launch. Phagan WAS planning something big. – Can you see the launch computer? – It shows countdown in progress and the access codes I have won't let me in. – Damn, you won't be able to stop it from launching! You have to get its self-destruct codes and detonate it when it reaches the atmosphere. – Where do I find the codes? – There's a panel on missile itself near its base. Get down to level 3 before it launches. Once it's launched you have to get to level 2 to trigger its detonation. Lian: Gabe, I'm intercepting frantic calls from NATO Command, they're tracking the missiles launch. All European Commands are being ordered to DEFCON 3...if you don't get to the detonator on Level 2 in time...we're looking at World War 3... (So pretty much, Gabe destroys a ICBM while it's in mid-flight preventing WWIII, and then takes on a armour wearing flamethrower wielding terrorist, engulfing him in a fireball making him extra crispy, and then takes on a Mi-24 Hind on FOOT ontop of a comms tower using a rifle and grenade launcher or whatever else to take it down. All of this makes him the 'man'.) Oh and as a added bonus: 'Hitman'. Agent 47 is another unsung badass.

Ah hell yeah, a thread for me. As someone with many horrid experiences with people I can safely say ***** this 'holiday'. "Good for you buddy! See ya next time you're single! Because let's face it, most relationships are superficial (just like how commercialized this holiday is) and people are just very shallow and primitive, and won't last". Besides that, it's sappy and makes me gag. Enough of the cheese and cliches already.

Here's my setup, two PCs on either side of the desk and my 'armourly' to the left on the dresser. Computer Information: Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Model: MS-B90111 Form Factor: Desktop Processor Information: CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel CPU Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz CPU Family: 0x6 CPU Model: 0x5e CPU Stepping: 0x3 CPU Type: 0x0 Speed: 2712 Mhz 4 logical processors 4 physical processors Operating System Version: Windows 10 (64 bit) Video Card: Driver: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Primary Display Size: 20.51" x 11.54" (23.50" diag) 52.1cm x 29.3cm (59.7cm diag) Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x Primary VRAM: 8191 MB Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x Memory: RAM: 16334 Mb

Things like Sonic the Hedgehog (recently grew an appreciation for him). It's a mixed bagged with that community. Some love it, some really hate it. ... Also busty anime looking chicks.... *Ahem*. Music like Dope's 'Die Mother*****er Die' (honestly gets me pumped and settled down at the same time after a stressful time) and so on.

As of late I've been playing some new games, one of them being 'Spore' (it has a similar interface to SL's builder), where I've been designing vehicles from military to economic and so on and it would seem I've been on a roll. There are far too many to list here so I'll list a few samples starting with my latest creation the 'Hedgehog'. I thought I'd try my hand at designing my own MRLS (Multiple Rocket Launcher System) or as I like to call it 'Morales' as in your troops are gonna get a great 'morale boost' after this volley. It was inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog with how the rocket tubes remind me of quils. I'd say with 8 of them in total it's gonna be pretty OP (gonna be testing it here in-game soon and see how it does). Next up is the Shakedown, a heavy tank destroyer/assault gun inspired by WWII designs. It's gonna 'shake-down' some buildings here. I'm rather on the fence about keeping this one however, as I find it to be a little more silly than my other creations. Looking back at it the treads alone would be a logistical nightmare but I figure if only a couple were produced and used for their intended purposes they'd pay themselves off in that way. And lastly I have the 'Disciple'. A medium tank inspired by the M4 Sherman if it had a futuristic design.

I always said that Second Life is as limited as your imagination is and being in the name itself; being a parallel to real life you can do whatever you want. Something I found myself doing as of late (which is not really surprising given my fondness and fascination with SL history and it's lore as one of those side things) is riding the Tour Pods around each route and taking in the 'old days'. When I rode the Pod around my home away from home in the Vehicle sandbox/Ahern area it took me waaaaay back. Messed with my head abit but in a good way when I was listening to the Pod explain everything as I went by. I feel these areas in particular are pretty under-appreciated and in general the bulk of what LL creates. I've found myself realizing that LL has explored more creative freedom than ironically most community content providers. It's amazing the effort and time they put into their projects to make SL as immerse as possible with the high-way systems, the canals, the trams, the Tour Pods, the oil-rig in ANWR (which is becoming a favourite spot of mine), even discovered a under-water research center and it just goes on and on. That being said, there are many things I do in SL besides sex including sailing, flying, driving cars, general messing around in sims like Sandboxes testing and experimenting with items such as weaponry you name it. Other times I like to go around and study bots (been doing it for a few months) and it's interesting the behavior of each one and their intended purposes. I also enjoy kicking back and observing people socialize with each other in general and see how it goes. Like a scientist taking notes (sociology is one thing that fascinates me so you get the jist). You learn alot by doing that and it reminds me of a mix of The Sims, GTA and Animal Crossing (Second Life itself does).

One of my latest avs I made and probably my favourite female I've done; a imp of sorts (even comes as a herm or whatever, I'm quite modular with my avs). Not sure if this would follow as 'risky' but here we go. And yeah, that's a '69 to '70 Dodge Charger behind me modded to my specs. Only thing on the outside are those vents; otherwise externally it's stock. Subtle but gets the point across. Not usually a car I go for but the specific year and all I thought was badass and just to be different (tend to be a Ford or British car or Porsche you get the jist enthusiast).

You're welcome, always happy to help, especially in such fields. I've got immense passion in these things and I'd love to see more British vessels in particular. Utterly fascinating!

Astrel Tek has a Type VII on the way and at the moment they have a S-18 (American sub class from WWI, known as 'Sugar boats'), Type XXIII and a Type-A (Japanese 'midget' sub).

My expertise is primarily military vessels but I can at the very least suggest one civilian brand and that's Berdav Marine. I got a little tugboat I use from time to time and it's a pleasure sailing; a inexpensive boat for what you get. Edit: although I just realized they don't have sail-boats. My bad. I've seen alot of Bandits around, so I guess those are good? I 'dunno. I will say however, from what I've experienced in the Blake. The bigger ships like by Endeavor and so on are laggy as hell when they sail by.

So many to name here but I'll list off a few that are dear to me; my Astaro Stratum (a 1995 Honda Accord). Reminds me of my 2002 Mercury Sable LS with how I've customized it (I use it as a stand in since they don't got a Sable in SL) and I love Hondas in general. The British flag on my house. I got the St George in RL hanging on my window and the Union Jack as a cosmetic plate and some flags for the Sable. It's my heritage. Then I got all sorts of military things like guns leaning against the wall and crates (I had a airsoft M4 and Walther P99 once and well, I got various military things like mini-figures of soldiers and a couple of tanks it goes on and on). Then if this counts, there's how I dress my av similar to my RL clothes (basically I look like a old-school SAS guy, the beanie, pants tucked into my combat boots, jacket with the patch all in black. Some have said I'm pretty 'militant' like that and I agree with that statement. Ever since I was a child. That being said, heritage is just as important to me. Something I love and respect alot, my origins, my ancestors. You know, honoring them, paying tribute by representing and genuinely loving the nation they came from. When I was a kid I had a model of a '90s Jaguar and at the time I didn't know why I liked these cars but as I got older I realized: "Ah, my ancestry that explains it".

Sick of the masks and having to take temps before work the damn delays, sometimes the managers are off somewhere luling around making the wait longer, sometimes we just say ***** it and head in anyways and they don't even notice. I'm also sick of how everyone's all getting out at once, making our lives a living hell in the food industry. It's been busier than normal and it's been like this ever since; it's like they took the times they could get out before Covid for granted and are now capitalizing on that despite the risk of infection. It's natural selection at it's finest. I ask; why didn't they get out like this before Covid was ever a thing? If I gotta deal with one more family of 7-12 (one after the after), clean one more table, sweep the damned floor again because they're so much of pigs, clean the bathrooms after someone's *****ted all over the toilet and floors and walls and so on I'm gonna go off. Because, let's face it; I pull most of the weight while everyone else goofs off like on their phones and gossiping about trivial bull*****e like they're at high-school. Grow the ***** up. Ontop of that I work at another fast-food place as a cashier in a SINGLE window and having to deal with that is a whole other story... Also, the stimulus packages while a good thing is pissing me off because it makes this worse as everyone uses their checks for everything else other than the intended purpose of using it for bills and etc; "Oh gee, let's all go to the nearest fast-food place like a cult en-mass and ruin everyone's day there and leave with such disrespect to the workers and the place itself". These *****ers have the audacity to complain about our wait times while ignoring the six-feet rule. Isn't it any wonder why you're all waiting for your food? People coming in one right after the other; it's absolute madness and I'm thinking: "Why the ***** can't you people ***** off and go home or cook your own food for once; or do something else and let us have room to breathe. Do you all ever get tired of this place? The same customers at the same hours every damn day ordering the same damned food, it's cultish" and that's not exaggeration either: this happens everyday the same customers doing the same thing like blinded loyalists. It's bizarre. Sometimes I get thoughts of strangling them or something. Lowkey.

I wouldn't mind being interviewed I got alot to say about things in SL with my 14 years (both good and bad). Same name as my forum name here.

Ah, this is a easy one. My favourite things and communities are the ones where I can drive cars, sail ships, fly planes, tropical places and things like that. Military areas, shooting guns and so on. I sail warships in the Blake Sea or in the oceans of Sansara for example and it is so therapeutic while jamming my music in the background... and generally Linden owned sims with their unique landmarks and interesting lore about SL itself and open areas like sandboxes to generally ***** around in.

Considered this one of my theme-songs. Gotta say it; you'll find no other badass franchise in Nintendo. Seeing that Arwing launch from the Great Fox with that guitar blaring in the background; you knew you were in for a great time and that guitar solo; the guitarist is underrated I swear. David Wise: what a genius. Another underatted gem. Assault did orchestra long before Super Mario Galaxy did and don't get me wrong; I'm not downplaying SMG by any means it's a great sound-track but Assault's speaks to me more (on a personal level). Especially this one. Seeing the opening for the first time, as that track kicks in when everyone's getting ready to blast through the enemy fleet blew my mind (and still does). It's one of the greatest game openings IMO. That moment at about 0:41 gets me so pumped up it says to me: "We've cracked the fleet, let's hit em' hard one last time and end this". My favourite part of the track by far.

I picture like a bunch of factories pumping out tanks and everything and men suiting up getting ready for a heated fight, as the army assembles itself on the firing line, waiting for the approaching hostile forces and for a second it's a stand-off until all hell breaks lose as the generals go: "Get the bastards..." and then they march forward to the enemy capital with columns of tanks and legions of infantry in a glorious come-back.

Not gonna lie, I do it when the floor is clean. When I personally clean it myself and I know it's more or less 'germ' free. ... I suppose I do many, what people may consider 'weird' things like that.

Truthfully? I wouldn't recommend the Blake Sea for the socialization but sure for the flying and sailing courses it's nice but once you get to certain areas like Siren's Isle or Barbarossa where the undesirables are with their laggy yachts it becomes a slog of a experience. The Blake isn't what it used to be like it was back in the day.