On this day mess:

• 27 BC – Gaius Octavianus (bust pictured) was given the title Augustus by the Roman Senate when he became the first Roman emperor.
• 1780 – American Revolutionary War: The British Royal Navy gained their first major naval victory over their European enemies in the war when they defeated a Spanish squadron in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
• 1938 – Benny Goodman performed a concert at New York City's Carnegie Hall which has been considered instrumental in establishing jazz as a legitimate form of music.
• 1969 – Student Jan Palach set himself on fire in Wenceslas Square in Prague as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia one year earlier.
• 2008 – Five days after proposing lyrics for the wordless Marcha Real, the Spanish national anthem, the Spanish Olympic Committee withdrew the proposal due to widespread criticism.

So how is everyone? Hope you had a pleasant weekend. Just getting this up so off-topicings can happen. Off topic it up, ladies and gentlemen.

So...Skyrim peeps.  What type of character is everyone playing?  I know Matchst1ck is playing a thief rogue type guy.  Someone here was playing an Argonian werewolf.  What other character concepts do we have around here?  Personally I'm playing a Nord smith/enchanter.  Victory through superior equipment! 

And for non-Skyrim related stuff, I'm assuming I shouldn't even bother watching last night's game on NFL rewind if the posts during the OT thread last night are any indication.

OT it up, guys.

We're only a day away from Skyrim day.

And since it's on my mind, a brief list of my top five favorite video games.

1. Final Fantasy VII

2. Final Fantasy Tactics

3. Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

4. Civilization IV

5. Age of Empires II

A few honorable mentions: Knights of the Old Republic, Armored Core: Masters of the Arena, Neverwinter Nights (Specifically the Shadow of Undentide and Hordes of the Underdark expansions), and Heroes of Might and Magic III.

So yeah.  Off topic it up, guys.