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First off, congrats to all of you who made the TGS staff! 'Welcome aboard, skipper!' You'll all have fun, trust me :)
'Howdy, howdy, howdy', everybody! (I'm getting over something and I got back online Friday, so I'm still getting back into the swing of things :) ). I'll never touch a pizza again. I had some for dinner Monday night and was ill all week. Odd not being online for a week when you've been on every day for so long!
I'm glad to see you guys enjoyed 'Triangles' :) Though I have to admit I can't see Griff and Arthur running away from bunnies ("Run away! Run away!")
And ditto on the "oral sex" quote from Christine :) You could make a spoof out of that, Christine (Arthur's gonna get a run for his money :D)
Ed< I looked up some British and found "maths" as a term for "math". Yep, it was conscious :) (Did I spell 'conscious', right? *shrugs*)
Personally, Triangles was the hardest for me. It was easy enough to say that "Will runs away from home because of conflicts with his da", but I wasn't sure why, how, or even how his relationship with the minions would be (i.e. how would they treat him). If it didn't sound right, it wouldn't be realistic, and people would be wondering why the heck this kid would run away "because this doesn't sound like something a real teenager would do/there's no reason to, ect." Every once in a while I'd get tied in a knot, but eventually something would click, and I'd quickly jot it down before I forgot. My main goal was that everyone would read this and identify with the characters and their problems, and I was wondering for a long time how to pull that off.
Oh, and BTW, Emrys is my favorite character, too, Ed :) (him and Riggs; I always found the relationship b/w him and his brother intriguing). It's bad enough to go through adolescence once in your life; to go through it again must make him want to pop a pill sometimes :D
Norman< I always liked Norman. Rahsaan (I spelled the name right, Rahsaan. Yay! Took me long enough :) ) did most if not all of Norman's scenes. I always liked the big guy because he's got that tough guy exterior, but always has a quippe, plus he's kinda soft underneath :) As David would say, Rahsaan, "Excellent".
Lucius' scrolls< I don't believe they have any magical powers, if that what you meant (I'm sorry, so many people in here now, it's hard to keep track who asked this :) )
X-Files/Robby< I LOVED the earlier episodes of the X-Files, but I'm not around as much to watch it this season. I watched that ep (first or second one of this season, actually). You know, the one where Mulder and Scully are on this ship in some Bermuda-Triangle-like place, a ship that disappeared during World War II? I didn't get that ep. Did you understand it? Anyone? If so, can you tell me about it? I didn't understand what the heck was going on.
I agree with the Mulder/Scully switching roles as believer/skeptic. I never liked that. It took a bit of the flavor out of the plots. But that's just my opinion.
Sevarius Jr.< Another Dennis Miller fan! :) Maybe you can figure this question out, one that I've had for a while. Okay ... if it's called "Dennis Miller LIVE", WHY do the words "previously recorded" always appear on the screen at the beginning of each show? It's sort of like "Why do Kamakazi pilots wear helmets?" :)
Deuce< <<When Emrys' pen exploded in his mouth, I had a flashback to last week,
when I learned that sucking on a ballpoint gives you a sour taste in
your mouth... and blue teeth. >>
*LOL* That's where that part actually came from! (only it happened in the middle of my Lit class right when I was reading a piece to the class; oopsie :) ) Ace!
Favorite quotes< Hey, what the heck :) "When in Rome ..."
*Austin grabs Scott Evil and holds him at gun-point* "The tables have turned again, Dr. Evil."
"That's alright. Kill the little bastard, see what I care."
"But Dad, we just had a break-through in group!"
"I had the group liquidated, you little sh--! They were insolent."
"I hate you! I hate you! I wish I was never artificially created in a lab!" *running off*
"Oh, Scott, it hurts Daddy when you say that, really!"
-- Austin Powers (scariest part is that I remembered that off the top of my head :) )
Jeb< I loved all your MiB quotes!! That's one of Will Smith's best movies (ditto for Tommy Lee Jones, though I think he did a great job at Two Face in "Batman Forever", too)
"What are you doing tonight?"
"Same thing we do everynight, Pinky."
"What?"
"Forget it."
--- The New Adventures of Batman and Superman
To whomever wrote the "Newt" quote from Monty Python, I loved that one, too :)
"Look at me, everybody! I'm a cowboy! Howdy, howdy, howdy!"
---"The Far Side" (from a vulture donning a dinner's coat and cowboy hat)
"The problem with believing in religion is that some people never get incinerated by lightening."
---Calvin and Hobbes
"Vigo the Carpathian. Born 1505. Died 1610."
"105 years old, he hung in there, didn't he?"
"He didn't die of old age, either. He was poisoned, stabbed,
shot, hung, steretched, diesemboweled, drawn and quartered."
"Ouch."
---Ghostbusters II
"Being miserable and treating other people like dirt is every New Yorker's God-given right."
---Ghostbusters II
"Mommy's very angry"
---The Lost World
"Must go faster."
---Jurassic Park (as well as "Brief Encounters":) )
"His name is Oscar."
"Named after a hot dog, you poor man."
"Never insult dragons, for yee are crunchy and good with ketchup" ---Rahsaan, I believe (he's the dragon fan :) ) or maybe Todd. I can't remember, it's been so long.
"Get a Higher Education; learn to fly"
---don't ask :)
"I will take these cotton balls from you, and put them in my pocket"
"Uh, yeah, whatever"
and:
"I can see!" *Blinkin crashes into a tree* "Nope, never mind" --- Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Ironwolf< Heh, I quote Scott Adams ("Dilbert") when I say, "It's men who have to ask women out, and it's the women who get to crush men's fragile egos like fudgesicles on a Los Angelos freeway". :) I think Emrys is cute. A little stubborn sometimes, but an interesting little guy :) I wonder if, when he hits high school, how he'll treat any upperclassmen who try to beat him up ("Cavall! Sic 'em!")
I better get moving. I've been gone so long, I've got stuff to catch up on. Yikes, I don't know if I've said I hope everyone had a Happy New Years, yet. Happy Belated New Years :) (See? Told'ja it's been chaotic :) ).
Have a good one, y'all :)
Carolynn Marie - [C4arobin@aol.com]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 11:28:53 PM
IP: spider-tk042.proxy.aol.com
Hey, we have a psychiatrist now! Yeah! What's his/her name? Scratchinsniff? Scratchy?
RC- By the by, "Code of Hero" is not only THE best single Beastwars ep, its one of the best of ANY show.
Geez, the room isn't cleared yet?
Robby
Sunday, January 10, 1999 11:21:03 PM
IP: spider-wb054.proxy.aol.com
Few more quotes -
1.Really Dinobot , a stick , against a transmetal . -Megatron From Code of the Hero
2.Tea'lc (by way of greeting).
(steps up to him till he is looking down into his face) In my culture , I would be well within my rights to dismember you . -Tea'lc to the resident pain in the ass . in SG-1 .
3. The qustion that has been haunting my being has been answered . The future is not set , my decisions are my own . (looks down at the valley being destroyed) Yet , how ironic , for I now find that I have no choice at all . (inhales) . I am a warrior , (pulls out sword) let the battle be joined . -Dinobot from Code of the hero .
4. Tell my story to those who ask , good deads along with the bad , and let me be judged accordingly . The rest . . . . is silence (loses spark). -Dinobot again
Robby : As you can see that was one of my favourite episodes as well , quite possibly my absolute favourite . Last time I felt that particular tingle was in primes final battle before his death .
Rachel : Welcome to the facility , as you can see , the walls are thoroughly padded . There is a pschiatrist on hand , and the Chloroform , Cianide , Morphine and smelling salts are in the cabinet on the wall .
Hmm . ANybody think we SHOULD add a psychiatrist to the CR staff . We are kind of low , all we have are the guards , (or do we) , the gators , and Kenny . I really want responses to this idea so please express your opinions on this matter .
**BLAISEISM**
TRC looks at the creamed lawyer , then down into the gator pit . He tosses some charcoal tablets to the gators . "Here you three this'll take care of your gas problems ." Kenny realising what's about to happen whirls sending cream pie in all directions , he frantically gets up and tries to run away , in the process however , he slips on a patch of cream on th floor and falls into the pit . He does'nt even get a chance to scream .
**END BLAISEISM**
The Rolling calf - [aliscke@jamweb.net]
Kingston, Jamaica
Sunday, January 10, 1999 10:58:50 PM
IP: 208.11.41.198
BATMAN BEYOND > Not bad. Not bad at all. A decent (if predictable) storyline, similar animation to TAS, a kick-ass new batsuit, and some new blood for the title character. It'll be interesting to see the new Batman have to deal with *real* problems (like school, girls, jocks, etc) instead of struggling to maintain a millionaire playboy image :) Terry reminded me a LOT of David from "Invasion: America," in looks, voice, and attitude, while the show itself was reminiscent of Marvel Comics' "2099" series that ran a few years back. Hopefully BB will run a little longer than that bomb. I agree with SJ about the rocket boots and the flying thing, but I think they were going for a more streamlined look for the new batsuit. I miss that grappling hook :) I also think the show might do better on prime-time, because the new series seems to be more mature in its handling of death. Besides, it would be tons better than the garbage WB has filling most of its weeknights (easy, Buffy fans, I didn't mean that night :). BBL.
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Malverne, NY
Sunday, January 10, 1999 10:33:29 PM
IP: spider-tj061.proxy.aol.com
Rachel> Welcome and enjoy what your love for Gargoyles can bring! It certainly has made my life more interesting :)
Congrats to all who made it to the new staff. I have the pleasure to personally know celebrities now, at least you are to me.
I got this from a play:
"Well, I'm a...a...a missionary, that's it, a missionary!"
"Really? Where from?"
"In China. Way way way out in China."
"I've lived in China for years!"
"Oh, you have, have you? Well, see, I wasn't exactly in China. I was in...in.."
"Oh, I know. You were in IndoChina."
"Exaaaactly. I was in IndoChina, and you were in OutdoorChina!"-a ganster is disguised as a priest and runs into a bishop from "Anything Goes"
SOROW
Sunday, January 10, 1999 10:32:07 PM
IP: usr4-2-dialup16.mix1.irving.cw.net
**RP!**
[The Dark Star fleet is making short work of Jerec's interdictors. Since the Eclipse-class ships' superlasers don't have to fire at full power to destroy interdictors, they can destroy one every few minutes with little recharge time. Soon, the interdictors are gone and the Dark Star fleet escapes.]
**PAUSE RP!**
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL NEW MEMBERS OF THE TGS STAFF!!! Heh, maybe it's for the best that I didn't meet the requirements. I probably couldn't resist having a certain stunningly good-looking dark blue garg and his mysterious assistant do a cameo. :)
Steve Gooch> RL stands for Real Life. As for what real life is...I haven't a clue.
Dang it, I missed Batman Beyond. What channel is it on? What day? What time?
A Pack gang? Gotta work that into my fics...
**SPOILERS FOR COYOTE'S NEW STORY**
Uh...*wow*. You killed off most or all of: the London Clan, the Ishimura Clan, and the Guatemala clan. Along with possibly the present versions of Brook and Sata. WOW. I like when a writer isn't afraid to kill people. (I think I just described "The Shining".)
**END SPOILERS**
Theresa> I got 8 right on your quiz. Hm.
More favorite quotes>
"No, Kitty! Not Lucky the albino squirrel!"
~Zath
"Woo hoo?"
~Lennier
"I can see the synapses firing behind your eyes; a disturbing sight I might add."
~Londo Mollari
"Blood calls out for blood."
~Londo again
"The last time I gave an interview they told me to just relax and say what I really felt. Ten minutes after the broadcast I got transferred to an outpost so far off the starmaps you couldn't find it with a hunting dog and a ouija board."
~Jeffrey Sinclair
"Ambassador, it is not my place to speculate on how anything gets in your bed."
~Na'Toth
"The universe is driven by the complex interaction between three ingredients: matter, energy, and enlightened self-interest."
~G'Kar
"Now, I go to spread happiness to the rest of the station. It is a terrible responsibility but I have learned to live with it."
~Londo Mollari yet again
"Vir, how many gods are in our pantheon? I lost count when the last emperor was elevated to godhood." "48. No, 49. 50 if you count Zooty." "Now out of that 50, how many gods do you think I must have offended to have ended up with G'Kar's teeth buried so deeply in my throat that I can barely breathe?" "All of them?" "Sounds right. And now I have to go back to the Council and explain to them that in the interest of peace the Centauri government will agree to give quadrant 37 to the Narns. I think I will stick my head in the station's fusion reactor. It would be quicker. And I suspect, after a while I might even come to enjoy it."
~Londo Mollari and Vir Coto
"Weep for the future, Na'toth. Weep for us all."
~G'Kar
"What's he hiding, Vir? Tell me. I won't bite, Vir." "With all due respect, Madame, that's not what I've heard." "All right, that one time." "Twice."
~Timov Mollari and Vir Coto. Did you know that her name is 'vomit' spelled backward?
"What do you want?"
"I'd like to live just long enough to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a pike as a warning to the next ten generations that some favors come with too high a price. I'd look up at your lifeless eyes and wave, like this. Can you and your associates arrange it for me, Mr. Morden?"
~Mr. Morden and Vir Coto
"There's always the threat of an attack by say, a giant space dragon, the kind that eats the sun every thirty days. It's a nuisance, but what would you expect from reptiles. Did I mention that my nose was on fire? That I have fifteen wild badgers living in my trousers?"
~Marcus Cole
"Only the heir to the throne of the kingdom of idiots would fight a war on twelve fronts!"
~Londo Mollari
"Oh, Londo, you are a fool. You walk away from the greatest power I have even seen, and now you expect me to do the same. They are the key to my eventual rise to the throne. Why would I abandon them?" "Because I have asked you. And because your loyalty to our people should be greater than your ambition. And because I have poisoned your drink."
~Lord Refa and you know who
"Anything I can do to help?"
"Hmm. Short of dying, no, can't think of a thing."
~Morden and Vir
"Very sad life. Probably have very sad death, but at least there is symmetry."
~Zathras
"Minister, I have met [Emperor] Cartagia three times before, twice when he was an infant. He drooled most of the time--I wonder if he's continued the habit--and again when he was 15 trying to peek up the dresses of some young women. I promise you, I will be just as impressed by him now as I was then, yes?" Later, upon meeting Cartagia..."I could swear you have not changed since the last few times I saw you."
~Londo Mollari
"Tired? Of course not, don't be absurd. The Emperor himself said I would only be allowed to leave over his dead body. I said: Well, how strange, Mr. Allen said I would only be allowed back on to Babylon 5 over *his* dead body. With my very busy schedule I can only accommodate so many requests. I know it's a burden, but you will simply have to wait your turn."
~Londo has the best lines on the show
"Commander! Did you threaten to grab hold of this man by the collar and throw him out an airlock?" "Yes I did." "I'm shocked. Shocked and dismayed. I'd remind you that we are short on supplies here. We can't afford to take perfectly good clothing and throw it out into space. Always take the jacket off first, I've told you that before. Sorry, she meant to say: Stripped naked and thrown out an airlock. I apologize for any confusion this may have caused."
~John Sheridan and Susan Ivonova
"Who am I? I am Susan Ivanova, Commander, daughter of Andrei and Sophie Ivanov. I am the right hand of vengeance, and the boot that is going to kick your sorry ass all the way back to Earth ... I am Death incarnate, and the last living thing that you are ever going to see. God sent me."
~Susie
"Engineering, this is General Lefcourt. In case you didn't notice, the enemy just pulled our shorts up over our head and tied them into a knot. You will get the ship under control ASAP, or I will come down there and skin the hide off every last one of you."
~General Lefcourt
"I don't believe this. What is it with this place? I mean, last week someone tries to assassinate Sheridan, and now someone tries to poison Londo. My God! What is wrong with you people? Don't you have anything else better to do? Why don't you get a hobby? Read a book or something?"
~Vir Coto
"These are my wives: Famine, Pestilence, and Death. Having a picture of them here inspires me. Knowing they're waiting for me back home keeps me here on Babylon 5."
~Londo, paraphrased
I like quotes that express something about me. >:)
**RESUME RP!**
[Wilek: "OK, now we can worry about finding Jerec's Death Star. Ideas, anyone?" Dark Mage Wilek looks thoughtfully at SJ. DMW: "Clones...when they are created, a supernatural link is formed between the clone and its master print. This is why they need to be grown so slowly or in a Force-absent environment to keep from going insane. Maybe I can use SJ to find SJ2 and the Death Star." Wilek: "Hm, could work. Get on it."]
**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, January 10, 1999 10:31:55 PM
IP: tnt-1-174-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
*****SPOILERS: BATMAN BEYOND*****
Be warned, this is pretty long. Hey, I'm passionate about the Bat!
Overall, I'd say the show was promising. It was pretty good...but I'm not ready to totally sign over my loyalty just yet. I've got some complaints, but also some praises.
The Bad: First off, what the hell was up with the architecture? I know, I know, City of the Future and all that crap, but Gotham has always been dark and Gothic. Creepy. Also kinda some old time 30's-40's arch in there as well. The new Gotham just didn't look right, Bladerunneresque landscaping aside.
Next is the new Batsuit. It looks...well, I think it's butt-ugly. They need to redesign the thing, pronto. Also, it does to much! Bruce didn't need rocket boots to kick ass. I know--it's the future, bad guys are toughter, yadda, yadda yadda. Just please get rid of the rocket boots?
Then there's the villains.....so far, for a series with supposedly all original villains, it doesn't have any. Powers was a definite Lex Luthor rip-off (only with Lex's charisma) and the Joker gang, while interesting, comes straight out of the anime "Akira" (Jokers = Clown Gang). I must admit though--Powers transforming into a Dr.Phosphorus/Corrosive Man type creature was pretty cool.
Finally, I have one last concern. I wonder if this show will remain urban. Batman, despite the "World's Greatest Detective" moniker, works best at home, fighting urban battles. I'd like to see more focus on the new Batman's noirish presence in the city (for example, like "It's Never Too Late" and "I Am the Night" and "P.O.V." from TAS).
The Good: Bruce Wayne still kicks ass! It's good to see him still around, even if he's a bit more of an old fart. Plus, I'd love to find out what happened with Robin and Nightwing....you know some bad s*** must have taken place. There's a back story waiting to be told.
While it's different than TAS, I do like the new feel for the show. It's taking some elements from anime and manga, which is always a plus.
As for the new Bats, Terry....well, he seems okay. It'll take a while to accept someone else in the role, but I think he'll work out. There looks like there'll be good chemistry between Terry and Bruce too. Plus, I love Ace the Bat Hound!!!
Overall, it was a good show. Only time will tell if it keeps up to par (I mean, with TAS, it's got some pretty big shows to fill). I'm just begging you--please, NO SUPERMAN CROSSOVERS. I don't wanna see the Boy Scout showing up anytime soon in Gotham....
***END BATMAN BEYOND SPOILERS*****
WNBA: Shouldn't that be the LNBA? Think about that for a minute, you'll get it. Then you can flame me. ;]
Ravyn: I hate to tell you this....but there's a rumor that Shawn Michaels may never wrestle again.....get the Kleenex out...
Football: Well, the RedSkins got sold today. I swear, if they move the team, I will go on a murderous rampage.
Quotes: Just a couple more.
"Son of a Bitch must pay."
---Jack Burton (Kurt Russell), BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (one of my top 5 films of ALL time!)
"First off, I want to clear something up. I hear ESPN is trying to F@#$ with me, trying to start a controversy. Let me say right now, there is no controversy. I was just having some fun with my friends, and that's it. And if you don't like that, F*** you and your family too. Now let's talk about the game."
---Mr. Charles Barkley, responding to ESPN. He's not a role model folks.
"Those who live life are less afraid to lose it...now go buy me a taco."
---author unknown
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 09:18:19 PM
IP: cache-1.spg.webcache.erols.net
Greetings
Batman Beyond: Undoutably the best thing I've seen since the begining of the Christmas repeats. I haven't thought that much of the old Batman's episodes since it went to the WB, but this seems to have something it was missing before. I wonder if it's apropreate for little kids though. If furure eps are anything like this one I think it would be better suited for prime time like Invation America.
If the new comimmisioner is Barbra, then I wonder what happened to her. They said the police were real coozy with the villian (I forget his name).
Favorite Quates
"If only you knew the power of the dark side" Darth Vader
"I am the end of time!" Kronos
"You're history" Duncan Macleod (Highlander)
"We never burned and tourtured and ripped one another apart and called it morality" The Dragon from Gaurds! Gaurds! by Terry Pratchett
"Giants?" Goliath
"Ivanova is allways right. I will listen to Ivanova. I will not ognore Ivanova's recomendations. Ivanova is God." Susan Ivanova (Babylon 5)
That's all for now - TheOneEyedSquid
TheOneEyedSquid - [Sigam28@aol.com]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 09:17:12 PM
IP: spider-te052.proxy.aol.com
Congratulations to the all the people who were chosen for TGS season three staff.
Lawrence Stone - [st1@bright.net]
Chillicothe, Ohio, u.s.a.
Sunday, January 10, 1999 09:10:41 PM
IP: chil-ras2-4-cs-22.dial.bright.net
ORDELL - The Police Commissioner was Barbara Gordon (the original Commissioner Gordon's daughter, who was Batgirl in the present-day Batman series).
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Sunday, January 10, 1999 08:57:26 PM
IP: 208.19.239.150
**SPOILER FOR "BATMAN BEYOND!!"**
Ordell: The police commissioner was Barbara Gordon.
**END SPOILER FOR "BATMAN BEYOND!!"**
Longer, more thorough post later after the room clears.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, January 10, 1999 08:56:05 PM
IP: modem79.i-is.com
Wow, I got accepted....that's cool.....
Todd > Who WAS the commishiner in Batman Beyond? (I don't get WB).
just a quick post....later peoples
Ordell - [ordell9425@geocities.com]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 08:46:09 PM
IP: 207-128-87.ipt.aol.com
Batman Beyond- "We're the jokers!" "Sure you are." Good premiere. Nice dialouge, decent animation though I could ask for better... No dopey sidekicks at this point... Show looks like it has what it takes to be good,including a costume that seems inspired by Lex. Kinda has a few Akira elements, the bike scene was something not usually done in Batman, but it HAS been done... (Batman: Subzero) The show has potential, but I'm a little worried it'll just be a copy of the original, with a couple new characters. I'll wait and see a little longer before I dub the show good, a ripoff, or whatever... So far though... Excellent.
Geez, this has been a GOOD weekend for me. Four new comics at my store, I finish my English project well ahead of time, got to spend a lot of time with Heather, taped an episode of Xena I've been meaning to tape, (The Bitter Suite), got into the TGS staff, got a nice new animated premiere, got a bunch of writing done... Only one thing would top it off... **Runs out real quickly, and comes back lugging Mr. Carter.** "Oh Kenny..."
Hmm... Fun Beastwars scene between Black Arachnia and Silverbolt I'm about to quote...
"Get a clue you canine cretin! I'm EVIL!... I'll shoot you!"
"My heart tells me you will not."
"Oh yeah?" *ka-chink!*
"You... SHOT me!"
"No duh dog boy. I'm EVIL... Now do you believe me?"
"And yet... You insured the wound would not be mortal! Your inner maximal goodness prevented..."
"Shut up, SHUT UP!"
"I know how you're feeling. You don't know whether to kiss me... Or kill me."
"I'm a black widow spider you idiot! I can do both."
"Oh no, you're not saving my life again? Even after I shot you?"
"It's my duty mam. As a maximal. ... And as a heroic character."
"You know I like 'em big and stupid, but you're really pushing it."
Hmm, thats about it for now... The room will be cleared in a bit and a the new story will go up, I'll say something practical then... In the meantime...
"SPLATTTT!" goes the pie as it lodges into Kenny the CR lawyer's face. Robby smiles, begins humming the gargoyles theme song, and walks out.
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 08:31:02 PM
IP: spider-wg032.proxy.aol.com
BATMAN BEYOND - I also saw it, and rather liked it. A particularly good touch was the bit at the beginning explaining why Bruce Wayne quit being Batman; having him pick up and get ready to use a gun and then suddenly realize in horror what he was doing was a very believable means of arranging this, in view of his traditional dislike of guns. And Derek Powers' transformation at the end was a chilling one.
I also got a bit of a smile out of the revelation of who the current Police Commissioner is in the Gotham City of the future.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Sunday, January 10, 1999 08:18:38 PM
IP: 208.19.239.150
I mean the coolest corporate villain is Xanatos
Greg Bishansky
Sunday, January 10, 1999 08:13:37 PM
IP: spider-we081.proxy.aol.com
I just finished watching Batman Beyond, and I must say it was pretty good. A lot better than I expected. Bruce Wayne was actually more interesting in this than in most of the episodes of the current episodes of Batman. Derek Powers seems like a cool villain (still corporate villain is still Xanatos), much cooler than Lex Luthor on Superman(I don't really like Superman). And I couldn't the image of a Pack Gang out of my head while watching it (thanks for the image Todd), but would like to see more of the Jokers (they remind me of the Minions a bit). One character I hope to see on this show is Ras'al'Ghul(Sp?), he could still be alive thanks to his Lazarus Pit. On the whole, it seems like a good show.
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@aol.com]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 08:00:40 PM
IP: spider-we081.proxy.aol.com
**RP!**
Kitainia and the others are battling the Borg, now trying to dodge shots from Gubio's out-of-control Mech as well. Lathrop quickly imprisions that latter in a prismatic forcefield so that its lasers and missiles can't worry everyone (at least until after the other enemies are beaten). Kitainia breathes a sigh of relief and turns back to the two Borg attacking her, which happen to be the Andersons. "Now see here, winged lady," Mr. Anderson says, trying to snag her with an assimilation tentacle, "I am a veteran of two foriegn wars, and a souped-up Borg. There is no way your team can beat me." "Want to bet?" Kitainia asks. Then she plugs his mouth with a grenade, pulls the pin, then shoves him away. Anderson screams as he explodes, his wife wailing "Tom!" Kitainia quickly turns her laser up to its highest frequency and zaps her dead as well. Then, seeing the rest of the Borg are in full retreat, she turns to face the Comment Room.
**END RP 1ST HALF**
Sorry I haven't posted in here in a while, been real busy with work. Hopefully I can still make some interesting comments.
Basketball Situation: I completely agree that professional basketball is terrible and stupid, like most of its players. The game of basketball, though, is a lot of fun to play and should not be condemned just because of the debacle its professional league has gotten itself into. That's all I'll say about that, except that I too definitely like the WNBA better than the NBA. I've also met Cynthia Cooper, she was one of the ones who helped nurture my love for basketball. (I think I've told everyone already that I used to be on my high school's team.) Yes, she was a very personable woman, but then female athletes are usually nicer than the male ones. At least, all the ones I've met have been. Okay, next topic!
Theresa: Sorry I mistook the artwork for yours, you're the only Theresa I know. Oh well, I'm sure you can still make great artwork.
Steve Gooch: $ Thanks for telling me what KATN means, you're welcome to come do that anytime we get in a fight in the RP. $
Fairy Tale Rewrites: Glad you got that assignment done, Robby. Good luck getting a good grade on it. You must have a fun high school English class, I never got to do anything like that.
Coffee: I know a lot of people think it tastes terrible, but I really like it. I'm so addicted I can't get through the day without at least one cup. Yes, it's pathetic, I know. :)
Fleur: What a despicable character you encountered. He'd definitely fit right in with the FE. Glad we were able to help you take him out. <grin>
Christine: Thanks for telling us about the Nut People, it really made me laugh. Come on, good art is nothing of which to be ashamed. You have to do more, especially the "Defenders of the Nut." I can hardly wait to see them.
Coyote: Good new story you did, though I felt sad to see the deaths of so many good characters. Hopefully the clan will pay the Rokkans back for that bigtime in WCC. And if not, I will!
Congrats to Coyote, Robby, Durid, Deuce, Ordell, Shauntell, Kyryn, Mandi, and everyone else who's made the TGS Staff. You guys deserve it!
Teasers: Really, people, you keep doing those, and I'll have to hurt you. Just kidding.
Another secret from Doug's Fanfic Universe: Laura James used to babysit Bart Simpson, her mother Ruth Powers is still on the show. (This might not be true, but Doug tells me that babysitter did help inspire Laura's name, looks, and personality.)
Quotes: I have some good ones I like, too. Most have already been said, but let me list the ones that haven't.
"I find your lack of faith disturbing." - Darth Vader, Star Wars.
"Be so subtle you are invisible, so mysterious you are intangible, then you will control your rival's fate." - Sun Tzu.
"May you live in interesting times." - ancient Chinese curse that always seems to work on people.
"He has 152 felony indictments." "No, it's 152 insights into my soul." "Ack, can't compete with that one." - Joe and Kathleen, You've Got Mail.
"What they gonna do, kill me? Everybody dies!" - forget where that came from.
"Do you hear voices?" "Yes, I'm hearing one right now." "Okay. Do you anger easily?" "Bart, shut up!" "Okay, yes!" - Bart and Homer taking an insanity test, the Simpsons.
"You know, Bart, some religions say you aren't born with a soul, that you have to earn one with prayer, suffering, and remorse. Like you did last night." - Lisa, the Simpsons.
"Unlike most of you, I am not a nut." - Homer, the Simpsons.
"When it comes to compliments, women are ravenous, blooduscking monsters, always wanting more, more, more! And if you give it to them, you'll get back plenty in return." - also Homer.
"Tell the boss I'm going to the backseat of my car with the woman I love, and I won't be back for ten minutes!" - Homer again.
"Remove the stone of humiliation!!" "Yes!" "Attach the stone of triumph!!" "Doh!" - Number One and Homer, the Simpsons.
"Homer, on your way out, if you want to kill somebody, it would help me a lot." - Hank Scorpio.
"When you have reached the end of all the light that you know, and you must step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: either you will have something solid to stand on or you will learn how to fly. - don't know who said this.
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone." - Bill Cosby.
"The hope of peace is in the unity of variety. Each person their own person but all men for each other." - John Conway.
"Fools float through life, but wise men set sail." - Tim Guidroz.
"The most devestating thing to the human spirit is a secure future." - Unknown.
"Overheard conversations and intercepted letters are the most interesting." - Talus Yor.
"Life is simple. Death is simple. Living is the difficult part." - Also Talus Yor.
"Come with me if you want to live." - Kyle Reese, The Terminator.
"Cat Hair!! Cat Hair for everyone!! Cat Hair!! Cat Hair!!" - Garfield, as he sheds.
"The problem with the future is it keeps turning into the present." - Calvin and Hobbes.
"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." - also Calvin and Hobbes.
"Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most." - Dan Quayle (I think).
"Smart lad! Been visiting our website, have you?" - Head Lepruchan, tonight's episode of Honey I Shrunk the Kids.
"I can kill you anytime I please. But not today." - CSM.
And finally one from Gargoyles:
"The access code is alone."
Okay, that's all I had to say. Be back after the new episode is posted. Later!
**MORE RP**
The good guys chase the evil Borgified Beavis and Butthead characters across the Plaza, only to have them escape through one of Guod's instant portals. "Darn it!" Doug sighs. "We almost had those guys!" "Oh well," Kitainia sighs. "We do currently have larger problems." She points to the prismatic sphere that contains Gubio's Mech, which is still pulsating with Tyl-controlled laser and missile blasts. Doug nods. "Gubio! Can you stop it?" "I'm trying!" the hacker shouts back, trying to shut the Mech down and/or expel Tyl's control with his laptop. Apparently nothing is working. Then there is suddenly a huge explosion from inside the sphere. "Gubio!" everyone shouts, and Lathrop quickly dispels the sphere, revealing that Gubio's Mech is now a shattered ruin of its former self. The hacker crawls out of the destroyed cockpit and sighs. "Damn that Tyl! He started trying to kill me with the Mech's intruder rejection systems, and I had to hit the self-destruct." "Should we call Traveler to get you another one?" Doug asks him as Orion heals Gubio's wounds. "No," the hacker shakes his head. "I'll survive without. If I ever drive another Mech, it will be too soon." Kitainia nods. "Alright. What shall we do next?" "How about we go take care of Galante? He's still in town, right?" Tricia asks. "Great idea," says Doug. "Great idea. Let's go." The screen goes blank.
**THIS BIT OF THE RP OVER**
Kitainia - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 06:44:16 PM
IP: dd53-021.dub.compuserve.com
Starsinger- I got 25 of 28. Thats pretty good since I'm not a baby boomer, right?
REMINDER -Batman Beyond premieres tonight. In about half an hour here!
I'll be back after Batman Beyond with a really good scene to quote... But a brief one real quick...
"Improvise." Beastwars' Dinobot, shortly before he dies. Actually, the entire scene is possibly my favorite scene from any movie or series, but I'm not about to transcibe 9 minutes of material...
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 06:17:22 PM
IP: spider-te011.proxy.aol.com
It's a slow day. I got this from on of my lists.
Enjoy.
Starsinger
Okay, Baby Boomers ... have a go at these!
Disclaimer: My apologies to any NON boomers who were inadvertently
included here; no offense was intended by your inclusion. I just assumed you were boomers based on your high level of wit and intelligence.
Can you pass the Baby Boomer Quiz (Answers follow)?
1. Name the Beatles, first and last names.
2. Finish this line: "Lions, and tigers, and bears ..." (2 words)
3. "Hey kids, what time is it?" (4 words)
4. What do M&M's do?
5. What helps build strong bodies 12 ways?
6. Before he was Mohammed Ali, before he was The Greatest, we knew him as..(2 words)
7. "You'll wonder where the yellow went, ..." (7 words)
8. Before he was the Skipper's little buddy, Bob Denver was Dobie's best friend, ... (First and last names, and middle initial)
9. "M-I-C See ya real soon. K-E-Y ..." (5 words)
10. A 'streaker' is someone who might run across campus wearing what?
11. "Brylcream: ..." (6 words)
12. Bob Dylan advised us never to trust anyone .... (2 words)
13. "I wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder who ..." (6 words)
14. "War, uh-huh, huh, yeah, what is it good for? ..." (2 words)
15. Where have all the flowers gone?
16. Superman, "disguised as Clark Kent, mild mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice, and..." (3 words)
17. Who came from the University of Alabama to become one of the greatest QB's in NFL history and appeared in a TV commercial wearing women's pantyhose? Extra credit if you know his nickname!
18. "I'm Popeye the sailor man! I'm Popeye the sailor man! I'm strong to the finish ..." (5 words)
19. Who played Peter Pan before all these other imitators?
20. In "The Graduate," Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) was advised about his future and told to consider one thing. What?
21. In 1962, a dejected politician, having lost a race for governor, announced his retirement and chastised the press saying, "Just think, you don't have ... to kick around any more." (2 words) And he lied!
22. "Every morning at the mine you could see him arrive/He stood six foot six, weighed 245/Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip/And everybody knew you didn't give no lip to ..." (2 words)
23. Where did Fats Domino find his thrill? (3 words)
24. "Good night, Mrs. Calabash, ..." (3 words)
25. "Good night, Chet. ..." (3 words)
26. "Liar, liar, ..." (3 words) And it's not a Jim Carrey movie!
27. "When it's least expected, you're elected. You're the star today! Smile!..." (4 words)
28. Who put the bop in the bop she-bop she-bop? (Socratic answer required.)
SCROLL DOWN FOR ANSWER KEY
ANSWER KEY:
1. John Lennon, Paul McCartney (Sir), George Harrison, Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey)
2. Oh, my!
3. It's Howdy Doody Time!
4. melt in your mouth, not in your hand.
5. Wonder bread
6. Casius Clay
7. "when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent"
8. Maynard G. Crebbs
9. "... why, because we like you"
10. nothing but a smile!
11. "a little dab will do ya"
12. over 30!
13. "...who wrote the book of love"
14. "absolutely nothing!"
15. "long time passing"
16. "the American way"
17. "Joe Nameth" aka "Broadway Joe" aka "Joe Willie"
18. "...'cause I eats me spinach"
19. Mary Martin
20. "Plastic"
21. Dick Nixon
22. "Big John"
23. On blueberry hill
24. "...wherever you are"
25. "Good night, David"
26. "...pants on fire"
27. "You're on Candid Camera"
28. "Who put the ram in the ram-a-lamb-a-ding dong"
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Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 05:45:57 PM
IP: proxy-511.public.rwc.webtv.net
Favorite quotes> lIke everyone else. I've got a ton.
Top of the list comes from Ghostbusters.
"Human sacrifices, dogs and cates living together, mass hysteria!"
A lot of good contenders
"We've got better things to do tonight than die." Springer from Transformers the Movie
"Greed is good!" from Wall Street followed right alongside
"Your fifteen minutes are up" from American President. (Actually I like the whole speech, but that's the line where I jump up and cheer)
You really want to see something watch both of those movies at the same time. Weird seeing someone so deprave in one movie and such a boy scout in the others.
"...You just can't punch a guy you've gotta come up with a snappy saying. Like if you come with a surfboard you gotta say 'Surf's up pal'." Haulenbeck from The Last Boy Scout.
"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damm." Gone with the Wind. (And he walks away! I love it.) I love the classics.
Well I won't bore you with any more. Have a good week. Oh and Spike, the moive you're thinking of is Blade Runner.
taleweaver - [taleweaver@usa.net]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 05:27:25 PM
IP: 134.71.30.89
Congratulations to the new staff of TGS. Your success means our reading pleasure.
Vampire Kittens. The Bedlam Cats album is a filk tape with nothing but cat songs. The title of that song is Kittens Blood and the tune is from another song called Cat's Blood (a scifi song). One of my favorite tapes (I wonder why?)
Later world.
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 05:15:51 PM
IP: proxy-511.public.rwc.webtv.net
Quotes:
"This is the President. I'm dealing with affairs of state and can not come to the link right now. At the sound of the tone, leave a message and I'll get back to you soon." - President John Sheridan (A Call to Arms)
"And I could nail your head to the table, set fire to it, and feed your charred remains to the Pak'ma'ra. But its an imperfect world and we never get 'exactly' what we want." -Sheridan to Bester (Babylon 5, "Epiphanies")
"What are we but..." -The Regent
(Followed up by)
"A shadow of a Shadow. An echo of what was. Our home. Z'ha'dum destroyed. We wandered. Than we remembered this place. We remembered... You." -The Drakh (Babylon 5 "The Fall of Centauri Prime")
"If I survive this job with my sanity intact, it will be a miracle of biblical proportions." - Commander Susan Ivanova
(Corwin of course has the follow up)
"There goes my faith in the almighty." (Babylon 5)
"Before a society can become lawless, all must agree on the rules. Now KNEAL!" -Galvatron (Transformers)
"I can't compete with sex." -Greg Weisman
"Pay a man enough, and he'll walk barefoot into Hell." -David Xanatos (Gargoyles "Awakening Part II")
"That's your friends' genetic make up you're insulting." -Thailog (Gargoyles "The Reckoning")
"I must tell you, he is fundamentally evil." -Diego (Jesse)
"I'll just kidnap her, tie her up, and torture her until she likes me again." -Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
"Why do you constantly talk to yourself?" -Black Arachnia
"Because, its the only intelligent conversation I can get around here." -Megatron (Beast Wars)
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 05:13:44 PM
IP: spider-to043.proxy.aol.com
**RP!**
**Ravyn is sitting in the Commander's Seat of the tank, trying to drive the huge vehicle. She swerves a bit to avoid a pothole where a missile has hit the ground in front of her. Coyote is still firing arrows from the turret, and Ravyn is a bit worried. Next to her, Buick whines, and she pats his head. "Yeah, I'm a little worried too. He's showing even more psychotic tendencies than usual..." Suddenly the tank is hit by gunfire, and Rav swerves again.** **END RP FOR NOW!**
I just want to give a big CONGRATULATIONS to all those who made it in on the TGS Staff! I know you guys will do great! :)
Rachel> Welcome to the insanity!
DumlaoX> I love the pic of you and Alison! :)
You want quotes? Okay, here goes:
"If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all." (I forget who said that)
"The nail that sticks out is the one that gets hammered down." (Japanese saying)
"That which is beautiful isn't always good, but that which is good is always beautiful." (John Rhys-Davies in Sliders)
"In our country, we can do what the hell we want...I do it, so you might as well do it too!" (Shawn Michaels)
"Every man dies...not every man really lives." (Braveheart)
And, of course, the whole "Kiss" scene from Hunter's Moon 3. ;)
**MORE RP!**
**Ravyn is still driving the tank. She yells up to Coyote, "Everything okay up there?"
Coyote yells back, "Yeah. I was just going to check in with Jason and the Gearhead!"
Ravyn sighs. "Could you tell 'em to be careful with the car? Thanks!"
Coyote sighs, noticing that Jason is already driving the convertible like a maniac. "Uh, Rav, it might be too late for that." He grins, and Ravyn grins back at him from her driver's seat as the screen flickers off...** **END RP!**
Ravyn
Sunday, January 10, 1999 11:39:21 AM
IP: svm-ts4-15.c2i2.com
**BLAISISM, NOT RP!!**
**Coyote walks into the room carrying another bottle of a non-alcoholic champagne-like beverage and nine champagne glasses. He hands one to each of the new TGS Staffers.**
Here's to ... getting in! WOO-HOO!!
**He fills their glasses, they touch them, and drink it down.**
Please excuse this little celebration. I'm just sooooooooo HAPPY!!!!
New fic: Will be linked to the main site shortly ... it's already at the GFW.
Coyote the ELATED Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, January 10, 1999 09:53:03 AM
IP: modem62.i-is.com
Quotes:
"They're just questions, Leon." -- movie name escapes me but it was based on Phillip K. Dick's, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
"What is best in life?"
"To crush your enemies, to drive them before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women!" -- Conan the Barbarian
"How would I know? I'm just making this up as I go along." -- Raiders of the Lost Ark
"Yip-Shee!!" -- Raiders of the Lost Ark
"So, Goliath... when do we get to go on OUR world tour?" -- Brooklyn in "Turf"
And the answer to that is June 25-27, 1999 in Dallas, Texas.
*ducks flying objects* Hey, you knew I'd find a way to work Gathering 1999: Gargoyles World Tour in there, SOME way, didn't you?
Spike
Sunday, January 10, 1999 09:50:09 AM
IP: dal-as1-1195.cmpu.net
AIRWALKER - Good point about characters aging and changing. (I might add that I'm not that troubled by the picture of an elderly Bruce Wayne, particularly since the commercials indicate that he's still going to be a very interesting character - I like the way that they show him looking grimly out of the window of Wayne Manor in one of them).
Incidentally, this "Joker gang" business makes me wonder: in the future of the Gargoyles Universe, might New York be plagued by a "Pack gang"? Now there's a chilling thought.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Sunday, January 10, 1999 06:41:12 AM
IP: pn9-ppp-218.primary.net
I'm back! I haven't reviewed the last few episodes (they didn't inspire me really, one way or another) and I doubt I will; I won't have much time the next few weeks.
Jewel> I read 'Miserere'... Sorry, I thought they were your weakest by far... I think I'll send you by email an extensive review sometime the next few days. Looking forward to 'Apokalypsis' though.
Btw, Isabelle Saucier posted an extensive revision of 'Full Moon Rising'! I think it is far better than the original version. Not only it corrects numerous continuity errors, but it is far better in every way, in plot, characterisation, dialogue, humour, background, everything! I advise everyone to read it! The story now fits with both the Gargoyles universe and the rest of the Nameless Universe far better.
Aris Katsaris - [katsaris@otenet.gr]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 06:32:13 AM
IP: athe530-e025.otenet.gr
Its 4:12 AM here right now. What did I tell ya? Another insomnia night. Ah well, its in my nature. Dad's side, though I'm not sure if he's vampire, werewolf,garg, night owl, or just a human who doesn't like to sleep at night. Since I have no special abilities, and in actuality several Vinnie qualities, hes probably only human.
**Looks over previous posts** I'm in? WOO HOO!
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 05:04:32 AM
IP: spider-wd074.proxy.aol.com
Whoops, sorry 'bout the double post. Forgot to say congratulations to Ordell, Durid, Ascian, Coyote, Mandi, Deuce, Shauntell, Beth, and Robby for bashing, begging, and most importantly *writing* their way onto the TGS scene. Kudos, ladies and gents!
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Malverne, NY
Sunday, January 10, 1999 04:53:12 AM
IP: spider-wd044.proxy.aol.com
*Steve walks into the CR, whistling merrily. Why, you ask? Well, because the CD-R from HELL finally measured up to the manufacturer's claims, that's why. He's ecstatic because, for once, he's not out 2 bucks as another useless CDR becomes a fancy shiny coaster for his desk. And he thinks it's a miracle that, when he accidentally set it on 4x write speed, it didn't set his motherboard on fire!*
Sorry. Who was that masked man, talking about me in such a way? [shrugs] Oh well.
Wilek > What's RL? (Love how this came full-circle.)
Tim > Johnner had the BEST lines in Alien 4. "What a waste of ammo. Must be a chick thing." Makes you wonder if he's going to be in the next one (one can only hope).
Mandi RE ST:Insurrection quote > Actually, I think it was *three* minutes of air left. sorry. I'm a nitpicker.
Speaking of Star Trek, I think one of the main reasons they keep making movies is to give Data better and better lines :) such as:
"In an emergency I am programmed to act as a floatation device."
LOL! This one reeked so much of Puck it had me rolling in the aisles!
'Nother Transformers Movie quote came to mind. "OW! Why boy hit my nose?!" -Grimlock
Ah, I think I'll throw in some inspirational quote material before I retire for the night? morning? day?
"Pain is weakness leaving the body" -what keeps me going late nights after long days of paintball/skiing/final exams
"Very few of life's problems can't be solved with the use of high explosives." -US Marine
"The only easy day was YESTERDAY! HOOYAH!" -Navy SEAL motto
"There is more joy whenever a thing is finished; whereas beginnings are fraught with worry until the end is reached. When we make a beginning, it is the ending which we seek, intend, expect, and long for. There is never joy until a thing begun is ended." -St. Augustine
As this post has come to an end. 'Nite all.
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Malverne, NY
Sunday, January 10, 1999 04:50:11 AM
IP: spider-wd044.proxy.aol.com
Missed these in the last post...
Lady Mystic and AotN> Glad to see you back. :)
DumlaoX & Lady Mystic> I also have copies of the full TGS CRs from its conception (around 30 weeks by now, fyi), but since you, Lady Mystic, already have prior claim, I won't step on your toes here by sending.
*blinks* That was pointless. *shrugs*
JEB
Sunday, January 10, 1999 02:54:53 AM
IP: 213-30-138.ipt.aol.com
I just spent the past few days changing and installing a new toilet. I'm tired, I'm broken, but I'm f-ing happy I beat the damn thing into submission :P
TGS STAFF-- As of today, the casting call for new blood for TGS has officially been closed. Upon responding to the confirmation messages they will recieve in the mail soon, the new members for season 3 are:
Ordell
Durid the Druid
Ascian
Coyote the Bando
Mandi Ohlin
Deuce
Shauntell Holm
Beth Mashburn
Robby "Mr. Noying" Bevard
Congrats to all :)
LADY MYSTIC-- Full versions of the CR are being saved. Right now I need the ones where I established the CR rules & the infamous me ranting like a loon rooms.
As for some quotes, I'll wait till I'm not aching in my head to post a few damn fine quotes here.
Till next time...
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 02:30:55 AM
IP: pool0025-max1.ucla-ca-us.dialup.earthlink.net
Yeah! I finished my English project with a day to spare! Oddly enough, after I was done, twenty storybook pages didn't feel like enough. When I was done I wanted comic book format so I could draw more pictures! Oh, wait.. I always think that in this kind of project after I'm done... And twenty drawings in a day wasn't too fun... Never mind, I'm just sorta rambling now, as I'm in a petty good mood, having talked to Heather for the last four hours... But now I'm feeling hyper! Its gonna be another of those insomnia nights I think... Maybe I could write some more... Or maybe I could try to take this romm from 300K to 400K by myself... Nah... I'm not that patient,I don't have that much to ramble about... Hmm...
Quotes I can't believe we've all missd thus far...
"I'll be back." and
"Hasta La Vista, Baby." -Arnold Swartzenager
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Sunday, January 10, 1999 02:07:40 AM
IP: spider-tr063.proxy.aol.com
Deuce : CWJ used to be my provider too but the people were just asking too much (they charged per hour) , whereas this new company charges one flat monthly rate , same as cable .
OK I've though about , watched some TV and figured out some of my favourite quotes For some it would have been necessary for you to see it to understand . Also expect some inaccuracy . So he wi go .
1.How many husbands have you had ?
5 .
5 ??!!??
Men should be like Kleenex , tender strong and disposable .
-Clue .
2.Puck-Humans love a battle hearty , so does Puck c'mon lets party . (I think this is my favourite)
-The first person that makes an inquiry into where this line is from gets lynched .
3. We busted a shank .
We've busted shanks before .
Yeah but not at ten feet .
-Armageddon
4.I'll tear out her spine , eat her heart and suck the marrow from her bones .
Now I'm hungry .
-Tuesday's Buffy
5.It looks like the master may be killed . . . . . . . Oh well our prayers are with him .
-Tuesdays Buffy .
6.Adrienne-.Life's a bitch , and then you marry one .
-Friend of mine said this to me so it was either a threat or I'm engaged.
7.Oberon -Yes what about him .
Puck-I've got a sunny disposition and am always kind to animals .
-Honestly if you do'nt know where this is from come back when you've found out .
8.Yo wa di r*** ****t yu tink you doin . F**k off before "A" tear you b**** ***t head off . (Jamiacan cussing) .
9. Everything said by Bruce Campbell in AoD .
I was about to use this one on one particular @$$ who tripped me for absolutetly no ****"ING REASON , back at Georges right before I noticed the Father out of sight but not out of earshot . I AHOOOOOR Catholic school .
Garg's playing B-Ball - hmm , given that Gargs are normally around human size , they would have a serious advantage , in strength and speed , the larger Garg's however would have to have their gear specially made .
Garg's swimming - Goliath and Angela did alot of swimming in that episode with Nessy . Although I guess it was'nt for leasure .
The Rolling Calf - [aliscke@jamweb.net]
Kingston, Jamaica
Sunday, January 10, 1999 01:41:07 AM
IP: 208.11.41.197
Since everyone's telling their favorite film and TV lines, I might as well join in the fun.
1) "We're on an express elevator to hell, going down!" Pvt.Hudson (Bill Paxton)-Aliens
2) Ripley(Sigorny Weaver)- "Who do I have to f--k to get off this boat?"
Johnner(Ron Perlman)- "I could get you off... maybe not off the ship though," -Alien Ressurection
3) Sgt. James Dunn(Keenan Ivory Wayans)- "I'm a Marine. We don't plan, we improvise." -Most Wanted
4) Dect. John McClane(Bruce Willis)- "Yippie-kay-yay, motherf--ker."- Die Hard Series
5) Alex(Malcom McDowell)-"...To sharpen you up for a bit of the old ultraviolence." -A Clockwork Orange
6) Mr. Garrison -"There are no stupid questions, just stupid people." -South Park
7) "I'm armed... I'm dangerous... and I'm off my medication!" -I heard it on the radio.
8) "STOP CALLING ME ANGIE!!" -You know who.
9) "A steady sea never made a skilled sailor." It's not off a movie, but they're good words to live by. It's what gets me through the day.
10) 'Far and away, one of the best things about life is the chance to work hard at something worth doing.' -Theodore Roosevelt Some more words to live by.
Tim Phipps
Blencoe , Iowa, U.S.
Sunday, January 10, 1999 12:32:11 AM
IP: s2-onawa.pionet.net
Oops, you fixed it. Nevermind. :}
Wilek Nereus
Saturday, January 9, 1999 11:58:56 PM
IP: tnt-3-199-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Coyote, the link is broken.
Wilek Nereus
Saturday, January 9, 1999 11:58:18 PM
IP: tnt-3-199-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Try this one ... blankety-blankin' contacts ... time for me to hit the hay, I think ...
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, January 9, 1999 11:57:58 PM
IP: modem9.i-is.com
Okay, folks, I've tortured you long enough. Click on my name link to see why you don't want "The Sword of Ares" to be pointed at you.
BTW, one little thing to add ...
Mandi, Kyryn: Congratulations, and you can now include me as a new guy. WOO HOO!!!
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, January 9, 1999 11:56:30 PM
IP: modem9.i-is.com
*returns from the land of lurkdom*
Hello. :) The quotes mostly attracted my attention enough to post. :)
Doug> I'll be adding those late this next week. I have a scholarship application to complete, and it's higher priority. Then, I will gladly add Guod, Asil, Wilek's and the rest. :) Thanks again, BTW. :)
Batman Beyond> I'm reserving judgement. Though, seeing the Royal Flush Gang would be kewl. :)
Villains> They're almost always kewler. They dress better, and have more compelling personalities. :)
Quotes> I dearly love quotes. :) I could sit here forever listing, but, here's a few faves...
1) "Death is always pointless. That is the point." -Anubis, Gargoyles, "Grief"
2) "George have existentialist dilemma." -George of the Jungle, in some ep of the '60s 'toon
3) "By the way, that's a lovely tie. Where'd you get it?"
"Brooks Brothers."
"That in Midtown?"
"Yes. You are a barbarian."
"Why, thank you."
-Shiwan Khan and Lamont Cranston, "The Shadow"
4) "It will come forth no longer."
"WHAT?! WHAT will come forth no longer?!"
The wizard guy and Jack, "Big Trouble In Little China
5) "Oh God, what is THAT...?"
Jack, referring to Lo Pan's eye-covered guard, "Big Trouble In Little China"
6) "Freeze means STOP!"
Jay, "Men In Black"
7) "Ha! You can't follow me up here, can you?"
The Fourth Doctor to a Dalek after ascending a ramp that's a step above the floor, Doctor Who, "Destiny of the Daleks"
8) "How many times you done the flashie thing on that woman?"
"Couple."
"Kay, did you ever use the flashie thingy on me?"
"Nope."
"I ain't playin' with you, Kay, you ever use that flashie thingy on me?"
"Nope."
Jay and Kay, "Men In Black"
9) "Don't leave me here alone! Not without anyone to hate!"
Hakon, Gargoyles, "Shadows Of The Past"
10) "You hit me! Jean-Luc never hit me!"
Q, to Sisko, after he punched him, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, ep forgot
11) "What are you? Some kind of masochist or something?!"
The Spot, to Spider-Man, after attacking him, Spider-Man (1990s animated series), ep forgot
12) "It's a big rock. None of MY friends have a rock that big."
Spike, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, "Becoming"
13) "I am Xander, king of cretins. May all lesser cretins bow before me."
Xander, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, ep forgot
14) "Jay, I'm going to make you wake up SCREAMING."
Elle, Men In Black The Series, "The Big Sleep Syndrome"
15) "Democracy in action."
Winston, referring to the werewolves and vampires battling in the town of Lupusville's combining into vampire-werewolves, The Real Ghostbusters, ep forgot
(Please forgive any misquotes. <:)
There were more, natch, some of which y'all already said. :) But, I think 15 is plenty, don't you?
Now, from here on, I'll attempt posting more often. So, I guess you'll see me again. :)
Oh, BTW, if you didn't know... me site was updated thrice last week. :)
Bye bye now.
JEB - [JEb215@aol.com]
Saturday, January 9, 1999 11:28:50 PM
IP: 206-19-35.ipt.aol.com
**RP!**
[The Dark Star fleet is fighting Jerec's ships. Our heroes are holding their own against the enemy, but they're vastly outnumbered by Jerec's much weaker but even more numerous ships...Wilek: "We have to get out of here; I don't know how much longer our shields can hold!" Miriam: "They have interdictor cruisers; we can't enter hyperspace as long as they're active!" Wilek: "This is Nereus to all ships: Destroy or disable Jerec's interdictors! I don't care if you have to use your superlasers; we can recharge while we're retreating!"
**PAUSE RP!**
Dragons> Eh, I can take 'em or leave 'em.
Steve> Hm...philotics sounds interesting. You *do* know that there's an RL scientific theory that says essentially the same thing?
Doug> Oh, sorry for the mistake. :)
Theresa> Kewl quote. Vampire kittens?
Villains babbling> Well, the way I see it, it amuses certain villains (mostly old-school villains like SJ's dad) to tell the heroes all about their plans when they think the heroes can do exactly jack about it. I think the best way for the audience to learn the bad guy's plot is for the good guys to gradually discover it, or failing that, for the bad guy to have to explain it to a particularly incompetent minion.
Robby> <<Remember, the gargoyle commercials were pretty bad too!>> Yeah; if the commercials were how ppl first learned of Gargoyles, they'd never watch it. Yeesh.
One more favorite villain> 0 (that's right, his name is the number zero) from the Q-Continuum Star Trek novel trilogy. Read the books and find out why.
Kyryn and Mandi> YES! Congratulations to both of you, you can now torment us with teasers! Speaking of which...
Spike> A TEASER FOR AN EP THAT'S THREE [censored] WEEKS AWAY?! YOU ARE EVIL! :)
Welcome, Rachel! Hang around for a while, and you'll get the hang of things. I did, eventually.
Christine> Oh merciful Oberon, you are out of your [censored] MIND! :P j/k Seriously, I thought you meant literal human beings (and/or gargs) who were nutty. :) (Y'know, in light of this revelation, Night Of The Nut People would be an even kewler fic title than I thought...)
SJ> <<I've always liked the villains more. They usually look cooler, act cooler, are more interesting....>> I've always known that. Some of my characters, in fact, have appearances and personalities more suited to villains than heroes.
If Spike, Doug, and Coyote can drive y'all insane, I can too. Oh, wait...I haven't gotten any of "Destiny's Enforcer" written yet...Believe me, when I do and I give a teaser for it, you'll hate me until the thing's out. :)
What with the quote-mania that seems to have swept the room, I think you'll all enjoy the Babylon 5 quotes that you can access by clicking my name.
**RESUME RP!**
[All the Dark Star's forces begin directing their fire at the enemy interdictor cruisers. Miriam: "Even if we escape here, there's still the matter of locating the Death Star." Wilek: "We'll worry about that later, Miriam."]
**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Saturday, January 9, 1999 10:49:44 PM
IP: tnt-3-199-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Batman Beyond - The main reason that I heard that this show was created for was to sell toys. Still I'm willing to give it a chance. The commercials look alright.
Todd - I actually want to see characters age. If they don't age, if they don't move ahead, then they will eventually become static and repetitive.
Look at what's happened to Spider-Man. In an effort to keep him unaging, exactly like he was when he first appeared, Marvel has brought Aunt May back from the dead!
Characters have to change or slowly choke from trying not to change. Batman (as long as it is set in the modern day) has to be Bruce Wayne. It would just feel wrong if it wasn't. But in the future, I'm sure someone else can take up the mantle (although I would like it to either be Dick Grayson or Tim Drake. But that's just me).
That's what was so good about Gargoyles. The characters actually changed as time passed by. We know that eventually Goliath, Elisa, and Xanatos would have died. It's that realism that makes it good. The characters age (ok not Demona or Macbeth or the Fay or.. well most of the characters age), change, die. But they grow, they move on. Can anyone say that any of the characters were the same at the beginning of the series than they were at the end of the 2nd season? (I'm leaving out TGC because not much growth happened. That was the trouble. It became static. Gargoyles fight Quarrymen, and fight injustice. Eventually they win. So? It's not the destination that's interesting to see, it's the journey getting there.)
Airwalker
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, January 9, 1999 10:35:35 PM
IP: 150.new-york-30-35rs.ny.dial-access.att.net
Yup. Cherry coke is still being made. Fountain at Sonic, by the can, or BnB (bag in box).
Ender's Game. That tells me where to look for the book to go with one of my filk songs.
Stupid people driving on ice. You spell stupid D.O.A. in that case.
I sent the Princess an e-mail this morning with the authors index. Hope she got it.
Christine please do make the Defenders of the Nut. You'll have an entry in the Arts show at the Gathering <veg>
HiBye!!!
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Saturday, January 9, 1999 10:26:30 PM
IP: proxy-361.public.rwc.webtv.net
*creeps in*
Hello ppl. I have finals in one week. I'm NOT happy!!!! :/
Spike>3 WEEKS!?! I can't wait that long!!! I have no patience!!!!! *screams*
Batman Beyond> I'm looking forward to seeing it tomorrow. I've been needing something for my Defenders of the Night Addiction ever since Gargs went off the air where I live. I recall the new Batman telling Bruce "Call me Robin and I'll slug you." This could be interesting....:)
Later all!
*creeps out*
Mary Flanders
Saturday, January 9, 1999 09:57:58 PM
IP: ramp-1-2.ucdavis.edu
**RP STUFF**
In Thailog's secret base, the bad guy leaders are having a planning session. "They've killed your fundamentalists, Asil," says Thailog. "Disappointed as I am?" "Actually, I'm glad theyre dead," Asil shrugs. "I was getting sick of playing an angel." Thailog chuckles and turns to Zale. "What about your man Serpent? Is he ready to be beamed onto the Dark Star?" "We can't find it, sir. It must have gone into a hyperspace parking orbit. We're gonna have to abort the mission." "What about getting them out of hyperspace?" Thailog asks, suddenly growing angry. "My interdictor cruisers are on the other side of the galaxy," Jerec laments. "But look on the bright side. Soon my fleet will destroy Wilek's, and then our task will be that much easier. They're battling the Super Star Destroyer Impaler and several other powerful ships right now, I trust Admiral Lagor will be able to eliminate them." "He had better be," Thailog sighs. "What about the others who stand against our world conquest? The Ravens and their friends?" "They are fighting my Borg right now," says Guod. "And even if our side loses, we still have plenty of troops with which to wear down and destroy them." "Such as my lawyers," grins Roger Marsh. Thailog nods. "Very well. Continue with your current parts of the operation, all of you. I must contact Sevarius and make sure the clones of world leaders he is making for us will be operational on schedule. Dismissed."
The screen changes to Santa Fe's plaza, where Doug and the others have joined Coyote's team in battling the Borgified gang members. Doug has just blown off the head of a Borged tough guy named Earl, raising the ire of Borgis and Butt-Borg, who are firing a barrage of missiles at him. Doug quickly ducks behind a car, and makes a CR post while he waits for the bad guys to stop firing.
**PAUSE RP**
Steve Gooch: The Rock is a good movie. It's one of my favorite action flicks, if not my most favorite. Not sure what that would be.
Spike: Augh! Stop teasing us!! :)
TRC: Completely agree with you about what makes a dragon, or anyone, evil. I have not gotten your e-mail, guess you're still having problems. Let me say what you need to know. $ Roger Marsh is Thailog's finanicial supplier, and CEO of Marsh Industries, which makes furniture, industrial robots, munitions, styrofoam, paper goods, and a lot of other products I can't think of right now. A multibillionaire who looks like Gene Hackman and kinda has the personality of bad David Xanatos combined with Rufus Shinra, he is secretly obsessed with one day totally controlling the world's economy. He has joined forces with Thailog in hopes of achieving this objective when they do take over. Marsh has office buildings and factories all over America, the latter mostly concentrated in the Pacific Northwest. His corporate headquarters are in the 120 story Marsh Building in San Francisco, CA. He retains the services of a vast security force and the world's largest and most corrupt law firm, Bakkur and Hotsettler. The latter is currently suing us in the Black Ravens for all we've done to Marsh. Marsh's only other named employee is his executive vice president, Daniel Kilmer. Is this enough info for you? Please don't kill off any of these guys or injure them too drastically if that's what you were thinking of doing, we have some long range plans for them we would not like to see disrupted. (We being Kitainia and myself.) $ Like your crossover ideas, I will be doing at least one of them (the Brimstone one) in my fanfic someday.
Ender's Game: Very good book. I got a lot of inspiration for my character Rachel from it, too. I agree that kids can often be more mature than their age makes it seem like they should.
Batman Beyond: I'll judge that show after I've watched it, not before.
Deuce: Maybe you tried caffeine free. That type of coke always makes me want to throw up. Cherry coke is good, though, I think. Regular is also delicious.
Rachel: Welcome to the CR, newcomer. Remember to check your sanity at the door, or it will soon be taken from you. :)
Coyote: It's "It's not a good night to be a bad guy." I like that one, too. I also really liked the following quote:
Xanatos- "So now you know my weakness."
Goliath- "Only you would consider love a weakness."
Fanfic Teaser: (Yes, I'm doing one, too.)
"Alright," Komodo nodded. "You shall have it. Come, dine on mushrooms and track rabbit. You must all be hungry from your long trip to down below."
Fisk nodded and followed Komodo and his thugs deep into the subbasement, listening to the sound of a rat screech and scurry away. "Should I catch it?" one of the Mander thugs asked Komodo. "It could be one of that Pied Piper's spies."
"Let it go," the lizardman shot back. "Our enemy should know of our new allies."
Fool, the Kingpin thought. Does he not know the value of suprise in battle? With that attitude, he will not survive down here much longer. And nor will I.
Coming in late Janurary- "Inheritance."
Christine: Thanks for sharing about the Nut people, it was hilarious. :) I would be very interested in seeing Defenders of the Nut, hope you decide to make them.
Saw "A Civil Action" today. It was an okay movie, though it didn't have the most exciting plot. But at least Robert Duvall and John Travolta gave good preformances.
Okay, that's all for now. Later!
**MORE RP**
The missile fire stops, and Doug and the others leap out of hiding to shoot at the enemy again. All of a sudden, Gubio's Mech starts acting strange. It turns around and begins firing at the Ravens, even as Gubio pounds on the cockpit's controls and tries to aim the guns back at the Borg. "What's going on?" Doug asks, ducking as a laser blast shoots over him. "I don't know!" Gubio shouts. "This thing isn't responding!" Then a stream of maniacal laughter echoes out the device's speakers. "Greetings, Ravens," says the evil hacker Tyl. "This is just one of many little presents I put in your truck back when I stole it. Now I too can control your mech by remote, and I will use it to execute you." "Doug!" Gubio shouts, trying to twist the key. "I can't turn it off! Help!!" Doug and Kitainia rush toward the Mech, trying to leap up on its legs as the screen fades out. The battle between the Ravens, etc., and the Borgified Beavis and Butthead characters rages on all around them. To be continued.
**END THIS BIT OF THE RP**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Saturday, January 9, 1999 09:24:03 PM
IP: hil-c45-005-vty13.as.wcom.net
** Deuce walks in, his e-mail still inaccessable. **
Great quotes! Awesome quotes! More quotes!
"You talk about the world like it's someplace that you've been..." and "Don't cry out loud; you've gotta bear your cross, and never dream too loud", both by the Goo Goo Dolls. (Who I'm currently listening to).
SNOW> Hey, I was just outside for two hours snowblowing our driveway. So much fun! Of course, my cheeks look like stop signs, but that's the price.
RACHEL> Hi! Um... duck....
CHRISTINE> LOL.
OK, no one bother e-mailing me until Monday, 'cause that's when I expect my mail access to be back.
** leaves, swearing vengance to Softhome.... **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Saturday, January 9, 1999 09:20:08 PM
IP: ppp0065.connect.ab.ca
:: Christine enters the room, pale and shaking. She turns as if about to flee, then steels herself and comes the rest of the way in ::
The Night of the Nut People, huh? You guys really wanna hear about the Night of the Nut People?
:: she gulps, scrubs a trembling hand over her brow, takes a quick drink ::
Well ... okay ... it started at a pre-Xmas crafts fair back in 1993 ... this woman had a whole table of Nut People (and Nut Animals, etc.) These consisted of: a walnut sitting on its fat end so the pointy end stuck up, a filbert glued to the pointy end to make like a head, and then felt, puffballs, paint, and so on added to make critters.
So I uttered to Tim the fateful words ... "I can do that!"
And I did. Starting with the squirrels. But from there, I swiftly realized that the possibilities were endless. Santas. Elves. Pirates. Vikings. Panda bears. Angels. Peacocks. Everybody on my gift list that year got a Nut Person (or animal) affixed to his/her present. But ... it got worse ...
I realized I could make a "Nutivity Scene." So I did. I made two. One for me, one for my friend Kim. Complete with a brazil-nut camel and an almond covered with tiny white puffballs to be a sheep, and half a walnut to serve as the manger for the tiny pink puffball baby ...
And then ... well, at the time, I was running a fantasy RPG and decided to make, on the sly and in secret, the entire pantheon of my gods as a present for Tim.
I went ... literally ... nuts. Maybe it was the paint fumes. Maybe it was the repeated pain of hot-gluing my fingers. Maybe it was staying up until the wee small hours not wanting to quit and clean up until I was DONE.
That was five years ago. They haven't gone bad yet. I just last week put away the Nutivity Scene with the Xmas stuff for another year, and the Nut Gods still hang in a glassed-in knicknack shelf in the dining room. They're probably all dried and mummified.
But ... ya wanna know the really scary thing?
I've been having the most awful and pervasive thought ... I could do it, I know I could ... anyone who's seen the Puffball Clan knows that I could ... imagine if you will ... Defenders of the Nut!
AAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:: Christine runs, shrieking, waving her arms around her own head as if beset by a flock of bats ::
Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Saturday, January 9, 1999 09:02:15 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net
**RP!!**
**The screen lights up to reveal ... Coyote's party jumping into the fray with Butt-Borg's backup army. Jason and the Gearhead are now in Ravyn's convertible, while Ravyn is in the Commander's Seat of the tank, with Coyote riding on the turret just behind her, crossbow and cellphone at the ready.**
Here they come! All right, don't open fire until ...
**A blast sails over Coyote's head, cutting a path through his hair.**
Oh-kay, UNLOAD EVERYBODY!!
**All hell breaks loose, as the tank, the occupants of the convertible and the Onslaught all unload into the Borg army. Coyote fires a series of arrows from the crossbow, hitting a number of Borg and laughing hysterically as the arrows explode on contact, knocking the Borg back with the collected hangover breath from Jason.**
BWAHH-HAH-HAH!!!
<"I'm starting to worry about you, Coyote."> **The tank fires a 12-incher into the middle of the crowd.**
Ah, I need to enjoy myself, Rav. I need this! DIE, MAGGOTS!!
<"That doesn't mean I can't still worry about you.">
**END RP!! (my mind is almost empty this evening!)**
Quotes: Great quotes, everybody! I had a couple more thought up, as long as we're still collecting them ...
BTW, here's the short list of the speakers of my last group:
Dark Helmet, Sheriff Bart, Jim the Waco Kid, Jake Taylor, Leslie Zevo, William Wallace, the Spanish big tipper with the stone-drunk wife and the really bratty kids, and Goliath.
Anyway, here goes ...
Quote #9:
"Everything you create, you use to destroy." (Leeloo, The Fifth Element)
Quote #10:
"It's like saying, 'Hey you, can you help me kill you?'" (Lina Inverse, The Slayers (BTW Robby, you could probably explain the situation for this quote better than I can.))
Best Garg quotes: I think I've said this one before, but the one I think I said was the absolute best was Angela saying "It's not a good day to be a bad guy." A couple of other good ones would have to be ... hmm ... oh hell, the hopeless romantic in me is coming out again ...
"You know how I feel about you, right?"
"How ... we both feel ... yes."
"Good."
Villains:So many that I've liked, so little time to say them all ... but I'd have to say definitely Demona, General Zevo (from "Toys"), Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg (The Fifth Element ... don't ask how I remembered his entire name!!),
Ming T'ien (Xena), Darth Vader, Emplate (Generation X comic), and I think Lord Fax was a pretty good villain, too (from "Dragonriders of Pern").
Spike: Oooh, you and your teasers! ;)
Well, if she can do iit, so can I ...
Liberty sighed, looking at Graeme painedly. "Rosanna's told me of the gargoyles' reason for existence, to protect. She's told me of the time it took for Earth's gargoyles to be accepted. How long do you think it will take humanity to accept me?"
--- midnight tonight, the new volume is up.
Gargoyle crossoxers: Hmm ... interesting list there, however I think an even more interesting one would be ...
Gargoyles/Savage Dragon
Ravyn: Uhh ... yeah. Got an autograph, too. ;)
Deuce: Thank you. :)
Batman Beyond: I'm willing to give it a chance.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, January 9, 1999 08:54:39 PM
IP: modem9.i-is.com
No RP tonight.
Coffee: Oh my God, just open up a vein, and attach an IV. You guys may not like it, but I LIVE for the stuff. 2 sugars, with a little milk.
Villains: I must admit, I've always liked the villains more. They usually look cooler, act cooler, are more interesting....plus they can do practically anything. I mean, they aren't hindered by little things called 'laws' or 'morales'. I'm sure that's why todays modern heroes are essentially anti-heroes: they may do the right thing, but they do it the wrong way (i.e. the Punisher, who cuts down crime by killing every crook he sees).
Dragons: Myself, I got a bad case of "dragonfear." Dragons aren't my thing, man. See dragon. See SJ. See SJ run from dragon, screaming like a little girl.
Not that I don't love dragons, though. They're wonderful characters in literature and movies. Just, if they were real, I'd stay a few miles from their general vicnity at all times.
Batman Beyond: I await the premiere (tomorrow night at 7 p.m., eastern time, on the Dub-dub-dubba-ya B) with both anticipation and anxiety. On the plus side, there's the thrill of a new Batman show. On the down side, I've heard that the show is a)aimed for a younger audience (which for me means crappy, dumbed-down plots/scripts) and b)while not necessarily a bad show, is not on the level with the current Batman show. I guess only time will tell if the series is worth watching. If they screw up the Batman franchise, I'll be ticked!!!!!
Todd: I believe the Joker you were referring to is a member of the "Joker gang," which is a group of street thugs keeping the psycho's memory alive by committing random acts of violence and destruction. As for any other Bat villains....I've heard that the villains will be, for the most part, original. There will be a new Royal Flush Gang (they're supposed to be cool....but I don't know if that word applies to people who dress up as playing cards). As for recurring Bat villains....I've heard that Freeze may make an appearance 2nd season. Batman:TAS fans will note that he is the only other villain, besides Ghul, that could possibly live long enough to show up.
From what I've heard though, the new Gotham takes more from classic anime like "Akira" than it does from Frank Miller (which is a shame, we could use some good evil mutants running around).
Jewel: There's a whole psychic thing going on...I too am have way done with Good Omens. And I have read Neverwhere. I loved it! Can't wait for the movie!
Quotes: I got a lot of them.
1. Just about anything said in Pulp Fiction.
"Hand me my wallet. You know which one is mine? It's the one with 'Bad Mutha F***a' on it."
2. "It's from a friend of mine. He taught me the meaning of life."
"Oh yeah? What's that?"
"It ends."
---Rico to prison warden, shortly before he blows the warden's brains out (Judge Dredd)
3. "You set us up. You were in on it with Lucas Henry from the start. Well, I just came here to tell you, if Mulder dies, two days from now there's nothing in this world that will stop me from pulling the switch that gasses you out of this world, you son of a bitch!!!"
---Agent Dana Scully, to guest star Brad Douriff in the episode "Beyond the Sea"
4. "You sir, are not one of my vassals."
"And who are you supposed to be?"
"I am Henry the Red, Duke of Shale, King of the Northlands, and leader of its peoples."
"Well, hello Mr. Fancypants! Right now you ain't leading but two things, Jack and S***, and Jack left town."
---Ash to Henry the Red (Army of Darkness)
5. "Such heroic nonsense."
---Megatron, right before he wastes some Autobot ass (Trasformers: The Movie)
6. "You'd better give your soul to the Lord, cause your ass is mine!"
"And that's the bottom line, cause Stone Cold says so!"
"If you want to see me kick this pathetic piece of trash's ass, gimme a hell yeah!"
---All this and more, courtesy of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
7. "I'm sorry I was jealous earlier, Austin."
"You should be! I SHAGGED her!"
"You...you what?"
"I shagged her rotten baby, yeah!"
"Austin! I don't believe you! Well, did you use protection?"
"Of course, I had my nine millimeter!"
"That's not what I mean! Did you use a...condom."
"Only sailors use condoms, baby!"
"Not in the nineties, Austin!"
"Well, they ought to, the filthy buggers, they go from port to port."
---Austin taking to Vanessa about his relationship to Miss Alotta Fagina
8. "F*** you, F***ball."
---Me, when I'm angry enough.
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Saturday, January 9, 1999 08:01:15 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.webcache.erols.net
Actually, I'm looking forward to seeing Batman Beyond. It's clearly based on the Frank Miller Dark Knight mini-series from the 80s. He also did some comics with a Japanese flavor called 'Ronin' and 'Lone Wolf and Cub'. Frank Miller was one of my main influences in art school (way back in the mesoziac era) along with John Byrne, Bill Sienkiewicz, and others.
Spike
Saturday, January 9, 1999 07:50:24 PM
IP: dal-as2-1000.cmpu.net
Rachel! Hello and welcome to the insanity! Just hang around a while and you'll learn what we all do. Some of us are pretty darned interesting in fact. But, its a friendly place where lots of things are talked about, some serious, some silly. Basically, a nice place to live, and one where you wish you didn't only visit.
Batman Beyond- Again, premiere tommarrow night. From what I understand, NONE of Bruce's old villains are EVER going to be in the show, or at least, not in season one., There is a Joker gang... And even an 80 year old Bruce still kicks butt from what Paul Dini has said... Again, we'll see tommarrow...
Oh look, DS9 is about to come on... Wonder if it'll be a new one?..
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Saturday, January 9, 1999 07:46:12 PM
IP: spider-th044.proxy.aol.com
ORDELL - Yes, that's the one. I've sometimes wondered if that Egyptian episode could have influenced "Grief" a little. After all, they both deal with a great force of life and death from ancient Egypt still extant in the modern world, and the "Batman" episode was entitled "Avatar" while the Emir and Jackal both became avatars (the word actually used in the script for "Grief") of Anubis. But it could be just a coincidence.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Saturday, January 9, 1999 07:42:42 PM
IP: 208.19.239.143
Hi ppls. I'm new here. so what r u guys up to ? I am so bored. School sucks and everything and all that I wanted to say was hi. so hi so what is every1 up to? well see u all later!
Rachel
O'neill, NE, USA
Saturday, January 9, 1999 06:59:55 PM
IP: nei-pm1-021.inetnebr.com
Todd > Was Guhl the old guy who's daughter fell in love with Batman? I've seen a few of those episodes off and on when the show was on Fox, and when I go to San Antonio. I saw a really good episode featuring Guhl that was set and Egypt and was written by Michael Reaves.
Has anyone heard about the new Crow series from McFarlane? It looks pretty cool, although O'Barr's name was nowhere to be seen in the ad I saw......
Ordell - [ordell9425@geocities.com]
Saturday, January 9, 1999 06:58:13 PM
IP: 174-175-44.ipt.aol.com
BATMAN BEYOND - As I commented in the other comment room, I can't help wondering how the hard-core "Batman" fans are going to feel about an elderly white-haired Bruce Wayne. (We know that even fictional heroes have to age, but we don't like to imagine it. I doubt that most of us feel that comfortable about imagining a super-annuated Goliath and Elisa in the future - although given the sort of lives that they lead, they might not make it to old age :)
From the commercials, it seems that a character who looks astonishingly like the Joker is ravaging the Gotham City of the future; I doubt that it's *the* Joker, however, unless there's some little secret about him that we haven't learned before. Of course, if they're going to be bringing in any villains from the original series, the one that I believe absolutely has to get into "Batman Beyond" is Reis el Ghul (sp?). He's got the best logistics for survival into the far future, being an immortal, and he's also one of the most interesting of Batman's opponents. Of course, if he shows up in "Batman Beyond", I sincerely hope that he's still voiced by David Warner.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Saturday, January 9, 1999 06:29:22 PM
IP: 208.19.239.143
Just a little note... THE TWO MORONS HAVE BEEN BEATEN!!! AH-HAHAHAHAHAAA! *WHAP!* a-HEM! Excuse me...
In the USA Weekend Poll, Beavis & Butt-Head were beaten by Ren & Stimpy! They lost 44% to 55%... Which means the rat-dog and fat-cat are our next target of oppertunity in the finals of Bracket 1!
As for the current voting: Doug is beating Super Friends 57% to 42% . . . I guess the power of Quailman is too much for the Justice League! :)
Maintain and Check Six!
Stephen "Coldstone" Sobotka, Jr. - [stephenrs@xoommail.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Saturday, January 9, 1999 04:47:26 PM
IP: m34.ieway.com
Just have to give my favorite quotes>
"I don't score much. I got a little d**k, it's pathetic."-Bill Paxton(True Lies)
Everything Hudson says in Aliens2
"See, the first time we met you were all 'Oh fooey, I burned the darn muffins.' And now you walk into a bar and ten minutes later sailors come runnin out. What up with that?"-Samuel L. Jackson(The Long Kiss Goodnight)
"You must track them down. I believe they own..." "Gomez, don't!" "A BUICK!"-Gomez(Addam's Family Values)
"Siempre separatos los drugos."(Always separate the drugs)-"Mouse"(Goonies)
"Why would we be staring at your eye? Is there something wrong with that weird eye?"-Garth(Wayne's World2)
"I vote we run like hell."-Screwball(Legend)
Everything in Spaceballs
"You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, I will get you the stupidest attorney in the department."-Chris Rock(Lethal Weapon4)
"A guy in a really nice camper wants to put our son on the radio! Give me a pen, I'm signing, your signing, we're all signing."-Lenny(That Thing You Do)
SOROW
Saturday, January 9, 1999 04:47:20 PM
IP: usr1-1-dialup6.mix1.irving.cw.net
Mandi: <blushing> Thank you. =) I've been surprised by getting people telling me this series was good--I was terrified it was going to be waaaaaay too weak. Once again, I think I've been a harsher critic on myself than it's possible for anyone else to be...
Argent: <grin> OK, I've been weirded out by your pet and I having the same name. Do me a huge favor, and give Jewel a suffix: ie, Jewel the Draco. Please....
Wilek: It's Greek. I pick up all sorts of stuff in the most *random* places. I found "Apokalypsis" in a book I have on artwork of Revelations--a little bitty book of artwork people have done based on the book of Revelations. It was buried in the Preface section. I've never studied Latin or Greek, though (French, yes. German, yes. Italian, yes. Chinese, yes. Greek and Latin, nope). Most of the Latin I *do* know I've picked up from singing so much--a I sing in a Renaissance music group, and the vast majority is in Latin. However, once when I was drunk, I freaked myself out by picking up a book written in Latin and translating it...
Title: OK, Apokalypsis it is. <evil grin> I'm about five-ten pages away from being finished with the first story (I've been a wee bit busy this winter break, if y'all couldn't tell).
Fav quotes: Ok, my favorite quote isn't from a movie, but "X-Files" Mulder: "Scully..." Scully: "Yes, Mulder?" Mulder: "I...love you." Scully: "Oh, brother." OK, there's also "Dude, this is pretty f*cked up right here." from the "Spirit of Christmas."
Sevarius Jr: Another Neil Gaiman fan! Yay! I just got hooked on his stuff and am halfway through "Good Omens." Have you read "Neverware" yet?
jewel - [jfaulkne@brynmawr.edu]
Saturday, January 9, 1999 04:10:34 PM
IP: 168.28.82.183
**Mandi comes in with a box of tissues under one arm, rubbing her eyes**
Ugh. Would you believe I just woke up two hours ago? I think I caught the bad cold Mom has, but she has it a lot worse. *sigh*
Anyway, I had so much to catch up on after my last post that I had to load the comment room and then disconnect from the Net just to read everything so I wouldn't be hogging the phone. :)
Movie quotes: Geez, what hasn't been mentioned yet? Lemme think...
The very best end movie line I've ever heard:
"I'm gonna tell you a secret. You're a much stronger player than I was at your age."
"Thanks."
--Searching For Bobby Fischer (you'll have to see it to understand)
What else:
"There's no such thing as 'too late'! That's why they invented death!"
--Walter Matthau, "Out to Sea"
"You have the right to an attorney! But if you hire Johnnie Cochran, I'll kill you!"
--Chris Rock, "Lethal Weapon 4"
Just about everything that comes out of 'Dr. Evil's' mouth in "Austin Powers."
Spaceballs: I have a ton of sound clips from that on my comp, and I can't pick just one...
"The Son'a wish to negotiate a cease-fire. It may have something to do with the fact that their ship has only fifteen minutes of oxygen left."
--Worf, ST: Insurrection
Data: For a time, I was tempted by her offer.
Picard: How long a time?
Data: 0.68 seconds, sir. For an android, that is nearly an eternity.
--"Star Trek: First Contact"
TV quotes:
"Tact is just not saying true stuff. I'll pass."
--Cordy, BtVS
"Sacrificing yourself for a lawyer? Time to rethink your priorities, bub."
--The Trickster (Mark Hamill), The Flash
"Kiss Rocks? Why would anyone want to kiss--oh, wait. I get it."
--Willow, BtVS
"Mulder, I just want to remind you that by not informing the
local PD, we are in violation state laws prohibiting contamination of a crime scene." (as Mulder ignores her) "Why do I bother?"
--Scully, "The Beginning"
"General Hammond, request permission to beat the crap out of this man!"
--Col. O'Neill, Stargate: SG-1 "Bane"
"It's not guns that kill people, it's those little hard things."
--The Flash
Picard: "You are not God!"
Q: "Blasphemy. You're lucky I don't cast you out or smite you or something."
--TNG, "Tapestry"
O'Neill: "Damn! There goes my Oprah interview."
Teal'c: "What is an Oprah?"
--Stargate: SG-1, "Emancipation"
Okay, I'll stop now.
Kyryn> Congrats! We both made the TGS staff! **hi-fives her**
Robby> Nope, it's a canon quote. I have the sound clip, although I don't know which episode it's from.
Fleur> Didn't comment on this my last post, but that loser had the nerve to say all that?? I don't blame you for wanting to pound him. Grrr... And what a thing to say at Christmas time...
Rayvn> Heh, thanks! I tried to manage the girls' b-ball team at Hood, but theatre kind of screwed that up. :P
Jewel> I just read your next three stories - bravo! I loved them! **cheers and claps**
SJ> I sympathize with the snow. It turned to a literal glaze of ice last night, and driving home from work was scary as anything. WHY do some people still try to top the speed limit with all this crap on the road??? (Sorry. Just a quickie vent.)
Random thought> A while back we were all discussing voices for our characters. Now I don't know who she'd voice, but would anyone else have liked to see Angela Bassett do a voice on Gargoyles?
I have to get moving. Later, all!
**Mandi sniffles and walks out**
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Saturday, January 9, 1999 03:47:12 PM
IP: p1-6.netgsi.com
COYOTE> Cool quotes! I LOVE Spaceballs.
DOUG> Cherry Coke? I thought they didn't make that stuff anymore. I remember trying some when I was about 8, and I was totally grossed out.
SPIKE> Grrr....
TRC/BRIAN> Hehe... my ISP _is_ the phone company.
ARGENT> The little dollar signs enclose RP-related comments.
RAVYN re: GARGS PLAYING B-BALL> I can just see someone getting pissed and clawing the ball to shreds. :-)
I'll add a few more quotes to the collection:
"Give the people the contests they win by remembering more state capitals ... or how much corn Iowa grew last year. Chock
them so damn full of 'facts' that they'll feel bursting, but absolutely brilliant with information. They'll get a sense of
motion without actually moving. They'll feel happy, because facts of that sort don't change. Don't give them slippery stuff
like philosophy or sociology to tie things up. That way lies melancholy." - Captain Beatty, Fahrenheit 451. (Ray Bradbury)
"If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it" - W.C. Fields
"We don't have to do it RIGHT, we just have to DO IT, right?" - Me, on a hellish science project in Grade IX.
"I think people love to put labels on stuff, because it's the only way we can identify the world we live in today." -
Emerson Hart, Tonic
"I am going to f---ing KILL YOU GUYS!" - Eric Cartman, the only decent quote from South park
** leaves **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Saturday, January 9, 1999 02:45:05 PM
IP: ppp0163.connect.ab.ca
Sorry, no RP right now. Maybe later. I'm having a creative block! ;)
Re: NBA Lockout> Whether they're gonna have a season or not, (which now I guess they are), I really don't care because I have a much better time watching college b-ball. Those college kids are out there playing because they want to play, not because they get millions of dollars for doing it.
Re: Gargs playing basketball> I've often wondered that myself. My guess is that they'd be pretty good at it, since they're extremely agile and can jump well. Although I would think it'd be a rough game with all those talons and tails and wings in there. It might also be hard to dribble or shoot with those big ol' claws...:)
Mandi> *hi-fives her* All right!! It's great to know someone else who loves girls basketball enough to be a manager for a team. I really appreciate my team's manager, and I end up acting like one most of the time since I never play. Go, Mandi! :)
Coyote> *gasps* YOU'VE MET CYNTHIA COOPER?!?!? *falls over and just about dies of shock* Congrats! ;)
Hmm...I have lots of basketball opinions today. :)
Ravyn
Saturday, January 9, 1999 02:30:02 PM
IP: svm-ts3-25.c2i2.com
(Argent walks in, followed by Jewel (the purple glows, for those of you who forgot) Jewel shakes herself and snow goes flying all over the room.)
Yup, it's STILL coming down out there.
Best Villan> Ohhhhhh, that's HARD!!! But I'm going with Bobba Fett (Star Wars). I know, bounty hunters are really mercenaries, but Fett is THE best of the best. He's completely devoid of pity or compassion. Any emotion from him at all is rare. He isn't good, he isn't bad, but somehow he still seems...evil. (Also, despite all the beings gunning for him, he's STILL not dead. Not even that Sarlaac (sp?) in 'Return of the Jedi" could kill him.)
Movie Quotes>
"Do or do not. There is no try."
- Yoda (Return of the Jedi)
"Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or, learn from it."
- Rafiki (Lion King)
"...so are you normal? Or are you just one of us?"
- Angus (Angus)
"You have no power over me!"
- forget (Labyrinth)
"Snakes. It had to be snakes."
- Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
" Weapons are the weakest defense."
- forget (Hypernauts)
Got lots of others, but they're not from movies.
Hey what do phrases put in $these$ mean?
Wilek> Right now I just have one. C'mere Jewel. (Argent holds out an arm. Jewel darts out from behind a couch and lands on it.) Jewel is a draco. Dracos are like dragons, except they can change size anywhere from about six inches to fifty feet. More details for anyone who asks later, this post is already pretty long.
Gotta Jet!
(Jewel jumps down and saunters out behind Argent.)
(Eight months 'till new Dark Ages eps.)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Saturday, January 9, 1999 02:13:36 PM
IP: dyn-214.belpre.frognet.net
Doug- The storybook format helps, and I'm a decent artist in my own right. (Just not nearly as good as Demona) But even if I asked for her help, it would be too long in the coming, the project is due Monday. Its typed up, but 20 drawings in two days... Thats just mean on the teacher's part.
Hmm... Just watched Voltron 3-D... Interesting... Sorta... Bad computer animation, bad scripting, bad costume design... The characters looked MUCH better in the 80's show...To their credit they did get a lot of the original actors, but they don't seem to have as much enthusisas they used to when they shout "Go Voltron force!" Also, hearing Lotor spew lines in the Sevarius voice just seems so WRONG... Did lead me to another quote tho...
"Form blazing sword!"
Great lines- Um, most Sean Connery stuff. Maybe its just the voice, I don't know.
Garg quotes- "Gargoyle! Prepare to get creamed!" (And the whole 30 or so seconds that follow that line.)
Greatest villain- Too many great villains to pick out just one, but I give points to almost any Tony Jay villain, (Paraselsus anyone?) and especially his ReBoot character, Megabyte for style. To date he's STILL the only villain I've ever seen pull plan three one four... (Play an awesome guitar solo at a birthday party)
The new batman show- Its a spin off, taking place like 60 years in the future with an old Bruce Wayne and a new kid taking his place as Batman. It is NOT replacing the original show, its airing right after it, and getting an hour long premiere tomarrow night. Lets judge it then for however cool or bad it is, not from the commercials. (Remember, the gargoyle commercials were pretty bad too!)
Estra- The address for the fanfic archive has been given like 3 times since you asked... Are you paying attention, or do you want it e-mailed to you?
Wilek- In brief, Ender's Game is Orson Scott Card's first book, and still one of his best. Its about a seven year old who was born to serve the military in space wars against an alien species called Buggers. He is recruited, trains on a space station with other kids his age. But he's advanced, and is soon promoted... Its got drama, realistic children acting like adults, (as children truly do but no adult is willing to admit) a nasty general named Graff... A little kid named Bean... Laser guns, zero gravity training room, games, games, games... Not to mention Ender's genius brother and sister... I would explain more, but then I'd be spoiling... Its very good, worth reading if you can find it. It explains philotics later on.
If the explanation about philotics given by Steve seems confusing, (But you got it right Steve) don't worry, its not a big part of Ender's game, and is explained better in the third and fourth books when it becomes important.
Demona May- She's just gonna be flattered when she reads you people's comments... Geez, if you people think that one christmas pic of Demona is good, just wait until you see her good stuff...
Steven- Timone's quote was actually, "What do you want me to do? Dress in drag and do the hula?" Not lual... (Of course, I'm gonna seem real stupid if I'm wrong... Oh well...) Good bit all the same... Hades does have some good ones though, I agree.
Spike- More teasers... Agg!
End quote...
"LUAL! Are you aching for a piece of fat and juicy meat?
Have my buddy Pumbaa here he is a treat!
Haven't got a dime, want a nice and tasty swine, all you gotta do is get in line... ARRE you achin'?
YUM YUM...
FOOR some bacon?
YUM YUM...
HEEE'S a big pig!
YUM YUM...
You can be a big pig too! Oii!"
I'm not identifying the source, because if you don't know what that quote is from, I'll have to hurt you.
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Saturday, January 9, 1999 10:59:26 AM
IP: spider-wg044.proxy.aol.com
Sorry I have'nt posted in a while , my internet provider has ben having trouble with the telepgone company .
Ideas for Crossovers : Gargoyles / Brimstone .
Gargoyles / Millenium .
Gargoyles / Transformers (80s version) .
Lady Mystic : Welcome back into the room Lady M , you were very much missed . I'd give you another hug but I remember what happened the ast time . (sheepish grin) .
Doug : I sent an E-mail asking you to give me some specifics on The Marsh Building and Marsh himself did you get it . (E-mail problems too)
RPers : OK I figured out how I spent that time for which I was absent . I'll be active again as soon as I get the info I need from Doug .
Coffee : I have drank roughly 5 cups of coffee (if as much) in my whole life , kinda strange since it's a popular belief that Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is some of the best there is . I just go along with my mint tea though , caffeine (s/p?) free , and I use it to , quite effectively , stay awake . (It's psychological) .
Fleur : Really glad to have you back and really really sorry about your friend . **comforting hug** . I must say that your level of self restraint strikes me as amazing . In a similar situation I would have caved in the guys skull with a brick . There's a thought to put you to sleep with a smile on your face . But I am glad that you did'nt do anything that would come back to haunt you . Most of those people just want power for themselves in my opinion , peversely corrupting the messages in the bible to serve their own purposes . Excellent choice for the object of impalement by the way .
By the way , you had me thinking that you were coming down my ends for a while there , you had better believe when a cow's on the road , it has the right of way , no one wants to hit that much muscle , we once got a light brush with a cow's hip , required some serious body work to get out the dent . A shame people do'nt avoid goats with as much enthusiasm . I've never actually seen a dead goat on the side of the road , but that's most likely because people here like curry goat too much . See you when you get back .
Villain babble : I guess it can be viewed as necessary if the writer is at a loss to find another way that the main characters can discover the villain's plan . But I must say it could be handled infinitely better in some stories . It just struck me as odd that in Hunter's Moon , Demona made that recording of herself giving away every last bit of information necessary to stop her . ie. The Location . If she had just not said that aloud she might at least have bought herself enough time to break the vial or at best they could not have stopped her . Then after that she told them what was keeping her alive , though I really ca'nt blame her on this one , I really did'nt see Goliath's actions coming .
God : I agree with SJ on this one . Also I believe that bad things often happen to good people because of mistakes made by them in the past , ie. - The person who dies because they decided to skip the condom . Or mistakes made by an earlier generation , ie. Deals with the devil and the like , or even Quija boards .
Anyone in here had contact with ghosts ?
Demona May - PLAY THE GARG TAPES , LIGHT CANDLES AROND THE SCREENS , BRING OUT THE DANCERS , thank the powers that be for blessing the fandom with another stunning artist .
Dragons : My absolute favourite story topic , I always felt that a dagon is evil when it acts as a parasite off of human kind , I also believe that for a dragon to be considered evil , it has to be intelligent , otherwise its just another creature that views us as a meal , and that may actually be the falt of the people , they start the sacrifices on the advice of some idiot , coward of a Visier or priest , and the Dragon becomes habitualised to an easy meal . All in all I think for a Dragon to be evil , I think it has to enjoy killing , same as all creatures that are evil , mind you now I do'nt think that everyone who kills is evil , sometimes it's necessary or they've brought upon themselves , but when you kill for the sheer joy of killing I believe it is wrong . IMHO .
My Favourite Villains : Vermithrax from "Dragonslayer" , Smog from "The Hobbit" , Billy Kanes Character from "Demon Night" , The Jackal from Spiderman comics , incidentally , he's one of the villains that talk alot , but with him everything he says is in aid of confusion , and believe me he does it well . And then we go into Gargoyles , Demona , and then Maeve (s/p?) .
Best quotes - Sorry there are just too many I like .
Gods sense of humour - Bill Cosby is the master on that one .
And guesswhat , a local channel (we have two) , shows GARGOYLES !!!!!!!!!!!
Later all .
The Rolling Calf - [aliscke@jamweb.net]
Kingston, Jamaica
Saturday, January 9, 1999 10:42:31 AM
IP: 208.11.41.218
"George?" Quinn giggled. "GEORGE Harrison? Your brother’s a Beatle wanna-be?"
Richard rolled his eyes. "Not really, but he does tend to get really good tables in restaurants."
Coming in 3 weeks .... "When The Bough Breaks"
Spike
Saturday, January 9, 1999 09:58:22 AM
IP: dal-as1-1205.cmpu.net
Favorite quote: From the Bedlam Cats album.
The worst of her nighmares is yet to unfold. For vampire kittens never grow old. No, vampire kittens 'never' grow old.
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Saturday, January 9, 1999 07:04:52 AM
IP: proxy-411.public.paix.webtv.net
Doug> "The Gentleman Dragon" is just one of three or four book ideas I have simmering right now. If I can ever get my motivation going, It will be one of the few books I will write.
MOVIE QUOTES> Oh, I have so many . . . <grin>:
"Ladies and Gentlemen... The OOOZE Is BACK!" - MMPR The Movie, Ivan Ooze (hey, he was the best villain they ever had!)
"Megatron?!? Is that... YOU???" "Here's a HINT! <BLAM!>" - Starscream & Galvatron, Transformers: The Movie
"Eat her!" "Oh, please!" "A little squeamish, aren't we? You didn't have any problems with Sir Eglamore!" "I only chewed in self-defence... but I never swallowed!" - Bowen and Draco, Dragonheart.
"Which one o'you all kicked me?!?" - Chris Tucker, Rush Hour
"What you you want us to do? Dress up in drag and do a luau!?" - Timon, The Lion King
"I -Fart- in your general direction! Your mother was a HAMSTER, ane your father smelt of ELDERBERRIES!!!" - The Taunting Frenchman, Monty Python & The Holy Grail
"Va-boom! Hi there... I'm Hades, Lord of the Dead. Hi! How'ya doin'?"
"We kiss, we dance, we schmooze, we go home happy... what do you say? C'mon!" - Hades, Disney's Hercules
As for favorite scenes: the final battle in "Star Wars: A New Hope", and (it's not a movie, but it's fun!) the "Siamese Elephant" improv skit by Tim Conway in "Carol Burnett and Friends", and the "jailhouse scene in "Rio Bravo".
Maintain and Check Six!
Stephen "Coldstone" Sobotka, Jr. - [stephenrs@xoommail.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Saturday, January 9, 1999 03:46:17 AM
IP: m137.ieway.com
Quick note to Wilek: That quote you attribute to me was not originally said by me. It was said by Sam (a crazed maniac killer on death row) in the computer game Beavis and Butthead: Virtual Stupidity. I just like it a lot. :)
Doug
Saturday, January 9, 1999 02:10:30 AM
IP: dal-qbu-zon-vty53.as.wcom.net
Wilek > Ender's Game. Great book. But I've only read it once, so maybe Robby should take this one.
Philotics... er... the backbone of OSC's Ender's Saga. I can't go into much detail because I've only read the cycle once, but...
Say we've found the smallest possible subatomic particle, the building blocks of all matter. They're called philotes, and you can separate one into two halves that are connected by an ultrathin filament (Can't remember if this had a special name. Argent, Robby?). The halves can be pulled apart by magetic fields as far as you can imagine, but they'll never break. Now, the important thing is that if you stimulate one half, the other half will instantaneously be affected. Wobble one, and no matter how far apart they are, the other half will react.
This led to the construction of communications devices called Ansibles, which worked like oversized tin-can-telephones, except in this case one can (ansible) was on earth and the other halfway across the galaxy. Instant communication. This was useful because (in this universe), faster-than-light travel wasn't possible.
Now, it turned out that all matter was interconnected with philotic links, which wove everything together in a kind of network. People were connected, too. For example, you would have a stronger philotic connection to your parents than to someone you just met. Good friends had strong connections. Acquaintances didn't.
And then there was Outside, but I'm not going to go into this now. Anybody else that knows what I'm talking about
want to take over?
Once Outside has been explained I'll describe how Star Wars works with philotics.
Movie Quotes >
1) Doug, your #4 is my #1. So I won't repeat it. But that's my favorite movie of all time.
2) "Y'see this? This... is my BOOMSTICK!" - Army of Darkness
3) "You arrogant ass... you've killed us." - The Hunt For Red October (Sticks in my mind cos I just watched the movie tonight)
4) The whole "Big head" sequence from So I Married An Axe Murderer (those who know... know)
5) "I'll hit the brakes, he'll fly right by." - Top Gun (How many times I've used that line in my writing, I'll never know)
6) "Yippee kay-yay, mother f***er!" - Die Hard 1-3
7) "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank o gas, half a pack a cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses." "Hit it." - The Blues Brothers
8) "WHAT IS YOUR MAJOR MALFUNCTION NUMBNUTS! DIDN'T MOMMY AND DADDY NOT GIVE YOU ENOUGH ATTENTION WHEN YOU WERE A BOY?!" - Full Metal Jacket
9) "Get down on your knees and choke yourself! Choke yourself!" - again, FMJ
10) "Why do you say you feel trapped in a man's body?" "Well sometimes I get the menstrual cramps real hard." - Raising Arizona
11) "Son, you got a panty on your head." - again, RA
12) "Well it's getting kind of hard to concentrate. Can you do something about it?" "Like what, kill him again?" - The Rock
13) "I'm a chemical superfreak actually, but I still need a gun." - again, Rock
14) "Oh, s***, what're we gonna do now?" Transformers, the Movie (how this got into a kids' movie, I have no idea.)
15) "Strawberry gum? Are you sure? It's delicious." - Fire Birds
17) "I am the greatest, I AM THE GREATEST!!" - again, FB
16) "Shoot em, blast em, nab em, grab em, shake em, bake em, cook em, clean em, hose em, boil em, kick em, jab em, twist em, bag em, ALL GONE BYE BYE!!" - again, FB
Whoo. What a list. And those are only the ones I have WAVs of. More to come.
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Malverne, NY, USA
Saturday, January 9, 1999 01:08:37 AM
IP: spider-tn062.proxy.aol.com
Sorry for the 2X post, but I just remembered a few more quotes...
"The Puck delights in making everyone's day a little more surreal"
~Owen Burnett
"In a few days I'll probably go on a delivery and end up being chased by 23 albino nuns wearing pointy Madonna bras and hockey masks and weilding whips and chains and machetes"
~Pistoff
Wilek Nereus
Saturday, January 9, 1999 12:29:07 AM
IP: tnt-3-51-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
**RP!**
[The Dark Star fleet is in hyperspace, winging its merry way to the Death Star while the Dark Star is safe and sound in a hyperspace parking orbit.]
**PAUSE RP!**
Fleur> That...guy...said...WHAT?!?!?!?! <grr> I don't blame you for being alternately homicidal and depressed. Real Christians would be sympathetic and supportive about a death in the family; $this idiot deserved what he got in your RP. That's the great thing about this place; we can kill whoever we want without getting sent to the chair. (Uh, BTW, while I read your RP, I was listening to a MID of the Cathedral level of Splatterhouse {I can put it in my web space and link to it here if you're interested}. They went well together for some twisted reason.)$
Steve> Philotics?
Estra> Click my name to get to the Fanfic Archive. Sorry I forgot it before. :}
Jewel> Call your story Apokalypsis; it's just so much kewler than anything in English. (How much knowledge do you have of Latin or whatever that is, anyhow?)
Argent> $What exactly are your pets?$
SJ> <<I think a lot of bad crap happens just cause we humans screw up so much.>> FINALLY SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS! We gargs aren't perfect either. :P
Ironwolf> $Doug said it best.$
Christine> <<five years ago and I'm still having flashbacks>> Telling us could stop those. That's why H.R. Giger draws the sick (in a kewl sort of way) stuff that he does: to get it out of his head.
Ender's Game> That's an extremely kewl name for a book. What's it about?
Villains> Well, there are a lot I like. Not to sound egotistical, but I really like the villain characters I've created for WCC and my fics, mostly because I incorporated concepts I really like from other villains. But there are a lot of villains better than mine that I also like a lot. Jerec from Dark Forces 2 $(who's in the RP)$, Ganondorf, the Emperor and Darth Vader, most of the Gargs and TGS villains, Dracula, CSM, Michelle Visard, Henry Stauf, Pinhead, the Borg Queen, the Jem'Hadar, the Son'a, Gehn, the Shadows, the Drakh, the Vorlons (yes, they became villains for a time), the Serpent Riders, the Ancients, the Cabal, Clown, Zedd, the Clock King, and a lot of others which escape my memory.
Favorite Quotes (not necessarily from movies or TV and may be inexact):
Much of Clown's dialog in "Spawn" (the movie, that is. He is such a fun villain.)
Much of Pinhead's dialog in his movies
Traveler's rules
"Why don't I write [my autograph] across your FACE?!"
~Go on, guess. :)
"You must be [mad], or you wouldn't have come here."
~The Cheshire Cat
"Dear Sir: I am in a madhouse and quite forget your name or who you are."
~I have no idea
"I will kill them in a boat, then I will sit and watch them float. I will kill them in my house and feed their bodies to my mouse. I will kill them here and there, I will kill them anywhere!!! Muhahahha!!!"
~Doug Elder
"You will know pain. You will know fear. And at the appointed hour, you will die."
~Not sure
"I'll twist your head off and use it for a chamber pot!"
~Susan Ivanova
"If I survive this job without *completely* losing my mind, it will be a miracle of Biblical proportions."
~Susan again
"We're Starfleet. Weird is part of the job."
~Kathryn Janeway
"Stupidity is like nuclear power: It can be used for good, or for evil. And you don't want to get any on you."
~Scott Adams
"Alright, you overgrown gecko, come get your throat cut!"
~Cogliostro
"It's like being nibbled to death by cats."
~Londo Mollari
"I don't think I have your full attention." <pulls a gun> "Hello?"
~Lara Croft
"OK, you're officially insane"
~Aris Katsaris
"You'll probably release the dogs or the bees or the dogs with bees in their mouths so when they bark they shoot bees at you"
~Homer Simpson
"Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go throw up now."
~Jaden
"Point away from face and fire. Hm, sounds easy enough."
~Caleb
"That little closing card [at the end of Babylon 5's fourth season finale, which read 'Dedicated to all the people who predicted that the Babylon Project would fail in its mission. Faith manages.'] is going to remain on the show for its life...which will be long, long after its detractors (and admittedly myself) have gone to dust. On the one hand, it is a statement of hope to anyone else out there who has a dream, to follow it no matter who speaks against you, no matter the odds, no matter what they say to or about you, no matter what roadblocks they throw in your way. What matters is that you remain true to your vision. On the other hand, for the reviewers and the pundits and the critics and the net-stalkers who have done nothing but rag on this show for five years straight, it is also a giant middle finger composed of red neon fifty stories tall, that will burn forever in the night. In billiards, we call that a bank-shot."
~J. Micheal Straczynski, creator of Babylon 5
There are a lot of other quotes I'm fond of, but I can't remember them all. :)
**RESUME RP!**
[The fleet arrives at the Death Star's last known location...but the Death Star isn't there. But much of Jerec's fleet is.]
**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Saturday, January 9, 1999 12:24:04 AM
IP: tnt-3-51-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
i just moved right on in here! :)
Ordell: yes, i saw that dumb thing about batman. i think they're seeking to make batman superman or something....yeesh. it was soooo much better when it was just batman. i used to watch that and Gargoyles (when it was on) all the time......*lost in memory*
best villian: Ohh, that's a hard one. I'd have to say the Wyrm. well, it's the force of all evil in the world....what else is there to say? um, i always liked Harly Quin on Batman, in fact, must of the Batman villian bad-guys were really cool because they're almost as crazy as i am!
Favorite Quotes: "Everyone dies." -- Boba Fett, "Tales of The Bounty Hunters"
"A friend's just an enemy in disguise, you can't trust nobody." -- The Artful Dodger, "Disney Presents Oliver Twist"
everything else: Hey, could i please have the addy to that fanfic archive, please??? i've already asked twice already....
"Nuk au en ennu Xu annu Xu." = "I am one of the Shining Beings who dwells in the Light." ---Ancient Egyptian
Princess Estra - [puck_wanderer@juno.com]
Seattle, Washington, lalala, insanity!
Saturday, January 9, 1999 12:10:31 AM
IP: spider-th054.proxy.aol.com
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Anonymous
Saturday, January 9, 1999 12:05:02 AM
IP: spider-th054.proxy.aol.com
I think there are some new people in here...Welcome and I hope you like me!
I am so sorry I haven't written sooner, but this has been a crazy week! They screwed up my schedule and I had to hound them over it. But............I'm ranked 23 in my class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We've been rehearsing for our spring show and my mind's been full.
Monty Python> The greatest of all in my opinion is the Argument Clinic. I can recite it all!
I'm tired. OKIloveyoubyebye!
SOROW
Friday, January 8, 1999 11:22:35 PM
IP: usr4-4-dialup35.mix1.irving.cw.net
**RP ACTION**
Doug snatches the field glasses from Coyote and looks through them. "Aw hell, those guys look really mad," he sighs. He then turns to Coyote, Jammer, and Gubio. "You two take the Onslaught and the mech, cut them off. Everyone but Kitainia, Galen, Shap, me, Kyryn, and Fleur go with them, the rest of us are going inside the chapel." "Doug, we might need your help with these Borg guys," points out Jammer. "Yeah, I know. Just hold out, we'll be done with the FE in no time and come to your aid." Jammer shrugs, and then runs off for the truck to cut off the Borg gang members, followed by most of the team. Doug and those with him choose that moment to rush into the chapel, kicking the doors open and firing off their guns or spells at the enemy as they get inside. Pastor Paul's 12 remaining clones rush them, but are quickly all taken out. Sister Eve aims an Uzi at Kitainia, singing "You guys should have been there on a Sunday morning, banging your heads, but now you're out of time..." only to have her off-key voice cut off by Kitainia hitting her with a laser shot in the vocal cords. Her body falls to the floor of the chapel dead. Pastor Paul and Brother Roy, seeing they are outnumbered and outgunned, fire off their last bullets and then flee up the Loretto Chapel's famous stairway to the choir loft. Doug and the others rush to the bottom of it and decide to stand there waiting till they come down. While they're waiting, Doug turns to make a CR posting.
**PAUSE RP**
Christine: Kitainia's not the only one who's looking forward to your next story. Macbeth as a swashbuckler, this I have to see. And what the heck is this Night of the Nut People thing?
Robby: Storybook format? That's good. Or do you have to draw the pictures, too? I suppose you have that most excellent artist Demona May Stephens to help if that is the case. Right? Congrats on those grades, btw.
Coffee: I can't stand its taste either, that's why I drink cherry coke instead. Kitainia, now, she loves the stuff. Can't survive without it. And she drinks it black.
**WARNING: SPOILERS AND TEASERS FOR MY FANFIC AHEAD**
Dragons: I've always seen them as a lot like people, they all have their own viewpoints and morals, none are all bad or all good. For example, in my fics I have both good and bad dragons that are currently involved in a war very much like the Seelie-Unseelie one. Only it's happening in another dimension, and very few dragons are in fact on Earth right now, and the ones that are stay hidden. Nikaita is one good dragon who was on Earth, she came to help seal the Unseelie inside the caverns beneath Sunnydale (cf. "Brooklyn at Camelot"). Then there's Jadriel, who is definitely a bad dragon, but he has good reasons for it and is MUCH smarter than most evil dragons you read about. He will soon make his first appearance. :)
Villain Overconfidence: Oh come on, I like that quality in villains and every one of them has it. Even Demona and Xanatos did! But of course, they didn't talk too much. Nor do any of the really good villians, in my opinion. Unless of course, they're the sort of villain who do talk a lot, but never say anything they can't turn to their advantage later, or make sure most of their talk is lies. I have/am going to have two villains in my saga who are very much like that (Jadriel and Mackovic).
Oh, just in case anyone's curious, I'm making good progress on "Inheritance." Graeme and Arianna are getting some major character development in, in a way very similar to but slightly different from TGS's. I'm up to the first scene with Daredevil now, and as soon as he and the clan pick up Demona, they shall go out on a bad guy hunt. Should be done by the end of this month, bet everyone can't wait. <chuckle>
**TEASERS AND SPOILERS OVER**
Stephen: I like that dragon story idea you have. If I have kids, I definitely would read them that book. So you better write it, okay? :)
Wilek: I happen to like basketball very much, actually. It's fun to play with your friends, it can be a great workout (yes, I play it often with my RL friends), and I like to watch people playing it, too. Especially women. But "professional" basketball, that I don't care for. Why? Well, basketball just doesn't seem nice anymore when you watch people play it for money and attention, which is what a lot of the pro players seem to do it for IMO, instead of just for fun, like I do. I also don't like the obnoxious announcers, or the terrible commercials they show with basketball games, or all the rules it seems like the players are just obeying because they have to (instead of because they want to, like my friends and I do in our games), or a lot of other stuff about pro basketball. So I like the game of basketball, it's a good game, Kitainia and I are both very good at it. But when it becomes what professional basketball is, the image the game gets is not a good one, in my opinion. Thus I do not like pro basketball, but ordinary just-for-fun basketball is completely okay with me. Hope everyone can understand this paragraph. :(
Fleur: $ Glad our RP was able to help you vent on that jack@$$ jerkhead (that's an insult I reserve for the world's biggest a-holes, of which he was definitely one). If it were me in a similar situation (I too had a friend die young, and his parents aren't the biggest churchgoers), no security guards could have stopped me from hunting the tall man down. Believe me, we were all cheering here when you killed the guy (nice way of doing it, too). I completely agree with Gooch about your right to take him out like you did. Too bad you're going away again, hope you come back soon as we will miss you. And don't worry, the rest of us in the RP will not be shaming your character at all. Embarrassing sexual situations are a definite no-no for our saga, especially in here. And as for character death, we do not kill off a poster's character, or do anything terrible to them, unless they write it themselves say it's okay. That's the RP code. $
Mandi: I too loved "Get Shorty," although "Face-Off" is by far my favorite Travolta movie. I am also on Conna's mailing list, and hope she updates her page soon. (Come on, girl, we're waiting for you!)
Jewel: Oh yeah, God has the world's greatest sense of humor. That's one of the reasons I like the guy. Apokalypsis sounds like a good title to me for your saga.
Kyryn: Congrats on joining the TGS Staff. $ Too bad you're leaving the RP, though. Oh well, we'll survive without you. Just so you know, this battle won't last too much longer. Hopefully. $
Ironwolf: $ The problem is, it's one story but it has action happening on many different fronts. There are two main ones, though, and everything can easily be put into continuity if looked at from those fronts. One front is Wilek's and SJ's, that's the Death Star one. The other is mine, Kitainia's, Coyote's, and just about everyone else's, our action takes place on Earth, we're the ones fighting the lich, the fundamentalists, and several other bad guys. It is one story, but it's a story like Gargoyles/Pendragon this series. The events on Wilek's front and mine are seperate, but they're against the same bad guys and part of the same saga, just like Arthur and Goliath's seperate fights against the Unseelie. That's the best analogy I can put it in. Sorry if it confuses you. I must admit, sometimes the RP even confuses me. And I'm the one who started it! Oh well, I hope you can get yourself unconfused. If not, just e-mail me, and I'll try to help you. $
SJ: You know why I think weathermen are usually wrong about what they're supposed to predict? It's God's way of letting us know we really can't predict what the master of nature will do next. Yet another example that proves he has a sense of humor.
Coyote: $ We were outside the chapel, and didn't go in until my post above, so you're still kinda out of continuity. The Fundamentalist Extreme, though, have retreated inside, and we were about to go in and get them when the robots showed up. (We're in there getting them now.) Sorry that you too got confused. Have fun with the Borgified Todd's gang, you may kill any of them you like before we join you. (The gang is Todd, Gina, Leroy, Mr. Sanders, the big guy who never speaks, and three other guys.) Just don't bump off Borgis and Butt-Borg, we have major plans for those little monsters ahead. $
Ordell: My favorite movie quotes are as follows:
1. "I told you not to pick up the phone." "Then stop calling me!" - Edward and Vivian, Pretty Woman.
2. "You're not afraid? Good. You will be. You will be." - Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back.
3. "Fate is the hand life deals you, destiny is what you do with it." - Mr. Harper, Strange Luck.
4. "Losers always whine about their best. Winners do what they have to, then go home and f&%k the prom queen." - Mason, The Rock. (BTW, Kitainia was not the prom queen, but she was the third runner-up, and that's good enough for me.)
5. "Get busy living or get busy dying." - Red, Shawshank Redemption.
6. "You may have the cash, but you will never have the quom." - Rod, Jerry Maguire.
7. "Who are you?" "No one has a clue, least of all me." - Liz and Simon, The Saint.
8. "I am not a smart man, but I know what love is." - Forrest Gump.
And last but not least,
9. "Let's get out of these wet clothes." - James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me.
I have a favorite movie scene, too. It's that part in the Terminator when he tells the guy he's gonna buy all those guns, and the guy grins and says, "I may close early today." If you've seen the movei, you know the rest of it. God, there goes my twisted sense of humor again.
Best villain: I don't know. There have been so many good ones. Xanatos, Demona, Madoc, Maeve, Thailog Shakespeare's Macbeth, Spike, Drusilla, Kurgan, Liquid Snake (videogame Metal Gear Solid), Krelian (videogame Xenogears), Kefka (from FF3), Sephiroth, Rufus Shinra (FF7), Raizo Yamata, Ayatollah Dareyei (those two are from Tom Clancy books), Shaitan (from Robert Jordan), Cthulhu, the Emperor, Dracula, Sevarius, Jericho, Callisto, Silvan (sorry, I just had to throw him in and egotistically appreciate my own fanfic), Dr. Frankenstein, Castaway, Kingpin, the Joker, Catwoman, Megatron, and many others are competing in my head for the title right now. And some of those can't really be entirely accepted as villains (esp. Silvan abd Dracula). I guess I can't vote on this issue.
Best Gargoyles Quotes: "You and I are one, now and forever," definitely tops my list. I also like "Over my dead body, or better yet, yours!", "The moon was full, the nightbirds sang," and "What have I done?...No! What have they done?!!" Sorry, but I can't think of any more tonight.
That's all I have to say now, later.
**MORE RP**
Doug turns back to Pastor Paul and Brother Roy. "Come on down, guys!" he shouts up at them. "You can't stay up there forever." "We shall not heed the words of the demon-posessed minions of Lucifer!" Roy screams back, causing Doug to shrug. "Okay, we'll come up there, then. Hope you're ready." Doug waves to Kitainia and Shap to follow him, and all three start up the stairs. The last two FEs try to shoot them with the rifles, then remember they're out of bullets as the chambers click dry. "Let's get out of here! God's obviously abandoned us!" Pastor Paul shouts, opening a stained-glass window and leaping through. "I refuse to believe that!" Brother Roy rants, lunging at Doug and the others. "God would never abandon our just cause of sending those who reject him to the hell in which they belong!!" Doug gets out of his way, as Roy rushes past him, hits the choir loft railing, and tumbles off to hit his head and die of a cracked skull on the hard church floor below. "One more," he sighs, walking to look out the window with Kitainia and Shap looking over his shoulder. Pastor Paul, who was lucky enough to land on a soft flowerbed is down there staring up at them and laughing. "You'll never defeat the judge of the Lord, followers of Satan!" he raves. "With the armor of righteousness, I am invincible!!" Doug looks at the other two and they nod. Doug, Kitainia, and Shap (who, btw, has now armed himself with a Xenogears Etone-style pump action shotgun in addition to the other paladin gear) then lean out the window and all shoot Pastor Paul at once. "No!!" he screams as the bullets impact and send him to hell. "God save me!! I repent! I repent!" Shap looks at Doug and says, "You think he really means it?" Doug shrugs. "Let's let God worry about that, okay? At least we don't have to worry about him or his clones trying to kill us any more." "Amen," Shap nods. "Amen." "Okay, guys," Kitainia says. "I think Coyote and the others need our help now. Borg-Todd and his gang are attacking." "Oh, right!" Doug shouts. "Race you down the stairway!!" They dash outside as the screen goes blank. Cheers echo from the CR at the defeat of the Fundamentalist Extreme (at least, I hope they do).
**UNTIL NEXT TIME, END RP**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Friday, January 8, 1999 10:32:31 PM
IP: hil-c45-079-vty210.as.wcom.net
Quotes huh... Well, offhand there's "Hakuna Matata" and "Jalapena!", both which I use with some regularity. But those are more like greetings than quotes... So I'd have to go for just about anything Chewie says in the Star Wars trilogy. And then there's a Sonic the Hedgehog quote that I always loved... But it takes too much setting up and it wouldn't mean much to anybody who wasn't a fan of the show. If anyone asks I'll go ahead and type it up...
Gee, Friday and not even 300K yet... Why does that feel so weird?
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Friday, January 8, 1999 10:19:20 PM
IP: spider-wk051.proxy.aol.com
Ordell, re Movie Quotes: The best ones? Hmm ... please excuse me while I digress (some of these may get a little dirty sounding, as some of them come from Mel Brooks movies, but I think most of us will agree on the last one.).
Quote #1:
"You have the ring ... and I see your Schwartz is as big as mine." (Spaceballs)
Quote #2:
"'Scuse me while I whip this out." (Blazing Saddles)
Quote #3:
"... Then one day I was minding my own business, when I heard a voice behind me say, 'Reach for it, mister!' I turned around with my gun drawn ... and it was a ten year old kid. I put up my gun and started to walk away ... litle bastard shot me in the @$$." (Blazing Saddles)
(That might be a little inaccurate)
Quote #4:
"Here's to baseball ...
(clink)
... and the start of two great careers ...
(clink)
... and for me, one last year in the sun."
(clink) (Major League)
Quote #5:
"I WILL NOT LET YOU DESTROY DAD'S DREAM!!" (Toys)
Quote #6:
"Every man dies, but not every man really lives." (Braveheart)
Quote #7:
"So ... did they misbehave?" (Four Rooms)
Quote #8:
"Remember, you and I are one ... now and forever." (Gargoyles, of course!! ;)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, January 8, 1999 10:11:16 PM
IP: modem6.i-is.com
ORDELL> Don't get me started on quotes. I collect the damn things. But the best quote? Ever? From a movie? *rummages in massive collection*
This is by Denise, from the mediocre movie "Can't Hardly Wait". It did contain many great quotes, one of which, closely approximated, is:
"I believe in fate. But sometimes it works in really f**ked-up ways."
Any others? And did ANYONE get the obscure reference at the end of my last post? The answers to these questions, tonight at 11.
** leaves, knowing he'll be in bed by 10:30. **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Friday, January 8, 1999 09:51:53 PM
IP: ppp0069.connect.ab.ca
Stormy on Villians> Here, here. Though I disagree with the Shakespear part. The only thing worst than a villian explaining his plan, is agonizing about it before hand. Like Brutus in Julius Caesar. By Act 2 I was yelling, 'Kill him already!'
Though I tend to write villians that are too evil. At one point I had to kill Goliath, simply because the villian had won, and there was no way to pull out a 99 yard run in the last minute. Fortunately you can always write in overtime, brought Goliath back in the sequel and not easily.
But I agree. Villians who explain their plan or gloat excessively don't have my respect. Unless you're Spike. Spike and Drusilla were the most interesting villians. If it were for Willow and Xander,I'd have said kill the Slayer and stick with these two.
That is a good question. Out of all the worlds of fiction, TV and film, whose the best villian? Historical villians are permissable, but you've got to say why.
Taleweaver - [taleweaver@usa.net]
Friday, January 8, 1999 09:29:59 PM
IP: 134.71.30.89
The God issue> I am not going to get into this because I don't belive in the one God I belive in many Gods and Goddess because Im Pagan.
Lawrence Stone - [st1@bright.net]
Chillicothe, Ohio, u.s.a.
Friday, January 8, 1999 09:27:11 PM
IP: chil-ras2-1-cs-10.dial.bright.net
Coffee > I LOVE coffee!
Stephen > I remember The Neverending Story, it was one of my favorite movies as a kid, but I haven't seen it in ages.
Have you people seen what they've done to the Batman animated series? I was in San Antonio, where they get WB and saw something about a new show called Batman Beyond, and then I find out that it's set in the future with a new Batman and all this stupid crap that makes no sense! It pisses me off.......but, what're you gonna do?
A poll type thing: what's eveyone's favorite quote from a movie(s)? Just curious......I have quite a few
"Bunch a savages in this town." ----Dante from Clerks
"How big can a tounge really get" ----Holden from Chasing Amy
"My ass may be dumb, but I ain't no dumbass." ----Ordell(hehe) from Jackie Brown
there's some more, but I'm too lazy to think of them......later peoples....
Ordell - [ordell9425@geocities.com]
Friday, January 8, 1999 08:44:15 PM
IP: 207-188-62.ipt.aol.com
Before my RP ...
Doug: $Okay, sorry for the lapse. Actually, I saw your mention of the robots approaching the Plaza and figured we were still outside the chapel. I'm still planning on using my idea (which you'll see in a moment) for a while, it may come in handy.$
And now ...
**RP!!**
**The screen lights up to reveal ... the scene unchanged. Coyote holding the cellphone, dialing as Jimmie the Borgified seal boy comes out of the back end of the Onslaught, where he's been in stasis. He's approaching the tank, still under assault by FE's.**
<"What the hell're you doing?">
5 ... 3 .... 4 ...
**Jimmie stands up as best as he can, his newly Borgified eye glowing. Suddenly, the FE's collapse away from the tank. Ravyn fires a couple of trailing shots after them, looking over at Coyote.**
<"What happened?">
A little neural disruption, courtesy of Guod's little upgrades to our friend Jimmie. Now come on, we've got to join up with the others!
**PAUSE RP!!**
Robby: Never implied you didn't have it, I was just saying that's the most Card I've ever read. Oh, and Demona May's artwork ... is simply stunning.
AotN: Actually I have a different perspective on that work. The way I see "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" is, it's one man trying to force his one narrow viewpoint of everything on his congregation. I wasn't frightened by it; rather I was more disgusted by the way someone could twist Christianity into something to fear ... much the way I feel about fundamentalists.
Incidentally, there's a similar strain in the aforementioned comic in this room a couple of weeks back, "Preacher." There was a four-issue story arc, if I recall, dealing with Jesse's grandmother, the lord-high queen of fundamentalists. (let's put it this way ... after reading this story, you will probably never see fundamentalists the same way again. Scenes in the story dealing with "the coffin" are *not* pretty.)
Doug: Actually, it's still coming out on Sunday (Jan. 10th) ... what I meant by "shorting myself a day" is that I lose a day's writing going to the auto show. But I plan on having it completed by tonight, anyway.
Fleur: Ehh ... that's simply awful! Oh God, I can't imagine anything like that happening ... wait a minute, yes I can. **rueful memories of the Wells Hall Preacher come to mind, a man who was convinced that all musicians, minorities, Methodists and anyone with a shred of tolerance for *anything* were all on the express subway to the 23rd ring of Hell, and tried to force that opinion on everyone else** What right does he have to judge Scott's family? What is it that these folks keep forgetting ... "let he who is without sin cast the first stone?" These guys don't seem to understand ... there ain't *nobody* on this mortal coil without sin, save the one who they *claim* to serve.
I think Ray Stevens put it best in a song about televangelists called "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex?" when he theorized about Christ returning to Earth and speculated ... "(Would He) admit He talks to all those preachers/ Who swear they've been a-talkin' to Him?"
But seriously, nothing warranted that. And I would bet money that if I were one of those security guards, I would've gestured toward him and said "be my guest." *hugs*
Mandi: Then she must be quite heartened by the popularity of the WNBA. I know I like it ... but then again, I've always had a thing for athletic women who can hold their own on the hardwood.
Incidentally, yet another reason why I like women's basketball? I've met Cynthia Cooper (the first WNBA MVP, from the Houston Comets) and found her to be a very personable woman, unlike many of the male athletes I've met.
Todd: My assessment of your Deathmatch:
Klarion wants some ice cream. Emrys pays up ... in spades. Winner: Emrys.
Robby again: Like I told ya, there's always renting "Saturday Night Fever" ... and congrats on the grades!
**NOW THAT WE'VE FINALLY CAUGHT UP, HERE'S SOME IN-CONTINUITY RP!!**
**The group has just convened within the chapel after taking out the robots ... helped at times with Coyote and Jimmie's cellphone-and-Borg-implants trick. A rumbling outside the chapel draws the attention of the entire group.**
What's happening?
<"Looks like ... another riot.">
**Coyote puts up his field glasses, soon joined at the windows of the chapel by Doug and Ravyn.**
<"Whaddya see?">
Hmm ... I couldn't tell you for sure, Doug, but I think our friend Butt-Borg has found some backup.
<"Well we're ready for them, right?" "Sure are, Rav,">
I'm falling back. Guys, get Jimmie ready, we don't want him getting assimilated again!
**Everyone retreats back to their own vehicles as the screen winks off**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, January 8, 1999 08:26:29 PM
IP: modem77.i-is.com
** Deuce walks in, shaking like a leaf. ** Sorry. I'm so hyper it's not even funny. I'm typing, like, 5.6 x 10^7 words per minute (5.6 x 10^7 is my Math class' special number), and most of them are misspeleld. :-D
ROBBY> ROTFL at your creativity demon. Though I've been doing that at practically everything.
FLEUR> I just read your rant/RP, and I feel pretty bad for you. I ran into a guy like that downtown last summer, and spent half an hour correcting his totally effed-up views on God, Jesus, and the universe. (Hey, I had time to kill). The best defense against @$$holes like that is either ignoring them, or knowing a whole boatload of stuff about the Bible, so you can shove their sermon right back in their face.
Of course, killing them in your mind works great, too. :-) My condolences, still, for what they're worth.
OK, I have a little shameless plug for someone else's work: everybody either click my name or go to www.download.net and sign up for their newsletter! It comes out irregularly (usually every 3 weeks or so), and contains game reviews, shareware info, and the world's best humour section (featuring Imanaz Holl). It is a laugh riot, although PG-13 rated for some language and innuendo. Everyone who passes the "screening process" (which must be seen to be believed) should sign up. It is SO worth it.
I'm going to go bounce around outside in the snow for a while. 'Bye!
** leaves, still "going 100 miles per hour like a video game...." **
RANDOM QUOTE:
If you like to talk to tomatoes,
If a squash can make you smile,
If you like to waltz with potatoes,
Up and down the produce aisle....
You have a serious problem
And should seek immediate medical attention.
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Friday, January 8, 1999 08:07:03 PM
IP: dialin025.connect.ab.ca
Fleur- L'amour is quite fun I'm discovering...
Mandi- I don't recognize that Pinky and the Brain quote... Is it an original? If so, very clever and fun... If not original, well, its still a good one.
Hmm... Coca-cola fan here... But I usually go with whatever drink is cheapest at the moment.
Travolta- Already said it, I like the man. I've been trying real hard for some time to mimic his Vinnie Bobarino accent from the 70's, but no luck at all, I'm terrible at accents and voices, much as I wish otherwise.
According to Douglas Adam's, God's final message to the universe was "SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIANCE". Explains a lot doesn't it?
Got my grades today... 4 A's, 2 B's... High marks for the semester... GPA of 92.6... 103 average in Art...
Kyryn- They've already invited you to be a proofreader? Hmm, doesn't bode well for my application I suppose... Ah well, I guess I can always re-apply come season 3...
Villains overcofidence factor- Generally a sign of bad writing, writing compressed for time, explaining the plot, or a villain who is aware of the problem and just being contractual about it.
Ironwolf- Same RP, different points of view.
Fairy tale- Thanks for the ideas,all who suggested some. I wrote it during school. Funny how you have a lot of freetime when your classes include Theater, English, Newspaper, and Art... Now I just have to crank out a bunch of illustrations this weekend... (Went with 3 Billy Goats Gruff BTW...)
Creativity demon I put up in the other CR last night, with odd feedback...
Broadway writes a broadway musical for Broadway, starring Broadway titled "Broadway's Broadway Show"
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Friday, January 8, 1999 07:26:57 PM
IP: spider-tr064.proxy.aol.com
HARKING BACK TO PAST "DUELS" - Here's another that I just began to wonder about after seeing some of today's "New Batman/Superman Adventures": Emrys Hawkins vs. Klarion (the nasty boy wizard in "The Demon Within").
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Friday, January 8, 1999 06:34:42 PM
IP: pn2-ppp-78.primary.net
No RP just yet. Maybe a little later.
Ironwolf: Well, Good luck in trying to understand our RP's. Diversification, that's what I say! :]
Christine: Glad I give you some enjoyment! :)
SNOW ALERT: I'm gonna kill the weatherman.
"A light dusting of snow." Those were the words of all the weather people here in the nation's capital. A light dusting turned into 3 inches (which isn't too bad, except for most people,especially when it comes to driving, the general IQ drops about 40-50 points as soon as the first flake falls).
Fairy Tale: If you need inspiration, I suggest reading Neil Gaiman's short story "Troll Bridge." It's a dark fantasy take on the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Neil is the man!
God: Hmm....well, it hasn't been that long since our last theological discussion......let's not start another.
Doug, I'm glad you weren't offended by my earlier comments. However, I DO think God's perfect (although that can probably be debated....he did make us after all :P)
Fleur: Well, that was certainly a horrible experience you went through. Guys like him give Christians, and just about any religion, a bad name. As for why God allows suffering....well, that's a discussion that pretty controversial, even among Christians. I just have the faith that everything happens for a purpose--even the bad stuff. It may not always be a purpose you like....but there's a reason for it. Believe me, I've had some pretty bad crap happen to me, but I haven't blamed the G-man for it. I mean, isn't that sort of a cop-out? I think a lot of bad crap happens just cause we humans screw up so much.
But, as Neil Gaiman/Terry Pratchett said in GOOD OMENS (I recognized the quote Ironwolf!): "Welcome to the world. You get used to it after a while."
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Friday, January 8, 1999 03:47:14 PM
IP: cache-1.spg.webcache.erols.net
Hmmm. I have one question about the stories going on in the room. Is it one story or multiples? I blinked and got lost somewhere inbetween the deathstar and the lich. As for new Grag stories, now i might be wrong naaa I'M never wrong:), I would look for them after the new staff gets on.
Fleur>Sometimes I think half of the crew on this world are nuts. That would expain a lot of the evil in this world; bigotry, abuse, and the idoit you ran into. Every one has their own views, just some people want to push them on to other, heck i grew up chatholic but picture GOD as some guy with the personality of a women,mean twisted loving caring,trying to define free will. Lets see I think Terry Pratchit,I know I misspelled the last name grrrr, said it best"trying to figure out GOD is like trying to play cards with someone when you don't know the rules and the cards are blank, and the guy across form you just keeps smiling."
Well everyone have fun
Ironwolf
Chattanooga, tn
Friday, January 8, 1999 02:32:34 PM
IP: host-209-214-40-139.cha.bellsouth.net
** Deuce enters, and sighs. ** Back at school. :-(
GOD> Uh... *looks up* I won't touch this one, expect to say that the Big Guy isn't exactly in the habit of frying people, at least not for past millennium or so (there have been exceptions, but not many). Further comments reserved for e-mail and chat; I hate religious fights.
** leaves **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions (sorry Pheonix-lovers!), Alberta, Canada. Dragons dragons dragons dragons dragons....
Friday, January 8, 1999 02:10:09 PM
IP: edtnca01.telusplanet.net
Silver Arrow> We have been told that Timedancer is being delayed again due to technical difficulties beyond anybody's control :( . No new release date yet, but DumlaoX will notify us as soon as there is one.
Kyryn
Uvalde, TX
Friday, January 8, 1999 12:14:27 PM
IP: 168.37.239.86
FLEUR: IT's freaks like that who give my religion a bad name. What an arsehole. God doesn't go around killing people for not going to church enough...geez...if that were so, than why are there so many serial killers and other truly evil people alive in teh world?
Villains: IMHO, the reason so many villains are talkative is so that the audience can hear what the villain's plot is. Hey, Shakespeare did it in Richard III...first Richard tells the audience what he plans to do, then you get to watch him do it. The BIG difference is that Richard was smart enough not to recite all his plans within earshot of the hero. ;-) Having the villain decide to brag to the hero of his great plan and the only way to stop it, is a plot device for ppl who can't come up with a more creative way for the hero to learn of the villain's plot.
Stormy
Friday, January 8, 1999 11:15:58 AM
IP: taurus.huron.uwo.ca
Argent: <g> It's OK. I just noticed that thing about your pet and I having the same name a minute ago...
Jewel - [jfaulkne@brynmawr.edu]
Friday, January 8, 1999 11:14:48 AM
IP: host-209-214-66-90.atl.bellsouth.net
Hey all you Gargoyle people.
Where is TimeDancer I was told it was going to start on the 7th which was yesterday. So were is it. I want my TimeDancer LOL.
I really need it Laughing even louder.
So please bring it out soon before I'm carried out of here in a straight jaket.LOL LOL LOL LOL
Silver Arrow
Silver Arrow - [slvrairo@san.rr.com]
Friday, January 8, 1999 10:32:06 AM
IP: dt0d0n26.san.rr.com
P.S.> (Sorry for the double post!)
Jewel> I named my pet befor I realized there was a poster in here with that name! If you mind I'll change it...
Argent
Ohio, USA
Friday, January 8, 1999 10:11:34 AM
IP: dyn-201.belpre.frognet.net
Nope, I'm still not at school!
(Purple glows follow Argent in, accompanied by happy cheeping.)
Robby> 'Heartfire', huh? Well then my opinion of the fourth book (Which I thought was the end of the series) has definitely changed for the better.
also- How come you get the fun assignment?!
AotN> Oh another Ohioan! I'm from Marietta, which is about an hour away from Athens.
Fleur> What a CREEP!!!!!!!! Individuals like that.... Urrrrgh! It's a violent end, but better here then in RL, and I don't blame you. I'm so sorry.....
***RANDOM THOUGHT ALERT!***
#1- Ever notice that alot of villans suffer from a chronic condition of overconfidence (Okay, some are downright cocky!) and talking too much? You'd think they'd wise up after losing so many battles due to these circumstances!
***ALL CLEAR (FOR NOW)***
DRAGONS> They have definitely gotten a bad rap. Just because a few dragons plunder treasure and terrorize villages, those are the exception, NOT the rule. It's gotten so bad I can't even let Jewel here (Argent gestures to purple glows.) go outside by herself.
(Indignant cheeping as the purple glows turn red.)
Gotta Jet!
(Purple glows (Jewel) race ahead of Argent.)
(Eight months 'till new Dark Ages eps.)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Friday, January 8, 1999 10:09:25 AM
IP: dyn-201.belpre.frognet.net
**RP**
Kyryn looks at her old church group. "You guys were losers then, you're losers now." She pulls out a pair of escrima sticks and starts methodically bashing heads, arms, legs, and anything else within reach.
**PAUSE RP**
Fleur> Welcome back! Vacation? Well, welcome back in 9 days!
Robby> Fairy Tales? Sounds somewhat fun, except for the short deadline. BTW, now I really can't wait to see the rest of Demona May's page. Kewl!
Conna's stories> Funny thing, the first gargoyles story that I ever found was Conna's. I found the Cloak and Dagger webpage long before I found TGS. I too, hope that she will resume writing. I'm on the mailing list for the page, but no definite date for updates has been given.
Jewel> My vote goes in for "Apokalypsis". It just sounds too kewl.
Stephen> SCORCH? I remember that show. I love puppetry and was sorry to see that it didn't make it for long. BTW, I love your story idea. I would love to see it when you get around to writing it.
Christine> I too would love to hear the story of "The Night of the Nut People".
$RP Note: I'm going to be offline for the weekend and I'm going to write myself out of the RP after the latest battle ends. I probably won't have as much time to post, as I have been invited to join the TGS staff as a proofreader. I have a feeling that life is going to get real busy!$
**RESUME RP**
Kyryn beats all her enemies into little piles of bloody pulp and grins maniacally. "I told them once that I could wait a long time for revenge. Silly them, they didn't believe me."
She turns to see what's going on with the rest of the battle.
**END RP**
Kyryn - [bmashburn@yahoo.com]
Uvalde, Tx
Friday, January 8, 1999 10:08:47 AM
IP: 168.37.239.86
<g> OK, I apologize for the *triple* post.
When all else fails, rely on UNIX and ftp. No, my stories aren't on fanfic.gargoyles-fans.whatever yet, but I decided it was high time I figured out the annoying ftp (vs WS-FTP whihc is nice and user-friendly) and got them posted on my own website. So if you click on the website below, you'll get to them. =) As soon as they get my password thingie (oh, how amazingly technical of me!) fixed I'll put them at the other archive.
jewel - [jfaulkne@brynmawr.edu]
Friday, January 8, 1999 09:36:06 AM
IP: host-209-214-66-90.atl.bellsouth.net
Sorry for the double post....
Then again, maybe my stories *won't* get posted. The server has just choked on my password. Arrrrgh. Well, "Miserere" will get posted sooner or later. I'm going to e-mail them now to see about getting my password working again...
Jewel - [jfaulkne@brynmawr.edu]
Friday, January 8, 1999 09:07:19 AM
IP: host-209-214-66-90.atl.bellsouth.net
God: God has a messed-up sense of humor. Once you accept that, a *whole* lot of stuff starts making sense.
Fleur: Jeez. Sounds like you ran into a first-class looney. I'm really sorry. Either the guy was looney or a total religuous nut, and the scary thing is that you can't be sure which kind is scarier.
People who got kick-ass grade: way to go! Me, I personally have been singing "C is for cookie, that's good enough for me" (while secretly *praying* for a C)...
*************SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT!*************
For any of you who might read my fanfic, as soon as I post this, I will be posting all (that's right, *all*) of my "Miserere Mei Deus" [Lord, have mercy] series. Three stories from me all at once. Usually I would parcel 'em out a week at a time, but my access to a computer has been so screwy I don't dare. I can not *wait* to get back to college, just for my T1 connection...) To reiterate the plug: All of "Miserere Mei Deus" is going to be posted by the end of today. =)
Oh, and I'm still searching for a title for my last series. As I mentioned on the other CR, I'm stuck between two titles, "Apokalypsis" or it's Englis translation "The Lifting of the Veil." I sort of need to decide on one and fast, since I've only got two more scenes to write in the first story, "Egli era nato". So far, I've had one vote for each. Being naturally indecisive, this is bad.
*************END SHAMELESS PLUG**************
You know, I'm noticing a trend with everything I posted here this disgustingly grey and drizzly morning...
Jewel - [jfaulkne@brynmawr.edu]
Friday, January 8, 1999 09:01:10 AM
IP: host-209-214-66-90.atl.bellsouth.net
**Mandi comes in, a cup of heavily diluted coffee in one hand and wearing a t-shirt with a pic of Lucy from Peanuts and the caption 'The Stress is Getting to Me!'**
Morning all. The shirt is appropriate to my mood, and it's my fave shirt, which should tell you something. Sorry I haven't posted in a while - my boss gave me some really disgusting busy work. I won't get into it here, but a note to Dilbert fans: I am finally starting to relate to Tina the Brittle Tech Writer. *gag*
People with Snow Days> Oh, shut up. I'm working on an army base, we have to come in even if there's a foot of snow on the ground. (Or so Dad says.) :)
**The cellphone rings in her pocket. She pulls it out and presses "Send."**
Hello? Oh, stop gloating, Dave! **hangs up** This is the problem with having friends who are still in HS. I actually got a cellphone for Christmas, although I rarely use it.
**MINOR EP SPOILERS**
Fleur - I too felt kind of sorry for Robyn. I mean, she *did* try to help save Alex.
**SPOILERS END**
Doug and Kitania> Congrats on the great grades! I *finally* got mine, and I got on the Dean's List! (Which is good. I can keep my scholarships another semester.)
Aotn> Hey! Welcome back! We missed ya!
Doug> I too remember Conna's stories, which I really enjoyed. She manages a joint fanfic page with Darcy Dallas - but it hasn't been updated in nearly a year. But there is part of her unfinished third story in the Renaissance Gargoyle saga, "Odyssey," on the page. Click on my name to get to it. As for Travolta, the only decent "Look Who's Talking" was the first one, but I loved him in "Get Shorty."
Starsinger> I am also a Coca-Cola fanatic. ("Cokeaholic" makes me think of something else entirely, sorry.) Coffee is a necessary evil for me - half a cup diluted on the mornings I can't even think coherently enough to make it across the room without stumbling over something.
Someone asked me what the heck I do at work. Well, I got an internship working for Deployment Environmental Surveillance Program (DESP) for the Army's health prevention department. My supervisor, however, didn't have anything prepared for me this time around. I was supposed to be trying to fool around with the Bosnia environmental conditions database and try to see if there was a way to access it from the Net with Java, et al. Unfortunately, three days of calling people, and I still can't get my hands on a #&%(@ Java compiler to even start experimenting. So after I spent some time looking busy, my boss gave me the aforementioned busy work. (As for how I got the job - nepotism. Dad works for the hearing conservation program, and he harassed the personnel office for weeks.)
Robby> "Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?" "I don't know, Brain. If the plural of mouse is mice, wouldn't the plural of spouse be spice?" Sorry, that just popped out.
Coyote> I'm glad to hear you like women's basketball. I never made the team in high school, so I managed for two years since the coach was my math teacher. I just remember the lengths she had to go to in order to get people to come to the games. She even spent an entire class period arguing with some guys about why women's basketball doesn't "suck." So it's good to hear that.
Well, I must get back to the error tracking now. 15 more pages to go! *sigh*
**Mandi finishes off the coffee, making a face, then turns and walks out.**
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Friday, January 8, 1999 08:12:13 AM
IP: 131.92.166.193
Fleur > I was just checking in right before I turned in for the night and caught your post. I'd like to say that I'm really, really sorry about what happened to you and your friend, and all the pain it must have put you through. Nobody can blame you for what you did to that guy in RP (and what you would have done in real life). To be quite honest, if something like that had happened to me you can bet the RP post would've been a lot bloodier. It's good to have something like that where you can take your frustrations out on the world in a nonviolent manner. Once again, I'm sorry.
Oh, and by the way, even though I didn't know you before this week: welcome back, and we love you. :)
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Malverne, NY, USA
Friday, January 8, 1999 04:11:22 AM
IP: spider-pa032.proxy.aol.com
**RP-ESQUE OPENING**
Fleur runs into the CR, then stops when she sees what’s on the RP monitor. A tall, very thin man with glasses is standing behind Pastor Paul and the other FE members, holding a rifle. (More about him at the very end, I don’t want to spoil my good mood.) Her eyes narrow, and begin glowing, and she runs over to one of the many CR doors, muttering something under her breath. The doorframe begins to glow eerily, and when she opens it, it is revealed to be a portal directly to the RP location. Just before she leaps through, she takes out a micro-cassette recorder and puts it on a table in the CR. Then she is gone. Somebody presses play. *
**END RP-ESQUE OPENING
Hi all,
Yippee!! Tomorrow, me and a group of friends are going on holidays. Nine days of fun, sun and giving way to cows!! Yes, you read correctly. We’re going to Norfolk Island, and cows have the right of way there. *Grins* You gotta love it. :)
$Since I’ve thrown myself into the RP again (just another example of my wonderful timing <g> ) feel free to use my RP character in your battles until I get back. But, like SJ said before, please, no killing me or putting me in embrassing sexual encounters. I had enough of that on New Years. (Note: my best friend is dating a guy I’ve known since I was five, I introduced them, and the only time I regret it is times like New Years. Maybe out of gratitude, maybe cos they want to share the joy, but they’ve made it their mission to (quote) “Find Fleur a man.” Usually it’s kinda funny (and just the tiniest bit exasperating), but when they get drunk, it reaches cringe-inducing levels. There was a lot of alcohol consumed on New Years. I’ll leave it at that. *Shudder* Suffice to say, I’m still single.:)) But do me a favour and leave some of Marsh HQ for me. I’ve got a bit of a plan for my RP character there. Don’t worry, it shouldn’t interfere with anyone else’s plans.$
Heather and Robby> Ah l’amour. I’m really happy for you both.
There was some confusion about where the Lord of the Rings trilogy is being filmed. *Huge sigh* Yes, it’s New Zealand. *Cheers up* But the rest of the Star Wars prequels are being filmed here!!! Yippee!! Not that I have an snowflake’s chance in hell of ever getting _near_ the set, but the thought that George Lucas is in the same country as me is close enough.
Stephen “Coldstone”> I know this is late, but I’m sorry ‘bout your job. What a rotten thing to happen right before Christmas. Hope you find a new job real quick.
Coyote> Glad your computer problems weren’t as bad as you thought. Every now and then the computers feel they have to remind the fleshies that they are no match for their superior electronic genius. When that happens to me, I remind my computer that it’s flimsy plastic covering is no match for the strength of my superior sledge-hammer. You’d be surprised how often that works ;) BTW, I thought ‘Heavenly Creatures’ was almost as disturbing as it was brilliant too. What made it worse (and I don’t know if you really want to know this) was the fact it was basically a true story. I don’t know how accurate those ‘dream sequence’ things were, but the rest of it was utterly true. Frightening, isn’t it?
**ALERT!! ALERT!! SPOILERS AHEAD!! MAN THE LIFEBOATS!!**
I’ve only read ‘Double Take’, (me thinks I’ll be reading the other two on the plane) but I loved it! That pic of Demona had me in stiches. I don't know if this is what Jennifer L. Anderson, A Fan, and Carolynn "Aerie" Marie intended, but I felt sorry for Robyn in the end. I mean, sure, she broke out of jail, but she only did it so she would be able to take care of her brothers. Plus, there is no denying she saved Alex’s life (or the guy she thought was Alex). She could have just given him to Jakal/Hyena or the other kidnappers, but she chose to risk her life to save him instead. Then she chose not to rip dear old Demmy to shreds, again so Xanatos Jr wouldn’t get hurt. I just didn’t think she deserved what Puck did to her. I hope she doesn’t just vanish, and in future TGS episodes, her good behaviour is rewarded. Hmmm, evil idea: Robyn Canmore, nanny to Alexander Xanatos. Boy, wouldn’t _that_ make the clan nervous. >:)
**END SPOILERS ALERT!! YOU MAY NOW TAKE OFF YOUR LIFEJACKETS.**
Kathy> One word about your cruel little spoiler - WHAT?!?!?
Jackal> *little kid voice* You’re going away? That sucks. Goodbye friend. You will be sorely missed.
Doug and Kitainia> Congratulations on the great grades!!
WELCOME TO ALL OUR NEW VICTIMS...er, I mean, VISITORS TO THE CR!!! >:)
Oh, and WELCOME BACK LADY MYSTIC AND AotN!
TGS POSITIONS> Oh, pick me!! Pick me!! Oh. Wait. I don’t have access to the net. My account couldn’t take 50 ems a day. I don’t know how busy I’ll be next year. Damn. Okay, don’t pick me. *Huge sigh.* Maybe next year.
Coffee> Ehhhh. I’ve always hated the smell and the taste of coffee. The only time I’ve ever forced myself to drink it was when I was pulling an almost all-nighter for an exam. Then I had to eat heaps of chocolate to get rid of the taste. (Not that I’ve ever needed an excuse to eat chocolate.. :) )
Deuce> Get better soon.
Traveler> Loved the rules.
Weather> You think you got weird weather? HAH! You don’t even know what weird weather _is_ until you’ve lived in Melbourne. :-) Take today for example: When I woke up this morning, it was to a thunderstorm. Lightning included, no extra charge. Now, outside my window we have a crystal clear blue sky. Not a single cloud. Christmas day, it was about 35 degrees Celsius. The day after, some areas had snow. Well, at least it makes life interesting.
As promised: why I hate that tall man in my RP so much. (Warning, I may use strong language.)
Just before christmas, when I was present shopping, that man came up to me, preaching about the ‘Way of the Lord’ and so on. Normally, I say I’m not interested (nicely - I don’t like what they’re doing, but I’m not going to be abusive), they leave me alone, but this guy was fanatical, telling me I should be interested, that my eternal soul was in danger, that he had the power to ‘clense’ me. I was feeling a bit raw that day, for some reason, all the christmas decorations and kids crowding around Santa was only reminding me that Scott wouldn’t be celebrating Christmas this year. I was still trying to be civil, so I told him that my nine year old friend died a couple of weeks ago and if I believed in his God, I’d have to believe that He felt justified in letting this kid suffer for nearly two years, and then taking him away from his family so close to Christmas, so I wasn’t the best candidate for ‘redemption.’
Do you know what this guy said? (Of course you don’t, but I still can’t believe he said it, and I heard the words come from his mouth.) He said it was a VISITATION. THE SON OF A BITCH SAID SCOTT’S DEATH WAS PUNISHMENT TO HIS FAMILY FOR NOT GOING TO CHURCH ENOUGH!! *Composes self* I'm Sorry.
I was so shocked, I just stared at him. Then.... um, you ever heard of the phrase ‘Murderous rage’? I’ve never wanted to hurt somebody as much as I did then. I probably would have, but these security guards stopped me. They’d heard what this guy said, and one of them grabbed my arm and told me he just wasn’t worth it, while the other one ‘escorted’ him from the building. He screamed about the righteousness of the Lord the whole way. Then I burst into tears in the middle of the shopping centre. Pathetic, I know, but I just couldn’t help it. It took me ages to calm down enough to drive home, but those security guards were really nice about it. The one who stopped me, Robert, told me they’re going to ban him from the shopping centre, and stop him from ever coming back again. So if I seem to be overly vicious in my RP, please forgive me. I need a vent.
**RP**
The tall man screams with rage when Fleur appears behind him. The other FE move forward to attack her, but he raises his hand.
“Leave her to me.” For a moment, they circle each other. Suddenly, he lifts his rifle, takes aim and fires at her, just as she leaps behind a pew. Crouched on the floor, Fleur notices a crucifix, it’s end broken and jagged, lying a few centimetres from her hand. As her hand closes around it, the tall man steps in front of her, rifle at the ready.
“Return to hell, Demon!” he screams.
“That’s where you’re going!” Fleur roars back and hurls the crucifix at him with all her strength. It hits him in the centre of his chest and buries itself to the cross-piece. As the man falls to floor, Fleur stands, and smiles grimly.
“You know, you’re right. I do feel clensed.”
**END RP**
$Okay guys, I think I’ve provided a distraction – Come on in and kick some FE @$$!! (and this may sound strange, but I feel a bit better.)$
Okay! Bye bye everyone! I'll miss you! See you when I get back!!
TTFN!
Fleur - [newgoyle@hotmail.com]
Friday, January 8, 1999 03:56:19 AM
IP: jupiter.internetopia.net.au
Robby, Argent > Yeah, he needs help. Speaking of Ender's Saga, he and I once hammered out a theory that almost all of the science fiction in Star Wars could be explained by applying philotics to it: hyperspace travel, the Force, Jedi, etc. Heh. Talk about too much time, too little to do... :)
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Malverne, NY, USA
Friday, January 8, 1999 03:50:43 AM
IP: spider-pa032.proxy.aol.com
Insomnia insomnia insomnia insomnia....
Wilek- Yep, that was one of Demona May's pics... And everything is going according to schedual. She has her own computer and scanner and stuff now, and a friend is helping her put her web page together... With luck, you'll be seeing her good stuff by the end of the month, along with a couple more of my stories...
Insomnia insomnia insomnia insomnia...
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Friday, January 8, 1999 03:33:41 AM
IP: spider-wj023.proxy.aol.com
**NO RP TONIGHT. DON'T KNOW WHY.**
Robby> Did Demona May do that pic on the as-yet-incomplete webpage? WOW.
Todd> <<A SCENE THAT YOU WILL NEVER SEE IN TGS: PENDRAGON>> Never? OK, it's time to put someone under a mind control spell; that scene MUST be worked in somehow...
Fleur and AotN> Ah, welcome back!
Christine> <<some time, I should tell you about the Night of the Nut People>> TELL US! PLEASE TELL US!! :) It'd be a great fic title...
Doug> <<I do wonder, though, how good gargoyles would be at playing basketball>> We'd RULE! (Well, those who actually like the sport would. I'm like you, I don't care for it.)
Deuce> <<I get the feeling that making out with Elisa tops his list of favorite leisure activites.>> Hmm...somehow, he strikes me as the chaste sort, who wouldn't want to get too intimate until after the wedding. Or at least the engagement. (I'm like that actually.)
Robby> Interesting assignment. What I like to do to fairy tales is put a really weird twist on some of the details, like the queen sending a sentient hunting falcon after Snow White, instead of a human hunter. (I like to do the same thing to songs, changing their melodies. I can do a really dark and emotionally moving version of "Christmas At Ground Zero".) Or, what if...the "bad guy" really wasn't as evil as all that, and the tales had a bad case of history-was-written-by-the-winners syndrome (cf Macbeth)? I'll just bet that the 7 dwarves were Unseelie...
Wilek Nereus
Friday, January 8, 1999 02:34:20 AM
IP: tnt-1-128-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
No RP tonight. Just trying to get tired...I need to sleep!
Christine-Great artwork!
Robby-hmmmmm. How about Sleeping Beauty or Snow White. The Evil Queen- "All I wanted was to be the fairest of all and now look at me! I'm an old hag!! THAT STUPID MIRROR!!!!
Coffee-Can you say YUCK!? Don't like the taste. Don't like the smell.
Goodnight everyone.
Jaden - [smokey1@silcom.com]
Los Alamos, CA, U.S.A.
Friday, January 8, 1999 01:32:22 AM
IP: pm1-24.sma.silcom.com
Taking a break from writing the scenes I am working on for my current TGS assignment...
CHRISTINE> Hey, I told you a long time ago that your pics were good.
DRAGONS> Reading about everyone talking about things Draconian reminded me of an old Ron Lucas/Scorch skit (Scorch was Ron's - who is a ventrioquist - puppet, a dragon) that went:
SCORCH (to a lady in the audience): "Are you a virgin?"
RON (Indignantly) "Hey, hey, hey! You shouldn't be asking that! Why did you ask her that?!?"
SCORCH (sweetly): "Ron, to a dragon it's one of the two most important things to ask."
RON (puzzled, but dreading the answer): "What's the second?"
SCORCH (to illustrate, turns back to the lady) "Y'like bein' tied to a TREE?!?"
Anyway not all stories about dragons are illustrations of them as inherently evil. Remember "The Reluctant Dragon"? Or Falcor the Luckdragon from "The Neverending Story"?
I've got a story idea for a kids book (I got a LOT of story ideas, don't I? **grins**) where a little girl befriends a good dragon - the son of an English Steamer and a Chinese Magic User - to be titled "The Gentleman Dragon".
COFFEE> Ugh! Tried to get into drinking that stuff, but I just can't stand the taste, even with a lot of sugar and milk or creamer... and don't get me started on the aftertaste! <shudder> Thing is, my wife is a confirmed Coffee Drinker, and she sometimes asks ME to make it for her! Urhm! Oh boy. Besides, I found out that I drink a cup of that stuff and I'm like Baby Sinclair in that one ep of "Dinosaurs" (where he ingests a BAG of sugar, goes ricochetting off the walls, and lands and says, "I'm Vibrating!").
Besides, I prefer Orange Juice or Soda. Preferably 100% Florida. :)
FOXGLOVE (VIA JERRY): Can't wait to see the pics! Will you be doing the Roxy pic too?
Got to get back to writing! Maintain and Check Six!
Stephen "Coldstone" Sobotka, Jr. - [stephenrs@xoommail.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Friday, January 8, 1999 01:23:29 AM
IP: m21.ieway.com
Doug- Rereading my own post, I make the assignment sound a bit worse than it really is. Its twenty pages, in storybook format. Which means large pictures filling up the pages, and about a paragraph a page. Still a lot to expect in one weekend tho... Ah well, assignments are assignments...
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Friday, January 8, 1999 01:08:04 AM
IP: spider-wc012.proxy.aol.com
Fairy tale assignment > aww, darn, how come I never got cool assignments like that?!? (says the woman who often runs convention RPGs based on fairy tales, and the _looks_ on the player's faces when, many hours into it, they suddenly realize the truth ... ahh, I live for moments like that!)
Artwork > speaking of which, I'd forgotten to add two pics of Godiva by Ebony; clickie-clickie, they're lovely!
SJ > just wanted to tell you that I really get a kick out of your posts!
Kitainia > that Scottish Rogue story keeps getting longer and longer ... I'm 21 pages in and still have at least three major battles, some assorted swashbuckling, and possibly a love scene yet to go! ; )
Doug > thanks; glad to know those ramblings of mine are getting read and appreciated! Will be adding more hopefully soon!
Theresa > crafts ... some time, I should tell you about the Night of the Nut People ... five years ago and I'm still having flashbacks ...
Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Friday, January 8, 1999 12:42:27 AM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net
**RP STUFF**
"The plan?" Doug asks Jaden. "We don't need a plan. Just beat these guys up!" He turns toward the advancing robots and takes aim with his plasma shotgun. "Elder!" the big gray-haired man in the blu jumpsuit leading them shouts, recognizing Doug. "Down on the ground and give me that fifty you owe me from your sick day. (True story, I got sick during PE once and this psycho would have still made me do push-ups if another coach hadn't stopped him. That was only the least of his dementia.) Now!" "Actually, Coach," Doug shoots back, "you get on the ground." He fires his gun, hitting the coach in the chest and stomach. Williams falls down, bleeding to death. However the robots are still advancing. Pastor Paul leans out of the chapel window, sees them, and laughs. "The angels! They've come to rescue us!!" "These are just stupid robots, Pastor!" Doug shouts back, ducking behind a car as the Templars open fire with their laser guns. While he waits for their initial volley to stop, Doug makes a post in the CR.
**PAUSE RP**
Durid: Sucks about your post getting wiped. That's happened to me, too. Luckily, not recently.
Fleur: I missed you. Sorry I didn't say so before. And no, I'm not being sarcastic.
Deuce: Never thought about making out as a hobby before. I guess it counts, though. Especially when it's enjoyable, as it surely as for Goliath and Elisa. As a matter of fact, Kitainia and me like it too. :)
Ironwolf: Glad I'm not the only Aerosmith fan in here. They're a great band, though not the best in the world (as they egotistically claim to be). My favorite songs of theirs are "Jimmy Got a Gun" (which was an inspiration for one of my original fanfic characters) and "Walk this Way."
Patch Adams: I saw it. It was okay. Not as funny as some of Williams' past work, but he's still a very good actor. :)
Robby: There are two problems I know of with your assignment. One, fairy tales usually don't run twenty pages. Double spacing, having the villain remenisce about his past some, and other forms of embellishment should help you get around that problem and maybe even enrich your essay too. Another thing you have to be careful of is to not make the villain sound too pathetic. Remember what Mr. Chapel said. "Everybody thinks they're the good guy." In the villain's mind, what he's doing is right. So keep that in mind as you write him. If you take the troll in Three Billy Goats, he probably sees the bridge as his property, and therefore no one may walk on it without his authorization. Thus he selfishly requires a toll of anyone who crosses. He should be mad as hell at the goats for butting him off like they do, or happy at the ones who pay the toll. There, some advice from a fellow writer. Hope you appreciate it. :)
Coyote: $ Be aware, there is a small continuity problem with your RP and ours. Let's just say that your last one, and your next one, happened during the battle before the FE retreated into the Loretto Chapel, okay? That should fix the problem right quick. $ Glad your next story's coming out a day early, can't wait to give it a read.
Taleweaver: Oh yeah, it stinks how much dragons are maligned in most myths. Fortunately, a lot of us know the truth about them. That dragons, like people, have many good qualities as well as bad.
AotN: $ That was the RP bad guys saying that stuff, not me. Read my posts again to know my views on God and religion, in contrast to those of jerks like the Fundamentalist Extreme and Galante. Sorry if I offended you or anyone with their ravings and my response to them, I just had to make them seem more like the bad guys they are in the little game we have going here. Don't worry, such incidents probably won't happen too much more. I completely agree with you about how those FE's beliefs scare me, and how they are wrong to hold them, I am in no way a Puritan. People who are, like these RP bad guys annoy and anger me to no end. That's why we're taking them out in here, I guess, where we can't be prosecuted. :) $
SJ: $ Yeah, I agree that God can be a badass, too. But I think he changed a lot throughout the Bible and history, his character's developed as much as anybody else's. Nowadays, he's much more inclined to love and nurture humanity than to get all angry and wrathful at them. I too try to stay on his good side, though, and IMHO that good side is the side of love, tolerance, and freedom. It's also the side of caring for other people and about others more than yourself, especially when it comes to philosophy, like Jesus did and still does. I know God isn't all love and sunshine. But hey, nobody is. Nor is anybody perfect, since perfection, like good and evil, is little more than a matter of personal opinion. No one is perfect, not even God. But he is pretty damn powerful and important, and smarter than anybody else in the multiverse, so his good side is one I'll definitely stay on. Besides, it's in my nature to do that, I think. $
Just noticed something about Double Take, Thailog's insubordinate computer engineer is named Wally. I wonder if he's in any way related to the Dilbert guy.
Estra: The address is FANFIC.GARGOYLES-FANS.ORG!!! Or click my name. Good luck getting there.
Okay, that's all for now. Later!
**RP AGAIN**
As their fire dies down, Doug and the other begin blasting the robots to smithereens. As the last one falls and Pastor Paul screams "No!!!", a portal opens in the plaza. Out step Jammer and Tricia. "Hey guys," Jammer waves to everyone. "Good thing Lathrop gave us that ring of return so we could get back to you as soon as we were done checking out Beaumont." "You're just in time to help us take down the FE," Doug tells them. "Mist found out Galante is working with Thailog. What about you guys? What'd you find out in the Bishop's old diocese?" "You remember Monsignor Dean Calcote?" Tricia asks. "Yeah," Doug nods. "Became chaplin at the school after Galante took over. A real hard case about discipline, but at least he's more tolerant than the bishop, and a lot more understanding and liberal, too. I trust the guy." "So does Tricia. You're not gonna believe this, Doug," Jammer smiles. "But he got promoted. Calcote's the bishop of Beaumont now." "That's...great. So what's he been up to?" "He's made Father Martin chaplain of Kelly," Tricia says. "You know, the really nice religion teacher we had? And Calcote's working to try and undo what Galante did to the school because he thought it was wrong, he just never told Galante for fear of getting a bad record in the church." "You think he has a chance of success?" "With those goons Beamis and Collins still installed as school principle and VP, it'll be slow going. But I think Calcote can pull it off. He's a good man." "Definitely," Doug grins. "Okay, it's good to know that situation is taken care of. Now we just have to finish up here, and then we're gonna go take Galante out. Alright?" Everyone nods. "Okay, then," Doug says. "Look out, Fundamentalist Extreme, cause we're coming in!" The screen goes blank at that instant.
**END THIS RP BIT**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Friday, January 8, 1999 12:13:19 AM
IP: hil-qbu-ppx-vty144.as.wcom.net
Doug: I may have to disagree with you on one point. Yep, our Lord and Savior is truly wonderful and benevolent, but God can be, at times, one hell of an angry God. He wasn't always all love and sunshine. Ever read the Old Testament (that's rhetorical, I'm sure you probably have)? Man, I feel bad for anyone who messed with the Jews! That "fire and brimstone" bit must have hurt like hell! The Egyptians, the Canaanites, Sodom & Gomorrah--they all got punked. Yep, the G-man was, and always will be, the original bad-ass. ;) I always try to stay on his good side :0]
By the way, hope you don't get upset after reading that. That's just my opinion, and I wasn't meaning to bust your chops or anything about your views.
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Friday, January 8, 1999 12:02:54 AM
IP: cache-2.spg.webcache.erols.net
i think i've finally figured it out.
Maddox Tech. and Pentex are one, by other names! They thought they could throw me off, they thought they could confuse me...but not I, aha, no, not I!
For not only am I the faery Princess Estra, I am Paladin, the Glass Walker, and Deirdre Talks-Too-Much, the Fianna! Together my multiple personalities will track them down........
Reality check. (Um, reality? this is the internet. whoops)
i'm still asking for the webpage for the fanfic archive. i really, REEEEALLY would like to make a contribution. (so what if i'm not quite done, eh? close to done!)
sorry i didn't harass ya yesterday. one of those no computer days. between school and various trips to comic book stores, libraries, and sleeping, i don't have a lot of time. i have to prioritize (so adults say)
of course, if i were in charge of that, school and sleeping(except when absolutely neccessary) would be completely nixxed. i can read, i can do basic math, what more do i need to know? (that's not a question to be answered, believe me, i know the arguements)
anyone read any of the "Sandman" comics! kickin'! "The Sandman: World's End" features a fae traveller (under orders of our lady Titania, or Queen Mab as she's called) named Cumolcan (not sure about the spelling). he's really funny...and i could help think that he might be Oberon's lovable vassal (yes, i do think he's a vassal) Puck.
having a problem with all the paranthesis (some ppl do) tough! why, in my day, they didn't even have complete sentences. they often replaced O or I with Y and.....ect.
"Nuk au en ennu Xu annu Xu" = "I am one of the Shining Beings who dwells in the Light." --ancient Egyptian
Princess Estra, among others - [puck_wanderer]
Seattle, Washington, USA
Thursday, January 7, 1999 11:39:54 PM
IP: spider-th063.proxy.aol.com
Oo, sorry about the double post. I've never done that before! *blushes*
AotN
Thursday, January 7, 1999 11:21:00 PM
IP: massillon-157-62.sssnet.com
Doug> "'God is not just a loving God, he is an angry God, a jealous God, a wrathful God!!'" Now, now, don't be going Puritan on us, or anything. I got scared enough when I read "Sinners at the Hands of an Angry God". It sort of gives you a scary look at our Maker. *shudders*
Argent> Hey, I never noticed you were from Ohio! I'm from Ohio (Cuyahoga Falls, Akron area)! What city r u from?
...What?! September!! *grumbles*
Theresa> *sighs* TimeDancer's stilled delayed, too? I thought I saw something somewhere about a new ep, too. Oh, well.
Taleweaver> I think a true dragonlover thinks first of the good in dragons when the subject of the creatures first comes up. I don't like to think of dragons as being virgin-eaters, either. The unicorn thing is way more pleasant of a thought (except that hunters sometimes used virgins to lure unicorns into a trap and kill them. Bastards... (pardon me).
AotN
Thursday, January 7, 1999 11:16:56 PM
IP: massillon-157-62.sssnet.com
Doug> "'God is not just a loving God, he is an angry God, a jealous God, a wrathful God!!'" Now, now, don't be going Puritan on us, or anything. I got scared enough when I read "Sinners at the Hands of an Angry God". It sort of gives you a scary look at our Maker. *shudders*
Argent> Hey, I never noticed you were from Ohio! I'm from Ohio (Cuyahoga Falls, Akron area)! What city r u from?
...What?! September!! *grumbles*
Theresa> *sighs* TimeDancer's stilled delayed, too? I thought I saw something somewhere about a new ep, too. Oh, well.
Taleweaver> I think a true dragonlover thinks first of the good in dragons when the subject of the creatures first comes up. I don't like to think of dragons as being virgin-eaters, either. The unicorn thing is way more pleasant of a thought (except that hunters sometimes used virgins to lure unicorns into a trap and kill them. Bastards... (pardon me).
Anonymous
Thursday, January 7, 1999 11:16:29 PM
IP: massillon-157-62.sssnet.com
Spike- Thanks for the ideas... Three Billy Goats Gruff sounds like a fun idea... One I'm betting no one else in the class comes up with...
Todd- Any scene that originates from Pinky and the Brain is a good one... And the TGS needs to fit them in at some point... Somehow...
Coyote- I said I have all of Card's books, and I meant ALL. That includes his book on how to write sci-fi and fantasy.
Taleweaver- I would do a story that fixes the reputaion of dragons, but first I'd need a fairy tale tha had one... And since the blasted thing is due on Monday, with illustrations, I need to get started soon... I like the three billy goats idea though...
Click on my name for a sneak preview of Demona May's web page...
Robby - [<----- click click!]
Thursday, January 7, 1999 10:41:17 PM
IP: spider-wc041.proxy.aol.com
English Assignment fairy tales> I remember another one from Science Fiction Age, about after the giant was killed and how the goose and the beanstalk lead to the financial ruin of the kingdom. The short story gives you a crash course in economics.
Personally, if you want to revise a story, how about improving the much maligned image of the dragon. Great Bays of Morning! Have you ever seen so many stories bad mouthing dragons. Let me just debunk one myth. Dragons don't go for virgins. That's just a trick guys used in the dark ages to get dates. 'So... you going to that virgin sacrifce?' 'What? Me? A date? But I thought hell had to freeze over.' *shakes head* Humans!
Taleweaver - [taleweaver@usa.net]
Thursday, January 7, 1999 08:48:01 PM
IP: 134.71.30.89
I know, I know, "gairy" was supposed to be "fairy." Give me a break, I'm going slightly blind here! :)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, January 7, 1999 08:34:11 PM
IP: modem13.i-is.com
**RP!!**
**The screen lights up to reveal ... Coyote and Jason zooming into the heart of the fight with the Fundamentalist Extreme. Jason's standing in the passenger seat of the borrowed convertible, while Coyote has the gas pedal planted firmly on the floor. Meanwhile, the tank (with Ravyn at the command and Buick at the helm) is furiously firing over everyone's heads, trying to demonstrate the superior firepower the Ravens and their allies have over the FE.**
All of you, cease and desist, or I will be forced to pummel you!
**A crazed group of fundamentalist extremists leap on top of the convertible. A couple of them are knocked off by Kyryn bouncing the front tire of her motorbike on the trunk.**
<"REPENT AND YOU SHALL BE SAVED! FEEL THE RIGHTEOUS GLORY OF DEATH BY OUR HANDS!!">
Jason ... belch.
**Jason lets out the loudest, most sickening belch he can muster. The FE's start falling like flies.**
AND THE GOOD LORD AND MYSELF ... WE GONNA COME DOWN THERE AND KICK YO' @$$!
**PAUSE RP!!**
The incredibly inexpensive computer: Okay, here's a bit of a clarification here ...
The $ale of the $entury was a public market, *not* an auction. It was similar to a flea market, but the vendors were selling stuff that folks actually *wanted* (mostly reconditioned, but like new). I know for sure that this machine is a reconditioned machine (the seller only gave it a 30-day warranty, which has now expired). And the machine itself is a Pentium II MMX clone.
There. For the record.
NBA Lockout ending: Hey, anybody wanna go to a free Pistons game? According to the NBA Commissioner's office, the preseason will consist of one home and one away game ... with FREE ADMISSION to all games! Although I like women's basketball better than men's (the women have to be talented ... the men just have to be tall ... PLUS I sold a battery once to the father of a player on the Detroit Shock!), I'm willing to go to a free live sporting event! ;)
(BTW, my liking of women's basketball over men's is so much, Liberty wears a jersey for the New York Liberty in the pics I've drawn of her ... it was supposed to be a Rebecca Lobo jersey, but I screwed up and put the wrong number on it (Liberty wears #55: Lobo wears #50).)
Lady Mystic: I have a message for you ... our mutual friend in Arizona (RL Ravyn) wishes to welcome you back to the room.
Fleur: Yes, Fleur, we missed you very much. ;)
AotN: Welcome back, fellow bando!!
Robby re Orson Scott Card: Hmm ... somewhere around here, I used to have a book written by OSC on writing science fiction ... which describes in detail in its preface the brainstorming path Card took to write "Ender's Game" and "Hart's Hope." An interesting read.
Robby re gairy tale: Hmmm ... I seem to recall a story once run in Science Fiction Age (I believe the title was "A Single Grain of Truth") which was told from the perspective of one of Cinderella's stepsisters regarding the aftermath of "Cindy's" marriage to the prince. Dark and twisted, believe me. It ends with Cindy being betrayed by her fairy godmother and being executed by the prince. Ecch ...
But I suppose you can't change the outcome of the real story, so it's just a suggestion of what to avoid, that's all.
Incidentally, this magazine also ran one of the most twisted scifi short stories I have ever had the pleasure to read, "Tauromaquia." Basically, it involves a bullfighter being reconstituted into a bull for his last fight. Twisted but spellbinding! ;)
Well, off to write the next volume ... shorting myself a day by going to the Auto Show this weekend, (Cyrway, I'll give you my opinion on the new Goat, if ya want.)
**RESUME RP!!**
**The tank fires off another 12-incher, this one pointed at the center of the Plaza. As sson as it hits, though, the FE's begin swarming around the tank, climbing up on the side panels. Ravyn is shooting them off with the special arrows ... just as promiseed, they explode on impact.**
Hang on, Rav, we're comin'!
**Coyote banks the convertible in a wide U-Turn, running down FE's in his path as he blazes a trail toward the tank under siege. Jason pulls out a .357 Magnum and starts firing into the crowd of attackers, but Coyote pulls him down.**
Not that way, Jason, you might hit Ravyn. We need something a bit more creative ...
**Coyote looks over at the Onslaught, where Jimmie, the Borgified seal boy, is just waking up.**
And I think I know what it is!
**Coyote pulls a cellphone out of his pocket and starts dialing as the screen winks off.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, January 7, 1999 08:24:34 PM
IP: modem13.i-is.com
ROBBIE - Ah, so they're teaching you how to write revisionism at school, eh? :)
A SCENE THAT YOU WILL NEVER SEE IN TGS: PENDRAGON - Emrys gets picked on by a couple of bullies in his class once too often, loses his terror, and finally achieves a momentary breakthrough of his old powers. He promptly places a terrible curse upon the two trouble-makers. One of them promptly starts to sing "I'm A Little Teapot" while the other performs Russian dances.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Thursday, January 7, 1999 08:15:05 PM
IP: 208.19.239.170
Fairy Tales: I'm a mom, I should know a few....
The Troll from "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" -- "Dammit, just when Jeopardy's coming on, here come them damn goats again!"
The Witch from "Rapunzel" -- "Fine, first the father steals my cabbages and tries to welch on the deal THEN this ungrateful wench has to get involved with a man. Like father, like daughter! Ingrates!"
The Wolf from "Little Red Riding Hood" -- *points to stitches across abdomen* "Look what they did to me! Get me a lawyer! I'm gonna sue!!"
There you go -- you get the idea. *laughs*
<<goes off to write Madoc bits now that she's in the proper mood for mayhem>>
Spike
Thursday, January 7, 1999 08:01:59 PM
IP: dal-as3-2086.cmpu.net
Steve- Card is a good writer, my favorite in fact... But tell your friend he may need help... Sure I've read Ender's game 7 times, but thats over the course of 6 years, and one of those times it was a class assignment... (Basically I read it annually for my birthday, and think about how the story compares to the last time I read it a year prior...)
My English assignment- Okay... I'm stuck... The assignment is to take a fairy tale, and write it from the villains perspective. Like the three little pigs, but from the wolf's perspective... Cept I can't do that one, its already been done. And I can't think of a single fairy tale to do from the villain's perspective for some reason... Writers block... Always happens when the teacher gives a 20 page assignment due in three days... Any ideas?
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Thursday, January 7, 1999 07:33:25 PM
IP: spider-wb023.proxy.aol.com
Argent > Actually, I consulted with him and he corrected me. It was 34+ times, not 32+. And, yes, he has read all the other books in the cycle, as have I. Many times, in fact. He read Children of the Mind in one night 2 weeks ago, if I'm not mistaken. Seriously, he'll quote something, I'l be like "wha..?" and he'll say, "Oh, Ender said that on page..." All one can do in a situation like that is smile and nod, and edge away slowly.
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Malverne, NY, USA
Thursday, January 7, 1999 07:02:15 PM
IP: spider-ti081.proxy.aol.com
Argent- The fifth Alvin Maker book is titled "Heartfire". There will eventually be a sixth book I think, as the fifth book does not finish the story.
Hmm... I may not be back on later... I have a massive storybook project to make for English. 20 pages, typed, and illustrated. In three days. Right after coming back from break. Some times my English teacher can be so FUN... (Note the sarcasm in my typing...)
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Thursday, January 7, 1999 05:52:46 PM
IP: spider-tr053.proxy.aol.com
** Deuce enters, mildly peeved. **
<RANT>
Grrr... grrr... grrr.... I cannot believe this. My mom knows how badly I need a job, and how broke I am. The youth coordinator at my church called my mom, offering me a job in the church office one night a week. The only condition: I had to be 16, or at least 16. This, luckily, was just how old the coordinator thought I was.
So, my mom corrected him. "No, no, he's only 14." *beats head against wall*
And Xoom is still down. *beats head against wall harder.
</RANT>
** leaves, looking for aspirin. :) **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Thursday, January 7, 1999 04:15:55 PM
IP: ts13104.connect.ab.ca
SNOW DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Robby> Waitaminute, I thought there were only FOUR books in the Alvin Maker series! Quick, what's the fifth one called?!?!
Steve Gooch> 32 TIMES?!?!?! Your friend IS aware there are other books in that series, right?
AotN> The TGS staff has the new Dark Ages eps tentatively set to start some time in September.
Has anyone in here seen 'Patch Adams'? What'd you think?
Gotta jet!
(Starts humming 'Let it Snow' while exiting.)
(Eight months 'till new Dark Ages eps.)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Thursday, January 7, 1999 01:38:45 PM
IP: dyn-254.belpre.frognet.net
Howdy
Didn't get a chance to get on yesterday sorry. I had a load of work and Aerosmith ok
Spike>thanks for the g99 info thanks veeeery much did I say thank you?
Durid>sorry for the misspell. Ok The source book is "Underworld" it runs about $15. It has about a page and a half of history then goes into the organzation of the yak.
Coffee?! nope Cola or Hot Chocolate.
Holy Grail: Spankings!!
What? oh Aeorsmith. Well it was a pretty good concert even if they would not let people dance. Candlebox opened and they are not to shabby for a Seatle band:). Lets see I'll give it a seven, no dancing but a small bit of nudity and my ears are still ringing, a good time for everyone.
Well I belive thats it, if not somebody will tell me!
7 days till chattacon!!
Ironwolf
Thursday, January 7, 1999 12:30:49 PM
IP: host-209-215-8-131.cha.bellsouth.net
** Deuce comes in, still sick, and unfortunately, very hyper. This post may be somewhat disjointed. **
COFFEE> Depends. With a tonne or so of sugar in it, yes. Otherwise I stick to (non-herbal, it at all possible) tea. Or pop. But not Mountain Dew, 'cause that stuff's bad for ya. (The Yellow-5 dye).
KYRYN, ROBBY> It's -35c here today. I hate you both. :-)
SJ> $ I have never understood how people could crush electronics in their hands and not get a nasty shock. $ As for Lara Croft, did you see the Fox Trot series dealing with that? ("Look at those bazookas!" "You idiot, she's holding a handgun." "I know.")
CHRISTINE> I'd check out the new pics, but Xoom has decided to die today. I am not pleased. (I had planned to do extensive web site work, but it is not to be.)
THERESA> ["My talent lies in making things."] You should talk to my sister, an obsessive craft-maker. She made hemp bracelets for 15 people this year. The fumes from the rope made her sick, but she finished them. She actually hasn't bought a present in several years.
WILEK re: COFFEE> ["If I tried to drink it, I'd end up with third-degree burns."] That's why you add a gallon of cream, and blow over the surface. (I tried really hard not to make that sound nasty.)
FLEUR> Welcome back! Yes Fleur, we missed you very much.
STRAIGHT LINES> I drew a perfect, industry-standard blueprint (with mucho help from my dad, who took drafting in college) in Grade VII, which my teacher kept. (Grr) Those lines were awfully damn straight, but only after the fourth try with a perfect ruler.
DOUG re: GOLIATH'S HOBBIES> Well, he does it in the library, it's a two-person activity.... *senses that subtle isn't the way to go* OK, I get the feeling that making out with Elisa tops his list of favorite leisure activites. Hehehe... no kidding....
OK, time to kill somebody at Xoom. Let's just hope my e-mail server's back up.
** leaves with a large crowbar in hand. **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Thursday, January 7, 1999 11:34:01 AM
IP: ppp126.connect.ab.ca
Actually, the trick to drawing a straight line is really very simple. DON'T BREATHE. *laughs* Back in the olden days, before everyone had a PC on their desk, we had to learn how to do hand-lettering in art school. Hold your breath and pull the line towards you in a natural arm motion and it will always be straight.
Yet another strange yet true fact.
Spike
Thursday, January 7, 1999 09:46:55 AM
IP: dal-as3-2095.cmpu.net
I also saw the "Dr. Who" movie. Quite good, although sadly it didn't do well enough in the ratings to relaunch the series. By an interesting coincidence, it aired the same night that "Hunter's Moon Part Two" was shown for the first time. Incidentally, the Doctor (all eight of him) was a partial model for Merlin/Emrys Hawkins, although there are other influences.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Thursday, January 7, 1999 07:57:45 AM
IP: pn3-ppp-106.primary.net
****RP!!!****
Jaden was almost glad that these robots were attacking. Alone the FEs weren't much of a challenge and Jaden was finding this whole situation a little boring. He mentally kicked himself for thinking such a thing.
"Next thing I know I'm going to start missing Tracker." he says to himself as turns to Doug.
"So...What's the plan?" Screen fades out.
***End RP!!!***
AAAAAHHHH. There's nothing like spending close to $300.00 on college classes and books that makes you feel like your brain is going to explode. Oh well it's only money.
Fleur-Yes Fleur, we missed you very much.
seriously we were wondering what happened to you.
gargoyles and basketball-that's a good one. I think they'd be very good at it. Think about how high and far they can jump.
****TGS Spoilers****
It was really good. I'll bet Arthur could really have used a strong drink. I nearing fell out of my chair when his "girlfriends" got into that arguement.
****End Spoilers****
Jaden - [smokey1@silcom.com]
Los Alamos, CA, U.S.A.
Thursday, January 7, 1999 01:45:13 AM
IP: pm1-23.sma.silcom.com
ARRRRGH!!! I poseted something, and got a recieving error on "Server 3", lost it all, and got a partially DL pic of the Pheonx Gate! !#$@!@!@#$! excuse my french please. Ah well, @#$% happens. Hope the Archmage pic is working.
Durid - [durid@uswest.net]
MN, USA
Thursday, January 7, 1999 12:56:06 AM
IP: dialupj223.mpls.uswest.net
Sorry for the double-post, I forgot to say a couple things.
Christine: I read through all your ramblings today, thanks for posting them. It's good to know when writers really good (you) and pretty good (me) have a lot in common when it comes to thought processes. :)
JEB: Noticed you've posted all those OP RP character cards I made way back when on your site. Thank you. As soon as you get Guod's and Asil's up, as well as Wilek's team, I'll do some more. I would do them now, but I don't want to give you an overwhelming update workload.
Alright, that's all. Good night.
Doug
Thursday, January 7, 1999 12:51:17 AM
IP: hil-c45-024-vty120.as.wcom.net
**WE'RE BACK WITH MORE RP ACTION**
The screen comes on to reveal Mist the Cat eavesdropping on a holocam conversation between Bishop Galante, Pastor Paul, Asil, and Butt-Borg. "Someone else took care of the school's problems," Galante is whining. "Thus I will not be able to convert it to the ways of the true God." "Too bad," laughs Asil. "What about the Ravens?" "They're still alive," says Pastor Paul. "And they've got us outgunned. I'm gonna need some reinforcements." Asil nods. "You shall have them, Pastor. Butt-Borg, send in those assimilated gang members of yours." "Uh, they're pretty far from the plaza right now. It'll take 'em at least three hours to get there with the traffic on Cerrillos Road." "Damn it," curses Asil. "I guess we'll just have to hold out," Paul shrugs. "This should be easy. The messengers of God, in the house of God." Asil resists rolling her eyes. "Okay, I wish you luck. I don't care where you are, though. Just kill all of them you can. Except my copy, she is mine alone." "Okay, I guess I'll save the demon for the angel. Ta!" Paul's screen goes blank, as does Butt-Borg's (he's gone to call Todd), and Asil turns to Galante. "Your house is very near the plaza, can you help those counterparts of yours?" "Why would I want to?" Galante asks. "They're not followers of God, despite their claims to be so. Our religion is not about forcing all sinners to repent or burn, it's about glorifying God at the expense of everything else and letting his voice inside you guide you to Heaven; sacrificing everything, all your freedoms, wants, and needs to embrace the Light. God's voice inside me led me to seek you, Asil, and now it compels me to once again go up against my old foes Doug Elder and Tricia Messina, two of the students who always laughed at me and ridiculed me behind my back before I fired their too-tolerant principal and those members of the faculty who thought like her, then changed their school to suit my beliefs, the only true beliefs that exist. It is God's voice that will lead us, the people of God, to transform the world into a promised land where only we exist, and no other people's viewpoint is even thought of." "Spare me your sermons, Bishop," Asil interrupts. "I know you and Pastor Paul hold no love for each other. But can you help him, and in the process destroy your old foes and their new friends?" "I suppose I might be able to do something. Those Templar robots you gave me might help." "Good. Send them." "Alright," the Bishop nods, as Asil's transmission goes blank. He picks up his desk phone to contact his underling (ex-)Coach Chuck Williams (a guy also from Doug's old high school, who was the world's biggest jerk and had the mentality of an attack dog). Mist takes that moment to scamper away from the window, and head back to Doug's group at the Loretto Chapel. The screen switches to there, where the Ravens et al. have just surrounded the place. Doug pauses before they can go in and turns to make a posting.
**PAUSE RP-ING**
Gargs Skating: I remember a fanfic writer named Conna Stevenson who wrote the Rennaissance Gargoyle series. The heroine of that series, Rissa I think her name was, had special ice skates made for her gargoyle feet. She was quite good with them, too (almost as good as Tara Lipinski, my favorite ice skater). The stories also had a lot of good plot and character development. Conna stopped writing a long time ago, though, and I'm not sure if we'll see any more stories from her. Oh well.
Traveler: Thanks for posting all those laws. I shall remember them.
Deuce: He does? Could you tell me what other hobbies he has, please? I haven't seen him doing too much besides protecting (his job) and reading (the hobby I identified) that I can remember. Argh...Garg deprivation. I need to view my tape collection again.
Christine: Thanks for telling us about the pics. They were all very well-drawn and some were quite interesting. :)
SJ: You don't like Travolta? Oh well, to each his own opinion. But I think that in all the movies I've seen him, except the Look Who's Talking series (which sucked anyways, so how could he possibly make it good), and Saturday Night Fever (which bored me), he did a great job.
Men's Weakness: Women are my weakness, too. I've always been a flirt of the highest caliber, even after I started dating Kitainia (although since then she has been the primary object of my flirtations, she enjoys hearing them and giving me similar pronouncements). And I'll always have hormones. So when it comes to me, the females are a weak spot. But fortunately, I know how to make this particular weakness a strength.
Coyote: Man, you were lucky to win that auction. Congrats once again.
Basketball: I don't care for that sport, I don't care for it that much. I do wonder, though, how good gargoyles would be at playing it. Argh...creativity demons are taking hold!!
Theresa: I'm pretty good at handicrafts, too, though I am out of practice. When I was in elementary school, I had to make lots of stuff with needles and thread. Chrochet (sp?) pillows, scarfs, even a stuffed animal once. That last one was a coyote, I called him Don after a Sunday morning cartoon that was on at the time (anyone else remember Don Coyote?). He became my teddy bear, kinda. I still have him, he was a good friend.
Fleur: $ Of course you are welcome to bring in another annoying fundamentalist. Let's just say he's one of the few nameless minions Pastor Paul has left, and he's in the chapel with all the others. (Yes, this may be our final confrontation with the Fundamentalist Extreme.) You can fly down out of nowhere or something tomorrow and help us take care of them in your next post. $
Welcome back Angel!!
Steve Gooch: Kick Ass, Take Names. Hmm, I like that. :)
Changeling The Dreaming: Played that once, but it didn't really intrigue me or anything. Before anyone asks, no it was not the inspiration for my fanfic character Rachel. She was inspired by German Changeling myths, Buffy, and the movie The Craft, which incidentally I watched again on Fox tonight.
**WARNING- MINOR EP SPOILERS**
Inquiry about "Triangles:" I'm curious about something, does Lucius's scroll really have any powers at all? Besides those of a symbolic nature? I mean, is he still gonna hold any power over Will and Samantha through it even though they left the Minions? I hope not, but I'm inquiring just in case.
**SPOILERS OVER**
Okay, that's all for now. Later.
**RP AGAIN**
Janice Ripowski encourages Doug to try negotiating with the FEs. He sighs and addresses them through a bullhorn. "You guys wanna just come out of there and end this peaceably?" "No way, sinner!" Pastor Paul screams. "We're protected in the House of God! You cannot destroy us here!!" Doug sighs. "Why do you guys want to fight us, anyway?" he asks through the bullhorn. "I thought Christianity was about peace, love, hope, joy, faith, you know all the good emotions." "It's also about judegment!" Pastor Paul screams back. "Of the damned like you! God is not just a loving God, he is an angry God, a jealous God, a wrathful God!! He died on the cross so we all could wise up and walk his path, and yet most of us, the ones like you, still refuse! It is because the children of God will not obey their parent's will that we as God's executioners must punish them!" Doug shakes his head. "You're wrong, man," he tells the Pastor. "Jesus died to show the world that God could be compassionate as well as angry, that he could care about people as well as punish them, to lessen the hold of sin over mankind. He exemplified the power of love and tolerance, Jesus accepted all wrongdoers no matter their faults, and only got mad when he clearly had just cause. His greatest enemies were people like you, who never could understand the value of any viewpoint other than their own. Like them, you refuse to accept one of the world's basic truths- that each must find their own path to God, and that though they may recieve help from many as well as hindrance, only they may in the end choose their path. There is not one straight and narrow path to the truth, there are many, and each is different, suited to he or she who must walk it because only they can. One of the greatest strengths of the creations of God lies in their diversity." "Where in the Bible does it say that?" Paul snaps back. "I don't know," Doug admits. "But it doesn't have to be in there to be true. The Bible is not the only source of wisdom." "Blasphemer!!" Pastor Paul raves. "You shall burn in the fires of Lucifer's Hell! And by my hand you shall be sent there! Come in and take your medicine!!" Doug sighs and turns to Ripowski. "It's no use," he says. "You can't negotiate with a raving lunatic like that guy." "Then we have no choice," Janice sighs, checking her pistol clip. "We'll have to kill him." "Amen," says Gubio, remembering Pastor Paul calling the Internet Satan's tool many times. Suddenly a small gray cat runs up to the party, meowing loudly and rapidly. "What is it, Mist?" Gubio asks, bending down to speak with her. "What? Galante is one of the enemy? And he's sending some robots to destroy us? Hey Doug!" "I heard you," Doug says, "and I see them." He points to several large purple and red robots that look like harsh angels carrying swords and other weapons that are approaching the Plaza, Coach Williams leading them. "Guys, prepare to fight." The screen fades out, to be continued next time.
**END THIS BIT OF THE RP SAGA**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Thursday, January 7, 1999 12:28:47 AM
IP: hil-c45-024-vty120.as.wcom.net
Fire Storm > What am I burning? Heh. This CDR is seriously starting to tick me off. I've got about a 50% success rate with creating audio CDs. Sometimes they work flawlessly, sometimes the drive decides the disk isn't big enough, or gives me some cop-out as to why it can't (or won't) write t it. So, you could say I'm burning all the rejects. Physically. Hehehehe.
SJ > I can't comment on all British humor, but as for Monty Python, two words: Very, and Silly.
Starsinger > You can get pretty good computers made to order from Midwest Micro's website. Click my name for the page. Very, very cheap, and very, very good.
Robby > RE Ender's Game: I've got a friend who (in all seriousness) read that book something like 32 times. The cover fell off five years ago. It's practically turned to dust.
Kitainia > KATN = Kick Ass, Take Names.
Later all.
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Malverne, NY, USA
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 11:27:25 PM
IP: spider-to062.proxy.aol.com
Matt: WHEW! You had me worried there for a moment!
Starsinger: It depends on exactly what computer it is.
Some of the $500 machines are dated, while some are pretty damn good.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 11:14:37 PM
IP: dhcp189.visitus.net
AotN I hate to rain on your parade, but (mmmm how do I put this without upsetting you?) the countdown to Timedancer was stopped due to problems unspecified and we don't have a new start date.
Sorry to have to break the news to you.
Auntie Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 11:01:01 PM
IP: proxy-441.public.paix.webtv.net
Tonight's Who's Line Is It Anyway was hilarious! "Frankenstein's monster looking for a mate..." First episode thats been as good as one of the British ones...
Hah!Argent- I have read EVERY Card book. I have them all in hardcover, and he's been my favorite author for... 6 years now... I've read Ender's game 7 times, the sequal Speaker for the Dead 3 or 4 times,Xenocide and Children of the Mind once... I've read all five books currently in the Alvin Maker saga several times...
Drawing a straight line- NO ONE can draw a straight line. Its a fact. Even with a ruler, its tough. But no one can draw a straight line. It is immpossible to do so.
Fleur- **Nodding** Yes Fleur, we missed you very much.
Wilek- Taped the Dr. Who movie.
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 10:40:26 PM
IP: spider-ta014.proxy.aol.com
*Angel strolls in casually and glances around her with a smile.* Well, hello, everyone! Did you all have a nice holiday? I'm glad to be back, after about a month or so away from the keyboard.
DumaloX> Hey, cute picture.
I'm glad to see Timedancer, Season 2 is under way! ...so, when did you say the premiere of Dark Ages was...?! :)
AotN
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 10:28:59 PM
IP: dialup-103-66.sssnet.com
I'm BACK!! Did you miss me? (Don't feel that you have to answer honestly. Just nod and repeat after me - "Yes Fleur, we missed you very much."<g>)
I hope everybody enjoyed their holidays. I did, even though I was too busy to visit my favourite Comment Room. no home access is a pain in the Maximus Glutemus (sp?).
Doug/Kitainia> Is it Ok if I add another religious extremist to your RP? I never got his name, but I would _REALLY_ like to hurt him. I'll tell the full story tomorrow, when I have more time, but lets just say this scumbag would fit right in with the FE.
Well, gotta go catch up on TGS and all the posts.
I'll be baaack!!
Fleur - [newgoyle@hotmail.com]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 09:40:23 PM
IP: jupiter.internetopia.net.au
**RP!**
[A bright green flash is seen as the Wings of Anubis' superlaser reduces Area 51 to burnt mud. Meanwhile, Wilek's on the vid-link with Traveler..."Portals? Alright, as soon as you can, get the Sevarii off the Death Star. OK. Bye. Hm...Miriam, I have a bad feeling about leaving the Dark Star undefended..."]
**PAUSE RP!**
Computer troubles> Mine are a vivid nightmare. I got a Pentium 75Mhz last year. When I upgraded it, the upgrades did something to DirectX, disabling long filename reading on my CD and making most of my games unplayable. Fortunately, I've gotten rid of the thing, in favor of a Pentium II 450 MHZ. BOW BEFORE ME! :)
The only British shows I've ever seen are Are You Being Served $(Did Anoth's last name sound familiar to anyone?)$, Keeping Up Appearances, Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, and Dr. Who. (Did anyone see the Dr. Who movie? Too kewl.)
Traveler> LOVE THOSE RULES! :)
Deuce> <<Like "Millennium" on acid>> I HAVE to see this show!
Weather> We're having below-freezing weather and near-constant snow. Love it!
Coffee> Ugh, I can't stand it. If I tried to drink it, I'd end up with third-degree burns. My refreshment of choice is Pepsi.
Theresa> <<I can't draw two straight lines and make them look like straight lines>> Me neither. If I could draw like some of the people here, I'd do pics of just about every character in my ficverse (instead of bothering y'all with commissions ^_^).
**RESUME RP!**
[Miriam: "We'll need all of our fleet at the Death Star; none can stay here...what if we put the station into a hyperspace parking orbit? It has no sublight engines, but it has a hyperdrive, and in hyperspace it's as fast as any other ship." Note: Ships can't fight or destroy or even *find* each other in hyperspace, and a ship in realspace can't affect one in hyperspace except by sending out an interdictor cruiser and hoping the target blunders into it. Click Wilek's name to learn more about hyperspace and such. Wilek: "Alright, do it right before we launch...which is aparently right now..."]
**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 09:15:46 PM
IP: tnt-2-26-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Kataina >> Wish I could take the bow for the pretty picture, but I can't. I can't draw two straight lines and make them look like straight lines.
The honor belongs to another Theresa. Who really deserves the bow. The picture is good, I've seen it.
Now if you'd like a nice mohair shawl or scarf, that I can do. My talent lies in making things
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 09:05:33 PM
IP: proxy-331.public.rwc.webtv.net
P.S.> Oops!!! Sorry about that! (blushes and runs out.)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 08:56:44 PM
IP: dyn-213.belpre.frognet.net
(Tiptoes in.)
Shhh, I think she's finally asleep.
(Small chirping sound, and two purple glows appear in the shadows.)
*sigh* Or not.
Coffee> Don't like the smell, don't want to taste it.
Robby> Oh, another Card fan! Have you read 'Ender's Game' or 'Seventh Son'?
NBA lockout>
***RANT WARNING*** (Advance apologies to any major NBA fans in here!)
Grrrrrrrrrrr. Their season is already the longest in pro sports. They don't seem, to understand the word 'defense'. They take forever wrangling, already have obscene amounts of money, and now they agree at the last minute on a deal where the season ends up going into May! MAY IS BASEBALL SEASON, NOT BASKETBALL!!!!!!!!!
*Heavy breathing*
I have to ask, did anyone really miss it?
Thank you for dealing with me.
***END RANT***
Weather <Everyone's going to hate me>> (Doesn't say anything, but picks up a couple of snowballs and takes careful aim...)
Gotta Jet!
(Snoring noise comes from shadows.)
Well, what do you know.
(Smiles and scoops up sleeping creature on the way out.)
~
(Eight months till new Dark Ages eps.)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 08:55:14 PM
IP: dyn-213.belpre.frognet.net
(Tiptoes in.)
Shhh, I think she's finally asleep.
(Small chirping sound, and two purple glows appear.)
*sigh* Or not.
Coffee> Don't like the smell, don't want to taste it.
Robby> Oh, another Card fan! Have you read 'Ender's Game' or 'Seventh Son'?
NBA lockout>
***RANT WARNING*** (Advance apologies to any major NBA fans in here!)
Grrrrrrrrrrr. Their season is already the longest in pro sports. They don't seem, to understand the word 'defense'. They take forever wrangling, already have obscene amounts of money, and now they agree at the last minute on a deal where the season ends up going into May! MAY IS BASEBALL SEASON, NOT BASKETBALL!!!!!!!!!
*Heavy breathing*
I have to ask, did anyone really miss it?
Thank you for dealing with me.
***END RANT***
Weather <Everyone's going to hate me>> (Doesn't say anything, but picks up a couple of snowballs and takes careful aim...)
Gotta Jet!
(Snoring noise comes from shadows.)
Well, what do you know.
(Smiles and scoops up sleeping creature on the way out.)
~
(Eight months till new Dark Ages eps.)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 08:55:02 PM
IP: dyn-213.belpre.frognet.net
Kitainia: Never underestimate the power of public markets! This is my motto. ;)
I bought this computer at a public market (namely, the $ale of the $entury). I'm one of the few folks who can truthfully say that he bought his computer at the 35 yard line of the Silverdome (that's where the $ale was held).
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 08:41:24 PM
IP: modem52.i-is.com
$ Whoops, Paul had seven main underlings instead of five. Now he has two. Sorry! $
Kitainia
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 08:30:29 PM
IP: hil-c45-041-vty93.as.wcom.net
**RP THAT OCCURS JUST BEFORE COYOTE'S AND KYRYN'S LAST BITS BEGINS**
Kitainia, Doug, and the other Ravens who didn't leave for Beaumont or Galante's house are the first to arrive in the Plaza, parking next to Woolworth's. They see Pastor Paul and his five remaining brothers/sisters (Dave, Larry, Ken, Roy, Suzanne, Eve, and Cliff) in the center park, doing a loud demonstration full of comments about fire and brimstone, and all of the usual Fundamentalist Extreme damning everyone else but them. "These guys don't know when to quit, do they?" Galen (who's come along for the ride and armed himself with grenades and a slingshot) asks Doug, noticing how everyone on the street either ignores, screams insults at, or tells the Fundamentalists to go away. "You cannot shut out the voice of the One True God," Pastor Paul raves. "We get attention, even from those who don't show it to us!! And we say now, you all are damned unless you repent. Turn or burn!!" "Hey Pastor Paul!" Kitainia waves to him, calmly getting out of Jammer's station wagon (which Shap drove here) and drawing her gun. "It's them!!" the obviously drunk Brother Roy screams. "The minions of Satan!!" "You guys got a lot of guts coming here," Brother Dave mumbles, pulling out his assault rifle, "after all you've done to us." "Now, now," Brother Cliff (who has the most peaceful sermons of any of them), "calm down, guys. Can't we just make friends with these people? This is no way to attract a flock!" "Can't we just be friends?" Sister Eve mimicks. Then she shoots Cliff in the head. "No, we can't!! Not with the agents of Satan. Get them!" A whole hoard of Fundamentalist Extreme minions and clones (including Kyryn's grown-up church jerks) come running out of the nearby shops and buildings, all brandishing weapons. The Ravens all duck behind their two cars (the station wagon and Stephanie's Taurus) and begin trying to shoot back. Kitainia manages to take out Larry the bouncer and several others with her laser gun, then turns to face the CR while she reloads.
**PAUSE RP MOMENTARILY**
Argent: I too am curious about Richard. Oh well, we're gonna probably see him sometime this month in "When the Bough Breaks," or so the teasers tell me.
Coyote: Sad that you don't have too many friends outside the Net. Oh well, I'm sure you'll find them somewhere. As for the cold, I'm glad you know how to survive it. BTW, how did you acquire such a good computer at such a low price?
Firestorm: I know Monty Python isn't a person. I just sometimes refer to him that way by mistake. Sorry.
Durid: Yep, reformatting works. But I prefer giving the comp a little abuse first. It usually works for my computer.
Steve Gooch: Yep, I know what those terms mean. My brother is a military enthusiast (and currently taking classes at US Air Force Academy), he told me. I'm not sure what KATN means, though, could you please let me know?
Buying Textbooks: Ugh, Doug and I have to do that next week. Thanks for reminding us. <rants about the hassles of school>
Traveler: Thanks for all those great sayings, I liked all of them. #11 should be changed to "Perfection is not optional, it's impossible," in my opinion. That would make it more of a truism.
Lady Mystic: Thanks for sharing your story, it sounds like something similar could happen to us (I hope not). Good luck with getting your family to accept FS and all. Thanks for wishing me and Doug the same. About putting up pictures on the web, we can't really do that anymore. A burglar broke in here back in October and took Doug's scanner among other things (don't worry, it was the only valuable thing he stole). The police still have yet to catch the guy, I don't have my hopes up. So I don't know if we'll be able to scan any pictures any time soon. We won't be able to afford a new scanner any time soon with how high tuition was this semester. Sigh... I will bring some of my collection to this year's Gatherig if...no, when I come. Perhaps you and everyone else can see them there. Good luck updating FS's website, I can hardly wait to see the updates you're making.
Deuce: ROFL! Glad to know I wasn't wrong about your weakness. I totally agree with you about how people's self-worth should not depend on sex. After all, I've known many people who have done truly great things, and most of them were virgins until afterwards.
Christine: Pretty pictures!! Kudos to Christi and Noel for doing such a good job on them all, and Tim for putting them up. Can hardly wait to see what Macbeth looks like in action as the Scottish Rogue, instead of just in looks.
Theresa: Good picture by you of Macbeth on Christine's site, too. Sorry that I've never commented on it before, I never looked at it. On being a cokeaholic, you're not the only one out there. I sleep beside one every night. <elbows Doug in the ribs, making him grin>
Okay, that's all for now. Later!
**RP AGAIN**
The Ravens, now joined by Coyote and Kyryn's teams (their bits occurred while Kitainia was speaking), continue to exchange fire with the Fundamentalists. Sister Suzanne is shot down by Doug's plasma shotgun, and Brother Dave is killed by a grenade from Galen's slingshot that hits him right in the head, knocks him down, then lands on his chest and explodes. Lathrop then creates a giant ice boulder storm over the enemy, taking out several of their troops with falling boulders. This includes Brother Ken, who is hit right in the top of his head by a large and sharp cone-shaped icicle. The innocent people around the Plaza contine to either flee in terror, or start cheering the good guys on. A few even pick up snowballs and rocks and join in the action, bombarding the enemy with their missiles. Seeing that only Eve and Roy remain of his troops, as well as about a dozen cloned minions, Pastor Paul screams "Retreat!!" The Fundamentalists fall back and dash into the nearby Loretto Chapel. "Oh great," sighs Shap. "They're hiding inside one of the Southwest's most holy places. We can't shed blood in there." "Actually," says Orion, "we can, and we must. This has to end now." He draws his mace and starts walking towards the chapel, the others following. Inside, Pastor Paul and his flock is confronted by a priest who orders them, "This is the house of God, lay down your weapons." "We are the voice of God, not you!" Paul shouts back, blasting the priest with his FAMAS rifle. The priest screams a curse at them and dies. The Fundamentalists laugh, in their dementia believing they are protected by God in the chapel and in no danger. Outside, the Ravens and their friends prepare to prove them wrong. The screen fades out, to be continued.
**THIS PART OF THE RP OVER**
Kitainia - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 08:29:21 PM
IP: hil-c45-041-vty93.as.wcom.net
Amber fans, here's a URL for an Amber RPG site.
http://users.owt.com/home/irene
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 08:27:51 PM
IP: proxy-321.public.rwc.webtv.net
Starsinger: A few things ...
My jacket has a sealable hood, so my head's well covered.
I bought my Pentium II clone for approximately $425. Other than a hard drive crash last week that was my fault, I have had no problems with it.
And as for Six Flags ... hmmm, I dunno ... after Cedar Point, it might be a letdown. ;)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 08:23:44 PM
IP: modem52.i-is.com
Greetings world. I'm still lurking.
Coffee::::EEEWWWWHHHHH!!!! I'm a cokeacholic. I can drink a 20oz bottle and except for a trip to the little girls room, go right to sleep. Hot chocolate is wonderful on a cold morning.
Coyote be sure you're wearing a hat when you go outside. Most of the heat loss is through your head in the cold weather. (Nagnagnag).
Some of you make and sell computers, can you tell me if these computers that they advertise for $500. are really any good. I know the monitor is separate and all. Can they be added to at a later date. Aside from the Gathering 99, and sock knitting machine ($600), I want a computer. I don't necessarily need to go on line when I get one. I plan to download from the library computer any story files for awhile.
Gathering 99. Anyone besides me coming a day early or staying a day late to play at Six Flags. I haven't been there since Jr.high.
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 08:15:16 PM
IP: proxy-321.public.rwc.webtv.net
Aw geez, Zelazny died? **Sigh** Sci-Fi writers are never aknowledged unless thy're big names like Asimov, or Bob Kane. Ah well... He was a good writer... Guess its just Orson Sctt Card from now on...
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 08:12:57 PM
IP: spider-tj063.proxy.aol.com
Just a quick note -
Robby> You're gonna have a long wait for that novel unless someone else writes it. Zelazny died in 1995. :( I really liked his books too.
TGS Staff> Well, I offered to proofread eps, since I noticed that there were some minor errors here and there.
Well, I'm off for the evening. Night all!
Kyryn - [bmashburn@yahoo.com]
Uvalde, TX
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 07:55:56 PM
IP: 168.37.239.86
***BEGIN RP*****
As Anton Sevarius is patting his son on the shoulder, he feels something odd. He picks up an object, previously hidden beneath SJ 2's collar, and holds it up to the light to get a better look.
"Wha--What is this?"
SJ 2 grins sheepishly. "Um....it's an...earring. I just started wearing them. Wanna be hip you know."
One of the Death Star technicians looks at the small object. "Sir, that's a beacon. It also appears to also have communication properties."
Sevarius grimaced. "Which means that the Dark Star and the Earth forces know where we are. Very clever." He crushes the beacon in his hand. "It would appear that we're going to have company. We cannot afford for this battle station to be destroyed or captured. Ready the engines. We're leaving."
******PAUSE RP*******
Deuce: <<You sound so much like somebody I used to know. He's the only person I could murder and not feel guilty about it.>>
Gee, thanks.....I think.
But I don't think my X-File comments were unwarranted. A few of you in here agree with me. Scully and Mulder together is a no no! On the plus side, I believe that particular episode with Bruce Campbell did particularly good in the ratings.
TGS Positions: Um.....well, I can get your coffee. Wash your car. Walk your dog. So, am I in?
Frodo: So, you play Werewolf: The Apocalypse? I'm a fan of Vampire: The Masquerade myself. And Changeling: The Dreaming (which I plan to one day incorporate into my garg fic, if I ever get off my lazy rump and right some).
Ironwolf & Kitiana's views on men: You're probably right. I must admit, I too have a weakness for women (it's a family curse....the men in my family automatically lose at least 10 IQ points when a beautiful woman walks into the room). Most of the time I just try real hard to get girls to notice me...
Movies: I'm looking forward to the new movie "Virus." Not the most intelligent looking movie, but hey, it's got lotsa explosions and killer androids. Everyone knows that pyrotechnics + wacky robots = surefire hit!
As for Travolta....on second thought, I'll restrain my comments. There appears to be some Travolta fans in here.
Garg alert!!!: Here in Washington, D.C. they play a radio commercial for beyond.com (it's some sorta online computer store) that's got Thom-Adcox Hernandez as a computer geek obsessed with Laura Croft's big beautiful, round, soft, supple....eyes. Yeah, that's it, her eyes....
NBA Lockout: Well, there will be a season after all. I'm actually a little disappointed. I was looking forward to seeing the NBA players go without a paycheck for a year (I'm sorry, that's sadistic, I know. But c'mon, the lowest man on the totem poll, and there aren't that many, makes 300k a year. That's more money than I'll ever see, unless I take up bank robbing as a hobby. I have no sympathy).
Monty Python: I too have never seen a Monty Python movie. Probably because: *warning, shocking quote approaching* I HAVE NEVER UNDERSTOOD BRITISH HUMOR. Just don't get it. Chris Rock, Dennis Miller, there're more my speed.
***RESUME RP****
A technician runs up to Sevarius. "Sir, our long distance scanners are picking up a fleet headed this way."
"Damn! I should have know this would happen. Well, don't stand around, get this station moving!"
SJ 2 is a bit confused. "This thing can move?"
"Quite fast, actually," his father replied. "Fast enough to get us out of harm's way. Plus we'll have a surprise waiting for your friends."
SJ 2 frowned. "I hate to ask...but what kind of surprise?"
"Oh...." Sevarius said with a smile. "Only a fleet of Star Destroyers and TIE fighters. They won't stop the Dark Star, but they'll buy us plenty of time to retreat. By the time the fleet arrives, we'll be have way across the galaxy."
******END RP******
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 07:14:11 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.webcache.erols.net
** ENTRANCE THINGIE **
A blue telephone booth appears from no where. After it dematerializes, Robby steps out wearing a multi-colored twelve foot long scarf and a hat. "All this talk about British stuff has put me in a Dr. Who mood." Then, true to his semi-Vinnie like nature, Robby trips over the twelve foot long scarf, making a complete fool of himself.
** END ENTRANCE THINGIE **
John Travolta- I've decided I'm a bad clone of him instead of a bad clone of Vinnie. Or maybe its a little of both and I'm a bad clone of Vinnie Bobarino from the Sweathogs... Genetic heritage aside, I like Travolta, he seems like a real nice guy... I make it a point to see ALL of his movies, and usually am not dissapointed...
Traveler- Nice to know Moorcock will be writing more. I've been waiting for that series to continue... But what I'm really waiting for is Roger Zelazny's 11th Amber novel... Man that was a good series...
And hey, I have a copy of that poster. Its up on my wall. I try to follow a lot of those rules, though Hakuna Matata is my first rule.
Weather- Everyone here is going to hate me but... **Evil smile** The weather here is so nice today, I've left the front door open. Been nice all week actually...
Coffee- Don't drink it. I'm up at really late hours withOUT caffeine... Afaid of how many days I'd go without sleep if I started drinking coffee...
Goliath having fun- But LAST time he tried having fun, he and Elisa were attacked by Quarrymen and his wing was shot! His not having fun is probably actually his way of protecting the clan... Hmm, might be a story in that...
Heather- Sorry I was cut off earlier... Computer problems, y'know?
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 07:04:13 PM
IP: spider-tr034.proxy.aol.com
**SMALL RP**
Kyryn looks up at the mess ahead. "Oh no, here we go again!"
They all dive into the fray. Kyryn slugs somebody and turns to post.
**PAUSE RP**
Weather: Well, I'm sure a lot of you are going to hate me (except probably Robby, since he's in San Antonio). We just had a wonderful 70 degree day here. I'm sincerely glad that I'm not up north, and feel very sorry for those of you who are and have to deal with this mess.
Holy Grail Favorite Line> "We want....a Shrubbery!"
Goliath and others loosening up> I agree, it would be kind of nice to see Goliath doing something fun, or at least have him and Elisa go spend a fun night out.
Robby> I wish that I could see that picture Demona May did. I've had the image of gargs playing hockey for some time now, but I'm not a good enough artist to draw it.
Coffee> I weigh in on the non-drinkers' side. I love the smell of coffee, but I can't stand the taste. I've also been told to avoid excessive amounts of caffeine, since I have a loose heart valve. Funny thing, Okami keeps telling me that I make wonderful coffee. Ah well, I'll stick to my herbal teas, thank you.
Matt> I sympathize with the computer problems and may borrow the hammer from you. My machine at home doesn't want to acknowledge that it has a mouse for no particular reason I can fathom. The funny thing is that friends gave me a pin for Christmas that has a computer with a dangling mouse on it. A cat is hanging off the mouse and the screen reads: mouse error. *l* I'm also in the middle of installing 30 pentiums with Win98 for our internet access at the college. And trying to do our equipment readiness inventory for y2k stuff!
Lady Mystic> Welcome back!
**RESUME RP**
Kyryn turns back to the fighting and sees a bunch of kids (grown up now) who made her life miserable at church when she was a kid. She grins at the thought of revenge and happily wades into the mob, wreaking havoc.
**END RP**
Kyryn - [bmashburn@yahoo.com]
Uvalde, TX
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 05:44:55 PM
IP: 168.37.239.86
New Pic Extravaganza! For Christmas, Tim went behind my back and commissioned a pile of fab new pics by Christi and Noel!
Click on my name or go to http://members.xoom.com/Sabledrake/gallery.html to see!
We're talking 13 pics in the Gallery, plus another five or six in the Annex (woo-hoo!). And they are terrific! Scenes from FoxFire, HotWire, Love Machine (guess where _that_ one is <g>), Confession, The Wedding, and many more! Including not one but _two_ inspired by Jericho on the Island of Amazon Women!!! View and enjoy! And thanks again, Christi and Noel! Fantastic!!!
P.S. -- favorite M. Python line: "And after the spanking, the oral sex" (sorry, but it is my favorite line <g>)
Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 05:36:48 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net
**RP!!**
**The screen lights up to reveal the Ravens et. al. heading for the Plaza, toward the demonstration of the Fundamentalist Extreme. In Coyote's tank, for some reason, Ravyn is sitting in the Commander's Seat.**
<"Oh, you must be wondering where Coyote is. He's down below with everybody else, they're working on the weapons stores.">
**The hatch of the tank opens up, and Coyote sticks his head out.**
Here, Rav, have a quiver of explosive-head arrows.
<"What? What explodes?">
We still had some of the gremlins' killer hangover breath cartridges, so Jason, the Gearhead and myself put them in some arrowheads. **hands Ravyn a crossbow** Who knows, they might come in handy.
<"Maybe.">
**The hatch closes again, and Ravyn looks back up, pulling out a piece of paper**
<"Anyway, as long as I'm up here, Coyote gave me a sheet of replies. Here goes ...">
**PAUSE RP!!**
Weather: Better now, it's a bit warmer today because of the cloud cover, I think.
Fire Storm: Actually, it's diesel fuel that gels at -30. Trust me on this one, my store sells enough diesel fuel treatments that say "anti-gel," I get to know these things.
Gasoline won't gel, it just freezes if there's too much water mixed into it, or moving through your fuel lines. That's why so many folks have non-electrical stalling during the winter, and also why we've been doing brisk business selling water removers.
Matt Dymond: From one computer geek who has suffered hardware problems to another, you have my deepest sympathies on your hardware headaches.
Deuce: That beats us. Not really fair, though, considering Alberta is where most of this snow we're getting right now is coming from!! :)
Lady Mystic: In high school, yes. In college, all the ensembles were their own entities (considering there are about four concert bands at MSU (from lowest to highest: Campus Band, Concert Band, Symphony Band and Wind Symphony), there wasn't any other way they could do it! :)
MPATHG: My absolute favorite parts of the movie were the whole bit with the French insulter knight ("Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time!") and the Knights of NI! Castle Anthrax was okay, but the better of the castles was the Swamp Castle (Lancelot (Cleese):"Ehh ... could one of you give me a push?").
Cyrway: Another little news flash (knowing your interests), don't know if you've heard this already ... at next week's North American International Auto Show, GM will be showcasing a Pontiac concept car which will be a relaunch for the GTO. Saw it on NBC News ... looks about as interesting as the resurrected Dodge Charger (which I saw in Hot Rod two months ago, only it was called the "Copperhead.").
Non-coffee drinkers: Oh good, I'm glad it's not just me (and FS: you also react in reverse to caffeine? Wow, I thought I was the only freak like that!).
Durid: I'm glad your car does. Mine still lacks it.
**RESUME RP!!**
**Ravyn folds up the sheet of Coyote's comments, sitting back down in the Commander's Seat. Suddenly, the tank lurches to a halt.**
<"What is it, Buick?">
**Buick whimpers, gesturing with his muzzle. The hatch opens again, allowing Coyote's head out again.**
Why'd we stop?
<"Looks like the Fundamentalists were waiting for us.">
**The entire Plaza is consumed in a battle, as all hell appears to be breaking loose. Ravyn loads up her crossbow. Coyote jumps out of the tank, to Ravyn's convertible, which has been towed behind the tank.**
Break off and attack! Jason, you're with me!
**The battle rages full fury as the screen winks off.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 04:26:10 PM
IP: modem52.i-is.com
Fire Storm> Well I seem to have sorted my modem out - using it now. Problem was the drivers don't indicate that one set is for a PCI modem and one is for an ISA. They both look identical. Must have used the right ones by sheer luck last time - I think I'll keep a zip disk with ALL the latest drivers for my hardware - save all that tedious CD swapping too.
You missunderstood, I'm not going to buy a pre-built computer, no way. My PC dealer custom builds machines so I'll be getting one built to my spec. Besides, I want to transfer my cd-writer, SCSI card, XG soundcard and network card from my current machine and I can't do that to a pre-build without invalidating the warranty. This way they can add my still useful hardware into the new machine.
Compaq - (ugh) I remember trying to add win95 to one at work, it had a horrible Compaq propriety OS on it that was murder to remove.
Uk TV> Personally I can't stand Ab Fab it just irritates me.
Matt Dymond - [MDY21940@yahoo.com]
UKWednesday, January 6, 1999 01:23:59 PM
IP: webcache09p.cache.pol.co.uk
** Deuce comes in, still in his pajamas, and pale. ** I'm sick. First full day I've taken off school for illness since March. I feel quite proud (and deserving). And I'm actually running my modem at 31200 bps today, which bugs me. (Faster yet, though, I singed on a couple hours ago at 2400. Seriously.)
WEATHER> I have you all beat (I think). Tomorrow, local temperature drops to -33C. Still got blowing snow, road conditions still suck, and I'm staying inside as along as possible.
COYOTE> Good luck in the job hunt!
KITAINIA> Women? My weakness? No way! *he is obviously lying* OK, they are. Sue me. *glares at Kenny, reminding him of certain flash-burn armour* I believe, though, that true strength and self-worth shouldn't come from how many women you've "had" (take that in the sense thou wilt), but how well you control yourself around them. This applies equally to women, vicy-versy. (re: A Civil Action) I'll try to get there, but I don't plan on any movie-going for a while.
FAVE MONTY PYTHON LINE> "He's standing on his perch because you NAILED him there!"
WILEK> I've never seen a Monty Python movie, though I used to watch the show regularly (can't seem to find it anymore). My dad and I are renting "Holy Grail" this weekend.
FIRE STORM re: "Flying Circus"> Have you ever seen the "Monty Python Contractual Obligation Album"?
DOUG> Goliath has other hobbies.... ;-)
MDY> "First Wave"? Eew. I watched that show once. Scaryscaryscary. Like "Millennium" on acid. Veryveryscary.
That's all for now. I'm going to go get some tea.
** leaves, still very sick... and very slow. **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 12:29:41 PM
IP: ppp046.connect.ab.ca
Matt: Well, we really don't get many British shows over here. Lets see... Python, Black Adder, Absolutely Fabulous... um... Count Duckula... Viva Variety?... PROBALLY a few others.
Still Matt: Computer Problems? I symphathise. Mail the whole sucker here! <G>
Buy a PREBUILT computer? NEVER! I will sell them, but the only reason I EVER bought one of those (Compaq) was for parts, and my laptop.
NEVER be satisfied with what you were given. Upgrade. (True for life, COmputers, and your body.)
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 11:17:45 AM
IP: dhcp175.visitus.net
Hi everyone! It's good to be back. :)
Thanks and hugs to everyone who welcomed me back!
To all of those who are interested: I've been pretty busy lately and have just recently managed to squeeze in some time for myself. So if you're wondering where I've been and/or why I've been absent I'll explain at another time.
I also haven't had time to read any of the CRs that Fire Storm so kindly saved for me, but I'll eventually catch up on what I've missed.
And I also haven't had time to read any of the TGS stories since "Reprisals: Part 2." So I won't have much in the way of TGS conversation for a while, that is until I catch up.
But for now, I'll just keep to the current stuff.
Fire Storm: <<P.S. Thanks Lady Mystic!>> You are very much welcome! And LOL while you were typing King Arthur's next adventures, if you couldn't tell. ;)
Actually, I don't dislike Monty Python as much as I used to, thanks to FS. But I never really hated the show, I just didn't prefer to sit down and watch it. But it's not so bad now. At least my fondness towards them is growing.
TGS Staff Offers:
Sorry, but I know I couldn't write for TGS. I have many reasons that have been in existance ever since an e-mail friend of mine pointed out last June (or July) that I should try applying. I never responded to that request in any way or form. But I feel now's the time. I am doing this because I want to tie up this loose end of that particular piece of the conversation. So please excuse me while I explain.
My main reason currently is time and priorities. My role in this household is quite demanding still, my education and personal interests (both of which have many tie-ins) require choices to be made and plans to be met (to say the least). These are only 2 excuses (or are they?), but they are in my highest regard.
I also have a less noble (if that's what you wish to call it) form of reasoning for never trying to apply... I have no proof that my skills are what I say they are. I can not risk other people's possitions, among other things such as time and work, just because of one little choice. I know that I probably wouldn't be chosen anyway and I am perfectly fine with that. But the principle is the fact that major decisions could have been made based on speculation. I know what my skills are. And I know what I am capable of. But I feel it to be a dishonest act if I were to even attempt applying for something of which I have no proof of capability. It is not a fear of failing something of which I have never done before. It is the realization that I personally wouldn't be satisfied with myself, even if I were to succeed. If I were only putting myself at risk then fine I might try it. But when other people are included in it then that's a whole other matter.
Furthermore, I also want to get experience in writing my own fanfic and creating much more of my own fanart before I tackle other possitions. Currently, I proofread and mildly edit FS's stories, along with giving him some conceptual input. There's more I do and have planned to do, but you'll just have to wait to find out. ;) And yes it's related to the Gargoyles fandom. I hope this explains the basics of what I am trying to get across. And I hope the person I am talking to recognizes that this was directed towards him/her. If not, you'll eventually find out through e-mail.
Doug/Kitainia> re:Doug's mother> Heh, FS and I are in a slightly similar situation. But we've been dealing with it "head on" even before FS and I started dating -- that's almost 3 years! FS's parents tolerate us and are more than tolerable. They're great really. But my father is another story. ONE BIG MESSED UP, TRAUMATIZING STORY! And no, it's too complex, difficult, and upsetting to attempt to explain. Let's just say that it's put a real strain on mine and FS's relationship, my relationship with my father, and my relationship with my relatives, and has caused a lot of phsychological stress and trouble. To make matters worse... are you ready for this!... FS and I *live* at my parents' house. That means all these problems are magnified beyond belief and there is no escape. That's all I'll say for now on this topic. Have any questions?
Kitainia: I'm really interested in seeing what your sculpted/altered dolls look like. Is there any chance you could e-mail pics of them to me? Do you and Doug have any plans to put pics of your dolls on your Website?
Speaking of websites... I've been working on FS's for some time now. Except for the fact that my computer was "out of order" for awhile and the fact that I have been having problems with Netscape cooperating with HTML markup, everything is going GREAT! All that needs to be done are a few finishing touches, FS's personal modifications, Netscape-HTML bug fixing, and some testing, and they'll be just about ready to be uploaded. Then come revisions and add-ons... So basically, who knows when they'll be up with the way our schedules are going.
DumlaoX: What exactly do you currently have in the way of CR archives? Do you have both text-only and full comment room archives? Or are you aiming for just one or the other, or none in particular? FS and I have all except 1 or 2 weeks saved, but in full CR form. I know we have that one week you are inquiring about. Do you need any others? I can get FS to ZIP the rest of the archives that we didn't get to send you, if you like?
Coyote> re: band> Ah, the memories of junior high band! Those were the days. Unfortunately, I also have some not-so-fond memories as well. But all in all, those were some of the best times related to my adolescent years. :) My band classes were marching and concert. That is, we had to participate in both types of activities. Was that the same for you?
Favorite Monty Python Line: Anything that makes Fire Storm ROTFLHAO. <G>
Lady Mystic - [Lady-Mystic@usa.net]
Deaborn, MI
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 08:16:58 AM
IP: dhcp186.visitus.net
<Walks in carrying large hammer>
Spike - You're welcome to borrow this. I've just finished using it on my computer. Didn't help much though.
Last week I had to install Win 95 again from scratch on my new HD (Couldn't cope with 2.5 gig any longer).
Set everything up, but my SCSI software seemed to think my IDE hard disks were SCSI ones and both my CD burner and scanner wouldn't respond (though my Zip drive worked fine - think it's the only bit of hardware I've NEVER had a problem with).
So anyway yesterday I tried again, swapped the hard drives around, SCSI stuff seems to be ok, but now my damn modem and network card isn't working. Aaarrggh. I have a horrible feeling I'm going to have to take the cards out and install them one at a time. Won't that be fun!
I've had enough, as soon as I can afford it I'm getting another machine built (need to upgrade anyway), let THEM worry about getting it set up correctly.
While I remember, they've just started screening a show called 'First Wave' over here, a sort of alien conspiricy/ pre-invasion show. The pilot looked ok, anyone watch it? And more importantly is it still being made. I hate starting to watch shows that I then find out have been cancelled shortly after.
Monty Python> A timeless classic. Firestorm - it was Terry Gillingham (The American who did all the animations, now directing films of course) and Terry Jones.
Do you get much in the way of British TV over there? I know you've had a few comedy shows, Red Dwarf etc.. what other stuff do they screen?
Matt Dymond - [MDY21940@yahoo.com]
UKWednesday, January 6, 1999 04:50:53 AM
IP: 195.195.164.7
Something just occured to me. I never finished my countdown. In order to rectify this, I shall list them all...NOW!!!>:) *hehehe*
Peter's Laws: The Creed of the Sociopathic Obsessive Compulsive
1.) If anything can go wrong, Fix It! (To hell with Murphy!)
2.) When given a choice-Take Both!
3.) Mutiple projects lead to multiple successes.
4.) Start at the top then work your way up.
5.) Do it by the book...but be the author!
6.) When forced to compromise, ask for more.
7.) If you can't beat them, join them, then beat them. (My favorite one.>:))
8.) If it's worth doing, it's got to be done right now.
9.) If you can't win, change the rules.
10.) If you can't change the rules, then ignore them. (9 and 10, life lessons to always remember.>:)
11.) Perfection is not optional.
12.) When faced without a challenge, make one.
13.) "No" simply means begin again at one level higher.
14.) Don't walk when you can run.
15.) Bureaucracy is a challenge to be counquered with a righteous attitude, a tolerance for stupidity, and a bulldozer when necessary. (One to remember when dealing with scheduling your next semester or the DMV.)
16.) When in doubt: THINK! (This one is lost on most of the popluation of this planet.)
17.) Patience is a virtue, but persistence to the point of success is a blessing.
18.) The squeaky wheel gets replaced.
19.) The faster you move, the slower time passes, the longer you live.
Well, hope you all enjoyed those. Copied them off a poster I've got. Hmmm... what else to do...
>"Holy Grail" line- Would have to be either: "Of course it's a good idea! I'm GOD!" or Tim the enchanter-"Oh see! I warned you, but did you listen?! No! 'It's just a little bunny rabbit you said!' That's what they ALL say right before they get their heads bitten off!" Or something like that. It's late and I can't remember the exact wording. Of course the "Holy Hand Gernade of Antioch" is a classic bit in it's own right. NI!
****WARNING: HARD HAT REQUIRED. EPISODE SPOILERS AREA!!!****
"Triangles"- All in all, I thought it to be a very good episode. It brought back (and USED) MANY characters we have not seen for quite some time, and advanced some plot points that have been in sore need of attention since they were in the first session of Pendragon. Added praise is deserved by the writers for being able to pack so many different focuses into one episode, and being able to keep the story together and flowing. Not easy to pull off. Best line of the story: "'Oh, those are fighting words,' Norman whispered under his breath." *heheheh*
****END OF THE EPISODE SPOILERS. REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR HARD HAT AT THE DOOR.****
>Wilek Nereus- <<P=nP if n=1. Just so you know. ;)>> Sorry, but that is not what I meant. *starts spaking in an Alex Trebek voice.* You're answer must be stated in the form of a polynomial expression. (BTW my friend proved it.)
>Cyrway- Here's a little news flash in case you haven't heard yet. I pulled this off of the SCI-FI Channels web site.
"Moorcock To Write More Elric
Renowned SF&F author Michael Moorcock has
signed a deal with publisher Warner Aspect to write
three more novels in his famous Elric fantasy saga.
The books--titled The Dreamthief's Daughter, The
Silverskin and Mournblade--will be published in
hardcover format beginning in late 2000 or early
2001.
"The most common question I ever get asked is
when I'm going to write a new Elric book," Moorcock
said. "I'm very, very pleased to be working with
Warner on these new books...and I'm looking
forward to the day when the runesword howls again!"
The new novels will continue the stories of Elric, the
wandering Prince of Ruins; Rose von Bek; Kirla, the
Dreamthief's Daughter; Duke Arioch of Chaos; and
other characters both familiar and unfamiliar to fans
of the series."
. . . . d r a g o n s . . . .
****WARNING: BEGINNING RP****
Scene: Traveler (sitting on the Captians chair in the bridge of his "Bird of Prey") speaking via a secure private vid-link to Wilek who is in his quarters on the Dark Star. While speaking to Wilek, Traveler appears to be trying (unsucessfully) to solve a Rubik Cube. Traveler: Um...Wilek not to be a party pooper or anything but I have a suggestion as to your plans wit the Death Star. Wilek*curious, as to the sugesstion and why Traveler is playing with a Rubik Cube*: Oh? Traveler: Yeah, well, brute force is usually a whole lot more fun, but in light of the information we received from the bug on your clone, wouldn't it be advantageous to try and capture it instead? Plus as you may or may not have known, I do have the ability to open portals to and frfom ANYWHERE. *opens a small one in front of Wilek and sticks his hand through, then pulls back and closes it.* All I would need to know is where to open the portal, and thanks to that little marvel I stuck on your clone, well, all I'd have to do was wait until he was close to his...SJ's...uh their father...whatever. Then *Poof*. As for capturing their Death Star...it's a long shot, buuttt...while the Dark Star fleet is keeping the Death Star's forces occupied...resistence IS futile if you catch my drift. *hehehe* Well, anyway think about it. One other thing, I'm getting a baaddd feeling from the Dark Star, when I get bad feelings VERY bad things start happening. Keep your guard up and eyes open; something's wrong up there or is about to be. See ya! *screen fades out as Traveler is becoming more and more frustrated with the cube.*
****END OF RP****
Traveler - [traveler45@usa.net]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 04:38:11 AM
IP: 170-129-237.ipt.aol.com
Druid: Monty Python and girls? Sounds like fun! (But if Lady Mystic found out, I would be killed!
(Oh, and don't worry... people may read your posts and such, but most people won't write or respond. Law of the world and such, I guess. Look at most of the fan-fic writers: I am pretty sure that quite a few people read my stories, but I have only recieved about 7 e-mails about the stories... I HOPE more than 7 read my stories! :)
Steve: What'cha burning?
Coffee: Love the smell, and it doesn't taste TOO bad.
(Double Moccha-chino knocks me on my butt (asleep!) but it tastes GREAT! Must be the chocolate! My sister is a coffee junkie.)
Princess Estra: Heres where the fan-fic is.
http://fanfic.gargoyles-fans.org
Steve: Two words about the bunnies: RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 03:04:30 AM
IP: dhcp154.visitus.net
No RP tonight...no time. I got to register for classes tomorrow morning :P. Just what I always wanted to do, spend a lot of money on a bunch of books that I'll only use like once.
Frodo-your a werewolf too huh? Good choice. I like the wings (wish I had thought about that one).
Earth 2-That was a great show and the cancelled it right at a cliff-hanger. You cannot imagine how surprised I was when I found that out.
DumlaoX-I like your new pic and it's nice to hear your expanding your staff.
Gargs swimming-Using their tails and wings to help them swim I would imagine that they can move pretty fast. I wonder how long they can hold their breath.
Holy Hand Grenade-I never saw this one...I kind of sounds like an old Batman movie "Holy Hand Grenade Batman!"
Until later C-ya!
Jaden - [smokey1@silcom.com]
Los Alamos, CA, U.S.A.
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 01:21:59 AM
IP: pm1-5.sma.silcom.com
$ Wilek: Actually, the error is mine. They said two mill during the meeting, and I had Lathrop say twenty mill by mistake. Luckily, I easily covered my error. $
A Civil Action: Yes, I'm going to see that. John Travolta's a very good actor, and he should make the movie at the least okay. My favorite line of his, by the way, comes from Face-Off. "You're still not having any fun!"
Doug
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 01:10:35 AM
IP: hil-c45-021-vty159.as.wcom.net
$Doug> <<the school needs twenty million>> Oops; misread your earlier post. :} (Sorry for the RP-only comment; had to correct a rather embarassing error on my part...)$
Wilek Nereus
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 12:48:19 AM
IP: tnt-3-47-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
Durid- Sorry for ignoring ya! Just I did not have the answers to your questions and had nothing to say about your other stuff. Don't feel too bad about being ignored, I was similarly "ignored" for a week or two once. Its just that sometimes everything you have to say says all there is to say about it, or a question you ask has no answer as far as anyone else knows. Your comments ARE read by everyone, just sometimes they get lost in the flood, especially if no one else has anything else to say about the matter. Don't worry about it too much, I'm sure just about everyone is going to appologize to you now, thats what they did when I was ignored and made a rant about it...
As far as my comment earlier about me and Deuce being the only ones apply for a staff position on the TGS, at the time of my post, he was the only person who had said he was, so at the time I was saying the truth as I knew it... Hope you get a position, but not if it means I don't!
Gargs skating- Some time last year Demona May drew a gargs/Mighty Ducks crossover and she created some spiffy garg. skates that look like they would work. (Basically, a skate molded around their foot, with a hole in the back for their rear claw. The skate goes under the large toe portion.) Gargs just need a little specialization in the equipment, and I'm sure they gargs would make fine skaters.
Steve- Yep, the rabbit scene nearly killed me first time I saw it. Still great even today...
Estra- Sorry, I don't have the address for the fanfic archive... I'm sure someone will though...
Goliath having fun- But if he had fun, it wouldn't be nearly so satisfying for him to be at the recieving end of a joke like Mr. C...
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 12:45:49 AM
IP: spider-th051.proxy.aol.com
**RP ACTION**
Doug hears Anoth's proposal and smiles, "Hey, that's great. But hold on. Lathrop told me the school needs twenty million." "I was thinking about the future," the wizard explains when Doug looks at him. "You know, a reserve fund in case something like this happens again." "Worry about the present before the future, Lathrop," Doug tells him, and the wizard nods. Doug turns back to the phone. "Okay, Anoth, thanks. That money should get the school out of trouble. We do need to find out what Galante's doing here, though, so we're still gonna stick around. I'll put you on the phone with Lathrop now, he can tell you where to wire the cash. Thanks again." Doug hands the phone to Lathrop and turns to face the Comment Room.
**PAUSE RP**
Gaming: AD&D is my main game, although I have played GURPS a few times and enjoyed it just as much. I've never really gotten involved in anything like Werewolf.
Jewel: Heard you're writing your last fanfic series. That's sad, to see a really good fanfic writer stop, I mean. Oh well, all things come to an end someday. Even my fic will (though not for a very long time) and so will the RP (but I plan to let it continue at least as long as the CR stands). So Godspeed if that's what you've decided to do and good luck with whatever happens next in your life.
Swimming Gargs: Yeah, I've never really seen Goliath have any fun either. Reading seems his only real hobby. Sad, isn't it?
Favorite Monty Python Line: "Oh Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou may'st blow thine enemies to tiny bits... in thy mercy."
Wilek: Kitainia does use the weapons from those lifesize Joes, but she usually has to mold them some with her knife to get them to fit into Barbie dolls' fingers.
Durid: Glad you meant what I thought you did. <smile>
Estra: If you mean the GFW one, the address is fanfic.gargoyles-fans.org.
Okay, that's all for now. Later!
**MORE RP**
Doug turns to Lathrop, who is just hanging up the phone. "Will that take care of it?" he asks the wizard. "I hope so," Lathrop sighs. "Shall we get on to the Plaza to see what our Fundamentalist Extreme friends are up to?" "I wouldn't call them our friends, but we better." They head out.
The screen changes to Thailog's secret base, where the clone gargoyle is recieving a report from General Zale. "We're about settled into Area 51-A now," Zale reports. "Good," says Thailog. "The Ravens will soon be dealt with, our agents are in place and drawing them out. What about your spy on the Dark Star?" "They caught the decoy, but my other spy, the one we gave mind-shielding implants, is still active. He reports that a huge fleet is heading out to destroy Jerec's Detah Star." "Hmm," Thailog thinks. "Here is the plan. I shall have Jerec alert his battle station's commander of the problem, and have Burgo (the commander of the enemy's Death Star is a Hutt) lay an ambush for them. Meanwhile, as soon as their fleet has left the Dark Star, we shall destroy it." "How? That place is shielded heavily, even if we had missiles with the range." "You have acquired some new recruits, have you not?" "Yes, but what do Vapor Serpent and his team have to do with this?" "They have Metal Gear 5000, a nuclear-equipped flying battle tank, do they not?" "They do. And with the proper modificiations, it could fly in outer space. But it couldn't stand up to the Dark Star." "It doesn't have to." Thailog goes on to outline his plan, and Zale smiles. The screen then goes out, to be continued.
**RP OVER**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 12:39:42 AM
IP: hil-c45-021-vty159.as.wcom.net
hello everybody! hello Tillarra! i did write!
um....if anyone would be so kind, would you please give me the address to that fanfiction archive???? PUH-LEEEZE?
*slaps self for being whiny* i feel better now. so uh, how's pickins?
i forgot what else i was going to say.... :\ i'm sure it will come back to me in a few hours. :)
for now, tiddley-tonk!
Princess Estra - [puck_wanderer@juno.com]
Seattle, Washington, Earth
Wednesday, January 6, 1999 12:08:23 AM
IP: spider-th082.proxy.aol.com
'Lo, all, haven't posted in a coupla days; been busy.
Todd > Ya, I know it wasn't you. I just saw the name and thought, "hey. what a coincidence." <I've never done any professional movie acting at all.> Well, you'd hardly call it professional acting. :) Downright terrible movie.
$ Kitania > It's nice to run unto somebody who *really* knows what the terms "takedown" and "tango" mean. More in the future? Ooh, you tempt me to jump in and KATN... $
Coyote > You're not a wimp. I can't stand coffee, either.
Wilek > <Am I the only one in here who's never seen a Monty Python movie?> Uh-oh, looks like trouble. Fire Storm, hurry! We can still save him!
(Well, *that* line sounded like something right out of "Hunter's Moon." Oh, right - it WAS.)
[Hits refresh] Whoops, now Durid's joined the ranks of the uninitiated. Darn. Screws up the line then.
Favorite Python quote? Hmmm... too many to mention here... okay, got one. "_Pining for the fjords?!!!_"
on a related note, ever notice how, the first time you show somebody the scene with the rabbit, they CANNOT stop laughing? Happened to my cousins. Happened to me. Happened to whoever I showed it to. Nothing else I know gets such consistent laughs, time after time.
Ooh, looks like tonight's gonna be an early night for me. Maybe I'll actually wake up in the AM hours for once. We'll just set the 'ol CD-burner going and exfiltrate quietly...
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Malverne, NY, USA
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 11:57:07 PM
IP: spider-wc052.proxy.aol.com
Hi y'all! I was just reading through the posts and I still agree with Nicole and a few others. There is far too little of Goliath and Elisa in TGS, and worst of all, there are no pictures of them. Especially of Goliath. I hope that's where I can help out, if I'm lucky enough to get a part in TGS.
Also, when Nicole said that Goliath and Elisa need a vacation, she was right. They are both too serious and need to lighten up. I would love to see Goliath loosen up enough to have fun and go swimming with his clan. That would fun. He needs to laugh, everyone does, it eases the tension. In my fan fiction I kind of have him going in that direction, and if I ever get anything posted, you'll be able to see why.
Anyway..... I'll close by saying I hope we can see more pics of Goliath and Elisa, especially Goliath since he is my favorite of course. * Smiles* Well, I'll go now. See you guys and girls soon.
Shauntell - [sgargoyle9]
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 11:25:18 PM
IP: spider-wk051.proxy.aol.com
Um, have I become invisable here? I posted awhile ago, and only Doug has answered me. No commet on my review (!@#$ you know how much it costs to set up those wards?), anfter the bashing last week, I at least expects SOMEONE to commet that I gave a better one this week. And what about my asking about research? I found out where to look already, but no one said anything about that glossory on "Guradians" (TGS Gargoyles, first season) I could have used. Todd Johnson hasen't even taken the trouble to commet on my incrediable bad spelling! *sigh* Oh well, I had my 15 min of fame I guess. Let's reply to others now.
Doug: Aye, that is what I meant. Heheh, why do I alawys seem to 'misspell' something in such a way that it actually correctly spelled as another word?
Nicole: I also agree. I mean, Elisa and Goliath are serioulsy starting a kind of relationship usually only heard of in tabliods. And everyone who knows them just accepts it without really making a scene? Even Matt? I would think he would be at elast a little umcomfortable knowing his partner is 'doing it' with one who isn't even a mamal. And what of the, um, other physical problems?
Argent: Yes, but don't you think it would be better to get those people clamoring for Gargoyles itself to start? There is a petition that Lexingiton and ALAXK (not the show, actual people who do by that name :) ) are trying to get together. At the moment going to petition some comic companies to hire Weisman to write a Gargoyle comic. Have people gotten e-mails from them?
Robby: No, you are not. Do you people actually think I would be able to write a good TGS fic? Or are you going, and I quote, "NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! NOT HIM! ANYONE BUT HIM!!!!!" ?
Ironwolf: Whoops, someone else did reply to my post. Yes, that shadowrun book would help, and if you can tell me the exact title, I should be able to run through it next time I go to SHINDERS. One thing though MY NAME IS DURID, NOT DRUID!!!! D U R - I D !!!! DURID, TWO SILABLES, FIRST IS DUR, THE SECOND IS ID! DURid!!!
Coyote: Whoa, I hope I don't forget my gloves tommrow, like I did today! Fourtinually my car has heat, though I have to spend 10 min freezing while the engine warms up enough.
Kitainia: Heheh. Addmintly I don't hit it. I just compleatly erase my harddrive and re-install everything when my computer starts getting bad. About that time too, sound isn't working at all for some reason.
Argent: Um, forget HOW they would be at ice skateing. Ask How gargoyles can get ice skates in the first place? Even if only a blade on a wodden bored, Gargoyles stand on their toes, not alot of room to use a skate well.
Wilek: Even me as a TGS writer? **Blantnat fishing for commets** :)
Fire Storm: Hey, neither have I. You two come on over and we'll make it a little party, I'll call the women.
***MINI RP LEAVING***
"Ah well, guess I didn't really need this stuff. Hope I can re-use some of these more rare spices." And Durid starts dismantling his wards.
"Hey, here's my review of your review!" Yell a voice from across the clearing. Reaveling a man with an awfully large gun.
Durid starts up in surprise, grins madly, "Give me your worst! I am prepared to take anything from gas bombs to Missile launchers!" And with that, he raises his hands, making the magical energy raise from his wards, and channeling it with his hands.
The other man just grins and fires. Durid is suddenly has entire face and front of his chest covered with some yellowish creame. "What about custard?" And with those parting words, the strange man disappears.
Durid just stands there a minute, his eyes just blinking through the custard, and magical energy still surrounding him and gathering in his hands. He finally gives a big sigh, starts wipeing himself off, disperses the magical energy back into the wards, and mutters something about with all the spells used to defend from fire, water, wind, evil magic, psychic attacks, and even physical attacks, not one spell exsists to defend oneself from pies and other thrown food.
**END MINI RP, AND END POST**
Durid - [durid@uswest.net]
MN, USA
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 11:19:06 PM
IP: dialupb66.mpls.uswest.net
Kitainia: Actually, Monty Python is not a person. The comic troupe (John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Terry Gillian, and Somthing Jones ) chose the name Monty Python (I forget the whole story, but they just liked the Monty part, and then chose the Python part beacuse they wanted teh second part to be that of a strange animal.)
The Flying Circus part came about beacuse the BBC wanted to totally change the title of the show (They thought it sounded too boring. I mean, who would watch a show with just a persons name as the title?), so the troupe added "Flying Circus" to appease the BBC (Bovine Beetle Cuts... or is it Better Backrubs with Cats? No wait! I have it! British Broadcast Company for you boring Americans! <G>)
BEST Monty Python? Hmm... I would have to say... the part between the begining and the end.
(just be glad that Gargoyles isn't up against Python... things could get ugly!)
Coyote: Wendsday, the wind chill will be *-40*!
(Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't gasoline gel at -30?)
All of you southern whimps cry when the temp hits 40! Geez! WE here in Detroit have to... ahem... 'Weather' everything from -30 all the way up to +105 (With HIGH humidity! Beat that DRY Texas!) HAH! Beat that! :P pfft!
Wilek: Never seen a Python Movie? Stay where you are! I will stop at Blockbuster and be right over!
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 11:02:40 PM
IP: dhcp177.visitus.net
**RP!**
[On the Dark Star's flagship, the Eclipse-class Star Destroyer Wings Of Anubis, Wilek's on the phone with Doug..."You want me to blow Area 51 anyhow? Hm...well, maybe you're right. Miriam, if we blow up A51 now, will the ship's superlaser be recharged in time for us to destroy the Death Star?" Miriam: "It would be close, but...I think so." Wilek: "OK, Doug; we'll do it right before we leave." Anoth: "May I speak with this Doug for a moment?"
**PAUSE RP!**
Gargs swimming> Hey I like swimming.
Rahsaan> Thanks a lot for the info; it'll be a big help! Hm, I have most of a year to play with...hee hee hee...
Argent> <<I also wonder how Gargoyles would be at ice skating...>> I don't know about any of the others, but I'd be AWFUL. I can't even drive. I've never taken a driver's test, and I'm kind of afraid to because I have this near-psychic impression that anyone who gets in a car with me behind the wheel probably wouldn't survive the wreck.
SJ> $I liked your RP as well; too bad we have a Death Star to deal with...$
BTW, I hope all of you who apply get accepted; I have a feeling that you'd all be very good writers.
Monty Python> Am I the only one in here who's never seen a Monty Python movie?
Traveler> P=nP if n=1. Just so you know. ;)
Frodo> <<I have this thing for Werewolves>> Me too, kind of. Werewolves, vampires, spirits, weird stuff like that.
Kitainia> <reads comment about shared bodily warmth and imagines anyone trying to "snuggle up with" Miriam...imagines a severed head being drop-kicked 20 yards> <<Nobody wants to sell Barbie-size plastic handguns and grenades.>> Hm, you might try using the ones off those foot-high G.I. Joe figures.
**RESUME RP!**
[Anoth: "Doug Elder? This is Anoth Mitaxis. I'm told your old school is in some kind of danger from the Fundamentalist Extreme...two million? Is *that* all?..." Note: Anoth could probably throw $2 mil out a window and never miss it.]
**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 10:55:52 PM
IP: tnt-3-47-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
** ENTRANCE STORY THINGIE **
Robby walks into the CR, and a bunch of alarms go off. "What the?"
"I'm sorry sir, but you are carrying a rather large gun. That can not be allowed in here." smirks Kenny the CR Lawyer.
** END ENTRANCE STORY THINGIE **
JALAPENA!
Stephen- I was like number 1498... Oh well... There's always the 2000 mark...
X-Files bad episodes- Chris Carter has said publicly the show will end when Mulder and Scully get together. Which is probably why they're drawing it out so long, because Duchovny also swears up and down this is the shows last season... Gotta figure, they don't care at this point... And Scully believes now because shes seen so blasted much... At this point, how could she not believe? Doesn't explain why Mulder is being so skeptical though...
Anyone interested in werewolves, click on my name to go to the Werewolf homepage... It includes a link to a Jon Talbain site, my favorite character from Darkstalkers...
Favorite Monty Python line- Hmm... Toughie, there are just too many to choose from. So I'll just go with "NI!" for no real reason, other than its short and easy to type.
** EXIT STORY THINGIE **
"But you had no problem with Mr. Carter yesterday! And its a pie launcher, not a dangerous gun!"
"I know that. AndI also know if you are allowed to carry that monster gun around at some point I'll get shot with it, or hit with it, or it will get dropped on me, or some other such thing which will somehow lead to my death. No thank you." Robby mutters something under his breath as he is lead out.
"This isn't over Kenny...."
**END EXIT STORY THINGIE AND POST **
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 10:24:05 PM
IP: spider-tj052.proxy.aol.com
Kitainia: Yep, I'm trying to keep warm with your five thoughts, but there's a few things keeping me from doing all of it (in fact, I only do one out of the five) ...
1. I'm limited to a work uniform five out of seven days in a week ... unfortunately, I can only cover it with a jacket and change shoes once I get to work (though I do own a nice pair of gloves.).
2. Ehh ... maybe I'm a wimp, but I *really, really* hate coffee. Besides that, my car isn't the most conducive place to keep hot beverages ... (see #4)
3. This is one that I can do. Been keeping in touch with a mutual friend in Arizona about the weather ... :)
4. This is the most difficult, as the coldest area I usually wind up in on any given day is inside my car ... this considering that a) I can't close the driver's window unless I really *want* to go tailgate hopping, and b) something's really screwed with the heater, no matter how long you drive it belches out cold air.
5. And this one I can't do because I don't really have anyone to cuddle with ... save two dogs and two cats ... but furfoots get a little old after a while.
However, I believe I should point out that I used to deal with this kind of weather on a regular basis, not only as a college student but as a bando as well ... **fond memories return of the '93 Liberty Bowl, playing halftime in Memphis as the temperature hits 0.** And that's dealing with sitting in the elements for up to four hours, give or take how long the pre- and post-game short performances are. Since I only deal with bitter cold about an hour at a time, as bookends to my day, I'll survive. I'll complain and whine the whole time, but I'll survive. :)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 09:06:41 PM
IP: modem38.i-is.com
(Hear Argent yelling "STAY!" before entering the room.)
DEUCE> Oh yeah, I remember her! Thanks for the refresher.
Goliath and Elisa> Forget swimming, it's winter. I'd like to see ALL the New York Gargoyles have a major snowball fight! (I also wonder how Gargoyles would be at ice skating...)
Comment about TGS> Hey, whatever happened to Angela's friend, Richard?
Survey Time> Since we seem to be on the subject anyway, what's everyone's favorite 'Monty Python' line?
(Mine: "HELLO POLLY!")
(Small scuttling noise comes from shadows. Argent whips around and sees two glowing purple lights.)
*mutters* "So much for those obediance classes."
Gotta Jet!
(The purple lights follow Argent out.)
(Eight months until new Dark Ages eps.)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 08:52:29 PM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net
**RP!!**
Agent Ripowski enters the meeting, and listens to Doug's explanation of the crisis and Coyote's idea. She shakes her head. "I agree that this is potentially a tragedy," she says, "but I can't get funding allocated for that without congressional approval. And I'm sure you all know how the men in Washington don't want to get involved in religion vs. state affairs. Even if we did frame this as a national security matter, there are many people in Congress who get campaign money for agreeing with and supporting the Fundamentalists. We'd make more enemies than friends." "Yeah," Kitainia sighs. "I guess we scratch that idea." She then turns to face the Comment Room.
**RP PAUSED**
Robby: I knew it! So glad I was right. :) Oh well, it doesn't matter. I like both you and Vinnie a lot, now I like you even more now that I know you're so much like him.
$ Gooch: We've already finished this takedown, and yes we kicked some tango @$$! We'll do it again later, once we have this school situation cleared up and can head on to San Francisco, where Thailog's financial supplier, the corrupt multibillionaire Roger Marsh, has his corporate HQ. $
Ironwolf: It's been my experience that for many men, what you say is true. Whether unconsciously or not, they all have to somehow work to spread their seed, charm the ladies, and work every day of their lives to get a lady to say to them something like "COME GET SOME!!" Sorry, I just like saying it that way. :) There are a few men out there, though, who can avoid going pyscho over a woman. Thailog, Goliath, Coyote, Wilek, and a few others. Most of those usually have a woman already who can give them what they want so they don't have to go crazy (like Goliath), but most men, including my own significant other, do have women as a main weak spot. Which proves that we are truly not the weaker sex. (If there is such a thing.)
Christine: Glad I've flattered you, it's well-deserved. Take all the time you need on your next story, I will be waiting eagerly for it.
SJ: Congrats on your grades. $ I also liked the RP you did. $ I pretty much agree with you about X-Files this season, but it has had a few good parts. Like when Scully called Spender a rat bastard (which he is!), or when Lily Tomlin told Scully her only joy is proving Mulder wrong. I liked that point a lot.
Wilek: I wouldn't call myself Michelangelo, but I do know my way around clay and sculpting tools. (Yes, Doug and I have acted out that scene from Ghost a few times, too.) And tell Miriam not to worry, I've already sucessfully altered several Barbie expressions. You ought to see my Laura James Barbie, who looks like she's about to whup some guy's @$$ eight ways from Sunday. Maybe Seth's in an upcoming story of Doug's...Uh oh, I'm revealing his plans again. It was damn hard finding all the accessories for that one. Nobody wants to sell Barbie-size plastic handguns and grenades.
Monty Python: He's very funny. Holy Grail is a hilarious movie. However, when it comes to great spoof artists, I really prefer Mel Brooks. "Blazing Saddles" and "Spaceballs" are my favorite flicks when it comes to him, especially the latter. <says "So, Lone Star, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb!" and then "Before we try to kill each other, there is something I must tell you. I am your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate." "So what does that make us?" "Absolutely nothing. Let's fight!" in her best Drak Helmet and Lone Star voices>
Doug: Hey, I'm not the only good kisser in this room. Remember, it takes two to do it right. :)
Spike: How many times have I wanted to do that to my own computer? LOTS!! Makes me remember that old cartoon where a guy's computer freezes up and his son tells him to hit it, make it work again. The father thinks it's delicate electronics, decided to call the repairman instead. The repairman takes one look at the machine, slaps it across the monitor, and boom, it starts working. He then says and I quote, "Don't let them fool you. Computers still need discipline." Hilarious!
Jewel: Ah, another Buffy fan. Glad we have so many in here. I wonder if you're one of the ones who like Doug and me want to see Xander start going out with Faith.
Coyote: Here are some cold-survival tips, as you obviously may need them:
1. Always wear warm clothes. Duh!
2. Drink lots of coffee and other hot beverages. I use tabasco sauce.
3. Always try to think warm thoughts.
4. Keep moving in non-heated environements, this will keep your blood pumping and energy circulation up.
5. Remember the value of shared bodily warmth, snuggle up with a friend.
Hope these help, if not you can probably get more tips from your local library or the Internet. Or I'll be happy to tell you if you ask.
John Travolta's new movie, A Civil Action, opens this weekend. This is one I'm definitely going to check out. Anyone else planning to do the same?
That's all for now. Later!
**MORE RP**
"You know," Tricia says as Kitainia turns back to the meeting. "Galante's presence here has me wondering something. Why is he leaving the diocese of Beaumont to be scooped up by some other bishop who might be less conservative than him?" "And become a freelancer?" Doug says. "With no new diocese to administer. This is odd." "Plus against church policy," says Orion. "He'd need the support of some high-up, at least a cardinal, to do it without raising a hue and cry. Why don't we call Green Baron and see if he knows anything about this?" "Yeah," Doug says. "He could know what contacts Galante might have. As for what he's doing here, maybe we need to do some spying to find out. We know where he lives in town, right?" "Right," says Gubio. "I can also put a small camera on Mist's collar and send her to check him out there. Mist, is that okay with you?" The cat meows loudly. Gubio crosses his arms. "Either you do it, or I never feed you again." Mist whines, then hisses at him, and finally yowls. "Okay, good," Gubio says, getting up. "I'll get my equipment." Doug nods at him and says to the others, "Okay, the rest of us had better do some work too. Cobra, you and the other two bikers go on to San Francisco. I want you to scout out the place before we arrive. We'll join you as soon as we take care of this Galante business." "Gotcha," Cobra nods. "Lathrop," Doug goes on, "I want you to teleport Tricia and Jammer back to Beaumont. You two find out what's going on there in Galante's absence. It was his diocese, we need to see what things he left in place to keep control of the high school there, and the rest of it because he left. The rest of us, well, I don't know what we'll do." Suddenly Doug's old Santa Fe pal Galen comes in and motions Doug over. "I just saw something you should know. Those fundamentalists you told us about are demonstrating in the Plaza." He shows Doug a polaroid of Brother Ken and Sister Suzanne handing out their flyers and making their loud annoying speeches. "The Fundamentalist Extreme are here?" Doug says. "Okay, we're checking it out. Thailog may have sent them to spy on us." Doug thanks Galen, and the screen fades out. To be continued.
**RP OVER FOR NOW**
Kitainia - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 08:43:36 PM
IP: dal-qbu-zow-vty7.as.wcom.net
Estra> Yup...I have this thing for Werewolves....kinda comes from playing Werewolf the Apocalypse for the last four years......when you say 'heavily into' do you mean you have also played WTA by white wolf?......id love to hear some of what you have 'done'.......
Frodo
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 07:55:44 PM
IP: ras106.vortex.is
**RP!!**
**The screen lights up to reveal the entire group gathered around Doug as he tells them the sad future fate of Waldorf, specifically how Bishop Galante figures into the situation.**
<"So, anybody got any ideas?">
**a rustle goes through the crowd. Coyote hesitantly raises his hand**
What about ... no, that wouldn't work ...
<"No, tell me. What do you suggest?">
**PAUSE RP!!**
FROSTBITE ALERT!!!: The temperature this morning in Detroit hit a record low at 8 AM ... it hit -8!! AAAAAIIGHH!!!
**composes self**
Sorry. But I'm freezing my sweet patootie off in a fourteen-year-old car with NO HEAT as I drive to work!!! (and going to work at 8AM tomorrow morning ain't gonna help none, either. :P)
Wilek: Okay, thanks for refreshing my memory ...
Robby: Actually, I sent my resume last night for two jobs. Here's hoping my writing and art skills measure up.
Coldstone: I have no idea how many hits I've gotten at G:CM yet ... mainly because I have no counter. I found myself using them as meters of how much people liked me, so I don't use them to keep my sanity ... although I do look for new entries in the Time Capsule every day! :)
Doug: Thanks.
Swimming gargoyles: And what makes you think that Goliath wouldn't want in on the fun? I think he'd find his way into the water, either by getting pushed in by Bronx or pulled in by anyone (the way I would envision it, probably the only one who can give him the gumption to swim is Elisa.).
**RESUME RP!!**
<"Well?">
Well ... I had an idea that we could ask Agent Ripowski if we could receive federal funding for a little "side project."
**everyone looks around, gladly seeing that Agent Ripowski is not present**
<"What kind of 'side project?'">
Well ... I would certainly consider anything like this situation a threat to national security. I mean, look
at all the fundamentalists we've had to fight thus far,
y'know?
**everyone mutters in agreement. Ravyn stands up and
approaches Doug**
<"I would be inclined to agree.">
**Doug smiles, as the screen winks off.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 07:54:48 PM
IP: modem38.i-is.com
Dumlao X: I will check my archives... although I thought I sent you all of my archives.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 07:02:00 PM
IP: dhcp214.visitus.net
I did a really neat pic of Goliath and Elisa. It never seems to find it's way to this site, though. I don't want to be on the staff. I just did the drawing for fun. Elisa is wearing*gasp* something other than her jacket. And about the swimming thing, not all of the gargoyles, just Goliath. He is always so serious. It would be fun. See, the others would want to, but he wouldn't. That's the fun part.
Nicole - [zipcfox@aol.com]
MO
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 03:52:06 PM
IP: spider-tr074.proxy.aol.com
X-Files: The Scully-Mulder stuff has got to go. Either that, or turn it into a long-running *joke* (ie, no matter how much they screech "Platonic!" no one ever believes them). I never thought the two of them should get together. While griping on X-Files--what the hell happened to Scully being the died-in-the-wool skeptic? Lately (not counting last week's ep) she's been the believer and Mulder the skeptic. What's up with that? Arrrrgh. Maybe I'm being silly, but I always like having a female character who wasn't either all wide-eyed and accepting or a total bitch and a half. She's wavering now between stereotypes, and it's driving me nuts. Grr. Did I miss something in the season I couldn't watch because I had Renaissance Choir rehearsal at the same time?
And no more alien-conspiracy eps. It's getting *waaaay* to unbeliveable (ie, the movie--corn being polinated by bees? A space ship under Antartica? And *no one* notices when it takes off? Yeeeee-ah). I liked X-Files when there was the idea of "Well, it's possible, but it's also possible that..." More Monster Bob eps! (<g> "Monster Bob" comes from how my friend described the monster-o-the-weeks on Buffy--it was always the *same* guy in different costumes, so she just called him "Monster Bob.") Last week was on-par with second or third season (not first season, though--it tried too hard and everything was way too predictable). Aside from the haunted house ep and the time-travel (the half I saw thanks to a prof rescheduling a class for the same time), though, it was my favorite of this season.
Holy Hand Grenade: Fun fact to know and tell--on the Mac, there's a hidden "easter egg" that turns any server icon into a "holy hand grenade" icon. I used to know it, but I forgot (d'oh!). If any of you know it, can you let me know?
"She turned me into a newt." "A *newt*?" "I...got better."
Jewel - [jfaulkne@brynmawr.edu]
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 02:48:33 PM
IP: 168.28.82.182
Or click here.
*stomps off in search of hammer to take of care this @#@!! computer*
Spike
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 01:19:48 PM
IP: dal-mm5-2209.cmpu.net
*mumbled cussing* Okay, click HERE for info on Gathering 1999: Gargoyles World Tour.
Spike
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 01:17:06 PM
IP: dal-mm5-2209.cmpu.net
Behold, IronWolf!! Your wish has been granted! Click here for info about the upcoming Gathering 1999 in Dallas!
Only 26 more days to turn in your T-shirt designs for G99!! Sharpen those pencils!!
Spike
Dallas
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 01:15:13 PM
IP: dal-mm5-2209.cmpu.net
Nereus> Out of Joint takes place around Nov. 24, 1996, while Reprisals occures within the month of October, 1997. Hope that clears things up.
Rahsaan Footman - [taleweaver@usa.net]
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 12:18:05 PM
IP: 134.71.30.89
Hello everyone
Druid>I don't know if this book would help you but there is a Shadowrun book all about the mafia and yak. I can dig it out of my archive and and see if it might help. It had a lot of background info on the mafia (I skipped the yak part because I had a Italian character in my game, and hey I'm a gamer and we are lazy at least according to my folks we only write; read a ton of books, and oops a RAve was starting sorry)
Nice to see a few werewolf rps. I always thought the two were similar(hey just because one set of heroes have wings don't really matter. A Werewolf is just as seprated as a Gargoyle and the clan or pack are ideals that are planted in both groups psyches.
Last thoughts can anyone post some info about the Gathering? I love Cons and hey whats one more!!! I have not seen a strong Gargoyle fan base at any, lets see Chatt, dragon, liberty, moc, nope so it would be great to go to one that had Alot of fans of the show.
Sorry this post is so sloppy hmm need more cola brain no work.
Ironwolf
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 09:45:48 AM
IP: host-209-214-40-224.cha.bellsouth.net
Quick request here.
Does anyone have an old comment room archive dated the last week of November or the first week of December? I need it to complete the archive of TGS CRs & because it has the rules in them. Thanx much.
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 04:31:27 AM
IP: pool0007-max6.ucla-ca-us.dialup.earthlink.net
**RP ACTION**
The screen comes on. The Ravens and those with them, having finished their business in Albequerque (and having taken out all the clones, sorry Estra but you arrived too late to help), are now headed back to Santa Fe to pick up a few things they left behind there before heading on to San Francisco. Doug is on his cell phone with Wilek in the trailer. "A Death Star?" he says. "That's serious! I think we better let your fleet handle it while we take care of business down here. Can you please be sure to take out Area 51 before you leave, though? I know they've pretty much evacuated it, but like I said earlier, the fewer resources, that includes bases, they have, the better it is for us. We may be passing by it on our way to San Fran anyway, and I don't want us to get ambushed. Okay, thanks, Wilek. Bye." He hangs up and turns to address the Comment Room.
**RP PAUSED**
First, I need to let everyone know that Kitainia's and my website has been updated. Click my name to access the revamped homepage, with a now online fanart section (though there's only one pic as of now. Also have graphics and e-mail button on the main page that work. This is all going well, we'll get the rest of the page updated later. We want to have as much of it as possible built before school starts again on the 19th.
Holy Grail: I like the movie too. My favorite part is with the Holy Hand Grenade and killer bunny rabbit. LOL!
Rahsaan: Sorry I spelled your name wrong. Glad my second favorite Mighty Max character (first is Virgil) is in TGS in a way, thanks for telling me.
ED: Sorry, I just felt like commenting on how the ep made me feel as I read it. I'll try not to do that again.
Durid: Those stories of those? Do you mean "those stories of yours?" If so, glad you are willing to do that for my writings. :)
Nicole: Welcome newcomer!!
SJ: Okay, I can take a joke. Sorry I had to chat back to you like that. Congrats on your grades. $Very very cool RP by the way. I like your dad's human side a lot. As for Thailog planning to kill us all very soon, this is worrisome. If you have plans for as to how he thinks he's gonna do that, could you please e-mail them to me? You know, I just want to make sure we can keep the RP in continuity somehow. $
X-Files: I agree, this season so far bores me to heck. The episode with Bruce has been the only one that even slightly feels like old times and that I enjoyed watching (yes, I will be featuring Demon Betsy and her kid in my own fanfic saga someday, Bruce is already in there as the voice of Seth Figaro). The others though, have all been BORING!! I mean, yeah, Mulder and Scully should get together, but you DO NOT do a bunch of episodes based on that fact one after the other. I thought Chris Carter was smarter than that, you know? If you're gonna get them together, do it in one episode, get it over with, and then move on. Drawn-out courtships are what have killed so many good shows, not main-character romance, in my honest opinion. They need to get off this goldarn romance thing, move on to something else. I have only seen CSM once this season, what is he up to? Where's Krycek? Where are the Lone Gunmen? There's more going on in this show than just Mulder and Scully getting together, after all. So here's my advice to Chris Carter: If you're gonna put Mulder and Scully together, do it. Stop dancing around the idea. Develop their characters by putting them together, then develop them some other way, like putting them in war against the Project and its alien colonists. Keep the relationship there, but make it background instead of a central plot point. (Incidentally, something like this is what I'm doing with Agony and Laura in my fanfic.) That, and only that, will move your show's plot how we all know it's going to, and save your show from terrible tragedy. Hope that I can somehow get this to you, or someone else can.
Argent: Leba was in "The Tain" and "Beginning Again." She's a bard and musician who works with Arthur.
Princess Estra: $ Welcome to the RP. Just so you know, we're not going to be killing anybody else for a while, the next plot we're taking on is kinda a detective comedy story. At least, that's what my group is gonna do. Not sure about the other posters. $
Wilek: Yes, sculpting is one of the things Kitainia's very good at. Along with psychology, bike riding, kissing, video games, predicting what side of the coin will come up when you flip it, and many more. :)
Coyote: Thanks for the e-mail, sorry to hear about what happened. Best wishes for any future relationships you may have.
That's all I have to say tonight, later people.
**BACK TO RP**
Lathrop walks up to Doug as he turns away from the CR. "I have to talk to you about something," he says. "Sure, what's up?" Doug asks him. "It's the school where I taught you." "Waldorf? I remember those times, Mr. You were like a father to us students, especially me. You taught us history, english, math, science. You helped nurture my love of reading, took us all on great camping trips and played with us in games like capture the flag and snowball fights. We built forts in the woods together back then, and snowmen on the fields. So many good memories I have of the place. I'm sure all the other students do, too. Truly a great experience." "It could all change if we can't do something," Lathrop sighs. He goes on to explain the school's financial situation, and the proposal of Bishop Galante. "Damn it!" curses Doug. "I cannot let that guy do to my old elementary school what he's done to my old high school. Namely, ruin it by forcing it to conform to his ultra-right-wing and Fundamentalist-Extreme-like Catholic ways. What can I do to help?" "If you can conjure up twenty million, it might be good," Lathrop shakes his head. "But I know you can't, and I can't either, even though I'm a wizard. I don't see any way we can save Waldorf, Doug, I just don't. Either we close, or we sell out to a guy who's gonna ruin us." "All things come to an end, Mr. (that was us students' nickname for him back in the school days)," Doug tries to calm Lathrop. "Even the good ones. But I was hoping to send my kids to the Waldorf School if I ever have them, so I can't let Waldorf end now. Have you tried getting the money elsewhere? Like charity, or a collection from the parents?" "Yes. Cherie and the other teachers have tried everything they could. Nobody cared enough to help except Galante, and we both know he's not actually trying to help our school." "Damn it. Oh well, even if the school must close, it's better than if it winds up in his hands. Let's go talk to the others about this, see if they have any ideas. Right now, my anger is blocking my mind." Lathrop nods, and they walk off to find the rest of the team. The screen goes blank.
**RP HAS ENDED**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 03:07:00 AM
IP: dal-qbu-zoy-vty3.as.wcom.net
Just a little SHAMELESS PLUG >>>
My Gargsite - Wyvern-On-The-Aerie - has just passed a milestone in "Hits Received":
As of Jan. 4th, 1999, Hit 1500 was logged at 11:25pm PST!
End SHAMELESS PLUG!
Maitain and Check Six!
Stephen "Coldstone" Sobotka, Jr. - [stephenrs@xoommail.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 02:24:23 AM
IP: m89.ieway.com
Monty Python ATHG: You know... Lady Mystic isn't too fond of Python. I mean, she will watch it, but DEFINATELY not with the enthusiaum I have.
She almost HATES the Rocky Horror Picture Show. I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT! I AM GONNA BUY IT ON DVD! I just can't get enough! Once I saw it, I had to have it as much as I could! <G> ()Coyote()
TGS Staff (And anyone else who cares): There is a few reasons you haven't recieved my resume yet. The main one is that I haven't sent it, nor will I. Although it would be a great honor to have my name in the By Line, I do not feel that my writing is up to par to the likes of Christine, Christi, Missy (I LOVE saying those three names fast! ;) and the others. I know I can write in a more... 'brighter' tone than my usual dark fics (And I have... just haven't published them yet.), and writing about the Gargoyles is fun, I think I will be on this side of the screen for now. Later... who knows? Maybe I will try next round, but for this round, I think I will just continue to wait for others to tell the story.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Tuesday, January 5, 1999 12:30:05 AM
IP: dhcp166.visitus.net
Frodo> You play Werewolf RP! kickin'!!!!! my friends and i are heavily into that....
that's all, you can all go home....
Princess Estra - [puck_wanderer]
Seattle, Washington, Funkytown
Monday, January 4, 1999 11:59:05 PM
IP: spider-tq014.proxy.aol.com
**Robby walks in wearing a plain white t-shirt and carrying a gun half his size. "I figure if I'm a Vinnie clone, I may as well get some of the perks, like Mr. Carter here. You know?" he says in his best John Travolta voice while patting the large pie launcher.**
People wanting a Goliath/Elisa story- Tell the TGS staff to sign me on, and I'll make it one of my goals to try and make that happen... (Hey, having a few people root for me along with my application can't hurt, right?)
SJ- I agree whole heartedly. I recall saying before the new season of X-Files started I didn't want Mulder and Scully to get together, because it would kill the series like it did with Moonlighting, Lois & Clark, and Spiderman. Seems I was right...
Vinnie support group? Hmm...
Gargs swimming- I imagine caping their wings would let them
swim, or if they held their wings in a certain position, they'de double as fins...
DumlaoX- Your pic was the old one when I put in replies last night, but I like the new one! You should keep it for longer than this week!
Deuce- Don't beg to be on the staff. Either your application speaks for itself, or it doesn't. I'm also applying for positions, (all of them actually) but I'm not begging. (In the CR where everyone can see me anyhow) You could also try my tactic of getting other people to root for you... Although since so far you and I seem to be the only ones applying...
Lawrence Stone- Demona has done far more than betray her clan in the Wyvern massacre. She has to be forgiven for a lot more than that, and I doubt most of the clan can forgive that much.
**Robby is prepared to leave to leave the room when he frowns a bit. "Whats the point of having a giant pie gun if you don't use it?" He grins maliciously and looks for Kenny, the CR Lawyer.
"Don't even think about it." the lawyer comments dryly. Robby shrugs and walks out, humming the main gargoyle theme song.**
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Monday, January 4, 1999 11:06:00 PM
IP: spider-tr074.proxy.aol.com
**RP!**
[At the Dark Star, Wilek is just finishing talking to Traveler over a top-secret comms channel. He addresses the team..."People, we have a situation. Traveler just learned, from a bug he planted on SJ2, that Thailog's men have a Death Star and they intend to use it, first against the Dark Star, then against Earth."
**PAUSE RP!**
$Frodo> Actually, what I was referring to was my RP/fanfic/WCC character Jake Laughton. He's a dark grey wolf mutate with black wings and a silver shark's-tooth pendant. His clothing is different from yours (he wears denim shorts instead of a loincloth), but they're quite similar in appearance. Don't worry Frodo, I knew you weren't ripping anyone off. :)$
**NEW EPISODE SPOILERS**
ELAINE'S LAST NAME IS DUVAL?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!!?!?!?! It took me a while to recover from THAT shock. I enjoyed the polite little catfight between her and Jennifer. And it was very interesting, finally learning Duval's first name. I might use it in my fics...Well, this ep wasn't exactly to my taste (the last one was more my style), but I like what it revealed.
**END SPOILERS**
Traveler> Welcome back! $BTW, thanks for bugging SJ2. I think you saved all our butts.$
Kitainia> Kewl figure/doll ideas. Miriam won't mind you using a Barbie doll, as long as you, and I quote Miriam, "divest it of that vacuous grin". ^_^ Oh, if you're using a Goliath figure for me, it doesn't show in the pic at my site, but my hair is in a ponytail. (Wow, you must be really good at sculpting and such to be able to alter figures like that. I couldn't do that kind of thing if my life depended on it.)
Dumlao> You're taking on new staff? Dang it, I wish I could keep a deadline and take that many e-mails; if I could, I'd apply like a shot.
The Gathering> I won't be going to this one, or probably *any* of them, *ever*. I'd love to be able to, but I simply don't dare try to travel that far or stay away from home that long.
A question for TGS experts: How much time passed between Out Of Joint II and Reprisals I in the main TGS series? My entire fic series takes place in that period and I need to know how much I can get away with writing.
**RESUME RP. I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS ONE'S LENGTH.**
Miriam: "The combined power of all our Eclipse-class Star Destroyers' superlasers is 2/3 more than that of the Death Star; if they all fire at once, the Death Star cannot survive. Failing that, we could simply send in a fighter to bomb its reactor; if a mere X-wing can do it, our ships can." SJ: "Excuse me? My dad and my clone are there. Dad may be kinda nuts, but I still love him!" Wilek: "SJ's right, we have to get his family off of that thing before we blow it." Jake: "How do you expect us to do that? That thing's a fortress!" Wilek: "If we attack it with our less powerful weapons first, and heavily damage it without destroying it, they'll evacuate, and we can capture them without hurting them then blow up the Death Star." Miriam: "Hmm...it has its risks... but I can see no better alternative." Soon, the entire Dark Star fleet is underway. That's 5 Eclipse-class Star Destroyers, 10 Executor-class, 50 Imperator-class, several hundred Victory-class SD's and frigates and corvettes and such, and several thousand--yes, *thousand*--fighters. There might be tens or hundreds of thousands; I'm in no mood to try and calculate. The Death Star is in for a fight...
**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Monday, January 4, 1999 09:47:54 PM
IP: tnt-2-195-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net
A Masked Stranger in Black (literally in black), enters in the room and reads the last week's and this week's posts. He gives a sinister chuckle and the only words he mutters out are, "Gargoyle porn..., hmmm".
He turns and makes his way out lightly singing Dana Carter's Stawberry Wine.
Anonymous
Monday, January 4, 1999 09:43:16 PM
IP: spider-te012.proxy.aol.com
New episode was ok but not my favorite.
Sense that Coldstone and Coldfire are back in the clan for awhile, I wonder if they will forgive Demona for what she and the Capation of the guard planed for the Vikings to sack Castle Wyvern? But the vikings destorying their clan was not part of their plan.
Lawrence Stone - [st1@bright.net]
Chillicothe, Ohio, u.s.a.
Monday, January 4, 1999 09:20:50 PM
IP: chil-ras1-3-cs-7.dial.bright.net
Sorry for the 2x post; I finished the story.
PRINCESS ESTRA> :-) I like your style.
THERESA> You think YOU have a long time to wait? I'm saving my money for the Gathering =2000=! *mutters something about minimum wage and unemployemnt* I hope you guys have a good time this summer.
***"TRIANGLES" SPOILERS, AND RANDOM THOUGHTS***
OK, I was pretty confused about all this, 'cause I haven't read any of Pendragon season 1. I faked my way through, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Excellent episode, in the character depiction and writing. Kudos to the writers!
All through Arthur's "date", I was ROTFLMAO. How the heck did your writers follow me around? That's almost EXACTLY like the way I behave on first dates. And the moment when he got caught between the two women was one for the archives. I actually know how he felt; I spent two uncomfortable weeks last year in a similar position. (Stop laughing!) It was... scary.
I want to be in the Illuminati! You get cool jewelry!
I don't like Elaine.
When Emrys' pen exploded in his mouth, I had a flashback to last week, when I learned that sucking on a ballpoint gives you a sour taste in your mouth... and blue teeth.
***SPOILERS, THOUGHTS, AND POST END.***
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Monday, January 4, 1999 09:13:21 PM
IP: ts16106.connect.ab.ca
Lady M and Fire Storm. You were missed. Welcome back.
The Gathering 99 starts on day 176 of this year. We stile have a long wait.
Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Monday, January 4, 1999 08:50:46 PM
IP: proxy-381.public.rwc.webtv.net
too bad i can't get my self portrait on here...
~~~
Spaarti troops! lemme at 'em! Knight Sabers! YEAH!
wrong cartoon? wrong country? so what!
Everyone pauses and looks at the short, fragile-looking faerie princess. *Who's that girl?* They say.
~~~
*cough* exuse me...i couldn't help myself. :) continue business as usual. i'll be hanging out here for a while...now that i'm hooked, you can't get rid of me! BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!
actually, i probably won't be around _every_ night, because my da' won't give me the internet password! >:P @ him! what does he think i'm gonna do! all i do is hang out in Star Trek chat rooms and visit this page and my friend's pages...grrr...
...but i _can_ access my mail, so if you want to talk, give me a ring! i will look into that fanfiction thing, thanx for all the help, and i hope you'll allow me to be a member (one of these days). if not...you _still_ can't get rid of me! heheh....
Tiddly-tonk! i'll be back!
Princess Estra - [puck_wanderer@juno.com]
Seattle, Washington, The country below Canada and above Mexico. I don't remember. Go find a map.
Monday, January 4, 1999 08:45:18 PM
IP: spider-wn023.proxy.aol.com
** Deuce enters. BO-RING! **
"TRIANGLES"> Haven't read it yet; actually I'm just about to. WAY behind this week. Just one thing about the teaser: I so agree. All triangles are trouble, especially when they are in your math textbook and you must perform trigonmetric equations on them.
NICOLE> I've always wondered how gargoyles could swim, with their wings and all. Maybe there's a "wingstroke" that could be devised.... And yeah, there should be a Goliath/Elisa romance ep. (I'm a sucker for romance).
SJ> *reads X-Files rant* Wow.. You sound SO much like somebody I used to know. I mean, EXACTLY like him. He's now the only person I could murder and not feel guilty about (I say this with all seriousness), but you still remind me of his bette qualites. And I do agree... although if you want dark and spooky, check out "Millennium" some time. Eugh. $ BTW, I liked your RP. Showing your dad's human side, eh? $
GRADES> Well, I was this [] close to getting honours last semester, and this damn trig unit in Math 10P will not help my upcoming chances, but they're a sight better than mine last year. (Don't ask how I managed a 33% in Social Studies. Don't.)
DUMLAOX> My application has been sent. PLEASE LET ME JOIN THE STAFF!!! [insert more begging and pleading here]
** leaves, to go read "Triangles" **
Deuce - [deuce@softhome.net]
City of Champions, Alberta, Canada
Monday, January 4, 1999 08:38:52 PM
IP: dialin010.connect.ab.ca
**RP!!**
**The screen lights up to reveal ... Coyote still flooring the accelerator of Ravyn's convertible, zooming in circles around the Spaarti troop while Ravyn takes her shots with the 12-gauge. Occasionally they duck the killer hangover breath cartridges that Kyryn's gremlins are firing from the tank, even though they won't hurt them.**
Hey, all! Forgive me for yelling, but it's the only way I can hear myself over the car!!
<"We're whittling down their numbers, Coyote! There ain't a lot of them lefT!">
Good! Once we clean up the parking lot, we have to get into the airport proper!
**The tank fires off a 12-incher, taking out the Spaarti troops' main transport. The blast is enough to allow Ravyn to hit the last clone just before Coyote runs it over with the convertible.**
Oops ...
**PAUSE RP!!**
**BEGIN SPOILERS FOR "TRIANGLES"**
Great story, folks. The scene with Griff and Brianna reminded me almost of the way it was when me and my ex watched that same movie together ... except more along the lines of her laughing hysterically in my lap. (Ehhh ... now that I'm reading that, it doesn't sound too clean ..)
Anyway, it was great, especially the tension between Jennifer and Elaine at the party. It was nearly tangible ... and awesome!
**END SPOILERS!!**
Lady Mystic: Welcome back!! Woo hoo, she's back!!
DumlaoX: I love the new picture of you two, it's so cute!!
Fire Storm: No, I'm not a slow reader, I didn't get to see it until this evening because I hadda work today. (Incidentally, for all those concerned: my manager decided to be nice to me and let me take yesterday as a sick day ... after all, I've never called in on this job. AT ALL.)
Doug, Kitainia: Ehhh ... I think I ought to e-mail this to ya, but your problems with Doug's mother sound *extremely* familiar to me, so I sympathize with you very much. Let's leave it at that here, I'll go into detail in e-mail.
DumlaoX again: Well then, if you're taking applications, I'll just have to drop one in, won't I? ;)
**RESUME RP!!**
Well, that's it for the Spaarti clones here, at least. Any reports from inside the airport?
<"Ravens ho!!">
**All eyes turn in the direction that Ravyn is pointing, to see Doug, Kitainia and their group approaching. Coyote adjusts his headset's radio frequency**
How now, brown cow?
<"Hey, what's this 'brown cow' business?">
Never mind. What's the sitch?
<"The airport's secure. All the terrorists inside are in custody.">
**Coyote nods.** Well, then, seems like as good a time as any for a break. Smoke 'em if you got em!
**Ravyn jumps out of the convertible, jogging over to the tank and handing some breath mints to Jason as the screen winks off.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Monday, January 4, 1999 08:34:42 PM
IP: localhost.i-is.com
About half-way through 'Triangles'. Could finish it tonight, but I'll need something to drag me out of bed tomorrow morning. (Glares at small creature playing in the shadows.)
BESIDES my pet.
***PARTIAL SPOILER***
Who's Leba? I don't remember her from any other story.
***ALL DONE***
NICOLE, HEATHER> I'm with you on that point. Hey, if we can get enough people clamoring about Goliath and Elisa, maybe we'll get what we want!
Gotta Jet!
(Mysterious creature follows as Argent leaves the room.)
(Eight months 'till new Dark Ages eps.)
Argent
Ohio, USA
Monday, January 4, 1999 08:28:01 PM
IP: cvg1-wc2.atlas.digex.net
****BEGIN RP******
Sevarius Jr. 2 gasps as he finally discovers the identity of the individual who hired intergalactic bounty hunter Boba Fett to bring him, safe and sound, to the galaxy's most dangerous battle station, the Death Star.....
"....DAD?"
Anton Sevarius the First smiled at his son (well, actually the clone, but he doesn't know that). "Hello, Junior. It's good to see you again."
*******PAUSE RP*******
Bruce Campbell: Man, he did not disappoint! Bruce was great last night on the X-Files. I actually felt sympathy for his demon character. I mean, hey, all he wanted was the perfect family. Then mean ol' Mulder had to be gettin' all up in his face. If I was Bruce, I woulda pulled a little Evil Dead on Fox's ass--that'll teach him.
This was a good episode, and a welcome relief from the regular crap this season. That's right, an X-File rant is about to begin!
WARNING: X-FILE RANT:
This season sucks. You hear me? It SUCKS. I know many of you will disagree, but I speak the truth. The first five seasons were, what? Suspensful. Dark. At times, downright terrifying. Now what is the show? So far this season has been as follows: a.)an episode where Fox and Scully tell a lotta jokes (essentially a humor episode) or b.)Fox and Scully make sorta goo-goo eyes at each other.
THE SHOW SUCKS.
Where's the darkness? Where's the evil conspiracies ready to tear their throats out? Chris Carter, this show has lost its edge. Bruce's appearance on last night's episode was the only reason I watched it. And what do we get next week? Oh look, another episode about a)humor and b)Mulder/Scully's relationship. THANK YOU SO FREAKIN' MUCH. If I want a freakin' comedy, I'll watch Friends, or Frasier, or one of those other stupid comedies. If I want a romance, I'll rent "Love Story" or crap like that. KEEP X-FILES DARK AND SPOOKY. NOT FUNNY AND ROMANTIC.
Whew! Glad that's out of my system!
END X-FILES RANT
Babylon 5: Great tv movie last night. My only complaint is that "Crusade," Babylon 5's spinoff show (which the movie set up for plotwise) won't air until the summer.
Doug: Remember, this is me! I was being silly :) Of course I know the internet wasn't created for <whisper> porn </whisper>, it's just the best reason to keep the net around! ;)
Robby: Actually, you're not the only Vinnie clone around. I hear they've started a support group. You might wanna look them up.
Todd Jensen: Yes, he is a wonderful actor. I loved his work in "Woman of Desire."
Grades: Please allow me to brag a bit. Ahem:
I got my grades today (I know, it's a little late, but I wanted to enjoy the holidays without any bad grades hanging over my head). And if I must say, I did quite good! Listen to this: A, A, A, B+, and a C. Total GPA: 3.5!
This is actually quite a personal victory for me. My last two semester's weren't....well, they weren't that great. Pretty crappy to be honest :[ Score one for the Comeback Kid!
***RESUME RP******
SJ 2 is shocked to see his father (well, the original's father). "Dad? It was you? You hired Fett to bring me here??"
"Of course," the geneticist said with a smile. "I can't have you running around trying to stop the conquest of Earth."
SJ 2's face grew red. "Dad, what you're doing is WRONG. How can you stand by and let this happen?"
"Thailog has promised me a neverending supply of test subjects for my experiments. I shall finally perfect my techniques! Then, I can begin my next step: the continued evolution of mankind! With my knowledge and experiments, mankind will mutate into gods!"
"Ok, dad, you got some issues here. But I'll tell you this: you won't win. My friends, and even myself if I have to, will stop you and that lab reject. Please, Dad, just give up! Join us! You can help us stop Thailog! You can do it, Dad!"
For a moment, Sevarius looked down. The muscles in his face tensed, and his brow furrowed. Then, he turned to his son with a sorrowful expression on his face.
"Son....I can't betray Thailog. He'll kill me if I do. Worse yet, he'll harm you or our family. Don't you see? That's why I brought you here! As long as you're here with me, I can keep you safe! Thailog won't get the chance to harm you like he would if you're on the front lines. Soon, your mother and the rest of our family will join us here. I'm....I'm just trying to protect you, Jr."
SJ 2's face began to soften. "I...I really appreaciate that dad, but this has got to stop. You can end it. Otherwise, when my friends come--"
"They won't," Anton interrupted. He grimaced. "Thailog has decided that he has waited long enough to begin his conquest. Within days, he will attack Earth. The Dark Star, and any other vessel that opposes him will be obliterated. He has weapons at his disposal far greater than even this Death Star."
Sevarius moved forward, and placed his hands on the shoulders of his son, struck speechless by his father's words. "I'm sorry, Jr., but you've lost. In just a matter of days, all your friends will be dead."
*******END RP*********
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Monday, January 4, 1999 06:58:47 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.webcache.erols.net
Nicole > I totally agree with you on the Elisa and Goliath not having any good times together of a story.
** yells to the TGS writers ** Think of some ideas you guys ! I'm getting bored !
** normal voice ** How do you become a TGS Staff member ?
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Monday, January 4, 1999 06:39:39 PM
IP: 205-109-196.ipt.aol.com
I miss Goliath and Elisa. I know there is alot of new characters to focus on, but I would like to read story focused on them, particularly doing something fun. Their characters are always so serious. This may sound odd, but Goliath has never been swimming. He rarely does anything fun. They need a vacation. There are no pictures of Goliath either. Christie does the most impresive art, in my opinion. I have been trying to send some of my art for sometime(I am majoring in film and I do my own comic book art.) But I can never get through. Is there a mailing address? Thanks alot.
Nicole - [Zip C. Fox@aol.com]
MO
Monday, January 4, 1999 06:31:48 PM
IP: spider-wg051.proxy.aol.com
**RP**
Kyryn and Bandit are busy shooting clones, when they see the gremlins run into the tank with a strange machine. The gremlins find Jason. "We need you to breathe into this bag."
"Huh? Ok." Jason breathes heavily into the bag, which is hooked to the machine. It converts the breath into small paintball type balls and the machine quickly fills up. The gremlins run back outside and start shooting. Kyryn and Bandit watch as the clones quickly fall, gagging and choking, then keeling over dead. "What are you guys shooting them with?" "Killer hangover breath!" "Hey! Shouldn't that stuff be classed as a bioweapon? Everyone stay upwind or get in MOP gear." The head gremlin grins, "Nope. It only affects Spaarti clones." Kyryn turns to post, while the gremlins finish up.
**PAUSE RP**
Steve> Yeah, I sort of let the thread go, but mostly I was on a limited access and haven't had a lot of time to read or post.
Theresa> I agree about fireplaces. I really, really wish that I had one. Oh well, at least I've got a nice warm cat to sit on my lap.
***SPOILERS*****
(Ew, well that's what I get for leaving milk in the fridge for two weeks while I was gone.)
Seriously. I too laughed at the thought of Brianna and Griff running around quoting 'Holy Grail'. Okami does things like that to me all the time :).
I thought that the interplay between Emrys and Arthur with Will was great. It was a good chance to see Merlin's true age and wisdom showing.
The art gallery scene was great! I've been in RL scenes like that with friends. Very well done!
***END SPOILERS*****
Over the holidays I got to see 'Kiki's Delivery Service' and 'My Neighbor Totoro'. - fun. Now I keep expecting to see a Totoro or a Catbus at some of those lonely bus stops I pass when I'm driving late at night. :)
**RESUME RP**
Coyote the Gearhead pops out of the driver's hatch of the tank. "Well, that stuff won't kill me but I can't stand it anymore! Rayvn, where are those breath mints!"
**END RP**
Kyryn - [bmashburn@yahoo.com]
Uvalde, TX
Monday, January 4, 1999 05:46:28 PM
IP: 168.37.239.86
Blessed be! Haven't been posting for awhile, been busy.
***TGS SPOLIORS*** Triangles was a good story of the TGS! Moved the plot along, developed the chacters a bit, and I liked it! Will's inner conflint and how it was used gave us insight into The Minions and how they operate. One of the best things of the orginal Gargoyles was the well developed villins, and I am glad to see TGS carrying that tradation on!***END TGS SPOILERS***
***BEGIN FANFICTION SPOILERS***For those of you interested, I have finally been able to get a word back from Krystina, and another story in the "Altered Universe" is going to be written by me. That is after I finish my TGS spin-off starring Sharon (Sakeo) Nomura, a.k.a. The Huntress. It may be awhile, as I am just starting this story, and I want to do some reasearch for it as well. Does anyone know any good books on the Yakuza Organization, Samuri code of honor, and what exactly does (name)-chan -san etc. mean? Can you answer those questions Larry Davison? Since Sharon seems to be your chacter, and you put that stuff into the stories that starred Sharon, it would save be alot of research!***END FANFICTION SPOILORS***
DumaloX: Hey, who is that sitting in that picture with you? Oh, just read.
Doug: Arrgh, I have to put an entire day on hold some time to finally finish those stories of those. And another to write my own :)
TheOneEyedSquid: Close, but I think don't think Duval is Lancealot, he lived and died long ago. The TGS is roughly folloing stuff that Greg leaked about where his Master Plan would ahve gone if he had continued Gargoyles, and Mr. Duval would have been the "Last Fisher King" In Gargoyles, or otherwise knowen as the Guardian of the Holy Grail. And it was Sir Parcival who was supposodly that person.
Well, Blessed be until next time I am able to post. Go ahead and start flaming me. **Checks the 12'diamater of interlocking magical wards surrounding him.** I am ready for anything!
Durid - [durid@uswest.net]
MN, USA
Monday, January 4, 1999 04:58:29 PM
IP: dialuph87.mpls.uswest.net
Greetings
***Spoilers***
Triangles) I thought this ep was good, but I didn't find the scenes with Jennifer and Elaine that interesting untill after they start "talking" at the exibition. It was great to see the minions again, espetially Lucius. I'm definetly interested in seeing more of him.
A Theory) I think I've figured out who Duval is in TGS. If Elaine is married to Duval. If Arther starts a relationship with her it would be a pretty interesting tern of events if Duval is Lancerlot. Speccially considering how Duval said "Could it really be hapening again"
***End Spoilers***
Thats all for now-TheOneEyedSquid
TheOneEyedSquid - [Sigma28@aol.com]
Monday, January 4, 1999 04:48:06 PM
IP: spider-to024.proxy.aol.com
***‘TRIANGLES’ COMMENTS & SPOILERS***
Great stuff! The plots were masterfully intertwined, and it was a superb conglomerate of previous events. Emrys was great throughout (easily my fave of the ‘Pendragon’ cast, and I think my fave of the characters TGS introduced apart from Nicholas Maddox if you class him as separate from Madoc). Arthur’s difficulties were amusing, while there were plenty of old memories flooding back (when I have time I must remember to go back and read ILL MADE KNIGHT and some of the other early flashback stories again). With a couple of exceptions most of the dialogue was pretty class as well… I’m not exactly sure whether labelling ‘Maths’ instead of the American ‘Math’ is a conscious thing since it’s in plural… but still, I like it! ;) Nice to see Griff and Arthur get featured, too!
Top job Aerie, Rahsaan, Christi and all other contributors!
Jessica Entis: Pictorially, the ep was fantastic as well… the ‘triangle’ scene in the gallery was amusing and well drawn, but my fave is the first pic with Griff and Brianna. The reflection of the TV is a lovely effect, and the poses are delightful!
***END OF SPOILERS***
Doug: *blinks* Umm… could you please break up your episode comments a bit more in future? A screen’s worth of text before my eyes frazzles them a bit… :} Sorry. ;) Wouldn’t give it 11/10, but if I was following the standards on my site I’d give it an 8 (and will, when I catch up on my site).
DumlaoX: That pic’s hilarious! Good luck with your staff hunt! And good luck with all your secret TGS projects! ;)
Just out of interest, for the staff (I’m nosey ;)) what do you reckon is the hardest TGS episode you’ve worked on so far, and why?
Enough prattle for today, anyway… great job again all you crazy and insanely dedicated TGS people!
ED - [ed.reynolds@virgin.net]
London, England
Monday, January 4, 1999 03:37:22 PM
IP: p18-kestrel-gui.tch.virgin.net
*Smiles and takes a bow*
I'm flattered really. just one thing my name is spelled R-a-h-s-a-a-n. Not biting anyone's head off. I'v had to correct everyone from my first grade teacher to my fiancee. There's only one cure for it, become famous. Everyone spells your name right when you're famous.
About Norman Dent> Actually Norman is a blending of two animated characters voiced by Richard Moll. Norman from Mighty Max and Harvey Dent from Batman. Just a small tidbit.
Thanks for the praise. Came at a good time, just when classes are starting.
See ya later
Rahsaan Footman - [taleweaver@usa.net]
Monday, January 4, 1999 02:33:09 PM
IP: 134.71.30.89
Bruce Campbell?!?! I missed him?! Oh, darn it, there's yet _another_ reason why I should watch X-Files ...
Coyote > yes, I did get your AvMists; haven't had a chance to look at it yet though.
Gathering costumes > wow, as Elektra? I'm flattered! Me, if I do dress up, it will probably just be as "fat Una" again and I think I can get Tim to go as Leo ... Becca wants to be Lexington ; )
Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Monday, January 4, 1999 01:35:00 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net
**MINOR TGS SPOILERS**
Oops. Forget my earlier nitpick about "Triangles;" I did miss that Rory was also backing Arthur up against Rodney. Maybe it was just because he didn't have any dialogue after that.
**TGS SPOILERS END and Mandi goes about her business**
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Monday, January 4, 1999 11:56:35 AM
IP: 131.92.166.193
Loved the new story. The writers have a tremendous grasp of relationships, and I enjoyed seeing diffrent relationships in diffrents stages from newly formed to to long lasting. Now just one question Merlins thriteen, with those young male hormones, right!!<wicked grin> so when is some teenage girl, make her ohh a gamer with a love of fantasy, gonna catch his eye. Funny how women are both Merlin's and Arthur's weak spots. Hmmm mabey all women are our, poor slobbering males that is, weak spots. Sigh
Well writting this at work and here comes the boss so
See yall
Ironwolf
Monday, January 4, 1999 10:41:33 AM
IP: host-209-214-40-59.cha.bellsouth.net
*yawn* Morning all. I've got to hand it to the TGS staff; new episodes have been the main thing that make Monday mornings bearable.
**MAJOR MAJOR TGS SPOILERS BEGIN--NO, REALLY, I'M GOING TO SPOIL A LOT OF THIS EP! BE WARNED!**
Where do I start on "Triangle"? Well, there's a lot of things I want to comment on, which means I liked the episode as a whole.
Griff and Brianna watching "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"--I love Griff and Brianna, and that scene was wonderful. I could just hear Neil Dickson singing that, which was hysterical.
Jennifer vs. Elaine--Ah, continuity. I was wondering when they were going to show up again, and it was an interesting way for them to be brought back in. Kudos to Jessica Entis for the pic of Arthur flanked by the two of them in the art gallery. And while it was a bit of a surprise for Jennifer's family to have Illuminati connections, Elaine *Duval*? (gasp, choke) Now that I wasn't expecting.
Poor Arthur. I can understand why he'd have been more eager for a rematch with Powell than a few more minutes stuck between those two.
Emrys was extremely well written in "Triangles"; that is, the character was consistent throughout. I think he's starting to show the balance between an old man's mind in a teenager's body.
Nitpick time: what happened to Rory in The Golden Lion? One second he was keeping an eye on Will, then when Arthur showed up to bail the kid out, Kevin and Leba backed him up, but Rory was nowhere to be seen for the rest of the ep. Huh?
The nitpick wouldn't have stood out so much if not for the scene where Emrys and Rory teased Arthur about the date--and Rory's reaction to the king going out on one. It was a nice scene, and to have Rory vanish after that exchange was fairly disappointing.
All in all, a great episode; I haven't found so much to ramble about in a while.
**SPOILERS ARE FINALLY OVER. YOU CAN COME OUT FROM HIDING NOW.**
Fire Storm: Griff and Brianna acting out the Castle Anthrax scene? LOL!
DumlaoX--You're accepting applications? What? What? **gets all excited** Okay, I'll stop now.
Supervisor's here. Nuts. Got to go. Hope everyone had a great New Year's Eve!
Mandi Ohlin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Monday, January 4, 1999 08:17:21 AM
IP: 131.92.166.193
STEVE GOOCH - Sorry, but it must be a different guy with the same name. I've never done any professional movie acting at all.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Monday, January 4, 1999 07:59:41 AM
IP: 205.242.93.222
Just to let everyone know, the text-only TGS backup site is switching servers from region3.com to khatt.net. We will update the links shortly. The latest episode is at the new site but not the old because FTP access to region3 was shut down as of yesterday.
The new URL for the text only backup site is:
http://www.khatt.net/gargsaga/
Thanks, and sorry for any inconvenience!
Patrick Toman
Monday, January 4, 1999 06:02:37 AM
IP: 205-245-114.ipt.aol.com
***INCOMING SPOILERS! SCRAMBLE! SCRAMBLE!***
"Triangles" > Overall, a very good ep. Well done, folks. It's nice to see the "human element" get some screen time. The "Merlin has trouble with schoolwork" gag gets me EVERY TIME and I cannot stop laughing when I think about it.
Holy Grail > This is what it's all about. It's the little things that grab you and let you know TGS is in good hands. God, I love that movie!
"Oh Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou may'st blow thine enemies to tiny bits... in thy mercy."
Sorry. Did I say that out loud?
Robby > No, you were definitely NOT the only one to see a little of Douglas Adams in the Arthur/Norman encounters. My first thought was, "How are they going to work Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect into TGS?" I don't know, but they'll think of *something.* :)
***THE SPOILERS ARE WITHDRAWING. YOU MAY RETURN TO YOUR POSTS***
Todd Jensen > Have we been doing a little acting in made-for-TV action movies on the side? Click my name for a link I stumbled upon after watching "Operation Delta Force 2" tonight. :)
Comment on the RP > I *love* a good takedown! Kick some tango @$$ for me.
Steve Gooch - [stg6@cornell.edu]
Malverne, NY, USA
Monday, January 4, 1999 04:39:36 AM
IP: spider-tn054.proxy.aol.com
Kitania- I am NOT a Vinnie clone. We're merely similar, there are several differences. I wear glasses, and don't speak with a Jon Travolta accent. I'm a bit younger than Vinnie too... Oh shoot, those differences could be caused by bad cloning... Oh no, I AM a Vinnie clone! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Monday, January 4, 1999 03:01:53 AM
IP: spider-th032.proxy.aol.com
**RP STUFF**
The screen comes back on, Elena and the Ravens' two holy men have just finished securing the airplane. They hook back up with Jammer and his team, as well as Keith. They then all teleport into the gate corridor.
Meanwhile, Kitainia, Doug and the others burst into the terminal's baggage claim area as soon as the soldiers are distracted by the power going out. All the guards within are quickly eliminated, in silence thanks to Lathrop's spell. They die with unheard screams frozen on their faces. Doug motions to Kitainia to stand guard while he and the others secure the ticket counter. She nods and they move away, taking the effect of Lathrop's spell with them. As she watches for trouble, Kitainia makes a post in the CR.
**END RP FIRST HALF**
Coyote: Glad you like my doll ideas, I'll probably end up using a normal-size Demona figure to make Rose's gargoyle form (already have a Barbie for the human one), and a Demona applause figure for Liberty. Rain I'm not sure about yet. I'll bring them all to the Gathering if we make it (and don't worry, the chances are very good that we will).
Robby: I knew it!! You are a Vinnie clone! :)
Stephen: True, true. I'll keep trying to give them that attention. Glad I'm going to get your autographs, though.
TRC: I will not be overstepping my boundaries, don't worry. When dealing with Doug's mom, or so he tells me, resolution 7 is the only way you can act to not get her going into one of her "I do not deserve to be treated this way" fits. And from what Doug tells me, she is very difficult. The woman never accepts her own failings and always puts the blame on others for the bad things in her life. Plus she worries too much, and most of the time acts like she should be treated not like a person, but like a royal crown princess. <deep sigh> Doug's tried to point this out to her, but it's almost always provoked the above reaction and he gets nowhere. That, or she forgets his advice as soon as it's convienent for her to do so. Can you see now why I dread having to get to know this woman? Oh well, it may be easier than I think. I just have to hope and pray.
**BEGIN COMMENTS ON THE NEW EPISODE, WITH POSSIBLE SPOILERS!**
I like this episode, very good scenes with all the characters. Will is a good character, I liked everything that was done with him and the other Minions. The scenes with Griff and Brianna had me ROFLMAO. Good emotion in this episode, too, I could really feel it. I also liked all the plot and character development points, and the pics. Good job, TGS Staff. Hope you continue to keep it up this year.
**COMMENTS AND SPOILERS AT AN END!**
Dumlao: Great new pic you have there. Thanks for posting the staff offer, too. I hope you get lots of people responding to it.
Lady Mystic: Alright, you're back!! You've missed a lot, my friend, hope you're caught up on it. Glad you have returned to us, I missed you very much. Thanks also for the hug.
Traveler: Yes, there will be dragons in Doug's stories. If there aren't already are. I bet you're just dying to see the stories he's gonna do with them. (Which right now only he and I know.)
That's all for now, I must go sleep. The website will be updated tomorrow (after we've woken up is tomorrow for us), see you all in the CR at that time.
**MORE RP ACTION**
Kitainia, wondering if Doug and the others are okay, looks up the stairs toward the ticket counter area. She sees that the remaining bad guys are behind a counter, exchanging shots with Doug and his team. He throws a grenade over the counter and it silently explodes, taking them out. Doug then gives Kitainia a thumbs-up and she moves to join them. They all rush down the hall, as they do so eliminating the surprised bad guys at the security station. Lathrop's spell wears off as the team reaches the United gate area, to find that Jammer and the others have already cleaned up the bad guys there and are now trying to calm some of the more hysterical people they took hostage. "Is that all of them?" Keith asks Doug. "Coyote might still be facing a few in the parking lot," he says in reply. "We better go check on him." Leaving Boris and Elena to watch over the hostages, the rest of the group heads out of the terminal. The screen goes blank, to be continued.
**RP AND POST OVER!**
Kitainia - [dierdre34@yahoo.com]
Monday, January 4, 1999 02:47:07 AM
IP: dal-qbu-zom-vty30.as.wcom.net
**RP ACTION**
Since Coyote and his gang have the troops around the airport occupied, Doug and those with him are able to slip inside through an opened postern gate in the fence. They leave their vehicles behind and gather in the shadows near the place's power relay station. "Alright," Doug says. "Gubio, any bad guys still inside the place?" The hacker checks his computer and nods. "Two in the control tower, about nineteen in the terminal, six in a plane on the runway, and five more inside the plane hangar complex. The ones in the terminal have hostages. All the other bad guys are fighting Coyote's team in the airport parking lot and approach roads." "Alright," says Doug. "Here's the plan. Gub, you and Janice wait here and go inside the building. When you get a signal from me, cut the power to the whole place. Jammer, you take Boris, Mist, Tricia, and Stephanie. Head for the hangar and deal with the guys in there. Elena, take Shap and Orion. Make sure that plane they're in doesn't take off and eliminate the guys inside. Keith, the tower is yours." "Alone?" "With your stealth-suit, ninja skills, and smoke grenades, you shouldn't have much trouble." "Oh alright." "Frodo, Jaden, Lathrop, Kitainia, Shauna, you five are with me. We'll clear the terminal. Everyone contact me when you're in position, then I'll have the power cut." They all nod and take off on their respective missions. As Doug and his team stealthily move across the runways (aided by Lathrop's invisibility spells), Doug turns to face the Comment Room.
**END RP FIRST HALF**
DumlaoX: Thanks for the staff offer, too bad I don't have the time to do it. I like that new pic you've been using. I especially like that Alison is also in there. :)
Frodo: $ I did tell you who we are and our mission, check Kitainia's last couple messages. Basically, we're a team of friends seeking to stop Thailog and some other bad guys (including Corpsey and these Spaarti clone soldiers) from taking over the world. We react to their plans as they affect us, and so far have been surviving and taking out many of the enemy. You're very welcome to help us. Cool RP character, btw. Our team consists of Jaden, me, Kitainia, twelve of our friends, and our government liasion Janice, who we have so that Washington can watch over us. Yes, of course we would prefer not to have to deal with her, but oh well. Accompanying us into the terminal are Lathrop (our wizard, mentor-like character) and Shauna (chronic nagger, expert with stealth and archery); the other friends are Orion (wise cleric), Shap (tolerant unorthodox paladin), Keith (cynical stealth-suited ninja), Stephanie (action-loving and exuberant Highlander immortal), Boris (emotionless muscleman), Elena (vicious Halfling sorcerer armed with an assault rifle), Tricia (girlie-girl with psionic abilities), Mist (normal gray cat who can transform into giant cat-humanoid who carries a chaingun), Gubio (computer hacker), and Jammer (Xander-type driver and demolition specialist). If you want, you can use any of these people in your postings. $
TRC: Actually, my mother is difficult as hell. Ever heard the expression "A mom spends the first eighteen of her son's life helping him grow up, he spends the rest of his life convincing her he has." That sums up our relationship in a nutshell. She just can't understand that I have a life now that she does not need to be a part of, plus she's a chronic worrier, epileptic, has a bad memory, gives me lots of advice I do not need or ask for, and compliments me to herself and her friends WAY too much. At least she loves me, respects me as an adult most of the time (in word if not entirely in practice), and is there for me if I need her, but I'd like that to be it. In other words, I want my life to not include her as a key player. Yes, I know it sounds cold. But nobody here knows my mother except me, so you guys cannot know how difficult our relationship is for me. Oh well, she lives in a city far from here, so we don't have to make contact THAT much. And there are things about Kitainia Mom would definitely like. Her nosestud, her slightly crazy personality, her political views, her past, her infertility, the kind of woman she is, etc., etc., etc. Mom knows I'm dating someone, and we're intimate, buy I've only told her the things about Kitainia it's okay for her to hear. If they ever should meet, and Mom get to know her better, and reacts as I know she will, I dread what will happen in my relationships with both Mom and my girlfriend. Oh well, I'll have to deal with this stuff sometime, if I am to unite with the woman I love someday. Unless Mom dies before we get out of college (we're waiting till then to get engaged), or we elope and run away from our families and lives. We both know we don't want to do that second thing. (My family does contain a lot of good people I don't mind having in my life, like my sister and cousins, it's just the ones like Mom and Grandaddy (who doesn't see me as an adult, never will, and has a terrible temper) who drive me banannas. Oh well, I suppose I can deal with them.) Now I'll drop this topic, this is not the place to talk about it. My family problems are ones I best deal with on my own.
**WARNING: EPISODE SPOILERS BEGIN NOW**
Alright, scene-by-scene review of the new episode. Let's see, we may be getting to see Elaine and Jennifer again. Oh boy! I liked them both, especially the latter. Uh oh, the Minions have recruited another member, this time a kid I can relate to. Trouble. Alright, Brianna's in this one, glad she's going to be a regular now. Great pic of her and Griff, Jessica Entis! How many times have I been in that same position with my own mate? I love her reactions to Holy Grail and television. And they're portrayed well and developed. (As are all the characters, I type in later. Good job, Aerie and Rahassan!) Hilarious scene with Leo, Una, and Arthur. I was ROFL at the newlymates comments and Arthur's reaction to getting that tarot card. I see Emrys is still having scholastic woes. Too bad it didn't strike my funnybone this time. Oh well. Alright, Arthur's contacting Jennifer to get together, this is good. (I like her a lot better than Elaine.) I also like the slogan on Arthur's card, it's going into my romantic quote book. And here come Elaine and Norman, oh boy. I can still relate to and enjoy seeing the bodyguard, who I've had a soft spot for since the last time he showed up. And Elaine's husband is Duval? This is intriguing. I also like how she's hunting for Arthur, but Norman's been keeping his whereabouts from her. He isn't the only one that doesn't think they should be together. Alright, Arthur and Jennifer are going out on a date. I like the way they're reacting to each other, great chemistry and development on both characters. Oh, great, they're going to Elaine's gallery showing, I smell trouble ahead. Good, Rory's in here, too, and he's a regular now. That's a good thing. I especially liked the girlfriend discussion between Arthur and him. Kevin and Leba are in, too, this is wonderful! I like how they're all shown looking for Will, it's good to see detectives in action. Lucius and the Minions are good menacing and yet friendly characters as always, good portrayal and development on them and the young runaway. I can still relate to the kid, even as he is seduced by evil. Good job with that, TGS Staff. Also good chemistry between Elaine and Norman in the next scene. Am I the only one who thinks they should be together? Elaine and Jennifer are wearing similar outifts, trouble smell intensifying! I like how Norman and Powell reacted to Arthur's presence, and the emotional conflict between him and Jennifer is good. Norman's emotions as he rejects Powell's orders are good, too. Elaine's seen Arthur and she's talking to him, uh oh! Good awkward chemistry between them, though, and I like the advice she gave him. Good confrontation and sparring between the two love interests, I like Arthur's reaction to it. Okay pic of the three of them, though I had pictured the girls as looking slightly different. I did like how Leba rescued Arthur, and that they found Will. Have they found the other minions, too, I wonder? Looks like they have, and Rory's in there. I like his behavior in the club and his reaction to the punkers. Good development on the Minions, especially Will, Char, and Rodney. I like the organization their gang has, and how they've become in many ways like what they're trying to reject and fight against (a common failing of hate groups). I like the scene between Will and Arthur, and how the king lets the boy's feelings about going home be a concern. He is a good man, no question. I like the way he convinced Will to come home (I should remember that with my own family). I just hope they don't have any trouble getting Will out of the Minions gang. Uh oh, Rodney's spotted them, trouble alert! Alright, Will's snapping back to those bastards!! Stand-up-and-cheer moment!! And the Minions know to retreat when outclassed, that's good. Too bad they got away, though, I was hoping Arthur and his friends would take down a few. Great scene between Arthur and Emyrs, I liked all the emotion in it. This is my favorite Pendragon ep all season, for the emotion and character development alone. Good scene with Will and his father, too. I liked the advice Arthur gave them, and Emyrs's reaction. That's advice I can also relate to very well (even though I was never in anything like page training, I did have to learn the same lesson Arthur did when dealing with other aspects of life, like my family and school). Good ending development on all the characters. I like how Arthur and Emyrs still have the advisor and advisee relationship, despite their genetic age difference. The end scene with Duval is good, too, a great development. I wonder what event happening again he was referring to.
All in all, very good job on this episode. I give it 11/10. Keep up the good work!
**SPOILERS HAVE ENDED NOW**
Theresa: You're welcome.
Wilek: Same to you, and thanks for the congrats.
Snow: We had a 30% chance of that in Austin today, but it didn't happen. Sigh...
Gathering Costume: Yes, I'm going as Broadway. And I will need pillows belted to my waist to achieve the stomach size since I'm only 200 pounds. That's in addition to the wings, skullcap, loincloth, blue bodysuit, feet, claws, tail...man, am I going to have some work to do.
**X-FILES SPOILERS BEGIN**
Bruce Campbell: He did a great job on X-Files tonight, I liked his character. And the women he slept with were good characters, too. Especially the one who turned out to be more evil than him! This ep was sorely needed by the show, it felt like old times. You know, the freak of the month eps? Too bad next week's is gonna be another <yawn> Mulder and Scully relationship one.
**THESE SPOILERS OVER NOW**
CR Lawyer: Don't know if I created him or not, can't remember back that far. But if I did, I'm very honored. I think he is, not the best developed, but definitely the most loved by fans character that has so far leaped out of my twisted mind. Muhahaha!!
Thetje: Welcome to the CR, newcomer!!
Welcome back Lady Mystic!! Boy, did I ever miss you.
SJ: Actually the Internet was originally created by the military to expand their communications networks. Porn is just one of the many things civilians started using it to distribute once they got Net access. Let's drop this topic now, I'm just making sure you have your facts right. BTW, I have no problem talking about this topic, just not in here because it's clearly against the rules posted by Dumlao.
**WARNING, FANFIC SPOILERS AHEAD**
Traveler: Welcome back to the RP and the comment room, thanks for your congratulations. Yes, I have dragons in my fic now. Check the last scene of "Brooklyn at Camelot" to see one (and read the story, too. I'd REALLY appreciate your feedback on how I'm portraying these dragons so far, please send it by e-mail). As for their part in the next chapter (yes, my saga has evolved into that, as Gargoyles did), I wouldn't call it big. But we will see some of what my two principal dragon characters are up to in the modern era. You can also check Telraven's Galaxy Moon RPG site for a profile of my other dragon character, I'm using him to participate in that game. But be catious, there are spoilers within the profile section. The two dragons are going to remain in small roles for now, btw. But they will later become very significant. Just wait. :) BTW, what does IMPOAY mean?
**END FANFIC SPOILERS, YOU CAN LOOK NOW!**
Robby: ROFLMAO at your review of the story.
Okay, that's all for now, later ppl!
**RP AGAIN**
Doug and his team have reached the terminal's baggage claim entrance. "You have five guys in the luggage claim section," Gubio reports, once he's contacted by them and asked the enemy's placement. "Six are patrolling the area near the ticket counters, two manning the security station before the gates. The other six are guarding forty hostages in the United Airlines gate area." "Got it," Doug says, motioning those with him to take up positions by the doors and get ready to dash inside. (We're still invisible, it lasts until we attack, so the enemy has not seen us yet.) "Cut the power in two minutes. Lathrop, we'll need a silence spell over the baggage claim area." "I can only do a fifty foot radius circle, will that be enough?" Doug checks his wristwatch's radar screen and nods. "The way the guys in there are placed, it should be." "This is Keith," comes a voice over the radio. "I've secured the control tower." "Jammer at the hangar," says another voice, "also secured." "Good," Doug says. "We need your help here, get back together and have Elena teleport you into a United Airlines gate passage as soon as she clears the plane out. Go down the passage, ice the bad guys in there, and free the hostages." "Moving to comply," say both Jammer and Keith. Doug nods and switches off his communicator, moving towards the door and drawing his shotgun. The screen fades out as he and the others prepare to break in. To be continued.
**THIS POST AND ITS RP ARE OVER**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Monday, January 4, 1999 02:19:03 AM
IP: dal-qbu-zom-vty30.as.wcom.net
I was just chatting with LM and thought of the good kings next adventure. He will either search for:
1. Coconuts to bang together
2. The holy hand grenade of Antioch
3. John Cleese
4. Castle Anthrax (If all fails between him and the other two corners of the triangle. ;)
<>EPISODE CREATIVITY DEMON!<>
Griff and Brianna walking around for the next week saying NI! and laughing afterwards, or re-enacting other parts of the movie (Black Night, Bring out your dead, the aforementioned Castle Anthrax (They ARE newly-mates, after all! ;)
<>END EPISODE DEMON<>
Anyone see the movie Sliding Doors? MANY Monty Python references! (NO ONE EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!)
WE saw it as a date movie.
Fire Storm
Monday, January 4, 1999 02:08:56 AM
IP: dhcp165.visitus.net
**** EPISODE SPOILERS ****
Hmm, it seems as if Griff and Brianna ar getting their first taste of Monty Python and the Holy Grail... Interesting...
Also, I just can't help but feel weird when Mr. Dent confronts Arthur, because the name Dent always makes me think of ARTHUR DENT from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series... Just me probably...
Emerys and the school work gag... Still going nicely...
Rory and the whiskey scene was fun...
What, I'm supposed to talk about the actual story? Why should I? Its a very good story, the first Pendragon tale I've really liked in some while. You people go read it yourselves, and stop wasting time in the CR!
**** END STORY SPOILERS ****
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Monday, January 4, 1999 01:45:37 AM
IP: spider-th053.proxy.aol.com
NO NO NO! Not THAT Loki!
I wanted the Loki that is a closeup of his face, with his back being shown. THAT is a good pic! (Lokiface.jpg)
Clickie my link to see it!
P.S. Thanks Lady Mystic!
P.P.S. Does PS mean Adobe Post Script? <G>
P.A.P.S. (Pre- Apocoliptic Post Script.) WERE ALL GOING TO DIE!
P.M.P.S. (Pre-Menstral Post Script) *I* AM GOING TO DIE A SLOW, PAINFUL DEATH, Thanks to Lady Mystic!
Fire Storm
Monday, January 4, 1999 01:37:03 AM
IP: dhcp165.visitus.net
HA! HA! NINTH!!!!
*turns the calendar to January* Well, now that that's over and done with, back to our regulary scheduled (insane) lives. Just stopping back in shortly to check in/say WELCOME BACK to everyone who has returned/ WELCOME INTO THE FOLD to all here who are new/ and of course to read the new episode.
>Doug Elder- Did you say... the magic word? And that they are going to play a larger role in your next chapter?>:)) (I say chapter because that's kinda what your writing style has evolved into. IMPOAY.) BTW congratulations on yours and Kitainia's grades.:)
. . . . d r a g o n s . . . .
****RP WARNING****
Scene: The automated bridge of Traveler's Bird of Prey. Traveler is in the Captians chair listening to SJ's Clone speaking to Boba Fett. Traveler(thinking to himself): Death Star?! *groans and starts checking his dusters pockets* It couldn't be, I swear if I left the keys in the ignition _again_... *finds what he was looking for and pulls out a Mickey Mouse key chain with the oddest looking key stuck to it's ring.* Good...I still have it, would have hated to have the locks changed again. Hmmm...that means they must have built another, or had mutiple construction projects going on at once. Either way good thing I had that clone bugged *hehehe* and he doesn't even know it. *hahaha* Now back to more important matters, namely the battle below...
****RP ENDING****
Traveler - [traveler45@usa.net]
Monday, January 4, 1999 01:34:15 AM
IP: 170-114-81.ipt.aol.com
<Thought I would try Loki since there is no "Mad Puck" in this room... this one is close, though!><Biker Puck! <G>
<>EPISODE SPOILERS!<>
Pretty good episode. Made me glad I have never been in a active love triangle!
It was good that TGS is grabbing a hold of some of the loose ends that it made during the first season of Pendragon. But who will it be, who indeed?
Seeing Griff and Brianna like... 'Newly-Mates' was very interesting. If I was in a better mood, reading that would be a reason to do some cuddling with Lady Mystic.
<>END EPISODE SPOILERS!<>
10 MORE HOURS UNTIL I CAN SEND A FAX TO THE TECH SUPPORT FOR MY MOTHERBOARD!
-60 DAYS UNTIL I TAKE A SHOTGUN TO MY COMPUTER! <G>
-7783 days until I am born! <G>
Boy... people are REALLY slow coming into the room... Slow readers?
Fire Storm - [Night-flame@usa.net]
Monday, January 4, 1999 01:29:19 AM
IP: dhcp165.visitus.net
Sixth or seventh depending on if DumlaoX counts...
29 DAYS UNTIL MULAN COMES OUT ON VIDEO!!!
Robby - [MrNoying@aol.com]
Monday, January 4, 1999 01:21:27 AM
IP: spider-wc043.proxy.aol.com
Fifth!(or sixth if you count Dumlao)
Nude Photos: Hey, porn is what the internet was created for, my puritan friends. ;)
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Monday, January 4, 1999 12:26:56 AM
IP: cache-2.spg.webcache.erols.net
Alright, FIFTH! <G>
Lady Mystic
Monday, January 4, 1999 12:24:36 AM
IP: dhcp165.visitus.net
FOURTH! (?)
Oh, AND!.....
I'M BACK!
**Hugs Everyone!**
Lady Mystic - [Lady-Mystic@usa.net]
Dearborn, MI
Monday, January 4, 1999 12:23:12 AM
IP: dhcp165.visitus.net
Geez, 3X post from me. Very unusual but sometimes things like this are needed.
In any case, as you can see the new episode is up. Also the casting call for TGS staff has been placed. This is your opportunity to get into our elite staff. Send your request, following the required parameters, to me and I will forward it to the staff, which will then decide what to do. As always, good luck!
Also my pic has changed for the week. OK, so it looks squished but I will fix it. It's a pic of myself and my love Alison Wilgus in gargoyle form. This was done by Aimee Major as a Christmas present for the both of us. Since it is the new year, I thought a little pic change for myself was ok to do.
Still working on site stuff, count on it. Also will be working on another episode I have to co-write with a few staffers. Busy indeed.
Till next time...
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Monday, January 4, 1999 12:13:57 AM
IP: pool0035-max7.ucla-ca-us.dialup.earthlink.net
Wanted Staff for TGS.
Currently we have open positions in the following areas:
Breakdowns: Pitch and develop storylines and episode ideas into usable outlines for the Writing Staff.
Writers: Must be able to work either solo or on team writing projects.
Must be able to write under a deadline.
Editors: Responsible for working with writers to finalize their work for final publication.
Artists: Must be able to work under a deadline to provide illustrations for TGS stories. Must be able to conceptualize new characters not currently modeled.
All candidates must have consistent internet access and be able to handle a large volume of e-mail (up to 50 e-mails a day). A commitment to complete projects is strongly desired.
Please submit a writing sample or a URL where one can be found if applying for Breakdowns or Staff Writer, or an illustration if applying for an Artist position. Edit candidates must be willing to take a short edit skills test.
All candidates must provide the following information:
Name or Handle
Age
Email address
Previous relevant experience
Special areas of interest that might apply to TGS (Historical knowledge, foreign languages, etc.)
Which TGS series do you wish to work on?
Submit applications to dumlaox@ucla.edu
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Monday, January 4, 1999 12:09:34 AM
IP: pool0035-max7.ucla-ca-us.dialup.earthlink.net
Troubles always come in threes; Arthur is learning this for
the second time
Triangles
The new Gargoyles/Pendragon episode.
Written by Carolynn "Aerie" Marie & Rahsaan Footman
Story Idea by Christi Smith Hayden
Illustrations by Jessica Entis.
ENJOY!
DumlaoX - [dumlaox@ucla.edu]
Monday, January 4, 1999 12:05:21 AM
IP: pool0035-max7.ucla-ca-us.dialup.earthlink.net
Hmm , 3rd , that's the best I've done in a while . and sorry for the 2X .
Kitainia : That approach has helped me through some very difficult times , some of which I am still in . You have some good resolutions going there , I just hope you did'nt overstep your boundaries there , particularly no. 6 . Though I doubt that she truly is . . . uh . . . difficult .
The Rolling Calf - [aliscke@jamweb.net]
Kingston, Jamaica
Monday, January 4, 1999 12:02:55 AM
IP: 208.11.41.195
Nude Photos : Allight everyone as I am the instigator of this dark shadow , I consider it my responsibility to bringit to A GRINDING HALT . I therefore would like to make a formal plea towards all those who were going to make additional posts on this topic to RESTRAIN THEMSELVES FROM TAKING SAID ACTIONS . I realise that I am solely responsible for this and I apologise to all those who may have been offended because of my actions . Once again I'm sorry .
The Rolling Calf - [aliscke@jamweb.net]
Kingston, Jamaica
Sunday, January 3, 1999 11:57:12 PM
IP: 208.11.41.195
FIRST!
Now I am gonna read the story Triangles!
Fire Storm
Sunday, January 3, 1999 11:56:29 PM
IP: dhcp217.visitus.net
Am I first???????????????????
SOROW
Sunday, January 3, 1999 11:56:08 PM
IP: usr2-1-dialup17.mix1.irving.cw.net