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Wilek: Gameboy Advanced: Yes, but I fail to see HOW it would have driven up the costs too much. I can buy a large panel that could light 20+ gamegoys for only $20, and it is good for years. Has anyone here who has a laptop EVER had thier light burn out?

SOROW: I am curious... what brand of scanner?

Zath: Ow... please tell me it wasn't hydro-floric acid.

Wilek: ODD purity tests! (I backtracked a little from your link.)
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Sunday, October 3, 1999 10:19:16 PM
IP: 216.90.45.163

Ok Where have I been.
I have been here and there and back again wich is rare but often.
(((HUGS)))

Lets See um

Loved Frieza's transformations

chuckled at the joke of Ronin...that the villians are named after Egyption Gods.

Er what else...Oh yeah Happy Belated Annivarsary
and the Medevil test I ranked "Benevelant Ruler" hmmm
Spcebabie - [Spacebabie76@yahoo.com]
Orlando, Fl, U.S.A
Sunday, October 3, 1999 08:51:23 PM
IP: ts002d19.orl-fl.concentric.net

Shameless Plug- I have a new fanfic called "Law Enforcement" now up at GFW. If you want to, please go read it. Thanks.

More later.
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Sunday, October 3, 1999 07:45:14 PM
IP: pool-209-138-215-112.dlls.grid.net

testing testing
Anonymous
Sunday, October 3, 1999 06:09:49 PM
IP: spider-wo034.proxy.aol.com

Sarge> You ain't the only one who's weird... ;-)

Jessie Feff> Hey, I thought that filk was pretty good. :-)

Adrienne> I found your page nicely demented and funny. So, you're a Darth Maul fan, eh? Well, I'm an Obi-Wan fan myself, so... no comment. ;-) (j/k)

Sunday Slowdown> Yep. Tis slow 'round here. And I'll finish off the Demon of Procrastination later (ironic, isn't it? :-).
Blue Caeru
Sunday, October 3, 1999 06:07:31 PM
IP: spider-wo034.proxy.aol.com

I'm saying Hi...because I'm weird

Sarge
Sarge Abernathy - [SargeMM@aol.com]
Sunday, October 3, 1999 04:57:51 PM
IP: spider-wn054.proxy.aol.com

Hei, y'awll!

SUNDAY SLOWDOWN- hmm. WEll, Sunday morning stuffs always seemed to suck, but...... Hercules! And RECESS! HURRAY! Is it just me, or is Recess one of tha best shows out there?
YAY!

Uhm... shameless plug, but..... it got last last post.... could y'awll click an' tell me what ye thinks of me stuffs? Thank you so much!

Uhm...... 28 days until X-FILES SEASON 7!

WEll, au revoirs!
Adrienne. :) - [<----CLICKIE! :D]
Sunday, October 3, 1999 03:45:52 PM
IP: adsl-216-103-53-143.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net

Robby > Oooh, fun! Here goes...just of the top of my head, so I'm sure someone will outdo me... ;)

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
took place while it was dark.
The cops brought in an old guy with
a boat in Central Park.
He took Goliath and Elisa
out to see his skiff
And said that they should come with him
to Avalon if
to Avalon if
They wanted to protect the eggs from
an Archmage who was pissed.
Tom spoke an incatation and
they floated into mist
they floated into mist.
The skiff ran aground on the shore of this
uncharted magic isle
With Goliath
Elisa, too
The Guardian, and the "Eggs"
Princess Katherine
The Magus
And Boudicca...
Here on Avalon's shores!
Jessie Feff - [feff@hotmail.com]
Sunday, October 3, 1999 03:39:38 PM
IP: ctrts3-3.mrs.umn.edu

Just searching a couple of midi sites, and came accross something a bit appropriate to the Avalon World Tour...
I'm thinking a filk of this particular tune might be in order...

Robby the CR DJ
Sunday, October 3, 1999 01:45:40 PM
IP: spider-wm043.proxy.aol.com

Wilek> *chuckles* some of the symptoms of DHMO exposure sounds like what happens when we eat a bad batch of gulf shrimp ;) Heh, I wonder if the shrimp has been exposed to it too? *blinks* j/k! You're right - these fanatics are scary O.O
Jannie
Sunday, October 3, 1999 01:28:41 PM
IP: 196-222.c.esc4.net

Just a reminder, Animal Farm starring Partick Stewart as the voice of Napoleon come on tonight on TNT! I'm gonna be watching it!

I'll make a real post after I clear the room later.

Oh, and...

26 MORE DAYS UNTIL THE THEATRICAL RELEASE OF PRINCESS MONONOKE!
Robby
Sunday, October 3, 1999 01:27:18 PM
IP: spider-wm051.proxy.aol.com

Hi folks. In the continuing saga of my not-exactly-broken computer, now my internet connection program is acting strange. If I disconnect, then re-connect without shutting down the machine, the computer seems to lock up.

Weird. Anyway, here's a couple of comments:

Jessie Feff> If I remember correctly, Harley carried a Jester's Head puppet and a really big cork gun. The jester looked like a charactiture of the Joker, and the pop gun was a huge revolver.

Spiderman Unlimited> I liked it. I'm hardly ever at home on Saturday morning (or at least awake and at home on saturday morning..) but I did catch the first episode. It was cool to see several elements from early Marvel history worked in: Counter Earth, The High Evolutionary, etc... I wonder when John Jamison is going to get turned into a werewolf. In the comics, he was an astronout who went to the moon and found a strange green rock, which transformed him into a white werewolf like creature. I bet that in the comics, it will have to do with the High Evolutionary.

Doug, Kit> Thanks to both of you. I'm glad you like the series. I can't give any date for when the next installment will be done. I'm kind of busy now. Besides, I'm always wrong about how long the writing will take. :)
I do plan to work on it today, though.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Sunday, October 3, 1999 11:27:17 AM
IP: pppa19-fortworth2-3r774.saturn.bbn.com

Hi all!!

Blue Caeru:I asked this earlier, but I guess it got lost: In TGS, has Matt revealed to anyone his connection to the Illuminati? I just can't remember.>>Matt hasn't revealed his connection to the Illuminati yet If I remember right.

Wilek:Oh, and click my name. These ppl scare me>>Hmm,a Santa cruz address,I thought we trashed half the place on the Joyride>;)

Good night all!!
Xanathar
Melbourne, victoria, Australia
Sunday, October 3, 1999 08:24:56 AM
IP: cache1.mpx.com.au

Hi, everyone.

I know there are quite a few people in here who are also fans of Batman: the Animated Series as well as Gargoyles. I'm seeking some advice. I'm going as Harley Quinn for Halloween this year. I just started sewing my costume and all is going well with that. Okay, here's where I need some help: I haven't seen BTAS in pretty much forever, so my memory on it is pretty foggy. Basically, I am wondering what sort of props would be good for my costume. What sort of things did Harley carry around? I know there were a few things, just can't remember what... Any help is appreciated. :)
Jessie Feff - [feff@hotmail.com]
Sunday, October 3, 1999 06:33:52 AM
IP: ctrts1-4.mrs.umn.edu

I went out and saw American Beauty tonight. It wasn't free like Superstar was, but that's okay because this movie was *worth* paying money for. Kevin Spacey was great (as was most of the cast) and I don't think I'll ever look at rose petals the same way again. Anyway, my friends and I had some weirdness after the movie. It was around 2am and we had just gotten out of a traffic jam (a car had somehow gotten flipped over and everyone was stopping to rubberneck) when everyone started to slow down again. We looked to see what was going on and saw that several cars ahead of us, a police car was swerving and zigzagging across *all* lanes of the freeway. After a minute or two of this, it stopped in the middle of the road perpendicular to the flow of traffic and just sat there (we were in the far left lane, so we could have gotten by, but the people in front of us weren't moving). Then, some guy with a video camera (the big, professional looking kind, not a camcorder) jumped out of the cop car and started running around, filming the car from different sides. Then, he got back into the cop car and it started zigzagging all over the road again, so we could only go about 10mph. Eventually it pulled over to the side of the road and we could get by. I have no idea what any of it was about, but it was certainly strange.

SJ> <<sometimes I feel like changing my name into a simple symbol that everyone can
understand, and has great social relevance (hint--it involves one single, solitary finger. No further explanation is needed ;) One time I read a book where a time traveler used that as his coat of arms. It also included a race of aliens who had superhuman powers and could only be killed by iron (they were even split into an equivalent of the Seelie and Unseelie).

Fire Storm> <Acid burns? YEOW! But, please, do tell.>> Let's just say chem lab and I aren't getting along very well and I am now the not so proud owner of several scabs where drops of very strong acid landed on my bare skin and some nasty crusty yellow spots on my hands where it ate through my gloves. I also apparently got some on my pants because when I took them out of the wash last night, they had a hole in one leg that wasn't there before and it looks all wrong to be a cut or a tear.

Wilek> << click my name. These ppl scare me>> *LOL* Someone out there has way too much free time on their hands... **Zath stands up** I have a confession to make... I'm addicted to dihydrogen monoxide, and so is everyone else in my family!

Zath - [zath@rocketmail.com]
Sunday, October 3, 1999 06:27:07 AM
IP: ppp-223-098.usc.edu

Fire Storm> <> True, but it would have driven up the price, and it would have been next to impossible to replace when it eventually burned out. <<Toon Disney is re-working thier ENTIRE lineup, and I think Gargoyles may get canned.>> NOOOOOOOOOO!!! What do those idiots think they're DOING???!!!! >8(

SOROW> <<My dad was calling a friend to ask which one we should get, and during the call the last scanner we needed was bought. AUGH!>> That stinks. Although at least you know he's willing to get one if the right one is available. :) <<Just wait til the new seasons start back up! This place will be a zoo!>> As if it isn't already? <G> (Well, this has been kind of a slow day...)

Blue Caeru> <> Um...neither can I. :)

VW Beetles> They're kinda cute (especially the Pika-Beetle), although I prefer larger cars. :)

Oh, and click my name. These ppl scare me.
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, October 3, 1999 05:21:51 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

Just stopped by to make a quick post.

Fire Storm-<Gargoyles may get canned> If they do, I guess we'll just have to hurt...er...bug some people till they bring it BACK!

See ya later!
Jaden - [jaden12@hotmail.com]
Sunday, October 3, 1999 01:34:04 AM
IP: cache1.avtel.net

I LOVE four day weekends! I think this has been my laziest day ever.

Blue Caeru> The comment on Matt and Sara was mine. That would be one of those Kodak moments.

Kit> Thanks. I can't wait to hit my second.
SOROW
Saturday, October 2, 1999 10:41:16 PM
IP: dll2b102-08.splitrock.net

**enters the room, still sniffling, switching out the candles. Sits in the massage chair and coughs a bit**

Don't get too close to me, you might get infected. Went to the doctor yesterday and got some meds ... hopefully they'll help me out without making me go loopy ... *plus* I've got two days off work starting tomorrow, so that's nice. :)

Doug/Kitainia: Happy belated anniversary!

Jenna, re work situation: That just plain sucks, mi amiga. Hope that resolves itself soon.

Stephen: Too bad about the rejection ... hope ye have better luck soon! (BTW, I pondered getting my first rejection bronzed ... it came from DC Comics. :)

Beetles: I happen to like them ... I "tried one on" at the Detroit Auto Show two years ago and was utterly *shocked* by the amount of headroom I had! Of course, the one vehicle I absolutely *had* to try out at last year's show was the Escalade ... **sigh** It is to dream. :)

SJ, re: Jimmy Kimmel: Actually, he now has *three* gigs going at once ... he's also a guest prognosticator on Fox's NFL pregame show, and has already gotten himself in trouble with Terry Bradshaw by wearing a hat during one of his segments that read "Terry Is Bald." :)

SJ again, re: end of the world: Besides that, all of those guys who reference Nostradamus when they say the world is ending in 2000 are full of it anyway ... Nostradamus predicted the world wouldn't end until somewhere in the 3500's.

Yggdrasil: Welcome to the madhouse!

**sneezes, fixating once again on the candle's flame.**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, October 2, 1999 10:33:38 PM
IP: modem47.i-is.com

***** Another silly RP! *****
Blue Caeru enters the CR, wearing a midnight-blue kevlar-lined trench coat (courtesy of Kaioto :-). As usual, the Demon of Procrastination is following her and being an all-round pain in the- well, you know. Caeru abruptly stops and whirls around to confront the Demon.
B.C.: *in an even tone of voice* Look, I'm getting sick of you and your evil distractions, but I can handle it. However, you seem to be referring some of my friends to your colleagues... and that is something I won't tolerate.

Demon: *arrogantly* I don't know what you're talking about. *pulls out a movie ticket* How about if you go catch a film instead of sticking around here or doing some other boring task like studying?

Caeru is distracted for a moment, but manages to shake herself out of the Demon's powerful persuasive trance.
B.C.: No! *pulls out the Holy Time Planner and the Sacred Alarm Clock from her coat*
Demon: *laughs loudly in the typically menacing fashion all evil demons enjoy* It's too late for _that_! I've become too powerful for those trinkets of yours, can't you tell? *grins widely, which irritates Caeru* You've already had to cram at the VERY LAST MINUTE for... let's see here... two exams _and_ a quiz this week!
B.C.: *horrified* ...Really? I hadn't realized...
Demon: *laughs again, snorting this time* Oh yeah, and don't forget that 1000-word paper you pulled an all-nighter for! *steps forward and knocks the Holy Time Planner and Sacred Alarm Clock out of Caeru's hands*

***** Pause RP *****

Sorry I haven't been around too much to reply and stuff. As you can see, I've been sorta busy. ;-)

Fleur> WB!! Too bad you can't stop by more often. And I hope they get that guy who hit you. Grr... I know how traumatizing it is to get hit; I was in a car with my friend when we were side-swiped. My friend is _still_ afraid to drive sometimes, even though that was almost 2 years ago.

Doug and Kitainia> Hope all goes well with your classes and such. <:-) And Doug, I'm looking forward to your next fics.

Batya> Thanks for the link! Great sketches for TGS, though I don't consider them mere sketches. :-)

 Okay, I don't remember who said this, but it made me laugh. :-)

Spiderman Unlimited> I saw it this morning, but didn't really like it. Seemed to be too many implausibilities in the story.

Kingdomality> I'm a White Knight, but I took it only once, and under slightly unusual conditions (I was half-dead at the time :-P) If I took it again, maybe I'd get a different result, because I don't think I'm THAT nice and optimistic.

I asked this earlier, but I guess it got lost: In TGS, has Matt revealed to anyone his connection to the Illuminati? I just can't remember.

***** Resume RP *****
Startled, Blue Caeru takes a step back, but then she looks the Demon in the eye.
B.C.: Fine then. I guess I'll have to handle this some _other_ way.
Without warning, she pulls out from her trench coat a gold-plated black fountain pen engraved with the name "Darth Margaret" and stabs the Demon in the chest with it, a la Buffy. While the Demon is distracted, she takes out her portable bo, extends it, and angrily attacks.
***** End silly RP *****
Anyone else having problems with procrastination is free to jump in and help me finish the Demon off. ^_^ Take the time to de-stress or something. *g*
Blue Caeru
Saturday, October 2, 1999 09:23:59 PM
IP: spider-wc024.proxy.aol.com

SEVARIUS JR - Re: BATMAN BEYOND - My main problem with BB comes from the fact that I just have a very hard time accepting Terry as Batman. To me he's just some kid in a suit. (Plus I can't buy the idea that Bruce would ever give up. If his body gave up on him then he'd go the KINGDOM COME route more than the one he was given in BB.)

**BEAST MACHINES COMMENTS AND SPOILERS BELOW**

ROBBY - You wrote: [Also, I fully believe Tankor is Rhinox. Same voice and similar head... And I believe Jetstream is Silverbolt, due to attitude and Scott McNeil apparently providing the voice.]

It seems that two of the three sparks that Megatron used probably belong to Rhinox and Silverbolt. The episode guide that's floating around that Bob Skir said is fake but that seems to match with the episodes shown so far also leans in favor of this theory. Even some of the personality traits of Rhinox and Silverbolt can be seen shining through in Tankorr and Thrust (Rhinox had a terrible anger that his spiritual side kept in check and without his mind or spiritual side his anger is running rampant in Tankorr's personality while Silverbolt was a quiet and introspective character and Thrust seems to have inherited some of that quiet nature. Plus the voice that Blackarachnia first heard in her vision that is supposed to be Silverbolt did sound kind of like Thrust).

But I've begun to wonder - considering that amount of betrayal Megatron got in BEAST WARS from using Maximal protoforms/sparks, why go through that again now? Not only that but it seems too obvious. I'm hoping that the three sparks used were just from Random Transformers and that this is just a red herring.

I was so glad to see Silverbolt make a reappearance and that this is now a legitimate plot point. (I'm just a sucker for romance - the best parts of today's episode were Blackarachnia's first vision of Silverbolt and then when she got her memories of him back - the CGI and acting at that point were just superb.) I can't wait to see what's going to be done with that plot. I'm convinced that by the end of it Silverbolt will make a reappearance as Silverbolt for two simple reasons - the first is that today's episode made a big deal about emphasising visually how Silverbolt and Blackarachnia are literal soulmates (especially in the first vision) and second there is supposed to be a BM Maximal Wolf toy coming out eventually. Like I said, I can't wait to see how this plot develops - that romance was the best part of BEAST WARS and it looks now like it's going to be one of the better parts of BEAST MACHINES.
Airwalker
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, October 2, 1999 09:18:37 PM
IP: 91.new-york-31-32rs.ny.dial-access.att.net

Is it my imagination, or has the Sunday slow-down grown to include Saturday too?
Zath
Saturday, October 2, 1999 07:43:10 PM
IP: ppp-223-069.usc.edu

**RP HERE**

Lying in a bacta tank on board the Avatar, Kaioto watches as the Ravens' ship descends towards Earth. "Good luck, my friends," he silently prays. "God guide your path."

On board the ship, Doug, Kit, and the other Ravens step out of their rejuvenation chambers. "Wow!" Jaden smiles as he stretches his muscles. "I feel like I could take on the world." "Yeah," Doug nods. "What those chambers can do is amazing, but temporary. We better get the Phalanx taken care of quickly so we don't have to spend several days asleep." "We're coming up on Giza," says the ship's pilot. "Are you all ready?" "As we'll ever be," Keith answers. Jammer nods and looks at Gubio. "Say, Alex, about your girlfriend..." "What about her?" Gubio asks. "Does she have any training? Combat experience? Any skills at all other than computer stuff?" "Well," Gubio grins, "she did fight in the Gulf War." "On whose side?" asks Doug. "Ours," Gubio answers. "She's also been in several skirmishes in the former Yugoslavia against Milosevic and in Afghanistan against the Taliban." "Why would she be battling all these various forces?" inquires Kit. "Erin's with the Society of Desert Night," Gubio replies with a smile. "That's a secret Arabian order of expert warriors and assassins. They were started thirteen hundred years ago by one of Mohammed's sucessors to watch over and protect the people who follow Islam." Keith raises an eyebrow. "Does that mean she's a Muslim fanatic?" "True Islam, Dragonboy," Gubio tells the ninja. "Not the mockery of it megalomaniac jerks like the fanatics of today support. That's why she was fighting the Taliban and Saddam, not joining them. Other members of her order are still helping the rebels against corrupt Muslim regimes all over Africa and the Middle East. They're like Islamic paladins." "Well, then," Shap smiles, "I guess we can count on her." "As long as she's on our side, and she can fight," says Doug, "I'll be happy to have her help. Now let's get ready, guys. We got a battle ahead." "Right," Kit nods, cocking her laser as the ship begins to land.

**END RP FIRST HALF**

Hi everybody. As promised, this post is going to contain lots of reviews. So be warned, there are mild spoilers ahead. Let's get into the comments. :)

**SPOILERS FOR THREE KINGS**

Everyone go see this film, it is excellent. Great preformances by all the actors involved, nice plot and script, and wonderful storyline. I liked that it had several good bits of comedy as well as the nicely done action and moral uplift. The part where the Republican Guard runs away from "Saddam" inspired a particulary large amount of laughs. Overall, Three Kings was the best war film I've seen in years, definitely better than Thin Red Line and Saving Ryan's Privates. 9/10, thumbs up. It should definitely be in the running for Oscars this year. :)

**END SPOILERS FOR THREE KINGS**

Saturday TV Shows: Had to sleep in and miss Beast Machines this morning. <sighs> Hope a friend of mine recorded it, reviews in here and the other room make it sound like there was a really good new ep. I did watch the new eps of Batman Beyond, Pokemon, and MIB though. All were excellent, especially the MIB one. It, like Pokemon, seems to be shaping up for a great new season. The new Xena and Hercules episodes were also very cool, I liked the character development done on everyone. Hope the new seasons of these shows don't butcher mythology like their previous ones have. <fingers crossed>

Pistoff: Thanks for the update on what's ahead in Gargs 2K, I can hardly wait to read it. Hope to soon see Part 2 of Injustice for All.

Playboy Magazine: I agree with Spike, the articles in Playboy are often suprisingly interesting. That's why I sometimes check them out at the local Tower Records. The pictures I usually flip past out of boredom, though occassionally I do like to compare my looks and/or personality to a particularly ugly, ditzy, or too-artificial woman and smile as I come out ahead.

SOROW: Happy first-year anniversary! May you have many more!! :) (and stay away from Jackal <grin>)

Christine: Thanks for the Kingdomality link. Hail to my fellow Black Knight! :)

Nightwalker: You're welcome. Hope the relationship continues to go well, though the first one is not always the best. :(

David G: Looking forward to your Freelance stories as well. Hope to see them soon. Thanks for the information.

Jenna: Sorry to hear you almost got fired, glad you weren't. Congrats on finally making the change of name. And thanks for the good bit on Armageddon and Ragnarok.

Stephen: The latest rejection of your work saddens me. :( Good luck finding someone else who will accept it soon.

Angie: <nods> Thanks for the excellent advice.

Mandi: Thanks for reviewing last night's new Now and Again ep, you said everything I wanted to. I also enjoyed the episode, especially the fight and Michael's talks with his wife and Roger. This show is turning out to be very original, excellently acted, and wonderfully well-written. Our paper's critics said it wouldn't go anywhere, glad they've been proven wrong. Can't wait till next week's ep and hope the show goes on. <prayer>

Tests: Hope the professors who gave bad tests to the people in here learn from their mistakes. And that the people in question (Doug and Mandi) make somewhat good grades regardless of the tests' faults.

Welcome newcomer Yggdrasil!

Sarge: I didn't manage to catch the new Spiderman Unlimited ep, but if your review is correct, I didn't miss anything. <sighs> It's bad that they're not following continuity with Fox's old Spiderman, I'm glad Doug is in his fics. :) Maybe they'll start doing continuity with next week's ep, hope so.

And that's all I have to say for now, as there are no more topics. :( Later!

**RESUME RP**

The Ravens disembark from their shuttle and run towards Giza, ready to face the Phalanx. Most of the enemy drones do not notice them until it is too late, too busy with fighting the Avatar's forces of Daleks and Borg. Quickly all the Ravens but Keith, Stephanie, and Jaden fire off laser, bullet, arrow, missile, or magical projectiles, each shot taking out a drone. That makes some of the Phalanx turn and leap to attack them, forcing the Ravens to draw hand weapons and fight the drones up close. Jaden lets out a rabid battle howl and charges in to help. Stephanie and Keith are about to follow when another group of Phalanx come bursting out of the ground to surround them. Leading this new bunch is the Phalanx-assimilated rock star Lenny Kravitz. "You'll want to get away!" he sings at the two Ravens. "You'll want to fly away!! Yeah!!" Stephanie growls and pulls out her katana. "Shut up!" she shouts. "Don't you know your music sucks, you stupid Tommy Hilfiger clone?" Kravitz's face blanches for a moment, then turns to worry as Stephanie starts advancing on him. "American woman," he sings, "get away from me...." "No thanks," Kit's sister snaps, slashing her weapon out and neatly cutting the Phalanx rocker down. "That ought to get his music off the radio." "Uh, Stef?" Keith calls. "A little help?" "Right, sorry," Stephanie nods, turning and rushing to assist Keith with the other Phalanx drones. Around them on the battlefield, Kit, Doug, and the other Ravens continue fighting their way through the Phalanx's ranks to the pyramids, the Avatar forces helping out as much as they can.

On a high ridge above the battle, a pair of figures lower their binoculars. "Hmm," frowns a dark-skinned man in golden and white robes. "This battle is intensifying. Worrisome." "That's an understatement!" barks the harsh-featured Egyptian woman standing next to him, angrily clutching a bolo in her left hand. "We'll need the power of the Pyramids and Sphinx to free my father! If they're destroyed..." "They won't be," Harthoth calmly assures her. "And even if they are, they can always be rebuilt." Isfet glares at the sorcerer. "Not the same way! I'm going down there to make sure they aren't leveled by this fight!" "But what can you do?" Harthoth asks her. "There are two armies down there!" "I'll find some way to halt their fighting," snaps the half-dragon. "You can either help me or wait here!" She leaves him behind and runs on. Harthoth frowns, then turns around as he hears a sudden noise. "A detachment of the Egyptian government's army," he says after raising his binoculars and looking through them at an approaching battalion of soldiers, jeeps, APCs, and tanks. "I was wondering when they would show up." Then a flash catches his eye and the sorcerer turns again. "It's her," he gasps, recognizing a golden gargoyle statue standing on another hill beside a covered jeep with tinted windows. "Hmm. All we need now is the Timedancer, and another battle in the eternal conflict will begin." Deciding to see if he can stop the Egyptian Army battalion, Harthoth lowers his binoculars and starts heading down the hill.

**SCREEN FADES OUT, END THIS RP**
Kitainia
Saturday, October 2, 1999 06:31:31 PM
IP: pool-209-138-163-238.dlls.grid.net

I really like this Ajax person....

I'm back. The chicken pot pie dinner last night went wacko. First of all my friend(and editor) didn't show up, so his brother and I spent half the night prank calling him. Then the drying machine in the kitchen broke and we had to speed things up to get the dishes dried!

Saturday Morning Cartoonies:

Beast Machines: IT WAS THE BEST! I'm a sucker for mysterious and sad scenes, so when Blackarachnia remembered falling in the crevice and Silverbolt rescuing her I instantly loved the show. The following skit is a prediction of what may happen in the show....This is jes' a prediction kiddies so don't give yer hopes up!

(Cheetor and Blackarachnia just caused Jetstorm to crash and hurt himself)

Cheetor: let's go Blackarachnia!
Black: Wait....I
Cheetor: Come on! What are you waiting for?
Black: Are you...are you hurt?
Jetstorm(or whoever Silverbolt is): Ughhh....just...just enough to make me look.....interesting....

That is when she realizes who he is!

If the show continues more with the sentimental scenes I'm betting Blackarachnia will have more rememberances of Silverbolt such as that.

Digimon: They are focusing more on the adventure. I hope they will get back to dilemas that real kids have, (such as siblingship or teamwork).

Pokemon: Funny, didn't expect a show like that...glad they brought back that music, the same one they used when Charmeleon evolved into Charizard....why the heck am I even watching this show???

Spiderman: Okay I like it...I like it....and brining Jamison into the show was such a cool idea! But where on earth did Mary Jane come from? I thought she was trapped in a demesionless void...or what ever it was. Obviously they aren't considering much of the old show....nott like Beast Machines...me favorite show (next to gargies of course!)!

Okay that about wraps it up!

72743 If anyone can realize why I put this number down, I'll make another top ten!

Sarge Abernathy - [SargeMM@aol.com]
Barre, VT, USA
Saturday, October 2, 1999 02:44:19 PM
IP: spider-wd032.proxy.aol.com

Dammit! I was soooo close to getting a scanner a couple days ago! My dad was calling a friend to ask which one we should get, and during the call the last scanner we needed was bought. AUGH! Well, at least I know my dad is serious about it, so it'll come soon enough!

I'm suppose to be at a PSAT class right now, but I think I'll prefer to study at home. Talk about boring teachers!

Wilek, Xanathar, Robby, SJ, Doug, and everyone else> Thanks for the anniversary wishes! I plan to make many more years out of this and only Lord knows when I'll be able to meet you wonderful people. You're in my hearts!

Robby> My mother taped every ep of Beauty and the Beast with Linda Hamilton. She sure likes her TV!

Sarge> Top 10 List was hilarious! I wonder what Sara would say to Matt if she found out? ;) Probably put a gun to his head...

Green Baron> I don't believe I'll be able to go to G2K next year :( Though my drill team camp won't be during that weekend, my dad wouldn't be so nice as to help me pay for the trip. Instead, I'll make sure you get your round of annual spankings!

night walker> July 25 is your b-day? Gotta write that down so you'll get what's coming to ya ;)

JackaL> Awwww, you're gonna make me cry. *HUGZ*

Welcome to all newbies! May you stay to claim CR anniversaries of your own.

Welcome back to those who we have missed! Just wait til the new seasons start back up! This place will be a zoo!

My ex-boyfriend and his band just cut their first CD, and they kick @$$! So watch out for them in the future. OG Burrito rocks!
SOROW
Saturday, October 2, 1999 02:38:23 PM
IP: dll2b202-04.splitrock.net

27 DAYS UNTIL THE THEATRICAL RELEASE OF PRINCESS MONONOKE!

Can't stay on long, I'm getting ready to go see Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Version.... FUn.

**BEAST MACHINES SPOILERS**

However I will say that today's episode of Beast Machines finally won me over. The liquid explosions are still bothersome, but now that plot holes have become plot points (THe writers didn't forget Silverbolt and Rhinox, the characters did) and there's actual villains now, its getting good.
Also, I fully believe Tankor is Rhinox. Same voice and similar head... And I believe Jetstream is Silverbolt, due to attitude and Scott McNeil apparently providing the voice. (Not that it means much since he voiced Dinobot, Rattrap, Silverbolt, Waspinator and I think Tigertron in Beast Wars...) Sudden creativity demons come forth when Black Arachnia realizes who Jetstream is...
Black Arachnia: Jetstream... I want you to return with me, to the Maximals..."
Jetstream: Get a clue! I'm a Vehicon! I'm EVIL. I'll shoot you!
BA: No. My heart and six eyes tell me you will not.
JS: Oh yeah? *THWACK*
BA: You SHOT me!

**END BEAST MACHINES SPOILERS

Robby
Saturday, October 2, 1999 01:05:35 PM
IP: spider-wl032.proxy.aol.com

DURID> I took that test twice. The time I was really thinking carefully, I did get "Shepherd." When I breezed through it the first time, though, I got "Black Knight." For fun, I reversed my true rankings, and I got "Discoverer."
Pogo - [O]
Saturday, October 2, 1999 12:58:50 PM
IP: proxy5-external.alsv1.occa.home.com

Hei! Hugs ta awll yawll!

*Scowls* *baffs self*
Here's tha link.

HOORAY FOR TRENT REZNOR!

Au revoirs!
Adrienne. :)
Saturday, October 2, 1999 12:29:37 PM
IP: adsl-216-103-53-143.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net

Hi all!!

Kingdomality:I got Benevolent Ruler.(I could see that....maybe:))

SOROW:Today marks a very special day because exactly one year ago I made my very first post in this room>>Happy anniversary!!:)

Coyote:Sorry to hear that your sick,I hope you get better soon.

jenna:Okay- why am I upset. Had to go to ssn office to get my name changed--- told my boss yesterday, and he said it was okay, the waiting took way longer than I thought, and I didn't have access to a phone. Like a 4 hour wait or something- come to work and am told I do that again- and I'm fired. Reegardless that it was not my fault..>>That completely sucks Jenna*Hugs*,I don't blame you for being upset.

Sarge:Great top ten list,as always:)

Stephen R. Sobotka:Talebones rejected my story, so I am off to the rat race of finding a new market again. :/>>I'm sorry,I hope you have better luck next time.

Amber/Yggdrasil:Welcome to our den of insanity:)

Adrienne/Durid:Welcome back!

Angie re accident:Such a shame:(,I hope that guy gets a nice long jail term and never gets his licence back.

SJ:You'll be happy to know that Trent's new CD (well, at this point, Trent IS NIN, pure and simple) was at the top of the Billboard charts, blowing away all the other pretenders to the throne such as Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, and the Backside Boyz. It's where he belongs, too, at the top. I haven't heard the whole CD, but what I have listened to I think is some of the best work he's ever done, and is quite possibly a masterpiece of the genre.>>That's great news:),Trent thoroughly deserves to be at number one(he's at number two here,but I expect that will change),time to show the Ricky Martin's of this world what real artistic expression is:)

Fire Storm:Toon Disney is re-working thier ENTIRE lineup, and I think Gargoyles may get canned.>>Not you guys too!,First Disney Australia dumps Gargs now Maybe Toon Disney*Wimpers*

Good night all!!
Xanathar
Melbourne, victoria, Australia
Saturday, October 2, 1999 06:45:37 AM
IP: cache1.mpx.com.au

Christine: i took that test and it said I was Prime Minister material. REALLY fits me too:
You are a strategist who pursues the most efficient and logical path toward the realization of the goal that
you perceive or visualize. You will often only associate with those people who can assist you in the
implementation of your plan. Inept assistants may be immediately discarded as excess baggage. To do
otherwise could be seen as inefficient and illogical. On the positive side, you can be rationally idealistic
and analytically ideological. You can be a bold decision maker and risk taker who can move society ahead
by years instead of minutes. On the negative side, you may be unmerciful, impatient, arrogant, impetuous
and impulsive. Interestingly, your preference is just as applicable in today's corporate kingdoms.
I am unmerciful to morons that I have to work with
I am impatient for people that just don't underdstand
arrogant, impetuous and impulsive: Hmm... well, I don't really think I am these, I hope.

TJ: Gameboy Advance: I read the article and one thing did NOT make sense. NOT having a light. I mean, it isn't THAT much more difficult to create a panel light behind that! (Think INDIGLO watches and laptop screens)

Aaron: <first conract hit>
Man... THAT brings back some memories!

Christine: <Self-publishing>
Hmm... VERY true. Too many great artists to choose from.
MAYBE have a contest and the bast one gets to be on the cover. Who knows?

night walker: <Aren't most crossover stories creativity demons?>
Yeah. Pretty much.

Toku Kaioto: Well, I didn't think they were ACTUAL gems!
Ahh... Ok. I wondered what they were for.

Zath: Acid burns? YEOW! But, please, do tell.

Batman Beyond: I have to agree with SJ. They actually arn't too bad from what I have seen. Alot of paralell plots to the origional B:TAS, but some interesting twists.

Schools: I have 2 teachers in my family, and belive you me, I KNOW how bad the system is.
DOWN WITH ENGLER!

Robby: Scanner problems: Let me guess... you have a Hewlet Packard printer and a scanner thats not a Hewlet Packard?
I've seen this problem MANY times. Even though HP SAYS there is a way around this, their solution is unreliable.

Toon Disney: BAD news, I fear. Toon Disney is re-working thier ENTIRE lineup, and I think Gargoyles may get canned.
My Dish Network mag says that it will still be on, but that thing is wrong alot.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Saturday, October 2, 1999 04:12:10 AM
IP: 216.90.45.171

Hm, link didn't work. Well, it's at http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/MaraInsanity/darthpika.jpg anyhow. :)
Wilek
Saturday, October 2, 1999 03:42:42 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

**RP!**

[In the Sphinx, the team is attempting to take down a large Phalanx scorpion mech, and so far they've been doing well, having impaled it and amputated one of its claws, but still it keeps coming, and it's excessively well-armed. Most of their weaponry does little to harm it--until Black Tiger has an idea. Greatly daring, he leaps onto the huge arthropod's back, barely managing to evade its numerous particle weapons, and begins clawing at it. The scorpion instinctively lashes out at whatever's causing its injuries--and accidentally stings itself. It screeches in agony as its own acid venom slowly dissolves its innards, reducing it to a smoking heap of trashed hardware. Kari: "Wow...I think that's one of the bravest things I've ever seen anyone do!" Black Tiger: "Or the stupidest..." In either case, now that the massive Phalanx warmech warmech is officially dead, SJ leads the way into the research sector, hoping soon to find his father and free him from the evil Phalanx...]

**PAUSE RP!**

<grr> My mail server's down, just when I needed to send and possibly recieve a few e-mails. <pours acid down DC's throat>

TJ Veil> <<"I would feel infinitely more comfortable in your presence if you would agree to treat gravity as a law, rather than one of a number of suggested options.">> <LOL> I HAVE to use that in my fics! :D

Doug> <<Another Lone Ranger secret- "Tonto" is Spanish for "stupid and foolish.">> ACK. I wonder if the makers of the show were actually aware of this? I mean, that kind of thing wouldn't be tolerated today... <<This test is only 15% of our final grade, hopefully with the other midterm, the paper, and the final exam that determine the rest I can somehow make up for it.>> Let's hope so. Tests like that are the *worst*. <> <MUHAHAHAHA> I can just see one of the lawyers getting his brain fried by a Mewtwo. >:)

SOROW> <<Today marks a very special day because exactly one year ago I made my very first post in this room and made friends that I place all my trust and love with.>> Kewl! Happy anniversary! :D

Stormy> Airvee> Too cute. ^_^

Aaron> <<Ah, the male rights of passage. First cigarettes, first porno, first beer, first conract hit...>> Eh...I never really bothered with most of that (although I'll still remember my first hit; that deer-in-the-headlights expression is always great); I've always went in for more geekish pastimes, like--well, the Internet. <G> <<Pikachu wearing a little blue and white outfit and a conical hat. He is.. Raidenchu!>> <LOL> I love it! :D <<And for more Pikachu weirdness, ask Wilek for the link to Darth Pikachu.>> <muhahaha> I was hoping someone in here would ask about that. >8) It's at my name link. Sick, weird stuff. ^_^

Christine> Kewl test...apparently I'm a Minstrel/Dreamer. Hm...musically inclined, weird imagination...it could work. ^_^

Night Walker> <<Bjork had her first CD out 20 years ago [at age 11] and has been doing music in general since she was 5.>> <blink> Wow. I'm impressed. :) <<oh , never mind , one of my other personalities is looking at me funny.>> You have those too? I managed to get mine under control by turning them into fic characters. >8) <<Do any of you think that I'm crazy to choose the Taurus ove a sportscar [which is actually chris's car] .>> Not really; a friend of mine has a rather nice Taurus. :)

Coyote> Hope you'll be feeling better soon. :/

Jenna> <<told my boss yesterday, and he said it was okay, the waiting took way longer than I thought, and I didn't have access to a phone. Like a 4 hour wait or something- come to work and am told I do that again- and I'm fired. Reegardless that it was not my fault..>> ACK! Didn't he understand the concept of you not being responsible for really long lines?! <sigh> <<in reality, I don't think it will be y2k-- again to ovious. --- try april fools day :P-->> April Fool's Day...oh, that would be *quite* the prank. (Although, of course, I do hope that particular April Fools' is more than a few years away...) <<It was a "christian" comic about archangels-- they were fighting these gargoyles. Of course the angels looked like buff guys.>> <GRR> That's..that's...ugh. It's almost as bad as this little cheap 70s horror movie called, you guessed it, Gargoyles, although it didn't deserve the name. It was mentioned here a while back, but...I had no idea just how awful it was until I happened to see the opening. It was a montage of stained-glass windows and cathedral paintings showing gargoyles serving as soldiers of darkness against the forces of good. I had to be restrained from tossing the TV out the window. (Restraint, in this case, consisting of a masterfully-administered Vulcan nerve pinch.)

Shogun Raptor> <<"you heard the judge, take your eyes of your tongue and put them back in your face">> ROTFL! :D Oh how I'd love to see that...

Sarge> <<Matt- Elisa...there is something I need to tell you...I'm a woman......>> Wouldn't THAT put a sick little spin on TGS...

Jannie> <<I received a $600 net bill from SWBT once - with no way of proving them wrong. I paid it and now have a different server. I would have had to been online 24/7 for about 3 weeks to have justified the amount they said I owed.>> ACK! I'm glad you got away from those idiots. (I'm also glad my service has a flat rate...) Oh, and excellent public vs private school rant. A friend of mine went to a public school, and it was one of the worst experiences of his life. Fortunately, a form of selective amnesia has kept him from having to remember much of it, although it wouldn't surprise me if he had a mild form of post-traumatic stress disorder. <> YEAH! :D I was so glad when I got that channel; finally, I had not only Gargoyles but a lot of Disney's other decent series (TaleSpin, Darkwing Duck, DuckTales). I'm very glad you're getting it too. :)

Stephen> Sorry to hear of the rejection. (Maybe *all* of us should chip in and start our own publishing house! S8 Publishing...hm...)

Zath> <<Well, as the perfect end to a perfectly rotten week that included everything I've already mentioned as well as acid burns, regular burns, headaches, more oversleeping, more lack of sleep, and other stuff, I found out what one of my Thursday midterm grades was today... **shudder**>> ACK. A lot of us seem to be having awful weeks lately... <> Oh, yes. Maybe we can have the bit with Japan and America on it (which would admittedly be a rather large 'bit'...). ^_^

SJ> <<I'm a little sick of hearing about the end of the world.>> Me too! If they don't back off, these death-cult idiots are gonna blow my cover! The last ones almost revealed the date I've set for the vortex bombs to--I'd better shut up...<<sometimes I feel like changing my name into a simple symbol that everyone can understand, and has great social relevance (hint--it involves one single, solitary finger. No further explanation is needed ;)>> <muhahah> I hear Rosanne was going to do the same thing. ;)

Robby> <<It seems that some time yesterday or early this morning, someone took a magic marker and wrote the word "sex" in the upper left hand corner of every brick on one school wall. I'm not going to count, but thats at least two hundred writings of the word...>> o_O' Ok, that sounds like the work of a borderline (if not full-tilt) psychotic. Time to find a new school.

All newcomers> Welcome! :D Allow Deuce to confiscate your sanity and liberate your mind, allowing you to fully appreciate the chaotic environment of the CR. ^_^

Durid and Adrienne> Welcome back! :D

Jaden> <<Ok, right now I have Primestar and when I turn the channel the screen tells me what's currently showing. Well when I turned on Toondisney to watch Gargoyles it instead said that Mighty Ducks was playing.>> That exact thing happened to me too, and I have DirecTv instead of Primestar! O_o
Wilek Nereus
Saturday, October 2, 1999 03:41:37 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

HEI, Y'AWLL! *bone-crushing hugs everyone* OH, man, I haven't posted in a long time....WEll, I haveta get off, so......YEEHAW! MY GALLERY IS UP! *shrieks* Uhm...can y'awll tell me what ye think? THanks!

Oh- WElcome ta the CR, Yggdrasil!

WEll, Au Revoirs!

Adrienne. :) - [beowulf2@pacbell.net]
Saturday, October 2, 1999 02:07:03 AM
IP: adsl-216-103-53-143.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net

**** NO RP TONIGHT****

I just had one of the biggest scares in my life. Ok, right now I have Primestar and when I turn the channel the screen tells me what's currently showing. Well when I turned on Toondisney to watch Gargoyles it instead said that Mighty Ducks was playing. I swear that my heart stopped until I realized that it was a mistake and Gargoyles was still going showing.

Lexy- That's a terrible thing to happen to anyone. I hope things work out for you sooner than later.

Kingdom test- I was hoping to turn out to be a Knight or something, but I got 'Benevolent Ruler' so what can I say. I'll just have to change my name from David Christensen to David Xanatos.

Sarge- Ha. Funny top ten.

Angie- How sad. It's terrible to think that things like that happen just because someone wanted to shave a few minutes off their schedule by speeding.

Well I think that's all I have for now.
See ya later!
Jaden - [jaden12@hotmail.com]
Los Alamos, CA
Saturday, October 2, 1999 01:57:41 AM
IP: cache1.avtel.net

Greetings!
This is my first post on this site. I just wanted to make any Canadian(or US readers if you're on one of the boarder states and can somehow get a signal) readers that Gargoyles is back on TV!!!
Family is airing Gargoyles as of Oct. 1st starting with the movie(You know the massively edited compilation of the first 4 episodes.) It will then air on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I'm not sure about the times so check the site listed in the URL section of this post.
P.S. I am waiting with rapt anticipation for the new TGS episodes. Good job all those involved.
P.P.S. If anyone checked the Ask Greg Page on Station 8 he made a referral to the possibility of a Live Action Gargoyles movie.(Not something that he, himself appears to be working on.) I don't think it can properly capture the essence of the show. Questions, comments, let me know.
Yggdrasil - [gperry@iprimus.ca]
Ontario, Canada
Saturday, October 2, 1999 01:02:18 AM
IP: dialin148.hamilton.globalserve.net

Sevarius Jr.> concerning private -vs- public schools, I agree 150%. Private schools can afford to provide more programs, have lower teacher-student ratio, etc. simply because they receive more money per student and they have the right to exclude students. Public schools do not have the luxury. There is such a financial drain on the school systems from students who do not wish to have an education, but the law states otherwise... with no regard to the cost involved. Yes, the public school system needs a total revamping and a whole new attitude! If a student decides that he/she does not want to be educated and expresses himself/herself in a violent or disrespectful manner, then we should bend over backwards escorting that student to the door. But the government says otherwise. So, yeah.. if I had the choice, I would choose Private schools hands down. But I will stand up for 98% of the teachers in public schools! *g*
I know how dedicated and yet how tight their hands are tied nowadays. It's really a shame and sucks watermelons.

Jenna> I will be attending the Ren Fest this weekend myself *smiles* at least I am planning on attending... depends on how much energy I have left over by Sunday. *chuckles*
Have fun there! I hope Bob is there again - he cracks me up!
Jannie
Saturday, October 2, 1999 01:00:13 AM
IP: 196-243.c.esc4.net

One last post- the comic I mentioned in last post of course miffed me because I'm a garg fan--grrrr!!!
jenna
Saturday, October 2, 1999 12:13:57 AM
IP: ppp-207-193-227-194.hstntx.swbell.net

well back here--

Servarus Jr- I got my last name changed. I got married in March and hadn't had a chance to change my last name tll now finally. Yeah, I'm old fashioned what can I say... :P

Feeling better here- the neighbors here were at each other's throats for the past week- really bad. kept the whole apt complex up- and the cops had to be called out. I finally just got some sleep.

End of the world-- nah, won't be Y2k- too ovious and predicable. And I don't know that when the armagetton everyone fears comes, that it will be what people suspect. Alot of people misunderstand Revelations. It isn't so much about the end of the earth, as it is about the end of the old system. The earth is supposed to go through varius changes-but it won't be destoryed- I use alot of these images in the fanfic I am working on "The first Ragnarok" -- blood falling from the skies like rain, earth quakes, ect--- but in reality, I don't think it will be y2k-- again to ovious. --- try april fools day :P--

This weekend me , my hubby, and his family are going to the Tesas Rennissance Festival-- anyone here heard of it? It's pretty awesome- I think it's the best part of Texas frankly- jousting, revealry, awesome food, dance-- very very cool! :)

Pist off-- I got your em- hope to respond soon. - had the bank withdrawl thing my self.

Because of the neighbors keeping me up, my mind was a whirlwind last night. I was thinking alot about my fanfic coming up, and the nature of the evil. It's a little spoiler for Misbegotten Son - matters of fate part 2-- In it I have a character who is called Titan. He is beautiful, and very angelic looking- yellow skin, white feathered wings, and he radiates slightly. And, he is bad as hell- a rapist, child murder, and son of--a demon. I got this inspired to do this character for two things. First, Lucifer is called "the son of the morning" and he's supposed to radiate. And second, I got the idea from something I saw.

It was a "christian" comic about archangels-- they were fighting these gargoyles. Of course the angels looked like buff guys. I thought- well, that's really rather shallow. Evil hardly ever comes in the tradional forms- horns, red skin, the nine yards. Rather, it often comes cloathed in rightousness. It is rarely so easy to recognize. Well, anyway, I was thinking about this last night....

jenna
Saturday, October 2, 1999 12:10:03 AM
IP: ppp-207-193-227-194.hstntx.swbell.net

***
Durid step out from the shadows "Hey, I'm still around. Just lettting everyone know." Smiles.
***

Kingdom's test - Saw the link and took it quick... Am I the only one here that got "Sheperd"?
Your distinct personality, The Shepherd is to tend to your human flock. You understand the needs of those for whom you are responsible. Shepherds are vigilant and reliable. You realize your obligation and commitment to the well being of those entrusted to your care. Shepherds are very dependable. You engender a feeling of comfort and stability to those within your charge. On the positive side, Shepherds can be empathic, caring, understanding, practical and realistic. On the negative side, you may be manipulative, close-minded and sentimentally rigid. Interestingly, your preference is just as applicable in today's corporate kingdoms.

*****
Durid fades back into the shadows of the commet room.
*****
Durid the Druid - [durid@uswest.net]
MN, USA
Friday, October 1, 1999 11:59:59 PM
IP: dialupaa64.mpls.uswest.net

28 DAYS UNTIL THE THEATRICAL RELEASE OF PRINCESS MONONOKE!

Yeah! I finally got my scanner working! Seems the problem was its incompatible with the printer, so one has to be disconnected for the other to work... Go fig. ANyhow, this means I'll probably be doing more TGS illustrations this season...

Interesting going ons at school... It seems that some time yesterday or early this morning, someone took a magic marker and wrote the word "sex" in the upper left hand corner of every brick on one school wall. I'm not going to count, but thats at least two hundred writings of the word... Very strange... I'm curious as to how the school is going to hide this. Are they going to sandblast every brick or pretend its not there or what?

Nightwalker- You have other personalities too? Hmm. I have at least a dozen to keep up with... (Thank goodness the Lonny persona is dead tho. He was hard to control! THough his voice still comes out every now and again. It likely will this halloween...)

Kaioto-
"Collecting things is fine and good, its value not substantial...
Things are only worth what people think when it comes to things financial..."
Hmm, has possibilities...

SJ- Sorry about the car troubles man. Part of the reason I only take the bus.

Coyote- Happy belated birthday! Tho I think I said that when we were IMing the other night...

Sorow- One year in this CR, congrats! I'm approaching that point pretty soon as well...

Jenna- That kinda... Sucks. Hope things work out for ya.

Sarge- Interesting top ten...

Midieval occupation- "Benevolent Ruler". Hmm.

**RP HERE**

The group that had fought the cyber-smurf looks on as the giant bug thingie sprouts a ton of weapons.
"Joy." Musoke Punzara Noying, aka the Black Tiger tosses of sarcastically before jumping in front of SJ and his aunt Kari to be pummelled with a spray of bullets. His armor gets a little damaged, but he is otherwise unhurt, since it is armor from the Next Dimension, its pretty tough stuff. He powers up energy in his gauntlets and prepares to blast the thing, protecting his aunt and friends. A brief gauntleted fireball does nothing.
"Um guys, if you have a plan, nows the time to put it into action..."
Jim's clone uses his superspeed to get behind the creature, (Remember, he RAN to the Dark Star 2 faster than a jet could get there, and it was in space!) and he uses his unique vocal ability to imitate the sound of a thousand warriors coming from the creature's left. Naturally it turns to investigate.
Kari grins wickedly and charges up her spear with magical energy. She hurls the thing at the bug and it goes right on through, splattering out green blood. And yet the bug keeps on coming.
"Hoo boy..."
Robby
Friday, October 1, 1999 11:53:50 PM
IP: spider-wj082.proxy.aol.com

Stephen> Sorry about the rejection. At least they made a quick decision instead of letting you twist in the wind. Good luck on your next submission!
Pogo
Friday, October 1, 1999 11:38:47 PM
IP: proxy5-external.alsv1.occa.home.com

***BEGIN RP***
"What the heck is *that*?" Kari screamed, looking straight up at the scorpion-like Phalanx mecha-drone.
"That is one big bug," SJ commented, then ducked out of the way as the huge Phalanx swiped at him with it's tail
appendage. "We need to take this thing down, quick!"
"I'm on it," Black Tiger said. He quickly dodged one of the beast's large, spindly legs before it could come crashing down upon him, and lashed out with his claws. Seconds later, the appendage fell to the ground, neatly amputated by the Tiger.
SJ pumped pulse after pulse from his PPG pulse rifle into the creature's body. "Dang it, go down!" he shouted.
"Let me help," Kari offered. She ran forward and drove her spear deep into the creature's side, illiciting a howl of pain from the techno-organic being. "I think I got it!" she said triumphantly.
That's when the drone sprouted about a dozen different particle beam weapons. "Aw, crap," SJ said with a frown. "I hate it when their guns are bigger than mine..."
***END RP***

Lots of stuff to talk about tonight....hopefully this weekend will be somewhat less tiresome--and crappy--as the rest of this week has been.

Comic Book news: Well, looks like us X-Men fans have just dodged a bullet by *this* much. Seems that Rob Liefeld was
all set to make some "radical" changes to most of the X-titles, but the deal between him and Marvel fell through. I don't know about you guys, but I find that a Rob Liefeld-driven X-universe is infinitely more frightening and potentially disastrous than the usually discontinuous X-universe. I'm sorry, but I don't want Liefeld anywhere near any of the titles that I enjoy. Let him go back to turning out about a hundred different Youngblood #1s over at Image.
On a more uplifting note, the rumor going around is that Warren Ellis is going to spring onto the X-Men bandwagon.
However, Ellis has before stated that he doesn't want to work for any lengthy stint on any ongoing series.....could he have changed his mind? Personally, I'd love to see him sign on. With the return of Chris Claremont imminent in 2000, he'd be a great addition to the creative team.

***Warning, rant up ahead***
I'm a little sick of hearing about the end of the world.
You see, with all this recent crap happening in the world (storms, earthquakes, that nuclear explosion in Japan), the ol' "the world's gonna end in 2000" crap is surfacing again. If one more person mentions Nostradamus' name again, I'm gonna rip their tongue out. Look, the world ain't ending. Y2K is probably gonna do jack. At the very least, you won't need to stockpile gallons and gallons of water or tons of can food. Okay? You're not gonna need to hide in your little bunker and kill the neighbors for food. It just ain't gonna happen. Yes, weird crap is happening. But weird crap ALWAYS happens. The world will still be here Jan. 2, 2000. So enough with the doom and gloom already!!!
***end rant***

Batman Beyond: I finally watched my tapes of the last two episodes of this show....and I gotta disagree with you folks in here who didn't think they were that good. I thought they were pretty solid. If anything, I like that they've sort of gained a new, darker flavor (the Chimera's final form was horrific, and the decayed corpse look of Earthmover was like something out of TftC!). I don't want to conjecture as to what some of you are thinking, but I think perhaps the criticism around the show stems from it being more of a superhero program instead of the more character-driven, story-heavy episodes of, say, the earlier Batman. Does that mean I like Beyond more? No, but I do think it is a very good show for what it is. It's a different beast even than the original Batman:TAS.

Xanathar: You'll be happy to know that Trent's new CD (well, at this point, Trent IS NIN, pure and simple) was at the top of the Billboard charts, blowing away all the other pretenders to the throne such as Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, and the Backside Boyz. It's where he belongs, too, at the top. I haven't heard the whole CD, but what I have listened to I think is some of the best work he's ever done, and is quite possibly a masterpiece of the genre.

Public vs. Private schools: Having served time in both, I found that private schools provide the better education, simply cause they can. They can afford to spend the money to have the better programs for the kids....namely cause the parents are paying for them. I don't have a high opinion of our public school system, especially since we get our butts kicked by like, EVERY country in the world when they do those education system testings. The sad thing was that all the kids in the U.S. who did real good--definitely immigrants or sons of immigrants! We have to outsource for our real intelligent students. We need some educaional reforms, stat. How about having kids who can count to 100 *without* using their fingers instead of putting a goddamn metal detector in every hallway???

Jenna: You got your name changed? Into what? I don't have the nerve to do it, but sometimes I feel like changing my name into a simple symbol that everyone can understand, and has great social relevance (hint--it involves one single, solitary finger. No further explanation is needed ;)

Fic Preview: Well, I shouldn't write this, cause I am the King of Procrastination, and by the time I finish my Gargoyles "masterpiece" (heh heh), it'll be sometime late next century....but I plan a "five-year arc", with an underlying theme throughout. Look for more supernatural entities than you can shake a stick out, changelings on acid, the Clan versus God (well, not *the* God. But *a* god.), and the **music plays** end of the world as we know it.....it's the end of the world as we know it....**end music**

***3 KINGS REVIEW****
I won't get into this in depth, cause I don't want to steal Doug & Kit's thunder. But I loved this film!!! The critics were right, it was an excellent movie, with some good humor, good action, and some good themes. George Clooney is a great actor (yeah, you heard me, and if you don't agree, go watch "Out of Sight", that film was one of last year's BEST movies.), and I hope that this film is the one that really lets him break through, as he's yet to have a real big hit. Good movie, I'm glad I went to it. I'd like to go see Mystery, Alaska too, but I'm a little iffy on that. It looks kinda cheesy and it's gotten either lukewarm-to-bad reviews.....but it does have Russel Crowe in it. And he's just so dreamy! ;-p
****END REVIEW***

Now & Again: Caught tonight's episode. I'm greatly confused, as I missed last week's episode, but this show looks interesting enough. Don't know what the heck was up with that egg-full-of-ebola at the end. I hope this show lasts....it's interesting, and seems to be both intelligent and well-done. And in Hollywood, that's a death sentence.

Speaking of TV, I gotta watch the "E! True Hollywood Story" this weekend. It's on Punky Brewster....who grew up to be a
super-robo-hottie! Who knew??

SOROW: One year already?! **hugz** Well, we're all glad to still have you in here, hopefully for many more years to
come!!!

The Man Show: I've watched this show a few times. It's sometimes okay. It's largely saved by the comedy of Jimmy
Kimmel, but I find the show just falls apart when that 'tard from Loveline shows up. I'm sorry to any of his fans in the CR, but who the heck told this guy he had talent??? If he didn't have Loveline, he'd be nowhere. From what I've seen from the Loveline tv show (and their radio show), all Adam does is sit there and tell dick jokes while the stiff-as-a-board Dr. Drew drones on beside him. Still, the Man Show has a couple interesting bits. The Helpful Hints with the porn stars are amusing, as are the infamous "Girls on Trampolines".

My Medieval Personality: I'm the White Knight. It says here that:
"Your distinct personality, The White Knight, might be found in most of the thriving kingdoms of the time. Don Quixote was a White Knight as was Joan of Arc, the Lone Ranger and Crusader Rabbit. As a White Knight you expect nothing in return for your good deeds. You are one of the true "Givers" of the world. You are the anonymous philanthropist who shares your wealth, your time and your life with others. To give, is its own reward and as a White Knight you seek no other. On the positive side you are merciful, sympathetic, helpful, giving and heroic. On the negative side you may be impulsively decisive, sentimental and misdirected. Interestingly, your preference is just as applicable in today'scorporate kingdoms."
Yeah, I'm in the same category as a crazy Spaniard, a French teenager who heard the Virgin Mary and got burned at the
stake, and racist cowboy (I was tempted to use 3 other letters than "c"). Ah well, at least I'm merciful....Bwah ha ha ha!!!

Sarge: Another fine list. Personally, I'd like, for once, the subject of FASHION discussed in the Gargoyles universe.

Goliath: Elisa.....we have to talk.
Elisa: Oh?
Goliath: It's your clothes. Don't you have *anything* else in your closet? That red jacket is soooo last Tuesday.
Elisa: Oh yeah? You're one to talk, Mr. Loincloth. Who do you think you are, Tarzan, King of the Apes???

Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Friday, October 1, 1999 11:20:20 PM
IP: 207-172-44-208.s208.tnt3.brd.va.dialup.rcn.com

Angie> Oh, lord... that's terrible. Some of these dumbasses they give licenses these days shouldn't be on the road now.

Doug> Welcome to the club, my friend. I crammed my brains out for Brit Lit - and I'm sure I blew it on the midterm. The questions were so off-the-wall... and although I read the General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales over again, I couldn't match up the pilgrim to the ONE LINE of Middle English that supposedly described him or her. And half the test points were on a question that asked how you would explain the impact on feminine consciousness, if there is any, in Beowulf. THERE IS NONE! The only thing I could pull out was the significance with Grendel's *mother* being the tougher adversary. *Sigh* I am not looking forward to getting that exam back on Monday...

Okay. I saw N&A tonight, and I've got to respond now.

**SPOILERS FOR NOW AND AGAIN: "ON THE TOWN"**

Now *THAT* was more like it!

My main nit with the pilot was that it was slow and all setup, but that was not the case here. Oh, no, no, no.

Finally, we got to see a little bit of what Michael could do in the exhibition (I really wish that part hadn't been so brief), but even then, he was still himself - checking to see if the guy he downed was okay, and the comment when opponent #3 started up the chainsaw: "Great. I'm fighting Gallagher?"

The tone in this ep was actually a bit more consistent - yeah, it still shifted back and forth a bit, but not so jarringly. I've got to go back and make some sound clips of a few lines, especially Roger's reaction to his idea that Michael's his reincarnated self, and Morris attempting to play God to a blindfolded Roger. (At which point I fell off the bed laughing.)

Seriously, though, the romantic aspects were just as well done - especially Michael "spying" on Lisa. That expression on his face when she and the lawyer stepped out of the limo was perfect. I was surprised by *how* the lawyer turned out to be a sleaze, although the fact that he was didn't really surprise me.

What I didn't expect, however, was Michael actually encountering Lisa... and that last couple of scenes were really touching. It made it pretty clear by the end of the ep why Michael no longer "wanted his death back" after seeing Lisa again.

I'm also betting there was no Green Beret who'd just had a skiing accident... something gives me the impression that Morris has been testing Michael from the beginning. Besides, that's waaay too convenient.

The pilot was promising, but this second episode was great. I'm definitely hooked. Next week looks great. :)

**END NOW AND AGAIN SPOILERS!**

Amber> We're still working on it! Dark Ages season 2 comes out before anything else, though...

Stephen> <<Talebones rejected my story, so I am off to the rat race of finding a new market again. >> I'm sorry.

Well, I'm going to work on my paper a bit... night all...
Mandolin
Friday, October 1, 1999 10:28:19 PM
IP: 144.175.18.15

Oh yeah , I forgot to say in my mornings post that in order to RP I need to know what exactly is going on right now. I was going to use that idea about barging into that guys room [robby , was that your suggestion?]. I forgot all the details .Sorry

night walker
Friday, October 1, 1999 09:53:48 PM
IP: proxy-393.public.rwc.webtv.net

Sarge-ROTFLMAO!!!!
night walker
Friday, October 1, 1999 09:47:58 PM
IP: proxy-393.public.rwc.webtv.net

Oh, I forgot to tell you the boy died in the hospital. I think the accident happened around 7:00 PM. I heard it on the news, flowers, balloons, and a cross with flowers on it and a large group of people and the boy's parents. It was just so awful. This was the 2nd accident in three years that happened on that road. I just hope people won't speed down that street anymore and I hope the town will build more sidewalks too.
Angie
Friday, October 1, 1999 09:35:05 PM
IP: dial124.b2.tnt4.wa.freei.net

Oh, I forgot to tell you the boy died in the hospital. I think the accident happened around 7:00 PM. I saw it on the news, flowers, balloons, and a cross with flowers on it and a large group of people and the boy's parents. It was just so awful. This was the 2nd accident in three years that happened on that road. I just hope people won't speed down that street anymore and I hope the town will build more sidewalks too.
Angie
Friday, October 1, 1999 09:34:53 PM
IP: dial124.b2.tnt4.wa.freei.net

Well, as the perfect end to a perfectly rotten week that included everything I've already mentioned as well as acid burns, regular burns, headaches, more oversleeping, more lack of sleep, and other stuff, I found out what one of my Thursday midterm grades was today... **shudder** I think I did better on the other one, but I won't know until late next week.

More stuff about The Anubis Gates> Well, I finally had time to sit down and do a big chunk of reading and I've found more garg/TGS related stuff. There are several nice time loops worthy of MIA, there is some cloning (though it's done by magical means), the main antagonist's goal seems very similar to what Harthoth (sp?) *claimed* his goal was in "For Old Times Sake" (take back Egypt for the ancient Egyptians), and there was something else, but I can't remember what it is at the moment...

shogun> <<Clerk: very well, "pika, pika-chu, cha, chu pika pika pika! pika-pi, pika-chuuuuuu!" Judge: this is worse than the infamous Hutt vs. Binks trial >> *LOL*

Pistoff> <<For some reason, every time I look at an iMac, I immediately think of the new Volkswagen Beetle. *shudders*>> The new Beetles are ugly and look like they should have a big wind-up key sticking out the top, but they're surprisingly roomy inside and pretty maneuverable (a friend has one).

Sarge> <<First Turkey, then Taiwan, now Mexico?>> I think the world is about to break in half. Why don't us garg fans take one half and let everyone else have the other?

night walker> <<So would someone who enjoyed seeing SNL's mary katheren galleger falling enjoy the film? And where do you live ? the movie doesn't come out until oct.8 here.>> If you like the sketches, you'd probably like the movie. I'm at USC in Los Angeles, and the local theater had a free preview showing. **sigh** I hope they eventually have a free preview of a *good* movie... <<cornbread-I only eat homemade and the kind from the blue box>> That stuff makes great cornmeal pancakes.

Medieval Occupation> Hmmm... It claims I'm the Benevolent Ruler type, but the description doesn't fit very well. I think I'd be more of the *Apparently* Benevolent Ruler. >: )

Zath - [zath@rocketmail.com]
Friday, October 1, 1999 09:24:53 PM
IP: ppp-224-159.usc.edu

(sadly) Hi, everyone. Something utterly horrible happened last night, there was a hit and run accident about half a block away from where I live, about 25 yards down the street from my high school. The boy who was hit was 13 and he was riding his bike. I guess the driver was speeding and he had to swerve to miss some kids and ended up hitting him. I didn't find out about until I today at school. I had seen two news trucks near the school and wondered what happened because I didn't see anything. Then when I was walking home, I saw flowers and baloons by where the boy was hit. I guess the guy who hit the boy turned himself in today. That shows how stupid and careless people can be. Next time you think about speeding, think again because you can not only save your life but someone else's as well. Well, that's all I have to say. (weak smile) Bye.
Angie - [Goliathgirl5@yahoo.com]
WA, USA
Friday, October 1, 1999 09:06:50 PM
IP: dial149.b2.tnt4.wa.freei.net

Anyone know when the third season of TGS actually starts? Thanks.
Amber
Friday, October 1, 1999 07:06:44 PM
IP: spider-ta046.proxy.aol.com

Anyone know when the third season of TGS actually starts? Thanks.
Amber
Friday, October 1, 1999 07:02:45 PM
IP: spider-ta046.proxy.aol.com

Greetings all...

Sad news: Talebones rejected my story, so I am off to the rat race of finding a new market again. :/

Maintain and check Six!
Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. - [scififangargoyle@yahoo.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Friday, October 1, 1999 06:40:20 PM
IP: m83.ieway.com

Jenna> eesh... what a bummer! I know what it's like though.. I was 5 minutes late to class (there's a reg. ed teacher already in the class) a couple of weeks ago and my principal chewed on me for at least another 5 minutes. I just looked at her with a deadpan face and kept saying, "yes ma'am".."no ma'am" - which really infuriated her for not getting a reaction out of me *snickers* I just hope she takes some of her $20,000 bonus money this year and invests in some estrogen... *rolls eyes*

Lexy> Ack! Death to the phone company!! I received a $600 net bill from SWBT once - with no way of proving them wrong. I paid it and now have a different server. I would have had to been online 24/7 for about 3 weeks to have justified the amount they said I owed. *shakes head* And they wonder why they are loosing customers for their internet services.. du'h! But I am really sorry that you've been screwed like this. =(

Sarge> Pokemon... you mentioned the children being in front of the TV all day and loosing their ability to be socialable and outgoing. You are absolutely correct! The parents are the ones who have allowed this to happen. I do commmend Pokemon for addressing this concern with making the games interactive and therefore encouraging the kids to associate with others. *smiles*

The lawsuit? *shakes head* the parents have refused to accept responsibility once again and it's easier to blame others and scream lawsuit than it is to admit that they were jerks in allowing their children to spend that kind of money on cards. The parents become more involved in the frenzy thus creating the attitude of "must have" certain cards. It was the same with Cabbage Patch dolls, Beanie Babies, etc. You saw the parents pushing and clawing each other to get to them, not the kids. O.o

Green Baron> *low growl* School administration... those that sit in their ivory towers and have never step foot in the classroom and are quick to tell those who have spent YEARS of their lives teaching, should be shot at one minute past midnight. They make decisions to buy educational programs based on the best salesperson for the company... I have yet to meet any teacher that was asked her/his opinion of a program.
Private -vs- public in operational costs.. well, the private school can get away with refusing services that the public schools cannot. Usually what parents demand, we have to provide. You would be horrified if you knew the number of lawsuits pending against any given school district. We had one a couple of years ago because the parents wanted Horticultural Therapy for their 4 yr old child who was in our Early Childhood class. I had never even heard of it before! The child was in EC because of a minor speech impediment... *blinks* Thank goodness, they lost that lawsuit, but there are plenty more in waiting. I had a dad tell me once that since his daughter had CP, the school was going to provide every thing so that he didn't have to pay for anything. Some people are always searching for others to take responsibility for their own.
ack! got off on a rant.. sorry! and it's only the first 6 weeks of school!! *falls over*

Pistoff> O.O hehehehe

I called the cable company and they say that I *should* be able to receive Disney Toon channel by the end of the year! YESSS!!
Jannie
Friday, October 1, 1999 06:15:20 PM
IP: 196-101.c.esc4.net

Wheeeee Hi all...jes' checkin' in.......

::presses on Stormy's Airvee link::

Connection Timed out

::Growls and presses again::

Connection timed out

Oh never mind, I'll check it out later.....

I'm just checking in and checking out. I'm at my dad's church. We are having a Chicken Pot Pie dinner. They always make it scrumpsous (Is that correct?)

How about a Top ten? Hmmmm I need an idea.....

Top ten Things you wouldn't expect to hear on Gargoyles

10: Goliath- Elisa? How do you get your hair to stay like that I comb this rag for hours and nothing happens!

9: Goliath- hey elisa! big wings, big tail, big hands, big feet.........

8: Diane maza- (talking to some friends) you see marcie, milk keeps my son's coat shiny...I mean...uhhh...strong

7: Brooklyn- Elisa, you do realize that by the time Goliath is getting grey hair, you might as well be dead?

6: Demona- You know I think I've done enough evil today

5: Broadway- Oh no thank you...I'm watching my diet

4: Demona: That is it! I can't take this anymore Riker! Errr......Xanatoos..

Xanatoos: It's okay troy...I mean...Demona...UGH! Data can you come and....Awww man I did it again!

3: Bronx- Meow......

2: Owen- Alex why can't you sleep? oh very well......ahem.....jiggggly Puff! Jiggly Puf Puff Puff...Jiggggg..

1: Matt- Elisa...there is something I need to tell you...I'm a woman......

Sarge
Sarge Abernathy - [SargeMM@aol.com]
Barre, VT, USA
Friday, October 1, 1999 05:41:25 PM
IP: spider-wc072.proxy.aol.com

aaron- thanks-- Hugs right back at you. I feel a little bit better now. Will post longer tonight...took Christine's test- came out as dreamer- Minstrel-- pretty much on the mark...
jenna
Friday, October 1, 1999 05:19:55 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

I took the kingdomality test and ranked "discoverer"
The Discoverer, might be found in most of the thriving kingdoms of the time. Your overriding goal is to go where no one else has ever gone before. Regardless of the number of available natural problems to be solved, it is not unusual for you to continually challenge yourself with new situations or obstacles that you have created. You are an insatiable explorer of people, places, things and ideas. You thrive on constant change and anything new or different. On the positive side, you can be creatively rational as well as open minded and just. On the negative side, you might be an impractical and indecisive procrastinator. Interestingly, your preference is just as applicable in today's corporate kingdoms.

and now, a few more scenes from the Poketrial
"If the defendant does not refrain from such outburst I will hold it in contempt!"
"you heard the judge, take your eyes of your tongue and put them back in your face"
"haunter?"

"this doesn't look good, well time to use our ace in the hole"
"DNA EVIDENCE I CHOOSE YOU!"

shogun raptor
Friday, October 1, 1999 04:58:26 PM
IP: miami-trans2.firn.edu

Jenna> That really sucks. Sorry you're having a bad day. (Hugz)

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Friday, October 1, 1999 04:51:39 PM
IP: ppp-68.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Enters cr quietly- well, will make bigger comment later-- right now, I'm too upset to talk very much--

first off, Doug- thanks your little comment has been the one bright part in my day :) Thanks again-

Pist off- didn't get your em- please send it again, okay-

Okay- why am I upset. Had to go to ssn office to get my name changed--- told my boss yesterday, and he said it was okay, the waiting took way longer than I thought, and I didn't have access to a phone. Like a 4 hour wait or something- come to work and am told I do that again- and I'm fired. Reegardless that it was not my fault..

So needless to say, I'm very upset- I can hardly talk right now.>>>>

Will post later when I feel a bit better...
jenna
Friday, October 1, 1999 04:02:58 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

I dunno about this Kingdomality thing. It says I'm a merchant.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Friday, October 1, 1999 03:03:09 PM
IP: ppp-151.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

I'm very stressed out now, and posting usually helps relieve it, so...:)

**FIRST A LITTLE RP**

Tricia enters the meeting room again, a smiling Gubio following her. "You look happy," Doug observes. "Of course I'm happy," the hacker smiles. "Just e-mailed my girlfriend Erin. Tyl may have trashed her server earlier, but now she's finally back online!" "That's great," Kit grins. "Uh, we have a computer problem here you might want to look at, though." She explains what's going on with the Phalanx and points to where Agent Rho is working on getting communications restored. Gubio runs over and enters a few commands of his own, and soon an image of the assimilated area replaces the static on screen. "Hmm," Doug says as he looks over it. "It looks like Wilek and his team just blasted their way into the Sphinx while the Dalek and Borg from the station are fighting the Phalanx outside. We may best be able to help them by clearing out the Pyramids, it looks like they've been assimilated and are full of Phalanx drones." "I'll give you some special equipment to reverse the assimilation," Rho says. "Just place one of the charge crystal at the top of each pyramid, activate them, and they'll do their work." "Hmm, three pyramids," Kit frowns. "That could take a while." "Erin could help us do it," Gubio says. "She's been wanting to join up with us for a while anyway. I could have her meet us at the site, she lives in Turkey and that's real close." "Um, she doesn't have any parents keeping her at home, does she, Gubio?" Jammer asks. "No," he grins, "she moved out on her own a while back. And don't worry about her fighting abilities either, her family's got a long tradition of being trained warriors. Erin's kept it up." Doug grimaces. "If she wants to help us, Gubio, and understands the breadth and danger of this situation, your girlfriend is welcome to come in. But I seriously doubt she can reach us in time." "You're underestimating her." "Maybe," Kit chuckles, turning back to Rho. "Get a shuttle ready to take us down there. Make sure it has some of those special rejuvenation chambers so we can rest up on the way." The Avatar's captain nods and transmits his orders to the dock personnel.

**END RP FIRST HALF**

Hi everyone. <sighs> Just got through with the test, it was awful. I went in knowing what I wanted to put down, but I ended up getting so harried by the ticking clock that I only was able to write the most concise statements, especially on the big essay portion that counted for 70%. <sighs> I have a feeling I'm not going to do too well, simply because I ran out of time. Oh well, this has happened before, and I guess I can deal with it. This test is only 15% of our final grade, hopefully with the other midterm, the paper, and the final exam that determine the rest I can somehow make up for it. Or maybe concise and not very detailed statements will be enough. I doubt it, but you never know. It's over, and I guess all I can really do now is pray.

Christine: Thanks for the Medieval jobs link. I just took the test there and got "Benevolent Ruler- Your distinct personality, The Benevolent Ruler might be found in most of the thriving kingdoms of the time. You are the idealistic social dreamer. Your overriding goal is to solve the people problems of your world. You are a social reformer who wants everyone to be happy in a world that you can visualize.
You are exceptionally perceptive about the woes and needs of humankind. You often have the understanding and skill to readily conceive and implement the solutions to your perceptions. On the positive side, you are creatively persuasive, charismatic and ideologically concerned. On the negative side, you may be unrealistically sentimental, scattered and impulsive, as well as deviously manipulative.
Interestingly, your preference is just as applicable in today's corporate kingdoms." It states my personality pretty well, too bad I probably won't end up like Xanatos or some other modern practitoner of the ruler's craft (I also don't want to be president). Maybe I can carry it out somehow through writing or police work, the only two modern jobs I find interesting enough to want.

Thanks to those who have posted info on their upcoming fanfics. I'm glad I was for once able to inspire a topic of conversation in the room. Looking forward to reading all the various works, especially Jenna's and Coyote's (still awaiting a new episode of WCC).

Nightwalker: Good luck to you and your girlfriend. About your decision to get a Taurus over a sports car, I would probably do the same thing if given an identical choice. I don't like sports cars much, think they're overrated in many ways. I would prefer a van or a Hummer over one of them any day. A Taurus, Lincoln Town Car, or Buick Roadmaster would also be great vehicles to have. Or even better- a helicopter. :) I'll probably eventually end up with a van.

Married With Children: <nods> I miss that show too. The series finale was excellent. Still remember its many great episodes. My faves were the one where they went to Hell, the one where the dog died, a couple of the Bud-and-Kelly at college ones, the one where Peg's father took Al bear-hunting, and the episode where Al turned No Ma'am into a church. Also liked most eps with Griff and Geri. <sighs> TV comedy has never been the same since MWC went off the air.

SJ: I agree with you about Snoops, I don't plan to be watching that show again in the weeks ahead. Good points about the Practice's season opener, thanks for telling me some things I didn't know (and may still not want to, since reading your post coupled with the episode nearly made me want to throw up).

Jackal, Batya: Sorry I didn't say this earlier- Welcome back!

Christine: re e-mail withdrawal- I know all about that. The only e-mails I've been getting lately are junk, spam, and messages from my mother. No feedback, no info from friends, nothing really interesting to me at all. <sighs> Hope this will change after I put up Law Enforcement next week (if it's done).

SOROW: Happy anniversary. (Kit and I had our second year one of those a week ago, btw, sorry I forgot to mention it in here.) I too support you for the position of CR spanker, hope I never do anything to arouse your wrath. :)

Shogun: Great Pokemon lawsuit creativity demons. I wonder if any of the attorneys might also piss off a Pokemon witness (like Bulbasaur or Charazard) and get hurt. That would be nice to see. <grin>

Playboy: I check that magazine out sometimes too. The articles are often interesting, as Spike said. The women are also occasionally nice to look at, despite their often too-obvious surgical augmentations. IMO completely natural beauty like Kit's outdoes them all. :)

Mandi: Don't worry, we will be reviewing Three Kings. Kit will probably post it tomorrow. Our newspaper critics liked it, and they're usually right about movies they give more than three stars, so it should be good. :)

Kaioto: $ It's okay, I can understand that the RP is sometimes confusing. Don't worry, I will continue to tell you when you screw up. :) $ Thanks for the info on Magic cards.

David G: Looking forward to the upcoming Freelance eps, thanks for posting data on them. I especially want to see your "St. George and the Dragon" story, hope it doesn't take too long to come out. <grins>

Coyote: Sorry you're sick, I pray you soon feel better.

That seems to be all for now. I'll get on to my next class (one more before Friday freedom!). Later, all.

**MORE RP**

The Ravens assemble in the shuttle docking bay, most of them looking a little tired but still ready to fight with spells and weapons prepared. "Would it be alright if I remained behind on this one?" Orion asks Doug as they are getting on board the ship. "I'm still exhausted from all I did in our last big fight." "We all are," Doug replies. "That's why I had Rho make sure there were rejuvenation units on board our transportation. They'll get rid of our fatigue right off." "I hope we can get sleep after using them," Kit says. "They're good devices, but they can't permanently replace the need for rest." "Let's make this fast then," suggests Lathrop. Everyone nods in agreement and then boards the waiting shuttle. They then get into the special chambers and let them begin their rejuvenation cycles as the shuttle begins its trip to Earth.

Meanwhile, in a small cluttered apartment in the city of Istanbul, a Turkish girl in her late twenties recieves Gubio's e-mail about the Phalanx and for a moment ponders whether she should go to help him and his friends. "I better," Erin Bey eventually decides. "I've been wanting to meet them anyway. And it's my duty as a member of the Desert Night Society to every so often save the world." Quickly she slips on a blue chador over a suit of Kevlar armor, adjusting the headscarf to cover her sunset-colored (dyed of course) hair, then grabs a scimitar and Kalashnikov rifle before running out of the apartment to a waiting Humvee. Picking up the car phone as she starts it, Erin dials the number of an old friend. "M.I.? It's Erin. There's a bad situation going on in your homeland." She gives a few details about the Phalanx. "Want to meet me there and help take care of this? Great, see you in a few." Erin then smiles and pulls out of her parking space, bound for Giza at high speed. At the same time in an apartment in Cairo, a living gold statue also hangs up a phone and begins to get ready to make a similar trip.

**END RP**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Friday, October 1, 1999 02:01:04 PM
IP: fac-b-a8.lib.utexas.edu

**enters the room hacking and coughing, switching out the candles and quickly delivering a nut-shot to Sli Sludge.**

I'll have more later after I get back from my doctor's appointment (had to call in sick to work because I could *almost* breathe!!), but I just wanted to toss this 'un up.

Christine: Neato quiz. I came up as a "Benevolent Ruler."

More later, and also an explanation of my color and the page linked to my name. **hack, sneeze**

**fixates briefly before a sneezing fit shoots him out of the room**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, October 1, 1999 01:04:51 PM
IP: modem76.i-is.com

Gotta be quick. I'm on lunch break now, and I want to have time to actually eat lunch. Radical, I know. I'm an original thinker :)

Cool link. I love those things. I came up with White Knight. Accurate enough, I suppose. Here's my fanfic preview:

Freelance series preview
First of all, I want to provide some background on my series, so the rest of this makes sense. Freelance is a series about James Conroy, a former Interpol agent who now works as a security consultant, investigator, and bodyguard. The stories take place in the same world as the Gargoyles Saga, but concern different characters. I wanted to explore parts of the world that the TGS staff weren't doing much with, and to illustrate the impact of TGS events on people who weren't directly involved.

Next Episode: the long awaited "Hot Lead and Coldsteel." James is hired by Halcyon Renyard to investigate an abberant Cyberbiotics facility, and falls into the middle of the Cold Trio's conflict.

Near Future: a trilogy of episodes guest staring Demona and possibly Macbeth. The working titles are "Devil with a Blue Dress," "Black Magic Woman," and "Missionary Man."

After that, the series takes a more mystical turn. Brigit's parentage, and James' connection with the Seelie Court will be revealed. (You didn't know James was connected to the Seelie court? Well, He still doesn't, but he's going to find out...)

By the time my continuity catches up to TGS Season 2, James will be up against a threat rising up in the shadow of the Unseelie, one the Gargoyles and their allies are unaware of, and don't have the resources to fight. (Just a hint, I really like the St. George and the Dragon part of the Faerie Queen...)

In upcoming stories I'd like to have James meet the inhabitants of the Labrynth, and to tangle with Sevarius (who has to do SOMETHING besides work for Xanatos, Nightstone, and Maddox. It seems like he's always getting stiffed for his pay, and those gene cylinders don't come cheap)

I don't have any plans yet for TGS Season 3, since I don't know what the staff has in mind. (That's the big problem with writing an unathourized spin-off)

David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Friday, October 1, 1999 12:58:55 PM
IP: 198.215.20.3

Thank you for that link christine , I'm a minstel.
night walker - [goliath01@hotmail.com]
Friday, October 1, 1999 12:53:09 PM
IP: cacheflow-301.public.rwc.webtv.net

$Doug$: Mea culpa! I got disoriented in the last few posts. For some reason I thought I was still with Shap since he�d been putting me back together for a while. I read back again and realized that I�m with the other Cleric in your party in the next room. I�m sorry about that. No, I�m not offended. I screwed up. When I screw up, you can tell me that I screwed up. : )

Pissy: <<Besides, I've seen stuff done in here that's just about as bad �>> OK, then likely I wasn�t thinking what you were thinking, so nevermind me. <<Just be glad you didn't see what I was planning for DC, after all the times he screwed around with me today.... ;) >> Oh, I don�t mind it when you rip apart DC and the other immortal characters in the CR. *shrugs* I actually find it quite amusing.

Firestorm: Ah � actually, they are glass. ;) No, the thing about the beads are that they are used as counters. Loose change works just as well but it isn�t as flashy. They are for keeping track of stuff that isn�t represented on the printed text of a card, such as if one card turns another card a different color for the rest of the game, you mark the changed card with a counter to remind everyone it is now red. : )

T.J. Veil: Actually, there is a show called "The Man Show" With Jimmy Kimball (sp) from "Win Ben Stein�s Money" which is also on Comedy Centeral, and that Adam guy from "Love Line" on MTV. "The X Show" is on FX and is very similar from what I hear. Of course, I only pick up comercials. We don�t get Comedy Center or FX out in the dorms.

Hm � A Dreamer-Minstral, that seems to be where I am bound. Ah well, there are worst things in life, and in MIS I can even get away with it. ;) Actually, when I went through the tes again in "Practical Marty Mode" I turned out as a Black Knight ... hm ... makes me think ...

Toku Kaioto - CR Sage - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Boston, MA, USA
Friday, October 1, 1999 12:35:06 PM
IP: 141.133.119.169

Hey all. Just a few replies right now . We're not doing anything today so I'll have time later.

Creativity demon-Thanx all who helped define this , I get it. Aren't most crossover stories creativity demons? Well , if they're just wierd little ideas that grow theneveryone of my stories is one.

Greg's birthday card-I hope he got my message , I wrote mine on the one cristine put a link to.

P.T. conferences-**sigh** , mom's a little upset because of my grades [which aren't bad , but they could be better] . Actually I don't know how she feels , last night she kept talking about it and so far today she hasn't mentioned it once.Well , at least I got off of school at 9:15 today.HA HA!

Zath-So would someone who enjoyed seeing SNL's mary katheren galleger falling enjoy the film? And where do you live ? the movie doesn't come out until oct.8 here.

Mambo#5-What in the world , this song is already annoying , but I heard it on the way to school at 7:00, and again at 9:20, I hate this song.

N'stink and the backstreet girls-I agree with whoever said this [sorry , I forgot], but bands like the backstreet boys , n'sync, the spice girls , and five better feel pretty dang lucky for their fame. Bjork had her first CD out 20 years ago [at age 11] and has been doing music in general since she was 5. And she doesn't have nearly the amount of sucess and popuality that these planned bands have.

Sorrow-Oh , I get it, lol. Just for the record , my birthday is july 25.he he.

cornbread-I only eat homemade and the kind from the blue box , uh jiffy I think.

Mellisa Joan Hart-I applaud her , she's just doing what she want's, and they can't kick her off for that.

Robby-Oh I get it, So I'll have to treat him with more respect, I just thought he was one of us non-administrators.
Who did he get mad at....oh , never mind , one of my other personalities is looking at me funny.

Coyote-thanx , I should take this less seriously.take my time . I'll get it.

Kitania-Thank you for yer kind words, I hope it lasts.As I've never had a girlfriend before.

TJ veil-No , I meant the Man Show, I never watch FX. It's on comedy central . It's hosted by Adam carrola from loveline and Jimmy Kimmel from win ben steins money.Plus Cindy crawford has a little skit she does every once in a while , and they have Household Tips from Adult Film Stars.

Taurus-Do any of you think that I'm crazy to choose the Taurus ove a sportscar [which is actually chris's car] . I've already chosen a lisence plate . WTCRATC . Can anybody guess what that means?

I'll see you guys later. bye now.

night walker - [goliath01@hotmail.com]
hobart, IN, usa
Friday, October 1, 1999 12:24:34 PM
IP: cacheflow-301.public.rwc.webtv.net

I hate links...this one's right.
Stormy - [<--No, HERE it is]
Friday, October 1, 1999 12:19:30 PM
IP: pc19.huron.uwo.ca

Christine: Thanks for the link...

...so...guess what? I'm the Prime Minister of the Kingdom...*fanfic characters roll their eyes and set Monster Magnet's song POWERTRIP playing on the CD player* Yeah, sounds like me....

Here's the link to my MGC tribute to Garth Ennis

Stormy - [<--Hey, I already had a HITMAN and a PREACHER of my own...]
Friday, October 1, 1999 12:18:28 PM
IP: pc19.huron.uwo.ca

Fun link -- take the career aptitude test to see what job you'd be best suited for in the Middle Ages! Clickie or go to http://www.cmi-lmi.com/kingdomality.html

I got "Black Knight," and it's one of the most uncannily apt personailty test results I've ever gotten ... "Your overriding goal is to win ... analytically empathic and logically persuasive ... unemotionally manipulative, arrogant, selfish, and impulsive."

As I said to Crzy, "It's me to a T! Hiss, put it on my luggage!"

Self-publishing > the hardest part about doing that (besides coming up with the money) would be dealing with the cover art ... I know too many great artists! How to choose? Worse, how to choose without stirring up bad feelings?

We put up the Halloween stuff yesterday, and the costume & display store near us (we buy some more every year) had a jointed cardboard castle 4 feet tall, plus cardstock gargoyles! So they have joined our decorations, along with the skeletons, pirates, witches, ghosts, window silhouettes, and other fun stuff. I love Halloween!

Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Friday, October 1, 1999 11:31:45 AM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

Well, I saw what I believe is the most recent Gamera movie last night. All I can say is, damn but I wish Joel and the Bots were still around.

SJ> Ah, the male rights of passage. First cigarettes, first porno, first beer, first conract hit... Um, forget I said that.

Wilek> Well, you seem to at least have a framework for your stuff. I have one ep nearly finished, two more in need of revision, and then the rest are mostly images. Then there's the stuff from forty years in the future...

Sarge> I think the Pikachu bug is cute. I'm probably going to see it tomorrow.

Stormy> Dang, I wish I could draw. I've always wanted to show what I think Pikachu will evolve into from staying a pikachu so long after he should've become a Raiachu. Aaron conjures image of Pikachu wearing a little blue and white outfit and a conical hat. He is.. Raidenchu!

And for more Pikachu weirdness, ask Wilek for the link to Darth Pikachu.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Friday, October 1, 1999 11:05:22 AM
IP: ppp-209.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Hmmm...while I still read the CR a lot, I don't post here as often as I used to...can't wait to give comments on the new Dark Ages.

Spike: "hitman with a conscience" Hmmm...sounds interesting...must remember to check those (books, are they?) out....

Pokemon: This show exists to drive Dylan P. Blacquiere insane, and much as he'd love to hate it, he can't help but start to appreciate it ever since I hooked him on anime. Needless to say, in order to torture him I had to invent a Pokemon worse than anything on the TV show...

Click my name to see what happens when you mix Pokemon with the Air Cadet Gliding Program....

(BTW--who in here is a Garth Ennis fan? I couldn't help but take him as inspiration for my MGC entry...)
Stormy - [<--The fourth evolution of Eevee...]
Friday, October 1, 1999 10:39:22 AM
IP: pc19.huron.uwo.ca

Just found out I'm not the only one with an N&A page out there (I thought I was obsessed, but apparently not as much as some... scary, huh?) Since I've given up on attempting to cram for my Brit Lit exam - no matter how much I try to focus on it, I can't retain anything from "Beowulf" in my brain - a short post.

Lexy> The check will be in the mail this weekend, now that my account woes have been straightened out. Now I can safely write a check and I know it won't bounce. :)

Doug and Kit> Please do review "Three Kings;" that's one of the few flicks I'm tempted to go to the crappy theater here for. (Tonight I'm going to a free viewing of Hitchcock's "Psycho," though.) And of course, I'll also supply an N&A review of my own. :) If the previews prove true, I had a Gargs/N&A vig idea... but I'd have to see "On the Town" first.

Pistoff> Sorry you had such a lousy day. Sounds like it was hell.

Seth Green leaving BtVS> Oh, man, I heard about this from EW Online... and I'm so disappointed. I really, really like Oz's character, and Oz/Willow have always been my fave couple on that show. If Seth Green's getting enough offers to confidently leave BtVS for a movie deal, more power to him - but we'll still miss Oz. Darn it.

It's 10:30... I probably should attempt to reread "The Franklin's Tale" since I *know* there's going to be an essay question on that one...
Mandolin
Friday, October 1, 1999 10:35:19 AM
IP: 144.175.18.15

Today marks a very special day because exactly one year ago I made my very first post in this room and made friends that I place all my trust and love with. Thank you for all the memories and I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!
SOROW
Friday, October 1, 1999 10:09:50 AM
IP: dll2b111-01.splitrock.net

A good thing about Playboy:

Great fiction!! Strange but true. I've discovered authors that I wouldn't have normally read through Playboy. Lawrence Bloch has a fabulous series of stories that feature a hitman with a conscience and Brendan Dubois is another terrific writer with a dark sense of humor. They also sponsor a yearly College short story contest with a nice cash prize. That's nothing to sneeze at!

The pictures are useful for art references but after a while you go, "Oh, phooey. Another blonde." and go on reading the articles.
Spike
Friday, October 1, 1999 09:54:32 AM
IP: pppt05-246.ght.iadfw.net

Kaioto: $ Uh, I hope I'm not offending you by asking this- but could you please try to keep your RPs in continuity with the rest of ours? We weren't even in your room at the end of the last bit, let alone splitting the party to go to hell and Egypt. (We'll be getting the business in Egypt done first before we even consider a trip down below.) Don't worry, Kit and I will probably work parts of your post in somehow. It's just that we'd appreciate it if you'd make your RP installments with our characters and what they're doing in mind as well as what yours are. Thanks. $

Lone Ranger: The "Kemosabe" joke comes from a Far Side cartoon. And a good one at that. :) Another Lone Ranger secret- "Tonto" is Spanish for "stupid and foolish." Perhaps the Lone Ranger's friend knew this, so he traded insult for insult. Who knows? :)

Thanks to everyone who's wished me luck on the test. I'm going to go take it now. Later!
Doug
Friday, October 1, 1999 09:08:56 AM
IP: pool-207-205-150-209.dlls.grid.net

Hi all!!

Lexy:I really hope this bad situation works itself out for the better*hugs*

Onions:I love onions especially fried(good on just about anything)

Aaron:JackaL, or anybody else who has The Fragile> Is that a cover of Black Sabbath's "Into the void"?>>I've never listened to any of Black Sabbath's music before so I'll just put up the lyrics for NIN's Into the Void(I hope it helps)

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Into the Void

Tried to save myself but myself keeps slipping away

Talking to myself all the way to the station
pictures in my head of the final destination

All lined up
(All the ones that aren't allowed to stay)
Tried to save myself but myself keeps slipping away

Tried to save a place from the cuts and the scratches
Tried to overcome the complications and the catches
nothing ever grows and the sun doesn't shine all day
Tried to save myself but myself keeps slipping away

Tried to save myself but myself keeps slipping away

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Pistoff re joyride:*LOL*Twisted>:)

Pistoff again:I bought a deck of Gargoyles poker cards at Fred Meyer.